Bismillah [IslamCity] goverment of India scholarship for minority students.
From:Shabbir Hussain Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:40:06 +0530 Subject: goverment of India scholarship for minority students. Al salam alaikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh! Appreciable effort on part of Indian goverment for helping students of minority communities. Lets utilize it as its last date is 31st october. Click on below link to download form, http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/ Wassalam Shabbir Hussain
Bismillah [IslamCity] Alliance of the Unpatriotic and the Unscruplous Consolidated
- Original Message - From: Usman Khalid Alliance of the Unpatriotic the Unscrupulous Consolidated By Usman Khalid A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one! Alexander Hamilton There are celebrations all over Pakistan. What is being celebrated? Think about it! The political class is celebrating the emergence of an alliance of the 'unpatriotic' and the 'unscrupulous' on October 6 - the day Musharraf was elected President. Who elected him? All the votes caste for him were by those from PML (Q), a band of the utterly 'unscrupulous' politicians and the anti-state terrorist mafia - the MQM. That the members of assemblies from APDM resigned rather than vote and the PPP boycotted the elections did not matter. It only helped the winner claim 98% support instead of 57%, which was the percentage of the Electoral College votes that the winning candidate actually obtained. Musharraf the Commando never really cared about law of the land anyway. He is one those who believes that bayonets are good for all things including sitting on. He came to power by accident in a coup d'etat after an unpopular Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif , tried to sack the second COAS in a row. The Army would not have it and the military players in that coup d'etat of October 1999 regret that ever since. After that every move of his has been no accident; he has planned each move. He sidelined the military at the outset and relied on the political class and the judiciary to uphold his authority. In April 2002, when he declared himself elected as President for five years in a 'referendum' in which he was the only candidate, the Supreme Court validated his election even though the procedure adopted was not the one prescribed in the Constitution. Things appeared to change when the new Chief Justice (CJ) rattled his administration by taking suo moto notice of the excesses of the administration. The CJ ruled against the government in cases brought before the court of massive corruption in 'privatisation' of the Steel Mills etc. When he concluded that he would face further difficulties from the Supreme Court, he set about neutering it. He summoned the CJ to the office of the COAS, showed him intelligence reports about his misconduct and asked him to resign. The CJ refuse; the bullshit did not work. The case was taken up by the Supreme Court who reinstated the Chief Justice ruling that the President had no authority to remove the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court provided relief to many who had been under unlawful detention including the Acting President of the PML(N) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was allowed to return to Pakistan and that is where Musharraf drew the line. He decided to court contempt and defied the Supreme Court verdict and sent Nawaz Sharif back to Saudi Arabia. He did not like any disruption in his plan to be re-elected by the current assemblies. He dared the CJ to indict his government for contempt. The Supreme Court blinked when hints were thrown that Martial Law would result. Musharraf had made it known years earlier that he would like to be the President for another five years and that he would obtain the 'mandate' from the present assemblies who have nearly completed their tenure. That shows his modus operandi. He reveals his plans long in advance and carefully examines the counter-strategy of the opposition that emerges. Then he makes his plans to frustrate the opposition. When he got away with deporting Nawaz Sharif, the euphoria in Pakistan over the judiciary having become independent subsided. It was thought that public accolade for the judiciary would sustain its capability to assert its independence. Then the dismissal of the petitions by Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Imran Khan by the Supreme Court on 'technical grounds' confirmed to the Commando General that he had won the day. Although notification of the result of the presidential election is withheld until the judgement of the Supreme Court on 'eligibility' issue, no one is holding his breath hoping Musharraf would be declared ineligible. He is the winner for the moment. It also appears that disgracing Benazir was an essential part of the scheme. Since it was impossible to deflect the pressure from her foreign patrons, a deal was agreed to. But the political class in Pakistan is very tenacious in protecting its political assets. Being practically a foreigner with little equipment for the rough and tumble of Pakistani politics, she is no threat to any politician. But she is a threat to Pakistan and almost every one in Pakistan knows that. She is able to say things and make promises that no patriotic Pakistani could get away with. But that means she has no role in national politics; she leads a party that is the like of the MQM but without armed cadres. The General does not plan to share power with her or any one
Bismillah [IslamCity] Palestine Chronicle - Controlling the Debate
