Bismillah [IslamCity] hadith: Mercy and kindness to animals

[Shahid]

Narrated Abu Huraira: 

  The Prophet said, 

  "While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an 
Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah 
forgave her because of that good deed." 

  Sahi Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 673

Bismillah [IslamCity] Pakistan politics-JI calls for Musharraf's impeachment

[S A Hannan]

 
   JI calls for Musharraf's impeachment 
LAHORE, Aug 11: Jamaat-e-Islami secretary-general Syed Munawar Hasan 
has said that the safe passage to Pervez Musharraf after his confession of 
committing heinous crimes would be nothing short of utmost renegade with the 
nation.

  "He should be brought to books through the competent court of law. His 
name should be placed on the ECL so that a national criminal is not allowed to 
flee the country using his international linkages."

  These views were expressed by the Jamaat leader while talking to various 
delegations here at the party headquarters Mansoorah on Monday.

  Syed Munawar Hassan enumerated long list of the crimes which Pervez 
Musharraf committed during his rule in Pakistan. He pointed out that Musharraf 
own book "In the line of fire" is an open testimony of his follies which made 
the people and the country suffer to great deal. "He had obtained kickbacks in 
handing over innocent people to America after arresting them and without 
following the due course of law."

  His major crime also include the military operation against Jamia Hafsa 
in which hundreds of innocent girls and tender age boys were burnt alive when 
the army used Phosphorus bombs and other chemical weapons against them. His 
onslaught against the independent judiciary also brought a bad name to the 
country when he appointed his handpicked judges by dislodging the competent and 
senior judges who refused to bow before his PCO. Syed Sahib went on to say that 
General Musharraf ruthless use of military forced a remote province Balochistan 
on the verge of collapse and promoted sense of insecurity in the federation of 
Pakistan.

  Referring to General Pervez Musharraf humiliation towards the national 
hero Dr Abdul Qadir Khan the JI leader said Musharraf did all this to save his 
own skin and made Dr Qadir a scapegoat. He was of the view that those who speak 
about giving the Pervez Musharraf safe passage are not loyal to their nation 
and the country.

  He demanded the restoration of deposed judges and open trial of General 
Pervez Musharraf in the court of law. The exemplary punishment will serve as 
deterrence to prospective military dictators and they would abstain from 
abrogating the constitution of Pakistan.

  Syed Munawar Hassan said the rank and file of King's party Muslim League 
(Q) and MQM are extending he Indian and American agenda through their support 
to Pervez Musharraf. They have committed wrong to the whole nation by 
supporting General Musharraf as they reaped personal favor against this 
support. The entire nation is demanding impeachment of Musharraf and the 
national looters and plunders are out to save Pervez Musharraf.

  He demanded that the MQM should be expelled from the Sindh cabinet and 
those who were responsible for the last year may 12 events should be tried. (#)


 

Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: � � History Islam � � � Veiled Athletes Challenge Stereotypes in Beijing

[S A Hannan]

- Original Message -
From: CAIR
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:20 PM
Subject:  Veiled Athletes Challenge Stereotypes in Beijing



Veiled Athletes Challenge Stereotypes in Beijing
Posted 8/11/2008 3:14:00 PM







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Source: Reuters


Author: Catherine Bremer







The women in Roqaya Al Ghasara's home town in Bahrain are so proud of their 
pioneering Olympic sprinter that some of them got together to design and sew a 
set of tailor-made aerodynamic veils for her to run in.

Egyptian fencer Shaimaa El Gammal, a third-timer at the Olympics, will don 
Islamic headgear in Beijing for the first time. She says it is a sign she is 
come of age and she feels more empowered than ever.

This year's Games will see a sizable sprinkling of veiled athletes who are 
determined to avoid offending devout Muslims back home while showing skimpily 
dressed rivals there is nothing constricting about wearing a hijab.

Two of them, Bahrain's Al Ghasara and veiled Iranian rower Homa Hosseini, won 
the honor of being flag bearers for their countries at the opening ceremony's 
parade of athletes.

"The hijab has never been a problem for me. In Bahrain you grow up with it," 
said Al Ghasara, wearing a white baseball cap over a black veil that covers her 
hair and neck. Her baggy running gear exposes only her face and hands.

"There are more women in sport all the time from countries like Qatar and 
Kuwait. You can choose to wear the hijab or not. For me it's liberating," added 
Al Ghasara, whose close-fitting running veils come in red or white, the 
Bahraini colors.

