Russia: Islamist insurgency mutating towards global Jihad Said Buryatsky is said to have been killed in a recent raid by security forces. —————- The Islamist insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus region appears to be mutating from a grassroots separatist movement toward global jihad or holy war, whose goals, propaganda and patronage point abroad. In February Russia’s most wanted guerrilla, Chechen-born Doku Umarov, vowed on Islamist websites to spread his attacks from the Muslim-dominated North Caucasus into the nation’s heartland, wreaking havoc through jihad.

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By Aarij A (Cross-posted from the True & Good Words blog) Bismillah. Introduction For students of Arabic, there are a lot of wonderful dictionaries and resources available online and in-print.

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France: ‘Day Without Immigrants’ In a subversive attempt to demonstrate the importance of immigrants to the French economy, rights groups are advocating a “no work, no consumption day” on March 1. The message is being spread on the Web, but will it work

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By Ismail Kamdar A few days ago, I was feeling very sad about an accusation somebody made against me. Although I knew it was false, it still hurt me that somebody would think like that about me so I turned to the best words for advice…the Quran. I opened the Quran randomly asking Allah to guide me and looked down at the verses in front of me, which read, “We definitely know the grief their words cause you, it is not you they deny but it is the signs of Allah that the oppressors deny.

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Germany: Jewish leader warns of Muslim antisemitism In a related story, Imam Sabahattin Türkyilmaz of the Shiite Hazrat Fatima Zehra mosque in Frankfurt resigned all his positions in the mosque this week, saying he did so in order to protect the community, the blessed mosque, to protect all the families involved, the Muslims of the city and to protect – although now damaged – dialog.

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Netherlands: Parties embarrassed by Turkish, Arabic campaign posters  A number of parties have been caused embarrassment by Turkish and Arabic-language election posters that have appeared at various places in the country.

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Whilst few abaya brands today can really be described as ‘creative’ or ‘different’, I was interested to read this article about an Emirati designer who has come up with the concept of a ‘pantaloon abaya’. I’d definitely be interested to see what these look like! By Aimee Greaves Wednesday, February 10, 2010 An Emirati designer is changing the face of Arabic fashion by creating abayas based on trousers rather than the traditional dress. Lamya Abedin, the owner of Queen of Spades, started designing two-and-a-half years ago and has seen the popularity of her “pantaloon abayas” rocket in the past few months as Galeries Lafayette began stocking her designs in its The Dubai Mall store

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Germany: Orthodontist refuses to treat ‘Jihad’ A few months ago a German court ruled that a Jihad (Djehad) was a common Arabic name, regardless of its meaning or what the parents intended it to mean. ——————– An orthodontist in the state of Baden-Württemberg has reportedly turned a 16-year-old boy out of her practice because she was offended by his name – “Cihad,” an alternate spelling for “Jihad,” which she interpreted to mean “holy war.” The doctor in Donaueschingen told local daily Schwarzwälder Bote on Friday that she believed his name was a declaration of war against all non-Muslims and refused to treat him

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Germany: Orthodontist refuses to treat ‘Jihad’ A few months ago a German court ruled that a Jihad (Djehad) was a common Arabic name, regardless of its meaning or what the parents intended it to mean. ——————– An orthodontist in the state of Baden-Württemberg has reportedly turned a 16-year-old boy out of her practice because she was offended by his name – “Cihad,” an alternate spelling for “Jihad,” which she interpreted to mean “holy war.” The doctor in Donaueschingen told local daily Schwarzwälder Bote on Friday that she believed his name was a declaration of war against all non-Muslims and refused to treat him

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(1894 AD – 1975 AD) Sheikhul Islam Hadhrat Maulana Sayyid Hussein Ahmad Madani Sahib (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) was a descendant of Rasulullah (Salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam). His father’s name was Sayyid Habibullah Sahib. He was a headmaster of a school

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