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Palestine Chronicle - Controlling the Debate From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:00:25 -0500 Dear Readers: Please visit PalestineChronicle.com to read our full update, and also to support our online publication. Your contributions are our only source of income; without it, we will cease to exist; so please visit the site to learn how to support us; also make sure that you click on the ad to view and purchase the work of renowned artist Rana Ghassan. Half of the sales are donated to our publication. Thank you, Palestine Chronicle Team + PALESTINECHRONICLE.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Ramzy Baroud: Controlling the Debate on Palestine, Israel By Ramzy Baroud Special to PalestineChronicle.com The last time I spoke publicly in the United States before my current tour was nearly four years ago. During this time I had travelled the world, passing my message to people in nearly 20 countries. Wherever I went, my calls for justice for the Palestinian people and for global alternatives to racism and war were well-received. However, my latest talks in the US have made me realize that the witch hunt on intellectuals that escalated rapidly since September 11, 2001 is nowhere near over. Doubtless, the US has long served as a focal site for intellectual freedom, from which ground-breaking ideas have developed and spread throughout the world. And despite incessant attempts to circumvent this historic reality, most Americans still remain committed to their country's founding principles. It is this commitment that causes those interested in stifling undesirable viewpoints to resort to the most disingenuous tactics, half-truths and downright fabrication. Norfolk, Virginia was the first leg of the tour for my last book, The Second Palestinian Intifada. Co-existing with the town's fourteen military bases is an energetic and hugely inspiring antiwar community. To now be able to stand among and share my views on peace and justice with these activists was a truly heartening experience for me. At Virginia Wesleyan University, I spoke about a myriad of topics, including Palestine, Iraq, Venezuela, Nicaragua. I tend towards a cross-cultural perspective to help my audience assess their relationship to issues beyond geopolitical limitations, national arrogances and ethnocentricities. On Palestine, I preached co-existence without prescribing any easy recipes. Instead I outlined basic prerequisites. To achieve co-existence, justice is a must, and to achieve justice, Israel needs to acknowledge its historic injustices against the Palestinian people and make a commitment to redressing them. Palestine cannot be single handedly expected to extract peace from a belligerent Israeli government that has done its utmost to undermine it. I discussed suicide bombings in a context usually missing from mainstream discourse, trying to delineate that such heinous acts are not a lifestyle choice. One must be courageous enough to examine the roots of violence in order to eliminate it; for Palestinian violence to end, the much more costly, systematic and state-initiated Israeli violence and illegal occupation must also stop. Palestinian suffering cannot be expected to magically vanish for the sake of Israel's security. To base one nation's security on depravation of another is nothing short of illegal, irrational, and inhumane. In my talk, I praised Palestinians for their courage in living up to the diktats of democracy, and chastised those who ensured the demise of the once promising Palestinian democratic experience, which could have served as a model for democracies in the entire region. Palestinians should not be starved and a civil war should not have been provoked to punish the Palestinian people for electing a government that insists on the respect of their people's rights. I contested that Hamas' Islamic ideas were hardly the reason behind the US-Israeli violent response to their advent, and that 'extremism' and 'moderation' are not defined based on liberal ideals, but are used to distinguish between those who are willing to serve as client regimes and those who opt otherwise. I tried to imagine a future in which Palestinians and Israelis can work together to escape the dark abyss brought about by the Israeli and US governments, stressing that such a future cannot be guaranteed with the hallow lip service to 'peace'; it requires real justice and equality. Apparently my words did not move local Rabbi Israel Zoberman and his comrades. They attended the talk after a local Jewish newspaper highlighted the upcoming event on their front page: a 'Pro Palestinian' Journalist to speak at Virginia Wesleyan. They came armed and ready to attack my integrity before even hearing me speak. One after the other, they hijacked the questions; one alleged that in 1880 there were more Jews than Christians and
Bismillah [IslamCity] My Islam: Freedom and Responsibility
