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Kidnapped child Sahil: Geo News VS BBC

Desert Sheikh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:33 GMT

Thursday, March 11, 2010

*********** GEO********
SIALKOT: The UK-based child Sahil, kidnapped from Jehlum, has been rescued from Sialkot, meanwhile, police have also arrested two persons including a woman over kidnapping charges, Geo news quoted Punjab Law Minister as saying.

According to media reports, the arrested person, allegedly involved in abduction of child, had been issuing several threats to Sahil’s family before committing kidnapping.

Those arrested have been moved to undefined location for investigation, meanwhile, the child has been sent to UK with his father, he said.

Child’s close relatives were reportedly involved in abduction, according to preliminary reports.

It may be mentioned the child was abducted 7 days ago during a robbery at his house in Jehlum.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=100475

*********** BBC***********

Police in Pakistan have dismissed reports a British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.

Five-year-old Sahil Saeed from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was seized by an armed gang in Punjab while staying with relatives last week.

A Punjab minister has been reported as saying the boy was found on Wednesday and has been handed over to his father.

But Kahlid Mahmoud, superintendent of the police investigation in Jhelum, has told the BBC the reports are false.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8561423.stm

Firing on sipah-e-sahab’a leader Abdulghafoor nadeem (Karachi)

Desert Sheikh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:14 GMT

KARACHI: A son of chief of an outlawed group was killed in a firing incident in Nazimabad area of Karachi, Geo News reported Thursday.

According to media reports, some unidentified miscreants opened fire on a car of Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem in Nazimabad area of Karachi near AO Clinic, killing one and injuring four others.

The injured include Abdul Ghafoor, his two sons and driver.

Geo News quoted the rescue sources that the body and the injured were moved to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Later, the injured were shifted to Liaquat National Hospital in critical situation.

The witness needed for marriage

funkychick987 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:28 GMT

Salaam. Hope you are all well and in good health. My questions is regarding the Nikah.

Firstly how many witness are needed for Nikah? I heard it is two male but is that two male for each side or two needed in total.

Also if ones family is not present then can the Wali be someone that is not related and does the Wali have to be male or can it be female.

Last question if witness are non muslim is the Nikah accepted. Jazak'allah. :):)

Full lecture: Fatwa Against Terrorism and Suicide Bombing by Shaykh al Islam Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

Faisal — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:18:50 GMT

This is the full lecture of Shaykh al Islam at his launch of the Fatwa on Terrorism in London on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010.

Sahil Saeed Vs Madeline McCann

pg064 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:46:51 GMT

salam

has any one noticed the disparity on the amount of tv, newspaper, magazine, news coverage in these two incidents?

Sajid

British boy from Oldham kidnapped in Jhelum, Pakistan

hamzah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:40 GMT

May Allah return him safe and sound to his family! Ameen

Below is the BBC news article.

A five-year-old British boy has been kidnapped by armed robbers in Pakistan, local police have said.

Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was abducted in Jhelum, where his family were on holiday.

Robbers broke into where they were staying, in Punjab province, on Wednesday night and have demanded a ransom of about £100,000.

The British High Commission is in touch with his family and local police are said to have arrested a taxi driver.

Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, said the chief of police had told him of the arrest and hoped the man could provide clues as to Sahil's whereabouts.

The family had been due to fly back to Britain on Thursday following a two-week visit.

The boy's father, Raja Naqqah Saeed, had been visiting his mother in Pakistan with Sahil.

They were about to leave for the airport to return to the UK at 2300 local time (1800 GMT) on Wednesday when four men - armed with guns and a grenade - approached the house.

Mother of kidnapped boy says she is afraid

Up to 10 family members inside the house were beaten by the intruders in a six-hour ordeal during the night.

The robbers eventually fled with the boy, demanding a ransom equivalent to £100,000. They also took household items, believed to be jewellery and money.

The intruders said they would be back in touch at 0700 GMT, although the boy's father said he had not heard from them.

Mr Saeed, who has been based in the UK for about seven years, told BBC News that his son, who only speaks English, was a child who "loves everyone".

"I don't have any money at all. They can take me if they want - just let my son come back," he said. "I am nothing without him."

Raja Naqqah Saeed, Sahil's father: "I want to give my son back to my wife"

And, speaking at the family's home in Oldham, the child's mother, Akila Naqqash, said there was no chance her family would be able to pay the ransom.

Fearing for the safety of her "bubbly" child, the boy's mother said she had no idea why her son had been targeted.

She said: "Sahil is a really quiet child - he's no harm to nobody. Why would they want to take my son? What have we done? We've done nothing wrong. This is a normal holiday. Every family takes a holiday.

"How is he coping with strangers? Four grown men. I don't know what they are doing to him. I just want him back."

Jane Sheridan, head teacher of Rushcroft Primary School, which Sahil attends, said everyone was "deeply concerned" about his welfare and they were doing all they could to support his family.

Mr Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, described the kidnapping as a "condemnable act" that has caused the Pakistan government concern.

He said the chief of police had told him earlier "no stone would be left unturned" in the search for Sahil and the culprits.

George Sherriff, a spokesman for the British High Commission in Islamabad, said they were "continually monitoring the situation".

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool says Punjab police are taking this very seriously and a large team is working on the case.

He says the chief of police is now involved and officers think the kidnapping is unlikely to be the result of a family feud or a personal grudge.

Our correspondent says there are isolated incidents of kidnapping in Pakistan by criminal gangs who want to make money, occasionally linked to militant groups.

However, he says there is nothing to suggest this is the case in this kidnapping.

Our correspondent says Jhelum is not in a tribal area and is a relatively safe part of Pakistan, where many British Pakistanis are from.

He says police are confident they will bring the case to a successful conclusion.

Pakistan ban Mohammad Yousuf & Younus Khan indefinitely

muhammad owais qadri — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:00 GMT

Drastic action has been meted on four top Pakistan players

Pakistan duo Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan have been banned indefinitely from representing their country.

The Pakistan Cricket Board's inquiry into the tour of Australia found the pair had been involved in "infighting which... brought down the whole team".

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik each face one-year bans and big fines.

Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal also face heavy fines while their conduct will be strictly monitored during a six-month probationary period.

Recent captains Yousuf and Younus, the two most experienced batsmen in the sides, face the most serious sanctions.

When one was captain he threw the other man out, when the other was captain he threw the other out when he would have been selected

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt

At 35 and 32 respectively they may now have played their last international cricket - though the PCB later stated their bans were not intended for life.

"As and when the PCB deems appropriate, these players will be considered for selection for the national team," it said.

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told BBC World Service: "When one was captain he threw the other man out, when the other was captain he threw the other out when he would have been selected. There are many other instances that have happened."

The PCB has implemented the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to evaluate Pakistan's dismal performance against Australia during the winter, when they lost all nine internationals.

Pakistan must now try to defend their ICC World Twenty20 crown in the Caribbean next month with severely depleted resources, particularly among the batsmen, before facing what could be a chastening tour of England.

But the PCB was unrepentant, saying in a statement: "This will go a long way to arrest the continuing decline of Pakistan cricket and improve the state of cricket in Pakistan."

The inquiry, which also covered the Afridi "ball-biting" incident in Perth, detailed its sanctions against the seven players in an e-mail issued from its Lahore offices.

It said it had passed judgement "after careful and detailed analysis of the events, the personal accounts of the team management and players and examination of record, videos and statistics".

The unanimous recommendations of the committee were as follows:

• Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan - keeping in view their infighting which resulted in bringing down the whole team, their attitude has a trickledown effect which is a bad influence for the whole team should not be part of national team in any format.

• For the shameful act of Shahid Afridi, which has brought the game and country into disrepute, he be fined Rs3m (£23,800). A warning be issued to him by the chairman of the PCB and he be put on probation for six months, during which his conduct be strictly monitored.

• Kamran Akmal be fined Rs3m (£23,800). A warning be issued to him by the chairman of the PCB and he be put on probation for six months, during which his conduct be strictly monitored.

• Umar Akmal be fined Rs2m (£15,900). A warning be issued to him by the chairman of the PCB and he be put on probation for six months, during which his conduct be strictly monitored.

• Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik be fined Rs2m (£15,900). They should not be part of a national team in any format for a period of one year.

A DAMAGING BLOW

The four banned players are extremely important members of Pakistan's side

Yousuf - has 24 Test centuries to his name and, at 35, is one of the most feared batsmen in international cricket

Younus, a 32-year-old right-hander, has a Test batting average in excess of 50

Rana Naved - is a fast bowler of 32 with a fine record in ODIs and Twenty20 internationals

Malik - is the team's principal all-rounder, combining stylish batting with economical off-spin. He is 28

One PCB official later clarified the terms of the bans. Taffazul Rizvi, the board's legal advisor, told Cricinfo: "They will not be part of any Pakistan team in any format from here on... They can play domestic cricket or county cricket here and abroad."

