Police have shot dead 18 civilians in the deadliest day in Indian-administered Kashmir since protests erupted three months ago.

A policeman was also killed when he was run over by a lorry.

The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says reports of Koran desecration in the US have stoked anger.

Scores of Kashmiris have now died since June, when anti-India protests broke out after police shot dead a teenager.

Read more @ BBC News

Who needs enemies when you have friends like these?

Men from Ilford, Forest Gate, and Tottenham, sentenced after 'thuggish' attack on Muslim sisters in Finchley

A GANG of “thugs” who acted like “a pack of animals” when they attacked two Muslim sisters in their car have been sentenced.

The four men received community orders today at Wood Green Crown Court after being found guilty of affray and criminal damage at an earlier hearing, on August 4.

Jawad Irshad, his brother Hammed Irshad, Shujaur Rehman and Ghurfran Rashed, were arrested on July 13 after reports they had attacked a car along the A406, near Finchley, at about 10pm.

Police said the two sisters had been driving back from university when two cars containing the men drove up alongside them.

Sadaqah al-fitr Reminder

What is the definition of sadaqah al-fitr?

Sadaqah in the Arabic language is the word for charity and fitr the term for breaking fast, hence this is a form of charity which is given at the end of the blessed month of Ramadhan to mark the festival of ‘Id al-fitr. This type of charity is also referred to as zakah al-fitr in many ahadith.

What is the purpose of sadaqah al-fitr?

A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials allege.

The charging sheets relate to allegations that five US soldiers were involved in the murders of civilians in January, February and May of this year.

A further seven servicemen are accused of a conspiracy to cover up the crimes.

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The Rethinking Islamic Reform conference, originally held May 26, 2010, features two of the world's foremost Muslim intellectuals as they provide guidance in the ever polemical topic of reform in Islam.

Oxford University Islamic Society is honoured to have hosted Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson (Zaytuna Institute, USA) and Professor Tariq Ramadan (Oxford University, UK) to participate at this ground-breaking conference.

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