Tag Archives: Religion

Can you help Kurds to have a remembrance day for the Genocide?

Posted on by Laween Atroshi

Dear Friends of Kurdistan, I have set up an e-petition urging the British Government to recognize the Genocide inflicted upon the Kurdish population by the former regime of Saddam Hussein. If we get 100,000 signatures than they will debate this …

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Sexphobia and Islam

Posted on by M. Mohamed (Iraq/Palestine)

I recently found myself interested in the roles of women in Islamic (Arab) societies. There is no doubt that women are extremely oppressed with everything that makes them human being shunned away and buried by overuling men. I even found …

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Hunger Strike isn’t Suicide

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

When I started my hunger strike since nearly 40 days, many people tried to convince me to end my strike… Of the most opinions I heard was the religious point of view, which is summarized for: the hunger strike is …

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Denial of Public Education, Now Private?

Posted on by Pezhman (Iran/Canada)

Dear Friends, as some of you might know, members of the Baha’i community in Iran continually face discrimination from the Iranian Government. One of the many adversities faced by Baha’i youth is the inability to attend Post-Secondary Education in Iran. …

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The Attractive Tag of Liberalism!

Posted on by Syed Abdul Wahab Gilani (Pakistan)

Since Pakistan stepped in war against terror, the debate of “Extremist“, “Moderate” and “Liberal” has become common. Until now extremism is being considered uni-polar i.e. religious extremism. You may find oodles of analysts local and international popping up on your T.V screens commenting about …

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The Family of Mohammad, the Refugee.

Posted on by Mazin Qumsiyeh (Palestine)

I met the family of Mohammed by accident as I offered them a ride back to their home in Dheisheh refugee camp from Gush Etzion colonial offices where they were seeking (unsuccessfully) a permit to enter Jerusalem for medical treatments …

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Hamas and Fateh: Hatred Manufacturing

Posted on by Sami, the beduin.

He held my head in his hand and said smiling: “Are you ready to sell your head?”, and knowing the trick and who he was, I said “No, never!!” But he added: “We need people like you who speak and …

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Death Cry- Part Two !!!

Posted on by Sami, the beduin.

Oh Almighty God! Oh merciful God! Who’s that god you extend your hands to Sheikh Buddha? Can he hear you? Does he see? … God forgive! Oh Great God of the celestial throne, where are you now?? I looked up …

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Is Khamenei stealing the wealth of Iran?

Posted on by Ehsan Bakhtiar

A number of websites and videos are presenting evidence that the lifestyle of Ayatollah Khamenei is not as simple as he pretends. Check out two of the most interesting ones here:

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Meet Noam Dolgin of the Green Zionist Alliance

Posted on by Green Prophet

Jewish religious values can help green The Holy Land. Noam Dolgin is a Jewish environmental educator and the executive director of the Green Zionist Alliance (GZA). Based in Vancouver, Canada, he travels regularly around North America teaching about Jewish environmental …

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