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shame...just when you think theres a good potential role model for youngsters...it all comes crashing down
Scores detained in Pakistan raids
Police in Pakistan have detained about 200 suspected Islamist extremists in a series of raids on religious schools, mosques and other properties.
The suspects are being questioned about any links they might have with militant groups or with the London bombers.
Three of the four bombers are known to have visited Pakistan recently.
President Pervez Musharraf is expected to announce new measures to curb religious extremism during a televised speech on Thursday.
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was anxious for Pakistan to crack down on extremist teaching in its Islamic schools.
Armed police entered the school around midnight and took away two senior clerics and more than 15 students.
Soon after, hundreds of students gathered outside the school compound and shouted slogans against the United States and Gen Musharraf.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4697281.stm]BBC[/url]
One thing that I know -the average Paki from back home has always been very vocal with their hatred of the "west"
Arrest for Prophet Mohammad image
Police in India's Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a publisher for a sketch of the Prophet Mohammad in a book.
They said the drawing was likely to cause outrage among the Muslim community as images of the Prophet are considered blasphemy in Islam.
The publisher, Amit Agrawal, was arrested in the city of Merrut, 80km (50 miles) east of Delhi.
In 2001, Time magazine apologised to Muslims after an image of the Prophet Mohammad sparked riots in Kashmir.
A court remanded Mr Agrawal in custody on Tuesday for 14 days.
The picture - part of a special report on "Jerusalem at the time of Jesus" - showed the Prophet meeting the Archangel Gabriel to receive a revelation from God.
In 2002, several Muslim countries banned an issue of Newsweek magazine that carried an image of the Prophet Mohammad from an undated Turkish manuscript.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4699847.stm]BBC[/url]
[size=18]Imams held in Pakistan crackdown [/size]
Police in the Pakistani province of Punjab have briefly detained over 100 prayer leaders for breaking a law on broadcasting sermons over loudspeakers.
The arrests came amid a crackdown on suspected religious extremists in Pakistan, following bombings in London.
Police said the government had ordered strict observance of a law which says loudspeakers must be used only for the call to prayers, and not for sermons.
Sermons broadcast on loudspeakers are accused of helping fan sectarian hate.
All the clerics detained late on Friday, mostly in Punjab's volatile south, were freed on bail after appearing in local courts on Saturday.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4710435.stm]BBC[/url]
whats wrong with sermons on the loud speaker?
Apparently sermons played over mosque loudspeakers frequently exacerbate Sunni-Shia tensions in southern Punjab.
Maybe you should have read the linked article. :roll:
i read the article u smart aleck
but i STILL dont see anything wrong with sermons over the loud speaker :roll:
Depends what the sermon is about.
[size=18]Blair spends thousands on make-up [/size]
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41336000/jpg/_41336727_smile203.jp... reports said make-up costs spiralled because of stressful times
Prime Minister Tony Blair has spent more than £1,800 of taxpayers' money on cosmetics and make-up artists since coming into office, it has emerged.
Between 1999 and 2005 Downing Street paid £1,050.22 for cosmetics for Mr Blair's media appearances.
Another £791.20 was spent over the past two years on make-up artists.
The figures were revealed on Thursday by government whip Lord Bassam of Brighton in answer to a Parliamentary question by Tory Lord Hanningfield.
The Sunday Times suggested Mr Blair's use of make-up spiralled during stressful periods, such as the Iraq war.
It said his spending on cosmetics peaked between 2003 and 2004, when the prime minister was being asked to justify intelligence reports on weapons of mass destruction.
There was also speculation during the last election campaign about whether Mr Blair had been using fake tan.
But the brands and products used by Mr Blair were not revealed in the Parliamentary answer.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4711689.stm]BBC[/url]
How gay :roll:
this should go in the silly news section
Oh yeah.
Don't know why I didn't put it there. [img]http://forum.mpacuk.org/images/smilies/other/thinking.gif[/img]
and there i was thinking its girls who are bitchy gossipmongers. :roll:
i feel sorry for khan if his mates are backbiting/slandering him.
[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]
Van Gogh killer jailed for life
A Dutch court has sentenced a 27-year-old radical Islamist to life in prison for the November murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.
Mohammed Bouyeri, who has joint Dutch-Moroccan nationality, had made a courtroom confession and had vowed to do the same again if given the chance.
The murder in Amsterdam stunned the Netherlands. The court ruled that it was a terrorist act.
The judge said the murder had triggered "great fear and insecurity" in society.
Clutching a copy of the Koran, he said that "the law compels me to chop off the head of anyone who insults Allah and the prophet".
Van Gogh, a strong critic of radical Islam, was shot and stabbed in broad daylight as he was cycling through Amsterdam.
His throat was slashed and the killer also pinned a letter to his chest with a knife, which threatened Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4716909.stm]BBC News[/url]
UK Muslim leader urge women to take off the hijab
London, Asharq Al-Awsat - Islamic leaders in London have called on British Muslim women to remove their veils so to blend in with the general public and avoid being targeted by extremists looking for vengeance.
