tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70624423626993727192012-02-16T18:51:20.285-05:00My corner or the world, best viewed with rosy glasses.Pinknoreply@blogger.comBlogger1611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062442362699372719.post-17913382230224729862011-09-01T12:00:00.000-04:002011-10-31T16:46:26.138-04:00

Salafism began as a breakaway from the Hanbali madhhab of Sunni Islam, but no longer resembles either the Hanbali madhhab in particular or Sunni Islam in general. The Sal...afist departure from traditional Islamic scholarship has resulted in differences in theology and in jurisprudence.In terms of scholarly method, the sect rejects the idea that it is necessary to follow the rulings of one

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The following are only copy-pastes.State Senate's $600M budget cuts condemnedCharlie Cain and Mark Hornbeck, Detroit News24 Mar 2007http://detnews.com/article/20070324/POLITICS/703240403/State-Senate-s-$600M-budget-cuts-condemnedEducators, city leaders and advocates for the poor, mentally impaired and disabled expressed anger Friday in the wake of some $600 million in state budget cuts passed by

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Myth: The US gets our oil from the Middle East and the Arab world. Fact: We get most of our oil from Canada. Other countries in the top 15 oil suppliers to the US are Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Iraq, Angola, Brazil. Algeria, Colombia, Ecuador, Russia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, and Argentina. Every day, these 15 countries sell us approximately 8,592,000 barrels of oil. The Arab

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A note, first: there are some areas in which I agree with Khaled Abou el Fadl, mostly regarding the spirit of Islam. He has spoken against the overreach of Muslim-led governments, both modern and historical. In his "The Search for Beauty in Islam" (chaper "The Book Massacres"), he referred to restrictions on free thinking when the Mongols sacked Baghdad and then repudiated the "Thought Mongols of

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Health insurance mandate began as a Republican idea [piece-meal excerpts]Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press via Boston Globe28 Mar 2010http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/03/28/health_insurance_mandate_began_as_a_republican_idea/The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that has been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to

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In his "Introduction to Buddhist Ethics," Brian Peter Harvey informs the reader that the traditional view of Buddhism is that life begins at conception. In an interview with the New York Times ["New York Times Interview with the Dalai Lama," Claudia Dreifus, New York Times, 28 November 1993, archived at http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1993&m=12&p=5_1], the Dalai Lama expressed a

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Great to know that so many are getting their "facts" from the Free Republic website. (An accidentally reversed quotation mark which appeared after "ass to kick" is replicated between their posts and http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2643534/posts.) Fight For ItDebunking The ‘Obama Did It Too’ Meme – Context MattersHomebrewed Theology13 Jan 2010http://homebrewedtheology.com/

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We have got to stop pretending. We have got to stop pretending that racism is dead. We might have freed the slaves, and ended segregation, and adopted the Civil Rights Bill; and we might have elected ourselves an Afro-Descended president. None of that, however, means that our nation is free of racism. Even in 1968, as we were knocking on the door of the 1970's, Rev Martin Luther King, Jr

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See also my notes "Michigan's Tax Burden," "Michigan Income, Cost of Living," and "[Lack of] Impact of Unemployment Benefits on Joblessness" for other fact-gathering projects of mine related to our economic situation. Michigan is facing a $2 billion budget shortfall this year (1). Governor Rick Snyder's plans to deal with that deficit seem to include cutting taxes (2) and increasing the pay for

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Gun crime in the UK is relatively low, especially as compared to the US. "A Home Office study published in 2007 reported that gun crime in England & Wales remains a relatively rare event. Firearms (including air guns) were used in 21,521 recorded crimes. It said that injury caused during a firearm offence was rare with less than 3% resulting in a serious or fatal injury." ["Home Office: Homicides

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Guns did not save lives during the Tucson shooting event. People acting intelligently and bravely saved lives. In fact, the only known armed person to have subdued Jared Laughner has said that not only would using his gun have added to the chaos and the deaths, but that gun laws need to be stricter. Joe Zamudio described what he felt would have happened had he drawn his weapon: "They already had

