As the drums of hate beat louder and louder, as our civil liberties are put more and more in danger, the time for action is now.  We can no longer sit idle and allow these injustices to continue – but why should we take action?  Why should we stand up against injustice? Because Allah commands us to, that’s why.  Below are only some quotes from the Qur’an which call for Muslims to stand up for the truth no matter what the cost.

Israel is refusing to meet a British deadline concerning the case of an IDF officer suspected of killing British filmmaker James Miller in the Gaza Strip four years ago. According to a Sunday Times report, British officials have given Israel a deadline of Tuesday to respond, after which the British authorities will consider prosecuting Captain Hib al-Heib in the UK for the murder of Miller.

London : The British government's policy of exporting arms to Israel was criticized by one of parliament's most senior committees Tuesday for being neither transparent nor accountable. The Quadripartite Committee, made up of members of the Foreign Affair, Defence, Trade and International Development Committees, concluded that on the basis of evidence, the government's issuing of export licences to Israel "may have been tightened up.

British officials have long refused to represent foreigners held at Guantánamo who have UK residency. So today's announcement from the Foreign Office and Home Office marks a change in policy. The move provides further evidence Gordon Brown, who as prime minister met the US president, George Bush, for the first time last month, intends to plough his own furrow when it comes to the special relationship. When Tony Blair was in Downing Street, the government concentrated its efforts on securing the release of British citizens from Guantánamo.

"While the government refuses to acknowledge foreign policy as the source of radicalisation it has little hope of winning Muslim hearts and minds". This was the conclusion of reporter Phil Rees in last night's thought-provoking documentary.

Hundreds of protesters in Israel have marched outside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office to demand more state support for Holocaust survivors. A government offer of a monthly stipend of $20 (£10) was labelled "insulting" by the survivor groups that organised Sunday's demonstration in Jerusalem. Joining the rally were a few dozen elderly survivors, who say they can barely afford medical treatment. Mr Olmert has said payments for the 250,000 survivors would begin in 2008.

GAZA CITY — Drugs have become something of a rarity in the besieged Gaza Strip and medical equipment are standing idle with many patients of chronic diseases like renal failure resigning themselves to death due to the crippling international siege of the Hamas-controlled territory. "Every time I go to hospital to get drugs I get the same answer 'Sorry, we don't have your medication'," Ahmad, a renal failure patient, told IslamOnline.net Saturday, August 4.