by MRN | Aug 12, 2013 | World
The festival of Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims around the world. It marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and praying. 1. Panama City, Panama CARLOS JASSO / Reuters A boy is seen during a morning prayer session to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Santa...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Pressure mounts on Israel over plans to build new settlement homes after Palestinians won UN bid. (Article retrieved from Al Jazeera) Israel’s ambassadors in Paris and London have been summoned for consultations by France and the UK over Israel’s plans to...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
As French war planes bomb Mali, there is one simple statistic that provides the key context: this west African nation of 15 million people is the eighth country in which western powers – over the last four years alone – have bombed and killed Muslims...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
The speed and extent with which French warplanes have been deployed over the weekend in the West African country, Mali, point to a well-honed plan for intervention by the former colonial power. Indeed, such is the careful choreography of this salient military...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
The French intervention in Mali, followed by the bloody siege in Algeria, represents a turning point in what has emerged as a new imperialist scramble for Africa. With these events, following on the heels of the US-NATO war for regime-change in Libya and the...