WORSENING TRENDS IN  GLOBAL  ARMS  TRANSFERS.

WORSENING TRENDS IN GLOBAL ARMS TRANSFERS.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has in its 2011 Report highlighted trends in global arms transfers which any sane human being would describe as “worsening.” SIPRI shows that “the volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons was 24 per cent higher in the period 2007-11 than in 2002-2006.” The top supplier of arms dur...

The  Global March to Jerusalem

The Global March to Jerusalem

The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) expresses its solidarity with the Global March to Jerusalem on 30th March 2012. The March will “demand freedom for Jerusalem and its people and to put an end to the Apartheid, ethnic cleansing and Judaisation policies affecting the people, land and sanctity of Jerusalem.” The organisers of the March also seek “to ...

REGIME  CHANGE  IN  MALAYSIA?

REGIME CHANGE IN MALAYSIA?

In his widely read blog (13 February 2012), the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, criticises the politics of regime change pursued by the United States of America. He is concerned that Malaysia may also be a target for regime change. And the US candidate to head the new regime which will be in full, complete support of US policies, he says, is...

UN Shenanigans on Syria

UN Shenanigans on Syria

"Viscous nasty business" ... "aggressive pressure ... by US diplomats", "ferocious pressure on weaker non-permanent members", the "type of pressure [that] is very, very difficult for weaker countries ... to resist.'' That's how a former British diplomat at the United Nations, Carne Ross, described last September's UN showdown over the Palestinian Authority's bid for reco...

IRAN:  THE PRICE OF  RESISTANCE

IRAN: THE PRICE OF RESISTANCE

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to a full-fledged embargo on all imports of Iranian crude oil. Towards this end, various measures will be adopted gradually from 23rd January to 1st July 2012. In December 2011, the US Congress (with a 100 to 0 vote in the Senate) presented a mandatory sanctions package to President Obama which starting June 2012 will proh...

Stop the War Campaign Against Iran

Stop the War Campaign Against Iran

I which paves the way for a full scale Western military assault against the country headed by the US and UK and prodded by Israel. The aim of the western war campaign is to once again re-colonise Iran after the 1979 Iranian Islamic revolution, as the west did by the CIA-MI6 engineered coup of 1953 against the democratically elected government of Dr Mohammad Mossadegh who le...

A Mistaken Case For Syrian Regime Change

A Mistaken Case For Syrian Regime Change

"War with Iran is already here," wrote a leading Israeli commentator recently, describing "the combination of covert warfare and international pressure" being applied to Iran. Although not mentioned, the "strategic prize" of the first stage of this war on Iran is Syria; the first campaign in a much wider sectarian power-bid. "Other than the collapse of the Islamic Republic ...

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Muslim-Christian Solidarity on Palestine Proposed Action Plan from the Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14th and 15th May 2012
Written by Administrator   
Posted: 16 May 2012 13:21
Background

The seminar on Muslim-Christian Solidarity on Palestine held in Kuala Lumpur on 14 and 15 May 2012 brought together nearly 80 participants from Malaysia and various other countries. It was organized by the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) in collaboration with Peace for Life (PFL).

The seminar sought to explore forms of collective action that Muslims and Christians could undertake to demonstrate their solidarity with the Palestinians.

Context

The Palestinian struggle is one of the longest struggles for self-determination in the contemporary world. Israel has strengthened its stranglehold over Palestinians by usurping land and resources and reducing Palestinian territories to mere ‘Bantustans’. This deadly occupation, marked by harsh and inhuman measures, has remained one to which the international community has been indifferent.  The USA

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BERSIH AND THE QUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
Written by Chandra Muzaffar   
Posted: 02 May 2012 12:13

The Bersih Rally of April 28 has brought to the fore two fundamental human rights: the freedom of assembly and the right to participate in free and fair elections.

It is a shame that the exercise of the first of these rights on that day was marred by acts of violence. Protesters, journalists and police personnel were among those who were hurt and injured.  The government has promised an honest, unbiased investigation that will reveal how the violence started, who the perpetrators were and who instigated them. It is also important to find out if foreigners were involved in the rally which degenerated into a riot.

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ADDIN AND CITIZENSHIP
Written by Dr Chandra Muzaffar   
Posted: 08 May 2012 11:26

Muslims do not have to be told that Islam is Addin, a way of life. Incidentally, followers of some other faiths also regard their religion as a way of life.

While some of the primary characteristics of Islam---- prayer, zakat, fast and the hajj--- would be accepted by almost all Muslims as part of their way of life, there are other dimensions of the religion ranging from attire and the intermingling of the sexes to what constitutes economic exploitation or political accountability on which there may not be any consensus on the correct Islamic attitude or approach.

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