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By Mahboob A. Khawaja 14 March, 2013 Countercurrents.org Today, the Obama administration was quick to blame Hamad Karzai- the puppet president of Afghanistan for his remarks of “ America colluding with the Talaban.” Talabans are not intruders but native people and political organization of Afghanistan. America and its allies are …

This week, (11 – 17 March 2013), the International Israeli Apartheid Week is taking place around the globe. Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is an annual international series of events, including rallies, lectures, cultural performances and workshops, which are held in cities and campuses across the world. More than 250 cities, …

Ebrahim Moosa – A Democratic Alliance(DA) councillor in the Ethekwini Municipality has landed herself in hot water with Pro-Palestinian activists after her alleged attempts to censor a Palestine solidarity campaign and have the usage of the term ‘apartheid’ used in relation to Israel classed as hate speech. Avrille Marcia Coen …

Cii News | 14 March 2013 The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has sent out an SMS to prospective hujjaj indicating that they have been accredited for this year’s pilgrimage. The SMS called on the recipients to urgently log onto the Sahuc website to accept or cancel their …

Last updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:56 AM Sharif Nashashibi Al Arabiya In the Sunday Times last weekend, Bashar Al-Assad said he refuses to consider stepping down, or to talk with Syria’s armed opposition unless they lay down their arms first. The dictator has thereby rendered the idea of negotiations …

Dear Friends, The South African leg of the 9th international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) campaign (11-17 March 2013) has officially kicked off! The complete IAW programme (with over 95 events taking place nationwide) was announced at a joint press conference held on Sunday at the symbolic “Apartheid Museum” in Johannesburg. …

Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 2013-03-11 A mural painted by well-known graffiti artist, Iain “Ewok” Robinson, at the Durban North Beach Skate Board Park has irked a Democratic Alliance councillor Avrille Marcia Coen to argue that the usage of the term ‘apartheid’ in relation to Israel constitutes ‘hate speech’. …

  Dental experts and senior practitioners are calling on the Government to tackle the alarming level of tooth-loss among the very young Sanchez Manning Sunday 10 March 2013 Imogen Whitaker was just five years old when she went to hospital last August and had nine of her teeth extracted. Her …

Leading article: Antibiotics, expensive and harmful “Stop taking the tablets” is not a message often heard in medical circles. Rather the reverse: keep on taking them is the instruction. Doctors justify their existence by handing out prescriptions for the magic pills, and pharmaceutical companies make a fat living from making …

Last updated: Monday, March 11, 2013 12:56 AM Egyptian protesters clashe with riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo. — AFP PORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO — Egyptian protesters torched buildings in Cairo and tried unsuccessfully to disrupt international shipping on the Suez Canal, as a court ruling on a deadly soccer …