Learn About Depleted Uranium From The US Army's Expert on Depleted Uranium (DU):
► Nuclear Holocaust and The Politics of Radiation : http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs/2003/Rokke-Depleted-Uranium-DU21apr03.htm
► Photos of Babies Deformed at Birth as a Result of Depleted Uranium (DU) 2003 : http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs/2003/DU-Baby2003.htm
► Silent Genocide : http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs2004/DU-Silent-Genocide25mar04.htm
IRAQ TO SUE US and UK OVER DEPLETED URANIUM BOMBS
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT 01/02/2009 Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says.
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#President Bush's speech on the future of Iraq : http://www.fpif.org/articles/president_bushs_february_26_speech_on_the_future_of_iraq_a_critique
#Petraeus' Testimony : http://www.fpif.org/articles/petraeus_testimony
Cisca Zarmansyah : : and this Tao Te Ching : http://www.mindfully.org/Tao-Te-Ching-Lao-tzu.htm#1
Almira Izzati : I don't know what I like, cause I don't like all that!!! ...
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Until Saturday, April 4, 2009, at least 4265 of US soldiers have died in the Iraq war. It was the result of calculating the Associated Press since the outbreak of war in March 2003.
Cisca Zarmansyah : Watch it more here: http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/04/Birth_defects_have_risen_since_US_Falluja_operation/, I looked for Dr Chris Burns-Cox
Birth defects 'have risen since US Falluja operation' - Worldnews.com
A BBC investigation in Iraq has confirmed a disturbingly high number of birth defects among children in the town of Falluja. Six years ago, in 2004, there were fierce battles as US forces subdued two uprisings in the town.
Valentino Vie : Bonjour, M. Douglas Alexander, haha
Valentino Vie : Ma jolie dame, je vais suivre ce que vous pensez: http://rainbowwarrior2005.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/doctors-report-unprecedented-rise-in-deformities-cancers-in-iraq/, Quel cadeau pour moi ce soir,....hm?
Doctors report “unprecedented” rise in deformities, cancers in Iraq
Doctors report "unprecedented" rise in deformities, cancers in Iraq By Larry Johnson November 16 2009.As we in the news media like to say, violence has "abated" in Iraq.
CieL- FreYa Ceastle: O, yeah? I think, the petition was still remain a petition, because there's no real action from the UN to respond to a letter sent by human rights activists in Iraq. Bye, 2003!
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last days in Lisbon
By:Paulo Frederico
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They're not foreigners
paulo's travels here and about!!!
By: Paulo Frederico
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Come, night. Come, Romeo. Come, thou day in night. For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night, whiter than new snow upon a raven's back. (William Shakespeare)
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Valentino Vie : oui, ma maîtresse adorable, ce soir, je vais vous voir, si je devais mettre ma tête sur le billot pour le faire. Pour l'amour du ciel, ne me parle pas en termes aussi désastreuse que vous écrivez, vous devez être prudent. Que dois-je dire? Méfiez-vous de tout le monde, la confiance à personne, et tenez-vous prêt. Dès que la lune est visible, je vais quitter l'incognito hôtel et prendre une voiture ou une chaise. Nous allons conduire comme le vent Sheveningen. Je vais prendre du papier et d'encre avec moi. Nous allons écrire nos lettres.
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Je veux que tu me toucher. Je veux que tu me goût. Je veux que tu me l'odorat. Je veux que tu connais mon corps comme je veux connaître le vôtre. J'ai besoin de toi. Et je pense que vous avez besoin de moi aussi. Si vous m'aimez, vous savez ce qui devait être ma joie. Ce que je sais que vous avez senti, je ne vais pas décrire.
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Valentino Vie: Si vous m'aimez, s'il vous plaît vous rassurer et appeler toute ta force et de présence d'esprit de votre aide. Ne les laissez pas remarqué quelque chose. Essayez d'avoir votre sentiment, et soyez assuré que le plus grand obstacle et de la menace ne m'empêchera pas de vous servir. ♥
Cisca Zarmansyah: ♥
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CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Round, like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel.
