Archive for December, 2007
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Muslims need to be chased “back to their caves”, this is what was stated by a co-chairman for Rudy Giuliani’s veterans’ coalition in New Hampshire, John Deady, in an interview with a British newspaper the Guardian.
And as a swift result of the statement, Mr. Deady offered his resignation from his volunteer ...
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
The whole Pakistani nation is in a state of shock and mourning on the untimely and tragic death of Benazir Butto, ex-prime ministor of Pakistan. The circumstances surrounding her brutal assasiantion and the way lawlessnes has started in the form of looting and destruction of financial institutions and infrasture cleary ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Benazir Bhutto, First female prime minister of Muslim world and twice elected ex-prime minister of Pakistan, was assisnated by a gunman today when she was going back after addressing an election rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The gunmen then blasted himself and at least 30 other people were killed and many ...
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
Two women members of the Ottawa Christian/Muslim Dialogue, Dr. Safaa Fouda and Sister Jean Goulet, have teamed up to facilitate a course "Islam and Christianity: History, Relations, Issues, and Perspectives". The course will feature commonalities as well as differences and challenges, both theological and practical - such as social justice, ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
A reminder for those who are killing other innocent people for their personal grudge or revenge.
"We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Islamic Festivals | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Heartiest Eid Mubarak to every one.
I know there are two eids in North America even this year as some are following Saudi Arabia and rest are following local moon sighting. It is sad that we Muslims can not unite on this simple and basic issue let alone other major issues ...
Posted in Hajj, Islamic Festivals | 1 Comment »
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
A very tragic death of a 16 year old Aqsa Parvez in Canada by her father Muhammad Parvez has left most of us wondering why it could not been avoided? The press and media is depicting it as the 'honour killing' and 'not wearing hijjab' is highlighted as the prime motive behind ...
Posted in Muslim Youth, Relationships | 5 Comments »
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
They say, "Oh, poor girl, you're so beautiful you know
It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so."
She just smiles and graciously responds reassuringly,
"This beauty that I have is just one simple part of me.
This body that I have, no stranger has the right to see.
These long clothes, this ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
A hijab only poses a "long-shot" risk of injury to a soccer player, experts said Tuesday, as the debate continued over a 14-year-old Calgary girl's head scarf.
Both Stephen Brown, a kinesiology expert at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University, and Maureen Simmonds, director of McGill University's school of physical and occupational ...
Posted in Hajj, Muslim Youth | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Almost every year Muslims around the globe have this very disturbing problem of not being able to agree upon the beginning and end of Ramadhan as well the Eid-ul-Adhha. The division is some time so clear that even in one family some member will be fasting and some celebrating Eid. ...
Posted in Islamic Festivals | 4 Comments »
