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  By Robert J. Burrowes 05 February, 2014 Countercurrents.org In a recent report titled ‘Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality’ http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp-working-for-few-political-capture-economic-inequality-200114-en.pdf Oxfam informs us that ‘Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population’. Their report goes on to recommend …

    OPINION by Iqbal Jassat – Much has been written and talked about former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon since his death following an eight-year coma. Not surprisingly, Israeli leaders have been rather subdued in their praise despite the liberal use of metaphors to categorise him as among those …

by Deacon Greg Kandra Source: patheos.com muslimvillage.com     Mosques across Egypt have witnessed the first Friday sermon on a set theme chosen by the government as part of newly introduced controls on Muslim places of worship.   The policy is controversial in a country that is deeply polarised after …

      ‘There will be no cup!’ Police use tear gas and rubber bullets as 1,000 demonstrators riot in Sao Paolo smashing bank windows and attacking police cars Hundreds of demonstrators joined the protest against the rising cost of hosting the World Cup later this year Protestors are calling …

Buying products like SodaStream machines helps fuel Israel’s control over Palestinians. By Alex Kane November 08, 2013 “Alternet” — When tax time rolls around each year, every American citizen gives $21.59 in military aid to Israel, according to the U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation [3]. But that’s not the …

  Sakeena Suliman – Cii News | 31 January 2014/29 Rabi ul Awwal 1435 A PORTION OF THE MUSLIM UMMAH IS IN DANGER OF BEING COMPLETELY WIPED OUT. WHILE THE WORLD WATCHES. While their Southern African neighbours remain oblivious to their suffering, roughly 700 000 of the Central African Republic’s …

  Yusuf Alli – Cii News | 31 January 2014/29 Rabi ul Awwal 1435 A look at news that made headlines on various networks around the world MONDAY Operations at the SA National Roads Agency Limited were back to normal after its building was the target of a bomb threat …

Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-01-30 “Muslims in Myanmar are treated like animals.” That’s according to a prominent Rohingya political activist. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to the Business Times UK, the activist has accused Burmese authorities of treating Muslims like “animals” amid reports the Buddhist mobs have torched …

 islamsa.org It has been announced by the prosecutors in Egypt that a total of 20 journalists are going to be put on trial for belonging to the now outlawed Muslims Brotherhood and spreading lies that are tarnishing the good image of the country abroad. For many who wanted to believe …

    Egyptians marked the third anniversary of their 2011 revolution with a bloody weekend. While January 25 of that year marked the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime, it also spelled the hopes for a new democracy. Many Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to remmeber the revolution that …