Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] UK Muslim law - comments please
As-salaamu Alaikum brothers and sisters, I read the article and forwarded it to some friends. I do believe it is a good idea! Not only that, I believe a Muslim who does not support this idea should review his or her Iman. The West, very much ignorant of the details of Islamic law, concentrate on few rulings taken out of context and point to it as unfair. By doing this they are saying (and I seek repentence from such a thought) that Allah is unfair. Allah is exalted from such claim. It seems to me that Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice did actually look into Sharia and liked what he saw; similarly the Archbishop of Canterbury saw the same thing in the Islamic Sharia. I do pray for them that may Allah guide them to the choice of Fitrah. The British Muslims who oppose this Idea have no understanding of Sharia yet they oppose it just to show that they want to be treated like everyone else! They should put their trust in ALlah and support it and pray for us in other western countries to get such forwarded looking judges and archbishops to help us also in our quest to freedom from human oppressive and unjust laws. As Lord Phillips mentioned, the Jews are already using their laws to judge between themselves in some aspects! Why would this be a descriminatory act if the Muslims want the same thing. As more people (judges and lawyers study Islamic law they will realize the benefit and the fairness and the Justice of Islam, and then, may be, Allah willing, those judges and lawyers start thinking of changing thier lifes... Ameen.. So what do you think... Fi Amaani Allah. Zifri Baharudin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Zifri Baharudin Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:49 PM To: Media Monitoring Group Subject: [MMG-UK] UK Muslim law - comments please Assalamualaikum yesterday there was news in the media on shariah law in the UK. Perhaps we all can read and put up our comments there: Sharia law could have UK role, says lord chief justice Background info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7489815.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/04/law.islam http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2242340/Muslims-in-Britain-should-be-able-to-live-under-Sharia-law,-says-top-judge.html As examples of positive comment by bro Inayat MCB and madeleine [we can use their comment to help us sending our own comments]: Inayat: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/islam.religion1 madeleine: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/islam.religion?gusrc=rssfeed=networkfront 1- BBC is accepting comments on this topic. Can we all please submit our comments on it. http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5061edition=1ttl=20080705124244 Should aspects of Sharia law be used in the UK?The most senior judge in England and Wales has said that aspects of Islamic sharia law could be used in the UK, provided they don't conflict with existing laws. Do you agree? Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice, said that sharia and other religious laws could be used for mediation in disputes if both parties agreed. But he added that any sanctions must be based on English and Welsh laws and severe physical punishments would not be acceptable. Sharia is a set of principles which govern the way many Muslims believe one should live one's life. The Archbishop of Canterbury made similar comments earlier in the year, sparking a huge controversy which leds to calls for his resignation. What do you think of Lord Phillip's views? Could sharia law sit comfortably in the UK? Have you ever used sharia law for any dispute? Read the full story Click here if you have any other story ideas Published: Friday, 4 July, 2008, 07:43 GMT 08:43 UK ADD YOUR COMMENT 2- Please also send the similar comments to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031611/Sharia-law-SHOULD-used-Britain-says-UKs-judge.html 3- You can also send comment to Inayat's article [though you have to register to the website to do so] http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/islam.religion1 Jzkk zifri london
Bismillah [IslamCity] news: Borrow a Muslim: A 'Living Library'
Borrow a Muslim? A 'living library' to prick stereotypes By Mark Rice-Oxley It works like a conventional library. Tables and chairs are set out for study. Librarians bustle purposefully, staffing the checkout desk. Except these aren't books on loan. They're people. Welcome to the Living Library. Here, you borrow individuals who represent stereotypes that often are the target of prejudice or hatred. At this east London library on a recent Saturday, there were 26 books available, including a Muslim, an immigrant, a transgender individual, a witch, and an Indian atheist. Readers borrow them for half an hour, hear their narrative, question them, even pry a little, and - so the theory goes - break down some of their preconceptions and stop judging the book by the cover. The idea is the brainchild of Ronni Abergel, a Danish antiviolence campaigner, who has taken the Living Library to 12 countries and watched it flourish in places as diverse as Australia and Turkey. We live in a time where we need dialogue, says Mr. Abergel. With dialogue comes understanding and with that comes tolerance and that's the mission of the Living Library: to promote understanding and tolerance through dialogue. There is certainly plenty of dialogue at this London venue. At one table, a Rwandan refugee explains to a listener why immigrants cannot be dismissed both as a drain on the public purse and a threat to local jobs. At another, a transgender individual relates why she felt biologically compelled to change sex. An Indian atheist and a Muslim are setting forth their worldview to readers. And those 'books' that aren't currently checked out - among them a witch, a funeral director, a medium and a police officer - are swapping stories in the back room, eating sandwiches, and waiting for their next appointment. All of the books are unpaid volunteers, as are the organizers, recruited for the event. Upon entry, readers can browse a list of available books, then sign up for their book with volunteer librarians. On this Saturday, more than 50 people signed up, and some books were booked out almost the entire day. I've done this in 12 countries now, says Abergel, who has received funding from two organizations, the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council of Ministers. In some places, I'll seed [the idea] and in some I'll put in the seeds and come back and pick the fruits. Here, I'm training someone to do it, helping with their first events. The types of 'book' engaged vary from country to country. And the response from the public can be instructive. In Britain, for example, the Muslim and the ex-gang member are popular. In Hungary, it was the neo-Nazi, says Abergel. In some countries, homosexual 'books' are popular, but less so in a place like Britain, because here you're more liberal and used to it. In Hungary, the first year, the homosexual didn't go out at all, because people didn't dare - and they didn't take the policeman either. The concept is proving popular in Australia, Abergel says, with a regular Living Library session once a month in Lismore, New South Wales. Turkey's just got up and running, and Germany and Austria are doing very well, adds Abergel, who says he has spent 50 percent of his spare time over the past eight years working on his project. Now he has his eyes on America. The next big move in the fall here is to start a tour in the States, he says. We are looking to go to interested colleges in the States. One date in Fort Wayne, Ind., is inked in and others are interested, says Abergel. We also want to take it into businesses. Why not go to large corporations and have their workers come down and have half an hour to have their horizons expanded a little bit? Abergel traces the origins of the concept back to a Friday night in Copenhagen, 15 years ago. A friend, just 19, was stabbed six times for no apparent reason. Still a teenager himself, Abergel and three friends responded by setting up Stop the Violence, a group aimed at doing just that. Seven years later, the group was invited to put on a happening at the annual Roskilde rock music festival. The idea of Living Library was born in a brainstorming session in January 2000. But it took several years to get it properly off the ground. Initially, the library had outings at festivals in Denmark, Hungary, and Norway. But three years ago, it started to franchise the concept, and now dozens of Living Libraries are held in Europe every year. We see it as an important tool to promote democracy and human rights, says Silje Bergum Kinsten of the Nordic Council of Ministers, which sponsors the concept. For the books, the event can be a rare opportunity to express their side of the story. Kerry Whybrow, a transgender person, says her readers were interested in why she made the change. She says it was a chance to do a little PR for the 15,000 transsexuals in Britain. I'm making my journey and I want
Bismillah [IslamCity] He equally treats all his children
The Ideal Muslim: Characteristics of the Ideal Muslim According to the Qur’an and the Sunnah The IDEAL MUSLIM The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Man as Defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah By Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali Al-Hashimi Translated by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab and Revised by Ibrahim M. Kunna and Abu Aya Sulaiman Abdus-Sabur Copyright and published by the International Islâmic Publishing House (IIPH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1999. The Ideal Muslim is a man of the highest moral character. In his relationship with his Rabb, himself, family, parents, relatives, friends and the community at large, he has a most excellent example in the prophet of Islam (pbuh). His idealism is further strengthened by the characters of the first generations of Muslims who excelled in all the various fields of human endeavor. He is reassured by the teachings of Islam that he also can reach these noble heights by working to improve his character daily. Chapter 5: The Muslim and His Children He equally treats all his children One of the elements of wise upbringing is for the parents to treat all their children equally, and not to favor one of them over the others in any way. The child who feels that he is treated fairly and that he and his brothers are equal, will grow up with a healthy self-esteem, free from feelings of inferiority; he will not hate his brother, or eat his heart out with jealousy, but will be content, tolerant, kind and caring towards others. This is what Islam encourages and orders parents to do. Bukhari and Muslim narrated from al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir (r.a.): “My father brought me to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said, ‘I have given this son of mine a slave I have.’ The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked him, ‘Have you given each of your children the same?’ He said, ‘No,’ so the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) told him: ‘Then take the slave back.’” According to another report Nu‘man said: “The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked, ‘Have you done the same for all your children?’ (My father) said, ‘No,’ so the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, ‘Fear Allah (S.W.T.) and treat all of your children equally.’ So my father went and took back his gift.” According to a third report: “The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked, ‘O Bishr, do you have any other children?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked, ‘Will you give a similar gift to each of them?’ He said, ‘No.’ So the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, ‘Do not ask me to witness this, because I do not want to witness unfairness.’ Then he added, ‘Would you not like all of your children to treat you with equal respect?’ “ Bishr” said, ‘Of course.’ The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) told him: ’so do not do it.’” (Bukhari and Muslim) Therefore the Muslim who fears Allah (S.W.T.) treats all his children with equal fairness, and does not favor one above the other in giving gifts, spending money on him or in the way he treats him. So all of them will pray for him, love him and treat him with kindness and respect.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Terrorism - How not to combat it - Ashgar Ali Engineer
