Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Bollywood star branded Muslim 'non-believer' after Hindu festival
Bollywood star branded Muslim 'non-believer' after Hindu festival LUCKNOW, India (AFP) Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan is in hot water again -- this time with some of the country's Muslim clerics. Khan, known for playing a tough guy in his films, has been branded a non-believer and ordered to reaffirm his faith in Islam after participating in a festival honouring the Hindu elephant god Ganesh in Mumbai on Tuesday. The order came from scholars at the influential Daarul-Ifta Manzare school in northern Uttar Pradesh state, which claims hundreds of thousands of followers among India's approximately 140 million Muslims. Be it a pauper or a king, everyone has to follow the dictates of Islam -- nobody has been given the exemption to bypass the tenants of the religion, religious scholar Nafeez Khan told AFP by telephone. The 41-year-old actor must reaffirm his faith before an imam and two witnesses, the cleric said, describing the religious decree as right and appropriate. Khan was released on bail last month pending his appeal against a conviction for killing protected wildlife. He also faces charges of manslaughter after a road accident in 2002 left one person dead and four injured. Comment: This is one of the problems of Muslims living as a minority in India, some Muslims will do anything to fit in, but still the Hindu Fanatic parties will demand more. So actions like this attempting to integrate and gain acceptance achieve nothing except compromise ones own belief. The Islamic scholars are correct when they say that everyone must follow the teachings of Islam regardless of social class and its a good thing that they are speaking out about such issues. It is their silence in the past about societal issues which has led to Muslims only practicing Islam inside the masjid and follwoing non-Islam in the rest of their lives. Watch the vid below, another Muslim actor talks about Islam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py7sFkIGi-k - For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit Yahoo! For Good this month.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] 12 Excuses why some Muslims don�t fast
12 Excuses why some Muslims dont fast By Showkat ali We all know people who dont fast and others who make excuses not to fast. The excuses below are not an exhaustive list but just some of the excuses which people give not to fast. The objective is not to ridicule individuals who are astray from Islam and victims of the predominant culture around us, but rather for us to be aware that not every single Muslim fasts and they all give different excuses which we should be able to refute and explain to them why they should fast. In some cases confusion exists about fasting itself, and in others people are confused about their Islamic identity and belief itself. 1. I dont pray so why should I fast I normally just about attend jummah now and again and havnt prayed in ages, well not quite ages, the last time I prayed was my dads janazah a few years ago. So why should I fast when I dont even pray 5 times day? 2. its my choice, we live in a free country Yes one of the things I love about Britain apart from its women, clubbing and booze is the fact that everyone can live and behave as they wish. Even parents cant control your life after 16 and the police can only nick you if you break the law. So yes I choose not to fast, no law against not fasting is there? 3. It clashes with my exams My exams are so so important, parents got expectations for me to do well and go and study medicine and become a Dr Saaab, and then go back home and marry the politicians daughter and raise our familys status sky high. Fasting is tough especially when I got exams, and when I fast I noticed that its hard to concentrate and do well in your exams. 4. I have a busy lifestyle and demanding job My life is so stressful and busy; I got so many projects on the go. I start at 8 and finish at 8, and even work on my laptop on the train as well as bring work home. I suppose when your earning over 85k the company expects you to be fully committed and my boss told me at interview this aint a job, this is your life, so treat it accordingly, and in all honesty I have, so I cant afford to fast a whole month. God why couldnt Ramadhan be for a few days over the bank holidays 5. None of my mates fast All my mates are integrated and proud to be British and dont really bother with backward traditions from bong bongo land, we were born here and this is our country and its traditions are ours and fasting is so silly. Whats the point of going without food and drink as well as sex for a whole month? 6. I'm not ready for it yet At the moment Im just chilling and enjoying life, Im only 25 so I got the whole of my life left until I die in my 80s, so whats the rush for? Ill start in a few years time and continue how I mean to go on 7. I only fast when the days are short Fasting in the winter used to be so cool, I mean me and my mates would eat sehri and go to bed really late then wake up about 2pm and its nearly iftar time. Wed put on a DVD and before its over you hear the maghrib Azaan. Nowadays fasts are getting longer and even if you wake up at 2pm its still a long way to go. InshAllah when the fasts get shorter again in about 10 years time Ill start fasting. 8. I've done about 16/17 I think its enough I usually do about 16/17 just over the half way mark which I think is enough sacrifice for the religion, I know some people who do less so I am better than most people I know. 9. Its dangerous to fast and drive Someone told me that its fard in Islam not to do anything that endangers your life as well as other peoples, so I drive a lot in my job and its dangerous to drive and fast, in case you cause an accident, so thats my excuse why I dont fast. 10. I get bad breath, cracked lips and look terrible Yeah Im very fashion conscious and cracked lips, bad breath and bags under my eyes make me look like an old bag, despite tons of make up. So I prefer to leave fasting until I get old, in which case looking terrible as a result of fasting wont matter since I will look terrible anyway. 11. I dont want to put on any weight; I worked so hard in ages to get a figure like this. I always gain weight in Ramadhan no matter how little I eat for Sehri and iftar and my clothes become even tighter than usual. It seems a waste working hard to get a nice figure and then by fasting a whole month you lose it and its back to square one after Eid. 12. Non-Muslims say bad things and give sad looks This really ps me off, when non-Muslims feel sorry for you and pity you and say ahh, they have to go without food and drink for their God. Some even give you sad, pitying looks and the nasty ones talk about you in the canteen and say that Im a fanatic. So to avoid all this I prefer not to fast. Please list the excuses you have heard and add to the list
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] 9/11 Anniversary Part One
9/11 Anniversary Part One Another anniversary To remember and mourn Those that died on that day When the planes crashed In to the WTC and narrowly missed the Pentagon A day when terrorism arrived in the USA And the whole world changed War on terror was launched Invasion after invasion Only halted due to dogged resistance Iran and Syria survived Temporarily As the Neo-Con agenda Fell apart In the deserts of Iraq And the valleys of Afghanistan A Coalition was formed To storm And smoke out the enemy Brits were there as always Even though their public said not in our name Much has been done In the name of those 3000 that died And more yet to come All in the name of fighting and killing the new enemy Al Qaeda and Political Islam 9/11 Became a justification For almost anything Many now wonder Who planned and did it? Conspiracy theories Mistrust of the powers that be Refusal to follow blindly and accept Has been the result and Bushes legacy Millions of dollars were destroyed on that day But billions gained in oil revenues from Iraq Accountants balance the figures While American blood fills the rivers Its the white/black working class boys and girls Who fight, are killed and wounded While the Neo-Cons and businessmen sign new deals And their kids spend daddies millions Every anniversary treated like a marketing strategy To unify and milk anger and grief Raise another army To go into the valley of death Where the enemy awaits and fights in stealth Over 4000 dead and 25 000 wounded Americans of course Iraqi dead in 6 figures But they dont matter Even Saddam never killed this many But many call him a tyrant and murderer So how long will these wars continue? Trillions wasted As poverty and unemployment at home rises Hurricane Katrina exposed the soft underbelly America does not care for its own citizens Overseas its not looking good either Mujahideen getting stronger Courage coming with the downing of every plane Blowing up of every tank and soldier America no longer the boulder More like the pebble To be crushed under the feet of these so called rebels So what will you do The American public? Follow blindly the leader who fails to inspire or elect another to continue this butchery? Whose policies will bring the chickens home to roost? Or select a third brave option Isolation and non- interference in Muslims affairs Make your choice wisely Because the enemy is prepared to fight and die bravely But you already saw that on 9/11 2001. - Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Exams stress
Exams stress By Showkat Ali Its that time of year When Im full of fear Scared and unable to sleep I keep these thoughts near Afraid to share Or show my fears Revising hard Like its a bigger fard Than following Islam Which keeps me calm My final exams are nigh End of an era But my mind is full of terror Grade eleven Final year Have to do well A few A*'s and maybe A couple of A's That is If Im lucky If not how do I tell my family That I failed miserably? My mum crying My dad staring Into space With an empty face Sombre dark frame of mind Takes hold like somebody died I let down the family What will people say? Relatives boasting Their kids done outstanding Whilst my parents hide their shame In isolation Holding me for the blame My life aint worth living And I think about myself deeply I think about suicide Ending this pain and worry With escape to break free Expectations so high My older siblings are flying In their careers Doctors and engineers Im expected To go higher Maintain the tradition To succeed in education Qualifications Job applications Working hard Lots of money Fame and success Is everything Getting married Having kids Retirement And thats the end! Thats the plan my parents got But I find my mind Thinking and asking Is their more to life than this? Following the society or following my Creator? Where does happiness and success lie? This life or the next? You decide. Exams can be retaken But if I waste my life Will I get the chance to come back and re-take? The author can be contacted on [EMAIL PROTECTED] His blog www.Islamic-education.blogspot.com Please feel free to publish, forward and circulate as widely as possible. - Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslim woman runs for Danish parliament
Muslim woman runs for Danish parliament http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/3609021p-12897569c.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A Muslim woman denounced and ridiculed by nationalists for wearing an Islamic head scarf announced Friday she was running for Parliament - a move bound to rekindle heated debate about Islam in Denmark. The next election is not expected until 2009, but the mere thought of Asama Abdol-Hamid entering the legislature has revived fears of clashing cultures that emerged last year when Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad sparked riots in Muslim countries. Even mainstream politicians and party colleagues in the left-wing Red-Green Alliance have questioned whether Abdol-Hamid, who moved to Denmark at age 6 with her Palestinian family, shares the fundamental values of Danish society. Besides covering her hair, the 25-year-old refuses to shake hands with men. Instead, she greets them by laying her right hand on her heart in Muslim tradition. I want another Denmark where we talk about the difference between groups, she said at a news conference announcing her candidacy. When we talk about values, (we need) to be open to whatever people are, Muslim or non-Muslim. Abdol-Hamid has repeatedly been questioned about her views on the death penalty, gender equality and gay rights - issues on which many Danes believe Islam conflicts with their values. Abdol-Hamid said she does not support the death penalty, which is outlawed in Denmark, and is unconcerned with whatever sexual or ethnic background people have. We have a constitution in Denmark and it will be upheld, she added, smiling broadly under a shimmering, turquoise head scarf. A social worker from the central city of Odense, Abdol-Hamid made headlines in 2006 when she became the first woman to host a Danish TV show wearing a head scarf. The program sought to promote dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims in Denmark in the wake of the prophet cartoon crisis. Danes were shocked last year when massive protests erupted in Muslim countries against the 12 drawings first published in a Danish newspaper and reprinted in several Western media. While Danish embassies were set on fire in some countries, Muslims in Denmark demonstrated peacefully, denouncing violence and calling for more respect for their religion. Still, many Danes feel Muslim immigrants, who number some 200,000, have brought with them conservative views on women and sexuality that clash with traditionally liberal values in this country of 5.4 million. After her plans to run for Parliament became known last week, members of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, a partner of the center-right government, took turns explaining why she was not fit for the assembly. One said the Islamic head scarf was a totalitarian symbol and compared it to a swastika. Another suggested Abdol-Hamid had been brainwashed and needed psychiatric help. Most other parties dismissed such comments, while Muslim leaders said they underscored a lack of respect for Islam in Denmark. I thought we had learned something from the cartoon crisis but we haven't, said Zubair Butt Hussain, spokesman for Muslims in Dialogue. We are still engaging in monologues, blaming each other and making generalizations about Islam. But even among those who rejected the People's Party's comments, there were some who felt Abdol-Hamid's religious views could be problematic. If you don't shake hands with men, you can't be a part of the Danish Parliament, said Hamid El Mousti, a member of Copenhagen's city council. I'm from Morocco and we shake hands with women. If you do not salute people, communication between you and others will be very bad. Comment: Its quite funny actually, on some issues she refuses to commit haram and on others she compromises, I wonder what type of Islam shes following and which Quran shes reading? But it seems no matter how hard she tries, it still isn't good enough for her critics, reminds me of several verses from the Quran about certain people not being happy with you until you leave Islam and follow their ways not slightly but TOTALLY. - Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Anti-Semitism Surging in Israel
Anti-Semitism Surging in Israel OCCUPIED JERUSALEM Anti-Semitic attacks carried out by Jewish skinheads mainly of Russian origin are on the rise at the heart of Israel, which prides itself of being a safe haven for Jews from all over the world. Nowadays it has become a phenomenon, Zalman Gilichenski, the chief of the Dmir Centre, which monitors and assists victims of the anti-Semitic attacks, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Friday, April 20. There is a group of several dozens anti-Semites in almost every Israeli city. All in all, there are several hundreds neo-Nazis in Israel, added the 40-year-old ultra-Orthodox who had emigrated from Moldova in 1989. Gilichenski said reports suggested that anti-Semitic attacks were being carried out by Jewish citizens on a daily basis in Israel. Some 500 anti-Semitic attacks are reported in Israel every year, according to independent estimates. Russian nationalists who identify with anti-Semitic ideology are believed to be responsible for the vast majority of these attacks. Israeli authorities decline to provide statistics on anti-Semitic attacks inside Israel. Israeli police are also reluctant to brand the incidents as anti-Semitic. Instead, the police use the term vandalism for racist attacks and desecration of graves and synagogues. The law does not provide us with the ability to even define an incident in Israel as being of an anti-Semitic character, and they all fall within the general term of vandalism, one justice ministry official said on condition of anonymity. Zhids Jewish Rabbi Avraham Levine was a victim of a brutal anti-Semitic attack when a group of teenage skinheads attacked him while walking home in the city of Petah Tikva on Tel Aviv's outskirts. They jumped on me, beat me and cursed my mother in Russian, said Levine, 38, who arrived in Israel from Russia in 1995. Then they returned with sticks and beat me up. My arm was broken but only God saved my life. They shouted 'Zhids leave Russia!' In Russia, I would hit someone if he said 'zhid.' How can someone do it in Israel? he said. Zhid is a derogatory term in Russian for a Jew, roughly equivalent to north America's kike. In recent years, dozens of Jewish schools and synagogue walls have also been vandalized and sprayed with swastikas and racist slurs in Russia. In May 2005, the great synagogue of Petah Tikva was vandalized and desecrated with anti-Semitic slurs. The same month, military police arrested a soldier of Soviet origin who had a Nazi swastika tattooed on his arm and who said he hated Jews. Shortly afterwards, another soldier was indicted for setting up the first neo-Nazi website in Israel, which included links to the text of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and a photo of him and two other soldiers performing a Nazi salute in uniform. Blind Eye Gilichenski accused Israeli authorities of turning a blind eye to the surging anti-Semitic attacks inside Israel. Israel is very swift to criticize anti-Semitism abroad but remains silent in the face of anti-Semitism within, he said. There is no law explicitly banning anti-Semitism in Israel, because such a situation was never imagined by Israeli lawmakers. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/S...News/NWELayout Comment As you sow you shall reap, Israel was founded on racism and the stealing of other peoples property. How ironic then that what they inflicted upon innocent Palastinians is now being inflicted upon them by their own people. The Muslims fight the Israelis not because we are anti-semetic but because our land has been stolen and we want it back. If they return the land back then they are welcome to stay and live amongst us as they did in the past under the Caliphate system. Islam condemns racism and anti-semitism but does Zionism respect anyone other than Israelis? And what is the difference between Fascism and Zionism? - Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Memoirs Of A Detainee...
