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Stephen Schlesinger (born August 17, 1942) is an author and political commentator. He is an Adjunct Fellow at the Century Foundation in New York City. He served as Director of the World Policy Institute at the New School University from 1997-2006. He is the son of historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr and oldest brother of journalist Robert Schlesinger. Schlesinger graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in 1964, and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1968. During 1970, he began publishing, with other former supporters of Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene J. McCarthy, The New Democrat, a monthly magazine dedicated to uniting "the left and radical wings"[1] and replacing the "dead leadership" in the Democratic Party. The magazine was critical of Democratic National Committee chairman Larry O'Brien, and promoted the candidacy of South Dakota Senator George McGovern over that of Maine Senator Ed Muskie and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey during the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries.[2] Later, he worked as a staff writer for Time magazine. Schlesinger served as a speechwriter and foreign policy advisor for New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was elected during 1982 to the first of three consecutive terms. After Cuomo's defeat in 1994, Schlesinger worked for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT, a United Nations agency for human settlements planning) before accepting a job with the World Policy Institute. He resigned during June 2006. Schlesinger's book, "Bitter Fruit", published during 1982, a foreign policy work, has sold more than 100,000 copies. His subsequent study of the UN's founding, "Act of Creation", published during 2003, is the only authoritative account of the 1945 San Francisco Conference that drafted the UN Charter. It won the 2004 Harry S. Truman Book Award. During 2007, with his brother, Andrew, he edited his father's journals which cover the period from 1952-2000 and were published to wide acclaim. Among other media accomplishments, Schlesinger has appeared in five documentaries on the United Nations and one on the 1954 Stephen Schillinger interviewed by Susan modaress of presstv in her program autograph

Countless mujahideen from Afghanistan have become part of the Islamic Resistance Movement. Recently an esteemed Shaheed (martyr) from Afghanistan has been buried in the courtyard of Imam Redha\\\'s (A) shrine in Mashhad. The enemy keeps on trying to pit Islamic nations against each other; on the other hand, the believers keep uniting under the banner of Wilayah.

Al ‘Askarī Mosque or the ‘Askariyya Mosque/Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامامين علي الهادي والحسن العسكري‎ Marqad al-Imāmayn ‘Alī l-Hādī wa l-Ħassan al-‘Askarī) is a Shī‘ah Muslim holy site located in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shī‘ah mosques in the world, built in 944.[1] Its dome was destroyed in a bombing by terrorists in February 2006 and its two remaining minarets were destroyed in another bombing in June 2007, causing widespread anger amongst Muslims. The remaining clock tower was also destroyed in July 2007. The remains of the 10th and 11th Shī‘ah Imāms, ‘Alī al-Hādī ("an-Naqī") and his son Hasan al-‘Askarī, known as: al-‘Askariyyain ("the two ‘Askarīs"), rest at the shrine[2]. Also buried within the Mosque are: Hakimah Khātūn, sister of ‘Alī al-Hādī; and Narjis Khātūn, the mother of Muħammad al-Mahdī[3]. Adjacent to this shrine is another mosque, built over the location where the Twelfth or "Hidden" Imām, Muħammad al-Mahdī first entered the Minor Occultation. The ‘Askariyya Shrine is also known as the "Tomb or Mausoleum of the Two Imāms", "the Tomb of Imāms ‘Alī al-Hādī and Hasan al-‘Askarī" and "al-Hadhratu l-‘Askariyya". CLAIMS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE ARE ABSURD AS THE TWO MAJOR SECTS OF ISLAM, SHIA & SUNNI HAVE RESPECTED EACH OTHERS HOLY FIGURES FOR A LONG TIME. THESE SORTS OF INCIDENCES STARTED AFTER FOREIGN TROOPS ILLEGALY OCCUPIES IRAQ IN 2002 UNDER THE PRETEXT OF HAVING THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEN LATER THE CRUEL DICTATOR SADDAM. OCCUPYING TROOPS ARE STILL IN IRAQ CAUSING THE DISTRESS AND FEAR AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NOW SHIAS AND SUNNIS ARE UNITING TO EXPELL THE INVADERS FROM THEIR HOMELAND.

Documentary about Imam Husayn(A), the son of Imam Ali(A), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad(S). This documentary, by Press TV, looks at the commemorations of Ashura, the martyrdom of Imam Husayn(A) by the forces loyal to the Umayyad Caliph, Yazid ibn Muawiyyah (aka Yazid I). A massacre that took place in around 680AD (61AH) on the 10th of Muharram - the first month of the Lunar Calendar. This documentary focuses on the commemorations of Ashura by the Turkish Muslims, and how the event of Ashura serves as a uniting and invigorating force in the lives of the Muslims of Turkey. The documentary is in English, with English subtitles when interviews are conducted in Turkish.

British politician George Galloway has won a sensational election victory in the north of England which will take him back to parliament. Galloway won a landslide victory in a vote which saw the major parties humbled and Muslims uniting to elect the anti-war candidate. Roshan Muhammed Salih reports from Bradford.

Strategic advice from Imam Al-Askari (as) regarding Sunnis A clip based on the hadith of Imam Hasan Al-Askari (as) regarding Sunni brothers. Agha Alireza Panahiyan explained this meaningful and deep hadith uniting the Muslim Ummah. Worth contemplating...! Duration = 4:07 Follow us at: Shiatv.net/user/PureStreamMedia Telegram.me/PureStreamMedia Fb.com/PureStreamMedia

Many realize today that the Islamic Unity and brotherhood among Muslims need to be achieved. A very few are taking practical steps to make this happen. May Allah be with those who are uniting the Muslims against the enemy.

The Islamic Ummah is in the formation! For those who wished to draw sectarian and nationalistic lines between the dignified Muslim Ummah are miserably failing. All Muslims and the oppressed people around the globe are gradually uniting to welcome the Awaited Savior.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has openly supported the Islamic Resistance of the Palestinians against the Zionist regime, israel. Watch what Hamas has to say in response!! The Islamic Ummah is gradually uniting against the enemies of Islam.