Talk Islam http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Huckabee, in Jerusalem: Israel’s border … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/huckabee-in-jerusalem-israels-border/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/huckabee-in-jerusalem-israels-border/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:55:31 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/huckabee-in-jerusalem-israels-border/ Huckabee, in Jerusalem: Israel’s borders should include the West Bank. Good luck with that.

(attn John McCain, please, pick Huckhead as your veep!)

UPDATE: McCain flip-flop alert: now, it’s bad to pursue diplomacy with Syria. A john McCain presidency would indeed be hysteria-based.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/huckabee-in-jerusalem-israels-border/feed/ The NBA is now allowed to sign Iranian n … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-nba-is-now-allowed-to-sign-iranian-n/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-nba-is-now-allowed-to-sign-iranian-n/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:52:37 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-nba-is-now-allowed-to-sign-iranian-n/ The NBA is now allowed to sign Iranian nationals. Iranian center Hamed Ehadadi is now a free agent. Maybe there’s some geopolitical value to the Olympics after all :)

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-nba-is-now-allowed-to-sign-iranian-n/feed/ Muslim Advocates have written a letter t … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/muslim-advocates-have-written-a-letter-t/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/muslim-advocates-have-written-a-letter-t/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:30:19 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/muslim-advocates-have-written-a-letter-t/ Muslim Advocates have written a letter to the Attorney General (PDF) of the United States, Michael Mukasey, regarding revisions to the FBI’s “Investigative Guidelines”. MA argues that the revisions are reminiscent of the disgraceful COINTELPRO program in the 60s.

No, civil liberties in the US are nowhere near as bad as in China or Egypt. But “not as bad as them” isn’t a good enough standard.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/muslim-advocates-have-written-a-letter-t/feed/ 53 dead in twin suicide bombings at the … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/53-dead-in-twin-suicide-bombings-at-the/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/53-dead-in-twin-suicide-bombings-at-the/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:55:59 +0000 aasem http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/53-dead-in-twin-suicide-bombings-at-the/ 53 dead in twin suicide bombings at the gate of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/53-dead-in-twin-suicide-bombings-at-the/feed/ Razib, did you attend this party? http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/razib-did-you-attend-this-party/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/razib-did-you-attend-this-party/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:44:36 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/razib-did-you-attend-this-party/ Razib, did you attend this party?

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/razib-did-you-attend-this-party/feed/ The ‘theological divide’ between Qom a … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-theological-divide-between-qom-a/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-theological-divide-between-qom-a/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:43:29 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-theological-divide-between-qom-a/ The ‘theological divide’ between Qom and Najaf.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-theological-divide-between-qom-a/feed/ Why I hate Murdoch’s nasty newspapers. http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/why-i-hate-murdochs-nasty-newspapers/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/why-i-hate-murdochs-nasty-newspapers/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:17:06 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/why-i-hate-murdochs-nasty-newspapers/ Why I hate Murdoch’s nasty newspapers.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/why-i-hate-murdochs-nasty-newspapers/feed/ An interview with Ahmed Rashid. http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/an-interview-with-ahmed-rashid/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/an-interview-with-ahmed-rashid/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:12:46 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/an-interview-with-ahmed-rashid/ An interview with Ahmed Rashid.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/an-interview-with-ahmed-rashid/feed/ The Philippine government pulls out of a … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-philippine-government-pulls-out-of-a/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-philippine-government-pulls-out-of-a/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:11:38 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-philippine-government-pulls-out-of-a/ The Philippine government pulls out of an autonomy deal with Muslim separatist rebels in the south.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/the-philippine-government-pulls-out-of-a/feed/ A leading Pakistani pro-democracy activi … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/a-leading-pakistani-pro-democracy-activi/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/a-leading-pakistani-pro-democracy-activi/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:09:16 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/21/a-leading-pakistani-pro-democracy-activi/ A leading Pakistani pro-democracy activist has accused a senior British diplomat of undermining his country’s rule of law.

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