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Taking the veil in Turkey
Secularists cannot simply impose a ban on head scarves just for the sake of secularism! That cannot be called a liberal approach because by banning head scarves, secularists can be trampling on the rights of women who consider it their religious right to wear the veil.
Definitely a step in the right [...]

Egypt agrees Abbas plan for Gaza border
Under the agreement, Malki said, Abbas’ presidential guard would provide security at the crossing. The presidential guard had been stationed there until June, when Hamas routed forces loyal to Abbas’ secular Fatah faction and seized control of the impoverished territory of 1.5 million people.
“Hamas will be told this is [...]

Would a world without Islam be peaceful?
“According to Europol, 498 terrorist attacks took place in the European Union in 2006,” Fuller writes. “Of these, 424 were perpetrated by separatist groups, 55 by left-wing extremists, and 18 by various other terrorists. Only one was carried out by Islamists.“
If you repeat a lie several times, eventually people [...]

Habbatul Barakah Black Seed - The Seed of Blessing
Narrated Abu Hurairah (Radhiallaahu ‘anhu): I heard Allah ’s Messenger (Sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying, “There is healing in black seed for all diseases except death.” [Meaning of Sahih al-Bukhaaree, Book of Medicine, Hadeeth No. 5688]
Black Seed helps support metabolism, digestion, and lowers blood sugars [...]