Proud to be Muslim

This year an unprecedented half a dozen Egyptian athletes, three Iranians, an 
Afghan and a Yemeni will compete with covered heads like Al Ghasara. They say 
they want to inspire other women in their countries to break away from Muslim 
stereotypes.

"People see us wearing the scarf and think we ride camels. But Muslim women can 
do anything they want," said El Gammal, a bubbly 28-year-old whose sister will 
compete in the same event, also wearing Islamic head cover.

"When I fence I'm proud that I'm a Muslim. It's very symbolic for women in my 
country," El Gammal told Reuters.

Beijing's athletes' village has laid on halal food for the hundreds of Muslims 
staying there, but it only has a mosque for men, despite scores of Muslim 
women, mostly bare-headed, from countries such as Tunisia, Iran and Pakistan.

The Gulf nations of United Arab Emirates and Oman have sent women athletes to 
the 2008 Olympics for the first time. Three Iranian women, in headscarves, will 
compete in rowing, taekwondo and archery. Afghanistan has veiled sprinter 
Robina Muqimyar running the 100 meters.

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Bismillah [IslamCity] The month of Sha'baan

[Shahid]

 

The month of Sha'baan




Sha'baan is the name of the (eighth) month, and it is so called because in this 
month the Arabs used to disperse (tasha''aba) in search of water, or it was 
said that they dispersed to carry out raids and forays. Or it was said that it 
is so called because it sha'aba (branches out or emerges) i.e., it appears 
between the months of Rajab and Ramadaan. The plural forms of the word Sha'baan 
are Sha'baanaat and Sha'aabeen.

Fasting in Sha'baan

'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "The Messenger (peace and 
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast until we thought he would never 
break his fast, and not fast until we thought he would never fast. I never saw 
the Messenger of Allaah fasting for an entire month except in Ramadaan, and I 
never saw him fast more than he did in Sha'baan." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 
1833; Muslim, no. 1956).

According to a report narrated by Muslim (no. 1957), "He used to fast all of 
Sha'baan, he used to fast all but a little of Sha'baan." 

A group of scholars, including Ibn al-Mubaarak and others, thought that the 
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not fast all of 
Sha'baan, but he fasted most of it. This is supported by a report in Saheeh 
Muslim (no. 1954) narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), who 
said: "I never knew of him - meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah 
be upon him) - fasting for any entire month apart from Ramadaan." According to 
another report also narrated by Muslim (no. 1955), 'Aa'ishah said: "I never saw 
him fast for any entire month from the time he came to Madeenah, apart from 
Ramadaan." 

It was reported in al-Saheehayn that Ibn 'Abbaas said: "The Messenger of Allaah 
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not fast any entire month apart 
from Ramadaan." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 1971, and Muslim, no. 1157). Ibn 
'Abbaas regarded it as makrooh to fast any entire month apart from Ramadaan. 
Ibn Hajar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "He observed more voluntary 
fasts in Sha'baan than in any other month, and he used to fast most of 
Sha'baan."

Usaamah ibn Zayd (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said: "I said, 'O 
Messenger of Allaah, I do not see you fasting in any other month like you fast 
in Sha'baan.' He said, 'That is a month to which people do not pay attention, 
between Rajab and Ramadaan, and it is a month in which deeds are lifted up to 
the Lord of the Worlds. I like for my deeds to be lifted up when I am 
fasting.'" (Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, see Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb, page 
425). According to a report narrated by Abu Dawood (no. 2076) she said: "The 
most beloved of months for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of 
Allaah be upon him) to fast in was Sha'baan, and his fasting in Sha'baan was 
continuous with his fasting in Ramadaan." (Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani, see 
Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood, 2/461). 

Ibn Rajab (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Fasting in Sha'baan is better 
than fasting in the Sacred Months, and the best of voluntary fasts are those 
that are (observed in the months) closest to Ramadaan, before or after. The 
status of these fasts is like that of al-Sunan al-Rawaatib which are done 
before and after fard (prayers) and which make up for any shortfall in the 
number of obliagtory prayers. The same applies to fasts observed before and 
after Ramadaan. Just as al-Sunan al-Rawaatib are better than other kinds of 
voluntary prayers, so fasts observed (in the months) before and after Ramadaan 
are better than fasts at other times.

