[17 July 13] Hague in Islamabad to discuss engagements with Taliban -...
Britain is seeking Pakistan\'s help in its track-two diplomacy to finalize a deal with Taliban in Afghanistan to facilitate a trouble-free pullout...
Britain is seeking Pakistan\'s help in its track-two diplomacy to finalize a deal with Taliban in Afghanistan to facilitate a trouble-free pullout of NATO forces next year.
Britain\'s Foreign Secretary, is holding talks with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on how to bring the Afghan militants back on the negotiating table after they suspended their negotiations with Washington.
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Inner Revolutions | Pray But Keep Rowing the Boat - English
Aisha El-Mekki’s mother didn’t believe in ‘sparing the rod’. She also had a deep respect for teachers, nuns and other authority figures; a...
Aisha El-Mekki’s mother didn’t believe in ‘sparing the rod’. She also had a deep respect for teachers, nuns and other authority figures; a respect that never trickled down to her youngest daughter. Discipline was real in the El-Mekki household, so from an early age she and her older sister formed an alliance. They promised not to tell on each other. Sometimes El-Mekki even took a beating for her sister. When she was in first grade, the two were sent away to a private, all-white boarding school. In third grade, El-Mekki was expelled.
“As a child, if I got backed into a wall, I would refuse to do whatever you wanted me to do because you were trying to force me.”
Upon returning to her home in Philadelphia, El-Mekki’s mother – who worked until five everyday – enrolled her daughter in the neighborhood school. It was around this time that El-Mekki met her best friend, Shakora. The two began spending afternoons together, deepening their friendship and getting into trouble.
“One time I was on a bus. It was a Friday afternoon. The bus driver said my pass had expired; that I had to get a transfer…so he gave me a transfer while waiting for the next bus and the next bus was late. We waited for a while. There was a crowd of people by the time the bus came. [The next bus driver] said that my pass had expired and that I needed to get off the bus. Well I didn’t have any more money, so I said, ‘I paid my fare and I will ride.’ This man decided that he was going to send a message. So he stopped a police car and told them that I refused to pay. The police emptied the bus and told the driver to drive to the police station with just me on it….so he drives this empty bus to the police station and they arrested me. And this just infuriated me. My mother had to be called and of course she was just livid….she had to end up getting a lawyer, and had to go court, miss time from work…and eventually it was resolved but I mean they charged me. I had a record. It was ridiculous. That was my first incident with what I consider police brutality…and how they can escalate a situation unnecessarily.”
Three years later, El Mekki graduated from an all-girls Catholic high school. It was at this point that she began to question the Trinity. She didn’t want to leave the church; she believed she would go to hell if she did. Still, the questions remained. So she kept her eyes open. After college, El-Mekki decided she wanted to become a social worker. She learned about a group called the Black Panther Party that was organizing programs for the needy.
“When I heard about these people feeding children – and I worked on the midnight shift – I said, ‘you know what? I’m gonna go up there’. And there were tables and tables of children being fed cereal and toast, and I was really amazed. People were doing this out of the bottom of their hearts. They weren’t getting paid for it. But they wanted to make sure the children were getting a decent breakfast.”
El-Mekki joined the group. At the same time, her religious search continued.
“I had an aunt that was Muslim. I used to visit her. She was not aggressive, she was not pushy, she was not trying to convert me. Anytime I had a question, she would answer. Her husband was very nice. And I liked the way her family was so calm. It was so peaceful. And so I would go visit her often. During that time I was in the Black Panther Party, and she didn’t disapprove. Everybody else in my family said, ‘Here she goes again, doing something off the beaten path.’ But not aunt Mariam. One time when we knew that there was going to be a police raid, and we were trying to get the children out because I didn’t want the children to be there. And she just told me to bring them to her house. You know? And I just admired her. I just said wow, if her religion supports revolutionary acts like that, then I want to hear more about it. So she would always be listening to Shaheed Malcolm’s albums. She owned every word he ever said. And she’d often have his records on when I’d go over there. And she gave me his book to read because I was always asking questions about him. And that was like the answer to my prayer. You know? The part where he said that our religion doesn’t teach us to be aggressive, but if you lay a hand on me, then I can send you to the cemetery. And I said, ‘I can do that. That is the religion that I need.’ You know, that allows me to defend myself. That doesn’t encourage me to just constantly turn the other cheek. Nobody else is turning the other cheek. They’re turning the other side of their hand. And so i decided you know what, that’s when I decided Islam was for me because it allowed me to be religious and at the same time, be revolutionary.”
