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Golden Nuggets in the Alternative News Networks
Yvonne Ridley The news which reaches this side of the Atlantic usually revolves around some insulting tweet or the latest weird appointment your president has made from The White House. Donald Trump dominates the news so much, he is the news when it comes to events in the USA and so distracts all meaningful discussion and debate of what is really happening elsewhere in America.
For the Good People of Sutherland Springs
By Yvonne Ridley It seems to be widely accepted now that the biggest civilian threat posed to Americans is ... erm, Americans - angry white guys to be precise.I can't begin to understand exactly how the good people of Sutherland Springs will come to terms with the mass shooting which must have blighted the lives of all who live in the tiny community. With a population of around 600, it's not an exaggeration to say almost every home there must have been affected by Sunday's shooting at First Baptist Church.
The British Royal Black Out
Yvonne Ridley The emergence of Black Lives Matter is an indication of the serious escalation of racism and bigotry in America these days which is obviously felt around the US hence the emergence of the #taketheknee protests. US President Donald Trump might be in denial but it is obvious there is institutional racism in your back yard, but there are equally sinister agendas at play over here in the UK albeit a tad more subtle.
Time for All US Muslims to Become Politically Active
Yvonne Ridley OF the many revelations I discovered on my spiritual journey to Islam one that completely blew me away was just how environmentally friendly and green is this great faith. Reading through the pages of the Holy Qur’an, it is abundantly clear that God, as our Creator, made we humans trustees of our beautiful planet.
The Source and Necessity of Order and Structure
Elder George THE universe contains the structure and order enabling all life to function, preserve itself, and propagate. Structure provides parameters to function within, and order provides reliability of events and responses to action.
Can Palestinians Forgive and Forget?
Yvonne Ridley in Johannesburg Few believed the Palestinian groups of Hamas and Fatah could finally bury the hatchet when both sides came together for reconciliation in Cairo recently but that is exactly what happened. Watching the whole drama from his offices thousands of miles away in South Africa was hero of the anti-Apartheid struggle 87-year-old Laloo Isu Chiba who knows the pain and sacrifice revolutionaries have to make if they are to overcome oppression and brutal regime
Indian Supreme Court Judgement: Another Nail in the Coffin of the Marriage Institution
Dr. Javed Jamil IN another “remarkable†judgment, the Supreme Court on October 11, held that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, who is below 18 years of age, is rape. A girl child below the age of 18 cannot be treated as a commodity having no say over her body or someone who has no right to deny sexual intercourse to her husband, the Supreme Court held.
The Rohingya Muslims: The Victims of Pure State-Terrorism
"The population of the Rohingya Muslims is being continuously annihilated as per a blue print of ethnic cleansing."Double standard has become the most established norm in world politics; one rule for the Muslims and another rule for the non-Muslims is now visible everywhere. If a terrorist attack takes place in a western city by a Muslim, the western governments, the European Union, the media outfits, even the UN Security Council, spare no time to condemn it.
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Commits to a Political Solution
Syria Muslim Brotherhood in its sixth session of Shura Council issues following statement on October 7, 2017, Ikhwanweb reports.
Women Wage Peace Movement Rallies in Israeli Occupied Land
By Yvonne Ridley, UK WHEN US President Donald Trump made an election pledge to move the American Embassy from tel Aviv to Jerusalem it was bound to cause a seismic reaction in an already volatile of the world and maybe that's why he shelved the plan when he got the keys to The White House.
American Racism Stops Mohammad Alqadi to Attend Marathon
By Yvonne Ridley THE New York Marathon is a huge event drawing in nationalities and runners from around the world but I want you to spare a thought this year for Palestinian marathon man Mohammad Alqadi who has been stopped in his tracks by American racism.
Why Should I Have to Apologize for Something I Have Nothing to Do With?
By Abubakar N. Kasim, Toronto, Canada THE media and islamophobes continue to harass Muslims. They demand statements of condemnation every time a crazy mad man takes matters into his own hands and commit atrocities.
Deja Vu as Trump ignores Rohingya
By Yvonne Ridley By the time you read this war could already have started between America and North Korea, such are the precarious times in which we live. Certainly the world moved one step closer to the abyss thanks to sabre rattling from your president, Donald Trump who recently despatched US Air Force bombers and fighter jets to fly off North Korea's coast.
The Toll of Natural Disasters
By Elder George THE greatest hardships experienced in the United States seemingly result from natural disasters such as fire, snow, rain, drought, flooding, tornados and hurricanes. The news media covers these disasters in great depth as it attempts to capture the emotional impact on the populace.
Peace One Day... But will Trump Make the Call?
By Yvonne Ridley I watched with incredulity from my farm in the Scottish Borders as Donald Trump made his first ever speech before the General Council of the United Nations. I knew it would be spectacular but not in this way - it was gross in the extreme.