by INGRID MATTSON Muslims in America today seem to have lost the right to be individuals. We are treated as a collectivity - responsible as a group for any crime committed by another Muslim or done in the name of Islam. Shortly after 9/11, I wrote an article stating that Muslims have the greatest obligation to reject terrorism and political violence committed in the name of Islam. I still believe this is the case. Islam does not have a centralized authority; there is no universally recognized council of scholars or clerics who speak on behalf of all Muslims. With freedom from clerical authority, however, comes the responsibility to engage in the debate over the true meaning of Islam. Islamic law states that silence is an indication of consent. If Muslims do not reject the perverted interpretations of the Qur'an proffered by terrorists, they will have shirked their responsibility to define the real meaning of Islam. At the same time, clarifying our own position does not mean that we have to speak out against each and every statement issued by terrorists or every criminal action taken by groups claiming to represent Muslim interests. Once we have defined what we stand for, and what we stand against, then any particular action that violates those guidelines are clearly rejected by us. American Muslim organizations have made extraordinary efforts to publicize their rejection of terrorism and extremism in the name of Islam: we have organized petitions, written fatwas and position papers, distributed brochures, held conferences, organized press briefings, published op-eds, spoken on the radio and television. Still, we are asked, Why have moderate Muslims not spoken out against the extremists? We have spoken, but we have not been heard-primarily because good news does not get much coverage. Even worse, we have spoken, but we have not been listened to. There are many people who are ideologically opposed to Islam-to the most benign interpretation of Islam-because of their own extremist religious or political ideologies. No matter what conscientious Muslims do to live as peaceful citizens who contribute to the welfare of society, these groups will attack us and our religion. Most objectionable is what I call the, non-Muslim Islamic fundamentalist. What I mean by this is a non-Muslim who applies a literalistic, decontextualized hermeneutic to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition. This is not how I read my scripture (maybe it is how they read theirs), so who are they to tell me that this is what Islam really says? Being judged as a group, rather than as individuals, also means that the negative experience of one Muslim is considered to be representative of all Muslims and all of Islam. I do not deny the right of any individual to tell his or her own story. We all have that right, and I must learn from the pain, hurt and anger of women and men who were mistreated in the name of Islam. But these negative experiences are not shared by all Muslims - indeed, not by most Muslims. This is why such authors have little or no constituencies within the Muslim community - because large numbers of Muslims do not feel they represent their interests or perspectives. The burden of collective guilt, the oppressive weight of stereotyping, and the violence of hateful anti-Muslim discourse is difficult to bear. It is even more difficult to see how this affects our youth. But there is hope. Hope lies in the goodness of ordinary Americans who try to overcome their prejudices and reach out to their Muslim neighbors. Hope lies in the solidarity shown by other groups - like Japanese Americans - who have faced similar situations. Hope lies in the extraordinary moral leadership shown by many American religious leaders to guide their congregations to the path of understanding and compassion. More than anything, I see these challenges as opportunities to examine myself and my community, to see if we are responding with enough courage and moral leadership when we witness discrimination against others. Are we able to avoid burdening other groups with collective guilt? The Qur'anic revelation, no soul bears the sins of another is directed first at our community. We are all human, and all of us have to struggle with our own selfishness, prejudice and will to power. As a Muslim, my struggle for my community's rights should be only the starting point of a wider struggle - a struggle for the dignity of all people. Being a Muslim in America today means having the opportunity to work towards this goal in solidarity with compassionate individuals of all faiths and good will. DR. INGRID MATTSON is an On Faith panelist and professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary. She is the first woman to be president of the Islamic Society of North America. saiyed shahbazi www.shahbazcenter.org
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Bismillah [IslamCity] dress in the light of hadith
Dress Malik :: Book 48 : Hadith 48.1.2 Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, I love to look at a Qur'an reader in white garments. Malik :: Book 48 : Hadith 48.5.9 Today all brother and sister I light up a matter which quite common in our society specially in youth . that is wearing long jean which drag on the floor , A person who drags his garment in arrogance will not be looked at by Allah on the Day of Rising. Malik :: Book 48 : Hadith 48.5.10 On the Day of Rising, Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, will not look at a person who drags his lower garment in arrogance. Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 72 :: Hadith 674 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, 'Allah will not look at the person who drags his garment (behind him) out of conceit.'' Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 72 :: Hadith 678 Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The part of an Izar which hangs below the ankles is in the Fire. Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 72 :: Hadith 679 Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle, Allah will not look, on the Day of Resurrection, at a person who drags his Izar (behind him) out of pride and arrogance Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 72 :: Hadith 683 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever drags his clothes (on the ground) out of pride and arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection. What about u? Is your dressing is according to Islam? if not then try to be practical Muslim - Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
