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UK urged to speed up detainee torture probes
The UN torture watchdog has called on the UK to widen and speed up investigations into allegations that British forces tortured detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and prosecute those responsible. British inquiries into alleged abuses by its forces in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 have been slow and there have been no prosecutions for torture.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - III
‘Abbad ibn Bishr ibn Waqish ibn Zaghbah ibn Zu‘awraa' ibn ‘Abd Al-Ashhal, may Allaah be pleased with him: He was one of those who witnessed the Battle of Badr, and he was among the leaders of the tribe of Al-Aws. He is the one whose stick had lit up for him at night when he was returning to his home after accompanying the Prophet,.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - II
Muhammad ibn Maslamah Al-Ansari, may Allaah be pleased with him: His nickname is Abu ‘Abdullah. He was from the tribe of Bani Harithah, and an ally to the tribe of Bani ‘Abdil-Ash-hal. He was born twenty-two years before the Prophetic mission, and he had ten sons and six daughters. He accepted Islam at the hands of Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr,.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - I
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allaah be pleased with him: His name is ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafah, may Allaah be pleased with him, and the name of Abu Quhafah (i.e., his father) is ‘Uthman ibn Ka’b At-Taymi Al-Qurashi. His mother is Salma bint Sakhr ibn ‘Aamir At-Taymi. Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, was among those who.. More -
UK Muslims face far-right revenge attacks
The murder of a UK soldier has led to a spike in hate crimes targeting Muslims. British Muslims fear they could become “sitting targets” for far-right violence following a spate of attacks on mosques and a spike in other reported hate incidents in the week since the murder of a British soldier on a London street. The most serious attack.. More -
Kurds flee for Iraq as Syria war slogs on
As Syria's brutal war slogs on, some of the country's ethnic Kurds have been fleeing the chaos and destruction and taking refuge across the border in Iraq. About 50,000 people live in the Domiz camp, located near the city of Duhok about 60 kilometers from the Syria-Iraq border. The camp's residents are mainly Kurdish Syrians who do not want to participate.. More -
Amnesty condemns abuse of refugee rights
The rights of millions of refugees and migrants have been abused in the past year, Amnesty International has said in its annual report on global human rights. The London-based rights group said on Wednesday that state authorities and employers were equally responsible for the suffering of vulnerable groups. "The world is becoming an increasingly.. More -
Maliki's Iraq: Rape, executions and torture
Heba al-Shamary (name changed for security reasons) was released recently from an Iraqi prison where she spent the last four years. "I was tortured and raped repeatedly by the Iraqi security forces," she told Al Jazeera. "I want to tell the world what I and other Iraqi women in prison have had to go through these last years. It has been.. More -
Easy Tips to a Sound Upbringing
Dear parent, how do you imagine the successful way of upbringing to be? In other words, what is your view of the proper way to discipline the behavior of your child? I think that discipline in your point of view is the way which obliges our children to submit to what we say without having the right to express any objection. Dear parent, I may agree.. More -
Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp'
Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between 2,000-4,000 Syrians flood into Zaatari, and the stories they tell are horrific. "Things are happening in Syria that our minds couldn't even imagine," 65-year-old Nada Salim Abdullah,.. More -
Innovations during the Month of Rajab
Allah Almighty bestows favors and grants bounties upon His slaves, during all times, to help expiate their sins, elevate their ranks and make up for their shortcomings. Allah Almighty legislated for us a month during which we observe fasting, another which we perform pilgrimage in, and one or two extra days to fast during the remaining months. He also.. More -
Social Evils that are Destroying Muslim Communities - II
Severing ties with kinfolk: The most important of kinfolk are one's parents, and yet we find many people dealing with them in an inappropriate manner or even severing ties with them altogether. As for those who do try to fulfil the needs of their parents, many of them do it begrudgingly, while expressing discontent or complaining that it is a burden.. More -
Lives in limbo: Displaced Muslims in Myanmar
Rights groups say the Rohingya in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar face some of the worst discrimination in the world. On a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Roma Hattu was rolling around on the bare concrete floor of the abandoned single-story building her family shares with three others behind Thetkepyin camp, breathing heavily and moaning. The 30-year.. More -
New coronavirus can spread between humans, says WHO official
World Health Organization expert plays down fears of pandemic, saying prolonged contact is needed to transmit disease. A World Health Organization (WHO) official has said it seems likely that a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe can be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact. A virus from.. More -
The Relationship between the Jinns and Humans - II
5- Causing diseases (especially the plague) to the humans: Abu Moosa Al-Ash‘ari, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “The end of my Ummah would come through stabbing and Taa‘oon.” They said, “O messenger of Allah! We know stabbing, but what is the Taa‘oon?&rdq.. More
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