The remedy for this terrorist violence is also simple. Declare war against terrorism, do away with concept of humans rights, find some puppets to fight its war against terror, put some suspected youth in jails and torture them till they die or go mad and feel safe from further terrorist attacks. Who commits sins and who pays? What do authorities care? They care only for their lust for power and money. Terrorism - How not to combat it Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on 2 July 2008 - 1:59pm. http://www.twocircles.net/2008jul02/terrorism_how_not_combat_it.html By Asghar Ali Engineer, Terrorism today is engaging attention of whole world though we are more concerned with terrorism in our own country. There is hardly any country, which is not affected by terrorism today though reasons are widely different. In many countries terrorism is fired by separatist fire. Many regions were included in colonized countries by imperial powers to suit their own convenience least knowing that increased awareness and democratic movements in future would ignite separatist movement and when their aspirations for autonomy or independence are denied violence would be used. Basque in Spain, South Ireland, North and North East in Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nagaland and Assam, Tripura and Manipur in India and in several other regions in other countries separatist violence would break out claiming large number of lives and destruction of properties. What colonial powers did for their convenience in nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, present generations are paying price for the same. Add to this list the sins committed by American imperialists in 20th and 21st century to satisfy their lust for raw materials and oil in the third world countries and Middle East and we know the violence it has resulted in and the price thousands of innocent people are paying for it. The powerful media, however, sees Islam as the root of violence and ascribes genesis of terrorism to Islam. What an easy way out of ones own guilt. The remedy for this terrorist violence is also simple. Declare war against terrorism, do away with concept of humans rights, find some puppets to fight its war against terror, put some suspected youth in jails and torture them till they die or go mad and feel safe from further terrorist attacks. Who commits sins and who pays? What do authorities care? They care only for their lust for power and money. A survey was done recently by an international agency WorldPublicOpinion.org of several countries to find out how many people support torture as an effective method to combat terrorism. The survey was to gauge how many people support abolition of torture by the sate as it is totally against human rights and human dignity. Largest number of Indians, though not surprisingly, supported retaining of torture to 'save innocent lives. 59% Indians said torture is necessary to combat terrorism. People of 14 countries favour abolition of torture, even in the case of terrorists who have information that could save lives of innocent people. But four nations, including India lean toward favouring an exception in the case of terrorists, according to the WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19,063respondents, released ahead of 'International Victims of Torture Day' tomorrow. Majorities in India (59%), Nigeria (54%), and Turkey (51%), and a plurality in Thailand (44%) want exception for terrorists. Among all nations polled in both 2006 and 2008, India also has the largest increase in support of making exception for torture in the case of terrorism – 32% two years ago to 59% now. But it is also to be noted that those who believe torture should be totally abolished also has risen in India from 23% in 2006 to 28% in 2008. But large majorities in all 19 nations favour a general prohibition against torture. On average across all nations polled, 57% opt for unequivocal rules against torture. Thirty five percent favour an exception when innocent lives are at risk. Just 9% favour the government being able to use torture in general. It is also interesting to note that support for unequivocal abolition of torture was highest in Spain (82%), Great Britain (66%) and France (66%), followed by Mexico (73%), China (66%), Palestinian Territories (66%), Indonesia (61%) and the Ukraine (59%). Here the question is why support for torture is so high in case of terrorist violence? Answer is not very difficult to find. In India the Hindu right wing or Hindu communal forces constantly propagates that terrorism can be effectively fought only by implementing laws like TADA or POTA and using torture as an effective tool. Leaders like Bal Thackaray even said that the Hindu youth should become human bomb and get away with it as the government has no moral courage to take any action. The second reason is also connected with this. It is generally propagated by the media that it is Islam which is responsible for terrorism, being
Bismillah [IslamCity] Send me the clip - The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته Please send the clip to me as well... Thanx... All praises belong to Allah. Hamood-ur Rub Jaffry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:44:20 +0530Subject: Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence Please send me the clipin email.Regards,Syed SAIF AbrarCorporate Innovation Technology/DTF/DF Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] NXP Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd. Phone : +91 80 4024 7294Manyata Embassy Business Park Fax : +91 80 4024 7000Nagavara, Bangalore - 560 045 Seri : [EMAIL PROTECTED]://nww.nxp.com/it/corpit/services/systemc-modeling/PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com Sent by: islamcity@yahoogroups.com 2008-06-14 01:59 PM Please respond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com cc Subject Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence I have clip of her beautiful speach which can't be shared through mail-group because of file size (about 5MB). Can be shared as per request. Its content is an old footage from the Earth Summit Conference organized by the United Nations back in 1992, and the scene is taken from a plenary session under the theme, Development and the Environment. BRAbdullatheef The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence The speaker is Severn Suzuki, a 13-year-old Canadian girl, and her audience is world leaders. Two aspects of the footage got my attention: The speaker, and her message. At the age of 9, Severn started her own Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), made up of a small group of children committed to teaching other kids about the ongoing environmental crisis. In 1992, Severn and her group raised enough money to attend the Premier Earth Summit in Brazil to warn decision makers of the catastrophic results of their actions — or inactions as we see today — on future generations. And this is what she had to say: Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO the environmental children's organization. We are a group of 12- and 13-year-olds trying to make a difference. Venessa Suthie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and I. We have raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in our ozone; I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my dad until just a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers. And now we hear of animals and plants going extinct, every day, vanishing forever. In my life I have dreamt of seeing a great herd of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see. Did you have to worry of these things when you were my age? All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want — and all the solutions. I am only a child and I don't have all the solutions. But I want you to realize, neither do you! You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer; you don't know how to bring a salmon back up a dead stream; you don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct; and you can't bring back the forests that once grew — and where there is now a desert. If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking it. Here, you may be delegates of your government, business people, organizers, reporters, or politicians. But really you are mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, and all of you are somebody's child. I am only a child, yet I know that we are all part of a family, five billion-strong. In fact, thirty million species-strong, and voters and government will never change that. I am only a child yet I know that we are all in this together and should act as one single world toward one single goal. In my anger I am not blind, and in my fear I am not afraid of telling the world how I feel. In my country we make so much waste, we buy and throw away... buy and throw away... buy and throw away... and yet northern countries will not share with the needy, even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share. We are afraid to let go of some of our wealth. In Canada, we live the privileged life. We have plenty of food, water and shelter. We have watches, bicycles, computers and television sets... the list could go on for two days. Two
Bismillah [IslamCity] Ahmedabad pays tributes to martyrs of Hindu-Muslim unity
