Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

Indonesia`s consulate further investigation human trafficking crime

"A number of Indonesian women from rural areas had become victims of human trafficking crimes in Japan as they had been cheated to work in Japan with high salaries but instead they had been forced to work as prostitutes. Both Japan and Indonesia were aware of a possible...

Muslim Organisation Issue Fatwa Against Salman Khan

"A Muslim organisation has issued a fatwa against Salman Khan for attending a Ganesh puja. On Tuesday night, the actor was present at the aarti performed by singer Sonu Nigam at the Lalbaugcha Raja mandal, Mumbai's most iconic sarvajanik Ganesh mandal. His visit was widely...

Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared- Shades of Che Guevera

"Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared By ZEYAD KASIM 05/15/2007 03:22 AM ET An unknown left-wing group calling itself the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance distributed leaflets in the Mid-Euphrates area around Najaf, Hilla and Karbala calling for “resistance against...

Bombers in arms caught on film

Pakistan Suicide Bomb Kills 20, Injures Minister and Many Others

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide attack as Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao addressed a crowd in northwestern Pakistan."A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday at a public gathering in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and...

Bob Woolmer’s Death Shocks World Cricket

" Suicide, murder or cardiac arrest? "Woolmer was always a calming influence on the team and if stress took his life away, I find it difficult to believe," Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald said on Bob Woolmer's sudden death. Woolmer died within a day after...

Kidnap plot charge man in court

" Last Updated: Friday, 9 February 2007, 16:05 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Kidnap plot charge man in court Police van arriving at court The accused were taken by police escort to London A man accused of involvement in an alleged plan to kidnap and kill a...

Girl, 4, marries man, 45

This is a bizzarre way to settle a feud."Dera Ismail Khan - A four-year old girl was married to a 45-year-old man in a remote Pakistan town to settle a feud, leading to the arrest of 12 people from two families, police said on Friday. The bizarre marriage took place last...

Canadian Muslim MP not Muslim enough for islamists

"Canadian Muslim organizations criticized a Muslim legislator for a fact-finding mission to Israel that he undertook at the prime minister’s request. The leaders of the Canadian Arab Federation and the Canadian Islamic Congress issued a joint statement mocking the...