Younus stepped down from the captaincy twice last year, with reports of player unrest about his style of leadership liberally strewn across the media.

Yousuf, the third-highest run scorer in Pakistan Test history, led a winless tour to Australia before falling out publicly with Twenty20 skipper Malik.

The PCB has not expanded upon the cases of indiscipline that have led to the bans on Malik, 28, and Rana Naved, 32. However, the cases of the Akmal brothers and Shahid Afridi are more clear-cut.

The Akmals were fined for their behaviour after the Sydney Test.

Wicketkeeper Kamran, 28, insisted publicly he would be selected in the run-up to the third Test after being dropped from the side. Younger brother Umar, 19, was alleged to have feigned an injury to skip the Test in protest, though he did eventually play.

Afridi, 30, was punished for the bizarre incident in the Perth one-day international, when as a stand-in captain of the side, he bit the ball in a novel approach to the banned art of ball-tampering. He has served a two-match ICC ban for the indiscretion.

I want to know what I did wrong. I will be consulting with my people before deciding a future line of action.

Rana Naved

Attention will inevitably switch to how the players will respond, with legal action likely to be around the corner. The early indications were that one of them, fast bowler Rana Naved, would appeal.

"I want to know what I did wrong," he said. "I will be consulting with my people before deciding a future line of action."

Rashid Latif, another former captain, expected those most harshly treated to win their cases.

"You can't hand out such severe punishments to players of the calibre of Yousuf and Younus Khan," Latif said.

Inzamam-ul-Haq, yet another former captain and no stranger to controversy himself, was also scathing of the decision.

"Why was action not taken earlier against these players?" he asked. "Why did the board keep quiet for so long when the team was on tour?"

The decisions mean Pakistan will be bringing a hugely inexperienced side to England for their three-month summer tour, which features two Tests against Australia, four against Andrew Strauss's men and a string of one-day and Twenty20 internationals.

But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) say they do not believe the absence of star names will have a negative effect on attendances.

ECB spokesman Andrew Walpole told BBC Sport: "We will continue to monitor the situation but we remain confident that the Pakistan team will continue to generate huge support this summer."

turkey earthquake - the pakistani relationship

zahir b — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:02:25 GMT

salams all,

a turkish freind of mine, the village/area his from in turkey was struck by an eartquake on monday the 8th march 2010 fortunately for him and his family they are all here in the uk, but unfortunately he lost a couple of his relatives in the quake (i understand 90+ people passed away in that area altogether) there were a few things he said to me which kind of struck me. whilst talking about earthquakes he told me that how upset his villagers were when the earthquake hit pakistan in 2005 (a national televised help was broadcasted by their prime minister asking the people of turkey to help the people of pakistan his words were roughly along the lines "let us help our brothers and sisters of pakistan and let us, let them know that they are our brothers and sisters and we will not forget them and do whatever we can to help" the prime ministers plea was met with a huge response in all of turkey, huge huge response) along with this response the people of this same village responded - they the villagers, mothers, wives, sisters, daughters responded by donating their gold jewellery for the victims of pakistan earthquake. one of the ladies who gave her belongings was his wife he said, he said the villagers were really upset.

since there are alot of members on here (from around the world and pakistan itself) who are from pakistan, who's origins are pakistani/kashmiri (even those who are not pakistani or are not from pakistan) let us remember our brothers and sisters of turkey who have overcome this grief in our dua's and if there are any collections on Jummah in masjids around the world, let ALLAH SWT give us the taufiq to give that little extra, Insh'ALLAH. may we help and try to ease the pains of those who helped our muslim brothers and sisters yesterday - (today, tomorow and in the future to the best of our individual abilities Insh'ALLAH, Ameen)

turkey and pakistan have always had some deep relationship, Mash'ALLAH

may we remember death before we go to sleep, Insh'ALLAH

Sheikh Tantawi head of al Azhar passes away aged 81

Islam SA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:00 GMT

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Cairo/Riyadh – Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of Cairo's al-Azhar and one of the leading authorities of Sunni Islam, died Wednesday in Saudi Arabia aged 81, the Egyptian embassy in Riyadh has confirmed.
His body is to be buried in the Saudi city of Medina, the burial place of the Prophet Mohammed
Tantawi, born on October 28, 1928, was appointed Grand Mufti of Egypt in 1986. He held this position until he was appointed Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Mosque and University in 1996.
Al-Azhar University and mosque in central Cairo was founded in the tenth centry, and counts as the premier seat of learning in Sunni Islam. The position of Grand Sheikh holds considerable international influence in religious affairs.
Mohamed Wasel, Sheikh Tantawi's deputy, is expected to take over leading the institution temporarily until Egyptian president Hosny Mubarak appoints a new head.
Several of Tantawi's decisions in his time in the post caused controversy, as well as the fact that as it is appointed by the president, Tantawi was seen as part of the Egyptian regime. He was even dubbed the 'government's Sheikh' by critics of the government.

Saddam

Brother Zain — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:05:43 GMT

was saddam of iraq a sinner?

did he try to bulldoze Hazrat Imam Hussain Alaysalam's Roza Mubarak

did he kill more than 100 of are Shia Muslim brothers

did he kill 3000 kurds

why did he do such crimes if he did commit them

He was an Israeli puppet was he or not?

Al Azhar Imam Tantawi dies in Riyadh

Mohammad_Ali — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:04 GMT

Riyadh: Mohammad Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Cairo’s Al Azhar Mosque and the Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University, died Wednesday of a heart attack, while on a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Witnesses told Gulf News that Tantawi collapsed at the Riyadh International Airport as he was about to board his flight back to Cairo on Wednesday.

He was rushed to the Emir Sultan hospital in Riyadh where doctors proclaimed him dead.

The official Mena news agency reported that Tantawi, 81, was in Riyadh to attend the King Faisal awards ceremony.

Tantawi will be buried in Madinah, according to his family.

Abdullah Al Naggar, advisor to the shaikh, told Egypt's Nile News television the death was a surprise, saying that before leaving to Saudi Arabia the shaikh had seemed in "excellent shape and health."

A member of Tantawi's office, Ashraf Hassan, told a news agency that Mohammad Wasel, Tantawi's deputy, was expected to temporarily take over leading the institution until the Egyptian president appointed a new head for the body.

Born on October 28, 1928, Tantawi was appointed the Grand Mufti of Egypt in 1986.

He held the position for almost 10 years, until he was appointed Grand Imam of Al Azhar Mosque and Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University, the highest seat of Sunni learning, by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 1996.

Al Azhar has schools, universities and other educational institutions across Egypt.

Tantawi’s views on a wide range of subjects, such as the Islamic veil in France, abortion, suicide bombings and women imams, often created controversies.

Late last year, Tantawi caused a big stir in Egypt, a predominantly Muslim country, when he banned the niqab (a full-face veil) at woman-only institutions of Al Azhar, which is one of the Sunni world’s most influential seats of learning.

At the time, Tantawi said that the niqab “is a traditional costume, which has nothing to do with Islam”.

A few weeks later, a similar ban was imposed by authorities at Egypt’s public universities, much to the protest of Islamists and human rights activists.

Two years ago, Tantawi, often criticised as a pro-government cleric, came under fire in Egypt when he was shown in pictures shaking hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres at a conference on inter-faith dialogue in Geneva.

An embattled Tantawi said he had not recognised Peres.

Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. But anti-Israel feelings run high in the Arab world’s most populous country.

In 1997, he lent his blessings to a controversial campaign launched by the Egyptian authorities against female genital mutilation. He said the centuries-old practice was un-Islamic.

“The Ulema (theologians) of Islam are unanimous in agreeing that female circumcision has nothing to do with Islam,” he was quoted as saying.

In 2001, he drew massive criticisms for condemning suicide bombings as being against Islam. His fatwa was declared as the Palestinians were engaged in their intifada against Israeli occupiers, much to support from many Egyptians.

In December 2003, Tantawi angered many Muslims when he said that the French government had the right to ban the hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women) in schools.

Tantawi was no stranger to controversy as Grand Mufti of Egypt either. He issued a contentious fatwa (a religious edict) ruling that the interest rates offered by banks to depositors comply with the Islamic Sharia (law)

Tantawi led the prayers at the funeral of Palestinian icon Yasser Arafat in 2004.

