'Britain has nothing to fear from Islam' says New Statesman'Britain has nothing to fear from Islam' says New Statesman
"Contrary to popular opinion, polls show that the overwhelming majority of British Muslims are integrated, loyal, non-violent...
on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Scary dream!!!:(Hi I am a 15 year old girl, and last night I had a very odd dream. I'm not going to go into details but this is a summary of what happened: -In my dream there were two jinns who had taken a human form as two boys (they looked about 16/17).-they kept harassing me e..g evil things (e..g i'm talking to a little 6 year old boy AND his eyes go weird/red etc halfway in the conversation!-they said they would keep annoying me unless i married one of them.-in the dream i end up marrying one of them. But surprisingly, the one i marry isn't bad, but acts nice to me, but the other one is bad and tries to kiss me etc. -What is the meaning of this!!?? im...
on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Four charged over racial harassment on Bristol estateFour charged over racial harassment on Bristol estate
Two men and two boys have appeared in court after a TV programme which showed undercover reporters being racially abused in Southmead.Sean Ganderton, 22, and Martin Durnell, 18, appeared before magistrates charged with racially aggravated harassment. The boys, 11, appeared in the youth court charged with attempted robbery.One of them faces two further counts of attempted robbery and one count of racially aggravated harassment. During the summer reporters Tamanna Rahman and Amil Khan spent eight weeks, filming for the BBC's Panorama. During that time they became the victims of attempted muggings, were called "the...
on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Saudi Court Reunites CoupleSaudi Court Reunites Couple
In the Islam Forum, we have been following the case of Fatima and Mansour, a Saudi couple that was forcibly divorced by the courts of that country. Fatima and Mansour had been happily married for three years when her half-brothers petitioned the court to annul their marriage. The brothers claimed that Mansour had mis-represented his tribal affliliation to the family when proposing marriage in 2002. The local courts found in favor of the brothers, and despite the objections of the couple, they were forcibly divorced. Fatima and Mansour resisted the ruling, and their case has been pending in the court system for the past four years. During...
on Saturday, February 20, 2010
Patience in the Midst of TragedyPatience in the Midst of Tragedy
The heart of Islam is summed up nicely in this verse of the Qur'an:It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards East or West.But it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the Last Day,And the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers;To spend of your substance, out of love for Him,For your kin, for orphans, for the needy,for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves;To be steadfast in prayer And give in charity;To fulfill the contracts which you have made;And to be firm and patient, in pain and adversityAnd throughout all periods of panic.Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.Qur'an 2:177What are YOU doing today, to...