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Thinkers Forum
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Isaar Trust |
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Noorul Quran School,
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www.ashraf786.com |
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Thinkers Forum TV |
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Thinkers Forum Radio |
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Ittehaad Girls School, Attowala |
www.attowala.com |
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Social Welfare Party |
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An A-Z of invaluable links to help you get
informed and get active.
If you think a website should be added to
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Al-Jazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
English-language site for the
Qatar-based news service.
AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org
AlterNet.org is a project of the
Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit
rganization dedicated to strengthening and
supporting independent and alternative
journalism. AlterNet's online magazine provides
a mix of news, opinion and investigative
journalism on subjects ranging from the
environment, the drug war, technology and
cultural trends to policy debate, sexual
politics and health issues.
ACIJ
http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
(ACIJ) is fully committed to the principle that
democratic societies require independent,
critical and investigative journalism of the
highest standard.The Activist
http://www.theactivist.co.uk
Encouraging active participation in political
and economic issues: globalisation, Western
economic imperialism, oppression, injustice.
Appeals Worldwide
http://www.appealsww.com
Appeals Worldwide specializes in producing
appeals letters based on Amnesty International
cases, for you to send to the authorities in the
countries concerned. No two letters that we
produce are identically worded, and you can
further adapt them to your own requirements.
Never before has it been so easy to act on
behalf of human rights victims.
Antony Loewenstein
http://antonyloewenstein.com
Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based freelance
journalist, author and blogger. His book on the
Israel/Palestine conflict, My Israel Question,
is released by Melbourne University Publishing
in 2006.
Arab Media Watch
http://www.arabmediawatch.com
AMW was set up to tackle a proliferation of
traditional bias, ignorance and misunderstanding
in the British media regarding Arab issues. The
need to restore a measure of balance to its
coverage is as urgent as ever in view of the
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Black Rhinoceros
http://www.blackrhinoceros.org
The largest directory on the Net of
environmental actions in the areas of
Biodiversity, Conservation, Energy,
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Campaign for Press
and Broadcasting Freedom (UK)
http://www.cpbf.org.uk
The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
is an independent voice for media reform working
to promote policies for a diverse, democratic
and accountable media. They campaign for a media
which is more accountable to the people it is
meant to serve; the breakup of media
concentration to promote greater media
diversity; rights of citizens to redress for
unfair coverage; and rights of journalists to
report freely. Membership is made up of
individuals who care about the media and
democracy, and affiliated organisations. These
include national trade unions, local trade union
and Labour Party branches as well as media,
cultural and educational organisations.
The Campaign for Press and
Broadcasting Freedom (Canada)
http://presscampaign.org
The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
represents a common front of readers and
viewers, those working in the media industries,
and labour and community groups concerned about
the increasing concentration of media ownership
in Canada.
Chomsky Info
http://www.chomsky.info
The official archive of articles, speeches and
interviews by Noam Chomsky.
ColdType.net
http://www.coldtype.net
ColdType.net publishes e-books, essays,
photojournalism and its own 64-page monthly
e-magazine, dedicated to 'Writing Worth Reading
From Around The World'. Its many contributors
include John Pilger, Chris Hedges, Robert Fisk,
Norman Solomon, Ray McGovern, Tom Engelhardt,
George Monbiot, Frida Berrigan and many others.
The site contains hundreds of high-quality pdf
downloads and everything is free.
Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org
US-based site for progressive news and analysis.
Corporate Europe Observatory
http://www.corporateeurope.org
CEO is a Amsterdam and Madrid-based research and
campaign group targeting the threats to
democracy, equity, social justice and the
environment posed by the economic and political
power of corporations and their lobby groups.
