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  • Aziz Burney launches Urdu daily newspaper Azizul Hind, will he be successful again?

    An Indian Muslim's Blog: News, Views & Urdu Poetry Website
    11 Jun 2013 | 9:05 pm
    Indscribe Aziz Burney has launched his much-awaited newspaper Azizul Hind at a grand function held in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh. Ever since he was sidelined in Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (Urdu), which he had helped launch [and establish], Burney was silent for almost two years. Now, he has come up with plan for an entire media house that includes newspaper editions from different states, English and Hindi daily newspapers, magazines and weeklies apart from TV channels. Though controversies have surrounded him, one can't ignore Burney's role in reviving Urdu journalism in…

  • Torrential rains devastate north Indian state

    AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
    18 Jun 2013 | 1:47 pm
    Death toll rises to 64 as army scrambles to rescue thousands stranded due to flooding and landslides.

  • Islamization of Language – Peace Meal Video

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    Mikael Pittam
    4 Jun 2013 | 9:18 pm
    An important action is shared by Professor Zainiy Uthman (student of Professor Syed Naquib Al-Attas) in this video by Peace Meal: be an active reader, not a passive reader. Engage with the text that you are reading. To expand from Professor Zainiy’s reminder, we used the word ‘text’ as we believe it’s important to be an active reader of online text, emails, messages and other pixels that are on our computer & mobile screens. This is an excerpt of a course based on a book by Professor Al-Attas: Islam & Secularism. The topics discussed are alien ideas,…

  • Tomb of Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan in Nanjing

    Islam in China
    Wang Daiyu
    9 Jun 2013 | 8:07 am
    (Tomb of the second Sultan of Brunei in Nanjing) It is a relatively unknown fact outside of Southeast Asia but one of the Sultans of Brunei is actually buried in Nanjing. He ascended the throne is 1402 and sent an envoy to China in 1406 and two years later led a delegation to China himself. While on the visit to China he died at the relatively young age of 28. The second sultan of Brunei Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan, recorded in Chinese sources as Ma’na’je’ka’na,  is said to have visited China with a delegation of 150 people along with his his wife, brothers and sons.

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  • Islamization of Language – Peace Meal Video

    Mikael Pittam
    4 Jun 2013 | 9:18 pm
    An important action is shared by Professor Zainiy Uthman (student of Professor Syed Naquib Al-Attas) in this video by Peace Meal: be an active reader, not a passive reader. Engage with the text that you are reading. To expand from Professor Zainiy’s reminder, we used the word ‘text’ as we believe it’s important to be an active reader of online text, emails, messages and other pixels that are on our computer & mobile screens. This is an excerpt of a course based on a book by Professor Al-Attas: Islam & Secularism. The topics discussed are alien ideas,…

  • Hijabis have buying power in Indonesia

    Mikael Pittam
    2 Jun 2013 | 9:26 pm
    Indonesian ‘Hijabers’ buy into an Islamic economy (via AFP) Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it’s time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five times a day. The 37-year-old, who in her 20s would save up for the latest Guess clothes and Revlon make-up, now strictly…

  • Mawlid – Let the Lovers Love in Peace

    Mikael Pittam
    22 May 2013 | 1:57 am
    Mawlid – Let the Lovers Love in Peace (via www.fadhilahwahid.com)

  • Archangel Gabriel featured in Jerusalem exhibit

    Mikael Pittam
    15 May 2013 | 12:32 am
    Archangel Gabriel features in Jerusalem exhibit (via AFP) A unique 2,000-year-old stone tablet takes centre stage at an exhibition that opened in Jerusalem on Wednesday and traces depictions of the Archangel Gabriel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic scriptures. In the three so-called Abrahamic religions, Gabriel typically serves as a messenger to humans from…  

  • Intro to Islam Video : Based on Facts

    Mikael Pittam
    24 Feb 2013 | 12:10 am
    Islam is presented with only facts and without any opinions. Do you agree with how Islam is shared in this video?
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  • Tomb of Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan in Nanjing

    Wang Daiyu
    9 Jun 2013 | 8:07 am
    (Tomb of the second Sultan of Brunei in Nanjing) It is a relatively unknown fact outside of Southeast Asia but one of the Sultans of Brunei is actually buried in Nanjing. He ascended the throne is 1402 and sent an envoy to China in 1406 and two years later led a delegation to China himself. While on the visit to China he died at the relatively young age of 28. The second sultan of Brunei Sultan Abdul Majid Hassan, recorded in Chinese sources as Ma’na’je’ka’na,  is said to have visited China with a delegation of 150 people along with his his wife, brothers and sons.

  • Hu Dahai on Rules of Warfare

    Wang Daiyu
    21 May 2013 | 8:22 pm
    “My fighting men do not know writing, they only know three duties: do not kill, do not violate women and girls, and do not burn down huts or farmhouses.” – Hu Dahai 胡大海 (Chinese Muslim Ming General)

  • Roof of mosque, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, 1936

    Wang Daiyu
    15 May 2013 | 12:39 pm
    Source: USC Digital Archives (original source Yale Divinity School archives)

  • Books on Islam in China

    Wang Daiyu
    29 Apr 2013 | 3:06 pm
    Some references from our sister site. Be sure to check out the comments section as well for additional references http://islaminchina.info/books-on-islam-in-china/

  • Living Shrines of Uyghur China

    Wang Daiyu
    26 Apr 2013 | 12:42 pm
    The NY Review of Books has a review of Lisa Ross’ new book about desert sufi shrines in the Uyghur Xinjiang region in China. Review Book website
 
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    An Indian Muslim's Blog: News, Views & Urdu Poetry Website

  • Aziz Burney launches Urdu daily newspaper Azizul Hind, will he be successful again?

    11 Jun 2013 | 9:05 pm
    Indscribe Aziz Burney has launched his much-awaited newspaper Azizul Hind at a grand function held in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh. Ever since he was sidelined in Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (Urdu), which he had helped launch [and establish], Burney was silent for almost two years. Now, he has come up with plan for an entire media house that includes newspaper editions from different states, English and Hindi daily newspapers, magazines and weeklies apart from TV channels. Though controversies have surrounded him, one can't ignore Burney's role in reviving Urdu journalism in…

  • On AIR, Online: All India Radio's Urdu service is now available to listeners around the world

    2 Jun 2013 | 3:11 pm
    INDSCRIBE  The famed Urdu service of the All India Radio (AIR), which kept generations of radio lovers hooked, is finally available to the audiences across the world. For years, the dedicated followers of Urdu service, struggled with the knobs on the radios, in order to catch the service. At times it worked and then the voice would suddenly vanish. The reason was that transmission wasn't strong in most parts of the country, except regions in North viz. Punjab and Kashmir. The service is now available online 24/7 Also, you can tune it on the internet, listen it through your laptop or cell…

  • Malegaon to Mumbai: Grand rally demanding reservation for Muslims in jobs culminates

    28 May 2013 | 2:19 pm
    Under scorching sun, they marched for days. Carrying the national flag and banners with messages demanding reservation, the group had begun the long and arduous walk from Malegaon. Their demand was to press for reservation for Muslims in government jobs. Under the aegis of Muslim Reservation Federation (MRF), this group that comprised elderly persons, youths and even children, completed 300 km. The rally had evinced interest in media as well as among society. Braving the heat, they had walked for ten days. The march culminated in Mumbai. Contrary to earlier promise, the Mumbai police…

  • BJP or Congress: Who will win the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, form the next government at the Centre?

    21 May 2013 | 3:06 pm
    INDSCRIBE Speculations have already begun as to who is going to form the government after the upcoming 2014 general elections? The recent survey conducted by AC-Nielsen that was shown on TV channel, 'ABP News' (formerly Star), has led to a fresh debate over prospects of the two major coalitions. Whether it's going to be Congress-led UP that is projecting its youthful face Rahul Gandhi [along with Manmohan Singh as future PM once again] after having ruled the country for the two consecutive terms or BJP-led NDA which is banking on Narendra Modi? The results of the survey [opinion poll] are…

  • Criticism of Saudi Arabia regime either for destruction of Islamic heritage or on human rights, other issues remains a taboo in Media!

