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Mothers’ Day is religiously permissible; there is nothing that prevents it and there is no harm in it. Rejected innovations are innovations which are in contradiction to the Shari’a. Things whose basis the Shari’a sanctions cannot be rejected and there is no sin upon the person who does them.

Mohammed Abbasi

Can I Celebrate Mother’s Day? Answered by Dar al-Ifta al-Masriyyah The Question Can I Celebrate Mother’s Day? The Answer Man is the creation of Allah. Allah Most High has honored man for his humanity: He molded him with His own hands, breathed into them from His Spirit, ordered the angels prostrate to him, and expelled Satan from His mercy because the latter arrogantly refused to obey his Lord’s command to prostrate to man. Respecting humanity is one of the angelic characteristics that forms foundation of Muslim civilization. Dishonoring, humiliating, and disdaining humans are provocations of Satan that shake the very … Continue reading Mothers’ Day is religiously permissible; there is nothing that prevents it and there is no harm in it. Rejected innovations are innovations which are in contradiction to the Shari’a. Things whose basis the Shari’a sanctions cannot be rejected and there is no sin upon the person who does them.

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Christian Right Has Major Role in Hastening Decline of Religion in America

Mohammed Abbasi

Soon, there will be more atheists and agnostics than Christians.   Of those aged 18 to 35, three in 10 say they are not affiliated with any religion, while only half are “absolutely certain” a god exists. These are at or near the highest levels of religious disaffiliation recorded for any generation in the 25 years thePew Research Center has been polling on these topics. As encouraging as this data is for secular humanists, the actual numbers may be significantly higher, as columnist Tina Dupuy observes. “When it comes to self-reporting religious devotion Americans cannot be trusted. We under-estimate our calories, over-state our … Continue reading Christian Right Has Major Role in Hastening Decline of Religion in America

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Goldman Sachs’ Outrageous Scheme to Profit Off Jailed Young Offenders

Mohammed Abbasi

  Too-big-to-jail Wall Street is ripping off taxpayers with a “social impact bond.”       Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com In 2012, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that New York City would be the site of a new experiment very dear to his billionaire’s heart. He declared that Wall Street megabank Goldman Sachs would provide a loan of nearly $10 million to pay for a program intended to reduce the rate at which adolescent men incarcerated at Rikers Island reoffend after their release (currently almost half reoffended within a year). The city government was short of money, so Goldman Sachs would step in to do what … Continue reading Goldman Sachs’ Outrageous Scheme to Profit Off Jailed Young Offenders

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Lessons in Leadership from the Life of the Prophet Muhammad

Mohammed Abbasi

The Leadership of Muhammad is a new book by British management scholar John Adair that mines the life of the Prophet Muhammad to highlight his extraordinary qualities as a leader. According to Adair, success is a function of leadership, and his short work provides anyone interested in learning how to lead and motivate with a wealth of insight, according to this review by Muqtedar Khan, an associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. Over the years, Muslim and non-Muslim historians have written many books about Prophet Muhammad as a leader, highlighting the divinely guided qualities of his … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership from the Life of the Prophet Muhammad

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Is Religion A Tool Of Social Control?

Mohammed Abbasi

Religion as a Tool for Social Control Authority Tell a young child that they must not do something, and the inevitable response is ‘Why?’ In its infancy, human civilisation was no different. Rulers ascended to positions of power, and created laws for all their people to follow. But why should they be obeyed? What makes their laws better than your own? It is possible to compel compliance with the laws through law enforcement alone. Set a few harsh examples, and the people will fall in line. But all this really accomplishes is to convince the people to be more careful … Continue reading Is Religion A Tool Of Social Control?

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How many nations warships does it take to handle a few hundred Somali pirates at the Gulf of Aden?