[url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/al-azhar-chief-tantawi-dies-in-riyadh-1.594696]http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/al-azhar-chief-tantawi-dies-in-riyadh-1.594696[/url]

What is the min Mahr that can be given to the wife?

funkychick987 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:19:04 GMT

Salaam. What is the min amount that can be given to the future wife to be? Also I understand it can be given in different forms eg, money, land, property etc.. When is the Mahr usually given? is it at the time of Nikah or after or before?

Another question i have is i understand having a walima is Sunnah but if the couple are low on money can the Walima be done on the same day as the Nikah as I have read in some places that this is okay? For example have Nikah done then do Walima (food given) straight after?

Any advice would be helpful. Jazak'allah

Politics

Brother Zain — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:42 GMT

:) ISLAM ZINDABAD!!!!!!

why do these anti-islamic terrorists commit such big crimes i.e. Israeli Zionists and NATO are responsible for more than 1 million death in Iraq and more than 2 million in Afghanistan and other Muslim-Majority Countries.

Dawat e islami, Sunnat o Bhara ijtama at Karachi 12,13,14 March 2010 سنتوں بھرا اجتماع 12

Faizan-e-raza — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:35 GMT

Dawat e islami, Madani Channel, Sunnat o Bhara ijtama Sahraaey Madinah Babul Madina Karachi 12 ,, 13 ,, 14 March 2010 سنتوں بھرا اجتماع 12 ،

Sunni Tehreek issues three-day ultimatum to evict Sipah-e-Sahaba from two mosques

Tawbah — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:09:46 GMT

Sunni Tahreek issues three-day ultimatum to evict Sipah-e-Sahaba from two mosques

Friday, March 05, 2010
By By our correspondent

Karachi

The Sunni Tehreek (ST) has given a three-day ultimatum to the government to get two mosques belonging to the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat evicted from “terrorist groups.” This was announced on Thursday at a press conference at the ST office.

A rally in this regard will also be staged after Friday prayers, from the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Markaz to Empress Market.

“The government should get the two Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosques vacated from Sipah-e-Sahaba; otherwise we will announce our future line of action and the government will be responsible for the consequences,” ST Ulema Board Deputy Convener Allama Khizr-ul-Islam Naqshbandi said.

The ST has also announced issued a strike call on Friday and a countrywide “Day of Condemnation” against the alleged desecration of holy places and crackdowns against Jamaat Ahle Sunnat activists. The group has demanded that a ban be imposed on the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba, which, they said, misusing the name of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. “The Sunni Tehreek has no links with this banned militant outfit,” Naqshbandi claimed. “Ten of our people were killed and 80 injured in Dera Ismail Khan on the 12th of Rabiul Awwal.”

“We had called off a protest in the best national interest and on the assurance of Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who had telephoned ST leader Maulana Sarwat Ejaz Qadri. Unfortunately, the crackdown against ST workers still continues in Faisalabad after the Rabiul Awwal procession was attacked,” Naqshbandi said. “Ironically, the administration continues a crackdown against our followers even though our people sacrificed their lives during the attack and several were injured.”

http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=227187

No Azan !!!!! Beam of light replaces Islamic call to prayer in Marseille, France...

Mohammad_Ali — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:15:42 GMT

MARSEILLE, France — The minaret of the new Grand Mosque of Marseille, whose cornerstone will be laid here in April, will be silent — no muezzin, live or recorded, will disturb the neighborhood with the call to prayer. Instead, the minaret will flash a beam of light for a couple of minutes, five times a day.

Normally, the light would be green, for the color of Islam. But Marseille is a port, and green is reserved for signals to ships at sea. Red? No, the firefighters have reserved red.

Instead, said Noureddine Cheikh, the head of the Marseille Mosque Association, the light will almost surely be purple — a rather nightclubby look for such an elegant building.

[url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/world/europe/28marseille.html?_r=1]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/world/europe/28marseille.html?_r=1[/url]

...I don't believe this...

Maoist threat to attack cities shakes Delhi

Zarb e Ali — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:06:09 GMT

[b]Cracks are showing in Bharat “aka India”. Local ethnic leaders want to create 50 states which would exist in varying degrees of independence from Delhi. If Delhi refuses to allow the 50 states, the new states will inevitably turn to violence. Most Bharati states already face some sort of insurrection. More than 200 Bharati districts face violence and terror–Delhi faced about 10,000 events which were violent–all from internal militants. In addition there is pressure from Assamese secessionists, Maharashtra xenophobes, Gujarat genocide, Kashmiri militants, and religious strife. Bharat’s potential.[/b]

The Maoists have now taken things in their own hands. “POlitical power grows out the barrel of a gun” said Mao Zedung. The new Maoists in Bharat belive in the same philosophy.

India: Will killing 10,000 Naxals eliminate Maoist insurgency? | Times of Kabul

Koteswar Rao alias Kishanji, leader of the Maoist insurgency in eastern India and responsible for a few hundred deaths, is hard to get.

Police of four states have been trying to nab him for years but he has always been a step ahead.

Maoist threaten Indian cities | Times of Kabul

The guerrilla commander has withdrawn deeper into his shell relying only on a small clique of trusted, combat-hardened veterans of the jungle war.

Naxals threaten Indian cities | Hindustan Globe

[b]The Maoists will not take it lying down, he asserted. “We will intensify our strikes if government does not initiate talks. If need be, we will proceed towards towns and cities.” “Governments have been blaming us for violence. Our party came into being some years ago. What about the phase when we were not there? What have the governments done for welfare of the adivasis in last 53 years?” The threat came from CPI (Maoist) politburo member and military commander Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji.[/b]

450 million Dalits, scheduled caste are Untouchable physically and are at the bottom of the ladder in terms of socio-economic development.

The 150 million marginalized Muslims have a putrid Sachar Report that points to their misery–however it gathers dust on bookshelves. Nothing has been done to improve their condition.

While Muslims in all neighboring countries have become more affluent and educated–Muslims in Bharat languish at atrocious literacy rates, and low employment.

Asked whether Naxals would be responsible for the bloodbath in case of intensified strikes, Kishanji said, “Why blame us? The government is not sure what it wants. We honoured Chidambaram’s proposal of a 72-hour ceasefire before the talks. I gave my cell number to the media and kept it open for three hours on February 25 waiting for the government to call me. None of the officials called me.” CPI (Maoist) politburo member and military commander Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared the Maoist threat as the biggest threat faces the experiment called “India”.

Roiling with contained anger at the revisiting of colonial history with a new face, the deep hinterlands of [India] is once again witnessing the explosion and implosion not seen since late Sixties when the peasants and tribal uprising shook the entire Indian peninsula.

Spontaneous and peaceful in nature with stray incidents of a cornered-retaliatory violence- the movements like in the Sixties when the sub-human conditions of tribal folks and landless labourers came to fore following the revolt, at the dawn of the new millennium the protests are revealing the rapacious Medusa locks of corporate greed.

The result-even as the wild life on land, air and sea are fast disappearing from the country – the Indian State in a bid to keep the memories of the creatures of the wild alive and as an apology to Nature, are churning out forces like-Octopus, Cobras, Scorpions, Tigers (with green stripes) Cats of all hues and shades, Grey Hounds, Mastiffs, Wolves, Vipers, Black Mamba etc.

If by any chance the Indian Home Ministry exhausts the zoological who’s who in their war against the people’s resistance, then the readers and viewers of the corporate establishment media may soon read and hear eulogised announcements of forces with names like Vampires, Draculas, Aadamkhors-all with a sole purpose- to crush people’s movements and usurp the land, rivers and oceans, for corporate houses.Naxalism: Spectre Of People’s Movements By Prabhat Sharan, 04 March, 2010, MEDIA PRAXIS / The Verdict

Delhi now faces overt threats from the Maoists that control 40% of the landmass of the conglomeration of 560 states which are now under the umbrella of a country called “India”. Can Delhi take back 40% of ‘India’ from the Naxals?

The Times of India report is typical of the problems faced by Delhi.

SOMEWHERE ON THE BENGAL-JHARKHAND BORDER: The Maoists are now training their guns on big cities and Kolkata and Bhubaneswar could be among their next targets if the government does not announce talks immediately, a senior commander has warned.

The threat came from CPI (Maoist) politburo member and military commander Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji. He served the government with an ultimatum from his jungle hideout on Saturday, threatening to strike cities and towns if it rejected their offer of talks.

Chief ministers Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Naveen Patnaik — in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar respectively — have been insisting that operations against the Maoists be stepped up.

