Embarrassingly, I don't know the history of Pakistan that great detail but what I do know is Mohammad Ali Jinnah fought hard for the separation of India and Pakistan, to create a land for Muslims, to create a pure land. But, I'm sure if he could see what was happening in his country today he would be horrified. It is no longer the land of the pure.

I hate listening to the Asian news. All you hear about is how people are stealing, keeping others hostage, torturing them, murdering, EATING THEM. A lot of the times its their own family who are the victims. It's shocking and sickening. Ignorance is bliss.

Freedom is paid for with the blood of the oppressed,
Which pumps through their veins with every beat of their chests,
When a parent dies only children are left,
& when a child dies it’s so hard to accept,
The blood stained hands of the oppressor will never be forgiven,
As the legacy of his reign is forever living,
In the hearts & the souls of the mothers who were giving,
All they had to their child but now they’re not living,
Or they have a daughter with a bullet lodged in her brain,
& a son who was blinded by the weapons that were used to invade,
Our reality and theirs was never meant to be the same,
The term “3rd world” isn’t just politically correct it’s a part of the game,
To elevate the western world to a planet that is better than theirs,

I want my children to be raised not in a cage, nor on the street,
& when they’re fighting for their rights, they will be stable on their feet,
In the spirit of the Arabs who will not settle for defeat,
as the legacy of those who died before victory was achieved.

I feel the pain when my brothers are killed by the tyrants,
Cus if they are not free then I am not either,
And I still feel the pain when my sisters are silenced,
Cus out on the street, they are subject to violence,
I feel the pain when a father’s blood stains the face of his child.
& runs through the street, so they see red for many miles,
Others lie in the street with their fists in the sky,
The souls may leave but the spirit will never die,
When a man no longer fears death, he will fight,

Hear they go again; they are bombing for peace,
In Libya they were fighting to bring the regime to its knees,
They wanted Gaddafi weak so they could force him to leave,
So please remember their cries before you choose what you believe,
Is it a coincidence they invaded Iraq today in 2003,
Or that they claimed they would help its people be free,
Remember goverments don’t fight for the sake of humanity,
C’mon believing that would truly be a form of insanity,
Did thy not sell weapons to Gaddafi to enforce his regime?
Or is just me who see’s that they are switching teams,
They said Iraq was invaded to rid the people of Sadam,
& now they bomb Libya to free the people of a man,
8 years on and look at the state of Iraq,
Do the people on Libya need to be victim to that?

Fear is such a powerful thing that it can cement every detail of any event into a childs brain.

But first a little back story. I was born in a home where my mum was Christen and my dad was a Muslim. So unlike everyone else i didnt have a normal up bringing, I had an AWESOME ONE!! I got the best of both worlds, Christmas, Easter & Eid!! Which to a child meant more and more and more presents, chocolates and cake (i trust you remember how that turned out).

came across this vid and i liked what he said. I don't know the shaykh or anything. just the vid and what he's saying. I like.

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edit: i see NO ONE (sad) has commented on this. I really liked what the shaykh said! and i thought it would be nice to share this on here.

so to my lazy friends, here is a lil overview of what talks about:

*how the youth had an important place in Islam and the spreading of Islam
*how young people were amongst the first to convert
*we are the future (sorry for cliche)
*we have the time
*how the prophet (pbuh) gave great responsibilities to the youth in his time. And he mentions lots of names and stories. (the clip is only 3mins)

Salaam

....My best mate likes this boy
(this boy is my brother)
He does not like her, but she loves the pants off him
I dont know wat 2 do HELP!!!!
i THOUGHT THAT HE LIKED HER BUT HE DOESNT
Im stuck if u got a solution plzzzz tell me

Dear British Muslims,

I am a PhD student doing research into how we can improve well-being among Muslims living in the UK and I’d really appreciate the help of British Muslims in doing my research.

For those of you who identify themselves as Muslims and are 18 years or older, I’d be very grateful if you could please fill out my questionnaire (should only take about 10 minutes), which you can find at: https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/sussex/well-being.

Please feel free to pass on this link to Muslim friends of family living in the UK!

Many thanks!!

Linda