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Names and ages of Palestinians killed

Because they are not just numbers:

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shraf al-Qedra, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry, is providing Al Jazeera with a list the names of those killed since the start of Israel's campaign on Monday, July 7. The list is updated regularly.

1. Mohammed Shaaban (24) killed in Gaza

2. Amjad Shaaban (30) killed in Gaza

3. Khader Al-Bashiliki (45) killed in Gaza

4. Rashad Yassin (27) killed in the Nusseurat refugee camp

5. Mohammed Ayman Ashour (15) killed in Khan Younis

6. Riad Mohammed Kawareh (50) killed in Khan Younis

7. Bakr Mohammed Judeh (22) killed in Khan Younis

8. Ammar Mohammed Judeh (26) killed in Khan Younis

#GazaUnderAttack protests in Manchester

#GazaUnderAttack protests outside BBC Offices in MediaCityUK on 12 July 2014

This is the first time I have attended protests since 2003, when 2 million people couldn't prevent the bloodlust of the UK and US governments.

First protest was tiny, around 200/300 people in Manchester Picadilly Gardens.

The second one was larger, in MediaCityUK, outside the BBC offices. It was also protesting the very biased coverage that the BBC has broadcast, which seemed to be limited to humanising the Israelis and defending their "right" to destroy Gaza to an extent that even Israeli newspapers like Haaretz were less biased.

This one was bigger, but once again not of a size that it should have been

The significance in the insignificant

We don’t drink coffee at home. My mum made it once or twice when I was younger and I remember not liking the smell or the sip I had so I’ve never wanted it. Wait, I recently accidentally bought an iced caramel latte, does that count as coffee? It was disgusting, I was kinda gutted to have wasted that £3 something and I wondered if people actually spend this amount of money on coffee and hot drink every day? It sounds expensive.

My point is I don’t really know anything about coffee. I know that’s weird.

Single Muslim Marriage Events - Tipu Sultan - Birmingham

Single Muslim Matrimonial Events

 

We are holding the next single muslims marriage event on Sunday 31st August 2014 at Tipu Sultan in Birmingham

 

Brothers 28 & Over - Sisters 26 & Over.

The event is acting as an intermediary for people who are seeking marriage partners. The setting is very much open to all individuals to speak with each other. However, we will have advisors that will support individuals who feel shy or need an intermediary between their discussions. Inshallah we will also be supporting women who feel they need to be in a segregated environment.

The age group that has currently shown a high interest in coming to the event has been between 26-46.

Please bear in mind these events are going to be conducted in a professional manner.

"The people of Israel have the right to live without constant fear for their security"

After Israel's ongoing attacks on Gaza, the British foreign secretary Mr William Hague released a statement on tuesday 9 July 2014. Mostly condemning the Palestinians.

The bit of his statement that caught my eye was the following:

"The people of Israel have the right to live without constant fear for their security"

No they don't.

Not until they give the same reciprocal right to their neighbours and their ocuppied.

Israelis do not have an automatic right to safety and security as long as the Palestinians are occupied and oppressed by them.

Israelis do not have the right to live without constant fear for their security until they give security to the Palestinians.

Gaza under attack by monsters (again)

It seems that aftera few days of bombing, Israel has started its pummelling of Gaza tonight which they have called "Operation Protective Edge" AKA - let's blow them them Palestinians up again.

The Palestinians will be punished badly and while they continue to fight for their rights, no one else seems to give anything buy verbal assistance.

Egypt, the southern neighbour of Gaza is in fact even an accomplice to the disasters that have befallen Gaza and if it could would probably be even more severe on the Palestinians than Israel.

The Muslim world is probably at the weakest most scattered than it has ever been, probably even weaker than after the Mongol invasion that destroyed Baghdad and created a period with weak muslim leadership lasting 2/3 centuries.

Ramadan Thoughts

I saw a link to a video with the caption “6th day of Ramadan” I may have misread it but it made me panic.  Nope, it wasn’t the 6th day today, but it was the 5th! The days are flying by and to make use of some clichés – this Ramadan doesn’t feel like a sprint or a marathon. It feels like an uphill battle. 

Diversifying your supplications

“The supplication of a Muslim for his brother in his absence will certainly be answered. Every time he makes a supplication for good for his brother, the angel appointed for this particular task says: ‘Ameen! May it be for you too’.” [Muslim].

Since the dua of the fasting person is accepted this is the best time to do it. But here is how you make it unique:

1. Do it for someone who wouldn’t expect it from you without telling that person to make it most sincere and for the sake of Allah.

2. Diversify the duas and people you make dua for so that you can be given different things. So in particular think of a person in each of the following categories and make dua for them daily:

David Cameron speaks about Israeli deaths, but ignores murders and suffering of Palestinians

Today at Prime Minister's questions, the UK Prime Minister paid his condolences to the families of three murdered Israeli teenagers.

However he did not pay his condolences or even mention the murder of a Palestinian teenager last night.

Nor for the 5 Palestinians killed by Israel while carrying out their searches the past 2 weeks. He hasn't bat an eyelid to the kidnap of over 400 Palestinians and the bombing of Gaza.

There was also no reaction to the cold blooded murder of Palestinian children by Israeli security forces in May of this year. The murders were caught on CCTV camera:

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