1. The titles for most of the topics are....(fill the gap)
2. So decided to make a blog about what I did for half an hour today that made my day
3. Don't comment on this blog telling me you find this blog un-amazing because I don't care

So I filtered all my emails on gmail. Now they come through to my inbox with multi-coloured labels. I was so engrossed that I left my phone in the library.

The End.

When the arab spring started, I thought that there was a chance it may avoid Syria.

While repressive and the state had a history of cracking down on dissent, I saw some intelligence, and attempts to make Syria not be like all the rest.

However this peace lasted only a few weeks when some elements of the regime cracked down against graffitiing youngsters, which started protests against the regime.

Since then the protests have increased and so has the regimes brutality.

There were words said early on by Bashar al Asad that seemed to suggest he could potentially change the nature of things in Syria and lead to progress that the people could live with.

Last week I told myself I was fixing up. I decided to concentrate on one main thing and not give up on it. And alhamdulillah, with this one thing I was able to be more mindful of other things too - I was doing well and it boosted how I was feeling spiritually. Overall I felt happier.

But then, at the back of my mind, my nafs kept telling me to start wasting time by watching random stuff, or just doing something that wasn't so religious. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't spending all my time trying to be a perfect Muslim but as I was more mindful I just felt I needed to do things differently and tried to concentrate on that, to some extent.

Put Stickers of the dua on walls/other easily visible places

We used to have a sticker with the dua before entering the toilet outside of the bathroom. I read it all the time so by the time we took it down it was already stuck in my head and alhamdulillah I still always read it

You just gotta make sure it's clearly readable and at eye distance.

Try it! Or if you can't find a sticker for a particular dua, just print it out and stick it.

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Don't know if I've shared this before or not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y5h6n2b0Mk&feature=related

Please check this out! It seems to make understanding the Qur'an seem relatively easy :O Makes 1000s or words sound like something small! InshaAllah I'm going to try out the lessons

http://understandquran.com/courses/short-course-1/english-2011/lesson-1....

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Fetih 1453 is a high budget turkish movie about the conquest of Constantinople/Istanbul.

It has surprisingly high production values and does a good job at portraying the history without taking too much of an artistic licence - It is shown as a hard slog instead of something jingoistic.

Some people have complained the the rulers of Constantinople are always shown as evil and conniving and this hasnt gone down well in greece.

Poetry and Networking

Sunday 11th of March 2012

at Revolutionary New Restaurant La Favorita, Birmingham

Tickets on £20 and are selling fast

to book your place visit www.sisync1103.eventbrite.co.uk

A great chance to meet new people, listen to some conscious lyrics by underground poets, eat some great food, drink some great mocktails and network.

Salam Brothers and Sisters,
Here is a promotional video for IAW 2012
Please Share this with everyone.
Hope you enjoy it, Jazakallah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNICGdA6L-Q&feature=youtu.be

I havent blogged about the Arab revolts in a while now.

That isnt because its all over or sorted though.

The current big place of action is Syria - tension has been simmering for the past year and thousands have been killed.

Now it seems that Assad Junior is preparing to go the whole hog like his father with a ground assault on the city of Homs which could leave many more dead and injured.

There have been calls for resolutions from major western powers which have been vetoes by China and Russia - the latter claiming that the former are stoking the unrest.

It is a complicated situation where the government forces are clearly in the wrong, and it seems like it will only get worse.