Cynthia McKinney in an Israeli jail - English
As if we needed any more proof that the international media deliberately avoids exposing anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian injustices, its suspect...
As if we needed any more proof that the international media deliberately avoids exposing anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian injustices, its suspect behavior during recent days has sealed the case.
Even as we were being force-fed minute details of Michael Jackson's colorful life along with endless speculation as to the true parentage of his children, a former U.S. Congresswomen and presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney, was languishing in an Israeli jail.
Her 'crime' was boarding the Free Gaza Movement's aid vessel The Spirit of Humanity in Cyprus, in an effort to break Israel's cruel siege of Gaza, which even the U.S. President has condemned.
Like several of her sister vessels, The Spirit of Humanity was attacked by the Israeli Navy in international waters before being boarded by Israeli commandos and dragged along with its crew and passengers towards Israel.
Once there, 21 human rights advocates from the U.S., Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen, including McKinney, Noble Laureate Mairead Maguire, and documentary filmmaker Adam Shapiro, were incarcerated.
Let's be realistic. If just about any other high-profile U.S. politician on any other mission had been detained within a cell block on foreign soil, the incident would have merited headlines.
However, McKinney's abduction went almost unnoticed. Not only was the story relegated to the back pages, if it ran at all, there was a corresponding absence of comment from Congress and the White House.
McKinney is now home after refusing to sign a statement in Hebrew that she was guilty of a violation, but the mainstream media is certainly not clamoring at her door for interviews.
As far as I can tell, her ordeal has mostly been covered by left-wing outlets such as Democracy Now or Middle East networks including Al Jazeera and Press TV.
A number of McKinney's supporters say the reason for the media blackout was the fact that she is a Black American. But, in fact, it's her cause that's the problem rather than her color.
My analysis is based on the lack of media coverage given to the Viva Palestina aid convoy of trucks and ambulances from London to Gaza, led by British Parliamentarian George Galloway.
The Herculean efforts of hundreds of ordinary Britons to deliver much-needed humanitarian supplies to war-torn Gaza earlier this year was a non-event as far as the media was concerned until Galloway was barred from entering Canada as a result.
Unless you're a person who relentlessly digs on the internet, you probably are not aware that during McKinney's ordeal, Galloway, along with Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic, were meeting up with over 200 Americans in Cairo armed with $2 million (Dh7.35 million) that was raised in the U.S. to buy trucks and medical aid destined for Gaza.
The Egyptian English-language paper Al Ahram Weekly dubs this ""the largest grassroots medical relief effort for Gaza in U.S. history"" but once again, this doesn't merit column inches in either U.S. or European mainstream papers.
In a similar vein, is the way that the horrendous courtroom stabbing of 32-year-old Marwa Al Sherbini was considered inconsequential by the German media until it elicited angry protests in her hometown of Alexandria.
There are so many aspects to this story, which should have been emblazoned across front pages.
First of all it was a blatant race crime, which Germany is normally sensitive about. Second, it begs questions concerning court security.
What were armed officers doing when Marwa was stabbed 18 times and why was her husband shot when he attempted to protect his pregnant wife?
What kind of editors would bin reports of such a horrendous crime carried out in full view of the authorities? What were they thinking?
Purely coincidentally, I was sitting at a table with one of Marwa's uncles in an Alexandria coffee shop when he received a call on his mobile and had to dash off because of a ""family emergency"".
Today, this exceptionally close-knit family is devastated and hurt that the murder of one of their own wasn't initially treated with the weight the crime deserved.
Egyptians are outraged at Germany's disinterest and the inaction of their own foreign office. The numbers who attended her funeral, who gathered outside the German embassy in Cairo and who demonstrated in Cairo and Alexandria speak for themselves.
Because Marwa's dispute with her attacker was based on his objections to her Islamic headscarf, the death of the young pharmacist has become an emblem for the rights of Muslim women at a time when the French President is attempting to ban the burqa. Marwa loved life.
She didn't plan to become a martyr. But in the eyes of Egyptians calling for a mosque and a street in Alexandria to be renamed in her honor, she is a heroine.
If the U.S. and Europe are chronically supine when it comes to Muslim causes, then the governments and media throughout the Arab and Muslim world should embrace them clearly and loudly.
With anti-Muslim hate crimes on the rise, Muslims need a strong united voice on the international stage. Shame on the world's media that appears to be united only in its anti-Muslim bias!
Linda S. Heard is a specialist British writer on Middle East affairs.
(Source: Gulf News
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Human Rights Watch Extremely Concerned About Deteriorating Situation In...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain.
The Sunni-dominated government has intensified the crackdown launched against the Shia population, arresting dozens of opposition figures on suspicion of toppling the government.
In a letter to the Bahraini King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the officers of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division criticized the government.
The group also called on the King of Bahrain to defend human rights activists, saying they are worried about Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and a member of the Advisory Committee.
The government-affiliated media accused Rajab of liaising with "international organizations."
