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| PHOTO-TIPS | Silhouette It!
Idea Solar Eclipse! The concept of a silhouette picture is exactly like the scene of a solar eclipse, an eclipse is a natural silhouette.
It is all about contrast created by placement. When a light source is exactly behind the object/person you are shooting, an outline of it/him will be captured, that’s a silhouette. Read More >> |
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| CAPITA | The Three Musketeers of Humorism! The Story of How Allaah Made Them Funny!
In our time, where people know very little about the difference between the prevalent parody and the real comedy, come the three musketeers of humorsim. “Allah Made Me Funny” comedy tour members employ “the word instead of the sword" to make people laugh at the flaws and discrepancies of Muslims but not for the sake of entertainment only but, and most impotently, for the sake of enlightenment. The message of the tour is “to make a comprehensive effort to provide effe ... Read More >> |
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| PINNACLE | Deedat: A Life Dedicated to Da‘wah While surfing aimlessly through the T.V. channels, I finally found something worth seeing. A particular channel presented a documentary about a distinguished Muslim. It was unfolding the story of his life that was sincerely dedicated to revealing the truth of Islaam and spreading the message. My heart and mind were immersed in the documentary as I was amazed by this person's vast knowledge and generous contributions. I wondered, however, why I haven't heard of him before. Read More >> |
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| OCCIDENTAL VIEW | The Patriotic Press In the United States it can seem as if any event - no matter how tragic - creates a public-relations opportunity for the self-proclaimed guardians of patriotism.And there seems to be no patriotic public-relations gambit that the U.S. news media won’t swallow. Read More >> |
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| MACROPHONE | A Book Without Errors
To Roger Williams belongs the famous quote “To err is human, to forgive is divine.” Hereafter, we will concern ourselves with the first half of his famous saying. To err is, undoubtedly, human. This succinct expression sums up the third and final aspect of the last miracle, namely, the ’Qura~n. If to err is human, then not to err must be divine. Read More >> |
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| MACROPHONE | Welcoming Muslim Humor We all enjoy a good hearty laugh now and then. A home with laughter is cheerful and happy. It is this friendly environment at home that makes it healthy and strong. A light-hearted Muslim is also enjoyable to be with, and joking with the people close to us is a bonding experience. Humour has the power of bringing people closer, lifting their spirits, and relieving them from the pressures of daily life. Read More >> |
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| MACROPHONE | A New Logic for Suicide Terrorism The US president and his administration constantly justify the “War on Terrorism” as being a holy war and that the invasion of Iraq was upon God’s orders. Such belief in divine commandment to wage war leaves little doubt about the similarity between the US administration, headed by George W. Bush, and the extreme fundamentalists with their demeaning views of other races and religions. Read More >> |
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| MACROPHONE | Beyond Enemy Lines: An Extraordinary Mission On October 24th, 2005, the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, which was established near the end of World War II (1939-1945), to be an effective successor for the League of Nations, which was founded after the World War I (1914-1918). Read More >> |
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| MUSLIMS WITHOUT BORDERS | ’Hijaab Scrutinised. The Beauty of ’Hijaab in Concealing “Beauty” (Part 4/4)
In this series, Hayat Alyaqout scrutinises the ’hijaab and touches upon several themes such as the religious authenticity of the ’hijaab, the overlap between the ’hijaab as a religious practice and the ’hijaab as a social practice, how men have their own ’hijaab too, and the philosophy of the ’hijaab in relation to the social notion of beauty. In this last part of the series, she talks the two types of beauty and how the ’hijaab beautifully conceals the ... Read More >> |
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| FAIR VIEW | Understanding the Holocaust In his controversial book The Holocaust Industry, the Jewish American historian Norman Finkelstein deals with the business of the Holocaust and its relation to Israeli strategic interests. Read More >> |
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| IN DEPTH | Islaamic Consciousness: Nationalism or Anti-nationalism? (Part 1/2) Some commentators have suggested that Islaamic Consciousness is evidence of nationalistic tendencies. However, what most of these commentators have overlooked is the inadequacy of the concept of nationalism itself, and its derivatives, in providing an institutional and paradigmatic framework to adequately facilitate the phenomenon of Islaamic Consciousness. Read More >> |
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| INSIGHT | The True Islaamic Morals Some people who say they are acting in the name of religion may misunderstand their religion or practice it wrongly. For this reason, it is a mistake to form any idea of that religion from the activities of these people. The best way to understand Islaam is through its holy source. Read More >> |
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