Bigots blast a ‘Muslim terrorist’ that wasn’t Print E-mail
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By Richard Brenneman

So you’re on an airplane that’s about to take off and a darker-skinned man steps in the aisle and begins praying fervently in a language you don’t understand.

Obvious conclusion — at least for most of those aboard the plane?

The guy’s a Muslim terrorist!

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A rage unquenched: AfPak, Iraq, and the west Print E-mail
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By Paul Rogers

The attempted attack on shoppers in central Stockholm on 11 December 2010 by the Iraq-born Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly has yet to be fully investigated, but it may have involved this individual undertaking an operation on his own initiative.

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The blasphemous use of blasphemy Print E-mail
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


Another day, another arbitrarily imposed blasphemy case.

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Is Veena Malik a threat to Islam? Print E-mail
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By Shyema Sajjad Khan

How is it that religious leaders are ready to hurl accusations and profanities at celebrities on camera but are fearful of shunning terrorists or corrupt leaders in the same way? Perhaps because celebrities neither possess weapons and nor a public office, hence they remain easy targets.

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Tourism in Pakistan - surely not? Print E-mail
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By Sohail Azhar

In October 2007, Newsweek magazine ran with the front cover headline that ‘The Most Dangerous Nation in The World Isn’t Iraq – It’s Pakistan’. In July this year, David Cameron publicly accused Pakistan of exporting terror.

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Urgent action needed to tackle Islamophobia Print E-mail
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By Sabby Dhalu

The recent report Islamophobia and anti-Muslim Hate Crime: UK case studies, published by the European Muslim Research Centre based at the University of Exeter, documents the grim reality of a sharp increase in violence against Muslims and their religious institutions in Britain since 2001. Whether it is assaults on individual Muslims or arson attacks on mosques much goes unreported in the media, so little is understood outside the communities subject to this wave of violence.

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The last time you’ll see me write 'Wikileak' and 'dump' in the same sentence Print E-mail
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


It has been a few days since the latest Wikileaks fiasco began, and news channels, online media sources and Twitter have been flooded with constant updates.

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Al Qaeda and the Brits in Somalia Print E-mail
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By Secunder Kermani

A video has emerged that appears to provide the first visual proof that British citizens are joining the jihadist insurgency in Somalia since it allied itself to Al Qaeda.

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Israel, anti-Semitism and the black humour of hypocrisy Print E-mail
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By David Cronin

Sometimes the best comedy is made by people who are not trying to be funny. At least, that’s what I discovered when I was accused of emulating the Nazis.

During a recent tour of Britain and Ireland to promote my book Europe’s Alliance With Israel: Aiding the Occupation, I heard that the pro-Israel Simon Wiesenthal Centre had filed a complaint about me with the Dublin government.

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Immigration - why the cap won't fit Print E-mail
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By Faiza Shaheen

In the rush to tighten borders, the government is engaged in a disservice not only to the British public today, but to future generations of British workers.

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Saudi and Pakistan - leaky logic Print E-mail
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By Nadeem F Paracha

Now how bad can it be for a president to be criticised by a monarch who is alleged to have asked the Americans to bomb Iran and whose countrymen are still thought to be one of the leading donors to terror organisations like Al-Qaeda? Well, that’s what the recent US intelligence documents uploaded on WikiLeaks suggest.

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Wikileaks: the truth is not treason Print E-mail
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By Ryan Gallagher


"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy." – Joseph Pulitzer.

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Pakistan drone debate: the Left should not be seen as collaborationist Print E-mail
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Following Pervez Hoodbhoy's recent article in support of US drone attacks on Paistani Taliban militants, London-based writer Naeem Malik argues that drones are part of the problem, not the solution.

As U.S. plans its withdrawal from Afghanistan, we need to ask the question whether drones would replace the withdrawn U.S. troops. Are those supporting drones risking a perpetual war for the region?

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