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US mosque burnt to ground in an arson attack A day after the tragic shooting incident at a gurdwara, a mosque in the US was burned to the ground in a suspected arson attack. This was the second attack on the mosque in Missouri in little more than a month. On July 4, unidentified persons had set the same mosque afire. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the Islamic Centre of Joplin in Missouri was gutted down to the ground on Monday. The center was vacant at the time of the fire and no one was injured. The FBI, in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, and the Missouri Department of Fire Safety are currently investigating and providing significant resources to determine the cause of the fire. “We are currently in the preliminary stages of this investigation and are awaiting a determination as to the cause of this fire. If this fire is determined to be deliberate in nature, it will be investigated to the fullest extent possible,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Kaste.

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Pressed on the subject of the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told reporters the project will be approved on the basis of science, not politics.

The prime minister was at a Vancouver elementary school Tuesday to announce additional employment insurance benefits for parents forced to take time off work to care for a critically ill or injured child. But after Harper’s morning photo op and announcement, reporters questioned him on the apparent difference of opinion between his government and that of B.C. Liberal Premier Christy Clark on the subject of routing the proposed twin pipelines through her province.

When pressed to reveal what he has discussed with Premier Clark, he was blunt. “I’m not going to share with you any private conversations with any premier,” Harper said, adding: “I’m not going to get into an argument or discussion about how we divide hypothetical revenues.” Clark walked out of a premiers meeting in late July, saying she couldn’t endorse their national energy strategy before Ottawa and Alberta agreed on how to compensate B.C. for allowing the $6-billion pipeline to pass through. Pushed on Tuesday to answer whether he would back a pipeline that snaked through the Northwest Territories rather than B.C., Harper stuck to his message. “All such projects will go through a thorough independent assessment,” he said. “In a broad sense, without getting into the specifics of any project. . . we think it’s obviously in the vital interests of Canada and in the vital interests of British Columbia,” Harper said. “As Canada’s Asia-Pacific gateway, the economic growth we expect to have here in the future is going to be based on commerce with the Asia-Pacific region and we think it’s important that we continue to diversify our exports through this province.” Harper’s B.C. visit comes amid ongoing debate over the proposed pipeline’s future, stoked in recent weeks not only by spills in Enbridge’s other pipelines, but also by reports of the company’s mishandling of a spill in Michigan two years ago. His government has a record of enthusiastic support for the project, despite some outspoken, public opposition. Harper’s own ministers of Foreign Affairs and Immigration were even openly critical of Clark, though his senior minister in B.C., James Moore, said in a Vancouver radio interview last week that Clark was right to expect something in return for the Enbridge routing its pipeline through the province. Results of a public opinion poll released last week indicated a majority of British Columbians are indeed opposed to the project that would see bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands piped to the coastal community of Kitimat for transport to Asia. In his comments Tuesday, Harper shied away from boosting the project and its potential economic benefits. Instead, he emphasized that the go-ahead is subject to an independent review based on science and

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New power centres to be resisted: top PPP leaders

Islamabad: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday decided that no compromise would be made on the supremacy of parliament and emergence of new power centres would be resisted by legal means. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and senior leaders of the PPP at the Aiwan-e-Sadr to discuss the current situation in the country with special focus on the legal challenges confronting the government, preparation for elections and the energy crisis. Law Minister Senator Farooq H Naek briefed the meeting on various legal challenges and the strategy adopted to confront the challenges. The meeting expressed satisfaction with the strategy. It expressed the determination to resist within the bounds of law and Constitution the emergence of new centres other than the elected parliament. Lawmaking is the exclusive prerogative of the legislature, which will not be compromised at any cost, it said.

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Iran pledges support as Syria battles rebels

Iran will continue to back the Syrian government, which

acts as a pillar of an Iran-led regional alliance, a high-level Iranian diplomat has told President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Saeed Jalili, a senior aide to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in the meeting with Assad on Tuesday that what was happening in Syria was “not an internal issue”. It is “a conflict between the axis of resistance on one hand, and the regional and global enemies

of this axis on the other”, Jalili said. The remarks came amid continued clashes between Syrian government troops and rebels in the country’s commercial capital, Aleppo. Assad, for his part, pledged to to crush the 17-month rebellion against him and to cleanse the country of “terrorists”. “The Syrian people and their government are determined to purge the country of terrorists and to fight the terrorists without respite,” he was quoted by state news agency SANA as telling Jalili. Iran, which has voiced growing criticism of support by the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the rebels, also sent Ali Akbar Salehi, its foreign minister, to Ankara and a letter to Washington holding them responsible for the fate of 48 kidnapped Iranians. Iranian state media quoted Jalili as saying Iran “believes in national dialogue between all domestic groups to be the solution, and believes foreign solutions are not helpful”. Earlier, visiting Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Monday, Jalili issued a veiled warning to countries backing the rebels. “Those who believe that, by developing insecurity in the countries of the region by sending arms and exporting terrorism, they are buying security for themselves are wrong,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted him as telling Adnan Mansour,

Lebanon foreign minister. Following the Damascus talks, Jalili told Iran’s Al-Alam Arabic-language television that his country was using “all means possible” to secure the release of its abducted citizens. He said Iran held responsible not only the kidnappers but also those foreign governments that supported the rebels fighting Assad’s forces.

“We believe that not only terrorists but also their supporters are responsible for this criminal act,” Jalili said. On the ground in Aleppo, clashes rocked several areas of the city centre early on Tuesday, while the army also shelled rebelheld areas in the east, activists said. The fighting in Aleppo killed at least 23 people, the Local Co-ordination Committees, an opposition activist network said, adding that the nationwide toll was 115. Troops fought rebels in the Bab Antakya, Aziziyeh, Bab Janin and Sabaa Bahrat areas of central Aleppo and near the Palace of Justice in the west.

Fighting also reportedly broke out for the first time in alAshrafiyeh district in the northwest when rebels attacked a military post. Aleppo has been bracing for a threatened major ground offensive by the army against the rebels, who say they control around half of the city. A senior security official said on Sunday

Source: Al-Jazeera

More attacks on security posts in Sinai

Five security checkpoints have been attacked in higher Sinai, along the EgyptIsrael border, days after 16 -border guards were shot dead in an attack in the peninsula. Six people were injured in the attacks late on Tuesday night, including two police officers, three army soldiers and one civilian, sources told the medoa.

The civilian is said to be in critical condition. A cement production company in Sinai, which belongs to the military, was also attacked. Two gunmen suspected in that attack have reportedly been arrested. Exchanges of gunfire continued late into Tuesday night, state news agency MENA said, adding that security forces had closed the road where the assault took place. In reaction to Sunday’s attacks, Egypt also began to seal off smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip, according to security sources. Lawlessness in the rugged desert region, highlighted by the recent attacks, has spread since the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak in an uprising 18 months ago. Meanwhile, in Cairo on Tuesday, crowds of angry mourners wept at the military funeral of the 16 slain guards who were killed on Sunday by attackers in Bedouin attire in the Rafah border town in Sinai. Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi did not attended the funeral, but Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi the defence minister and head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces - was present along with senior government officials and generals. The funeral began at an army mosque in the eastern Cairo area of Nasr City where the bodies of the dead soldiers were draped in the national flag. Thousands of Egyptians were at the ceremony, which was broadcast live on state television. Some of the mourners shouted slogans against Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood for their links to the Palestinian movement Hamas. “Every Egyptian feels this attack was directed against them. They all want vengeance, and there must be blood for blood,” a presenter said during the broadcast. Morsi announced on Monday three days of national mourning for the slain soldiers. For its part, Egypt’s military pledged to hunt down those behind the killing. It described the attackers as “enemies of the nation” who must be dealt with by force and suggested they were Sinai-based Egyptian fighters who received Palestinian support from the Gaza Strip. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Sinai attack. Egypt and Israel say both Islamist fighters from the Sinai and Palestinian allies from the Gaza Strip are active in northern Sinai, attacking both Egyptian security forces and staging raids across the border into Israel. An Egyptian armed forces’ statement suggested that groups on both sides of the border may have been involved. “The armed forces have been careful in the past months and during the events of the [Egyptian] revolution [in 2011] not to shed Egyptian blood ... but the group that staged yesterday’s attack is considered by the armed forces as enemies of the nation who must be dealt with by force,” it said.

Source: Al-Jazeera

Manila flood death toll rises to 16 as rain continues At least 16 people have died in severe floods in the Philippine capital, Manila, officials say.

More than 80,000 people are in emergency shelters, as torrential rain left low-lying areas under water

Myanmar involved in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Muslims: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has termed the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Buddhist-majority Myanmar as “ethnic cleansing” of the Muslims and demanded International community to react to the issue immediately, media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, the Saudi cabinet said it “condemns the ethnic cleansing campaign and brutal attacks against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya citizens, as well as violation of human rights by forcing them to leave their homeland,” in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. The cabinet, chaired by King Abdullah, urged the “international community to take up its responsibilities by providing needed protection and quality of life to Muslims in Myanmar and preventing further loss of life.” Fighting in western Rakhine state between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya left three killed on Sunday, a government official in Yangon said. The violence initially broke out following the rape and murder of a Rakhine woman and the subsequent lynching of 10 Muslims by a crowd of angry Buddhists.

The bloodshed has cast a shadow over widely praised reforms by President Thein Sein, that have included the release of hundreds of political prisoners and the election of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament. The head of the Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Sunday proposed sending an OIC mission to probe the “massacres” of Rohingya Muslims. The OIC will try to persuade the government in Yangon to accept an OIC fact-finding mission, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told an executive committee meeting of the world’s largest Muslim grouping which is based in the Saudi city of Jeddah. He “expressed disappointment over the failure of the international community to take action to stop the massacres, violations, oppression and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the government of Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslims.” “The OIC has directed its offices at the United Nations in New York to urge the Council to look into the suffering of the Rohingya minority,” he said, quoted in a statement issued by the 57-member organization. Violence which erupted in June in Rakhine state between Buddhists and Rohingya left about 80 people dead from both sides, official figures showed.

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EI benefits extended to families Gunman was member of seriously ill children of white supremacist

The federal government intends to follow through with its promise to create a new employment insurance benefit for parents who need to take time off work to care for seriously ill children, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today. The new benefit, promised during the 2011 election campaign, would provide income support for up to 35 weeks once implemented. It would be available for parents or legal guardians of minor children (under 18 years of age) with a life-threatening illness or injury. A medical certificate signed by a Canadian-certified pediatrician or medical specialist would be required to be eligible for the benefit. Harper, speaking at a Vancouver school, said of all the government announcements he makes, “few have given me as much satisfaction to announce as this one today.”

Harper said there is nothing the government can do to ease the emotional pain when a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, but it can help with the financial hardship that families experience when a child is sick. “Experience shows us that critically ill children do better and get better when their parents are with them,” Harper said. “Families are the foundation of our country, and our government is committed to supporting them.” As many as 6,000 families are expected to take advantage of the new assistance each year. It should be in place

by June 2013. It can be combined with the existing compassionate care benefit, which provides up

to six weeks of employment insurance for people caring for a sick loved one who is at risk of dying within six months. Also present at the announcement were Conservative MP Gord Brown, who represents Leeds-Grenville, Ont., the prime minister’s wife, Laureen Harper, and the event’s host, Vancouver Conservative MP Wai Young. Brown had introduced a private member’s bill in the previous Parliament that sought to provide EI benefits to parents taking time off work to care for gravely ill children. That bill died when the 2011 election was called, but the Conservative Party’s platform that year pledged to bring in that benefit to support families. One of Brown’s constituents, Sharon Ruth, worked tirelessly to advocate for this kind of support for families after her youngest daughter, Colleen, became ill with cancer and her family experienced financial hardship first-hand. “Our story had a happy ending,” Ruth told those gathered for the announcement, while acknowledging others less fortunate. Her daughter’s cancer is in remission, and she is about to turn 16. Ruth said her daughter is living proof that children can beat cancer, but she has friends who have lost their children. “I did not set out to be a crusader,” she said. “However, you play the cards you’re dealt.” Ruth wrote a book about her family’s experience and said she did so hoping a decision-maker would read it and see how important it was to help parents. “Eventually, one did,” she said, acknowledging her MP. “Because of you, parents whose children become seriously ill will find their road a little less rocky and a lot less uncertain,” she said, thanking Brown. Harper also paid tribute to Brown’s efforts over several Parliaments to implement these benefits and to Ruth, describing what her family went through, including having to re-finance their home. Before the announcement, the Harpers made cookies with a family at Ronald McDonald House, a charity that helps parents with sick children who travel to Vancouver for care.

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Standard Chartered rejects laundering claims

The British bank Standard Chartered has rejected a US regulator’s claim that it hid $250bn in transactions with Iranian banks in violation of US sanctions. The denial came on Tuesday, a day after New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) threatened to revoke the bank’s licence and impose fines, as the regulator branded the London-based lender as a “rogue bank”. “The group strongly rejects the position or the portrayal of facts as set out in the order issued by the DFS,” group company secretary Annemarie Durbin said in a statement.

“The group does not believe the order issued by the DFS presents a full and accurate picture of the facts.” Shares of Standard Chartered fell by as much as a quarter in trading in London and 7.5 per cent on the Hong Kong stock exchange, as there are fears the bank could lose its operating licence in the US. The US regulator accused the bank of systematically disguising foreign exchange deals with Iran in a breach of controls that potentially opened up the US banking system to terrorists and criminals.

The regulator said that Standard Chartered had hidden 60,000 such secret transactions from 2001 to 2010. It has ordered the bank to explain the alleged violations by August 15, in the latest US move

against foreign lenders accused of failing to prevent money laundering and other illicit transactions. The regulator also said that it would hold a formal hearing over the “assessment of monetary penalties”.

The bank has also been threatened with having its US banking licence revoked. The bank, which mainly focuses on emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, said it was surprised at the allegations as it had informed relevant US agencies in 2010 that it had voluntarily launched an internal compliance review. Senior management were said to have codified their illegal procedures in formal operating manuals, including one labelled “Quality Operating Procedure Iranian Bank Processing”.

The bank was also accused of falsifying Swift wire payment directions by stripping the message of unwanted data that showed the clients were Iranian, replacing it with false entries. Standard Chartered said the review “did not identify a single payment on behalf of any party that was designated at the time by the US government as a terrorist entity or organisation”. Standard Chartered says it stopped all new business with Iranian customers more than five years ago. The sums mentioned in the Standard Chartered controversy are far larger than those involving HSBC, which was recently accused by the US senate of failing to prevent money laundering from countries around the world, including Mexico and Iran. Standard Chartered last week posted record first-half net profit of $2.81bn, up 12 per cent from the previous corresponding period. In a statement accompanying the results, chief executive Peter Sands lauded the bank’s “culture and values” as a source of strength over its competitors. “We are selective and turn things down that we don’t understand, or don’t like the look of,” said Sands.

Source: Al-Jazeera

group with branches in Canada Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause. A day after Page strode into a Sikh temple with a 9 mm handgun and multiple magazines of ammunition, authorities were trying to determine if the 40-year-old Army veteran was taking his own advice when he opened fire on total strangers in a house of worship. Detectives cautioned they might never know for sure. But the picture of Page that began to develop Monday — found in dark corners of the Internet, in records from a dodgy Army career and throughout a life lived on the margins — suggested he was a white supremacist who wanted to see his beliefs advanced with action. Page, who was shot to death by police, described himself as a member of the “Hammerskins Nation,” a skinhead group rooted in Texas that has branches in Australia and Canada, according to the SITE Monitoring Service, a Maryland-based private intelligence firm that searches the Internet for extremist activity. Between March 2010 and the middle of this year, Page posted 250 messages on one skinhead site and appeared eager to recruit others. In March 2011, he advertised for a “family friendly” barbecue in North Carolina, imploring others to attend. In November, Page challenged a poster who indicated he would leave the United States if Herman Cain was elected president. The bald, heavily tattooed bassist trained in psychological warfare before he was demoted and discharged more than a decade ago.

