Prophet's child bride book "The jewel of Medina" appears in US

Finally a book, controversial before the launch,"The jewel of Medina" appeared in US maket.The story of prophet Mohhamad's child bride is going to attract heavy criticism from islamic world.This Sherry jones novel...

'My book honours the prophet Mohammed,' says author whose novel provoked fire...

The author should of realised the response its best not to write about fictional things about Mohammed let alone the truth that gives the prophet bad character. The fact that he did not go by his own law and advice on how many wifes a man could have can be a touchy thing...

Salman Rushdie Condemns Cancellation of Muhammad Novel

" Rushdie, whose "The Satanic Verses" led to a death decree in 1989 from Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and forced the author to live for years under police protection, said the Random House Publishing Group had allowed itself to be intimidated. "I am very disappointed...

Harper's Free Trade Mantra: Hush, Rush, and Sign

Many Canadians are probably unaware of our brand new "Free Trade" agreements, with Columbia and Peru, negotiated quickly, in secret and quietly signed with no fanfare.  Who are we signing with, what are the...

‘Change’ Isn’t Always Friendly Toward West

Editor’s note: For centuries, leaders and would-be leaders alike — including, most recently, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama — have invoked “change” as lynch pins of campaigns to gain power and...

Uribe’s popularity hits record high after Betancourt rescue -The George Was...

Opinion Colombian President Álvaro Uribe’s approval rating reached a record 91 percent Thursday, following the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from their FARC captors acording with Colombia Reports. Uribe is seeking a Constitutional reform that will allow...

Saudis pour billions into `City of Knowledge` on holy site

"Saudi Arabia is pouring billions of dollars into Medina, burial place of the Prophet Mohammed and the cradle of Islam, to turn the religion's second holiest site into a high-tech bastion.The so-called Knowledge...

Saudi Arabia arrests alleged gays in raid

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly alleged in Saudi Arabia can get you beheaded or flogged when the sole Rulers of that country control every aspect of Saudi's lives."Saudi Arabia arrests alleged...

E-mail warns of bloody weekend in Mexican border city

"CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- The streets of Ciudad Juarez are empty after police became aware of an e-mail warning that this weekend will be "the bloodiest" in the Mexican border city....

2 killed in Somalia riot over food prices, witnesses say

Protests over rising food prices have lead to violence and instability in Somalia, leaving at least two dead. In just a few weeks, prices for basic food items have risen more than 50 percent in some cases."MOGADISHU,...

Mexico sends 2000 troops to U.S - Mexico border

Mexico's  drug-related violence is turning my country into a war zone."Chihuahua Joint Operation starts, troops begin deploying in Juárez  Photo gallery: Mexican troops arrive and patrol in...

Exit Polls & Real Time Election Results Potomac Primary: DC, MD, VA

Politisite Exit Polling Data from the Potomac Primary, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern / 0:00 GMT (UTC). Real Time Election Results from VA, MD, and DC.  This is part of our...

State Department criticizes congressman for threats against Islamic sites

Washington (ANTARA News) - The US State Department criticized a US congressman and long-shot presidential candidate for saying that threatening to bomb the Islamic holy sites of Mecca and Medina could deter...

Senate Blocks Effort to Revive Immigration Overhaul

"WASHINGTON, June 28 —The Senate voted today to effectively block efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, meaning that the issue is most likely dead until after the 2008 elections. Skip to next paragraph The Vote in the Senate Needing 60 votes to bring debate...

War Without Consequence? Absurd.

"Who said the following? There are a lot of things that are different now [after the invasion of Iraq], and one that has gone by almost unnoticed — but it's huge — is that by complete mutual agreement between the US and the Saudi government we can now remove almost...

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