The phrase "Sha'baan is a month to which people do not pay attention, between 
Rajab and Ramadaan" indicates that because it comes between two important 
months, the Sacred Month of Rajab and the month of fasting, people are 
preoccupied with those two months and they do not pay attention to Sha'baan. 
Many people think that fasting in Rajab is better than fasting in Sha'baan, 
because Rajab is one of the Sacred Months, but this is not the case.

In the hadeeth quoted above there is an indication that even though certain 
times, places and people may be commonly thought to posses a particular virtue, 
there may be others that are better than them.

It also indicates that it is mustahabb to make good use of the times when 
people tend to be negligent, by doing acts of worship. A group of the Salaf 
used to fill the time between Maghrib and 'Isha' with prayer, saying that it 
was a time when many people were negligent. Another example is the remembrance 
of Allaah (dhikr) in the marketplace, because this means one is remembering Him 
in a place where people tend to be negligent and among people who are 
negligent. There are a number of benefits that come from making good use of 
times when people are often negligent, and using these times for worship, 
including the followi

Bismillah [IslamCity] Protecting the child / What Islam says about marital violence issue?

[Mahaboob Shariff]

Protecting the child

By Muhammad Ali Alkhuli

Islam looks at the woman as a wife and a mother. In contrast, some non-Islamic 
societies look at the woman mainly as a female at the expense of her role as a 
wife and her role as a mother. As a result, Islam shapes instructions to suit 
the woman's role as a wife and the woman's role as a mother, because the family 
needs a wife dedicated to her husband and a mother dedicated to her children.

We said that Islam blocks the way to illegitimate children by blocking the ways 
leading to illegal sexual intercourse. This is one way to protect the child.

The second way to protect the child is to protect the family. When marriage 
takes place, a new family is established. When children are born, the family 
grows in number. Islam protects the family from divorce, which damages all the 
members of the family.

Islam does not allow the husband to intermingle freely with other women so as 
to protect his relation with his wife. Islam does not allow the wife to 
intermingle freely with other men so as to protect her relation with her 
husband.

In Islam, the husband is wholly tied to his wife and the wife is wholly tied to 
her husband. This is the only way to protect marriage from divorce, to protect 
the family from destruction, and to protect children from fatherlessness, 
motherlessness, or both.

In contrast, in societies that allow the two sexes to intermingle freely, there 
are two main problems. First, in such societies there are many cases of illegal 
intercourse and illegitimate children.

Secondly, marriage does not live long and divorce is the end of most marriages. 
Of course, divorce is not only the end of marriage, but also the beginning of 
problems for the ex-husband, the ex-wife, and their children.

I must admit that although the Western countries are scientifically and 
technologically progressive and are sensitive to statistics related to industry 
and economy, they do not show the same sensitivity to statistics related to 
social life. When a Western economist considers the figures and numbers of a 
certain economy, he concludes something about that economy. In contrast, when a 
Western sociologist or psychologist considers the statistics of divorce in his 
country, he concludes nothing.

In some Western countries, 60 per cent of marriages end up with divorce. What 
does this mean? It simply means that the social structure there destroys 
marriage and that the Western way of life nowadays leads to the destruction of 
marriage and the destruction of the family.

This result is not difficult to expect. In the West, the two sexes mingle 
freely; alcohol is drunk as frequently as water; women are almost naked 
everywhere. The result of this mixture is clear.

In some non-Islamic countries, the formula now is this: males + females + 
alcohol + feminine nakedness = illegitimate children + destruction of marriage 
+ homeless children.

In contrast, the Islamic formula is exactly the opposite: males separated from 
females + no alcohol + feminine decency = legitimate children + protection of 
marriage + protected children.

I think it is time for Western specialists in psychology and sociology to look 
into the statistics about their social diseases and to compare these statistics 
with others in Islamic countries in order to have a practical clue about the 
difference between Islam and non-Islam.

Islam protects the child by protecting the family and by protecting marriage. 
Islam guarantees a true father and a true mother for every child and thus 
secures the psychological health of the child.

What Islam says about marital violence issue?

By Waseema Hameed Qureshi

Men and women have been endowed differently. Male and female gender qualities 
don't match. Although a woman can function as the breadwinner, while being both 
the bearer as well as caretaker of the family offspring, a man is constituted 
only to meet the requirements of the tough outdoor life. For the special 
responsibility a physically enabled female shares with nature in the grand task 
of procreation, a male has to, as Allah's vicegerent, carry out this delegated 
responsibility of providing, protecting and comforting his marital partner to 
the best of his ability.