The allegation came after the Bahrain Center for Human Rights criticized the government's recent arrests of opposition figures, the activists wrote.
In an interview with Press TV last week, Rajab said, "there is a continuous war against all Shias who are critics of the government."
Many of the opposition detainees were tortured and sexually assaulted, among them were religious figures, he revealed.
The population of Bahrain is predominantly Shia. However, the majority group has long complained of being discriminated against by the Sunni-dominated government in obtaining jobs and receiving services.
The Shia opposition also refuses to recognize the 2002 Constitution, which curbed the power of the Shia-majority parliament, and has called for the boycott of next month's parliamentary elections.
The following is the complete text of the letter to the King of Bahrain:
HRW raise concerns on targeting of human rights activists in Bahrain
Including Head of BCHR and HRW Advisory Committee member Nabeel Rajab
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/144381.html
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The Price of PEACE Documentary - English
American role to create Taliban and Alqieda in pakistan
their effect and result in pakistani society
documentary film
American role to create Taliban and Alqieda in pakistan
their effect and result in pakistani society
documentary film
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The World is Changing - English
http://nureinwort.blogspot.com It is the year 2010 and the Islamic Revolution thrives, inexpugnable to billion dollars coup attempts, cultural...
http://nureinwort.blogspot.com It is the year 2010 and the Islamic Revolution thrives, inexpugnable to billion dollars coup attempts, cultural warfare, plots for sectarian division, and barbaric preemptive wars of aggression. Its enemies - authors of our media headlines and our academic lines of thought - predicted the same movement to collapse 30 years ago. Will you let those backwards people to tell you what Islam, Fundamentalism, and this beautiful Revolution are all about, or will you make use of your God-given intellectual faculties to leave the prejudices and twisted frameworks behind?
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[2/2] Esirler Kervani - Mawakeb-ul Abaa - Arabic sub Turkish
Esirler Kervani, Imam Hüseyin ve Resulullah'in evlatlarinin Kerbelada sehit oldugu sahneleri canlandiran, insani derinden etkileyen ve kalp...
Esirler Kervani, Imam Hüseyin ve Resulullah'in evlatlarinin Kerbelada sehit oldugu sahneleri canlandiran, insani derinden etkileyen ve kalp gözünü acan bir film. Bu film Kerbela katliamindan sonra Ehlibeyt ailesinin basindan gecen serüvenleri anlatmaktadir. Peygamber evlatlari tutsak alinmis ve hayasizca Sam'a dogru yol almislardir. Nihayet Yezidin sarayina, Suriye, Sam'a getirildi.
Burada Seytan'in müslüman kitlelerinin gözlerinin üzerine altmis karanlik perdeleri, delinmis oldu, burada Zalim Yezid, nasil rezil ve rüsva oldugunu, Hz.Zeynep; Ali bin Ebu Talib kizi; Sam halkini derin uykusundan uyandirdi ve Emevi Hanedaninin temelini sarsan bir benzersiz, önemli ve kritik vaaz ile yerler altina seriyor.
Bu filmi ibretle izleyeceksiniz.
Allahin selami Peygamberlerin sonuncusu ve efendisi Hz.Muhammed(s.a.a.) ve onun masum ve temiz Ehlibeytine olsun.
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[1/2] Esirler Kervani - Mawakeb-ul Abaa - Arabic sub Turkish
Esirler Kervani, Imam Hüseyin ve Resulullah'in evlatlarinin Kerbelada sehit oldugu sahneleri canlandiran, insani derinden etkileyen ve kalp...
Esirler Kervani, Imam Hüseyin ve Resulullah'in evlatlarinin Kerbelada sehit oldugu sahneleri canlandiran, insani derinden etkileyen ve kalp gözünü acan bir film. Bu film Kerbela katliamindan sonra Ehlibeyt ailesinin basindan gecen serüvenleri anlatmaktadir. Peygamber evlatlari tutsak alinmis ve hayasizca Sam'a dogru yol almislardir. Nihayet Yezidin sarayina, Suriye, Sam'a getirildi.
Burada Seytan'in müslüman kitlelerinin gözlerinin üzerine altmis karanlik perdeleri, delinmis oldu, burada Zalim Yezid, nasil rezil ve rüsva oldugunu, Hz.Zeynep; Ali bin Ebu Talib kizi; Sam halkini derin uykusundan uyandirdi ve Emevi Hanedaninin temelini sarsan bir benzersiz, önemli ve kritik vaaz ile yerler altina seriyor.
Bu filmi ibretle izleyeceksiniz.
Allahin selami Peygamberlerin sonuncusu ve efendisi Hz.Muhammed(s.a.a.) ve onun masum ve temiz Ehlibeytine olsun.
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[2/2] Hz Hüseyin-i Kerbela (a.s) elçisi - Dubbed in Turkish
Hazreti Hüseyin Kufe'den binlerce mektupla çağırılması sonucu Kufe'ye hareket etmeye karar verir. Kufe'liler Yezid'in tayin ettiği validen...
