Archive for November 9, 2008
Flash. Flash. Flash. Saudi King receives the award of “The Hero of Fighting Poverty.” I am not making this up. Notice that the Saudi paper follows a reference to the king with such expressions: “May God Support him” or “May God Preserve him.” (thanks Jamal)
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“Livni: We see the need for a Palestine, as long as it’s not a terror state”. Angry Arab: We don’t see the need for Israel, as it has always been a terror state.
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“And what about all those terrified Jews who reportedly abandoned their progressive heritage to buy into the smears libeling Obama as an Israel-hating terrorist? Obama drew a larger percentage of Jews nationally (78) than Kerry had (74) and — mazel tov, Sarah Silverman! — won Florida. Let’s defend Hispanic-Americans, too, while we’re at it. In [...]
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
For succinct wisdom and insights on politics, I always turn to Thomas Friedman: “Is this a great country or what?”
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
Neither Hamas nor Fatah. The Palestinian people deserve better–much better.
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
My article in Al-Akhbar: ” ‘W’: His Arab Legacy”
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“That’s just how we like U.S. presidents. They give us a green light to do as we please. They fund, equip and arm us, and sit tight. Such is the classic friend of Israel, a friend who is an enemy, and enemy of peace and an enemy to Israel.”
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“The American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections released a poll today of over 600 Muslims from more than 10 states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, and it revealed that 89 percent of respondents voted for Obama, while only 2 percent voted for McCain. It also indicated that 95 percent of Muslims polled cast [...]
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
Arab rulers’ gifts to heads of Mossad. (thanks Jasser)
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“Swedish minorities face widespread discrimination including a lack of education in their mother tongues, Sweden’s ombudsman against ethnic discrimination said on Friday.” (thanks Ali)
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“According to Vijay Prashad, Chairman of South Asian history and director of international studies at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, Sonal Shah’s Houston-based parents were “not only in the ecumenical Gujarati Samaj, but also in the far more cruel organisations of the Hindu Right, such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the Overseas Friends of the BJP [...]
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“A joint Afghan and U.S. military investigation has concluded an air strike last week killed 37 civilians and wounded 35 more after Taliban militants launched an ambush from the cover of a village, the U.S. military said.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family at gunpoint from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem at 4am on Sunday, in spite of a formal US government protest.” I am sure that the US was firm and angry with the Israeli government. So angry that they may increase the level of military aid. [...]
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad
“Mr. Husain is a Muslim who is fond of painting Hindu goddesses, sometimes portraying them nude. That obsession has earned him the ire of a small but organized cadre of Hindu nationalists. They have attacked galleries that exhibit his work, accused him in court of “promoting enmity†among faiths and, on one occasion, offered an [...]
Posted on November 9, 2008 by As'ad