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This isn't my work. All that I did was trace Melissa McEwan's list as far back as I could to reliable sources. Melissa McEwan writes the Shakesville blog at http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com. Glenn Beck: "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today." (22 Oct 2007)http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/

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Christina Taylor Green, aged nine years, was the youngest victim of the Saturday 08 January 2011 shooting in Tuscon, Arizona (1) which wounded a US Congressperson (2) and killed a federal judge (3). She was a daughter, athlete, dancer, musician, and aspiring politician. Christina "came in on a tragedy and she left on a tragedy," her father said (4). On Tuesday, 11 September 2001, a bouncing baby

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The New Year has fallen flat on its face, and it has hardly started. The explosion in Nigeria seems to be an extension of the violence inflicted there on people of faith as they celebrated their holy day in their place of worship last month. A similar spate of violence against people of faith in Egypt is the successor of an attack in Iraq a couple of months ago. Thousands are hailing so-called "

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The note that I sent to Rep Peter King, R-NY, using the form at http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=406&mailid=custom&MC_targets and the address of his Massapequa Park, New York office (http://www.congress.org/bio/id/406). Muslim 'Radicalization' Is Focus of Planned InquiryBy RAYMOND HERNANDEZ, New York Times16 Dec 2010http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/nyregion/17king.html"The Republican

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The note that I sent to Rep Peter King, R-NY, using the form at http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=406&mailid=custom&MC_targets= and the address of his Massapequa Park, New York office (http://www.congress.org/bio/id/406).Muslim 'Radicalization' Is Focus of Planned InquiryBy RAYMOND HERNANDEZ, New York Times16 Dec 2010http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/nyregion/17king.html"The Republican

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We still haven't come to see women as humans rather than as objects. When we women as a group, we have to let go of the notion that we can derive entertainment or pleasure from them. This is a rather foreign concept to those who are accustomed to using a woman's body to sell cars, makeup, etc. or to viewing a woman's body as entertainment - how many male lead roles in action films are cast

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The group Christian Action Network (CAN), whose South Carolina billboard has been featured in the "Post and Courier," has links with well-known Islamophobe Robert Spencer and has sympathisers at the Islamophobic website "Gates of Vienna."Anti-Islam Billboard removal sought by groupGlen Smith, The Post and Courier08 Dec 2010http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/dec/08/

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Taking a symbolic stand against child abuse is really quite nice. I'm sure the children appreciate the clicking that we're all doing with our mouses.But what have we *done* for children lately? Not just during the holidays, but throughout the year?Have we offered to babysit for a mother who is too poor to afford a babysitter and who desperately needs a break? Have we invited the family over for a

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Did you know just who it is for whom you were voting? Did you analyse platforms, investigate stated missions? Read, for example, from CNN, USA Today, and other news media:"Senate GOP pledges to block all bills until tax dispute resolved"By Alan Silverleib, CNNDecember 1, 2010http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/01/gop.senate.demands/ All 42 Senate Republicans signed a letter to Senate Majority

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This is a question that we Muslim women face often. Should we take off some of our outer layers so as to appear less foreign? Should those o us who cover our faces reveal our eyes, maybe even our faces? Is it wrong for us to stand out in the midst of a crowd? Are we risking our safety? Following is how I navigate these complicated questions. Note: I have briefly used strong language.I think that

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Why are we insisting that all people pay to use everyday basic services just because our nation's wealthy are too selfish and greedy to pay their fair share of our tax burden? And no, that doesn't mean the same rate as the rest of us. It means that they pay what they are able to afford - a higher rate.I'm sick of this country treating basic health care as a commodity instead of the essential

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As Media Matters (here and here) and the Huffington Post have detailled, Glenn Beck has been on a three-day anti-Semitic tirade and personal, biased vendetta against a prominent Jewish American. Jewish groups across the United States have condemned Mr Beck and his vitriolic spew. Ordinarily, such an offensive public display of racism would put any respectable news media outlet to shame.Apparently

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And do not make mischief in the earth after its reformation, and call on Him fearing and hoping; surely the mercy of Allah is nigh to those who do good (to others). (Qur'an, 7:56)But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the land; and he shall smite the land with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. ... And