After leaving the military, he became active in the obscure underworld of white supremacist music, playing in bands with names such as Definite Hate and End Apathy. Still, Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards cautioned Monday that investigators might never know for certain what motivated the attack on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in suburban Milwaukee. So far, no hate-filled manifesto has emerged, nor any angry blog or ranting Facebook entries. Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit civil rights organization in Montgomery, Ala., described Page as a “frustrated neo-Nazi” whose bands’ sinister-sounding names seemed to “reflect what he went out and actually did.” Their lyrics talked about genocide against Jews and other minorities. In a 2010 interview, Page told a white supremacist website that he became active in white-power music in 2000, when he left his native Colorado and started the band End Apathy in 2005 in Nashville, N.C. Across several states, fragments of Page’s life emerged Monday in public records and interviews. He joined the military in Milwaukee in 1992 and was a repairman for the Hawk missile system before switching jobs to become an Army psychological operations specialist in a battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. After the FBI searched the apartment in the duplex, Weins returned and found only a computer desk, chair and an inflatable mattress. Suburban Milwaukee police had no contact with Page before Sunday, and his record gave no indication he was capable of such intense violence. The FBI was leading the investigation because the shooting was considered domestic terrorism.

The agency said it had no reason to believe anyone other than Page was involved. Page entered the temple as several dozen people prepared for Sunday services. He opened fire without saying a word. The president of the temple died defending the house of worship he founded. Satwant Singh Kaleka, 65, managed to find a simple butter knife in the temple and attempted to stab the gunman before being shot twice, his son said Monday. Amardeep Singh Kaleka said FBI agents hugged him, shook his hand and told him his father was a hero. “Whatever time he spent in that struggle gave the women time to get cover” in the kitchen, Kaleka said. With their turbans and long beards, Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims or Arabs, and have inadvertently become targets of antiMuslim bias in the United States. Federal officials said the gun used in the attack had been legally purchased. Page had been licensed to own weapons since at least 2008, when he paid $5 each for five pistol-purchase permits in North Carolina. The six dead ranged in age from 39 to 84 years old. Three people were critically wounded, including a police officer. Online records show Page had a brief criminal history in other states, including pleading guilty to misdemeanour criminal mischief after a 1994 arrest in El Paso, Texas, for getting drunk and kicking holes in the wall of a bar. He received six months’ probation. Page also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Colorado in 1999 but never completed a sentence that included alcohol treatment, records show. He was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving again in 2010 in North Carolina after running his car off the side of a highway. The case was dropped a year later for lack of evidence, according to court records.

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RAMADAN – THE MONTH OF QUR’AN All praise is to Allah who alone is the Creator, Master and Sovereign of the universe. It is He who rules over it with perfect wisdom, absolute power and infinite mercy. He, who has created human beings, endowed us with knowledge and reason, made us His vicegerent and trustee on earth, and has sent His Books and Messengers to guide us.

Ramadan is the month of Qur’an, the month of taqwa, the month of forgiveness, the month of charity and the month of tazkia - self-reflection and re-evaluation.

“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may acquire taqwa.” (2:183) Allah made Ramadan a blessed month because He chose it to reveal the Qur’an, and the Night of Power is blessed because the first revelation came on that night. As Allah says: “Ramadan is the month in which the Qur’an was sent down. This Book is a perfect guidance for mankind and consists of clear teachings to show the right way and are a criterion of the truth and the falsehood. Therefore whosoever witnesses it, it is obligatory on him/ her to fast the whole month, but if one be ill or on a journey, should make up for the same number by fasting later. Allah desires to show leniency to you and not hardship. Therefore,

complete the days and glorify Allah for the Guidance He has shown to you and be grateful to Him.” (2:185) It is important for us to understand why taqwa is the sole purpose of fasting and how it is related to Qur’an. Let us look at these verses: “This is the Book, in it there is guidance, without doubt, guidance to those who are muttaqeen.” (2:2) “Be quick in the race of forgiveness from your Lord and for Jannah, whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the muttaqeen; those who spend, whether in prosperity or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon people; for Allah loves mohsineen, (those who show excellence in their good deeds).” (3:133,134) Taqwa has many meanings like, fear of Allah, to be conscious of Allah, to protect, to defend, to know the limits, and it is been used in Qur’an at different places in different meaning. Taqwa is the key to our salvation.

All our acts and deeds are judged by Allah on the level of taqwa. Our entry in Jannah will depend on taqwa.

So, to get guidance from the Qur’an, we need to have taqwa, and to become muttaqi we have to study, understand and practice the teachings of the Qur’an. To help us achieve this, Allah in His infinite Mercy, has con-

RAMADAN APPEAL SYRIA RELIEF FUND The BCMA is making an urgent appeal to all to help the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have lost their homes, their belongings, and even family members. Thousands of women have been widowed and countless children orphaned. They are hungry, homeless, injured and need our help immediately. Please be generous. 100% of your donation will be used to provide lifesaving aid to Syrians in need.

Please forward your donations to the BCMA and reference it as “SRF”. A BCMA tax deductible receipt shall be issued. Insha Allah we will forward these funds to the needy through reputable relief agencies.

nected the Qur’an with Ramadan and has made taqwa the sole purpose of fasting. And Ramadan gives us the means and the tools to acquire taqwa.

Here are few points that may help us to achieve some success.

1. Full belief that we are fasting in obedience to Allah and will get the reward from Him. 2. Establish a relationship with the Qur’an by studying, understanding and practicing the teachings.

3.Abstain from the disobedience of Allah and His Messenger. (SAS) 4. Establish a relationship with Allah through extra worship, praying taraweh and tahajjud.

Reading the Qur’an and making zkir. Praying on the Night of Power. (Lailatul-qadr.)

5.Staying in aetekaf during the last ten days.

6. Spending in the path of Allah, sadaqa, zakatul-fitr, zakatul-maal.

7. Forgive and help people in need.

8. Be kind to people around you, help them and love them.

May we all succeed in acquiring taqwa and in seeking the pleasure of Allah. Ameen.

BCMA HELPING LOCALS AND ABROAD During the last few years the BCMA has raised in excess of half a million dollars to help the needy, both locally and abroad. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala reward all those who have contributed towards this cause and continue to do so.

Today the situation is no different. Locally and globally the needy families are looking for help and support.

The BCMA is asking you to give not only your Fitrana but also your Zakat and charity to BCMA in this blessed month of Ramadan and get double reward from Allah SWT. The BCMA needs your support to fulfill its targets. Please donate generously to BCMA.

Fitrana is $10.00 per person and Zakat is calculated at 2 ½ % of your net savings of the year.

(Nisab (base of calculation) is the equivalent value of 3 ounces of gold on the day of calculation.)

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THE LAST TEN DAYS OF RAMADAN

Juma-tul-Wida Juma-tul-Wida is the Last Friday of Ramadan. The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) said” any one who worships Allah in Friday will receive protection from Allah for the entire week”. The importance of Friday is more then other days of the week. The Prophet Mohammad said: “Allah Almighty forgives the sins committed between two Fridays of the one who performs his Friday Namaaz regularly”. Juma-tu-Wida is the day of acceptance of prays (Dua).

Sayyid Ibn Tawus and Shaykh al-Saduq have both narrated the following on the authority of Jabir ibn `Abdullah al-Ansariy: I visited the Messenger of Allah (a.s) on the last Friday of Ramadan. As he saw me, he said, “Jabir: This is the last Friday of Ramadan. You should thus bid it farewell by saying the following: (allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi min

siyamina iyyahu) “O Allah: (please) do not make it the last of our fasting in this month;” (fa-in ja`altahu faj`alny marhuman wa la taj`alny mahruman) “But if you decide so, then (please) make me enjoy (Your) mercy and do not make me deprived (of it)”.

Friday is like day of Eid for Muslims because there are much similarity between Eid and Friday. On both days Muslims offer prayer 2 Rakat namaz and they listen Khutbah of Immam. Both Namaz cannot be Qaza.

The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) said” the first person who enter the mosque for Friday prayer will get the reward of the charity of a camel, the second person will be rewarded with the charity of a cow, the third person will receive the reward the charity of a sheep, the fourth person the charity of a chicken, the fifth person charity of an egg”.

Zakat

“True piety is this: to believe in God, and the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the Prophets, to give of one’s substance, however cherished, to kinsmen, and orphans, the needy, the traveler, beggars, and to ransom the slave, to perform the prayer, to pay the zakat.”

(Qur’an 2:177) “ What Is zakat?

Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam, the literal translation meaning “to cleanse” or “purify”.

Paying zakat on your wealth purifies and increases the remainder of it, also serving as a reminder that everything we own belongs to Allah. Islamic regulations outline that zakat is 2.5% of one’s wealth which is distributed to the poor.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said “Whoever pays the zakat on his wealth will have its evil removed from him” (Ibn Khuzaimah and at-Tabaraani).

What Are The Benefits Of Zakat?

Zakat not only purifies one’s wealth but is also a spiritual purification and draws an individual closer to their creator. Ibn Taimiah said, “the soul of one who gives zakat is blessed and so is his wealth”, therefore it is a spiritual obligation to give zakat.

When is Zakat Due ?

1. Passage of One Lunar Year: Zakat is obligatory after a time span of one lunar year passes with the money in the control of it’s owner. Then the owner needs to pay 2.5% (or 1/40) of the money as Zakat. (A lunar year is approximately 355 days).

2. Deduction of Debts: The owner should deduct any amount of money he or she borrowed from others; then check if the rest reaches the necessary nisab, then pays Zakat for it.

If the owner had enough money to satisfy the nisab at the beginning of the year, then the money increased (in profits, salaries, inheritance, grants...etc.), the owner needs to add the increase to the nisab amount owned at the beginning of the year; then pay Zakat, 2.5%, of the total at the end of the lunar year. (there are small differences in the fiqh schools here) Each Muslim calculates his or her own Zakat individually. For most purposes this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one’s capital. (Zakat Calculator) A pious person may also give as much as he or she pleases as sadaqa, and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as ‘voluntary charity’ it has a wider meaning. The Prophet said

‘even meeting your brother with a cheerful face is charity.’

Who is Required to pay Zakat?

Paying Zakat is mandatory if:

Narrated ‘Aisha: Abu Bakr AsSiddiq had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed the expiation for the oaths. Then he said, “If I take an oath to do something and later on I find something else better than the first one, then I do what is better and make expiation for my oath.”

1.The individual is free, sane, adult and Muslim.

2. Individual has wealth more than the prescribed minimum known as Nisab.

3. The wealth is held for a complete lunar year.

4. The wealth is productive in nature, allowing the individuals to derive profit from the same.

A lot of people choose Ramadan as the month in which they pay their zakat; both to remember it, and also because the reward for good deeds done in this blessed month is multiplied.

Fitrana In Islam Fitrah, fitrana or zakat -ul -fitar are the terms used to define that money which is obligatory to be given to the needy before eid-ul fitar. This money is paid to the poor people so that they can fulfill their needs on the eid day. since eid day is to eb celebrated by all muslims since it is a reward or prize from ALLAH swt against the 29/30 fasts muslims observe during Ramadan.

Since old ages, people have marked some special days in a year to rejoice and celebrate and to be happy. In islam, the two official days to rejoice are the two eids. But these special occasions are for every muslim not only for those who can celebrate and feel happy. This is why is has been made obligatory for the muslims who are sahb-e nisab to pay fitrana to the poor before eid prayer.

The best is to pay them some days before eid so that they can also spend the money or keep it to be spent on the day of eid.

Fitranah is different from zakat in a manner of its measuring and its distribution.

It is calculated as 2.50 wheat per head in

the family. Suppose if there are 7 people in your home, the 2.5 kg wheat per head will become 2.5*7= 17.5 kg. Thus the family will pay the money equivalent to the 17.5 kg raw wheat to the poor.

This is not a huge amount which cannot be paid so it should be paid some days before eid. Many people still pay the standard money against 2.5 kg, but the better way is to pay 2.5 kg equivalent current amount of wheat.

If wheat prices go up, it will make the fitrana money a little more which might not harm the sahib-e nisab much but can do good to the poor family. In this way, the poor will get more and will be able to spend his eid day in a better way.

Islam has made it obligatory for the muslims to remember their other muslim brothers and sisters in the time of happiness and in the times of sorrow. If it was not made obligatory, people would have never thought about poor and the world would be a worst place for those who do not have much to earn.

ALLAH is the sustainer of all, and HE has made ways for his people to spend money and to get money. Do not forget to pay fitrah and do not be hesitant to pay money in the way of ALLAH because when you spend for ALLAH , HE remembers it.

Charity The Prophet said: ‘Charity is a necessity for every Muslim. ‘ He was asked: ‘What if a person has nothing?’ The Prophet replied: ‘He should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity.’ The Companions asked: ‘What if he is not able to work?’

The Prophet said: ‘He should help poor and needy persons.’ The Companions further asked ‘What if he cannot do even that?’

The Prophet said ‘He should urge others to do good.’ The Companions said ‘What if he lacks that also?’ The Prophet said ‘He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.

O Allah. I fasted for You and I believe in You and I break my fast with Your sustenance

I intend to keep fast tomorrow in the month of Ramadan

AH 1433 RAMADHAN TIMETABLE 2012 Days

Date August

Fajr

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30* Shwl 01*

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Suns

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

4:10 4:12 4:14 4:16 4:19 4:21 4:23 4:25 4:27 4:29

Sunrise

Zawaal

Dhur

Asr

Maghrib

5:57 5:59 6:00 6:02 6:03 6:04 6:06 6:07 6:09 6:10

1:18 1:17 1:17 1:17 1:17 1:17 1:17 1:16 1:16 1:16

1:25 1:25 1:25 1:25 1:25 1:25 1:24 1:24 1:24 1:23

6:22 6:21 6:20 6:19 6:17 6:16 6:15 6:13 6:12 6:11

8:42 8:40 8:39 8:37 8:35 8:33 8:31 8:29 8:28 8:26

Isha

10:12 10:10 10:09 10:07 10:05 10:03 10:01 9:59 9:58 9:56

Source: BCMA

Ramadan Date

May Allah bless everyone with peace and happiness in this Ramadan

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PAKISTAN’S 65TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Millions of Muslim lives were lost while struggling for an independent homeland. As a result, Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947 (27th of Ramadan). The word Pakistan is a conjunction of two words Pak meaning “Pure” and Stan meaning “Land,” a name suggested by Choudhry Rehmat Ali. For celebrating the independence, all the government & non-government offices, courts, post offices, banks, educational institutions, and major markets stay closed to facilitate the celebration of Pakistan Independence day. On this statutory national holiday, changing of sentinel occurs at the mausoleums of Dr. Allama Iqbal - the poet of the East, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founding father of Pakistan.

The public do enjoy cinema shows, music contests, special theatre shows, national song competitions, concerts, and fireworks. Radio and television stations broadcast national songs - specially prepared for Independence Day programs.

The Pakistanis home and abroad celebrate the special occasion with patriotic zest.

Many people dressed up in green and white (Pakistani flag’s colors) attend the Independence Day parades. Pakistan’s national flag is hoisted on public and private buildings, residences and monuments at dawn.

Parliament House is colorfully illuminated.

The prime minister and president address and congratulate the nation.

Pakistan, a country of almost 190 million people is currently struggling to stay afloat politically and economically. and the proud nation is happy to have its own homeland after sacrificing millions of lives during the genuine freedom struggle.

Historically speaking, the Mughal rule ended during ‘the 1857 uprising’ followed by the British Raj. However, a large scale armed struggle against the British Raj eventually turned into a messy freedom movement leading to independence of India in the later years.