Kishanji put Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren in a different bracket. “He comes from a tribal family and understands their problems. We will confront him only when he acts adversely,” the Maoist leader said. He also endorsed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s demand that a major share of mining income should be spent in the area instead of being sent to Delhi. Talk or we’ll attack cities, Kishanji warns Centre, Sukumar Mahato, TNN, Mar 7, 2010, 12.47am IST

The poor of India, the Dalits, the scheduled classes, the Christians, the Naxalites and the Muslims left behind the onward march towards…march towards what? No one know. Ask the irredentist Akhand Bhartis who hated the vivisection of Mother India. Wars with all her neighbors.

Asked whether Naxals would be responsible for the bloodbath in case of intensified strikes, Kishanji said, “Why blame us? The government is not sure what it wants. We honoured Chidambaram’s proposal of a 72-hour ceasefire before the talks. I gave my cell number to the media and kept it open for three hours on February 25 waiting for the government to call me. None of the officials called me.”

But many caution that the Maoists are not sincere about talks and will use the truce as an opportunity to regroup and re-arm themselves.

And as proof, they point out that although Kishanji gave a ceasefire call on February 23, there was no let up in Maoist attacks. Kishanji blamed government for not honouring the truce call, saying forces went ahead with their operations and killed Lalmohan Tudu, leader of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities.

The Maoists will not take it lying down, he asserted. “We will intensify our strikes if government does not initiate talks. If need be, we will proceed towards towns and cities.” “Governments have been blaming us for violence. Our party came into being some years ago. What about the phase when we were not there? What have the governments done for welfare of the adivasis in last 53 years?” he asked.

He claimed that 90% of adivasis can’t avail of government jobs under reserved category. Quite a number of reserved posts have to be converted to the general category because the authorities do not get any applications under this category. Talk or we’ll attack cities, Kishanji warns Centre, Sukumar Mahato, TNN, Mar 7, 2010, 12.47am IST

India has a few blind spots. It does not know about the blind spots. There is no one to show her the blind spots. India, a youthful country overrun by youngsters eking out a subsistence living in the mirage of Bollywood is unable to look at itself with any semblance of realism. A star struck destitute and impecunious populace is proud of evanescent and unattainable trophies, venerating educational institutions it can only brag about (never get admitted to), Billionaires it can worship on statistic charts and luxuries that it can dream about.

Inebriated by blindness towards a the goal of superpower status this populace is unable to see the deep cavities within its boundaries. Young xenophobic India votes for those that are hegemonistic and autochthonous. Its leadership impervious of the needs of the penurious is focused on expansionism and destabilizing its neighbors. It behaves like crack-addicts overwhelmed by blind hatred for Buddhists (the real ones who are not Hindu), Dalits, Christians and Muslims–this leadership doesn’t have a clue of what the white world thinks of Indians– unavoidable supplicators at best and disposable computer coolies at worst!

Confusion about kharijites and terrorism and Wahabism

Seat Belts On — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:35:18 GMT

I listened to Doctor Tahir Ul Qadri's Full lecture: Fatwa Against Terrorism and Suicide Bombing by Shaykh al Islam Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri and its very useful and lots to learn from.

Terrorism comes from or is linked to Kharijites. I can understand that.

But is Wahabism sect also connected to Kharijites? If it is, it does not necessarily mean Wahabism sect itself has anything to do with Terrorism or does it, because if it does or even if a little of Wahabism sect has anything to do with terrorism, does that mean its a terrorist sect, but then how can it be a terrorist sect when since say for instance Wahabism exists in Saudi Arabia and are taking care or controlling Makka and Madina and then again you can't have a terrorist sect or terrorists controlling or looking after Islamic Holy sites or cities? And then since Wahabism is a sect within Islam and its followers are Muslims although misguided (except for some people like Ibn Abdul Wahab who are non-Muslims) - its people will enter Jannah after serving time in Hell, won't they... or will they not? And if they were to enter Jannah, then that doesn't (or does it) mean Wahabism is necessarily a terrorist sect or organisation or supports terrorism at large (apart from may be some people who may or do support it).... because end of day you can't have terrorists entering Jannah.

I am finding this all confusing. Please help me and clear up this confusion and tell me what's right and wrong and what needs to be understood properly.

Kuwaiti scholars reject mad Saudi fatwa to kill those who refuse gender segregation

Mohammad_Ali — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:09:58 GMT

Leading religious scholars in Kuwait have rejected a fatwa or religious edict seeking to put to death opponents of strict segregation of men and women, saying that it was a call for sedition and chaos within the Islamic nation.

Saudi religious figure Shaikh Abdul Rahman Al Barrak on Tuesday said that the mixing of genders at the workplace or in educational institutions was religiously prohibited on the grounds that it allowed seeing what must not be seen and engaging in forbidden conversations.

Those who refuse to abide by strict segregation between men and women should be put to death, he said.

However, Kuwaiti scholars said that such an edict could come only from "[b]a senile person or someone who wants to sow sedition in the nation by allowing the killing of innocent people[/b]."

[url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwaiti-scholars-reject-saudi-fatwa-to-kill-those-who-refuse-gender-segregation-1.587855]http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwaiti-scholars-reject-saudi-fatwa-to-kill-those-who-refuse-gender-segregation-1.587855[/url]

I wonder if the wahabis have any solution that doesn't involve killing somebody :blink:??

salafi chickens alshabab beat 93 years old Qadriya Shayk scholar

ChistiSahib — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:49:56 GMT

Look at the blood on the Qadriya Shayks clothes. These nejdi dogs have beaten up an old ,defenceless man , because he was saying that to visit Aulia mazar is not shirk. May Allah destroy these nejdis wherever they are,Ameen

Are posters and text books in Urdu in UK/West fair and satisfactory for British non-Urdu speaking Youth

Seat Belts On — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:45:58 GMT

On regular basis we see posters put up on business windows and on Mosque walls about urs programmes, or giyarwi shareef, or Milad Shareef or others and then there are religious texts books in Book shops or in masajids or madrassahs for people have a look at and read. We notice majority of times they are in Urdu language and very few times they're printed in English.

When there are these posters, text books, speeches etc in UK or the West and are majority of time written and spoken in Urdu, it is very fair and pleasing and satisfactory for people who can only or usually speak and read and understand Urdu, but is text on posters and books and speeches in Urdu very enough and is it fair and something to be proud or happy about and is it satisfactory to/for residents especially the youth of third and fourth generation living in UK and in the West who have little or no connection with Urdu language?

My opinion is: having posters and speeches and books 99% in urdu or punjabi up and down the country every day and every year and for decades really is not fair nor something to be satisfied about because the non-urdu speaking majority only are left out unlike those people who understand and can make use of posters and books and speeches that is very close to them such as in Urdu or punjabi.

Baby's body found at Stoke-on-Trent mosque

hamzah — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:26:33 GMT

A baby's body has been found at an Islamic centre in Staffordshire, police said. The body was found at about 1030 GMT at the centre in Bedford Road in the Shelton area of Stoke-on-Trent. A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said the road around the mosque had been cordoned off while officers conducted a search of the area.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8553331.stm

Exclusive Interview with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

Hafiz_Usama — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:20 GMT

ASALAMUALAIKUM EVERYONE

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHEIKH UL ISLAM DR MUHAMMED TAHIR UL QADRI SAAB WITH DAVID FROST TONIGHT AT 7PM ON AL JAZEERA ... SKY CHANNEL 514

JAZAKALLAH

Prof Sahib's terrorism fatwa attracts mainstream media attention

hamzah — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:43 GMT

SKY NEWS

Islamic Scholar Issues Anti-Terrorism Fatwa
8:31am UK, Tuesday March 02, 2010
Mark White, Home affairs correspondent

A prominent Islamic scholar will use a speech in London to issue a 600-page religious edict, denouncing terrorists and suicide bombers as "unbelievers".

Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri is a leading figure who has promoted peace and interfaith dialogue for 30 years.

He said he felt compelled to issue the fatwa because of concerns about the radicalisation of British Muslims at university campuses and because there had been a lack of condemnation of extremism by Muslim clerics and scholars.

Ul Qadri says his fatwa, which is aimed at persuading young Muslims to turn their backs on extremism, goes further than any previous denunciation. "This is the first, most comprehensive fatwa on the subject of terrorism ever written," said ul Qadri, who has written about 350 books on Islamic scholarship.

He is a scholar of Sufism, a long tradition within Islam which is widely seen as focusing on peace, tolerance and moderation.The reality is that whatever these terrorists are doing it is not martyrdom. All these activities are taking them to hellfire.

Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, accused of trying to bomb a US-bound plane on Christmas Day, studied at a London university until 2008.Government officials in Yemen, where Mutallab began his journey, have said he was radicalised while in Britain.

However, the British Government claims his introduction to hardcore extremists happened after he left the UK. Government officials will be among those joining ul Qadri for the launch of the fatwa in central London. The Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella organisation representing some 500 Islamic groups, has welcomed the fatwa.

Mutallab is accused of attempting to explode a bomb on board a transatlantic jet
Ul Qadri will tell his audience: "The reality is that whatever these terrorists are doing it is not martyrdom. All these activities are taking them to hellfire."
The 59-year-old was born in Pakistan and is head of the global Minhaj ul Quran religious and educational organisation which spreads his Sufi ideas.

A former Pakistani minister and associate of assassinated prime minister Benazir Bhutto, he delivers lectures worldwide promoting his message of harmony and was one of the first Muslim leaders to condemn the 9/11 attacks in the US.

While ul Qadri has followers around the globe, it is in Pakistan where he has millions of followers and in the diaspora that his impact is likely to be greatest.
Britain has about 1.7 million Muslims, mainly of Pakistani descent. The UK's security services say nearly all major terrorism plots since 2001, including the 2005 London bombings which killed 52 people, have been linked to Pakistan.

Those who are already hardliners will pay no attention at all but 'swing voters' - poorly-educated and angry Muslims who respect mainstream scholars - will probably take note.

Ul Qadri said he is confident his edict will have a significant impact because he has drawn on classical teachings and authorities acceptable to all sects of Islam."I will say more than 50% will change their way, they will be influenced," he said. "Of the remaining 50% at least some of them, half of them, will become doubtful about their life, their terrorist activity," he said.

Tim Winter, a lecturer in Islamic studies at Cambridge University, said while there had been similar fatwas in the past, ul Qadri did appear to have gone further than most. "To declare the miscreants as unbelievers is unusual because it is not really clear that the rules allow one simply to say that they are not Muslims."
He added: "Those who are already hardliners will pay no attention at all but 'swing voters' - poorly-educated and angry Muslims who respect mainstream scholars - will probably take note. "Certainly it is a helpful initiative."

Ul Qadri's pronouncement will be welcomed by authorities in the UK and by other Western governments seeking to stamp out extremism - but the respected scholar said their backing is irrelevant to his views.

Attack on Sunnis procession of prophet's Milad

ziya — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:25:22 GMT

http://www.ptinews.com/news/540392_1-killed-12-injured-in-sectarian-violence-in-Pak
STAFF WRITER 16:36 HRS IST
Peshawar, Feb 27 (PTI) One person was killed and 12 others were injured in a clash in northwest Pakistan between two groups over the organisation of a procession to mark Prophet Mohammed's birth.

The clash occurred in Dera Ismail Khan district after a group of D******is tried to stop members of the Barelvi sect from marching in a procession in front of a D******i madrassa or seminary.

The two groups scuffled and then exchanged fire.

Thirteen people were injured in the incident and one of them died later in hospital. Police arrested 42 people from both groups and put them behind bars.

Senior police officials rushed to the site and controlled the situation.

8th anniversary of Gujarat genocide.

Zarb e Ali — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:43:14 GMT

Things are not good in Gujarat and its capital of commerce Ahmedabad and Banglore. A few years ago Narendra Modi orchestrated a vile pogrom of bigotry against the Muslims. More than 3000 Muslims were systematically targeted and massacred. More than 400,000 were thrown out the state. They still yearn to return to their villages> Mr. Modi’s henchmen refuse to allow them to return to the homes and property–under threat of death.

In February 2002, Hindu fundamentalists carried out a genocidal ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the state of Gujarat, India. The genocide was conducted in a pre-planned collusion with the police and the BJP state government of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Between 2,000 and 5,000 Muslims were slaughtered, and more than 150,000 rendered homeless and destitute. Human rights investigators, despite having visited Kosovo and Afghanistan, were unprepared for the horrors they found in Gujarat. To date, the victims have seen no real justice, and the perpetrators continue to boast of Gujarat as a laboratory for the rest of India. With passion and hope, this book documents the Nazi, fascist origins of Hindu fundamentalism; the ongoing propagation of hatred towards Muslims and Christians in the educational system; the continuing economic boycott of Muslims in Gujarat; the legal grounds for prosecuting the BJP leaders for genocide; and the campaign of horrifically violent rape against Muslim women.

The depths of sexual violence in Gujarat demand that the Hindustan of Hindu fundamentalism be renamed as Rapistan. With the rise of Jewish and Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and Christian fundamentalism in the US, the Gujarat genocide looms large in a scenario of global fundamentalist wars. It is a story that reverberates in every corner of the globe where the wolves of religious fundamentalism howl at the gates of power. How are we to face this juggernaut of religious fascism, manifest in all religions? Prabhat Sarkar’s book is not merely a case study in communalist cleansing, but a Neo-humanistic spark of liberation from the cycle of hatred.

[CENTER][IMG]http://moinansari.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/policemen-walk-past-a-dead-muslim-stabbed-in-the-khanpur-slums-of-ahmadabad-india-wednesday-april-24-2002.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]
[CENTER][SIZE="1"]Genocide in Gujarat: A policeman walks past a dead Muslim stabbed in Khanpur slums of Ahmadabad India Wendesday April 24 2002[/SIZE][/CENTER]

On Feb. 27th 2002, a train in Gujarat, India was attacked. In the name of that attack (though it is clear the attackers were not Muslims) the Hindu fundamentalists carried out a genocide of Muslims all over Gujarat, India. It had been pre-planned months earlier. Newspapers and cheap literature fanned the hatred of Muslims, whose only crime was to be born as part of the Muslim minority in India which has a Hindu majority. Though women were raped, heinously tortured and burnt, not one Hindi perpetrator has gone to prison for these crimes because the fundamentalist BJP party reigned supreme, both in Delhi and in Gujarat. India is now a “flawed democracy laced with religious fascism – as represented by the Hindutva, the Sangh Parivar and all its branches – the BJP, VHP, and RSS. – Garda Ghista

[CENTER]Gujarat ke firraq se hai khaar khaar dil
Befaab hai seenay mane atish bahar dil
Marham nahin hai iske zadhm ka jahan mane
Shamshir e hijr se jo hua hai figar dil

My heart is thorn-filled with longing for Gujarat
Restless, frantic, flame-wrapped in the spring
On earth there exists no balm for its wound.
My heart split asunder by the dagger of sepoaration!

Wali Gujarati, Sufi saint-point
Born in Ahmedabad circa 1650
Died in Ahmedabad 1707
Tomb razed February 28, 2002[/CENTER]

A few months ago Tehelka.com published a taped conversation for Mr. Modi directing his followers to continue the carnage.

Deobandee students killed in Karachi after clashes

dubaiguy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:58:02 GMT

Salam u alaikum

Seminary student killed, 3 hurt in sectarian clash

By Atif Raza

KARACHI: Sectarian violence on the issue of celebrating Rabiul Awwal 12 claimed the life of a seminary student while three more were injured when unidentified gunmen attacked them at Shah Faisal Colony in the Shah Faisal police station limits, late last night.

Police and eyewitnesses said a clash erupted between two rival sects at Shah Faisal Colony No 2, over the volume of loudspeakers when the activists of Sunni Tehreek were busy in Rabiul Awwal festivities and hoisting flags at House No 540.

According to details, the students of a Deoband seminary Darul Ulloom Hamadia located in front of the house, asked them to refrain from playing the loudspeakers around midnight. On their refusal, people belonging to the Barelvi and Deoband sects started to fight with wooden sticks and iron rods.

However, heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies rushed to the spot and took the situation under control.

Afterwards, when some students of Darul Ullom Sadiqya - affiliated with the Deoband sect and situated in the same area - were going home, unidentified suspects opened indiscriminate fire on them.

As a result, four students identified as Muhammad Safeer, Muhammad Hussain, Faizanuddin and Bashir Ahmed sustained bullet injures and were rushed to the hospital for treatment where Safeer, 20, succumbed to his injuries while other three students were admitted to the hospital for treatment.

When contacted by Daily Times, DSP Shafi Rind said the clash occurred over the flag hoisting ceremony held by Sunni Tehreek and added that the deceased hailed from Azad Kashmir and belonged to the Deoband sect.

Following the incident, a large number of people and students of Darul Ullom Siddiqya staged a sit-in demonstration near Malir Kalaboard and blocked the National Highway for two hours. However, after police assurance the enraged people ended the demonstration and dispersed peacefully.

