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| Islamic Shariah could be used in UK | | 2008-07-05 15:07:37 | | LONDON: The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips, has said that the United Kingdom may introduce the principles of Islamic Sharia law into some aspects of its legal system.According to an Arab TV channel Lord Phillips, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said there was no reason Sharia law principles [...] | | By: Free Shared Mobile | | |
| | "Islamic Finance" a Hot Topic in Washington Seminars - But Beware | | 2008-06-30 16:51:13 | | In the last two months, in two seminars aimed at developing future counterterrorism policy attended by senior-level representatives from the Administration, industry ( e.g. , financial institutions, tech companies, and defense-related consulting groups), and the military, the subject of "Islamic finance" (or "shariah finance," used interchangably by many) has been introduced and discussed in favorable terms. Financial institutions are especially keen on reaching new markets, and others in the audience...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Seminar at Hotel Taj Mumbai ,Unity, Love and Tolerance - Islamic Perspective’ | | 2008-06-30 15:22:18 | | Unity, Love and Tolerance - Islamic Perspective”
(A Report prepared by Syed Mohammad Masoom who attended this seminar on 29th June 2008 At Hotel Taj Mumbai, India)
On the auspicious occasion of the blessed Birth anniversary of Sayeda Fatima Zahra(s.a), A seminar on unity, Love and tolerance was held at Taj Hotel Mumbai India on 29th June [...] | | By: Muslim Unity | | |
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| Virginia’s Islamic Academy on Shaky Legal Ground | | 2008-06-27 06:39:00 | | Pajamas Media first reported on the academy, a school sponsored by the Saudi Embassy, two weeks ago when law enforcement authorities raided it, looking for evidence that the school’s director, Abdullah Al-Shabnan, had covered up sex abuse allegations by a 5-year old student. The raid occurred just three days after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had renewed the school’s lease despite evidence that the school continued to use textbooks promoting violence and religious hatred. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Islamic Saudi Academy Latest Example of Saudis' Distribution of Propaganda | | 2008-06-26 11:09:22 | | The controversy surrounding the Islamic Saudi Academy of Virginia continues to grow. Rep. Frank Wolf, the ranking Republican of the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the State Department, wrote Secretary of State Rice (Acrobat file of the letter) to express his serious concern. "It is well known that Saudi Arabia promotes the radical Wahhabi interpretation of Islam within its own borders and has financed radical clerics abroad. Lawrence Wright's Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Looming...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Fairfax County Supervisors Wimp Out on Islamic Saudi Academy Textbooks | | 2008-06-24 17:30:00 | | Last night, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors decided to ask the State Department to "investigate" the textbooks in use at the Islamic Saudi Academy of Virginia before a final decision whether to continue leasing public land to the school. Some are celebrating that decision as a "reversal" and a "victory," but it is not. Actually, the Board cynically wimped out, refusing to accept the obvious evidence already presented by an independent commission of the federal government, and punted the whole...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Islamic militants briefly abduct 16 Christians in northwest Pakistan | | 2008-06-22 04:48:00 | | The Jerusalem Post - Police say Islamic militants freed 16 Christians hours after kidnapping them in northwestern Pakistan.Police official Mohammed Khan says the minority Christians were kidnapped late Saturday as they prayed at a home in the northwestern city of Peshawar.He says the men were freed early Sunday after officers contacted the captors.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has told parliament he ordered a probe into the incident. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Iran police start wider crackdown on un-Islamic dress | | 2008-06-19 08:48:00 | | Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on "social corruption" such as women flouting Islamic dress codes, the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper reported.The authorities usually launch crackdowns before the hot summer months when women like to wear lighter clothing such as calf-length pants and brightly colored scarves pushed back to expose plenty of hair."Police will seize women with tight coats and cropped trousers and also men with Western-style hair cut will be arrested," the newspaper said."Men with Western-style haircuts were confronted by police and also barber shops that gave them such haircuts were sealed off on Sunday," said the daily. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | | Islamic Saudi Academy in Virginia: Case Study in Homegrown Radicalization | | 2008-06-12 15:00:21 | | The new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on textbooks in use at the Islamic Saudi Academy in northern Virginia leaves little doubt that the Saudi government, which owns the school, and school officials use the school as an incubator for their special brand of Islam among the students, to the rejection of moderate interpretations of the Koran which reject hate speech, polarization, and incitement. Yesterday's USCIRF report was actually the fourth since 2003...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Interpretation of dreams in Islamic Wisdom Tradition | | 2008-06-10 02:04:06 | | 1.On many occasions Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, after finishing the morning prayer in the mosque, he would face the companions and ask, "Who amongst you had a dream last night?" So if anyone had seen a dream he /she would narrate it. The Prophet would say: "Ma sha'a-llah" (God has willed it) and he would continue interpreting the dream.Thus dream interpretation, specially in group was practiced from the very time of the Prophet, which tradition is also carried and practiced in many sufi orders and has distinguished place in Islamic wisdom tradition.2.Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said, "Nothing is left of Prophethood except glad tidings." Those with him asked, "What are glad tidings?" He replied, "True dreams / visions."