Soon it was followed by another freedom struggle but in a peaceful manner by the Indian National Congress.

Muslim leaders Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Syed Ameer Ali worked diligently for the Muslim people’s political advancement.

Later on, the Muslim League, another political party, gained popularity, amid fears of ‘under representation’ and the ongoing neglect of Muslims in wider Indian politics.

On 29th December 1930, Allama Iqbal presented the idea of a separate State that would geographically consist of the Muslim majority areas in the subcontinent.

Hence, his presidential address called for a separate Muslim homeland in the North Western and North Eastern of South Asia.

At the time, strong Hindu nationalists advocated the “Two Nation Theory,” an ideology that is accredited as being the basis for Pakistan’s creation.

Mr. Jinnah supported the “Two Nation Theory” and led the Muslim League to adopt the Lahore Resolution of 1940 (Pakistan Resolution), which ultimately facilitated the birth of Pakistan.

And, upon creation of Pakistan, the Muslims of India were able to have gained two independent wings (one thousand miles apart).

Sadly, the unsupervised partition of British India resulted in deadly communal riots across India and Pakistan where millions of Muslims moved to Pakistan, and millions of Hindus and Sikhs moved to India.

Post partition, certain disputes arose over several princely states between the two neighbours - including Jammu and Kashmir issue which remains responsible for all wars so far. India claims it as inseparable and Pakistan claims it as a right. While on the contrary, the UN passed resolutions to grant right of plebiscite (self determination) to Kashmiris, India stubbornly manages to deny the right and the dispute lingers on as alive.

Sadly, the ongoing negative socio economic

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and political environment was the major irritation for East Pakistanis which escalated to a civil war (the Bangladesh Liberation War) and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which lead to the fall of Dacca – and Pakistan lost its eastern wing which is now an independent state of Bangladesh.

Pakistan is lucky to be blessed with natural resources/reserves and a significant amount of deposits of copper, gold, zinc and lead in the Pakistan province of Baluchistan.

A new gas field in Nawabshah and coal in Tharparkar, Sindh have been confirmed in recent years by Geological Survey of Pakistan and Mineral Development Corporation of Pakistan in collaboration with Mining firms from Australia, China and other nations. Reko Diq alone has the reserves estimated at “two billion tons of copper” and “20 million ounces of gold.”

Geographically and geopolitically, Pakistan enjoys an important position having deep seas, a long coastline, huge plains, many varying geographic regions, rivers, abundant rains and rich mineral resources.

Located in South Asia, the country shares an eastern border with India and a northeastern border with China. Iran makes up the country’s south-west border, and Afghanistan runs along its western and northern edge.

Pakistan displays some of Asia’s most magnificent landscapes as it stretches from the Arabian Sea, in the south, to some of the world’s most spectacular mountain ranges, in the north. The Arabian Sea is Pakistan’s southern boundary with 1,064 km of coastline.

The Country as a total area of 803,904 sq km with a land area of 778,720 sq km is nearly four times the size of United Kingdom. From Gwadar Bay in its south-eastern corner, the country extends more than 1,800 km to the Khunjerab Pass on China’s border.

Unfortunately, Karachi - the commercial hub is under constant threat of “guerilla

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attack,” and the criminals/terrorists, target killers, bhatta mafia (extortionists) are freely roaming around. The mushrooming growth of, dacoits, kidnappers, hoarders, and anti Pakistan elements poses danger to the general public and the merchants.

Shamelessly, the ruling elite has broken all past records of corruption and has been defying and ridiculing the judicial verdicts.

The jialas and the ruling mafia don’t hesitate to make derogatory remarks against the Supreme Judiciary, and they are blatantly flouting its decisions. State policy to ridicule and disobey judicial verdicts can’t be tolerated.

On top of that, the unscheduled power outage, rampant corruption, inflation, unemployment, and the administrative paralysis are hurting the common man.

Under the tough scenario, celebrating August 14th opens the window of opportunity to promote patriotism and national unity in the best interest of the country.

Though, the media played its role nationwide against corruption, injustice, incompetence and negligence far and wide, yet a special “awareness campaign” needs to be launched for eliminating the hypocrites, hidden hands and the quagmire of feudal politics.

Hopefully, the politically aware youth will make it to the polling stations this time.

Indeed, if they vote in significant numbers at the upcoming election, the current unpleasant status quo will be replaced by the long awaited positive change.

Putting aside linguistic, provincial and religious differences for sake of unity would save Pakistan.

Waan laysa lil insani illa ma’ sa’aa That man can have nothing but what he strives for.

O P I N I O N S

Clarification on Br Mahmood Awan’s memo.

AsSalaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatahu, Ramadan and Eid Mubarak to all Allah (SWT) says in his holy book Qur’an:”Ye who believe, avoid suspicion (as possible) for suspicion in some cases is a sin.” 49-12.

First and foremost, I must state that Br Mahmood Awan is a respected member of our society and BCMA recognizes all his past and present effort in helping us improve our services to both the Muslims of BC as well as to the Society in general. The last issue of the Miracle reported a letter from Br Awan on the BCMA performance and his own concerns on the betterment of the Muslim community. The points he raised requires us to respond in order to provide some clarification.

The points mentioned are: The fist was: “Explain the reason for two different Ramadan timetables being distributed in the Richmond Masjid on Friday, July 13th” There is no need for two time table. This issue was brought to the attention of the Executive

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BCMA timetable, which provides flexibility for to action taken by other faith communities. Please note that other Masajid took their local needs. In 2010, BCMA Council in consul- The third was: “Holding Canada Day own initiative and held other functions in tation with almost all other Muslim Organizacelebrations should have been organized the same or alternative weekends. tion in BC approved “A Verified Moon sighting by the BCMA organization.”

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The Birth of a Nation Price of the Freedom On 14 August 1947, just 10 minutes before midnight, All India Radio (AIR) broadcast its last programme and thereafter, a song composed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar was aired by the Lahore radio station. Then a minute before midnight a broadcast (in English by Mr Zahoor Ahmed and in Urdu by Mustapha ali Hamadani) informed the awaiting listeners that exactly at midnight Pakistan will emerge as an independent state on

Road to Independence This part has been divided into various segments to conform to the developments that gradually took place between 1857 to1947 - the last century foothold of the British in the British India.

Urdu in Arabic script deepened their fears of minority status.

In order to keep the Muslims in the mainstream, rose Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and

“Jange-e-Azadi” (War of Independence) Although the British Empire expanded, the native Indians never accepted their dominance. On May 10, 1857, Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, drawn mostly from Muslim units from Bengal, rose against the British in the Meerut garrison some 80 km from Delhi and marched to Delhi. The rising was mainly to protest against the use of the newly issued rifle bullets, alleged to have a wax sealing made of the fats of pigs that was to be removed from the teeth before use. Since pigs are forbidden in the Islam, the Muslim soldiers resented its use and took up arms against their British masters. At Delhi, they captured the famous “Lal Qila” (Red Fort) and reinstated Bahadar Shah Zafar (the last Mughul monarch) to throne. Soldiers in other garrisons also followed the suit and soon much of north and central India was plunged into a year-long insurrection against the British. The British reacted and laid a siege of the Fort, which continued for a while but finally the British owing to their access to artillery and large number of forces stormed the Fort. Bahadur Shah Zafar fled to Humayun’s tomb. The British plundered Delhi and killed many Indian soldiers (and civilians) and artillery was set up in the main mosque in the city to bombard suspected localities, specially the homes of the Muslim nobility. The British forces also arrested Bahadur Shah and days after the arrest, a British officer William Hodson shot Shah’s sons Mirza Moghul, Mirza Khizr Sultan, and Mirza Abu Bakr and shamefully presented their heads to the Shah.

Ali Garh to Muslim League As a consequence to 1857 events, the British government brought India under the direct control of Crown and a Viceroy was appointed to represent the Crown.

They also increased the number of British soldiers in relation to native and allowed only British soldiers to handle artillery. In 1877 Queen Victoria took the title of Empress of India. Bahadur Shah was exiled to Rangoon, in Burma where he died in 1862, finally bringing the Mughal dynasty to an end. Although the “Jange-e-Azadi” (Liberation War) was brutally quelched, the spark for independence and throwing away the yoke of slavery at the hands of the British had been ignited.

While the War of Independence had many repercussions, the intolerance towards the Muslims by the British increased manifold and the Muslims felt deprived and left out in fields of education and representation in government service. Attacks by Hindu fundamentalists against religious conversion, cow killing, and the preservation of

launched a movement for Muslim regeneration that culminated in the founding of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875 (later renamed Aligarh Muslim University in 1921). Its objective was to educate Muslims by emphasizing the compatibility of Islam with western knowledge.

On 30 December 1906 the All-India Muslim League was founded to safeguard the interests of the Muslims. A delegation also met with the viceroy, Gilbert John Elliot, seeking special considerations in government service and electorates. This had positive effect and in 1911 When King-Emperor George V visited India, he announced the reversal of the partition of Bengal and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to present day New Delhi.

Jinnah and Pakistan Movement Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who had initially joined the Congress was grossly dissatisfied with the Congress attitude towards Muslims and thus joined the Muslim League in 1913. It was with his efforts that Congress recognized the separate position of the Muslims and the Muslims’ demand for a separate electorate as a part of the Lucknow Pact. However the Hindu prejudice against the Muslims could not be hidden for long and the publication of Nehru Report (1928) was a great setback to Lucknow Pact, since the Nehru Report negated all its clauses. It became evident that Congress and Hindus wanted to become the ruler of India on the basis of numerical strength and make Muslims their subjects. This was not acceptable to Muslims since they had ruled India for centuries and after British subjugation, they were again to fall under the Hindus as their subjects. Jinnah therefore refused to accept the report and presented his famous 14 Points to solve the political problems in India.

The Muslims wished that their separate identity should be recognized and provided constitutional safeguards to protect their rights. It was then that the first proponents of independent Muslim nation began to appear. Among the first of these was writer/ philosopher Allama Iqbal, who felt that a separate nation for Muslims was essential

the world map. Then at exactly at midnight 14-15 August 1947, a broadcast in English, followed by in Urdu reached the listeners “ This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service”.

This broadcast was followed by recitation of Holy Quran (Surah Al Fatah 1-4) by Maulana Zahir al Qasmi. This was followed by a “na’at” by Muhammad Azam Chishti, a “qaseeda” by Hafeez Jalandhari (later the architect of Pakistan National Anthem), an orchestra composed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar and a “qawwali” by Santoo Khan and others.14 August 1947, a day in the history when a new nation was carved out of the British India after a long

and tiring struggle of Muslims of India. For years since 711 AD, when Muhammad Bin Qasim invaded the Indian sub-continent, Muslims had been the rulers till subjugated by the British in 1857. Therefore, the independence in 1947 from the British yoke was a God-given opportunity to live as per the aspirations of Islamic values.

From 1947 till date, Pakistan’s history has seen many ups and downs, finally losing half of it in 1971. The history of Pakistan can easily be divided into roughly 10-years brackets, each having own peculiarities and repercussions on its future.

in an otherwise Hindu-dominated subcontinent. The cause found a leader in Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who became known as Father of the Nation and eventually persuaded the British to partition the region into Muslim-majority Pakistan, and Hindu-majority India.

In the meantime Choudhary Rahmat Ali a ambridge student coined the word “PAKISTAN” for a would-be Muslim country, which was published on 28th January 1933 in the pamphlet “Now or Never.” He made the name an acronym of the different states/ homelands/regions, which broke down into: P(Punjab), A(Afghania - a reference to the North West Frontier Province), K(Kashmir), S(Sindh) and TAN(BalochisTAN), thus forming “’PAK - STAN’”.

An “i”’ was later added to the the name to ease pronunciation, producing “PAKISTAN.”

were in majority. Therefore in 1946, a delegation from England arrived with three suggestions: (1) The Constituent Assembly

The Lahore Resolution The British Government under the new constitution held the elections in 1937, in which Congress gained majority and formed government in six large provinces.

In connivance with the government, Hindus started persecuting the Muslims and Hindi was introduced instead of Urdu. The introduction of “Bande Matram”, the Hindus’ national anthem did the rest. Therefore, the Muslim League decided to ask for a separate homeland for themselves as by now it was clear that both Hindus and Muslims could not co-exist under one flag. In the 27th annual session on 23 March 1940 at Lahore, the Muslim League under Jinnah demanded a separate homeland for the Muslims of Indian sub-continent. Thereafter, Muslims all over India were asked to join Muslims League to safe guard their identity. In the meantime the 2nd world War had already started and the British government wanted whole hearted Indian support, therefore the Viceroy promised that the constitution would be framed in consultation with representatives of the people after the war.

In 1942 Sir Stafford Cripps proposed dominion status to India under British Crown.

While Congress rejected the proposal since it wanted full control over the affairs of the government, Muslim League rejected it since it didn’t promise a separate homeland for them. Thereafter between 1942-45 many attempts were made to break the deadlock, but the Congress refused to accept the separate identity for the Muslims.

This further united the Muslims, which resulted into land slide victory for Muslims in 1945-46 elections. It clearly showed that Muslims were a separate entity and that their demand for a separate homeland was just.

The Final Days The one year period between 1946 till partition of India was very confusing, disturbing and crucial for the future of the Muslims. The British now realized that Muslims were a powerful entity and could not be ignored. But at the same time they never wanted to annoy the Hindus who

should prepare the constitution, (2) Adoption of federal form of government and (3) British India to be divided in three groups: (a) First Group - Muslim majority provinces of Bengal and Asam, (b) Second Group - Punjab, NWFP, Sind and Balochistan and (c) the Hindu majority Third Group. All groups should compulsorily remain in the Federation for TEN YEARS, after which they had the choice to get separated and become independent.

Congress obviously rejected the proposal since it saw creation of Pakistan after ten years while Muslims rejected it since they could not wait for ten years. Therefore Muslim League started a country wide campaign to expose the covert collaboration between the Congress and the government. After the failure of a provisional government in 1946, where Congress and League members could not sit together, on 20 February 1947 the British Prime Minister Lord Attlee declared that British government would transfer power to people of subcontinent by June 1947. However the new Viceroy Lord Mountbatten assessed that there was no hope for a political reconciliation and only solution was division of British India into two independent states; Bharat (India) for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims. On June3, 1947, the partition of British India and establishment of Pakistan on 14th August 1947 was announced.

End of an Empire With the creation of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, the British Indian Empire faded into the history. But left behind many scars that still haunt peace and stability in the region.

Kashmir being the major dispute because of which not only peace in the region is unattainable but has brought India and Pakistan face to face on a number of occasions. The latest escalation in year 2002 almost brought the two nations at brink of war and at a nuclear flash point.

So long the dispute remains unresolved, no worthwhile peace can be ensured in the region and people of both countries would continue to suffer.

Source: http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/ hist/hist3.html

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Message from the Consul General on the Occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan On behalf of the Consulate General of Pakistan, I would like to convey our heartfelt felicitations to all members of the Pakistani community in Vancouver and British Columbia to mark the 65th Independence Day of Pakistan.

Freedom is a blessing and it was achieved after monumental struggle and great sacrifices rendered by

our forefathers under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. We must cherish and celebrate this hard-earned freedom and we must also keep striving for the progress and development of our country.

Pakistan is proud of its expatriate community. The community plays an instrumental role in projecting

Pakistan as a tolerant, moderate and progressive nation. We deeply appreciate Pakistani community’s contribution to the progress and prosperity of Canada as well as their continued commitment to the development of their homeland. Let us all celebrate this day with the resolve to work together for a better Pakistan and strong Pakistan-Canada relations.

