Archive | February, 2008

Turks move to ease headscarf ban

February 07, 2008  |   Posted by :   |   Activism   |   1 Comment

The ban on headscarves which has been a feature of secular Turkey ever since its inception has been overturned. Turkey’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that would ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities. Headscarves were banned from campuses after pressure from the staunchly secularist military ousted a government seen as [...]

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Muslim graves latest target of Austria extremists

February 07, 2008  |   Posted by :   |   Politics   |   0 Comment

Islamophobia rearing its ugly head, this time in Austria. Vandals damaged or destroyed dozens of graves belonging to Muslims in the Austrian city of Graz, heightening tensions in the southern city where a local politician made disparaging comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Police in Graz, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) south of Vienna, said about [...]

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Federal Reserve and the dollar

February 07, 2008  |   Posted by :   |   General   |   1 Comment

Very interesting video which strengthens the case for the return to a gold standard.

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