- Sahih Al-BukhariThe Prophet Muhammad mentioned that after he was gone prophecy would come only through true dreams. Based on this and other statements, early Muslims created what might be called a theology of dreams. Dreams were regarded as an importan | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Reincarnation | Islamic Perspective | part.2 | | 2008-06-08 19:01:47 | | 1. Beyond our historical mindOne of the challenges of human mind is that its often caught in historical mind. That also explains, whenever an enlightened person, a new prophet arrived, a new concept was put forward, masses are caught in their historical mind frame and fail to see the truth, fail to think outside the box and the ignorance sometime turn into arrogance. "Alas for My servants, there comes not a Messenger to them but they mock at him". - The Quran 36 :31When it comes to bridging the universal truth found in different religions in all of humanity, its again the historical mind that blocks us to even be ready to listen, let alone realize. For thousands of years, all religion has trained systematically to reject spiritual truths, just because its found or pre-exist in another faith tradition, ignoring the universality of the truth.When it comes to the idea of Reincarnation, if we are talking about spirit entering and re-entering the flesh, then the very concept is always there | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Reincarnation | Islamic Perspective | part.1 | | 2008-06-07 18:59:18 | | 1. Reincarnation | Where traditional Islam stands?In the orthodox / traditional / mainstream Islam at its later version doesn't talk about reincarnation. The idea of reincarnation is not discussed in Quran explicitly, the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, never had to confront this idea since the very concept was absent mostly from the arab society and minds of his time. Offcourse the idea of hereafter was there, the idea of final resurrection is there, but the continuing cycle of life and death is simply not discussed openly.During the time of Quranic revelation, people of Jewish community came to the Prophet and asked about the mystery of soul. Prophet remained silent and waited for answer from God and it was revealed through the Angel Gabriel as inspiration:And they ask you concerning the soul. Say: "The soul is one of the things, of which the knowledge is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." - The Quran, Al-Israa' 17:85alternate tran | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | NEFA Foundation: Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Interview with German Convert "Eric B." | | 2008-06-02 14:56:13 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new interview published by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) with “Abdul Gaffar al-Almani”—better known as “Eric B.”, a 20-year old German convert to Islam from Neuenkirchen in Saarland who traveled to Pakistan in 2007 and joined the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU). According to “Abdul Gaffar”, as long as European governments continue to participate in the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, “Germany—along with every...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Islamic Court opens near Mogadishu | | 2008-06-02 05:33:00 | | The development is a blow to Somalia's interim government, which is backed by thousands of Ethiopian troops and African Union peacekeepers.Since arriving in Mogadishu 17 months ago, the government has faced a bloody insurgency in the capital and other parts of the country, including ambushes, assassinations and roadside bombings.In recent months, gunmen loyal to the Islamic Courts have seized control of several towns in the central and southern regions of Somalia.The government, which spends massive resources defending the fortress in Mogadishu, has taken no action as Islamists continue to seize power in the countryside. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Texas children roped into Islamic training | | 2008-05-30 12:55:25 | | Public school students at Friendswood Junior High in the Houston area have been roped into Islamic training by representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations during class time, prompting religious leaders to protest over Principal Robin Lowe’s actions.
Pastor Dave Welch, spokesman for the Houston Area Pastor Council, confirmed the indoctrination had taken place and called [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Second Bin Laden Audio Transcript: "A Message to the Islamic Nation" | | 2008-05-29 15:26:27 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a copy of a May 18 audio recording from Al-Qaida Usama Bin Laden titled “A Message to the Islamic Nation.” During his speech, Bin Laden called upon Muslim youths—particularly those living in countries neighboring Israel—to immediately take up arms in defense of their Palestinian “brothers” in the embattled Gaza Strip. According to Bin Laden, “It is very clear what our brothers, the heroes of Egypt, must do in...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Church of England: UK will be "Islamic nation" in 2038 | | 2008-05-29 10:05:00 | | The progress of conservative Islam in the UK has been amazing, and it has come at a time of prolonged decline in church attendance that seems likely to continue.This progress has been enthusiastically assisted by this government in particular with its hard-line multi-cultural dogma and willingness to concede to virtually every demand made by Muslims. (...) At all levels of national life Islam has gained state funding, protection from any criticism, and the insertion of advisors and experts in government departs national and local. A Muslim Home Office adviser, for example, was responsible for Baroness Scotland’s aborting of the legislation against honour killings, arguing that informal methods would be better. In the police we hear of girls under police protection having the addresses of their safe houses disclosed to their parents by Muslim officers who think they are doing their religious duty. (...) The point is that Islam is being institutionalised, incarnated, into national stru | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Muslim threats force out disabled teacher with dog :Islamic students reportedly taunted 'unclean' animal | | 2008-05-18 06:38:00 | | A Muslim high school student's intolerance for a service dog needed by a student teacher with a disability has reportedly prompted the student teacher to abandon the last 10 hours of his scheduled assignment at Technical High School in St. Cloud, Minn.The St. Cloud Times online said the situation developed with student teacher Tyler Hurd, 23, of Mahtomedi, who hopes to teach special education.He's a student at St. Cloud State University, and was assigned to Technical High School in the St. Cloud district for his 50 hours of student teaching, and took with him his service dog, Emmitt. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Islamic City in the Kuffah | | 2008-05-07 04:48:03 | | Tahu Nggak kalau UMAT ISLAM punya semacam peninggalan berupa sebuah kota pendidikan ……..kalau di zaman sekarang bisa disandingkan dengan Yogyakarta ( katanya sich DJogjakarta, by the way kota apakah itu?