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Michigan has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country. The following is an Associated Press news report, as posted by a news website with paper editions throughout Michigan. Michigan residents' tax burden drops over decadeThe Associated PressSun 09 May 2010http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/05/michigan_residents_tax_burden.htmlMichigan residents are seeing a smaller percentage of

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I am astonished that the Detroit Free Press has decided to endorse US Representative Candice Miller, R-MI 10, for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District with the excuse of maintaining continuity. In my opinion, it is far more important to serve the people of the district and support the interests of our people on Capitol Hill than it is to keep an incumbent in office just because she has attained

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I am disappointed about several aspects of Christiane Amanpour's "This Week" debate about religious extremism on Sunday, 03 Oct 2010. One of my contentions has to do with the kinds of guests that she included in her panel; the rest deal with the kind of content that she included, allowed, or made time for. While Christiane had a traditionally dressed moderate Muslim man on the panel, she did not

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In the lead-up to the 9th anniversary of 9/11, we saw many acts of hatred. Some were violent. The blessing, though, was the number of instances of interfaith solidarity that erupted in response. And well they should have, too: I see it as the duty of people of faith to denounce unconscionable hatred and vitriol. Permit me a word, though, on intent: In future, we must be prepared to stand up

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This is the danger of racism legislated. A recent report entitled "Shariah: The Threat to America" by Team II (ostensibly a successor to the group which raised debunked alarmism over Soviet military capabilities) has been published by Center for Security Policy has been endorsed by US Representatives Pete Hoekstra, Michele Bachmann, and Trent Franks. The report was authored by Frank Gaffney; R

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Michigan has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country. The following is an Associated Press news report, as posted by a CBS radio station in Detroit. Michigan residents' tax burden drops over decadeThe Associated PressSun 09 May 2010http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/05/michigan_residents_tax_burden.htmlMichigan residents are seeing a smaller percentage of their personal income go

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Will we stand up for our God-given, Constitutionally backed rights, or are we going to let a bunch of haters grab them from us on the argument of popular demand? There is no such thing as a "Ground Zero Mosque." The truth has been repackaged in terms of a lie designed to gain traction among a viewing audience and attract more potential customers for those sponsors who sell ads on certain media

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I have learned how Michigan's agricultural culture (that sounds strange) is being destroyed. We have been made to compete with well-funded dairy "farmers" recently arrived from Europe who have introduced inhumane practises: sleep deprivation, the culling of cattle after three years of milking life, and possibly tail bobbing. Local farmers have responded to "market need" by switching from regular

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The idea that we shouldn't make a big deal out of terrorist aggression against Afro-descendants in America because the same happened to some white people, too, really disgust me. I am also disgusted at the idea that "it is over" and that we today owe nothing to the descendants of the victims.Were whites in this country systematically forced into servile bondage? Were white countries bled of their

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.My heart sank when I saw that someone had posted a link on Facebook to a news report that a synagogue in Maryland had been attacked and vandalised. I was immediately distracted from what I had originally intended to do - fix footnotes on a genealogy document of mine - and jumped over to a news site to look up reports on the incident so that I could learn more

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.The theory that European immigrants came the the Americas fleeing social support programmes has major chronological flaws. Our nation wasn't founded by refugees from socialism. It was founded by refugees from theocratic states, as well as colonists seeking to establish a profitable business enterprise. At the time that we left Europe, there weren't enough

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée."99.95% of people will be too ashamed to pass this on," says the oft-quoted phrase associated with a scathing criticism of American donations to foreign disasters. As if it were somehow immoral to help non-Americans when they are in need. To me, such insinuations smack of racism.The fact is that Americans are some of the most generous people on earth - and

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Respected Sir,I appreciate the hard work that you have been doing to combat corporate power in the struggle for financial reform and environmental protection. Nearly every time that I hear word of what you have been doing and saying in Washington, I smile. There are days that I wish that I were a New Yorker so that I could claim your representation.There is

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.As it turns out, the 2010 Michigan Budget Fiasco was not the first time that Mike Bishop hijacked Michigan's budget process. He also stalled the FY 2008 budget in 2007. When the liberal blog site Blogging for Michigan called him on it, he censored them from covering the Senate. Read more about this in a couple of posts from the Blogging for Michigan site: "

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Is it just me, or is this Qur'an-only nonsense spreading?? It's driving me nuts! Every time that I think that I have found a decent Muslimah journalist, she turns out to be a hadith rejectionist. AAAUUUUGGGGHHHH![end rant]Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Admins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.

