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Sun, Sand and Slavery

published by Ya'qub on 22 May, 2007 - 10:30

So who's planning a lovely holiday to Dubai this year?

This article is a little long but I think it is really worth reading.

[quote][size=18][b]Sun, sand and slavery[/b][/size]

[b]Dubai is luring holidaymakers with the world's most lavish hotels. But, in the second extract from his book about the real cost of tourism, Leo Hickman looks at the plight of the workers building a dream destination[/b]

If you drive along the al-Ain highway you pass mile after mile of signs marking the location of what will soon be known as Dubailand.

To KILT a Mockingbird

published by Ya'qub on 9 May, 2007 - 13:05

Asssalamu alaikum w.w.

I am a Muslim. My cultural background is Scottish.

My family expect me to wear a kilt and certain special occasions, and when I get married, insha'Allah, they would be really upset if I didn't wear one.

However, I am aware that the kilt doesn't cover the 'auror' because it is above the knee:

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[b]please note:[/b] this is NOTa photo of me!!!

So, what do I do. Is it such a bad sin, because as you can see it is not really 'immodest' clothes.

INSOMNIA

published by Ya'qub on 23 April, 2007 - 11:06

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Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu,
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Has anyone here ever suffered from insomnia??
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Lying in bed for hours upon hours staring at the streetlight projected onto your ceiling, or counting one sheep after another hopping endlessly over an imaginary fence? Have you ever been to work, school, university or your A.A. Meeting (!) having not had one winks' shut-eye, let alone forty?
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Has this been because of specific worries or stressful episodes in your life? Have you come out of these periods of sleeplessness and can you now tuck yourself into bed comfortably after Isha, confident in the knowledge that in only a matter of moments you will be safely drifting into the Land of Nod?
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Queries Regarding Prophet Noah (Alaih Assalaam)

published by Ya'qub on 12 April, 2007 - 07:45

assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu,

As a convert to Islam, much of my understanding of the earlier Prophets are informed through Christian and Jewish teachings (although I was a staunch atheist, I was reasonably familiar with many of the famous stories).

This has been very useful to me since becoming Muslim, firstly because I didn't have loads of 'new' history to learn, and also because we believe that the Qu'ran was sent to confirm and correct the previous Books of God (swt).

I have recently come into a spot of bother regarding the story of the Prophet Noah [Nuh] (as) , as

Without A Trace

published by Ya'qub on 16 March, 2007 - 16:10

[quote][size=18]Without A Trace[/size]

They vanish quietly and quickly. Some are dragged from their beds in front of their terrified families. Others are hustled off the streets into a waiting van, or yanked from a bus at a lonely desert junction. A windowless world of sweat and fear awaits. In dark cells, nameless men bark questions. The men brandish rubber whips, clenched fists, whirring electric drills, pictures of Osama bin Laden.

Apostacy 101

published by Ya'qub on 9 March, 2007 - 18:53

[quote]Malaysian switched at birth wants to switch religion

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian Muslim man switched at birth in a hospital mix-up wants to change his name after being reunited with his ethnic-Chinese biological family and become a Buddhist.

In multiracial Malaysia, ethnic Malays, who are mostly Muslim, form a majority of the population of roughly 26 million, while ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indians account for about 25 percent and 8 percent respectively.

Sales executive Zulhaidi Omar, 29, was raised in an ethnic Malay family, and discovered his true origins only after

Invitation to Invention

published by Ya'qub on 21 February, 2007 - 14:11

[quote]How Islamic inventors changed the world

From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them.

1. The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry.

Seeking knowledge through travel

published by Ya'qub on 19 February, 2007 - 15:00

assalmu alaikum w.w.

I'm sure most of you are aware of the hadith that says the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said "Seek knowledge, even as far away as China."

Well I'm not planning to go THAT far (yet), but i am going to Syria on Wednesday insha'Allah! im very excited now, I'm going with a Syrian brother, and I'm staying family in Aleppo for 5 nights then with some Singaporean students in Damascus for 5 nights.

I was wondering if anyone here has been and can recommend anywhere in particular to visit...

Unity or Division?

published by Ya'qub on 9 February, 2007 - 12:37

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[size=18]Rival Palestinian factions agree to form coalition government[/size]

· President Abbas proclaims new era after Mecca deal
· Hamas and Fatah factions ordered to end clashes

Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem
Friday February 9, 2007
The Guardian

Rival Palestinian factions meeting for crisis talks in Saudi Arabia last night agreed to form a coalition government,

After two days of talks in Mecca, the leaders of Hamas and Fatah agreed a list of ministers for a new national unity cabinet and called for a halt to factional fighting that has claimed more than 100 lives

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