Let there be no mistake in understanding that Islam has not in any case allowed 
violence against the weak and least of all against women. Allah has indeed, 
been highly Gracious and Merciful in issuing mankind the Book which instructs 
us through our difficulties in life.

Every word of His Message means to direct us towards righteousness in the 
present life and better rewards for the Hereafter. Indeed, mistaken are those 
who misinterpret Qur'aanic verses as word of permission to execute violence 
against women such as when it quotes:

'Men are the protectors and maintainers of women because Allah has made one of 
them excel over the other, and because they spend out of their possessions. 
Thus, righteous women are obe

Bismillah [IslamCity] IslamOnline NewsLetter

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11th Sha'baan 1429 , 12th Aucust  2008
Newsletter Volume 8, Number31

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In this issue:
 
1)  Live Fatwa & Live Dialogues
2)  News: AROUND THE WORLD.
3) European Muslims --British Muslim Woman Role Model
4)Art & Culture --  Booker Prize 2008 (Your Views)
5) Family --Muslimah Scholars
6) Youth 4 the Future --A Summer to Remember!.
7)Living Shari'ah--The Most Widely Read Book in the World
8)Helth & Science --Violence Driving AIDS Pandemic
9)Reading Islam--
 


Recent sessions


1)  Live Fatwa
Guest : Dr. Sano Koutoub Moustapha
Subject :General Fatwa Session

- Live Dialogues
Guest :Dr. Mohamed Rabie - Senior Political Analyst
Subject :Obama vs. McCain: New American Foreign Policy?






2) News : AROUND THE WORLD


Five Muslims Killed in Kashmir Blockade Protest

Hijab Shines in Beijing Olympic

Muslim Kid Custody Salts Gujarat Wounds

Islam Awareness for New Zealanders

Florida Muslims Get Involved

Ramadan Unites Balkan Muslims

America's Fridays

Gaza School Uniform Dream Under Siege

 World in Pictures.

 More News..





3)European Muslims --British Muslim Woman Role Model

Shaista Gohir, director of the Muslim Voice and Muslim Women's Network in the 
UK, has been named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 
Queen's Birthday Honors List of 2008 for her services to Muslim people and to 
community relations...





4) Art & Culture -- Booker Prize 2008 (Your Views)
2008 will mark the 40th anniversary of the Man Booker Prize, the most 
prestigious literary prize in the English-speaking world. On July 29, the 
judges for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced the longlist of 
books that compete to grab the prize. The 2008 shortlist will be announced on 
September 9, a...





5) Family -- Muslimah Scholars




Inspired by the recent announcement made by the Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh 
Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, Saudi scholars are now opening a heated debate about 
whether or not women can become muftis. Some have recommended such a move, 
others agreed but...






6)Youth 4 the Future --A Summer to Remember!
 "I remember summer 2004. That’s when I got engaged," "Summer 2007 was the 
best, as I was busy the whole time in charity work," "I converted to Islam in 
th...






7)Living Shari'ah--The Most Widely Read Book in the World
The Qur'an remains the most widely read book in the world. All Muslims memorize 
some parts of it to recite in their ritual prayers daily. Many others devote a 
part of each day to reading the Qur'an, and even more so during the month of 
Ramadan. Further, there are still hundreds of thousands — both Arab...





8)Helth & Science --Violence Driving AIDS Pandemic
Violence against women and children still remains one of the biggest drivers of 
the HIV/AIDS pandemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers stressed 
during the International AIDS Conference 2008 the need to tackle violence in 
order to deal with HIV.




9) Reading Islam--







Why Did God Create the Universe?
While we perceive things from a human perspective, the way Muslims see it, God 
does not. While we act out of necessity or desire, God does not. In other 
words, we cannot ascribe human motivations to God. So why did God create this 
universe ?
 


Have You Been Embarrassed Before? (Tell Us)
After your conversion to Islam, have you faced a situation where you find 
yourself deeply embarrassed because someone offered to dance with you and you 
gently turned them down? How did you handle the offer of someone to buy you a 
drink?
 

Bismillah [IslamCity] Conference this Saturday

[Jusna Begum]

Assalamu alaikum dear sisters,

Further to our email regarding the conference this coming Saturday, insha Allah 
you will find a video link attached with
more information and some interesting facts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ovkrzlCPI

If you would like tickets or any further information, please let us know.
See you there, insha Allah.