CounterPunch
http://www.counterpunch.org
Muckraking US leftist newsletter edited by
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
Crisis Forum
http://www.crisis-forum.org.uk/index.html
Crisis Forum believe that humankind is in
serious trouble due to an economic and political
system which is destroying our ability to
sustain our existence on this planet. Aims are:
to bring together committed people from diverse
college-based, academic disciplines, as well as
independent researchers, to analyse the nature
of the crisis in a genuinely holistic way; to
put that knowledge to positive use so that
ordinary people can apply global knowledge to
local contexts; to develop this initiative as an
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Dahr Jamail's Iraq
dispatches
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com
News From Inside Iraq. Weary of the overall
failure of the US media to accurately report on
the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi
people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq
to report on the war himself. His dispatches
were quickly recognized as an important media
resource and he is now writing for the Inter
Press Service, The Asia Times and many other
outlets. His reports have also been published
with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam
Online, and the Guardian to name just a few.
Dahr's dispatches and hard news stories have
been translated into Polish, German, Dutch,
Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic
and Turkish. On the radio, Dahr is a special
correspondent for Flashpoints and reports for
the BBC, Democracy Now!, and numerous other
stations around the globe. Dahr has spent a
total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of
only a few independent US journalists in the
country.Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org
A daily news and TV programme on over 350
stations pioneering the largest community media
cooperation in the US. Hosted by award-winning
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FAIR
http://www.fair.org
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, based in the
US, has been offering well-documented criticism
of media bias and censorship since 1986.
FAS
http://www.fas.org/asmp/index.html
Arms sale monitoring project.
Robert Fisk
http://www.robert-fisk.com
Website dedicated to articles by Robert Fisk -
Middle East correspondent for the Independent
newspaper in the UK.
Foreign Policy in Focus
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org
US journal with many in-depth articles and much
analysis of American foreign policy. Working to
make the U.S. a more responsible global leader
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Glasgow Media Group
http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/Sociology/units/media.htm
The Group consists mostly of people who have
worked in the unit at Glasgow University, plus
broadcasters and others who have published with
them. The purpose of its work is to promote the
development of new methodologies and substantive
research in the area of media and
communications.
Global Echo
http://www.globalecho.org
UK-based progressive site with news and current
affairs from around the world.
Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.org
Progressive analysis of "global issues that
affect everyone."
Global Research
http://globalresearch.ca
The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)
is an independent research and media group of
writers, scholars and activists. It is a
registered non profit organisation in Quebec,
Canada. Their website publishes news articles,
commentary, background research and analysis on
a broad range of issues, focusing on social,
economic, strategic, geopolitical and
environmental processes.
Globalvision News Network
http://www.gvnews.net/html/index.shtml
"News and information from the inside out."
Green Books
http://www.greenbooks.co.uk
Publishers of books about the environment,
ecology, gardening, organics, conservation and
green issues. Publishers of 'The Compassionate
Revolution' and 'Free To Be Human' by David
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Hacktivismo
http://hacktivismo.com
Hacktivismo is a group of international hackers,
human rights workers, artists and others who
seek to further the goals of human rights
through technology.
Hands Off Venezuela!
www.handsoffvenezuela.org
The Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was established
in December 2002 to counter lies and
misinformation about the country in the local
and international media and to campaign against
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Indymedia UK
http://uk.indymedia.org
Indymedia UK is a network of individuals,
independent and alternative media activists and
organisations, offering grassroots,
non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of
important social and political issues.
Information Clearing House
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info
"News you won't find on CNN or Fox (or the
BBC)."
International Human Rights Seminar
https://www.oxfordunivhumanrightsseminar.org.uk
IHRS is based at the Centre for Socio-Legal
Studies at the University of Oxford and
organised by students and foward-thinking
academics and headed by Dr William Pepper, an
International Human Rights Lawyer.
Islam Online (in English)
http://www.islam-online.net/english/index.shtml
All the information you need about Islam and its
civilizations, the universe and its changes,
current affairs and their analyses, and general
information and services. |
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Justice Not Vengeance
http://www.j-n-v.org
Justice Not Vengeance (JNV) is an anti-war group
which has developed out of ARROW (Active
Resistance to the Roots of War). JNV opposes the
US-UK 'war on terrorism', and campaigns for a
peaceful resolution of international conflicts,
based on justice and equality." Includes
excellent media reviews and other articles by
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Media Alliance
http://www.media-alliance.org
Media Alliance is a 25-year-old nonprofit
training and resource center for media workers,
community organizations, and political
activists. Our mission is excellence, ethics,
diversity, and accountability in all aspects of
the media in the interests of peace, justice,
and social responsibility.
