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By: Dr. Aslam Abdullah - IslamiCity*

If I write a column arguing that Bernard Madoff, a Jew by birth, cheated mostly Christian investors of billions of dollars, you will rightly call me crazy.
If I argue that some Jewish religious organizations that received money from Madoff were thriving on the loot, you will rightly call me insane.
If I whisper that Madoff was a supporter of Israel and his intention was to financially help the Zionist land, you will call me an anti-Semitic.

If I say that Madoff was a family man who was trying to support his family and community that is always the victim of anti-Semites, you will definitely jump to my throat.
If I say that Madoff was reading the Jewish scriptures and using some verses that justify maltreatment of gentiles to launch his ponzy schemes, you will definitely call me a mad man and rightly so.

CAIRO — A confidential European report has accused Israel of using settlement expansions, systematic house demolitions and the West Bank barrier to pursue its illegal annexation of Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem).

"Israel's actions in and around Jerusalem constitute one of the most acute challenges to Israeli-Palestinian peace-making," says the EU Heads of Mission Report on East Jerusalem obtained by the Guardian on Saturday, March 7.

The report, dated December 15, 2008, says the Israeli measures in Al-Quds are meant to judaize the holy city.

By Imam Mohamed Hagmagid Ali
Executive Director, ADAMS Center
Vice-President, The Islamic Society of North America

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is saddened and shocked by the news of the loss of one of our respected sisters, Aasiya Hassan whose life was taken violently.  To God we belong and to Him we return (Qur’an 2:156).  We pray that she find peace in God’s infinite Mercy, and our prayers and sympathies are with sister Aasiya’s family.  Our prayers are also with the Muslim community of Buffalo who have been devastated by the loss of their beloved sister and the shocking nature of this incident.