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
Like a snowball down a mountain
Or a carnaval balloon
Like a carousel that's turning
Running rings around the moon
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Like a tunnel that you follow
To a tunnel of its own
Down a hollow to a cavern
Where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving
In a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble
Someone tosses in a stream.
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Keys that jingle in your pocket
Words that jangle in your head
Why did summer go so quickly?
Was it something that you said?
Lovers walk along the shore,
And leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming?
Just the fingers of your hand
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Pictures hanging in a hallway
And the fragments of a song
Half remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over
You were suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind
Like the circle that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Almira Izzati
Saudi Arabia: We will not give Israel air corridor for Iran strike - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israe
Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf refutes Times of London report saying Saudi Arabia practiced standing down its anti-aircraft systems to allow an Israeli bomb run.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Swiss vessel to join "Fleet of Freedom 2": http://www.paltelegraph.com/newsflash/6346-swiss-vessel-to-join-fleet-of-freedom-2
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Jewish boat to Gaza is sailing soon : http://www.paltelegraph.com/world/world-news/6344-jewish-boat-to-gaza-is-sailing-soon
Almira Izzati
Chicago Woman Returns from Gaza Incident with Injuries
Fatima Mohammadi's wrist is bandaged, her ribs bruised, but her resolve is strong.
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Cisca Zarmansyah :Israels fake videos about the Free Gaza Flotilla Mavi Marmara Ship attack exposed : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95avNGWvcA&feature=player_embedded
Almira Izzati : Does Palestinian group 'behind' West Bank shooting actually exist?: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/mess-report-does-palestinian-group-behind-west-bank-shooting-actually-exist-1.296193
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► White House rejected Israeli intel, blocked use of anti-riot gear against flotilla. http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_israel0503_06_08.asp
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Cisca Zarmansyah : hartelijk dank, Sir!
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Misschien was het dan niet eens zozeer de bijkomende agressiviteit die mij terneer sloeg als wel de afwezigheid van argumenten en feiten....
Cisca Zarmansyah : als ik maar een verstandige vrouw, kon ik beschrijf u mijn prachtige vogel, hoe je te verenigen in jezelf de schoonheden van vorm, veren, en zang!
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Cynisme chez la question raciale est encore un travail énorme pour l'Afrique du Sud!
< IRIN • nouvelles et analyses humanitaires Afrique, Asie, Moyen Orient | Service Français
KINASEROM, 11 juin 2010 (IRIN) - Le gouvernement tchadien a levé une interdiction sur les exportations de poissons du Lac Tchad, reconnaissant les torts qu’elle avait causés à l’industrie de pêche locale.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Aujourd'hui, les Noirs et les Blancs ont été mêlés. Les possibilités de travailler dans tous les domaines est également ouvert. Toutefois, les Noirs sont désormais plus puissants et dominants dans de nombreux domaines, même, les noms de la vieille ville a été nommé à l'ouest, désormais remplacés par des noms locaux. Pretoria remplacé par le nom de Tshwane. Polokwanae remplacé Saint-Pétersbourg.
Valentino Vie: "WITH WORLD CUP, WE STAND TOGETHER", Comment pensez-vous de ce slogan?
Cisca Zarmansyah : Je ne suis pas sûr que la Coupe du Monde sera un moment d'unité. Parce que, ce projet que pour les intérêts des élites. Que peut-on gagné la Coupe du monde à un coût de milliards à l'Afrique du Sud qui est encore beaucoup de chômage et la criminalité?
