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27 Afghani Civilians Walking to a Wedding Ceremony Killed by US Air Raid on Sunday, 15 Civilians Were Killed in a Friday Air Raid

6 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 6, 2008 News Reports

At least 10 killed in blast in Pakistani capital

Arab official warns of oil price hike if Iran attacked, OPEC predicts further rise in oil prices

US National Debt Due to Militarization:
$9.8 Trillion
 
Islam: Guidance to Humanity
Links to Educational Articles About Islam
Finding Al-Ka'aba Direction For Prayers
Prayer Times Worldwide
Obtain a free copy of the Holy Qur'an
. Qur'an: Five Recitations and Translations
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 News  

Senior Arab official warns of oil price hike if Iran attacked, OPEC president predicts further rise in oil prices

At least 10 killed in blast in Pakistani capital

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

27 Afghani Civilians Walking to a Wedding Ceremony Killed by US Air Raid on Sunday, 15 Civilians Were Killed in a Friday Air Raid

US Occupation of Iraq:

6 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 6, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation soldiers physically assaulted 10-year-old Palestinian boy in Qalqilya, a DCI report

US Congress stand on Al-Aqsa TV politically motivated, says Fat'hi Hammad

Israeli occupation forces fire on farmers in northern Gaza

Masked illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds near Hebron

Palestinian villagers defiant as Israeli occupation forces tighten blockade of Ni'lin  

449 Palestinians, Including 66 Children, Killed by Israeli Occupation Force in the First Half of 2008

Disabled Palestinian 7-Year-Old Girl, Maria Aman, Versus the State of Israel

Gaza beaches polluted due to the Israeli siege

July 5, 2008

US investor Jim Rogers says oil reserve decline is major reason behind oil price hike

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

55 Afghanis Killed, Including 22 Civilians in US-NATO Air Strike

US Occupation of Iraq:

9 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 5, 2008 News Reports

13 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 4, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Zahar says Euro-American veto froze inter-Palestinian dialog

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Kidnappings, Curfews, on July 5, 2008

Palestinian child, Majid Jaradat, abused during abduction, tortured during interrogation by Israeli occupation forces

Illegal Israeli settlers tie Palestinian teacher to pole and club him in Samu'a

Opinion Editorials

Bush heckled at 4 July event, BBC video

A Re-Declaration of Independence By the People of the United States of America, Expressed By Ben Tanosborn

American Muslims alarmed at the new profiling policy By Abdus Sattar Ghazali

United by a Bulldozer - And I think to myself By Gilad Atzmon

US House Res. 362, In effect, A Declaration of War on Iran By George M Karsa

Who's Planning Our Next War? By Patrick Buchanan

Journalistic Imperatives: Saying What Others Mightn't By Ramzy Baroud

An open letter by American intellectuals to Barack Obama on Iran, urging him to use his influence to stop Bush from launching another war

Satan's Counsel to Obama: Votes More Important than Principles By Uri Avnery

The Public Has A Right To Unfiltered Information About The Human Cost Of War, an ACLU Statement

Open Letter to Home Land Security Asking About Ahlam Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Jabouri By Bronwyn Roe

Muslims Want Equality Before British Law, A Statement By the Muslim Council of Britain

Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq By Michael Scheuer, A Book Review By Jim Miles

July 4, 2008

Hubble Deep Field: The Most Impressive Image Ever Taken, Video

Two caliphates in Baghdad, simultaneously… are we crazy? By Ben Tanosborn

The U.S. military's quest to weaponize culture By Hugh Gusterson

June 30, 2008

Ma'an and Voices of Iraq: Dilemma of Funding and Claims of Independence of News Agencies By Hassan El-Najjar

Prize Winner Palestinian Journalist, Muhammed Omer's Hair-Raising Encounter with Israeli Shin Beth Agents, Interviewed by Khaled Amayreh

The Israel Lobby: Video Documentary - VPRO

On Humiliation, and Gaza's Dying Children By Ramzy Baroud

The lies and amorality of American leaders By Paul J. Balles

Distracting People Away from Oil and Israel Behind America's Wars: The Case of Pastor Rod Parsely By Mahmoud El-Yousseph

Basic Articles About Islam By Hassan El-Najjar:

1. Islam: A Brief Introduction

2. Three Levels of Faith: Islam, Iman, and Ihsan

3. The Scientific Evidence That God Exists and the Holy Qur'an Is His Message to Humanity

4. Creation and Evolution in the Holy Qur'an

5. The Relationship Between the Spiritual and the Physical in Islamic Teachings

6. Mind, Self, Soul, Spirit, and Happiness from an Islamic Perspective

7. Heart-Mind Relationship in the Holy Qur'an

"Terrorism" & "Islamo-Fascism" Propaganda Campaigns: A Lecture By Dr. Hassan Ali El-Najjar

Six Questions About Islam, Muslims and Jews By Hassan El-Najjar and Andee Goldman

Five Islamic Issues: Predestination and choice, position toward other religions, angels, and the End of Days By Hassan El-Najjar and Chris Hatcher

Food Islamic Rules and Teachings By Hassan El-Najjar

Are Muslim women second-class citizens By Hassan El-Najjar, Donna Jmsn, and Tim Symonds

The French Ban on Islamic Headscarf, an Interview with Hassan El-Najjar, By Paula Montebruno


         
     
   

"Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid," By Jimmy Carter.

youtube.com/watch?v=wBJgaBe5NgM 

Carter Continues to Impress Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, Freedom-Loving People Around the World

Senior Hamas leaders head to Egypt to meet with Carter, Haniya renews invitation to Carter to visit Gaza

The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy By John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt (TEXT)

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?

abstract_id=891198 

http://www.israellobbybook.com/book.html

Dutch TV film showing the Israelis' influence over America's Congress. http://video.google.com/videoplay?

docid=2894821400057137878

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIlyj6D5qmk&feature=PlayList&p=E99D887

3F5892DD5&index=0&playnext=1

 

Findley, Paul. A. Lincoln, "Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts about the US-Israeli Relationship." (1990), They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel�s Lobby. (1985). Video: Findley Dares to Speak Again: opposingdigits.com/vlog/?p=478  

The Gaza Holocaust: Israeli Attacks on Jabalia February 27-March 3, 2008

The Gulf War: Overreaction & Excessiveness By Hassan El-Najjar

Zionism, the highest stage of imperialism

"Terrorism" & "Islamo-Fascism" Propaganda Campaigns A Lecture, photos, references

Arab and Muslim Americans: Culture, Beliefs, Views, and Discrimination

US Foreign Policy (More of Dr. El-Najjar's Articles)

Emory Peace Activists Oppose David Horowitz Hate Speech: Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRgPKAglmzc

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