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Editorial November 2009

We wish all our readers the warmest Eid greetings and Hajj Mubarak to those that made Hajj – may Allah accept from all of them, and the sacrifice from all of us in this blessed month.
Sadly, it is not only the slaughter of animals remembered in this month.The global war on Islam has escalated, with a war in Waziristan joining the on-going bloodshed in the rest of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. But, there are clear signs of desperation amongst leaders of the colonial power.
There is an escalating body of opinion …

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The Dark Shadow of Blackwater

The prominent academic Dr Shireen Mazari following despite pressure from the US wrote in September:“Now, even if one were to ignore the massive purchases of land by the US, the questionable manner in which the expansion of the US Embassy is taking place and the threatening covert activities of the US and its ‘partner in crime’ Blackwater; the unregistered comings and goings of US personnel on chartered flights; we would still find it difficult to see the whole aid disbursement issue as anything other than a sign of US gradual …

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BBC Promotes Hatred of Islam and Draws Record Viewers

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has used his Question Time on the BBC appearance to criticise Islam. He also told the audience that Winston Churchill would be a BNP supporter if he were alive, and insisted: “I am not a Nazi”. He was asked by a member of the audience about why he had described Islam as a “wicked and vicious faith”. Mr Griffin said the religion had its “good points… it wouldn’t have let the banks run riot” but it did not fit in with “the fundamental values …

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Pakistan opens up its nuclear arsenal to the US

The United States has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani military about the security of Pakistan ’s nuclear arsenal, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported in the latest issue of The New Yorker magazine.The journalist wrote that during meetings with current and former officials in Washington and Islamabad, he was told that the agreements would allow specially trained American units to provide added security for the Pakistani arsenal in case of a crisis.At the same time, the Pakistani military would be given money to equip and train Pakistani soldiers …

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British poll contradicts government claims that Afghan war is making the UK safer

A considerable number of Britons believe that the UK ’s military intervention in Afghanistan has put their country at a higher risk of terror attacks.The GFK NOP poll whose results were published recently suggests that almost half of Britons believe that their country’s military presence in Afghanistan indeed is deteriorating security in Britain . Only 21 percent of the respondents supported British statesmen’s claim that the Afghan war has made the UK safer, with 46 percent holding a completely opposite view.
The survey of 1,000 Britons indicates a sharp decline in …

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IRAN – Rogue States and Double Standards

While the Iranian regime has been debating whether to respond positively to the proposal from the P5+1 nations (China, Russia,America, Britain, France and Germany) to send its enriched uranium to Russia and France for further refining,America and Israel have been engaged in provocative high profile and large military exercises. Codenamed Juniper Cobra, the military exercise involves 2,000 military personnel from the US and Israel with this years exercise taking placing with specific threats from Iran in mind, one that seeks to counter via anti-missile defence any retaliation from Iran after …

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The Rise of the Far Right in Europe

The BBC Question Time programme on 22nd October 2009 was host to a controversial member of the panel

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The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status

Imaam Ahmad, an-Nasaa’ee, at-Tirmidhee and Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh report the hadeeth of Ka’b ibn Maalik al-Ansaaree, radiyallaahu ‘anhu, from the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) that he said: “Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful then a person craving after wealth and status is to his Deen (Religion).” at- Tirmidhee said,“It is hasan saheeh.”
It is also reported from the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) from the hadeeth of Ibn `Umar, Ibn `Abbaas,Aboo Hurairah, Usamaah ibn Zayd, Jaabir,Aboo Sa`eed al-Khudree and `Aasim ibn `Adiyy al-Ansaree, …

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Don’t Let The Devil Dazzle You

“Our biggest problem isn’t caves, its credibility. Our messages lack credibility

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The Mirage of Economic Recovery

On the 60th anniversary of the Great depression the US Commerce Department Bureau