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Egyptian Security Forces Control Borders with Gaza, Palestinian Deported

Egyptian security forces are nearly controlling over Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses.

Al-Erian: Muslim Brotherhood Continues Ideological Reviews

Essam Al Erian, a top leader and chairman of the political bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, stressed that the moderate group is carrying out from time to time

~Youth Views~ To wear or not to wear the hijab

We are American Muslim women, who strongly identify with our faith. We are Georgetown University seniors who remain active and involved with the American Muslim community. One of us wears

Being understood – a basic human right

During a session at the first conference for the UN’s Alliance of Civilisations held in Madrid on 15-16 January 2008, I presented a new dimension of human rights, namely the

Islam and individual freedom

Freedom is to creativity what the soul is to the body. The Qur’an affirms individual freedom and underscores its relevance as it pertains to our individual decisions. Even the pivotal

My talks with Hamas

Now I can reveal this: Several months ago, I participated in a series of meetings in Europe that involved a small group of Israeli and Palestinian public figures and academicians,

Seeing All That We Do

We hear many dire warnings these days about how Britain is sleepwalking into an intrusive Surveillance Society. They vary in intensity from moderate concern about the gradual erosion of civil

BOOK REVIEW: Lords of the Land – The War Over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied

BOOK REVIEW: Lords of the Land - The War Over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007. Akiva Eldar and Idith Zertal. Nation Books, New York, 2007.

Obama’s Jewish Problem

In the days leading up to the Super Tuesday presidential primary sweepstakes, the Obama campaign has been making a special effort to reach out to Jewish voters. Representatives of the

Baghdad Bomb Blast Is Demonic

This is just sick. The level of barbarity continues to shock. No one has yet claimed responsibility for this crime.