    19 May 2013 | 3:17 pm
    Just a few days back a group of leading Shia clerics held a press conference in Lucknow. Amongst other issues, they spoke on the continuous destruction of Islamic heritage in Saudi Arab. The news was almost blacked out in media except a small and different sort of version which appeared in a few Urdu newspapers. This is not the first time that such a thing has happened but it is definitely disturbing. Can't you criticise a government or a regime? Is there anything wrong with that? Of course not. It's an individuals right. In this press conference, scholars expressed their opinion about the…
 
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  • From FT.com: Marketing for Ramadan

    shelina
    3 Jun 2013 | 6:14 am
    My thought piece written on behalf of Ogilvy Noor was published this morning on FT.com By Shelina Janmohamed of Ogilvy Noor It’s less than six weeks until Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, and the busiest marketing time in the Muslim world. So any brand worth its salt should be paying attention to their relationship with Muslim consumers. In majority-Muslim nations, this is the month when advertisers spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget. But brands are increasingly waking up to the opportunity to engage with minority Muslim populations too, after all consumption rises…

  • Woolwich attack: ‘Muslims are free of guilt. We had to condemn this killing’

    shelina
    26 May 2013 | 3:22 am
    My news feature published today in the Observer on Sunday Woolwich attack: ‘Muslims are free of guilt. We had to condemn this killing’ A leading Islamic commentator and author reports on the swift reactions of Muslim groups to last week’s killing Making a public statement: Julie Siddiqi of the Islamic Society of Britain at the memorial to Lee Rigby in Woolwich last week. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer After Friday prayers, at the scene of last Wednesday’s dreadful murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, Julie Siddiqi laid a bunch of flowers. “It was hard not to cry,…

  • What does it feel like to be a Muslim Londoner today? The Woolwich killings and my raw uncensored emotions

    shelina
    23 May 2013 | 1:42 am
    Today is a very emotional and difficult day in London. Yesterday, we witnessed an event of disgusting proportions. There are so many thoughts running through my head because there are so many aspects to this brutal killing. I feel horror at what has happened and shock that something so barbaric has taken place on our first world streets. I give my condolences for the families. I offer my admiration for those who protected the body and for the woman who engaged the killers in conversation to prevent further attack. I feel that the killers in this case were like Breivik of Norway: lunatics who…

  • Women: why our presence and opinions are important, and why modesty and anonymity must not be confused

    shelina
    6 May 2013 | 3:39 am
    This is my weekly column published on Saturday 4th May in The National Modesty and anonymity are often confused. Modesty is important, but too often the enforcement of modesty is used as an excuse to impose invisibility and silence on women. Social norms may dictate that a woman should not say, do or look outside the status quo and should not take a public stand about a public subject. Doing so, she is told, will affect her reputation, and therefore her prospects of marriage and social status. In short, women are too often expected to blend into the background, blurred into invisibility. In…

  • St George: the poster boy for multiculturalism, and why great nations embrace their minorities

    shelina
    26 Apr 2013 | 6:34 am
    This my weekly column published in The National White flags with red crosses have been fluttering across England this week, as the nation celebrated the day of its patron, Saint George. Surprisingly, he was not English, but rather Greek or possibly Turkish. He served in the Roman army, lived in Palestine and has been adopted by many countries including England, Egypt, Ethiopia and Iraq. He was killed in 303 AD by the Roman emperor Diocletian for refusing to deny his Christian faith and protesting the persecution of Christians. Legends from the 11th century onwards recount that he killed a…
 
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  • I am an African

    Saaleha
    6 Jun 2013 | 2:49 am
    My mother was born in 1947, in what was little more than a shack in Actonville.  The 4thof 5 children, theirs was a home too crowded, with parents too poor to afford any of the finer things in life. She told us of owning 2 sets of underwear only. Wash one, wear one. Of owning one pair of shoes, her school shoes which had to be removed as soon as she got home or they would wear out too quickly. Of eating meat not more than twice a year. Of going to school and remaining at the end of the line if you needed to climb a staircase for fear of other students seeing the cardboard you’d put…

  • my smile

    Saaleha
    16 May 2013 | 2:21 am
    We’re sitting together in the park. I see the day’s dying light glint off your head. Your highlights pick up the flecks of golden light and reflect them back at me until you almost seem to be wearing a diadem. When did you put those in? Did they grow while I was distracted by life?Your eyes are warm. They will always be the warmest place on earth for me. How often have I not wanted to crawl into them and curl up, foetus like, stay there, always. You lean in to kiss me. Our lips meet. The birds stop singing, or so it seems. All I am aware of is the feel of your mouth exploring mine. Of how…

  • Once Upon a Time...

    Saaleha
    13 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    Once upon a time there was a girl. She was your average teen. But good-average, in the way sheltered girls often are. When she was 15, she had an epiphany. Why have we been created? Her answer: Wa ma khlaqtul jinna wal insa illa li ya’budoon. And I have not created Jinn and men, except for my worship.  ( al Quraan 51:56)She turned her back on the life she once considered normal. Harmless. Covered her head. Gave up school (upsetting her parents in the process), and went off to Daarul Uloom. Here she learnt the basics of Deen. Went into niqaab. Was married by 18. She stopped reading…

  • Hard-core...to the core

    Saaleha
    11 May 2013 | 4:02 pm
    Remember the days when Muslims would go to clubs, smoke weed with the best, get totally sloshed, then come home write a huge note about the night and paste it on their front door? Yeah, me neither. But times have changed and social media has contributed in no small degree to this change. Because, let’s face it, we all want to look cool. And you know how Slumous are with trends, right? So we need to be cooler-er (you gotta rrroool those 'r's)! Be seen at the right places, hanging with the right crowd, eating the right brand of Italian ice cream, drinking the right kind of Nespresso, shopping…

  • A Dedication

    Saaleha
    25 Mar 2013 | 5:03 pm
    Eleven years ago on this day, I awakened for suhoor. It was the 10th of Muharram and I had intended to fast. Halfway through the day I went into labour. Fast duly broken by the ensuing haemorrhaging.Her birth was near painless.  There was too much else happening simultaneously. I don’t remember much except her raspy mewling. Meconium aspiration. Google it. The worried face of the midwife who’d insisted from the outset that a C section was what was called for. My life ebbing out of me as they readied a theatre so that they could perform an emergency D & C. Google that…
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  • Removal of Confusion: Review

    bingregory
    4 Jun 2013 | 8:05 pm
    by Ibrahim ibn Abd-Allah Niasse A basic treatise and theological defense of sufism and its practices; fine, but not much different from a lot of similar material available from other tariqats.  I would have enjoyed learning more about the history and activities of the Tijaniyya, who are said to be the most active Islamic missionaries of West Africa. Removal of Confusion at GoodReads

  • Two Murrayas

    bingregory
    19 May 2013 | 10:58 pm
    Black on black stack mangosteens Pity the kemuning as its flowers fall My dark-skinned beauty is sweet to behold A light-skinned woman is no use at all Hitam-hitam si tampuk manggis Sayang kemuning luruh bunganya Hitam-hitam kupandang manis Putih kuning apa gunanya A turn to the risque!  Although this pantun is hardly, uh, progressive, it is interesting.  In modern Malaysia, white skin is overwhelmingly seen as a mark of beauty. There is a huge market for skin whiteners, Malaysians with European heritage are all over the TV, family photos are retouched to bleach everybody out. But in this…

  • A Short History of Malaysia

    bingregory
    10 May 2013 | 9:19 pm
     by Virginia Matheson Hooker. Straightforward introduction to Malaysian history; key individuals, important dates, broadest themes. It feels comparable in depth to what I remember of high school US History class. A good preparation for further reading, I hope.  Goodreads Link

  • Third Coffee

    bingregory
    31 Mar 2013 | 5:31 pm
    Coffee beans spread upon a tray Jasmine blooms on the ledge do rest I’ve been dreaming till break of day My sweetheart sleeping upon my chest “Buah kopi di atas loyang Kembang melati letak di bangku Saya bermimpi hampirkan siang Jantung hati tidur di pangku” Island South-east Asia produces a lot of coffee.  The word Java, now perhaps most famous as a computer language, came to English as a word for coffee because so much of it was grown on the island of Java, the home island of Indonesia.  This was before Juan Valdez came on the scene. Coffee lovers are probably aware of…

  • The Jungle is Neutral: Review

    bingregory
    29 Mar 2013 | 1:53 am
    The Jungle is Neutral, by F. Spencer Chapman The memoir of a British lieutenant in WWII Malaya who conducts guerilla warfare against the Japanese. It’s not a very gripping story. All the successful guerrilla work takes place in the first quarter of the book, and from there on it is one long anticlimax of malaria, dysentery and thrashing through the jungle. Managing not to die in the jungle for a few years is a pretty good feat for a foreigner but he’s surrounded by locals who do it with less effort, and he doesn’t have much interesting to say about it beyond the bare facts. His major…
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  • Points of convergence and divergence of Jesus Christ in Christianity and 'Isa, alayhis salam in Islam: Voyage on a deeper understanding of Cross, Trinity and other elements

    Sadiq Alam
    18 Jun 2013 | 12:38 pm
    1. Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds (truth), he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will (become a master) to rule over all. ~ Saying of Jesus, recorded in the Gospel of Thomas 2. Ulul-Azim Series introduces Jesus and Isa Beginning from the Month of November last year (2012), Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee, may Allah have mercy on him, of Green Mountain Branch of the Shadhili School of Sufism has been hosting a series titled as Ulul Azim - which means the Great Ones. The…

  • Prayer for Love

    Sadiq Alam
    15 Jun 2013 | 9:51 pm
    1. If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ~ Meister Eckhart ~ 2. Prayer for Love Thank You, Creator of the Universe for the gift of Life you have given me, Thank You for giving me everything that I have ever needed, Thank You for the opportunity to experience this beautiful body and this wonderful mind, Thank You for living inside me with all Your Love and Your pure and boundless Spirit, with Your warm and radiating Light. Thank You for using my words, for using my eyes, for using my heart to share your love wherever I go. I love You just the way…

  • You will perceive love from everything around you

    Sadiq Alam
    15 Jun 2013 | 9:36 am
    1. What you will see is love coming out of the trees, love coming out of the sky, love coming out of the light. You will perceive love from everything around you. This is the state of bliss. ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom 2. wa Huwal Ghafurul Wadud "And He is the Forgiving, the Loving" (Quran, 85:14). "Al-Wadood" is an Attribute derived from the Arabic word "wudd" which conveys the meaning of love and friendship, and it applies to all avenues of goodness. Allah is "al-Wadood" because He loves His servants and they love Him; He says the following in…

  • Being Impeccable - Towards Ihsan

    Sadiq Alam
    13 Jun 2013 | 2:08 pm
    “Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.” ~ Miguel Ruiz 1. The Four Agreements by international author, Don Miguel Ruiz, a mexican shaman, spiritual teacher and mystic, is a wonderful book that communicates in the most contemporary language some of the practical aspects of what Sufis call Ihsan. The concept of the four agreements are the following: •    Be Impeccable with Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the…

  • Each moment offers a choice

    Sadiq Alam
    10 Jun 2013 | 4:26 pm
    1. Each moment offers a choice. Your choice fills you, flows out from you, reaches others making choices, and weaves its way into the very fabric of manifest reality. A brilliant thought, word, or act can radically alter the course of human history. It has happened, and will happen, again and again. Let us be cognizant of our influence, recognizing that our thought, speech, and action will have an effect of the whole flow of human destiny. ~ Zia Inayat Khan 2. Do not underestimate good, thinking it will not affect you. Dripping water can fill a pitcher, drop by drop; one who is wise is filled…
 
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  • National Security and the Muslim World - The Takeaway

    islamoyankee
    24 May 2013 | 12:33 pm
    National Security and the Muslim World - The Takeaway. Hussein Rashid is a Professor of Religion at Hofstra University and he recently returned from Pakistan, where the locals talked with him openly about how the U.S. security efforts affect them.

