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..........They charged Noor as a police informer and started to beat him. The son interfered. It was a long struggle for life. it is known to everybody in the valley that what will happen in the end. The brutal killings and humiliation for the womenfolk before their merciless turn for death it was dark. Nobody to come for help.It seemed all at the end. Yet they are fighting.It was Rukasana make the advantage quite unexpectedly. That turned the future course of events........

Their actions have nothing to do with Islam

Al-Shabab fighters are forcing women to wear very heavy clothes, saying they want them to properly cover their bodies but we know they have economic interests behind - they sell these kinds of clothes and want to force people to buy them.Their actions have nothing to do with Islam.

War on terrorism

ORONO, Maine — Keeping the country safe from terrorism is a real concern, and the United States must not abandon the rule of law as it did in the early days of the war on terrorism, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Friday.
           "Our country is at its best when it provides the beacon of light of the rule of law for all the world to see," Holder told about 850 people at the University of Maine during his first visit to the state. "We cannot, we need not and we will not sacrifice our core values to ensure our safety."
           President Barack Obama has opposed some of the homeland-security practices under his predecessor, George W. Bush. Earlier this year, Holder ordered a review of every court case in which the Bush administration invoked the state secrets privilege, a legal tool it used to have lawsuits thrown out rather than reveal secrets. The administration has also rescinded authority for any of the severe methods of interrogation.
           Holder, the nation's first African American to serve as attorney general, was introduced Friday by William S. Cohen, the former Maine senator and defense secretary for whom the lecture series is named. Holder said the concern for keeping the country safe keeps him up at night, and he emphasized that the Obama administration is committed to counterterrorism and has learned that information sharing among all government agencies is critical.
           But Holder said that must be done in a way that protects civil liberties "to the best extent possible." That, he said, "is how we distinguish ourselves from the enemy we are trying to defeat."
           Holder said investigators conformed to the rule of law in breaking open the case of Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant and Denver airport shuttle driver who has been charged with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction in a terror attack on New York City.
           Holder spoke in Maine a day after the Senate approved legislation that prohibits the Obama administration from transferring any detainee being held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba to the United States for trial until 45 days after it has given notice to Congress.
           On Friday, Holder said the administration remains committed to closing the prison, but meeting a Jan. 22 deadline to do so will be difficult. If Guantanamo is not closed by then "it will be closed shortly thereafter," Holder said.
           Holder, in Maine less than two weeks before voters decide whether to repeal the state's law recognizing gay marriages, was asked about federal laws addressing the issue.
           He said the administration "will take the necessary steps" to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, which bars federal recognition of gay unions and denies gay couples access to pensions, health insurance and other government benefits. The administration is also committed to getting rid of the "don't ask don't tell" policy applying to military personnel

Islam is synonymous with terrorism is “unjust and unfair"

          JOHANNESBURG: To say that Islam is synonymous with terrorism is “unjust and unfair,” Indian actress-activist Shabana Azmi told an audience here as she launched a retrospective of her films.
           “I think that the 9/11 crisis also became an opportunity, because it was the first time that Muslims got together to make the world realise that Islam is not homogeneous, that it resides in 53 countries of the world, and becomes the culture of the country in which it resides,” Ms. Azmi said.
           The actress is on a tour of three South African cities this week as part of the ‘Shared History Festival’ that showcases Indian art, culture and cuisine each year for a six-week period.
           Participating in a discussion on Islam, Ms. Azmi said, “[Islam] is liberal in some countries, moderate in others, intolerant in some and extremist in the others. But it is not homogeneous. To say that Islam is synonymous with terrorism is unjust, unfair and cannot be accepted because it is a blatant untruth.”

"Bush officials face liability for terror policies"

"Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face he rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals' rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks. High-ranking officials usually are protected from such civil rights claims. Not necessarily in these cases."