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Why We Are Tested: The Psychology of Suffering & Misfortune – Part #3

Muslim Matters - Wed, 29/05/2013 - 4:05am

This is Part #3 of a multipart post: You can find part #1 here and #2 here Sixth: The factors that assist a person to be successful in the test through calamities are the ...

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morals, friendships, respect. #dealing with everyday life

The Revival - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 11:46pm

today i met up with friends from college, we hadnt seen each other in a while and it was nice. then came lunchtime and choosing a place to eat. I didnt want to eat anywhere where they sold ...

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Syria and the Middle East: our greatest miscalculation since the rise of fascism | Simon Jenkins

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 8:00pm

By helping to destroy secular politics in the Middle East, the west has unleashed the Shia/Sunni conflict now tearing it apartThere could no more dreadful idea than to pour more armaments into the ...

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French firms see rising religious demands at work, study says

FaithWorld - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 7:16pm

(An employee at the counter of Beurger King Muslim, or BKM, in Clichy-sous-Bois, a suburb east of Paris, August 8, 2005. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen) Close to half the staff managers at companies in ...

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Woolwich murder: 200 Islamophobic incidents since Lee Rigby's killing

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 6:29pm

Sharp rise in reported cases, including attacks on 10 mosques, raises fears of sustained targeting of Muslim communitiesFears that Muslim communities across the country are facing a sustained wave ...

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Mothers-in-law important for integration of migrants, says report

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 4:00pm

Study of South Asian Muslim women in Yorkshire and London also suggests that Esol teachers could be a valuable resourceMothers-in-law and Esol (English for speakers of other languages) teachers ...

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China plays down tensions and complaints of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang

FaithWorld - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 2:53pm

(An ethnic Uighur man sits at a local market in Kashgar, Xinjiang province August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Barria ) Ethnic minority people in China’s Xinjiang are far more fond of dancing, ...

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Belgian city of Ghent scraps headscarf ban imposed by center-right in 2007

FaithWorld - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 2:43pm

(Mahinur Ozdemir, the first headscarved woman in a Belgian Assembly, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Brussels’s Region Parliament in Brussels June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge ) The ...

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Attacks on Muslims: numbers in detail

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 1:56pm

Statistics about so-called 'reprisal attacks' are being widely circulated. We attempt to understand the scale of the targeting of British Muslims following the Woolwich attack• Get the data• More ...

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Despite witnessing the Woolwich murder, I still have faith in humanity | Boya Dee

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 1:12pm

Human nature drives us to solve problems so these brutal acts must not chip away at our foundations of peaceful co-existenceCo-existence: to live in peace with another or others, despite ...

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Deep Purple for your hijab

Tabsir - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 12:50pm

The Al-Ain-based Rock Band “Random Stars” Where there is youthful fire, there is Smoke on the Water. I remember the first Deep Purple record I bought: Machine Head from 1972. The ...

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'Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus'

The Revival - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 10:16am

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Australia’s top Catholic cardinal says sexual abuse claims have fallen

FaithWorld - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 10:08am

(Australian Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile) The head of the Catholic Church in Australia on Monday blamed a former culture of silence for the cover-up of ...

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When you were X years old.

The Revival - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 10:03am

When you came into the world, she held you in her arms. You thanked her by wailing like a banshee. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night. When ...

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The reaction to the Woolwich murder denies British Muslims a political voice | Rachel Shabi

CommentIsFree - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 9:30am

Denying the right to discuss British foreign policy in the wake of the horrific murder in Woolwich is short-sighted and dangerousThis debate isn't just sealed shut, it has round-the-clock ...

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If the hardware of car diagnostic tool is normal, please check software

The Revival - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 6:37am

Tags: bmw icom a+b+c，renault can clip v127

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Spring Cleaning the Nafs

Muslim Matters - Tue, 28/05/2013 - 4:10am

By: Dawud Israel I believe we overestimate and underestimate mentally by about 50%. We underestimate time spent driving, like it's a chase scene in a film. We overestimate how much we can eat. We ...

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India jail-born man bails mother after 19 years

The Revival - Mon, 27/05/2013 - 11:54pm

19 years ago a pregnant woman was imprisoned and allowed bail, but she could not afford to pay the 10,000 rupees. She had a son and 18 years later he got a job and posted her bail. Interesting ...

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I Aim To Misbehave

The Revival - Mon, 27/05/2013 - 9:51pm

I think this pretty much sums up how i feel in this stage of my life.

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York mosque counters EDL protest with tea, biscuits and football

CommentIsFree - Mon, 27/05/2013 - 7:11pm

Demonstrators who had gathered to protest at Islamic centre accept invitation to take refreshments and open a dialogueA York mosque dealt with a potentially volatile situation after reports that ...

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