Mohammed Abbasi

(1)Germans Save Egyptian Ship From Somali Pirateshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472851,00.html(2)Israel warships move within cruise-missile range of Iran (the Suez Canal ) http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=100847&sectionid=351020202(3)Iranian warships set sail for Gulf of Adenhttp://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=121064&sectionid=351020101(4)Blackwater sends warship to Gulf of Adenhttp://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/blackwater-sends-warship-to-gulf-of-aden/20017581692.htm(5)British warship to lead EU armada into Gulf of Adenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/20/aden-piracy-eu-nato-russia(6)Korean warships stop Somali pirate attackhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/14/somalia.pirates.navy/index.html(7)Chinese Warships Set Sail for Pirate Fighthttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473044,00.html(8)US warship in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/53911892@N00/3429374811/(9)Indian government announced deploying a warship to the Gulf of Aden http://www.yemenpost.net/55/Reports/20084.htm(10)Denmark and other countries in Europe have also deployed ships near Bab Al-Mandab Strait.http://www.yemenpost.net/55/Reports/20084.htm(11)Russia dispatched a warship to the pirate-controlled water off Somalia http://www.yemenpost.net/55/Reports/20084.htm(12)North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had announced early October deploying seven warships to face the increased activities of Somali pirates in the … Continue reading How many nations warships does it take to handle a few hundred Somali pirates at the Gulf of Aden?

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Non-Classified Earth Propulsion Systems

Mohammed Abbasi

    Armadillo Aerospace‘s quad rocket vehicle showing visible banding (shock diamonds) in the exhaust plume from its propulsion system Propulsion is a means of creating force leading to movement. A propulsion system has a source of mechanical power (some type of engine or motor, muscles), and some means of using this power to generate force, such as wheel and axles, propellers, apropulsive nozzle, wings, fins or legs. Other components such as clutches, gearboxes and so forth may be needed to connect the power source to the force generating component. The term propulsion is derived from two Latin words: pro meaning before or forwards and pellere meaning to drive.   Vehicular propulsion Air propulsion Main article: Powered aircraft A turboprop-engined Tupolev Tu-95 An aircraft propulsion … Continue reading Non-Classified Earth Propulsion Systems

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American Christian Mother Kills Her 4 Yearold Child For Being Gay!

Mohammed Abbasi

A mother allegedly subjected her four-year-old child to regular beatings because she believed he was gay, a court has heard. Jessica Dutro’s son Zachary collapsed at a homeless shelter where he, his mother and his mother’s partner were staying in Portland and died in August 2012. Doctors found the boy was suffering from trauma to his abdomen which had torn his bowel. He was taken off life support two days later, The Oregonian reported. Dutro, 25, has been charged with murder, murder by abuse and second degree assault. Prosecutors say her son died as the result of a blunt force trauma and … Continue reading American Christian Mother Kills Her 4 Yearold Child For Being Gay!

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British Airways runs ‘Escape to the Indian Ocean’ ad in spite of flight #MH370 disappearance

Mohammed Abbasi

  The depths of the ocean were shown on screens at the station, bearing the overlaid text: “Escape the commute and discover the Indian Ocean”. Commuters at Euston Station were surprised to see British Airways adverts encouraging them to fly to the Indian Ocean on the escalators today, days after it emerged the area is where missing Malaysia flight MH370 is likely to have crashed. It is possible the adverts, posted by commuter Alan Milford, pre-date the developments of the tragic situation in Malaysia, but clearly no one thought to pull them. “To those saying this picture is a fake, it’s … Continue reading British Airways runs ‘Escape to the Indian Ocean’ ad in spite of flight #MH370 disappearance

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Pakistan/Iran – Souring diplomacy

Mohammed Abbasi

  Iran suspects its guards had been taken to the Pakistan border region and that the onus of rescuing them from their captors lies with Islamabad.  The reported killing of one of the five Iranian border guards abducted in the Sistan-Balochestan province of Iran last month has soured the mood in Tehran. Our western neighbor suspects its guards had been taken to the Pakistan border region and that the onus of rescuing them from their captors lies with Islamabad. While Pakistan swiftly condemned the kidnapping incident, and offered to act on any credible intelligence made available to it, its investigations so far have, … Continue reading Pakistan/Iran – Souring diplomacy