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Controversial refugee bill clears Commons

The government’s controversial bill that further reforms Canada’s refugee system passed a third reading Monday night in the House of Commons. Bill C-31, which passed by 159 to 132, will now move to the Senate. Earlier in the day, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said C-31 is designed to combat human smuggling and to ensure the asylum system is “fast and fair.” He said the bill’s passage is a “long time coming” and that he hopes the Senate will pass it before Parliament breaks for the summer. The bill proposes changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, which made a series of reforms to the refugee system when it was passed in 2010. Kenney said Bill C-31 contains new tools to help “combat human smuggling criminals who want to treat Canada like a doormat.” The bill was given a rough ride by some refugee law experts and opposition MPs, who called for a number of amendments. The government did end up making some changes to the initial bill, but critics said they didn’t go far enough. “This is taking Canada in the wrong direction,” the NDP’s immigration and citizenship critic Jinny Sims said on Twitter after the vote. Earlier, Sims called the bill “draconian” and said her party had to vote against it. “There is nothing in this bill that will go after smugglers in a way that they’re going to catch those international smugglers. This is really about punishing the most vulnerable citizens when they arrive here, putting their lives at risk and when they get here, we’re going to throw them in prison,” she said. Sims said the bill will affect Canada’s international reputation and defies international agreements. “In the international community, I believe this is another black eye for Canada,” she said. The bill originally stipulated a judicial review would only be necessary after those refugee claimants designated as “mass arrivals” by the minister had been in detention for one year. The amendment introduced a

14-day and a six-month review of the detention of the “mass arrivals” refugees. Kenney also introduced another amendment to clarify that the government would not have the power to revoke the permanent residency of successful refugee claimants if conditions improve in their countries of origin, unless it was found they obtained their status through fraudulent means. Bill C-31 gives the immigration minister sole authority to decide which groups of refugee claimants are “mass arrivals” — a term which is not clearly defined in the bill. The measure was sparked by the arrival of two boatloads of Tamil migrants off the coast of Vancouver in recent years. The bill would allow for those cases to be designated retroactively as “mass arrivals.” Several legal experts have argued that provision would almost certainly generate costly court challenges because it is inconsistent with the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the Charter of Rights and Supreme court precedents.

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The head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations has said that the situation in Syria now amounts to a fullscale civil war as witnesses on the ground described fresh shelling on Homs and heavy fighting in other cities. “Yes, I think we can say that,” Herve Ladsous, the head of the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said in New York on Tuesday, when asked whether he believed Syria was now in a state of civil war. “Clearly what is happening is that the government of Syria lost some large chunks of territory, several cities to the opposition, and wants to retake control.” Earlier, angry crowds hurling stones stopped UN observers on Tuesday from reaching al-Haffa, the besieged coastal town where a violent crackdown is feared. UN observers were also in Homs, in central Syria, where heavy shelling continued. Observers filmed helicopters over an area where smoke was seen. The UN says its monitors saw fire coming from the helicopters although it was unable to distinguish whether machine guns were being used. The Associated Press news agency, meanwhile, reported heavy fighting in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, where activists said at least 10 people were killed by artillery fire from the Syrian army. Amateur video of the attack showed dead people in a street as survivors screamed in panic and tried to remove their bodies. The violence comes as President Bashar al-Assad’s government faces mounting international pressure over its tactics against the opposition. The US expressed worries on Tuesday that Russia may be sending Syria attack helicopters and rejected Russian claims that its arms transfers to Syria were unrelated to the conflict. Addressing a forum in Washington, Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said: “We have confronted the Russians about stopping their continued arms shipments to Syria.

They have, from time to time, said that we shouldn’t worry - everything they are shipping is unrelated to their [the Syrian government’s] actions internally. “That’s patently untrue.” The UN released a report on Monday citing witnesses describing the use of children as human shields. It also said children had been victims of detention, torture and sexual violence. “The [UN] secretary-general expresses his deep concern at the dangerous intensification of armed violence across Syria over the past several days, and the grave danger facing civilians in areas under fire,” Ban Ki-moon’s office said in a statement. “The bloodshed and fighting must stop at once.” Ban’s criticism is based partly on reporting

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CJ should tell about secret meetings with me: Malik Riaz

Real estate tycoon Malik Riaz has accused Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of holding secret meetings in the darkness of nights with him in the presence of Arsalan Iftikhar. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Malik Riaz, holding a pocket Holy Quran in one hand, questioned Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry before the media. “I have come here with the Holy Quran, just like the chief justice did. I have three questions for the chief justice.” As his first question, Riaz asked the chief justice to tell the nation how many times they have met during the night, and if his son Dr Arsalan Iftikhar did not know him.

“Was he not there in the meetings?” He further questioned the chief justice to tell how many times the prime minister and the CJ met at his partner Ahmed Khalil’s residence. “Place this Holy Quran in front of you and tell the people: for how long have you not known about this? Why did you not take a suo motu then? Why did you take a suo motu only when the

media broke the news?” “How many meetings he held with me in darkness of nights in the presence Arsalan, didn’t Arsalan know me and how many meetings CJ held with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the darkness of night.” He said, “He (CJ) should swear when he came to know about Arsalan’s wrongdoings and why he didn’t take suo motu action”. Malik Riaz said a sitting judge of the Supreme Court also used to participate in the meetings. He said the a joint friend of his and CJ informed the latter about the blackmailing of his son but he (CJ) denied them saying, Malik Riaz is a blackmailer”. Riaz said the CJ should not have take up case against him, adding that the FIA was ordered to implicate him (Riaz) in a murder case. “I have put my business at stake but now I will not tolerate all this,” he said. Holding up the Holy Quran, he said no third party was behind the episode. “Blackmailers were sent after me. Where should I go? Why was I pushed against the wall?” Riaz questioned. Riaz said that despite being blackmailed, he continued to bear the trouble to avoid destroying his credibility and his career. “I cannot see this country collapsing. I have helped built it.” He further claimed that there is no free judiciary in the country and it is being run by a ‘don’. “Arsalan Iftikhar is the don. But I still respect the chief justice.” “Even today I respect the chief justice. Even today, I have submitted my reply in written to the court and I stand by my statement,” Riaz said, adding that he even wrote a book in 2007 in favor of the chief justice during Musharraf’s tenure. “I also offered him my bullet-proof vehicle”. “Call me for contempt or send me to jail. I’m ready to die. I’m not afraid of the jails,” Riaz said, while promising that he will disclose more facts in “due time”.

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Condo-rich Toronto, Vancouver face 15% price decline The housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver are likely to pull back by about 15 per cent in the next two to three years, TD Bank economists Derek Burleton and Leslie Preston said in a report published Monday. Canada’s two

largest housing markets draw a disproportionate amount of attention, and while they have numerous differences, they share a predilection for condominiums, the authors said. “The

most striking similarity is the fact that both markets have been driven largely by condo activity,” the bank wrote. Over the past decade, almost three-quarters of new housing units in Vancouver have been condos. That percentage drops slightly to almost two-thirds in Toronto, but both are still well above the ratios in other Canadian markets. Over the past 12 months, however, the figure has increased to 80 per cent in Vancouver and 74 per cent in Toronto.

That’s a high ratio, and makes the real estate markets in both cities vulnerable to any sort of slowdown in the economy. “There have been growing signs that the markets have been tilting towards excess supply of new multiples,” the bank said. Indeed, condo prices in both cities have shown signs of slowing down much more than the price of single-family homes, the usual benchmark of a market’s overall health. “In fact, looking at the trend in

condo prices, you can see there has been essentially no increase in prices since the federal government first began tightening mortgage rules in mid-2008,” the economists said. The bank notes that despite the recent boom, Toronto’s real estate market didn’t fare as well as some in Canada before the recession. Home prices increased by 90 per cent in Vancouver between 2002 and 2007, but only 40 per cent in Toronto. So part of Toronto’s strong price gains in recent years are simply the city playing catch-up to elsewhere in the country, the report said. In terms of condos specifically, average prices have flipped from double-digit annual gains to declines within the past 18 months in Vancouver. Toronto is still posting five per cent annualized gains in condo prices, but Canada’s largest city is vulnerable to rising interest rates eating into demand. In a time when more condos than ever are coming to

market, a dropoff in demand could be painful for prices. “While Vancouver’s condo market appears to be faced with a larger current challenge, it is likely only a matter of time before Toronto catches up, as the busy pipeline of projects underway are completed,” the bank said.

Based on the first quarter’s pace of new condo sales, there is seven quarters worth of supply under construction in Toronto at the moment, the report noted. “Expansions in both city markets are getting long in the tooth.” That’s why the bank says it expects a 15 per cent correction in prices over the next two to three years, with the most significant catalyst likely to occur on the demand side. Still, the bank cautions, any pullback is likely to be modest and manageable. “This correction is likely to be reasonably gradual, as neither market in our view is showing bubble-like symptoms.”

Source: CBC News

Judge’s ruling stops construction of Tennessee mosque Construction of a Tennessee mosque that has been strongly opposed by critics of Islam likely will be stopped after a judge ruled Tuesday that local officials didn’t give the public adequate notice before the meeting where it was approved. The mosque was one of several Muslim projects in the U.S. that hit a swell of conservative opposition a year or two ago during the controversy over a plan to build a Muslim community centre near the site of the Sept.

11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The opponents of the Tennessee mosque have fought for two years to stop construction. During lengthy hearings in 2010, they presented testimony that in effect put Islam on trial. A string of witnesses questioned whether Islam is a legitimate religion and promoted a theory that American Muslims want to replace the Constitution with extremist Islamic law and the mosque was a part of that plot. Chancellor Robert Corlew found that the Rutherford County Planning Commission didn’t do enough to inform the public of the May, 2010 meeting when it approved the site plan for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Though his ruling voids the approval, he noted there was nothing stopping the commission from reconsidering. Saleh Sbenaty, a spokesman for the mosque, said his group remained committed to building the Islamic centre. Lead plaintiff Kevin Fisher wrote in an email, “Justice is served.” The judge held a trial on the narrower claim that the

public meeting law was violated because meeting notice wasn’t adequate.

The meeting notice was published in the Murfreesboro Post, a free weekly newspaper that had a circulation of about 21,000 at the time the legal advertisement was placed. The ruling noted that only about 196 papers were placed in racks in unincorporated areas of the county, despite the fact that approximately one-third of the county’s more than 250,000 people live in those areas. State law requires that local governments provide “adequate public notice” for meetings, without defining what is adequate. The county argued that local officials did all that was required of them legally by placing a notice in the print and web editions of the newspaper – the same practice they use for advertising all public meetings.

Those notices did not include an agenda. The judge wrote in his opinion that it was important to consider the totality of the circumstances in deciding whether the meeting notice was sufficient. That includes the intense public interest the mosque construction has generated. The mosque also became an issue in a local congressional race, with Republican candidate Lou Ann Zelenik calling it a threat to the state’s moral and political foundation. Later, a dump truck on the site was burned in what federal officials determined was arson. As of Tuesday afternoon, construction had not yet been halted, but plaintiff’s attorney Thomas Smith said he expected that to happen soon.

Source: Globe and Mail

Afghan quake triggers landslide, 100 feared dead As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan today, officials said.

Scores killed in Iraq attacks

At least 93 people have been killed in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq, with many of the attacks targeting Shia pilgrims during a major religious festival, police and hospital sources say. One of the deadliest blasts on Wednesday occurred in the Kadhimiyah area of north Baghdad, where tens of thousands had gathered to mark the anniversary of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim’s death. “A group of pilgrims were walking and passed by a tent offering food and drinks when suddenly a car exploded near them,” said Wathiq Muhana, a policeman whose patrol was stationed near the blast. “People were running away covered with blood and bodies were scattered on the ground,” he said. Three other blasts targeted pilgrims in Karada district, raising the total death toll in the capital to at least 30. The annual pilgrimage sees hundreds of thousands of Shias converge on Baghdad on foot to commemorate the 8th century death of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim. Two nearly simultaneous car bombs also killed seven pilgrims and wounded 34 in the Shia town of Balad, north of Baghdad, officials said. In the southern mainly Shia city of Hilla, two bombs, including one detonated by a suicide car bomber, exploded outside restaurants frequented by police, killing 22 people and wounding 38. “When a minibus packed with policemen stopped near the restaurants, a car exploded near the bus,” said Maitham Sahib, owner of a restaurant in Hilla near the blast. “It’s heart breaking. It is just sirens, and screams of wounded people.” Separately in the capital, three federal policemen were assassinated by unknown gunmen at their checkpoint in Saidyiah district. Another person was killed in the northern city of Kirkuk when three

more bombs exploded, one of them outside the political office of a prominent Kurdish leader. The attacks made Wednesday the deadliest day in Iraq since 68 people were killed in Iraq on January 5. The attacks on Shias were the third occasion pilgrims were targeted in a week. On Sunday at least six people were killed when two mortar bombs struck a Baghdad square packed with Shia Muslim pilgrims. On Monday, 26 people were killed and more than 190 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-rigged car outside a Shia religious office in the capital. Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi affiliate, Islamic State of Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack on the religious office. Political tensions have been high in Iraq since the last American troops left in December, with the country’s fragile government, split among Sunni-backed, Shia and ethnic Kurdish blocks, feuding over their power-sharing accord. Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi, former deputy permanent representative for Iraq to the UN, told Al Jazeera that it time for the Iraqi government to re-investigate a political solution to the conflict. “Clearly there are people who want to disrupt the state of Iraq, and people who want to disrupt the political process. The larger question to me is: what is the government doing to bring people into the political process?” Istrabadi said. “ [...] Are there people who can be brought into the political process as the Americans tried to do in 2007 and 2008 in an attempt to reduce this violence, or are we going to continue to allow the violence to escalate without any sort of attempt at a political understanding in the country?”