  • New CNN Piece: What Tsarnaev gets wrong about Islam – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

    islamoyankee
    18 May 2013 | 4:16 am
    My Take: What Tsarnaev gets wrong about Islam – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects, reportedly wrote that “an attack against one Muslim is an attack against all” on the wall of the boat in which he was hiding from police last month. Variations of this refrain seem to be common among angry young Muslim men, especially those who are attracted to violence. However, such a view ignores history, religious thinking and contemporary reality. It should be seen as a crass advertising slogan rather than a declaration of belief.

  • CNN Op-Ed on Boston Bombings

    islamoyankee
    30 Apr 2013 | 12:58 pm
    Opinion: After 9/11, reaction to Muslim Americans more nuanced However, whatever we learn about them does not tell us why they did what they did – only parts of who they are. It is easy, in the initial aftermath of the bombings, to make careless associations between identity and motive, similar to post 9/11 reaction. But this time, there is a change in rhetoric of how  potential suspects are identified, particularly if they are Muslim. It is because of this change we are learning to move past paralyzing fear and maturing in how we think of what it means to be American.

  • ‘Mapping Muslims’ – New Report Reveals Devestating Effects NYPD Surveillance has on Muslim Community

    islamoyankee
    14 Mar 2013 | 7:36 am
    ‘Mapping Muslims’ – New Report Reveals Devestating Effects NYPD Surveillance has on Muslim Community. By the end of last February, after Patheos first covered the breakdown of trust between the NYPD and the area Muslim community, the trust deficit grew even deeper when a series of ongoing articles from the Associated Press exposed wide-reaching domestic surveillance programs set up for the NYPD by the CIA. The last straw came with the report that the NYPD had been conducting secret surveillance on Muslim Student Associations at 16 colleges across New York and northeastern United States.

  • NYC Event: Agora Gallery - Fahim Somani - Exhibition Announcement

    islamoyankee
    11 Mar 2013 | 10:37 am
    Agora Gallery - Fahim Somani - Exhibition Announcement.Pakistani-American, Houston-based artist Fahim Somani creates expressionistic, calligraphy-inflected compositions which are not only exquisite formal experiments full of delightful painterly flourishes, but aesthetic bridges between two cultures. While drawing on the text of the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam, Somani incorporates elements that evoke Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, and other currents in post-war American art. The artist achieves this marriage of visual cues from Islamic and American art with innate talent, producing…
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  • who was ibn taymiyyah ? ??? ?????

    admin
    15 Jun 2013 | 11:42 pm
    www.alsunna.org ! Be advised that wahabies are a sect that emerged 250 years ago, and they calim that they are Sunna. This sect claims to follow the Hanbaliy school of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Radiallahu ^anhu but that is not   ... Read moreThe Original Post is Located Here: who was ibn taymiyyah ? ??? ????? Related posts: The Story of Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (FULL MOVIE) Islamic Political Thought: Ibn Taymiyyah pt-3/6 – What is Terrorism?

  • Fitrah: Innate Belief in the Creator

    admin
    12 Jun 2013 | 10:17 pm
    Website – www.MeccaCentric.com MeccaCentric – Producing videos about Islam and Muslims on DVD. Islamic lectures, speeches, talks and sermons are also available on audio CD. “The Essence of Islamic Education” by Abdal Hakim Murad Purchase the full-length lecture at http   ... Read moreThe Original Post is Located Here: Fitrah: Innate Belief in the Creator Related posts: Sales Letter Creator. Muslim Kids Song – God (Allah) is the Creator Nasheed – ?????? ????? Muslim Kids Song – God (Allah) is the Creator Nasheed – ?????? ?????

  • Beauties of Islam – What is the status of Jesus? (peace be upon him) (Sheikh Yusuf Estes)

    admin
    9 Jun 2013 | 10:04 pm
    “Beauties of Islam” with Sheikh Yusuf Estes on HudaTV. Twentythird episode: Date of episode: 2-February-09 Beauties of Islam – What is the status of Jesus? (peace be upon him) (Sheikh Yusuf Estes) Related posts: Beauties of Islam-Rights and   ... Read moreThe Original Post is Located Here: Beauties of Islam – What is the status of Jesus? (peace be upon him) (Sheikh Yusuf Estes) Related posts: Beauties of Islam-Rights and Limits (Sheikh Yusuf Estes) Beauties of Islam-Rights & Balance (Sheikh Yusuf Estes) Faith and It’s Proof – Beauties of Islam…

  • How Easy to Convert to Islam? Part I

    admin
    6 Jun 2013 | 7:53 pm
    Hasan A. Yahya, a writer from Palestine In short answer, if you sincerely utter and believe in the following statement, you become a Muslim when you finish your sentence. Congratulation! The statement is: “Ash-Hadu an La Ilaha Illa Allah,   ... Read moreThe Original Post is Located Here: How Easy to Convert to Islam? Part I Related posts: The Everything Understanding Islam Book: A Complete and Easy to Read Guide to Muslim Beliefs, Practices, Traditions, and Culture The Everything Understanding Islam Book: A Complete and Easy to Read Guide to Muslim Beliefs, Practices, Traditions,…

  • Do Muslim Matrimonial Sites Really Work?

    admin
    3 Jun 2013 | 6:02 pm
    Muslim matrimonial sites are nothing new to Muslims. These matrimonial sites have been circulating for years and have a small but rapidly growing following in the Muslim community. The way they operate is simple enough, single Muslims join looking for   ... Read moreThe Original Post is Located Here: Do Muslim Matrimonial Sites Really Work? Related posts: Finding Halal Work for Muslims in the West The Messiah Dajjal Has Secretly Started Work What Muslim Matchmaking is All About
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    Laila Lalami

  • New Novel: The Moor’s Account

    Laila Lalami
    22 May 2013 | 9:56 am
    How do you get ideas for your novels? This question, or some version of it, comes up at nearly every reading I give. Since the answer this time around is a little unusual, I thought I’d share it with you. In the fall of 2009, I was working on an essay for The Nation magazine about Christopher Caldwell’s polemic on Muslim immigration, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe. As part of my research for the essay, I picked up Anouar Majid’s We Are All Moors, which places recent Muslim immigration in the context of a larger debate around Muslim presence in Europe, a debate that…

  • Spring Break

    Laila Lalami
    31 Mar 2013 | 5:00 pm
    A very short break, actually, just three days in Joshua Tree National Park. But, oh, they were glorious. Share/Bookmark

  • Quotable: E.L. Doctorow

    Laila Lalami
    20 Feb 2013 | 6:26 pm
    I had just finished my fiction workshop last week when I learned that Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer who was sought in connection with the murder and attempted murder of fellow officers, had been found. In Los Angeles that week, Dorner was the subject of intense debate, especially after the release of his manifesto, in which he alleged that the LAPD used excessive force during arrests and that he’d been fired when he reported it. Although the LAPD denied the use of excessive force, its claim was undermined by the fact that officers opened fire on a mother and daughter who…

  • Among the Blasphemers

    Laila Lalami
    19 Jan 2013 | 11:00 am
    The latest issue of The Nation magazine includes an essay I wrote about Salman Rushdie’s Joseph Anton, his memoir of life during the years of the fatwa. More generally, this piece is about how society reacts to blasphemy and what those reactions tell us. Here’s how the essay starts: The name Salman Rushdie and the word fatwa entered my vocabulary on the same February day in 1989. I was standing in the living room of my parents’ house in Morocco; my uncle, a newspaper rolled under one arm, had just arrived for dinner; my grandmother was sitting on the orange divan, her prayer…

  • Quotable: Sigrid Nunez

    Laila Lalami
    15 Jan 2013 | 6:00 am
    From Sigrid Nunez’s The Last of Her Kind, an exquisite novel about the friendship between two women, Georgette George and Ann Drayton, who meet at Barnard in 1968. This description really doesn’t do justice to the novel, which is about many, many things: class, race, idealisms of the mind and of the heart, identity. I admired, in particular, Nunez’s ability to maintain a consistent voice for the narrator, Georgette (or Georgie, or George, as she is known at different points in her life.) Here is a taste of it: Where I came from. Upstate: a small town way up north, near the…
 