Memoirs Of A Detainee... Restrained in a chair, tied too tightly from the wrists I screamed with pain as they threw their heavy fists Deep into me, toppling me to the hard wooden floor One kicked my body and asked if i wanted some more So tired and beaten, no escape from this ongoing Hell The interrogation finally ended I returned to my cell An evil leader some years ago sold me off to the USA To be shackled and hooded, and flown to Camp X-ray Here I waited, beaten and humiliated by the shayateen Forced to view sick images that I had never before seen What crime had I committed, what wrong had I done To be imprisoned for years, distanced from my son I longed to converse with my fellow brothers detained All the same, physically abused and mentally drained I looked down at my own body scarred and tortured O Allah! You are a Witness to all that I have endured Sodomy being a norm for the perverted soldiers here I prayed the punishment of Lut be on them severe I stared blankly at the cell's heavy mesh-sided walls Recalling my pre-imprisonment dreams future goals From being a Qur'an Hafidh to a dedicated family man They'd stolen my dreams but strengthened my iman I smiled at the memory of my faithful, loving wife So beautiful and optimistic in her outlook on life Never once had she wavered in her loyalty to me Her letters brought me hope, patience certainty That this test is hard and the loneliness so great But we cannot change what's written in our fate Allah swt decides for us only that which is good And I accept His Decree as a true believer should Yet I think of a day when I'll walk freely like you But will I be happy carefree, really like you? My life is shattered and I am mentally scarred Picking up the pieces seems incredibly hard Which brother would I turn to if ever in need? He who neglects my family out of fear greed? Shunned abandoned by the 'Muslim' community Our children cry helplessly while you call for Unity What good is your Unity when you ignore their tears Of this great injustice the Almighty Watches Hears A day may come when you too call out in desperation When your heart bleeds from a similar painful seperation Help support us our families, O Muslims to you we turn Do what you can by showing genuine brotherly concern. By UR (Nelson, uk) - Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Top 10 Lessons to learn from the Apprentice
Top 10 Lessons to learn from the Apprentice By Showkat Ali The Apprentice is back for another series and this time we have 3 Muslims vying to be Sir Alans Apprentice, but competition is very hot and its hard to predict whose going to win the £100 000 a year job. Some of the tasks they are set and their behaviour is exactly the way people work and function in most companies in Britain. Its all about winning regardless of the consequences, makes no difference if you are liked or not after all Business is business. The list below gives us especially those who are naive into the inner workings of the corporate office culture an insight into some of the lessons one can learn from this show. 1. Always look for someone to blame This diverts attention from you and makes someone else look bad, also have no pity or sympathy for the weak instead throw them to the wolves in order to save your own skin 2. Dont own up to any mistakes Contrary to popular belief this will not gain you any respect or friends and will actually lead to people thinking your weak and insecure and therefore a target for the bullies. 3. Dont trust anyone They are all out to win, and any confidences you share will be used against you to undermine you eventually. So look to play people off against each other, and play the mediator role. Also backbite people and expose their faults as much as possible. Also being nice to their face will give them a false sense of security and they will never see the knife about to be inserted into their back. 4. If youre a woman act more aggressive than the men Yes women are seen as weak so you need to act more aggressive than the blokes in order to gain their respect and beat them at their own game, work hard and play hard. 5. Swear as much as possible This will ensure that people see you as a hard nut and not want to mess with you and sometimes kick of with someone in public to further enhance this persona and false image. 6. Try to show people up by outperforming them If you can do this then you will fear you and wont mess with you and see as a person to be respected and feared. 7. Working as part of a team is a slogan Yes, it sounds good, but your on your own, people would rather back stab you than help you. So quote the slogans about team work but work on your own and take credit for the work as opposed to saying it was a team effort. 8. Winning is all that matters at any cost All fair in love and war, so you have to win at any cost including dirty tricks like cheating without getting caught and allowing certain people to dig their own grave. 9. Remember when bosses are watching you need to perform for them Exactly, they are watching so say something clever and appear to be a team worker and work hard, they can only write and comment on what they see and hear. 10. If your to blame make excuses Never accept blame, always show mitigating circumstances and confuse the issue. So as Muslims its very obvious that in order for us to reach the top in our careers we have to outperform our colleagues and outwit them by being better at these practices than them. But we face one major problem and that is our Islamic upbringing and conscience does not always allow us to behave in a selfish and individualistic manner regardless of the consequences, hence most of us do not use these practices to get to the top. Some of us actually refrain and are seen as lacking the killer instinct but end of the day we know that our adherence to Islam prevents us not just from drinking alcohol as we have seen from the three Muslim participants but actually abiding by halal and haram in every single aspect of our life. Also the values of individualism and pursuit of material wealth regardless of the consequences upon others, which is being promoted in this show has reduced the society to what it is now, a jungle where the strong devour the weak. It is surely time now for the Muslims by our behaviour to demonstrate the values of Islam where care, compassion, love, respect, brotherhood and honesty are the way forward for a harmonious and productive society as manifested in the past under the Caliphate. - The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Review of An evening with Baba Ali at Imperial College 23 rd March
Review of An evening with Baba Ali at Imperial College 23 rd March By Showkat Ali http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=9280 The event advertised as an evening with Ali at Imperial College, in my case became a 30 minute session with Ali and I interviewed him for two newspapers and several online journals and forums. The event was a sell out with all the 800 tickets sold weeks ago and another 800 could just as easily have been sold. The audience comprised a mixture of people, from the Islamic minded to the type of people you dont normally see at Islamic talks. I also spotted a few non-Muslims and according to Ali he does receive many emails from non-Muslims who converted as a result of watching his videos and then researching Islam for themselves. Incidentally a sister in the audience was an example of this. His videos on Youtube have been watched by 1.3 million people and rising and its no surprise that MTV and CBS have been after him with offers to do several shows. His blog has received 150 000 visitors. The evening started of with recitation of Surah Maryam and then Ali came onto the stage. There was no big introduction, just a formal Ali from Ummah films. Ali introduced Ummah films and explained his motivation to do something for the Muslim youth and tackle issues in a light hearted manner which the youth can relate to. He appeared a very humble brother and made a point of emphasising that he does not see himself as a celebrity and refuses to sign autographs in order to keep his intentions pure and for the pleasure of Allah only. This comment led to the loudest ovation all evening. The audience as promised were given the premier launch of two of his latest videos which are not available on Youtube yet. The subjects covered were surprise surprise , marriage and the dilemma Muslim youth face when discussing this subject with their parents. Some of his examples like marrying your cousin and the fathers attitude made the crowd laugh so much that it was hard to hear what was being said in the video. Many of the people present could relate to what was being said and also see the funny side as well as the serious side. The other videos like Muslim while flying and Muslims at work were very powerful as well as funny and passed a message that we should not be ashamed being Muslims and it is the non-Muslims who need to think and reflect on some of their practices such as personal hygiene. His examples from the bathroom were really funny especially the things his colleagues at work say and do. The question and answer session was by far the best aspect of the evening and lasted almost an hour. Questions ranged from why he converted to our responsibility to carry the dawah as well and not leaving it to certain individuals. Alis main message was that we as Muslims should not be ashamed of who we are and always refer to Islam for all of our solutions, Since 9/11 many Muslims have changed the way they act and behave in public, but there is no reason for us to be embarrassed for the actions of a few individuals and we should take our example from the prophet Muhammed saw and his sahabah who followed Islam without compromise and conveyed the message to the society . I would definitely advice anyone who hasnt seen any of his videos on youtube to do so and if u can get hold of his dvd then even better. He is an amazing person in terms of his personality and the message he passes via his clips. There is a huge number of people who are not religious nor completely westernised who are not being accessed by Islamic groups and organisations and this is the void which Ali has filled with great success as the evening showed. His last words on all of his videos seem very appropriate This is Ali reminding you just in case you forgot. - To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Heroes of Bangladesh
Salaams All Islamic activists in Bangladesh Dhaka university demonstrated and protested the visit of Professor Yunus winner of the Noble prize. While many Bangladeshis the world over celebrated his award for services rendered. The aware Islamic politicians opposed and exposed him for serving the interests and agenda of the west. Please see the pictures of the brave sons of the soil and Islam protesting. Please forward as widely as possible. http://www.khilafat.org/newPages/Gallery/galleryView.php?eventID=D001 Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh condemns the arrest its student activists Press Release 26 Feb, 2007 Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh strongly condemns the arrest of four of its student section activists for distributing leaflets protesting Dr Yunuss attendance of Dhaka Universitys 43rd Convocation Chief Coordinator and Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, Mohiuddin Ahmed issued a statement today (Monday, 26-02-07) strongly condemning the unjustified arrests of four Dhaka University students of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh in the morning from the campus site and demanded their immediate release. They were picked up while distributing leaflets that exposed the truth about Yunus, and called on all teachers and students to boycott him from the convocation ceremony. Mohiuddin Ahmed said that the government, on the one hand, is permitting Yunus to freely undertake political activities during the state of emergency, including issuing open letters to the people. On the other hand they are arresting the students for protesting Yunuss evil plans to use the University convocation ceremony to propagate his political agenda. Mohiuddin Ahmed said that Yunus introduced usury based micro-credit financing facility to the poor and destitute, who are suffering the shackles of debt repayments with interest rates higher than any bank in the world (at over 40%). He is now craftily using his undeserved fame to enter politics by floating a new party. Using the opportunity created from the failure of the elections (2007), and announcement of state of emergency, usurious Yunus set out to accomplish his devilish ambition. Furthermore, he is treacherously colluding with the West to work against the interests of Bangladesh. He has been obsessively propagating the handing over of the countrys strategic Chittagong port, as well as a planned deep sea port, to foreign control. He even went to the extent of wholeheartedly supporting transit rights to India, thereby strengthening India and harming the security of Bangladesh. Therefore, Dhaka Universitys teachers and students must not allow the usurious agent of foreign imperialists, Dr Yunus, to use their prestigious institution to wickedly propagate his new party. The student section of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh will hold Black Flag demonstration tomorrow morning (Wed, 28-02-07) to resist his presence at the convocation. Mohiuddin Ahmed Chief Coordinator and Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh Press Statement 28 Feb, 2007 Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh strongly condemns further arrests of its student section activists for protesting Dr Yunus presence in Dhaka University Student section of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh held a press conference today (Wed, 28-02-07) which was chaired by Hasan Muhammad Zakariya. In his statement he strongly condemned todays unjustified police action on activists belonging to the party, which included baton charge and arrests of three students, and he demanded their immediate release. The police action and arrests took place during their Black Flag demonstration protesting against Yunuss presence in Dhaka University. Despite the past few days protest from all quarters of Dhaka University, the authorities decided to keep Yunus as a guest at the 43rd convocation ceremony. Therefore, the students of Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh went ahead with their pre-announced Black Flag demonstration outside Curzon Hall. They were also joined by fifteen graduates who had decided to boycott the ceremony, refusing to take their certificates during his presence. As soon as the protest began the police launched a brutal full scale attack. Scores of students were injured at their hands and many students convocation gowns were torn. The unsatisfied police continued their vicious assault by indiscriminately baton charging from behind as the students regrouped and carried on with their demonstration. The police became more brutal and launched a further attack on the students who were determined to continue protesting with their black flags. They started to arrest the demonstrators in an attempt to disperse them. The remaining students were then forcibly removed from the spot. In his statement Hasan Muhammad Zakariya said that despite the arrests carried out previously on 26 February, which was a feeble attempt to put fear into the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslim parents Appeal Over Baby Named Jihad
Appeal Over Baby Named Jihad The German interior ministry is appealing against a decision by the Berlin authorities to allow an Islamist to name his son Jihad, the Arabic word used for holy war. Reda Seyam fought for 18 months for permission to give his sixth child the name after the registry in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg initially rejected his application, saying the name was inappropriate because of its association with terrorism, and may endanger the child. This week a court overturned the ruling, on the grounds that Jihad was a recognised male forename in the Arab world and loved by Muslims. Mr Seyam, 47, a self-declared Islamist, was shown on television this week presenting his son. Grinning into the camera, Jihad on his knee, he said: You had barely come into the world and you were in court. Your fight has already begun. In the same programme he defended the terror attacks on the United States on September 11 2001, and on Bali in 2002. Germany has strict rules governing the naming of children. Parents have to choose from a list of court-approved names, to prevent a child from becoming a victim of ridicule or confusion. The names Hitler and Stalin are banned, and in 2002 a Turkish couple living in Germany were denied permission to name their child Osama bin Laden. Berlin's interior minister, Erhart Körting, said a court that allowed a father who has welcomed al-Qaida attacks to name his child in this way has underestimated in an appallingly naive manner the meaning of this name. Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/ar...023810,00.html Comment: So it seems to name your child after cartoon characters, George Bush or Tony Blair is ok. But to name them based on Islamic terms like Jihad or even Usamah Bin Laden is not allowed. Even names like Adolph Hitlet and Stalin are also banned. Hard to believe that all this is happening in Europe in 2007 which is supposed to be a place of freedom and the right to act and do as u please, but obviously not for certain sections of its citizens. We have had western politicians dictating to Muslim women what they can and cannot wear and now we have them telling us what we can and cannot call our children. Names like Hitler and Stalin have been banned, yet western politicians are behaving exactly like those two despots did. I disagree with glorifying 9/11 and Bali attacks, but surely people are entitled to free thought and opinions based on their ideological inclinations? Or is this the beginning of thought control in Europe? Quite funny that Europeans ask Muslims to have a reformation which they went through in the middle ages when they divided church from state because it was dictating to people what they could and could not think about and yet they are doing the same thing , this time in the name of Secularism. - All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] �One year after release of Britons, Egyptian co-defendants still languish in jail!�- says wife of one of the British men
One year after release of Britons, Egyptian co-defendants still languish in jail!- says wife of one of the British men The wife of one of the three British men who was released last year on the 1st of March 2006 after arrest, torture and nearly 4 years in jail wishes to mark this day to remember and raise the plight of all those left behind languishing in jails across Egypt. To the best of Hodan Pankhursts knowledge only 2 others from the same case were released leaving at least 21 people still inside jail, some of whom were sentenced to 1 year and 3 years. It is nearly 5 years since their arrest! It seems that the high profile detainees i.e. the British men were released on the ¾ of their sentence to stop the families campaign from causing the Egyptian government pressure and embarrassment. It has always been the belief of the men and their families that their case should be used to highlight a bigger brutality that goes on in places like Egypt and to bring these systematic human rights abuses to the forefront of the worlds media attention. That view has not changed and the families do not wish victims of oppression in Egypt to be forgotten and unaided. Hodan, [wife of Reza Pankhurst] says, It is difficult for me to enjoy having my husband home and to mark a year since the end of my personal suffering when I know for a fact that so many others are deprived of their husbands and so many children of their fathers under the tyranny of the Egyptian regime. This regime is supported by the Western governments and considered a staunch ally despite its appalling human rights record as recorded by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch amongst others. My husband and his British co-defendants are live witnesses of the brutality of the regime. I cannot ever forget the faces of the women I met during my visits to my husband in jail nor can I forget the children who are forced to grow up fatherless needlessly and ever so unjustly. Today is a quiet family celebration of thanks to Allah / God for my husbands return and a prayer for those still inside the cells of suffering. It is also a day to renew commitment to make the voices of the oppressed heard through peaceful political change and campaigning for the return of justice to the lands of oppression. My thanks once again go out to all those who helped us in deed, in words, in prayers and thoughts. Thank you. Please if possible confirm receipt of this email. Kind regards, Hodan Pankhurst For more information go to the website: www.Free-Egypt-3.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other External Links for further info: www.Amnesty.org www.CagePrisoners.com www.HRW.org www.hizb.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk Note to Editors on history of the case: [1] The men were denied Consular access (in breach of international law) for 11 consecutive days during which time they were tortured. And the men were also denied access to lawyers for 48 days. (in breach of international law) [2] Recent Report of Police brutality and torture in Egypt -Human rights campaigners [HRW.org] fear for the safety of Emad al-Kebir, an Egyptian 21-year-old minibus driver , who has been sent to jail, after video apparently showing him being tortured and sexually assaulted by police officers was posted on the internet. Thu Dec 19 2003, 6:24 PM ET CAIRO, Egypt - A detective who beat a detainee to death was sentenced Thursday with hard labor, court officials said. Arafa Hamza, chief detective of the al-Amrania police station in Giza, was convicted of police brutality that led to death of Ahmed Mahmoud, a court official said. (Associated Press) [3] Documents with Coded Message On 18 th November 2002 The Times carried a Front page article disclosing that Reza Pankhurst had the foresight to insert the words lies and hurt amongst others such as panic hurt into his signature whilst being forced to sign documents under duress. [4] Amnesty International: the human rights organization adopted the mens case but the Egyptian authorities twice denied them access to visit the men during their incarceration. [5] Released: The men were eventually freed arrived from Egypt on 1 March 2006. A video of this homecoming at the airport can be viewed on the website www.free-egypt-3.org [6] Guardian- For the exclusive interview with the men by the Guardian's Owen Bowcott see this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/egypt/story/0,,1751289,00.html [7] Today program- BBC Radio 1 has extensively covered the case with interviews conducted with Zubeida Malik and John Humphreys amongst others. Please visit the listen again link from their website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/ - Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran
US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran By William Lowther in Washington DC and Colin Freeman, Sunday Telegraph America is secretly funding militant ethnic separatist groups in Iran in an attempt to pile pressure on the Islamic regime to give up its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime is accused of repressing minority rights and culture In a move that reflects Washington's growing concern with the failure of diplomatic initiatives, CIA officials are understood to be helping opposition militias among the numerous ethnic minority groups clustered in Iran's border regions. The operations are controversial because they involve dealing with movements that resort to terrorist methods in pursuit of their grievances against the Iranian regime. In the past year there has been a wave of unrest in ethnic minority border areas of Iran, with bombing and assassination campaigns against soldiers and government officials. Such incidents have been carried out by the Kurds in the west, the Azeris in the north-west, the Ahwazi Arabs in the south-west, and the Baluchis in the south-east. Non-Persians make up nearly 40 per cent of Iran's 69 million population, with around 16 million Azeris, seven million Kurds, five million Ahwazis and one million Baluchis. Most Baluchis live over the border in Pakistan. Funding for their separatist causes comes directly from the CIA's classified budget but is now no great secret, according to one former high-ranking CIA official in Washington who spoke anonymously to The Sunday Telegraph. His claims were backed by Fred Burton, a former US state department counter-terrorism agent, who said: The latest attacks inside Iran fall in line with US efforts to supply and train Iran's ethnic minorities to destabilise the Iranian regime. Although Washington officially denies involvement in such activity, Teheran has long claimed to detect the hand of both America and Britain in attacks by guerrilla groups on its internal security forces. Last Monday, Iran publicly hanged a man, Nasrollah Shanbe Zehi, for his involvement in a bomb attack that killed 11 Revolutionary Guards in the city of Zahedan in Sistan-Baluchistan. An unnamed local official told the semi-official Fars news agency that weapons used in the attack were British and US-made. Yesterday, Iranian forces also claimed to have killed 17 rebels described as mercenary elements in clashes near the Turkish border, which is a stronghold of the Pejak, a Kurdish militant party linked to Turkey's outlawed PKK Kurdistan Workers' Party. John Pike, the head of the influential Global Security think tank in Washington, said: The activities of the ethnic groups have hotted up over the last two years and it would be a scandal if that was not at least in part the result of CIA activity. Such a policy is fraught with risk, however. Many of the groups share little common cause with Washington other than their opposition to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose regime they accuse of stepping up repression of minority rights and culture. The Baluchistan-based Brigade of God group, which last year kidnapped and killed eight Iranian soldiers, is a volatile Sunni organisation that many fear could easily turn against Washington after taking its money. A row has also broken out in Washington over whether to unleash the military wing of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), an Iraq-based Iranian opposition group with a long and bloody history of armed opposition to the Iranian regime. The group is currently listed by the US state department as terrorist organisation, but Mr Pike said: A faction in the Defence Department wants to unleash them. They could never overthrow the current Iranian regime but they might cause a lot of damage. At present, none of the opposition groups are much more than irritants to Teheran, but US analysts believe that they could become emboldened if the regime was attacked by America or Israel. Such a prospect began to look more likely last week, as the UN Security Council deadline passed for Iran to stop its uranium enrichment programme, and a second American aircraft carrier joined the build up of US naval power off Iran's southern coastal waters. The US has also moved six heavy bombers from a British base on the Pacific island of Diego Garcia to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which could allow them to carry out strikes on Iran without seeking permission from Downing Street. While Tony Blair reiterated last week that Britain still wanted a diplomatic solution to the crisis, US Vice-President Dick Cheney yesterday insisted that military force was a real possibility. It would be a serious mistake if a nation like Iran were to become a nuclear power, Mr Cheney warned during a visit to Australia. All options are still on the table. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Fashion - the God of the youth
Fashion - the God of the youth One of the most pressing concerns for a lot of Muslim youth today is the role fashion plays in their lives. Far from being dictated by the laws of Allah, many of us are instead slaves to fashion, an addiction that has the power to ruin lives and our changes of winning the ultimate battle to gain entry to paradise. Brother Showkot Ali discusses this idea in this month's fantastic feature... Clothing, we all have to wear something, even though on occasions we would prefer to wear as little as possible especially when the weather is very hot, which for the UK is a rarity. Some people would prefer if we wore nothing and went back to nature, which they re-create in nudist colonies, some even go topless when they sunbath and there are beaches reserved exclusively for that purpose. Many of us whose countries of origins are in the Indian sub-continent understand the dilemma of having to buy two different wardrobes for each country, Summer clothes for holidays abroad and winter clothes for life in the west. The other problem we face is that clothes bought in the west can be worn over there and regarded as being trendy and cool. While clothes bought from back home are considered backwards and out of fashion when worn in the west. So this thing called fashion has now cropped up and we need to understand what it is and how it affects us, I say us because it affects me as well. In the west unlike abroad you have to buy your clothes from a shop, whereas in Pakistan or Bangladesh you can actually have your clothes made for u, such as shirts, trousers etc after all the labour is cheap and we are all millionaires once we times our pounds or dollars by 120 etc. Also if you wear any clothes made in the west you are regarded as being trendy and in some remote villages and areas you can actually be regarded as a trend setter with your western clothes. Someone told I met when I was in Bangladesh that youth used to wear a sheet wrapped around them called the longhi, but since the many visits by Londonies (us westerners ) now they all wear tight jeans or trousers especially when they visit the town otherwise they will be regarded as village bumpkins and looked down upon. But in the west you are very conscious about what you wear, we often hear about this thing called In and Out in relation to clothes and we are all very careful to be in and not out, coz the consequences are horrific, worse than Jade Goodey on a bad day. Newspapers and magazines have sections where these things are discussed at great length. So in order to be in we need to carefully and diligently follow and observe what the latest top model, actress and singer is wearing, for boys its what the top footballer, actor, sportsman, or singer is wearing. It's not just about wearing nice clothes and looking hot but also the label and brand name is also very important. So brands like Nike, Adidas, Prada, Fila, Nokia Is the in thing but they come at a price which is beyond most of the youth's budget. So what to do if you don't have rich parents? Getting a job and doing things on the side, illegal things like selling copied cds, computer games etc help to raise the funds for an expensive past time of keeping in with fashion which is worse than a drug or alcohol addiction. For some petty crime is the answer mugging younger kids, extorting money, shop lifting, selling drugs and stolen mobiles, and car stereos is the answer. It's funny and sad that even inside the masjid shoe racks have signs telling us not to bring expensive trainers to the masjid for fear that they might be stolen and to keep valuables safe. SubhanAllah if we are not safe from theft inside the houses of Allah then where are we safe? And it does happen. I once had a pair of new shoes stolen from one masjid and I'm not insinuating that it was the people praying there who did it. Someone told me that back home there are people who take an old pair of sandals when they go to pray but when they leave they take the most expensive and latest pair with them. A friend came up with an idea to prevent shoes and sandals from being stolen, leave one pair in one rack and the other pair in another rack, thieves will not steal one shoe or sandal, it's the matching pair they seek.I actually tried this and it works. So this fashion craze amongst the youth does lead many to crime in order to feed this expensive habit and conform to society after all who wants to be viewed by friends and peers as being the sad person who buys his clothes form jumble sales and second hand shops or even Tescos or the market. For some who cant keep up or afford the latest gear fakes have become a very big growth area, where you can buy what your mates are wearing plus the label for a fraction of the price and even the experts cannot tell a fake from the real thing. This is illegal but
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslim clerics push for flags to be flown on mosques
Muslim clerics push for flags to be flown on mosques Richard Kerbaj http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21239882-601,00.html SENIOR Muslim leaders have called for the Australian flag to be flown outside the nation's mosques as an expression of the Islamic community's loyalty and commitment to this country. Muslim clerics yesterday urged Australia's 300,000 Muslims to back the idea as a symbol of integration and pride. The former chairman of the Prime Minister's Muslim reference group, Ameer Ali, pushed the Australian Muslim community yesterday to adopt the flag. Even in Muslim countries in the mosque they fly the national flag ... (such as) in Pakistan. If that can be done in a Muslim country why not in Australia? Dr Ali said. He said Muslims opposed to the flag being displayed outside mosques were religiously narrow-minded. I think they are looking at it from a very narrow, religious angle, he said. Dr Ali said he spearheaded the initiative of displaying the flag outside Muslim schools owned by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils when he ran that organisation in 2002. He also ensured that students sang the national anthem during special functions. We are Australian Muslims, he said. And it (the flag) is a symbol of our national identity. One of Australia's most respected female Muslim leaders, Aziza Abdel-Halim, said displaying a national flag outside mosques would not conflict with Islamic teachings. Putting the Australian flag (outside mosques is) a good sign of integration, of being at one with everyone else in this country and our pride in being Australian, said Sister Abdel-Halim, also a former senior member of John Howard's Muslim advisory body. I don't see anything at all that would contradict Islamic teachings in any way. It would be a nice gesture to have it, especially now that Muslims really need to underline the fact that they are loyal to this country. Another respected imam, Amin Hady, said it would be especially important for the Australian flag to be flown outside mosques on special national occasions, such as Anzac Day and Australia Day. That is to me a good idea to reaffirm the commitment of anyone living in this country, including the Muslims who are part of the population, the Indonesian imam said. Islamic sources have told The Weekend Australian that the move to fly the flag was discussed by executive members of the Lebanese Muslim Association, one of the Islamic community's most prominent organisations. But the move, backed by several LMA board executives, to display the flag outside Lakemba Mosque, in Sydney's southwest, were staunchly opposed by some community members. It is understood that the LMA's proposal came after a Muslim man tore down the Australian flag from the Lakemba office of the Mufti of Australia, Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, last year and stomped on it to express his opposition to it. It is believed that Sheik Hilali - who recently labelled Westerners liars and oppressors and said Australia belonged more to Muslim immigrants who paid for our passports than Anglo-Saxon convicts - reprimanded the man before ordering him from the office, on the same premises as the mosque. But Muslim leader Keysar Trad said last night some community members would consider the idea of displaying the flag as politicising a place of worship. I have no problem with the flag being at Muslim schools, but a place of worship is for all people to be equal and as such I believe places of worship should maintain the tradition of not raising the national flag, Mr Trad said. And prominent Sydney-based Islamic cleric, Khalil Shami, expressed fears yesterday that hoisting the flag outside mosques would lead to potential violence and further division within the community among factions opposed to the idea. Comment: Its quite funny how these so called religious leaders say that being loyal to a nation state which is based on non-Islam is compatible with the teachings of islam, yet they fail to provide a single reference from Islamic sources. Maybe its because Islam obliges loyalty to Islam and the ummah only. In terms of integrating into western society Muslims are prepared to do that, but not at the cost of losing our identity as many other communities have done already. In their quest to be loyal to Australia and to integrate fully maybe these imams should lead by example and allow their sons and daughters to sunbath, go to nightclubs and pubs and engage in relationships with the opposite sex, after all this is quite normal and acceptable nowadays and only the backward and ignorant Islamic fundamentalists oppose such activities as being decadent and wicked. - Inbox full of unwanted email? Get leading protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Valentines Day poem
Valentines Day http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=7804 Its coming soon And I dont know what to do How many cards to buy and send To the good looking people Its quite funny they never ever send me any? Every year its the same Being asked the question How many did u get? I lie and say I got over twenty Sent most of them to myself Not into religion much Aint got time and I am too busy more time for that stuff when Im older but every Valentine s Day I buy and send cards Didnt realise that I was a practicing pagan Worshipping Satan Instead of my religion Islam I go with the flow And the flow goes westwards Live life based on desires No fear for the hell fire Religion is just a joke In this modern age of technology Desires satisfied But always more to do Humans are pretty When u get one The one u dont have seems desirable Always the opportunity cost And sometimes u feels lost And spoilt for choice Who shall I date? And have as my mate Coz Feb fourteen only comes once a year Full of fear As I ask out a nice girly Is she taken or playing hard to get Get my wallet out and shes mine without a doubt Cash always works And the promise of a good time Better than the last one she was with Hope shes not too experienced With a good memory Hate comparisons But thats just the way it goes In this day and age Changing partners every few months Its all the rage Me and her both Also being careful Not be caught by the family Otherwise Its the arranged marriage route for her and maybe for me Honour and all that But we both lost ours years ago I like womens equality Any excuse to go all the way Hope she dont get pregnant Or pass me any diseases Asian girls are cleaner Compared to the others So I dont bother with protection Feb fourteen Is all about following St Valentine Dating and mating Not debating Serious issues As I pursue my prey All the way practice being a pagan For just one day Even if it means Catching diseases Loss of honour and respect And being caught by the family Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with help from Shifa and Mahbuba - What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Iraqi rapper mashAllah so good
Salaams Please watch, comment, rate and forward and post on other forums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRiy4yfh-IM - Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Israeli historian: Islam converts change face of Europe
Israeli historian: Islam converts change face of Europe Jan. 23, 2007 By ETGAR LEFKOVITS As many as 100,000 French and British citizens have converted to Islam over the last decade, according to a new book by an Israeli historian. The figures cited by Hebrew University Prof. Raphael Israeli in his upcoming book The Third Islamic Invasion of Europe are representative of the fast-changing face of Europe, which the Islamic history professor says is in danger of becoming Eurabia within half a century. He noted that about 30 million Muslims currently live in Europe, out of a total population of 380 million., adding that with a high Muslim birthrate in Europe, the number of Muslims living in the continent is likely to double within 25 years. Israeli also cited massive immigration and Turkey's future inclusion in the EU as the primary reasons why the face of Europe will be indelibly changed within a generation. European concerns over a fast-growing Muslim population is at the center of opposition to Turkey's entry into the EU, he said, as the inclusion of Turkey into the EU will catapult the number of Muslims to 100 million out of a total population of 450 million. The sheer weight of demography will produce a situation where no Frenchman or Dutchman could be elected to parliament without the support of the Muslim minority, he said Monday in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. Muslims will have a more and more decisive voice in the makeup of European governments. With Turkey as a member of the EU, the process will be accelerated, without [Turkey] it will be slower but it will still happen, he added. Turkey has strong relations with Israel. The historian, who has authored 19 previous books, said that Muslim political power in Europe would directly impact domestic politics, including Europe's immigration policy, with millions of additional Muslims waiting at the door to gain entry to the EU as part of family reunification programs. Every European with a right mind has every reason to be frightened, Israeli said. The 50,000 French and 50,000 British who have converted to Islam over the last decade, including many from mixed marriages, did so for personal convictions, romanticized notions of Islam, as well as for business reasons, while others see Islam as the wave of the future at a time when Christianity is on the wane, Israeli said. He said that Muslims converting to Christianity existed but their numbers were significantly smaller. Israeli noted that conversions in mixed marriages worked only in one direction since a Muslim woman who marries a Christian is considered an apostate in her community, and faces physical danger. It is time one should wake up and realize what is happening in Europe, he concluded. Israeli's book is due out in London in the coming months. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull Comment: For years the Jews and the Zionist lobby has been influential within Europe and America and secured help and support for the Israeli state, now they see Muslim becoming politically active within the framework of Islam and engaging in discusisons wiht non-Muslim intellectuals and policy makers and explaining the ideology of Islam and its ruling system the Caliphate. Instead of praising the initiative of Muslims for better community cohesion and harmony via debate and discussion, this author creates more hysteria and fear with comments typical of the BNP and other racist parties. Its quite ironic that similar things were said about Jews once upon a time no doubt this man has not learnt any lessons from the history of the Jews in Europe in the 1930s. - All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] UK Despatches program slanders Muslims
Salaams All This is a letter i sent to the media and posted on dscussion boards, please forward, send to the media, edit as u please etc. Also listen to the radio programm as well. Jzk for in advance. We saw the disgraceful Despatches program which tried to outdo Newsnight in terms of misquoting, selective quotes and shoddy journalism and slandering of Islam and those Muslim groups and organisation who call for Islam valiantly. The aim was to create division within the unified Muslim community and make us argue among oursleves. Althought they chose to focus on Muslims who they refer to as being Wahabies Allah swt mentions in the Quran that their are those who accept the message of Islam and those who reject, you are either a Muslim or non-Muslim. Just because we disagree with a certain understanding of Islam based upon interpretation of the texts we should not condemn them or ally with the disbelievers in their attacks and slander against our brothers. This is un-Islamic and political suicide, because the British are well known for dividing and conquoring during the time of Colonial rule and even now, while the Americans have another policy which is easier to see and oppose, namely occupation. The Saudi Government also came under attack form the non-Muslim program makers even though they have tried their best to please the disbelievers by allying with them and giving them military bases from which they bombed our brothers and sisters in Iraq. Maybe the Saudis should read the Quran and re-examine Tawhid and come back to the obediance of Allah as opposed to the obedediance to the Crusaders which is Shirk. Another important point is that the undercover spy was a hindu who went inside the house of Allah and pretended to be a Muslim, what would have been the response if a Muslim went undercover inside a church, synagogue or temple? Lots of Christian preachers condemn homosexuals, abortion, sex outside of marriage, Non-christians, and sinners. Why have they not been targetted? The media is influenced by Government policy and falsely claims to be independent and impartial when every single aware Muslim knows that it is a lie based on facts from what we have seen and read. Our response should be based upon intellect and deep thought and not emotional and reactionary, this is un-Islamic and confirms what the program makers were trying to portray about Muslims and Islam. We need to make our voice heard via protests, demonstration, discussion with non-Muslims, writting letters, phoning radio stations etc. We are Muslims who believe in the only way of life acceptable to Allah, and we know that the war on Islam is because the west senses the imminent return of the Caliphate in the Muslim world and all this demonisation is to frighten their people and build a hatred for Islam and Muslims, so that when the time comes they can launch a military attack unopposed from their public. This happend before the illigal invasion of Iraq when their public were fed lies and misinformation and consequently supported the invasion of Iraq. Oh! Muslims, Oh! Best ummah raised for mankind Do not be scared, intimidated or frightened to speak the truth and challenge the statos quo because this life is a test and we should be happy and honoured that we are living at a time when we stand on the brink of the return of the Caliphate which will herald a new dawn for the Muslim ummah. The unification of our lands will happen, the occupation of Muslim land will be reversed, justice will return and the laws of Allah swt will be applied in their entirety and the hegemony of America will be challenged and exposed and the believers will rejoice as well as non-Muslims who will withness the beauty of Islam and inshAllah come to Islam in their millions ameen. http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=7194 Showkat Ali Please listen to this radio phone in program http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.s.../asiananita_mon - What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Big brother UK TV show
