Saddam Hussein will be executed today or tomorrow, an Iraqi judge has said.

There were reports that the US had handed the former dictator had been handed over to Iraqi authorities - but State Department sources denied this.

Iraqi government sources said Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki had signed Saddam's death sentence.

American troops in Iraq are on "high alert" to deal with any outbreak of violence following an announcement of his death.

The former dictator's lawyer said he believed Saddam would be executed tomorrow.

"The Americans called the defence team to pick up his persona

Britain is bracing itself for two bouts of stormy weather that look set to hit Britain in the last few days of 2006.

An area of low pressure is expected to bring high winds and rain to much of the UK today, ending a period of relative calm over Christmas.

Forecasters said there was then likely to be a brief respite tomorrow, before more gale force winds battered parts of Britain on New Year's Eve.

A MeteoGroup UK spokesman said winds gusting to speeds of 60mph to 70mph could hit areas of Northern Ireland, north-west England, Scotland and Wales tonight.

But he added that almost the

Salaams

An e-mail i received, most of which i agree with

10 Top Idiots of the Year 2006

Imam Badi Ali of Greensboro, North Carolina says that 2006 was the year of the IDIOT. New Trend defines an idiot politically as a person who does not know that he/she is being used, is ego oriented and forcefully carries out a hidden political agenda, thus falling prey to the actual forces at work in the political arena.

New Trend has come up with the following IDIOTS of the year 2006 after consulting and searching far and wide for people who would fit into our definition of the IDIOT.

[size=18]'Show unity on mosque'[/size]

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27 December 2006
MUSLIMS condemned media reports of the 'mega-mosque' planned for West Ham and general coverage of issues concerning Islam.

Speakers at the Shalom Centre in Manor Park included Newham Respect councillor Abdul Karim Sheikh, Mobeen Anwar from the London Association of Muslim Professionals, Mudassar Ahmad from Newham Publ

[b]Alternative Christmas Message
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In a year in which issues of religious and racial identity and freedom of expression have dominated the news agenda, Channel 4's alternative Christmas message is delivered by a veiled Muslim woman.

Did anyone watch it?

I thought it was excellent.

Pls share your views

Netherlands: Islamic teacher sacked over hand shake

http://www.expatica.com/actual/artic...story_id=35223

AMSTERDAM — A Utrecht school wants to sack a female Muslim teacher who refused to shake hands with men.

So do any of you guyz actually set yourselves new years resolutions and stick to them? I for one can never stick to them, but Insha'Allah i have set myself two for the next year

1. Seek more Islamic knowledge

2. Start taking driving lessons

Hello

Dave, do you know anything about Intellectual Property Law in the USA? and if possible, specifically unregistered design rights? Or even better, what IP law in the US of A focuses on? I have mentioned in my assignment that in america its focused on creativity, whereas in the UK it focuses on ownership and designers rights. any info?

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Assalaamualaykum!

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