A nice interview with Hamza Yusuf on Danish TV regarding Mohammed (pbuh) Cartoons
Click on link below to view the interview:
http://www.dr.dk/extention/playWindowsMedianyheder.aframe?id=198722&ListType=nyheder&trace=off
February 28, 2006
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U.S. pays $300K to settle 9/11 Egyptian Detainee’s Suit
The federal government has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by an Egyptian who was among dozens of Muslim men swept up in the New York area after 9/11, held for months in a federal detention center in Brooklyn and deported after being cleared of links to terrorism.
The settlement, filed in federal court late yesterday, is the first the government has made in a number of lawsuits charging that noncitizens were abused and their constitutional rights violated in detentions after the terror attacks.
Click here to read full article
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Ancient Sun Temple Uncovered in Cairo (under sook elkhamees at Helliopolis)
CAIRO, Egypt - Archaeologists discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to be of King Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt’s antiquities chief said Sunday. The partially uncovered site is the largest sun temple ever found in the capital’s Aim Shams and Matariya districts, where the ancient city of Heliopolis — the center of pharaonic sun worship — was located, Zahi Hawass told The Associated Press.
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February 27, 2006
Spooked by Bird Flu, Egyptians Hoard Water
CAIRO, Feb. 25 — Of all the panicky ways that people worldwide have sought protection from bird flu, perhaps the most striking took root among Egyptians last week. Via e-mail and through advice dispensed on crowded city streets, word went out: Don’t drink the water.
Farmers, including the rooftop poultry breeders that are a Cairo fixture, had begun to dump stricken, dead chickens into the Nile River, the source of drinking water for millions of Egyptians, newspapers and satellite television reported. Taps were suddenly turned off and people rushed to stores to buy bottled water.
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February 22, 2006
Condoleezza Rice: Time not right for Egypt free trade deal
The United States will not seek to close a free agreement with Egypt this year because the “timing” is not right, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said before a trip to Middle East that includes a first stop in Egypt.
It was widely believed Washington, which had planned to reach the agreement with the government of President Hosni Mubarak by year’s end, had switched course after what it saw as backsliding on Egyptian promises to reform its political system.
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Bird flu spreads across Egypt
CAIRO (AFP) - Poultry have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus in several governorates across Egypt despite the government’s efforts to contain the spread of bird flu, the authorities said.
Since the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was first detected in three governorates Thursday, it was also reported in at least six others.
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February 6, 2006
Relatives attack sunk ferry firm
Angry relatives of hundreds of passengers killed when a ferry sank in the Red Sea on Friday have attacked the offices of the ship’s owners.
A mob broke into Al-Salam Maritime’s offices in Safaga, Egypt, and began throwing the contents onto the street.
They destroyed furniture and attacked a fire engine before riot police used tear gas to restore order.
About 800 people are missing from the al-Salam Boccaccio ‘98, whose sinking has prompted accusations of negligence.
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Four killed in cartoon protests
Four people have died in violent protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad, following more than a week of demonstrations.
Three people died after police in Afghanistan fired on protesters when a police station came under attack, a government spokesman said.
In Somalia, a 14-year-old boy was shot dead and several others were injured after protesters attacked the police.
Further protests have been taking place from Gaza to India, Indonesia and Iran.
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Iran informs IAEA of resumption of sensitive nuclear work
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been formally notified of Iran’s decision to resume full-scale uranium enrichment work, the country’s top national security official was quoted as saying.
“In a letter to the IAEA, we have announced this date,” Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Monday by the ISNA news agency in response to a question on when enrichment work would restart.
“Their inspectors will come to Iran for this purpose in the next few days,” said Larijani, apparently referring to the procedure whereby agency seals are removed in the presence of IAEA inspectors.
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أزمة سياسية في لبنان بعد إحراق القنصلية الدنماركية
دخل لبنان دوامة أزمة سياسية بعدما أضرم متظاهرون غاضبون النار في مبنى يضم القنصلية الدنماركية في بيروت احتجاجا على نشر صحيفة دنماركية رسوما كاريكاتيرية مسيئة للنبي محمد (ص).
وقد لقي شخص حتفه خلال أحداث العنف التي أدت إلى استقالة وزير الداخلية اللبناني حسن السبع.
ونددت الحكومة اللبنانية بالرسوم المسيئة، ولكنها أدانت أيضا الهجوم على السفارة، وقدمت اعتذارها للدنمارك.
وقالت الحكومة اللبنانية إن الحادث أساء إلى سمعة لبنان ويهدد استقراره مشيرة إلى أن تحقيقا يجري حاليا لمعرفة دور المخابرات الأجنبية في الأمر، وذلك في إشارة إلى سورية وفقا لما ذكره مراسل بي بي سي في بيروت.
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