Valentino Vie: Je suis d'accord avec vous, je suis aussi sceptique, parce que, le plus grand ballon du parti vient de toucher l'élite et une poignée de personnes. Alors que la communauté reste intacte par économiquement.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Suspected Israeli spy arrested over Hamas killing : http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65B1SY20100612
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : More about captured presumed Mossad terrorist : http://palestinethinktank.com/2010/06/18/more-about-captured-presumed-mossad-terrorist/
Almira Izzati : 'Mossad spy' is arrested: http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/33206/mossad-spy-arrested
Valentino Vie
Belgique: le triomphe des indépendantistes flamands
Les élections législatives belges de dimanche ont débouché sur un triomphe des indépendantistes en Flandre, ce qui constitue un séisme politique pour le pays et pourrait contraindre les francophones à accepter l'autonomie accrue réclamée par les néerlandophones.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Merci, Noy. Coupe du monde de football 2010 : http://www.lexpress.fr/coupe-monde-football/
Cisca Zarmansyah : Je sais que vous êtes un fan de football depuis que vous étiez enfants. Votre mère m'a dit ....
Valentino Vie : Tu me manques, ma femme. Presque chaque jour, je veux être votre capitaine
Valentino Vie : Algérie : un premier match capital face à la Slovénie : http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/alg%C3%A9rie-un-premier-match-capital-face-%C3%A0-la-slov%C3%A9nie-maghreb-infos-6978
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His name is Don Ritchie.
Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot - AP Nation/World - Ledger-Enquirer.com
In those bleak moments when the lost souls stood atop the cliff, wondering whether to jump, the sound of the wind and the waves was broken by a soft voice. "Why don't you come and have a cup of tea?" the stranger would ask. And when they turned to him, his smile was often their salvation.
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CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Ik wou dat ik kon zijn baan te vervangen...
Cisca Zarmansyah : Een goede wens
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Two bombs in Thai south kill one, wound 26 | Reuters
YALA, Thailand, June 13 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a row of crowded roadside restaurants in Thailand's restive south, killing one person and wounding 26, police said on Sunday. Assailants hurled
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Tsunami rumors came true? http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2010/06/13/thailand-
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Niet gemeld, maar u kunt hier nakijken http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Qakes/us2010xlan.php
U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
Cisca Zarmansyah
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron. (DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, speech, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 16 April 1953)
Flashpoints Site Directory
Flashpoints: Guide to World Conflicts Country Briefings on current conflicts; Issue Briefings on terrorism, human rights, genocide and topics related to violent political conflict.
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Bat Shalom
23.09.2008Panel and Film Screening 16.09.2008Outdoor Film Screening 14.07.2008Racism 16.06.2008Militarism Outdoor Fil Screening
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Arab Israeli the most hated person in Israel: http://imeu.net/news/article0019242.shtml
Cisca Zarmansyah : Lebanese women sending aid ship to Gaza: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=177559
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WORLD CUP 2010: How 36 stunning models posing as Holland fans gatecrashed the World Cup for a beer a
Fifa officials gave all 36 the red card after it was revealed they were part of a marketing campaign at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Fighting AIDS Through Soccer : http://adage.com/goodworks/post?article_id=144521
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What is needed now is a loud and clear message from the United States and the global community of democracies that the Egyptian people deserve free, fair and transparent elections
Saad Eddin Ibrahim - Obama is too friendly with tyrants
Obama should send a tougher message to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Israel’s control of the media narrative is being broken http://jfjfp.com/?p=14454
Cisca Zarmansyah : Congress OKs $205 million for Israel: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/05/21/Congress-OKs-205-million-for-Israel/UPI-74991274462809/
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MESS Report / Does Palestinian group 'behind' West Bank shooting actually exist? - Haaretz Daily New
Despite describing itself as part of Fatah's military wing, the group chose to operate in an area that is a Hamas stronghold - Hebron.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : AIPAC Circulates Racist Anti-Turk, Anti-Arab Video : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/aipac-circulates-racist-a_b_618264.html
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► The Photo that Started it All :
http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/reports/The_Photo_that_Started_it_All.asp
► Reuters' Double Exposure : http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/new/Reuters_Double_Exposure.asp
► Special Analysis: Fauxtography - Reuters Caught Again : http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/new/Special_Analysis_Fauxtography_-_Reuters_Caught_Again.asp
► "Go Back to Auschwitz" (A Message From the Flotilla) : http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/new/Go_Back_to_Auschwitz_A_Message_From_the_Flotilla.asp
► What's Really Happening in Gaza? http://backspin.typepad.com/backspin/2010/06/whats-really-happening-in-gaza.html
► Hot Topics: http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/new/Hot_Topics.asp
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : What are you thinking and feeling, dear? I can feel that you are not "silent" when you hear this song. Tell me, honestly...