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I did not appreciate Mike Huckabee's commentary today, Friday 03 April 2009, on the radio. I respect him as a reverend and a politician. However, I did not appreciate his attitude towards the protesters who have turned out in massive numbers in London in response to the G20 summit. In fact, I think it immature to refer to the protesters as "idiots."I have a good deal of experience with

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This BBC news article describes the correlation between Israeli attacks on Palestine and the increase in domestic violence against women. "The United Nations Development Fund for Women says there is anecdotal evidence that domestic violence - verbal, physical, sexual and psychological - has increased noticeably since Israel's recent bloody operation in Gaza and in general since Hamas took over

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It is about time, too.GM CEO Wagoner forced out as part of gov't planBy TOM KRISHER and DAN STRUMPF, AP30 Mar 2009http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihDmcAFFtCO_yZDi-IPKEpLwZb8wD978B7080 Time and time again, General Motors Corp.'s board of directors reaffirmed its support for Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, even as the company piled up billions of dollars in losses and begged for

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You made international news. This is what I found when I searched Google for "bay city" taser:Police in Bay City Taser boy, 15, who then died | Herald SunA TEEN boy has died in the US after police used a Taser to break up a fight. www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25227299-663,00.htmlIsn't it wonderful to be recognised internationally as the city that murdered a teenager by electric shock?

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There are no words. Click. Read.http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/2009/03/1-year-old-lilianna-goodmann-beaten-to-death-by-mamas-boyfriend-for-being-disrespectful-while-others-watchFreedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Admins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.

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A society that turns a blind eye to the human deaths which its government causes belongs to a culture of death. Such a society is rotting from within and bringing on its own demise. How much longer do you wish to exist as a nation?Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Admins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.

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My email to a local TV station:I have seen two interviews with Israelis on WJRT to hear their comments on the crisis in Gaza. I have not yet seen any interviews with Palestinians, though I am certain that we have plenty of Palestinian-Americans in Michigan. Neither have I heard the interviewers challenge the points raised by the Israelis who were interviewed, even when statements were made that

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bismillahi rahmani rahimInna lillahi wa inna 'ilayhi raji`un.A terrible milestone has been reached.There are no words.We Muslims grieve together. May Allah have mercy on our shuhada' and comfort those who remain.wassalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullahAdmins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.

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So Crunchy reminds us that supporting Israel does not stop when the protest ends, but affects our walletbooks.Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Admins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.

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I cannot believe that a law professor would have such little understanding of international law. Yet Alan Dershowitz claims in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that Israel is abiding by international law and is using proportionate force against the Palestinians in Gaza.----------Israel's Policy Is Perfectly "Proportionate"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123085925621747981.html?mod=

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Israel is showing once again its complete disregard for human life and the rule of international law. Not for a single day did Israel abide by the 19 June 2008 peace treaty. Now, they have brought out their genocide machine once again and are using it on Palestine. The time is now to call Israel to account for its actions and force this rogue state to abide by the Geneva Conventions, UN

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a comment that I made on the story of a Walmart store employee being trampled to death:The problem is that our media pounds us with this useless static about how we should have this toy or that toy ("toy" being anything other than food, housing, essential clothing, etc.); and we as a society are collectively so uneducated, God save us all, that we fall for it like a bunch of mindless lemmings.I

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I posted the following in a discussion entitled Religion vs Ghosts:In the more pure forms of monotheism, the distinction is in what limitations exist on the existence, power, and knowledge of the entity in question. If the entity has any corporeal form at all, then it is not a deity (in monotheistic beliefs) because a corporeal form has limits. This is why the salafists are rejected: they claim

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I expected President-elect Barack Obama to hold to his campaignpromise of diplomacy before aggression. However, I did not see thatfrom him in his first press conference.Mr. Obama held a press conference today after meeting with hisTransition Economic Advisory Board. A reporter asked him whether hehad responded to the congratulations sent him by President Ahmadinejadof Iran. Obama replied first

