Dubai’s sophisticated security apparatus checkmates Mossad
February 24, 2010 by office
Filed under World News
Since the killing of Mahmoud Al Mabhouh in his Dubai hotel room on January 19, Dubai Police have released pictures, images of their alleged passports and alleged names of 11 suspects, for whom arrest warrants have also been issued through…
Why they wear it: UK students raise awareness of Islam
As many young women in college get ready to leave the house, there is a flurry to put together a combination of the right shoes, sweater, earrings or lip gloss. But for one part of the UK population, dressing for…
Islam’s role in an ethical society
Let us agree on this: we live in pluralistic societies and pluralism is an unavoidable fact. We are equal citizens, but with different cultural and religious backgrounds. So, how can we, instead of being obsessed with potential “conflicts
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Viva Palestina Convoy Celebration Day
A Public Event in honour of Viva Palestina Convoy to Gaza
Viva Palestina Convoy Celebration Day
Tuesday 23 February 2010 7pm – 9pm
The Program will include:
- Keynote speech by George Galloway MP
- A pictorial slideshow…
Australia Eyes Islamic Finance Growth
Government aims to create finance hub for nearly one billion Muslims in Asia-Pacific region. The Australian government plans to attract Islamic banks after publishing its first report on this booming area of finance. The government wants Australia to become a…
Commission issues warning over counter-terrorism measures
The Commission has warned Government today that it needs to take immediate action to bring its policy for body scanning passengers at UK airports within the law.
In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis, and detailed…
UK firm eyes first Halal industrial park
LONDON (Reuters) – A venture capital firm is raising funds to launch Europe’s first industrial park for Islamic goods, tapping an under-served market worth up to 4 billion pounds ($6.27 billion) a year in Britain, its chairman said. The Super…
Dubai holds two over Hamas murder
February 15, 2010 by office
Filed under World News
Two Palestinians have been arrested over the murder of a senior Hamas figure in the United Arab Emirates last month, police have said.
The Hamas movement has blamed Israeli agents for the killing of Mahmud al-Mabhouh in a hotel room in the emirate…
Doing it for ourselves by Salma Yaqoob
Muslim women are talked about by others in the west as if they are powerless victims, in need of rescue. Give us a break.
For Muslim women, the first decade of the 21st century ended pretty much as it started.…
Somali TV broadcasts plea from East London: let the Chandlers go
From a tiny, makeshift studio in a back street in Walthamstow, northeast London, a Somali satellite television channel called Universal TV is broadcasting an unequivocal message to the Somali diaspora around the world: Paul and Rachel Chandler, the British couple…