Pingin Tahu lebih lanjut kota apaan itu….. ini dia kotanya…. | | By: DI Jalan Da'wah Kami Melangkah | | |
| | The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's "Education Wing" | | 2008-05-01 16:31:39 | | Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) operative Sami Al-Arian ended his hunger strike, which he began, allegedly, in protest of the Eastern District of Virginia's insistence that he testify before a grand jury investigating the terrorist connections of a Northern Virginia think tank, the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Al-Arian is currently in the custody of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, awaiting deportation...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | NEFA: Interview of Turkish Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Fighter "Abu Yasir al-Turki" | | 2008-04-29 13:49:07 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated an interview of a Turkish Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) fighter . According to the IJU, Abu Yasir Al-Turki “left everything he had in Turkey, following the verse of Allah c.c. to do Jihad, migrated to live the life of the companions of Muhammed, and is presently fighting in the ranks of the Islamic Jihad Alliance.” During the interview, Al-Turki comments, “America and its allies have woken up a sleeping giant. I mean they re-lit the fire...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Palestinian Islamic “Internal Struggle” Claims Responsibility for Murdering Two Israeli Guards | | 2008-04-26 13:33:31 | | The AP has reported three terrorist organizations...well, in the official PC lexicon of the Bush Administration, extremist groups...have claimed responsibility for the Friday shooting attack at a factory in Nitzanei Shalom, Israel that left two security guards dead. Among those claiming responsibility was the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). But wait...”Jihad” is now a forbidden word in the Federal counter-terrorism vocabulary because our fearless Federal Leaders have bought into the...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | | Iran should defend Islamic world: top cleric | | 2008-04-19 04:25:00 | | A high-ranking Iranian cleric on Friday said the country should grow into a military super power to defend all Muslims, following an army parade at a time of mounting tension with the West."In a not so distant future, we should reach a point to have the most powerful military equipment in the world so that no one even think about invading our borders." Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said in his Friday prayer sermon carried live on state radio."And not only that of the Islamic republic, but also the borders of Islam ... We must defend oppressed Muslims everywhere so that the enemies do not dare to attack Afghanistan, Palestine and Iraq."On Thursday's annual Army Day celebration in Tehran, dozens of fighter jets and other aircraft flew over the parade ground in a bid to show the power of the air force. Also on display was Iran's Shahab-3 missile, whose range includes Israel and even the fringes of Europe. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Islamic Fashion Clothing | | 2008-04-16 12:16:33 | | To a Muslim and especially a Muslim Woman it is her identity as a Muslim. For a Muslim woman, along with the head covering also known as the Hijab; it stands for the values she believes in.Islamic Fashion Clothing has always varied now and in the past depending upon geographic region and also by the culture of the region. But one thing that has always been in common with Islamic Fashion, no matter what region or culture; is modesty.Muslim women, like any other women, also like to dress fashionably and be stylish, but yet stay within their values of modesty. Muslim women can keep up with the latest trends; they just need to be slightly adjusted to confirm to a more modest look.With online shopping available, shopping for modest and Islamic fashion clothing has become much easier. There are so many Muslim fashion designers, and many online shopping stores that cater for Muslims, especially Muslim women all over the world. So a Muslim Woman can go online and shop for an entire outfit incl | | By: Latest Fashion Style | | |
| | | * Islamic terms | | 2008-04-16 08:57:42 | | Every muslim should know these words, what they mean and when to say them because, we want the blessings from AllahSay it and (what it means)-- When to say itAs salamu aleiykum --meet a muslim (Peace be upon you)Waleiykum assalam--a muslim greets you(And peace be upon you)As salamu aleiykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh--meet a muslim(Peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)Waleiykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh--a muslim greets you(And peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)Bismillah--before we do anything(In the name of Allah)Jazakallah--when we want to express thanks(May Allah reward you)JazakAllahu khair --for expression of thanks(May Allah reward you for the good(BarakAllahu feekum --responding to someone’s thanks(May Allah bless you)Fi Amanullah --by way of saying good-bye(May Allah protect you)Subhaanallah--for praising something(Glory be to Allah)Insha Allah --for expressing a desire to d | | By: Praise be to Allah | | |
| | Islamic Support For Obama Coming Into The Open In California | | 2008-04-03 13:13:00 | | Anti-Mullah, via AINA - We heard rumors of the Islamic Republic of Iran also passing the word to their American agents and clerics to support Obama but had nothing tangible till now.The photo above was taken during the last week of March, 2008 by an AntiMullah person who happened to see this woman and was delighted to have a camera on hand.Don't be misled by there only being one person. Mosques have been told to get the message across effectively rather than to hold demonstrations, since there was no protest involved where numbers rather than a "bilingual" sign become important.Note the "bilingual" aspect uses English lettering for Persian (not Arabic) words to reach a broader audience than writing it in Farsi (Persian) fonts. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | President watch Indonesian Islamic film “Ayat-ayat Cinta” | | 2008-03-30 20:51:18 | | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesian film “Ayat-ayat Cinta” (Verses of Love) can be a medium to promote a better understanding of Islam.
The president made the statement after watching the film directed by Hanung Bramantyo at Studio XXI at EX Plaza here on Friday night.
