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Is New Reality Series ‘Cosby Show’ for Muslims? Has a Bill Cosby show equivalent finally arrived for Muslim Americans with the TLC network’s reality series, “All American Muslim?” The series, which premiered last month, could be that first step of offering an alternative image to common stereotypes for American Muslims. It centers around five Shi’ite Muslim American families who all have roots in southern Lebanon, living in the Detroit, Michigan suburb of Dearborn. “We really hope that we’re able to give viewers that sort of rare chance to kind of get immersed and enjoy the ride with this community that they have previously been completely unexposed to, said Alon Orstein, an executive producer for the series. According to a TLC press release, the series, “shows how these individuals negotiate universal family issues while remaining faithful to the traditions and beliefs of their faith.” A year before its debut, CBS news anchor Katie Couric declared that “bigotry expressed against Muslims in this country was one of the most disturbing stories to surface,” in 2010. Couric was referring to the proposed New York “Park 51” Islamic Center that generated national media attention and criticisms. “Maybe we need a Muslim version of ‘The Cosby Show,’” she said. “I know that sounds

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crazy, but “The Cosby Show” did so much to change attitudes about African Americans in this country, and I think sometimes people are afraid of what they don’t understand.” Media experts, organizers, and advocates in the Arab and Muslim community agree with Couric, but believe that while “All American Muslim,” may not have the same immediate impact on mainstream America that “The Cosby Show” did, this new reality series is a much needed small step in the right direction. Normalizing Muslims Amina Sharif, communications director for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) office in Chicago, said she is hopeful for the new series, because it will offer “a more mainstream image of American Muslims.” “They are often stereotyped and misunderstood because of negative portrayals in media and pop culture. [This program] is normalizing Muslims,” said Sharif. “That’s the way [of] American culture – we needed ‘The Cosby Show’ to help normalize African American families. In this society public opinion is shaped mainly by media and pop culture,” she said.

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The Global Revolt of 2011 - A Turning Point in History New America Media, Commentary, Roger Burbach Editor’s Note: Occupy Oakland is part of a global movement that is questioning the basic structures of the political and economic system to an extent not seen since 1968. Whether it will succeed in changing these structures is unclear. But it has already created something far more powerful: a global shift in consciousness. OAKLAND, Calif.—“Shut It Down,” “No More Shipping for the 1 Percent” and “Death to Capitalism” proclaimed some of the banners near me as I joined thousands of demonstrators who converged on the Port of Oakland on a sunny afternoon. This city is part of a global movement that has changed the terms of the political debate, stealing much of the thunder from the Tea Party movement and shaking governments around the world in a way not seen since the 1960s. It started with Tunisia and the Arab Spring, then spread to Spain and the Indignados movement, to Chile with the massive student mobilization for an end to education for profit, to England with the urban riots, to Athens with the massive demonstrations against the tyranny of the Euro and the financial markets, and then to New York with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Two comparable uprisings have rocked the course of history. The revolutions of 1848 in Europe— known as the Spring Time of the Peoples— challenged monarchs, aristocrats and autocrats alike as Karl Marx and Frederick Engels penned the Communist Manifesto. Disturbances and revolutions occurred in more than 50 countries and thousands died with untold numbers fleeing abroad.

Then, exactly one century and two decades later, a broad anti-systemic movement roiled the globe on many fronts: the Tet offensive in Vietnam, the global antiwar movement, the student and worker uprising in Paris, the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, the riots in Chicago at the Democratic convention and the Mexican student protests that led to the massacre at Tlatelolco Plaza. None of these historic revolts was successful in terms of taking power, but they changed the world in profound ways, just as the great revolt of 2011 is doing. As in 1968, today’s uprising is antisystemic—calling for fundamental changes in the world’s political and economic order. The youthful demonstrators of Tahrir Square in Cairo and the young people camped out in Zuccotti Park in New York see no future in the current governments that control their countries, be they authoritarian or democratic. As Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz writes, “Social protest has found fertile ground everywhere: a sense that the ‘system’ has failed and the conviction that even in a democracy, the electoral process will not set things right—at least not without strong pressure from the street.” A strong sense of solidarity and communication exists among these movements. The initial squatters in New York City openly acknowledged that they were inspired by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. When the police crackdown occurred against Occupy Oakland, Egyptians sent communiques of support and marched to the U.S. embassy in Cairo calling for an end to police violence in Oakland. Weeks later a group of media and political activists in Cairo sent out a call for international support against the growing military repression in their country: “We are still fighting for our revolution. We

are marching, occupying, striking, shutting things down. And you, too, are marching, occupying, striking, shutting things down. We know from the outpouring of support we received in January that the world was watching us closely and even inspired by our revolution. We felt closer to you than ever before. And now, it’s your turn to inspire us as we watch the struggles of your movements. ... If they stifle our resistance, the 1% will win- in Cairo, New York, London, Rome - everywhere. But while the revolution lives our imaginations knows no bounds. We can still create a world worth living.” Oct. 15 marked an international upsurge in the movement. The headline of the Guardian newspaper of London proclaimed: “Occupy Anti-Capitalism Protests Spread Around the World.” Tens of thousands rallied and marched in London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney, Hong Kong, Toronto, Santiago and Rio de Janeiro and scores of other cities around the globe. Although the demonstrators were largely peaceful, the police cracked down in many cities and clashes in Rome became particularly violent. A banner in Rome read, “People of Europe Rise Up.” In Berlin banners called for an end to capitalism and in Frankfurt protestors fought with police in front of the European Central Bank. These were the largest global protests since the international mobilization in February 2003 tried to stop the Bush administration from going to war in Iraq. But the protest movement today—driven by the Great Recession that threw the global economy into crisis—runs deeper and is far more resilient than that of 2003. At the heart of the crisis are international banks that got bailed out as millions of people lose their jobs, their life’s savings, their homes and their daily bread. As Naomi Wolf proclaimed, the “enemy is a global ‘corporatocracy’ that has purchased governments and legislatures, created its own armed enforcers, engaged in systemic economic fraud, and plundered treasuries and ecosystems.” Meanwhile, the “corporatocracy” is determined to maintain its power and privileges as it comes under increasing scrutiny. In Europe, draconian austerity policies are being imposed to rescue the Euro, policies that will condemn Europe

