“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
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“We only die once” – Turkey’s Call to Arms to protect Jerusalem
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The Façade of Facebook
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The Harm of Sins
Ibn al Qayyim wrote: It is necessary to know that performing sins is detrimental and harmful to the servant. The harm that sins cause to the heart is comparable to the differing levels of harm that various types of poison cause to the body. Indeed is there a single evil…
iERA respond to Tom Holland and Channel 4
British broadcaster Channel 4 aired a programme "Islam: The Untold Story" on Tuesday 28th August 2012 with the show presented by Tom Holland. A number of absurd and outrageous claims were made by Holland against Islam such as Makkah not being mentioned in the Quran and that all historical information…
Sheikh (Dr) Haitham Al-Haddad
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Myanmar Government Can’t Hide Its Crimes
In an article in the state-run New Light of Myanmar on Wednesday, August 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Myanmar, stated, “It is obvious that the violence in the Rakhine State are neither the conflict between two religious groups of different faith nor humanitarian issue.” “The incidents in…
Sheikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
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The Allusive Aspects of the Anders Breivik Case
Anders Breivik, a Norwegian mass murderer and Christian terrorist, has been found guilty after his murderous rampage on 22 July 2011 when he bombed government buildings (killing eight) and separately shot 69 people, mostly teenagers. The heinous act included more victims than 7/7, with most of those killed children. Breivik…
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