This probably doesn't need to be a thread but could somebody tell me how the following are pronounced?
Islam
Muslim
Jihad
Qur'an
Muhammad
Mecca
Sufi
I'm really irritated every time I hear some academic say "Moooosleeeem" or "muzleem" to sound like they are very intelligent. And is it "I-slaam" or "Is-laam" or "Iz-laam"
Is it j'had (as in "had") or Gee-hawd!
Mecca or Mah-caw
Su-F-eye or -Suf-eee
There is a programme on radio four at 8.00 tonight part of the Koran and Country series
What turns a British born Muslim into a suicide bomber? Nasreen Suleaman talks to those who knew Mohammad Sidique Khan, the eldest of the July 7 bombers.
sounds like it might be interesting?
Kerri
Salaam
“Keep God out of class. One would have thought that 7/11 would see off religious schools for good. And about time too!†Polly Toynbee (Guardian)
Tony Blair has said educating children in their faith is “consistent†with a muti-religious society.
However, Barry Sheerman who chairs the common education questioned the idea of a “ghettoised†system.
Recently a survey in the Guardian found that 64% of people opposed the idea of government funding for faith schools, that’s nearly 2/3 of the sceptical public.
So are faith schools a threat to social cohesion in Britain?
Very good talk by TJ Winter on living as a minority.
http://www.tawheed.co.uk/Audio/Abdul%20Hakim%20Murad/course.htm
[size=18]Iraq detainees 'found starving'[/size]Iraq's government says it has begun an investigation into the alleged abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi security forces in Baghdad.
The prisoners, many malnourished and some showing signs of torture, were found when US troops took control of an interior ministry building on Sunday.
The US raid followed repeated enquiries by the parents of a missing teenager.
Iraq's prime minister has promised to find those responsible for any abuse. Most of those held were Sunnis.
[b]'Hard evidence'[/b]
The allegations are a deep embarrassment for the Iraqi government, says the BBC's Caroline Hawley in Baghdad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4443248.stm
Don't tell me there's gonna be another "Passion of the Christ" type outcry over this.
Salaam,
plz could anyone tel me bout the punishments in the hereafter for not wearing hijab (a small essay would be fine 
)
jazakAllah
Anyone seen the taj mahal?
Whats its full history, what do you think about it.
Do you think it was a waste of money, an empty gesture or is it full of meaning?
[quote]Taj Mahal stands on the bank of River Yamuna, which otherwise serves as a wide moat defending the Great Red Fort of Agra, the center of the Mughal emperors until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637. It was built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory of his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess.
[size=18][b]TAWASSUL - Some Hadith Proofs[/b][/size]
[url=http://hadithproofsfortawassul.blogspot.com/2005/11/hadith-proofs-for-ta...
[url=http://hadithproofsfortawassul.blogspot.com/2005/11/hadith-of-blind-man.... 1: The Hadith of the Blind Man[/url]
[url=http://hadithproofsfortawassul.blogspot.com/2005/11/hadith-of-man-in-nee... 2: The Hadith of the Man in Need[/url]
[url=http://hadithproofsfortawassul.blogspot.com/2005/11/hadith-2-abdullah-al... al-Ghumari's Reply to al-Albani & Follower's Atte
Deepening the Dialogue: Open Forum on Current Community Issues
30th November, Hamara Centre Beeston, Leeds
The current climate at local, national and international levels presents us with a dynamic challenge. The recent bombings brought the collision of beliefs and attitudes into sharp focus.