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and much of the world to stagnant economic growth for years to come. In Greece and Italy, democracy is shunted aside as elections are avoided and technocrats beholden to the big banks are put in charge. For much of the post-World War II period it was believed that the inherent conflict between the “free market” and democracy could be reconciled. The electorate would refrain from interfering in the markets in exchange for steady employment, economic growth and access to an ever-increasing array of consumer commodities. Now this compact is broken. The financial markets ruin any country and its populace if it refuses to accept austerity and a decline in its standard of living. The “sovereign debt” must be paid insist the bankers and the financial markets. In effect democracy is under siege. In the United States, a country where ideology and the left have a weak legacy, the top 1 percent get more than 20 percent of the national income, up from 9 percent when Ronald Reagan took office. Perhaps the most telling figure is that one-tenth of the top 1 percent earn as much as the bottom 120 million people. This is why the slogans “Occupy Wall Street” and “We are the 99 percent” captured the imagination of people across the United States when the first tents went up in Zuccatti Park in New York City. The genius of the movement is its refusal to tie itself to a particular set of demands. The grievances are so extensive—a lack of jobs, a unequal distribution of income, a decline in educational opportunities, a lack of affordable housing, the high cost of medical care, corporate funding of elections—that the entire system has to be taken on. The police assaults against the urban encampments can’t snuff out the movement. It will resurface in other ways and other forms. As a post-eviction statement by Occupy Wall Street, New York read: “You can’t evict an idea whose time has come.” We are in a volatile and unpredictable era. What we do know is that the great revolt of 2011 marks a turning point in history as a global mass movement takes on the economic and political forces that are plundering our world.

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. bank earnings rose over the summer to their highest level in more than four years, while the number of troubled banks fell for the second straight quarter, federal regulators reported Tuesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said the banking industry earned $35.3 billion in the third quarter. That’s up from $23.8 billion in the same period last year. More than 60 percent of banks reported improved earnings. The FDIC also says there were 844 banks on its confidential ``problem’’ list in the quarter, or roughly 11.5 percent of all federally insured banks. That was down from 865 the April-June period, the first quarter in five years in which the number declined. Banks with assets exceeding $10 billion drove the bulk of the earnings growth. They made up 1.4 percent of all banks but accounted for about $29.8 billion of the industry’s earnings in the third quarter. Those are the largest banks, such as Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. Most of these banks have recovered with help from federal bailout money and record-low borrowing rates.

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FDIC officials said the industry continues to struggle with flat growth in loans. Banks’ loan balances increased $21.8 billion in the third quarter. That was a modest gain, but it marked the second straight quarter in three years that there has been growth in balances, the FDIC said. So far this year, 90 banks have failed. That’s down from the 157 banks shuttered last year _ the most for one year since the height of the savings and loan crisis in 1992 _ and 140 in 2009. Most of the banks that have struggled or failed have been small or regional institutions. They depend heavily on loans for commercial property and development _ sectors that have suffered huge losses. As companies shut down during the recession, they vacated shopping malls and office buildings financed by those loans. Still, large banks are less profitable than they were before the 2008 financial crisis. As a result, many are shrinking their staffs. Some credit rating agencies have been warning that the European debt crisis could hit the biggest U.S. banks. Stocks of financial companies have been especially pummeled in the stock market’s decline in recent months. The FDIC is backed by the government, and its deposits are guaranteed up to $250,000 per account. Apart from its deposit insurance fund, the agency also has tens of billions in loss reserves.

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strengths and a decrease in underdeveloped skills. Districts must detail how they will give teachers the flexibility to create practices that provide enrichment and promote self-directed learning that uses students’ strengths to build their skills. Professional development should help teachers activate, guide,

These two goals alone would change two pernicious policies. One is the elimination of the term “achievement gap.” This term has fostered measuring the distance in achievement between races as opposed to addressing the growth of individual students to close the gap between their potential and their achievement. The second is

Instead, school is repetitive, boring, and lacks enrichment. This cycle leads to failure and the harshest punishment of all: Many students never experience success in school and their motivation for academic success is extinguished. All students can experience school as a place where they can learn, grow, and be successful, but that takes bold direction from the local to the state and federal levels. Leaders must understand that individual student interests and abilities have to be addressed, engaged, and supported. This understanding is critical if our students are going to meet the promise of the new Common Core State Standards to be college and career ready. The standards require student engagement so they are motivated to be confident as self-directed learners. The question for policymakers willing to go down this path is: how will they help all students develop the acquired taste for academic success? Two major shifts would transform how we motivate academic achievement. *First, change the expectation for all students to that of intellectual development and self-directed learning and not just literacy skills. Instead of focusing on underdeveloped skills, change assessment to identify students’ strengths and focus on individual learning growth. This growth would be indicated through an increase of

and assess the learning process. This would include exploring and adapting the latest research from cognitive and neuroscience. *Second, policies should reflect the understanding that self-directed learning requires investment, ownership, and responsibility from students. This ownership would be established through individualized plans for student-generated, teacherguided learning goals. The goals would include identification and application of student interests and strengths for meeting instructional outcomes; identification of skills to be developed; and opportunities for mentoring, tutoring, and/or internships.

