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US Muslim arrests in Pakistan probed – 11 Dec 09
US security officials have questioned five American muslims in Pakistan after they were arrested in that country for alleged links to al-Qaeda. A Pakistani police chief says the men were seeking military training, and that they planned to join fighters along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Rob Reynolds reports. Duration : 0:2:34 Technorati Tags: Al Qaeda, aljazeera, … Continue reading
Empire – ‘War on terror’ through Muslim eyes
In this episode, Empire looks at how al-Qaeda is perceived in the Muslim world. Does the US’ so-called ‘war on terror’ serve only to alienate muslims, driving them into the arms of extremist groups? Can the US reverse the tide of military intervention in the region and instead try to reach political solutions that involve … Continue reading
Riz Khan – UK universities and radical Islam
In this edition of the Riz Khan show we speak with Professor Anthony Glees who claims that dozens of Britain’s universities have become bases for known terrorists. Duration : 0:22:29 Technorati Tags: Abdulmutallab, Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda, aljazeera, Anthony Glees, Azeem Ibrahim, Faisal Hanjra, Muslim, Radical Islam, radicalisation, Riz Khan, rizkhan, UK, Yemen
Charges traded over Nigeria clashes
Christians and muslims in central Nigeria are accusing each other of starting the recent clashes in which hundreds of people were killed in an around the city of Jos. There have also been claims by both Muslims and Christians that security personnel sympathetic to one side or the other have been involved in the killings. … Continue reading
HIV on the rise among UK Muslims – 28 Dec 09
Britain is wrestling with a serious rise in the number of muslims contracting HIV. One medical expert says that the stigma of having the virus is causing needless deaths among the religious community in the UK. Jessica Baldwin report from Britain. Duration : 0:2:47 Technorati Tags: aids, al, aljazeera, Baldwin, Britain, Expert, Hiv, jazeera, jessica, … Continue reading