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Assalamualaikum all. The discussion about an islamic form of democracy has recently stirred some interest. Allow me to add my humble perspective. It is not permitted in Islam to have a ruler who has not obtained the shoora of the people he eventually rules. Although many have differing...

Assalamualaikum all. Please allow me to share an annoying experience. On a recent visit to Paris, I once had to pray in Public. I do know that France is a very secular state, but did not think that praying quietly in a park would offend the French secular society. Fortunately on my last visit...

This is a news story taken from the BBC. The link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6706921.stm UK 'behind Litvinenko poisoning' The man suspected of poisoning ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko has said it could not have happened without the involvement of British secret...

In the heady days after Musharraf’s coup d’etat in October 1999 among the scores of ambitious hopefuls there was an enthusiastic scramble for government positions. The routes they chose to pursue their dreams were several; one of these happened to be through a local entrepreneur who was...

Rafael Nadal's run of wins on clay ends at a mind-blowing 81, more than two years and 13 titles since he last tasted defeat on the dirt. Who is your new favuorite for the French Open?? For me it's still Nadal for the trophy.

Assalamualiakum. does any one know anything about the submitters? what are their beliefs?

Assalamualaikum. Does any one kno where Yvonne Ridley has gone to? I know she's quit the Islam channel. I don't however know why or what she's doing now.

The British government was advised against publicly criticising a report estimating that 655,000 Iraqis had died due to the war, the BBC has learnt. Iraqi Health Ministry figures put the toll at less than 10% of the total in the survey, published in the Lancet. But the Ministry of...

WARNING Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet. You may receive an apparently...

Assalamualaikum All Please follow the link to bear witness to the Pakistani nation's misfortunes. http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?no=350562&rel_no=1 May Allah protect us all.

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as...

My Dear Daughter Assalamualaikum. I do not know whether you now remember me or not, but I am your father. The man you learnt to call daddy. You might never see this letter, but some one very nice suggested I write to you any way. So I hold back tears and try it today. It is hard to...

Bird flu: we're all going to die Well, most of us The First World War killed seven million people. But the strain of flu that followed it - incubated, experts reckon, in pigs that were kept near the front lines to help feed the troops - killed up to 100 million, helped by the movement of...

Read the following story and tell me what you think. "A Malaysian Chinese couple are considering taking legal action against a hospital for sending them home with the wrong baby nearly 30 years ago. The couple, who had always suspected a mix-up, were reunited with their biological son...

Tests show bird flu is H5N1 virus The disease which killed the turkeys was the deadly H5N1 strain The European Commission says tests have confirmed that the avian flu which killed 2,600 turkeys at a Suffolk farm is the H5N1 virus. That virus can be fatal if it is passed on to humans...

Assalamualaikum brothers and sisters in Islam. InshAllah I plan to initate a journey of inspiration by remembering and learning about the heroes of Islam that have gone by. Others are most welcome to share any personality with us. Heroes or villains; I'm sure we can learn by the knowledge of...

I was divorced a year ago. I have a daughter from the marraige (she'll be 4 by the end of march inshAllah) and obviously I pay for her maintenance expenses. I have also paid my ex wife's haq mehr and her brothers have taken all of her belongings from the matrimonial home. She has now asked me...

I am a practicing muslim and quite enthusiastic about the deen inshAllah. I believe salat and ibadah are parts of worship and therefore take a more wholistic approach to life. Everything is part of ibadah if performed according to the prescribed guidance. I'd also like to think I'm quite...