Israeli Puppets

First Facebook now Apple bow to pressure from the Israeli government. An application on the App store called the third intifada was removed by Apple recently. This happened after an Israeli government official wrote to Apple CEO Steve Jobs complaining about the app. The app itself only provides links to news stories and dates of planned protests yet somehow this was seen as promoting violence leading to the app being removed. A similar incident occurred on Facebook when a page called the 3rd intifada which attracted over 330,000 fans was removed by Facebook after Israeli officials disapproved. How can Israel justify the claims that these apps/pages encourage violence when itself killed more than 1400 Gazan civilians and over 1000 Lebanese civilians in ‘self defence’. The hypocrisy of the Israeli state is mind blowing, on one hand protests in Iran are welcomed but protesters in the West Bank and the Golan Heights are shot at. None of us want violence but the oppressed people of Palestine have every right to protest as the oppressed people of Iran, Syria and other parts of the Arab world.

Somalia - A Land of Anarchy where the innocent suffer greatest

The tragedy unfolding in Somalia despite the debates that can be had on its origins is harming the poor and the innocent the most. Such is the nature of these conflicts where neither side is entirely sure what they are fighting for, but it certainly isn’t for the people or for justice. This BBC Documentary highlights the suffering and the brutal existence of the people of Somalia who are stuck in the middle of a long and bloody war and are surrounded by piracy and militancy. Its a small wonder so many want to get out and so many take such risks in an attempt to leave.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0125mlb/Panorama_Land_of_Anarchy/

Brian Haw - dedication till death

"We're there because our country is committing infanticide, genocide, the looting of nations. I'm determined to be there until they kill me. How much longer will that be?" 

                                                                                                                  Brain Haw (1949 - 2011)

Democracy and Islam

The end of secular nationalism is close in the Arab/Muslim world. With the fall of the Baath party in Iraq and its imminent end in Syria as well as the end of Mubarak and others it can clearly be seen that secular nationalism hasn't worked very well and has required a huge amount of bloodshed to maintain. The people of the Arab world clearly want democracy, but we shouldn't confuse democracy with capitalism or western style secular governments. The people of the Arab world don't want democracy without Islam but many don't want an Iranian style theocracy with a joke democracy (the man with the power isn't elected by the people) where elected leaders are nothing more than the 'public face' of the regime. 

A New Dawn is Visible

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With Gaddafi suffering losses in Libya, victory becoming imminent in Yemen and protests spreading in Syria it seems like a new dawn in the Arab World is visible.The dictators and tyrants are falling one by one and freedom is becoming a possibility for the people of the middle east. 


After decades of oppression and dictatorship the people have found their voice and have stood united against the tyrants whom they've suffered under for so long. The killings in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain and the mad ramblings of Gaddafi in Libya are testament to the fact that these regimes are afraid, they are afraid of their own people, they are afraid of what happened in Egypt and Tunisia. As the censorship, secret police and secret prisons fall away in Tunisia and Egypt the true extent of the oppression these countries suffered under is becoming clear.

The Drums of War

War Drum: a drum beaten as a summons or an accompaniment to battle. 

Since 9/11 and onwards the western media has been on the war path, trying to convince people in the west that war is the only course forward. They have been attempting to justify the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and some could argue that because of their lack of questioning and investigation the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went ahead with little real resistance.

Cheap Blood

The recent attacks on mosques in Pakistan, the killing of shia MUSLIMS and the attack on a Christian neighborhood in Iraq shows again that these self appointed 'mujahideen' are enemies of peace and of all those who strive for peace. The killing of fellow Muslims especially in a mosque cannot under any circumstances be justified,

Church Massacre

...If God had not driven some people back by means of others, 

monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques, where God's name is

mentioned much, would have been pulled down and destroyed. God will

certainly help those who help Him - God is All-Strong, Almighty.

(Quran - 22:40)

At least 52 were killed after Al Qaeda militants attacked a church in Baghdad, killed the priest and held the worshippers in the church as hostages.

Moderation in Islam

The recent rise of what is being called 'militant Islam' and the radical new interpretations of Islam that are popping up in the muslim world and being supported by various groups are really troubling issues for muslims living in the west. The people that support these extreme ideologies envision some kind of Global Jihad and believe that Islam was spread by the sword (a complete lie) and also believe that its their duty to spread it by sword.

We're All Gaza

The leaders of Israel and Palestine are still attempting to bring some meaningful peace to the region while the people of Gaza continue to suffer under siege, aid trickles in and humanitarians are still refused entry by sea or air. We should remember the people of Gaza and keep them in our prayers. W’salaam ~ Peace. Download this wallpaper at: http://musl1m.deviantart.com/art/We-re-All-Gaza-159831786?q=&qo=

The best of people?

The recent tragic death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan has really shown how unsustainable this conflict has become. How many more innocent lives must we lose before both sides realize that his war isn’t working. The Taliban’s insurgency is still surviving even after all of these years and now they are resorting to even crueler methods of violence in an attempt to prolong their survival.