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A Coin Toss with Juan the Super Shuttle Driver

2 November, 2008 Politics 14 comments
A Coin Toss with Juan the Super Shuttle Driver Due to unexpected family matters, I found myself on a midnight cruise leaving George Bush International (oxymoron) Airport with Juan (not his real name), a Nicaraguan Super Shuttle Driver who

Retread: Halloween’s Strange Fruit – Ruth Nasrullah

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Dr. Aafia Legal Fund Donations Information // Nov. 6-7 Events.

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Dr. Aafia Legal Fund Donations Information // Nov. 6-7 Events. Received the following information from an insider working for Dr. Aafia’s release. Please note two pieces of new information: A new initiative has been formed, kind of like a legal

Khutbah: Lessons From The Current Financial Crisis

Khutbah: Lessons From The Current Financial Crisis Lessons from the financial crisis we are seeing.

Colin Powell: “…what if he is [a Muslim]?”

19 October, 2008 Stereotypes 76 comments
Colin Powell: “…what if he is [a Muslim]?” *Please digg this story, let these important words of Powell be heard far and wide. H/T to AsimG for emailing us this story* After Campbell brought up this brave question

Finally some rep! CNN’s Campbell Brown asks “who cares if Obama’s a Muslim/Arab?”

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Finally some rep! CNN’s Campbell Brown asks “who cares if Obama’s a Muslim/Arab?” Check out this commentary by Campbell Brown of CNN: “When did that become a disqualifier for higher office in our country? When did Arab and Muslim become dirty words? The equivalent of dishonorable or radical? Whenever this gets raised, the implication is that there is something wrong with being an Arab-American or a Muslim. And the media is complicit here, too. We’ve all been too quick to accept the idea that calling someone Muslim is a slur.” Full commentary in written and audio form here.

Allah The Most Kind – Tribute To Andalus (New Translation)

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Sign Petition for Dr. Aafia

Sign Petition for Dr. Aafia Link to Full Coverage of Dr. Aafia’s Ordeal Provide Humane Prison Conditions for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui We petition Attorney General Michael Mukasey and United States Attorney Michael J. Garcia to

Updated-3 | In the Wake of Obsession Hate DVD: Muslim Children Gassed in Dayton Ohio Mosque

29 September, 2008 Islamophobia 93 comments
Updated-3 | In the Wake of Obsession Hate DVD: Muslim Children Gassed in Dayton Ohio Mosque *Please see this official MM statement on this incident*  Update 10/20/08 Mystery still shrouds as to what actually happened at the Dayton Mosque, when an unknown chemical irritant was sprayed

The Financial Meltdown and its Underpinnings of Debt

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