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March 30, 2010

26 Pakistanis Killed by Pakistani Air Strikes in Orakzai  

Taliban rocket hits US base after Obama leaves Afghanistan  

Gaza Child killed by Israeli fire, several reported injured  

Swedish Retirement Fund Boycotts Elbit Israeli Military Systems Company  

Erdogan Tells Merkel: “Double Standards in Dealing With Iran and Israel Should Be Stopped”  

British MPs call for review of arms export to Israel after using them in attacking Palestinian civilians  

Thousands March In Paris Against Israel's Violations In Jerusalem  

Gaza Child killed by Israeli fire, several reported injured  

55% of Illegal Israeli Settlers Live in Jerusalem  

Israeli Occupation Forces Clash with Palestinian Marchers in Beithlehem  

 

March 29, 2010


March 29, 2010

37 Killed, 102 Injured in Moscow Twin Blasts, March 29, 2010  

Arab League Summit Concludes in Libya With, With Palestinian Criticism  

Algerians Arrest Mossad Agent with Forged Spanish Passport, Thousands of British Passports Copied by Israeli Airline Staff  

Israeli Occupation Forces Open Fire at Protests Commemorating Land Day in Bethlehem, East Jerusalem  

Obama Tells Netanyahu his Intenion to Impose Peace Deal in Two Years  

US-UK Muslim News

CAIR Asks US DOE to Address Racial Tensions in Minnesota Schools  

Islam Channel Becomes the Latest UK Muslim Institution to be Attacked by the Quilliam Foundation

Muslim American News Briefs, March 29, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, March 24, 2010


March 27, 2010

Empire Wars:

32 Taliban Fighters, 5 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Clashes in Orakzai District, March 26, 2010  

NATO Announces Death of 2 Soldiers, Taliban Reports Many More NATO Deaths, March 27, 2010  

52 Iraqis Killed, 73 Wounded in Al-Khalis Bombing, Following Parliamentary Election, March 26, 2010

Israeli Aggression and Defiance to Humanity:

U.S. Informs Abbas Of Obama-Netanyahu Meeting Failure  

Arab League Summit Begins in Sirt, Libya, Focusing on Jerusalem  

2 Palestinian Resistance Fighters, 2 Israeli Occupation Soldiers Killed During Israeli Incursion Inside Gaza Strip, Palestinian Civilian Killed, 17 Injured, March 26-27, 2010  

Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Peace Activists Protesting the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall, March 26, 2010  

More Israeli Defiance: Enlarging Western Wall Jewish Prayer Plaza in Palestinian Jerusalem  

Israeli court allows illegal settlers to shoot at Palestinians  

Illegal Israeli Settlement Company, Shamir Salads, Market Its Food In Europe Using Fake Address  


March 24, 2010

Empire Wars:

Taliban Fighters Down Helicopter in Northern Afghanistan, Report Several Attacks on NATO Forces, March 24, 2010  
21 Taliban killed in Pakistan assault  

12 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in Attacks, March 24, 2010  

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippine capital  

Israeli Aggression:

Netanyahu-Obama White House Meeting Ends With No Progress  

While Obama Meeting Netanyahu, Illegal Israeli Settlement Units Announced in Palestinian East Jerusalem  

Arab League Summit to Discuss Withdrawal of Arab Peace Initiative for Lack of Israeli Peace Partner  

Israeli Settler Government Orders Palestinian Hannoun Family to Pay Expenses of Eviction from their Home in Jerusalem  

March 22-23, 2010

Text of Hillary Clinton's Speech Before AIPAC, March 22, 2010  

Half Members of US Congress Scramble to Express Allegiance to Israel in the First Day of AIPAC's Conference, March 22, 2010  

Muslim American News Briefs, March 23, 2010

March 21, 2010

US Congress clears historic health care bill  

Empire Wars:

4 Palestinian Teenagers Murdered by Israeli Occupation Forces in Nablus, With Live Bullets Contrary to Israeli Claim of Using Rubber Bullets  