Source: Al-Jazeera

Iran agrees to discuss nuclewar proposal in Moscow-EU officials a meeting in Moscow next week in an apparent de-escalation of tensions ahead of the talks.

The development follows more than two weeks of wrangling between Iranian diplomats and Western negotiators over preparations for the closely-watched round of nuclear talks which had cast some doubts over what can be achieved in Moscow. A tense exchange of letters between EU diplomats, who deal with Iran on behalf of the six powers, and Iranian officials had earlier appeared to suggest Tehran may be backtracking on its expressed willingness to discuss their most pressing concern - high-grade uranium enrichment even in broad terms. But on Monday,

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili agreed to focus on the six powers’ demands at the Moscow meeting, during a one-hour phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. “The Iranians agreed on the need for Iran to engage on the (six powers’) proposals, which address its concerns on the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme,” a spokesman for Ashton said. Ashton heads talks with Iran on behalf of the six powers: United States, China, Russia, Germany, France and Britain. The group, known as P5+1, because it consists of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany, aims to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear work, because of suspicions it aims to produce weapons. Iran denies that. In the immediate term, they want Tehran to stop enriching uranium to 20 percent fissile purity, because production of such material represents a major technological advance en route to making weapons-grade material.

They put forth a proposal on how to achieve this at a round of talks in Baghdad in May, in which Tehran would stop produc-

tion, close an underground facility where such work is done and ship any stockpile out of the country. In return, they offered to supply it with fuel for a reactor in Tehran, which requires 20-percent uranium, and to ease sanctions against the sale of parts for commercial aircraft to Iran. No agreement was reached in Baghdad but the seven countries agreed to continue discussions on June 18 and 19 in Moscow. Tensions flared up soon after the meeting in the Iraqi capital, when Iranian officials asked for preparatory meetings with experts. P5+1 negotiators were reluctant to agree without explicit agreement from Tehran that high-grade uranium would be discussed, diplomats said. Tehran, in response, had accused the powers of failing to honour agreements reached in previous negotiations and trying to scupper talks. But a diplomat with knowledge of the issue said that Iran was no longer demanding an experts’ meeting.

“They are prepared to go to Moscow and address our proposals,” the diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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India could be cut to junk, S&P warns

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Monday said India could become the first emerging economy powerhouse to lose its investment grade credit rating. In a report titled, Will India Be the First BRIC Fallen Angel?, a

reference to Brazil, Russia, India and China being the fastest-growing emerging economies, S&P blamed “slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policymaking” as just some of the factors India could lose its current standing. India is now rated BBB-, one notch above speculative or what financial markets terms ‘junk’ levels, and the threshold where large pension funds can buy its bonds. S&P said it will be the Indian government’s reaction to potentially slower growth and possible economic shocks that will determine if its rating falls. “Setbacks or reversals in India’s path toward a more liberal economy could hurt its long-term growth prospects and, therefore, its credit quality,” said S&P’s credit analyst Joydeep Mukerji.

S&P first warned of a possible downgrade in April, because of India’s slowing economy. However, it added the country remains in much better shape to withstand

current global economic uncertainty than it was in the early 1990s, when it suffered a balance-of-payments crisis that caused a steep fall in the value of the rupee.

On May 31, India’s revealed economic growth slowed to 5.3 per cent in the January-March quarter, the lowest since 2003, and far less than expected, as the malaise in manufacturing and other sectors spread to ordinary Indians, who trimmed spending. Not so long ago, Indian politicians claimed their economy could rival China’s and surge into double digit growth, lifting hundreds of millions out of dire poverty in the process. Instead, India is mired in a deepening crisis of confidence. Asia’s third-largest economy is widely regarded as performing below its potential, but hopes have dimmed that the fractious ruling coalition will be able to push through tough measures that could unlock a rebound. Inordinate delays in project approvals, energy supply, labour and land issues, and policy decisions that have frightened foreign investors have all weakened investment.

India’s rising deficits and plunging currency — the rupee tumbled to a new lifetime low against the dollar Thursday — haven’t helped either. India’s combined fiscal deficit has more than doubled from 4.1 per cent of GDP in fiscal year 2008 to around nine per cent now and the current account deficit is about four per cent of GDP. Economists had cheered a hike in gasoline prices last month as a step toward controlling India’s fiscal deficit. The 11 per cent increase was the steepest rise in a decade. Opposition parties, however, demanded that the government roll back the increase to check inflation, dimming hopes that New Delhi will be able to trim other subsidies, such as diesel, which would do far more to balance the budget.

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Russians protest against Putin despite pressure Tens of thousands of protesters chanting “Russia Will be Free” rallied in Moscow on Tuesday against President Vladimir Putin’s third term despite a police crackdown on their leaders a day earlier. The largely youthful crowds, many wearing the movement’s symbolic white ribbons, made their way down leafy boulevards from Moscow’s central Pushkin Square as Putin warned in a speech to mark Russia’s national holiday that any upheaval would not be tolerated. One event organiser put attendance at the so-called March of Millions at more than 100,000 while the city’s police department counted just 18,000 participants. However aerial television footage of the main rally suggested a figure of at least double that quoted by the police. “Dear friends, they are afraid of us and we aren’t afraid of them,” veteran protest leader Boris Nemtsov told a sea of smiling people on Moscow’s broad Sakharov Avenue -- the scene of similar demonstrations more than six months ago. “We live in occupation and we are fighting occupiers on our territory,” added prominent environmentalist and blogger Yevgenia Chirikova to cheers of approval. The protest came just a day after the homes of its leaders were raided in a police crackdown that was condemned by Washington and sparked concerns of a new bid by the former KGB agent to turn back the clock on past reforms. Almost all the main leaders of the social network-driven protest were absent because they were being questioned by investigators, who denied hauling them in for the sole purpose of disrupting the march. But Putin vowed on Tuesday not to let Russia be shaken by social upheaval during his six-year term. “We cannot accept anything that weakens our country or divides society,” Putin said in a televised address commemorating the Russia Day national holiday. “We cannot tolerate decisions and actions capable of leading to social and economic shocks.” Analysts view the nascent protest movement as the biggest challenge that has confronted the strongman leader during his 12-year domination of Russia as both president and more recently as premier. Putin has preferred to treat the protests dismissively and has repeatedly accused the US State Department of helping incite the demonstrations through indirect funding.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters on Monday that Washington “is deeply con-

cerned by the apparent harassment of Russian political opposition figures on the eve of the planned demonstrations.” But police officers appeared on the Sakharov Avenue stage to present Nemtsov and fellow speaker Sergei Udaltsov warrants to appear for questioning at the powerful Investigative Committee later in the day.

The two are being probed along with the anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny and television presenter Ksenia Sobchak and others over their roles in bloody clashes at a protest held on the eve of Putin’s inauguration. “It is terrible to be sitting here when things on Sakharov are so fun and cool,” Navalny tweeted in the course of his questioning. “They are asking about our incomes going back to January 1, 2005.” He and the others were still being interrogated more than four hours after the initial march’s start. The websites of Russia’s main independent news sources meanwhile became inaccessible just as the protesters began gathering at the central Puskin Square for their march. Those affected included the Moscow Echo radio station and Dozhd (Rain) TV website as well as prominent opposition Novaya Gazeta twice-weekly newspaper. The websites of Russia’s main media sources -- including Kremlin-allied papers and state-controlled television stations -- were all accessible and operating without delay. The three opposition media switched their news feeds to the main social networks popular with Russians and blamed the breakdown on a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack of unknown origin. Opposition leaders accuse pro-Putin youth groups of staging such attacks with the Kremlin’s tacit approval at sensitive political times.

Source: AFP

Iraq PM’s rivals lack votes to oust him: President Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki called for a national dialogue Sunday after President Jalal Talabani said his rivals lacked the votes to oust him, but opponents insisted their efforts had “just started.”

Critics of the prime minister have for months accused him of monopolising decision-making, and a political crisis that began in December has worsened in recent weeks, with open calls from a raft of political parties to pull the plug on Maliki’s national unity government. But late on Saturday, Talabani said groups opposed to the premier lacked the 163 parliamentary votes required to sack him, after which Maliki called on political leaders to unite to rebuild the conflict-racked country. “I take this opportunity to renew a call for all political partners to sit at the table for negotiations, and to be open to discuss all disagreements,” the prime minister said in a statement. “I am sure we will be able to overcome all challenges and difficulties that are in our way,” he added, while also thanking Talabani for his “constructive” role. On Saturday, Talabani’s office issued a statement saying there was insufficient backing to pass a vote of no confidence against Maliki. “Due to a lack of (support), the letter of his excellency the president of the republic, although its text was prepared, was not given to the parliament,” the statement said. It said more than 160 lawmakers had originally supported the motion to unseat Maliki and, by extension, his government. They included members of the secular Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, the main Kurdish faction, and the movement loyal to powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. All three of those parties are members of Maliki’s national unity government. The statement added, however: “Later, 11 of the signed lawmakers informed the office of the presidency of the withdrawal of their signatures, while two others requested to suspend their signatures.” It did not provide details on who the lawmakers in question were, or what blocs they belonged to. At least 163 votes are required to pass a motion of no confidence in the prime minister, according to Article 61 of Iraq’s constitution. A no-confidence motion can be put before parliament either by the president or by one fifth of the 325 members of parliament.

Despite Talabani’s statement, the crisis appeared to be far from resolved. “It just started,” Sadr said when asked by a follower if the issue of withdrawing confidence from Maliki was over. Haidar al-Mullah, a leading Iraqiya MP, told AFP that “we are working to end the dictatorship” and that the required votes could be secured “in half an hour” if needed. There “were clear Iranian pressures” on the president and some MPs, Mullah added. Iraqiya, the Kurdish alliance, and Sadr’s bloc were meanwhile meeting in the Kurdish regional capital of Arbil for further talks. “Those who met today insisted that they will continue their efforts and the steps to achieve their goal,” a statement issued on the website of Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani said of the gathering. The parties “will continue to call on parliamentary powers by legitimate means to face one-man rule... and to condemn pressures exerted on members of parliament.” Source: AFP

Egypt officials say Mubarak’s health at risk

Doctors used a defibrillator twice on Hosni Mubarak when they could not find a pulse, security officials said, in the latest crisis for the ousted Egyptian president since he was sentenced to life and moved to a prison hospital nine days ago. Officials said the 84-year-old Mubarak was slipping in and out of consciousness and was being fed liquids intravenously. Mubarak also reportedly lost consciousness several times on Sunday and officials have said he is suffering from high blood pressure, depression and breathing difficulties. The former strongman has been held in the intensive care ward of Torah prison hospital south of Cairo since he was convicted and sentenced on June 2 of failing to prevent the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him out of office in February 2011. His two sons, former heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, were by his side, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The sons are being held at the same prison awaiting trial on insider trading charges, after they and their father were acquitted on June 2 of corruption charges. Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne, visited him on Sunday and, according to the officials, demanded that he be transferred to a better-equipped hospital outside the penal system. The officials said such a transfer was likely unless Mubarak’s health improves. In his last public appearance at his sentencing on June 2, the bedridden Mubarak sat stoned-faced in the metal defendant’s cage in the courtroom, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses. However, officials said that he broke into tears when he learned that he was being transferred to a prison. It took officials hours to convince Mubarak to leave the helicopter that ferried him from the courthouse to the prison. Media reports quoted Mubarak at the time as saying the military council who took over after his ouster had deceived him. “Egypt has sold me out,” he reportedly said. “They want me to die here.”

Source : Al-Jazeera

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MALIK’S ATTEMPT TO SCANDALISE THE JUDICIARY

Despite the restraining order of the Supreme Court bench barring any interaction with media, Malik Riaz of Bahria town still went ahead with the press briefing last Tuesday. He was furiously attacking Arslan and revealed he (Malik) was blackmailed to keep bribing Arsalan to get favour in his Baharia cases pending before his dad, the CJP. He called Arsalan “the don” who controls the judiciary.

He asked the iconic Chief Justice to reveal details of the alleged meetings and also how long he had known about his son Arsalan’s alleged business dealings.

The Supreme Court had taken suo motto notice of the contemptuous press briefing the very next day and issued a “show cause notice” to the real estate tycoon, ordering him to appear before the court on Thursday.

Indeed, the press conference was nothing but contempt of court and an attempt to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court. Malik ridiculed and attempted to promote hatred against the Supreme Court.

It appears now that the press conference was probably just a tiny part of the dirty plan targeting the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Choudhry.

Surprisingly, Malik Ali son of Malik Riaz has confirmed that his father has nothing to do with Baharia any more.

On the other hand, the motive for the alleged entrapment of Arsalan Iftikhar could be the intended maligning of his iconic father - CJ Pakistan.

Apparently, Malik Riaz’s credibility is shaky as he says something in the court but when he comes out he says something entirely the opposite. For example: at one point, he lashes out blaming Arslan but maintains Arslan’s father is innocent. But then on the contrary, he does some irrelevant questioning to the CJP during the press conference.

The fact is such questions were not asked in his sworn affidavit submitted in the apex court earlier in the day.

With a pocket size copy of the Quran in his hand, he related a “cooked up story,” yet he flatly refused to give answers to the attending journalists; the tycoon disappeared from the scene saying he would reveal more information later meaning there is some more garbage to dispose off before the dirty game is over.