The Indonesian head of state who claimed he wiped tears [...] | | By: Indonesia First | | |
| | CAIR Exposed: IPT Investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations | | 2008-03-24 13:58:23 | | From the Hamas ties of its founders in 1994 to its solicitous stance toward accused terrorists today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has demonstrated that its actual mission is far removed from the civil rights advocacy it claims to pursue. The Investigative Project on Terrorism launches a 10-part investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations, beginning with its roots in a Hamas support network in the United States. Part 1: As IAP Offshoot, CAIR Followed Pro-Hamas...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | TAUHID ( ISLAMIC MONOTHEISM ) | | 2008-03-23 23:18:00 | | Tauhid ( Islamic Monotheism ) has three aspects :(A) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah ; Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah : Tobelieve that there is only one Lord for all the universe itsCreator, Organizer, Planner, Sustainer, and the Giver ofsecurity, etc., and that is Allah.(B) Oneness of the Worship of Allah ; Tauhid-al-Uluhiya : Tobelieve that none has the right to be worshiped [ e.g. praying,invoking, asking for help (from the unseen), swearing,slaughtering sacrifices, giving charity, fasting, pilgrimag | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Islamic Movie ‘Ayat Ayat Cinta’ Wows Indonesian Audiences | | 2008-03-13 21:16:31 | | Islamic Movie ‘Ayat Ayat Cinta’ Wows Indonesian Audiences
By Nancy-Amelia Collins
A hugely popular movie based on an Indonesian Islamic novel is drawing record crowds to theaters in Indonesia. As VOA’s Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Jakarta, Islamic novels, movies and songs are becoming increasingly popular in the country.
“Ayat Ayat Cinta,” which roughly translates into “Verses [...] | | By: Indonesia First | | |
| | Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb Issues Demands Over Austrian Hostages | | 2008-03-13 16:22:22 | | The SITE Intelligence Group has released an announcement from Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb, in which it stipulates demands for the release of two Austrian tourists taken hostage this week. The demands provide three days for the Tunisian and Algerian governments to release prisoners. The message includes 6 images showing one of the hostages and a woman to his side with an obscured face and headscarf, who is likely the other hostage (see two such images below, courtesy of the SITE Intelligence Group)....(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Islamic real estate deals set to grow | | 2008-03-11 11:18:00 | | ABU DHABI: Islamic real estate financing is a sleeping giant about to awaken with international multi-billion dollar deals set to make new records this year, according to leading finance industry watchers.The burgeoning economies of the GCC along with Asia Pacific are the driving forces says Real Estate Finance and Investment Conference director Irina Awote.The conference will be held alongside the second Cityscape Abu Dhabi - the international real estate and investment event from May 13 to 15.One of the main areas of growth is expected to be in Islamic real estate investment trusts, according to the ratings agency Moody's Investors Service. "Given the phenomenal property boom in these markets, Islamic real estate investment trusts are a much needed product and a useful investment tool," Moody's analyst Faisal Hijazi said.
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| | Dubai firm seeks partners for $2 bln Islamic hotels | | 2008-03-03 10:06:00 | | DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - Dubai-based Almulla Hospitality said on Monday it is seeking partners for a $2 billion plan to develop a hotel chain that complies with Islamic law, including a ban on alcohol."The market for Islamic hotels is currently fragmented due to lack of professional management and we recognise the growing need for a professionally-operated international hotel chain which operates on Islamic principles," the firm's chairman Abdulla Mohamed Almulla said in the statement.
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| | Resisting Islamic Law | | 2008-02-28 13:24:00 | | Daniel Pipes - Westerners opposed to the application of the Islamic law (the Shari‘a) watch with dismay as it goes from strength to strength in their countries – harems increasingly accepted, a church leader endorsing Islamic law, a judge referring to the Koran, clandestine Muslim courts meting out justice. What can be done to stop the progress of this medieval legal system so deeply at odds with modern life, one that oppresses women and turns non-Muslims into second-class citizens?A first step is for Westerners to mount a united front against the Shari‘a. Facing near-unanimous hostility, Islamists back down.For one example, note the retreat by the CAIR in a dispute concerning guide dogs used by the blind. Muslims traditionally consider dogs impure animals to be avoided, creating an aversion that becomes problematic when Muslim store-owners or taxi drivers deny service to blind Westerners relying on service dogs. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Az-Zuhd: Islamic approach on Asceticism | | 2008-02-28 03:30:09 | | Be in this worldas if you are a traveler,A passerby, with your clothesand shoes full of dust.Sometimes you will situnder the shade of a tree,Sometimes you will walk in the desert.Be a passerby always,for this world is not your home.- Prophet MuhammadFor the family of God, Az-Zuhd means to leave this world for the world-to-come, the hereafter (al-akhira), which is the true state of al-Islam; this Islam being the inner state of your life, rather than an outside one. It also means to leave this world and the hereafter for the King (al-Malik). Here you are in the station of surrender to God, which is the station (al-maqam) of Abraham, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, in which all your speaking, all your time, and everything that you have will be toward Allah and for Allah alone. By this, you will reach the station of belief (al-maqam al-iman), leaving the questions of “Why?†and “What?†and “Where?†and leaving the desire for either heaven or hell, and the state o | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Darul Uloom, Deoband Termed 'Terror As Un-Islamic', With A Dig At The West ! | | 2008-02-27 11:43:08 | | The All-India anti-terrorism conclave held on February 25 by the famed Darul Uloom ( Deoband, India) seminary issued an edict denouncing all forms of terrorism as 'un-Islamic'. This edict received positive reactions from all section of Indian society, including political parties like the BJP. Many think that this kind of voice would eventually discourage the radical elements to take the path of jehad, in the name of religion. To many, there should be follow up actions, (e.g. fatwas against terrorist...