When they reached Khand-ni-Sheri in Jamalpur area to save a Dalit family, the mob threatened to kill them but they did not budge and lied down on the road to prevent the rioters from going ahead. The fanatics killed Vasant and Rajab but spared the Dalit family. The pair of a Hindu and a Muslim became martyrs and an icon of communal harmony Ahmedabad pays tributes to martyrs of Hindu-Muslim unity Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on 1 July 2008 - 12:02pm. http://www.twocircles.net/2008jul01/ahmedabad_pays_tributes_martyrs_hindu_muslim_unity.html By IANS, Ahmedabad : Leading citizens of Ahmedabad Tuesday paid rich tributes to Vasant and Rajab who sacrificed their lives for communal harmony 62 years ago. A memorial programme, organised by the Movement for Democracy (MSD) and other organisations, was attended by mayor Kanaji Thakor, deputy mayor Kalpanaben Bhatt and civic officials. A number of activists from NGOs like Sanchetna, Aapnu Mandal, Rashtriya Seva Dal, Drishti Media, and St. Xaviers Social Centre also participated. MSD convenor Prakash N. Shah recalled the supreme sacrifice of Vasantrao Hegishte and Rajab Ali Lakhani who on July 1, 1946 - a rath yatra day - were killed by a mob during communal skirmishes. These martyrs are to be remembered as icons of struggle for justice, equality and socialism. The responsibility of fulfilling their unfulfilled dreams is to be carried by us, the present generation, he said. Shah recalled Ahmedabad was up in flames that day and Vasant and Rajab were engaged in saving Hindu and Muslim families and their houses and properties throughout that day. They rescued a Muslim driver from a rioting Hindu mob and a Hindu owner of a washing company from a Muslim mob. When they reached Khand-ni-Sheri in Jamalpur area to save a Dalit family, the mob threatened to kill them but they did not budge and lied down on the road to prevent the rioters from going ahead. The fanatics killed Vasant and Rajab but spared the Dalit family. The pair of a Hindu and a Muslim became martyrs and an icon of communal harmony, Shah said. A street play on communal harmony, Kem, kyan sudhi (Why, to what extent), was also staged by activists of Drishti Media on the occasion. With Regards Abi
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence
Dear Abdullatif Assalamalequm Could you provide me a clip of this speech please send omn my Gmail address it can carry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).Najeeb To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:44:20 +0530Subject: Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence Please send me the clipin email.Regards,Syed SAIF AbrarCorporate Innovation Technology/DTF/DF Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] NXP Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd. Phone : +91 80 4024 7294Manyata Embassy Business Park Fax : +91 80 4024 7000Nagavara, Bangalore - 560 045 Seri : [EMAIL PROTECTED]://nww.nxp.com/it/corpit/services/systemc-modeling/PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com Sent by: islamcity@yahoogroups.com 2008-06-14 01:59 PM Please respond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com cc Subject Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence I have clip of her beautiful speach which can't be shared through mail-group because of file size (about 5MB). Can be shared as per request. Its content is an old footage from the Earth Summit Conference organized by the United Nations back in 1992, and the scene is taken from a plenary session under the theme, Development and the Environment. BRAbdullatheef The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence The speaker is Severn Suzuki, a 13-year-old Canadian girl, and her audience is world leaders. Two aspects of the footage got my attention: The speaker, and her message. At the age of 9, Severn started her own Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), made up of a small group of children committed to teaching other kids about the ongoing environmental crisis. In 1992, Severn and her group raised enough money to attend the Premier Earth Summit in Brazil to warn decision makers of the catastrophic results of their actions — or inactions as we see today — on future generations. And this is what she had to say: Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO the environmental children's organization. We are a group of 12- and 13-year-olds trying to make a difference. Venessa Suthie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and I. We have raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in our ozone; I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my dad until just a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers. And now we hear of animals and plants going extinct, every day, vanishing forever. In my life I have dreamt of seeing a great herd of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see. Did you have to worry of these things when you were my age? All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want — and all the solutions. I am only a child and I don't have all the solutions. But I want you to realize, neither do you! You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer; you don't know how to bring a salmon back up a dead stream; you don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct; and you can't bring back the forests that once grew — and where there is now a desert. If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking it. Here, you may be delegates of your government, business people, organizers, reporters, or politicians. But really you are mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, and all of you are somebody's child. I am only a child, yet I know that we are all part of a family, five billion-strong. In fact, thirty million species-strong, and voters and government will never change that. I am only a child yet I know that we are all in this together and should act as one single world toward one single goal. In my anger I am not blind, and in my fear I am not afraid of telling the world how I feel. In my country we make so much waste, we buy and throw away... buy and throw away... buy and throw away... and yet northern countries will not share with the needy, even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share. We are afraid to let go of some of our wealth. In Canada, we live the privileged life. We have plenty of food, water and shelter. We have watches, bicycles, computers and television sets... the list could go on for two days. Two days
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Muslims 'under siege like Jews'
Walaikumus Salam Warahamatullahi Wabarakatu Would like to say that I have posted a comment at the yorkshire post link and would also like to encourage others in doing so. I believe it is a best way of being active in promoting Islam. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:37:29 +0100Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Muslims 'under siege like Jews' From: Zifri Baharudin Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:19 PM To: Media Monitoring Group Subject: [MMG-UK] Muslims 'under siege like Jews' Assalamualaikum Muslims 'under siege like Jews' 1- Can we all please write our comments below [ie letter of support, at least, to agree with the articles and views]: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/UK39s-Muslims-under-siege-says.4258019.jp [you have to register, just need email and password] 2- and submit similar comment for this [please make reference to their article on: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/latest-national-news/UK39s-Muslims-under-siege-.4255301.jp ] http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/contactus.aspx 3- I know maybe not all of you support him, but at least, I would say most of us will at least agree with his view on this matter. you can also submit your supports to MP Shahid at his diretc email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jzkk Zifri Fax: +44 7092102478 Background: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7489392.stm 4 July 2008 A government minister has warned that many British Muslims feel like the Jews of Europe. Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik, who is a minister for international development, stressed that he was not equating the Muslims' situation with the Holocaust. But, in an interview to mark the 7 July bombings anniversary, he suggested that many Muslims felt under siege. This had the effect of segregating society and undermining efforts to deal with extremism and terrorism, he said. Mr Malik, who revealed he had been the victim of religious hatred himself, made the comments in an interview for a Channel 4 Dispatches programme. He said: I think most people would agree that if you ask Muslims today what do they feel like, they feel like the Jews of Europe. It is critical we ensure that Britain's near two million Muslims have a sense of belonging... because it is vital in the fight against violent extremism in the name of Islam Shahid Malik, MP for Dewsbury I don't mean to equate that with the Holocaust but in the way that it was legitimate almost - and still is in some parts - to target Jews, many Muslims would say that we feel the exact same way. Somehow there's a message out there that it's OK to target people as long as it's Muslims. And you don't have to worry about the facts, and people will turn a blind eye. David Brown, from the Jewish Life Education Centre, said he did see some parallels between the persecution of Jews in the 20th Century and the contemporary treatment of Muslims. If you think about the earlier stages of what was going on in Europe in the later (19)20s and early (19)30s and the way that Jews were scapegoated and stereotyped, I can certainly understand a sentiment of that is going on for the Muslim community, he said. The documentary - which investigates whether the fear of terrorism has fuelled a rise of violence, intolerance and hatred against British Muslims - will be broadcast on Monday to coincide with the third anniversary of the 7 July London bombings. British society is in danger of becoming segregated, Mr Malik said Mr Malik's constituency in West Yorkshire was home to 7 July suicide bomber Mohammad Siddique Khan. The MP, who told how his car was firebombed, a car drove at him in a petrol station and said he receives regular hate mail, called for action to be taken to help Muslims feel accepted in society. It is critical we ensure that Britain's near two million Muslims have a sense of belonging and feel accepted, first and foremost because it is their right as British citizens, but secondly because it is vital in the fight against violent extremism in the name of Islam, he said. With some 2,000 people under surveillance because of the possibility that they might engage in terrorism the threat of an attack is a very real one and Muslims in communities up and down the country become indispensable in the fight against terrorism. Yet there is no doubt that many Muslims feel under siege in the media and in society and this siege mentality feeds into a wider victim narrative. Mr Malik said the apparent persecution made it more difficult for people in positions of responsibility to persuade people to challenge the small minority of extremists who call themselves Muslims.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Shaykh Samir An-Nass on difference between Hafs and Warsh
