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Afghan ‘geological reserves worth a trillion dollars’

KABUL (AFP)  Afghanistan, one of the world’s poorest countries, is sitting on mineral and petroleum reserves worth an estimated one trillion dollars, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday. The war-ravaged nation could become one of the richest in the world if helped to tap its geological deposits, Karzai told reporters. “I have very good news for Afghans,” Karzai [...] [...more]

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Intermixing of men and women, By Ibn Baz Fatwas

(  Part No : 5,Page No:236) Free intermixing of men and women From `Abdul `Aziz ibn `Abdullah Ibn Baz to whoever may receive it. May Allah guide us to do good and to avoid Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and evil. As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah’s Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!). It is my duty to [...] [...more]

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The Next Great War… With the Burqa

The burqa is quickly becoming the greatest foe of the Western society. But this tussle with the ‘Muslim woman’s attire’ is not new. Rudyard Kipling, who was born and raised in India amongst Muslims who were the last Mogul kings, describes a boorka in his short story Beyond the Pale as an ‘evil-smelling’ garment ‘which cloaks [...] [...more]

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Will warmongers fragment Pakistan?

Sandwiched between US, European, Israeli and Indian designs and Pakistani Quislings! Will Pakistan, the only Muslim nuclear country, survive the present Western conspiracies or will be fragmented as it was done in Iraq? This is the   fear expressed   in view of the combined forces of United States, Europe and Israel which destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan have now [...] [...more]

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The Golden Rule : Very valid, TODAY, among the differing MUSLIM brothers

EXCERPTS FROM KAREN AMSTRONG: “I say that religion isn’t about believing things. It’s about what you do. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.” She points out that religious fundamentalism is not just a response to but, paradoxically, a product of contemporary culture. “We [...] [...more]

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Religious pluralism in today’s Muslim world, By Asma T. Uddin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In his 4 June speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, US President Barack Obama started his discussion of religious freedom by pointing out that “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance”. Citing its long history of protecting religious minorities as well as his own experience growing up in overwhelmingly Muslim Indonesia where [...] [...more]

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Islamic Spirituality: the forgotten revolution © Abdal-Hakim Murad

THE POVERTY OF FANATICISM ‘Blood is no argument’, as Shakespeare observed. Sadly, Muslim ranks are today swollen with those who disagree. The World Trade Centre, yesterday’s symbol of global finance, has today become a monument to the failure of global Islam to control those who believe that the West can be bullied [...] [...more]

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The elephant in the room: Israel’s nuclear weapons, By David Morrison

At a White House press conference on 18 May 2009, US President Barack Obama expressed “deepening concern” about “the potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon by Iran.” He continued: “Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon would not only be a threat to Israel and a threat to the United States, but would be profoundly destabilizing in the [...] [...more]

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Lifting The Veil, By Ram Puniyani

The statement of Nicholas Sarcozy that Burqa is not welcome in France, that it is a symbol of oppression and not of religion has raised serious debate all over. It is France again where five years ago the display of religious markers, head scarf, Sikh turban, and Jewish skull cap in schools was banned. Public [...] [...more]

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Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World - Video Cllip

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