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    Tariq Nelson - Blog

  • Why choose a Payday Loan

    Tariq
    17 Jun 2013 | 1:10 pm
    Payday loans are a great resource to use when an emergency occurs or an unexpected expense comes up. If the customer has a job and a checking account, a loan will be easier to secure. The loan is reviewed by a loan processor who looks at the requested amount and the income coming in to decide on how much the customer would qualify for. To repay the advancement, the money would come out of the customer’s checking account or off a debit card. The whole process takes just a few minutes and can be done all online. It is a fast ands simple way to apply for a loan. Watch online payday lenders…

  • Get the best translator

    Tariq
    15 Jun 2013 | 9:51 am
    Many times, a website would be much more successful if it were in multiple languages. It is a difficult task for a lot of website owners to write their content in multiple languages. Most people are not skilled enough to write content in more than one language while others are skilled, but cannot produce top quality work. Anyone wanting to have their site in more than one language should look at outsourcing the work. Unfortunately, most people find the cost of translating a website to be too high. Services on the Internet and in the newspaper routinely charge high prices to translate articles…

  • Why People Need to Make Money Online with Freelance Micro Jobs Today

    Tariq
    13 Jun 2013 | 9:29 am
    It can be tough to find a job that you enjoy. One new way to make some extra money is through freelance micro jobs. A micro job is a small job that people can market to buyers. A website that specializes in these micro jobs is gigbucks.com. The website is set up in a way that allows sellers to post gigs that they will complete for a specified fee. The fee that people can charge is $5 to $50. This allows buyers to have an affordable avenue to have tasks completed. The process takes a few steps. The first step is for people to create their gig listing by registering a free account. Each listing…

  • Paradise on Earth does exist – the Maldives

    Tariq
    11 Jun 2013 | 12:48 am
    The Maldives has white sandy beaches and abundant marine life. Its a group of small islands around the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. They have around 314,000 people. Tourism is the main source of income in the Maldives. The average temperature is 85 degrees, and Muslim is their faith. Around thirty percent of the people live in the capital. The Maldives are famous for their lavish resorts, but are also one of the top places for scuba diving. There are many cruises that offer a sense of adventure, freedom, and relaxation. You will have access to the country’s top dive sites. Therefore…

  • Hiring Top Quality Translators

    Tariq
    10 Jun 2013 | 9:15 pm
    So what you need is a top quality translator that can do some typing work for you or your boss and you will need this work translated really fast in a hurry what are you going to do. Luckily there is a special website that can find and you can look for freelancers to do the translator work for a fee and the name of this website is called gigbucks.com it is a really hot website. And the business is booming and you can find a lot of good worker at this website to do the job and get the work done the right way. When you find your way to this website what you can do are create an account and find…
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  • I love your posts and no doubt people love to read...

    5 Jun 2013 | 12:00 am
    I love your posts and no doubt people love to read this type of article.Whenever i want to learn new about islam i come to your blog and get very useful information. Sahih Al-Muslim Hadith In Urdu

  • Magan Palmer, thank you for posting the comment. ...

    10 May 2013 | 5:20 am
    Magan Palmer, thank you for posting the comment. We would encourage you to email us as at askmuslims1@yahoo.com so we can have open discuss on this topic and try to understand each other. Hope to hear from you.

  • I have always been curious as to why Muslims do no...

    9 May 2013 | 9:43 pm
    I have always been curious as to why Muslims do not allow the thought that Jesus is a son of God. To me since God is my creator, and often in the bible Jesus (always placing God above himself I must say so I believe Jesus is apart from God) spoke of God in the same since, I see him as my Father. Ultimately without God I have no life. Why is it wrong to see God as my father and Jesus as my brother? Now take it I believe Jesus was born without the sin nature of man since he had no 'earthly' father. Just wanted to make that known. :) I just wanted to ask this. I love God and wish to live…

  • Robert or as Abdullah say Madam, who ever you are ...

    1 May 2013 | 8:12 am
    Robert or as Abdullah say Madam, who ever you are if you want to do open minded discussion and learn about Islam then e-mail us at askmuslims1@yahoo.com but if you are going to e-mail with argument and only for purpose of debate then don't email. The ball is in your court and we invite you as a friend. Peace.member of askmuslims.com

  • No I don't. Many people also heard Jesus spea...

    29 Apr 2013 | 10:29 am
    No I don't. Many people also heard Jesus speak these words. However, you employ a different standard with reference to the Qur'an when it was collected from oral statements, just as the Bible was. There are no Hadiths which place Zayd on this particular spot, but let's assume for sake of argument he was there. He could not have been everyplace when every single verse of the Qur'an was revealed. If he was, there would have been no reason for him to ask others to bring verses of the Qur'an to him during the collection period. The bottom line is that Muhammad had a much…
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    City of Brass

  • The Day of Elevation – 27th Rajab

    Aziz Poonawalla
    5 Jun 2013 | 4:52 am
    We are almost done with the holy month of Rajab al-Asab, which as I noted a few years ago is a herald for the impending arrival of Ramadan. Today is the 27th of Rajab, which means last night was the Night of Ascent (Laylatul Me'raj) and today is the Day of Elevation (Yawmul Ma'bath). I've written about

  • Full transcript of President Obama’s speech on national security: drones, the war on terror, and Guantanamo

    Aziz Poonawalla
    24 May 2013 | 3:11 am
    (as prepared for delivery; while Obama gave the speech, he was repeatedly interrupted by a heckler, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink) It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have...Read the full post here »

  • American barbarism, civilization, and decadence (and Star Trek)

    Aziz Poonawalla
    15 May 2013 | 12:11 pm
    I came across a lengthy excerpt online from the book, "

  • Bishnu Shrestha and the 40 thieves (and one khukuri)

    Aziz Poonawalla
    8 May 2013 | 6:56 am
    This is a khukuri, a curved Nepalese-style blade issued as standard equipment to members of the Gurkha, which are famed Nepali units of the Indian Army (and the British Army of India before Independence): In 2010, a retired Indian Gurkha soldier, Bishnu Shrestha, was sitting on a train, when 40 dacoits (bandits) boarded the train and started robbing the passengers. When the robbers accosted an 18-year old girl and attempted to rape her in front of her parents,

  • Muslims in Bradford, UK rally to save synagogue

    Aziz Poonawalla
    4 May 2013 | 8:47 am
    This is one of those great stories that often gets overlooked by the mainstream press and deliberately ignored by the Islamophobes: With only just over thirty members and an extravagant Grade II listed Moorish building, the tiny Jewish community of Bradford have for many years been in despair about their finances - until the local Muslim community stepped in to help. The grand-looking Reform...Read the full post here »
 
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  • Bright Mirror of Myself

    darvish
    16 Jun 2013 | 6:56 am
    Salaam and Greetings of Peace: Yesterday I polished my mirror, Made it bright and placed it before myself. I saw so many faults of my own in the mirror That I forgot other people’s faults completely . . . - Ruzbehan Baqli   Ya Haqq! Filed under: Books & writing, Commentary, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamic Artists, Religion, Spirituality & Religion, Sufi, Sufism, Uncategorized Tagged: Bright Mirror of Myself, Rusbehan Baqli quote

  • Follow only beauty, Obey only Love

    darvish
    11 Jun 2013 | 7:22 am
    Salaam and Greetings of Peace: “Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors, but today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty and obey only love.”     - Kahlil Gibran Ya Haqq! Filed under: Books & writing, Commentary, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamic Artists, Religion, Spirituality & Religion, Sufi, Sufism, Uncategorized Tagged: Kahlil Gibran quote

  • Laylat al-Miraj – The Night Journey!

    darvish
    5 Jun 2013 | 10:06 am
    Salaam and Greetings of Peace: Glory to Allah! Exalted is He who did take His Servant by night from the Sacred Mosque ( al-Masjid al-Haram) to the farthest Mosque ( al-Masjid al- Aqsa), whose precincts We did bless, that We might show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.     - Qur’an 17:1 For indeed he saw him at a second descent, Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass: Near it is the Garden of Abode. Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!) (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! For truly did he see of the Signs of his Lord,…

  • I have given up religion

    darvish
    21 May 2013 | 4:18 am
    I have given up religion and follow only Love Mullahs, Priests and Rabbis Imams, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, All laugh at my naivete But my ears hear only You Beards and robes and cassocks outward signs of piety Mean nothing, are worthless without a heart of love Heaven and hell are empty tales to frighten children Only to You do we return home at last, home at last Good and evil counterbalance men and women, all that live drops falling into the Ocean Home at last, home at last Ya Haqq! Filed under: Books & writing, Commentary, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamic Artists, My Poetry, My writing,…

  • Spiritual Evolution – “I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.”

    darvish
    15 May 2013 | 3:22 am
    Salaam and Greetings of Peace: “All I’m saying is simply this, that all life is interrelated, that somehow we’re caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. For some strange reason, I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Ya Haqq! Note: Dr. King is talking about the dynamics of spiritual evolution, which I have written…
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  • Quick thoughts on Ramadan Prep

    Nicole Cunningham
    8 Jun 2013 | 2:18 am
    Some ongoing stomach problems made it hard for me to fast last year, and while my issues have gotten worse, I’m more optimistic about having a better Ramadan this year.  Every year I dole out some top food tips. Some of these may be repeats (it is my 14th Ramadan after all), some may not. Stop caffeine now if you haven’t already. Start tapering ASAP. Ramadan days are long this year and your headache plus the heat will be the absolute suck. Make sure going into Ramadan you are as hydrated as you can be. Here in Switzerland the days are going to be around 16 hours long. You need to…

  • Early Review of the Blackberry Z10

    Nicole Cunningham
    31 Mar 2013 | 2:07 pm
    In my company we have a few users, including myself, who have been using Blackberry Z10s for a couple of weeks. I’m sold and I think it is a solid work device, but first a little backstory. And full disclosure: I’m in charge of the cell phone fleet for around 30 people in a BYOD environment where Blackberry is an option as the IT department is willing to run the servers. I had had Blackberry phones as part of my old job’s fleet around 2006-2007 (I had a 7270, to give you an idea of the last time I actually used a Blackberry).  My first true smartphone was an iPhone 3.

