Launch of the ascendant quran v2
Launch of The Ascendant Quran V2
South African Tour by Imam Al-Asi,
Zaffar Bangash,
Afeef Khan & Others Read More »Launch of the ascendant quran v2
Urgent press conference
MEDIA ALERT:
URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE
In an unprecedented move, South African based NGO’s will announce a groundbreaking application to the National Prosecuting Authority and Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation for prosecution in South Africa of individuals responsible for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity committed in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.
Included in the 3500-page supporting evidence are complaints that the crimes have been committed within the wider context of Israel’s continuing policies of colonialism and apartheid.
Due to legal sensitivities, an embargo that had been placed on details up to this point will be lifted at the conference.
Professor John Dugard SC and Professor Max du Plessis, two of South Africa’s leading international lawyers, are the lead counsel for the complainants.
VENUE: CIVICUS HOUSE,
CNR GWIGWI MWEBE & QUINN STREETS, NEWTOWN
[Close to Market Theatre – Take Carr St/ Newtown Off ramp]
DATE: Wednesday, 5th August 2009
TIME: 11am
Issued By:
Dr. Firoz Osman Nazim Adam
Secretary General Secretary General
Media Review Network Palestine Solidarity Alliance
Limmud decision attracts widespread condemnation
Limmud decision attracts widespread condemnation
Janet Smith
JONATHAN Shapiro says he is "sure that it is still really wrong" of Jewish cultural organisation Limmud to have invited controversial lawyer and former Israeli Defence Force legal adviser David Benjamin to its festival of learning this week in South Africa.
But after "a fair bit of soul-searching", Shapiro – better known as the cartoonist, Zapiro – decided he would still take part in the conference, where he is scheduled to speak about his award-winning work.
"The idea that Benjamin has been invited makes me a bit queasy. He himself makes me more than queasy. It’s important for people to consider the power inequity of having this sort of person there," Shapiro said.
"It’s not just a matter of having a different opinion. David Benjamin is deep in the heart of a particular power structure. It’s like inviting someone from the belly of the beast."
Israeli conundrum how to deal with Iran
Israeli Conundrum: ‘How to Deal with Iran’
As US military option against Iran largely dissipates, Israel’s frustration grow.
By RAMZY BAROUD
Israeli officials face a conundrum that may take more than military muscle-flexing to resolve: how to deal with Iran? The solution to this dilemma will require no less than sheer political genius.
It must be frustrating for Israeli policymakers and their friends and backers elsewhere to stand idle as Iran openly carries on with its nuclear-enrichment program, facing nothing but United States and European chest-thumping and a mere threat of more sanctions, which will unlikely bend Iranian resolve.