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  • The Nullifiers of Islamic Monotheism -II

    3- Not agreeing that the atheists are disbelievers or doubting their disbelief or believing that their religion is correct. This nullifier consists, in turn, of three parts: Firstly, whosoever does not agree that the atheists are disbelievers, while Allah announces in the Quran in many verses that they are indeed infidels. Allah Says in the Quran.. More

  • Israel lobby 'big influence in UK'

    A British documentary has alleged that any future Conservative government will be disproportionately influenced by a powerful pro-Israeli lobby in the country. Channel 4's Dispatches program on Monday said that at least half of the Conservative shadow cabinet are members of the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), one of a number of pro-Israel lobby.. More

  • China 'black jails' under scrutiny

    A new human-rights report claims that Chinese citizens are kidnapped and held in informal detention centers, known locally as "black jails", to prevent them from bringing complaints to the central government. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the practice of locking up disgruntled petitioners has evolved into a lucrative cottage.. More

  • Settlers 'stone' school children

    Twaneh School in Hebron has seen some improvements since former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair paid it a visit as UN Middle East envoy last year. The track leading from the school to the new main road joining Jerusalem to Israeli settlements on the south eastern slopes of Palestine is now paved. There are two new school rooms being built where pupils.. More

  • Guantanamo conditions 'deteriorate'

    On the night that Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, 21-year-old Mohammed el Gharani was sitting in a segregation cell in Guantanamo Bay's high security Echo Block. He remembers the excitement among his fellow prisoners at the prospect of an Obama presidency. "Everyone was very hopeful; people were saying he was going to change things,.. More

  • Secularism and its dangers -II

    Believers in secularism deal with the aspects of faith and worship according to what Allah Wants, but- at the same time- they legislate rules other than the rules set by Allah Almighty. In fact, this is the reality and the basis of Shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the people of Jaahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic paganism) did not object to.. More

  • Africa trial for malaria vaccine

    Scientists in Africa have begun trials of a malaria vaccine. Developed through two decades of research, the Mosquirix vaccine - also known as RDS,S - is being tested in Africa's biggest ever clinical trial, spanning seven nations, and involving some 16,000 children. More than 5,000 children have already undergone preliminary trials since testing began.. More

  • Besieged Gazans seek escape through painkillers

    Abu Abdullah got hooked on painkillers after his house was destroyed and his 12-year-old daughter was killed by Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip at the turn of the year. "I'm not an addict," said the 39-year-old father of five, who now lives in a cramped rented apartment in Gaza City, his home still in ruins. "The problem is that.. More

  • Israel 'cutting Palestinian water'

    Israel is denying Palestinians adequate access to clean, safe water while allowing almost unlimited supplies to Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, human rights group Amnesty International has said. "Swimming pools, well-watered lawns and large irrigated farms in Israeli settlements... stand in stark contrast next to Palestinian villages.. More

  • The establishment of the first Islamic state -II

    A Charter of Islamic Alliance: Just as the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, (may Allah exalt his mention) had established a code of brotherhood amongst the believers, he was also keen on establishing friendly relations between the Muslims and non-Muslim tribes of Arabia. He established a treaty aimed at ruling out all pre-Islamic rancor.. More

  • The establishment of the first Islamic state -I

    We have already mentioned in the previous article that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, (may Allah exalt his mention) arrived in Al-Madeenah on Friday, Rabee’ Al-Awwal 12, 1 AH, i.e. September 27, 622 CE and took the lower portion of the house of Abu Ayyoob, may Allah be pleased with him, as a temporary residence. The.. More

  • Atrocities haunt DRC child soldiers

    Militia brigades abducting children and forcing them to become soldiers, porters and sex slaves is a huge problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the last few months, fighting between the DRC army and Rwandan Hutu rebels and other militias has intensified. Aid agencies describe the situation as catastrophic, warning that recruitment is on.. More

  • The True Faith

    The Arabic word, 'Eeman' literally means, “to know,” “to believe,” to put one’s trust in something or someone.” In Sharee'ah (Islamic Law), the word Eeman means putting one’s entire reliance on, and having complete trust in Allah, His Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, and His message. Therefore, one who.. More

  • Uighurs 'disappeared' in crackdown

    Dozens of ethnic Uighurs, including several children, remain unaccounted for more than three months after China launched a crackdown on ethnic unrest in the country's far west, a human right group has said. A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Wednesday, said the group had documented the cases of at least 43 Uighur men and boys who have.. More

  • 'Israel apparently buried spy devices in Lebanon'

    A U.N. investigation into explosions in south Lebanon indicated on Sunday that Israel had planted spy devices on Lebanese land in what a senior U.N. official said would be a violation of a ceasefire agreement. The UNIFIL peacekeeping force in Lebanon said its preliminary probe into two explosions in the south showed they had been caused by the detonation.. More