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Bismillah [IslamCity] Inviting Business Partners (Franchisees) - Hidayaa

[Syed Abdul Najeeb]

Inviting Business Partners
(Franchisees)
 
An opportunity to promote Shariah-compliant investments in Indian Stocks
 
Assalamualaikum,
Dear All,
 
Here is a great opportunity to join hands with Hidayaa (a Shariah-compliant 
Investment Concept), Saaketa Consultants Limited (Member: NSE, BSE & CDSL) in 
promoting investments in Indian Stocks.
 
Hidayaa, with its rich experience in stock advisory and trading services and 
with a strong presence in Andhra Pradesh is now looking for business partners 
who could take this message of Shariah-compliant Investment Concept to the nook 
and corner of the nation.  Under this proposal, you would own a set-up in a 
region (of your interest) under the Hidayaa banner with Hidayaa providing all 
necessary support including but not limited to login IDs to trade on NSE & BSE, 
training, daily recommendations, etc. 
 
Please write to us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details on this proposal or 
call
 
Riaz @ +91-9849473470
Or
Ahmed Siddiq @ +91-9391398455.
 
Please visit www.hidayaa.com for details.


Wassalam,
Syed, Abdul Najeeb

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Bismillah [IslamCity] Top 5 skills to teach your kids this summer

[fatimah khan]

Top 5 skills to teach your kids this summer
While we want our kids to relax after a grueling school year, it's important 
their brains don't turn to mush while school's out. 
There are many productive things kids can do, but here is our list of top five 
skills they should learn to succeed in school and beyond.
1. Learn CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
"And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole 
people" (Quran 5:32)
What could be a more useful skill than one that helps preserves life itself? 
Check out your local Red Cross to find out where and when the next CPR class is 
being offered. 
2. Writing a letter to the editor
This teaches assertiveness, clarity in thought, and basic writing skills all in 
one. All it requires is being able to write simple English. Find an article 
that your child feels strongly about in the local newspaper. Discuss it first, 
then put your thoughts down on paper. Then help him or her compose a letter to 
the editor and send it off. If it gets published, post it up on the fridge!
3. Swimming
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, emphasized teaching children 
how to swim. It is not only great exercise and fun, but it could also save your 
life. Check out your local park district or gym for lessons. 
4. Managing money
Help your kids avoid problems like debt, impulsive shopping, and overspending 
by teaching them money management skills this summer. If you already don't, 
start giving your child a weekly allowance. Then, help him or her draft a 
budget of how to spend and save. Also, make sure they give to charity.
5. Volunteering for a cause
Giving and not receiving any monetary return is a skill critical in our 
increasingly materialistic culture. Assess your child's skills, talents, and 
interests, and find a volunteer opportunity for him or her this summer. Some 
ideas include: helping peace and justice groups; helping younger kids learn 
English; making and delivering meals to an elderly person who cannot get out 
much; writing articles for a non-profit organization's website or helping with 
its technical aspects; answering phone calls, etc. 
Source:
"Top 10 skills to teach your kids this summer" - Samana Siddiqui 


O Allah! Guide us, make our intentions sincere, accept our deeds, answer our 
prayers, and make us of those who are patient.




   

Bismillah [IslamCity] A Brief HISTORY of the US - Part 5

[Yusuf Ibrahim]

*A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE **USA*


*By Tim Lambert*
*http://www.localhistories.org/america.html*
**

*THE DEPRESSION*
President Hoover did try and help. He persuaded employers to maintain wages
at their present levels. He also increased spending on roads, bridges and
public buildings. However Hoover refused to introduce federal unemployment
relief. He believed in what he called 'Rugged individualism'. He believed
too much state help would make people dependent.

*For the unemployed life during the depression was very harsh. Many were
reduced to attending soup kitchens run by charities. (The soup was sometimes
called **'**Hoover stew**'**. Destitute people lived in shantytowns they
called Hoovervilles. **Hoover** became deeply unpopular and in 1932 **
Franklin** **Delano** **Roosevelt** was elected President.*
**

*THE NEW DEAL*
Roosevelt assured the American people that the only thing they had to fear
was fear itself. He promised the American people 'A New Deal'. However
between 1933 and 1939 he had only limited success. Unemployment fell to
between 14% and 15% by 1937. However in that year the economy dipped again.
(It was called the recession) and unemployment rose to 17%. However
industrial production rose to its 1929 level again by 1939.