shifting away from the practice of using tests that provide a snapshot of where students are at a particular time. That status quo would be replaced by dynamic approaches that encourage students to work with teachers to assess their own growth through their responses, classroom work, and other instructional opportunities. These changes not only transform how we “do school” but they ensure that students experience individual success that builds their taste for self-directed learning and academic achievement. It is in such change that we can find true hope for transforming how we do school and where we will find concrete ideas to act on this hope.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has come out against the merger of cellphone giant AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Julius Genachowski made his position known in a document he circulated to fellow commissioners Tuesday. Genachowski recommended sending AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile to an administrative law judge for review and a hearing. That’s what the FCC does when it opposes a merger. According to an FCC official familiar with the matter, an agency analysis concluded the merger would result in higher prices for consumers, less innovation, less investment in the U.S. and fewer U.S. jobs. The review also cast doubt on AT&T’s claim that only the merger would allow it build out ``4G’’ high-speed wireless Internet access to cover 97 percent of the population, up from about 80 percent. The agency concluded AT&T would likely do so anyway to remain competitive with Verizon Wireless. The official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. AT&T spokesman Larry Solomon said in a statement that the chairman’s action was ``disappointing.’’ ``It is yet another example of a

government agency acting to prevent billions in new investment and the creation of many thousands of new jobs at a time when the U.S. economy desperately needs both,’’ he said. ``At this time, we are reviewing all options.’’ The FCC would be the second government agency to oppose the deal. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in Washington in August to stop it, and that trial is expected to start Feb. 13. Genachowski’s proposed order recommends the administrative law judge begin the hearing after the trial is done. The deal announced in March would vault the combined No. 2 carrier AT&T and No. 4 T-Mobile into the top spot ahead of Verizon. Dallas-based AT&T has about 101 million wireless subscribers. T-Mobile, the Bellevue, Wash.-based subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG of Germany, has 34 million. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, has about 108 million, while Sprint Nextel Corp. has 53 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ American Jewish groups lobbying the Nixon White House on behalf of their Soviet brethren got under Henry Kissinger’s skin in demanding intense pressure on Moscow to the point that he denounced them to a White House colleague as self-serving ``bastards,’’ newly released documents indicate.

the State Department, Kissinger, who was Haig’s deputy, said to Garment: ``Is there a more self-serving group of people than the Jewish community?’’ Kissinger is Jewish. Garment, also Jewish, replied: ``None in the world.’’ At this point, Kissinger was quoted as saying ``What the hell do they think they are accomplishing?’’

Among appeals flooding the White House was one from the Israeli prime minister, Golda Meir, to President Richard M. Nixon in August 1972 asking him to protest to the Kremlin its levying of fees for exit permits. The White House, defending its strategy of quiet diplomacy, sought to assure the American Jews that Nixon was very concerned about the plight of Soviet Jews, had taken up the issue with Soviet leaders directly and remained convinced that quiet diplomacy was the best approach, the documents related. A White House official, Leonard Garment, saying he was flooded with letters and phone calls with Jewish appeals, asked Kissinger for help and guidance. The late Alexander Haig, then Nixon’s national security adviser, sent him Mrs. Meir’s letter and said, ``We will have to consider the best means by which to proceed.’’ According to transcripts released by

Kissinger went on: ``You can’t even tell bastards anything in confidence because they’ll leak it.’’ But Kissinger said he would take up the issue with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and also meet again with Jewish leaders. ``They ought to remember what this administration has done,’’ he said. The remarks were contained in documents dealing with U.S.-Soviet relations released by the State Department. A call to Kissinger’s New York office seeking comment was not immediately returned late Thursday.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s no mystery that since the beginning of the recession the number one topic on voters’ minds has been job creation. But what happens when politicians fail miserably in reaching this goal? For North Carolina legislator Frank Iler, the answer is simple: create a

Colorlines, News Report TLC premiered “All-American Muslim”, a reality TV show that follows the lives of five American Muslim families in Dearborn, the Michigan town that’s home to one of the nation’s largest Muslim communities. The show’s purported aim is to help dispel misrepresentations of Muslim American. And while we’re hoping it’s all that it’s cracked up to be, there’s plenty of reason to be weary about it. It’s being produced by Shed Media, the company that’s also responsible for dramafilled shows like “The Real Housewives of New York City” and “Basketball Wives.” Neither series represents women in a positive light, to put it lightly. But there’s a chance that this show could be different. Namely,Dearbor n-native

Mike Mosallam is involved in the show’s development. Mosallam is Muslim and works as the director of film initiatives for Michigan’s Wayne County. So let’s hope there’s a balance and we actually get what TLC promises: “A powerful new eight-part series that goes inside the rarely seen world of American Muslims to uncover a unique community struggling to balance faith and nationality in a post 9/11 world.” So far they’ve got a lot to prove. The show’s logo on Shed Media’s website doesn’t really say “AllAmerican” to me. In fact, the rustic and fringed font combined with the red bars in the background all end up reading to me as “jail” or “circus” themes. Compare the identity to the right with all the other TV shows that use the term American in the titles and this one seems a little off.