As there is a potential danger of clash between institutions, Malik Riaz has a lot of explaining to do in the coming days specifically with regard to the alleged “trap-gate” and who is remote controlling it.

It’s an open secret that Zardari ragime was reluctant but was compelled to re-instate all of the deposed superior judiciary three years ago, yet, the rulers always defied judicial verdicts in order to maintain loyalty to Zardari while ignoring the larger interest of the drowning nation.

The recent pre-emptive strike against the supreme judiciary is well calculated, and the rulers love to stop the CJP from ridding the country of unfairness and

UN : Continued from pg 1

PK : Continued from pg 3

from the UN observer team on the ground in Syria, which also reported “planned and coordinated attacks [by rebels] on government forces and civilian infrastructure in multiple locations”. The UN has about 300 observers on the ground charged with monitoring both sides’ compliance with a peace plan mediated

by Kofi Annan, the former secretary-general turned UN envoy. But the observers have been unable to reach certain parts of the country, including al-Haffa. The mission said it was barred from entering al-Haffa by “angry crowds” who threw rocks and metal rods at their vehicles. “The security situation is not safe for them to enter,” Sausan Ghosheh, a spokeswoman for the observer mission, said.

“They were at the last checkpoint and the government said, ‘you can go through,’ but we deemed it unsafe.” Fighters in the town said on Tuesday that hundreds of rebels were fighting a tank- and helicopter-backed assault on their district, which is tucked among rugged mountains. Clashes started a week ago between rebels and security forces who were setting up checkpoints to tighten their grip on the strategic town, which lies close to the port city of Latakia as well as the Turkish border.

It has allegedly been used by rebels to smuggle people and supplies. Most accounts of violence cannot be independently verified, as Syria restricts access for journalists.

Source: Al-Jazeera

is a Pakistani citizen and Pakistan’s ambassador to the USA, and therefore his loyalty could only be to Pakistan,” the report based upon the probe findings says. A nine-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Tariq Parvez, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Amir Hani Muslim, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed heard the case regarding the alleged memorandum to Admiral Mullen by Haqqani. During the proceeding, the commission submitted its report in a sealed cover along with five sealed envelopes and minutes of the proceedings. The chief justice unsealed the report in the open Court and handed over to Attorney General Irfan Qadir for reading the final conclusion/findings of the commission. The court directed Haqqani to appear in person before the court on the next date of hearing in order to answer the findings, recorded by the judicial panel. Haqqani was allowed to leave the country with the commitment vide an order dated 30.1.2012 that whenever the court requires, he will appear in person within a period of four days. “We direct his presence on the next date of hearing, which shall be intimated by the office ac-

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rampant corruption following their recalibrated strategy.

Now, a large majority of Pakistanis are aware why CJP Justice Iftikhar Choudhry (winner of International Jurists Award 2012) is always the target.

Coming back to Malik Riaz, this guy is commonly blamed for having built his empire by grabbing the land at very nominal price upsetting the owners; and is known for bribing the government officials to gain undue favours.

According to the ex-director DHA Urban Planning Col (retired) Tariq Kamal, 110,000 civilians, 41,000 serving and retired military officers, jawans and families of martyrs were defrauded in the Valley Scheme announced in 2009.

Maybe, Arsalan Iftikhar is guilty of misappropriation intentionally or out of his poor judgement; a full probe is needed to find the truth.

In the light of the top judge’s track record, his simple life, his character and judicial career, a large majority of the nation is more than satisfied with Justice Iftikhar Choudhry.

Judicial probe of the following is a must to get to the bottom of the whole mess: Why the investment file of Arslan was maintained right from day one and then shown to select media anchors? Why investing on Arsalan’s Europe visits since 2009 at Baharia’s expense? why was Arsalan being videotaped from the very first day of his interaction with the front men of the other party and what

was the purpose of video-taping every incident?

The majority of Pakistanis is pretty sure that all allegations are going to be shattered during the course of judicial proceedings.

Hopefully, the apex court would soon get to the crux of the matter and reach a logical conclusion. Consequently, Malik Riaz is likely to go behind bars for bribing the officials, politician, Journalists, army men and influential civilians during times of different regimes for getting undue favours for unlawful gains. Jail is also waiting for the abettor of crime against the current judiciary under the leadership of the unapproachable Chief Justice.

There is no doubt in my mind that maligning of the top judiciary has been well designed. It seems as if the resignation of the “Hero Judge” is intended by the hidden hand, as only the “Dogger style puppet judiciary” fits the agenda of the ruling crooks.

Nevertheless, the judges under the leadership of CJ Choudhry are doing their work strictly on merit with complete independence. It’s of extreme importance to save the Supreme Court under the current leadership.

cording to the rules.” The court stated that Haqqani by offering his services as part of a proposed ‘national security team’ to a foreign government, voicing the ‘great fears’ that ‘Pakistan’s nuclear assets are now legitimate targets’ and thus seeking to bring ‘Pakistan’s nuclear assets under a more verifiable, transparent regime,’ stating that ISI maintains ‘relations to the Taliban’ and offering to ‘eliminate Section S of the ISI and to help ‘pigeonhole the forces lined up against your interests’ created fissures in the body politic and were acts of disloyalty to Pakistan, that contravened the Constitution of Pakistan. “There can be no two views that terrorism must be contested, terrorists fought, nuclear proliferation opposed, civilians (and not the military) determine foreign policy and the ship of State guided by civilian hands at the helm; however, what is not acceptable is for Pakistan’s ambassador to beseech a foreign government to with impunity meddle in and run our affairs.” The bench added: “We may observe that Haqqani has chosen not to live in Pakistan, has been working in USA, where he appeared to have made his life, held no property or asset in Pakistan, held no money (save a paltry amount ) in a Pakistani bank, but despite having no obvious ties to Pakistan was appointed to the extremely sensitive position of Pakistan’s ambassador to the USA, and in addition to being paid a

salary and accompanying emoluments was handed a largesse of over an amount of two million dollars a year.” The bench further ordered making the report public said, “As notices of the report have to be issued to all the respondents, therefore, case is adjourned for a period of two weeks.” The Supreme Court on December 1, 2011 had constituted a commission headed by Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa also comprising Justice Iqbal Hameedur-Rehman, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, Justice Mushir Alam Chief Justice Sindh High Court, while Raja Jawwad Abbas Hassan, the district and sessions judge Islamabad, was appointed as secretary to the commission to probe the matter.

The purpose of the memorandum was to show that the civilian government was friends of America, but needed to be strengthened to prevail upon the army and the intelligence agencies, and to be able to do so American help was required to set up a civilian national security team, to be headed by Haqqani, the report said.“As far as remaining sealed envelopes containing documents, noted above, are concerned, same are ordered to be kept in the safe custody of the Registrar and any of them shall be opened, if need be, during the proceedings of the case,” the nine-member bench added.

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The Sacred Month of Rajab

By: Amatullah Allah has given a special status to certain days, months, places, and people. The Prophets of God are the most honored among mankind; Makkah is the holiest of all cities; Ramadan is the best month; and the Night of Power (Laylatul Qadr) is the greatest night of the year.

Allah says in the Qur’an: “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred [...]”

(Qur’an, 9:36) These four sacred months were mentioned by the Prophet during his farewell pilgrimage: “O People! Time has gone back to how it was at the time Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. A year has twelve months, four of which are sacred, three consecutive, DhulQi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab.”

(Bukhari) As we look through the Qur’an and Sunnah (Prophetic tradition), we are taught to respect and honor what God and His Prophet have honored. These sacred months are a time for us to reflect on our lives, exert ourselves in extra worship and ask Allah for His forgiveness.

Specifically, Allah reminds us to guard our actions during the sacred months: “O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month [...]” (Qur’an, 5:2) .

He reminds us not once but twice to be careful of what we do during a sacred month: “[...] so do not wrong yourselves during them (i.e., the sacred months) [...]” (Qur’an, 9:36) These two verses show us the importance of

being a conscientious believer. The only way we can make sure we do not wrong ourselves during the sacred months is to be conscious of our actions. Time and time again we forget or are lax in our duties to God. Allah has given us these sacred months to turn back to Him and to take account of ourselves. The month of Rajab comes at an important time of the year for us. The coming of this month means that we are close to yet another Ramadan, God Willing. While the validity of certain narrations or specific acts of worship for this month are disputed, we as average Muslims can use this month with the intention to mentally and physically prepare for Ramadan.

How can we honor the month of Rajab and use it as a preparation for Ramadan?

Reflect on your Life and Deeds. Take some alone time and ask yourself the hard questions we normally don’t like to think about: If I died today, where would I stand with Allah? Have I prepared for Ramadan? Have I been conscious of what I am saying and doing to those around me? Am I stagnant in my worship? Deprive your Nafs (lower self). I was with my brother one day and I mentioned that I was hungry and wanted to get something to eat. He told me: “Teach your nafs a lesson. We shouldn’t always give it what it wants.” This does not mean that we starve ourselves or do not take care of our bodies. One of the goals of Ramadan is to increase in our God-consciousness by not indulging ourselves with what our soul desires. Eat a simple meal for a few days instead of an expensive or huge meal. Wake up early and go for a walk. Pray extra prayers. Go to the mosque for fajr if you normally do not do so. Exert yourself and do something to “teach

your nafs a lesson.”

Fasting. There is no better way to prepare for Ramadan than to fast some extra days. A’isha was known to fast during the summer, and when the scholars would mention her habit, they would add: “If the price is cheap, then everyone will buy it.” Ibn Rajab explained: ÒShe wanted to do those actions that only a few were capable of due to how hard it was to do them, and this is indicative of the high aspirations she had.” While we can’t get out of having Ramadan in the summer, we can follow our mother A’isha and be of the few that do something valuable before we are all obligated to fast. Now is the time to not only prepare for fasting but to gain some reward as the temperature rises.

Remember the Hereafter. The Prophet said: “Hell complained to its Lord saying: O Lord!

My parts are eating (destroying) one another.

So Allah allowed it to take two breaths, one in the winter and the other in the summer. The breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the severest heat and the breath in the winter is at the time when you feel the severest cold.” (Bukhari).

Charity. Most of us do some act of charity every day without realizing it. In this sacred month, be charitable with the intention of pleasing God. Being courteous, helping someone, feeding another, saying a good word, sharing a reminder and even abstaining from doing a bad deed are all non-monetary forms of charity taught to us by the Messenger.

Supplicate (make du`a’) to Allah. Ask for His forgiveness and guidance. Ask Allah to bless us to reach Ramadan and to make the month of Rajab, and the following month of Sha’ban,

How to Gain Tranquility in Your Prayer By: Jihan We are quick to say we’ve submitted to the will of Allah , but does our heart completely back our words? Have we submitted ourselves, or found “khushoo” in our prayer, our actions and our daily lives “Successful indeed are the believers, those who offer their salaah (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness (Khushoo).” Surah AlMuminoon 23:1-2 Definition of Khushoo The reasons why we obey someone can be broadly traced under the following categories.

• Fear • Recognition of superiority or authority • Acknowledging the orders as just • Love If we comply with the commands of human beings based on the cited reasons, how do you think we should carry out our duties towards Allah - the only One we should fear, far superior to anything we could imagine, the One who is full of kindness in rewarding the righteous though being in no need of them.

Allah reveals in the Qur’an: “Had We sent down this Qur’an to a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder by the fear of Allah. Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect.” Surah Hashr 59:21 Linguistically, khushoo connotes a feeling of intense reverence, awe, submission and respect. In Islam it also comprehends that aspect of fear that stems out of deep knowledge of the power of Allah . Imam Ahmed once heard a man mocking another Muslim by mentioning the little amount of Islamic knowledge he had. Ibn Hanbal defended the Muslim by replying that he had the fruit of knowledge: khushoo.

The Prophet used to recite the following supplication: “O Allah, I seek refuge with you from the non-beneficial knowledge, from a heart that does not possess khushoo’ from the evil de-

Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura: The Prophet said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura!

Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you are given authority for it, then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allah): and whenever you take an oath to do something and later you find that something else is better than the first, then do the better one and make expiation for your oath.” a means for us to prepare for Ramadan. It is reported that the Prophet of God used to supplicate when Rajab came, “O Allah! Bless us during Rajab and Sha’ban, and let us reach Ramadan.”

Take Care of Your Tree. Ibn Rajab used to say: “The year is like a tree. The days of Rajab are its foliation. The days of Sha’ban are its branching and the days of Ramadan are wherein its fruits are reaped. The reapers are the believers. It is befitting for the one who has blackened his pages with sins to whiten them with repentance in this month, and for the one who has squandered his life in idleness to profit in it from what remains of his life.”

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tributed to his fear of Allah. Bin Sirin asked that an appointment should be arranged with the man, explaining: “We will sit on a wall, and the Qur’an - from beginning to end - will be recited unto him. If he falls off the wall, he is as he claims.”

When Aishah was informed that there were people who fainted on hearing the Qur`an, she replied: “The Qur’an is nobler than to have people lose their minds from it. Rather, it is as Allah the Mighty and Sublime said: “Those who fear their Lord tremble with fear by it, then their skins and hearts settle to the remembrance of Allah.” Surah Al-Zumar 39:23 We can derive from the above narrations that the heart is the center of khushoo. The Prophet was also reported as saying: “There is an organ in the body, if it is good, the whole body will be good, and if it is bad the whole body will become bad, verily it is the heart.”

sire which is never satisfied and from suppli- his deeds will be bad”. cations which are not accepted.”

