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Veto power at the UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council has 15 members, but only its five permanent members - the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia - hold the power to impose a veto on the council's resolutions. In the most recent example of this power being exercised, Russia and China voted against a draft resolution that would have condemned.. More -
Afghan civilian deaths up for fifth straight year
The number of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan rose for the fifth year in a row in 2011, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which put the number of civilians killed at 3,000 over the past year. Fighters fighting occupation forces and the corrupt Karzai government were responsible for 2,332 civilian deaths in.. More -
The Haditha Massacre: No Justice for Iraqis
Last week, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich was sentenced to a reduction in rank but no jail time for leading his squad in a rampage known as “The Haditha Massacre.” Wuterich, who was charged with nine counts of manslaughter, pled guilty to dereliction of duty. Six other Marines have had their charges dismissed and another was acquitted for his.. More -
Assad's grip on power
In the early years of Bashar al-Assad's presidency, he was seen as a reformer, and was popular with everyday Syrians. The slow pace of political change was often blamed on an "old guard" of aides, inherited from the era of his father, Hafez al-Assad. But amid an uprising against his rule which has been met with brutal force and cost thousands.. More -
In tumultuous Syrian city, kidnapping trade booms
When he got in the taxi, the Syrian worker unwittingly walked into the hands of kidnappers. Dumped blindfolded in a graveyard eight days later, he was glad to be alive. Abu Ahmed, a 35-year-old house painter, is one of hundreds in the Syrian city of Homs who have fallen prey to a growing sectarian kidnapping trade fuelled by increasing unrest. State.. More -
Trade transactions
Allah, in His Noble Book, the Quran, and the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, through his honorable Sunnah (Prophetic Tradition), pointed out the rulings on transactions because of people's need for them; people in general need food, clothes, houses, vehicles and other necessities of life in addition to different luxuries which are obtained through.. More -
Iraq: Intensifying Crackdown on Free Speech, Protests
The human rights situation in Iraq is worse now than it was a year ago, Human Rights Watch argues in a new report out Sunday. Human Rights Watch says it uncovered a secret Iraqi prison where detainees were beaten, hung upside down and given electric shocks to sensitive parts of their bodies. The group based its claims on the testimony of detainees.. More -
Israel as world's first bunker state
By Jonathan Cook The wheel is turning full circle. Last week the Israeli parliament updated a 59-year-old law originally intended to prevent hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees from returning to the homes and lands from which they had been expelled as Israel was established. The purpose of the draconian 1954 Prevention of Infiltration Law.. More -
India: Malnutrition becomes 'national shame'
Geeta, a 27-year-old mother of three, living on the outskirts of the national capital region looks vacant at the queries of malnourishment. For her, gathering cereals for the two square meals of her family is a luxury. Her four-year-old daughter, the youngest of her children, looks too tiny for her age - about which Geeta seems blissfully unaware. Fighting.. More -
Consistency between the Quran and modern science -II
Embryology The Quran is the last revelation, and a proof not only to the pagan Arabs one thousand four hundred years ago, but also to the scientists of today. Perhaps one of the most remarkable qualities of the Quran for those living nowadays is the complete consistency between it and many of the discoveries of modern science. One of the first.. More -
No free press in Iraq
Iraq has been one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists since 2003. While scores of newspapers and media outlets blossomed across Baghdad following the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime in the spring of 2003, the media renaissance was also met with attacks on both local and international journalists across the country - that have.. More -
Bashfulness of the Prophets and Pious Predecessors
In Jaami‘ Al-‘Uloom wal-Hikam, Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, "Know that there are two types of bashfulness: that which is innate and not acquired. It is one of the most sublime morals that Allah The Almighty grants to the slave. Therefore, it was narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,.. More -
Iraq: A country in shambles
As a daily drum beat of violence continues to reverberate across Iraq, people here continue to struggle to find some sense of normality, a task made increasingly difficult due to ongoing violence and the lack of both water and electricity. During the build-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration promised the war would bring Iraqis.. More -
Prophet Muhammad: The Ideal Husband - III
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would teach his wives to deal fairly and justly: The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,set a practical example in this issue, just he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, did in all the other values that he encouraged. This is demonstrated by his justice between his wives. Whenever he, sallallaahu 'alayhi.. More -
Prophet Muhammad: The Ideal Husband – II
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would teach his wives to guard their tongues: Due to the numerous harms of the tongue, the Muslim husband should instruct his wife and teach her how to guard her tongue and use it appropriately. Two of the most destructive diseases of the tongue which a husband should be especially wary of are backbiting.. More
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in...
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The Status of Hajj in Islam
Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; Allah, The Exalted, ordained it in the ninth year after Hijrah (the Prophet's,...
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School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah
The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in relation...
