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February 5, 10:53 PM - Renaissance an inspiring theme for dancers [indiatimes]

Renaissance an inspiring theme for dancers Times of India MUMBAI: The Times of India Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is known for the amalgamation of various aspects of art and culture under one roof. And when culture is the key word here, how can the good ol' Maharashtrian tradition be left behind?

February 5, 10:52 PM - Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy [freemalaysiatoday]

Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy Free Malaysia Today Analysts detect a growing gap between Israeli and Western views on using force against Tehran's nuclear programme, which Tehran says is purely for peaceful purposes but the West suspects is aimed at acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

February 5, 10:48 PM - Valley celebrates Eid-e-Milad [greaterkashmir]

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Valley celebrates Eid-e-Milad GreaterKashmir.com Srinagar, Feb 5: Despite rain and snow, thousands of Kashmiris Sunday joined congregational prayers to celebrate the birthday of the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Devotees also spent the night in mosques and shrines across the Valley for ... Eid Milad Al-Nabi celebrated with religious fervour

February 5, 10:46 PM - Obama: 'I deserve a second term' [tucsoncitizen]

Tucson Citizen

Obama: 'I deserve a second term' Tucson Citizen Obama also touched on growing speculation that Israel is preparing to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran to thwart its suspected nuclear weapons program. “I don't think that Israel has made a decision on what they need to do,” Obama said.

February 5, 10:44 PM - Life and war in Afghanistan [washingtonpost]

Life and war in Afghanistan Washington Post Musadeq Sadeq / AP Afghans listen to speeches during a celebration to mark the anniversary of the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad at a mosque in Kabul. The birthday is celebrated by reciting the Koran and distributing free food to poor people in ...

February 5, 10:44 PM - U.S. proposes international coalition against Syria after U.N. veto [nydailynews]

New York Daily News

U.S. proposes international coalition against Syria after U.N. veto New York Daily News The threat of both sides turning to greater force after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution raises the potential for Syria's turmoil to move into even a more dangerous new phase that could degenerate into outright civil war.

February 5, 10:39 PM - Political differences not a reason to divide Muslim community — Talib [theborneopost]

Political differences not a reason to divide Muslim community — Talib The Borneo Post He said this when speaking at the opening of the Maulidur Rasul divisional level celebration before taking part in a procession together with some 4500 people at Bintulu Esplanade yesterday. “The people especially Muslims should be aware and not fall ...

February 5, 10:34 PM - Obama: US in 'lock step' with Israel on Iran [politico]

Politico

Obama: US in 'lock step' with Israel on Iran Politico President Barack Obama said Sunday that he's committed to working in “lock step” with Israel to try to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and seemed eager to calm concerns that Israel is on the brink of a pre-emptive attack on Iran that ... Israel unsure about Iran attack - Obama

February 5, 10:33 PM - A Lightning Rod in the Storm Over America's Class Divide [nytimes]

New York Times

A Lightning Rod in the Storm Over America's Class Divide New York Times WASHINGTON — When Charles Murray and Richard J. Herrnstein's book “The Bell Curve” appeared in 1994, it was denounced by social scientists, liberal pundits and a little-known Chicago civil-rights lawyer named Barack Obama, who in a commentary on NPR ...

February 5, 10:27 PM - Russia, China Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage [huffingtonpost]

Los Angeles Times

Russia, China Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage Huffington Post By Joseph Logan and Patrick Worsnip BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Western and Arab states voiced outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to ... Russia, China veto new UN resolution on Syria

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February 5, 10:46 PM - War in Afghanistan: Sacrifices in vain? [onlineopinion]

War in Afghanistan: Sacrifices in vain? On Line opinion A NATO report made public last week suggests that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw. Although not a strategic study the report begs the question, has the sacrifice of our Australian ...

February 5, 10:01 PM - Connecting at arm's length [timeslive]

Connecting at arm's length Times LIVE The last time there was such hype about a stock listing was when Google listed in 2004. It proved to be a worthy investment, to be sure, but it is just the latest monopoly. The feeding frenzy is surreal, isn't it? If you want to be cynical, ...

February 5, 9:35 PM - At War Blog: Winter at an Afghan Refugee Camp: 'Is It Sugar From God?' [nytimes]

At first they were happy and played in the snow, until they saw it was so cold and it was a dangerous sugar for them. A sugar from the sky, but it kills.

February 5, 9:33 PM - Winter in Afghanistan: 'Is It Sugar From God?' [nytimes]

The Moderate Voice

Winter in Afghanistan: 'Is It Sugar From God?' New York Times (blog) Most of the refugees here are from Helmand Province, in southern Afghanistan, and many are from the Sangin district there, which was and still is one of the most violence-prone areas in Afghanistan. Some have been in the camp as long as seven years. Children Freezing to Death: Another Horrific Side of the Afghanistan War

February 5, 9:32 PM - Israel and Palestine [thecuttingedgenews]

The Cutting Edge

Israel and Palestine The Cutting Edge The Middle East is no Europe and in the Israeli-Palestinian dynamic, although the notion is referenced, it actually refers to a more basic construct that is one's actual existence -- in other words, do Palestinians recognize the existence of a Jewish ... Urgently Palestinians need leaders of high caliber

February 5, 8:32 PM - Egyptian security forces fortify Interior Ministry against protesters [latimes]

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Egyptian security forces fortify Interior Ministry against protesters Los Angeles Times At least 12 people have died nationwide since Thursday, a day after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74 people when hooligans from a club in Port Said attacked fans from a visiting Cairo team. Many Egyptians blame the police and military for not ... Deaths in Egypt Clashes Rise to 11

February 5, 8:30 PM - At War Blog: An Officer and a Whistle-Blower [nytimes]

An Army colonel has written a scathing report saying senior officers in the Pentagon have issued exaggerated reports of progress in the war in Afghanistan.