Hazreti Hüseyin Kufe'den binlerce mektupla çağırılması sonucu Kufe'ye hareket etmeye karar verir. Kufe'liler Yezid'in tayin ettiği validen zulüm görmektedirler. Hz.Hüseyin Kufe'ye hareketinden evvel Kufe'nin son hali ile ilgili bilgi almak amacıyla Kays İbn-i Musahhar'ı kendi elçisi olarak Kufe'ye gönderir. Bu film Kays İbn-i Musahhar'ın Kufe'de başına gelenleri anlatmaktadır.
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[1/2] Hz Hüseyin-i Kerbela (a.s) elçisi - Dubbed in Turkish
Hazreti Hüseyin Kufe'den binlerce mektupla çağırılması sonucu Kufe'ye hareket etmeye karar verir. Kufe'liler Yezid'in tayin ettiği validen...
Hazreti Hüseyin Kufe'den binlerce mektupla çağırılması sonucu Kufe'ye hareket etmeye karar verir. Kufe'liler Yezid'in tayin ettiği validen zulüm görmektedirler. Hz.Hüseyin Kufe'ye hareketinden evvel Kufe'nin son hali ile ilgili bilgi almak amacıyla Kays İbn-i Musahhar'ı kendi elçisi olarak Kufe'ye gönderir. Bu film Kays İbn-i Musahhar'ın Kufe'de başına gelenleri anlatmaktadır.
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 01 of 12 - Urdu
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 1 of 12 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high...
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 1 of 12 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 02 - Urdu
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 2 - Urdu
(Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality...
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 2 - Urdu
(Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the original DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 03 - Urdu
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 3 - Urdu.
(Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie...
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 3 - Urdu.
(Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 04 - Urdu
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 4 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality...
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel (a.s.) - Episode 4 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 05 - Urdu
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 5 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie...
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 5 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 07 - Urdu
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 7 - Urdu.
(Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie...
Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 7 - Urdu.
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 08 - Urdu
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 8 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this...
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 8 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 09 - Urdu
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 9 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this...
[Serial] Tiflan-e-Muslim (a.s.) - Episode 9 - Urdu. (Request from Uploader) Please purchase the original high quality DVDs of this movie series and others from Payam Center and its distributors to support the cause. To purchase the orignal DVDs, contacts are given at payam.com.pk
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Qaseeda by Junaid Jamshed from Hadi Ul Anam Arabic and Urdu
A nice nasheed sung by Junaid Jamshed in his new album Hadi Ul Anam which is written by companion of Hazrat Hassan Bin Sabit.
A nice nasheed sung by Junaid Jamshed in his new album Hadi Ul Anam which is written by companion of Hazrat Hassan Bin Sabit.
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[Toronto] Middle East Solidarity Walk 26Feb2011 - All Languages
Thousands of Men, Women and Children gathered in Downtown Toronto, Protesters chanted against Middle east ruling system, specially against Qaddafi....
Thousands of Men, Women and Children gathered in Downtown Toronto, Protesters chanted against Middle east ruling system, specially against Qaddafi. March started from Dundas Square and ended in-front of U.S Consulate.
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Quiz 2 sur Imam Houssain as - Francais
Une serie de questions-reponses sur Imam Houssain as et la tragedie de Karbala
Une serie de questions-reponses sur Imam Houssain as et la tragedie de Karbala
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Nasrallah slams anti-Iran remarks by Hariri - 9Apr11 - English
Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has underlined Hezbollah\\\'s stance towards the latest developments in Lebanon through a televised...
Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has underlined Hezbollah\\\'s stance towards the latest developments in Lebanon through a televised speech.
Remarks of caretaker premier Saad Hariri in which he accused Iran of interfering in the affairs of Arab states and inciting problems were considered by Nasrallah as a reflection of Israeli rhetoric.
Sayyed Nasrallah linked the latest position of Saad Hariri to the unrest in the region, especially after Hariri held a telephone conversation with Bahraini king Hamad Bin Khalifa:
The anti Iranian remarks follow a campaign by the March 14 against hezbollah\\\'s arms , but this stance is not new, and nasrallah said it goes back some years and is part of a deal between the US and the embattled March 14th .
Analysts see the war of words in Lebanon as a reflection of rivalry between the camp allied with the US and the resistance:
The issue of the formation of a new cabinet headed by PM designate Najib Mikati was also tackled by Nasrallah who said the march 8th are determined to deal with the remaining obstacles before forming the Mikati cabinet.
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Ex-ISI Chief Hamid Gul: CIA Choreographing Osama Assassination Hoax -...
Was USAma already dead?
What difference does it make now?
Is this a boost for Obama's campaign?
Is it Pakistan's turn now, after Afghanistan...
Was USAma already dead?
What difference does it make now?
Is this a boost for Obama's campaign?
Is it Pakistan's turn now, after Afghanistan and Iraq?
Drone attacks on innocents?
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