As-Salaamu 'alaykum What are some of the differences between Warsh and Hafs recitation of the Qur'an? Go to our website: http://lamppostproductions.org and get a free download of Shaykh Samir An-Nass, a specialist in Qur'anic recitation, explaining some of the distinctions between these two Qur'anic recitation styles. Also visit our 'downloads' section: http://lamppostproductions.org/catalog/18/downloads Obtain your download of Qari Abdul-Kareem Boudkik's Warsh Recitation of various surahs. This is a must have for students studying Warsh. Was-Salaam
Bismillah [IslamCity] Petition
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/GBrown/ Friends , Comrades and Moles !! I think it is about time The UK starts confessing and admitting its awful role in the creation of the most unjust,criminal and unlawful State ever in History, The State of Israel. this is the least the UK could do as a start. Kindly sign the Petition here below Raja http://www.PetitionOnline.com/GBrown/ __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] US War Strategy in Iraq
The war on terror has been dragged for too long now. Saddam Hussein had been brought to justice already and Osama Bin Laden has been forced into hiding already and he is not in Iraq. Most of his top guys in Iraq have been neutralized already like Zarqawi. So, why is it that US is still keeping its troops in Iraq? Who are they hunting for in Iraq? You cannot totally eradicate the insurgents in Iraq. New recruits will simply take the place of those who were either killed or captured. Keeping the US in Iraq will only aggravate the problem and will keep the war burning. As one American former CIA puts it, “the US is doing what it should not do in Iraq”. The Bush administration, as it seems, just tried to find someone to blame for the 9/11 why it attacked Iraq. Probably, what the older Bush failed to accomplish in his term has been achieved by the younger Bush when it decided to blame Saddam Hussein for the 9/11. That’s just my perception though and as how some analysts tell it. Nonetheless, the US was doing great when it arrested Saddam. What I don’t agree to is the continuing battle waged by the US-led coalition against the people of Iraq. This is wrong. The presence of foreign troops is sending the wrong signals to the locals. Killing all insurgents will not end the fighting. New recruits will simply take the place. To the locals the presence of US troops, even after Saddam has been neutralized and even after Osama Bin Laden and his top guys have been driven out of Iraq, is interpreted as an unjust invasion of their homeland and a clear intention of destroying Iraq without consideration or compassion upon the innocent civilian populace. The attacks on the US servicemen have taken so many American lives already. The casualties and the billions of dollars in operational expenses are enough to clearly set the real score for this war, with the US taking the losing score. Those billions could have been used in other more worthwhile humanitarian projects instead. The deaths of many civilians and US servicemen could have been avoided. What the US should do is leave Iraq as soon as possible and hand over the task of regaining peace and order to the Iraqi government. The US should continue the financial and technical assistance though, so that the new government will succeed in this complicated undertaking. The US can just keep the surveillance team in Iraq to monitor if the high-value targets have returned. The hunt for Al Qaeda can be sustained by improving surveillance and intel. But first, it must now leave Iraq and let the ground recover from the rubble, so the Iraqi people will now be able to set their sight on the newly resuscitated hope and start enjoying peace and prosperity again. America together with it allies can help save these new recruits or pool of supporters by outmaneuvering extremism by making these Moslems realize that Islam in fact, is a religion of peace that teaches followers to show love and compassion even to the non-believers. But the US must do so from outside of Iraq or far from the sight of the confused Iraqi people who sees the presence of foreign troops in Iraq as an invasion and an attack upon their religion and their own survival. The US can ask the help of those Moslem intellectuals and religious leaders who are moderates to make the Moslem world understand that extremism is not the desire of the Almighty God. The teachings of Quran compel one to show compassion and love towards the others who have taken a different path from that of Islam. Extremism is simply tantamount to world destruction. Even OSAMA BIN LADEN has cautioned his fellow Moslems to shy away from extremism. Global cooperation among the many religions and nations is the only way to achieve genuine peace and prosperity. More here: http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=5574st=0 Alfred Alexander Marasigan Manila, Philippines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Moderatism and RAND report
Assalam u Alaikum, I hope everybody is fine which ever part of the world they are in. As you would agree with me, since 9/11, the focus of the media has been constantly on terrorism and extremism. There is a class of muslims who are being branded as extremists (and sometimes terrorists) while another class has been promoted as moderates and good (or peaceful) muslims. This is true wherever you live on this globe and also true in our homeland Pakistan. Any of us can easily be confused by all this jargon and can start questioning as to who is right and who is wrong in this hodge podge of views. We easily curse without hesitation those who the media curses without a second thought. RAND (http://rand.org) issued a report on defining a moderate muslim and the following title does a very good job in explaing what would a moderate muslim mean compared to an extemist muslim! i.e. what would be the criteria and that is according to RAND! In other words it exposes the THE BATTLE OF THE HEARTS AND MINDS (BY ANWAR AWLAKI) being waged not just on muslims, but Islam itself. Dont miss out listening to it and forward it to those you love and care for. http://www.salaattime.com/downloads/anwar/Lectures/The%20Battle%20of%20Hearts%20and%20Minds.mp3 wassalam -- khalid __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence
Mr. Abdullatheef Please forward to me also the clip by email. Regards ___ Hasan Jakkaria P.O.Box 3610 Abu Dhabi, UAE T. +971.2.6337580 F. +971.2.6333715 E. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] W. http://www.readymixbeton.com/ www.readymixbeton.com cid:image001.gif@01C7797A.6940E4A0 Confidentiality notice: This e-mail and/or attachment(s) may contain sensitive and confidential information. If you are not the named addressee that is the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail or its attachment(s). Please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the e-mail and/or the attachment(s) from your system. Thank you for your assistance. ___ _ From: islamcity@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saif.Abrar Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:14 AM To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence Please send me the clip in email. Regards, Syed SAIF Abrar Corporate Innovation Technology/DTF/DF Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] NXP Semiconductors India Pvt Ltd. Phone : +91 80 4024 7294 Manyata Embassy Business Park Fax : +91 80 4024 7000 Nagavara, Bangalore - 560 045 Seri : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nww.nxp. http://nww.nxp.com/it/corpit/services/systemc-modeling/ com/it/corpit/services/systemc-modeling/ Inactive hide details for PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.comPP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com PP A Latheef@be1ssnxpe1.nxp.com Sent by: islamcity@yahoogroups.com 2008-06-14 01:59 PM Please respond to islamcity@yahoogroups.com To eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com cc Subject Bismillah [IslamCity] The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence I have clip of her beautiful speach which can't be shared through mail-group because of file size (about 5MB). Can be shared as per request. Its content is an old footage from the Earth Summit Conference organized by the United Nations back in 1992, and the scene is taken from a plenary session under the theme, Development and the Environment. BR Abdullatheef The Little Girl Who Shocked World Leaders Into Silence The speaker is Severn Suzuki, a 13-year-old Canadian girl, and her audience is world leaders. Two aspects of the footage got my attention: The speaker, and her message. At the age of 9, Severn started her own Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), made up of a small group of children committed to teaching other kids about the ongoing environmental crisis. In 1992, Severn and her group raised enough money to attend the Premier Earth Summit in Brazil to warn decision makers of the catastrophic results of their actions - or inactions as we see today - on future generations. And this is what she had to say: Hello, I am Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO the environmental children's organization. We are a group of 12- and 13-year-olds trying to make a difference. Venessa Suthie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and I. We have raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming up here today I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in our ozone; I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my dad until just a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers. And now we hear of animals and plants going extinct, every day, vanishing forever. In my life I have dreamt of seeing a great herd of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see. Did you have to worry of these things when you were my age? All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want - and all the solutions. I am only a child and I don't have all the solutions. But I want you to realize, neither do you! You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer; you don't know how to bring a salmon back up a dead stream; you don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct; and you can't bring back the forests that once grew - and where there is now a desert. If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking it. Here, you may be delegates of your government, business people, organizers, reporters, or politicians. But really you are mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and
Bismillah [IslamCity] PLZ DUA FOR 12 year old Salma (request from her mother)
