Well, now that is quite something.

It was a painful 13 years, just watching the pain Syrians were goping through. and that would not even register on the scale of what the Syrians felt.

But they did it. Its time for them to breathe, to celebrate.

The stories and videos coming out of places like Seydnaya are horrific and I hope those freed are able to get good physical and mental health care - they will need it.

Since I have been following this conflict from the start and I used to post about it on this website, I thought I might aswell post about something good that has happened.

On 7 October 2023, I woke up early. For people that know me they will know what an unusual event that is.

As is usual, I turned on my social media and on twitter there were a load of posts about a breakout from Gaza.

There were a lot more posts from Israelis about a highway of death where Israelis had taken out hundreds of hamas members. Photos resembled how I had imagined that road in the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait where all the vehicles were in one line.

We later found out that these dead were Israeli. Whether they were killed by Hamas or by Israeli helicopters is up for bitter dispute.

Umrah is a great Holy Worship for relief and gladness. It’ll remove distress in your life and it’ll also take you out of your anxiety and will put you in a calm situation and will provide you true happiness. Haramayn Tours only the way where you’ll get 5 star Umrah packages and perform your duty in a true manner because it does not only remove your anxiety but your dues are also answered.  So don’t miss this opportunity and visit the home of Allah and pray for their countless blessings. It as well opens the gate of sustenance and mercy. It also increases your knowledge about Islam and the world.

It seems like it was just yesterday when we last had a general election, and here we are with a new one on our doorsteps.

This time, it seems the Conservatives have a runaway lead and nothing will stop him. Which, well is pretty similar to last time.

However one difference this time is that many mainstream media outlets do not seem to be following the usual "purdah" rules for impartiality. If you look at political editors for the BBC and ITV, you will notice a whiff of... something.

Slippery Boris

It cannot be denied that Boris Johnson is a formidable opponent/politician. Mostly because unlike most, he seems to have absolutely no scruples and there probably isn't anyone who he hasnt lied to or betrayed so far.

Time in today’s world has become the most precious item but everyone is short of it. Days pass in a flick of an eye, months and years seem to pass in a blazing speed. Everyone has become so busy in life that people don’t even have time for themselves and to practice religion. What does Islam say about this shortage of time & what can help Muslim practice Islam in such a daily routine, here we have some Islamic apps that could help Muslims.

The Very Basic Creed Of A Muslim Is To Believe In The Oneness Of Allah Almighty. After Having This Belief, There Must Be A Connection Of A Muslim With His Lord Almighty. How Can This Connection Be Established? How Can One Get Close To The Blessed Court Of Allah Almighty? How Can One Become The Beloved Of Allah Almighty? Answers Of These Questions Are Very Important For A Muslim. The One Who Wants To Please Lord Almighty Searches For The Answer Of These Questions. The One Answer To These Questions Is That; One Must Always Praise And Thank The Lord Almighty. The Best Wordings For The Praise And Gratitude Of Allah Almighty Are In The Very First Ayah Of The Holy Quran “الحمد لله رب العلمين”.

All across the Muslim world, Muslims are being oppressed - either by other Muslims, or by Non-Muslims.

Even in places like Turkey the hardcore ultra secularists are still just waiting to get their revenge on the religious people who currently have the power.

Palestine is always an easy cause and it has been going for a long time. The people need resolution.

But unlike before when the Arab street at least felt sympathetic, that seems to have changed. Instead of the leaders making atleast some statements in support of the Palestinians due to fear of the people, the people too often support their dictatorships against raising any voice.

Out of hectic routine life, everyone wants a little time to rejoice themselves. For expats however, it might not be too easy to find a lifestyle event of their culture. United Kingdom on the other hand has a reputation to host diverse cultures and so we find a lot of Islamic lifestyle events for Ummah living in the UK. Here we are talking about the top 4 of such Islamic lifestyle events that are a must have to participate for any British Muslim.

The best way to improve your self-esteem is to learn from your experience and not to repeat any mistakes you did in the past, otherwise it will just be a never-ending cycle.

Be true to yourself, after all, that matters most is how you see yourself and deem importance to yourself even if someone has a negative opinion about you. Never undermine your qualities.

I have done a few small updates to the site - the previous 1 column layput didnt work well so I reverted that and made that wider.

I also recently purchased a laptop with a poor quality screen. It helped show some colours were not visible on eg the forum page or the recent posts page. Using a darker shade of background colour now, though it looks garish.

On the bigger front, much closer to being able to move to a newer codebase (move from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 ) for the website should I choose to do so.

That leads to the question of whether there is any value for this place continuing to exist.

It is not being used, so its only purpose is as a historical archive - there are cheaper ways of managing that.