BIG BROTHER By Sajid Iqbal Big Brother, a programme where 13 people chosen from thousands of applicants, are asked to live in a house where there are hidden cameras placed throughout the house covering their every move... and I mean every move if you know what I mean. Every week one guy or girl is evicted by the television viewers, who are given tasks to carry out and then are judged on their success as well as their behaviour, personality and deeds. The successful person at the end of the show is rewarded £100,000. Well, you're probably thinking what's this got to do with anything? Let me shock you by saying that our life in this world is just like the telly show Big Brother - no fatwa's please, let me explain! Our house is this world - the dunya. Our hidden camera is none other than God Almighty, the creator of the universe who watches our every single move. Allah (swt) gives our tasks in His book, the Qur'an and by His Messenger, Muhammad (saw). The Creator judges us on our deeds and actions and our prize at the end of the show is Paradise and eternal life. Now what do you make of that then? Not bad eh I know you're shaking your head and saying the blokes lost it but just think about it for a moment and it'll make sense to you trust me. The term 'Big Brother is always watching you' has a very important meaning for Muslims. OK, check this out - the idea that 'Big Brother is always watching you' should become clear: You're cruising down the road in your Subaru ( or your Nissan Micra if you were honest) and you approach the lights. You think I ain't stopping and all of a sudden you see a cop car from a distance. So what do you do? Slam your brakes, put your seat belt on and hope the coppers say nowt. Its true innit unless you get a buzz out of being fined and visiting the nick! You see we follow the law because we know we are being watched, and if we break the law we will be punished. Another example: will you ever light up a spliff or chat up a girl/guy in front of your parents, older brother or your local molbi (imam).You must be joking! Why? Because you know a higher authority is watching you, so you have to do 'the right thing' otherwise you will be punished big time. Now, to get to the point- if we 'do the right thing' or follow the law of the land only to please the higher authorities in this world then why not 'do the right thing and obey the law of Allah' - the Creator of the Universe, who is the highest authority and is always watching you? You see whether we are playing football, watching the telly, in the town center, at uni or college, at work, in the mosque or in the nightclub our every action is watched and recorded. So next time you decide to link up with your undercover girl/boyfriend somewhere that you know that your dad, the local Imam and that big mouth auntie down the road wont see you, always remember that 'Big Brother' - the All-Seeing- is ALWAYS watching you, there is no place on Earth where you can go where you wont get clocked by Him. 'Big Brother' is always watching us so isn't it about time we faced the facts and sorted ourselves out to save our self from the embarrassment in this world and the hereafter. A couple of things might be on your mind. You're thinking: 'OK I know Allah(swt) watches our actions but still I can't stop myself from doing what I do, even though I know its wrong. So, what do I do?'. Fair point. To know something is wrong or haram doesn't take a genius but to stop yourself from committing sin and haram acts is the hardest thing ever. But you see that is the trick. That is the test. The test of life - pass this and you're buzzing. What we need is taqwa - the fear of God. The only way we can do good in this world and have a good hereafter is if we fear Allah (swt). The Prophet (saw) said in his final sermon : Fear your Lord, pray your five prayers, fast the month of Ramadan, pay your Zakah, and obey your leaders, in doing so, you will enter your Lords Paradise.(Tirmidhi) For the rest of the article please visit http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=6962 - Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Moqtasr Sadr present at Saddam execution
Saalaams All Please click on the link below, and then add your comments inshAllah. http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m29511s1=h1 This makes a mockery of claims by the USA that Saddam received justice and that the people involved in his trial and execution were neutral and impartial. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] In Da Club poem for the youth
Salaams All This is my latest poem http://www.7cgen.com/index.php?showtopic=6790 In da club The hub Of my interaction With the hunies and babes Like a film star I get ready Shower and shave Face cream and after shave Gel and latest hairstyle Matching shoes, trousers and shirt Have to look good Enough to eat And be eaten In da club Ready to pull Notch up another scalp To add to my tally 100 nearly FOR THE REST PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE TOP Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Koran becomes hit Christmas present
Koran becomes hit Christmas present http://www.cphpost.dk/get/99633.html Believers and non-believers alike are looking to a new Koran translation to give them insight into Islam A new Danish translation of the Koran has been snapped up from bookstores' shelves, joining the ties, toasters and toys wrapped and waiting to be opened Christmas Eve. In the first month since its release, nearly half of the 10,000 copies available have been sold, sending philologist Ellen Wulff's translation to number two on the non-fiction list. Bookstore managers have reported that this translation of the central text of Islam has become a surprise Christmas gift hit. 'The majority of Korans we sell are for Christmas presents. I know, because we wrap a lot of them,' Maja Nordholm, manager of Arnold Busck bookstore in Odense, told Kristeligt Dagblad newspaper. The only other existing Danish translation of the Koran was published in 1967. But it is acknowledged by neither Shia nor Sunni Muslims, as the translator, Abdul S Madsen, belonged to the Ahmadiyya sect, which teaches that a second prophet arrived after Mohammed. The release of the new translation comes at a time when Islam is a highly debated subject, noted Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, an Islam expert and professor at the University of Copenhagen. He felt it could fill a need among non-Muslim Danes to gain an understanding of Islam. 'You can't read the newspaper, listen to the radio or turn on the TV without encountering Islam and Muslims,' said Simonsen. 'So there is a desire to learn what the Koran is about. Some will read it to find out what the Koran says. Others will read it to take part in the public debate.' The translation has also opened a window for Muslims with an immigrant background who cannot read Arabic, according to Kate Østergaard, a researcher in religion at the University of Copenhagen. She believes the Danish translation fills a need among young Muslims to define and understand their religion. 'Their religion is continually in focus, so they want to look at what is in the Koran and find out what real Islam is,' she said. Amir Mahdi, 24, a Muslim living in Odense, agrees. He has difficulty reading Arabic, so he was happy to receive a copy of the Danish version from his father. 'The Danish Koran opens doors for me to rediscover my religion and gain a greater understanding for something that means a lot in my life,' Mahdi said. 'Now I can make my own interpretations and go deeper into Islam.' Comment: Who would have expected the Quran to be so popular in a country where the cartoons of Muhammed Saw were drawn which led to many protests and a boycott of Danish goods by Muslims. The Government sought to demonise Muslims by making public statements about Muslims refusal to integrate, dress code, refusal to join the army and kill fellow Muslims etc. The public in their country most of whom were not taken in by the anti-Islamic rhetoric chose to go to the source of Muslims way of life which is the Quran and find out for themselves what Islam has to say on a variety of issues. This is the beginning of western people trying to understand what Islam is and is the perfect oppurtunity for us as Muslims to explain any issues and questions which they have to refute state propaganda and lies. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Beyond Munich: The Ten Movies Steven Spielberg Has Yet To Make
Beyond Munich: The Ten Movies Steven Spielberg Has Yet To Make http://www.altmuslim.com/perm.php?id=1607_0_25_0_C Hollywood mogul Steven Spielberg's latest film Munich focuses on Israel's efforts to avenge the tragic killings of its athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ripe with great ideas for potential blockbuster films, Hollywood flicks about the conflict have tended to remain formulaic and dehumanizing. Spielberg hopes Munich will be different, and claims he didn't want to make a Charles Bronson movie good guys vs. bad guys and Jews killing Arabs without any context. Critics say Spielberg is too pro-Israel to make a fair film about the conflict. Imagine for a second it is Opposite Day. Imagine we're in some kind of Twilight Zone parallel universe in which Hollywood gives Arabs and Muslims a fair shake. What kind of movies about the Middle East would we then be chomping Goobers, Junior Mints, and popcorn to at the local twenty screen multiplex? Maybe these movies might actually be made by some of the 125 Palestinian kids Spielberg is giving video cameras to document their lives. Perhaps a talented few will go on to become big-time Hollywood directors. Here are ten potential films all inspired by actual events that are just waiting for the magic of Spielberg his wannabes: 1. King David Hotel: The bombing of the King David Hotel, which served as headquarters of the British administration in Palestine, killed 91 Arabs, Jews, and Brits in 1946. Two future Prime Ministers of Israel, David Ben Gurion and Menachem Begin, masterminded the attack. Disguised as Arabs, members of Begin's Irgun placed 350kg of explosives inside the building. In this action-packed thriller, David (Pierce Brosnan) a British officer ordered to hunt down the killers falls for Margaret (Uma Thurman), an American journalist working for Life Magazine. But is Margaret really in love or is she a secret Zionist assassin out to stop David in his tracks? 2. Nakba: A story of innocent love in a time of war and tragedy. Layla (Penelope Cruz) Salam (Orlando Bloom) are a Romeo Juliet against the backdrop of the 1948 Nakba, the Palestinian national catastrophe. During the Nakba, over 700,000 Palestinians fled voluntarily involuntarily their homes. Can their love survive conflict? 3. USS Liberty: When Israeli boats and fighter jets attack the US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty in the middle of the 1967 Six Day War, 34 US servicemen are killed and 173 are wounded. The official word from Washington and Tel Aviv is that the attack was a mistake. But Brad Pitt Tom Cruise, who play surviving officers from the Liberty, swear vengeance after discovering that the attack was actually part of a plot to start World War III. 4. Sabra Shatila: It's 1982 and the war in Lebanon rages on. British war correspondent Robert Fisk (Star Wars star Ewan MacGregor) hides in the camps of Sabra Shatilla, while a Lebanese militia aided and abetted by Israel slaughters thousands of Palestinian refugees. Sahar (Sandra Bullock) is a Palestinian mother determined to protect her family at any cost. 5. Vanunu: A political thriller set in Israel, Australia, Thailand, England, and Italy. Syriana star George Clooney plays Mordechai Vanunu, the nuclear technician who exposes Israel's nuclear weapons program and pays the ultimate price. Nicole Kidman plays Cheryl Bentov, the American Mossad agent who seduces and kidnaps him. 6. Hebron: A story of tragedy and torn loyalties. In 1994, Brooklyn Jewish doctor Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslim worshippers in Hebron, killing 29. Palestinian American Mazen Khalili (Tom Hanks), a State Department official assigned to investigate the massacre, struggles with his job responsibilities and his roots. Leah Rabinowitz (Meg Ryan) is a Jewish American journalist who discovers a dark family secret that will change her life forever. 7. Qana: On April 18, 1996, Israeli shelling of a UN Compound that shelters Lebanese refugees kills more than 100 injures over 300 men, women, and children. Jessica (Angelina Jolie) is a UN worker determined to let the world know what happened after witnessing the atrocity. Yossi (Robert De Niro) is a Mossad agent assigned to kill Jolie. 8. Gaza: Chris Hedges (Harrison Ford), a New York Times correspondent in Jerusalem, files stories from his hotel room. Hedges reaches a turning point when he witnesses Israeli soldiers killing young Palestinian boys for sport, then defies his editors by writing stories that humanize Palestinians. David Schwimmer Sarah Jessica Parker make cameo appearances as the parents of Muhammad al-Durra, the 12 year old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli troops in 2000. 9. Rachel: Rachel Corrie (Gwyneth Paltrow) is the idealistic young American activist crushed to death by the Israeli army with a Caterpillar bulldozer. Sally Field, well-known for her
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] 'Show unity on mosque'
'Show unity on mosque' http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnlinecategory=newsNEWHAMtBrand=northlondon24tCategory=newsnewhamitemid=WeED27%20Dec%202006%2009%3A53%3A46%3A613 MUSLIMS condemned media reports of the 'mega-mosque' planned for West Ham and general coverage of issues concerning Islam. Speakers at the Shalom Centre in Manor Park included Newham Respect councillor Abdul Karim Sheikh, Mobeen Anwar from the London Association of Muslim Professionals, Mudassar Ahmad from Newham Public Affairs Committee, and Yusuf Patel from Hizb-ut-Tahrir. Cllr Sheikh said politicians and the media are guilty of trying to exploit the current situation in order to advance their own agendas. He argued such statements do nothing to advance the cause of community cohesion. Mr Patel called on Muslims to engage with the wider community in order to dispel myths and misconceptions. A four-point declaration stated that irresponsible journalism is counter-productive and divisive, while robust debate is welcome. It also called on Muslim leaders and 'influentials' to show solidarity and unity, and all local political groupings and factions to organise a sincere debate regarding the building of the new mosque based upon the relative merits of the case and to open mosques and institutions to the wider society. This would be to demonstrate the real values of Islam and highlight the active part our communities play in the wider society. Fears have been voiced that the mosque could be a haven for radical Islamic ideas. Comment: Masjids have existed in the UK even before Muslims arrived in large numbers and are growing in number and size to cater for the phenomenal Islamic awakening among the 2nd and 3rd generation of Muslims born and brought up in the west also the increasing number of converts as well. To say that masjids are havens for radical Islamic ideas is totally false and based on right wing scaremongering. Masjids are a place where Muslim children and adults are taught to abide by the values and ideas embodied in the Quran and the example of the prophet Muhammed saw. Ideas like respect for elders and parents, celibacy as opposed to sleeping around, involvement in community activities as opposed to individualistic thinking, speaking the truth and involvement in non-violent Islamic political activism as opposed to being ignorant about what is happening around the world and the list is endless. Surely such values being taught in the masjid will benefit and contribute to the well being of British society? If the British public want to look for places where radical ideas are propagated, which lead to the deaths, suffering and poverty of millions and the radicalisation of such individuals who attack western interests ( Sometimes using their own bodies ), then i suggest the place to look is the House of Parliament and 10 Downing st. - All new Yahoo! Mail The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use. - PC Magazine
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Blair shelves plan to ban Hizb-ut-Tahrir
Blair shelves plan to ban Hizb-ut-Tahrir http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/25/top16.htm By M. Ziauddin LONDON, Dec 24: Prime Minister Tony Blair has been forced to shelve plans to ban Hizb-ut-Tahrir after opposition from senior police officers and the Home Office, the Sunday Observer has reported. On a trip to Pakistan last month, Prime Minister Blair is understood to have given personal assurances to President Pervez Musharraf that the ban would go ahead. The paper said President Musharraf made clear to him that outlawing the group -- banned in Pakistan since 2003 -- must be a priority for Britain. Plans to ban Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the radical group, was dropped following intense discussions between Number 10 and legal advisers. Counter-terrorism sources said Tony Blair had been warned that banning the group, which campaigns for Britain to become a caliphate would boost its recruitments if the group appealed against the move. The decision is a significant personal blow to Mr Blair, who announced his intention to outlaw it shortly after the London bombings on July 7, 2005, as part of a 12-point strategy to counter Muslim extremism. The debate over Hizb-ut-Tahrirs right to operate in Britain comes as its influence is growing. The group has a presence in 40 countries. But it is banned in Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, Sudan and in almost every Arab country. Last month a BBC investigation claimed to expose its methods to radicalise young British Muslims. It reported that in Croydon, south London, Hizb-ut-Tahrir encouraged an undercover researcher posing as a recruit to commit crimes to prove his loyalty. Hizb-ut-Tahrir has denied this and said it intended to sue the BBC. The groups British wing has distanced itself from the more radical views of international sister organisations such as those expressed on leaflets handed out by Hizb-ut-Tahrir supporters in Copenhagen which claimed suicide bombings in Israel were legitimate acts of martyrdom. The British wing has also distanced itself from its former leader, Omar Bakri Mohammad, who left the group to set up the more extreme Al Muhajiroun organisation in 1996 and is in exile in Lebanon after being caught on tape praising the London bombers as the fantastic four. Comment: Musharaff telling Blair on who to ban, surely not, I always thought it was the other way round. Does this mean that Pakistan is free from western interference and is a soverighn nation which makes decisions for the benefit of its people and national sovereignty? Also if Musharaff keeps on banning parties which he disagrees with then who will stand in the elections? Is it not better instead of banning to discuss and refute the ideas of these Islamic parties with stornger ideas of his own? Assuming of course that he has ideas of his own which are capable of convincing the people. - All new Yahoo! Mail The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use. - PC Magazine
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Islamic confrence in Australia
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Mohammed leaves Michael trailing in the name game
Mohammed leaves Michael trailing in the name game [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? in_article_id=424005in_page_id=1770ito=1490]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...70ito=1490[/url] The boy's name Mohammed has shot up the popularity charts in a new sign of the deepening influence of Islam on life in Britain.The official count of the baby's names chosen most often last year shows that two different versions were in the top 50 picked by parents. Mohammed, the most common variant of the Muslim Prophet's name, was the 22nd most popular name for boys.And the alternative spelling Muhammad entered the list of the top 50 names for the first time, becoming the 44th in the chart. The rise of Mohammed as a name is an indicator of growing numbers of Muslims in British society in recent years.There were 3,732 boys named Mohammed or with one of seven other variants of the name in 2000. Last year there were 4,532, and this year 5,936, a rise of nearly two thirds on the Millennium years Numbers have been growing as a result of continued immigration from Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as waves of new arrivals from Islamic countries or countries with high Muslim populations in the Middle East and Africa, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Nigeria. Recent immigrants have swelled the Muslim population of around 1.6 million counted by the last national census in 2001. An analysis published by analysts at the Government's Office for National Statistics earlier this year showed that new migrant familes tend to have children a few years after arriving in Britain, after taking time to find work and settle down.The increasing popularity of the name may also reflect deepening loyalty to their faith among Muslims. The ONS breakdown of this year's popular names showed yesterday that Muhammed is the fastest climber in the top 50 chart. Comment: In Britain the separation of church from state happend a long time ago and since then Secular society has supposedly flourished with only minor traces of religion existing. Democracy and freedom have become the ideas which people now worship and will give thier lives to defend and propagate abroad in foreign colonial adventures. Even practicing Christians, Jew, Hindus and Sikhs have no problems with living and being part of a secular society which constantly picks on religion and religious figures for ridicule as part of some ritual to prove there Secular credentials. While other faith groups have mostly accepted the right of people to vilify and insult under the guise of freedom of speech, the Muslims have proven and shown ourselves to be the exception to the rule. Many people living in Britain used to choose names for their newborn after the disciples of Jesus peace be upon him once upon a time. At school many of my English friends were called: Mathew, James, John, Paul, Luke. Nowadays as Britain is becoming increasingly Secular and trying to remove all traces of religion from society following the French model, we find that the names i have mentioned are becoming less common and most babies are being named after pop stars, footballers, actors and even winners of reality tv shows. But for Muslims, names like Mohammed, Salahuddin, Khalid, Usamah, Musab are increasing in popularity as names which have a cultural conotation from the Indian sub-continent are being abandoned in favour of Islamic heroes past and present. According to this paper this is a sign of Muslims adherence to Islam which is increasing and for a Secular society quite frightening because we all know that Secularists are scared to debate the existence of a creator which even a 12 year old Muslim can prove to them exists. But they persist and blindly follow the evolution theory which allows them to make laws from their own minds and live life based on their desires like animals in a jungle consistent with the evolution theory of having evolved from animals in the first place. - Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Christian Nun convicted of harassing Muslims