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committee in the House of Representatives with the goal of drafting anti-immigrant laws. “My personal opinion is that we need to make North Carolina as unwelcome for any illegal alien from wherever they come from,” Iler told reporters from Star News a week after Continental’s announcement. Coincidence? According to Iler, this is a priority and the committee’s first meeting is scheduled for early December. The committee of nine individuals (six Republicans and three Democrats) will review laws and programs related to immigration in the state and will propose new antiimmigrant laws to the General Assembly. This tactic is not new, according to a report by the New Yorkbased The Americas Society, which analyzed 53 cities that imposed local laws to “combat” undocumented immigrants between 2006 and 2008.

smoke screen of anti-immigrant laws. Iler was elected in 2010 to the State House of Representatives for District 17, Brunswick County. During his election campaign, Iler supported a plan called ‘100 Days That Will Change North Carolina.’ This document stated that if Republicans won the elections, within three months, they would eliminate burdensome restrictions on private enterprise, which would generate more jobs. Election time came and Republican legislators won the majority in the State House of Representatives for the first time in over a century. The 100 days came and went. Today, almost a year later,

this a more competitive state and attract investment from large companies. For Congressman Iler, this was a crucial point given that Continental had plans to invest $500 million to build a new plant in his county of Brunswick. Three weeks ago, Continental announced that its new plant would not be built in Iler’s county after all; it will not even be built in North Carolina. The multi-million dollar investment, which will generate an estimated 1,700 jobs, will be built in South Carolina. How do you remedy this embarrassing situation? Iler has a strategy: Use controversy as a distraction. The Republican legislator is heading a new

The study’s conclusion was that these kinds of laws were more common in places with high rates of poverty and unemployment. In cities like Payson, Ariz., Bellaire, Ohio and Athens, Ala., there are fewer workers in general, both immigrant and non-immigrant, but the economic impact from the antiimmigrant ordinances has been negative. Instead of wasting time with smoke screens, state Congressman Iler should be concentrating on finding ways to generate more jobs. The numbers don’t lie. Ask farmers in Arizona, Georgia or Alabama if their antiimmigrant laws have helped improve their economies.

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government that will lead the oil-rich country until parliamentary elections are held by the end of June.

EGYPT Egypt’s military ruler says the armed forces are prepared to hold a referendum on immediately transferring power to a civilian authority if people demand it. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi also tells the nation in a televised address that presidential elections will be held before June 30, but does not specifically mention a date for the transfer of power. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square immediately reject Tantawi’s proposal with chants of ``erhal,’’ or leave. LIBYA The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor says Libya can put Moammar Gadhafi’s son and one-time heir apparent on trial at home, but the international court’s judges must be involved. Luis Moreno-Ocampo was in Tripoli for talks with Libya’s new leaders about their plans for Seif alIslam Gadhafi, captured Saturday in southern Libya and held by fighters in the mountain town of Zintan, southwest of the capital. Also, Libya’s interim prime minister announces the formation of a transitional

SYRIA Turkey’s prime minister says Syria’s president must step down over the country’s crackdown on dissent, increasing the pressure on the increasingly isolated Bashar Assad. Turkey’s call comes as Syrian activists report that five people _ including four children _ were killed. ``For the welfare of your own people and the region, just leave that seat,’’ Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says in a televised speech, reminding Assad of the bloody end of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and those of past dictators, including Adolf Hitler. YEMEN The U.N. secretary-general’s envoy to Yemen says all parties have agreed on a plan under which longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh would step down. Several times Saleh has agreed to the plan, sponsored by Gulf nations, but backed away at the last minute. U.N. envoy Jamal bin Omar tells reporters he is working on setting a date for signing the deal. Also, Yemeni separatists kidnap two foreigners and their Yemeni driver from a Red Cross vehicle in the country’s south, where al-Qaida linked militants are gaining strength.

BAHRAIN The findings of an independent investigation into Bahrain’s 10-monthold unrest are still under wraps, but the Gulf kingdom’s leaders are working to control its possible fallout. Admissions of excessive force against protesters and promises of more inquiries are part of a pre-emptive narrative ahead of Wednesday’s highly anticipated report on the Gulf’s main Arab Spring uprising, which also has become a flashpoint between U.S.-backed Gulf states and rival Iran.

country that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. It doesn’t take long for the legislators to feel one result of free speech: hundreds of people protest outside parliament, demanding everything from women’s rights and a crackdown on security forces to limits on Qatar’s influence over Tunisia’s affairs. A moderate Islamist party, Ennahda (Renaissance), won the most seats in Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly and has announced a coalition with a liberal and a left-ofcenter party.

TUNISIA Tunisia’s newly elected assembly holds its inaugural meeting, ready to start shaping the constitution and the democratic future of the

India grants bail for LIBYA’S NEW LEADERS wrongfully arrested ANNOUNCE TRANSITIONAL CABINET Muslims NEW DELHI (AP) _ A Mumbai court Wednesday granted bail to nine Muslim men who have been held in jail since being wrongfully arrested for a series of blasts in western India that killed 37 people in 2006. The court released seven of the men after a Muslim welfare group posted 50,000 rupees ($1,000) bail for each of them, said Gulzar Azmi, a representative of the group. However, two of the men were not released because of allegations they were involved in a separate series of explosions on suburban Mumbai trains that also occurred in 2006.

Human rights groups have long pressed for the release of the men, who were arrested soon after the blasts occurred in the town of Malegaon, around 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. The explosions, in a market crowded with Muslim shoppers, killed 37 people and injured 100 others. Hindu militants confessed early this year that they were responsible for the blasts. But the Muslim men remained in jail as the court case continued.