Valentino Vie : You have a very sensible instinct, my wife. Maybe I know what you want to say, but it unspoken in words. Never mind. You don't have to say it, because we know that the real honesty could be found only in the "quiet silence".
Almira Izzati
Israel’s accession to the OECD: another failure of human rights in the international community
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), one of the most prestigious economic clubs in the world, was founded in 1961. It currently has 31 member states, most of them EU countries and other developed countries, including the USA.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Israeli authorities must stop demolitions of Palestinian homes: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/israeli-authorities-must-stop-demolitions-palestinian-homes-2010-06-16
Cisca Zarmansyah : Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: http://www.ochaopt.org/
Valentino Vie : Iran hangs Sunni group leader: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/201062034410244183.html
Almira Izzati : Iran To Send Aid Ship To Bust Gaza Blockade:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/22/iran-to-send-aid-ship-to-_n_620635.html
Cisca Zarmansyah
Bloody hell, Ma'am, where was I at that time?
► http://www.u.tv/BloodySunday/Video/David-Cameron-Deeply-sorry/100011
► http://www.telegraph.co.uk/search/?queryText=bloody+sunday&Search=Search
► http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/british-pm-apologises-for-bloody-sunday-atrocity/story-e6freuyi-1225880164815
► http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/darby03.htm
► http://www.museumoffreederry.org/gallery-bsphotos-01.html
► http://www.sitesofconscience.org/index.php/issues/racism/en/
► http://www.hrw.org/
► http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/colette-douglas-home/families-of-victims-can-heal-the-wounds-of-bloody-sunday-1.1034840
► http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/
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Cisca Zarmansyah: Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry: Volume I - Chapter 3: http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/volume01/chapter003/
Cisca Zarmansyah : yes, it is.
Almira Izzati : are you alright?
Valentino Vie : Du Bloody Sunday de Derry au Bloody Monday de Gaza: http://juliensalingue.over-blog.com/
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P U L S E
Not for the US but plenty for Iran, says Mosaic Intelligence Report. It says sanctions are futile and the United States only harms its own interests.
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When the fight is hard and the night long, remember tomorrow is waiting. When your fists ache from the walls that wouldn’t break, remember the cracks they’re making. When your head hurts your heart and your heart fights your head, remember the hearts injustice stopped from beating. When answers become questions and truth some childhood memory, remember that certainty was never leading. When complex roots offer blood as reason for return, remember the new road that still needs paving. When the fight is hard and the night long, remember tomorrow. It’s waiting. (JASMIN RAMSEY)
Press Freedom Online - Committee to Protect Journalists
At least 85 journalists flee their home countries in 12 months—double that of the previous year. They face attacks, threats, and possible imprisonment. CPJ's annual survey finds that the highest exile rates are in Iran, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
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Valentino Vie: Tout journaliste, a un sens de l'éthique et la responsabilité. Nous devons être prêts à agir à contre-courant si nécessaire. Voix et le texte nous soulèverons la chanson de la vérité.
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Welcome to Freedom Files | Freedom Files
Welcome to Freedom Files Freedom Files 6/18/2010: Enemy of the Week - BP Friday, June 18 2010 14:29 This week's Enemy of the Week: BP.
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France : Journée Mondiale de la presse
www.youtube.comREPORTAGE - Les réfugiés sont de plus en plus nombreux au fur et à mesure que les droits des journalistes sont bafoués. Pour la journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse, La maison des journaliste a organisé sur le parvis de l'hotel de ville de Paris un hommage aux dessinateurs de presse.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Merci, Noy. Avec une grande influence et direct sur l'opinion publique, le journalisme ne peut pas être guidée uniquement par des forces économiques, le profit et les intérêts particuliers. Journalisme doivent être imprégnés comme un devoir sacré, exécuté avec la connaissance que de puissants moyens de communication ont été confiées à nous pour le bien de nombreuses personnes.
