War & TerrorismWar & Terrorismhttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009-06-04T03:58:27ZSquarespaceDr. Tariq Ramadan on Obama's Speech to Muslims of the Worldhttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009/6/4/dr-tariq-ramadan-on-obamas-speech-to-muslims-of-the-world.htmlAfroz Ali2009-06-04T03:54:44Z2009-06-04T03:54:44ZDr. Tariq Ramadan, one of the most articulate and senior Muslim intellectual thinker, wrote an excellent article about U.S. President Obama's first ever visit to the Arab world and his speech aimed at the Muslims of the word.

The relationship between the United States and Muslims has been so damaged after eight years of the Bush administration that the whole world is now wondering: what is Barack Obama going to say to Muslims? What should he say to restore confidence and trust?

First it's necessary to analyse the main causes of the deep mistrust we find today, not only in Muslim majority countries, but among African, Asian and western Muslims as well. For decades, and especially since the 11 September 2001, Muslims around the world have been getting messages from the US that are disturbing in both their substance and their form.

 

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]]>How MI5 Blackmails British Muslimshttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009/5/22/how-mi5-blackmails-british-muslims.htmlAfroz Ali2009-05-22T05:03:03Z2009-05-22T05:03:03ZFive Muslim community workers have accused MI5 of waging a campaign of blackmail and harassment in an attempt to recruit them as informants.

The men claim they were given a choice of working for the Security Service or face detention and harassment in the UK and overseas.

They have made official complaints to the police, to the body which oversees the work of the Security Service and to their local MP Frank Dobson. Now they have decided to speak publicly about their experiences in the hope that publicity will stop similar tactics being used in the future.

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]]>Israeli Ambassador Mistakenly Speaks the Truthhttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009/1/31/israeli-ambassador-mistakenly-speaks-the-truth.htmlAfroz Ali2009-01-31T10:54:30Z2009-01-31T10:54:30Z ... then realises he may have said too much and asks to stop recording his speech.]]>Reconciling with the Forgotten Muslim Worldhttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009/1/23/reconciling-with-the-forgotten-muslim-world.htmlAfroz Ali2009-01-23T01:08:19Z2009-01-23T01:08:19ZPresident Barack Obama promised to improve U.S. ties with the Muslim world in his inauguration address on Tuesday, after tensions that followed the September 11 attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," said Obama, who became the first black president of the United States.

This is an important step for USA, and global relations, given much of the Muslim world is either under US-sponsored tyrants as leaders or at war with USA.

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]]>US President Obama Takes First Step to Close Down American Torturehttp://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/war-terrorism/2009/1/23/us-president-obama-takes-first-step-to-close-down-american-t.htmlAfroz Ali2009-01-23T00:52:57Z2009-01-23T00:52:57ZU.S. President Barack Obama signed executive orders on Thursday to close Guantanamo military prison and overseas CIA jails. He also ordered more humane treatment for terrorism suspects and an end to renditions, the practice of transporting foreign detainees to other countries for interrogation that has caused friction with close allies.

This is a significant first step and President Obama must be thanked and congratulated for his bold decision within the first few days in office as President.

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