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Mossad Informer Hanged Israel confirmed a Jewish detainee who worked for its spy agency, Mossad, hanged himself. The man, an Australian-Israeli citizen, died in 2010. He was imprisoned because Israel suspected he informed Australia's security agency of Mossad operations. He was held incommunicado in Israel's maximum security prison. His case came to light when an Israeli newspaper website broke the story that year, butthe reports were removed after a gagging order was imposed by the Jewish government. (BBC, 19 Feb 2013)

Hezbollah Helps Assad Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah attacked three Syrian villages near the Lebanese border in support of the Syrian government. 70,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began two years ago. Hezbollah is strongly backed by Iran, a close ally of Assad. Assad's minority Alawite sect is an off-shoot of Shiasm. (BBC, 18 Feb 2013)

Thailand kills Freedom Fighters Thailand army killed 16 Muslim freedom fighters who stormed a base in occupied Muslim south. The three southern Muslim provinces are fighting for an independent Islamic state. They were occupied by Thailand a century ago. (BBC, 14 Feb 2013)

Buddhist Fundamentalists call for Boycott Hardline fundamentalist Sinhalese Buddhist group in Sri Lanka calls for the abolition of the Muslim halal system of certifying foods and other goods. The Buddhist Strength Force also said foreign propagators of religions should leave the country within a month. There have been several attacks on Musjids and Muslim-owned businesses.(BBC, 19 Feb 2013)

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17 May 2013 | Taqwa: Moulana Aziem Khatib from Cape Town | Mansoor: Moulana Shabier Asmal from Durban | Darul Uloom: Moulana Ahmed Namatumba from Gauteng | West End: Moulana A Bulbulia | Huda, Korsten: | Humphries Street: Moulana Hussain Muhammad | Grace Street: | Fuqara: Moulana Salmaan Moosagie | Azhar: Moulana Alibhai Lorgat from Gauteng | Bloemendaal: Moulana Rashid Salie | Rudolph Street: Mufti Aadil Moosagie | Salt Lake: Moulana Suhail Wadee from Gauteng | Saabireen: Moulana Ebrahim Muhammad | Qudama, UTH: Sheikh Imaan Nakhomo | Korsten Jamaat Khana: Moulana Ubaidullah Ebrahim | Mumineen, UTH: Moulana Nadeem Khan | Haq, UTH: Imam Liaquat Ali Tiry | Kuyga: Moulana Yusuf Desai | Pier Street: Moulana Nazeem Moosagie | Booysens Park: Sheikh Ebrahim Essop | Overbaakens: Sheikh Ashraf Adam | UPE: | Al Bayaan, Jackson Street: | Ibn Taymiyya: | Motherwell: Imam Musa Milanzi | New Brighton: Sheikh Nceba Salamntu [All venues subject to change without notice]
2013 May 16: Moulana Azeem Khatib, National Muslim Chaplain. Talk at Sabireen after Esha | Moulana Shabeer Asmal. Talk at Darul Uloom after Esha | 17: National Muslim Prison Board Roadshow. Taqwa after Maghrib | 18: National Muslim Prison Board AGM. Kwantu Towers 9:30am-12:30pm | 25: Marriage & Spirituality Seminar. Al Azhar School with Imam Abdul Moutie Saban. R150 pp (R250 for couples) incl. lunch. 10am-12:30pm/2-5pm. Tel: 0844572222 | June: Mufti Abdool Kader Hoosen: 6: Salt Lake after Esha | 7: Juma Musjid Taqwa | 6: Moulana Ebrahim Bham: Juma at Mansoor | Lecture at Mansoor after Esha | 23: Moulana Mumtazul Haq (TBC)
1. Port Elizabeth Student Zakaat Bursary Fund. Contribute towards the fees of deserving students who excel academically. Moulana Muhammad Badsha 078 672 7797 | 2. Families Against Drugs. Meetings: Mondays 7:30pm, Family Support Meetings: Wednesdays 7:30pm. Al Ansar Building, Bell Road | 3. Musjid Fattah, Booysens Park. Building Project. 084 556 4588 | 4. Adult Revert Classes for Ladies. 7-8:15pm Wednesdays. West End Shopping Complex. 082 823 2209 | 5. Al Fidaa Helpline: 0861 000 349 | 6. Adult Madressa classes after Maghrib. Tuesdays/Fridays weekly. Males at Darul Uloom Abu Bakr. Females at Darul Uloom Girls' Madressa
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Umrah for the Blind

Braille

The UK-based organisation, Islamic Texts for the Blind (Kitaba) and their Scandinavian partners Dirasa have organised a few Umrah trips for the blind and partially-sighted. The trips are organized as study trips with Islamic classes also being taught in Madinah and Makkah.

Popes at Play

Vatican City

According to the Catholic Church, the pope is infallible and preserved from the possibility of error. This belief is belied by the antics of past popes:

Sanctity of Honour

Honour

1. True Man. Let not the melodious humming of a man impress you; instead, one who fulfils trust and refrains from defaming the honour of people; he is a true man. (Umar radhiallahu anhu, narrated by Imam Bayhaqi)

Mohair

The Angora goat originated from Tibet making its way to Turkey in the 16th century. Until 1849, the Turkish province of Ankara was the sole producer of Angora goats and Muslim Turkey controlled the industry.

Lessons of Hudaybiyya

Hudaybiyya

At times we encounter situations where at first the reason for it happening might not be obvious, but becomes apparent in the long-term. Allah, in His Supreme Wisdom, sometimes hides from us the long-term outcomes of things that have been written in our fate, until His Divine Decree comes to pass, and when we analyze these events in retrospect, we realize in awe why Allah made them happen, and how beneficial they were for us. Here are some lessons we learn from a pivotal point in Islamic history:

Opium Wars

Opium Poppy

The major reason behind the west’s wars over the centuries has been an insatiable greed for wealth. In the pursuit of this, they have thought nothing of killing thousands. Iraq is a classic case of a war for oil. The drug trade is another western ‘industry’ which they are willing to go to war for:

Zakaah Applicant Hosting

ZAHSA

The Zakaah Applicant Hosting of South Africa (ZAHSA) is the first ever online computer software program specifically designed for organisations involved in the distribution of Zakaah or monetary aid to Muslim recipients. It was developed in Port Elizabeth and launched officially on 13 February 2013.

Top Muslim-Friendly Destination

Malaysia

A study by Crescentrating rated Malaysia as the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destination. Egypt, Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Singapore were runners-up.

Stamp Collection

Stamp

Moulana Ismail Kathrada related that once Moulana Maseehullah Khan rahimahullah asked his young son whether he collected anything. When his son replied in the negative, Moulana Maseehullah asked if he wanted to collect stamps as he got letters daily from around the world.

Islam in Mali

Mali

During the 9th century, Muslim Berber and Tuareg merchants brought Islam into West Africa. Islam also spread in the region by the founders of Sufi brotherhoods.

Handling a Crisis

Crisis

Tips on how to handle crises:

1. Keep away from places of trouble. ‘And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong.' (Quran 8:25) 'There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it.' (Bukhari)

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