A nun was convicted of religious harassment after ranting against 'terrorist' Muslims in the middle of London's busy Oxford Street. http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=NS1432184Jnews_headline=nun_accused_of_religious_harassment Sister Ruth Augustus, 66, was fined £200 after she shouted at two women in full robes and veils you're probably terrorists, get back to your own country. Later she told cops who arrested her they should go back to Iraq and have their heads chopped off. City of Westminster Magistrates Court heard how trouble flared when Augustus, a missionary who has worked with prostitutes in the developing world, was handing out prayer leaflets outside Debenhams department store on Easter Tuesday. When people of Muslim appearance passed she called out Jesus loves Muslims, but two ladies in traditional dress took offence. Fellow leafleter, Tony Rollins, told the court: The ladies answered back and told her shut her stupid mouth. Sister Ruth said to them 'you're probably terrorists, get back to your own country'. They gave her a long, hard stare before walking away. I was cringing at what she said. It made me feel very uneasy. WPC Natasha Walker said she heard a 'commotion' outside the shop and went to investigate. The officer said: I heard someone shouting 'terrorists, terrorists' more than once. It's busy on Oxford Street, so she must have been shouting really loud. I turned round and noticed there were a group of people standing outside Debenhams. Sister Augustus was shouting 'terrorists' repeatedly and other things about Muslims. I asked her to stop, but she refused. She said 'I will not stop, I'm a nun'. Because she refused to stop I arrested her. She said 'You're not arresting me, I'm a nun. It's a waste of tax payers' money. You're arresting me because you're a Muslim.' WPC Walker called for for colleagues to help bundle the 'agitated and aggressive' into the back of the police van. WPC Keeley Pemberton said when she arrived she heard Augustus shouting at PC Walker Take your dirty hands off me, you're a Muslim. After a night in police cells Augustus was bailed to return to Marylebone Police Station in June, but when her solicitor didn't show, she launched into another tirade, it was said. She called the two officers morons, referred to one as 'WPC Muslim Walker', and shouted in the public waiting area This is a Muslim country full of terrorists, the court heard. WPC Pemberton said Augustus became increasingly 'agitated and abusive'. She said: I asked her to be quiet and she shouted 'Go back to Iraq' and was pointing at WPC Walker. She said it very aggressively. Then she looked at me and said 'You should go with her and both of you will get your heads chopped off'. WPC Walker said: She said to me 'you should go back to Iraq where you belong, where all the terrorists are. You are likely to be beheaded. You deserve it'. When she was arrested again she ranted at officers You're all morons, especially that Muslim - she's a chimpanzee and she needs to go back to the zoo with the other chimpanzees, WPC Pemberton said. Augustus, who represented herself after sacking her lawyer early in the proceedings, was frequently told to be quiet as she heckled the witnesses. While giving evidence, she insisted on wearing a large placard with a picture of Jesus on it round her neck. She claimed she had in fact suggested to the officers that they should stop wasting time on her and instead go out and catch paedophiles and rapists, or go out to Iraq to help our troops fight terrorists. Augustus accused police of religious bigotry and hatred and claimed she was handled roughly, locked in a cell when she was ill, and strip-searched in the street. She said: I was responding to extreme provocation. The police were abusing me and were acting in a most satanic, brutal and unprofessional manner. I felt entitled to call them chimpanzees because that is how they were behaving. The reference to beheading she said was in reference to the catholic missionary Margaret Hassan, who was kidnapped and murdered by insurgents. Augustus, of Kensington, was found guilty of two charges of religiously aggravated harassment. District Judge Emma Arbuthnot told her: I have no doubt at all that Sister Augustus's behaviour amounted to religiously aggravated harassment. This was extremely upsetting and rude behaviour which harassed and alarmed not just the officers but others who were around at the time. It is clear from her behaviour today that she was an extremely difficult defendant to deal with. The officers I'm sure dealt with her as best they could and cannot be criticised. She was fined a total of £200 plus £40 court costs. The judge told the pensioner: By rights you should pay compensation but I'm not going to make you as you are not in a position to pay
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] 'Bomb plot' terror charge dropped
'Bomb plot' terror charge dropped http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6175427.stm A Pakistani judge has ruled there is not enough evidence to try a key suspect in an alleged airline bomb plot on terrorism charges. He has moved the case of Rashid Rauf from an anti-terrorism court to a regular court, where he faces lesser charges such as forgery. Pakistan has presented Mr Rauf as one of the ringleaders behind the alleged plan to blow up flights out of London. The British authorities say they foiled it with Pakistan's help in August. 'Explosives' The arrest of Rashid Rauf in Pakistan triggered arrests in the UK of a number of suspects allegedly plotting to blow up transatlantic flights. The Pakistani authorities described him as a key figure. But an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi found no evidence that he had been involved in terrorist activities or that he belonged to a terrorist organisation. As well as forgery charges, Mr Rauf has also been charged with carrying explosives. But his lawyer says police evidence amounts only to bottles of hydrogen peroxide found in his possession. Hydrogen peroxide is a disinfectant that can be used for bomb-making if other chemicals are added. 'Suspected conspiracy' In August, the British government requested the extradition of Mr Rauf, a Briton of Pakistani origin, in connection with a murder committed in 2002. Scotland Yard declined to discuss which murder case the request related to. The government in Pakistan, which has no extradition treaty with the UK, said it was considering the request. Rashid Rauf was arrested in Pakistan earlier that month over the alleged plot to blow up US-bound aircraft, Pakistan's foreign ministry said. He has been described by Pakistan's government as a key person in the suspected conspiracy. Comment Alhamdulilah, the truth has prevailed over the flasehood. The British Government claimed that they foiled the alleged terror plots with help from Pakistan and there i was thinking that colonialism had ended and Pakistan was a sovereign independent nation. It seems that some of the Muslims especially those ruling over Muslim countries are still mentally colonised and subserviant to the demands and wishes of western nations. The independent judiciary found the brother not guilty of any terrorism charges based on the evidence and exposed the 2 Governments for what they are allies in the war against Islam, under the guise of terror. Where now are the sensationalised razmataz headlines for their innocence? Where are the big bold black headlines? And shame on any Muslim who condemned without proof, this should teach us a very important lesson regarding Non-Muslim Governments and the western media which claims to be unbiased and independent of the Government. www.7cgen.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Young Muslim leader sips champagne then is arrested for cocaine
Young Muslim leader sips champagne then is arrested for cocaine - http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...001021,00.html Vilified over sip of bubbly By Luke McIlveen December 06, 2006 12:00 THE state's most promising young Muslim leader has become the victim of a hate campaign because she celebrated with a glass of champagne after being named NSW Young Australian of the Year. Iktimal Hage-Ali, 22, has been targeted on Muslim websites for drinking alcohol and declining to wear the traditional hijab.Her anonymous attackers condemned her after she drank the champagne to toast her award at the NSW Art Gallery last Thursday. It's true, I was celebrating. Bloody hell, I had a glass of champagne in my hand so what? Ms Hage-Ali told The Daily Telegraph yesterday. The Islamic youth website Muslim Village posted dozens of messages berating Ms Hage-Ali. A person who drinks champagne, especially unabashedly, cannot represent the Muslim community, one member wrote. Another added: She knows we don't appreciate her representing us but it's the power that drives her. Drinking champagne, that is sick.The cowardly accusers also berated Ms Hage-Ali for wearing revealing clothes, nail polish and make-up. Her matching nails, eye shadow and top . . . were not . . . how Islam would like to portray a Muslim female to the wider community, one said. Yet while the majority criticised her, a few did come to her defence. It wonderful that a young Muslim woman has won the award and that is a cause for celebration, not denigration, one chatroom member wrote.Ms Hage-Ali, who is a finalist for the national Young Australian of the Year to be named next month, said she was shocked by the tirade, but refused to tone her comments down. I'm proud of what I have done, my family is proud, my friends are proud, my colleagues are proud, the State Government public servant and tireless community worker said. They're not looking at the fact that a young Muslim person has won a prestigious award they are looking for the negatives. Ms Hage-Ali is regarded as one of the Muslim community's most progressive young voices since joining Prime Minister John Howard's Muslim Reference Group. She accepted her public profile would draw criticism but did not claim to speak on behalf of all Muslims. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...007132,00.html Young Muslim leader arrested Exclusive by Kara Lawrence and Luke McIlveen December 13, 2006 12:00 YOUNG Muslim leader Iktimal Hage-Ali a handpicked adviser to the Prime Minister was arrested in a cocaine bust eight days before receiving the NSW Young Australian of the Year award. The Daily Telegraph can reveal Ms Hage-Ali, 22, was one of four people arrested by detectives from the Middle Eastern organised crime squad on November 22 as part of Strike Force Kirban. She was arrested at her Punchbowl home and taken to Bankstown police station, where she was questioned over a cocaine supply ring allegedly operating in Sydney's southwest. The leading member of John Howard's Muslim Community Reference Group was released without charge. Police seized what is believed to be prohibited drugs, cash and ammunition from several of the homes. Ms Hage-Ali's home was not searched, but she had been identified by police as a suspect. The Daily Telegraph first learned of her arrest last week, but Ms Hage-Ali vehemently denied any involvement or links to alleged drug suppliers. If it is true, why hasn't it come out? she said. I am a high-profile person, I have no idea why people would be saying this. The prominent youth leader has worked full-time as a personal assistant in the NSW Attorney-General's department for three months. Ms Hage-Ali claimed last week that she had only been to Bankstown police station on two occasions once to report a threatening text message after the Cronulla riots and more recently to talk to police about how to relate better to Muslims. She did not return calls yesterday, despite repeated requests to respond to the allegations. A Daily Telegraph investigation has confirmed that Ms Hage-Ali was taken to Bankstown police station on November 22, where she participated in a police interview. Following the interview, police exercised their discretionary powers to allow her to leave without facing charges. Ms Hage-Ali was one of four people targeted in the raids. The other three, males aged 17, 22 and 23, are facing the courts on drug supply charges. Two were arrested in Telopea St, Punchbowl, while a third was a Greenacre man. In raids on the men's homes, police allegedly seized cash, pills and powders, believed to be prohibited drugs. Eight days after the arrests, Ms Hage-Ali received her NSW Young Australian of the Year award from Governor Marie Bashir. She has been considered a frontrunner for the national award, to be announced on Australia Day. Ms Hage-Ali is the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Neo-Con Salaffies on the warpath
Salaams All Yamin Zakaria wrote an article about the Neo-con Salaffies, since the publication and circulation of this article the Salaffies launched a tirade against him. His article was only 3 pages their response is 75 pages and contains many insults about his origin and education etc. A rebuttal to the salaffies is curently being prepared by Yamin. Please forward as widely as possible. http://www.iiop.org/index3.php?recordID=190 http://www.salafimanhaj.com/pdf/SalafiManhaj_YaminZakaria.pdf - Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now...
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Join the British Army and become a martyr, say Muslims
Join the British Army and become a martyr, say Muslims http://www.timesonline.co.uk/articl...2496507,00.html ABUL TAHER A GOVERNMENT-BACKED Islamic organisation is teaching young Muslims that dying while fighting for the British armed forces is an act of martyrdom. The British Muslim Forum (BMF) explains to young people that even if a Muslim soldier dies in combat while fighting in an Islamic country such as Afghanistan, he will still be regarded as a martyr and a hero for this country. The BMF is holding talks across Britain to persuade young people not to follow the teachings of Muslim extremists who instruct their followers that joining the British military is a traitorous act. Its aim is to counter radicals misuse of the term martyr, which has become associated with terrorist suicide operations. The BMF was a leading member in a taskforce set up by Tony Blair after the July 7 bombings to combat extremism among Muslims. In its forums its case workers and imams cite Lance-Corporal Jabron Hashmi, 24, a British Pakistani from Birmingham who was killed in combat in July in Afghanistan. Islamic extremists have called him a salaried traitor as he died fighting Taliban Muslims at the command of non-Muslim generals. They argue he should not have received an Islamic burial as he died an infidel. However, BMF case workers counter that he died a martyr. We are calling him a martyr because he died fighting for his country. Islam teaches us to be loyal and abide by the laws of the land. We believe fighting for Britain is not being a traitor. And young people are getting the message, said Khurshid Ahmed, the BMFs chairman. The BMF, a body representing 600 mosques, is one of Britains largest Muslim organisations. It is the governments main working partner in the Muslim community. Comment: How nice to see that this organisation will not have their funding cut by the Government due to promoting the integrationist agenda. Re-defining the Islamic term martyr and giving it a completely different meaning will eventually lead to re-writing the Quran and the changing of Islam to fit in with society today. Christianity in the past and today is going through such a phase where things forbidden in the bible are now acceptable such as homosexuality, same sex marriages and women priests. Will we see such things in Islam? Nawuzubillah, I hear u say, but if organisations like BMF (Blairs Muslim Followers) have their way dont be surprised that martyr is the only Islamic term they re-define to please their masters in Downing street. www.7cgen.com - Like being first? Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail today.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re:Mosque in Australia to get police guard for bikini rally
My reply to Turkman TURKMAN: Yes they do. Don't you know, Moslim Civilized Behaviour in Pakistan is to slaughter the believers of 'the other faiths'? That is a total lie, a few incidents does not equate to state policy. TURKMAN :Civilized Behaviour is only protesting in whichever way people choose. If you don't like it, leave Australia ...! Why the hell are you there in violation of Shriyah at the first place? Why don't you admit that Moslim Nations (which are made of people like you) have failed to create a better society than Non Moslims I thought in Australia they had laws to protect public decency, I am sure u would object to people walking around and protesting naked. As for asking Muslims to leave this is an indication of your intellectual level and i wonder what your response would be if the Aboriginies said this to the white immigrants? For your information the whole world belongs to Allah and Muslims can go and live anywhere we please. As for Muslim lands being a mess, i agree with u, can u please ask western soldiers to leave our lands and for western nations to stop interfering in our lands. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Bollywood couple face obscenity court for stealing a kiss on screen
Bollywood couple face obscenity court for stealing a kiss on screen
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2486888,00.html
A kiss may be just a kiss in most of the Western world and increasingly
among Indias Westernised urban elite. But when it is on screen and between two
of Bollywoods biggest heart-throbs it still amounts to a whole lot more than a
hill of beans.
NI_MPU('middle');
In fact, according to an Indian court, it could be considered a crime.
A criminal case has been filed against Aishwarya Rai, the former Miss World,
and Hrithik Roshan over their on-screen kiss in Dhoom 2, the recently released
action film.
Shailendra Dwivedi, a lawyer in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, filed
the suit last week and a court has agreed to hear the case on Monday.
Mr Dwivedi accused the pair of lowering the dignity of Indian women and
encouraging obscenity among Indias youth. Legal experts say that the suit is
almost certain to be thrown out by the court. But it nonetheless highlights the
enduringly conservative attitudes towards public displays of affection in the
country that produced the Kama Sutra.
The suit was filed a few days after another public storm over a photograph of
Vasundhara Raje, the woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan, air-kissing a woman at
a World Economic Forum meeting.
The photograph, taken from an angle, makes it look like the two women are
kissing on the lips. Several Indian media outlets ran the picture alongside
protests from politicians and commentators, who branded it obscene and vulgar.
Analysts say that both kissing controversies speak of the social gulf between
Indias increasingly Westernised middle class and its highly conservative
masses.
Today, most young middle-class Indians are exposed to the same sort of films,
television shows and computer games, laced with sex and violence, as their
Western counterparts. They also enjoy greater freedom than ever to date, and
kiss, beyond the prying eyes of their parents. Theres a structural change
taking place in relationships because of urbanisation, said Dipankar Gupta, a
sociologist from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
In most of India kissing in public is extremely rare between heterosexual
couples and unheard of between homosexual ones. Bollywood films started to
show on-screen kisses only in the late 1990s, and they were mostly sanitised
smacks on the lips.
But the film industry must still tread a fine line between keeping up with
the times and offending its core audience. And whatever they do in front of the
camera, female stars remain fiercely protective of their reputations off
screen.
In 2004 Kareena Kapoor, another Bollywood actress, sued a Bombay tabloid
after it printed pictures of her allegedly kissing her boyfriend in a
restaurant. Ms Kapoor, who had appeared in an advertisement covered in
chocolate, said at the time that she belonged to a respectable family and could
never have performed such an act in public.
Ms Rai and Mr Roshan were not available for comment.
Comment:
It seems that not everyone wants westernisation in their societies and many
in India have realised that with western culture comes many bad side effects
such as loose moral values, excessive materialism, extreme individualism among
other things which leads to the breakdown of the social fabric of society,
resulting in hight rates of crime, divorce, sexual violence, neglect of elderly
and the list is endless.
So its nice to see people taking a stand against westernisation and the
corruption it brings but at the same time society needs a system by which to be
regulated by and if the western model is wrong, what then is the correct system?
Communism or Islam
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Veil - A Mark Of Separation Or Statement Of Identity? Talk in QMW university London
The Veil - A Mark Of Separation Or Statement Of Identity? Jack Straw's comments on the veil opened a debate that many thought was overdue. The Muslim woman's dress, most noticeably the face veil is seen by many as a symbol of oppression and separateness. Yet those Muslim women who have spoken supporting the hijab (headscarf), niqab (face veil) and jilbab (outer garment) talk about their dress variously as liberating, symbolic of their distinctive identity, and a deeply important part of their religious practice to them. Does this gap in opinion just go to prove how different are the world views between practicing Muslims and others? Or are their parallels in clothing fashions representing other statements of identity? Is it really the business of others like Jack Straw to comment on the clothing of any woman - be she wearing a veil or a miniskirt? Admission: £5.00 at the door or £3 if reserved on-line Please book in advance to avoid disappointment as seating is limited: 6.45 pm 9.00pm, Thursday 30th November 2006 Mason Lecture Theatre Francis Bancroft Building Queen Mary College, Mile End Road London E1 4NS http://www.dialoguewithislam.org/ - All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Interesting events in the UK
Sallams All Please try and attend and watch, as well as fwd to inshAllah, Jzk in advance Is Islam a Threat to The West?In a YouGov survey in August 200653% of those questioned felt that Islam and Muslims posed a threat to Western liberal democracy. Why do such a large number feel this is so? Has thefrequently negativemediaattention upon Islam and Muslims been a cause of creating this fear and mistrust in society?Or have sensitivities raised about reporting controversial issues meant the free criticism and debate has been curtailed?Does talking about these issues inthe emotive press headlines, generated by such a poll increase alienation or help understand it?To discuss this and other issues Dialogue with Islam have invited the following distinguished panelCharles Moore, former Editor of Daily Telegraph James O Brien, LBC Radio Presenter Humera Khan, An Nisa Society Abdul-Raheem Green, Regents Park MosqueChair:
Mark Urban, Diplomatic Editor of BBC NewsnightWednesday 15th November 2006 Time: 6.15pmVenue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 Tube: HolbornTickets £3 reservation (by email or phone) or £5 at the door.