By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) _ Libya’s interim prime minister has announced the formation of a transitional government that will lead the oil-rich country until parliamentary elections are held next year. Abdurrahim el-Keib announced his Cabinet at a news conference in Tripoli on Tuesday night, sticking to a timeline for Libya’s transition that the new leadership set out

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By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI and RYAN LUCAS Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) _ Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, considered Moammar Gadhafi’s heir apparent, long drew Western favor by touting himself as a liberalizing reformer but then staunchly backed his father in his brutal crackdown on rebels in the regime’s final days. Moammar Gadhafi’s second son, 39, went underground as Tripoli fell to revolutionary forces in late August and his whereabouts remained unknown even after Gadhafi was captured and killed by revolutionary forces on Oct. 20.

September, where the government has said it is treating him as a refugee. Their mother, Safiya, and sister Aisha fled to neighboring Algeria.

an active role in France’s early support for the Libyan rebels, alleged that Seif al-Islam was at least as much to blame for past atrocities against Libyans as his father.

Seif al-Islam presented a dapper image to the West, with his shaved head and fashionable glasses. He pushed for modernization in a country crippled by decades of his father’s idiosyncratic regime, and advocated normalizing Libya’s long-strained relations with the West. In a 2008 interview with The Associated Press, he even spoke of moving Libya from one-man rule to a constitutional democracy.

``His arrest is a real important moment. It’s the real end of this war,’’ Levy said during an interview in London.

The International Criminal Court has charged Seif al-Islam and former intelligence chief Abdullah alSenoussi with crimes against humanity for the brutal crackdown on dissent as the uprising against the regime began in mid-February and escalated into a civil war. Gadhafi also had been charged.

Educated in Britain and fluent in English, Seif al-Islam found favor among prominent Western intellectuals, exhibited his paintings at galleries around the world, and won plaudits from world leaders and rights campaigners with talk of democracy and development. He was long touted as Gadhafi’s heir apparent and the man who would modernize and reform the country, but that position was always far from certain, and he faced fierce resistance from hard-liners in the regime as well as his younger brother, Muatassim, who served as national security adviser. Muatassim was also killed on Oct. 20, according to officials of the transitional government. Killed earlier in the civil war were younger brothers Seif al-Arab and Khamis. Gadhafi’s other son, al-Saadi, fled to Niger in

He earned an engineering degree in Libya and a business degree in Austria before wrapping up his education with a master’s degree and doctorate at the London School of Economics in 2008. His engagement in Libyan politics began in the 1990s, when he became the president of the Gadhafi International Foundation for Charity Associations. The organization has acted as an intermediary in several disputes and helped lead to a rapprochement between the Libya and the international community after years as a pariah.

But on Saturday, the National Transitional Council’s justice minister, Mohammed al-Alagi, told The Associated Press that Seif al-Islam had been captured deep in Libya’s desert Friday night by revolutionary forces from the western mountain town of Zintan who had been tracking him for days.

Seif al-Islam always stood apart from his siblings, who were better known for their antics and eccentricities than their achievements.

Born in 1972, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi was the oldest of seven children of Moammar and Safiya Gadhafi. He had one older half brother, Mohammed.

Seif al-Islam often acted as an envoy for his father’s regime, and in 2002 and 2003 helped broker the agreement that saw Libya renounce its weapons of mass destruction program and begin its journey back into the international fold.

But in the end, Seif al-Islam was indeed his father’s son. In a televised address five days after anti-government protests broke out in the eastern city of Benghazi as part of the wider Arab Spring uprising, a haggardlooking Seif al-Islam warned of ``rivers of blood’’ if demonstrators refused to accept government offers of reform. ``We will fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet,’’ he said. ``We will not lose Libya.’’ The rambling, 40-minute speech marked Seif al-Islam’s transformation from the man long viewed as the best hope for reforming his father’s regime into a fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity. French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, who played

He lobbied militants to release hostages, funded research at the London School of Economics, welcomed world leaders and Western intellectuals to his country and portrayed himself as a champion of economic and social reforms. In 2009, he aided talks in Britain that eventually secured the release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. But his public role cost him at home, and in his rivalry with Muatassim to succeed their father. A 2009 U.S. diplomatic cable released by the website WikiLeaks said that Seif al-Islam’s ``high-profile role as the public face of the regime to the West has been a mixed blessing for him. While it has bolstered his image ... many Libyans view him as self-aggrandizing and too eager to please foreigners at the expense of Libyans’ interest.’’

Pakistan’s US envoy resigns over memo scandal Received by Newsfinder from AP By CHRIS BRUMMITT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) _ Pakistan’s envoy to Washington lost a battle with the country’s powerful generals to keep his job Tuesday over allegations he wrote a memo seeking U.S. help in stopping a supposed coup in the aftermath of the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The resignation of Hussain Haqqani highlighted tensions between the country’s nominal civilian government and the army, which has ruled Pakistan for most of its history. Haqqani, a key ally of President Asif Ali Zardari, was well regarded by Obama administration officials in Washington, where many lawmakers view Pakistan with suspicion if not hostility. Although Haqqani said he hoped his stepping down would end the scandal _ which Pakistanis have called ``memogate’’ _ speculation remained over whether it could yet engulf Zardari. The unpopular leader has faced questions over whether he also knew about the mysterious memo, which right-wing, pro-army media outlets have described as treasonous. Haqqani said he stood by earlier denials he had nothing to do with the letter, which was sent soon after the bin Laden raid to then-U.S. military chief Adm. Mike Mullen. The envoy and his supporters have alleged the memo was a hoax cooked up by the military establishment to get rid of him and weaken the Zardari government and democratic institutions _ explosive charges in a country that has seen at least three military coups. The memo was made public last week by a Pakistani American businessman who