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It is strange. I see so many people with these enthralled looks ontheir faces (not in my own town, mind you, where the predominant lookon the faces is disgust) as if the Messiah had come and all of theirworries and troubles were going to end on 20 January.If I also felt like that, I would be running around shouting mypraises for America and declaring my pride in the country. I simply amnot

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Respected Madam,It is so exciting to see you, a Michiganian and a woman, working withPresident-Elect Barack Obama. Congratulations.There are some issues that concern me, and I hope that you woulddiscuss them with Mr. Obama.My first concern is the seeming lack of interaction that Mr. Obama hashad with Muslims. I am an American convert to Islam. You have done somuch on behalf of Arabs and Muslims

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[I am just pasting this in from a comment of mine to another blog for now; but I hope to revise it.]I think that the minimum of humane shelter would be something that allows each member or married couple of the family to sleep in privacy, keeps the air around them at around 70°F, and has facilities to prepare food and clean the house, clothing, and people. People should be able to afford clothing

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I think that corporate welfare is immoral. I do not think that corporations need money. A corporation is not a human. If it dies, it dies. No funeral, no eulogy, no casket, no grave, no rotting, nothing. If a human is about to fail and does not have the resources to sustain himself, of course bail him out. Humans are more important than the health of an economic system. Economic systems should be

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Offshore drilling for oil is bad for our economy and bad for our environment.Any offshore oil drilling operations that manage to find oil immediately after searching will still take seven years to come online. This is no immediate solution for oil supply. The oil moguls in Saudi Arabia are not stupid. If that oil does come online in seven years, all that they have to do is to reduce their output.

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interesting:Ex-Goldman Sachs exec tapped to head bailout planPaulson picks interim head for rescue effort Monday 06 October 2008The administration has selected a former Goldman Sachs executive to be the interim head of its $700 billion rescue effort for financial institutions. Neel Kashkari, the Treasury's assistant secretary for international affairs, was selected Monday to be the interim head

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9 siblings among 11 kids abandoned under Neb. lawNine siblings are among 11 children as old as 17 who were left at Omaha hospitals Wednesday under Nebraska's unique and new safe haven law, which allows caregivers to abandon babies and teenagers alike at hospitals without fear of prosecution. The nine siblings — five boys and four girls ages 1 to 17 - were left by their father.Todd Landry,

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In a BBC article entitled Mid-East Quartet 'has lost grip', Christian Aid director Daleep Mukarji stated, "Nearly one year on [from Annapolis], we are seeing exponential settlement growth, additional check-points and - because of this - further economic stagnation." The BBC article also mentioned that [the Quartet] had failed to hold Israel to account for expanding the settlements on occupied

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Last night I held a bit of starlight in my hands. I cradled it andguided it along its celestial path. Raggedy me, with this perfect bitof pixie dust: an uneven but wholly balanced love parcel. My heartswelled with that love, and a touch of pride, as I presented mystarlight to the world. A faerie angel standing lovely for all to see.Then my eyes opened to the sunlight streaming on my face, and I

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Abortion rates are influenced by economic and social conditions. Two-thirds of women who abort in the U.S. say they cannot afford a child. In the Bush presidency, average real incomes decreased; and for 7 years, the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. In fact. the slowing trend in the decline of abortion rates began Clinton phased out AFDC and decreased financial security for

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Oh, taste the freedom! It is like the smell of the changing leaves in autumn, the aura of frankincense as it burns. It is the freshness of a spring breeze, the euphoria of sandalwood essence on the skin. Knowledge opens doors; and doors lead to paths; and paths take us forward.Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Admins can edit posts and moderate comments. Authors can post.sneak edit

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Myth: It is haram for a woman to talk to a man.Truth:The relation between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage. In a fixed time marriage (Mut'ah), the period of matrimony is fixed, for example, matrimonial relation is contracted with a woman... (Islamic Laws [of Ayatullah Sistani], chapter on Marriage, preface)يجوز للأجنبية إسماع صوتها للأجانب، إلا مع خوف الوقوع في الحرام.ء(الفقه