And how can a prayer be accepted if we take Khushoo and knowledge are deeply related. it lightly and our attention is continuously di“It is only those who have knowledge among verted while we are in the midst of it?

His slaves that fear Allah.” Surah Fatir 35:28 The Qur’an says: The interesting point to notice is that usually “So woe to those who pray. But who are fear is associated to the unknown and super- heedless of their payer.” Surah Al-Ma’oun stition feeds on ignorance, while in Islam, 107:4-5 khushoo is a consequence of knowledge.

Khushoo is not a synonym for weeping or Thus khushoo goes beyond fear; the latter lowering one’s gaze. Umar saw a young man would be best rendered in Arabic by the word lowering his head, so he said to him: “What khawf. The purpose of khawf is to prevent us is this? Raise your head, for indeed this (kind from falling into sins, to restrain our whims of) khushoo does not increase what is in the by keeping in mind the punishment for the heart. Whosoever displays a khushoo that transgressors. Khushoo, instead, is the means does not stem from the heart, then it is hyby which our hearts are brought to life, find- pocrisy added to hypocrisy.” ing tranquility in the remembrance of Allah Muhammad bin Sirin was once consulted , seeking His pleasure with every action of about a man who dropped unconscious when ours. Khushoo is often associated with salat, the Qur’an was recited to him and it was atbut it shouldn’t be confined to it.

With the Shahadah we declare we have recognized who our Creator is, but From June15-29, 2012 (Rajab 25-Shabaan its implication is deeper.

Rajab JJuJune Day Fajar SunR Zawa1 Dhuhr By definition, a Muslim is the one that not only ac- Rajab 25 June15 Fri 2:43 1:20 5:04 1:13 knowledges His presence Sat 2:43 1:20 26 16 5:04 1:13 but that is wholeheartedly Sun 2:43 1:20 27 17 5:04 1:13 willing to submit to His 1:20 28 18 Mon 2:42 5:04 1:13 will.

Salat is to be the manifesTue 2:42 1:21 29 19 5:04 1:14 tation of this submission 1:21 30 20 Wed 2:42 5:04 1:14 of the hearts and limbs Thu 2:43 1:21 Shabn.01 21 5:04 1:14 and, deprived of Khushoo, it becomes a mechanical Fri 2:43 1:21 02 22 5:05 1:14 act. If your heart is not in Sat 2:43 1:22 03 23 5:05 1:15 it, the very objective of 1:22 04 24 Sun 2:44 5:05 1:15 Salat (linking you to AlMon 2:44 1:22 05 25 5:06 1:15 lah) has been missed.

The Messenger said: “The Tue 2:45 1:22 06 26 5:06 1:15 first matter that the slave 1:22 07 27 Wed 2:45 5:07 1:15 will be brought to account 1:23 08 28 Thu 2:46 5:07 1:16 for on the Day of JudgFri 2:47 1:23 09 29 5:08 1:16 ment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of

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The Prophet’s Night Journey

The event of Al-Israa’ and Al-Mi`raj is recorded in the Qur’an and Hadith. It is the miraculous Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) which consists of two phases. Phase one covers his trip from Makkah to Jerusalem, known as Al-Israa’, and phase two covers his ascent from Jerusalem into the Heavens, known as Al-Mi`raj. It is the opinion of some historians that the Prophet went on this remarkable journey on the night of Rajab 27 (in the seventh month of the Islamic calendar).

Some authors refer to the year in which this event is recorded as the Year of Grief. It was the year in which Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) lost his beloved wife Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and his dear uncle, Abu Talib, who had nurtured him as a child and protected him when he was proclaimed a prophet of Allah.

During this same year, he went to the city of Ta’if to invite the people to Islam, but he was stoned and driven out of the city by the street urchins. The Prophet is reported to have said that the day in Ta’if was the most difficult day of his life.

Due to these three events, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was very sad, but Allah Almighty had a superb plan to relieve His Chosen Messenger from distress, as is embodied in the following Qur’anic verse: [Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far Distant Place of Worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Nearer,

the Seer] (Al-Israa’ 17:1).

The above verse refers to Al-Israa’, the journey from Makkah to Jerusalem.

In a hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Abu Dhar narrated the event of Al-Mi`raj or Ascension, as described by the Messenger of Allah. Abu Dhar narrated as follows: The Prophet was in Makkah and the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) descended through the roof, opened his chest, washed it with Zamzam water, filled it with wisdom and faith, and then closed it. He was then taken

by Jibreel to the nearest heaven, where Jibreel was asked by the gatekeeper, “Jibreel, is there anyone with you?”

He answered that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was with him. Again he asked, “Has he been called?” And Jibreel answered in the affirmative. The gate was then opened and they entered the nearest heaven, where they saw a man sitting with a large number of people on his right and also on his left. When he looked on his right he laughed, and when he looked at his left he wept. Then he said, “Welcome! O pious prophet and pious son.” The Prophet inquired from Jibreel who the man was and Jibreel informed him that he was Adam and the people around him were his offspring.

Those on his right were the people of Paradise and on his left, the people of Hell. They then traveled to the second heaven. Here Jibreel was asked the same questions as before and he gave the same response, and so the gate was opened.

Anas reported that Abu Dhar added that the Prophet met Adam, Idris (Enoch), Musa (Moses), `Isa (Jesus), and Ibrahim (Abra-

Tolerance of Islam

By Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim alTuwayjri Islam is the religion of mercy and kindness, the religion of tolerance and ease. Allah has not burdened the Muslim nation with more than it can bear. Whatever good it does, it will be rewarded for it, and whatever evil it does, it will have to bear the burden of that sin, as Allah says: “Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good), which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil), which he has earned.” (2:286) Allah has spared the Muslims any difficulty or hardship in all that He has enjoined upon them. Allah says: “He has chosen you (to convey His Message of Islamic monotheism to mankind by inviting them to His religion of Islam), and has not laid upon you in religion any hardship.” (22:78) Every sin that a Muslim commits, because he makes a mistake, or forgets, or is forced to do it, is forgiven by Allah, as Allah says: “Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error.” (2:286) And Allah says: your prayer is granted.

The Muslim will be brought to account for what he does deliberately, not for what he does by mistake, as Allah says: “And there is no sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend.” (Qur’aan 33:5) Allah is Kind and Merciful. He sent Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with ease and the tolerant monotheism: “Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you.”

(Qur’aan 2:185) Prophet Mohammad (SAW) said: “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So, you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that

you will be rewarded.” (Sahih Bukhari) Satan is the greatest enemy of mankind. He makes him forget the remembrance of Allah (Zikr) and makes his sin attractive to him, as Allah says: “Satan has overpowered them. So, he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah. They are the party of Satan. Verily, it is the party of Satan that will be the losers!

(Qur’aan 58:19) The Holy Prophet (SAW) said: “Allah has forgiven my Ummah for thoughts that cross their minds, so long as they do not speak of them or act upon them.” (Sahih Muslim) Whoever commits a sin then Allah conceals it. It is not permissible for him to speak of it, as Prophet Mohammad (SAW) said: “All of my Ummah will be fine except those who commit sin openly.” (Sahih Muslim) If a person commits a sin, then he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. Allah says in the Holy Qur’aan: “Your Lord has written (prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then surely, He is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Qur’aan 6:54) Allah is Generous and Kind, He multiplies the reward for good deeds and forgive bad deeds. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, narrating the words of his Lord: “Allah has decreed good deeds and bad deeds, then He explained that. Whoever intends to do a good deed, then does not do it, Allah will write it down as one complete good deed. If he intends to do it, then he does it, then Allah will write it down as between ten and seven hundred good deeds, or more.

Whoever intends to do a bad deed, then he does not do it, Allah will write it down as one complete good deed. If he intends to do it, then he does it, Allah will write it down as one bad deed.” (Sahih Bukhari)

ham), but Abu Dhar did not mention in which heaven they were, except that the Prophet met Adam in the first and Ibrahim in the sixth. Each of these prophets welcomed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and Jibreel identified each of them.

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Habba Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that Jibreel ascended with him to a place where he heard the creaking of pens. Allah prescribed fifty Prayers on His followers.

When the Prophet returned with this order from Allah, he passed by Musa, who inquired, “What has Allah enjoined on your followers?” He replied, “He has enjoined fifty Prayers on them.” Musa advised him to go back and appeal for a reduction because his followers would not be able to bear it.

So he went back to Allah (a few times) and appealed for a reduction until it was reduced to five per day, and Allah said, “These are five Prayers and they are all equal to fifty in reward, for My Word does not change.”

Muhammad returned to Musa, who advised him to seek a further reduction, but he said he felt shy to ask again.

After this, he was taken by Jibreel to Sidrat Al-Muntaha or the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, which was shrouded in colors

that are indescribable. He was then admitted into Paradise, where he saw that its walls were made of pearls and its earth was made of musk.

As we contemplate the occurrences of this remarkable night, we can say that Allah had a very good reason for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to be transported from Makkah to Jerusalem and then to the Seven Heavens.

Jerusalem was the qiblah or the direction towards which Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) turned in Prayer, and up to that time was the seat of learning for all previously revealed scriptures.

This unique incident also demonstrates Allah’s infinite mercy to the believers. His benevolent gift of Prayer gives the believers the privilege of acquiring countless blessings and also forgiveness for their indiscretions.

Source: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/ Parthenon/4482/journey.html

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Forum on Pakistan’s Socio-Economic Development raises Awareness

The role of Diaspora beyond Remittances”.

Representatives from the Consulate General of Pakistan in Vancouver, BC, Council for International Cooperation, CARE Foundation Pakistan, International Development & Relief Foundation, Human Concern International, The Miracle Media, and The Maria-Helena Foundation Social Development had the opportunity to present about their respective organizations and the work they do.

It was intended to raise awareness amongst Pakistanis and non-Pakistanis about how they can support development efforts in Pakistan via charities, particularly relating to education and health. Nearly 5 million Pakistani emigrants make up the world’s 7th largest diaspora.

Among permanent emigrants there are 1.2 million in the UK alone. In North America they are about 1 million strong with a total net-worth running into several hundred million dollars. And, the current level of remittances has climbed to almost 12 billion dollars. While they contribute significantly toward disaster relief, they are lacking in roles as investors, customers, ambassadors, technology transferors, and social development workers.

This afternoon event was moderated by Shams Alibhai, Executive Director, BC Council for International Cooperation. Mr. Aamir Baig (entrepreneur) talked on information technology transfer. Ms. Hafsa Ishtiaq (volunteer of CARE Foundation Pakistan) said how to shipped used books for Pakistani institution.

MP-Jinny Sims Newton-North Delta said that Pakistani community I lagging behind in getting themselves recognized and is less proactive in

expressing their needs and problems. There is less participation in various Forum as was evident from poor showing in this forum as well.

She suggested various Round Table meetings to discuss various issues. She appreciated individual efforts like Dr. Iqbal’s Forum and Hafsa Ishtiaq’s book drive. Mr. Ashfaq Khan, Donor/ Volunteer, International Development & Relief Foundation was the next speaker. He gave a detailed presentation about installation of Water Filtration Plants in Pakistan. Ms. Hafsa Ishtiaq, Volunteer, CARE Foundation Pakistan spoke about how to Ship Used Books in Pakistan for their education institutions.

Mr. Furquan Gehlen, Board Member, Human Concern International (HCI) focused his presentation on Disaster Relief & Sustainable Development in Pakistan. In his slide show, he presented how HCI helped in natural disasters in Pakistan especially in 2005 earthquake and 2010 Flood.

Mr. Mohammad Rafiq, Urdu Editor, The Miracle Media expressed his views through his presentation that how to promote Urdu as Soft Power.

It is necessary in a multiculturally diverse society as ours that people learn about each other`s culture, and language. Urdu is very prominent in Sub continent and widely spoken and understood through print and electronic media. So Urdu can be used as a soft power tool. There are many ways how to write and speak Urdu and communicate with each other. In the market, many software are available to learn Urdu.

Mr. Zaid bin Maqsood commercial secretary of Consulate General of Pakistan Vancouver also participated in discussion for leveraging Diaspora’s Knowledge, Skills, and Wealth. He talked

about how Pakistani Consulate office is helping those people who are willing import and export from Pakistan.

Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Founder and President of The Maria-Helena Foundation (MHF) Social Development summarised the importance of tackling the population explosion and poverty in Pakistan. He mentioned education

Who caused the world food crisis?

National Post • We are now by all accounts in the midst of a global food crisis: key grain prices were up 40% to 130% in the last year, people are protesting and hardship is mounting.

But it could soon be worse. Governments and agencies all over the world are gearing up for a global “New Deal” on agriculture policy to solve the food crisis, which means the people who brought us the food crisis are the same people who now want to fix it.

The World Bank reports that prices of staples have jumped 80% since 2005. The price of rice hit a 19-year high last month, and wheat rose to a 28-year high, twice the average price of the last 25 years. Factors behind the surge in prices are varied, including bad weather in some regions, soar-

ing demand from growing populations, and US$100-a-barrel oil.

But no factor gets more consistent credit for food price turmoil than the international biofuels stampede. Spurred on by what can only be described as massive subsidies and supporting regulations, farmers all over the planet are giving up on food production and shifting to fuel production.

The biggest biofuels boosters are in the United States, Europe and Canada. In the U.S., the leading Democratic candidates are campaigning on even more aid for ethanol. Canada’s Conservative government, playing to the farm lobby and a coterie of rent-seeking corporations, has showered millions on the biofuels market. Regulations forcing consumers to convert to biofuel automobiles are in the works.

