If pretty pretty pictures can speak a thousand words, what does that say about motion/video?

I am sure a lot of you will have been in this situation where there is someone about to edicate you about something Islamic... and you may even be interested and then the person starts...

"Nahmaduhu wa nusalleee"

and you rarely get past this bit stilla wake as it is so... ordered and pretentious and fake. then there is the contents that drone on and on, pretending to be atlreast 50 years older than the person is as if that privides gravitas and importance... allowing you to have a quick nap until some moron shouts "Takbeer!" making you jump up as if someone had attacked you...

What if there was another way?

A campaign has begun in order to improve the image of Islam after a recent poll by YouGov revealed that more than half of British people associate Islam with terrorism and violence.

"Inspired by Muhammad" aims to promote Islam as a peaceful faith, and the positive contribution it has on British society. Posters of Muslims with captions read: "I believe in rights for women... so did Muhammad" will be seen at bus stops, Tube stations and even on London Cabs.

A YouGov poll found that 58% of the British population surveyed associated Islam with extremism, 50% associate it with terrorism and 68% feel the religion encourages the repression of women.

TV presenter and Islam convert Kristiane Backer is one of the many faces of the campaign.

The Revival has always had a tag line "voice of the Muslim Youth!" - but what does it mean?

Does it mean that The Revival is the only voice of the muslim youth, or that 'Ed is the voice of the Muslim Youth? What about me?

To answer it about me - I really doubt that I am. More there is no single voice of the Muslim youth, but many indivitual voices from many young Muslims and combined they are the voices of the Muslim youth

Something that has become apparent recently is that there are some seriously commited Muslims who have strong opinions - some I agree with and defend, others that I will disagree with and maybe even attack.

I’ve just heard a Khutbah and from what I understood then manifestations and rallies are innovations (bid’ahs) the speaker was arguing that the way of the people of Bid’ah is so come to a conclusion (manifesting) THEN looking for the evidence in the Qur’an (which here would be “He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do that, then he should do it with his tongue; and if he has not strength enough to do even that, then he should (at least abhor it) from his heart; and that is the least of faith.” Sahih Muslim Hadith 79 Narrated by Abu Sa’d al Khudri )

1969 - B&Q was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle and the first store opened in Portswood, Southampton.

1995 - First 'true' B&Q Warehouse opened in Aberdeen.

2001 - www.diy.com, B&Q's transactional website launched. Largest B&Q store worldwide opened in Shanghai, China, on the traditionally lucky date for the Chinese - the eighth day of the eighth month. The Yangpu store was B&Q's third store in Shanghai and fourth in China.

2004 - B&Q announced a four-year partnership (until 31 December 2008) with the British Olympic Association to sponsor Team GB to the Turin Winter and Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

2005 - B&Q sponsored Ellen MacArthur to become the fastest solo sailor non-stop around the world.

A girl standing in the middle of the room, holding a diamond in her hand, so strongly that her hands started bleeding, darkness have taken over the place, no light, no dancing colors on the walls, poor girl, standing all alone, bleeding...her hands, eyes, heart...

What happened to this world? why is she afraid? why isn't she letting light reflect on her diamond?

"worthless it is" she screams, "it won't shine like all the diamonds in the world", suffocating her diamond, underestimating the powers within that small diamond she carries...

sweat drops race her tears down, so afraid she is, so lonely she feels, trying to stand on her feet against all that darkness around...

I’m no angel, I’ve sinned, I’m still sinning and I might still be sinning and not be aware of it. But one thing I’ve managed to change about myself is that I don’t listen to music anymore

I never used to then had a low in faith and started listening to it, then felt bad and stopped then started again then stopped then I think I started again and stopped, but you get the picture, I did the yoyo thing.

Ok im not the ultimate un-listener of music…I don’t run out of a room with my hands over my ears, screaming whenever I hear music, I don’t not go into a shop because they are playing some music. I just feel uncomfortable and bad for standing there watching my friends (muslims) move around to the tune…and for me not to be strong enough to actually walk out.

I stand cold. . .

I stand alone. . .

I stand in desperation. . .

I stand in faith. . .

I stand in love. . .

But as the enemy confronts you,
No longer do you stand for anything but your own desires...

Think - is this the way forward?

So, You have a name, an age, a nationality, a religion maybe, a family, a community, a medical health record, a fitness status, a criminal record (or not), a race, a skin tone, a life, a pet elephant, a mansion & a flash car or a cardboard box, a bank full of money or the change in your pocket. We all have different things, be that culture, religion, nationalities, bank status's, wealth, families, there's something that causes me to be different from you.