January-February 2002

EDITORIAL:
> US terrorism in Australia. Siddiq Buckley      4 [full text]

QURAN SURAH INTRODUCTIONS:
> Chapter 84: Surah Al-Inshiqaq      5

COVER THEME: WAR AGAINST REFUGEES
> Howard's war with refugees. John Pilger      6
> The Australian government's policies ... FAMSY open letter  8 [full text]
> How many more children need to be raped... Keysar Trad  9
> Debunking myths about asylum seekers.      9
> "Punks, Nuns and Muslim women," Omm Ameen    10

REVIEW: S11 AND THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
> The War on terrorism: Its impact on Muslims... Dr Zachariah Matthews 11
> Ashcroft asked to clarify offensive remarks on Islam.    13
> Children are children. Yusuf Islam      14
> CAIR testifies on Capitol Hill about impact of profiling    15

FOCUS:
> Special Report: Results of a study... homosexuality. Hanan Dover  16
> Darwin the philosopher?        18
> Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (r). Walid Saboune    19
> The Quran and Muslims in Australia. Episode 5. Elsayed Kandil  20
> Book review: Rachid Ghannouchi- A democrat... Azzam Tamimi  22
> Do violent movies make violent children?      23
> The story of Islam's gift of paper to the West.    24
> What keeps the Arabic language alive? Talal Sabih    24
> Australia - backward as a nation of linguists.    24

OCCUPIED PALESTINE:
> A letter to CNN Re: reporting of Palestine      25
> FAMSY Letter to US Consulate General      25
> Orthodox Jews call for dismantling of Israel.    26
> Israeli Bar Association says, "assassinations are war crimes."  26
> Israeli soldiers protest, refuse to serve in Occupied Palestine.  26
> Lockhead says Israel agrees to buy 52 more F-16s    26

REPORTS:
> Multicultural youth round table. Maheba Rind    27
> Unity Eid BBQ. Ahmed Hamodeh      28
> School holiday program. Faiza Abdullatif      29

FILLERS:
> NSW Bush Fire Appeal: Generosity appreciated    15
> Suicide statistics in America        23

REGULAR:
> Quiz   30
> Australian Mosques and Musallahs      31 [full text]

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