Posted by: Sohail Ahmed Shaikh on: January 21, 2009
The Hajj and Eid al-Adha
Yesterday marked the end of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice” – which also marks the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. One of the pillars of Islamic faith, the Hajj must be carried out at least once in [...]
Posted by: Sohail Ahmed Shaikh on: January 19, 2009
Scenes from the Gaza Strip
It has now been 12 days since Israel began its bombardment of the Gaza
Strip. On January 3rd, the Israeli Defense Force ground troops began
entering Gaza, soon cutting the territory in half. Israel’s stated
goals are to end rocket attacks originating from Gaza – which had
increased sharply following the end of a cease-fire [...]
Posted by: Sohail Ahmed Shaikh on: January 5, 2009
Posted by: Sohail Ahmed Shaikh on: January 5, 2009
All US media today carried stories of an Israeli “assassination” of a senior Hamas official. Those two children were also killed in that assassination. (And don’t feel sorry for them: tomorrow Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary will refer to their beds as “Hamas strongholds”). Reuters