65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF PAKISTAN Ramadan and Independence Day Mubarak At this great occasion of Pakistan’s and India’s 65th Independence Day, I would take the opportunity to thank the supporters and well wishers of ‘The Miracle’ for providing continuous support through advertisements of their businesses, sharing their thoughts in writing with our readers, especially Mr. Shams Jillani, Mr. Aslam Hayat, Mr. Azhar Syed, Mr. Afzal Malik, Maulana A.L.Naumani, Mr. Tariq Mian(Toronto), Mr. Ayub Hamid, Mrs. Shamim Karim, Mrs. Aalam Ara, Ms. Shabnam Khan, Mr. Imran Tipu, Ms. Nada Adams, Mr. Kazim Jafary and many others. The Miracle team feels proud in continuing our tradition from last five years- a special 56 pages edition, “AZADI EDITION”, to provide a broad overview of Pakistan for all our readers, through articles as well as images. We have also included information about sub continent as a display of peace and harmony wished

by both communities. Pakistan as a nation has been going through some serious crises in the past few years, ranging from unrest in Northern Areas. Mainstream media and foreign governments have often been critical and unkind to the country.

As Pakistani Canadians, we not only have to the responsibility of being faithful and loyal to Canada but also represent our distinct cultural identity in a positive manner. I am very proud that I am a Muslim and Pakistani Canadian, and it is my duty to promote not only the Canadian values but also our Pakistani businessmen community, that is serving Canadians day and night. I have high respects for these people who contribute to the economic prosperity of Canada and are also equipping their future generations with high education and skills to serve this country and making it stronger and more prosperous. At the end, I request to all Pakistani Canadians that be proud of your Pakistani origin, and live here with peace and dignity as ambas-

sadors. Promote Pakistani businesses and their products and make your contribution in benefiting both Canadian and Pakistani economies.

Please be part in third 2012 Pakistan Festival at Holland Park in Surrey on August 26, 2012 Long Live Pakistan and Long Live Canada.

I will not be honest if I do not appreciate the efforts of Hon. Chief and Urdu editor Mr. Mohammad Rafiq, Khadija, Misbah, Sabeeh, and the remarkable day and night efforts of our graphic designer. Keep up the good work not only for the Miracle, but for all. United we stand, divided we fall.

Now that the Holy Month of Ramadan has at the end, let us remember the Ummah while we do Ibadah and pray for all Muslim Ummah across the globe, whether they are victims of natural or man-made disasters. Also, I will encourage everyone to give as much as they can in charity

to worthwhile causes whether locally or internationally. Let us all capitalize on the blessings of this holy month.

Feel free to comment on this colorful issue as your concerns and suggestions are highly appreciated for improving our quality in future.

Mohammad Naseer. Pirzada Managing Editor

Pakistan’s Future is Promising Contributed by Kazim Jafary, Mortgage Consultant The global financial crisis which started in the US in 2008 has hit all the big economies with varying degrees. Most of the developed world is still struggling to be completely free from the grip of the recession caused by this crisis. But this tug-of-war is far from over.

With North America under ever increasing national debts, with Greece’s repeated political and financial crisis pushing Germany to cough up massive bailout packages, with EU and Euro on the verge of collapse if Italy and Spain continue to follow footsteps of Greece, with China’s economy hitting on all cylinders leaving no margin for growth, consider for a moment, where the international investor has the option to go. My answer is the emerging economies and Pakistan is one of these.

Pakistan is still a growing economy of around 180 million people. Potential for growth and expansion is huge and hugely untapped. Investors and corporations want to make money and they go anywhere in the world where the future is promising and they are sure to earn dividends.

Companies went to China to benefit from the abundantly available cheap labour and low production costs despite the capitalist world’s rhetoric against communism. Now the time has come when the world turns to Pakistan for investment. And already there

are shining rays of hope on the horizon of trade and development.

50MW solar project in Pakistan RenuEn Corporation of the United States is a growing renewable energy roll up company dealing in solar, wind and geothermal energy solutions. The Corporation has got a 50MW solar project in Pakistan through its pending acquisition of Team Energy Inc. The power purchase agreement (PPA) is guaranteed by the government of Pakistan for 25 years. The projected installed cost is $200 million and the company will be choosing its construction partner soon.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) joint venture in Pakistan Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have finalised to establish oil infrastructure joint venture worth $350 million at Hub to enhance Pakistan’s oil storage capacity. Formal agreement between the two companies is expected to be signed in the near future.

Sinopec China plans to invest in Pakistan’s oil & gas sector Vice President of Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation of China has recently visited Pakistan during this month and while meeting top government officials expressed his Corporation’s interest to invest in mega projects in Pakistan’s oil and gas sector. It might prove to be a big step towards meeting the country’s growing energy needs.

The abovementioned megaprojects mean FDI (foreign direct investment) in Pakistan which certainly mobilizes economy and brings employment opportunities for everyone including skilled labour and professionals. Effects are beginning to be recognized by the established international

indicators. A case in point is the recent performance of Karachi stock market during the last month.

India and China left far behind – Pakistan is the best performing Asian stock market The Karachi stock market scored as the best performing Asian stock market in July 2012 based on the MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Indices. Improved foreign investments, better international relations and easing inflation helped Pakistan equities in July to outperform Asian Emerging and Frontier markets tracked by MSCI. Among 12 Asian countries tracked

by MSCI, Pakistan posted highest US dollar return of 5.6 percent beating all other regional markets that posted a return ranging from negative 9.0 percent to 4.0 percent.

India and China, the two leading markets posted negative returns of 1.1 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively.

More than enough power for 200 years for Pakistan Thar coal fields have estimated lignite reserves of 175 billion tons equivalent to total oil reserves of Iran and Saudi Arabia combined. Lignite is a kind of coal which is soft and brown in color and is primarily used as a fuel for steam-electric power generation. This large natural resource in Thar is enough to produce 100,000 MW of power for 200 years. Thar coal provides for the ideal means to meet the current and future energy needs of the country. It has the potential to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity to Pakistani consumers reducing the country’s need to rely on imported and expensive oil for power generation.

Pakistan’s growing man-

go exports The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) has started exporting mangoes to South Korea. It is definitely an important milestone in Pakistan’s efforts to increase exports of agricultural produce. Exporting mangoes is not only about bringing money it’s also about bringing good name to the country – it’s about exporting a taste of our culture and promoting Pakistan’s soft image. Efforts are also underway to open up newer markets like Australia. The option of sea route has also been explored recently and with the success of shipment to Netherlands exporting large quantities to other European countries is now a big export opportunity. Mango exports are already showing a gradual and steady growth as Pakistan exported 75,000 tons in the 2009 season, 85,000 tons in 2010 and 92,000 tons in 2011. This season, it is expected that the total mango exports should be more than 100,000 tons.

Open and progressive society – growth of Broadband Internet Pakistan’s impressive growth of broadband Internet is being recognized internationally. Broadband Internet has become a household product now. Despite the current global economic downturn, Pakistan’s amazing growth in the broadband Internet sector during the last ten years is an outstanding national success story. Highspeed Internet is rapidly revolutionizing the way Pakistanis learn, communicate, work and do business. With over 70 times increase in Broadband proliferation in the

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Important Events of Pakistan from 1947 -2012

• 14 August ‘47: Pakistan attends 6th Universal Scouts Jamboree in France • 15 August ‘47: Royal Pakistan Air Force’s HQ established at Peshawar • 15 August ‘47: First cabinet formed - Liaquat Ali Khan appointed first PM • 18 September ‘47: Karachi Stock Exchange established - with 5 companies value Rs. 371 million • 30 September ‘47: Pakistan becomes member of UNO - Afghanistan voted against • 23 January ‘48: Fisrt navel vessel “Dilawar” joins Pakistan Shipping Corporation • 9 June ‘48: Pakistan attends London Olympics - Hockey team under Colonel Dara lost to UK in semis • 26 November ‘48: First air crash of Pakistan - Pak Airways aircraft crashes near Vihari - 21 die • 12 February ‘50: Foundation stone of Kotri Barrage by Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din • 21 July ‘50: Trich Mir (41st highest peak) scaled by Norwegian Team, including one Pakistani • 30 October ‘50: Peshawar University inaugurated by Liaquat Ali Khan • 28 February ‘51: First population census total population = 78,742,000 • 10 October ‘51: Natural gas found at Sui, Balochistan • 28 December ‘51: Inauguration of Pakistan Ordnance Factories,Wah • 1951: Completion of 107 miles long famous BRB (Banmban Wala Ravia Bedian) Link canal • 2 October ‘52: Foundation stone of TIP laid at Haripur • 31 January ‘53: Commodore Hafiz Muhammad Siddique appointed first native navel chief • 4 June ‘53: 8125 Meters high Nanga Parbat scaled by a German for the first time • 31 July ‘54: K-2 scaled by Italian expedition • 13 August ‘54: Hafeez Jalandhari sings his own written National Anthem on Radio Pakistan • 8 September ‘54: Pakistan joins SEATO • 7 October ‘54: Chaudhry Zafar Ali appointed first judge of International Court of Justice • 22 November ‘54: Prime Minister M Ali Bogra announces formation of ONE UNIT • 1954 - Manila Olympics Pakistan’s Muhammad Din wins first gold for Pakistan • March ‘55: Hollywood MGM’s film “Bhawani Junction” shot at Lahore Railway station • 18 April ‘55: Pakistan attends Bandung Conference (Indonesia) • July ‘55: First devaluation of Pak rupee: Re’s value dropped from Rs. 3.30 per US $ to Rs.4.76 • 26 February ‘56: First constitution of Pakistan approved • 9 January ‘57: Singing of National Anthem in schools made mandatory • 15 January ‘57: Silver jubilee celebration of opening of Sukkur (Lloyd’s) Barrage • 2 February ‘57: Foundation stone of GUDDU barrage laid by President Sikander Mirza • 22 April ‘57: Air Vice Marshal Asghar Khan becomes first native Chief of Air Staff • 24 December ‘57: Photograph of Quaid -e-azam appears on the first Rs.100 currency note • 5 March ‘58: First Dry Port of Pakistan inaugurated at Karachi by the President Sikander Mirza • 24 April ‘58: WAPDA established • May’58: Pakistan wins 13 medals (5 gold,5 silver, 4 bronze) at Tokyo Asian games • 22 August ‘58: Subedar M Iqbal of Pakistan army breaks world record in Hammer Throw (209.5 ft) • 23 August ‘58: Pakistani swimmer Brojan Das sets world record of 10 Hours 35 Minutes of crossing the English Channel

• 7 September ‘58: Gwader port town purchased from Oman for 4 million British Pounds • 7 October ‘58: President Sikander Mirza imposes Martial Law, appoints General M Ayub Khan as MLA • 27 October ‘58: President Sikander Mirza removed and General M Ayub Khan becomes President • 1965 Second war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir • 1969: Martial law declared; Ayub Khan resigns; General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan assumes presidency • 1970 First general elections; Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League secures absolute majority in new National Assembly; West Pakistandominated government declines to convene assembly • 1971 East Pakistan attempts to secede; civil war begins; Bangladesh declares itself independent issued; India intervenes on behalf of Bengali separatists; Pakistani military surrenders to Indian armed forces; Yahya Khan resigns; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes president of Pakistan • 1972: Bhutto and India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sign Simla agreement which adjusts cease-fire line between the two countries and creates new Line of Control • 1973: New constitution goes into effect; Bhutto becomes prime minister 1976: Diplomatic ties established between Pakistan and Bangladesh • 1977: General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq proclaims martial law • 1978: Zia becomes Pakistan’s sixth president • 1979 Islamic penal code introduced; Bhutto hanged • 1983: Zia announces that martial law will be lifted, says army will retain key role in future governments • 1985: General elections held • 1988: Zia dismisses Prime Minister Mohammmad Khan Junejo’s government, orders new elections; Zia killed in mysterious place crash; investigation concludes that his death was caused by “criminal act of sabotage;” elections held; Benazir Bhutto sworn in as first woman prime minister of a Muslim nation • 1990: National elections see Benazir Bhutto’s PPP losing to coalition of rightist parties; Nawaz Sharif elected prime minister • 1993: President Ishaq Khan dismisses Sharif’s government, citing corruption; elections held; Benazir Bhutto’s government wins slim margin; Benazir becomes prime minister • 1996: President Farooq Leghari dismisses Benazir Bhutto; accuses her government of corruption and nepotism • 1997: National elections held; Sharif comes to power again • 1999: Army citing corruption arrests Sharif and takes over. General Pervaiz Musharraf becomes chief executive of Pakistan.

• 2000: April 6, Nawaz Sharif sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of hijacking and terrorism.May 12: Supreme Court validated the October 1999 coup and granted General Pervez Musharraf executive and legislative authority for three years. December 10: Nawaz Sharif along with family, went into exile in Saudi Arabia.

• 2001: June 20: General Pervez Musharraf assumes office of president while remaining Chief of Army Staff.September 16: US Secretary of State Powell told that Pakistan’s President Musharraf had agreed to support the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign.

• 2002: April 30: Musharraf wins in a referendum.October 10: General election held in the country.November 23: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali sworn in as Prime Minister.

• 2003: June 24: President Pervez Musharraf meets G.W. Bush in Camp David. US announces $3-billion five-year economic

assistance package for Pakistan. July 11: Lahore-Delhi bus service resumed after suspension of 18 months. December 14: General Musharraf survived an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.

• 2004: January 1: General Musharraf won a vote of confidence in the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies. August 28: Shaukat Aziz becomes Prime Minister.

• 2005: July 19: Government of Pakistan launches country-wide crackdown against extremist elements. October 8: A devastating earthquake in Kashmir and NWFP kills over 80 thousands people.

• 2006: January 2: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar assumes office of State Bank Governor having the first woman Governor of SBP. May 14: Charter of democracy (CoD) is signed by two former prime ministers of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in London.

August 26: Akbar Bugti killed by military • 2007: March 9: President Musharraf dismissed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar.

July 20: Iftikhar restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan.October 18: Bhutto, Benazir returned to Pakistan, after exile of about 8 years. November 3: Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency, most of the senior judges of Supreme Court ousted. November 16: After completion of 5 years, National Assembly dissolved; Catetaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro took oath.November 25: Nawaz Sharif returned Pakistan after 7 years of forced exile. December 16: Emergency lifted, banned civil rights and suspended constitution restored. December 27: Bhutto, Benazir assassinated in a blast/bullet attack in Rawalpindi.

• 2008: January 2: The Election Commission announces elections will now be held on February 18.Yusuf Raza Gilani is elected as the new Prime Minister. August 18: Pervaiz Musharraf steps down as President of Pakistan. Mohammadmian Soomro takes over as President. Asif Zardari wins presidential election with 481 votes. September 9: Asif Zardari takes oath as President of Pakistan.

• 2009: February 16: Pakistan government announces a truce with Taliban, accepting a system of Islamic law in the Swat valley, conceding the area as a Taliban sanctuary.

March 9: Militants attack bus with the touring Sri Lankan cricket team. All international cricket matches in Pakistan are suspended.

Pakistan also loses its status as hosts for the cricket World Cup 2011.

• 2010: July Extensive flooding after monsoon rains. At least 1,600 people were killed.

1 October - Pervez Musharraf launches his new political party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, at a club in London. At the launch Musharraf apologies for the “negative actions” he took whilst in power.

• 2011: January - Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home. 27 January - A

US diplomat, Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in Lahore allegedly in self defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting. May 1: Death of Osama Bin Laden: A US air strike killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbotabad.

August, 2011 • Pakistan Floods, One Year Later • One year ago, record-breaking floods submerged one fifth of Pakistan’s total land area for months, affecting some 20 million residents and causing some $10 billion in damage. Eleven million Pakistanis were left homeless, and the aid organization Oxfam estimates that more than 800,000 remain without permanent shelter to this day. Many of them, frustrated by limited government assistance, are struggling to rebuild their own homes.