In a conversation with Asharq Al Awsat, the community leaders blamed the imams of a number of mosques for the deviant beliefs of Muslim youths and the lack of a firm stand against extremism. They called for practical steps to be taken to prevent young Muslim men and women from falling into the trap of terrorism.
In the aftermath of the London bombings, the Dean of the Islamic College urged all Muslims, especially women, to be extra vigilant. He said women should remove their veils as a precaution, since his organization has “received a number of threats on a daily basis. British police, across the country, are being deployed to protect Muslim institutions and the public.” Accordingly, Badawi said, “I have advised women not to wear the veil because it might harm them. A Muslim woman should not wear her veil is she has sufficient reason to believe it may endanger her safety.” He noted that, according to Islam, “clothes are for protection and are not to harm the individual.”
As a reaction to the recent attacks, Badawi expected the Blair government to adopt a series of measures targeting the Muslim community in Britain . He said, “The government is likely to pass strict laws that will certainly affect Muslims living here.”
[url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=9598]Muslim News[/url]
my dad has said this a couple of times to us aswell
Far-right try to disrupt conference addressed by Muslim scholars
ABOUT 300 National Front demonstrators chanted racist slogans outside an Islamic conference at the Central London Mosque near Regent's Park yesterday.
The far-right protesters shouted insults and waved banners reading 'Britain for the British' and 'Keep Alien Wars Off Our British Shores'.
They were outnumbered by police officers, who prevented them getting any nearer than 150 metres from the mosque.
Inside the 'The Middle Path' conference organised by the Islamic charity, Da'watul Islam UK, the controversial academic, Professor Tariq Ramadan, urged Muslims to fight extremism.
He told the 70-strong audience that "killing an innocent" was never justified.
"There must be no more killing. There is no justification. The Muslim community needs to work from within to solve this and that is what this conference is about today."
Meanwhile, the National Front supporters gathered at a pub near Baker Street Underground station.
One protester, who would not give his name, said: "We are concerned English people from up and down the country who are sick of this Muslim s***.
[url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=9596]Muslim News[/url]
omg that is wel sad. btw was badawi referring to the niqab or headscarf?
[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]
While I do understand the safety concerns, are they really that great? Are muslim women always attacked if wearing Hijab?
whilst any incidents are regrettable, and should be prevented, his view is extreme IMO.
So should the brothers also shave their beards? should we drink alcohol just to mix in?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Clothing is to meant to protect. Esp hijab. If wearing hijab puts you in danger then that defeats the object of wearing it in the first place. IMO.
Badawi is a scholar, he should know.
But I have only come across this source for Badawi making such a statement. If there are other sources I'd like to see 'em.
clothing is meant to cover. Armour is meant to protect.
:twisted:
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
irfan's right
point of Hijaab is to protect-
as well as cover
but I don't know how widespread this problem this
personally I havent exp any probs
[b]EDIT BY ADMIN[/b]
This has also got its own thread (courtesy of Ed), so please discuss this there:
http://www.therevival.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=195
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4731411.stm]BBC[/url]
Guess who's next for regime-change?
Naah, there will be a 'popular uprising'.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Just like Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan.
:evil:
[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]
Its not as if its a utopic regime in Uzbekistan atm.
Its a brutal dictatorship.
If there was a popular uprising there It could turn out to be a good thing.
However I don't think it has the capacity of a real popular uprising as the regime is very harsh, cruel etc., leaving the only option of a CIA led uprising. (like the few attempted in Venezuela; they failed as the president was actually popular, and the electorate rebelled!)
Now this will replace one murdering scumbag with another who is a friend of the USA. People lose out again.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
[size=18]One blog created 'every second' [/size]
The blogosphere is continuing to grow, with a weblog created every second, according to blog trackers Technorati.
In its latest State of the Blogosphere report, it said the number of blogs it was tracking now stood at more than 14.2m blogs, up from 7.8m in March.
It suggests, on average, the number of blogs is doubling every five months.
Blogs, the homepages of the 21st Century, are free and easy to set up and use. They are popular with people who want to share thoughts online.
They allow for the instant publication of ideas and for interactive conversations, through comments, with friends or strangers.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4737671.stm]BBC[/url]
Anyone here have a blog?
whats a blog???
It's your own personal website which you regularly update with views, happenings etc.
Below are some examples.
[b]EDIT: [/b]
Instead of boring you with random useless blogs I've added some interesting and very useful ones.
[url=http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/]Yusuf Smith[/url].
[url=http://www.masud.co.uk/blog/]Mas'ud Khan[/url].
[url=http://www.islamophobia-watch.com/]Islamophobia Watch[/url].
And [url=http://www.hijab.com/index]one for the sisters[/url] (incase the first three are a bit too much for you :P).
sounds silly and pointless
have u got one irfan?
No. Wouldn't know what to put in it.
The ones I've linked to up there are quite good.
But you can find really dull ones by individuals with alot of time on their hands (have a look around the profiles in that [i]other[/i] forum :twisted: ).
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