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | | Islamic fundamentalists lose big in Pakistan vote | | 2008-02-20 04:47:00 | | Free Republic - Pakistani voters handed Islamist political parties a massive defeat Monday, virtually eliminating them from regional parliaments in an election that's likely to have a wide-ranging impact on efforts to rein in growing Taliban and al Qaida influence in Pakistan's North West Frontier province.In 2002, fundamentalist religious parties, some openly sympathetic to the Taliban, won 12 percent of the national vote. That was enough to form a regional government in the North West Frontier province, which borders Afghanistan , become part of the ruling coalition in Baluchistan, another conservative province, and hold 57 seats in the 342-member national parliament.But unofficial results of Monday's vote indicate that religious parties won only five seats in the national parliament this time. In North West Frontier province, where the country's Islamic insurgency is strongest, religious parties won just nine seats in the 96-seat provincial assembly. In 2002, they won 67. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | New sharia row over Chancellor's plans for 'Islamic bonds' | | 2008-02-19 04:38:00 | | Daily Mail - A new sharia law controversy erupted last night over Government plans to issue special "Islamic bonds" to pay for Gordon Brown's public-spending programme by raising money from the Middle East.Britain is to become the first Western nation to issue bonds approved by Muslim clerics in line with sharia law, which bans conventional loans involving interest payments as "sinful".The scheme would mark one of the most significant economic advances of sharia law in the non-Muslim world.The Government sees sharia-compliant bonds as a way of tapping Middle-East money and building bridges with the Muslim community.But critics say the scheme would waste money and could undermine Britain's financial and legal systems.Senior Conservative MP Edward Leigh, chairman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said: "I am concerned about the signal this would send – it could be the thin end of the wedge."British Common Law must be supreme and should apply to everyone."The attempt to embrace | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Free Kosovo a Door for Islamic Radicals | | 2008-02-18 06:11:00 | | Independent Kosovo will endanger the stability in the Balkans once again, estimated the American ambassador at the UN, John Bolton.I think that there is a significant risk that the instability in the Balkans will continue in Bosnia and other areas where ethnic groups do not live in a country they refuse, said Bolton in an interview for Glas Amerike reported in Serbian language.Kosovo will be a weak country submissive to Islamic radical forces which will spread its influence in the area with the support of singular Albanians and so potentially open the door to radicals in Europe, Bolton estimated.Via Javno | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | | The "Islamic Jihad Against Soap Operas" Offensive | | 2008-01-11 16:18:00 | | Well, now that's two things I have in common with the Taliban. I friggin' hate soap operas too!! With suicide bombers in the capital, spiralling opium production and half the country prey to Taleban guerrillas, Afghanistan's spiritual guardians have discovered a dangerous new peril: Indian soap operas.In an echo of the strict religious laws of the Taleban era, the Islamic Council of Scholars won the backing this week of a powerful government minister in its campaign to get dozens of wildly popular Bombay dramas off Afghanistan's television screens. The Minister of Information and Culture has written to television executives to threaten prosecution if they show footage that offends morality. He is particularly concerned about Indian soaps.---> Read More | | By: The Offended Blogger | | |
| | | NEFA Foundation: Online Q&A with a Fighter from Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI) | | 2008-01-08 00:23:23 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of an online question-and-answer session conducted (on January 4) over the Paltalk chat network with a fighter from Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI). During the interview, the ISI fighter discussed the varying state of relations between the Islamic State and an assortment of other Sunni insurgent organizations, including the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI), the Mujahideen Army, the 1920 Revolution Brigades, and Iraqi Hamas. He also boasted of the ISI's plans...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | | Steve Coughlin: Pentagon DoD Islamic Extremist Expert Fired | | 2008-01-04 16:44:00 | | This is rather disturbing news. If our own DoD personnel are no longer allowed to expound upon what really is one of the greatest threats to America and its citizens today, then what remains? The softer, kinder, gentler approach? Shall we just bend over, drop trousers and allow islam to give it to us in the rear?I think not. Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" swirls about my mind in this instance, as well as it has in others incidents.One of today's e-letters from ACTforAmerica provided a realistic look at what America faces in regards to our "religion of peace" impresarios. It was in reference to the Washington Times article written by Bill Gertz. Inside the Ring-Coughlin sacked.According to the article, Stephen Coughlin is (until March '08) the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and islamist extremism. Apparently, his work is not pleasing some pro-extremists. Namely, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England's key aide, a Mr. Hasham Islam.Mr. Islam, (sorry, but the name alone is causing me serious hilarity at the moment,) had confronted Coughlin in attempts to make him "soften" his views about extremism. Yeah, I can see how that would work. I believe Neville Chamberlain also softened the views of the world about Hitler, and we know how THAT turned out.I guess Coughlin said no, since it has devolved into name calling with Mr. Islam accusing Coughlin of being a Christian zealot or extremist "with a pen." If Mr. Islam has resorted to this, it means Coughlin is/was onto something. And he was. Coughlin had (according to the Wash. Times,) penned a memorandum utilizing documentation from the recent HolyLand Foundation trials in Texas. That trial has exposed the Muslim Brotherhood (there's that name again) as a primary source calling for front groups to sabotage America from within.Obviously it's working, as Coughlin has been fired. And even though Kevin Wensing, a spokesman for Mr. England, said "no one in the deputy's office had any input into thi | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | NEFA Foundation: "Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" Claims "Victories in Algeria and Mauritania" | | 2007-12-30 15:21:44 | | The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated the latest communiqué issued by "the Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" (formerly known as the Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat, GSPC) claiming responsibility for recent terrorist attacks in Algeria and neighboring Mauritania. According to the statement, "This operation has come at a time when the Israeli flag was seen raised in the beloved, but tarnished city of Nouakchott... at a time when the Mauritanian regime has consumed itself with...