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Please vote to support Muslim sisters right to wear the veil
Salalams AllPlease vote and forward this email. As u can see from the latest results that we need every single Muslim vote.Jzk in advance Cast your voteShould she be sacked?Results: Votes Per cent Yes 64,776 84% No 12,259 16% Does wearing the veil affect her ability to teach?Results: Votes Per cent Yes 62,030 81% No 15,005 19% Total votes: 154,070
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] University in Egypt embroiled in battle of the veil
University in Egypt embroiled in battle of the veil Former Islamic law dean says Koran does not say women must cover faces, it's old Bedouin tradition. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17949By Alain Navarro - HELWAN, Egypt Egyptian students whose faces are completely hidden behind the veil have been banished from the residence halls at Helwan University under threat of expulsion in what could be called the battle of the veil. "They say nothing to indecent girls, but we -- the daughters of Islam -- are being hounded," protests 21-year-old student Iman Ahmed. Only her eyes are showing through the slit in her black face veil, called a niqab. Even though the vast majority of female Muslim students already wear the headscarf, known as a hijab, those who chose more cover up of the face veil were told to take
it off or quit the student digs. The ultimatum provoked a vicious controversy. It was handed down by Abdel al-Hay Ebaid, dean of Helwan University located on the edge of a large industrial estate 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Cairo. Some 2,800 female students are housed in the seven women's residence halls. "What I want is to protect students against those individuals who might worm their way in, disguised under a face veil," Ebaid says of the ban, adding: "Their parents would kill me if a man infiltrated the women's halls." Those in the anti-veil camp are congratulating themselves that the brake has been put on fanaticism, while those who support the veil say the ultimatum is an invasion of their freedom. "This ban restricts my freedom," says student teacher Rihan Sami, 21, completely veiled and gloved. "The veil is my choice
in battling against the shamelessness that abounds
here." In order to gain access to the campus, girls wearing the full veil must pass through a small office where a woman inspector checks them behind a curtain to verify their identities against a list of registered students. "They only have to do the same thing for the halls of residence," argues Sami, adding that she decided to no longer wear the veil there in order to avoid being expelled. Demonstrations against the ban were quickly staged by a "committee of free students. The veil may be everywhere on campus, but there are many students who also choose to sport versions in vibrant colours -- and also to wear it along with figure-hugging outfits. "It is also a fashion statement, not just an item of religious clothing," according to male student Ahmed Raouf. Other universities in Egypt such as Ain Shams and AUC, the American University of Cairo -- the university of choice for
the elite -- have tried in recent years to oppose the march of the veil. But not all devout Muslims believe in the full veil. "I don't like it," says Soad Saleh, a professor of Islamic law and former dean of the women's faculty of Islamic studies at Al-Azhar University, which is more than a thousand years old. Her face framed in a blue headband under a white veil, this reformist Muslim -- nicknamed the Women's Mufti -- says she wants to "purge Islam of false concepts: the Koran does not say women have to cover their faces, it's an old Bedouin tradition". She questioned the wearing of the face veil during an appearance on the Dream satellite television channel. The controversy in Egypt echoes recent comments against the face veil by Jack Straw, the leader of Britain's House of Commons and a former foreign minister. At Helwan University, meanwhile, the women students can continue to
wear either the headscarf or the face veil. But if they want access to the women's residences there must be no cover-up. Comment:Egypt follows the Jack Straw and British example instead of following the Quran and Sunnah. Many women choose to wear the veil because even with a hijab on women get unwanted attention from some perverted men, hence by covering the face they personally feel more comfortable and if they are not harming anyone what is the problem?Women have been wearing the veil in Egypt for a very long time with no problems at all reported except from the Muslims in Government who have made the west their qibla and feel dismay because Muslim women wearing western clothing is on the decline and is indicative of Muslims coming back to Islam and rejecting non-Islamic ideas and values.The struggle between the truth and falsehood will
continue as foretold in the Quran and as seen from the Prophet Muhammed saw life and we all know the truth will triumph over evil and wickedness no matter how beautifully it is disguised and packaged. Muslims take strength from the actions of your sisters who refuse to compromise and bow to anyone or thing other than Allah swt.www.Islamic-education.blogspot.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Racist incidents following Jack Straws comments about the Veil
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1870842.eceThis is a some of the article please click on link above for the whole article Its shocking to read that English women carried out racist attacks against our mothers and sisters instead of shaven head BNP thugs. Looks like the Muslim holocaust is beginning and will soon acclerate with Government organised violence against our community. Some may say that i'm being paranoid, i hope for the sake of Allah that i am wrong, but the facts prove otherwise.Racist incidents that took place following Jack Straw's commentsFriday 6 October: Muslim woman had her hijab, or headscarf, pulled off and thrown on the floor by a white man in east London.Friday 6 October: Muslim woman had her veil snatched from her face
in Liverpool.Friday 6 October: Muslim girl wearing a veil in Mr Straw's Blackburn constituency was verbally abused by three youths.Saturday 7 October: Two Asian men were attacked by racists in Leicester, one critically injured.Sunday 8 October: Racist graffiti was daubed on a house on Teesside.Monday 9 October: A 21-year-old Turkish woman wearing a hijab was verbally abused by a white woman in Canterbury, Kent.Monday 9 October. A black Muslim woman wearing a veil was verbally abused in Hackney, east London.* Racist e-mails to Muslim groups include:"All Muslim women should be forced to cover their faces - they are the ugliest bastards in the world.""Whatever you think you are, you are not welcome in our country any
more." "I think ugly Muslims should wear the veil and the good ones should not."
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslim Teacher arrested at USA airport, LOLZ
Muslim Teacher arrested at USA airport, LOLZ NEW YORK - A public school teacher was arrested today at JohnF. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flightwhile in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.At a morning press conference, Attorney General John Ashcroftsaid he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebramovement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by theFBI with carrying weapons of math instruction."Al-gebra is a problem for us," Ashcroft said. "They desiresolutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns,' but we have determinedthey belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval withcoordinates in every country. As
the Greek philanderer Isoscelesused to say, 'There are 3 sides to every triangle.''When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "IfGod had wanted us to have better Weapons of Math Instruction, Hewould have given us more fingers and toes." White Houseaides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profoundstatement by the president. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Apple's Mecca Project Provokes Muslim Reaction
Apple's "Mecca Project" Provokes Muslim Reaction http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD131506 On October 10, 2006, an Islamic website posted a message alerting Muslims to what it claims is a new insult to Islam. According to the message, the cube-shaped building which is being constructed in New York City, on Fifth Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets in midtown Manhattan, is clearly meant to provoke Muslims. The fact that the building resembles the Ka'ba (see picture below), is called "Apple Mecca," is intended to be open 24 hours a day like the Ka'ba, and moreover, contains bars selling alcoholic beverages, constitutes a blatant insult to Islam. The message urges Muslims to spread this alert, in hope that "Muslims will be able to stop the project."
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslim police officer refuses to guard Israeli embassy
on and continuing invasion of Iraq and Afganistan despite the continuing death toll of western soldiers is seen as an attempt to prevent the Muslims choosing a Government based upon the teachings of Islam, either via the ballot box or military coup.So all Muslims who are thinking of joining the police, intelligence or armed forces or are part of them already a question has to be asked. Are you aware that you are aiding and abetting the west in its war on Islam as an alternative to Capitalism?There are other respectable careers which
you can pursue and aid the Muslim community in the process, thereby gaining the respect of fellow Muslims and the pleasure of Allah swt in this life and the next.Showkat Ali
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Why Jack Straw wants Muslim women to remove the veil
Why Jack Straw wants Muslim women to remove the veilThis is a very strange and funny request from an MP whose Blackburn constituency has 25% Muslims, and whose votes helped him to get elected and become foreign secretary. Also during his time in the cabinet he visited many Muslim countries and had the opportunity to see first hand how
Muslims live especially our social system which is based on segregation of the sexes with certain exceptions.During election time Mr Straw always visited local masjids and even spoke from the minbar urging Muslims to vote for him as opposed to voting for the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats. Many Muslim leaders like Ibrahim Master and Lord Patel campaigned for him vehemently. Im absolutely certain that Mr Straw took his shoes of when he entered the masjid and did not ask the question Why must I take my shoes off, because when I visit the church I keep them on? And this is a sign of division among communities. Maybe he thought better to accept
their backward ways, after all these idiots still vote for me regardless of how many Muslim countries we invade and how many Muslims we kill.Many Muslims like the ones I have mentioned campaigned for him and spent many hours together with him and discussed about Islam and Im sure he asked them many questions. Surely the question of Muslim womens dress must have come up especially since the case of the French hijab ban and Shabina Begum excluded from a Luton school were prominent in the media?The answer is very simple and even these brothers were able to explain to Mr Straw that the reason Muslim women wear the hijab is because its a commandment from Allah. Also if they choose to wear the niqab and even if they want to cover their eyes then Islamically they can and also living in a free democratic society one can dress as one wishes or wear as less as one wishes.Its quite hysterical that Muslim womens veil bothers him but not
the way some western women dress in summer which agitates the emotions of most men, the homosexuals being the exception of course. Maybe its because he approves and likes that style of clothing which reveals parts of the female anatomy. I wonder what the Victorians would have thought. Maybe they would have said What are these prostitutes doing outside of the brothel. Nowadays to think such thoughts classifies one as being backward or Islamic fundamentalist woman repressor.Its funny that for women to cover in public is considered to be backward and ignorant, but to ask them to reveal more and more of their flesh is considered to be modern and
enlightened. An important point to consider is that women can only reveal so much flesh before they might as well be naked; this thought would be repulsive to Mr Straw but the question I would ask is why? Their not wearing the veil and dividing communities but rather liberating themselves and going back to what some would say nature.Muslims of course find western dress code disgusting, shameful and degenerate because we compare against the Islamic dress code which originated from Allah swt who knows better than humans, even a collection of the most intellectual humans gathered together in Parliament or the ones with the highest IQs from Mensa. No
matter how clever they are with multiples PhDs it was Allah who created them in the first place.We as Muslims can see that in the west rape, sexual harassment, fornication, sexual diseases, illegitimate kids, abortion, all exist because of the social system not being defined correctly.A discussion needs to take place on these
issues:Is their co-relation between men and women relationships which leads to the corruption I mentioned above? If the answer is yes then what are correct way men and women should interact with each other and who should define this system?Does womens dress contribute to rape, sexual
harassment?Does the way Muslim women dress lead to social problems? And is the Islamic social system a way to eliminate these problems which are on the rise in the west?I urge Mr Straw to think about the questions I have posed and engage in a dialogue with Muslims who do not massage his ego but rather speak the truth regardless of the consequences from the British state fearing the wrath of Allah more than any human being.[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] One Hunger, one Ummah
One HungerDuring that part of the cycleWhen the night is dying,And a new day is being born,That undecided transitional moment,We rise as one. Millions of people, hundreds of miles apartWomen and men, old and youngUnited by the fragile moment of sehri,We eat as one.And when there is a streak of lightThat turns the blackness into a misty grey,Just before the songbirds announce the oncoming dayWith their erratically rhythmic twittering,We seal not just our lipsBut our souls as one.For not only shall no morsel of foodAnd no droplet of water pass through our mouths,But we shall not inflict evil upon one anotherPhysically, verbally or in any conceivable way.From ourselves and each other,We guard ourselves as one.As the sun progresses through its cycleThrough space
and time,A mighty spectacle unfolds throughout the world.A different kind of humanitarian effort,For the hungry of this world.We the believers, and you the misfortunate,Remain hungry as one.We shall not forget your plightNor shall we ignore our responsibility,Of giving some of what we have to youThus fulfilling our obligations of zakat.Tis' only a small aid we can be individually,But a great aid as one.Many prayers issued from the lipsDo not originate within the heart.But when the sun dissolves and the darkness begins to creepAnd our eyes reflect the food within sight,A whispered prayer leaves our souls,We are truly grateful as one. Author: Arman
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] A Muslim Gangsters story
Salaams allI came across this on another forum and thought i would post it on here. I am trying to get in touch with the author to do a collaboration with such a talented brother.This was written by Amzad. Thought it was quite inspiring. Enjoy! Born n raised a Muslim child
parents forced religion into my mind
Allah was the creator of all mankind
without his guidance we would all be blind
every time I strayed off, they would make sure to remind
without him there would be no light to shine
there would be no meals to dine
if we made him happy, he would make us smile
but if we upset him, we would have to pay when we faced him on trial
I started to grow up and become my own man
doing my own thang, taking my own stands
I heard my parents words, but I wasnt trying to listen, wasnt trying to understand, I had my own mind, my own plans
chilling and smoking the blunts is where it began
that started to go out and
drink as much as I can
was out partying every night
getting drunk, getting into fights
soon enough, I didnt know the difference between wrong and right
to me it was all alright
didnt even realize that my future was getting less and less bright
Broken jaws, to drinking thru straws
no one felt what I felt, no one saw what I saw
I was disobeying gods laws, living a life full of flaws, had to put this on pause
took a look at myself and started to withdraw
needed to start altering my ways
future was already in a haze
if I didnt begin to change, I would suffer the rest of my days
after all the craze, and the drug and liquor infested phase
I found myself on my knees with my hands raised
asking for forgiveness saying Allah its only you that I praise
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] How some Youth view Ramadhan
How some Youth view RamadhanAnother Ramdhan enters And for some people nothing much has changed They wake up for sehri Stuff their faces and back to bed ASAPWake up at 12ish Switch on the Hi Fi with the loud music blasting Sing along to their favourite tunes And maybe bust a few moves To wake themselves up from sleepGo downstairs and watch the TV Any music show,
Bollywood film or action flick Will do the trick And help to pass the hours Until its time to eat and devour a big iftarForget the news or documentaries Iraq and Afghanistan so depressing and drearyMaghrib Azan is made on TV and on the walky talky Time to eat Been praying in my mind for this moment No bismillah or thanks to Allah For the food we have been blessed with Mum bought it
from the local halal grocery And the Tescos down the roadYummy! The delicacies taste lovely on an empty stomach Eat your fill like there is no tomorrow Wheres the tea and jelabbiy The parents pray maghrib But the kids are still eatingAppreciation for the chef With the belching and wind Time for a nap All this eating can be tiring Put on some soft sensual Bollywood tunes And hit the bed And pretend to be oblivious and dead to the world aroundWake up after a few hours Everyone is getting ready for terrawih 20 rakahs and 1 and half hours Of sheer pain and sweat Aint for me man I got things to
doLog onto the internet Visit my fav sites Where I chill and flirt with my online mates Discuss stupidity and silly things like Have you ever loved and lost Is it necessary to love someone http://www.qmbsoc.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=4.0 Dont believe me Then check out this stupidity above By peopleMost of who are Muslims But we are modern 21st century MuslimsWe got Muslim names We know where we are from Adam and eve Not Adam and Steve Were not that lost honestThe
house feels like a morgue Dads at the masjid with the old fogeys Ex gangsters and bad boys Now reformed characters since they hit 50 Mums at her friends doing her prayersIm all alone Oh woe is me Put on the music on the PC Chat to my mates and respond to useless discussions on the netDo the above describe you or people you know? Used to be me once upon a time Until Allah opened my eyes to the truth Now Im happy like never beforeAs Allah swt says in the Quran Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find contentmentPlease forward widely and post and publish as you wish.Jzk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Ramadhan 2006
Ramadhan 2006Another Ramadhan begins with the sighting of the moonAnd some of us say thats quite soonAll of us are still lucky to be healthy and alive alhamdulilahMany who were here with us this time last year have departedWe mourn them and remember the happy times we spent together Before they partedTheir memories live on and we make dua for themBut will soon fade as our mind gets filled with new memoriesMany have entered this world from their mothers wombWhile many Muslims lay dead forgotten in unmarked tombsIn far away countriesWhich we have never visited and never willBut stillThere is a strong bond which binds us to them and their pain and griefIts not colour, nationality or languageBut the bond of Islamic brotherhoodBinding the black and whiteRich and poorAs we rise for suhoorMany rise in the
Muslim lands but have little to eat coz they are poorWhile we break our fasts and complain that its been a long dayWe forget the ones who toil in the heat dailyWe have so much yet we are the most ungratefulAll we ever think about is ourselvesMe, myself and I It seems living in the west has corrupted our sense of appreciation and concern for othersWe measure according to the western criteriaAnd forget the words of our LordAnd fail to appreciate and thank Allah for all that we haveSo may this Ramadhan be one where we stop complaining about the tiniest of thingsAnd think more about others in distant landsAnd make dua for Allah to send a saviour To rescue them from occupation, poverty and tyrant rulers who care not for their peopleAmeenAuthor: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] An Arab Christian comments on the Popes speech
Your Holiness,You being of a different age of mine you might know more than whatI do. andI would dare ask you some clarificationsI wonder if during your youth you would havemet any Muslim-persons within your ownHitler's Youthmembership (Hitlerjugend) ??Also I wonder if you could recall how often you saw any Muslims burning Jews aliveif they would refuse to become Catholic ??And finally , could you inform the ignorants among us , how many Jews were slaughtered by the Christian-Crusaders while entering Jerusalem ??And who else , did protect those same Jewssince 13 centuries ,
other than the Arab-Muslims ?? And why do Jews regret the Muslim-rule in Spain ?? Why Jews took refuge away from your own Church among the Muslims of North Africa ??? Why do
you mention the Sword of Islam and forget the Spanish-Armada or the Spanish-inquisition ?? Why do you fear "the sword of Islam" when the sword is in the right-hands ?? Raja Chemayel
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Popes speech poem
Salaams All This poem is my response to the popes speech. As usual please feel free to circulate and widely as possible as well as sending me feedback and links. Jzk in advance. Bush, Blair and the PopeAxis of evilTalking abut things which are medievalCrusade against IslamPoliticians and the clergyUnited once againWith the same mentalityTo destroy IslamThree fanatical and fundamentalist ChristiansWho claim to be guided by GodEven when they illegally invade Muslim countriesAnd kill millionsDoes their God sound to you like a merciful and compassionate God?Or does he sound like the devil himself?Remember Pope Urban II at ClermontThe launching of the crusadesWhen he promised redemption for those who participatedThey came murdered, raped and pillagedBut the Muslims remained strong and the
disbelievers were dissipated Masjid Al Aqsa liberated from the filth of the crusaders and terroristsWho made this holy place into a stable for their horses And now we see occupation once more by the Zionist beastsAided and abetted by the Americans and BritishToday they have a foothold in Iraq and AfghanistanBut the Muslims continue to resist occupationAnd the body bags keep on coming home to the west daily While the wounded wish they were deadCoz their Governments ignore and try to forget about themCollateral damage no lessIf you dont know your history you aint got no futureThey know their history but do we know ours?History repeating itselfMuslims under attack once moreNo hiding place not even on the netThe Pope is mad Instead of looking at his societyAnd seeing and condemning
immoralityHomosexuality, fornication, and child abuseAll on the riseEven among the clergyHe focuses on IslamIslam is the truthAnd refuses to change with the timesCoz the message was sent by the creatorFor all times and placesNo women imams or same sex marriages will it allow or condoneIslam came to be the law of the landAnd not to justify every filth and perversionThere is only one Quran And not a new version every few yearsThis they cant handleAs they launch their attacks in the name of war on terrorWhich everyone knows is a war on Islam as an ideology and system for life Oh! Crusaders keep on attacking verbally and occupying Muslim lands Because your actions are fast forwarding the Islamic awakening And hastening the clash of civilisationsAnd may Allah swt help and give victory to the Muslims as it was
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Woman who lost 8 relatives on 9/11 embraces Islam
Woman who lost 8 relatives on 9/11 embraces IslamBy Sherri Day DAWNhttp://www.radioislam.org.za/Articles/Islam%20-%20Woman%20who%20lost%208%20relatives%20on%20911%20embraces%20Islam.htmAn American woman who lost eight relatives in the 9/11 attacks has embraced Islam. Elizabeth, now Safia Al Kasaby, 43, lives in Tampa, Florida. She is a former sergeant first class of the US Air Force National Guard. She lost one uncle and seven cousins in the attacks on the World Trade Centre. Her grandfather was a Jew and her grandmother was Catholic. Safia said that in 1997, nearly destitute, she approached a synagogue in North Tampa for help. Officials at the shul wanted to know if
she was a member. She was not. They asked her if she was really Jewish. She became disillusioned and for eight years she did not participate in organised religion.She found Islam in 2005 on the third day of a Moroccan vacation. At first, Safias family didnt take her seriously and some colleagues at her banking job made fun of her new attire. She dared not pray at work. Mostly, Safia kept her new faith at home, learning about her religion on web sites and Islamic chat rooms.After a meeting with an imam at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area in June, Safia felt more at ease with her new faith. But some in her family are reluctant to accept her new faith. Her eldest daughter, Sylvia, wants little to do with her. A
Baptist and young military widow, Sylvia berated Safia when she showed up at her husbands funeral wearing a Hijab.At home, Safia raises two daughters. Ten-year-old Natalia says her mothers religion is cool. Ada, 18, appreciates Safias transformation and doesnt put up with people who make fun of Islam or stereotype Muslims. I say, Wait a minute. My moms a Muslim, Ada said. Shes not a terrorist. Safia says she looks forward to the day when her religion is not an issue.Like other Muslims, Safia feels the tension all around her: curious stares because she wears the Hijab or head scarf and store clerks who ask for extra identification. Just last month, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo turned down an initial request from Safia's Egyptian fiancé for a temporary visa. Safia was certain bigotry played a role. Her new faith also has widened the chasm among her Christian family. Her mother, three sisters and one of her daughters question her choice.
