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Malaria outbreak in Pakistan Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Sunday 3 October 2010 22.00 BST More than 2m cases of malaria are expected in Pakistan in the coming months in the wake of the country’s …

The pastor of a Florida church, who threatened to burn the Quran on the 9/11 anniversary to protest the 2001 terror attacks in the US, has been hit with a whopping $180,000 bill as cost …

Madrasah Ummul Hasanaat says Jazakallah to all those who presented Eid gifts to the children and teachers! However small or big… it’s the niyyah that counts. As the Hadith says تهادوا تحابوا “Give gifts, you …

In protest of what it calls a religion “of the devil,” a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an “International Burn a Quran Day” on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, …

I saw a group of young ladies pass by and I just thought of how proud I feel when I see modestly dressed young girls with their hijabs (head scarves). With so much of brain …

Ahlann Ramadhaan!! Shukr to Allah that we witness another Ramadhaan this year, we do not know for how long. We here in South Africa have finished our second sawm Alhamdulillah! I just love this month! …

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 6 August 2010, at the Palais des Nations …

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The word Sawm or fasting comes from the Arabic root word ‘Sawma’ which means to keep silent. The Qur’aan uses the word generally when it revealed the conversation between the angel and Mayam (AS) [Mary], the of …

As Salaamu Alaykum Jazakallhu khairal jazaa to all the people of Jordan and Palestine who made khidmah and nusrah of the South African sisters and brothers in Islam. The experience will forever remain unforgettable! I …