Dear all Please pray for this little girl. May Allah bless her a healthy life And give strength to their parent. aameen *(I got this msg 4m sum1) * *My daughter Salma, who is just 12 years old is battling for life at a Local hospital, she is suffering from cancer and is presently in the last stage. The doctors have given up all hope but then I have trust in ALLAH and in the power of dua. Therefore as a helpless mother of a dying child I beg all of you to pray for my daughter, please include her as a part of each and every dua of yours. Please pray to ALLAH that He should give her body the strength to respond to the medication, that He should somehow miraculously heal her of this disease and Inshallah grant her a healthy and long life (AMEEN) Please, please pass this message on to as many brothers and Sisters as you can.* *I am only demanding duas.If even ten percent of you would remember to pray for my daughter then it would mean a lot for us. Your duas and Allah's mercy is our ONLY hope. Thank You, (Parveen)* *Please don't forget, BEFORE YOU CLOSE THIS MESSAGE PLEASE FWD. We all have kids and if you love your kids, do pray for her kid also - Don't be so cruel - She is Helpless and only our Duas and Allah's Mercy and Miracle will InshAllah save her child's life - Pls pls pls Do Pray For child and tell ur friends also to pray for her- She is not demanding money... only our Dua.*
Bismillah [IslamCity] news: Pakistani student refuses to take scholarship from US Ambassador
Student refuses Harvard scholarship to protest Mohmand attack ISLAMABAD, A Pakistani student, Samad Khurram, refused his Harvard University scholarship award presented to him by the US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson. The student refused the award during a function organised by the Roots College International at the National Art Gallery on Wednesday in protest against the recently carried out American attacks on Mohmand Agency. The US ambassador regretted these attacks, terming them a terrible misunderstanding, and refuted the notion that the student was refusing the award, maintaining that currently there were 5,400 Pakistani students studying in America. The entire hall resounded with thunderous clapping for the student, who was later on restricted by the management from talking to any mediaperson. link: Pakistani student refuses to take scholarship from US Ambassador Samad Khurram Top in the World Thinking skills AS Level Samad Khurram's articles in Harvard crimson After the samad khurram's refusal American ambassador didn't continued the ceremony and later awards were given by Pakistan armed forces chief's wife. At the same ceremony samad's younger brother Mohib Khurram was present to receive his award but the organizers didn't took his name. Mohib Khurram
Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: Get a grip on Dhaka : Outlandish Proposal
Get a grip on Dhaka : Outlandish Proposal Selig S. Harrison, director of the Asia program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has written in Los Angeles Times on July 2, 2008 and has made some outlandish claim Part of his article reads “ while the CIA and the Pentagon search in vain for Osama bin Laden in the mountains of northwest Pakistan, an Al Qaeda affiliate has been quietly building up terrorist bases in the jungles of Bangladesh under the protective aegis of a new military regime in Dhaka allied with Islamist forces. Bush administration officials privately endorse mounting Indian evidence that Bangladeshi Harkat agents spearheaded a series of terrorist attacks in India -- in Mumbai and Banaras in 2006, in Hyderabad in 2007 and in Jaipur in May. But the United States has conspicuously failed to press Bangladesh's military ruler, Gen. Moeen U Ahmed, for a crackdown on Harkat and for the removal of highly placed intelligence officials with Islamist ties.He says that Moeen Ahmed is maneuvering to break up the two biggest secular political parties and muzzling the media.but Harkat, Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh and other Islamist groups that support the military regime are operating unhindered. As the fourth-largest Muslim country in the world, with 150 million people, Bangladesh matters to the United States in security terms because Harkat and its allies have direct links to anti-U.S. Islamist forces in Pakistan. These links predate the secession of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971. When respected Bangladeshi journalists have attempted to write about Islamist sympathizers in the military regime and their links with Islamabad -- naming names -- they have faced death threats and assassination attempts. Western think tanks, their experts and journalists, most of them , are good in manufacturing stories full of lies, half-truths and imagination. The accusation about Bangladesh Army is totally groundless, this is a primarily Muslim army, and they believe in Islam and practice Islam This is just natural and what these Western writers want is de-Islamisation of the army. Their claim that Harkat is building up in Bangladesh with the assistance of the army is a hundred percent fabrication. There are terrorist groups of various kinds , mostly Maoists, and we do not know about the extent of Harkat but we can say that the government of Bangladesh is taking all possible actions against such groups. It is another big lie that the government is backing the Jamaate Islami and other Islamic forces. Another lie is that terrorist activities in India are the work of Bangladeshi outfits.We are sorry at such stories of so-called enlightened writers of the West. We know they will never change. Venom against Islam, Muslims and Islamic organizations is in the blood of most of them
Bismillah [IslamCity] Survey results, action, don't date Arabs, and more
This newsletter is sent sent once or twice a week to the Wheels Of Justice listserve and to other listserves totaling some 50,000 email addresses. We sent a survey to the WOJ listserve (part of the population which receives those messages) and asked for feedback in the form of filling a survey and adding text comments. Over 320 people responded in the first 48 hours which gave us a great statistical sample. We will spend time to analyze the data and thus modify the way the messages are sent. Thanks to all who responded to the survey request. Initial results are posted here: http://www.qumsiyeh.org/surveyresults/ Areas readers are most interested in are a listing/summary at top with links for additional information as needed, Reports from people under occupations in Iraq and Palestine, and News articles (items not reported in mainstream media). Most people skimmed through the material reading only parts of it that they are interested in (57% on average) and found what they read useful (79% on average). It was very interesting to read what other topics readers were interested in besides topics we listed. The additional comments provided were insightful. We need to digest these data more carefully to act on them (more later on this). In this week's message you will see below (depending on your interest/location): * An action alert for US readers on the outrageous Congressional plan to give Israel even more aid * Israeli authorities attempts to stop Jews from romancing/dating Muslims * Links to excellent rally in London on 60 year of Nakba * Two letters published in Indian Country to support an editor attacked by the ADL for telling the truth about Israel. Take Action (for US readers): Outrageous! $170 Million More in Military Aid to Israel http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1664 - Before the civil rights struggle intensified and succeeded, white girls were warned of dating black men. This was sanctioned and supported at the highest levels of local governments. Just this week it was publicized that Kiryat Gat tells its school girls: No romancing with Bedouin (BTW Kiryat Gat is build on land of Iraq AlManshiyya, land stolen from Palestinian villagers who are now refugees in Gaza). http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/997629.html --- Excellent Rally in London to cap June and expose Israel apartheid. Israel first celebrants shocked at success of Nakba comemorations. Here are some links to these inspiring actions http://israels60thbirthday.com http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/anti-apartheid-demo-in-london-angers-zionists/ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402175.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402208.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402191.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402208.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402234.html Video of singing http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402326.html http://fanonite.org/2008/06/30/londons-shameful-salute-to-israel/ http://loolt.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/saluting-israel-palestinan-style/ Photos by David Ash and more http://www.day-tripper.net/080629%20Israel%20Parade%20demo/ http://www.billymacrae.blogspot.com/ http://billymacrae.blogspot.com/2008/06/salute-to-israel-and-counter-demos-3.html http://billymacrae.blogspot.com/2008/06/salute-to-israel-and-counter-demos-2.html http://billymacrae.blogspot.com/2008/06/salute-to-israel-and-counter-demos-1.html -- Two letters published in Indian Country to support the stance on Native Americans who support justice and hence support indigininous Palestinians (they were attacked by Salberg of the misnamed ADL): Dares to speak out Michael Salberg of the misnamed ''Anti-Defamation League,'' in attacking Steven Newcomb [''Different circumstances,'' Vol. 28, Iss. 3], claims that the ''Israeli-Arab conflict'' is a ''political dispute over national borders'' which is not the same as other European colonization of Native American lands. Yet, 7 million of the 10 million native Palestinians (Christians and Muslims) are now refugees or displaced people, and the number grows every day. Israel defines itself as a country for and by the Jewish people everywhere. Every Jew in the world is considered as a national of the state whether they want it or not (part of 'Am Yisrael). Any Jew, including converts, can go there, get automatic citizenship and live on Palestinian lands while Palestinian refugees are not allowed to return simply because they are Christian or Muslim. Israeli artists declared in 2002: ''If the state of Israel aspires to perceive itself as a democracy, it should abandon once and for all, any legal and ideological foundation of religious, ethnic and
Bismillah [IslamCity] Palestine Think Tank Digest
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Thinking quote
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 02:48 AM CDT
Not all citizens, even when they can do so and have access to digital devices,
record disasters or human rights abuses - especially when their own security
could be compromised for having done so. Governments can also clamp down hard
on citizen journalism. The French Constitutional Council approved a law in
early 2007 that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by
people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the
imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence, or operators of
Web sites publishing the images.