As the world food market is thrown into chaos, no Canadian politician has yet been asked to answer for Canada’s role. Canada’s

agriculture policy is largely aimed at dodging trade bullets at the Doha Round of talks that could undermine Canada’s trade-killing farm policies. The biofuels subsidies and mandates sink Canada’s farm economy deeper into the arms of government policy.

Developing countries are also promoting biofuel programs. In the Philippines, where people are protesting soaring prices for rice, the government recently passed the Biofuels Act to mandate and subsidize biofuel production. Meantime, the Philippine government is considering using policy powers to to take over rice warehouses to prevent merchants from stockpiling.

Warnings that ethanol programs, brought on by absurd national energy policies and myths about reducing the risk of climate change, could severely disturb food production and prices, have been issued for years.

Now that the consequences have materialized, a new policy stampede is in the making.

It starts at the top, where the G8 -- home of the world’s leading biofuels subsidies -is being called on to do something. At the World Bank, president Robert B. Zoellick last week proposed a “New Deal for Global Food Policy.” The bank estimates that 33 countries face potential social unrest be-

being a key factor in helping alleviate poverty, and emphasized the importance of female education to reduce fertility rates, child mortality, maternal mortality, and violence against women in Pakistan. He also thanked everyone who joined them and discussed at this forum.

At the end the Q & A session was held, in which many questions were raised and suggestions were given for the development of Pakistan and the current situation and the policies of current government in Pakistan were also discussed.

cause of the “acute hike in food and energy prices.”

The United Nations, previously a big booster of biofuels, is now issuing warnings. The head of the UN panel on climate change, Rajendra Pachauri, said the other day that the world must take great care in developing biofuels. “Several questions have arisen on even the emissions implications of that route, and the fact that this has clearly raised corn prices,” he said. “We should be very, very careful about coming up with biofuel solutions that have major impacts on production of food grains and may have an implication for overall food security.”

Too late for that science alert from the UN. So now what is to be done? Agencies and governments all over the world are now busy dreaming up and imposing fix-it programs. Countries are banning exports of grains, imposing price controls and drafting new laws and regulations to counter the price surges.

There are rumours that the Doha trade talks are about to produce an agreement, or at least a meeting about a possible agreement.

That might help, but not much. Farm production and food trade, even after some liberalization, would still be too much the domain of governments and the United Nations. Food is a trade issue before it is a food issue. In the case of biofuels, it became a climate-policy game that lost sight of food.

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Dianne Watts opens the Water Playground at Unwin Park Surrey Summer is arriving in the lower Mainland and the community celebrated the official opening of the new Water Playground at Unwin Park in Surrey on June 9.“The water playground will create lasting memories and fun experiences in parks for many children and will act as a catalyst to help build and strengthen the local community,” said City of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts. “Through the Build Surrey program we are investing in new recreation amenities in each of our town centres in order to provide more opportunities for families to keep healthy and active.” The Unwin Park Water Playground is designed with a rustic, country theme, harkening back to the “Surrey of yesterday”. Key

elements in the park include a water tower, water cannons, multiple in-ground sprays, and a feature bridge that spans the “lazy river” that flows through the centre of the water playground. The project features a state of the art control system that manages water use to limit consumption while providing great play value to children.“This spectacular water playground is a welcome addition to the Newton Community,” said Councillor Linda Hepner, Chair of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Tourism Committee. Master Yusuf Massood Lilla presented a flower bouquet to mayor at her arrival in Unwin help kick-off the re-opening of the facility, a community celebration was Park, and Ms. Hira Massood presented a banner to held featuring family activities and entertainment, a ribbon cutting, live Mayor Watts for her great services for Surrey. To music, community displays, program demonstrations, and fun for all ages.

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Father’s Day in Canada

Many Canadians observe Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. It is a day for people to show their appreciation for fathers and father figures. Father figures may include stepfathers, fat hers-inlaw, guardians (eg. foster parents), and family friends. \What do people do?

Many people in Canada celebrate Father’s Day in a variety of ways to express their love and gratitude to fathers or father figures. Father’s Day activities include (but are not limited to) : Participating in Father’s Day fun runs and other events in which the proceeds go towards charity or prostate cancer research.

• Buying presents such as neckties and other items of clothing, chocolates, books or equipment for various types of hobbies.

• Giving handmade or purchased cards.

• Breakfasts, brunches, lunches, or dinners either at home or in restaurants.

• Taking fathers or father figures out to the movies, the park, the zoo, or another place of interest.

Some people organize joint Father’s Day parties and activities with close friends and family. Those who live away from their fathers or father figures may make long-distance phone calls, send an email or online card, or arrange for gifts to be delivered on Father’s Day. Some museums and other venues open to the general public may host special Father’s Day celebrations where fathers

and father figures can enter free of charge.

Public life: Father’s Day is not a federal public holiday in Canada. It falls on a Sunday, which is a day off for many workers so many offices and stores are closed. However, some shopping precincts and stores, as well as restaurants, cafes and entertainment venues, may be particularly busy on Father’s Day. Background: The idea of a special day to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood was introduced from the United States. A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was inspired by the American Mother’s Day celebrations and planned a day to honor fathers early in the 20th century. The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910. Father’s Day has become increasingly popular throughout North America and other parts of the world over the years.

Mother’s Day is also celebrated in Canada on an annual basis.

Science Fair at Surrey Muslim School

On June 6 & 7, the students of Surrey Muslim School presented at the school fair. There were science presentations (experiments) ,Social projects and Islamic Studies projects and much more.

The Surrey Muslim School aims to provide a safe and comfortable environment that fosters diversity and acceptance for students and teachers. As a team of educators, they will ensure quality instruction and exemplify long-life learning. They aspire to motivate students towards aca-

demic excellence, promote goal settings and self assessment, and implement, a resourceful and interactive curriculum. As a school, they desire a reciprocal and supportive relationship with community. In essence the Surrey Muslim Schools vision is to cultivate students who become ambassadors of Islam and strive for success.

They would like to thank all their young scientists for their discoveries of so many wonderful ideas

In recognition of Veterans Day MLAs Sue Hammell, Bruce Ralston, Harry Bains, MP Jasbir Sandhu and Surrey-Tynehead NDP candidate Raj Hundal paid their respects at the Royal Canadian Legion Whalley Branch where wreaths and candles were laid on June 3, 2012.

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Family Fun Day celebrated in IQRA Islamic School in Surrey

On June 2, Iqra School management arranged a family fun day event at its play ground in which games, ATV ride, Slides, Cake walk, dunking tank, lots of yummy food and Bar B Que stalls were served throughout the day. It attracted hundreds of brothers and sisters, young and old alike.

The Muslim community looks forward to this event which includes a lot of attractions for kids . The smiles on the chil-

dren’s faces is what motivates the Iqra youth to continue on with this tradition and come back the next year with even more fun filled activities.This event is organized with the coordination by dedicated brothers and sisters of business community and charity organization including Taqwa Halal Meat and Muslim Food Bank. The Iqra school management thanked all the guests who visited at this Family Fun day with their kids.

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Pakistani Civil and Military bureaucrats meet with local MLAs at Lilla House A colorful evening was celebrated with senior level Civil and Military bureaucrats of Pakistan in Massood Lilla house in Surrey on June 3. Mr. Qazi Afaq Hussain Member of Punjab Civil Secretariat and Brigadier Nasrullah Khan were the special guests at this community family gathering.

Local MLAS, Mr. Harry Bains, Mr. Bruce Ralston, Mr. Jagrup Brar, Ms. Sue Hammell and former Member of Parliament Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal were also present with their families. They discussed on different political, cultural and social issues of Canada, Pakistan and India with the Pakistani guests. They shared a lot of information with each other and compared their country’s law and order, judiciary, electoral system and development projects. They also talked about the mutual exchange program of Pakistani and Canadian

citizens to explore each other’s countries in different fields.

From the local Pakistani community, lawyers, doctors, engineers and many friends of other professions were present to meet with distinguished guests and also joined in the celebration of birthdays of Mr. Massood Lilla 5 years son Yusuf Massood and 8 years daughter Hira Fatima.

This graceful event was ended at the cake cutting with the dignities and served the delicious Bar B Que and water mouth dishes.

Patel Welfare Society of BC remembers Fijian Flood Victims By: Hafija S. Patel Victims of the recent Fijian flood were remembered during a very special fundraising dinner event held at the Newton Recreation Center in Surrey on Saturday, June 2nd, hosted by the Patel Welfare Society of BC. A non-profit based organization within the Gujarati Muslim Community throughout the Lower Mainland; The Patel Welfare Society hosts various events throughout the year. However, this time the fundraising dinner was organized in an effort to make the Gujarati Muslims aware and find out more about the floods, and ways they can help. Fiji has suffered from terrible flooding in the first four months of 2012.

The April flood has been described as the worst in living history and has affected most Fijians in some way. Schools, power lines, roads, shops and homes have been struck down. “We hope that the funds we have raised will help the people of Fiji in rebuilding their lives”, says Shiraz Kothiwala, President of the Patel Welfare Society of BC. The event was a grand success with funds raised in an increase amount within a mere few hours. “The flooding in Fiji has had a devastating effect on their economy and society. Many people have lost their homes and livelihoods. Every dollar that we have collected tonight will go towards relief efforts. It was very heart-warming to see that nearly all those who attended were touched by this special appeal and generously made donations to help victims of the flood,” says Vice President Rafique Patel.

The night was complemented by a deli-

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HUMAN CARE BC SOCIETY HAD A SUCCESSFUL MISSION OF COLLECTING, PACKING, SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTING 500 FOOD HAMPERS AND FOOD VOUCHERS AND AROUND 4,000 PAIRS OF QUALITY CLOTHES IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS IN THE FIJI ISLANDS. THE PRESIDENT, MR. ADAM BUKSH GIVES CREDIT TO THE ENTIRE HCBC TEAM AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS, HERE AND ABROAD.

cious dinner consisting of several entrées and appetizers supervised and prepared by the Women’s Coordinator, Nazma Umarji along with immeasurable support and assistance from Ishrat Patel and Shehnaz Kothiwala, and other members of the Society.

In addition, specials guests’ including Adam Buksh attended and shared the current status of the people of Fiji and the money needed to support those who have suffered. The event concluded with an empowering speech given by Molana Zafar on the significance of giving charity and helping those in need in Islam.

In hopes to assist the 11,000+ Fijians who have been displaced and many of who have died in the past year, our hearts and prayers go out to all the families that have been afflicted and those who have lost loved ones during the course of the flooding.

On behalf of all of the members and organizers of the Patel Welfare Society, a sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who came in droves to generously support this worthy cause. Special thanks to Zabiha Halal Meats and Superior Halal Meats for their contribution towards this global cause.

May Allah accept our intentions, contributions and prayers and reward us in the Hereafter, Insha’Allah.

MASJID AL NOOR, FIJI ISLAMIC CENTER, MAULANA AL NAUMANI, AL AMEEN NEWS MEDIA, MIRACLE MEDIA, MR. ROCKING RAKESH OF RADIO MIRCHI, FIJI TIMES, CANADIAN TIMES, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FIJI MUSLIMS, FLEETWOOD ISLAMIC CENTRE, BC BOX COMPANY, PAK NATIONAL FOOD, MR. KAMLESH RAM OF FIJI CANADA FREIGHT, PC COMPUTER CO. AND ALL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN FIJI ABDUL RAFIQUE OF DESIGN ENGINEERING FOR SUPPLYING TRANSPORT AND WAREHOUSE IN LAUTOKA, BR. MOHAMMED YUNUS OF MA’UNATUL ISLAM, BR. NASEER AHMED OF WILLIAMS AND GOSLING, LAUTOKA, MR. MAHENDRA BILIMORIA, BA.THE REPS OF FIJI CHAPTER OF HUMAN CARE INC-SYDNEY, MASTER AYYAZ KHAN, BR. RISBAN, BR. SYED SHAH, BR. ABDUL AZIZ AND MASTER RASID ALI. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO KAMIL COLLEGE, BA, KHALSA COLLEGE, DAV COLLEGE, SANGAM HIGH SCHOOL, VAUTLAULAU SD SCHOOL, MOTO SANATAN DHARAM SCHOOL, RARAWAI MUSLIM SCHOOL, VEISARU SD SCHOOL, AD PATEL COLLEGE, MR. V.M. PILLAY- BA ADVISORY AND BA MUSLIM PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR DISTRIBUTING CLOTHES TO THE NEEDY VIA THE HANDS OF STUDENTS. SPECIAL THANKS TO TURANGA NI KORO VOTUA, NAWAGARUA AND NASOLO VILLAGES FOR ASSEMBLING THE MEMBERS TO WELCOME US AND APPRECIATING FOOD VOUCHERS. MR. BUKSH IS ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF THE COOPERATION OF COMMISSIONER WESTERN, THE ARMY CHIEF, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, BA, AND RATU LASANGA OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING OUR CONTAINER IN A VERY HONOURABLE MANNER AND RELEASING IT WITHOUT ANY HITCH. THE TRANSPORT MR. BUKSH HAD THROUGHOUT THE STAY WAS BY THE COURTESY OF SANNU SAIYAD ALI WHO DESERVES A BIG THANK YOU. MASTER RASID ALI AND FAMILY DID THE FAVOUR OF PROVIDING HOUSING TO MR. AND MRS. BUKSH DURING THEIR STAY. MASTER SAHAB AND FAMILY, THANKS A LOT. THE LAST AND NOT THE LEAST, OUR PRESIDENT, MR. ADAM BUKSH AND HIS WIFE AMINA, WARRANT A SPECIAL APPLAUSE BECAUSE OF THEIR HARD WORK HERE AND ALSO IN FIJI, DISTRIBUTING RELIEF ITEMS BY THEIR OWN HANDS. ALSO SPECIAL THANKS GO TO THEM FOR NOT ACCEPTING ANY CENT TO THE SOCIETY FOR THEIR AIR TRAVEL OR STAY IN HOTELS. THANKS, MR & MRS. BUKSH, MAY THE ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU BOTH. MR. HASSAN MALLAM DIRECTOR OF P.R. ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTORS HUMAN CARE BC SOCIETY.

