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China quake dissident gets 3 years
Source: The Globe and Mail

An advocate for the parents of children killed in last year's earthquake in China's Sichuan province was sentenced to three years in prison for what a judge ruled was illegally obtaining state secrets.

'Liberation was just a big lie' - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

She sleeps in safe houses, with a rotating squad of bodyguards securing the doors. She goes out only in a billowing burqa. Even her wedding was held in secret.

News Media Ignoring Persecution of Christians Around the World
Source:

It is unrealistic to expect the same freedom of religion to exist in Iran or Egypt that exists in the U.S., but that doesn't mean we should be a nation where the persecution of Christians around the world is ignored by the media while Johnny Depp being named "Sexiest Man Aliv …

Islam Bashers Repent
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

What does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …

Immigrants to get 100,000 kroner incentive to leave Denmark
Source: cphpost.dk

The Danish People's Party (DF) has strengthened its immigration stance by securing an agreement to pay 'anti-social' foreigners 100,000 kroner to leave Denmark.

Does Islam Breed Violence?
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.

Obama to Lift HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
Source: AOL

It appears that President Obama is doing everything in his power to enforce laws against the majority of Americans.

Government = Corruption
Source: FreedomsPhoenix.com

If you have wondered why the government always seems to do the bidding of the rich and powerful, check this article out and get a clue.

Nuke Gaza: A World Gone Mad
Source: dprogram.net

Israeli officials are right to worry. Gazans too. Yet Americans should worry even more. Israel's "legitimacy" will not last. Of course, that assumes its legitimacy was deserved.

'Half the Sky' a Horrendous, Yet Uplifting Account of Women's Struggles and Triumphs

The fight for equality in the Third World is nothing like the fight for equality in America. Here it is about equal pay or access to birth control or sexual harassment. In the Third World, it is about nothing less than the fight for your right to live.

One Year Imprisonment for Saying "Kurdistan"
Source: bianet

The Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court found lawyer Erin Keskin, theater actor Murat Batgi and author Edip Polat guilty of "inciting hatred and hostility" and handed down a 1 year prison sentence to each of them.

Anti-abortion group wants to make birth-control illegal in Florida
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

TALLAHASSEE -- A nationwide anti-abortion group launched an effort in Florida Friday to outlaw all abortions and certain types of birth control, including oral contraceptives and the morning-after pill.

The Problem With America--Entitlements

Let's repeal all entitlement spending programs. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid...the list goes on.

Why must we bow to the intolerant ways of Islam?
Source: Telegraph

When Jim Fitzpatrick MP and his wife decided to leave a Muslim wedding party after they discovered it was segregated by sex, he did not anticipate the controversy his decision would generate.

How Much Do Protests Matter? A Freakonomics Quorum
Source: The New York Times

"Surely speaking up when our upbringing encourages being polite can be the most courageous form of dissent.

Hate from the right stoked gay murders in Tel Aviv
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Last Sunday, at 11pm, a masked gunman walked into a gay and lesbian youth centre in Tel Aviv, pulled out a pistol and opened fire. Nir Katz, a 26-year-old centre counsellor, and Liz Trubeshi, 17, were killed. Eleven others were injured, some seriously.

President Obama's Birth Certificate Issue Is a Tactic of "Eugenics Formulators"Founded In Oppression(1Racism...)

Arthur Jensen's Group of "Eugenics Formulators" was so very certain that a majority America would vote for the positioned Republican Candidates, Election 2008, because of the tactics they had in place, the majority "Eugenics Formulators fell into "Chronic Denial" when Senator Bar …

The dust of dissent can still choke this regime
Source: The Times

Oppression in Iran seems tougher than ever, but beneath the surface, cracks are appearing and public anger still burns

Rights of women in Islam

Hello Everyone! This article aims to answer some of the questions that have been risen on by the Muslims and non Muslims alike, on the internet or otherwise, regarding status and rights of women in Islam.

Israel to deport Gaza activists
Source: BBC News

Israel says it will expel eight pro-Palestinian activists detained at sea last week as they tried to ferry aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade. Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire and former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney are among the detainees.

Gaza girl killed in border clash
Source: BBC News

After initial denials, Israeli army officials said the girl was killed by Israeli troops during a clash with Palestinian militants on Thursday.

YouTube - Martial Law Plans Revealed?
Source: YouTube

Somebody tell me this doesn't mean what it very plainly seems to mean.

Kurds and Armenians: Finding Common Cause
Source: Asbarez.com

On September 2, 1938 an editorial appeared in the Hairenik Weekly condemning the Turkish government's brutal crackdown of its Kurdish population in Dersim. The editorial drew the following link between the common struggle for freedom waged by both Armenians and Kurds:

Amputations and kidnappings force Somali civilians to flee militant advances
Source: The Times

Hundreds of people are crossing Somalia's border with Kenya every day as they flee the Islamist militias who have brought a fresh round of terror to an already dysfunctional country. Families who stayed through 18 years of strife have had enough.

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