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Sunni Ittehad Council declares watching Geo TV ‘haraam’

The Sunni Ittehad Council on Wednesday declared watching Geo network’s TV channel as ‘Haraam’ (forbidden). In a press conference, SIC leader Sahibzada Hamid Raza and former senator Faisal Raza Abidi, Raza said that Geo TV had hurt the religious sentiments of millions by disrespecting the Holy personalities of Islam and therefore, watching the channels of Geo network was haraam. Raza said that the channel ridiculed the Islamic beliefs. He said that watching any channel disrespecting Islamic beliefs or taking part in any such programme is also against Islam. He demanded if YouTube could be banned for blasphemy, the same should be done against Geo TV. via www.pakistantoday.com.pk Read more →

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert handed six-year jail sentence

Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert has been jailed for six years on charges of bribery by a court in Tel Aviv, becoming the most senior Israeli politician to receive a criminal conviction. via www.theguardian.com Read more →

THE LAHORE LOG

Very harsh comment on Imran Khan. Mr Khan needs to be much more pro-active in his media response. via www.dailymail.co.uk Read more →

Make Eid & Diwali Public Holidays - e-petitions

Make Eid & Diwali Public Holidays Responsible department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills I believe that given the number of Muslims and Hindu's in this country it is only fair that we allow them to have the most important days in their faiths recognised in law. By giving them public/bank holidays for these days we would be going some way to help to recognise the importance of these faiths to many within the country. via epetitions.direct.gov.uk pls sign petition and forward. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/53523 Read more →

Pakistan: No to Marshall Law, Yes to Emergency Interim Unity Government

Charter for Change in Pakistan v1.0 Pakistan: No to Marshall Law, Yes to Emergency Interim Unity Government The juxtaposition of Pakistan once again is where the possibility of Marshall Law is being discussed. This time there are a multitude of catalysts which pose a threat to The Nation of Pakistan. The most notable and inflammatory voices come from some senior members of the current government who utilised the privilege of parliament to viciously attack the armed forces of The Nation. The second notable watershed incidence comes from the Media which conducted a belligerent “Trial by Television”, of the head of Pakistan’s intelligence services, following an attempted murder of a Pakistani journalist. Prophet Mohammed, Caliphs, Pakistan, Charter, Change, Marshall Law, Emergency, Interim, Unity, Government, Dr. Alama Iqbal, The Great Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistani,Imran Khan, PTI, Dr. Gene Sharp, Noam Chomsky, Gandhi, Tahir ul Khadri, PAT, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, AML, Nawas Sharif,Asif Zardari, Shabbaz Sharif, Altaf Hussain,elephant and flies, 11th May 2014, #RisePakistan99, Allah (swt), Shafique M.B. Azam, www.ShariaTimes.com, @ShariaTimes3, Facebook: ShariaTimes, HRH Prince Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz, Muslim, Islam, Islamic,poverty, hunger, poor Read more →

Fury as Tory party donors are handed NHS contracts worth £1.5BILLION under health reforms

Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham, who ­uncovered the figures, fumed: “Nobody gave David Cameron ­permission to sell the NHS to his friends. via www.mirror.co.uk Read more →

UK Certifiers to issue a statement on mechanical slaughter

Machine slaughter of poultry is Haram (forbidden) and is not permissible for the Muslim community in the UK. Only hand slaughter of poultry by Muslim slaughtermen is acceptable and will be considered as Halal. via halalfocus.net Read more →

Tories are taxing poor while ignoring 'Billionaires Row'.

