a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Louis Farrakhan: One more step towards the mainstream";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/554/louis-farrakhan-one-more-step-towards-the-mainstream/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 28 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 28, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:554;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:424:"To attend a Louis Farrakhan event, I am told, is to experience one of the most powerful religious speakers of our time. Combining the skill of a classical revivalist preacher and the thrust of the message of nationalism and Islam, Farrakhan, like few other men, can fully captivate an audience for hours on end. He did just that at Sunday's Nation of Islam Saviours' Day keynote address at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Louis Farrakhan: One more step towards the mainstream";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:38:"Saddam: The seemingly immortal beloved";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/553/saddam-the-seemingly-immortal-beloved/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 25 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 25, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:553;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:342:"Not that Baghdad ever was known for its visual splendor after dark; but at one time visitors could at least expect the city to greet them with a simple politeness becoming of a nation's capital. Unfortunately, in 2000, such politeness has been replaced by a cold indifference that leaves the weary traveler's first glimpses rather unfulfilled";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:38:"Saddam: The seemingly immortal beloved";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"A response to readers on John McCain";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/550/a-response-to-readers-on-john-mccain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 23 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 23, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:550;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:340:" In a recent iviews.com editorial, I took John McCain to task on his unapologetic stance on referring to his Vietnam War captors as "Gooks". Readers have however, responded overwhelmingly in defense of McCain, making several compelling arguments for Muslims to consider in evaluating him as a candidate. This feedback deserves a response ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"A response to readers on John McCain";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Muslims feature prominently in recent Hollywood release";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/546/muslims-feature-prominently-in-recent-hollywood-release/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 21 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 21, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:546;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:224:"David Twohy's writing and directing credits include some of the best known movies in Hollywood of the past few years such as Waterworld and The Fugitive. But with his latest work, Pitch Black, Twohy has truly outdone himself";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Muslims feature prominently in recent Hollywood release";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"McCain shows his true colors with racial slur against Asians";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:92:"https://www.islamicity.org/545/mccain-shows-his-true-colors-with-racial-slur-against-asians/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 18 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 18, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:545;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:256:"Muslim voters were never terribly enthusiastic about the presidential candidacy of John McCain. But he had not been entirely ruled out. That all changed Friday with the revelation that McCain referred to Vietnamese with the racially pejorative term "Gook."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"McCain shows his true colors with racial slur against Asians";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Seize the Day for Iraq";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/540/seize-the-day-for-iraq/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 16 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 16, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:540;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:122:"If ever the time has been propitious for hoping to end the nine years of strangling economic sanctions on Iraq, it is now.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Seize the Day for Iraq";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Remembering Al-Amiriya";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/537/remembering-al-amiriya/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 14 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 14, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:537;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:308:" Nine years ago yesterday, the United States Air Force, as a part of the Allied forces engaged in the Gulf War, bombed the Al-Amiriya bomb shelter in Baghdad, at the height of the Gulf War. In the attack, nearly 1200 civilians, mostly women and children lost their lives. All but 14 survived the onslaught ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Remembering Al-Amiriya";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Israel deserves what it gets from Lebanon";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/535/israel-deserves-what-it-gets-from-lebanon/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 11 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 11, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:535;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:215:"Enough with the images of Israelis cowering in well-stocked bomb-shelters. They don't deserve coverage when young Lebanese children lie in hospital wards with injuries resulting from indiscriminate Israeli air raids";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Israel deserves what it gets from Lebanon";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The revolution will now be commercialized";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/532/the-revolution-will-now-be-commercialized/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 8 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 8, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:532;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:325:"In 1970, Gil Scott Heron, an African American poet and musician, wrote what has become possibly the definitive work on the spirit of revolution that swept the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s. But although the truth of the poem remains intact, the reality of society's approach to revolution has changed drastically";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"The revolution will now be commercialized";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Egypt might as well have remained silent";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/527/egypt-might-as-well-have-remained-silent/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 3 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 3, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:527;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:138:"Not to whip a dead horse, but something more has to be said of the lip service Muslim governments have paid to the catastrophe in Chechnya";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Egypt might as well have remained silent";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"Interview: iviews.com speaks with Scott Ritter on the Iraqi Sanctions";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:100:"https://www.islamicity.org/524/interview-iviews-com-speaks-with-scott-ritter-on-the-iraqi-sanctions/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 2 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 2, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:524;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:302:"Scott Ritter is indeed a controversial figure. A former U.S. Marine Captain who fought in the Gulf War, Ritter led the UNSCOM disarmament team in Iraq for seven years. Since his resignation in 1998 Ritter has spoken out against the economic sanctions that have crippled Iraq and ravaged its population.