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O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All -Aware.

- (Quran, 49:13)

"It’s true that the junior senator from Massachusetts is probably the best bet to defeat Bush -- and, as president, Kerry would be a very significant improvement over the incumbent. But truth in labeling should impel acknowledgment that Kerry is not a progressive candidate."

"The legends of corporate-driven community, laid down by conventions of commerce and politics, are suitable for compliance with never-never lands of public pretense. Contrived narratives that provide maximum profits can have little to do with authentic experience. To guide the expenditures of time and resources for enhancement of cash flow, our powerful institutions must function as arbiters of social meaning."

"With President Bush's poll numbers lagging (the percentage of overall voters who support his reelection is now down to 41 percent) and with most of the Democrats now saying virtually the same thing about Iraq, it appears that what Democrats now want most is someone who can win in November 2004."

If [Irwin] Cotler were a legitimate champion of human rights he would denounce the Israeli-manufactured starvation in the Gaza Strip; the torture of Palestinian detainees; dehumanizing checkpoint searches; and arbitrary housing demolitions.

"I would make sure there’s a good news channel on television that encourages and teaches each of us how to be a good, informed citizen of America and planet Earth. We can get back to basics and still have all our toys. It’s about changing perspectives, a new paradigm shift into true E-volution."

"Because the Democratic contest is still in its early stages, one-third of Arab Americans surveyed in this poll indicated that they were as of yet undecided as to whom they will support in the primary."

"Israelis claim that since most of the length of the "Wall" is made up of barbed wide, electrical wire and a fence, it should be called a "fence." But my response is simple. So what? Many of the concentration camps erected by the Nazis during World War II were bordered not by walls, but by fences, too. Does it make it any more innocent?"