salaam

its almost xmas....

so to what extent can muslims take part?

givng cards to non muslim friends and colleagues?

going to a xmas meal with work colleagues?

eating turkey?

or nothing at all?

how do ppl take part, or not take part, in xmas celebrations?

share your views pls...

wasalaam

[b]
Holland moves to ban burqa [/b]

[b]The Netherlands is set to become the first European country to ban the niqab in public
The Dutch government has said it intends to ban the wearing of burqas and other Muslim full-face veils in public, justifying the move on security grounds.[/b]

Reports said on Friday that Rita Verdonk, the Dutch minister for immigration, would soon draw up legislation to implement a ban on the burqa.

This will make the Netherlands, once among Europe's most liberal states, the first European country to impose a complete ban on Muslim veil.

The count

[quote][size=18]Death row Briton leaves Pakistan[/size]

A British man who spent 18 years in a Pakistani jail has been freed and has flown out of the country, a day after his death sentence was lifted.

Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, of Leeds, West Yorkshire, is expected to arrive at Heathrow Airport later on Friday.

He was convicted in 1989 of murdering a taxi driver, but always said the killing was in self-defence.

His brother Amjad said Hussain had suffered "beyond belief" and added: "We are delighted and thrilled".

He said Hussain would need help to adjust to life outside prison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_M8s0GFEc

Some guy in a library in America.

Very disturbing.

These 'guards' should be hung.

not so much the video, but the sound.

It is of some student being repeatedly tasered, originally for not producing his ID when leaving the library, and then for not being able to stand up.

Shocking Statistics on Muslims’ Poor Performance

“In 2003-2004, almost a third (31 per cent) of Muslims of working age in Great Britain had no qualifications – the highest proportion for any religious group. They are also the least likely to have degrees (or equivalent qualifications).” (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/focuson/religion/default.asp - published on 11 October 2004)

The statistics clearly illustrate that Muslims are severely underachieving in education compared to their counterparts and that we urgently need to devise strategies to reverse the trend.

Caught in the middle

I’m lost and confused
Don’t know what to do
Who to obey
Who to follow

My mind is swinging like a pendulum
And playing tricks on me
Sometimes I pray
Sometimes I chase women
Sometimes I do neither
Just hide away in my room and vegetate

At times halal and haram seem so clear
And I have nothing but fear for my creator
Other times the munkar seems appealing
And I mix with women whose clothes are revealing

I got friends
Some religious
Mostly jahil and following the western culture
When I’m in good company
I feel happy and content men

(Can be viewd live on the internet http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1EBB4C7F-7F2E-4257-A04C-56678862E...)
Al Jazeera English, the new international news channel from the Qatar-based television network, has begun broadcasting from its main studios in Doha.

The opening broadcast, which was expected to be available in 80 million households around the world, took place at 3pm Doha time (12:00 GMT) and featured a clip introducing the channel.

Aiming to be the channel of reference for Middle East events, Al Jazeera also has broadcast centres Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington.

http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1388

If sentiment like that is what she considers patriotism then I'm not suprised she claims to see a lack of it around her.

Salaam everyone,

Defend freedom of religion, conscience and thought

End Attacks on Muslims

Date: 20th November 2006
Venue: Methodist Central Hall Westminster,
London. SW1H 9NH
Time: 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm