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published by Beast on 22 January, 2006 - 00:05

Sacred Knowledge Podcasting now available!

Listen to the latest iKhutbah by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir.

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Topics include:

* Are We Fit to Lead?
* There is No Calamity If There is Certainty
* A Message to Humanity
* Ramadan Khutbah: Mercy and Forgiveness
* Patience Takes Courage

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COULD YOU? Police

published by Beast on 20 January, 2006 - 13:36

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How would you answer the following questions when applying to join the police force?

[b]1 - [/b]Recall a situation when you had to deal with someone who was unhappy with the service they had been given or the way they were being treated.
Usue an example of when you did more than just listen or offer advice.

[b]2 - [/b]Give an example of a situation when you have shown respect for someone with a deep-rooted belief.

Bin Laden offers US truce

published by Beast on 19 January, 2006 - 17:00

[size=18]Bin Laden offers Americans truce[/size]

In an audio tape broadcast on Aljazeera, Osama bin Laden has warned that al-Qaida was preparing an attack very soon, but also offered Americans a “long-term truce”.

“The new operations of al-Qaida has not happened not because we could not penetrate the security measures.

US arms sales to Pakistan and India

published by Beast on 25 December, 2005 - 21:30

[size=18]US eyes big Pakistan, India arms sales[/size]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is maneuvering to balance possible big new U.S. arms sales to archrivals India and Pakistan in the new year.

In the past week, U.S. Vice PresidentDick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have made separate visits, not announced in advance, to Pakistan, a key ally in the U.S.-declared war on terrorism.

Before the October earthquake, Pakistan had asked about buying as many as 75 new F-16C/D models and 11 refurbished F-16s, Air Force Lt. Gen. JeffreyKohler said in May.

Sex, drugs, domestic violence, jinn and death

published by Beast on 22 December, 2005 - 12:55

[size=18]Baby killed for being 'possessed' [/size]

[b]The BBC News website examines the death of Samira Ullah after the child's father is found guilty of her murder. [/b]

Her short life makes for tragic reading.

Born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, on 19 July 2004 she overcame the difficulties of being two months premature and was discharged four weeks later.

When a health visitor came to see her at home a month later she described her as "thriving, gaining weight and reaching all her development milestones".

She only lived for three months.

Preachers to be

published by Beast on 3 December, 2005 - 13:30

[size=18]Preachers to Be [/size]

[b]7:00pm - 8:00pm

Today

Channel 4[/b]

2/2

Filmed over two years, this two-part series follows the remarkable journeys of preachers-to-be in three of the UK's largest religions: Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The trainee priests must cope with the gruesome realities of the funeral rites of their respective faiths, including embalming and cremation, in addition to the everyday pressures of their new vocations.

Zakir Naik in Birmingham

published by Beast on 2 December, 2005 - 23:56

[size=18]QURAN & MODERN SCIENCE - COMPATIBLE OR NOT?[/size]

[b]with Dr Zakir Naik (India)[/b]

Date: Monday 5th December 2005

Time: 6.00 pm

Venue: White Pearl Suite, 7 Upper Trinity Street, Birmingham, B9 4EG

This is an unique opportunity to see the internationally renowned
Dr Zakir Naik live in action as he delivers a talk on Quran and
Science followed by an hour long Q & A session. Free entrance with
stalls and food available on the day.

Bush wanted to Bomb AL-Jazeera in QATAR: War Memo

published by Beast on 22 November, 2005 - 21:38

[quote][size=18]BUSH PLOT TO BOMB HIS ARAB ALLY[/size]
[b]Madness of war memo[/b]

PRESIDENT Bush planned to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera in friendly Qatar, a "Top Secret" No 10 memo reveals.

But he was talked out of it at a White House summit by Tony Blair, who said it would provoke a worldwide backlash.

A source said: "There's no doubt what Bush wanted, and no doubt Blair didn't want him to do it." Al-Jazeera is accused by the US of fuelling the Iraqi insurgency.

The attack would have led to a massacre of innocents on the territory of a key ally, enraged the Middle East and al

It's cold outside...

published by Beast on 21 November, 2005 - 18:14

[size=18]'Snowstorms on way' for chilly UK [/size]

Severe wintry weather is being forecast for the UK, with as much as 20cm of snow causing disruption in some parts by the weekend, the Met Office says.

Snow is most likely in Scotland and eastern England but south-east England, north Wales, the Midlands and Northern Ireland may also be hit from Thursday.

Snow, sleet and hail will be coupled with gale force icy winds and wind chill temperatures as low as -10C.

Snow in November is "unusual, but not unheard of", the Met Office says.

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