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Muhammad Syawal is a freelance writer and blogger. Ain't nobody or from any land. Infact, Muslim are Muslim, and they live under the command of Allah SWT.

The famine crisis in East Africa is a result of poor food security policies

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More than 12 million people are afflicted with hunger in Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Sudan, and Uganda. In Somalia nearly a half its population is facing a humanitarian crisis (3.7 million people). One in three children is malnourished. This has been reported as one of the worst crises to hit Eastern Africa in almost six decades. [...]

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How should Muslims respond to the Prevent strategy?

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Remember the story of Musa (AS) in [Surah Ghafir/Mu’min 40]: And Pharaoh said: Let me go to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land. [40.v25] Moses said: Lo! I seek refuge in my Lord and your [...]

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Norway’s Tragedy illustrates Europe’s Political Paradoxes

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From Khilafah Magazine October 2011 One man has committed mass murder, but exposed a host of contradictions and questions for an entire continent. Norway has suffered a collective tragedy. Not only has its relative peace been shattered, but the casualties from this weekend’s massacre includes a disproportionate number of its young active citizens. It will [...]

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Legitimising censorship: proposed US bill will kill Internet

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by Graham Webster Source: Al Jazeera It would have been the most expensive political ad buy in the history of the world. Google’s search engine, the most visited website in the world, displays a black block over its logo. Wikipedia, the sixth most visited site globally, has disabled its English-language service. This unprecedented action to oppose [...]

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Muslims criticise Scotland Yard for telling them to engage with EDL

Members of the English Defence League attending a Palestinian demonstration. A Metropolitan police email says the group is 'not extremist'. Photograph: Mike Kemp/ Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Corbis

Guardian Metropolitan police say English Defence League is ‘not extreme’, but sends 3,000 officers to planned demonstration Vikram Dodd and Matthew Taylor Scotland Yard has been accused of underestimating the threat from the English Defence League (EDL) after the head of the unit monitoring hate groups declared it was not an extremist organisation. In an [...]

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America and the Caliphate: Past & Present

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In the International arena today, America continues to project itself as the lone unrivaled global power. Despite its ailments and suffering economy, and the setbacks in its decade long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it continues to lay claim as a superpower. In the past few years, America has opened new war fronts. From the [...]

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Eid Mubarak!

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May Allah Subhana wa Ta’ala accept from all the Muslims everywhere their Ibadaah, Siyam, Qiyaam, Quran, Tawbah, Dua throughout the month of Ramadhan. As we bid farewell to the blessed month of Ramadhan, we celebrate the blessings of Allah. Indeed, through all the hardships and challenges that this Ummah faces there are many blessings to [...]

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Last Ten Days of Ramadhan

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Al-Bukhari and Muslim record from ‘Aishah that during the last ten days of Ramadhan, the Messenger of Allah would wake his wives up during the night and then remain apart from them (that is, being busy in acts of worship). A version in Muslim states: “He would strive [to do acts of worship] during the [...]

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