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Miracle’s Building Construction and Maintenance series

Imran Tipu, B.Sc. Civil Eng In my series of articles for roofing and renovation solutions, the current tenth article is continuation of ninth article in which we discussed residential flooring. Today I will discuss the professional installation mechanisms of laminate flooring.

Laminate manufacturers often market their locking mechanisms as unique, but in reality they’re all variations on a similar theme.

Tongue and groove locking systems have come a long way since the origin of the floating laminate floor back in the 1970’s.

Glued Laminate Flooring Initially, all laminate floors required the use of glue to stabilize the tongue and groove connection. Eventually some laminates arrived pre-glued, needing the application of a bit of moisture to hold the joints together.

Glue laminates are quickly becoming a thing of the past as they require more work on the part of the installer, and more and more homeowners are doing their own installations.

You may find a flooring retailer with some “glue” laminate in stock at a bargain price-and it may be well worth it, so long as you’re aware that installation can take up to 50% longer. Purchasing an older pre-glued laminate is not recommended.

Even with glue less laminates there are times when glue is required. If you’re installing in a bathroom, the instructions may tell you to use glue at the joints to prevent excess moisture in the seams. And if you’re installing laminate on stairs, you’ll likely use glue to hold it in place. Detail work in tight-fitting spaces can require glue as well.

Glue less Laminates or “Click” Flooring The advent of click flooring has literally transformed the laminate marketplace and inspired a new generation of do-it-yourselfers. In general, glue less laminates is held together when the tongue of one plank is “clicked” into the groove of another. This is also referred to as angle-fitting. Most laminates you purchase today will require angle-fitting along the length of the plank and end-to-end. This means that for proper installation it’s easiest to assemble the row end-to-end, then angle-fit it into the previous row--a job best accomplished with two people.

Some brands use tongue-and-groove locking along the length of the plank, while the ends of the planks fit or drop into place. This type of laminate may be easier for one person to install, since the row doesn’t first need to be assembled, and then fit into place.

You’ll see the term “isometric locking system” too. This simply means that the pressure on the tongue and groove joint is evenly distributed for increased durability.

The quality of the locking mechanism is critical to the durability and look of your floating laminate floor, so pay attention to the following points and make your final choice accordingly.

Locking mechanism thickness: The thicker the mechanism, the greater the durability and strength of your floor at the joints--if you can snap off the tongue of a sample

piece of laminate with your fingers, look for a brand with a thicker locking mechanism.

Sample testing: Assemble a few sample planks together and run you finger over the joints--they should be flush, with no detectable ledges. Do the pieces click together easily or are they difficult to assemble?

Sealant: If the manufacturer has applied sealant to all edges, this helps prevents moisture at the joints.

Some common problems and their solutions in laminate flooring installation Assume you have determined which way you would like the grain in the wood to lay.

As with most manufacturers’ instructions, you will begin in the left corner and work against the wall to the right. If you have objects that go further out (higher) than the wall like a sliding glass door or under a cabinet, take that into account as you may need to begin with boards that are cut the length (more narrow) on the side touching the wall allowing it to provide for the increase in width along the gap side against the wall where the “sliding glass door” or whatever it is to be taken into account for.

Begin by laying out the laminate connected at the ends only as a “test” run.

When you get to the spot where a full length board will not fit, first make sure the last board will be at least 6” (if it is not, you will have to cut the first plank in that row appropriately to make sure it is at least this large). If you have no cuts to perform (according to your calculations) you can start with full planks. The only thing you will need to do is cut off the lip that will fit against the wall either with your utility knife or if you are skilled you can use a circular saw.

Anytime you use a circular saw you should make the cut from the bottom of the laminate.

This will ensure you have a clean cut on the side that will be visible and that will not chip off the decorated side. As for jig saws, think the opposite and you would have the decorative side up.

Spacing between the wall and floor Place spacers to your

left and importantly the spacers above the first row against the wall (at least two on every plank) as you lay the boards down.

This will allow you to have a base you can tap against without closing your expansion gaps. When you get to the gap at the end.

Now for closing the gaps on the edges Only use the pull bar for tight areas that you have to like the ends. The pull bar has a tendency to slip off and sometimes peel off the decorative finish. For the majority of the planks use a scrap piece and your regular hammer. To start it is important to have your first board as far to the left as possible to minimize the amount of ham-

mering to be done.

The hardest cuts are the ones around objects that require multiple cuts and angles, such as doorways.

Don’t make it overly complicated use the cardboard box the laminate came in as template. Cut it to the same size as the surface area of the plank (don’t include the tongue and grove). Once you’ve made the template trace it back on the plank.

For more information about these article series and/or all our previous articles, please visit: www.rtmroofingandrenovations.com

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ICNA Resource Center and Food Bank opens its doors in Surrey

June 3, Islamic Circle of North America invited many guests for inauguration of ICNA resource centre /Food Bank in Surrey. The event was started by Br. Farooq with the recitation of Holy Quran. Afterwards, Syed Kashif Ali, who recently moved from Chicago(USA) to BC, conducted this event very well. He described the importance of ICNA resource centre /Food Bank inauguration in Surrey through its presentation.

Br. Ghulam Mustafa Sajid then gave a detailed presentation of Islamic Circle of North America(ICNA).

ICNA Canada is a non-ethnic, nonsectarian, open to all, independent, Canada wide, grass root organization.

The goal of ICNA Canada is to seek the pleasure of Allah (SWT) by total submission to HIM and through the propagation of true and universal message of Islam, which was revealed by Allah (SWT) in the last book, “Al-Qur’an” through His last messenger, Muhammad (PBUH), and by inviting Muslims to establish Islam in all aspects of their

lives.

ICNA’s Objectives are: • Inviting mankind to submit to the Creator by using all possible means of communication.

• Motivating Muslims to perform their duty of being witnesses unto mankind by their words and deeds, individually and collectively.

• Invite Muslims to establish Islam in all aspects of their lives • Strengthening the bond of humanity by serving all those in need anywhere in the world, with special focus on our neighborhoods across Canada.

• Organizing those who agree to work for this cause in the discipline of ICNA Canada.

• Cooperating with other organizations.

To attain its goals, the methodology of ICNA Canada shall be based on the following: • The Qur’an and the Sunnah shall be the primary source of guidance.

• ICNA Canada shall never utilize means that violate the Islamic principles.

• ICNA Canada shall utilize democratic, legal and peaceful means to achieve its objections.

• ICNA Canada shall disseminate the message of Islam, provide intellectual and moral training to build the Islamic character and conduct, and educate the public about its goals and objectives.

For Dawah, the organization organizes Quran Halqas, Conference & Seminars, Booths, Islamic Literature and printed material, Picnics and BBQ, Outdoor camps.

After this presentation, Br. Abdul Jamal spoke about Muslim Academy of Canada( MAC) and its works in Burnaby centre. He promised to cooperate with this ICNA chapter in BC. President BCMA Br. Musa Ismail expressed his pleasure after seeing which ICNA goals, objectives and methodology in the impressive presentation. Simon Fraser University MSA president Mr. Afaan also expressed his views about this resource in Surrey and he also mentioned his Association`s activities

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Volume 12 Issue 312 Rajab 25, 1433 AH / June 15 2012

Special Miracle Feature

Pakistan’s recent Judiciary Dilemma: Main characters Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar

Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, has denied the charges of financial wrongdoing and that he ever had intimacy or relationship with real estate tycoon Malik Riaz. Arsalan filed his preliminary statement as directed by the Supreme Court but Malik Riaz sought more time after the court turned down a request by his counsel for formation of a larger bench to hear the case. Dr Arsalan in his brief statement dubbed allegations as frivolous and unfounded. He refuted any business relationship, intimacy or acquaintance whatsoever with Malik Riaz, his daughter or son-in-law whose names were also not known to him and that he had never met them in relation to any business deal or for any purpose in or outside Pakistan.

Main character in the reference against CJP Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary is his son Dr. Arslan Iftikhar. Dr. Arslan is not related only to CJP but he (Dr. Arslan) is also Son-in-Law of Major General Retd. Zia ul Haq. As per law expert, CJP Justice Iftikhar Chuadhary & his lawyers would present the point in Supreme Judicial Council that it was not the father (CJP) but the father-in-law (Major General) who was behind all this. Father didn’t but father-in-law did use his authority & powers to give his son-in-law a career boost.

If such a point is presented it will definitely involve army directly in the matter – hence opening another Pandora’s box.

The chief justice’s elder son Dr. Arsalan’s name has come forth for the second time in a controversy. Dr. Arsalan is the son-in-law of an ex-army general , Major General Zia-ulHaq. Despite getting a C grade in intermediated, Dr. Arsalan got admission into Bolan Mediacal College on the quota reserved for the chief minister. After being appointed as a medical officer for only 26 days, he was appointed as a section officer in the department of Health.

Before the issuing of the notification of his appointment in the Balochistan Health Department, the federal govt. had already requested his services. The Balochistan govt accepted the application of the federal govt and Dr. Arsalan was posted in grade 17 as an assistant director F.I.A in May 2006, Dr. Arsalan was promoted to grade 18 as deputy director F.I.A from where he was sent to the National Police Academy for training. However it must be noted that upon supreme judicial council reference’s aallegations against him, he had resigned from govt service.

Charges from Malik Riaz: According to the receipts set out in the 83page document, the property developer Malik Riaz Hussain showered gifts and cash worth more than £2m on Arsalan Iftikhar Chaudhry, a 32-year-old businessman. His father, the chief justice, Iftikhar Muham-

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ruption allegations, even if so far only his son is directly implicated. According to the deposition, Iftikhar promised a friend of Hussain’s son-in-law that he had inside information about investigations launched by his father into Bahria Town, a private company that builds sprawling luxury housing estates for retired military officers and the wealthy elite.”[Iftikhar could] manage to resolve the said cases in favour of Bahria Town … and on the said pretext repeatedly got favours in different shapes on one pretext of the other,” Hussain’s statement said.

Those favours are laid out in pages of paperwork that records everything spent during three all-expenses-paid trips to London by Iftikhar and other unnamed members of the chief justice’s family, in the form of receipts, airline tickets and tenancy agreements.

On the first trip, in the summer of 2010, a three-bedroom flat was rented in Portman Square for a month for £40,000, and a luxury Range Rover was hired for transport around town.

The party made a four-day side-trip to Monte Carlo where Iftikhar gambled in the casino of the Hotel de Paris, losing his wealthy benefactor €10,000 (£8,800) in cash.

Trips the following year included stays at a luxury hotel and a flat off Park Lane costing £4,000 a week.

Malik Riaz also mentioned that he did not get any relief in spite of Dr. Arsalan’s statements. Three foreign tours of Dr. Arsalan’s family with full details of travel and stay have been mentioned in the documents.

Dr. Arsalan’s family had a first foreign tour of London and the total expenditure incurred were 88 Lacs, 60 Thousands and 579.

The second London tour had expenses of 59 Lacs, 47 Thousands and 726.

Moreover, the documents also stated that Dr. Arsalan had been paid cash of 32 Crores and 70 Lacs in different installments.

According to documents the total expenditure incurred on Dr. Arsalan’s family is about 39 Crores and 42 Lacs.

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Malik Riaz further said in the documents that there is no involvement of President, Prime Minister, any politician, or any agency in this matter.

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Volume 12 Issue 312 Rajab 25, 1433 AH / June 15 2012

One Vitamin Will Change Your Life?

In the last 20 years, dermatologists demonized sun exposure warning us to fear for our health and avoid cancer.

Is this true or false? Could there be a conspiracy to deprive virtually every nation on earth of this most life changing vitamin?

This article will challenge some of you and for other will come as a relief. Did you know? Dark skin people make less vitamin D3 with sun exposure than Caucasians. In fact, their skin must be exposed to 10x the sunlight to make the same amount of vitamin D as a person with white skin. As a result of the discovery of sun block and demonization of sun exposure, the world is now facing a major vitamin D deficiency epidemic with symptoms such as fatigue, restless sleep, weight gain, chronic pain, muscle cramps, poor concentration and headaches. In reality, more than 50% of all adults living in USA, Canada and Europe are vitamin D deficient particularly the people living farther away from the Equator with limited exposure to sunshine at best.

What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a complex substance, despite its name is not really a vitamin; in fact, its better classified as a hormone because it’s produced in glands and then released into the bloodstream. Vitamin D is produced when ultraviolet rays from the sun strike the skin. UVB rays react with a compound to form a precursor to vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 is transported to the liver and finally is transported to the kidneys where it undergoes a chemical reaction forming D3 (calcitriol) – the active form that will attach to a receptor. There are many receptors for vitamin D found in bones, breasts, heart, kidney, ovaries, prostate, skin and testicles. Vitamin D was misunderstood for many decades; however, up until recent, it was thought only necessary for mineralizing bones. However, studies have clearly shown this is life changing vitamin – it regulates calcium in all cells (especially your brain cells), protects the immune system, regulates cell growth and cell death (especially in cancer cells) and provides antioxidant and antiviral protection. (What more could you ask for!?)

