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Sarah Khan. London We must feel sorry for the Muslim woman, she can never catch a break. This, in a nutshell, appears to be…
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– Luton & Bedford Poppy Appeal Fundraising 2016 by Mrs Hamida Iqbal, Luton, UK God says in the Holy Qur’an, chapter 2, verse 198. “.. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it…” And in a tradition of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, Abu Musa Ash’ari relates that the Holy Prophet (peace be…
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Dr Maleeha Mansur, Hayes, UK With the news of the mother of a 14 year-old girl who has died of cancer being granted the right to cryo-preserve her body in line with her wishes, many questions, and indeed emotions, about death have come to the fore. Whilst medicine and science give little support to the proposition of…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK Ever since shopping became so commercialised certain days are heavily promoted; Christmas, of course, because there are so many presents to buy, special days for mothers, fathers and grandparents, Valentine, and the list goes on. Most of these days are ostensibly for pleasant reasons, some religious in origin and some not.…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK “In olden days, a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows, Anything goes.” Actually I believe Cole Porter couldn’t have conceived just how apt his lyric would be today when anything really goes. The subject of how dressed people are these days comes up with…
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Mubarika Sami, London Allison Pearson has very strong feelings about the burkini which she describes as a sister of the ugly burka. Each to their own – I don’t find the sight of a bikini particularly appealing. However, as the French courts ruled, if someone chooses to cover up or not on the beach or…
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By Navida Sayed The barbaric and atrocious terrorist attacks around the globe have put the world on edge. Unprepared and unexpected the sudden and random attacks have left parts of the world shell-shocked. Security is a growing global concern for world leaders and authorities. However, repeatedly targeting Muslim women’s dress code & publicly humiliating them…
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By Navida Sayed, London, UK News about virus outbreaks resulting in major global pandemics always raises alarm and concern, Zika being the latest to hit the headlines. The current global IT and digital networks connecting the cyber world are also witnessing the rise of malicious software and Internet security threats. Other than biological and technical…
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by Aalia Qureshi, London, UK Thoughts of a Teenager Once again, the dazzling, long-awaited season of summer among its incessant delights has at long last reached us. Another year has passed us by in the blink of an eye. And this can mean only one thing for the Ahmadiyya Community; the blessed Jalsa Salana – Annual…
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Aalia Qureshi, London, UK What is the meaning of travel? The urge to cross these colossal bodies of water into regions never before seen to us mere westerners; what precisely is the pin point motive behind it? Perhaps it is a similar motive behind the continual pursuit for life beyond this planet: curiosity, an impeccably…