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Islamophobia: How Muslim Minorities Can Combat It

Islam can live comfortably with multiple political and economic structures and the Muslims should be prepared to accept any system & any culture which recognises their religion, guaranteed them identity and freedom and protects them from cultural absorption and assimilation.

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Wearing Burqa Will Now Be A Crime?

by Asghar Ali Engineer

This is for the first time that women would be penalized for wearing burqa. Earlier France had banned Muslim girls wearing hijab in schools. It argued that these religious symbols interfere with its commitment to secularism and its secular culture.

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Minarets Banned In Switzerland – A Challenge And An Opportunity

by Mohib Ahmad

Minarets are not a requirement for mosques but Muslims are and successful communities are built not upon symbols but individuals. Muslims should use this opportunity to build alliances, reach out to local communities and proactively engage in civic activities in addition to performing their religious duties. Only by addressing the fears that led to the passing of this odious ban can there be a meaningful resolution to this issue.

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Looking For The Moderate Taliban

by Shama

Ever since Obama admitted the US was not winning in Afghanistan and broached the possibility of reaching out to the “moderate” Taliban, there has been a flurry of responses weighing in his odds on both sides. Obama bases his approach on the apparent success of peeling away the moderates from the extremists in Iraq.

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Why I Support Bobby Jindal?

by Kaleem Kawaja

People who put neocon colors like that of Rush Limbaugh on Bobby Jindal do great injustice to him. We should look at Bobby Jindal with an open mind, and give him credit as a most enterprising hope to revive America and bring fairness in the public arena, after the terrible current economic slump.

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An Open Letter to Mr Hope Obama

by Inam Abidi Amrohvi

Barack Obama’s victory has given new hope to the US and the rest of the world. But the pressure to deliver on one man has never been greater.

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Barack Obama Wins

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Senator Barack Obama elected as the 44th President of United States of America defeating Senator John McCain. Obama will be the first African-American President of USA.

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