MP says The Bishops Avenue is 'stark example of empty homes problem' and wants councils to be given powers to treble rates. Labour has accused the Conservatives of being obsessed by taxing the poor for unoccupied bedrooms while refusing to act against the super rich who keep mansions empty for years. via www.theguardian.com Read more →

'Poll tax mark II' pushes Britain's poorest into debt

Up to 70,000 low earners, single parents, and disabled people are being pursued by bailiffs over their failure to pay the "new poll tax", according to figures revealed for the first time. via www.independent.co.uk Read more →

Jeremy Browne: Ban Muslim women from wearing veils in schools and public places

Britain should consider banning Muslim girls and young women from wearing veils in schools and public places, a Home Office minister has said. Jeremy Browne, a Liberal Democrat, said there needs to be a national debate about whether the state should step in to protect young women from having the veil “imposed” on them. via www.telegraph.co.uk Read more →

World Hijab Day - 1st February 2014

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Anti-Muslim Attacks Nearly Double in Britain

British police say anti-Muslim attacks nearly doubled in England last year, prompting concern among community leaders and calls for changes in government policies. via m.voanews.com Read more →

George Osborne's hard choices will only hurt the young and poor

As his speech last week made clear, George Osborne is threatening to transform Britain into a country governed for the needs of the few. When Conservatives say "we are all in this together," their "we" does not include them. via www.theguardian.com Read more →

Mayor Bill de Blasio challenges New York's super-rich with higher taxes

Democrat takes office with an agenda to help support the city's grindingly poor against the super-rich via www.theguardian.com Read more →

Margaret Thatcher 'Barely Mentioned Mandela When She Met South African President'

When Nelson Mandela died, Margaret Thatcher's supporters claimed she had championed his release from prison in meetings with the South African government. But newly-released archives have cast doubt on this version. via www.huffingtonpost.co.uk Read more →

French comic Dieudonne 'must pay racism fines'.

The French interior minister says he is determined to make the controversial comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala pay the big fines he has incurred for racist abuse. Dieudonne has been accused of anti-Semitism and Mr Valls wants him banned. via www.bbc.co.uk Read more →

School gives pupils two-week half-term to visit Pakistan with families

Wensley Fold Primary School has increased the half-term break after 'many requests' from parents to take their children out of school The Blackburn school said the changes would be trialled for one year and that the five days would be made up in September Ofsted figures reveal that for 85 per cent of children at the school English is not their first language Parent, who asked not to be named, said October is the best time to visit family in Pakistan because of the more reasonable temperatures via www.dailymail.co.uk Read more →

Margaret Thatcher's Tories plotted to secretly fiddle Scots out of £500million

Revealed: MARGARET Thatcher plotted £500million of stealth cuts in Scotland, newly released secret government files reveal. She authorised an “invisible” assault on our public services after being warned plans to slash Scotland’s budget by 15 per cent would spark fury and help the SNP. Files released under the 30-year rule tell how the plot was led in 1984 by Downing Street advisers John Redwood and David Willetts – who is now a senior member of the Con-Dem Government. via www.dailyrecord.co.uk Read more →

How fasting changed my body for the better

Many of the changes in my body when I took part in the clinical trial of an intermittent fasting diet, were no surprise. Eating very little for five days each month, I lost weight, and I felt hungry. I also felt more alert a lot of the time, though I tired easily. But there were other effects too that were possibly more important. via www.bbc.co.uk The benefits of fasting shown by a clinical trial proves some of the benefits well known to the Muslim Community. Read more →

Frozen Out: 98% of Stories Ignore That Ice-bound Ship Was On Global Warming Mission

Frozen Out: 98% of Stories Ignore That Ice-bound Ship Was On Global Warming Mission | NewsBusters newsbusters.org 6 hours ago A group of climate change scientists were rescued by helicopter Jan. 2, after being stranded in the ice since Christmas morning... Read more →

Romanian ambassador mocks MPs and media waiting for immigrants

Ion Jinga compares journalists and politicians at UK airports to characters from Waiting for Godot. Romania's ambassador to Britain has mocked MPs and rightwing newspapers that gathered at airports on New Year's Day to interrogate an expected influx of his countrymen, comparing them to tragicomic characters from Samuel Beckett's masterpiece Waiting for Godot. via www.theguardian.com Read more →

