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Nawaz Sharif faces murder inquiry

published by You on 9 September, 2009 - 03:18

Pakistan's Supreme court is set to hear petitions seeking the prosecution of the main opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, for murder.

According to documents obtained by the BBC, the court will hear the accusations against Mr Sharif and then decide whether to pursue the charges.

The petitions call for Mr Sharif's arrest and prosecution.

He has denied ordering the murder of an ex-army officer after an alleged political kickbacks deal turned sour.

Nawaz Sharif, twice elected as Pakistan's prime minister, has recently been acquitted of similar criminal charges by the Supreme Court.

The court's decision was made on 21 July but it is expected to begin its inquiries imminently.

Revival users - Please can you help me? (advice)

published by Muslimah_Traveller on 8 September, 2009 - 14:57

Asalaamualaikum, hope your all well & havin a blessed Ramadhan.

I am curently raising money for charity and needed some ADVICE OPINIONS, im sure someone can help?


1)Wat makes u give £ to charity
(wat words dig deep in you heart, then make you dig deep in ur pocket)?
2)Wat fundraising ideas/activities methods hav worked for u in the past?
3)Any other tips, advice, suggestions welcomed

(by the way charity is Orphan Care Home in Pakistan)

i would really appreciate your ideas, views, suggestions
amd look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.

Taliban demand air strike inquiry

published by You on 8 September, 2009 - 02:04

The Taliban have called for a UN and human rights investigation into an air strike in Afghanistan on Friday that killed dozens of people.

The independent Afghanistan Rights Monitor group says up to 70 civilians died in the Kunduz province raid.

The Nato air strike targeted fuel tankers hijacked by the insurgents.

The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says the Taliban call is a change to its usual policy of opposing all foreign involvement in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, US forces are facing new criticism from a Swedish organisation which claims US soldiers forced their way into a hospital, searching for insurgents.

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Sudanese 'trousers woman' jailed

published by You on 7 September, 2009 - 23:26

A Sudanese woman has been jailed for a month after refusing to pay a fine for "dressing indecently" by wearing trousers, her lawyers say.

Lubna Ahmed Hussein did not want to "give the verdict any legitimacy" by paying the fine of about $200 (£122), her lawyer, Nabil Adib, told the BBC.

Ms Hussein, a journalist in her 30s, could have been given up to 40 lashes.

Before the verdict, she had said she wanted her trial to become a test case for women's rights, correspondents say.

Ms Hussein had resigned from her job at the UN, which would have given her immunity.

Read more @ BBC News

Three guilty of airline bomb plot

published by You on 7 September, 2009 - 21:16

Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid bombs.

A Woolwich Crown Court jury convicted Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Assad Sarwar, 29, of conspiring to activate bombs disguised as drinks.

Four other men were found not guilty of involvement in the suicide bomb plot.

The men's arrests in August 2006 led to new airport restrictions on liquids and brought chaos to travellers.

Girls 'born with fear of spiders'

published by You on 6 September, 2009 - 05:20

A new study in the US suggests that women have a genetic aversion to dangerous animals, such as spiders.

The research, published in the New Scientist, says women are born with character traits that were ingrained in our hunter-gatherer ancestors.

As child protectors, they have to shun animals that threaten them or their young off-spring, researchers said.

Previous research suggested women were actually up to four times more likely to be afraid of creatures like spiders.

The new research was headed up by developmental psychologist, Dr David Rakison, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, 10 baby girls, and 10 baby boys were subjected to a number of pictures of spiders to gauge their reactions.

China’s Muslim Uyghurs Forbidden to Fast During Ramadan

published by You on 5 September, 2009 - 23:46

Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Province have issued a notice that any Uyghur cadres or workers found not eating lunch during Ramadan could lose their jobs.

It is part of the campaign of local authorities in Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group, to force the Uyghur people to give up their religious rituals during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Ramadan is a holy month in the Islamic calendar, which begun this year on Aug. 22. It requires not eating during the daytime.

muslim youth group

published by aysha ellen on 5 September, 2009 - 20:59

not sure if this actually belongs in events but anyhow, does anyone know if theres a muslim youth group in the Barking and Dagenham area? if not then is there anyone here who would fancy creating our own youth group in the area. just get together, disscuss stuff, maybe get a youth worker in (my dad done something on youth work, could ask him), and just connect with other young muslims.
any writers out there too, looking for fellow young muslim writers.
thanks

staying strong through ramadan

published by idi on 5 September, 2009 - 18:26

salaam
at the begining of ramdan all was going well. read all my prayers and used 2 read quran, not listen to music etc. but that we have reached half way through that spark that i had inside me seems to be disappearing...
it seems to be going on forever, i still pray and stuff but just see it all differently. if i missed a prayer and the begining i would have died with guilt lol, but i only read 1 yesterday and already missed 1 2day and it just seems to be kind of normal. and i started talking to loads of girls again which isnt good. what can i do to stop being so careless and be more focused.#

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