*At first **Roosevelt** persuaded Congress to pass a number of laws in a
hectic period known as **'**The Hundred Days**'**. One of the first things *
*Roosevelt** did was to close all the banks in the **USA** by law. The
Emergency Banking Act of **9 March 1933** meant they would only open again
if the Federal government declared they were solvent. This measure persuaded
people it was safe to deposit their savings in banks. Restoring faith in
banks was the first step to dealing with the depression.*
**
*On **12 May 1933** the Federal Emergency Relief Act was passed to help the
unemployed. The states were given grants to provide work like repairing
roads and improving parks and schools.*
**
*Also in 1933 **Roosevelt** founded the civilian Conservation Corps, which
employed young men on conservation projects. A Public Works Administration
was created which built public buildings, bridges and dams. Also the **
Tennessee** **Valley** Authority was created to build dams and hydroelectric
plants. *
**
*The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 tried to raise the price of farm
produce by reducing supply. Land was set aside and deliberately not used. In
1937 the Farm Security Administration was formed to lend money to tenant
farmers to buy their land. However farmers on the plains suffered terribly
during the depression. Over planting, overgrazing and a drought combined to
create a **'**dust bowl**'**. Many farmers abandoned the land and went to **
California** in search of work.*
**
*In 1935 the Social Security Act created old age pensions and an
unemployment insurance scheme. Also in 1935 the National Labor Relations Act
or Wagner Act upheld workers right to collective bargaining. In 1938 a Fair
Labor Standards Act created a minimum wage.*
**
*Despite all of **Roosevelt**'**s efforts the depression only ended with the
coming of war.*
**

*THE APPROACH OF WAR*
In 1940 Germany conquered Denmark,
Norway , Holland, Belgium and
France. In response Roosevelt started to expand American armed forces. He
introduced conscription. Although American public opinion was opposed to
joining the war Roosevelt declared that America must be 'the arsenal of
democracy'. In January 1941 he introduced the lend-lease bill to Congress.
It empowered him to sell, lend or lease arms, food or any other supplies to
any country whose defence he deemed vital to the United States. At first
lend-lease applied only to Britain but in August Roosevelt extended it to
Russia . US troops also occupied
Iceland. 

*THE SECOND WORLD WAR*
On 7 December 1941 the Japanese attacked the American Pacific fleet at Pearl
Harbor. The next day Congress declared war on Japan. On 11 December 1941
Germany  and
Italydeclared war on the
USA.

The USA mobilised all its resources for war. Industrial output doubled
during World War II and by 1943 there was full employment. Only 2,000
aircraft were made in 1939 but by 1944 the figure was 96,000. The American
public suffered less than people in other countries because the USA escaped
occupation of air raids.

*During World War II many black people migrated from the south to the north
and west. Black people became increasingly dissatisfied with their position
in American society. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored
Peoples increased its membership. The Congress for Racial Equality was
formed in 1942. From March 1942 people of Japanese descent, on the west
coast, were interned. By September over 100,000 of them ha

RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Rwanda: 'French troops involved in Rwanda's 800,000 people massarce',Justice Minister

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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:57:01 -0700
Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Rwanda: 'French troops involved in Rwanda's 
800,000 people massarce',Justice Minister




















France accused over Rwanda genocide


Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:59:29 GMT









French soldiers on patrol passing by ethnic Hutu 
troops in 1994


French
troops were directly involved in Rwanda's 1994 genocide in which
800,000 people were massacred, Rwanda's justice ministry says.



It named 33 senior French military and political figures including
late president Francois Mitterrand (president from 1981 to 1995), two
former prime ministers Dominique de Villepin and Edouard Balladur of
direct involvement in the massacres from April to July 1994 and said
they should be prosecuted.




Hutu militias slaughtered minority Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus.



The report threatened to further mar relations between the two countries, which 
severed diplomatic ties in November 2006.



France has refused to comment on the report and had previously
denied any involvement. France has acknowledged making "mistakes" in
Rwanda but denies any responsibility for the killing spree.


The French foreign ministry told the BBC it would only respond to
the fresh allegations after reading the report, which was released on
Tuesday afternoon.


Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama, presenting the
500-page report in Kigali, said: "French forces directly assassinated
Tutsis and Hutus accused of hiding Tutsis... French forces committed
several rapes on Tutsi women."


Karugarama said his country had no immediate plans to issue
indictments, but the report "could be the basis for potential charges
against individuals or the state."