26 Pakistanis Killed in 10 Attacks, Most by Army, March 21, 2010  

13 Afghanis, 8 US Soldiers Killed in 4 Attacks, March 21, 2010  

UN Special Representative to Afghanistan, Kai Eide,  Says Pakistan Arrests Ended Talks with Taliban

10 Iraqis Killed, 37 Injured, in 17 Attacks, March 19-21, 2010  

Seven years into Iraq War, U.S. veteran fights for a more peaceful future  

Israeli Aggression & Defiance:

4 Palestinian Teenagers Murdered by Israeli Occupation Forces in Nablus, With Live Bullets Contrary to Israeli Claim of Using Rubber Bullets  

In Defiance to Obama, Netanyahu Declares Israel Would Not Restrict Settlement Construction in East Jerusalem  

Putin Hopes Russian-US Cooperation Leads to Mideast Settlement  

Indonesians, Moroccans Demonstrate in support of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Against Israeli Violations  

3.6 Light Earthquake Shakes Northern Palestine

March 20, 2010

Reaction to Israeli Aggression:

Zionist-Controlled Quartet Issues Phone Calls for Israelis and Palestinians to Adhere to Defunct Road Map  

Massive Protests in Pakistan Against Zionist Bid to Raze Al-Aqsa Mosque  

Turkish demonstrators burn Israeli flag, in protest against Israeli aggression in Jerusalem  

Mass Protests in Yemen in Solidarity with Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque  

California, Berkeley University Student Senate Passes Divestment Bill General Electric and United Technologies for their Support of Israel  

Israeli Aggression & Defiance:

Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Police Beat Palestinians in Several Jerusalem Neighborhoods, Court Evicts Palestinians from 15 Homes  

Dozens of Palestinians Injured, Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in Occupied East Jerusalem  

12 Palestinian Civilians Wounded in Israeli Air Strikes on Rafah, 3 Women Injured During a Gaza Protest  

Dozens of Palestinians Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces Fire in Hebron  

Israeli Terrorist Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Vehicles in East Jerusalem  

Peace Activists Attacked by Israeli Occupation Soldiers in Budrus, Bil'in, Ni'lin, Al-Ma'asarah During Protests Against Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall  

Hurva Synagogue Built on Palestinian Land Owned by Al-Bashiti Family, Beitawi Says It's Beginning of Israel's End  

Israeli Jewish Extremists Distribute Picture of Jerusalem without the Third Temple Replacing the Dome of the Rock  


March 17, 2010

Zionist Defiance Continues: Israel Approves Two Bids To Build 426 Units For Illegal Settlers on Palestinian Lands  

On 7th anniversary of Rachel Corrie's murder, Palestinian street named in her honor in Ramallah  

7 Pakistanis Killed by US Missile Strikes, 5 Policemen Killed in Ambush, NATO Fuel Tanker Destroyed  

Pentagon Reviewing Report of Illegal Private Spy Network Set Up by Michael Furlong  

US-China Relations:

U.S. senators ratchet up pressure on the Chinese currency, yuan, amid economic woes  

Russia:

Medvedev calls on Russian government to act on climate change doctrine  

Moscow cries foul over limited access to Arctic deposits  

Post-Soviet security group CSTO to become alternative to NATO  

Russian parliament approves bill to extend ban on human cloning


March 16, 2010

Clashes Erupt in Occupied East Jerusalem in Protest Against Building Synagogue Beside Al-Aqsa Mosque  

38 Palestinian Protesters Injured, 20 Detained, George Mitchell Cancels Visit to Israel  

Is the Israeli Occupation Government Going to Admit the Murder of Rachel Corrie?  