claimed to have received it from Haqqani and, following his instructions, passed it to Mullen through an intermediary. He claimed that Haqqani assured him that Zardari had approved the memo. The Pakistani government initially denied the existence of the memo, as did Mullen’s spokesman. But later the spokesman said Mullen had received it but considered it unreliable and ignored it. The memo accuses army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani of plotting to bring down the government in the aftermath of the bin Laden raid, which most Pakistanis considered a humiliating violation of their sovereignty by U.S. Navy SEALs. It asks Mullen for his ``direct intervention’’ with Kayani to prevent a coup. In return, it promises help in installing a ``new security team’’ in Islamabad that would be friendly to Washington. It also mentions policies likely to please the Obama administration but certain to enrage the army, which sets foreign policy and views itself as the sole protector of the country’s sovereignty. The memo promises the government will allow the U.S. to propose names of officials to investigate how bin Laden was able to live undetected in an army town not far from Pakistan’s version of West Point, facilitate American attempts to target militants like al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri and Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar, and allow the U.S. greater oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. Haqqani, who offered to resign last week when the scandal broke, returned to Pakistan over the weekend to face questioning by the army and the intelligence chiefs. He told close associates he would resign if his tenure became too much of a drag on the civilian government, but was fighting to the end to keep his job.

`Ì have resigned to bring closure to this meaningless controversy threatening our fledgling democracy,’’ he said in a statement. `Ìt was an artificial crisis over an insignificant memo written by a self-centered businessman.’’ A statement from the prime minister’s office said an investigation into the memogate scandal would be conducted `àt an appropriate level’’ and ``carried out fairly, objectively and without bias.’’ The businessman who allegedly received the memo from Haqqani, Mansoor Ijaz, has led a high-profile media campaign attacking the ambassador. He said Sunday that Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha, the head of Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, flew to London to meet with him last month. Ijaz said he provided Pasha with Blackberry and computer records pertaining to the memo and implicating Haqqani. Both the memo and the Blackberry records were leaked to the media. The conversations show Haqqani allegedly discussing the wording of the memo with Ijaz and telling him to go ahead. ``Ball is in play now. Make sure you have protected your flanks,’’ Ijaz allegedly tells Haqqani after handing over the memo. Ijaz has a history of making claims to be well connected with U.S. politicians. Under the Clinton administration, he said U.S. officials told him Sudan was willing to turn over then-fugitive bin Laden, who was taking refuge there. Ijaz said Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger rejected the deal because he was unwilling to do business with Sudan _ a claim that Berger immediately denied. It was not immediately known who would replace Haqqani, who has no family connection to the Haqqani militant network that is carrying out high-profile bombings in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Of particular importance will be whether the next ambassador is perceived to answer

to the government or to the army. The diplomatic post is a crucial one for both nations. Washington wants to work with Pakistan to defeat al-Qaida and negotiate a way out of the Afghan war. Islamabad relies on U.S. aid and diplomatic support. Relations between the two countries have soured badly over the last year, especially over the bin Laden raid, which the U.S. carried out without informing Pakistan in advance. With many American lawmakers calling for an end to U.S. aid, Haqqani was outspoken in support of continued engagement. When Mullen blamed Pakistan for aiding the Haqqani militant network after its spectacular attack against the U.S. embassy in Kabul over the summer, the ambassador went into overdrive, working the phones and persuading U.S. officials to meet him at his office, or at the Army Navy Club near the White House _ discreet conversations that helped keep some forms of military cooperation moving forward. Haqqani is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. He is the author of a respected book on the army and Islam in Pakistan, in which he argues against a military role in the country. ``He was an extremely effective interlocutor,’’ said Shuja Nawaz, the director of the South Asia Center at the U.S.-based Atlantic Council. ``It will be difficult to find someone with his ability to translate difficult situations into a workable relationship.’’ Christine Fair, assistant professor at Georgetown University, said she didn’t expect the issue would lead to a further downturn in U.S.-Pakistan ties, saying that both countries were continuing with cooperation on targeting al-Qaida and on drone strikes in the Afghan border area. ``So we’re still getting from them what we need in terms of a bare minimum,’’ Fair said. ``It would be surprising if a new ambassador would try to sabotage that ... but you can’t rule it out.’’

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Child Custody and Visitation in Arizona Muslim Voice By Susan Basal The following is a brief overview of the law in Arizona and does not take the place of a consultation with an attorney. Custody battles can be emotionally and financially destructive to parents. Research shows that conflict between parents can also have an immense negative impact on children who are caught in the middle. According to an article published by the American Psychological Association parental battles take an emotional toll on children and can lead to behavior problems, mental health issues, and increased school drop-out rates. Absent abuse or other potential harm to children, it is in the best interest of the children to have an amicable relationship with both parents. If there is bickering between spouses, parents should avoid involving their children and should try to foster a loving relationship between the child and other parent. The standard that Arizona courts use

to determine custody is what is in the best interests of the child. According to Arizona Revised Statute 25-403, the court considers many factors some of which include, the wishes of the child as to the custodian, the child’s adjustment to home, school, and community, the mental and physical health of all parties, and which parent is more likely to allow the child continuing contact with the other parent (absent a determination of domestic violence or child abuse.)

custody or equal parenting time. In cases involving domestic violence, control, fear, joint custody may not be the best option.