Safia presses on.Some demographers consider Islam to be the fastest-growing religion in the world. Of the 1.3-billion Muslims worldwide, 4.7-million live in the United States, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives. One of the world's oldest religions, Islam has been in the United States for generations. But the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, thrust the religion and its adherents into the spotlight. Before the attacks, American Muslims largely kept to themselves. Now, many feel the public expects them to answer for the actions of those who commit heinous acts in the name of their faith.Across the country, some Muslims complain of stereotyping, racial profiling and discrimination. Others pine for the days when Islam was rarely mentioned in headlines. Most dare not complain openly, religious and civic leaders say, for fear of being labelled unpatriotic or sympathetic to extremists.Opinion polls back up what American Muslims say
they feel every day: Masses of the U.S. populace view them negatively. In a USA Today/Gallup poll released in August, 39 percent of Americans said they feel prejudiced toward Muslims. Nearly one quarter of Americans polled said they would not want a Muslim as a neighbour. Another 39 percent want Muslims to carry special identification at all times and undergo enhanced security checks when boarding airplanes.Safia hopes the world will see her as an example of what Islam really is. Still early in her conversion, she is a Muslima in transition. She studies the Koran and prays five times a day. She also wears makeup and has French-manicured acrylic nails. Sometimes she covers and sometimes - when she fears heckling or worse - she does not. She looks forward to the day when her religion is not an issue. "I don't want to have whispers behind me, whispers in front of me," she said. "I want to be able to blend in, keep my faith and blend
in."Comment:InshAllah may Allah swt make it easy for all Muslims to practice our way of life in this post 9/11 climate where Islam has replaced Communism as the biggest threat to the Capitalist way of life and as an alternative which Bush and Blair see on the horizon with the imminent return of the Caliphate. http://islamic-education.blogspot.com/
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Worse than cattle poem
Salaams This is my first collaboration and alh i think it came out quite well. If anyone else would like to do a poem/rap with me then please either email me or send me a personal message. As usual please feel free to publish, post, forward and circulate as widely as possible.It is my kind request that you send me the link to where you have posted/published it.Jzk in advance.Worse then cattleI see people sitting on the train and reading the newspaper,Going on their journey as life passes them by,For a single ticket they paid the cost,But for the existence of God its kinda medieval, they would never give it a seconds thought, We are all living in times of struggle and striving to survive the best we canHolding onto the deen is like a hot piece of coalMost of us are spiritually dead even though we see the signs all around us and in our
bodies,Its Allah that we are denying, We are still breathing by time,Allah is giving you the chance to get to know him,But most are unthankful and wasting their time Religion being blamed for the worlds problems,Secularism rules the worldPut religion in the masjid and let limited humans make the laws.But what about the way we are living? Are we slaves to the almighty or to what the almighty made? Acquiring too much material, weve denied ourselves the spiritual aspects of being human,Lowering ourselves like that of cattle,We eat, breathe, S**t, have kids and prattle on thru lifeAnd thats as far as it goes,Our morals have all changed,Right is wrong and wrong is rightPeople scared to speak the truth against immorality for fear of being labelled Extremist, fantatic and fundamentalist.Were going through changing lives, and being changed
mentally by the society and mass propaganda machine.When a kid turns into an adult,Those are the most challenging of times,But ask yourselves is this test too much for you to handle?Were all in a line to drink from ignorances cup,Even though we dont know were in queue, We standing in order,Ready to lose our religion,Like cattle being sent to the slaughter Weve lost ourselves to ourselves,Now people dont wanna be role models,Its all about me , myself and IThey wanna be gay or sado-masochistsAnd other perversionsIts all about originality and moving boundaries further and furtherTrying to be different even if its means being pervertedWomen are free to make a choice to abort or have that B*D kid, and they dont even know who the daddy isEeni meeni mini mo.And now we dealing with wars,Based on sexed up dossiers and liesDoes anybody knows
what the truth is or caresOn the poor the governments dropping tons of A-Bombs and napalmCausing mass death in the 21st century,Crime, sexual immorality, poverty,Greed, lust, power, death, destruction, carnage,For those like cattle, oppression is widespread,But most cant see it and follow blindly A world with 3.5 billioon corpses walking aroundBecause the difference between the believer and the disbeliever is like the living and the dead,The difference between the believer and the disbeliever is like having knowledge and being ignorant,The difference between the believer and the disbeliever is like moving forward and staying behind,The difference between the believer and the disbeliever is like being able to see and being blind,The difference between the believer and the
disbeliever is like living free or wanting suicide,The difference between them and us is that they are dying to live but were living to dieChorusDeaf, dumb and blindTotally out of their mindsSpaced out on freedom Cant get enuff Losing their religion bit by bitUntil all that remains is just the name and the circumcisionThey must be insane Losing everything and gaining nothing Deaf, blind and dumbWhat more can I sayI cant give them my thumbs upCoz they act so dumbFollowing the disbelievers Seeking crumbs from his tableSlave to his ideologyIgnorant of Islams superiorityUnaware of kufrs inferiorityYeah their in mental slaveryBlind, dumb and deafWith every stepGoing the wrong directionDeeper and deeper with satan as their guideFeel sorry for them on
the day of resurrectionTime to wake up but they are asleepRaps like these will hit their coreAnd awaken them for Islams return and encoreAuthors: Mizda Man and [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.Islamic-education.blogspot.com
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Football player Kanoute refuses to wear gambling logo
Kanoute refuses to wear gambling logo Madrid- Sevilla striker Omar "Freddie" Kanoute is refusing to carry publicity for the club sponsor, online gambling firm 888, citing religious reasons. "Alcoholic drinks and gambling are just the dirty work of Satan and are forbidden by the Koran," Kanoute said Monday. UEFA champions Sevilla signed a lucrative contract this summer to carry shirt publicity with a multinational internet gambling corporation. Mali forward Kanoute insisted he would wear a gambling-free shirt. He added that he was "very pleased that Sevilla seem to understand my position, and are not obliging me to wear this shirt."For those who dont follow football, Omer 'Freddy' Kanoute is a striker, used to play in the premier league with Tottenham Hotspur West Ham. Born in Lyons in 1977, he played for a while in French clubs before crossing the Channel, initially signing up for West Ham. Omer attended the prize giving ceremony organised by the Amal Trust in London in December 2003, where he encouraged
young persons to engage in sport and to retain their religious values. Omer's family connections are with Mali.
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Israeli joke
An Israeli recently arrives at London's Heathrow airport. As he fills out a form, the customs officer asks him: "Occupation?" The Israeli promptly replies: "No, just visiting!"
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Traitors sell out ( Poem )
Traitors sell outSo I stand asideAnother defeated So called moderate MuslimWorks for the other side Some do it knowingly by joining the police and intelligence servicesWhile others hide the truth and compromise and reconcile Islam with kufrScholars for dollarsInvited to Downing Street for tea and instructionsFor Islams destruction and annihilationAnd some others are silent andTherefore compliantIn the wicked conspiracy against the truthThe west is at warNot like beforeForget WW1 and WW2This war is ideologicalBattle of ideasThe final conflictTruth versus falsehood Choose which side youre onNo sitting on the fenceNo ones neutralYoure either with Islam or against Islam You either give dawah Or the society brainwashes you To become its clone and robotA living and walking example of their ideology
Walking around in a dazeAint got a clueSpreading corruptionTo your brothers and sistersWithout realising Dont believe me? Then analyse what you say, do and how you live. Is it based on Islam or something else?Thought so..Switch on the T.V and seeThe battle being foughtIn many theatresIraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, PalestineCan anyone deny the reality?Islam Vs kufrTruth Vs falsehoodAllah vs shaytan24/7 it continuesWe have no time for rest Or jestingOr wasting our youthIn fruitless activities Coz the enemy is focused and motivated in working hard to destroy our deenAs can be seen on the TV screens dailyOh! Muslims Stand and fightDont take flightYou know its right thing to doInstead of hiding and adopting
the false labels ofModerate Muslim, British MuslimIn this battle of ideasThe truth will prevail We got the noble QuranWhile they have nothing of any substance at allAnd hence they and their society keep on fallingInto misguidance and errorNo need for hijacking planes and crashing them into tall buildingsOr martyrdom operationsThe Islamic ideas are enough for usTo refute and intellectually destroy CapitalismAnd herald a new dawnThe re-birth of the Islamic civilisationBush and BlairSee it on the horizonWhat a pity the Muslims are dosingAnd some are busy posing And closing the mind and eyes to whats going on all around nationally and globallyIts time to wake upFrom our western induced slumberAnd rememberWho we are andWho created us?And to whom we shall returnSooner or later
Its time to realiseIslam is the source of our prideTime to get of the western roller coasterEnough of the rideToo much can confuse, overload and kill your imanMake you into westernerBut your name and little practice of Islam Can make you seem like a fundamentalist in their eyes.So after reading thisThink about making the little changesFollowed by the major onesFor the salvation of your soul And the pleasure of your lord and creatorAnd tonight thank AllahThat you were born into a Muslim familyInstead of a non-Muslim oneAnd count your blessings All of themI certainly will Ameen Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] I am Israel
I am IsraelThe middles easts only superpowerU Muslims got most of the oilBut still youre politically poor and powerlessWe kill your people at willAnytime, anyplaceWere gods chosen racePalestine is ours If you want to liveThen get the hell out of our rocket rangeYour big Islamic armies dont scare usYoure unelected leaders are our first line of defenceNo offenceBut thats how its been since 1948Our greatest dilemma isnt free porkBut Muslims united under the caliphateU dont know your historyTherefore u have no vision for your futureDo us a big favourStay ignorant and follow the western cultureIntegrate and assimilateLose yourself and forget about your religionCoz we aint got enough bullets to kill 1.5 billionPlus, bullets cost money, you knowWe helped to destroy the last Islamic state in 1924Our Jewish brother Mustafa kamal took care of itFather of the Turks the foolish call himThey couldnt be further from the truthWe love that title and nameOf your ummahs sad plight u should feel shame.Muslims stay divided and we are protectedFight and hate each other based on
nationalismWhoever invented it deserves an Oscar or threeMaybe it was shaytanWhat a superstarHa ha ha If anyone criticises and the atrocities we are inflictingWe just have to say the buzz word anti-SemitismThat always works and shuts them up good and properWere the victimsCoz we are the kings of spin and media manipulationSix million, six millionHolocaust, holocaustShindlers list and plenty more fro HollywoodMaybe time to give bollywood some storylinesAbout Jews being persecuted in Pakistan and BangladeshWe have a monopoly on suffering and inflicting pain upon othersWe dont care or give a damn about the UNThose we cant bomb or killWe tell them to get lostJust like we told Musa back in the daysWe dont follow the guidanceWho is God to tell us what to do?U pathetic Muslims been cryingWhilst watchingThe pain and sufferingOf your brothers and
sistersBut America has been busy re-arming usEven re-fuelling in the UKLong live IsraelExpansion yet to comeCoz we need more living spaceAll of Egypt and into SaudiAuthor: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] I am Israel
I am Israel By Hashem Said The Daily - Washington State University, Feb. 25, 2002 I am Israel - I came to a land without a people for a people without a land. Those people who happened to be here, had no right to be here, and my people showed them they had to leave or die, razing 480 Palestinian villages to the ground, erasing their history. I am Israel - some of my people committed massacres and later became Prime Ministers to represent me. In 1948, Menachem Begin was in charge of the unit that slaughtered the inhabitants of Deir Yassin, including 100 men, women, and children. In 1953, Ariel Sharon led the slaughter of the inhabitants of Qibya, and in 1982 arranged for our allies to butcher around 2,000 in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla. I am Israel - carved in 1948 out of 78% of the land of Palestine, dispossessing its inhabitants and replacing them with Jews from Europe and other parts of the world. While
the natives whose families lived on this land for thousands of years are not allowed to return, Jews from all over the world are welcome to instant citizenship. I am Israel - in 1967, I swallowed the remaining lands of Palestine - the West Bank and Gaza - and placed their inhabitants under an oppressive military rule, controlling and humiliating every aspect of their daily lives. Eventually, they should get the message that they are not welcome to stay, and join the millions of Palestinian refugees in the shanty camps of Lebanon and Jordan. I am Israel - I have the power to control American policy. My American Israel Public Affairs Committee can make or break any politician of its choosing, and as you see, they all compete to please me. All the forces of the world are powerless against me, including the UN as I have the American veto to block any condemnation of my war crimes. As Sharon so eloquently phrased it, "We control America".
I am Israel - I influence American mainstream media too, and you will always find the news tailored to my favor. I have invested millions of dollars into PR representation, and CNN, New York Times, and others have been doing an excellent job of promoting my propaganda. Look at other international news sources and you will see the difference. I am Israel - and you Palestinians want to negotiate "peace!?" But you are not as smart as me; I will negotiate, but will only let you have your municipalities while I control your borders, your water, your airspace, and anything else of importance. While we "negotiate," I will swallow your hilltops and fill them with settlements, populated by the most extremist of my extremists, armed to the teeth. These settlements will be connected with roads you cannot use, and you will be imprisoned in your little Bantustans between them, surrounded by checkpoints in every direction. I am Israel - with the
fourth strongest army in the world, possessing nuclear weapons. How dare your children confront my oppression with stones, don't you know my soldiers won't hesitate to blow their heads off? In 17 months, I have killed 900 of you and injured 17,000, mostly civilians, and have the mandate to continue since the international community remains silent. Ignore, as I do, the hundreds of Israeli soldiers who are now refusing to carry out my control over your lands and people; their voices of conscience will not protect you. I am Israel - and you want freedom? I have bullets, tanks, missiles, Apaches, and F-16's, to obliterate you. I have placed your towns under siege, confiscated your lands, uprooted your trees, demolished your homes, and you still demand freedom? Don't you get the message? You will never have peace or freedom, because I am Israel.