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Myth: Women should not participate in political activities. Truth: Voting [in the West] is only acceptable if one can find a candidate who clearly goes against the historic current [of supporting the Israeli lobby and promoting policies that are contrary to the best interest of of Muslims and Islamic nations]. If one finds such a candidate in the current race, then it would be fine to lend that

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Myth: A convert is not encouraged to interact very much with his family, since they are non-Muslims and may corrupt his iman or Islam. Truth: [The convert to Islam] keep good relation with his parents, brothers, and sisters and behave in such a manner that they are attracted towards the religion of Islam. (Sistani.org Q&A: Social Interaction cid=506)

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Myth: A man has the right to hit his wife for any infraction, insult, or offence that she might commit against him.Truth: There are indoctrinated rights which husbands have upon their wives, and the Islamic jurists note them as the following: 1) Haqq at-ta`a: which means the right ofcompliance from the wife. The compliances are that the husband can require his wife to comply with her religious

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Myth: A man only needs to provide a woman with a specific amount of food, clothing, and shelter; and this mininum amount does not vary from one marriage to another.Truth: As long as she does not fail in her duties, it is obligatory on the husband to provide for her food, clothes and housing. (Islamic Laws, chapter on Marriage, "Rules Regarding Permanent Marriage' section, #2421. It is obligatory

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Myth: A woman cannot use contraceptives without the permission of her husband.Truth: يجوزللمرأة استعمال العقاقير الطبية المانعة من الحمل، شرط أن لا تتضررمنها ضرراً بليغاً ، بلا فرق في ذلك بين رضا الزوج به وعدم رضاه.م(الفقه للمغتربين، الزواج، م#411)It is permissible for a woman to use contraceptives (the pill) to prevent pregnancy, provided that it does not damage her health in a serious manner,

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Myth: Cats are najis.Truth: (85) Urine and faeces of [animals whose meat is haraam to eat, and whose blood gushes out forcefully when its large vein (jugular) is slit] are najis. (89) The dead body of any animal whose blood gushes forth with force is najis. (832) The dress of one who is praying should not be made of any part of the body of a wild animal, nor, as an obligatory precaution, of any

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Myth: A man is permitted to kill his wife or daughter should he catch her in a haram act.Truth:لا يجوز ل[لزوج] قتل [امرأة مسلمة] الامرأة مسلمة حتى فيما لو راَها وهي(تزني على الأحوط لزوماً.م (الفقه للمغتربين، الزواج، #430)426. Based on obligatory precaution, it is not permissible for [the husband] to kill [a Muslim woman], even if he sees her in the act of committing adultery. (Code of Practice

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Myth: Islam degrades women and considers women to be inferior to men.Truth:[In his saying,] "O, you people! Women are deficient in faith, deficient in shares, and deficient in intelligence," in Nahj al Balagha, Imam `Ali was not suggesting or confirming that Allah insufficiently created women. There is no deficiency in the creation of women. The concluded examples that Imam Ali draws on are

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Freedom Is Delicious. Je suis arrivée.Unions, Living Wage, and Cost of Living in [My Town]Pink Muslimah, 31 Jul 2008In 2006, the U.S. median annual household income was $48,201 according to the Census Bureau. An hourly wage of $25 per hour results in a gross annual income of $48,000. The median household income in [my town] is $41,314. An hourly wage of $21.25 per hour results in a gross annual

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to BBC NewshourJan 23, 2008If Israel had treated the Gaza Strip of Palestine in accordance with international law, there would not have been any need to blast holes in the border. The people of Gaza are suffering from poverty, hunger, and lack of access medical care; and all of this is as a result of Israel's obstruction of the sovereign independence and territorial integrity. Every time that

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to BBC NewshourJan 22, 2008If Israel is so interested in peace, then why has it not abided by international law in order to more effectively pursue peace? Why has the world not supported international law whenever Israel broke it? Every settler that lives in Palestine is a violation of UN Sec Co Resolution 446 of 1979 and the Roadmap. Every Israeli military personnel that is in Palestine, whether

