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Algerians salute Palestinian football team Algerian football players and fans salute the struggle of the Palestinian people during a soccer match between the Algerian Olympic football team and the Palestinian Football team, played in Algeria. By Mohammed Asad Palestinians in the Gaza Strip watch on big screens a friendly football (soccer) match between the Palestinian…
Netherlands hosts Islamic display at embassy Netherlands embassy in Gaza opens a historical and cultural display of Islamic scripts and artifacts By Mohammed Asad The Embassy of the Netherlands opened an historical exhibition of a collection of Islamic scripts and information related to the Koran which Muslims scholars trace to ancient times. The Ambassador of the Netherlands…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy losing popularity as he pursues a possible return in 2017, but his book (France for Life) is topping the popularity charts. Sarkozy just cannot stay away from the “limelight” of politics — but he certainly stands to make some money from this book! By Abdennour Toumi Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy…
Jewish Voice for Peace takes on bias in the United Auto Workers (UAW) and other unions that have turned their backs on human rights By Karen Ackerman I was the Political Director of the AFL-CIO (the largest federation of unions in the U.S.) for 8 years. But long-before I worked for the AFL-CIO, one of my…
Israel controls the electricity and gas supplies to the Gaza Strip and imposes a harsh embargo on the nearly 2 million Palestinians living in the coastal strip near the Sinai Desert. But Palestinians are finding creative ways to get around Israel’s oppression, especially in fighting the cold Winter weather By Mohammed Asad Israel controls the…
Storms slammed the Gaza Strip this week causing some flooding and forcing residents to seek shelter By Mohammed Asad Storms slammed the Gaza Strip this week causing some flooding and forcing residents to seek shelter A storm hits the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The photos show civilians seeking shelter, talking about gas, electricity shortages in theirs homes….
Algeria — Political systems that demagogically restrict ethnic politics to a single dimension destabilize democracy in the long run, whereas systems that enrich multiple dimensions of ethnic identity can sustain it By Abdennour Toumi After years of political discussion, President Bouteflika and his team laid their cards on the table during a press conference led…
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Israel fired missiles and shelled civilian areas of the Gaza Strip in another terrorist assault. The Israeli government has continued to terrorize civilians in the Gaza Strip hoping to force them to leave the region. It’s a part of Israel’s strategy to steal the land and force the non-Jews to leave Photos by Mohammed Asad GAZA…
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Wheaton College to fire professor for support of American Muslims
By Mohammed Asad Refugee Beach camp where refugees gathered during the 1948 immigration since the Nakba, which area of 1 sq. Km and a population of 90 000 people in a very high population density. Most of the camp’s residents live in poor life , a number of young people to draw a beautiful initiative…
France racism at Arabs grows. Growing racism climate in the continent that earns Corsica nationalism, worried the French authorities By Abdennour Toumi The ugliness of anti-Arab sentiment on the continent has overflowed to the Island of Beauty, Corsica. Last weekend anti-Arab protests broke out in Ajaccio following an ambush of firefighters and police by hooded youth…
The passing of Da al-Hocine poses a new challenge for the regime. Real opposition continues to be a major political imperative in shaping the country’s political pluralis. The last Algerian WL hero and leader, Ait Ahmed, who was for my generation a father and a teacher of how to stand to tyranny. His ideas and…
By Mohammed Asad Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces along the border fence with Israel on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City on December 25, 2015. A Palestinian was killed and around 40 were wounded in the clashes that took place at several points along the barrier that separates Israel from the Gaza Strip.
First time in history – Celebration of birth of Jesus and Prophet Muhammad on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. Washington, D.C., December 22, 2015 – For the first time in the history of Christianity and Islam, the Christians and Muslims are jointly celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad, and it is on…
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Christians in Gaza are beginning the celebration of Christmas as is being done throughout Occupied Palestine. The images of Christians worshipping in occupied Palestine should remind Christians everywhere that their brothers and sisters are still suffering under the Israeli occupation By Mohammed Asad The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (L) leads a mass at…
Disabled Palestinians compete in basketball series By Mohammed Asad Disabled Palestinians take part in a local wheelchair basketball championship sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City December 17, 2015.
Complications of French politics continue. Muslims continue to be a major factor in defining the nation’s political face By Abdennour Toumi Shock was the reaction most clearly expressed on the front page of Le Figaro and l’Huma, two daily papers diametrically opposed ideologically. France’ s political establishment found itself cornered and “shocked” as the right…
I am not a Christian, but a follower of Jesus’ teachings, so I celebrate the essence of Christmas and what it stands for. Every week, I quote Jesus’s wisdom somewhere or the other. He is one of my seven magnificent mentors along with Prophet Muhammad, Pope Frances, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King,…