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
[IslamCity] Protesters march over Rice visit
Protesters march over Rice visit http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=76116080p=76yy638zn=76116460 A group of about 100 protesters marched today to Blackburn Town Hall, where US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to meet Muslim leaders and local dignitaries. Dr Rice is in England as the guest of British Foreign Secretary and local MP Jack Straw. She is due at the town hall after a visit to Blackburn cathedral. Protesters today shouted: Condoleezza Rice go home and Rice, Straw, unjust war. At the front of the procession, six demonstrators wore orange boiler suits to protest against the imprisonment of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Mounted police rode in front of the protesters, who were flanked by uniformed officers. Protest leader Hanif Dudhuala
said they were marching in solidarity with the victims of American oppression. As the protesters approached Blackburn Town Hall their numbers had increased to about 200.Some carried orange banners identifying themselves as members of the radical Muslim group Hizb Ut-Tahrir. The banner read War on terror equals war on Islam. Amar Hassain, 23, a security guard from Manchester, said he thought Ms Rice was a war criminal. I think its wrong that we have allowed Condoleezza Rice to come here. We are against the invasion of Iraq. It was a criminal offence. Peter Harvey, 59, a psychologist from Bradford, Yorkshire, said he thought the US' overseas wars were illegal. They told us lies right from the start. It was carried out for the wrong reasons. I think we should make it clear that we think its wrong her being here. Comment:
Wherever the American war mongers go they will be opposed by decent people who will expose their evil ideology which is responsible for global instabilty everywhere.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Protestors to wear Muhammed Saw cartoons this sat in london
Action Alert: Protestors to wear T-shirts with Muhammad Cartoons at Rally this Saturday IHRC urges all campaigners to contact the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor's office to request that they uphold the law and prohibit demonstrators from carrying Islamophobic placards and t-shirts at a 'March for Free _expression_' this Saturday 25 March 2006. 1. Background A 'March for Free _expression_' is to take place this Saturday 25 March 2006 in Trafalgar Square between 2 and 4 pm. The official purpose of the demonstration is stated to be to support freedom of _expression_ but in reality, it appears to be virulently Islamophobic and racist in nature. The organisers, Peter Risden and Patrick Vidaud, have permitted demonstrators to wear t-shirts bearing the offensive cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and even supply a link on their website to another website where such t-shirts can be purchased. Furthermore, slogans which are being debated to be written on placards include, 'Islam, putting the world at war', 'Islam is a blast', Muhammad was a Sex Offender' and 'Death to Iran'. It is noteworthy that Muslim demonstrators were arrested earlier this month for carrying placards deemed offensive. In addition, Nick Cohen, in an article in the Observer on 19 March labelled Muslims who demonstrated against the cartoons as "the brown far right" and "Islamic fundamentalists" demonizing all Muslims as Nazis and fascists when it is actually Muslims who are the current victims of this neo-fascism. Although ostensibly the organisers have stated that the BNP are not welcome, there is much evidence to indicate that many elements of the Far Right will be present on the day. For example, a fascist group 'Civil Liberty', which is lead by BNP North-East organiser Kevin Scott, has issued a call on its website for its supporters to attend the march. It is worrying that an event that appeals to the Islamophobic right is also supported by amongst others British Humanist Association, Ekllesia (a Christian monitoring group), the National Secular Society, UKIP, and Peter Tatchell. This event will set a dangerous precedent will be set whereby Islamophobic groups can use the issue of civil liberties as an excuse to demonise Muslims and Islam. This is not free speech or debate; this is vilification akin to the demonisation of Jews in Nazi Germany. For more information about the march, its organisers and supporters, please visit http://marchforfreeexpression.blogspot.com/ 2. Suggested Action Earlier this month, Muslim demonstrators were arrested for carrying offensive and provocative placards protesting the publication of the cartoons. IHRC is asking campaigners to contact the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor's Office and ask that the law be implemented equally and that any demonstrators holding offensive and provocative placards and t-shirts be similarly arrested. Sir Ian BlairChief Commissioner of Metropolitan PoliceNew Scotland YardBroadwayLondon SW1H 0BG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please also contact the Mayor's Office to make him aware that this demonstration is not about freedom of _expression_ but vilification and hatred of Islam and Muslims. It is unthinkable that demonstrators would ever be given permission to use Trafalgar Square to display anti-Semitic or racist caricatures and rightly so. This seems to be further evidence that Muslims have become second-class citizens in Britain today. Ken LivingstoneMayor of LondonGreater London AuthorityCity HallThe Queen's WalkMore LondonLondon SE1 2AA Telephone: 020 7983 4100Fax: 020 7983 4057Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IHRC urges campaigners to write their own letters. Sample letters are pasted below for your convenience. Please CC all letters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so we can keep track of the number of complaints lodged. [Your Name] [Your Address] [Date] Sir Ian BlairChief Commissioner of Metropolitan PoliceNew Scotland YardBroadwayLondon SW1H 0BG Dear Mr. Blair: RE: Islamophobic Demonstration on 25 March 2006 I am writing with deep concern about the forthcoming 'March for Free _expression_' in Trafalgar Square on 25 March 2006. Although I have no issue with the march itself taking place, I am very worried about the nature of the march and the level of Islamophobia it will fuel. The organisers have permitted demonstrators to wear t-shirts bearing the offensive cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and even supply a link on their website to another website where such t-shirts can be purchased. Furthermore, slogans which are being debated to be written on placards include, 'Islam, putting the world at war', 'Islam is a blast', 'Muhammad was a sex offender' and 'Death to Iran'. My concern is that this march will be very provocative and disturb the peace as it will promote Islamophobia and racism. Many elements of the Far Right will be present on the day, including 'Civil Liberty', a fascist group lead by BNP North-East organiser Kevin Scott. Other supporting
[IslamCity] SAS man quits in protest at 'illegal' Iraq war
SAS man quits in protest at 'illegal' Iraq warhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1729553,00.htmlRichard Norton-TaylorMonday March 13, 2006GuardianAn SAS soldier has resigned from the army, describing the military interventionin Iraq as a "war of aggression" and "morally wrong". The soldier said hewitnessed "dozens of illegal acts" by US forces there.Ben Griffin, 28, who left after three months in Baghdad, is believed to be thefirst SAS soldier to refuse to go into combat and to leave the army on moralgrounds. His decision comes at a time of growing disenchantment among Britishsoldiers about their presence in Iraq.This week, pre-trial hearings are due to start into the court martial of FlightLieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, an RAF doctor who is refusing
to return toIraq on the grounds that the war is illegal. Mr Kendall-Smith's lawyer, JustinHugheston-Roberts, said yesterday: "We will be arguing that he has no case toanswer because, without a UN mandate, the invasion of Iraq was manifestlyunlawful and any subsequent order was therefore unlawful."Mr Griffin told the Sunday Telegraph yesterday that he had expected to face acourt martial for leaving the SAS. Instead, he was discharged with a glowingtestimonial.When he was on leave in March last year he told his commanding officer he hadno intention of returning to Iraq. He said he was very angry "at the way thepoliticians have lied to the British public about the war. But mostimportantly, I didn't join the British army to conduct American foreignpolicy."He said he had witnessed dozens of illegal acts by US fighters who viewedIraqis as "sub-human". Mr Griffin said: "I saw a lot of things in Baghdad thatwere illegal
or just wrong. The Americans were doing things like chuckingfarmers into Abu Ghraib, or handing them over to the Iraqi authorities, knowingfull well they were going to be tortured."The Ministry of Defence does not comment officially on any activities involvingBritain's special forces. However, defence officials did not deny that MrGriffin left the SAS in protest against the war in Iraq.The SAS has been operating under cover in Iraq since the invasion, working withUS special forces seeking out insurgents and foreign Arab fighters linked to orproclaiming sympathy with al-Qaida.British officers have told the Guardian that they have been dismayed by USmilitary tactics in Iraq. They also say that attempts to train the Iraqi armyand police are fraught with problems.Comment:Something which Muslims have known for years is now finally sinking into the minds of many other
people who follow the principle of seeing is believing and they have finally seen the horrors being committed by the so called " liberators" against our brothers and sisters the Muslim Iraqi people.What now needs to be discussed and debated by all people is, What is the solution for Iraq? Is it western democracy or another solution which is in tune with the Muslim Iraqi people and has a proven track record of solving humanities problems and under which the Sunni, Shia and Christians and even idol worshippers lived peacefully and side by side for hundreds of years before the British carved up Iraq and installed pro-western leaders, who were then succeeded by another pro-western puppet the man himself Saddam.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] Egypt tortures for the US, so why not on its own account?
Egypt tortures for the US, so why not on its own account? Human rights cannot be regional or selective: Guantánamo, Belmarsh, Laz Oghli and Facility 1391 stand or fall together http://www.guardian.co.uk/egypt/story/0,,1726812,00.htmlAhdaf Soueif Thursday March 9, 2006The Guardian The story of Maajid Nawaz, Ian Nisbet and Reza Pankhurst, the three British Muslims who travelled to Egypt with their families, their detention there, their trial and their release now, almost four years later, encapsulates several elements in the "east-west" or "war on terror" story. Media coverage in the UK has focused on the men's Britishness and whether the British government did enough to help them. As usual, events outside the western hemisphere are presented as though in a void. So here's a pencilling in of the local background.Twenty-six young men were arrested in Cairo and Alexandria on April 1 2002, accused of membership of a banned group. This was not an extraordinary event. Over the past three decades, such arrests, detentions and kidnappings have become fairly common. People disappear. Friends hunt for them. Usually they are in the State Security Investigation Bureau in Laz Oghli Square in Cairo. They are generally held long enough to extract a confession. Their treatment ranges from insults, threats and beatings to fairly evolved methods of torture. Sometimes the person is not required to confess to anything; they are given a warning and let go.Sometimes the person dies. Mostly, they are sent to jail to await trial. Once in jail, they are generally not ill-treated, but conditions are basic. There are about 15,000 political detainees in Egyptian jails. Some have been found innocent years ago. Some have never been brought to trial. Some have been there more than a decade. The young men arrested in April 2002 were accused of membership of the banned and avowedly non-violent Islamist group, Egyptian Hizb ut-Tahrir. Among them were the three Britons. They were members of British Hizb ut-Tahrir - a group that is not (yet) illegal.The defence team for the men consisted of 15 Egyptian lawyers from across the political spectrum; from Muntassir el-Zayyat, eminent legal counsel of the Muslim Brotherhood, to Ahmad Sayf, popular leftwing head of the Legal Aid Centre, who served pro bono along with two lawyers from the Civil Liberties Committee of the bar association.The case was tried in the state security emergency court, part of the apparatus supporting the emergency laws. These laws were first introduced to Egypt by the British occupying power during the first world war. They were reinstated, again by the British, for the second world war - and successive governments have used them as an instrument of oppression ever since. The state security emergency courts allow no further legal recourse - their decisions are not open to appeal, except directly to the president. Some are seen as vulnerable to political pressure. The dismantling of the emergency laws is a central demand of the opposition movements, which made their presence felt in the streets and in elections last year.The evidence seized from the men's homes took a year to examine. It was mainly books and articles, many published by the prestigious al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, by mainstream publishers and by human rights organisations. Submitted to the court were some 200 reports from the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, the state adjudicator on religious matters on the religious content of the material - all declaring it innocent.Sayf (who has himself spent time in jail) is convinced that none of the young men did more than discuss and publicise theoretical ideas about alternative forms of government. I attended a summing-up session at court, in June 2003. Here are the impressions I noted down that night: "Reza Pankhurst's Iranian mother and English father are here. There's a lot of sympathy for them as foreigners and parents - their lad caught up in this mess ... What struck me was the difference between the accused and the rest of us: the security, the relatives, even the lawyers looked worn, dusty and frayed. Inside the cage, the young men were collected and dignified ... Mrs Pankhurst said to me: 'I get my strength from him, from Reza' ... The judge, Ahmad Izzat al-Ashmawi, has clearly lost patience with the prosecution. He declared that he will deliver his verdict on December 25. Everyone believes he will throw the case out."On December 22, Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmad Maher, paid a highly unpopular visit to Jerusalem. On a visit to the al-Aqsa mosque, shoes and slippers were thrown at him and some of his attackers managed to slap him. The Egyptian media blamed the Palestinian Hizb ut-Tahrir. In Cairo, Judge Ashmawi postponed declaring the verdict for three months. On March 25 2004, he declared the men guilty and handed down sentences ranging from one to five years.Egypt is an important regional power. It is critical to US and
[IslamCity] The Crime of Samara is the Work of America aimed at Igniting Tensions
The Crime of Samara is the Work of America aimed at Igniting Tensions amongst the Muslims O Muslims, O People of Iraq, Has the time not come for you to understand that the occupying forces in Iraq, under the leadership of America, are the source of all the tribulations and excessive evil? Has the time not come for you to understand that it is the occupying forces that are behind the bombing of the mosques and the markets, the killing of civilians and the assassination and abduction of the Muslim scholars, both Sunni and Shia? Has the time not come for you to understand that relying on the occupying forces, taking them into your confidence, considering them as your allies or giving them justification to remain in Iraq, is not but a path to increase and aggravate the crimes? The occupying forces are in a quagmire in Iraq, on the brink of drowning in their defeats and their casualties. Whenever the trap they put themselves in intensifies upon them, they orchestrate a crime here and another there. After they prepare the crime scene to make it seem as if the Sunnis are behind what is afflicting the Shia, and that the Shia are behind what is afflicting the Sunnis, and thus making both sides clash with each other, they remain safe and secure, observing the situation from a distance. It is no coincidence that the crime of Samara occurred soon after the announcement of sectarianism by the American Ambassador in the ministry of defense and internal affairs. O Muslims, The one who follows the explosions of the resting place of the two Imams (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Samara will see clearly that this action is not the doing of ordinary people. Nay, it is the action of a professional and systematic state apparatus. The severe destruction that occurred indicates that the explosives used had the most precise design in terms of quantity and quality, to the extent that they were placed in the precise area from where they could not miss the target. Furthermore, we must also consider the fact that the place which was bombed was not any ordinary neglected place. On the contrary it was heavily guarded. So how is it possible that such a crime be executed with such precision with the perpetrators also withdrawing safely, except with the systematic support of those dominating, those who possess the power and authority in the land? What happened in Samara was of the planning and execution of the occupying forces and her assailants, and it is a calamity. However what is worse and more detestable is the occupying forces achieving their objective by making the Muslims, Sunni and Shia, fight amongst each other. The news spread after the incidence of the crime about the occurrence of abduction and killing of Sunni scholars and the damaging of their mosques, followed by what was heard of the killings of some prisoners and journalists. These further facilitated the occupying forces, particularly America, to achieve their goals by causing sectarian mischief. Indeed, America and Britain and all the occupying forces, are ruthless in their treatment of the Muslims. As we see them and their assailants behind the bombing of the mosque in Samara, we do not doubt that they have a hand, many hands, in the incidents that followed in order to make the events seem to be sectarian fight between Muslims. O Muslims O People of Iraq, Hizb ut-Tahrir emphasises three realities for you in order to shed light upon this situation: Firstly: it is the occupying forces, with America at their head, who are behind the incidences of killing civilians, bombing markets and mosques, abducting scholars and killing those who are sincere to their Deen and Ummah. As for the Muslim, he is the one who resists the occupier and does not harm his people, his markets or his mosques, for the killing of a Muslim without a right is worse in the sight if Allah than the destruction of the Kabah and then the demise of the world. Indeed the Muslim in his wars against his enemies does not kill an elderly man or a child or a woman, nor does he destroy a place of worship or kill the worshippers therein. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: « » The destruction of the world is easier on Allah than the killing of a believer without right (Ibn Majah) And he (saw) said as advice to the departing army: » « Go in the name of Allah and with His help and on the way of the Messenger of Allah. Do not kill an elderly man or a child or an infant or a woman and do not steal. Gather your spoils and do what you do with excellence. Indeed Allah loves those who do good. (Abu Dawud) Secondly: the Muslims, whilst they may differ on the subject of the Imamah, they do not differ in their love of the Messenger of Allah (saw) nor in the love of his purified family, and truly this love is of the highest level for all Muslims. Whosoever takes the Messenger of Allah (saw) and his
[IslamCity] Video of Islamic activists from Britain on their return home
http://www.hizb.org.uk/pressnew/index.php?id=3016 The above video shows the return of home 3 British Islamic activists who were imprisoned in Egypt for 4 years.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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[IslamCity] UK Islamic groups protest Arsenal-Israel tourist deal
UK Islamic groups protest Arsenal-Israel tourist deal March 03, 2006 The Islamic Human Rights Commission in London has called upon all campaigners to contact Arsenal FC to protest against the decision to sign a sponsorship deal to promote the Zionist regime of Israel as a tourist destination. The campaign is supported by the Palestinian Return Center, Innovative Minds, Friends of al Aqsa, the British Muslim Initiative, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and the Scottish-Palestinian Solidarity Campaign. Arsenal Football Club has just signed a sponsorship deal to promote Israel as a tourist destination from next season. The Pounds 350,000 agreement makes Israel Arsenal's "official and exclusive travel destination," the IHRC said. Based on the deal, Israel will be featured on digital perimeter boards and 450 high-definition LCD screens at the stadium on game days and it will feature on the team's website and in its magazine. The televised ads will reach audiences in an estimated 198 countries and the Zionist Tourism Ministry will receive intellectual property rights, the use of the team logo and the right to use photos of the team and its players in ads. The ministry will be allowed to use the stadium banqueting hall twice a year and organize an exhibition at the end of the playing season. The stadium will hold permanent sale tables for Israel t-shirt. The financial advisers Ernst Young were employed to draft this proposal with the aim of bringing an extra 2 million tourists to Israel annually. "Israel is a racist apartheid state built upon the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Arab population from Palestine. It has been so recognized by none other than anti-apartheid campaigners such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has called for a complete boycott of Israel similar to that which ultimately resulted in the toppling of the apartheid South African regime," an IHRC statement added. Israel's apartheid policies include the segregation of West Bank roads by the military and the construction of a vast steel and concrete barrier through the West Bank and al-Quds. Dubbed the "apartheid wall" by human rights activists, because it forces communities apart and grabs land, it has been held to be in violation of international law by the International Court of Justice. Critics of plan to carve up the West Bank, apportioning pieces of territory to the Palestinians, draw comparisons with South Africa's "bantustans" - the nominally independent homelands into which millions of black men and women were herded. Israel's racial discrimination is daily life for most Palestinians, accruing special rights for Israeli Jews which are not available to non-Jews. Palestinian Arabs have no place in this "Jewish" state. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has systematically incarcerated and tortured thousands of Palestinians, contrary to the rules of international law and has, waged a war against a civilian population, in particular children. For Arsenal to sign a deal to promote such a state is to go against the very principles of `Kicking Racism out of Football', the London-based commission stressed. "Amazingly, Arsenal's Managing Director who signed the deal, Keith Edelman stated after the deal was signed, "We are in the forefront of the anti-racism campaign in England", the IHRC said, "This deal will no doubt put this reputation into serious question". IHRC urged all campaigners to contact Arsenal Football Club reminding them that Israel is a racist apartheid state which is consistently in breach of international law in its human rights abuses; and that such a deal endangers Arsenal's anti-racist reputation. "Contact the Football Associations' "Kick Racism out of Football" campaign reminding them that Israel is a racist apartheid state which is consistently in breach of international law in its human rights abuses; and that such a deal endangers the FA's anti-racist reputation and the Kick it Out campaign itself." "Ask the FA to use its influence to prevent the deal going ahead," the statement read. Source: IRNA Comment: Everyone knows that Israel is an apartheid state which is illigally occupying Muslim land and killing innocent Muslim civilians. Many Non-Muslims have condemned the Israeli state for being racist and practicing Apartheid. Its quite funny how Arsenal football club is located in an area with thousands of Muslims and has many Muslim supporters who attend their matches and buy their kits and other merchandise thus contributing to their financial success. Also Arsenal are involved with kick racism out of football campaign yet they are willing to have business dealings with a racist state which has killed more Muslims than even the BNP.This just goes to show that among capitalist companiesprofits come before principles and Muslims need to be careful how we spend our money because we may just be unknowingly funding those