Nalaka Gunawardene, journalist
Falastin quote
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 02:42 AM CDT
I believe that the Palestinians in general are a people who want democracy. The
Palestinians are among the most educated in the Arab world and they have been
exposed both to the Israeli democratic system and to the Western democratic
system. Unlike many of the Arab countries, there is an open debate today in
Palestinian society. I believe democracy might happen, but not in the near
future. As long as you have armed gangs in the streets and as long as the
Palestinian security forces are not real security forces and as long as there
is no rule of law, you can’t have democracy.
Khaled Abu Toameh, Journalist
I Shall Visit Israel, by Paul Grenville
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 02:27 AM CDT
I shall visit Israel
I shall visit Israel when the olive trees are in blossom
I shall visit Israel when an Arab can marry a Jew
I shall visit Israel when Torah Jews are no longer beaten up in the streets of
Jerusalem
for reminding their countrymen of the commandments of Moses
I shall visit Israel when the speaking of Arabic in certain neighbourhoods no
longer causes heads to turn
I shall visit Israel when the learning of Arabic is mandatory in Israeli
schools
I shall visit Israel when Arab and Jewish children mingle freely in one system
of state education
I shall visit Israel when the 7 million refugees from the land of Palestine
can choose between a country they can call their own, or compensation for
what they lost
I shall visit Israel when the invaders make peace with the invaded (not the
other way about)
I shall visit Israel when there is a public apology for the war crimes of 1948
and compensation for the families of the victims
I shall visit Israel when West Bank settlers on stolen land no longer shoot to
kill the natives and get off scot free
I shall visit Israel when her soldiers no longer shoot down unarmed children
in cold blood and call it a mistake
I shall visit Israel when the Wall is demolished by Israelis and Palestinians
together
I shall visit Israel when the house demolitions stop
I shall visit Israel when 600 West Bank checkpoints are taken down and the
bullying, humiliation, beating and rape of Palestinian citizens stops
I shall visit Israel when to be born Palestinian is not a reason to be hunted
and spied upon
I shall visit Israel when Jews stop arriving from far away and calling it
their land
I shall visit Israel when Gaza is no longer the cruel laboratory experiment in
slow genocide that it is today
I shall visit Israel when her planes stop bombing and strafing towns in Gaza
and terrifying the people at night with sonic booms
I shall visit Israel when the Lebanon and Gaza are no longer grisly testing
grounds for new weapons
I shall visit Israel when Israel ceases to invade her neighbours on the
slightest of pretexts and cause devastation
I shall visit Israel when 10,000 Palestinian prisoners are released from jail
and pardoned for acts of resistance
against a state that took their country by force of arms and terror
I shall visit Israel when the routine practice of torture in Israeli prisons
stops
I shall visit Israel when a Romanian fascist is no longer part of
Bismillah [IslamCity] About reading Tafsir by common people
Please see this correspondence Dear partipants, Assalamu Alaikum.The Tafsirs are written by scholars for use of common people who can not themselves fully understand the explanation of the Quran or its difficult part.No Mufaasir or Faqih has given a fatwa that the tafsirs are not for common people, not even Ashraf Ali Thanwi or Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi who are respected by Tabligh people. It is not your duty to provide proof because every act is halal unless proved to be otherwise.Your tabligh friend has to give clear proof from the Quran and the Sunnah that reading tafsir by common people is prohibited or makruh. Shah Abdul Hannan Advisor WP [quote=light]Dear Sir, I have a question to ask on reading tafseer. some tableegh group told me that tafsser is not for normal people, so we do not need to read tafseer. one brother explained like this - when do we study PhD? Answer is - of course after school, college, etc. so similarly, we need to read or study quran or tafseer after I learn arabic and expert. but my point is - quranic explanation is must to know otherwise how we can know islam and so tafsser is part and parcel for a muslim to read. And so many tafssers are available in the last 1300 years or more. Am I wrong? clarify me - I need to explain with proof and logic to my brothers who deny to study quran. they only said that reading - reciting is ok but not explanation. i really wonder how come we learn islam without studying Quran and Sunnah with explanations. even the few books tabligh brothers use to read are less authentic to me as these are written without the proper reference or usage of Quran or authentic sunnah. your lecture on Sunnah is really an eye-opener for me - specially the legal-sunnah and non-legal sunnah. Masahllah. Jazakaallahukhairun - for all the lectures and free course for us. reply me please.[/quote] Regards, Light
Bismillah [IslamCity] MP Saleh narrates heart breaking stories about women in Israeli jails
MP Saleh narrates heart breaking stories about women in Israeli jails PICIkhwanweb - Palestine http://www.ikhwanweb.com/Article.asp?ID=17322LevelID=2SectionID=0 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- MP Mariam Saleh, former minister of womens affairs, who was released recently after seven-month administrative detention, revealed in a press conference held Monday heart breaking stories about the suffering of female prisoners in Israeli jails and the inhuman measures pursued against them by prison administrations. In the conference which was held by the campaign of solidarity with Palestinian lawmakers on the second anniversary of their abduction, MP Saleh explained that there are 80 female prisoners in Israeli jails including five serving several life sentences and many others sentenced to 20 to 30 years. The ex-detainee noted that the oldest female prisoner in Israeli jails is Sona Al-Raaee who has been locked up for more than 11 years. Some of the prisoners are mothers who left behind nine or five children without parental care or a breadwinner because their husbands are in Israeli jails as well and some others gave birth to their babies in jails, who are taken away from their mothers when they are two years of age according to the Israeli prison rules, the ex-detainee elaborated. The ex-detainee says that many imprisoned women suffer chronic diseases, most notably, cancer, arthritis, blood pressure and asthma, adding that some prisoners are deprived from their family visits under many pretexts such as lack of family relationship and security measures. For her part, the wife of prisoner MP Ahmed Saadat said on behalf of all families of kidnapped lawmakers that the representatives of the Palestinian people are paying the price of the Palestinian democracy and the independent national decision as well as the price of their refusal to comply with the American dictates and legitimize the occupation. printer2.jpgemail.jpgcomments.jpgfacebook.jpgdelicious.jpgSALEH.jpg
Bismillah [IslamCity] Harvard study shows positive impacts of Muslim hajj
ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL --- On Thu, 3/7/08, ~ Faith ~ wrote: Subject: Harvard study shows positive impacts of Muslim hajj Date: Thursday, 3 July, 2008, 11:37 PM Men, women from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds - before God Harvard study shows positive impacts of Muslim hajj Study finds that Muslim pilgrimage experience promotes peace, harmony, women’s rights. HARVARD, Massachusetts – A study on the longer-term effect of participating in the Islamic pilgrimage found that Muslims communities have become more open in many ways after the Hajj experience. The study, published by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, says that hajj – Muslim pilgrimage - urges equality and harmony. “It increases belief in equality and harmony among ethnic groups and Islamic sects and leads to more favorable attitudes toward women, including greater acceptance of female education and employment,” the study found. Entitled ‘Estimating the Impact of the Haj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam’s Global Gathering’, the study also found that the hajj experience promotes peaceful coexistence. “Increased unity within the Islamic world is not accompanied by antipathy toward non-Muslims,” stressed the Harvard study, adding that “Hajjis show increased belief in peace, and in equality and harmony among adherents of different religions.” The study, which was based on data from over 1,600 applicants to Pakistan’s hajj visa allocation lottery in 2006, can be downloaded here. The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to
do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and
acceptance…Zohra Moosa
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] The Next US War Crime; Big Dog, Little Tile Bush warns Israel about bombing Iran
