Karbala - Artistography

Artistic collage assembled by Dr Ikram Abidi

Saudi Government afraid of Poet Habib al-Maatiq

Saudi Govt: Don't be afraid of a few couplets.  Free Habib al-Maatiq now.

Living in Fear - Israeli Settler cruelty

Do what you can to end the brutal occupation of Palestine

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House of Sorrows: A Translation of Baytul Ahzan

Arabic calligraphy reading Fatima az-Zahra ( فاطمة الزهراء ) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

House of Sorrows: A Translation of Baytul Ahzan - The life of Sayyedah az-Zahra and her grief by Shaykh Abbas al-Qummi is a well organized collection of hadith regarding the tragic, painful events surrounding the events immediately after the death of the Holy Prophet S.A.W and the martyrdom of his beloved daughter the Lady of Light, Fatima Az-Zahra A.S.

The translation to English is excellent - clear and easy to read book, yet, this is also a difficult, painful, read that will open up wounds in the heart.

Her Majesty, the Lady of Light was indeed martyred in the cruelest of fashions. She wasn't just slapped, she was beaten barbarically - so much so, that her earrings were smashed into pieces whilst still on her ears.

May Allah the Almighty grant consolation and comfort to the Mahdi A.S.

"With your hands" - Apne hathon se

Truly heart rending...


  "With your hands" - Apne hathon se by The Tejani Brothers

Let Saudi women drive

Saudi Govt should let women drive.

Sign this petition
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-saudi-arabia39s-ban-on-women-driving

Get the facts
http://saudiwomendriving.blogspot.ca
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/25/saudi-arabia-women-action-driving-laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_to_drive_movement

Action for oppresed Bahrain still required!

Pellets and tear gas (Photo credit: Al Jazeera English)

2+ years later and your action is STILL required to help those in Bahrain fighting the oppressive Al-Khalifa regime.

Building on this post, here are some more resources to arm yourself with:

Twitter

1. https://twitter.com/BahrainRights 
2. https://twitter.com/aibahrain
3. https://twitter.com/FreeNaser

Arm yourself with Facts

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahraini_uprising_%282011%E2%80%93present%29

Action

Write your Government or the Opposition Leaders to take a stance that supports the demands by the People of Bahrain as expressed in the Manama Document (a.k.a. the Manama Paper).

You can find a sample letter here addressed to representatives of the Canadian Government.

Have more useful resources, please send them here.

Martyr Hassan Lakkis

May the Almighty, grant Martyr Hassan Lakkis nothing less than the highest levels in His Garden of Paradise Ameen.

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With the reach of those involved in Harper's Senate Scandal, it is clear that Harper's PMO is configured with a protocol of plausible deniability or rather plausible lucidity to indemnify him of his scruples.

Though he is the Prime Minister - he is still a Minister.  With Harper and his Senate Scandal whatever tradition we had of Ministerial Responsibility is now all but gone.

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