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"Interview: iviews.com speaks with Scott Ritter on the Iraqi Sanctions";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"A Primary Post Mortem";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/523/a-primary-post-mortem/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 2 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 2, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:523;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:194:"The New Hampshire primary is now history. Muslims didn't play much of a role there; but that was New Hampshire. It's now time to create a reason for the candidates to take note of Muslim voters.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"A Primary Post Mortem";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:56:"Clinton's State of the Union: Looking Past the Statesman";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/519/clintons-state-of-the-union-looking-past-the-statesman/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 27 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 27, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:519;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:291:"If President Clinton has mastered one thing in his seven-year tenure as at the helm of the world's only superpower, it has been the skill of appearing presidential. Whether being questioned by a grand jury, shaking hands or kissing babies, Clinton is able to project the image of a statesman";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:56:"Clinton's State of the Union: Looking Past the Statesman";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Indonesia's Wahid: Struggling Forward";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/516/indonesias-wahid-struggling-forward/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 27 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 27, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:516;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:249:"When Abdurrahman Wahid became Indonesia's President in October 1999, Muslims were encouraged. After having seen him in action, however, Muslims now have reason to wonder how long it will take for that wisdom and leadership to impact Wahid's actions.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Indonesia's Wahid: Struggling Forward";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"The Elian Gonzalez Affair: Redefining 'Preposterous'";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/511/the-elian-gonzalez-affair-redefining-preposterous/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 24 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 24, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:511;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:237:"Elian Gonzalez should have been safe in the arms of his father weeks ago. But thanks to election-year jockeying and foreign policy blundering, the young Cuban boy who survived a raft ride from Cuba to the United States is still in Miami.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"The Elian Gonzalez Affair: Redefining 'Preposterous'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"This time the Taliban is right";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/508/this-time-the-taliban-is-right/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 21 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 21, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:508;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:209:"Muslims might disagree with Taliban on a host of its policies, both foreign and domestic; however there should be no disagreement with the Taliban concerning its recent policy moves with reference to Chechnya.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"This time the Taliban is right";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:43:"iviews.com endorses Tom Campbell for Senate";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/503/iviews-com-endorses-tom-campbell-for-senate/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 18 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 18, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:503;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:100:"With election season in full-swing, iviews.com makes its first endorsement of a political candidate.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:43:"iviews.com endorses Tom Campbell for Senate";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Never Underestimate the Power of Denial";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/498/never-underestimate-the-power-of-denial/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 12 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 12, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:498;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:260:"It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your children are? A growing number of Americans cannot answer that question. Whether it is 10 o'clock at night or 10 o'clock in the morning, so many parents are at loss when comes to knowledge of their children's activities.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Never Underestimate the Power of Denial";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Looking Past Jerusalem";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/488/looking-past-jerusalem/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 4 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"January 4, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:488;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:321:"Although the U.S. presidential election is a full 10 months away, the race for the White House is preparing to shift into full gear as the New Hampshire primaries are scheduled to take place in less than a month. In order to prepare for the primary season, Muslims must begin the arduous process of evaluating candidates.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Looking Past Jerusalem";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}

a:14:{s:8:"theTitle";s:38:"Atop the Soapbox: A Millennial Message";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/483/atop-the-soapbox-a-millennial-message/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ali Asadullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 31 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"December 31, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Ali Asadullah|/source";s:5:"theID";i:483;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:259:" It is the Muslim year 1420. But we live during a period when our reckoning of time means very little. It is instead the year 2000. While the world revels in the passage of another millennium, Muslims should consider where we will head in the next century. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:38:"Atop the Soapbox: A Millennial Message";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ali-asadullah";}