Cyclone Tomas Moving Away from Fiji, Impact to be Assessed  

No EU Aid to Greece, Labor Unions End One more Day of Protests  

Muslim American News Briefs, March 16, 2010  


March 13, 2010

30 Afghanis Killed, Scores Injured in Attacks Targeting Kandahar Prison

Suicide attack kills 14 in NW Pakistan's Swat  

Eight die in clashes in Mogadishu

Four fighters killed in Dagestan police operation  

Thousands of Thai anti-government protestors arrive at Bangkok amid tight security  

7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Israeli Aggression:

Netanyahu Government Humiliates and Insults Leaders of the US, EU, Russia, & UN, None of them Dares to Confront the Zionist State Defiance  

Sha'ath doubtful US to return with guarantees of Israeli Halt of Illegal Settlement Activities  

Argentina Slams Israeli Building of 1,600 Housing Units in an Illegal Settlement on Palestinian Lands, in East Jerusalem  

EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, Urges Israel to Resume Peace Talks

Israeli Occupation Forces Aggression Against Palestinians in the West Bank, March 13, 2010  

Israeli forces clash with Palestinian protestors in West Bank  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Attack Palestinian Protesters in Beit Ummar, Ramallah, March 13, 2010  

Science:

US researchers discover clue of origins of vision, how electricity moves through cells

Gaza University Students Produce Biofuel from Garbage  


March 12, 2010

45 Pakistanis Killed, 90 Injured in Two Lahore Suicide Bombings Targeting Army, March 12, 2010

Four Chechen fighters killed in police operation in Chechnya, says Kadyrov

Putin in India for Economic, Aviation, Nuclear Cooperation

Russian scientist forecasts more earthquakes in Pacific zone 

Israeli Aggression:

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap a 9-year-old Child and his Brother, Resident Wounded In Israeli Air Strike In Khan Younis

Palestinian Christians Resist Israeli Occupation Government by Entering Jerusalem Without Permits During Easter Week

Israeli Occupation Forces Impose Closures on West Bank & Gaza

Israeli Police Approves A Protest For Illegal Israeli Fundamentalist Settlers in Occupied East Jerusalem


March 11, 2010


Over 20 civilians killed in fierce Mogadishu battles  

16 Pakistanis killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan  

50,000 Housing Units For Illegal Israeli Settlers in Palestinian Jerusalem Currently in the Planning Stage  

EU Parliament Calls For Implementing the Goldstone Report Recommendations About Israeli War Crimes in Gaza  

Israel could to wipe out Europe with nuclear weapons and expel all Palestinians, says Israeli military historian Martin Karfeld

March 10, 2010

12 Pakistanis Killed in US Missile Attack, 6 Aid Workers Killed in Taliban Attack

Iranian missiles pose no threat to U.S. and Europe, says Lavrov  

Russia will not accept U.S. threat to its nuclear deterrent, says Lavrov  

Kucinich Forces House of Representatives to Vote on Withdrawing US Forces from Afghanistan, Harassing Both Parties  

UNCHR say the Swiss ban on minarets is a sign of Islamophobia  

Clustering of earthquakes remains issue of debate  

Palestinian-Mexican Carlos Salim Helu the Wealthiest Man in the World, Followed by Bill Gates, Then Warren Buffett  

Israeli Aggression:

Biden Condemns Israeli Decision Saying New Constructions in Jerusalem Undermine Peace Talks  

Hamas: PA and Arab Decision to Resume Peace Talks Encouraged More Illegal Israeli Settlement Activities

Israeli occupation police escalate campaign against Palestinian minors in Occupied Jerusalem  

Five Palestinian Women Forced by Israeli Soldiers at a Checkpoint to Choose Between Body Strip-Search or Going Home  

Israel Planning to Change Arab Landmarks in Occupied East Jerusalem, a Jewish Temple on Al-Haram Al-Sharif ?  


March 9, 2010

NATO Forces Prepare to Attack Kandahar, Taliban Forces Announce a Lot of Losses on the NATO side, March 9, 2010

Ahmadinejad to Visit Afghanistan, to Provide Support for Karzai  

Encouraged by the Joe Biden's Support, the Israeli Occupation Government Allocates $40 Million for Illegal Settlement Expansion

Israel greenlights 1,600 new houses illegally built on Palestinian lands, in Jerusalem  

Interpol Seeks Apprehension Of 16 More Mossad Suspected Assassins  

UN Expert Richard Falk Told to Step Down After Criticizing PA Treatment of the Goldstone Report  

Israeli defense ministry goes on trial on March 10, 2010, for killing American peace activist Rachel Corrie