Shah Faisal police have registered two FIRs one against unidentified suspects for killing Muhammad Safeer and another for rioting. Further investigation has been initiated to probe the case.

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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\27\story_27-2-2010_pg12_3

Israeli forces raid Masjid Al-Aqsa

muhammad owais qadri — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:27:50 GMT

Israeli forces have raided Al-Aqsa holy compound in Jerusalem Al-Quds to crackdown on a number of Palestinian protesters in the area.

Clashes erupted in the holy complex after the Israeli forces raided the area to push out dozens of Palestinian protestors in the mosque ground on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Police also closed the roads into the Old City of Al-Quds in the occupied part of the city, preventing entry to all Palestinians under the age of 50.

Palestinians protesters responded the attack by throwing stones. One Palestinian was arrested in the clashes.

The demonstrators reportedly spent the night at the mosque following an announcement by the Israeli settlers to enter the holy site to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim.

Israel occupied East Al-Quds during a 1967 aggression and later annexed it. The status of the city is among the thorniest issues of the so-called peace process with the Palestinians, underscoring the reality that any Palestinian state should include the city as its capital.

Final reply from Zaid Hamid

Zarb e Ali — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:31:22 GMT

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[size="3"]“Dear Children, alhamdolillah, we have now recorded a full one hour video on the reality of Yusuf ali case and the lies behind it. We had so far avoided commenting upon the case as it could create sectarian fasad in the country but after consultation, we had no choice but to expose the sectarian fasadi mullahs. The truth is now out!.

Takfiris have started all this fasad to divert our attention from Takmeel e Pakistan. We must remain focused on our duty of Rasul Allah (sm). But still, takfiris will never be satisfied. May Allah be our witness and our help. Ameen.”

It is currently in mp3 version, video will be created soon inshaAllah.

Download from here, rightclick and save targed as : http://www.takmeel.pk/YOUSAF/truth.mp3

http://www.takmeel.pk/zaid-hamid-truth/[/size]

Hamas man's son Mosab Hassan Yousef 'was Israeli spy'

Desert Sheikh — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:13:27 GMT

Mosab Hassan Yousef could not be reached for comment

He provided very important information like hundreds of others fighting against terror

Gideon Ezra
Former deputy leader of Shin Bet

The son of a jailed Hamas leader who converted to Christianity and moved to California has gone public to say that he spied for Israel.

Speaking before the release of a book about his life, Mosab Hassan Yousef made the assertion in an interview for Israel's Haaretz newspaper.

A former deputy head of Israel's Shin Bet intelligence service told BBC World Service he had been one of its agents.

But a Hamas leader dismissed the report as a slander on the Islamist group.

Mr Yousef, 32, is a son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a senior Hamas figure in the West Bank, who is currently serving a six-year prison sentence in an Israeli prison.

If the younger Yousef's revelations are true, and he did play a role in preventing Hamas attacks on Israel, it will be an embarrassment for the group, which prides itself on its tight discipline and shuns the Palestinian Authority because of its peace negotiations with Israel.

While the Yousef case dates back several years, there have been suggestions the group was betrayed more recently when Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was assassinated in Dubai on 20 January.

'Slander and lies'

Mosab Hassan Yousef converted to Christianity and moved to the US in 2007.

The book he co-wrote, Son of Hamas, is due to be published there shortly.

"He provided very important information like hundreds of others fighting against terror," Gideon Ezra, formerly deputy leader of Shin Bet and now a member of the Knesset for the Kadima party, told BBC World Service.

Mr Ezra said the younger Yousef had been persuaded to spy for Israel while being held in prison himself.

Earlier, senior Hamas leader Ismail Radwan condemned Haaretz's report as "baseless slander" aimed at the elder Yousef.

"The Palestinian people have great confidence in Hamas and its struggle and they will not be fooled by this slander and these lies of the Israeli occupation," he told AFP news agency.

Haaretz journalist Avi Issacharoff, who wrote the original article, told the BBC Mr Yousef was not prepared to give any further media interviews as of Wednesday morning.

News of his religious conversion in 2008 shocked many Muslims in the Gaza Strip and he was condemned by some for his "apostasy".

'Prized source'

Mosab Hassan Yousef was considered Shin Bet's most reliable source in the Hamas leadership, earning himself the nickname "the Green Prince" because of the colour of the group's flag and his pedigree as the son of one of the movement's founders, Haaretz writes.

I wish I were in Gaza now

Mosab Hassan Yousef

One of his Israeli "handlers" told the paper that he had saved many lives, with one of his insights "worth 1,000 hours of thought by top experts".

"The amazing thing is that none of his actions were done for money," the handler, named in the book as "Captain Loai", added.

Speaking to the newspaper by phone from California, Mr Yousef appeared to be still brimming with enthusiasm for Israel's fight against Hamas.

"I wish I were in Gaza now," he was quoted as saying. "I would put on an army uniform and join Israel's special forces in order to liberate [Israeli hostage] Gilad Shalit."

Gideon Ezra told the BBC that it was not easy for Israel to penetrate Hamas but it was "doing its best".

His country, he argued, had no choice but to recruit agents within Palestinian militant groups in order to avoid attacks, though he added that the security situation in the West Bank had improved under the Palestinian Authority from Israel's perspective.

Asked about his own experience of recruiting Palestinian agents, he said there were many motives for them to turn spy.

"It depends on each person," he added. "You can't do it through threats. If they don't do it willingly, you can't force them to be your informant."

Shaykh-al-Islam Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's Fatwa on Suicide Attacks & Terrorism

Faisal — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:59:25 GMT

Classed as outcasts because they accepted lottery money

The Lion King — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:05:34 GMT

An unfinished community centre for use by Muslims has become a rat-infested eyesore, shunned by the people it was intended to serve because it was funded by a Muslim lottery winner.

The skeletal framework of the community centre in the Bastwell area of Blackburn, Lancashire, has been rotting and abandoned for eight years after a £300,000 donation from Britain’s first lottery millionaire.

Mukhtar Mohidin, from Blackburn, won £17.9 million in 1994. But his attempts to give something back to his community have proved fruitless, after a dispute broke out among local Muslims, who said that the centre had been built using “filthy money” because Islam does not allow gambling.

The community centre scheme was led by the nearby Masjid Al Momineen Mosque, which has been unable to raise the £400,000 pounds needed to finish the building because of opposition from Muslims in the area.

The Lancashire Council of Mosques said that the mosque was unable to obtain donations because gambling is prohibited by the Koran.

Andy Kay, a local councillor in charge of regenerating the borough, said that the centre was likely to stay in its current state until someone bought the building for another purpose.

An Islamic study centre had been given planning permission, but approval was later obtained for a community centre once the involvement of Mr Mohidin, who became known as Mr Millions, was announced. He paid for the steel work and foundations but the project ground to a halt after those sections were completed in late 1998.

A member of the mosque’s committee said that it was applying for European funding and hoped that work could restart early next year.

He said: “There have been a lot of delays but we are trying to get the money. We have never been out to anyone from the Muslim community to ask for money. It would be a community centre for everyone, not just Muslims.”

But Salim Mulla, secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, said that when money was needed for projects, mosques across the country would be approached.

He said: “Because they accepted lottery money, they have been classed as outcasts, so now no mosque will work with them.

“They are unable to get the money from Muslim communities, which is why it is at a standstill. They are not going to be able to get any money. That is their dilemma.”

Mr Mulla said that he was responsible for coordinating collections at the mosque which he attends, and that he would not have allowed money to be collected for this scheme.

He said: “As Muslims we are not allowed to accept money from gambling. Clean money is what people have worked for, not got from gambling, betting or the lottery.

“The management committee at that time decided to take the money but the consequences were that everybody in the UK got to find out about it. Because they accepted the money it looked very, very bad throughout the UK and also in Muslim areas of the world.”

Taj Ahmed, whose takeaway food outlet overlooks the site, said: “We have been having problems with rats. Because it used to be housing, there are drains underneath it.”

He added: “It doesn’t make a good impression for customers coming here. At the end of the day, something needs doing about it.”

[b][url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article1717275.ece]Source[/url][/b].

Ahle Hadith Fitna in Mumbai (strike in mumbai).

aarif_ziaee — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:02:35 GMT

Ahle Hadeeth Fitnah in Mumbai
February 15, 2010 ·
By Mumbai Mirror Bureau

A week after being untraceable, Maulana Sheikh Mehraj Rabbani of the radical Ahle Hadees appeared before the Sessions Court on Tuesday in a case of hurting religious sentiments of Dargah-going Sunni Muslims by his allegedly offensive speeches. Hearing his anticipatory bail plea, the court granted him interim relief from being arrested till February 16.