He added that it took more than two years for a special commission assigned 
with probing France's involvement in the genocide.



The report further said that France was aware of the preparations
for the genocide, contributed to planning the massacres and actively
took part in the killing.



Elsewhere the statement said that considering the seriousness of
the alleged crimes, the Rwandan government has urged the relevant
authorities to bring the accused French politicians and military
officials to justice.



FTP/PA


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Bismillah [IslamCity] Bin Laden Driver Convicted in War Crimes Trial

[Yusuf Ibrahim]

*Bin Laden Driver Convicted in War Crimes Trial* Military jury: Hamdan
supported terrorism, but not guilty of conspiracy

*NBC, MSNBC and news services*

*updated **11:44 a.m. ET** **Aug. 6, 2008** *

*http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26055301*

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - *A military jury on Wednesday found a
former driver for Osama bin Laden guilty on some counts but cleared him of
others in the first **Guantanamo** war crimes trial. A panel of six American
military officers delivered the decision in the case against Salim Hamdan, a
Yemeni. The jury deliberated for about eight hours over three days before
convicting Hamdan of supporting terrorism. He was cleared of the conspiracy
charge.*

Hamdan held his head in his hands and wept at the defense table after a Navy
captain presiding over the jury read the sentence in a hilltop courtroom on
this U.S. Navy base. He now faces up to a life sentence after the 10-day
trial, which provided the first demonstration of a special tribunal system
for prosecuting alleged terrorists. The military judge scheduled a
sentencing hearing for later Wednesday.

*It was the Bush administration**'**s third attempt to try Hamdan, who won a
Supreme Court victory that scrapped the first version of the
**Guantanamo**court system. The charges were twice dropped and
refiled.
*

The charges he was cleared of on Wednesday — two of conspiring with al-Qaida
to attack civilians, destroy property, commit murder in violation of the
laws of war — were the only charges against him in the first prosecution
attempt. He was convicted of five counts of providing material support for
terrorism, specifically that his personal services to al-Qaida included
driving and acting as a bodyguard for a man he knew to be the leader of an
international terrorist organization.

*The 11-page verdict form was so complicated that the judge called for a
yellow highlighter pen and marked the portions the jury president was to
read. Jurors were allowed to strike some of the language in the charges, so
some specifics of the verdict were not immediately clear.*

*Rules skewed, defense argues*

*Defense lawyers had feared a guilty verdict was inevitable. The rules of
the tribunal system at the U.S. Navy base appeared designed to achieve
convictions, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer, Salim Hamdan's Pentagon-appointed
attorney, said before the verdict. "I don't know if the panel can render
fair what has already happened," Mizer told reporters as the jury
deliberated.*

*Hamdan**'**s attorneys said the judge allowed evidence that would not have
been admitted by any civilian or military U.S. court, and that
interrogations at the center of the government**'**s case were tainted by
coercive tactics, including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement.*

The tribunal system allows for an appeal before a federal judge, and Hamdan's
team is expected to go there next.

*Appeal likely*

Before the trial started, the team asked a federal judge to declare the
process so legally flawed that it was unconstitutional. The judge, at a
hearing in Washington, ruled to let the trial proceed, after which he would
be open to reviewing whether it was proper. The rules allow four levels of
appeal, first to the Pentagon appointee overseeing the Guantanamo tribunals.
She can overturn convictions and shorten the sentence but cannot add
convictions or lengthen the sentence. After that, Hamdan could appeal to a
special military appeals court, then to the U.S. federal appeals court in
Washington and finally to the U.S. Supreme Court.

*Supporters of the tribunals said the Bush administration**'**s system
provided extraordinary due process rights for defendants. "This military
judge is to be commended for providing a fair and internationally legally
sufficient trial for the accused and the government — regardless of the
ultimate verdict," said Charles "Cully" Stimson, a former deputy assistant
secretary of defense for detainee affairs.*

*Hamdan was captured at a roadblock in southern **Afghanistan** in November
2001 and taken to **Guantanamo** in May 2002. The military accused him of
transporting missiles for al-Qaida and helping bin Laden escape
**U.S.**retribution following the Sept. 11 attacks by driving him
around
**Afghanistan**. Defense attorneys said he was merely a low-level bin Laden
employee.*

* *

*Bin Laden Driver to Seek Leniency From Gitmo Jury*



*By MIKE MELIA, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 53 minutes ago *