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to BBC World Have Your SayJan 21, 2008I see international law as the supreme legal force that binds all parties to treaties that form international law. As such, I think that the United Nations should be the basis of international law in terms of legislation and enforcement. It is very unfortunate that countries such as the United States have been undermining the effectiveness of the United

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to BBC World Have your Sayfrom Jan 16, 2008I am tried of the xenophobia that blames the world's problems on immigrants or on Muslims. We in the States get enough of it from our Republican Presidential candidates, who are constantly spouting off about so-called "radical Islamic terrorism." If we as a global society would try to understand the problems that lead to terrorism - poverty, injustice,

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I am shocked at the number and concentration of racistpostings that were allowed to print under the "PostedNotes" section of "Your Turn" (page 2C, Sun 13 Jan 2008).The next page had a story covering the racism spewed byRepublican candidates, who have been equating Islam withterrorism; and another article contained advice for youngAmericans that included tolerance, empathy, and civility("Moderates

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from Jan 11, 2008to the BBC NewshourPresident Bush said that a Swiss Cheese State is unacceptable for Palestine. If this is his belief, then why has he not supported international law whenever Israel broke it? Every settler that lives in Palestine is a violation of UN Sec Co Resolution 446 of 1979 and the Roadmap. Every Israeli military personnel that is in Palestine, whether on the ground, in

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In the 02 January 2008 edition of the Sanilac County News,Katie Murphy wrote an editorial entitled "English as aSecond Language?" It appeared on page 5A. I am surprisedthat it was allowed to print. Throughout her article, Katieexpressed prejudice and racism. Also detracting from thejournalistic integrity of the piece was a combination ofpoor grammar and inadequate research which was then

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from Dec 4, 2007On page 13 of the 28 November 2007 edition of the SanilacCounty News, John Rose wrote a letter to the editor titled"Humbug to all grinches." In his letter, John complainedthat some people are trying to remove "Christ, God,religion, morality and anything that would encouragethem/us to exercise self-restraint" from public view.The truth is that, while individuals are free to

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"Messiah on a Hill" in Newsweek's 03 December 2007 edition discussed Munib al Masri's so-called contributions to Palestine and Middle East peace. I, however, do not think that he has given anything of substance to Palestine. Peace cannot be bought, not even with Munib al Masri's billions of dollars. It comes as the result of the efforts of those who do not seek compensation. While the people of

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from Wed 28 November 2007The hard truth is that real peace between Palestine and Israel cannot be achieved - not in the upcoming Annapolis summit, nor in any future summit - in a vacuum wherein justice cannot be found. And right now, that exact justice-less vacuum is precisely the atmosphere in which the Annapolis summit is to take place.The most just and most peaceful solution to the Middle East

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form Wed 28 Nov 2007In "Condi's Southern Strategy" (p 36 of the 26 November 2007 issue of Newseek), Micheal Hirsh presented a viewpoint that was blatantly racist.He stated, "Abbas is going to have to accept a long-term Israeli military presence in his new state. ...Olmert will find it tough to hand over large parts of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians." The fact of the matter is that

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from Nov 16, 2007Islam stands firmly against the act of racism that recently took place on the Central Michigan University campus in the form ofthe placement of nooses on campus property. Racism is antithetical to every norm and value encompassed in every moral code of humankind.There is no room in Islam for racism. Muslims believe that God established the whole of mankind as equal counterparts

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from Wed 14 Nov 2007In "The Real Perils of Summitry" (p 40 in the November 5issue), Khaled Abu Tomeh and Larry Derfner stated, "Thesummit isn't getting much traction because Abbas andIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are so far apart on the'core issues' - borders, Jerusalem, and Palestinianrefugees." They then proceded to say that both leaders arestraightened by opposing political factions in

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originally posted: Tue, 8 Feb 2005to newshourIf, as Ariel Sharon has requested, we look at only the actions of the Palestinians and the Israelis, then we would see a long history of Israeli aggression and Palestinian patience followed by retaliation. In fact, Sharon's own military and political history clearly identifies him as a genocidal war criminal: he masterminded and led the slaughters at