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Animated Cartoon - Pororo - Crong, the Troublemaker - English
Pororo and Crong plan to visit Poby’s house together, but Crong oversleeps and Pororo leaves without him. When Pororo gets to Poby’s house, he...
Pororo and Crong plan to visit Poby’s house together, but Crong oversleeps and Pororo leaves without him. When Pororo gets to Poby’s house, he completely forgets about Crong and ends up going ice-fishing with his friends. After Crong realizes that everyone has gone ice-fishing without him, he gets upset and starts causing trouble in the village. While ice-fishing, Pororo and his friends realize that they’ve left Crong behind, so they feel horrible. When they get back to the village, they’re shocked to see what Crong has done.
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Animated Cartoon - Pororo - Pororo is in Danger - English
Pororo decides to go up to the mountains alone to go snowboarding. However, when the weather suddenly goes bad, he leaves early and goes to...
Pororo decides to go up to the mountains alone to go snowboarding. However, when the weather suddenly goes bad, he leaves early and goes to Poby’s house. In the meantime, Crong sees that the weather has turned bad and thinks that Pororo is in danger. Crong calls Tu-tu and Eddy, and the three of them set out to rescue Pororo. Crong and his friends find themselves in trouble when the weather gets worse. Pororo finds out that his friends are in danger because of him. What will become of Pororo’s friends?
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Animated Cartoon - Pororo - A Day in Porong Porong Forest - English
It’s a bright new day in Porong Porong Forest. Crong and Pororo get into an argument in the morning over Crong’s mischievous behavior. The...
It’s a bright new day in Porong Porong Forest. Crong and Pororo get into an argument in the morning over Crong’s mischievous behavior. The friends want Eddy to make a giant bubble, so Eddy has been busy inventing a bubble machine. However, trouble occurs when the bubble flies away carrying Petty inside! The friends panic and try to rescue her, but Petty isn’t worried at all. In fact, she is having a great time flying around in the bubble. Petty eventually gets rescued by Tongtong and lands safely. The sun sets with the friends playing hide and seek, and the day comes to a happy end as everyone enjoys a delicious fish dinner.
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Animated Cartoon - Pororo - Crong the Master Cleaner - English
After drawing all over the floor and making a complete mess, Crong gets in trouble with Pororo. Crong ends up cleaning the house with Pororo, but...
After drawing all over the floor and making a complete mess, Crong gets in trouble with Pororo. Crong ends up cleaning the house with Pororo, but he’s not doing a very good job at it. After making the house look spotless, Pororo goes to the bathroom. While Pororo is in the bathroom, their friends stop by for a visit. When they see Crong with the mop, they think that he cleaned the house. The friends applaud Crong for doing such a wonderful job and give him the nickname, Master Cleaner. Crong likes the new nickname so much that he visits Loopy and Poby to clean their houses. After overdoing himself, Crong is exhausted. What will Mr. Clean Crong do next?
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Learn the Terminologies Used In Ahkam | MicroFiqh | English
Having trouble understanding some of the terminologies used when referring to the rulings of the Marjas or in discussing fiqh amongst your family...
Having trouble understanding some of the terminologies used when referring to the rulings of the Marjas or in discussing fiqh amongst your family and friends? Well, Sayyid Samer L. Al-Hakim will elaborate on some of the basic terms used throughout ahkam so that we might grasp a better understanding of these issues!
0:16 Hukm/ Fatwa & Ahkam, Mujtahid (Jurist) & Muqalid
0:45 The five main words used in Ahkam
2:29 “Obligatory precaution” (Ihtiyat Wajib)
2:59 “recommended precaution” (Ihtiyat Mustahab)
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How To Focus In Salat | One Minute Wisdom | English
So have you ever had trouble focusing in Salat?
And does it happen to you that everything rushes to your mind when you are trying your best to...
So have you ever had trouble focusing in Salat?
And does it happen to you that everything rushes to your mind when you are trying your best to simply focus in Salat?
Well, just so that you know, one of the most common problems in Salat is an utter lack of focus in Salat. So you\'re not alone.
But what can we do in order to focus in Salat, especially when considering that it\'s a pillar of Islam and the Me\'raj of a Mo\'min?
How would we pray Salat if we knew that it was the last Salat of our lives?
And what does the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S) have to say about this and what advice does his eminence give us for focusing in Salat?
Well, Sayyid Shahryar answers in this One Minute Wisdom using the wise and immaculate words of the Messenger of Allah (S), the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), as we answer the age old question of \"How To Focus In Salat\"?
And it\'s much easier and practical than you would imagine.
Just take a deep breath and....
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