Am I Vitamin D Deficient?

The best way to really know is to take a blood test. You can either ask your doctor or buy a home testing kit you can do yourself. If you suffer from the following ailments you’re deficient of Vitamin D: the flu, muscle weakness, psoriasis, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, asthma, periodontal disease, cardiovascular disease, schizophrenia/depression, and cancer. Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to a variety of other diseases including: acne, adrenal insufficiencies, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, autoimmune diseases, allergies, osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, many forms of cancer including colorectal and ovarian, Crohn’s disease, chronic fatigue, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), gluten intolerance, Graves’ disease, heart disease, hypertension, lupus, multiple sclerosis, obesity, Parkinson’s disease and urinary incontinence.

Studies over the past decade have provided conclusive evidence that vitamin D blood levels in the 50 to 80 ng/ml range are associated with a significantly reduced cancer risk from all lines of the disease. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study showing that vitamin D (1100 IU per day) combined with calcium (1400 to 1500 mg per day) `substantially reduces all-cancer risk in postmenopausal women`.

Who’s At Risk? If you’re 50 years or older, you don’t produce vitamin D efficiently.

Up to age 40, sunshine is your best way to get your vitamin D unless of course, you’re live here with all the clouds and wintery weather we’re experiencing this spring in the lower mainland. As we age past 40, our conversion of this nutrient declines making supplementation necessary. Use oil-based vitamin D3 drops to maximize blood saturation and lower cancer risk. Avoid using D2 as it’s a synthetic form and not bioavailable in the body, in other words it’s useless. Health Canada also recommends any adult over age 50 to supplement vitamin D regardless of sun exposure as well as, if the following factors apply to you: • Wearing full body coverings (like most Muslim sisters) • Being housebound • Certain illnesses and pharmaceutical drugs deplete the body of vital nutrients • Regular use of sunscreen (limit use or eliminate) • Dark skin • Northern climate (that’s us!)

• Obesity • Working indoors all day • Working night shifts and sleeping all day • Babies who are breast-fed by vitamin Ddeficient mothers Vitamin D3 Protects Your Brain • Vitamin D increases neuron glutathione level; it’s a powerful antioxidant and reduces harmful levels of nitric oxide that produces “peroxynitrite” ~ a brain destroying free radical. (Found in high concentrations in the brain of a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Vitamin D and Cancer Risk As mentioned earlier, Vitamin D is a powerful regulator of cell reproduction; and plays a major role in the prevention of cancers and by controlling the growth and spreading of existing cancers. Research has shown higher doses of vitamin D3 slowed cancer growth by inhibiting cancer cell reproduction. This nutrient is the dream treatment of cancer specialist. The most dangerous form of skin cancer melanoma is effectively treated with vitamin D3 – research indicates this vitamin in high doses can make melanoma cells more like normal cells and reduce their growth while strongly inhibiting the spread of the melanoma, which is what kills. Studies of animals with glioma-type tumors (type of brain tumour) have shown high doses of vitamin D3 cause cancerous glioma cells to commit suicide (called apoptosis). Additional research discovered high doses of vitamin D produced regression of tumors and complete clinical remission in 27% of cases lasting between 4 and 7 years, far longer than expected with conventional aggressive treatments.

Where Are You? Shabnam Khan - Family Counsellor An important key to let go of the past and reaching your full potential, is by putting yourself in an environment where the the seed of your dreams can grow. We know of people who are extremely talented and have incredible potential. But they still insist on hanging around the wrong people who are the source of their negative energy.

If you are close friends with people who are negative, undisciplined and have no great dreams, they will rub off on you very easily. Moreover the environment in which you place yourself will prevent you from rising any higher. You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life. If your friend are depressed and defeated and have given up their dreams, you have to make some changes yourself.

Let’s be honest. You may probably not be rooms exposed to UVB and cod liver oil.

Recommended Dose: Commonly recommended dosages of vitamin D3 supplementation during the winter months is 35 IU per pound of weight for babies, 2,000 IU for toddlers and older children, and 5,000 IU for adults. During the summer if you spend significant amounts of time in the sun (1 hour) with some skin exposed, then vitamin D supplementation can be temporarily suspended until the summer season is over. As a Muslim woman, I cover in public so I personally supplement all year long and take the liquid oil form of Vitamin D3 where 1 drop is equivalent to 1000 IU. Do not buy soft gels vitamin D, they’re not Halal. I usually take a total of 5 drops equivalent to 5000 IU daily and sometimes I may take 10,000 IU depending how I’m feeling and if my immune system needs a boost.

Dr. Brownstein recommends taking 2000 IU – 8000 IU of vitamin D every day. If someone is suffering from an autoimmune disease or cancer, he recommends a higher dose initially until the blood levels have raised to the optimal amount of 70 – 120 ng/ml range.

Afterwards, taking 2000 IU per day will be adequate for most people. (Remember to request a blood test to see your level of vitamin D) So, what if you want to use the sun only?

The paradox is too much sun exposure is associated with premature aging of the skin and skin cancer, and at the same time, the sun also reduces the incidence of these same disorders. The issue with extensive sun exposure is the skin’s antioxidants become rapidly depleted, leaving the skin unprotected.

The solution: numerous studies have shown – a good diet that replenishes lost antioxidants can protect the skin against aging and

cancer. The problem is that most people eat a diet that promote skin aging and cancer, especially diets low in fruits and vegetables, high in simple, processed carbohydrates and high in pro-inflammatory (inflammation illness causing) omega-6 oils (such as: canola, corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean and peanut oil). The best uncooked oil to use is cold pressed virgin olive oil and the best cooking oil to use is organic coconut oil! (The only 2 oils I have at home.)

I am listening to your requests...next issue, you will learn how to have Good Sleep, Stop Insomnia and Reduce Your Stress – a must read! Do you have a Question or Comment?

Please email your questions to: info@vipresultscoaching.com and indicate if you’ll be attending the next meet-up to receive your answer in person on Saturdays at 5pm PDT. RSVP at: www.meetup.com/Lower-Mainland-Muslim-Meetup About the Author: Nada Adams is a 13-years natural health researcher, author and master coach with a strong interest in personal health/wellness, heart and mind connection, living in core values and authenticity and the power of herbs to help us all heal. She is a devout religious teacher and a life, success and wellness coach helping men and women live an Islamically Authentic Life.

She has been an Islamic teacher since 1990 and youth teacher for over 12 years. Adams was the ‘Dear Diary’ columnist for 2 years in the GCDA Magazine, a National Canadian Magazine focused on educating Teens.

She’s also the founder of “Lower Mainland Muslims Unite” meet-up group primarily to teach the authentic creed of Islam to new converts and those individuals wanting to learn the genuine meaning of Islam

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Best Food Sources: Sunshine of course is best! However, small amounts of vitamin D are found in the following foods: salmon, tuna, catfish, mackerel, eel and sardines; smaller amounts are also found in eggs, beef liver, some mush-

successful in making any changes though you may have made numerous attempts.

More likely, if you continue to spend too much time in their presence, they will pull you down.

You definitely love your friends. You can pray for them and try to encourage them to make positive changes in their lives.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is break away from negative people and put yourself on a healthy, positive and funfilled environment.

It may be painful, but the best thing you can do is get away from somebody who is a constant drag on your spirit. Don’t allow somebody to treat you that way. You are extremely valuable and have pride in what you choose to do. There is something as “the gift of good-bye.” That’s when somebody who is pulling you down chooses to leave. You may not realize it but that person just did you a huge favor. Don’t look back, instead keep looking forward. Get ready for new explorations and opportunities in your life. Have a positive attitude !!

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Maintaining Family Ties

The Role of Youth in Keeping the Family Together By: Altaf Hussain, Islam Online First, be attentive. Almost no family breaks apart overnight. There are clear signals and warning signs that something is terribly wrong. Being attentive does not mean reacting; it means being aware, alert, and making mental (and if needed, written) notes of the nature of family relations. Be as objective as possible when you observe. Do not take sides with your mom or dad, just observe and try to understand each of their points of view.

Second, be there. The moment you notice that something is wrong in the family, make it a point to adjust your schedule so that you spend as much free time at home as you can. Staying away from home and running away from the problems does not make them go away. As a teenager, you may be able to leave home and go spend time with your friends, but what about your siblings who are too young to leave the house on their own? Who will comfort them when your mom and dad fight? Who will help the younger ones feel safe and secure if you are not there?

Being at home also gives your parents a chance to talk to you if they feel inclined to do so. If you are in the family room and your mom is reading a book, it is possible that she might put down the book to just talk to you about how she is feeling. Being there is critical to helping your parents realize that whatever decisions they will make about the marriage will affect you. Your presence helps put a human face on the terrible consequences of separation and divorce.

Third, be proactive. When you know that there is something wrong between your mom and dad, make it a point to talk to each of them separately. Ask them how they are doing. Ask them if there is anything you can do to help. Sometimes, you could just get them involved in helping you with a school project, or with whipping up your favorite recipe (without hinting at any problems or fights).

As you work alongside them, tell them that you are feeling sad about how they are treating one another. Suggest that perhaps they could seek out professional counseling or even talk to the local imam about whatever problems they are facing. Most importantly, pose the question, “How can I help?” to your parents. Then just listen to what they have to say and see if you can, in fact, help.

Fourth, make du`aa’. The most powerful assistance you can offer your family members is to make du`aa’ to Allah to prevent the family from breaking apart. Remember, however, that only Allah knows best as to whether it is better for the family to remain together or whether it is better for the family to be apart. Perhaps one or the other of the family members is unwilling to correct his or her destructive behavior or attitudes.

If, by the will of Allah your family does break apart, how should you deal with it?

Project Reconciliation First, make du`aa’. Many times, young people forget that Allah Most High is in charge and parents cannot break off a marriage except by the will of Allah. So if it is in Allah’s plan that your family is to be tested by separation or divorce, then your first instinct should be to make du`aa’ to Allah to grant everyone concerned what is best for their

faith, their family, and their future. People are often amazed at how certain family members in whom everyone had lost hope suddenly have a change of heart and are able to reconcile with others (sometimes years after the initial dispute).

In the most hopeless of times, Allah Most High can bind hearts together and rekindle the bonds of kinship, brotherhood, and sisterhood. Allah Most High reminds us in the Qur’an, [And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah’s favor on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided?] (Surat Aal `Imran, 3:103) Second, be there. One of the easiest courses of actions to take during disputes is to cut off all ties and contact with the disputing party. While this course of action is easy and seemingly practical, it is reflective of un-Islamic behavior and is abhorred according to Islamic teachings. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him) said, “Do not break off ties with one another, do not turn away from one another, do not hate one another, do not envy one another. Be brothers, as Allah (glory be to Him) has commanded you” (Sahih Muslim, 16:120).

This reminder from the Prophet is concise and powerful and ends with the directive to “be brothers” because that is what Allah Most High has commanded us to be. Indeed, that directive is derived from the Qur’anic outlook, which states that “the believers are nothing else than brothers and sisters (in Islam). So, make reconciliation between your brothers.’’ (Surat Al-Hujurat, 49:10).

As a young person, you have so much to gain from being the source of the reconciliation between your parents or other family members. When the parents or other adults have a lot of history between them that keeps them second guessing each other and judging the other’s intentions, you are a new face and a refreshing sight when you say to one of them, “What is wrong and how can I help?” Khadijah and Nusaybah took matters into their own hands in Scenario 2 above, and Allah Most High guided them towards successfully restoring family ties.

Closing Thoughts As a young person, there are many challenges you face in daily life. This essay helps you to envision an active role for yourself in helping maintain strong family ties and relations. With so many more families facing difficult times staying together, young people do not have the option of running away and hiding or disappearing into a world of irresponsibility.

You need to stop and realize that rather than being a passive observer who is being acted upon by family members and other adults, you can and should take an active role in reconciling the hearts of people who have fallen into disputes. You should do this only to seek the pleasure of Allah, and, in sha’ Allah, with His guidance, you will be able to help not only your immediate family but also your extended family members.

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By Susan Friedman Kids and Camp Camp can be a great learning opportunity for kids. According to Family Therapist, Michael Popkin, “Camp gives those who aren’t strong academically a chance to develop skills they might not otherwise learn.”

Kids can develop physical skills through summer camp activities like swimming and archery.

Socially, kids learn the value of teamwork and often have the opportunity to take a leadership roles. Rebecca Cowan Johnson, licensed psychologist and camp director says, “Camp is a place where kids make lifelong friends and get introduced to lifelong hobbies like sailing or weaving.” The decision to send your child to overnight summer camp may not be an easy one. Your child may not want to go to camp, even though you know it would be a great experience for her. Or, even though your child is ready and willing to go, you may feel she’s too young to attend summer camp. Read on to learn what camp options are out there, and how to determine which is the right choice for your child.

Camping Options Being away from home for the first time is never easy. Some younger kids may feel very comfortable going to camp, especially if their older brother or sister is there, too.

Other young children may find the overnight camp experience very hard.

“Kids should have a few overnight experiences before they go to summer camp,” says Bob Shultz, Director of Public Relations for the American Camping Association. He

suggests they spend a weekend with their grandparents or sleep-over at a friend’s house a few times before going away. How your kids react to these overnight visits will

give you some insight into how they might experience summer camp.

Dr. Popkin advises parents to hang in there, even in the face of letters that plead homesickness. “Buy some time from your kids,” suggests Dr. Popkin. “Ask them to try it for a couple of days. They’ll usually start to thoroughly enjoy themselves.” Kids gain a lot by developing the courage to overcome their feelings of homesickness and not be rescued from it.” Matheson agrees, and further, encourages parents to keep in touch with the camp director if they sense their child isn’t happy.

