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		<title>Comment on Sadeeqy by Mishary al-Arada by issmstudents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Walaykum salam,

The translation is in the video.

ISSM stands for Islamic Student Societies of the Midlands.  For more information on ISSM please visit:

http://www.issmstudents.org.uk/

Wasalam</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Walaykum salam,</p>
<p>The translation is in the video.</p>
<p>ISSM stands for Islamic Student Societies of the Midlands.  For more information on ISSM please visit:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.issmstudents.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.issmstudents.org.uk/</a></p>
<p>Wasalam</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sadeeqy by Mishary al-Arada by Muslim*</title>
		<link>http://issmstudents.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/sadeeqy-by-mishary-al-arada/#comment-118</link>
		<dc:creator>Muslim*</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As-salama U Alaikum,

Akhi,i need to know about the translation of this ansheed.

Reply Quick,

Insha &#039; Allah .

P/S:What is ISSM ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As-salama U Alaikum,</p>
<p>Akhi,i need to know about the translation of this ansheed.</p>
<p>Reply Quick,</p>
<p>Insha &#8216; Allah .</p>
<p>P/S:What is ISSM ?</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Niqab Saga Continues&#8230; by issmstudents</title>
		<link>http://issmstudents.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-niqab-saga-continues/#comment-116</link>
		<dc:creator>issmstudents</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The purpose of the article was to expose the twisting of reports to paint a negative picture of Islam and thus to hopefully educate Muslims to such realities and get them to think critically, rather than merely lap up the information being rammed down our throats on daily basis.

WRT the presenters, provided the laws of the Hijab are observed and the discussions are within the parameters of Islam, there is not much of an issue.  Whether there is a dire necessity for such a thing is as you say debatable... but to discuss this is beyond the scope of the article - and certainly a question for the Ulama.

The Jamhoor (majority) opinion is that the voice is not the awrah (that which is to be concealed before a non-mahram). However, the voice must not be made seductive (see Surah al-Ahzaab, verse 32)

See the following for more complete answers:

http://islamqa.com/en/ref/26304

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&amp;ID=4835&amp;CATE=368

http://www.daruliftaa.com/question.asp?txt_QuestionID=q-05353843

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=9ec3d68259859c910ff2104a0f0a12f2

These are answers from the various schools and perspectives. 

As for your last question, history is replete with examples of Islam being attacked from various quarters.  One of the verses most apt is,



&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first) change that which is in their hearts; and if Allah willeth misfortune for a folk there is none that can repel it, nor have they a defender beside Him.&quot; (Surah al-Rad, verse 11) &lt;/blockquote&gt;



We have ourselves to blame.

Wasalam
SI</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The purpose of the article was to expose the twisting of reports to paint a negative picture of Islam and thus to hopefully educate Muslims to such realities and get them to think critically, rather than merely lap up the information being rammed down our throats on daily basis.</p>
<p>WRT the presenters, provided the laws of the Hijab are observed and the discussions are within the parameters of Islam, there is not much of an issue.  Whether there is a dire necessity for such a thing is as you say debatable&#8230; but to discuss this is beyond the scope of the article &#8211; and certainly a question for the Ulama.</p>
<p>The Jamhoor (majority) opinion is that the voice is not the awrah (that which is to be concealed before a non-mahram). However, the voice must not be made seductive (see Surah al-Ahzaab, verse 32)</p>
<p>See the following for more complete answers:</p>
<p><a href="http://islamqa.com/en/ref/26304" rel="nofollow">http://islamqa.com/en/ref/26304</a></p>
<p><a href="http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&amp;ID=4835&amp;CATE=368" rel="nofollow">http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&amp;ID=4835&amp;CATE=368</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.daruliftaa.com/question.asp?txt_QuestionID=q-05353843" rel="nofollow">http://www.daruliftaa.com/question.asp?txt_QuestionID=q-05353843</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=9ec3d68259859c910ff2104a0f0a12f2" rel="nofollow">http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=9ec3d68259859c910ff2104a0f0a12f2</a></p>
<p>These are answers from the various schools and perspectives. </p>
<p>As for your last question, history is replete with examples of Islam being attacked from various quarters.  One of the verses most apt is,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first) change that which is in their hearts; and if Allah willeth misfortune for a folk there is none that can repel it, nor have they a defender beside Him.&#8221; (Surah al-Rad, verse 11) </p></blockquote>
<p>We have ourselves to blame.</p>
<p>Wasalam<br />
SI</p>
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		<title>Comment on Imam Abu Da&#8217;ud (Rahimahullah) Adhering to the Sunnah by SP</title>
		<link>http://issmstudents.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/imam-abu-daud-rahimahullah-adhering-to-the-sunnah/#comment-115</link>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ameen, jazakAllah khair for the reminder.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ameen, jazakAllah khair for the reminder.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Niqab Saga Continues&#8230; by anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>firstly this is another one of those attacks on Muslims which just angers me whilst reading it. 