Cisca Zarmansyah : Speech of World Federation of Trade Unions General Secretary Mr. George Mavrikos at the 99th ILC – Geneva, Plenary Session, June 16th 2010: http://www.wftucentral.org/?p=3174&language=en#more-3174
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The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian proverb)
http://en.rian.ru/world/2010018/159468980.html
Russia develops low-visibility hypersonic cruise missiles | Video | RIA Novosti
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Cisca Zarmansyah : pleased to see Dmitriy Medvedev and Hu Jintao in a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of victory Defending Homeland War Russia on 8-9 May. The 65 year memorial of victory by Russia's war against fascism is of significant importance. Today, the economic order and world politics is undergoing drastic changes. The international community demands for peace, cooperation and development. Memorial service will benefit the international community to look back on history, bringing together a shared understanding, enhancing unity and peace. Hopefully Hu Jintao's presence at the memorial service will further enhance mutual strategic trust between China-Russia strategic partnership and push the two countries developed in depth.
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : The event was attended also by the United States, UK and France, wasn't it?
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Yes. Their relationship has reached historic leap. They have signed an agreement to inform each other about ballistic missile launch and crude oil pipeline construction project. They have reached a new common ground in the field of nuclear energy, electric power and natural gas. Good~!
Cisca Zarmansyah : Yes, it was. Also ratification of the cooperation program between China's northeast region and far eastern Russia ...
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : surely all that will greatly encourage regional cooperation the two countries, right?
Cisca Zarmansyah : On international affairs and regional, they also maintain the close communication and coordination. This does not only protect their interests, but also provide an important contribution for the maintenance of world peace and stability. How do you think?
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When children get the need for peace
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Leadership is action, not position. (DONALD H. McGANNON)
First woman to lead Friday prayers in UK - Home News, UK - The Independent
A Canadian author will become the first Muslim-born woman to lead a mixed-gender British congregation through Friday prayers tomorrow in a highly controversial move that will attempt to spark a debate about the role of female leadership within Islam.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : "It was a very profound experience, it’s not about taking the job of an imam. It’s about reminding the Muslim community that 50 per cent of its adherents are women who are equal to men. Women are equally observant, practising Muslims who deserve to be heard."(RAHEEL RAZA)
::Welcome to Raheel Raza's Official Website::
Author of THEIR JIHADNOT MY JIHAD, Raheel Raza is a public speaker, Consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural diversity, documentary film maker and freelance journalist. She is a member of the Communications Team: 2010 G8 Interfaith Leaders' Summit.
First woman to lead Friday prayers in UK
By Jerome Taylor, Religious Affairs Correspondent
Thursday, 10 June 2010
A Canadian author will become the first Muslim-born woman to lead a mixed-gender British congregation through Friday prayers tomorrow in a highly controversial move that will attempt to spark a debate about the role of female leadership within Islam.
Raheel Raza, a rights activist and Toronto-based author, has been asked to lead prayers and deliver the khutbah at a small prayer session in Oxford.
She has been invited by Dr Taj Hargey, a self-described imam who preaches an ultra-liberal interpretation of Islam which includes, among other things, that men and women should be allowed to pray together and that female imams should lead mixed congregations in prayer.
Three of the four mainstream schools of Sunni Islam allow women to lead exclusively female congregations for prayer, but the overwhelming majority of Muslim jurists are opposed to the notion of their presiding over mixed congregations outside the home.
Raza, 60, is part of a small but growing group of Muslim feminists who have tried to challenge the mindset that has traditionally excluded women from leadership roles within the mosque. They argue that nowhere in the Koran are female imams expressly forbidden. Instead scholars rely on the hadiths (the words and sayings of the Prophet Mohamed) to exclude women – although Muslim feminists and some progressive scholars argue that even these are not clear enough to say with confidence that women are altogether banned.
Ms Raza received death threats after leading a mixed-gender prayer congregation in Toronto five years ago.