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originally posted: Fr 28 Jan 2005There are certain qualities that I demand of our nation's attorney general: honesty, compassion, decency, and respect for the rule of law. President Bush's nominee for attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, lacks these basic qualities. One must question the compassion and decency, as well as the respect for the rule of law, of anyone who would ever argue that our

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originally posted: Thurs 23 Dec 2004There were some trouble spots in today's Open Journal. The biggest one seemed to be an inability for the call-in guests to express their questions or concerns in such a way that their questions or concerns were resolved. This seemed to be due, in large part, because one of the guests, Ayman Umar, failed to listen to what callers actually said. he seemed to have

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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:40:27 -0400 Subject: never give up the good struggle assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah There is a saying that goes, "Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future." The `ulama have taught us that the best jihad is the jihad an-nafs. If anyone ever feels like giving it up just because he has "messed up" in the past, then, he should know that there is indeed always a

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To: sar@moin.gov.il,pm_eng@pmo.gov.il,dover@pmo.gov.il,info@goimod.com, sar@mofa.gov.il,feedback@mfa.gov.il,abaleada@juno.com Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:36:02 -0400 Subject: Cease and Desist to Commit War Crimes with My Tax Dollars Prime Minister's Office, Ariel Sharon Spokesperson of the Prime Minister/Minister of Defense Ministry of Interior, Avraham Poraz FMS Administrator, Hagar Reshef Foreign

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:19:01 -0400 Subject: Shireeb Ebadi: A Step for Muslim Women? I do not consider Ebadi's award as a victory for Muslims, especially practising Muslims. This woman renounces all manner of Islamic law, from the rules concerning women's modesty to the laws concerning taqlid (i.e., gender of marj`a). In my case, it would mean something to me if Imam Khumayni had got a Nobel

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To: newshour@bbc.co.ukDate: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:56:47 -0400 Subject: If Palestine Were Covered Like Israel Is Covered... I really am disgusted with the obvious preference that the BBC Newshour shows to Israel. In the past few months, there have been massive raids on cities such as Bait Hanoun, Jenin, and Nablus, yet none of those events received the kind of attention that Newshour showed to the

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Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:58:13 -0400 Subject: NPR on Atrocities in Palestine leaflet: http://www.inminds.co.uk/coke-supports-zionist-lecture.jpg innovative minds: http://www.inminds.co.uk/ special report: http://electronicintifada.net/actionitems/020219gradstein.html follow-up: http://electronicintifada.net/actionitems/020220gradstein.html follow-up: http://electronicintifada.net/actionitems/

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To: newshour@bbc.co.uk Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:16:08 -0400 Subject: tell us everything about the Sistani Peace Deal! Why did you only mention those points of the Sistani Peace Plan that affected Jaysh al Mahdi? Another point in the plan affects the US, demanding that the US pull out of both Kufa and Najaf and leave the security to the police. Yet another point affects the Iraqi puppet

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:33:59 -0400 Subject: my letter to NPR's ATC atc@npr.orgWhen Linda Gradstein listed some of the recent casualties of zionist aggression in Palestine in the headlines that she read before the first ATC segment today (Wed 18 Aug 2004), she failed to mention Khalid al Usta, a young Palestinian child between eight and ten years of age. Khalid had finished eating a sandwich on

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:14:54 -0400 Subject: shifting morals and religious moral systems The shifting of one's morals is indicative of the fact that whether the person adheres to a set of scriptures or not, if there is no standard and method set out for him regarding his moral system, the person's moral system becomes "what is in my best interest". This is a child's moral system; the one

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From: abaleada To: TXM4IC Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:00:07 -0400 Subject: Shall we grab the bandaid again? Or is it finally time to clean up the broken glass? Why should we "counter sexuality"? Mankind is a sexual being. Countering our sexuality, namely the halal means, only causes it to be released in haram ways that are only detrimental to society. We should stop discouraging people from

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From: abaleada To: newshour@bbc.co.uk Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:52:16 -0400 Subject: UN Useless? I cannot believe that the BBC Newshour has just allowed an American to claim that the UN is an impotent and irrelevant organisation, while the United States itself is responsible for much of the impotency of the United Nations. The US has vetoed nearly every resolution condemning Israel's illegal

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