The Republicans are like frat boys in Animal House Reckless, anarchic and strident, the American right is living in a parallel world where fear and rage drive out the facts Gary Younge guardian.co.uk In the classic teen movie Animal House there comes a moment when the ne’er-do-well students of the Delta fraternity finally realise their pranks have gone too far. Faced with expulsion from university, the most violent, antisocial drunkard of the group, Bluto Blutarsky (John Belushi), gives one last rousing, rambling speech to his crestfallen comrades. “Nothing is over until we decide it is,” he yells. “Was it over … Continue reading Republicans are in Animal House!

There is only one Islam http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2010/04/there-is-only-one-islam.html To: Muslim leadership from every denomination. Dedicated to Dr. Imam Yusuf Kavakci. The following two pictures were from the Unityday USA event, which was an inter-faith and intra-faith event. Written and sent to Dr. Kavakci on 2/4/2010 1:20:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time and he responded back, that efforts will take time. There is only one Islam Mike Ghouse There is only one Islam, but each one of us sees it differently. While there is hardly a disagreement on “many” a key issues, we certainly disagree on some. I dedicate this to our Imam Dr. … Continue reading There is only one Islam?

New species ‘live without oxygen’ The first animals that do not depend on oxygen to breathe and reproduce have been discovered by scientists on the bed of the Mediterranean Sea. By Nick Collins telegraph.co.uk One of the species has been named Spinoloricus Cinzia, after Dr Danovaro’s wife Three species of creature, which are only a millimetre long and resemble jellyfish encased in shells, were found 2.2 miles (3.5km) underwater on the ocean floor, 124 miles (200km) off the coast of Crete, in an area with almost no oxygen. The animals, named Loriciferans due to their protective layer, or lorica, were … Continue reading Species ‘live without oxygen’

Muslim women are not political pawns The National Muslim Women’s Advisory Group was little more than a tick-box exercise, which is why I had to resign Shaista Gohir guardian.co.uk This week, I resigned from the government’s National Muslim Women’s Advisory Group (NMWAG), which was launched by the prime minister more than two years ago. We were supposed to influence policies by advising on empowering Muslim women; on issues affecting them; and on their role in preventing violent extremism. We did very little of this and instead were side-tracked into overseeing the delivery of projects, which was not our job. Whenever … Continue reading British Muslim women are not political pawns!

PU violence Saturday, April 10, 2010 After several days of violence, the Punjab University has cancelled scheduled exams and shut down hostels. Many students had already left the campus after the mayhem that unfolded following the thrashing of a professor, who headed the university’s academic committee, by IJT activists. Such hooliganism is of course not new. It has occurred before. The grip of the IJT on the PU and indeed other campuses means a reign of fear remains in place, with ‘moral’ vigilance squads monitoring activities and dictating how various aspects of university life are to be run. The latest … Continue reading To control Mullahism – Leading Mullahs need to be publically executed?

VIEW: Supreme national interest —Naeem Tahir There is a very wide gap between the priorities of the ‘people’ at large and the ‘leaders’ at large. This may be the cause of the failure of many regimes, including the so-called democratic as well as non-democratic ones ‘Supreme national interest’… I have heard this expression or something to this effect, several times. Each time it had an ominous sound to it. Most of the time the expression has been used to justify an action that could otherwise not be justified. This sentence is a favourite of the dictatorial mindset and now it … Continue reading Sacrificing Mullahs in the name of Allah?

Book review: Completing the portrait of a murdered man —by Afrah Jamal Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter’s Memoir By Fatima Bhutto Jonathan Cape Ltd; Pp 480 Google Fatima Bhutto and George Clooney’s name comes up — the Daily Telegraph thinks they are an item; peruse her new book and the journey through the wonderland with its glitz and glamour takes an unexpectedly macabre twist. Her family history is to blame for blighting the sunny landscape. Bhuttos are the ruling elite. Every so often they run for office. This quest leaves a bloody trail and each attempt almost always … Continue reading Fatima Bhutto

VIEW: Interfaith harmony for world peace —Mohammad Jamil Muslims have been pushed against the wall with the result that the world has become a more violent, more radicalised and more dangerous place to live in Pope Benedict XVI is a highly respected spiritual leader and his words are considered an article of faith for hundreds and thousands of Catholic priests. He can therefore play a pivotal role in creating interfaith harmony, which will help make this world a peaceful place to live in. Of course, to achieve this objective, he, as well as Muslim scholars, will have to inculcate a … Continue reading Muslims and Christians should pray together!

This week in crazy: The smoking diplomat Mohammed Al-Madadi turned an in-flight smoke into a terrorist scare. Did he get immunity from common sense? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Salon I thought if your title was “diplomat,” your job was to basically go around not saying dumb-ass things. But Mohammed Al-Madadi apparently didn’t read the fine print on his application for Qatari diplomatic corps. On Wednesday, Al-Madadi was flying from Washington, D.C., to Denver for a visit with imprisoned al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri when he got the urge for a nicotine fix. Mistake No. 1: He succumbed to temptation and … Continue reading WARNING TO MUSLIM DIPLOMATS – NO JOKEY WITH AMEREEKI OK!