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Asharq Al Awsat Reports That Hundreds
*Asharq al-Awsat reports that hundreds of “Afghan Arabs” (volunteers, mainly from the Arab world, who had fought the Soviets or with the Taliban in Afghanistan) […]
My Mind And Heart Are Like Those Of So
*My mind and heart are, like those of so many Americans, focused on the Gulf and Iraq tonight. I am thinking about all those brave […]
Why You Should Pray that We Don’t Bomb the Sites Sacred to Shiites
http://hnn.us/articles/1322.html History News Network 3-17-03: News Abroad Why You Should Pray that We Don’t Bomb the Sites Sacred to Shiites By Juan Cole Most Iraqi […]
It Appears To Be Case That Iraq Simply has no nuclear weapons program
It appears to be the case that Iraq simply has no nuclear weapons program. Al-Baradei of the IAEA has swept the country with Geiger counters […]
Pakistani Authorities Have Arrested
*Pakistani authorities have arrested Yasser al-Jaziri, a North African al-Qaeda leader, in the posh Gulburg district of Lahore. They met no resistance after acting on […]
Saudi Based Reporter John R
*Saudi-based reporter John R. Bradley says in the Sidney Morning Herald that the Saudi Defense Minister, Sultan b. Abdul Aziz, has confirmed that “that United […]
Today Is Ashura Holiest Day Of Shiite
*Today is Ashura’, the holiest day of the Shiite Muslim calendar, consecrated to mourning the martyrdom of the Prophet’s grandson Husayn. It is a time […]
Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East
Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East | – Talk Delivered at a Panel in Honor of the Premiere of Midnight’s Children The […]
Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court Has
*A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has remanded `Aqil Ahmad Abdul Quddus, the harborer of Khalid Shaikh Muhammad, to jail. A warrant is out for his father, […]