  • Intras is the worst health insurance in Switzerland

    Nicole Cunningham
    20 Feb 2013 | 6:35 am
    If you are new to Switzerland and are looking at health insurance, do not go to Intras. They overcharge, they are not flexible, and just practice bad business. Enjoy.  Tagged: health insurance in Switzerland, intras

  • Quick update

    Nicole Cunningham
    23 Jan 2013 | 3:39 am
    Some good news on the MMW front I will let y’all know about as it happens… As I wrap some of that up, watch this space because I hope to write a few posts in the coming weeks: 1. on what “good Muslim brothers” and “nice guys” have in common when it comes to getting married/laid: there is a fundamental problem with how they view women, a pathology normal women pick up subconsciously (e.g. women not being good enough, having fixed ideas on how good women should be, expecting women to be grateful for basic respect and common courtesy). Saying you honor and respect women and…

  • When your makeup stash is too big

    Nicole Cunningham
    30 Dec 2012 | 3:05 pm
    I used to have a fairly large, fairly expensive makeup stash which took up a small dresser drawer. By Makeup Alley standards, it was probably on the high end of a medium-sized stash. I’ve now purged down to a boot box.   In fact, my stash got so small- I over purged my blushes, bronzers and lipsticks- that I had to gank some from my mother in October. I think big stashes are a by-product of our consumer society and the Limited Edition craze so many makeup brands push on us, and it takes a while to navigate the waters and pull the good products from the hype. The truth is, we so rarely…
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    G. Willow Wilson

  • My Review of Khaled Hosseini's Latest Novel in SF Chronicle

    28 May 2013 | 11:17 am
    My Review of Khaled Hosseini's Latest Novel in SF Chronicle: Check out my thoughts about ‘And the Mountains Echoed,’ Khaled Hosseini’s epic new novel, in the Sunday Books section of the San Francisco Chronicle.

  • A Very Brief Dystopia: My New Piece in Bullett Mag

    20 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    A Very Brief Dystopia: My New Piece in Bullett Mag: In this month’s issue of Bullett Magazine, four futurists—including yours truly—imagine some very strange days. Check out these delicious, bite-sized pieces of microfiction. 

  • Will Egypt Collapse? | REBEL ECONOMY

    15 May 2013 | 8:38 pm
    Will Egypt Collapse? | REBEL ECONOMY: A brief, non-polemical, fact-forward look at Egypt’s post-revolutionary economic forecast. (Shorter version: not good, but not yet a complete disaster.) Worth reading. 

  • 2013 Locus Awards Finalists

    9 May 2013 | 8:35 am
    2013 Locus Awards Finalists: Hooray! ALIF is a finalist in the First Novel category! Really excited about this one. Lots of great books/writers/editors in all the categories. 

  • There is still beauty left in the world. 

    19 Apr 2013 | 11:20 am
    There is still beauty left in the world. 
 
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    Indigo Jo Blogs

  • Alex Spourdalakis: an atrocity, not a tragedy

    Matthew Smith
    17 Jun 2013 | 3:17 pm
    Last week I heard the news that a 14-year-old boy with severe autism, Alex Spourdalakis, had been murdered by his mother and another female carer in a suburban area near Chicago after they had made appeals to get what they considered suitable care for him. Alex himself was first given an overdose of painkillers and when that failed to kill him, they stabbed him in his chest. They then attempted to take their own lives by an overdose, but were found alive and are now in custody, charged with first-degree murder. The American media (the story was not broadcast in the UK, although the Daily Mail…

  • EDL versus Muslim extremists: Moore’s double standards

    Matthew Smith
    16 Jun 2013 | 10:06 am
    Woolwich outrage: we are too weak to face up to the extremism in our midst - Telegraph The above bit of EDL apologism by Charles Moore appeared in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, and it also contains a dig at Tell MAMA, the formerly state-funded body that monitored anti-Muslim attacks (hence the acronym) and an attempt to stir up fresh outrage over the murder of Lee Rigby four weeks or so ago, claiming it has died down and people are focussing on a backlash against Muslims which he claims is exaggerated. The fact that it has prompted a resurgence of a formerly moribund violent street gang…

  • Graffiti and the brutal conformity of the gang

    Matthew Smith
    15 Jun 2013 | 1:10 pm
    Laurie Penny has an article in the latest New Statesman (not online yet) in which she bemoans the lack of graffiti on the trains and buses in London, which she says is ubiquitous on public transport and buildings in other cities such as New York and Berlin. She puts this down to the huge concentration of CCTVs in London and people’s willingness to accept them, and in the context of the revelations about the American National Security Agency’s data snooping operations, represents a “gradual chilling effect” of people getting used to constant surveillance. I’m not…

  • Let’s get the EDL banned

    Matthew Smith
    10 Jun 2013 | 12:31 pm
    Proscribe English Defence League (EDL) - e-petitions This is a petition to proscribe the English Defence League. This will not force the EDL out of existence, of course, but it will mean no more of their demonstrations and the public violence that always accompany them. It will mean displaying signs of belonging to the EDL, such as shouting slogans associated with it and wearing their T-shirts, will become a crime. It will likely mean that successor groups are banned as well if they are deemed to be the EDL rebranded, as has been the case with al-Muhajiroun. As with al-Muhajiroun, their reach…

  • Huge impact? Hardly.

    Matthew Smith
    8 Jun 2013 | 11:05 am
    Yesterday a 21-year-old Somali woman from London was given a community service order for posting an offensive tweet about the soldier Lee Rigby after his stabbing last month (but before the full facts about the attack became known), to the effect that anyone who would wear a Help for Heroes T-shirt deserves to be beheaded (she claimed this was a comment on the design of the T-shirt). She admitted “sending a malicious electronic message” and ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work by Hendon magistrates, who warned her that she could have been imprisoned and that her words…
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  • Like a boss

    Edward Ott
    21 May 2013 | 7:01 pm

  • Nasruddin

    Edward Ott
    14 May 2013 | 11:33 am
    "When I was in the desert," said Nasruddin one day, "I caused an entire tribe of horrible and bloodthirsty bedouins to run.""However did you do it?" asked a person."Easy. I just ran, and they ran after me."

  • 13 May 2013 | 1:59 pm

    Edward Ott
    13 May 2013 | 1:59 pm
    a man asked the Prophet Muhammad, "What is the best jihad?" to which Prophet Muhammad replied, "Speaking a word of truth to an oppressive ruler."

  • Israeli wall around Gaza

    Edward Ott
    28 Apr 2013 | 11:20 am

  • this or that

    Edward Ott
    28 Apr 2013 | 11:04 am
    When the bomb went off in Boston i knew that it would turn out to be either a muslim or some white boys. Turned out I was right on both accounts.
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  • Making sense of Woolwich…

    Mas'ud Ahmed Khan
    24 May 2013 | 9:33 am
    After the senseless and barbaric slaying of a young British Serviceman by two, supposed “Muslims”, we are getting news of Mosques being attacked and firebombed, Muslim women being harassed, spat at, abused and having their headscarves ripped off. The senseless actions of these murderous idiots have placed Muslims under threat and danger here in Britain. I fail to understand why they carried this act out? There is no sanction and justification for it in our religion, none whatsoever. “They do it to us, so we do it to them” is not a valid principle in our religion. They…

  • The Market Place of Ideas…

    Mas'ud Ahmed Khan
    19 May 2013 | 2:31 am
    The marketplace of ideas is rather like the marketplace of food; most people prefer junk food and nutritionally poor food over healthy and nutritious food. Usually, the things that “win” in the marketplace are not always the best things. Sometimes it is down to how well the seller markets his product, other times it is the disposition of the buyer in the marketplace. Sometimes a good product sold by a bad person taints the product. Sometimes a bad product sold by a “good” person makes it seem like a good product. The only people who truly benefit from the marketplace are those savvy…

  • Ad: Love Haribos?

    Mas'ud Ahmed Khan
    15 May 2013 | 8:24 am
    You can now buy Halal Haribos from Halal HariboHeaven.co.uk Flavours available: Cola Bottles, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Gold Bears, Worms, Chamallows, Teeth, Sour Pommes, Droppys, Happy Cherries, Crocos, Peaches and more! 10% discount for the first 20 customers using the code: EarlyBird10 Free postage on orders over £15! Related posts: Blog Reloaded: Halal Meat in the UK Halal Sausages Coke and Pepsi Use Pork Extract?