*
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver
*



GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's former driver is
expected to ask the Pentagon jury that convicted him of a war crime to spare
him from life in prison Thursday, his defense lawyers said. Salim Hamdan
wiped tears from his face on Wednesday as the panel of six military officers
delivered a split verdict at the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War
II, declaring him guilty of aiding terrorism but acquitting him of
co

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Bismillah [IslamCity] hadith: Can only ask Allah for help through your own deeds

[Shahid]

Narrated Ibn Umar: 
  Allah's Apostle said, 

  "Once three persons (from the previous nations) were traveling, and suddenly 
it started raining and they took shelter in a cave. The entrance of the cave 
got closed while they were inside. They said to each other, 'O you! Nothing can 
save you except the truth, so each of you should ask Allah's Help by referring 
to such a deed as he thinks he did sincerely (i.e. just for gaining Allah's 
Pleasure).' So one of them said, 'O Allah! You know that I had a laborer who 
worked for me for one Faraq (i.e. three Sas) of rice, but he departed, leaving 
it (i.e. his wages). I sowed that Faraq of rice and with its yield I bought 
cows (for him). Later on when he came to me asking for his wages, I said (to 
him), 'Go to those cows and drive them away.' He said to me, 'But you have to 
pay me only a Faraq of rice,' I said to him, 'Go to those cows and take them, 
for they are the product of that Faraq (of rice).' So he drove them. O Allah! 
If you consider that I did that for fear of You, then please remove the rock.' 
The rock shifted a bit from the mouth of the cave. The second one said, 'O 
Allah, You know that I had old parents whom I used to provide with the milk of 
my sheep every night. One night I was delayed and when I came, they had slept, 
while my wife and children were crying with hunger. I used not to let them 
(i.e. my family) drink unless my parents had drunk first. So I disliked to wake 
them up and also disliked that they should sleep without drinking it, I kept on 
waiting (for them to wake) till it dawned. O Allah! If You consider that I did 
that for fear of you, then please remove the rock.' So the rock shifted and 
they could see the sky through it. The (third) one said, 'O Allah! You know 
that I had a cousin (i.e. my paternal uncle's daughter) who was most beloved to 
me and I sought to seduce her, but she refused, unless I paid her one-hundred 
Dinars (i.e. gold pieces). So I collected the amount and brought it to her, and 
she allowed me to sleep with her. But when I sat between her legs, she said, 
'Be afraid of Allah, and do not deflower me but legally. 'I got up and left the 
hundred Dinars (for her). O Allah! If You consider that I did that for fear of 
you than please remove the rock. So Allah saved them and they came out (of the 
cave)." (This Hadith indicates that one can only ask Allah for help directly or 
through his performed good deeds. But to ask Allah through dead or absent 
prophets, saints, spirits, holy men, angels etc. is absolutely forbidden in 
Islam and it is a kind of disbelief.) 

  Sahi Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 671

Bismillah [IslamCity] Pakistani student wins media distinction in UK

[waheedahsan]

LONDON: A Pakistani student has won a unique distinction in media 
studies from a leading UK educational institution. Twenty-two-year 
old Raza Hamid has accomplished the honour by attaining Merit in 
Degree of Film, TV Broadcast Media Studies at the Manchester 
Metropolitan University. Besides undertaking his studies in 
contemporary media, he carried out a final research paper on 
Britain's Regional Electronic Media, which has been applauded by his 
tutors. While concentrating on his studies in the arena of broadcast 
media journalism, Raza has also completed academic sessions at BBC 
Manchester as well as attained teamwork experience at BBC World 
Service in London with exceptional success. He has thus achieved 
elite specialization in News and Current Affairs as well as 
production of programs for Radio Television channels. Raza has 
followed the footstep of his father-Mumtaz Hamid Rao, a noted 
journalist/analyst and ex-Director of News Current Affairs 
PTV. "Whatever I have accomplished is only due to the sincere prayers 
of my parents and of-course a great blessing, bestowed upon me by 
Almighty Allah", Raza said while speaking to Geo News. On his future 
plans, Raza said; "Every one admits that the 21st century is the era 
of media, which has fetched for this noble profession an elevated 
status in the comity of nations." He further said dissemination of 
positive and truthful image of Pakistan across the world is the 
paramount need of the present time and media has an important role to 
play in this regard.

http://www.geo.tv/8-11-2008/22365.htm