Maulana Rabbani outside the Sessions Court on Tuesday

On January 30, the Ghatkopar police registered an offence against the maulana for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of fellow Muslims, mostly Sunnis of the Barelvi denomination.

While addressing a gathering on January 28 at Ghatkopar’s Chirag Nagar, Rabbani had allegedly made abusive and hurtful remarks against Khwaja Garib Nawaaz, a saint whose shrine at Ajmer is India’s most famous Sufi shrine. At that time, a massive mob of protesters had gathered at the venue demanding an apology from Rabbani, but police escorted him to safety.
With Rabbani’s speeches escalating tension between different sects, police finally registered a complaint against him. Muslim leaders and scholars approached Home Minister R R Patil, apprehending a law and order situation.

Seeking anticipatory bail, Rabbani claimed before the court that he had not delivered any speech as alleged in the FIR. The court, however, noted that this could not be determined until the investigating officer’s report on the evidence is submitted and thereby granted Rabbani interim relief.

Meanwhile, Rabbani – who makes frequent trips to Saudi Arabia – has surrendered his Indian passport to the Sessions Court.

As the police escorted him out of the court, a group of Barelvis gathered around the van and began shouting slogans against him. As the van picked speed, some protestors climbed onto the van and began banging on the windows, attempting to hit Rabbani.

Advocate Rizwan Merchant, who has filed an intervening application to oppose Rabbani’s plea, said, “Despite the police issuing a gag order on Rabbani, he again made offensive speeches on February 1 and 2 in Kurla, Kandivli and Kalyan. His utterances not only abuse the revered Khwaja Garib Nawaz, but also the saint’s followers. Such speeches are capable of causing communal disharmony, creating law and order problems, putting the state’s security at stake.”

However, as Rabbani’s lawyer Sudeep Pasbola said, “Rabbani has never stated any such thing in his speeches. His recorded speech doing the rounds is one he had delivered in Saudi Arabia many years ago, in some other context.”[b][/b][b][/b][b][/b]

Sipahe Shaytaan back with a bang?

dubaiguy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:41:57 GMT

Salam u alaikum,

Jhang fears return of sectarian violence

PML-N sees no harm in seeking banned outfit’s blessing

Saturday February 27, 2010 (1558 PST)

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JHANG/LAHORE: A defunct sectarian organisation, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), is rearing its head again and its leader’s participation in an election rally in PP-82 constituency, along with Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, has sent shivers down the spines of citizens here, who have seen sectarian bloodshed for over a decade before it subsided in 2002.

The city has witnessed inauguration of development projects by the chief of the defunct organisation. One can see SSP’s flags across the city, and all this is going on under the nose of the administration and police.

In the last general elections, Jhang voters rejected the SSP candidate and, for the first time in two decades, the SSP failed to secure any seat in the district. However, people allege that MPA Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoob, who won from the Pakistan Muslim League-Q platform, switched over to the Pakistan Muslim League-N and started backing the defunct organisation. Yaqoob denies he ever patronised the banned organisation.

People allege that local authorities, especially police, were turning a blind eye to the resurrecting outfit and show of force by its gun-toting activists.

Officials deny this charge when they are asked to explain the unchecked display of firearms. Some of the officials, however, do admit that the situation is alarming, but they refuse to say anything on record.

Their fear is not unfathomable. A few months back when some miscreants, allegedly belonging to the banned party, burnt a train and the government and private offices and property, police launched a crackdown on the law-breakers. However, later, the transfers of the district police chief and the city SHOs put them in a passive mode and they started showing reluctance in continuing the investigation into the cases of arson.

When they are reminded that the law is being flouted publicly and they are inactive, their response is usually a counter question: “Do you think we are greater protectors of the law than the law minister. Go and put this question to the law minister and the PML-N lawmakers.”

Sources revealed that the district police have discharged many SSP activists from the Fourth Schedule. Nowadays, the SSP leaders can be seen moving in the city with masked gunmen around. DPO Sultan Ahmed Chaudhry told our sources he had sought a report from the police concerned about the SSP’s activities. After getting the report, he added, he would be able to say anything on the issue. He said the police were performing their duties according to the law.

When asked how come development projects had the names of a proscribed outfit’s chief, District Officer Roads Aslam Khan claimed he never issued any orders to that effect. When contacted, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah admitted that the SSP was a banned organisation and majority of its activists involved in criminal activities had been nabbed by the law-enforcing agencies. He said the organisation still had a huge following, who are not involved in any criminal activity. About Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi, he said he was a runner-up in the 2008 general election, and he had grabbed 45,000 votes against the PML-Q’s Sheikh Waqas Akram.

“If Maulana Ludhianvi was an activist of the banned organisation, why he was allowed to contest the 2008 election?” He alleged that PPP’s Federal Minister Tasneem Qureshi had invited the Maulana to a lunch at his Sargodha residence to seek his support for the PPP candidate in Jhang by-polls. He claimed that some provincial and federal ministers of the PPP had also visited the Jhang residence of Maulana Ludhianvi to seek his support.

Nevertheless, he said, Maulana Ludhianvi, on his request, had decided to support the PML-N candidate, Azam Chela, and made an announcement in this regard at a public meeting, which was also attended by him (minister).

The minister said the PML-N had made him the in-charge of the election campaign in Jhang and he was present along with Maulana Ludhianvi at the public meeting. Moreover, he said, Sheikh Waqas Akram was supporting the PPP candidate in the Jhang by-polls and he was behind all this propaganda, to win over the Shia community votes and to neutralise Maulana Ludhianvi’s support for the PML-N candidate.

He claimed that he was not afraid of the propaganda as he had done nothing illegal or wrong. He further claimed that Federal Ministers Qamar Zaman Kaira, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and all provincial ministers, including Senior Minister Raja Riaz, were striving to win the support for their candidate and indulging in propaganda against him. He stated that Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer had also announced a visit to the constituency.

The minister’s view that the SSP chief was an electoral candidate raises a serious question: “Isn’t it a dereliction of duty on part of our state apparatus that a defunct outfit’s leaders went through the pre-election scrutiny?”

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http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?225003

More than 54 countries Countries in the World where Holy Prophet's (Peace be upon Him) Birthday is a Public Holiday.

mullaqadir — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:42:25 GMT

As-Salāmu `Alaykum

All Praise to ALLAH, the Lord Of The Creation, and countless greetings of peace and blessings upon the Noble Messenger of ALLAH, the Last Prophet, our Master, – Prophet MOHAMMED

[b]More than 54 countries in the World where Holy Prophet's (Peace be upon Him) Birthday /Mawlid/Maulud is a Public Holiday.[/b]

AFRICAN COUNTRIES: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,

Guinea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, (In Africa, a total 25 countries out of 54)

MIDDLE EAST: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,Palestinian National Authority, Syria, United Arab Emirates/UAE, Yemen (11 out of total 14, except
Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)

ASIA: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Pakistan,Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan

OTHER: Fiji, Guyana,

A total of 54 countries world-wide officially recognized Mawlid as a public holiday, some of them are not even Muslim dominated (India, Sri-Lanka, Fiji,
Guyana, Tanzania, Mali etc.)

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http://calendarwallah.posterous.com/q-studio-worldwide-public-holidays-today

Afghanistan The Prophet's Birthday (Mawleed al-Nabi)

Algeria Mawlid En Nabaoui Echarif (The Prophet's Birthday)

Bahrain The Prophet's Birthday

Bangladesh Eid-e-Milad-un Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

Bénin The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud)

Brunei Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday)

Brunei Maulidur Rasul Holiday

Burkina Faso Fête du Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Chad Prophet's Birthday Holiday

Chad The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud-Al-Nebi)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hari Maulad Nabi (Mohammad’s Birthday)

Comoros Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Côte d'Ivoire The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud)

Djibouti Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Egypt Moulid El Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

Eritrea Ed'Al Mewlid (The Prophet's Birthday) [Muslim]

Ethiopia The Prophet's Birthday (Mouloud)

Gambia Maulud Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)

Guinea Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Guyana Yaou-mun Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

India Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) (AN AP CH DL KA MH MP MZ PY TN UK UP) [Regional]

Indonesia The Prophet's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)

Iraq Mouland (The Prophet's Birthday)

Kuwait The Prophet's Birthday

Lebanon The Prophet's Birthday

Libya The Prophet's Birthday (Mouled Al Nabee)

Malaysia Maulidur Rasul (day in lieu) (KDH KTN TRG) [Regional]

Malaysia Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday)