• November 22: Husain Haqqani resigned as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States following claims of his alleged affiliation with the Memogate controversy.

• November 26: A NATO attack on two Pakistani border checkposts in Salala in the Baizai subdivision of Mohmand Agency in FATA kill 24 soldiers of the Pakistan Army.

January, 2012 • 2 January: India-Pakistan exchange a list of their nuclear installations.

• The death toll of a fake medicine crisis at a cardiology hospital in Lahore reaches 112 • Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani over a contempt of court conviction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

• Mehdi Hassan, 84, Pakistani ghazal singer.

• 17 June - Fauzia Wahab, 56, Pakistani politician, complications of gall bladder surgery.

• SC summons Raja Court issues show-cause notice to PM for not writing Swiss letter Summons him on 27th August to explain why contempt proceedings should not be started against him.

NATO containers cross Chaman border • CHAMAN: The supply to US-led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan via Chaman border was restored on Wednesday after a suspension of 18 days. Nangiali Faizi told APP that the private companies, contracted to provide supplies to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, paid Rs 80 million of customs to the Afghan Customs to allow them to cross containers and trailers loaded with supplies for the NATO troops into Afghanistan via the Chaman border gate. About 20 NATO containers, which had earlier been parked at the container terminal in Chaman for 18 days, crossed into Afghanistan from the Pakistani sides.

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Demographics of India Country overview: Short name INDIA Languages Hindi (hi), English (en), etc.

Time zone +5:30 Capital New Delhi President Pratibha Patil Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Census Total Population: 1,095,351,995 (July 2006 ; 1,027,000,000 (2001 Census) Rural Population: 742,617,747(72.2%) (Male: 381,668,992, Female: 360,948,755) (2001 Census) Urban: Age structure: 0–14 years: 30.8%(male 173,478,760/female 163,852,827) 15–64 years: 64.3% (male 363,876,219/female 340,181,764) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 27,258,020/female 26,704,405) (2006 est.) The average age of Indians is 24.8 years.

Population growth rate: 1.606%% (2007 est.)

Birth rate: 22.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: 6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Literacy rate: 65.38% (2001 est.)

Percent of the population under the poverty line: 22%(2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.8% Total population: 1.064 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.81 children born/woman (2007 est.) The TFR (Total number of children born per women ) according to Religion in 2001 was : Hindus - 2.27, Muslims - 3.06, Sikhs - 1.86, Christians - 2.06, Buddhists - 2.29, Jains - 1.50 , Animists and Others - 2.99, Tribals - 3.16, Scheduled Castes - 2.89.

Religions: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.1%, Christian 2.31%, Buddhists 1.05%, Sikh 1.93%, Jains 0.41 %, Others or not stated 0.76% (2001 Census) Scheduled Castes and Tribes: Scheduled Castes: 16.2% (2001 Census) Scheduled Tribes: 8.2% (2001 Census) Languages: There are 216 languages with more than 10,000 native speakers in India. The largest of these by far is Hindi with some 337 million (the second largest being Bengali with some 207 million). 22 languages are recognized as “official languages”. In India, there are 1,652 languages and dialects in total.

Road to Independence On 3 June 1947, Viscount Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of the British Indian Empire into an India and Pakistan, under the provisions of the Indian Independence Act 1947. At stroke of midnight, on 15 August 1947, India became an independent nation. This was preceded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous speech titled Tryst with

Sikhism in Pakistan It has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a very small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is located in the Punjab province. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sikh community became a powerful political force, with Sikh leader Ranjit Singh founding the first Sikh empire, which had its capital in Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan today. Significant populations of Sikhs inhabited the largest cities in the Punjab such as Lahore, Rawalpindi and Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) though he was chased out from Peshawar by the Pakhtuns of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa.

However, after the partition of 1947 to create the Muslim state of Pakistan, a significant portion of the Punjab region became part of the new state. Ethnic cleansing of Hindus and Sikhs led to a major exodus of those communities from Pakistan into India; conversely Muslims in the Indian territory were subject to the same ethnic cleansing at the hands of Sikhs and Hindus and forced migration to Pakistan. In the decades following Pakistan’s creation, the Sikh community began to re-organise, forming the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PGPC) to represent the community and protect the holy sites and heritage of the Sikh religion in Pakistan.

The Pakistani government has begun to allow Sikhs from India to make pilgrimages to Sikh places of worship in Pakistan and for Pakistani Sikhs to travel to India.

The estimated population of Pakistani Sikhs

is 172,800,000 according to the July 2008 census. According to the 1998 census, the population consists of 96% Muslim, with Christians (1.6%) and Hindus (1.6%) making up the largest minority faiths. Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Buddhists, and some adherents to animist religions make up the remainder.

Before the Partition of India and Pakistan Prior to the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 in to the successor states of Pakistan and India, Sikhs were spread all across the region of Punjab and played an important role in its economy as farmers, businessmen, and traders. Lahore, the capital of (now in Pakistan) Punjab was then and still

is today the location of many important religious and historical sites for Sikhs, including the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh. The nearby town of Nankana Sahib has nine gurdwaras, and is the birthplace of Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak Dev. Each of Nankana Sahib’s gurdwaras are associated with different events in Guru Nanak Dev’s life. The town remains an important site of pilgrimage for Sikhs worldwide.

After the Independence of Pakistan Nationwide, there are no reliable numerical figures for Sikhs in the country. Estimates vary, the US Department of State estimates 20,000. The largest Sikh population

destiny.

“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance..... We end today a period of ill fortune, and India discovers herself again. ” Prime Minister Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel invited Lord Mountbatten to continue as Governor General of India. He was replaced in June 1948

by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari. Patel took on the responsibility of unifying 565 princely states, steering efforts by his “iron fist in a velvet glove” policies, exemplified by the use of military force to integrate Junagadh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Hyderabad state into India.

The Constituent Assembly completed the work of drafting the constitution on 26 November 1949; on 26 January 1950 the Republic of India was officially proclaimed. The Constituent Assembly elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India, taking over from Governor General Rajgopalachari. Subsequently, a free and sovereign India absorbed two other territories: Goa (liberated from Portuguese control in 1961) and Pondicherry (which the French ceded in 1954). In 1952, India held its first general elections, with a voter turnout exceeding 62%; in practice, this made India the world’s largest democracy.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

in Pakistan is found in Peshawar, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where the Pashtun law of “nanawati” (protection) spared the scale of violence which had raged across the Indus River in Punjab. Despite the heinous atrocities committed against Muslims

by Ranjit Singh, the Pashtuns spared the Sikhs. There are small pockets of Sikhs in Lahore and Nankana Sahib in Punjab.

The (West) Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan were mostly emptied of their Sikh and Hindu population in the communal massacres of partition, with nearly all fleeing for India. Today, segments of the populations of East Punjab and Haryana states and Delhi in India can trace their ancestry back to towns and villages now in Pakistan, including current Indian Prime

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Minister Manmohan Singh. There has been an influx in the population of Sikhs in Pakistan due to the turbulent civil war and conflicts that have ravaged neighboring Afghanistan. Afghanistan, like Pakistan, has had a very small Sikh and Hindu population. There has been a massive exodus of refugees from Afghanistan into Pakistan during the past 30 years of turmoil up to the reign of the Taliban and the subsequent US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001.

Due to Pakistan’s porous borders with Afghanistan, large numbers of Afghanistan’s minority communities, based mainly around the cities of Kabul, Kandahar, and Jalalabad have fled, and some Sikhs have joined their kinsmen in Peshawar and Lahore.

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Celebrations of Pakistan

Pakistan’s calendar features a great many festivals, both purely cultrual and also religious. Others are in memory of National Heroes or commemorate political events in the nation’s recent history. Muslim festivals are celebrated according to Muslim (Lunar) Calendar and may occur some 10 days earlier each successive Christian Year.

There are several folk and festivals held regularly in every part of the country. Exact dates of such festivals are fixed annually by the District Administration of the respective area, at least a month in advance, according to the tradition.

Pakistan’s main festivals are: 1 . Eid-ul-Fitr Religious festival celebrating end of fasting month on 1st of Shawwal, the 10th month of Islamic Calendar. Special prayer after sun-rise, exchange of sweet dishes, visits.

2. Eid-ul-Azha Religious festival commemorating the great sacrifice offered by Prophet Abraham.

Celebrated on 10 Zilhaj,12th month of

Islamic Calendar. Collective prayers after sun set, sacrifice of goats, sheep, cows or camels and distribution of meat among relatives, friends and poor.

3.Milad-un-Nabi :

(Birthday of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad, p.b.u.h. on 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal - the 3rd month of Islamic Calendar.

4. Christmas In Pakistan 25 December is a public holiday it is however in memory of Jinnah the founder of Pakistan.

In Christian homes they celebrate christmas with the exchanging of gifts and cards, the wearing of new clothes and the visiting of houses of friends.

They have a chruch service which is packed on Christmas day which is called Bara Din the big day.

5. Independence Day, Aug 14th

Meeting, processions, rallies, decorations and illustrations are held all over the country.

5. National Horse & Cattle Shows Held at Fortress Stadium, Lahore and in Jacobabad. Cattle races, cattle dances, tentpegging, tattoo show, folk music, dances, bands, cultural floats and folk games.

6. Basant Mela (Spring festival of Colors and Kite-flying) The festival is held on the second weekend of February. The skies over Lahore explode in a kaleidoscope of color. As the first kite rises over the horizon, a joust for suprem-

acy begins that brings millions of kites of all shapes and sizes, soaring to challenge it.

This is a time for festivities that reflect the true Lahori spirit of good-natured competition and appetite for celebration.

For a visitor, Basant is the ideal time to appreciate the mood and magic of Lahore.

From the floodlit skies, the manic beat of the ‘dhol’ and cries of ‘Bo kata!’ each time the opposition loses a kite, to a constant feast that lasts an entire week. Lahore displays a charm and hospitality unmatched and unrivalled by any other city in the world 7. Sufi Festivals The fairs held at the shrines of Sufi saints are called Urs. They generally mark the death anniversary of the saint. On these occasions devotees assemble in large numbers and pay homage to the memory of the saint. Soul inspiring music is played and devotees dance in ecstasy. The music on these occasions is essentially folk and appealing. It forms a part of the folk music through mystic messages. The most important Urs are: Urs of Data Ganj Bukhsh at Lahore, Urs of Hazrat Mian Mir at Lahore, Urs of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar at Pakpattan, Urs of Hazrat Bahaudin Zakria at Multan, Urs of Sakhi Sarwar Sultan at Dera

Ghazi Khan, Urs of Shah Hussain at Lahore, Urs of Hazrat Bullehe Shah at Kasur and Urs of Hazrat Imam Bari (Bari Shah Latif) at Rawalpindi-Islamabad.

A big fair is organized at Jandiala Sher Khan in district Sheikhupura on the Mausoleum of Syed Waris Shah who is the most loved Sufi poet of Punjab due to his work known as Heer Ranjha.

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Independence Day in Pakistan Selected by: Nasser Pirzada Pakistan’s Independence Day, which is annually held on August 14, celebrates the country’s independence from the British rule on that date in 1947. This day is an occasion to promote patriotism and national unity

What Do People Do? People all over Pakistan celebrate Independence Day with patriotic zest. Many people who attend the Independence Day parades dress up in green and white, which are the Pakistani flag’s colors. People visit national monuments and places of national significance to celebrate Independence Day. This is also a time to meet relatives, exchange gifts and visit recreational spots.

Pakistan’s national flag is hoisted on public, private buildings, residences and monuments at dawn. Official buildings, including Parliament House, are decorated and colorfully lit. The prime minister and president address and congratulate the nation and talk about the day’s significance. Streets and houses are decorated with candles, oil lamps and pennants. Firework shows are put together on the eve of Independence Day. Pakistan’s Independence Day also pays homage to people who devoted their lives for Pakistan’s freedom movement and made sacrifices to attain Pakistan’s independence.

A change of guard takes place at national monuments, including the mausoleums of Muhammad Iqbal, who was a poet, philosopher, and politician, and Muhammad

Ali Jinnah, who is considered by many as Pakistan’s founder and Quaid-i-Azam (supreme leader). Events held during the day include special theatre shows, national song competitions, concerts, and Independence Day pageants. Radio and television stations broadcast national songs and specially prepared Independence Day programs.

Public Life Independence Day is an official holiday in Pakistan on August 14. All governmental, non-governmental offices, organizations, educational institutions, post offices, and major markets are closed.

Public transport remains unavailable on all major routes. Traffic congestion is common due to Independence Day parades.

Background The Indo-Pak subcontinent remained a British colony from 1849–1947. The subcontinent’s inhabitants did not approve of the British rule in united India. An uprising that occurred in 1857 eventually formed the shape of a freedom movement, which exemplifies the efforts of the people of British India in gaining their independence.

Muslims ruled the subcontinent before the British incursion and suffered due to the 1857 uprising against the British East India Company. Leaders such as Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Syed Ameer Ali worked diligently for the Muslim people’s political advancement. The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885, which later on became

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Richmond. This project will have to be approved and put in priority order with all other Just two days ago, a white Supremacist massacred six innocent people and injured several plans for BCMA as a whole. We believe our Burnaby site can serve all our ‘cooling’ needs in a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin. at current rate of requirement. Please note that In a statement today Imam Syed Soharwardy we also provide Burial and Funeral services at said, “Visible minorities especially Muslims all our other locations throughout BC without must be vigilant to safeguard their mosques, lives and other properties. The hatemongers having our own ‘body cooler’ rooms. and racists have been left free in the society.

Last few notes: The Constitution of BCMA has withstood the Islamophobes and anti-immigration racists are test of time and the Council has had the vision spreading hate on daily basis. Governments are doing nothing to stop them.” to update, change and adopt new bylaws as needed and when required. The proof is in the Islamophobes and anti-immigration hatemongers are using freedom of speech and encourgrowth of BCMA year over year while mainaging people to turn against each other. This is taining a cohesive and well managed organization, considered one of the largest in Canada not freedom of speech. This is hatemongering.

Islamic Supreme Council of Canada extends with its many divisions and services. Insha support to the worshipers of Joplin’s Mosque.

Allah, we shall continue to revise and grow We stand shoulder to shoulder with our brothwhile being careful not to dilute the main ers and sisters in Missouri. objective of the Association, that is, to serve Tonight after Taraweeh prayers (12:30 am) the Ummah with services which are most apImam Syed Soharwardy will be discussing the propriate and within the context of Shariah. issue of rising hate towards minorities at Don BCMA depends on the sincere and committed brothers and sisters who voluntarily spend Hartman Sportsplex in North East Calgary.

For further information, please contact Imam time and effort to help run this large organization. Community leaders like Br Awan, Soharwardy at 416-994-5467 OR 1-866-7747526 OR 403-831-6330. Thanks and anyone else for that matter, are always welcome to come forward with suggestions to improve our Association.

I sincerely hope that the above notes provide some clarity to the issues raised and pray that the rest of the month of Ramadan is spent in remembrance of Allah Subhan wa taala.

Jazak’ Allah khairan,

LETTER : Continued from pg 14

Mosque is burnt to the ground in Missouri After massacre in the Sikh Temple, Mosques are the next target. Muslims Must Be Vigilant (Calgary) Islamic Supreme Council of Canada

NDP MPs react to tragic shooting at a Sikh Gurduara in Wisconsin, U.S

Jinny Sims says “compassion can overcome hatred” OTTAWA – On behalf of all New Democrats, NDP MPs offer condolences in the wake of the horrendous and hateful shooting at a Sikh Gurduara in the US. We join all Canadians’ shock and disbelief over this atrocious attack on the Sikh com-

British India’s largest political party. Major Muslim political leaders, including Muhammad Ali Jinnah, were members of the Indian National Congress and worked towards Hindu-Muslim unity and India’s independence. The All India Muslim League was founded on December 30, 1906. There was growing demand for an independent Muslim state in India. In 1930 Muhammad Iqbal presented the idea of a separate Muslim state that would geographically consist of the Muslim majority areas in the subcontinent. The word Pakistan is a conjunction of two words Pak meaning Pure and Stan meaning Land, a name coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali.Strong Hindu nationalism gave birth to the Two Nation Theory, an ideology that is accredited as being the basis for Pakistan’s creation. In 1940 the Pakistan Resolution was passed in Lahore demanding greater Muslim autonomy in British India.