MediaChannel
http://www.mediachannel.org
MediaChannel is a media issues supersite,
featuring criticism, breaking news, and
investigative reporting from hundreds of
organizations worldwide. As the media watch the
world, we watch the media." Includes link to
'News Dissector' blog by Danny Schechter.
MediaLens
http://www.medialens.org
MediaLens is a response based on the conviction
that mainstream newspapers and broadcasters
provide a profoundly distorted picture of our
world. MediaLens are convinced that the
increasingly centralised, corporate nature of
the media means that it acts as a de facto
propaganda system for corporate and other
establishment interests. The costs incurred as a
result of this propaganda, in terms of human
suffering and environmental degradation, are
incalculable. MediaLens hope that this website
will help to turn bystanders into compassionate
actors.
Media Studies
http://www.mediastudies.com
The purpose of MediaStudies.com is to help
advance research and education in media studies
and critical thinking. The site serves as a hub
- providing links to educational guidelines,
global news outlets and other resources for
media educators, students, researchers, and the
wider community.
The Middle East Research and
Information Project
http://www.merip.org
In the words of French journalist Eric Rouleau,
"No person, specializing or not in Middle
Eastern affairs, can afford ignoring Middle East
Report." Professor Rashid Khalidi, a leading
American scholar, says "Middle East Report is
the best periodical (in English) on the Middle
East -- bar none."
Morning Star
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk
The only socialist daily newspaper in the
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News Alternative
http://www.asia-stat.com
Access to a diverse range of news media from
around the world.The New Standard
http://newstandardnews.net
The New Standard is a unique, independent
hard news website. Dedicated to current events
reporting and investigative journalism, TNS
provides up-to-date news from a journalistic
perspective that emphasizes the public interest.
TNS is a reader-funded publication -- that is
what makes it truly independent. Because it
receives no funding from government, corporate
or foundation sources, TNS remains free from
outside pressures and accountable to its
readership.
Non-Violence Help
http://nonviolencehelp.tripod.com/index.html
This site draws together some of the available
on-line resources on the history, theory and
practice of nonviolence. It is both an
introduction to nonviolent social change and a
resource for trainers and activists. |
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Open Democracy
http://www.opendemocracy.net
An independent, not-for-profit magazine
dedicated to free dialogue across the globe
about the major issues in the world today. |
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People and Planet
http://www.peopleandplanet.org
UK student action on world poverty, human rights
and the environment.Private Planet
http://www.private-planet.com
Excerpts from David Cromwell's book Private
Planet: Corporate Plunder and the Fight Back
(Jon Carpenter, Charlbury, 2001).
PR Watch
http://www.prwatch.org
Investigative reporting on the Public Relations
industry
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int
ReliefWeb is the world's leading on-line gateway
to information (documents and maps) on
humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An
independent vehicle of information, designed
specifically to assist the international
humanitarian community in effective delivery of
emergency assistance, it provides timely,
reliable and relevant information as events
unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of
'forgotten emergencies' at the same
time.ReliefWeb was launched in October 1996 and
is administered by the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Jeff Rense
http://www.rense.com
Web site of the Jeff Rense Program - the US
radio show
Resist
http://www.resist.com.au
Resist is a not for profit entity whose aim is
to help facilitate some form of non-violent
resistance to the growing neo-conservative
empire.
Andy Rowell
http://www.andyrowell.com
Articles by campaigning journalist Andy Rowell,
author of Green Backlash, who has had many
stories published in newspapers and magazine
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Schnews
http://www.schnews.org.uk
The weekly newsletter from Justice? - Brighton's
Direct Action collectiveScientists
for Global Responsibility
http://www.sgr.org.uk
SGR promotes the ethical practice and use of
science and technology. We develop and support
initiatives which make science more open,
accountable and democratic. Our work involves
research, education, lobbying and providing a
support network for ethically-concerned
scientists. Links to Science and Ethics related
web sites and organizations.