Maldives The Prophet's Birthday

Mali Mawloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Mauritania Aïd El Maouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Mayotte Maoulid (The Prophet's Birthday) [Muslim]

Morocco Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui (Prophet's Birthday)

Morocco Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui Holiday

Niger Mouloud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Nigeria Id-el Moulud (The Prophet's Birthday)

Oman Milad Al Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

Oman Prophet's Birthday Holiday

Pakistan Day before the Prophet's Birthday (Sindh) [Regional]

Pakistan The Prophet's Birthday (Eid Milad un Nabi)

Philippines The Prophet's Birthday (Maulid-un-Nabi) (ARMM) [Regional]

Sénégal The Prophet's Birthday (Maouloud)

Sierra Leone The Prophet's Birthday (Maulud-Ul-Nabi)

Somalia Mawlid Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

Sri Lanka Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)

Sudan The Prophet's Birthday (Moulid Al Nabi)

Syria Mawlid An Nabi (The Prophet's Birthday)

Tanzania The Prophet's Birthday (Maulid Day)

Tunisia Le Mouled (The Prophet's Birthday)

UAE The Prophet's Birthday

West Bank and Gaza The Prophet's Birthday

Western Sahara Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui (Prophet's Birthday)

Western Sahara Aîd el Maoulid Annabaoui Holiday

Yemen Rabi’ al-Awwal (The Prophet's Birthday) [Other]

For confirmation you can go and check on each countries government website or on worldwide public holidays website.

Mawlid is derived from the Arabic root word (Arabic: ولد‎), meaning to give birth, bear a child, descendan In contemporary usage, Mawlid refers to the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Other terms used for this event include:

• Mawlid an-Nabī (pl. al-Mawālid) - The Birth of the Prophet (Arabic)

• Milād an-Nabī - The Birth of the Prophet (Arabic / Urdu)

• Mevlid Serif - The Blessed Birth (Turkish)

• Mevlud - Birth (Bosnian)

• Mawlūd Sharīf - The Blessed Birth (Urdu)

• Zadruz-e Payambar-e Akram - The birth of the great/blessed Prophet (Persian)

• Eid al-Mawlid an-Nabawī - Festival of the birth of the Prophet (Arabic)

• Eid-e-Milād-un-Nabī - Festival of the birth of the Prophet (Urdu)

• Mawlid En-Nabaoui Echarif -The Blessed Birth of the Prophet ([1]Algerian)

• Yawm an-Nabī - The Day of the Prophet (Arabic)

• Maulidur-Rasūl - The Birth of the Messenger of Allah (Malay)

• Mulud - The Birth (Javanese)

• Maulid Nabi - The Birth of the Prophet (Indonesian)

• Maulidi - Swahili (East Africa)

Gamou - Wolof (Senegal)

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Rare photo of Ariel Sharon (Ex-Israeli PM/war criminal),hidden by media.

EmpireofFaith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:05:55 GMT

Ariel Sharon is the Ex-Prime Minister of Israel . He has such a disease which prevented him to come out his bed. A rare picture which media has shown so far. The bitter reality of the life of a Zalim ruler in this century..Allah-hu-Akbar!!

THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH (mind it this is the correct translation of 1st Kalma)

Ariel Sharon, has done lots and lots of damage in Palestine ... And today he is in such a position (Please see picture). The media all over the world is quite, feeling shame to publish/ show Sharon on any world news. For your information, he is lying in coma since years, and no doctor is able to find the correct disease.
No life - No death, this is the result of killing thousands of innocent people in Palestine. What we do in this world, we have to taste, before we leave this on our heavenly abode as well.

This is what the whole World is watching the result of assault of innocent Muslim in Palestine !!

UK calls in Israeli ambassador as Dubai killing row escalates

Ahle Sunnah Uprising — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:54:34 GMT

Britain tonight fired the first shot in a potentially explosive diplomatic row with Israel by calling in the country's ambassador to explain the use of faked British passports by a hit squad who targeted a Hamas official in Dubai.

The Israeli ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office to "share information" about the assassins' use of identities stolen from six British citizens living in Israel, as part of the meticulously orchestrated assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Britain has stopped short of accusing Israel of involvement, but to signal its displeasure, the Foreign Office ignored an Israeli plea to keep the summons secret. "Relations were in the freezer before this. They are in the deep freeze now," an official told the Guardian.

Gordon Brown yesterday launched an investigation into the use of the fake passports, which will be led by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca). The British embassy in Tel Aviv is also contacting the British nationals affected in the plot, "and stands ready to provide them with the support that they need", the Foreign Office said in a statement last night.

"The British passport is an important part of being British and we have to make sure everything is done to protect it," Brown told LBC radio yesterday.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/17/uk-israeli-ambassador-dubai-killing

A Muslim is running for U.S. Congress and he leads in the polls!

Amid — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:16 GMT

This is amazing. A Muslim is running for U.S. Congress! Not only that, but he is ahead in the polls!

His name is David Hedrick and he converted to Islam in college after becoming friends with a visiting student from Palestine.

The only problem is, most are refusing to fund his campaign because of his faith. David responded to this saying, “There is only one God, It does not matter if you call him God or Allah because he is the same, I use both words because they mean the same thing”.

A local paper interviewed him and asked if he was worried about losing, even though he was the most popular now, because many large groups with Christian and Jewish backing will not support him financially due to his faith. The reporter reminded Hedrick that he must raise millions to compete down the stretch. Hedrick responded, “I believe that Allah rewards the faithful and yes, that Muhammad is his profit. If this means that I can’t raise enough money to win the election, so be it. I will stand with my faith”.

When asked about his position on the wars Hedrick said, “I believe in a strong military, to be used for defensive purposes. The U.S. has the right to defend its citizens against attack, but it does not have the right to invade foreign nations and force their people to live in a way that is inconsistent with their religious beliefs.”

Hedrick was also asked about his position on funding Israel, “The Israeli war machine has ravaged the nation of Palestine. This must be stopped. Palestinians have every right to live on their own land without threat from Israeli tanks and guns. If I am elected to Congress, I will do everything in my power to stop all U.S. funding of the Israeli army. “

We must support this man, David Hedrick! I am taking it upon myself to spread the word. Please help me do the same. We must donate to Hedrick and ask others to do the same. I can think of no better way to spread Islam. We have a great chance of getting one of our own in the U.S. Congress. This can do much to dispel the lies that are told about us and our faith. For once, our voices will be heard in the U.S. Congress!

Please join me in supporting him. Donations can be made at this link. http://davidwhedrick.com/Contribute-1.htm

Please, pick this up and spread it everywhere you can.

Rising Ottomans Vs Receding Arabs

Nemesis — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:01:14 GMT

The continuing aggrandizement of Turkey's regional status is a real success story, which could be seen as a role model for other countries..... future of Turkey's relations with the Jewish state would very much depend on Israeli behavior, especially toward Palestinians........

In contrast to the Turkish success story, the Arab world remains divided against itself, with many Arab states struggling to remain afloat economically while seriously and conspicuously ceding their sovereignty and national dignity to the United States, Israel's guardian ally. In fact, the collective Arab situation is probably the worst since the collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate, following the World War I..........................

The main reason for this enduring political paralysis - this overwhelming calamity - is the continued prevalence of tribal mentality and dynastic despotism throughout the Arab world.

One of the most solid expressions of this tribal mentality is the fact that the mostly autocratic Arab rulers, irrespective of whether they adopt the royal or republican polity, exist in order to control their people and perpetuate themselves and their sons in power, not to lead their nations and advance their interests.

[url]http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=DP1001-4067[/url]

Saudi prince charged with murdering his aide, London

Desert Sheikh — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:14:48 GMT

Saudi prince in court on Landmark Hotel murder charge

The body was found in a third-floor suite

A Saudi Arabian prince has appeared in court charged with murdering his aide in a five-star hotel in central London.

Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 33, spoke only to confirm his details at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.

He is accused of killing Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz, 32, who was found in the Landmark Hotel at Marylebone on Monday.

Mr Al Saud was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 28 May.

A bail hearing was set for next week.

A post-mortem examination on Mr Abdulaziz's body found he died of strangulation and head injuries.

Sightseeing trip

Michael Wolkind QC, counsel for Mr Al Saud, called his client "the prince" in court.

He said: "We look forward to a trial where we will expose a prosecution case which has turned a genuine friendship with the deceased to a false relationship of master and servant.

"The prosecution has turned a genuine tragedy into a wrongful accusation of murder."

Mr Al Saud was helped by an Arabic interpreter in the hearing. He is also charged with one count of grievous bodily harm.

He had been in London for a four-week sightseeing trip.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8523890.stm