By William A. Cook 09 June, 2013 Countercurrents.org Little in this world is new but the means to do it; our actions and our behaviors are but regurgitations of our heritage. Our Western world gorges on its past and glorifies in it. Our children memorize and are mesmerized by the …
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Yvonne Ridley THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA has reached a new level in its discredited War on Terror just when we thought it could not sink any lower. And what makes this even more tragic is that the new depths being plumbed are on the express orders of Barack Obama …
Read More »The Saudi Haj Ministry is currently planning to considerably reduce the number of foreign and domestic Haj pilgrims this season, a reliable source told Arab News. This was also confirmed Tuesday by the Saudi Gazette. “Directives have been issued to cut down the number of foreign and domestic pilgrims by …
Read More »The Hajj Ministry has decided to limit the validity of Umrah visas to only 14 days because of the ongoing work to expand the mataf (the circumambulation area). According to a circular sent to Umrah agencies in the Kingdom and Saudi missions abroad two days ago, the …
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Compilation by Yusuf Alli – Cii News | MONDAY Tributes to the late Pakistani aalim and spiritual mentor, Hazrat Shah Hakim AkhtarSaheb RA poured in from around the world. Maulana, who was one of the greatest gifted scholars of Islam today, passed away over the weekend. He has been favored …
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By Ramzy Baroud 06 June, 2013 Countercurrents.org On April 21, the BBC obtained disturbing video footage shot in Burma. It confirmed extreme reports of what has been taking place in that country, even as it is being touted by the US and European governments as a success story pertaining to …
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The Review Newspaper | 6 June 2013 A silent drug addiction has been ravaging South African communities. Actonville, Farramere, Northmead and Rynsoord have not been left out. Classified as a legal concoction of chemicals, the pain relieving, schedule 5 prescription medication has been abused by those in the throes of …
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Ebrahim Moosa – Cii Radio | 06 June 2013 A recent “ground breaking” community meeting held in Cape Town between the leadership of the Democratic Alliance(DA) and the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies saw the official opposition party berate the ANC for its Middle East policies and congratulate …
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Brace yourself for a petrol price shocker at the end of the month…! The under-recovery on 95 octane petrol is currently 86c/l, and 77c/l on diesel. Should this persist until June 28, when the Department of Energy makes its next adjustment, the increase will wipe out this month’s and last …
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A grisly find on the 29th May by ground subsided as workers carrying out renovations in a Muslim cemetery in Jaffa, Israel uncovered six chambers full of skeletons. The remains are believed to be the remains of dozens of Palestinians killed by Zionist forces during the Nakba in 1948. “During …
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Jamiatul Ulama KZN Council of Muslim Theologians