April 2018
Turkey hosts the first World Muslims Minorities Summit
AMP Report:Turkey hosted the first World Muslim Minorities Summit in Istanbul from April 16 to April 19 under the title: Basic Problems, Solutions and Cooperation Opportunities."More than 250 representatives from 100 countries, in which the Muslims are a minority, attended the Summit. The main objective of the summit was to connect and strengthen the relationship amongst Muslims as well as listening to their challenges and find ways to solve them together.In his opening speech, President Erdogan lashed out at the West for stoking anti-Islam sentiment in its bid "to impose its own ideology and lifestyle.” Read More
The Gaza Slaughter of Palestinians Supported by the U.S. Congress and Major Jewish American Organizations
By Prof. James Petras: As of April 7, nearly three thousand unarmed Christian, Muslim and secular Palestinians have been wounded, over three dozens are in critical condition and at least twenty-five unarmed protestors, including children have been assassinated by hundreds of Israeli snipers and heavily armed troops shooting tank shells into crowds of civilians protesting their decades of incarceration by the racist Israeli state. Read More
Are the neo-fascists on the rise in Europe?
By Habib Siddiqui: Fidesz, Hungary’s ruling party, is projected to win in Sunday’s elections with a majority of the 199 seats in the National Assembly.Although with a higher turnout of the voters this timeVictor Orban, Hungary’s thrice-elected prime minister, may not keep his party’s two-thirds majority he is expected to form the next government again, his third consecutive one since 2010. Read More
Egyptian Kagaroo court sentences 35 Morsi supporters to life imprisonment
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: An Egyptian Kangaroo Court Wednesday (April 4) sentenced 35 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison for allegedly forming "terrorist cells" to attack security forces and state institutions. The Sohag Criminal Court sentenced another 155 defendants to three to 15 years on similar charges, including plotting to kill public figures and security officials, and joining an outlawed group, a reference to the Brotherhood which has been declared a terrorist group by the government of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Read More
China pledges to protect freedom of religion amid reports of religious repression
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: China pledged to continue to respect and protect its citizens' freedom of religious belief in a white paper published Tuesday (April 3). As a socialist country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China adopts policies on freedom of religious belief based on national and religious conditions to protect citizens' right to freedom of religious belief, build active and healthy religious relationships, and maintain religious and social harmony, said the white paper published by the State Council Information Office, titled "China's Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief." Read More
April 1968: The Black Rebellion That Shook America and the World
50 years ago, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was cut down by an assassin in Memphis. King, at 39, was the foremost leader of the civil-rights movement. While many people looked up to King, others--like the emerging Black Panther Party--were seeking out and advocating more radical, revolutionary solutions. Everyone was profoundly affected by the murder of MLK, and came face-to-face with deep questions. Read More
50 years ago they failed to shut him down
By James Wall: Were Vietnam and poverty the issues that prompted that evil moment when King died? King had long faced powerful forces that wanted him shut down. James Earl Ray fired the shot that ended the life of a civil rights icon. What the shot did not do was end the movement King inspired. Read More
Massacre in Gaza: Israel Opens Fire on Unarmed Palestinians — 15 Murdered, 1,400 Injured
Counter Current: On Friday, March 30, Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of unarmed Palestinians at a non-violent protest along Gaza’s border with Israel. According to available reports, at least fifteen protesters were killed by Israeli troops. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports that 805 were wounded by live ammunition. Over 1,400 were injured—with bullets, tank rounds, rubber bullets, and tear gas. On Saturday, March 31, 49 more unarmed demonstrators were wounded by Israeli fire. This massacre is taking place in the context of the Trump/Pence regime’s bellicose posture in the Middle East, its unqualified support for Israel, and its decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, signaling its full backing for even more genocidal Israeli assaults on the Palestinian people. Read More
A brief, unhappy history of Israeli massacres
By Philip Weiss: You'd think that the killings of 17 unarmed protesters in Gaza by Israeli riflers across a security fence on Friday would cause the world to sanction Israel for its conduct. But if you look over Israel's history, you find that the massacre has been a ready tool in the Israeli war-chest; and Israelis have not been prosecuted for carrying them out. Indeed, a couple of those responsible later became prime minister! Read More
Saudi crown prince: Israelis have the right to a homeland
The Atlantic: The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom's position, as outlined in an interview with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, on Monday (April 2). Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but behind the scenes, improvements in their ties have accelerated in recent years. Both countries see Iran as their biggest outside threat and the United States as their key ally. Read More
Kashmir an obstacle in the growth of India & Pakistan: Fai
Baltimore, Maryland. April 2, 2018. “The Kashmir dispute has an international dimension because it has the sanctity of the United Nations Charter and the United Nations Security Council resolutions and has become a big obstacle in the growth, peace and stability of both India and Pakistan. The unresolved conflict over Kashmir threatens the international peace and security of the world. It is far past time for the United Nations to take forceful action in order to restore peace and justice in Kashmir,” this was stated by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary General, World Kashmir Awareness Forum during the 43rd Annual Convention of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) that was held in Baltimore Convention Center on Easter Weekend. Read More
When is enough truly enough?
By Habib Siddiqui: Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking next week off. I think it was a wise decision given the fact that almost a dozen advertisers have dropped her show after the chauvinist talk show host mocked David Hogg, 17,a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre, on Twitteron Wednesday, accusing him of whining about being rejected by four colleges to which he had applied. Hogg called for a boycott of her advertisers in the show, "The Ingraham Angle. Read More
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