Snip: Money set aside for homeland security has paid for ID card makers, Palm Pilots, color printers, digital cameras, chain saws, garden hoses, and other questionable items, according to reports.
UAE has given money to families of "martyrs"
Snip: The United Arab Emirates has given money to families of Palestinian “martyrs” killed or injured in the intifada.
Sudden Jihad syndrome in N. Carolina
Snip: "Individual Islamists may appear law-abiding and reasonable, but they are part of a totalitarian movement, and as such, all must be considered potential killers." I wrote those words days after 11 September 2001 and have been criticized for them ever since. But an incident on 3 March at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill suggests I did not go far enough.
Islamic Group Spokesman charged in Denmark
Snip: The leaflets, from the Danish chapter of Hizb ut-Tahrir, called on Muslims to travel to Iraq to join the insurgents fighting coalition troops. They also urged Muslims to ``eliminate your rulers if they stand in your way'' - a phrase prosecutors interpret as a direct threat to the Danish government.
Citigroup & Dow Jones launch Shari'Ah compliant index
Snip: The Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index, which goes live on April 2, was created as a benchmark for investors seeking exposure to Shari'ah compliant fixed-income investments. The index will list investment-grade, US dollar-denominated Islamic bonds (Sukuk) issued in the global market.
50% of the savings worldwide will be Islamic by 2015
Snip: The topics on the agenda include the evolution, development and challenges ahead to standardise the globalisation of Islamic Finance.
Things are getting more depressing than better as your links prove
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Dell to double its jobs in India
Michael Dell says computer maker's workforce in that country will climb to 20,000 over next three years.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/20/news/companies/dell_india.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest
Now Hiring In India: Dell To Add 10,000 Workers, Capgemini To More Than Double
http://www.networkcomputing.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=183701102
"Islamic Group Spokesman Charged in Denmark" - interesting article MamaD. Thanks for all the info you've posted.