If you want to curb immigration, pay workers a living wage

Cheapskate employers are importing what too often looks like serf-labour instead of hiring ethically at home via www.theguardian.com Increasing numbers of people on zero hour contracts and now cheap labour from Eastern Europe will most likely make matters worse for youth employment. Read more →

Indian diplomat arrested and strip-searched in US America

The arrest and strip-search of India's deputy consul general in New York triggered an escalating diplomat dispute on Tuesday, as Indian politicians boycotted a visit by US congressmen and Delhi threatened to remove privileges for US diplomats. via www.theguardian.com Read more →

Charity bosses should not be pocketing six figure sums

They appear to have become infected with malaise that infects the City; to get bright, talented people to do important jobs they need to be paid ridiculous salaries. source: www.independent.co.uk Read more →

Muslim students pray in the rain after Queen Mary University denies them access to facilities

Friday prayers conducted outdoors after QMUL claims usual rooms are unavailable QMU is based in East London with a large community of local Muslims. The University Muslim student population is well over 10%, so how can the Uni not cater to their religious needs just once a week for an hour. Hope common sense prevails. via www.independent.co.uk Read more →

New NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies

US intelligence services are spying on the European Union mission in New York and its embassy in Washington, according to the latest top secret US National Security Agency documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden. One document lists 38 embassies and missions, describing them as "targets". It details an extraordinary range of spying methods used against each target, from bugs implanted in electronic communications gear to taps into cables to the collection of transmissions with specialised antennae. Along with traditional ideological adversaries and sensitive Middle Eastern countries, the list of targets includes the EU missions and the French, Italian and Greek embassies, as well as a number of other American allies, including Japan, Mexico, South Korea, India and Turkey. The list in the September 2010 document does not mention the UK, Germany or other western European states. via www.guardian.co.uk Read more →

Student loan rates double after Congress fails on fix

Interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford student loans doubled overnight, soaring from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent after Congress failed to reach a deal. via www.foxnews.com Can this happen to students in the UK in the future? Read more →

New Controversial First-of-Its-Kind Ammo Claims to Offer ‘Peaceful and Natural Deterrent to Radical Islam’

New “Jihawg” ammunition claims to offer gun owners a “peaceful and natural deterrent” to the growing threat of radical Islam. How? By putting pork in its ammo to make it “unclean” for radical Islamists. “Jihadists fear being defiled by pork, especially during Jihad,” the company’s website says. “Jihawg ammunition is Haraam or unclean to the Jihadist. So when you hear the radical battle cry- “allahu akbar!” It’s time to put some ham in MoHAMed.” via www.theblaze.com While some seem to like the concept, the controversial ammo has been met with some criticism, even among the firearms community. Read more →

York Mosque praised for offering EDL protesters tea

A mosque has been praised for serving tea and biscuits to English Defence League supporters after the far-right group arranged a demonstration there. About six people turned up to protest at the mosque in Bull Lane, York, on Sunday and were invited inside to play football with worshippers. More than 100 supporters of the mosque had gone there after learning of the planned EDL protest. via www.bbc.co.uk Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu said the mosque's response was "fantastic". He said: "Tea, biscuits, and football are a great and typically Yorkshire combination when it comes to disarming hostile and extremist views." Read more →

Woolwich suspect's friend arrested after appearing on BBC Newsnight

Abu Nusaybah: 'I believe that certain events that happened to [Adebolajo] recently had an impact in shaping the changes.' A friend of one of the suspected killers of a soldier butchered in a London street was arrested by counter-terrorism officers yesterday after going on television to allege that Michael Adebolajo was tortured in Kenya and harassed by MI5 – who asked him to spy for them. via www.guardian.co.uk The allegations came from Abu Nusaybah, who was arrested under terrorism legislation minutes after finishing recording his interview for BBC Newsnight. Read more →