  • New Book by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi

    Mas'ud Ahmed Khan
    10 May 2013 | 3:34 pm
    A Blessed Valley – Wadi Hadramawt & the Alawai Tradition by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi A Blessed Valley – Wadi Hadramawt & the Alawai Tradition available from Hu Books £10.99   Related posts: The Chickens have Landed! Hajj: Dr. Mostafa Mihrabi floor rugs reduced

  • masud.co.uk – advertisting partnership

    Mas'ud Ahmed Khan
    25 Apr 2013 | 3:06 am
    masud.co.uk is looking for product and service providers to partner with. If you are a provider of outstanding products and services, we would like to help you get that message out to people via an endorsement by masud.co.uk. The new site will feature advertising and will also feature a “shop window” in which businesses can showcase their products and services. The details of this feature are still being worked out. We are also considering hosting a business directory, where you can list your company. People who have used your business and/or service will then have a chance to…
 
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    Reflect On This

  • Spark Your Creativity with Idleness

    Melinda Bryce
    16 Jun 2013 | 4:30 pm
    This article was, in fact, born of an idle afternoon. I know that it seems a paradox to have anything at all produced out of idleness. Yet, truer words cannot be uttered. The Product of Idleness After having done an incredible amount of research on the subject of idleness, and with about fifteen tabs open in my Internet browser, I was poised at the computer ready to produce a witty and poignant article. But as the empty white screen glowed back at me, my mind went blank. I did not panic. I took a deep breath, shut down my computer, and stepped outside on to my front porch. Sinking into a soft…

  • In Times of Trouble, Just Be Honey

    Lindsey Coulter
    10 Jun 2013 | 4:40 am
    Honey has always had a sort of magical quality for me. Created from the hearts of flowers by a tribe of equally magical insects, this golden substance will always be something of a mystery; a delicious feat of alchemy. However, the power of honey – as well as the process behind it – has been long understood and well documented. Popular novels celebrating the body-and-soul benefits of honey like The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, have even become films. This tasty natural sweetener has replaced sugar as a pantry staple, and has finally made its way into ice cream parlors…

  • Meditation Alters the Mind… and the Brain

    Reflect Team
    6 Jun 2013 | 12:11 am
    Meditation.. Just saying the word has us taking a deep, cleansing breath. Meditation usually evokes the image of a monk, or a person engaged in the practice of a particular religion. But the reality is that meditation is a human enterprise, and a gift to each and every person who engages in it. And now we have yet another reason to take it more seriously… According to a recent (2011) article in Time Magazine, How Meditation May Change the Brain, by Sindya N. Bhanoo, researchers show that thirty minutes of daily mindfulness meditation can actually change your brain! Judging by the MRI…

  • Like a Butterfly – A Spiritual Poem about Truth, Life, and Change

    Christopher J. Moore
    1 Jun 2013 | 11:30 am
    True friends are hard to come by. They are there for you when no one else understands. They always seem to have the right words to offer at just the right time. I have been blessed with a friend like this in my own life. His name is Aaron Sellars. I have known Aaron for almost 20 years now (that’s more than half of my life), and although this post isn’t about him, or about our extraordinary relationship over the years, I would feel remiss if I didn’t at least say this much before getting to the heart of this post. Aaron is a true artist, a deeply moving soul, and a naturally…

  • Do Spiritual People Really Live Longer?

    Reflect Team
    30 May 2013 | 4:30 am
    Whatever your particular religious or spiritual persuasion may be, there are some interesting studies brewing in certain scientific circles these days. These studies show the increased attention on the influence of an individual’s spiritual or religious beliefs on his or her health and well-being. The general goal of these studies is to define the complex relationship between spiritual and religious beliefs and practices, on the one hand, and longer life and better health on the other. Other Variables to Consider When looking at these studies it is important to bring to mind that there are…
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  • British Dominion in India

    tabsir
    18 Jun 2013 | 5:20 am
    Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, 1757, by Francis Hayman In 1894, as Queen Victoria smiled upon the empire upon which the sun never was allowed to set, the British literary historian Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall wrote a book that was to go through five editions by 1910 and reprints for a decade after. This was The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India, published by Murray in London (I am using the 1919 edition, only recently ejected from my university library collection). This was, of course, before the fall, before India achieved independence from the Raj lords…

  • GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL for Morsi?

    tabsir
    17 Jun 2013 | 5:21 am
    Egypt’s Morsi turns to Syria and soccer to polish his tarnished image By James M. Dorsey, Mideast Soccer Blogspot, June 17, 2013 Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and his flailing Muslim Brotherhood have turned to foreign policy and soccer to improve their battered image in advance of a planned mass anti-government protest at the end of this month and mounting calls for his resignation. In a bid to distract attention from his domestic woes, curry favor with the United States and Gulf countries and restore Egypt to a leadership position in the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Morsi chose a…

  • Tabsir Redux: Mocha Musings #4: Morocco to Afghanistan

    tabsir
    16 Jun 2013 | 4:58 am
    Area: 219,000 sq. mi Population: 2,750,000 Government: Absolute Monarchy Scenes: Morocco Leather; City of Morocco; Street Scene in Morocco

  • Game changer? Game on?

    dvarisco
    14 Jun 2013 | 7:48 am
    There is always a problem with drawing a line in the sand, especially the shifting sands of Middle East conflicts. President Obama is surely aware of this now, after unguardedly saying that use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime would be a “game-changer.” The devastation in Syria, where the death toll is now estimated at around 93,000, is no game for the people of Syria or its neighbors, who are absorbing hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians. In hindsight, President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner summarizes with non-irenic irony the ineptness of…

  • The Gezi Occupation: for a democracy of public spaces

    tabsir
    13 Jun 2013 | 2:06 am
    Occupied Taksim, June 10 by Nilufer Gole, Open Democracy, June 11, 2013 “Respect” has become a new slogan tagged on walls all over the cities, and expressing the need for a return to civility and call for politeness in Turkish public life. Gezi occupation reveals to us all, how “public square” becomes literally vital for our democracies. Over the past week, protest movements have spread across Turkey’s largest cities, and appear to become widespread urban uprisings. Despite often violent police intervention, people have not hesitated to take to the streets and block avenues,…
 
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    Knocking From Inside

  • The Cake is a Lie

    Tiel Aisha Ansari
    11 Jun 2013 | 9:25 pm
    I say the cake is a lie.I say the frosting is not flowers, no matter how carefully sculpted.I say the low-calorie, fat-free version is not healthy and not good for you and not good.I say the strawberry jam filling is not really made from strawberries.I say the color of the chocolate cake is mostly due to brown dye.I say the batter was not mixed with love.I say it was mixed by machines.I say the flour was sifted more than once too often.I say it was baked in an oven the size of a U-Haul truck.I say it was carried on conveyor belts and inspected by a white-masked worker wearing surgical…

  • Hanger

    Tiel Aisha Ansari
    11 Jun 2013 | 9:25 pm
    I walked into my bedroom to see a raven leaving through the open window with a coathanger in his beak.Somewhere baby robins crouched motionless at the bottom of a tree hollow.I found down, black and lustreless, scattered about the floor.The baby robins were featherless and blind.On the floor of my open closet was one tail pinion, gleaming violet over black, shaped precisely as a knife.The tiny claws of the hatchlings were sharp as needles and their beaks gaped with hunger when the parents were near.But the bird that approaches the nest now is not a robin and the hooked shadow of a coathanger…

  • The Alternative History of the Oregon Poetry Association

    Tiel Aisha Ansari
    27 May 2013 | 4:48 pm
    1950. Mission accomplished: Poetry Daybecomes a reality. A statewideopportunity to pour the ruthless propagandaof disgruntled poets into every ear.Impressionable minds are seduced.1956. We lust after bigger targets.We form an association and a board. We absorbthe small fry: Poetry Clinic of Roseburg,League of Western Writers. All gristfor our imperialistic grinding.1957. We lobby for a laureate:one of ours, Ethel Romig Fuller,gains entree to the highest halls of state governancebeating out twenty other nominees. We treadthe halls of power, metrically.1958. Crab salad luncheons. Plans for the…

  • Shelter Me

    Tiel Aisha Ansari
    25 May 2013 | 6:04 pm
    Crow, I saw youblack-clad cop on the beatdive-bombing hawks, harassing eaglesmaking air-space safe for small fry:goldfinch, warbler, woodpecker, swift.Crow, save me from sorrowfall on him like thunder, rip feathersfrom his stormy wings. Win me spaceto pursue my small concerns, run up tree trunksheadfirst like a squirrel."Not my job," he said, and pushed meout of the tree-top. "Find the groundor find your wings."Available! High-Voltage Lines, Knocking from Inside

  • Unsanctioned Diversion

    Tiel Aisha Ansari
    23 May 2013 | 10:54 am
    Every detour is a destinationin itselfunknown to maps and compasses. Only feetcan find itand onlywhen not looking back or forwardbut sideways.There's a reason the childhood calldoesn't begin Streetbut Alley, Alley,All Out Are In Free.Available! High-Voltage Lines, Knocking from Inside
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  • Stats Wrangling I: Digging into Your Data

    Michael Pick
    18 Jun 2013 | 9:00 am
    Chances are that if you’re running a public facing blog, you’re probably happiest when someone actually reads it. Preferably lots of someones. Your blog’s stats can give you some great ways to get to know a little bit more about your readers, and what it is about your work that most attracts them. While the more liberal artsy types among us might shoo off the idea of obsessively stat trawling as something for the more scientifically inclined, there’s actually something for everyone lurking just beneath the surface, whether that’s inspiration or cold, hard logic.

