Sheikh Salman al-Oadah ‘al-Mu’min’ We find this name of Allah in the verse: “Allah says: “He is Allah, besides whom there is no God, the King, the Holy One, Peace, the Giver of Security.” [Sūrah al-Hashr: 23] This name has various shades of meaning. The Fulfiller of Promises One of the meanings of this name is: “the true one who always fulfills His promise.” “Indeed, Allah never breaks His promise.” [Sūrah Āl `Imrān: 9] Allah provides His servants with their sustenance and wellbeing in this world. He forgives them their sins, and in the Hereafter, He rewards them for their … Continue reading The Giver of Security

A new report released today by the Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) and Nothing British exposes violent ideology of white supremacism.  Featured in yesterday’s News of the World, Blood & Honour: Britain’s Far-Right Militants analyses the threat posed by white supremacist militant network, Blood & Honour (B&H).  Click here to download full report. B&H is an international neo-Nazi network that has evolved from its original incarnation as a neo-Nazi music scene into a far-right franchise.Through music CDs and ideological texts, the B&H network reinforces and disseminates a violent ‘white power’ supremacist ideology, encourages terrorism and spreads racial hatred. This ideology derives from Third … Continue reading Blood & Honour: Britain’s Far-Right Militants

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Stephen Green, the director of campaign group Christian Voice, has spoken out in support of the death penalty for homosexuals. His comments come almost a month after Uganda proposed a law that would make gay sex punishable by a life sentence or even death. In a statement that will outrage human rights groups, Stephen Green claimed: Gay people who have sex knowing they are HIV positive should be given the death penalty because they havecommitted murder; Capital punishment is acceptable because it is ordained by God in the Bible; Britain’s laws promote perversion because they do not make homosexuality a criminal … Continue reading British Christian Fanatic Stephen Green wants gays killed!

By caving in to faith schools, the government is at risk of teaching only shame in the classroom The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. After intense lobbying by religious groups, amendments have been made by the government to the children, schools and families bill which is due to come into force in September 2011. This now means that faith schools in Britain have a right to “reflect a school’s religious character” in their interpretation of the new law. Or in other words: faith schools can continue preaching that contraception, abortion and homosexuality are wrong or sinful, even though … Continue reading Sexually confused – by order of Her Majestys Government!

It’s a catwalk, not a battlefield The foreign press act like a few fashion shows in Pakistan are somehow the cultural frontline in the fight against the Taliban Asif Akhtar guardian.co.uk The Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) kicked off Lahore’s very first fashion week earlier this month amid the glitz, glamour, gloss and beautiful people that come with such events. Although the organisers were eager to provide a showcase for Pakistan’s emerging fashion industry, they were also apprehensive about media coverage. They were well aware of how the Karachi fashion week had been reported by the international media last November, … Continue reading Bruno fights the Taliban!

Dawn It was an unusual gathering at Karachi’s Cantt railway station, where over 100 people from civil society organisations, intellectuals, political and trade union workers, and journalists had gathered for a peaceful cause. Sixty of those gathered, including more than a dozen women, were part of a Peace Caravan that left Karachi on February 13 for Peshawar to express solidarity with people of Peshawar and the Frontier Province. The women participants in particular, mostly trade union activists and labour leaders, were enthusiastic to join the caravan as it offered an opportunity to meet the womenfolk of the area worst affected … Continue reading A journey for peace

By Rafia Zakaria dawn People from Pakistan’s Christian community rally to condemn attacks on their fellows in Gojra.—File photo by AP At least one of three Sikhs who were abducted for ransom about a month ago by the Pakistani Taliban was killed on Sunday, Feb 21. The murdered man, Jaspal Singh, and his fellow kidnap victims were Pakistani citizens who lived in Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley. Their abductors were demanding a ransom payment of Rs30 million, to be delivered by Sunday. The other two in the group are allegedly still being held by the Taliban, although there is some confusion … Continue reading Persecuted by all – time to stand up to the bully Mullahs

Bureau Report – Dawn Teams from the war-hit areas of NWFP and Fata participate in the “Play for peace” tournament at an IDP camp. —APP/File Photo Dawn ISLAMABAD: The federal sports ministry said on Tuesday that training centres for suicide bombers in tribal areas would be converted into playing fields and youth in those regions would be motivated to take part in sporting activities. “Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has given us a slogan, ‘from the battlefield to sports field’, which will go a long way in salvaging the country’s pride,” Federal Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani said at a … Continue reading Suicide centres to be turned into playgrounds – Mullahs must be angry?