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[size=18]US 'losing media war to al-Qaeda'[/size]

The US is losing the propaganda war against al-Qaeda and other enemies, defence chief Donald Rumsfeld has said.

It must modernise its methods to win the minds of Muslims in the "war on terror", as "enemies had skilfully adapted" to the media age, he said.

Washington and the army must respond faster to events and learn to exploit the internet and satellite TV, he said.

Separately, President Bush said the US should not be discouraged by setbacks in Iraq and must realise it is at war.

"We shouldn't be discouraged... because we've seen democracy change the world in the past," George W Bush said.

[quote][size=18]Abbas warns of financial crisis[/size]

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said the Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing a "real financial crisis".

Mr Abbas was speaking hours after Israel approved a series of punitive measures against the PA, including withholding tax revenues.

He said aid had already begun to decrease, in the wake of Hamas' victory in Palestinian elections last month.

Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the PA was becoming a "terrorist authority" and ruled out any contacts.

Mr Abbas is due to hold talks on the formation of a new Palestinian

[quote][size=18]US troops taught Iraqi gestures[/size]

The US military has funded a computer game to teach its troops how to use and decipher Iraqi body language.

The purpose is to teach soldiers that using the wrong gestures can potentially cause offence and escalate already tense situations.

In the program, users must build trust with local people through verbal communication and gestures.

One of the system's creators says the training tool, known as Tactical Iraqi, has already been a great success.

Hannes Vilhjalmsson, a research scientist at the University of Southern Califo

most of my guy cousins are all younger then me-so I see them as stupid little boys :roll:

my girl cousins are SO close to me-we sorta like sisters

how do YOU percieve ur cousins?

like ur mate? like family? or sumin a bit extra

and how comes rules of hijaab etc become lax when it comes to cousins?

aint it advisible to keep distance between girl n boy cousins for obvious reasons?

and list the pro's n cons of cousin marriages

and btw count ur cousins-how many do u have? :shock:

Hey Salaamz people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all like to eat and so why don't we share with others wot our fave restaurants/places to eat are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

That way if we are ever in those towns/areas then we can try some of the lovely atmosfer and food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let the food lists begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Just write
[b]1) the name of the restaurant
2) where it is
3) and the reason why u like the restaurant.............................................................[/b]

Hi All,

This ones really for the people who know their Islamic History (seems to be a constant area of interest for me).

Does anyone know how Islam arrived in India back in the day and if there was any major events that took place at/or around this place e.g. battles etc...

If anyone has any good links or articles on this that would be appreciated too.

[b][color=red]Salaamz,

Iv started this topic jus to find out about wat ppl find the most difficult to practice in their lives, being young, religious and living in this day and age.

and also how we can bring ourselves closer to our Beloved Prophet (SAW) and our creator.[/color][/b]

We all get sad sometimes

sometimes cos of personal problems and sometimes cos loved ones are sad or sumtimes cos of no reason

how to get rid of this feeling > and become again?

And how comes sadness is so contagious? :shock:

if one person is sad evryone who is close to that person becomes sad too

is this just a feeling that u ride out-or do u activaly do sumin about?

is british weather to blame for sadness? :shock:

Salaam

Allah (swt) has said “Verily in the remembrance of Allah (swt) do hearts peace”.

Dhikr means remembrance….we are told to remember Allah (swt) sitting down, lying down, walking or standing…

Those who enter paradise will not be sorry for anything they did in this life, except the moments they spent without the remembrance of Allah (swt).

The difference between the one who does Dhikr and the one who doesn’t is like the difference between the living and the dead.

Hope you like it

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