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | SPECIAL FEATURE: ISLAMIC SCIENCE AHEAD OF ITS TIME | | 2007-12-11 09:51:00 | | By Amjad Rafiq. Based upon extracts from the video The TruthThe Islamic Society University of Essex November 1994RELIGION and SCIENCE have always been considered to be twin sisters by Islam and today at a time when science has taken great strides, they still continue to be associated. Furthermore, certain scientific data are used for a better understanding of the Qur’anic text. In a century where, for many, scientific truth has dealt a deathblow to religious belief, it is precisely the discoveries of science that, in an objective examination of the Islamic Revelation, have highlighted the supernatural character of various aspects of the Revelation.After a study which lasted ten years, the famous French physician Maurice Bucaille adressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 and expressed the complete agreement of the Qur’an and established findings of modern science. He presented his study on the existence in the Qur’an of certain statements concerning physiology and reproduction. His reason for doing that was that "our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Qur’an could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times".Decades later a noted embryologist Keith L. Moore and expert in his field, upon being presented with the statements made in the Qur’an regarding the stages of the formation of the embryo from the mixing of the male and female gametes up to the embryo’s full development remarked "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Qur’an about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allaah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later." Professor Moore presented his findings to scientists at several conferences. Several Canadian periodicals published many of Moore’s statements and in addition he presented three television programmes in wh | | By: Islam Online | | |
| | Ahmadinejad proposes international Islamic courts | | 2007-12-07 07:14:00 | | AKI - Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the creation of two international Islamic courts, based on the model of the United Nations' International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice - both located in the Dutch city of the Hague. "These institutions can become a model for true justice in the world and relieve Islamic countries from appealing to international courts," Ahmadinejad said.Under the Iranian leader's plan, the first Islamic tribunal should try "international criminals, aggressor countries, war crimes and anything else that embitters the life of Muslims."He said a second judicial institution would "resolve controversies between Islamic countries."Ahmadinejad has already proposed the creation of a commission composed of Islamic jurists to make the operation of Islamic tribunals more uniform and to offer a single interpretation of Sharia or Islamic law. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | U.S. Treasury Designates Leader of Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | | 2007-12-04 12:27:54 | | The U.S. Treasury today designated Abdelmalek Droukdel (Droukdel), the leader or emir of Al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) , formerly known as the GSPC. Any assets he might have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are prohibited from doing business with him. From the Treasury statement: Droukdel reportedly supervised the April 2007 AQIM bombings of the Prime Minister's office and police facilities in Algiers, killing 33. Droukdel used an April 2007 Internet video...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Doku Umarov declares Islamic Caucasus Emirate | | 2007-11-27 06:06:00 | | While al Qaeda in Chechnya and the greater Chechnya rebel movement has suffered a serious setback over the past two years, a nucleus of the terror movement remains. Doku Umarov, one of the last remaining original leaders of the Chechen rebellion and a close associate of al Qaeda, has declared an Islamic emirate in the greater Caucasus region.On November 22, the Kavkaz Center, an al Qaeda-linked website promoting the jihad in Chechnya, published Umarov's declaration of the Caucasian Emirate. Umarov, who is now the "Amir of Mujahideen in Caucasus," emphasized the importance of implementing sharia, or Islamic law, and the responsibility of Muslims to "fight the infidels.""We, the Mujahideen, went out to fight the infidels not for the sake of fighting but to restore the Sharia of Allah in our land," said Umarov. "I declare ethnic, territorial and colonial zones carrying names of 'North-Caucasian republics', 'Trans-Caucasian Republics' and other such terms as outlawed."More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Philippines government: agreement with Islamic separatist group on boundaries for Muslim homeland | | 2007-11-22 03:38:00 | | The Philippines government says it has reached an agreement with the country's main Islamic separatist group on boundaries for a Muslim homeland.Government negotiator Rodolfo Garcia said "demarcation" was agreed after two days of talks in Malaysia with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).Officials say the deal in Kuala Lumpur could pave the way for a final peace deal between the two sides next year.MILF has been fighting for decades over land in the southern Mindanao region. Negotiators are hopeful that a permanent peace agreement can be sealed by the middle of next year. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Maybank Structured Islamic Deposit | | 2007-10-30 20:51:05 | | I just came across this advert in thestar page.Anyone got comments about this? Seems meet my objective of 10% gain per yearStructured Islamic Deposit ( STRIDE-i )MaybankMaybank has introduced their new Structured Islamic Deposit (STRIDE-i). It is Maybank's first Syariah-compliant Capital Protected Structured Deposit.The Maybank STRIDE-i offers:- 9.80% guaranteed returns upon maturity- 100% capital protection with condition of held till maturity- Investment period of 4 years- Maximum potential re | | By: imDavidLee Dot Com | | |
