Baithak Desi Apr 29: Ziauddin Sardar, Mark Engler, David Sedaris, Shake-Head, Headlines, RealNews
When one sinner repents, says the biblical adage, there is much joy in heaven. So the angels, along with the government, must be rejoicing at the launch of the Quilliam Foundation. The thinktank has been established by not one but two repentant sinners: Ed Husain and Maajid Nawaz, ex-members of the extremist Islamic cult Hizb ut-Tahrir.
On earth, however, I would suggest a greater degree of caution. In the here and now, it's not the repentant sinners we should celebrate but "the 99 righteous persons who need no repentance", those unmentioned Muslims who refused to be seduced by the dark side. I know I am going to upset many of my Muslim friends who are quite ecstatic about the foundation. After all, as its website declares, Quilliam "rejects foreign ideologies of Islamism and jihadism" and upholds "Islam as a pluralistic, diverse tradition that can heal the pathology of Islamist extremism". What could be wrong with such a message? To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice , Ziauddin Sardar, writer and broadcaster
Smoking and non-smoking. by David Sedaris
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Jerry Springer to deliver Northwestern Law commencement
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Israeli leader: Hitler wasn't believed, we can't make that mistake with Ahmadinejad
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Regular Headlines
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Obama denounces Rev. Wright's latest comments
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Obama cuts Jeremiah Wright loose.
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On earth, however, I would suggest a greater degree of caution. In the here and now, it's not the repentant sinners we should celebrate but "the 99 righteous persons who need no repentance", those unmentioned Muslims who refused to be seduced by the dark side. I know I am going to upset many of my Muslim friends who are quite ecstatic about the foundation. After all, as its website declares, Quilliam "rejects foreign ideologies of Islamism and jihadism" and upholds "Islam as a pluralistic, diverse tradition that can heal the pathology of Islamist extremism". What could be wrong with such a message? To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice , Ziauddin Sardar, writer and broadcaster
This essay was drawn from FPIF analyst Mark Engler’s new book, How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy, published by Nation Books. The Democrats' "Free Trade" Divide
When I was in fourth grade, my class took a field trip to the American Tobacco plant in nearby Durham, North Carolina. There we witnessed the making of cigarettes and were given free packs to take home to our parents. I tell people this and they ask me how old I am, thinking, I guess, that I went to the world’s first elementary school, one where we wrote on cave walls and hunted our lunch with clubs. Then I mention the smoking lounge at my high school. It was outdoors, but, still, you’d never find anything like that now, not even if the school was in a prison. Letting Go
Smoking and non-smoking. by David Sedaris
Shake-Head-Lines
Sentencing judge slams Hussein execution Oh yeah!Israeli PM says 'sorry' after Palestinian mother and four children killed in their home
U.S. Military Contractor 'Used Armored Cars To Transport Prostitutes'
Jamal Dajani: What's in a Headline?
Corporate Vultures Lurk Behind the World Food Crisis By Anuradha Mittal
Saudi governor orders haircuts for men who hit on women
Jerry Springer to deliver Northwestern Law commencement
North Korea stoic in the face of famine
A media soap opera in Kabul
Bush [Mr. Virtue] defends Syria reactor claim
Israeli leader: Hitler wasn't believed, we can't make that mistake with Ahmadinejad
Zem Joaquin: A Picture is Worth Two Tons of CO2
Regular Headlines
Thesze Cook Island residents speak with a rural English accent
David Rees: Excuse Me, But I Have Something To Say About the Reverend Wright Scandal
SUICIDE ATTACK ON JIRGA,60 PEOPLE FEARED DEAD
Graham Robb wins 2008 Ondaatje prize
Sillicon Alley Insider lists The World's Most Valuable Digital Startups
Amitai Etzioni: For the good of all its people, Israel must pursue diversity
Pakistani prisoner dies
Sarabjit’s kin back
Beat poet wins Ruth Lilly prize
Obama denounces Rev. Wright's latest comments
An Iranian's vision of Jesus' life stirs debate
Davan Maharaj named managing editor of The Times
An Offer Hezbollah Cannot Refuse? - Part II
US is collapsing: Iran president
Obama cuts Jeremiah Wright loose.
It's National Poetry Month—what should you read?
Is it better to recycle paper or to burn it for energy?
Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Teaching Imperialism 101
Tomgram: Turse, A Pentagon's Who's Who of Your Life
Gates: New US Carrier In Gulf A "Reminder" To Iran
Obama's Dilemma: To Debate Or Not Debate
Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee
Paul Jay presents RealNews
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