"It was a very profound experience," Ms Raza said yesterday in a telephone conversation from her home in Toronto. "It's not about taking the job of an imam. It's about reminding the Muslim community that 50 per cent of its adherents are women who are equal to men. Women are equally observant, practising Muslims who deserve to be heard."
Ms Raza's appearance in Oxford is a repeat of a similar prayer session in 2008 which was led by Amina Wadud, an American-born convert and Muslim feminist. But this is the first time a Muslim-born woman will lead a mixed prayer service in Britain.
Ms Wadud's prayers were attended by a small congregation of less than 40 who were heckled on their way in to prayers by protesters, largely by fully veiled Muslim women. Once inside the prayer hall, meanwhile, they were comprehensively outnumbered by journalists.
But Dr Hargey, a divisive figure within British Islam who runs the Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford, said his congregation had since grown and attracted new followers.
"For Friday prayers we now receive about 100 people, twice that for Eid prayers and important occasions," he said. "I am expecting about 200 people to attend this Friday's prayers."
In recent years there has been a growing demand from Muslim women to be included and represented at their mosques. Earlier this week Faith Matters, a conflict resolution think-tank funded by the Government and private benefactors, released a list of 100 women-friendly mosques. The number of female Muslim scholars, meanwhile, often referred to as imamahs, are also on the rise.
Ms Raza, who is due to fly into Britain this morning, said she was aware that she would be preaching to the converted tomorrow. "But it's about opening one heart, one mind at a time," she added.
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/first-woman-to-lead-friday-prayers-in-uk-1996228.html
Cisca Zarmansyah : Organizers of this Friday prayers, Dr Taj Hargey from the Muslim Educational Centre in Oxford said there was no prohibition for woman to become priest pray with the congregation of men and women. "The Qur'an also doesn't forbid woman to become priest of prayers. Quran speaks very highly of woman as Mary, the mother of Prophet Jesus. At the time of the Prophet Muhammad, had occurred where a woman named Umm Waraqa, was given permission by the Prophet to lead the prayers in his village. So there is no obstacle for a woman to lead the prayers, provided she has a deep religious knowledge and she's a salihah woman," said Dr Hargey.
Cisca Zarmansyah: I will ask my spiritual teacher about this, but there are some things that I remember in the conversation we had in last days. The Islam that we inherited is political Islam. There is always the political powers in favor of certain views and disinherit other views. And for me also, the main views that appeared and supported the Muslim dynasties ruling the long-lived, also clearly shows the form of a patriarchal discourse.
This report is for additional literacy: http://pluralism.org/reports/view/111
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Veil Ban Bill to French Cabinet, Women Protest.
In France, the Justice Minister brought a bill banning face-covering veils to the Cabinet Wednesday. Muslim women wearing veils took the unusual step of protesting the measure by holding a news conference. (May 19)
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Cisca Zarmansyah : but thousands rally in Kosovo in support of Muslim headscarf: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Thousands%20rally%20Kosovo%20support%20Muslim%20headscarf/3171258/story.html#ixzz0rObGConz
Cisca Zarmansyah: If one woman has the right to go half naked in public, why doesn’t another woman have the right to cover herself in public? Why is it looked upon as oppression if she chooses to be modest?: http://islamforeveryone.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/is-hijab-burqa-an-oppression/
Valentino Vie : Le hidjab dans l’œil du cyclone du Parti Québécois: http://www.oumma.com/Le-hidjab-dans-l-oeil-du-cyclone
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's pages
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's pages
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They who exercise government by means of their virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it. (CONFUCIUS)
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Obama sends birthday wishes to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi : http://dassk.org/index.php/topic,11112750.0.html. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : indeed, the development of a healthy and sustainable democracy is not easy because it requires a joint commitment from the government or the community.