| | What drives an Islamic terrorist? | | 2007-10-15 16:58:00 | | Given the extreme amount of attention to and the large sums of our tax money which have been spent on Islamic terrorism, the question seems pertinent to us everyday citizens, "What drives an Islamic terrorist? What are the reasons why anyone would engage in that type of behavior?"Typically whenever the subject of religion is brought up we are told most often that all religions are equal or simply not true as in the case of atheism. Yet I did some checking and found that the core theologies (a term first used by Plato in The Republic) of many world religions are often in direct opposition to each other. A very simple contrast would be the assertion by Islam that people are born pure while the Christian assertion is that they are born into sin. And for you atheists, I also discovered that modern science has not ruled out the possibility of a Creator God and some very good scientists hold to non-atheistic models such as theistic evolution and progressive creationism and that this trend is | | By: The Paleo Conservatist | | |
| | Muslim Brotherhood sets up Islamic clerical power | | 2007-10-14 19:47:00 | | The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's powerful opposition movement, has laid down its first detailed political platform, which would bar women and Christians from becoming president and establish a board of Muslim clerics to oversee the government, reminiscent of Iran's Islamic state.The platform has dismayed secular reform activists who have cautiously hoped the Brotherhood was becoming more moderate and who supported the movement in the face of a tough government crackdown against it. The document also complicates the debate in Egypt over how to deal with the Brotherhood, which proved its widespread popularity in 2005 parliament elections.The blueprint illustrated the dominance of a more hard-line trend in the Brotherhood, known as the "Daawi" - Arabic for "preaching" - over a minority of moderates who seek to reform the group and call for a civic government that respects Islamic principles. "It establishes a religious state," Abdel Moneim Said, head of the leading Al Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies, said. "Its an assassination to the civic state."The Brotherhood has been banned since 1954 but its candidates run in elections as independents. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Which is the Best American Islamic Magazine? | | 2007-10-09 20:03:19 | | Dear Readers,I was wondering, according to your reading experience and opinion which is the best American Islamic Magazine (in print media)?Now when I say Islamic it doesn't necessary has to deal with Islam only, it could be diverse (covering social, economic or political themes) but where Islam and Muslims gets a fair and regular amount of coverage. And by American I mean published from America. Also if you know any good one from Canada please let me know.Leave your suggested name(s) in the comment section please.So far I know only about Islamica Magazine, which I read and I believe has very good content and quality print. visit Islamica Magazine's website.another I came across is Illume Magazine. Whats your favorite?{ Next // In this survey I am just asking for magazines which publish on general Islamic and Muslim theme. In second round I will be interested to know about Sufi Journals / Magazines and followed by Spiritual / New Age Magazines. } | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Buddha's wisdom and Islamic teaching of 'renounce evil with good' | | 2007-09-27 19:13:24 | | 1.Once someone came to Buddha and started abusing him. He went on and on, abuse after abuse in a loud voice. He kept looking at Buddha for a reaction, but Buddha was as he was - calm, serene, smiling.This further agitated him and he hurled more abuses. Buddha again was calm, serene, smiling, looking more peaceful than ever. Then this person stopped for a moment. and said, "I have been going on and on, abusing you, but there is no reaction from your side. You remain in peace. How come!?!"Now Buddha finally spoke: "It is like if someone offers you sweets, what would you do?". The man replied, "Well, I like sweets so I would eat them and enjoy them".Buddha continued, "Okay, now if someone offered you something bitter, what would you do?". The man replied quickly, "Ofcourse, I would not accept it, I would return it to the one who has given it."Buddha said, "So I choose not to accept your abuses, you may take them back". At this, the man realised the wisdom and greatness of Buddha. May peace be upon Siddhattha Gautama Buddha, the enlightened teacher of humanity.2.Nor can goodness and evil be equal. Repel evil with what is better: lo! then between whom and thee there was enmity will be transformed as though he was a bosom friend. And no one shall be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint ... The Quran 41.34,35Renounce evil with that which is best. The Quran 23:96Those who patiently persevere, seeking their Lord's Countenance and are regular in prayer and spend in charity secretly and openly of that which We bestow upon them, and overcome evil with good. Theirs will be the final attainment of blissful abode. Gardens of perpetual bliss they shall enter. Quran 13:22,23 | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Salat | The Islamic Prayer and Meditation | | 2007-08-27 22:30:57 | | A Muslim need not go to any Ashram (or Special Retreat) for meditation if he or she knows how to perform Salât. Salat is the formal, uniform way of prayer for whole of humanity taught by God through the last messenger, Muhammad, the praised one.Salât is a meditation of the highest order but even most Muslims have forgotten it. They read Namâz (the persian word for Salat) or recite Namâz or even offer Namâz but they do not meditate in it though it is a pre-requisite. A Salât does not even start without the state of meditation. The Prophet, peace be upon him, instructed a person in Salât to meditate upon the presence of God who is watching the devotee. A state of trance is reached when he really meditates upon it.Then comes the voice of The Word of God from the lips of the Imam (person who leads the prayer in a gathering). If he really started Salât with a state of meditation, the voice of the Imam seems to be coming