By altalib on July 1, 2010
Original article can be found here.
ACTION ALERT
(BAY AREA 06/30/2010) – Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 117, which declares California’s support of Israel’s deadly May 31 attack on the Freedom Flotilla. The bill also affirms the state’s support of Israel’s siege on Gaza and its “right to protect and [...]
Posted in News | Tagged activists, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, humanitarian, Palestine
By altalib on December 29, 2009
By Afnan Shukry
The “Trees for Life- Planting Peace in Palestine” initiative was launched in the summer of 2006 with a clear goal in mind: to offset destruction caused onto olive groves in Palestine by replanting olive trees, a symbol of peace. Better yet, to replant hope into the hearts of Palestinians who lost it when [...]
Posted in News
By altalib on April 20, 2009
www.guardian.co.uk
by Yousef Farsakh
As the situation in Gaza deteriorates and the world’s superpower endorses the growing violence by not bringing accountability to Israel’s actions, many have forgotten about the humanitarian blockade of the West Bank. While not remotely as deadly and evil as the blockade, siege, and now massacre in Gaza, the world must not forget [...]
Posted in Features, News | Tagged Gaza, Hospital, Israel, masacre, Nablus, Palestine Children Relief Fun, PCRF, West Bank
By altalib on April 20, 2009
By Narges Moaddel
faculty.maxwell.syr.edu
Many of us have heard the word Hajj and know that it is the fifth pillar of Islam. Ask people what kind of experience it is and you”ll hear a wide variety of responses such as spiritual, beautiful, difficult, crowded, etc. What does Hajj mean? Hajj literally means “to set out for a [...]
Posted in Features, News | Tagged Hajj, Ka'ba, Madina
By altalib on March 30, 2009
by Osma Dossani
flickr.com
The Facts: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, which has built the Museum of Tolerance here in LA, has been issued the permit to build a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. There is some tension behind this because many believe that it is on a Muslim cemetery. This issue ought to be judged with knowledge, [...]
Posted in Features, News | Tagged Building, CAIR, Jerusalem, Museum of Tolerance, Muslim Cemetery, NAGPRA, Simon Wiesenthal Center, UCLA
By altalib on March 30, 2009
by Nader Nasr
Narrated by Ibn “Umar: The Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said, “Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree.” Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of [...]
Posted in Features, News | Tagged Dates, Food, Hadith, Health, Ramadan, Sunnah
By altalib on February 9, 2009
Posted in Events | Tagged Hadith, Islam, President Obama