Spinwatch
http://www.spinwatch.org
SpinWatch exists to provide public interest
research and reporting on corporate and
government public relations and propaganda. Spin
techniques are much more extensive than is
generally realised, encompassing media
management, lobbying, corporate social
responsibility, investor relations and corporate
dirty tricks and spying. We aim to foster
greater public and political awareness of spin
and to campaign against the manipulations of the
PR industry in the public interest.
SQUALL
http://www.squall.co.uk
SQUALL Magazine Online is a forum for radical
quality journalism and photography. It presents
accessible and factually reliable investigations
into issues which the mainstream media dare not
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http://www.takebackthemedia.com
"The US media has abandoned their responsibility
to the country. The view that gets advanced is
no longer the view of the 'little guy' - it's
the view of ownership, of top management, of
major corporations. Editorial decisions are made
with one eye on the political slant that will
best benefit the company, and one eye on the
bottom line. The corporate view is tainted, in
that it looks for the best way to advance the
corporation's financial interests. The result is
this - instead of behaving as the Watchdog of
Democracy, the media has become the Lapdog of
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Union of Concerned
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http://www.ucsusa.org
Citizens and scientists for environmental
solutions.UN Observer
http://www.unobserver.com
An independent journal of international affairs. |
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The Voice
http://www.voice-online.net/content.php
"Britain's best black paper" - coverage of a
wide range of stories from a black perspective.
Voices in the Wilderness (UK)
http://www.voicesuk.org
Voices in the Wilderness has been campaigning -
both here and in the US - against US/UK policy
towards Iraq since the mid-nineties. First,
against the economic sanctions and US/UK
military strikes on Iraq and, more recently,
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War In Context
http://warincontext.org
Alternative perspectives on the 'War on
Terrorism' and the Middle East conflict.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.org
"One of the best satirical web sites on the
planet."World Socialist Web Site
http://www.wsws.org
The World Socialist Web Site is the Internet
center of the International Committee of the
Fourth International (ICFI). It provides
analysis of major world events, comments on
political, cultural, historical and
philosophical issues, and valuable documents and
studies from the heritage of the socialist
movement.
Brian S. Wilson
http://www.brianwillson.com
Writings by peace activist Brian S. Willson, a
former United States Air Force officer who
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ZMAG
http://www.zmag.org
Z Magazine's web site: an independent political
magazine of critical thinking on political,
cultural, social, and economic life in the
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Quran & Hadith
"Who are the learned? Those
who practice what they know." (Bukhari)
"Allah has revealed to me, that you must be humble. No one
should boast over one another, and no one should oppress
another." (Muslim)
"Who is the most favoured of
Allah? He, from whom the greatest good comes to His
creatures." (Bukhari)
Be not like the hypocrite
who, when he talks, tells lies; when he gives a promise, he
breaks it; and when he is trusted, he proves dishonest." (Bukhari
& Muslim)
"The proof of a Muslim's sincerity is, that he pays no heed
to that, which is not his business." (Abu Hureira: Tirmidhi)
"Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and
prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between
people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy
mankind." (Muslims & Bukhari)
"Conduct yourself in this world, as if you are here to stay
forever; prepare for eternity as if you have to die
tomorrow.",
(Bukhari)
"The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller,
who takes a rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on
his way." (Tirmidhi)
Famous People & Quotations
"A
people that values its privileges above its principles soon
loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Inaugural Address,
January 20, 1953
We should have a State in
which we could live and breathe as free men and which we
could develop according to our own lights and culture and
where principles of Islamic social justice could find free
play.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the
same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"To
love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
- Jimi Hendrix
"A clever man commits no minor blunders."
- Goethe (1749-1832)
Our
object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to
live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with
our immediate neighbours and with the world at large.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
"I'm all in favour of keeping dangerous weapons out of
the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"I
have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't
work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
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have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy
of its existence that cannot take its women along with
the men.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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