After World War II, it was expected that the British colonies would soon disintegrate.

The Pakistan Movement, spearheaded by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, resulted in creating a Muslim state. Pakistan gained independence from the British rule on August 14, 1947. At its birth, Pakistan had two parts commonly referred to as East and West Pakistan. In 1971 East Pakistan parted from West Pakistan and became Bangladesh.

Symbols Green and white are Pakistan’s official colors. White represents peace while green symbolizes prosperity and good fortune.

Pakistan : Continued from pg 16 last six years, broadband has become the backbone of corporate services sector and even small businesses.

Pakistan and India moving in the right direction Recently India removed the ban on investments from Pakistan. This means a citizen of Pakistan or a business entity registered in Pakistan can now invest across the border in neighboring India. The Indian move has been welcomed by Pakistani businessmen, investors and industrialists alike. It is certainly intended to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace settlement between the two countries. Such a step taken with good intentions and pursued with open minds from both sides would undoubtedly bring prosperity to the people of South Asian region. The positive results would be manifold when India takes the next step and lifts the ban on investments into Pakistan by Indian citizens.

It has become all too common to predict doom and paint gloomy pictures of Pakistan’s future. Against this backdrop of prevalent pessimism, the above mentioned developments serve as some of the examples to highlight Pakistan’s immense potential for growth. Seeing the glass half full goes well with celebrating our country’s 65th Independence Day. It’s a day to rejoice, reflect as well as resolve to do our bit to contribute to this promising future.

Happy Independence Day!

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O P I N I O N S munity in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and extend our deepest sympathies to the survivors and victims’ families. New Democrats stand in unity with the Sikh community and condemn the hatred and intolerance behind this atrocious crime.

As MPs, we represent significant Sikh populations and, as in communities across the country, have been grieving together and drawing strength from each other.

“This tragedy touches so many of us. My relatives were heading to the Oak Creek Gurduara that fateful Sunday morning but thankfully, they were late and missed the shooting,” added NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu (Surrey North).

NDP MP Jinny Sims (Newton-North Delta) added, “I have been meeting with local community members and listened to their concerns over this hate crime. This is a time for us all to stand together in solidarity and show that love and compassion can overcome hatred.”

‘Who is Allah’?

By Gulshan Aalani Vancouver Who is Allah was the subject of the seminar presentation organized by the SFU Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, on Thursday 12th July instant.

The marvelous speaker Dr. Bruce Lawrence gave the basics of Islam, the meaning of Shahada Kalimah, Arabic Calligraphy with different shapes, Talisma, evil eye, meaning of the numbers 786, Supreme names of Allah etc.

The lime light of the program was the most wonderful recitation of the 99 attributes of Allah through the youtube.

Also the CD is available for this particular enlightening recitation. I recommend to get it for the children, who can learn and enjoy at the same time.

Often 99 attributions are mistaken as Allah’s names. HIS is just One unique name Allah, which means the Creator, HE is the only One Creator of this Universe.

HIS attributes are: The Mighty, The Protector, The Guardian of Faith, The Majestic, The Forgiver, The

Fashioner, The Just, The Holy, The Evolver, The All Knowing, The Most High, The Provider, The Originator, The Guide to the Right Path, The Light, The Governor, The Eternal, The One etc.

Muslims in Burma R.C. Puri Surrey Categorically, I am grimly shocked to learn your editorial regarding the gruesome persecution of the Rohingya Muslims on the massive scale at the hands of the terrorists, called the Rakhine people, in the country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). What is more horrendous is that the perpetrators of the heinous crime of such an elevated magnitude allegedly owe the allegiance to Buddhism, the religion of love, compassion and nonviolence, like that of Islam.

However, the offenders are stated to have no religious conviction, other than shedding the human blood frantically and inconsiderately. It is further heart-aching that the instant calamity is nothing beyond the shameful and appalling recurrence of March 28, 1942 episode when 5000 Muslims at the minimum were hardheartedly slaughtered by the scoundrels of the Rakhine community in the cities of Minbiya and Mohraung, in the then Burma.

It is further atrocious to observe that the present state of affairs of the administration and the law and order situation in Myanmar has depreciated to such a magnitude that it has virtually lost all its control and domination over those anti-national and anti-human elements, which are operating with their sinister programs with impunity and liberty.

Indubitably, the triviality of the electronic and print media to give adequate coverage to the supra frightful and alarming incident and condemn this happening with all its might.

Even the ethnic communities around need to denounce the horror happening of such an eminent magnitude at the highest of their pitch and express their cohesion and solidarity with the local Muslim fraternity, no matter which commuity they belong to.

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Agriculture of Pakistan

Agriculture constitutes the largest sector of our economy.

Majority of the population, directly or indirectly, dependent on this sector. Pakistan is one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of the following according to the 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations and FAOSTAT given here with ranking: Chickpea (2nd), Apricot (4th), Cotton (4th), Sugarcane (4th), Milk (5th), Onion (5th), Date Palm (6th), Mango (7th), Tangerines, mandarin orange, Clementine (8th), Rice (8th), Wheat (9th), Oranges (10th) Pakistan ranks fifth in the Muslim world and twentieth worldwide in farm output. It is the world’s fifth largest milk producer. Pakistan’s principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan’s total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia. Agriculture accounts for about 23% of GDP and employs about 44% of the labor force.

Crops The most important crops are wheat, sugarcane, cotton, and rice, which together account for more than 75% of the value of total crop output. Pakistan’s largest food crop is wheat. In 2005, Pakistan produced 21,591,400 metric tons of wheat, more than all of Africa (20,304,585 metric tons) and nearly as much as all of South America (24,557,784 metric tons), according to the FAO.

Pakistan has also cut the use of dangerous pesticides dramatically. Pakistan is a net food exporter, except in occasional years when its harvest is adversely affected by droughts. Pakistan exports rice, cotton, fish, fruits, and vegetables and imports vegetable oil, wheat, cotton, pulses and consumer foods. The country is Asia’s largest camel market, second-largest apricot and ghee market and thirdlargest cotton, onion and milk market.

The economic importance of agriculture has declined since independence, when its share of GDP was around 53%.

Following the poor harvest of 1993, the government introduced agriculture assistance policies, including increased support prices for many agricultural commodities and expanded availability of agricultural credit. From 1993 to 1997, real growth in the agricultural sector averaged 5.7% but has since declined to about 4%. Agricultural reforms, including increased wheat and oilseed production, play a central role in the government’s economic reform package.

Much of the Pakistan’s agriculture output is utilized the country’s growing processed-food industry. The value of processed retail food sales has grown 12 percent annually during the Nineties and was estimated at over $1 billion in 2000 though supermarkets accounted for just over 10% of the outlets. The Federal Bureau of Statistics provisionally valued major crop yields at Rs.504,868 million in 2005 thus registering over 55% growth since 2000 while minor crop yields were valued at Rs.184,707 million in 2005 thus registering over 41% growth since 2000.

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million goats and 0.8 million camels. In addition to these there is a vibrant poultry sector in the country with more than 530 million birds produced annually. These animals produce 29.472 million tons of milk (making Pakistan the 5th largest producer of milk in the world), 1.115 million

tons of beef, 0.740 million tons of mutton, 0.416 million tons of poultry meat, 8.528 billion eggs, 40.2 thousand tons of wool, 21.5 thousand tons of hair and 51.2 million skins and hides.

The Food and Agriculture Organization reported in June 2006 that in Pakistan, the world’s fifth largest milk producing country, government initiatives are being undertaken to modernize milk collection and to improve milk and milk product storage capacity.

The Federal Bureau of Statistics provisionally valued this sector at Rs.758, 470 million in 2005 thus registering over 70% growth since 2000.

According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the livestock sector contributes about half of the value added in the agriculture sector, amounting to nearly 11 per At its simplest, Pakistani cooking today cent of Pakistan’s GDP, which is more than the crop consists of staple foods which are cheap and abundant. Wheat and other flour sector.

The leading daily newspaper products is the mainstay of the diet, one Jang reports that the national familiar form being CHAPATI, unleavened herd consists of 24.2 million bread akin to a Mexican tortilla. This is cattle, 26.3 million buffaloes, made with dough prepared from whole wheat flour.

24.9 million sheep, 56.7 Another basic food is LASSI, milk from which curds and butterfat have been removed. Vegetables, usually seasonal, lentils are commonly used. Families with larger incomes eat more meat eggs, and fruits. And the more affluent cook with GHEE, which is clarified butter, instead of with vegetable oil.

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Their use in a wide range of pickles, chutneys, preserves, and sauces, together with curries of all descriptions and special treatment for meats, sea, food, vegetables and lentils, gives Pakistani cooking much of its distinctive character.

Cultural influences, whether religious precepts, practices, and ceremonies or local traditions, or even esthetic preferences, have made their contribution toward the evolution of Pakistani cuisine.

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the Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to obey God even to the point of being willing to sacrifice his son, is observed by the sacrifice of a goat, a lamb, or a cow from which special dishes are made.

On Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of RAMADAN, the month of fasting in the Islamic Calendar, the serving of a special dessert of vermicelli cooked in milk is a must. Almond and pistachios are added as decorations as is the silver foil. The latter is so thin that it will disintegrate unless it is immediately transferred from the protective layers of paper onto the dish.

Food and The Moghul Emperors A style of cookery called Moghlai’ evolved at the Moghul court and even today it remains centered in Lahore. Some latterday and widely known survivors of court cookery are, for example, chicken tandoori, a dish in which chicken is cooked at low temperatures in special ovens called TANDOORS, and murgh musallum’ in which the whole chickens are roasted with special spices and ingredients. SHAHI TUKRA, a dessert of sliced bread, milk, cream, sugar and saffron, is another leftover from the days of the Moghuls. Fruit drinks, squeezed from pomegranates, apples, melons, and mangoes, and called SHARBAT, are an important part of the Moghlai cuisine and, indeed, the inspiration for American “sherberts.”

Ceremonial occasions such as weddings have inspired a number of fancy dishes. A traditional dish at marriage feasts, for example, is chicken curry with either PILAU or Biryani. Firini, made from cream of rice and milk, is an equally traditional wedding dessert. It is served in clay saucers topped by silver foil.

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Highlights - Pakistan Fesitval 2009

Highlights - Pakistan Fesitval 2010

Guinness World Records - from Pakistan • The most recent record set in Pakistan was the most people crammed into a Smart car at the end of 2011, when the Pakistan Crashers crammed 19 women into a Smart car in Karachi.

• Shahid Afridi, who has taken the most wickets in a Twenty20 cricket career (53), and Hanif Mohammad, who back in 1958 had the Longest individual cricket test innings, batting for 16hr 10mins and scoring 337 runs in the process playing against the West Indies.

• The largest silver ring was created by master jewelers Amin and Company, weighed in at 71.68kg (158lbs), and had an inner diameter of 85cm (2ft 9in) - a fair bit larger than most people’s fingers as you can see!

• Tallest mountain face: The Rupal face of Nanga Parbat is a single rise of 5000m

(16,000ft) from valley floor to the summit - with the mountain itself being the highest in Pakistan and the 8th highest in the world, with a summit at 8125m (26,656ft) above sea level.

• The Largest flaming image using candles was created by 118 Sandoz employees in

Faisalabad in 2009, consisting of 35,478 candles.

• The heaviest weight lifted using only the ear is 73 kg (160 lb 15 oz) by Zafar Gill (Pakistan), who lifted gym weights hanging from a clamp attached to his right ear in Lahore, Pakistan, on 3 January 2009.

• The highest electronically measured speed for a ball bowled by any bowler is 161.3 km/h (100.23 mph) by Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) against England on 22 February 2003 in a World Cup match at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.

• Since 1995, Dr. Muhammad Mustansar of the Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health in Lahore, Pakistan has been collecting pacifiers as an educational movement against them. The collection now amounts to 1,994 pacifiers of different colors and shapes, each obtained from individual mothers.

• The largest tea bag was made by Lipton Yellow Label of Lever Brothers, Pakistan Ltd weighing 8.9 kg (19.62 lb) and was displayed at the Avari Towers Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan on 22 June 2002.

• Network Television Marketing Ltd. created a cake measuring 32 m (105 ft) tall with 105 tiers in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on 16 August 1997.

• Muhammad Ilyas passed the examination enabling him to become a Civil Judge in July 1952 at the age of 20 years 9 months, although formalities such as medicals meant that it was not until eight months later that he started work as a Civil Judge in Lahore, Pakistan.

• Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) began his ambulance service in 1948, ferrying injured people to hospital. Today, his radio-linked

network includes 500 ambulances all over Pakistan, and attracts funds of US$5 million a year.

• The smallest published Koran book measures 1.7 cm x 1.28 cm x 0.72 cm (0.66 in x 0.50 in x 0.28 in). It is published in an unabridged, bound version, in fine print Arabic and is 571 pages long.

• The largest victory margin is 233 runs

by Pakistan against Bangladesh (320 for the loss of three wickets to 87 all out), at Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 2, 2000.

• The youngest Test player ever is Hasan Raza (Pakistan) who made his debut, aged 14 years 227 days, against Zimbabwe at Faisalabad, Pakistan on 24 October 1996.

• A football made from artificial leather PV-PVC and hand-sewn by staff at Ihsan Sports of Hajipura, Sialkot, Pakistan, had a diameter of 4m (13ft 1in) when measured on 30 June 2002.

• The super-sized soccer ball – an exact replica of the company’s standard football

– was made from 32 separate panels that were laminated, printed then hand-stitched together. It was unveiled at the Al Faysaliah shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by members of the Disabled Children’s Society. “I was amazed at the size of the football,” said one spectator, “and I imagine it would be really hard to actually play with.”

• An appendix removed from a 55-year-old Pakistani man on June 11, 2003, at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, measured 23.5 cm (9.2 in) in length.

• Jahangir Khan is listed in Guinness Book of World Records as having the most world championship squash titles. He was unbeaten in competitive play for five years.

During that time he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sport.

• Pakistani student Ali Moin Nawazish blazes his way into Guinness Book of World Record. Sitting seven A-levels might easily have done the trick, even though he had started to study some of the subjects only three days before the exam.

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Ramadan Spirit 2012 Continues Tradition of Sharing Meals with Homeless of Vancouver Al Jamia RAMADAN SPIRIT FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM: 5:30 PM AUGUST 14, 2012 at Main and Hastings outside Carnegie Library The Al Jamia Masjid Vancouver hosted a reception for volunteers and community members that also served as a forum for Ramadan Greetings from Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, Minister of State for Multiculturalism, Mr. John Lay and Consul General for Pakistan, Mr. Shuja Alam and City counselor Mr. Geoff Meggs. The event featured a lively question and answer session with Mayor Robertson and Mr. John Lay who gave tribute to the historic origins of Ramadan.

An Act of Kindness Award was given to both the Mayor and Minister Lay who went on to field questions about the Province’s and city’s work to end homelessness in Vancouver and the next steps needed. City counselor Geoff Meggs was also present and was recognized for his involvement since the inauguration of this event Ramadan Spirit co-founder Haroon Khan gave special mention to the pioneers of the community with special recognition of his Father the Late Riasat

Ali Khan and the youth who have come forward to volunteer and will go on to lead this program in the years to come. Sixth Annual Ramadan Spirit Feed the Homeless Campaign on August 14th, 2012. This date also coincides with the 65th Anniversary of the Independence day of Pakistan that this year falls under the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Consul General Shuja Alam remarked that there can be no greater way to mark this occasion than to humbly share with those less fortunate in the communites in which we live in. The annual Ramadan Spirit program is recognized as among the largest Muslim charitable works events ever held in British Columbia and are accorded recognition across Canada and internationally.