  • The WordPress.com Dashboard Gets a Beautiful Makeover

    Matt Thomas
    17 Jun 2013 | 9:03 am
    Each day, you blog, you create, and you make things with your WordPress.com site. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the code that runs WordPress.com gets updated dozens of times a day, as we deploy improvements. While you can’t see the vast majority of those changes, there is one improvement we can’t wait for you to see: a brand-new, redesigned WordPress.com dashboard featuring better contrast and the oh-so-lovely Open Sans typeface. The dashboard’s new design features Open Sans — the free, open source typeface by Steve Matteson offers a pleasing reading experience. Back…

  • DaddyBloggers in the Spotlight: A Father’s Day Roundup

    michelle w.
    16 Jun 2013 | 9:00 am
    Writing about family life and parenthood is not simply the province of mothers: dads are carving out their own blogular niche. Single dads, stay-at-home dads, working dads, two-dad families — you can find every perspective on WordPress.com. As the US celebrates Father’s Day, here are some dad blogs we love: DorkDaddy.com What’s the point of having kids if you can’t raise them into die-hard Star Wars fans? DorkDaddy — dentist by day, geek by night, dad 24/7 — uses his blog to chronicle life with this three geeks-in-training. You respond to his combination of…

  • Freshly Pressed: Friday Faves

    Ben Huberman
    14 Jun 2013 | 9:00 am
    Every post that glides into our Reader offers us a fresh perspective and an opportunity to peer into another blogger’s mind. We’re invited to enter new worlds, and examine the shapes, angles, and textures of the blogging craft itself. This week, once again, the diversity of the WorldPress.com community thrilled us. The three posts we selected are powerful examples of the different ends to which writers use their blogs. Lines No serum can replace the living drawn in these lines - this is no paint-by-number out of a box, but an original, a hand-drawn facsimile We take great pains to…

  • New on WordPress for Android: Notifications

    Dan
    12 Jun 2013 | 2:52 pm
    Need to get your WordPress.com Notifications on the go? With version 2.4 of WordPress for Android you’ll see all your Notifications right on your Android device. Step away yet stay connected With the new streamlined Notifications view, you can step away from your computer but still stay connected to your readers. With just a few taps you can: Read comment threads and reply. Moderate new pending comments. Get stats highlights. See your new followers and follow them back. See who liked your posts. Don’t need so many notifications? You can turn off specific notification types (for…
 
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  • The time traveler’s life

    Rumi
    13 Jun 2013 | 3:37 pm
    Here’s something I wrote in TFT about Intizar Hussain saheb’s legacy, his life, and his significance. Intizar Hussain’s nomination for the Man Booker International Prize has finally placed him on the map of global literature, something that should have happened long ago. Intizar Sahab is Pakistan’s foremost Urdu prose writer who has retained his excellence [...]

  • Nawaz Sharif, a veteran of Pakistan’s political tumult

    Rumi
    13 Jun 2013 | 3:26 pm
    CNN’s Jethro Mullen weighs in on Nawaz Sharif The strongest contender to become the next Pakistani prime minister is hardly a newcomer to the country’s political stage. Nawaz Sharif, 63, has had a long and rocky career that includes two stints as prime minister during the 1990s, ordering Pakistan’s first nuclear tests, a showdown with [...]

  • Foreign policy directives

    Rumi
    10 Jun 2013 | 10:57 pm
    Here is another on-point editorial from ExTrib For those who thought that there would be monumental shifts in Pakistan’s foreign policy with the advent of a new government in Islamabad, it is time to settle for realism. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s latest message to the heads of Pakistani missions abroad restate what has been stated [...]

  • The art of short story

    Rumi
    9 Jun 2013 | 7:00 pm
    A review of Irshad Abdul Kadir’s recently published collection of short stories that I wrote for TFT   The gentle stories of Irshad Abdul Kadir have recently been published from India, adding another voice to the growing corpus of Pakistani writing. Kadir happens to be another of senior writers to have made a late entry in the [...]

  • A literary landmark

    Rumi
    9 Jun 2013 | 9:00 am
    A review of the Islamabad Literature Festival for TFT     literature festival in Islamabad sounds a contradiction in terms. A city better known for politicos, babus and palace intrigues also patronizes the state run literary establishment. The bureaucratization of literature has only stunted the growth of a literary culture in the capital. Oxford University [...]
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  • 7 Reasons Why You Should Support Erdogan and Not the Protesters

    Muhammad Wajid Akhter
    16 Jun 2013 | 9:50 pm
    To all those who were sympathetic to the protests in Turkey, it can sometimes feel like you're living in a different world from your opponents. After all, the media portrays you as artistic freedom loving environmentalist freedom fighters. They tell you time and time again that this is the Turkish spring and that you are the voice of the new young and free Turks leading your country back from the abyss of an autocratic and out of touch dictator. So why don't the others see this? How could they possibly support Erdogan? Well, here are a few reasons (in no particular order) that I hope might…

  • MuslimKidsMatter | Exciting Announcement – Ramadan Competition

    Nur Kose
    16 Jun 2013 | 9:00 am
    Summer vacation is here for many of you around the world.  I hope you're enjoying these long, summer days!  With the tension of final exams and the excitement of the school year's end, you may have forgotten about the quickly approaching, wonderful month of Ramadan.  Guess what.  Ramadan is less than a month away!  Have you begun to prepare for it?  Have you created Ramadan goals and mentally prepared yourself for the blessed month?  Ramadan is the best month of the year and deserves to be prepared for! And now, here is an exciting announcement that will take away the boredom of your…

  • Plight of the Refugee Women

    Guests
    14 Jun 2013 | 9:05 pm
    By: Wajahat Meenai Five women from five countries, all bound to the same fate as refugees, here in Malaysia. They face life one day at a time, in fading hope, alleviated only through the bond of their friendship and journey together. This is their plight. Refugee from Sudan Saleema is from Sudan. She speaks four languages (Arabic, English, French, and Malay). She's married, with three young children. Her husband, Muḥammad has a professional background in restaurant management yet is unable to find a job legally here in Malaysia, while Saleema struggles as a free-lance teacher. They arrived…

  • Muslim Patrol vs. Muslim Snow Patrol

    Muhammad Wajid Akhter
    13 Jun 2013 | 9:00 pm
    In any society of Muslims there is always a whole range of people present within it. Here in the West one way you can categorize Muslims is into three distinct types: the minority that are actively trying to present a good image of Islam, the minority that is actively trying to present a negative image of Islam and the absolute majority which is doing virtually nothing to present Islam at all. This was illustrated extremely well by two very different Muslim patrols that have taken place in the UK in the past few months. The first, called the “Muslim patrol” was started by an anonymous…

  • Life Lessons – Is Fir’awn a Believer or Not? | Shaykh Waleed Basyouni

    Waleed Basyouni
    11 Jun 2013 | 6:16 am
    Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni “Son, on the Day of Judgment, Allāh will not ask you about Fir'awn, whether HE was believer or not, so do not worry about that individual.” I had just asked him about a contemporary figure whose opinions we young, aspiring students of knowledge had been debating over, and I was eager to prove his views wrong. “You will not be asked about him, rather you will be asked about yourself.”   These were the words of Sh. Abdul-Razzaq in response to my request to have him look over one of the…
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  • Facebook Blocks Log-ins from Tor Browser Putting Thousands of Political Activist at Risk

    Gaith Saqer
    18 Jun 2013 | 4:35 am
    Facebook has blocked log-ins via the encrypted and anonymous browser TOR. This will lead thousands of political activists to login via their own IP address, unlike when they log-in via TOR at a different IP. This means that their identities might be revealed to tyrant regimes in countries such as Syria, Jordan, Iraq Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, since Facebook’s SSL connection can be broken easily by technology obtained by these regimes from American and British companies. This means facebook is now risking the lives and freedom of thousands of people by this stupid move. This is also a sad…

  • iMENA Holdings Invests In Desado.com

    Gaith Saqer
    17 Jun 2013 | 12:09 am
    iMENA Holdings, an integrated and actively managed group of leading online businesses in the MENA region, announced an investment in Desado.com, the Middle East’s first online discovery destination for design-led items, with an aim of providing people in this region with access to well crafted, well priced and unique products, for the home and beyond. Desado.com was launched in December 2012 in the UAE, as a platform to offer people in the Arab world access to extraordinary home décor, furniture, kitchen supplies, lighting, fashion & accessories, gadgets and quirky items, that cannot…

  • Syrian Revolutionary Group Hack the Pro-Syrian Regime Hackers Website of Syrian Electronic Army

    Gaith Saqer
    16 Jun 2013 | 4:31 am
      Free Syrian movement -Haraket Ahrar Al Sham- which is one of the revolutionary groups fighting Bashar Al Asad regime in Syria has announced that it hacked the pro government hacker’s website of Syrian Electronic Army. The movement said over facebook that its technical office in Al Raqa provenance has destroyed the official website which belongs to the Syrian Electronic Army. The movement also said that this website is a gathering for electronic thugs who work in stealing the pages of the different revolutionary groups. And it promised more attacks against Al Asad thugs. It is…

  • Luxury Home Interiors e-commerce Startup Wysada.com Receives Investment from MENA Venture Investments

    Gaith Saqer
    13 Jun 2013 | 4:44 am
    Wysada.com, the Middle East’s first e-commerce platform offering luxury home interiors at exceptional prices, has announced a strategic partnership with MENA Venture Investments, an angel investment fund focused on providing growth capital and business consultancy to start-ups. In addition to early-stage investment, MENA Venture Investments will provide expert consultancy and support to Wysada.com to help accelerate its growth and expansion in the Middle East. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. With a focus on the luxury home interiors vertical – a highly untapped sector…

  • 5 Tips for Successful Viral Marketing

    Guest
    12 Jun 2013 | 4:10 am
    This is a guest post written by Shadi Halloun from Palestine. if you want to contribute to ArabCrunch pitch us at newsATArabCrunchDOTcom Hello everyone, so this is my second post on ArabCrunch. I hope you’ll like it and I promise I’ll be contributing more and more to this great community in the future. So let’s get straight to the point. If you are trying to launch a viral marketing campaign, there are few simple yet critical things you have to consider. I had a pretty great success in viral marketing in the past, and I still do this when there is a need for big traffic in short time,…
 
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  • IAMC Weekly News Roundup – June 17th, 2013

    newsdigest
    18 Jun 2013 | 8:29 am
    Categories: News DigestTags: Ex-DGP KR Kaushik, Haren Pandya, Ishrat Jahan encounter, Khalid Mujahid, Malegaon Blast, Mecca Masjid Blast, Narendra Modi, NDA Split, Sardar Patel, TelanganaIn this issue of IAMC News Roundup Communal Harmony Hindu tenant gets separate water line News Headlines Pandya widow ‘closer to truth’ NDA splits as JD-U leaves, BJP hits back at Nitish ‘Mahalkar part of Malegaon and Mecca Masjid blasts’ Ishrat Jahan case: CBI says it has evidence against IB officer Ex-DGP KR Kaushik now [...](Read more...)

