Islamic articles
Few years ago I worked in Lahore. As common there, we had an army of drivers, office boys & cleaners in the office. They were very very low paid so on occasions I used to collect money for them to help. I would send an email request to colleagues expecting people to drop money at […]
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One of my friend who stayed in Bahrain for some time, sent the following comments & photos regarding my blog on Bahrain. These comments help understand the current situation in Bahrain. Recently unrest has escalated again and Saudi’s have sent their army to curb the protestors. You can understand Saudi Royal family’s interest in protecting Bahraini Royal
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JAK: A non-Muslim Bank with a Muslim Philosophy I came across this interest free Swedish customer-owned Bank called JAK (Jord Arbete Kapital). Working on the principle of “Not-for-Profit banking”, it neither pays any interest on savings nor charges any on borrowings – a principle it shares with Islamic Banking. JAK is fully registered, licensed and
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If Makkah & Madina are the spiritual centres then Riyadh is the political & commercial centre of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ultimately it is the home & power base of the Royal Saudi family and Wahabi mazhab (religion). Riyadh is the capital & largest city of Saudi Arabia with about 3.5 million population. Yet the
Riyadh Saudi Arabia (Dec 2010) Read More »
Dr. Toby vs Mr Fazal ur Rehman Meet Dr Toby Ord. He is an Oxford University research academic who has pledged to donate a million pounds to charity over the course of his working life. Dr Ord, a moral philosopher, will give away more than a third of his £33,000 salary this year (leaving him
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