Anger, anxiety, and depression are common among Syrian refugees living a precarious existence in Lebanon. Bekaa Valley, Lebanon – As the number of Syrians fleeing to Lebanon grows and the scramble to find housing, work and food intensifies, many refugees from the country’s civil war are also grappling with …
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Yusuf Alli – Cii News | 28 February 2014/27 Rabi Uthaanil 1435 News that made headlines on various newswires around the world. MONDAY The election season was in full swing as both the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters launched their manifestos at the weekend. Agang SA and …
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Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-02-27 Racial intolerance remains South Africa’s most stubborn headache – with Mpumalanga and the Free State the worst offenders. An alleged racist attack at the University of the Free State in which two white students allegedly ran over a black student Dumane Gwebu, and then …
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Mounting tension: Israel’s Knesset debates proposal to enforce its sovereignty at Al-Aqsa Mosque – a move seen as ‘an extreme provocation to Muslims worldwide’ The plan to allow Jewish prayer at Islam’s third holiest site is threatening to plunge the entire region into great conflict Ben Lynfield …
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MLA Outraged at Arrest of Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-02-27 The Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) has released a statement declaring its outrage at the arrest of Moazzam Begg a former Guantanamo Bay detainee and Outreach Director of the London-based organization CAGE by British authorities. It …
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By Jonathan Cook 26 February, 2014 Countercurrents.org Nazareth: The 24-hour visit by German chancellor Angela Merkel to Israel this week came as relations between the two countries hit rock bottom. According to a report in Der Spiegel magazine last week, Merkel and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been …
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Outgoing Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi Egypt’s interim president chose the outgoing housing minister, a construction magnate from the era of ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak, as his new prime minister on Tuesday, some two months ahead of key presidential elections. The switch from veteran economist Hazem el-Beblawi to …
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Bint Assalaam – Opinion | 22 February 2014/21 Rabi ul Akhir 1435 After a short period of dormancy, the age old “war on terror” was successfully revived in an epic display almost 13 years ago. This war will probably go on for some time. In March 2003 Noam Chomsky wrote …
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Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014 A plane bound for the United Kingdom was delayed after school children alerted cabin crew to a man writing Arabic in a notebook The easyJet service from Amsterdam to Newcastle was held up by more than two hours as around a third of a …
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Yusuf Alli – Cii News | 21 February 2014/20 Rabi Uthaanil 1435 News that made headlines on various newswires around the world. MONDAY The rand was trading close to its highest level in nearly four weeks after extending gains made late last week, as the dollar struggles and sentiment …
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