What is custody and what are the different types? Custody is the duty to care, supervise and for the welfare of a child (under 18). The court may award custody to one or both parents. There are two types of custody in Arizona. LEGAL CUSTODY: Legal custody refers to the right to make decisions for your child including the areas of religion, education, and healthcare. Some examples are deciding what school your child attends, whether your child has surgery, and what religion training you would like your child to receive. PHYSICAL CUSTODY: The term physical custody is used to refer to where the child resides most of the time. What is the difference between sole

custody and joint custody? Sole Legal Custody: One parent is responsible for making major decision for the child, mainly in the areas described above, religion, education, and healthcare. Both parents may discuss issues related to the child however the parent with sole legal custody has the authority to make the final decision if the parents cannot come to an agreement. Joint Legal Custody: Each parent has equal decision-making authority. This does not necessarily mean that the parents also share joint physical

Joint Physical Custody: This occurs when the court splits the contact with the parents in a way that allows the child to live with each parent an equal amount of time (example one week with one parent and one week with the other parent) This is not a good option if parents are unable to set aside their differences and may not be a good option for school-age children. If one parent has physical custody, the other parent has what is called visitation or parenting time. Joint Custody: This term could be used to refer to joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both. Divorce is something that can be detrimental to all parties involved, especially children. So in cases where the marriage cannot be saved, both parents should put forth an effort to work together for the welfare of the child or children involved and God Willing it can be a less stressful process for everyone. Susan Basal is a local specializing in family law

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The Importance of Duaa in All Matters Muslim Voice By Fathiyyah Bashshar Once Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), passed by a people who were suffering from some affliction. “Why don’t they make dua (prayer) to Allah for protection?” he said. With all the suffering and disasters Muslims are facing in various parts of the world, the question can be directed to all of us today.

sick, we know that we cannot find the right doctor without His Will; that the best doctor may not be able to diagnose our condition without His Command; that the best treatment plan will not succeed without His Permission. We make dua for all of these. We make dua before we seek medical help, while we are receiving it and after it has been delivered. The essence of worship Dua is the essence of ibadah. A person engaged in dua affirms his belief in Tawheed (monotheism) and shuns

that would follow the next day. In the decisive battles against the crusaders, Sultan Salatuddin Ayyubi was busy day and night. His days were devoted to Jihad. His nights were spent making dua, crying, seeking Allah’s help. This has been the practice of all true mujahedeen. Big and small We should make it a point to make dua for all things big and small. It is the beginning of wisdom to realize that big and small are arbitrary labels that are totally irrelevant in this context.

It is not that we have forgotten dua completely; we refer to it regularly. But our ideas and practice regarding dua have become distorted. Often it is reduced to the level of a ritual. Generally it is considered when all our efforts have failed --- an act of last resort. It is belittled through actions and sometimes even with words. Is it any wonder that today mostly a mention of dua is meant to indicate the hopelessness of a situation?

to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it. (Tirmidhi) Hadith Qudsi 35: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah ( PBUH) stated: Our Lord (glorified and exalted be He) descends each night to the earth’s sky when there remains the final third of the night, and He says: Who is saying a prayer to Me that I may answer it? Who is asking something of Me that I may give it him? Who is asking forgiveness of Me that I may forgive him? (Bukhari) On the other hand, a prayer lacking concentration and conviction is no prayer at all. All times and all needs We should make dua at all times, not only during times of distress. The Prophet Muhammad said: (PBUH) “Whosoever desires that Allah answers his duas in unfavorable and difficult conditions, he should make plentiful dua in days of ease and comfort.” Also he said: “The person who does not ask from Allah, Allah becomes angry with him.”

What a tragedy, for dua is the most potent weapon of a believer. It can change fate, while no action of ours ever can. It is the essence of ibadah or worship. With it we can never fail; without it we can never succeed. In the proper scheme of things, dua should be the first and the last resort of the believer, with all his plans and actions coming in between. The most empowering conversation Dua is conversation with Allah, our Creator, our Lord and Master, the All Knowing, the All Powerful. This act in itself is of extraordinary significance. It is the most uplifting, liberating, empowering, and transforming conversation a person can ever have. We turn to Him because we know that He alone can lift our sufferings and solve our problems. We feel relieved after describing our difficulties to our Creator. We feel empowered after having communicated with the All Mighty. We sense His mercy all around us after talking to the Most Merciful. We get a new commitment to follow His path for that is the only path for success. We feel blessed with each such commitment.

belief in all false gods. With each dua his belief in Allah grows. He beseeches Him, affirming his own powerlessness. A person seriously and sincerely engaged in dua understands exactly the relationship between himself and the Creator and affirms it through his actions. That is the essence of worship! Additionally, such a person can never become arrogant or proud, a logical result of true worship.

