Category Archives: Palestine

So We’re Not Just Imagining Things

Some Muslims don't like to talk about conspiracies. And some Muslims talk about conspiracies too often. But at least this is one conspiracy that a non-Muslim, secular organization can attest to. Amnesty International complained ...

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Masjid Al Aqsa

This is an amazing shot of a panoramic view of Masjid Al-Aqsa in Quds. Click the picture to see what I mean.

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The Crusades of Old

Fortunately, for once I couldn't find any news about American Muslims today. With the way things have been going, no news is good news to me. This gives me a chance to talk about Islamic history. I don't know if you can tell, but I'm quite the student of history. I especially love Islamic history; mostly ...

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Israeli Gaza T-Shirts

Israel certainly isn't winning any popularity points with this one. This video shows Israeli soldiers wearing T-Shirts with drawing of pregnant Palestinian women in crosshairs, and other rather tasteless images. Yet, Israel gets lauded time and again for being America's "staunch" ally (as our President said, so 96% of Israelis don't like him), and being the ...

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Gaza Photos

I had the chance to see something not too many people see: astonishing Gaza photos of the destruction caused by the Israeli seige earlier this year. At the Birmingham Islamic Center in Hoover, Alabama, photographer ...

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U.S. House Rejects U.N. Report on Gaza

Once again, my country decides to ignore the obvious. On tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Goldstone establishing that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the war earlier this year. Keep in mind, that Richard Goldstone, the UN investigator who put the report together, is Jewish himself. His report established that even ...

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Arab Israelis

I've heard the term Arab Israelis before. But I never really thought too much about it. I found it strange that some Arabs would willingly become Israeli citizens given the government's admitted "segregational" policies. But what I find even more surprising is that Arab Israelis make up about 20% of the Israeli population. This does not ...

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Turkey Stands Up To Israel

Israel has launched a formal protest against a show airing in Turkey that it says, presents the Israeli army in a bad light. Turkey, to their credit, refused to cancel or interfere with the show. The television show portrays men dressed as Israeli soldiers killing a Palestinian girl and baby. Boo ...

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