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    promoting a purely christian charity

    :salam2: yaar i want to know if it is halal or haram to advertise and help promote a purely christian charity. They only help Christians and forward their own message/agendas. i searched islam-qa but didnt find anything. Actually i am 90% sure it is haram but i just want to make sure. shukran
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    Parnell announces conversion to Islam

    Wayne Parnell, the South Africa left-arm seamer, has announced that he has converted to Islam. Parnell has not decided on a Muslim name yet and will still be known as Wayne Dillon. "I converted to Islam in January 2011, after a period of personal study and reflection and it is a faith that I...
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    Is this method islamic?

    quhVxLUwiBw i think it's because he covers their eyes that the animal is in control.
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    NY synagogue bomb plot

    wow! They are saying that an undercover agent supplied them with the arms! seems like the two fellows were 'fooled' into this plot. and then the District Attorney Cyrus Vance said “They did it for Jihad.” :lol:
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    Taliban Breach Afghan Prison?

    This is Steven Spielberg stuff! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/world/asia/26afghanistan.html
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    Is it halal to sell incense?

    Some people use them for haram means like a drug or for worship in temples. Do we have to investigate the use of the products we sell or just let it go?
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    US demands release of diplomat in Pakistan

    SLAMABAD – The United States demanded the immediate release of an American arrested in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis, saying Saturday that he is a diplomat who qualifies for immunity from prosecution and was illegally detained. The statement from the embassy raised the stakes in what...
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    Islamic Entrepreneurship

    :salam2: Are there any booming Entrepreneurs and businessmen (and women) here? How do you keep your business islaamic?
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    Earth’s ‘wobble’ means your zodiac sign may be wrong

    A Minnesota astronomer confirms what many have suspected: Your horoscope is quite possibly wrong. Earth's shifts on its axis over the past 3,000 years have changed the 12 zodiac signs. For example, think your sign is Aquarius? You may be a Pisces. (There's also a 13th sign, Ophiuchus, that's...
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    what is the truth about Hussain and Yazid?

    :salam2: it's the start of the new hijri year and the muharam 'sights and sounds' have begun. I would like to know the authentic and objective account of Hussain ibn Ali and Yazid ibn Muawiya. What actually happened? I cant seem to find anything on this site. Can anyone help me?
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    Camel blood holy?

    :salam2: ive seen when a camel is slaughtered (udihya) for eid ul adha, the men who gathered around to watch collected his blood and applied it over their shins, feet and arms!!! does this practice have any Islamic proof?
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    Parables in the Quraan

    :salam2: Ok so after a lot of bickering, here is a useful thread from me. I hope others will find it useful. Basically i intend to post some parables from the quraan as translation of the meaning of the quraan since this is a site that attracts many non muslims. I hope that muslims and...
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    Taqleed vs Ijtihad; why not both?

    i have read some articles which put taqleed and ijtihad against each other and portray them as opposites. my question is why do they have to be opposites. they can complement each other. In issues that have clear commands, there is taqleed and in contemporary or specific issues there can be...
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    Is this correct or not?

    :salam2: since the thread by sister jenigove went awry, and everyone disagree with me, it got me thinking and reviewing. here is something related. Id like to know whether the following fatwa correct or not? Clarification of the important rule: it is haraam to take kaafirs as close...
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    15 killed in disputed Kashmir in deadly protests

    SRINAGAR, India – Indian forces fought Kashmiri demonstrators in street battles Monday that killed 15 people — including one police officer — in the deadliest day in a summer of violence challenging Indian rule in the disputed territory. Reports of a Quran desecration in the United States...
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    US soldier 'kept Afghan body parts'

    Officer charged in conspiracy to murder civilians kept bones and tooth as souvenirs, report says. At least two of the five US soldiers charged in the deaths of three Afghan civilians had kept body parts taken from Afghan corpses and threatened subordinates, according to new documents released...
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    Peter Sanders interview on cnn

    Former rock 'n' roll photographer puts Islam in front of the lens http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/31/London.muslim.photography/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=UoXoHTGy-zI&wom=true some amazing pictures. # 7 is so cuuuute!
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    Islaamic think tanks?

    Does anybody know of some good islaamic think tanks around the world? Please share.
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    Sooo funny!!

    skX2Pe49bkk id love to know what they are saying to each other
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    Employment Bonds

    What do you think about employment bonds? have you ever signed one? How did it turn out?
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