The Islamic Post Teaser: U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was greeted by a standing honor guard of Uruguay upon landing there on the first stop of her diplomatic tour of Latin America. Ms. Clinton attended the inauguration of Uruguayan President-elect…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The common concerns and priorities of the Latin American and Caribbean nations have once again culminated in coalition. The ‘Rio Group’convened in Cancun, Mexico recently. The common concerns and priorities of the Latin American and Caribbean…
Deck: Former President Zelaya in exile again; clouds of controversy still cover Honduras. The Islamic Post Teaser: Porfirio Lobo was sworn in as president of Honduras on the Wednesday that would have been deposed former President Manuel Zelaya’s final day…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Much of the Caribbean is experiencing severe water shortages at this time. From Trinidad and Tobago in the south to Jamaica in the north, people are experiencing water woes. In some instances consumers have no choice…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Following the lead of China and the U.K., India has investments totaling $9 billion in Latino-Caribe based industries – a trend forecast by the Wall Street Journal as an upward spiral. Ravi Viswanathan, former Indian ambassador…
The Islamic Post Teaser: On March 25, during the blessed Feast of Annunciation, Christians and their Muslim brothers in Lebanon will commemorate the auspicious character of the Honorable Mary mother of Jesus, the Messiah (peace be upon them both). On…
The Islamic Post Teaser: After boycotting and effectively halting proceedings for four months,, Dr Radovan Karadzic presented a two day opening statement before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague justifying his actions during the…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Last month, a visiting scholar to Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Martin Kramer, made what he called a memorable argument for the role of population growth in radicalization. Last month, a visiting scholar to Harvard’s…
The Islamic Post The staff of the Islamic Post are pleased to announce the departure of Senior Correspondents, Dr. Angela Ector and Dr. Crystal Christine Jones, from New York, arriving in Pakistan. Founder and Chief Editor, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, recently concluded a four day visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine with personal prayers for “peace and for justice for all the people of the region,” including those who…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its 99-page report on February 23rd, titled, Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy….
VOA Chadian President Idriss Deby met with his Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir in Khartoum this week in what could be a breakthrough moment in the easing of relations between the two countries. The two have announced that they will…
The Islamic Post Teaser: On February 13 during a video conference with the 7th US Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar, US President Obama annouced his choice for Deputy Associate Council. President Obama said, “I’m proud to announce today that…
Deck: Below are excerpts from a February 10 article in The Nation, by Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. The Islamic Post Teaser: According to CENTCOM, the soldiers [Americans, who were killed…
Teaser: “What the science community needs is a few huge donors to throw millions of dollars behind PR campaigns to counter the propaganda out there,” one author of the disputed three part UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) report…
Chisun Lee | ProPublica Teaser: The five-page letter that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued in February defending the decision to treat the Christmas Day bomber suspect as a criminal suspect, rather than as a wartime captive, offered new insight…
The Islamic Post Teaser: DUBAI–Israeli media ridiculed the state’s intelligence service Mossad and its president who was believed to have ordered the recent assassination of a top Hamas military commander in Dubai. In late February, the newspapers published a series…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The infamous and lengthy Omar Khadr saga continues as Canadian Supreme Court officials recently denied his defense team’s request for his repatriation–even after lower courts determined that his rights were grossly in violation of section 7…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Recently I was surprised to discover that many participants at a conference in Washington DC could not locate the Caribbean on a map. Some said it was close to Africa while others simply believed that the…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a British research institute focusing on international security, revealed that Russia in 2009 became the main exporter of weapons to Latin America thanks to the purchases made by Venezuela,…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Ma’an News reports 18 rights groups have sent a letter, collectively, to the UN General Assembly expressing “concerns about the effectiveness of the endeavors undertaken,” in order to ensure the allegations brought up in the Goldstone…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Brazil, the largest nation in South America, faces equally momentous challenges as it prepares for general elections this fall, continues to manage mounting environmental problems within its extensive and troubled rain forests, and struggles to develop…
The Islamic Post Teaser: On February 13 during a video conference with the 7th US Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar, US President Obama annouced his choice for Deputy Associate Council. On February 13 during a video conference with the…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The waves of right-wing extremism wracking the United States peaked on February 18 when Joe Stack flew a plane into a government building housing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) offices. However,…
The Islamic Post Teaser: To the President of the United States, Syed Barack Hussein Obama: I, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani, El Hashmi El Hassani wal Hussaini and my Qadri followers hereby come forward to proffer our assistance …
The Islamic Post Teaser: The recent 28 -year anniversary of the undeclared war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, or as they are known in Spanish – Islas Malvinas – arrived and passed with no apparent resolution over…
Deck: Authorities Claim Songs Glorify Drug Culture, Incite Violence The Islamic Post Teaser: Lawmakers in Mexico are contemplating the enactment of laws which would make writing or performing songs or films that glorify criminals or criminal activity illegal. Along with…
The Islamic Post Teaser: In a small predominately Muslim village located 18 miles (30 km) from the city of Jos, Nigeria, lies the Kuru Karama village, at the point where Nigeria’s Muslim north and predominantly Christian south meet. According to…
The Islamic Post Teaser: Could Venezuela surpass Saudi Arabia as the top oil-producer in the world? Geologists at the earth science think-tank, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), have made just such an assessment. Scientists there claim that the Orinoco belt…
The Jerusalem Post reports that “while Israeli soldiers can’t fight in the war in Afghanistan, Israeli drones can.” At the end of January, NATO members: Australia, Germany, Spain, France and Canada began “operating unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] produced in the…