Almira Izzati
Raw Video: At Least 132 Killed In China Floods
Severe flooding in southern China has killed 132 people and forced 860,000 to flee their homes, the government said on Sunday. (June 20)
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Cisca Zarmansyah : dank u, Iz. maar de situatie was niet te goed om te laten met de boot, toch? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10359596
Almira Izzati : Deadly floods in China ( SLIDESHOW) http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2FI40#a=17
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Agreement with two people, lamentation with three.(Kashmiri)
► http://www.greaterkashmir.com/ShowStoryLatest.asp?NewsID=85
Safakadal protest22
protest in safakadal after killing of youth
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Al-Qaeda blamed for attack on Yemen intelligence headquarters
Yemeni officials have blamed al-Qaeda for an attack on intelligence and police headquarters in the city of Aden, which killed 11 people, including three women and a child. Witnesses say the attackers stormed a detention facility and freed a number of prisoners.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Al-Qaida warns of new attacks deadlier than before: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100620/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_al_qaida_spokesman
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : YEMEN: Fears over possibly rising number of child labourers : http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/child_labour.aspx
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s'il vous plaît, mettez vos lunettes pour un moment...
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► http://cspcl.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=720
Depuis la journée d’hier, une annonce a été envoyée aux médias à propos d’une caravane en solidarité avec la région triqui, dans notre État d’Oaxaca.
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Réunion publique "Plutôt chômeurs qu'auto-entrepreneurs" mardi 22 juin à 20h - paris.indymedia.org
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Indymédia Lille - Thématique élections
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The White House is clinging to President Obama's ill-conceived pledge to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July 2011, regardless of how the war is going at the time. In dogmatically standing by that pledge, Mr. Obama is virtually guaranteeing he will preside over America's second lost war.
► Marine Corps News Room: http://www.marine-corps-news.com/2010/06/white_house_afghan_pullout_wil.htm#more
► Obama's Vietnam moment: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/21/obamas-vietnam-moment/
Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines - Operation Ozark Mountain Afghanistan June 2010
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Almira Izzati : The news you're not supposed to know! : http://www.informationliberation.com/
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Presidential popularity slides in the Middle East: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/18/obamas-muslim-outreach-fiasco/
Cisca Zarmansyah : Afghanistan situation : http://english.news.cn/special/afghanistan/
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Ex-Mossad Chief: Strike Iran Now
Ex-Mossad Chief: Strike Iran Now
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Almira Izzati : Iranian, Jordanian sea and land aid convoys head to Gaza soon: http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=193064
Almira Izzati: Egypt Allows Iranian Humanitarian Ships to Sail to Gaza : http://en.trend.az/news/arisc/1706832.html
Almira Izzati: Mavi Marmara Will Not Sail With Gaza Flotilla : http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/116551/ihh-mavi-marmara-will-not-sail-with-gaza-flotilla.html
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Christian and Muslim women announce they will go to Gaza on board the ship 'Mariam' : http://www.speroforum.com/a/35180/Lebanon--Israel---Christian-and-Muslim-women-announce-they-will-go-to-Gaza-on-board-the-ship-Mariam-Mary
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A letter home from a human rights activist in Palestine
…I left Palestine five days ago, forced out of my chosen home because I am not Jewish and so do not merit a work visa, this according to Ministry of Interior from which I sought the visa. At my desk now with the computer in front of me and just beyond it the TV, I watch the same story over and over.
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Almira Izzati : Alternativenews: http://www.alternativenews.org/english/
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Anti-Semitism On Rise In Venezuela In Aftermath Of Gaza Flotilla Affair: http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASInt_13/5786_13.htm
CieL- FreYa Ceastle: Australian "green" company linked to Israel’s occupation in Palestine: http://antonyloewenstein.com/2010/06/16/australian-green-company-linked-to-israels-occupation-in-palestine/?utm_source=Twitter+Referral&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=Twitter
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The Occupation municipality considers the demolition of 22 houses in Al-Bustan neighbor
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CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Halted Silwan building to continue : http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=179031
Cisca Zarmansyah : Today in Palestine: Obama silent as Israel moves to demolish 22 Palestinian houses in Silwan : http://mondoweiss.net/2010/06/today-in-palestine-obama-silent-as-israel-moves-to-demolish-22-palestinian-houses-in-silwan.html
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