Britain's madrassas have faced more than 400 allegations of physical abuse in the past three years, a BBC investigation has discovered.

But only a tiny number have led to successful prosecutions.

The revelation has led to calls for formal regulation of the schools, attended by more than 250,000 Muslim children every day for Koran lessons.

The chairman of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board said he would treat the issue as a matter of urgency.

Read more @ BBC News

The Imam in this video is explaining how a Muslim should beat his wife

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The Quran allows men to beat their wifes,
QURAN 4:34 - "Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is high, supreme."

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I know men are supposed to be decent to women and all that but 'legally' (Islamically) do they have the right to control women? Be it their daughters, sisters, wives?

The Guardian is reporting that the ex-Libyan Colonel has been killed in Sirte. Check the link below.

What do you think? The end? The beginning? Or the start of something much worse?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/oct/20/syria-libya-middle-east-unrest-live

let's have a "build up a topic together" thing again.

topic this time: Companion of the prophet (pbuh) Bilaal.

- First Muezzin EVER.

Police say they are now in control of an illegal traveller site in Essex - after six protesters were injured during the eviction of residents.

We are now in control and have a peaceful situation and want to bring this to a close," Essex Police Supt Trevor Roe said.

Police came under attack after they entered through the side and rear of the sprawling site at 7am on Wednesday.

"No officers were injured, there is calm on the site and officers will continue to assist Basildon Council

Two protesters were Tasered by police and three have so far been arrested during the eviction process.

Supt Roe said police believe most violence from people on the site came from activists rather than travellers living at Dale Farm.

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16091758

A push by the Kenyan military into Somalia has been slowed by heavy rain, a military spokesman said on Tuesday.

Kenya has acted – saying it has the right to defend itself – after a rash of kidnappings of Europeans by Somali militants inside Kenya.

As the Kenyan ground forces made slow progress towards a strategic Somalia town, the country's defence and foreign ministers arrived in Mogadishu for talks.

Read more @ The Guardian

Lets hope this goes well - al Shabaab need to be dealt with quite urgently, but they have been causing chaos for a long time now.

Wed 19 Oct 2011 21:00

BBC One

Meet 'Alice'. She is a four-year-old child out on the streets of London begging hours on end, day in, day out. 'Alice' is just one of Britain's Gypsy child beggars, and she can earn hundreds of pounds a day.

A special Panorama investigation uncovers the truth about these children. Reporter John Sweeney tracks down the begging gangs to luxury homes in Romania, where he confronts the adults forcing the children to beg.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0169lg6