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Assalamoeleykum and Ramadhan Kareem

I am presuming that this is the Islamic Relief fundraising event?

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Assalamoelykum


'It is very important for Muslims to be buried soon after death, because news spreads fast among Muslim communities and before you know it you can have 400 to 500 people at your door, which can be very upsetting for the bereaved.'

is that really why we want a quick burial??!!!

Assalamoelykum

This is an excellent initiative and those involved deserve our duaas.

Was Aside from correcting the inaccuracies (his name was Musharaf, he ran the shop with his brother and he was 51) I feel compelled to pay tribute to this silent, unsung hero of the Walsall Muslim community and the community in general. I say Walsall Muslim community because he truly was. Born a Guj...

AA Islamic Relief in partnership with Christian aid and Bunac have won a government backed contract to send upto 2500 young people to undertake volunteering opportunities abroad. The scheme is targeted at those from less advantaged backgrounds and the minority communities. The BBC have reported on i...

And another one from the same magazine:- Sharia councils regulation call Thursday 14 February 2008 Sharia councils operating in Britain should be regulated, with judges required to meet strict qualifications, experience and competence tests comparable to those for mainstream courts, the Association ...

This appeared in the Law Society Gazetter and I think adds to the debate in a constructive manner:- Dangerous passions Thursday 14 February 2008 The hysteria which followed Dr Rowan William's comments on Sharia law exposed a worrying ignorance, argues Professor Tariq Ramadan The storm that followed ...

WE DON'T WANT SHARIA' - MUSLIMS CRAIG WINYARD- Walsall Advertiser 10:30 - 14 February 2008 Muslims in Walsall have attacked a controversial speech by the Archbishop of Canterbury in which he called for some aspects of Islamic Sharia law to be adopted in Britain. Veteran aid worker Mohammed Aslam, wh...

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The Egyptian Authorities have now re-sealed the border.

Please remember the issue in your duaas.

More:- - Dr Hany (IRW President) visited Gaza on 30 January. His visit took all the day, where he & IR PAL Head of Mission did the following: • Meeting with the Health Minister • Tour in 3 hospitals in Gaza Strip • Tour in affected area of incursions • Visit for IR project of Molecular Laborator...

'The Egyptian government is blocking humanitarian aid convoys????!!!!!' Yes, thats my understanding. Here's a further update from IRs man in Gaza :- n the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most High. Gaza… hunger, cold, misery!!! Everything is in short supply from the most mundane (paper, pencil...

Further Update:- On 25 January 2008 - After waiting many hours at the border, Islamic Relief Palestine received six small trucks of 5,000 blankets worth approximately 60,000 USD at the Rafah crossing which were sent by the Arab Medical Union. - Twelve additional trucks arrived in Al-Arish, North Sin...

Gaza Emergency 24 January 2007 Background The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories in general and in Gaza Strip in particular has continually and rapidly deteriorated since January 2006 when Hamas won the parliamentary elections and formed the new government. Since then, mo...

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THe Conference should be drawing to a close today. There is a blog which can be found here:-

http://islamic-relief.com/submenu/hivco ... /blog.html

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' A group of Muslim women in northern Kenya, are breaking with tradition to speak openly about HIV and AIDS. As in many Muslim societies, the people in this region, have a deep-seated aversion to discussing sexual matters, but the reality of the epidemic has forced them to educate themselves about i...