&#039;Some critics say that Awtan TV is restricting women&#039;s freedom by making it compulsory to wear the niqab if they want to be presenters.&#039;

well in that case they can go find somewhere else to present and have people look at them in all sorts of ways.

but i do question is there a need for these presenters? yes it provides jobs but there are other ways for them to make a living. i think it has its pros and maybe some cons, but none of the cons are anything mentioned in the article.
also i&#039;d like to know what does Islam say about there voices which can obviously be heard?

finally what should/could we do to stop these constant attacks on Islam</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>firstly this is another one of those attacks on Muslims which just angers me whilst reading it. </p>
<p>&#8216;Some critics say that Awtan TV is restricting women&#8217;s freedom by making it compulsory to wear the niqab if they want to be presenters.&#8217;</p>
<p>well in that case they can go find somewhere else to present and have people look at them in all sorts of ways.</p>
<p>but i do question is there a need for these presenters? yes it provides jobs but there are other ways for them to make a living. i think it has its pros and maybe some cons, but none of the cons are anything mentioned in the article.<br />
also i&#8217;d like to know what does Islam say about there voices which can obviously be heard?</p>
<p>finally what should/could we do to stop these constant attacks on Islam</p>
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		<title>Comment on A Message to the Sisters from a Brother by MaryamS</title>
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		<dc:creator>MaryamS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SubhanAllah..may Allah (s.wt) accept the efforts of this brother, may He grant us women the strength to follow this brothers advice and show the world why we Muslim women are the women of paradise, and may Allah instill respect and reverence for women in all of our Mulsim brothers. Ameen thumma ameen.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SubhanAllah..may Allah (s.wt) accept the efforts of this brother, may He grant us women the strength to follow this brothers advice and show the world why we Muslim women are the women of paradise, and may Allah instill respect and reverence for women in all of our Mulsim brothers. Ameen thumma ameen.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is the Taliban Behind the Bombing in Pakistan? by ironbeard</title>
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		<dc:creator>ironbeard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well said brother..Alhamdulillah atleast we know the other side of the story now. And there is me thinking all this time that this is a war on terror and its necessary for world peace. After watching this video i have come to the conclusion that the amount of drilling the Taliban receieve in the media is all bogus..for what we know it could be the other way round, America/Nato/Pakistani Government they are the real &quot;tyrants&quot; and &quot;barbarians&quot; murdering thousands of muslims day in day out.

May Allah expose the truth for us all to witness..ameen!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well said brother..Alhamdulillah atleast we know the other side of the story now. And there is me thinking all this time that this is a war on terror and its necessary for world peace. After watching this video i have come to the conclusion that the amount of drilling the Taliban receieve in the media is all bogus..for what we know it could be the other way round, America/Nato/Pakistani Government they are the real &#8220;tyrants&#8221; and &#8220;barbarians&#8221; murdering thousands of muslims day in day out.</p>
<p>May Allah expose the truth for us all to witness..ameen!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Facebook or Fitnahbook? by CoolnessofHind</title>
		<link>http://issmstudents.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/facebook-or-fitnahbook/#comment-102</link>
		<dc:creator>CoolnessofHind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The above example given in the comment by SP is but one example of how facebook is misused.  There is indeed a much more dangerous implication for its use too.

I would personally steer clear of facebook altogether, with facebook potentially linked to CIA and DARPA - not exactly the most trusted of entities... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&amp;objectid=10456534&amp;pnum=0


facebook in reality is nothing but a monitoring system - allowing for surveillance without coercion - people stick up their details as though it is no harm, yet in reality they are allowing themselves to be surveilanced... Basic rule no.1 of internet use, never give out your personal identity or details.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The above example given in the comment by SP is but one example of how facebook is misused.  There is indeed a much more dangerous implication for its use too.</p>
<p>I would personally steer clear of facebook altogether, with facebook potentially linked to CIA and DARPA &#8211; not exactly the most trusted of entities&#8230; <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&amp;objectid=10456534&amp;pnum=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&amp;objectid=10456534&amp;pnum=0</a></p>
<p>facebook in reality is nothing but a monitoring system &#8211; allowing for surveillance without coercion &#8211; people stick up their details as though it is no harm, yet in reality they are allowing themselves to be surveilanced&#8230; Basic rule no.1 of internet use, never give out your personal identity or details.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Facebook or Fitnahbook? by SP</title>
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		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>barakAllah feek, thought provoking. hijab is a fard for sisters, but just as you get sisters bending the rules on facebook, brothers do the same.

sometimes your actions on facebook can have bigger consequences than you think at the time, look at the example of the 4 teenagers killed in the car crash on Saturday - the pictures used to show their identities in the media, were pictures taken from facebook. there is no need to mention the details, but i don&#039;t think it was suitable to show those pictures of the deceased teenagers, but because they were there, the media used them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>barakAllah feek, thought provoking. hijab is a fard for sisters, but just as you get sisters bending the rules on facebook, brothers do the same.</p>
<p>sometimes your actions on facebook can have bigger consequences than you think at the time, look at the example of the 4 teenagers killed in the car crash on Saturday &#8211; the pictures used to show their identities in the media, were pictures taken from facebook. there is no need to mention the details, but i don&#8217;t think it was suitable to show those pictures of the deceased teenagers, but because they were there, the media used them.</p>
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		<title>Comment on “Andrew gets the interviews, Muhammed doesn&#8217;t” by SP</title>
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		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>there is also positive discrimination these days, they need people who can work with the Muslim community to apparently prevent extremism, which means loads of funding for Muslims to enjoy all sorts of activities under this pretence, whilst being covertly spied on, and jobs are then created as a result. win win situation, until they find that you have outlived your usefulnes because you are not a sell out, and if you end up being a sell out, then you need to take a serious look at more than just your employment prospects.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>there is also positive discrimination these days, they need people who can work with the Muslim community to apparently prevent extremism, which means loads of funding for Muslims to enjoy all sorts of activities under this pretence, whilst being covertly spied on, and jobs are then created as a result. win win situation, until they find that you have outlived your usefulnes because you are not a sell out, and if you end up being a sell out, then you need to take a serious look at more than just your employment prospects.</p>
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