[image: Newspaper logo] http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/ *THE NEXT U.S. WAR CRIME:* *Big Dog, Little Tail: The American Elite Resolves on War With Iran* *By Chris Floyd* Friday, 27 June 2008 http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/2008/062708Floyd.shtml *The stated casus belli in the Iran War Resolution is Iran's nuclear enrichment activities. This is presented as an unmitigated evil. The truth, of course, is that these enrichment activities are entirely legal under international treaties governing nuclear proliferation, and are being carried out under the most extensive and stringent international supervision ever imposed on a nation.* I. Let's be clear about one thing: Israel will not attack Iran without the full knowledge and approval of the United States government. The trigger of the warning shot of Israel's long-range air-strike exercise last week was actually pulled in Washington. The Israelis will not force or deceive the U.S. government into an attack on Iran; that attack – which grows more certain by the hour – will take place because America's bipartisan foreign policy establishment and military-industrial complex (to the extent that there is any real difference between the two) want it to happen, or are willing to let it happen. It is of course an article of faith for some people that the Israeli tails wags the big American dog http://www.chris-floyd.com/content/view/797/135/. This rather ludicrous assertion is nothing more than the pernicious doctrine of American exceptionalism tricked out in dissident drag. For its underlying assumption is that good ole true-blue American elites would never commit war crimes or seek empire and geopolitical dominion unless they had somehow been tricked into it by those wily Jews. This is exactly backwards. If Israel was of no use to the American elite's domination agenda, then it would be discarded, or at least downgraded in terms of military, economic and diplomatic support. When a nation serves the American elite's interests well, it is rewarded, and its various shortcomings are overlooked, however egregious they might be. Saudi Arabia is a prime example. Egypt is another. Iraq is a negative example. When Saddam's regime was thought useful, it was supported, copiously. When Saddam was no longer useful – especially when he threatened the Bush Family's long-time business partners in Kuwait – then he became a new Hitler. When Iran was governed by a tyrant friendly to Washington, it was lauded – and larded with the usual military support and diplomatic muscle. When unfriendly tyrants took over, Iran became a land of Persian devils. The list of such examples from American history goes on and on. If Israel had, say, opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it would have found itself shorn of much of its American largess very quickly. Israel is in fact almost entirely dependent on the United States for its military and economic well-being; in return it gives unstinting support to the interests of the American elite. It is in many ways one of the most abject client states in the world today, outside of Iraq or Afghanistan. The fact that there is a convergence of interests and ideology between militarist elites in the United States and Israel is hardly surprising. It would only be surprising if this were not the case. And so we see a cross-pollination of ideas, strategies, techniques, technologies – and even, in some cases, personnel (e.g. the Clean Break group) – between these elites. For the same reasons, we also see a strong Jewish Lobby in the United States. For although those lobbying organizations do not actually represent the viewpoint of the majority of American Jews, they do offer unwavering support to the American elite's domination agenda. These organizations – like Israel itself – also serve as useful stalking horses and lightning rods. In the first instance, they can stake out radical positions which would be too impolitic for America's governing elite to espouse too openly. In the second instance, they can always be conveniently blamed for radicalizing or duping the American elite if one of the latter's schemes for loot and dominion go wrong. And of course they can be used to punish domestic politicians who fail to hew slavishly enough to the elite's imperial line. But if AIPAC came out tomorrow with, say, a demand that America dismantle its worldwide empire of military bases, or condemned the invasion of Iraq as a war crime, we would see its influence decline almost instantly. Again, it is the convergence of interests with the American elite, and their willingness to serve those interests, that give the government of Israel and non-representative organizations like AIPAC such a prominent role. For example, AIPAC has played the stalking horse in helping push Resolution 362, the Iran War Resolution,http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=11206216toward its virtually guaranteed passage by the House. The bill – supported by the usual broad spectrum of
Bismillah [IslamCity] An eye opener...
As Salaamu Alaikum By SALEH ALI Life is unpredictable. But I always thought I could predict what was going to happen next. It was only six days ago. I was driving home with my friends, Malik and Omar. It was Halloween night. We had just watched the movie Saw 3 at the recently refurbished theater at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santo Monica, CA. It was 11:46pm when I glanced at the clock on the dashboard and realized I hadn't made Isha But I didn't say anything, as not to upset the mood. Just three hours earlier I put off the Isha until after the movie. Now I was running out of time. I only lived 26 years. My 27th birthday was exactly two weeks away. I always imagined I would live long. At least until age 60. It just wasn't imaginable that I would have such a sudden, unexpected death. I had graduated from the University of Southern California three years earlier with a degree that means absolutely nothing right now. Shortly after, I landed a job as the marketing director of a major clothing company. Aside from the usual life problems, I was living a normal life. My girlfriend of 4 years was starting to pressure me into us getting a place together. I knew I wasn't supposed to have a girlfriend in the first place but I enjoyed her company and friendship. I wasn't ready to give that up. I used to always tell myself that eventually I would marry her. Plus, what would these few years of living a sinful life mean by the time I got older? My job, girlfriend and life-long friends took up the majority of my time. It seemed I never had time to offer salah. I hardly even had time to sit down and eat. Offering salah was always something that continuously bugged me. The more I postponed my salahs, the more it irritated me. I did give an effort to keep up on my salahs. But for the last two years of my life I gave up. I pretty much stopped making salah altogether. I never made it home in time to make salah that day. Saw 3 was a walk through the rose garden compared to what I was about to experience. I was doing 85 on the 10 freeway. At 12 midnight, 85 mph is not considered speeding. Omar flipped through FM radio stations searching for a song he liked. Malik had fallen asleep in the back seat. I began to doze off too. I used to hate when that happened. I shook out of what seemed like a 10 second snooze. I tried to keep my eyes open. But again I dozed off. Omar screamed, 'HEY! It was too late. The car struck the center divider and spun back into the flow of traffic. An oncoming car hit my door. That car was also hit by another vehicle. We finally came to a halt somewhere in the middle of the freeway, a hundred yards from the spot of the collision. I didn't feel any pain. I was just dizzy, I heard Omar and Malik moaning as good civilians tried pulling us from the wreck. I wasn't rescued until the fire fighters arrived. It was quite a task recovering my battered body from my totaled car. Breathing became difficult. The fire fighters huddled around me and frantically applied device after device. 'He's not gonna make it,' I heard one of them say. I 'm not gonna make it? How? I didn't feel like I was dying. I felt nothing. My heart started pounding. I was soaked in sweat and blood. I saw Malik standing over the top of me with tears in his eyes. 'Don't quit on me', he told me. At that time I knew it was over. I started to cry. The fire fighters moved him away as they made last attempts to revive me. I died. An angel came to me and removed my soul. I watched him fly away with it in disbelief. 'How could you? I'm not even 27,' I pleaded. 'It's time,' he told me and left. Two minutes later they pulled a white sheet over me. Omar and Malik, apparently doing better than me, pulled the sheet back to look at me one last time. They cried their eyeballs out, I had known then over since I was 13 years old and had never seen either one cry. It was a depressing sight. The ride to the morgue, until then, was the worst experience I ever had. I was alone. It was dark and cold. I missed my mom. I missed my brother. I missed my sister. I wished I had spent that last night with my family instead of with Omar and Malik. I worried what my mother was going to do when she saw me in this state. I was ugly. When we finally arrived, I was placed in another cold room with dozens of other dead people. I missed my family so much. Every so often a family came in to view their dead. I always thought it was my family but it wasn't. Hour after hour passed. No mom. No dad. I started to cry again. Then one odd hour I recognised voices. My father walked in with my mother in his arms. His face worn from stress. Hers wet with tears. They just stared into my eyes and cried. I stared back. I wanted to tell them I loved them. I couldn't. I wanted to hug them. I couldn't. Mom stroked my bloodied hair and left. I was to be buried the next day. When my parents left, it hit me.