The Day Camp Option For many kids, day camp is a great alternative to overnight camp. Many kids enjoy day camp into their teens, and some accept campers as young as three years old. It’s a great choice for kids who are anxious about sleeping away from home, and they can get.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL READERS The Miracle Media Group has been serving the community for almost 11 years.

The management has kept and maintained newspaper boxes at the entrances of the Mosques entrances for the facility of Miracle’s readers to avoid violation of any regulations by the mosques. It also keeps the newspapers to be scattered around the place by wind and other elements and inadvertently, creating a problem on Mosque premises. We also avoid forcefully distributing the copies in your hands and leave it on your discretion to pick up the copy at your convenience without disrespecting Islamic literature and pictures. Therefore, we request all of you to continue using the newspaper boxes to obtain a copy of your favorite newspaper.

In spite of repeated requests, it is being observed that different newspapers are still using Miracle boxes without prior consent. Such businesses are asked to respect business ethics and principles.

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Pacquiao’s defeat was robbery, says Amir Khan

Pacquiao’s first defeat in 16 championship fights over seven years, during which the Filipino has become an international idol, stunned the 16,000 crowd at the MGM Grand Arena. Veteran promoter Bob Arum — who handles both protagonists – labelled the judges’ decision as “outrageous” and “one of the worst” he had ever seen, while former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis said it was “another stain on boxing”, and branded the scoring “unbelievable and disgraceful”. “It was worse than my controversial draw with Evander Holyfield in 1999,” he said. Amir Khan, Pacquiao’s stablemate, called the decision “a robbery”, and likened it to his loss to Lamont Peterson in Washington DC in December. Arum added: “I’ve never been as ashamed of the sport of boxing as I am tonight. I’m going to make a lot of money on the rematch, but this was outrageous.”

The biggest fight of Bradley’s career earned him $5million (£3.2m). Pacquiao was guaranteed $20m (£12.9m). Bradley moved to 29 fights unbeaten. Pacquiao lost for the fourth time in his 60th bout. It was confirmed that a second encounter is expected to take place between Pacquiao and Bradley on Nov 10 in either Nevada, Texas, or California. Cynics might suggest that the rematch clause offers promoter Arum another opportunity to build Bradley, and keep the gravy train rolling for Pacquiao. The downside is that the result might have consigned the potential Pacquiao contest with Floyd Mayweather Jnr to dust. Pacquiao’s bargaining stakes have plummeted. Mayweather Jnr, the world’s richest boxer, will have watched the contest from a television room in Clark County jail, where he is serving just under three months for an admission and plea bargain

over domestic violence. In the Philippines, where Pacquiao is a senator, and carries the epithet ‘The National Fist’, there was a nationwide expression of injustice. President Benigno Aquino III sought to console the public: “Manny remains our champion and the nation’s national fist. Our support for him has not wavered.” Bradley attended the post-fight pressconference in a wheelchair, claiming he had broken a foot.

That added to a bizarre event. PacquiaoBradley was a fight with a strange pattern, and an even stranger result. Pacquiao landed the heavier shots - the more notable with his left-hand - in the early rounds, his hand speed creating serious problems for the American challenger. Then, after taking the middle rounds, Pacquiao was outboxed in the final quarter as Bradley discovered a second wind, and displayed a great heart for the fight. Yet controversy

followed when judges Duane Ford and CJ Ross awarded the fight 115-113 to Bradley. Pacquiao landed 253 punches to 159 for Bradley. Compubox statistics revealed Pacquiao landing more punches in 10 of the 12 rounds. The third ringside judge, Jerry Roth, scored it 115-113 for Pacquiao.

“I thought 100 per cent that I won, and I did my best,” Pacquiao said.

Source: Telegraph

Vancouver Canucks seek to slash Mason Raymond’s salary in arbitration

The Vancouver Canucks want winger Mason Raymond to take a pay cut.

The Canucks have invoked a rarely used provision of the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement to file what some have labelled “cutdown arbitration” against Raymond. Instead of tendering a qualifying offer to Raymond of $2.6 million — which is what he made last season — the Canucks hope to have his salary for next season reduced by as much as 15 per cent. What this move means is that Raymond is guaranteed to make no less than $2.21 million next season. “It is the first time to my knowledge this club has invoked salary arbitration and it is most assuredly the first time in the four years we have been here we have invoked salary arbitration,” Canucks assistant general manager Laurence Gilman said Wednesday.

But Gilman stressed that Raymond is a player the Canucks still very much view as a valuable asset. The Canucks’ move did not come as a huge surprise to Raymond’s agent, J.P. Barry. The two sides had talked in recent days and Barry said

the Canucks had raised the possibility of seeking a pay cut via arbitration. Barry called it a “rare provision” of the CBA and can only be used for players making more than $1.5 million per season. “It’s only been used once or twice before,” he said. “But we were aware that this could be a possibility and I did have some discussion with Laurence about it the last few days and knew they were probably going to go in this direction.”

Raymond has had two sub-par seasons after his 25-goal, 53-point campaign in 2009-10. His production fell to 15 goals and 39 points the following season and last season the 26-year-old had 10 goals and 20 points in 55 games. Raymond suffered a vertebrae compression fracture in Game 6 of last year’s Stanley Cup Final when he was run into the boards by Boston defenceman Johnny Boychuk. He did not play again until Dec. 4 of this past season. Barry thinks that serious injury clouds the upcoming arbitration session, for which a date will be set in early July. “It is a unique case,” he said. “We’ve got a player who suffered a significant injury and it makes the case somewhat cloudy.”

The arbitration process will be the same as when a player files against a team, which is normally the case. Each side will present a number to the arbitrator and the Canucks can’t file for anything lower than a 15-per-cent cut. By filing against the player, the Canucks lose their walkaway rights. In other words, they must live with whatever decision the arbitrator renders.

Source: Vancouver Sun

Hockey Royalty The Los Angeles Kings have won their first NHL championship, beating theNew Jersey Devils 6-1 Monday night in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis scored two goals apiece, and Jonathan Quick made 17 saves in his latest stellar performance for the Kings, the first eighth-seeded playoff team to win the Stanley Cup

Lorgat rules out window for IPL

The ICC will not consider creating an official window for the IPL in its Future Tours Programme, according to the outgoing ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat. The issue of clashing schedules has been apparent since the IPL began in 2008 and refuses to disappear, with this year’s tournament forcing West Indies players to choose between the IPL and their home Test series against Australia. Next year will be no different as New Zealand’s cricketers, who can earn significantly more as an IPL player than they do via their national contracts, are due to visit England for a Test tour during the second half of the IPL. England’s cricketers regularly have national duties that prevent them from playing a full IPL tournament. But despite the risk of players choosing the IPL over representing their countries, the ICC remains opposed to the idea of incorporating the two-month tournament into the Future Tours Programme. Lorgat, whose tenure in charge of the ICC finishes at the end of June, said creating a window for the IPL would set a dangerous precedent. “The consequence of that [an IPL window] is what do we do with the Big Bash League?” Lorgat said.

“What do we do with other premier leagues - Sri Lanka is launching one, Bangladesh has one. I know people might say the IPL is the premier league, but once you provide a window for one particular member, you have to be conscious of the fact you may well have to do it for other members. Hence why we have not been supportive of a window specifically for any one of those domestic leagues.” Although an official IPL window is not on the agenda of cricket’s administrators, each country’s board would bear the tournament in mind when

scheduling bilateral tours. That is certainly the case for New Zealand, whose board and players’ association have an agreement to avoid scheduling international series that would clash with the IPL. But such a conflict was inescapable next year, with New Zealand due to visit England for a Test tour in a year that also features an Ashes series in England. As a result, the New Zealand players could miss the warm-up matches ahead of the Test series. James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, said national boards were doing what they could to allow their players to take part in the IPL but occasional clashes were unavoidable. Lorgat was in Melbourne to present Sutherland with the ICC’s ODI shield, after Australia finished on top of the one-day international rankings at the end of the 2011-12 season. The Australians are about to embark on a six-match one-day tour of England and Ireland, and by the end of the trip they will have played 52 full international games across all formats in the space of 12 months. Managing the volume of cricket on international calendars will be one of the challenges for Lorgat’s successor at the ICC, David Richardson, who steps into his new position next month. Lorgat said there was no easy solution to overcrowded schedules, given the demand for all three formats.

Source: Cricinfo

Pakistan’s singing pride Shahensha-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hassan passes away Shahensha-e-Ghazal and great singing legend of Pakistan, Mehdi Hassan after a long period of ailment passed away here in Karachi on Wednesday June 13. Earlier a couple of days ago, ailing ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital here after suffering from multiple health problems, according to his son Arif Hassan.

Mehdi Hassan has multiple lung, chest and urinary tract ailments which were being treated by specialists. Hassan, 84, was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village, Rajasthan, in 1927 before his family migrated to Pakistan after 1947. Hassan, who has a huge following in the subcontinent, cut back on his performances in the late 80s due to illness. Considered one of the most successful ghazal singers of Pakistan, Mehdi Hasasn was trained in classical music by his father Ustad Azeem Khan and his uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both well respected classical musicians. Hassan tried different styles of music and there was a time in Pakistan’s film industry known as Lollywood when a production was considered incomplete without his voice. Due to his remarkable commercial and artistic success, he was titled Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (The King of Ghazal singing). He also played the role of a cultural ambassador and visited India several times. Hassan married twice and is survived by 14 children: nine sons and five daughters.

The family migrated to Pakistan after partition and was hit by financial crisis on their arrival. Mehdi hasan had to repair bicycles and work as a mechanic to make ends meet but all the hardships were unable to discourage his love of music. Mehdi Hassan got a chance to sing Ghazals and songs at Radio

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Pakistan Karachi in 1952, where his uncle Ismael Khan who was established as a music director. He also got a chance to sing for some Karachi made movies but failed to make any progress. In 1964 his ghazal for a film Farangi, “Golon mein rand bharay” gave him a major break and he never looked back after that. He gave playback to all the film heroes of the 60’s and 70’s. He was acknowledged as the king of Gazals the world over after singing some of the most memorable Ghazals like “golon mein rang bhare” “daikh tu dil ke jan” and “ranjish hi sahi. He was not only bestowed with all the highest civil awards in Pakistan but also received the Saigol Award in India in 1979 and the Gorkha Dakhshin Baho Award in Nepal in 1983. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani expressed grief and sorrow over the said demise of legendary singer Mehdi Hussan. Prime Minister has said that Mehdi Hassan was an icon who mesmerized the music lovers not only in Pakistan but also in the sub-continent for almost many decades.

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee wrote him a letter praying for his speedy recovery, he expressed his desire to visit his ancestral village. More recently, he had planned to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan - a desire that remained unfulfilled. In the last few years, a lung infection had robbed him of his voice. Fazli says, “I saw him at Karachi last year where I had gone to attend a mushaira. He couldn’t speak or walk. He silently watched the programme.”.

Singer Lata Mangeshkar had described his richly-textured voice loaded with meaning and melody as “the voice of god.” On Wednesday, a tweet said, “It seems gods have taken a sudden liking to ghazals.” Coming

after Jagjit Singh’s death last year, it wasn’t surprising that Hassan’s demise had triggered the thought. That was also the year when a duet, ‘Tera milna..’ between Lata and Hassan was released. It was Hassan and Lata’s first and last duet together.”Mehdi saab always wanted to sing with me. In fact, he sent me 2-3 recorded songs years back but he had to quit singing due to his prolonged illness. ‘Tera milna’ is one of them.

“I recorded my version here in Mumbai and Mehdi saab’s version was recorded in Pakistan. We h A moved Pankaj Udhas reacts to the news of Mehdi Hassan saab’s death.

It’s one of the biggest blows for those who think music is a way of life. The news of Mehdi Hassan’s death has come a huge blow to Pankaj Udhas. The ghazal singer says since the maestro is an institution of sorts and hence something ought to be done in India in his memory so as to help the younger generation of singers get some guidance to follow on his footsteps. ave made a duet compiling the two versions,” Lata had said.

“It’s a setback to ghazal gayiki (singing). He was a school of singing. Just like Dilip-Raj-Dev influenced a generation of actors, similarly Mehdi Hassan’s style influenced most ghazal singers,” says Urdu poet Nida Fazli. “Hassan globalised ghazal. He used verses written by poets from both sides of the border. He even brought out an album of ghazals written by

Ganesh Bihari “Tarz” from Uttar Pradesh.”

His home country honoured him with several awards and honours - Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz.

The Nepal government too honoured him with the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.

Mehdi Hassan stopped singing in the late 80s due to illness but his world famous Ghazals and evergreen film songs make him immortal in the world of music.

SUPER SIX GHAZALS 1. Ranjish hi sahi (Poet, Ahmed Faraz) 2. Patta patta boota boota (Mir Taqi Mir) 3. Zindagi mein to sabhi (Qateel Shifai) 4. Gulon mein rang bhare (Faiz Ahmed Faiz) 5. Dekhto dil ke jaan se uthta hai (Mir Taqi Mir) 6. Abke hum bichhde to khwabon mein mile (Ahmed Faraz) Note: Miracle Media recognized Shahensha-e-Ghazal and great singing legend of Pakistan Mehdi Hassan in its talents hunt competition in Oct 28, 2009 in his life at Pakistan House, Surrey. We are re-printing that event coverage for your memories May Allah bless his soul and give patience to his families , friends and his lover ones.(Ameen)

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