March 8, 2010

Creative Destruction:

21 Pakistanis Killed in Air Strike in Waziristan and Suicide Car Bomb in Lahore, March 8, 2010  

3 NATO Soldiers, 12 Afghanis Killed in Attacks, March 8, 2010  

500 Nigerians Killed in Sectarian Violence in Jos  

Ahamadinejad Says September 11 Attacks Story A Big Lie, Was Intelligence Act  

Joseph Biden Reiterates US Position of Ensuring That Israel Remain the Top Military Power in the Middle East  

Earthquakes:

57 People Killed in Elazig, Turkey, Earthquake

Israeli Aggression:

Israel Government Announces Expansion of the Illegal Settlement of Beitar, Just Before Arrival of US Vice President Joe Biden

Hamas slams PLO for deciding to resume talks with Israel  

Israeli government demands PA to stop protests, forbid officials from participating in campaigns to boycott Israeli goods  

Erdogan: Palestine Mosques are Islamic and cannot be part of Israel's heritage  

Egyptian Navy Arrests Two Palestinian Fishermen

During the International Week Against Racism, there were dozens of injuries from Israeli choking gas bombs in the village of Bil'in  

Islamophobia in US-UK:

Muslim American News Briefs, March 8, 2010  

California Muslims Detained for Praying in Henderson, Nevada ... for Acting 425 ... Being Middle Eastern ... & Kissing the Ground  

A Meeting at the House of Commons About Tackling Islamophobia: Reducing Street Violence Against British Muslims  


March 3, 2010

30 Iraqis Killed, 48 Injured in 3 Suicide Car Bombs Targeting Police in Ba'aqouba, March 3, 2010  

Scores Killed, Scores Injured in Afghanistan Fighting, NATO Media Observes Karzai Government Ban on War News Coverage, Taliban Website Allowed Online, March 3, 2010  

U.S. state & local governments face financial pressure amid economic rebound  

China-US tensions temporarily relieved, both countries target of computer attacks  

Dubai Seeks Arrests of Netanyahu & Dagan for Assassination of Al-Mabhouh  

Greece waiting for European solidarity over austerity plan, protests continue  

Ahmadinejad Stresses Iran's Friendship with American People  

Several Tremors Jolt Tehran  

Arab League backs indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks  

Israeli occupation forces raid southern Gaza, cut trees and kidnap up 27 in the West Bank  

Israeli Occupation Forces Start Building New Section of the Illegal Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall Near Bethlehem  

UN Coordinator, John Holmes, Warns the Israeli Siege of Gaza Strip Has Led to Serious Deterioration in Humanitarian Conditions  

12-Year-Old Child, Hassan Al-Muhtasib, to Be Prosecuted As an Adult By an Israeli Military Court  

Besieged Gaza banks glutted with Israeli shekels, destitute of other foreign currencies


March 1, 2010

36 Pakistanis Killed, Scores Injured in 3 Attacks in Peshawar, Karak, & Faisalabad, NATO Fuel Tanker Destroyed, March 1, 2010  

NATO Soldier Killed, Several Injured, 16 Afghanis Killed, Scores Injured in 3 Attacks, March 1, 2010  

Israeli shelling kills a Palestinian fighter in Beit Lahiya, injures a second  

Dozens Injured, 3 Kidnapped, as Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Protesters in Hebron  

Grenades launched at south Russia freight train, police discover arms cache in Ingushetia  

2 Suspected Israeli Assassins Escaped to US from Dubai  

UNESCO Voices Concern about Israel's Announcement on Holy Sites  

Muslim American News Briefs, March 1, 2010  

708 Killed, 2 Million Affected by the Chilea Earthquake  

Chile Troops, Police Attack Post-Quake Looting  

Chinese Ambassador Urges U.S. to Respect China's Core Interests, in Order to Stop Deterioration in Mutual Relations  

Oil Price Rises Above $80 a Barrel, Dollar Falls Against Major Currencies  

Iranian Pressure Made UK Drop Sanctions on Bank Mellat
 

 

 

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