Bismillah [IslamCity] doubts on Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah
doubts on Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah http://www.darultawhid.com/en/forum/index.php?topic=1998.0 One other manipulated term of Islam is ‘ahl-sunnah’. Unfortunately from people among the graveworshipers to the people of kalam, from a very wide angle people attribute themselves to be ahl-sunnah and some of them even accuse others of not being among ahl-sunnah. Basically there are three main schools: Bayan, Burhan and Irfan. Bayan is the name of the group who attest to the dhahir of the ayah and those who keep themselves away from making tawil (distort), tatil (deny), tafwid (claming that have no meaning) or anthropomorphism (consider them as human attributes) etc and they build their system upon naql. This school takes nass, ijma and ijtihad as main authorities to generate a world concept for servicing Islam. This group is comprised from Salafi salihin. Burhan is the name of the group who build their system upon the inference of mentality. This school aims to reach the information of the world as a whole or pieces through the use of natural sources of wisdom of human beings while benefiting from the sense, experiment and the judgment of mentality. Ahl-qalam can be classified under this group. Irfan (Marifah) is the name of the group who build their system upon kashf. This school intends to reach the oneness with Allah -as this is the subject of the information regarding the Sufis- accepting walayah and kashf only ways to attaining their goal. Tasawwuf is the source of this group. There are other movements which are the mixture of these schools: The synthesis of Bayan and Burhan: Ibn Rushd and Fahruddeen ar Razi may take place in this synthesis. The synthesis of Bayan and Irfan: Ghazali is the best example of this synthesis. Nowadays we are witnessing the fitnah of some who are trying to use the oppositions between ulama and different madhabs among ahl-sunnah to prove that ahl-sunnah does not comprise from haqq. The following is summarized from their argument: “It is because there will be only one haqq and not plural. But there are people among Hanbalis who made takfir of Asharis and Asharis who claimed Hanbalis to be Mujassima and Musabbiha. And others who blame Abu Hanifah to be Murji’ah etc. while all claiming to be ahl-sunnah.” One of the most effective ways of attrition of an ideology or school is bringing out of their ikhtilaaf to the light. With this action it is intended to destroy the claim of its being only and real madhab. Or this will be help to bring an excuse for not attaining to the mentioned madhab. It is the same as those individuals who are running from the struggle through bringing the excuse that there are so many jamaah around and they do not know which one is right or wrong; there are many ikhtilaaf among these jamaahs etc. It is a fact that every and each jamaah/group have batil aqidah however it is a contradiction for those who believe and accept these jamaah and groups as Muslim; not to join them. It is very important to pay attention while classifying the madhabs to take the dictionary/literal meaning of the word also checking how suitable the word attributing it is. There is an important reason that Ahl-Sunnah was attributed with this word –those who comprehend the issue will easily realize that they are the only group that deserves this attribute- it is because of their busyness with the ilm riwayah and hadith. Moreover the majority of muhaddithun and narrators are sunni therefore this ilm developed within the sunnis. So many ahadith which are widespread among the ahl-sunnah while ahl bidah do not have these ahadith with them. And also ahl-sunnah based on its usoul of the explanation of Qur’an upon sunnah meanwhile other ahl-bidah groups upon their hawa (desire). For this reason they also called as ‘ahlu’l-hawa wa’l-bidah’. Indeed the majority of ahl-bidah accuses sahaba with kufr such as Khawarij and Rafidha or they insult the salafy salihin of this ummah like Muthazila or other groups of kalam. Some even criticized ahadith according to their batil usoul. For these reasons they left most of the ahadith and did not benefit from ahadith. After the martyrdom of Uthman (ra) some of the itiqadi madhabs occurred such as Khawarij, Shia, Qadariyya and Murjia; however the majority of the sahaba and the tabiin kept distant to these movements and stuck to the aqidah which had been inherited from RasulAllah (saw). Until the beginning of the Hijri 3rd year the majority of the people were upon this manhaj and they were followers of the sunnah and jamaah. But especially during the reign of Ma’mun, one of the ahl-bidah ‘Mutazilah’ took the power over the government and performing the episodes of pressure over the ulama of ahl-sunnah ‘mihna’ -even though these pressures had aroused from the ulama later- cause a huge destruction on the aqidah. The people of kalam among the ahl-bidah took the power over the ulama with
Bismillah [IslamCity] Thought for the day
As Salaamu Alaikum
Opportunities are never lost - someone will take the ones you miss!
Anonymous
PoEtEsS
Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and
acceptance…Zohra Moosa
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] Islaimc Law Conference
Masjid Al-Hudaa Summer Conference 2008 The Islamic Law Is it a Barbaric or a Just law ? How can Islam liberate Mankind……. from the injustice and oppression of Mankind Saturday 26th Sunday 27th July 2008 From 2pm-10pm Insha'Allaah. *The Beauty of Islam *What is Shareah? *The Islamic Law – its effects on individuals, families, societies and the environment *The Aims and Justice of the Islamic law - Criminal, social, political and economical justice *Capital Punishments in islam *The Return of the Khilaafah…only upon the Prophetic way *The Muslim women in the scale of the Shareah *The Wisdom behind Islamic legislation *The Sunnah..or is it just a Sunnah ? *The Priorities in Da’wah *Conditions for the Victory *Jihaad, Terrorism and Suicide bombings – The correct understanding Masjid Al-Hudaa,91 MILE END ROAD, LONDONE1 Tel: 020 7780 9495 / 07947 790 371 Tube: Stepney Green Bus: 25 SPEAKERS: Shaykh Sa’eed Umar (Saudi Arabia) Shaykh Faisal Jasim (Kuwait) Abu Usamah Adh-Dhahabi (US) Abu Imran Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Sharkasi (Russia) Waseem Abdullaah (UK) Verily! Allâh will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves(by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allâh). But when Allâh wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector. (Ra'd 13:11) Moosaa (Moses) said to his people: Seek help in Allâh and be patient. Verily, the earth is Allâh's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He will of His slaves, and the (blessed) end is for the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2). (Al-A'raf 7:128) Allâh has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth,as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islâm). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh). (An-Nur 24:55) FREE - All Welcome www.islamicknowledge.co.uk __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Bismillah [IslamCity] Shia-Sunni solidarity in Saudi Arabia
Rare show of Islamic unity in Saudi Arabia By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/06/16/10221429.html Qatif: In a rare gesture of unity and amity with their brothers in Islam, a delegation of Sunnis performed Juma prayers at one of the Shiite Mosques in the eastern city of Qatif, the only part of Saudi Arabia where Shiites are a majority. Observers see it as an unprecedented move to soothe the feelings of alienation among the Shiite minority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegation, headed by Shaikh Mukhlef Bin Daham Al Shamri, were attentive to the Friday sermon delivered by the well-known Shiite Shaikh Hassan Al Safar, in which the preacher underscored the significance of strengthening Islamic and national unity and closing ranks among followers of Islam. This is part of our duty to promote virtue and prevent vice, he noted. The new initiative on the part of Sunnis and Shiites to close their ranks received wide media coverage and some foreign media such as BBC also covered it extensively. Shaikh Al Shamri is one of the shaikhs of Shamr tribe, which spreads over a vast area in various regions of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. In yet another gesture to express the significance of national unity, Shaikh Al Shamri and those accompanying him, covered their shoulders with the Saudi flags while they were praying at the mosque, according to witnesses. During the talks with the Shiite community, Shaikh Al Shamri proposed that a similar delegation of Shiites would come over to one of the Sunni mosques in Al Khobar next Friday. This move was regarded as a bold initiative from the part of the majority Sunnis to bury the hatchet and show their reciprocal respect to fellow members of the community. This also comes as part of repairing the damage caused by a statement issued two weeks ago by some 22 Sunni clerics blaming Shiites. In their statement, radical Sunni clerics accused Shiites of destabilising Muslim countries and humiliating Sunnis. However, the Saudi officials disclosed then that the clerics who issued the statement do not represent the official Saudi religious establishment, and their views do not reflect those adopted by the government.