The food distribution will be starting 5:30pm, August 14th at the entrance of the historic Carnegie Library and community centre located at the corner of Main & Hastings Street.We will be collecting donations to support the Muslim Food Bank and the Vancouver Food Bank For Further information contact: Haroon Khan 604-720-8054

Pakistan Represented Well at ICAR 2012

A delegation of four Pakistani veterinarians and animal scientists led by Professor Nasim Ahmad Dean Faculty of veterinary science, University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore Pakistan (UVAS) attended the International Congress on Animal Reproduction 2012 held at Convention center, Vancouver from 29the July – 2nd August. More than 900 delegates from 62 different countries participated.

ICAR has history of more than 65 years and meeting is held every four years to update and share knowledge and scientific information. An exhibition was also held.

Papers were presented by the Pakistani scientists on the occasion. Professor Nasim chaired the Buffalo Reproduction Workshop in which great interest was shown by

the participants from developed countries. Dr. Muhammad Anzar, a Pakistani Canadian and working as Professor at University of Saskatchewan was chair for the communication on behalf of the local organizing committee. He gave a plenary talk on cryopreservation. Dr. Amjad Riaz was awarded ‘young scientist award’ from the developing countries during ICAR. The delegation discussed the improvements in veterinary medical education in Pakistan in a meeting at the Iftar/dinner hosted by the Dr.M. Shafeeq Baig in which number of local veterinarians and other professionals attended. The visitors also appreciated the natural beauty and rich cultural diversity of the city of Vancouver.

On July 29th Surrey-Tynehead NDP’s candidate Raj Hundal and the executive organized a successful BBQ picnic at Erma Stephenson Park. Hundreds of residents were treated to a free BBQ, refreshments, face painting for kids and many other activities

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Artists of Pakistan

Famous Women of Pakistan

Pride of Performance Pride of Performance is a civil award given by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistanis who did any respectable jobs in their fields. Once a year it is given to people on the Independence Day of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan. Some of the famous recipients in the field of arts include: • Alhaj Siddique Ismail (World renowned Naat Khwan) • Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali (World renowned Naat Khwan) • Ashfaq Ahmed (distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist) • Ismail and Amin Gulgee (Faher and son duo internationally acclaimed for sculpturing and painting) • Iftikhar Arif (is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur) • Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (was a famous music director) • Noor Jehan (was a famous Punjabi singer and actress, dubbed the Quen of Melody) • Professor Shoaib Hashmi (legendary TV personality, famous for his prolific work on PTV) • Ustad Bade & Amanat Fateh Ali Khan (Legendary duo of brothers that were famous through out the subcontinent for their voice)

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Bilquis Edhi, Social Worker

Nafis Sadiq, first woman to head UN’s major voluntarily - funded programs

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The SOY Deception By: Nada Adams For over 2 decades, soy has been promoted as a “miracle” health food that can prevent or cure many ailments. The soy industry claims their product lowers the risk of heart disease, treats osteoporosis, and even prevents cancer.

However, many holistic doctors will tell you soy is far from being a healthy food and those who consume it as their major source of protein have significantly more health problems. For the purpose of this article, non-fermented soy will be referred to as soy, as opposed to fermented soy.

The History of Soybean Soybeans are native of East Asia and in the first half of the 20th century; almost all of the world’s soybean production came from China, Manchuria, Korea, and Japan. However, during World War II, the USA doubled its soybean production, making it the world’s largest soy producer. In the last 40 years, soy production has increased by 500% making Soy production only second to Corn. Can you see why the soy industry has a vested interest in promoting soy as a miracle food?

Fermented vs. Non-Fermented Many people claim Asians eat a lot of soy, and as a result, they have less chronic illness than we have here in the West. While it’s true, the West has more chronic illness than Asian countries, it is not due to eating soy. In fact, traditional Asian diets do not contain a large amount of soy; rather, they consume small amounts of soy in the form of condiments.

Furthermore, Asians usually use fermented soy, in contrast to our use of non-fermented soy.

During the Chou Dynasty (1134-246 B.C.E.), the Chinese discovered the process of fermentation.

Common fermented western foods include alcohol, bread, and cheese. The fermentation process of soy helps to remove many of the naturally-occurring toxins in the plant while also producing healthy probiotics such as lactobacilli – which helps the human body absorb nutrients from food in the digestive track. Examples of fermented soy that’s beneficial to eat include: miso, natto, tempeh, and fermented soy sauce (shoyu or tamari).

Beware! Soy contains enzymes that inhibit mineral absorption and inhibit thyroid function. The fermentation process reduces or neutralizes many of these enzyme inhibitors.

Non-fermented soy products do not utilize bacteria, mold, and yeast to break down the harmful compounds naturally existing in soy. In North America, processed foods use primarily non-fermented soy, found in soy-based milk, all hot dogs/processed meats, and other meat substitutes. Read your labels carefully and avoid eating foods containing soy products; likely the non-fermented soy ingredient contains toxins. The following foods usually contain non-fermented soy, and should be avoided: Bagels, Bread, Chocolate, Dairy substitutes, Margarines and spreads, Protein bars and powders, Tofu, Vegetable oil, Vegetarian burgers, Waffles and some Yogurt.

Diminished Male & Female Libido?

Containing high levels of phytoestrogens, soy has been known to decrease fertility in many different animal species including cows, sheep, rabbits, cheetahs, guinea pigs, birds, and mice. Men who ingest large amounts of soy often complain of low libido. For hundreds of years, monks are known to use soy to purposely lower their libido. Perhaps the infertility epidemic we are experiencing is strongly related to the increased soy consumption in our diet. In the November 2008 issue of the journal Human Reproduction, it was reported that sperm counts have been

declining over the last 30 years.

Mineral and Vitamin Deficiencies In our modern world, we have so many foods grown in nutrient poor soil, our houses have become larger while the family unit has declined. We seem to have more gadgets and possessions and reduced quality of life.

Much of the foods available at the markets, particularly refined food are full of bulk yet extremely lacking in vitamins and minerals.

Our soil has become very mineral deficient from over-farming and overuse of pesticides/ herbicides (particularly Fluoride). Mineral deficiencies are very common today. Why should you care? When you eat acid forming food like oxidized oils, meats, sugar, milk/ cheese, and your blood pH must always remain between 8.2-8.4pH to keep you alive and your body needs minerals to maintain an alkaline blood level regardless of your acidic diet. If you lack minerals in your blood, your body will find minerals by extraction from your bones to maintain this critical status quo in order to keep you alive at all cost. Next time your body reminds you with aches and pains in your joints, remember your body is doing what is necessary to supply your blood with minerals. On the other hand, soy contains large amounts of phytic acid that research has shown reduces the absorption of important minerals in the body, including: Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, Iron, and Zinc. After the fermentation process, phytic acid is neutralized. People who eat fermented soy products have few-to no problems with low mineral levels compared to those who regularly eat soy.

Another health concern affecting a vast percentage of the population is vitamin B12 deficiency. Since humans cannot manufacture this essential nutrient in our bodies; we must get it from our diet.

B12 is produced from bacteria found in animal products only i.e. Meat, eggs, poultry and dairy (plants do not contain B12). Soy contains a substance similar to B12 called B12 analog. Don’t let the name fool you, vitamin B12 analogs cannot be absorbed by the body and worse, they increase your body’s need for the real B12.

Soy Formula Is Not a Safe Substitute Without a doubt, breast milk is best food for a newborn child. However, many parents have been misled to believe that if a mother cannot breast-feed, her infant has 2 options: dairy-based or a soy-based formula. If a child develops an allergy to a dairy-based formula, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends “isolated soy protein-based formulas are safe and effective alternatives to provide appropriate nutrition for normal growth and development. And parents seeking a vegetarian-based diet for a term infant can be advised to use isolated soy proteinbased formula.”

The AAP’s advice is completely wrong and harmful. Soy-based formula is not healthy and should NEVER be given to infants. As mentioned already, consuming unfermented soy is associated with thyroid abnormalities, hormonal problems and vitamin/mineral imbalances. Soy formula contains many harmful substances not found in mother’s milk, including phytic acid, phytoestrogens, protease inhibitors, allergenic proteins, and aluminum.

Researchers wrote, “The daily exposure of infants to isoflavones in soy infant formulas are 6–11 [times] higher on a body-weight basis than the same dose in adults.” That means infants fed soy formula ingested a whopping 28 to 47 mg of isoflavones (phytoestrogens—the Estrogen-like compounds found in soy). It has been estimated that infants fed exclusively soy formula received the estrogen equivalent to 5 birth control pills per day. So why are we SO misled? Soy infant formula brings in revenue of almost $1 billion. Not surprisingly, the soy industry continues to promote soy formula as a healthy option for infants when in reality most reputable naturopathic doctors believe soy formula should be pulled

Marie Novak: Profile

Marie Novak embraced Islam at 89 years in February 2010. She is the oldest participant in the Quraan Competition to date. She recited surat AlFatihah successfully and was given an award during the closing ceremony at the Islamic Information Center. Sister Marie gave a speech during the ceremony where she mentioned how she was guided to the right path and talked about her feelings and emotions embracing the true religion.

This story is a wonderful reminder to us all that no matter what age, gender, or level of knowledge everyone is able to aim high, achieve their goals and make a difference. Please let Sister Marie inspire you to make an effort for the sake of Allah to support this year’s Quraan Competition 2012 hosted by BCMA Richmond Branch (Sep 22-23 & Oct 7 2012) by participating, contributing, or attending to watch and listen to the wonderful recitations of the competitors. It is also a great opportunity for community leaders to come and discover local talents.

Information and Registration can be found at www.quraan.ca from the market entirely.

Genetically Modified Soy Is Toxic Soy and corn are the most genetically modified foods on the market. Over 90% of soy available today has been genetically modified. Just because something is being sold in the market place does not mean it’s healthy for human consumption. Strangely, the FDA does not require food manufacturers to list whether the soy in its product has been genetically modified. Why is GMO so toxic?

Genetically modified food has had its DNA altered. This is accomplished by inserting specific genes into the DNA of the plant. In the case of soy, scientists have inserted a gene that makes the soy plant resistant to pesticides. Why would the industry allow this? In order to control weed growth and maximize crop yield, soy farmers can generously spray pesticides in their fields to kill the weeds without apparently harming the genetically modified soy plants. It’s not easy today, to avoid genetically modified soy, as the FDA has not mandated proper labeling of it (deceitful, isn’t it!). However, one place you can be guaranteed it won’t be found is in ‘Certified Organic Products’. Organic products must adhere to stricter standards; they are not allowed to have genetically modified soy in them and must be labeled as containing non-modified soy if they contain soy at all. If the label does not specify the source, assume it is GMO. Remember, soy is NOT a healthy food. Con-

sumption can cause serious problems with the thyroid gland, hormonal imbalances, infertility, obesity, and immune system problems.

To learn more about this topic, I recommend Dr. Brownstein’s book, “The Soy Deception.”

Do yourself and your family a favor and stay away from soy completely! You will be saving your fertility for the next generation.

Do you have a Question or Comment?

Please email your questions to: info@vipresultscoaching.com and RSVP at: www. meetup.com/Lower-Mainland-MuslimMeetup 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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Medical benefits, fasting & Diabetes Mellitus

By Shahid Athar, M.D. Most Muslims do not fast because of medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting. Fasting in general has been used in medicine for medical reasons including weight management, for rest of the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as so-called crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The caloric intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the national requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician.

Ramadan is a month of self-regulation and self-training, with the hope that this training will last beyond the end of Ramadan.

If the lessons learned during Ramadan, whether in terms of dietary intake or righteousness, are carried on after Ramadan, it is beneficial for one's entire life. Moreover, the type of food taken during Ramadan does not have any selective criteria of crash diets such as those which are protein only or fruit only type diets. Everything that is permissible is taken in moderate quantities.

The only difference between Ramadan and total fasting is the timing of the food; during Ramadan, we basically miss lunch and take an early breakfast and do not eat until dusk. Abstinence from water during this period is not bad at all and in fact, it causes concentration of all fluids within

the body, producing slight dehydration.

The body has its own water conservation mechanism; in fact, it has been shown that slight dehydration and water conservation, at least in plant life, improve their longevity.

The physiological effect of fasting includes lower of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic blood pressure. In fact, Ramadan fasting would be an ideal recommendation for treatment of mild to moderate, stable, noninsulin diabetes, obesity and essential hypertension. In 1994 the first International Congress on "Health and Ramadan", held in Casablanca, entered 50 research papers from all over the world, from Muslim and non-Muslim researchers who have done extensive studies on the medical ethics of fasting. While improvement in many medical conditions was noted; however, in no way did fasting worsen any patients' health or baseline medical condition. On the other hand, patients who are suffering from severe diseases, whether diabetes or coronary artery disease, kidney stones, etc., are exempt from fasting and should not try to fast.

There are psychological effects of fasting as well. There is a peace and tranquility for those who fast during the month of Ramadan. Personal hostility is at a minimum, and the crime rate decreases.

This psychological improvement could be related to better stabilization of blood glucose during fasting as hypoglycemia after eating, aggravates behavior changes.

Recitation of the Quran not only produces a tranquility of heart and mind,

Turn off that stove!

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If you're in charge of cooking in your household, and it's usually women around the world who are, then you can feel like most of your Ramadan is spent over a hot stove instead of on a prayer mat. I was once complaining to a friend of mine about how so many Muslim women seem to miss the blessings of Ramadan because of the overemphasis on great food at Iftar time. While I attributed this to a lack of consideration for the needs of women, my friend shared an interesting story.

She was originally from Egypt, and she recounted how her mother and the women in her neighborhood actually competed with each other in Ramadan over food.

In other words, they vied for the title of "maker of the best Ka'k (cookies) this side of Alexandria." And this was despite the fact that male family members and even the Imam were encouraging women to share in the blessings of the month through prayer and mosque participation. This Ramadan, let's remove our inner and outer obstacles to spiritual success. At the inner level, let's start by ditching any feelings of guilt, competition or jealousy we may have for other sisters. You know who I'm talking about: the ones who can whip up a five-course Iftar plus dinner faster than you can say "what should I make for supper tonight?"The ones who can hold a full-time job, ferry their kids to extra-curricular activities and still hold grand Iftar parties at their homes. Now we're ready to do something about the biggest outer obstacle to spiritual success every Ramadan: our families. We love them and yes, their demands for food high in fat, salt and

but improves the memory. Therefore, I encourage my Muslim patients to fast in the month of Ramadan, but they must do it under medical supervision. Healthy adult Muslims should not fear becoming weak by fasting, but instead it should improve their health and stamina.

DIABETES MELLITUS AND RAMADAN FASTING Diabetes mellitus affects people of all faiths. Muslims are no exception. Many diabetic Muslims have a desire to fast during the month of Ramadan, although if they cannot for health reasons, they have a valid exemption. The dilemma for physicians and Muslim scholars is whether or not Muslim diabetic patients (1) should be allowed to fast if they decide to; (2) can fast safely; (3) can be helped to fast if they decide to; (4 ) can have their disease monitored at home; and (5) are going to derive any benefit or harm to their health.

Fasting during Ramadan by a Muslim diabetic patient is neither his right nor Islamic obligation, but only a privilege to be allowed by his physician, at the patient's request, knowing all the dangers and assuming full responsibility in dietary compliance and glucose monitoring, with good communication between the physician and the patient .

PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE OF DIABETICS DURING RAMADAN Diabetes mellitus itself adversely affects patients' psychological states by changes in glucose metabolism, blood and CSF osmolality, needs for discipline and compliance, fear of long term complications and threat of hypoglycemic attacks and the

possibility of dehydration and coma.

On the other hand, fasting during Ramadan has a tranquilizing effect on the mind, producing inner peace and decrease in anger and hostility. Fasting Muslims realize that manifestations of anger may take away the blessings of fasting or even nullify them.

Diabetics know that stress increases the blood glucose by increasing the catecholamine level and any tool to lower the stress ; ie., biofeedback or relaxation improves diabetic control. Thus, Islamic fasting during Ramadan should have a potentially beneficial effect with regard to diabetic control.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR DIABETICS DURING RAMADAN It should be directed toward (a) diabetic home management; (b) preparing them for Ramadan; (c) recognizing warning symptoms of dehydration, hypoglycemia and other possible complications.

Patients should be taught home glucose monitoring, checking urine for acetone, doing daily weights, calorie-controlled diabetic diet, need for sleep and normal exercise. They should be able to take pulse, temperature, look for skin infection and notice changes in the sensorium ( mental alertness ) . They should be on special alert for any colicky pain, a sign for renal colic, or hyperventilation, a sign of dehydration, and to be able to seek medical help quickly rather than wait for the next day.

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Discuss the Ramadan meal plan. Ask everyone to share what kind of dishes they would like to eat that are healthy.

Once all the ideas are in, establish a cooking and cleaning schedule so that everyone pitches in. Explain that while you will still be doing the main cooking, other family members will have to help either with preIftar arrangements (setting table, calling everyone, etc.) or post-Iftar ones (washing dishes/loading dishwasher, wiping counters, sweeping, etc.).

Enforce the schedule by rewarding children. For younger kids, a chore chart with a sticker for each day of help offered could work, as well as a small toy or gift at the end of every successful two-week period.

For older kids, you could promise to spend

a whole day with them doing something they enjoy after Ramadan or extend a privilege they have (e.g. access to the car if they drive).

For husbands, express your appreciation verbally by saying thank you and explaining how the extra help is a real spiritual boost.

If this plan is successfully implemented, you can extend it to the rest of the year, thereby gaining more time to focus on your spiritual needs. But even if you get more time on your prayer mat than over your stove just one month out of the year, the one where our good deeds count for more, it'll be worth the effort.

So go ahead. Turn off that stove and call that meeting!

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sugar can be indulged once in a while in Ramadan. But doing this every Iftar seems to defeat the purpose of fasting in the first place. Remember, it's about self-control, even after we're allowed to eat.

Here is an eight-step plan to help you gain more time in Ramadan for spiritual success: Call a family meeting-today. Choose a day and time when everyone can be present.

Serve a sample Iftar menu at the meeting Start off the meeting with the food. Then once everyone is comfortable, explain very kindly that you will only be making this food five times this Ramadan: once a week and once when guests are invited over.

When the news has sunk in, explain further to your family that you would like Ramadan to be a time for becoming closer to Allah. You cannot do this if you have to spend most of your time cooking and cleaning up after everyone. Be firm but

threatens the very core of the safety and security that our communities enjoy,” he said.

Following the incident, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for stepped-up police protection at Muslim institutions and other houses of worship nationwide. Recently, a $15,000 reward was announced by the FBI and the ATF for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for the fire at the mosque on July 4. On Monday, CAIR offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever may have caused yesterday’s fire. Six Sikh worshippers were gunned down by a former US army man in the Milwaukee gurdwara, Wisconsin on Sunday.

Source: IBN

Harper : Continued from pg 1 not politics. “The only way governments can handle controversial projects of this manner is to ensure that things are evaluated on an independent basis scientifically, and not simply on political criteria,” Harper said. “That’s how we conduct our business,” he said.

“Projects have to be evaluated on their own merits.” Peter Julian, the New Democrats’ natural resources critic, scoffed at Harper’s comments. “Here’s a government that has gutted the environmental assessment process and the (National Energy Board) process, so that politics trump science, trying to tell British Columbians that well, in fact, science will play a bigger role than politics. It’s clearly not the case,” Julian said. Recent legislation has set the end of 2013 as the firm deadline for the joint National Energy Board-Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency review panel to complete its work. Final approval will be subject to cabinet approval, however.

Source: CTV News

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BCMA YOUTH CAMP CAMP KANAKA, WHONNOCK, BC On Friday July 6, 2012, our youth (from the age group 10-18 years) together with some of the members of the Council of Women’s Affairs left from Masjid as Salaam in a school bus loaded with beddings, food and personal luggage to spend time away from home at Camp Kanaka, Whonnock, which is about an hour and a half drive.

With the temperature souring to 25 degrees C, the group arrived at the campsite about 5:30 pm.

After orientation, the two youth leaders organized different activities for the group of girls who were bursting with excitement to explore what lay in store for them and make the best of their stay at the camp. Apart from playing indoor and outdoor games, hiking, watching a movie, participating in a group talent show Saturday night, the girls participated in all salaat which were performed in congregation. The opportunity was taken during the salaat to instill Islamic knowledge into the young minds, generally in regards to wudu and etiquette of salah. It was very encouraging to see that some of our youth were quite knowledgeable about reciting Duas after salah. Delicious and healthy meals were prepared by the adult participants and the girls were assigned duties after each meal to clear the dining tables and load the very efficient dishwasher which churned out clean and dried dishes and cutlery after every 15 minutes. Also on Saturday night the girls had their heads scratching to answer some very important questions posed in the Islamic quiz organized by the two youth leaders and also a quiz on Canadian history.

Before commencement of the Canadian history

quiz, the group was handed out printed copies of the Canadian National Anthem which was sung with full gusto by the whole group. The highlight of the night was the toasting of Smores (sometimes spelled S’more - is a traditional night time campfire treat, very popular here and the US, consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker) at the Camp fire.

On Sunday, after a very wholesome breakfast, the girls were presented with certificates for participating in this camp and surprise gift bags. An evaluation of the stay at the camp was carried out before the group left the Kanaka campsite and some of the comments received were as follows: “I really enjoyed this camping trip at Camp Kanaka. I feel that this camp was a lot better than I expected it to be. I enjoyed the peaceful location, delicious food, fun activities and meeting new people. I would love to attend the BCMA camp next year, Insha Allah. Thank you for making this a memorable and exciting experience for us. May Allah bless you.” Lejla Kajavic “I enjoyed the camp trip to Camp Kanaka. I am very excited about coming back next year. The camp was better than I expected. The food was amazing. I love the people I met, very kind and friendly people.” Faranah Yusuf “Thank you very much for having this camp for us. We met so many friends, we had fun time, but may be next year come back again. I would like to help in the kitchen the next time and go for more hikes. Thank you for the wonderful time and good food.” Ayesha and Hannan Mohamed.

How to Monitor and Control Children’s Computer Usage (Parental Control in Windows Vista and Windows 7)

By Reza Samarbaf The other day, a mother called me and she wanted help to block some web site from viewing by her kids.

Here‚s how to go about it in your Windows Vista. The first thing you want to do is to go to control panel. Then you want to click on User Account.

Here you want to create account for this purpose. My suggestion is to create One account per child with limited authority or what is called Standard User. (As oppose to administrative account user).

And don‚t forget that you must have or create an administrative account with a password protected for you to make these or subsequent changes.

So again here are the steps: Go to the Control Panel from the Windows Start menu.

2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety.

3. Click Parental Controls.

4. Click Continue in the User Account Control window.

5. Select the User Account from the Parental Controls window.

6. Select Parental Controls <http://www. askdavetaylor.com/turn_on_parental_controls_in_windows_vista.html##> : On from the User Controls window.

Once you complete step 6, your current settings or restrictions for the account appear on the right-side of the screen. Under the Windows Settings area, you can set the following: Windows Vista Web Filter: Block some or allow all Web sites, forbid downloads, or choose blocked content sensibility for a user account.

Time Limits: Determine when a user ac-

count can access the computer by selecting blocks of time for each day of the week.

Games: Allow or forbid a user account to play games; you can block/allow a specific game or apply game ratings. Game ratings are similar to movie ratings; you can tell Vista not to let a user account access any game above a certain rating.

Allow and Block Specific Programs: Allow or block access to specific applications on your computer<http://www.askdavetaylor. com/turn_on_parental_controls_in_windows_vista.html> for a given user account.

Once you modify any of these settings, the updated settings appear with their updated settings on the right-side of the screen. To disable settings, simply click Off in the Parental Controls section in the above screen.

If you select the Windows Vista Web Filter option you will be brought to the Web Restrictions screen. At this screen you have a variety of different options that enable you to control what sites the user can visit.

By default, when you enable Parental Controls on an account Web Restrictions are automatically enabled and the Block some websites or content option will be selected.

To disable restrictions select the Allow all websites and content option. When web restrictions are enabled, Vista will automatically set your restriction level, which can be set under the Block web content automatically category, to Medium.

As I checked with Windows 7, all settings that I explained above apply for Windows 7 as well.

If you have any questions about this article email me at reza2003@shaw.ca

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Muslim athletes compete in London Olympics while fasting Muslim athletes are competing in the London Olympics 2012 during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and they are observing fasting of around 17 long hours daily from sunrise till sunset. Olympic Games brutally test the human bodies and the Muslim athletes are going through two sever challenges: one is of giving their best in the Olympics and the second is observing obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadan. Followers of Islam have been ordered by Allah to restrain from all food and drinks from sunrise till sunset during the sacred Islamic month, Ramadan. However, it is testing Muslim athletes who are competing in the region of UK during hot summers where summer daylight hours are

between 4 am and 9 pm. This is the second time since 1980 that Olympic Games have coincided with Ramadan which is once again a real challenge for Muslim athletes after three decades. However, many Muslim participants have consulted to the Islamic scholars for finding Islamic ruling in this situation. Islamic scholars, citing the toughness of the challenge, have allowed them that they can compensate the fasting after the games are over. It means they can count the days in which they were unable to keep fast during the month of Ramadan and can observe the fasting of same number of days after the Olympics.

Islamic scholars of some countries, like Egypt, have issued fatwas providing relief to the athletes that they would not have to fast, citing exceptions already made for those who are traveling, sick or pregnant.

The former chair of the Muslim Council of Britain, Dr Muhammed Abdul Bari, noted, “It is a matter of personal choice, for example I believe that (British rower) Mohamed Sbihi has agreed to feed 60 poor people in (his father’s homeland of) Morocco for every day he does not fast during Ramadan.” He was speaking at a large multi-faith Iftar party, the evening meal that breaks the fast. The Iftar was attended by more than 1,000 people in Bethnal Green, East London later this week in which half of the guests were non-Muslim. The event was organized for promoting cross-cultural relations in a part of London where Islam is the most widely practiced religion. Around 3,000 Muslim athletes are participating in the London Olympics 2012 from different countries of the world. Somali-born Canadian runner, Mohammed Ahmed, from St. Catharines, Ontario, is also one of them.

Athletics Canada’s Information Director, Mathieu Gentes, informed, “Mohammed Ahmed is Muslim and will be abiding

by Ramadan after his competition at the Olympic Games, he will not fast before.”

On the other hand, Somali 400-meter runner, Zamzam Moahmed Farah, said that she would adhere to the fasting regime.

She said with confidence, “Ramadan is something we have to perform. I’m just as fast and I will run and I don’t think it will affect me as an athlete.” Muslim athletes said that fasting actually helps boost performance. “Fasting doesn’t have to mean weakness, it can help you find strength from within,” said Colin Nell, a 27-yearold soccer coach and skills champion from London. “It is something you get used to, and it is surprising how easily the body adapts,” he added.

Source: Islam Online

Kohli and Irfan seal comfortable win Virat Kohli continued to be imperious, and Irfan Pathan impressed once again, as India completed a successful limited-overs campaign in Sri Lanka with a comfortable win in the only T20 international on the tour. Kohli was in complete command, picking gaps at will, finding boundaries with minimum effort, even off the occasional mistimed shot, and helped take India to 155. Irfan, who found considerable swing, undermined a Sri Lankan fightback with the ball in the death overs by dismissing three senior Sri Lanka batsmen and was backed up by a containing effort by the rest. The game began brightly for Sri Lanka, with Shaminda Eranga completing a unique achievement; his wicket off Gautam Gambhir meant he’s now picked up a wicket in the first over of his debuts in Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals. But Kohli’s entry to the crease ensured that early high was shortlived. Sri Lanka’s bowlers targeted the off side, Kohli’s preferred areas being through square leg and midwicket, and bowled to their field, but such was his dominance that no part of the ground was secure. A short ball from Angelo Mathews was clubbed over midwicket, a good length delivery next ball was guided through point and Eranga was taken for fours to each part of the off side - point, extra cover and then mid-off, though two of those shots were mistimed. When Thisara Perera was brought on in the sixth over, he made the mistake of bowling too straight and was promptly struck for three fours in a row, two past short fine leg. His low backlift helped Kohli to adapt easily to deliveries that were pushed in fuller and his wristwork, as always, was his primary weapon. Thirty-six off his first 38 runs came in boundaries. The introduction of spin after the field restrictions slowed India down, and accounted for Rahane’s wicket as he drove one straight back at Jeevan Mendis. Overs nine to 12 yielded only 25, though they included a six and a four from Kohli as he charged out of the crease on each occasion. Suresh Raina walked in ahead of Rohit Sharma and picked up a couple of neatly-clipped fours off Eranga and Perera through the leg side. Kohli survived a close run-out chance but following a stand of 48, he timed one shot a touch too well, smacking a slower one from Eranga straight to deep midwicket. There were some hits and misses from MS Dhoni that gave him some frustrating moments and even though Raina dispatched Lasith Malinga over long-off, the

Sri Lankan seamers were largely accurate in their lengths in the final few overs. Only 31 came off the last five, but India were not made to rue that slip. Irfan was off target on occasion - his first ball was wide and cut for four - but got the ball to move in through the air and castled Tillakaratne Dilshan in the first over. The ball curved away from the left-handed Upul Tharaga and he chased a wide one in Irfan’s next over to be caught at slip. Mahela Jayawardene, who opened the batting, threatened a counter-attack, targeting Umesh Yadav. He used Yadav’s pace to guide him for fours through third man and point, then cut and whipped him in the same over to collect 17 runs off it. But his stay, too, was ended by an Irfan inswinger in the fifth over.

Jayawardene moved back and closed the face but was struck on the pads just in line with leg stump. Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews tried to maintain the tempo, stepping out and going over the top and adding 33 in quick time. But Thirimanne’s attempt to reverse-sweep a straight ball from R Ashwin failed and cost him his wicket. The runrate slipped, the pressure grew and wickets continued to tumble. Mathews nicked Ashok Dinda - who also cleaned up the tail to finish with four wickets - to the keeper, Jeevan Mendis spooned a catch to extra cover and Perera was run out by a direct hit from Manoj Tiwary, all in a space of 15 deliveries. Seven down and with 54 needed off 28, Sri Lanka had to attack and their efforts to do so hastened their end. They’ll now look to the Sri Lanka Premier League to sharpen their T20 skills while India await New Zealand before they return to this country for the World T20.

Source: Cricinfo

The Surrey Sea Lions and the Cloverdale Trition swim clubs co-hosted the 41st Annual Surrey Sea Lions/Cloverdale Tritons 2012 A/B Invitational Meet at the Bear Creek Pool in Surrey from 21-22 July. This was one of the many swim meets held under the BC Summer Swimming Association. The 2012 season will culminate in a week-long event from 13-19 August in Nanaimo.

Ryan Mock of the Surrey Sea Lions swims in a 50m Butterfly event.

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