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In every difficulty our first action is dua, as is our last. We ask Allah to show us the way to handle that difficulty; we seek His help in following the path He shows to us; we seek His aid in making our efforts successful. When we fall

Dua is our most potent weapon in all struggles of life as well as in jihad in the battlefield. During the battle of Badr, the Prophet Muhammad stood up all night in prayer seeking Allah’s help in the battle between unequal armies

Nothing is too big for whom we are asking from; nothing is too small for the one who is asking. We should ask as a beggar, as a destitute person, for that is what we in reality are in relationship to Allah. At the same time we should ask with great hope and conviction that we shall be granted our prayers. We should remember the Hadith: “There is nothing more dear to Allah than a servant making dua to Him.” Hadith Qudsi 34: On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( PBUH) Allah the Almighty said: O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you

We should ask for all of our needs: those related to this world as well as those related to the Hereafter. Those who only concentrate on the former are, in effect, announcing that they don’t care for their life in the permanent abode. They should blame nobody but themselves for the total ruin in that world that Qur’an assures us awaits them. Those who only concentrate on the later are also showing lack of balance, for we need Allah’s help to lead a good life here as well. Conclusion: All people We should make dua not only for ourselves but also for our parents, brothers and sisters, spouses and children, relatives and friends, teachers and other benefactors, and destitute and struggling Muslims everywhere. We should pray for them for the good in this world as well as in the Hereafter. The Prophet said: (PBUH) “The dua of a Muslim for his brother (in Islam) in his absence is readily accepted. An angel is appointed to his side. Whenever he makes a beneficial dua for his brother the appointed angel says, ‘Aameen. And may you also be blessed with the same.’” [Sahih Muslim]

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• 1 (8 ounce) package wide egg noodles

2. In a large pot of salted water, boil noodles until al dente. Drain well.

• 2 tablespoons butter • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon salt (optional) • 1 cup milk • 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese • 1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained • 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 2 quart casserole dish

3. In a medium saucepan, combine flour, butter, and salt. Stir until butter is melted and ingredients are combined evenly. Add milk, and whisk until the sauce thickens (usually it is at the proper consistency by the time it begins to boil). Add cheese to mixture, and whisk until cheese is melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in tuna, peas, and noodles. Spread evenly in prepared dish. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

“Stir-fried beef in a light gingery sauce. Serve over steamed rice or hot egg noodles.”

1. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice wine, brown sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.

Ingredients

2. Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium high heat. Stir-fry ginger and garlic for 30 seconds. Add the steak and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until evenly browned. Add the snow peas and stir-fry for an additional 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce mixture, bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer until the sauce is thick and smooth. Serve immediately.

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce • 2 tablespoons rice wine • 1 tablespoon brown sugar • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 1 pound beef round steak, cut into thin strips

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DIRECTIONS TO THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER CEMETERY

ISLAMIC WEEKEND SCHOOLS Islamic Community Center of Phoenix:

Sunday at 9:45 am-1:20 pm.

Islamic Cultural Center:

Sunday at 10:00 am

Muslim Community Mosque:

Sunday at 10:00 am until 2:30 pm.

Masjid Omar

Saturday & Sunday from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm.

ICNEV Weekend Islamic School

Tel: (480) 346-2081Classes held on Sunday

FROM THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER (ICC):

Check our website for up to date information www.tempemasjid.com

1) Go South on Forest to University Drive. Turn right. 2) Go West on University to the I-10 highway. Take I-10 East. 3) Proceed on I-10 East (~12 Miles). Exit at Queen Creek Rd. (EXIT #164). 4) Turn right on route 347 South. Proceed for about 14 miles. 5) Turn right on route 238 West. Proceed for about 8.7 miles. 6) Turn right on unnamed/unpaved street after you see the street sign which reads “36 miles” and proceed to the cemetery.

K thru’ grade 12 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ACA Weekend School

Sunday 10:00 am-1:15 pm. www.azacademy.org/weekend

Sultan Education in Chandler

Saturdays & Sundays - children/adults 480-593-7066

Greenway Islamic Academy

Tajweed, Islamic Studies, & Arabic Language 602-565-0500

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ISLAMIC CENTERS IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX Arizona Cultural Academy 7810 S. 42nd Pl. • Phoenix 602-454-1222 Islamic Center of Arizona 9032 N. 9th St. • Phoenix

Islamic Center of N. Phoenix 13246 N. 23rd Ave. 85029 602-371-3440 Islamic Comnty Ctr of Phx 7516 N. Black Canyon Hwy. Phoenix • 602-249-0496 Muslim Community Mosque 1818 N. 32nd St. • Phoenix 602-306-4959 Masjid Al-Rahmah 2645 E. McDowell Rd. • Phoenix 602-275-5493 Masjid Muhammad Ibn Abdullah

5648 N. 15th ave. Phoenix, AZ 85015 602-413-5279

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December 2011

Al Rasoul Mosque 5302 N. 35th Ave. • Phoenix 602-864-1817

CHANDLER Masjid AsSalam 1071 N. Alma School Rd.• Chandler 480-250-7522

PEORIA Greenway Islamic Center 6724 West Greenway • Peoria, Islamic Center of East Valley AZ www.greenwaymasjid.com 425 N. Alma School Dr. • Chandler TEMPE 602-388-9900 Islamic Comnty Ctr of Tempe 131 E. 6th Street • Tempe LAVEEN 480-894-6070 Islamic Center of Laveen P.O. Box 1107 • Laveen Masjid Al Mahdi 602-361-4401 1016 S. River Dr. • Tempe 480-557-9699 MARICOPA Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah Masjid Omar Bin Al-Khattab 44370 W. Arizona Ave. 6225 S.McClintock • Tempe Maricopa Arizona 85138 480-775-6627 contact# (602)312-7913 MESA Masjid-el-Noor 55 N. Matlock • Mesa 480-644-0074 SCOTTSDALE Islamic Center of N.E. Valley 12125 E. Via Linda • Scottsdale 480-612-4044

CASA GRANDE Masjid Sajda is located c/o: The Legacy Suites 540 North Cacheris Court Casa Grande`, Arizona 85122 480.332.8618