Tag Archives: Terrorism

Who gets to define terrorism?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 26, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Ethan Casey July 26th 2011 My column last week on drone attacks so clearly struck a nerve that I intended to write a follow-up this week, addressing some of the many comments and responses. I did publish … Continue reading →

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The Burka Ban – 1

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 1, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Europe’s Open-face Democracy By Rahnuma Ahmed France bans full-face veils in public. Women wearing the niqab cannot enter government buildings, public transport, streets and markets. Burkas are not “welcome” on French soil, says Sarkozy. It is a … Continue reading →

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September 22 is for remembering

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Daily Mirror THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 00:00 The 4th article of the Dasa Raja Dharma, Lord Buddha’s incomparable treatise on good governance is about Ajjava, i.e. honesty and integrity. The ruler, the Buddha said must be absolutely … Continue reading →

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Photography is Not a Crime

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 28, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Photography is Not a Crime It’s a First Amendment Right By Carlos Miller The Homeland Security Bureau of the Miami-Dade Police Department has published a “Terrorist Awareness Guide” where it advises citizens to be on the lookout … Continue reading →

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Flotilla Fabrication

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 27, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews “The average person believes implicitly that the photograph cannot falsify. Of course, you and I know that this unbounded faith in the integrity of the photograph is often rudely shaken, for, while photographs may not lie, liars … Continue reading →

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ISRAEL’S ‘OPERATION MAKE THE WORLD HATE US

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 8, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews BRUCE. E. WILSON, “ISRAEL’S ‘OPERATION MAKE THE WORLD HATE US’ ENTERS BOLD NEW PHASE AS JERUSALEM POST EDITOR RELEASES VIDEO MOCKING DEAD FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS” 6 June, 2010 — MRZine ‘Israel does not need enemies: it has itself. … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Hope amidst the chaos

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 7, 2009

By Salma Hasan Ali In about a week, InshAllah, I will be traveling to Pakistan. My ticket is booked; visa arrived this morning; shalwar kameezes are at the dry cleaners. It’s not the ideal time to be going to Pakistan. … Continue reading →

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The Game of Death

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 29, 2007

She may well have been the best leader available. With a military dictator and a corrupt businessman as the alternatives, Benazir Bhutto, with her western admirers and her feudal followers, was clearly a front-runner. How she died will probably remain … Continue reading →

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