  • IAMC Weekly News Roundup – June 10th, 2013

    newsdigest
    11 Jun 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Categories: News DigestTags: BJP's face, Gujarat riots, Hindutva Terror, Ishrat Jahan encounter, Narendra Modi, Naroda Gam riots, Nimesh Commission, Palam Vihar Eidgah, Rift in BJP, Varun GandhiIn this issue of IAMC News Roundup News Headlines Facing warrant, CBI inspector deposes in Naroda Gam riots case Modi is BJP’s face now, but can he wash his hands off infamous post-Godhra riots? Rift in BJP wide open, Advani quits all party posts CBI snipes at Narendra Modi in Supreme Court in Ishrat fake [...](Read more...)

  • IAMC Weekly News Roundup – June 3rd, 2013

    newsdigest
    4 Jun 2013 | 12:12 pm
    Categories: News DigestTags: Amit Shah, Bangalore Blasts, custodial death, Dalits in Gujarat, Gujarat encounters, Gujarat riots, Khalid Mujahid, Malegaon probe, Maoists, Narendra Modi, Zakiya JafriIn this issue of IAMC News Roundup News Headlines Godhra riots case: Zakia Jafri takes on Narendra Modi, looks forward to justice Probe role of Modi, Shah in 2003 fake encounter case: Sadiq’s brother CBI summons IB official for ‘fake alerts’ ahead of Ishrat encounter Custodial death: Mujahid’s family turns down UP govt’s compensation Police [...](Read more...)

  • IAMC Weekly News Roundup – May 27th, 2013

    newsdigest
    28 May 2013 | 11:47 am
    Categories: News DigestTags: Amit Shah, Bijapur Encounter, Ishrat Jahan encounter, Khalid Mujahid, Malegaon 2006 case, Maoist Violence, Narendra Modi, Salwa JudamIn this issue of IAMC News Roundup News Headlines Malegaon 2006 case: NIA names four right wing terror suspects Agencies tinkered with evidence in terror cases, claims scribe Amnesty urges Indian Govt to take urgent steps to end unlawful killings Hindutwadi Lawyers attack Khalid Mujahid’s lawyer Ishrat case: CBI zeroes in on Narendra Modi, Amit [...](Read more...)

  • Custodial death of Khalid Mujahid condemned by Indian Americans as brazen police atrocity

    IAMC Admin
    22 May 2013 | 5:11 pm
    Categories: Press releaseTags: Abdullah Mujahid, Akhilesh Yadav, extra-judicial murder, Human Rights, Khalid Mujahid, petition, UP Police, Uttar PradeshSign the Petition   Indian American Muslim Council (http://iamc.com/) an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos today denounced and strongly condemned the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid, at the hands of the Uttar Pradesh state police. IAMC also condemned the brutal attack on Mr. Mujahid’s counsel, Advocate Mohammed Salim, and the [...](Read more...)
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  • US, Taliban to meet in Doha

    admin4
    18 Jun 2013 | 10:24 am
    By IANS, Washington : The US will meet the Taliban in Qatari capital Doha for talks on the peace process in Afghanistan, US officials said Tuesday. "The US will have its first formal meeting with the Taliban, and indeed the first meeting with the Taliban for several years, in a couple of days in Doha," Xinhua quoted a senior US administration official as saying via conference call. The meeting comes at a time when the Afghan government took the lead in military operations across the country Tuesday and the Taliban opened a political office in Doha. The officials joining the conference call…

  • Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels, says Assad

    admin4
    18 Jun 2013 | 8:09 am
    By IANS, London : Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict. The move to arm the rebels would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the continent, The Independent daily quoted the president as telling German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Assad rejected Western claims that his forces had deployed chemical weapons. "If the Europeans deliver weapons, then Europe's backyard will become terrorist, and Europe will pay the price for it," he was quoted as saying. "If Paris, London and Washington had…

  • Italian 'jihadist' killed in Syria

    admin4
    18 Jun 2013 | 8:03 am
    By IANS/AKI, Rome : A young Italian who converted to Islam and joined rebels seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been killed in Syria, an Italian daily said. Citing intelligence and interior ministry sources, the Il Giornale daily named the youth as 20-year-old Giuliano Delnevo from the northwestern port city of Genoa. He took the name Ibrahim on converting to Islam, but his family had no connection with the Muslim faith, the daily said. The daily did not say when or where in Syria Delnevo was killed, or for which rebel group he was fighting. It only said his body was…

  • India concerned about terror groups in Pakistan: Antony

    admin4
    18 Jun 2013 | 8:03 am
    By IANS, Pune : Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said India is concerned about terror groups operating from Pakistan and Islamabad must initiate strong action against such groups in order to improve bilateral ties. "We are concerned about terrorist groups in Pakistan. They should take strong action against them,” said the defence minister, adding that it would help improve bilateral ties. He was answering a query on if the new government of Nawaz Sharif would help bring about improvement in ties. Antony said New Delhi wants friendly ties with Islamabad as a "peaceful and stable"…

  • More flights for repatriation of Indians from Saudi Arabia

    admin4
    18 Jun 2013 | 7:56 am
    By IANS, Dubai : Additional flights will operate between Saudi Arabia and India to help in the repatriation of illegal Indian expatriates who want to return to India from the Gulf nation, a top Indian diplomat has said. "The embassy has taken up the issue with the Indian authorities, and accordingly Air India, the national flag carrier, has expressed its readiness to operate flights," the Saudi Gazette Tuesday quoted Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, India's consul general in Jeddah, as telling a gathering of the Indian community. "If there are many people who are ready to go but there are no seats…
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  • I Run

    Sabera
    16 Jun 2013 | 5:28 pm
    Atop a shaky mountain, I placed a burden. Oh what a sin, what a sin I have done. When will is weak and heart is hardened, Back to my Lord must I run, shall I run. Far in the distance, far from never ending toil, Far into fields where no soul may find me, I run unprepared, barefoot against damp soil, Leaving the shaky mountain behind me. On a twig, I stumble, I tumble, I fall Face first into the dirt where I belong. I cannot stop now, farther, farther I crawl Away from everything I have done wrong. I make my way to a stream to wash it away. The water is clean, clear, and cool on my skin As…

  • My Heart Seeks

    Siman Wacays
    1 Jun 2013 | 7:44 am
    I walk not knowing where I am headed, What lies in front of me, what path I’ve treaded. Lost in the midst of a jungle, blinded by lush trees, The thorns prick my feet, causing them to bleed. Shall I detour from the trees to see what lies ahead of me? Or shall I take a different path, and from this jungle be freed? Or should I make for myself shoes to walk within it safely– Shoes with soles of patience and heals of piety? Should I walk alone or hold a hand lest I fall? And where may I find a hand to get me through it all? I seek a strong hand – firm and steady With a resilient heart,…

  • Not Her Cup of Tea: Part II

    Raadia Khan
    29 May 2013 | 2:43 pm
    Continued from ‘Not Her Cup of Tea: Part I’ She was back in the rain- this time with a new purpose. She was still frowning, but her facial muscles were tensed with concentration, versus her previous hopelessness. She was still Amaan with her tattered sneakers and tired eyes. But at the same time, she was not Amaan. She was not the same girl who was scared of her own emotions, numb with mourning, or too paralyzed to get up and act, change the world with her own hands. Amaan’s arms were sore. She sifted through the ash once more, turning the dirt over and around. She was looking…

  • Not Her Cup of Tea: Part I

    Raadia Khan
    26 May 2013 | 8:49 pm
    Trudging through the sodden dirt-path, the permanent frown on Amaan’s face deepened as she lost herself in thought. The mud streaked her tattered sneakers and seeped through the splitting seams. Squelch. She could feel the wetness inside her shoes. Now her socks were soaked too. She pulled the thick sweaters around her shoulders tighter, hugging her arms close. Amaan had always assumed the horrible stories about kids losing their families were simply melodramatic tales, used to frighten more well-off children into being thankful. Amaan had also thought that these things could possibly never…

  • Flicker of Hope

    Sara Bawany
    22 May 2013 | 1:21 pm
    Numbness overcomes me once I finally see That I beg for a savior, but it is in vain that I plea. Storm clouds enshroud the sunrise As we commence the unveiling of lies. The pleasure some find in others’ pain Is a cruelty by which the pretentious kings reign. It is through the darkness of deceit, I perceive, That they speak articulately, but only to deceive. Anguish makes my throat constricted; Let this be the last time our hearts are conflicted. As the universe comes crashing to the ground, Still in false thrones, they wear plastic crowns. Fire and ice seal up my veins. There’s a battle…
 
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