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“We have captured 689 and handed over 369 to the United States. We have earned bounties totalling millions of dollars.
 

Under pressure that followed a January 29th ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Canadian government has been forced to send a note to the
Editorials

Several anniversaries fall in the month of March, both local and international but it is difficult to say 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There is much concern in Western capitals about what would happen in Egypt when the aging Pharaoh, Husni Mubarak dies.
Opinion
Reflections Zafar Bangash Guest Editorial Abu Dharr  

Perspectives Iqbal Siddiqui

Colonization of the Muslim mind

 Allah exposes the munafiqs and fifth columnists in the ranks of Muslims
 

Lessons for the Islamic movement seven years after the invasion of Iraq

People that refuse to surrender can never be enslaved. Slavery is first and foremost a state of mind. Steve Biko, the anti-apartheid struggler paid with his life but he became immortalised in the minds of millions for refusing to surrender. He had said, “The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”

 

Muslims frequently debate whether the Ummah is making progress or is in terrible shape. There are shades of truth in both assertions but what is indisputable is that events over the last three decades have helped expose a number of unsavoury characters masquerading as leaders of the Ummah.

 

This month marks the seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. The invasion was no surprise of course; it was preceded by months of international politicking as the neo-con Bush administration tried to build international consensus for the war.Before that too, the US had been waging a soft war against Iraq 

News and Analysis
US President Barack Obama’s deadline to close the notorious prison camp at the illegally occupied Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has come and gone but there appears no immediate prospect that he would be able to do so anytime soon. Amid much media hype, Obama had announced immediately after his 

Will the West ever accept the concept of Islamic human rights activist?

Will the concept of an Islamic human rights activist ever be fully acceptable in Western society? During my many years working at the Islamic Human Rights Commission,

Contours of the US-Taliban peace deal

Regardless of US spin, the endgame in Afghanistan has begun.

Historical prophet-killers strike again: assassinate Hamas commander in Dubai

Israeli Mossad agents were involved in the January 20 assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Hamas’s top military commander, who was visiting Dubai.l-Mabhouh was assassinated

Special Reports

Many observers find it difficult to get an accurate fix on Iran-Russia relations. At times it appears as if Russia and Iran are strategic partners while at others they appear to be at odds. The confusion stems from a lack of proper understanding of either party.It is equally possible that neither Iran nor Russia fully understand each other or their relationship.





Numerous high ranking intelligence officials from Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan have visited Israel in recent weeks. According to reports the Central Asian intelligence officials requested the help of Mossad in eliminating the presence of Hizbut-Tahrir in their countries.Zionist officials express

 
Islamic organizations in Azerbaijan have been much in the news over the last few months. Crescent International interviewed Haji Ramin Bayramov, Press Secretary of the Islamic organization, the National-Moral Values Union, and founder of the Azeri Islamic news portal www.islam-azeri.az.
 

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This month question

Mossad agents involved in the Dubai assassination of Hamas leader should be put on trial as war criminals.

(80 votes)

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