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EMERGENCY PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF BABAR AHMAD AND TALHA AHSAN

published by al Afghanee on 4 October, 2012 - 21:14

[B][SIZE=14]EMERGENCY PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF BABAR AHMAD AND TALHA AHSAN
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[B]WHEN:[/B] Friday 5th October, 10.00am-1.00pm
[B]ADDRESS:[/B] Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
[B]Nearest Tube:[/B] Holborn/Temple

The cases of Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan are currently being heard before the High Court. Their lawyers are seeking a judicial review of the CPS decision refusing to allow the private prosecution to proceed.
The verdict is expected on this Friday morning.
If the judge rules against them, there will be no further appeal and their extradition to the US is likely to take immediate effect.

Turkey bombs Syria

published by TPOS on 3 October, 2012 - 23:07

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Turkish artillery has fired on positions inside Syria after shells from Syria killed five people in a southern Turkish border town.

A woman and her three children were among those killed earlier when the shells, apparently fired by Syrian government forces, hit Akcakale.

Turkey's response marks the first time it has fired into Syria during the 18-month-long uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Nato ambassadors discussed the crisis.

Cyber War?

published by LookingToSee on 28 September, 2012 - 12:26

just coming across some stuff about cyber war becoming quite the next war.

yahoo article:

 

In 2011, U.S. government accounts were penetrated by hackers in China, after their Google Mail accounts were hacked. The targeting of government officials led many to suspect the Chinese government was involved - and the attacks originated in Jinan, home of the Chinese army’s ‘Technical Reconnaissance Bureaus.’

'Blaming these misdeeds on China is unacceptable,' said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei after the attacks.

104 Year Old Syrian Scholar passes away in Damascus

published by CA TEAM on 26 September, 2012 - 14:44

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون ولا حول ولا قوه الا بالله العلي العظيم

It is with extreme sadness that I inform you that one of our elders and Shouyoukh has passed into the mercy of Allah. 

Shaikh al-zahid Abu Hussain Badr al-Jawbarani from the District of Jawbar in Damascus was born in the year 1328 AH corresponding to 1910 AD and passed away on the 21 September 2012 at the age of 104.

The Blessed Hub - A New Community Initiative

published by Al-Kamaal on 23 September, 2012 - 12:19

 is basically a new dedicated online service for the Muslim community and beyond. Set up by two passionate brothers from Manchester, to help create a platform of information, networking, love and unity amongst Muslims in Manchester and beyond. Providing access to scholars, mosques, bloggers, events, places to eat, online classes, meetings etc. Seeking to make a difference for the community, it's a website for everyone and anyone. 

The opening of the largest Islamic art gallery in Europe - Louvre opens new wing 10 years in the making

published by The Seeker on 22 September, 2012 - 22:49

The Louvre Museum in Paris is opening a new wing dedicated to the art of Islam. It has taken a decade and nearly 100m euro (£80m) and comes to fruition amid tensions between the Muslim world and the West.

This is the most significant and innovative architectural extension to the Louvre since IM Pei shook the venerable institution with his glass pyramid in 1989.   

 

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