from a spiritual source. The words of the Qur’ân work as sug | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, the Sufi and Islamic Mysticism | | 2007-08-16 08:13:58 | | It was in the course of his practice of Islam that the 19th Century contemplative Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886) had one of his remarkable visions: “I was meditating under the banyan tree when I was shown a Mussalman (a Muslim). He came to me with rice in an earthen plate. The Mother (Kali) showed me that there exists only One and not two. It is Satchidananda (Truth - Knowledge - Bliss - Absolute, Brahman) alone that has taken various forms; He alone has become the world and its living beings.”Ramakrishna was initiative into Islamic practice by a devout Sufi Govinda Rai. He repeated the holy name of Allah and recited the namaz (the formal prayer of Islam); the Hindu mode of though vanished from his mind during this period, which culminated in his vision. As his disciple Mahendra observed: “The mighty river of Islam also led him back to the Ocean of the Absolute.”Ramakrishna’s life is unique in the annals of religious experience. Although born to an orthodox Hindu Brahmin | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | | | All Islamic Terrorists Must Register Republican | | 2007-07-01 21:52:00 | | With the recent terrorist attacks in Glasgow and London, the liberals have already started spouting delusional accusations of who is behind the terrorism. Go read the comments from any liberal blog, and you are bound to see hundreds of lunatics saying that this is a plot by Dick Cheney, the CIA, or Zionists. At the very least you will hear the left say we are unsure if the attacks are really from Islamic extremists. This absence of clear thinking would not be so disturbing if the Democrat Party was made up of a fridge minority. However, we are learning more and more that this is not the case. Evidently, a recent Rasmussen Poll demonstrates that a huge proportion of the Democrat Party is made up of abject lunatics. “Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats believe he did know, 39% say he did not know, and 26% are not sure. (NOT SURE??!!) Republi | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Meet Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic threat no one knows about | | 2007-06-28 21:01:00 | | This Sunni pan-Islamic Party, whose goal is to establish a caliphate on the lands "occupied by Zionists", has more than a million members in at least 40 countries, and is becoming increasingly popular in the Arab world. The party, founded in Jerusalem 54 years ago, is now returning to its birthplace, presenting a revived caliphate as a viable solution to the problems of the Muslim world.Britain has turned into a perfect base for Hizb ut-Tahrir operations abroad, whose goal is radicalization of Muslims all over the world, especially in the Palestinian Authority and in Central Asia. Despite being banned in Russia, Hizb ut-Tahrir is rapidly growing in the country's eastern areas. More than least 50 cells that were distributing radical literature, converting locals and preaching for jihad, were arrested by the Russian secret services in the past two years. Central Asia is another important areas for Hizb ut-Tahrir.Uzbekistan did not manage to stifle Hizb ut-Tahrir, albeit through no fault | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | التاريخ الإسلامي في أوروبا An Islamic History of Europe | | 2007-05-21 00:49:38 | | عندما حكم المسلمون العالم
يسعدني أن اقدم لكم الفيلم التسجيلي “التاريخ الإسلامي في أوروبا” “An Islamic History of Europe” و الذي قدمته هيئة الإذاعة البريطانية BBC مترجماً باللغة العربية. و قد كنت قد عزمت على ترجمته منذ أول مرة شاهدته فيها و الحمد لله الذي وفقني لهذا العمل المتواضع.
الفيلم يروي تاريخ الإسلام في أوروبا و [...] | | By: Islam and the World | | |
| | Lal Masjid calls for jihad against ‘un-Islamic’ govt | | 2007-04-26 11:24:00 | | Lal Masjid’s chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz on Monday decreed that Gen Pervez Musharraf’s government was “un-Islamic” and it was obligatory for every Muslim to wage jihad against it for rule of law and speedy dispensation of justice. “The government is un-Islamic and the present system and political hierarchy have failed to deliver,” said Maulana Abdul Aziz in an interview with Daily Times. “We have no intention to wage a war against the government leading to a bloodbath. However, if it launches a crackdown on Jamia Hafsa or Lal Masjid, of course our movement would automatically turn into a militant movement,” Aziz said. He said democracy was a flawed system. “Democracy is nothing but counting of heads. It cannot differentiate between good and bad people, as in this system the vote of a devout Muslim equals the vote of a frail Muslim,” he said. Asked to comment on suicide attacks, he said: “Suicide attacks in Pakistan are un-Islamic, but if the government took ac | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Muslims in UK tracked with cameras: High-tech CCTV units keep eye on activity in Islamic neighborhoods | | 2007-04-22 13:32:00 | | Worldnetdaily.com - Britain's national security service MI5 is testing surveillance cameras in enclaves of London and other Muslim-dominated area of Britain where terrorists are known to operate. Based on the latest satellite technology, the $10,000 cameras have a ring of eight powerful lenses that can provide a panoramic view. Software in the system can also indicate up to 50 behavior traits to identify a person "as a potential terrorist." Within a year the cameras will be able to signify "facial movements indicating tension and other furtive behavior," confirmed an MI5 officer. More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | 300,000 Turks protest possible run for president by Islamic-rooted prime minister | | 2007-04-21 17:35:00 | | (International Herald Tribune).- Protesters draped themselves in the flag and poured into the capital's streets and squares, calling on the government to resign and chanting slogans including, "We don't want an imam as president". Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan represents a challenge to secularists' traditional approach to government in this 99-percent Muslim country. Many fear that if he or someone close to him wins the presidency, the government will be able to implement an Islamist agenda without opposition. But with Erdogan's popularity and firm control over parliament, his opponents may have little power to stop him if he does decide to run. His party was elected to an overwhelming majority in parliament and can appoint whomever it wants to the presidency.More | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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