^{21 Nov} Victims Recall Mannered Pirates - MOMBASA — Sailors caught up in recent hijacking attacks by Somali pirates are painting a strangely positive picture of their captors who shared with them the same meal and gave them satellite phones to send messages to their loved ones....Read More

^{21 Nov} Cope considering mergers - Cape Town - The Congress of the People is talking to more than one party about absorbing them into its ranks, Cope executive member Mluleki George said on Thursday....Read More

^{21 Nov} 'Password' suspends Gaza Hajj - GAZA CITY — Political wrangling and divisions threaten to hijack the hajj dream of 2200 people in the Gaza Strip and prevent them from joining millions of fellow Muslims in making the spiritual journey....Read More

^{20 Nov} Floor-crossing scrapped - The National Council of Provinces brought an end to floor crossing on Wednesday, six years after controversial measures allowing politicians to swap allegiance without losing their seats first came into law....Read More

^{20 Nov} Half-a-million pilgrims visit Madinah - MADINAH: Around half-a-million pilgrims have arrived in Madinah to pay homage to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and pray at the Holy Mosque, according to official statistics released by the Haj Committee in the holy city....Read More

^{20 Nov} Israel refuses to ease blockade - JERUSALEM: Israel stood fast yesterday by its decision to clamp shut cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip, brazenly rejecting pleas from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to ease the blockade. Israel sealed the passages two weeks ago after a five-month-old truce between Israel and Gaza fighters started unraveling....Read More

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^{NEW -} The Philosophy of Qurbani - Qurbani is a demonstration to Allah and proof of complete obedience to Allah's will or command. When a Muslim offers Qurbani, this exactly what he intends to prove. Thus, the Qurbani offered by a Muslim signifies that he is slave of Allah at his best and that he would not hesitate even for a moment...Read More

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Global financial crisis-Losing the war against Allah - In a very short period of time, the world trade markets and the "economic boom" took a toll for the worse and plummeted to its all-time low...Read More

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Islamic Finance is the answer to current global crisis - The global credit crisis presents the $1 trillion Islamic finance industry with an opportunity to expand its appeal beyond devout Muslim investors as a haven from speculative excess...Read More