February 5, 8:03 PM - For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War [wsj]

For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War Wall Street Journal By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS DALLAS—The night Katie Brickman met Ian Welch at the bar, she knew right away the Iraq war veteran was the man she wanted to marry. That made it all the more jarring when he asked a favor as they said goodbye in the parking lot: ...

February 5, 8:02 PM - Doing the right thing [gulfnews]

Doing the right thing gulfnews.com You also encouraged people to donate to charity and charity in Islam is one of the five pillars. I appreciate your effort to walk from the UAE to Makkah in order to raise funds for the Dubai Centre for Special Needs.

February 5, 7:26 PM - Real Opportunists of War against Terrorism [kashmirwatch]

Real Opportunists of War against Terrorism Kashmir Watch Like Palestinian 'Intifada', the current phase of Kashmiri uprising began on August 12, 2008 when Indian forces killed Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz who was protesting against the government decision to give land to the trust that runs ...

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The Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies (CEMS) at Central European University in Budapest and The School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, is pleased to announce Historic Famagusta: A Millennium in Words and Images, a conference held on October 5-6, 2012 at Central European University, Budapest.From as early as the tenth century a surprisingly large number of travel accounts, histories, poems, fiction narratives, theatre plays, administrative accounts as well as maps, prints and miniatures about Famagusta have come down to us. These texts and images can be found all over Europe and the Near East from the pens and brushes of Christian, Muslim and Jewish authors and artists. The recent resurgence of scholarly interest in pre-1960 Cyprus calls for studies and academic discussions on this vast corpus.The aim of the conference is to create a platform for historians, art historians, and literary critics to share their studies on textual and visual representations of Famagusta between 1000 CE and 1960. By investigating medieval, early modern and modern Famagusta in text and images, the conference will serve as an opportunity for an interdisciplinary dialogue among the participants, with the hope of broadening perspectives on Famagusta’s cultural and material legacy.

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February 5, 11:10 AM - Countdown to Zero in Tehran and Jerusalem [rightsidenews]

Countdown to Zero in Tehran and Jerusalem Right Side News "No "sword of Damocles" is going to hang over our head." Four years ago Israel launched a quieter attack was launched on a nuclear reactor in Syria, this time with the likely approval and assistance of the United States. Now after all the whitewashing ...

February 5, 2:08 PM - The Grand Jihad: Now in Paperback [rightsidenews]

The Grand Jihad: Now in Paperback Right Side News In The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America, bestselling author Andrew C. McCarthy provides a harrowing account of how the global Islamist movement's jihad involves far more than terrorist attacks, and how it has found the ideal partner ...

February 3, 1:42 AM - 'We know who the hate-merchants are' [malaysiakini]

'We know who the hate-merchants are' Malaysia Kini RR: Being the minority in the country, no non-Muslim would want to do such a nasty thing as throwing a pig head at a mosque. This is sacrilege. No opposition party too will stoop so low as to play on the sensitivities of religion and ethnicity.

February 2, 10:51 PM - African world view on revolutionary ruptures and pace of change in 2012 [indepthafrica]

African world view on revolutionary ruptures and pace of change in 2012 Indepth Africa At the end of 2010 the forces of racism, sexism, homophobia and chauvinism had rallied in the United States of America under the banner of the Tea Party. Financed by billionaires who grasped the dangers of popular mobilisation, these billionaires such ...

February 1, 4:47 PM - Remarks at the 31st Appeal of Conscience Seminar [state]

Remarks at the 31st Appeal of Conscience Seminar US Department of State (press release) Holocaust denial is growing in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East, desecrating the memory of more than six million Jews who died. This is indefensible. Across Europe, government restrictions on the free practice of Islam are on the rise.

February 1, 3:21 AM - Islamophobia in Canada: A Primer [newsocialist]

Islamophobia in Canada: A Primer New Socialist Group Meanwhile, Muslims in North America who do not appear to come from the Middle East or South Asia, such as Muslims of European or East Asian descent, have been less centrally targeted in this blurry overlap of religious and racial discrimination.

February 1, 5:33 PM - On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arizona Republicans to Introduce Draconian ... [truth-out]

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arizona Republicans to Introduce Draconian ... truthout Once-prominent figures in the Republican Party are being left behind. Former Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist - who turned Independent after the Tea Party rebelled against him in 2010 - said on Tuesday that he would “consider” voting for ...

January 29, 12:05 AM - Egypt celebrates anniversary of revolution in hope and fear [todayszaman]

Egypt celebrates anniversary of revolution in hope and fear Today's Zaman The crowds mostly chanted slogans against the military government. Additionally, some leftist groups said they don't want a theocratic state, shouting slogans against the religious parties. The groups conducting security checks of the crowd holding ...

January 29, 1:08 PM - Insurgents plug in to the Davos grid [theaustralian]

Insurgents plug in to the Davos grid The Australian The gloomy Davos sessions were a recognition that last year was the year of the protester - from Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party to the Arab Spring to riots in London and Greece. So how does it work, this cycle of simultaneous globalisation and ...

January 27, 11:18 AM - Egypt One Year On [middle-east-online]

Egypt One Year On Middle East Online Many were protesting against the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) rather than celebrating the revolution, Glen Johnson says. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Egypt on Wednesday 25 January, marking the first anniversary of ...

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