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“My parents came to Britain as refugees from Poland. Most of their families were subsequently murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town of Staszow. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed.
My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza”.
We were tipped about KidswillbeKids. Nabeel Akbar publishes his own books for children from this publishing house.
We did not read their books, but we checked a video based on one of their stories, and the story was nice, Masha’Allah,- even though the video was a little amateurish, it seemed to me that on print it will look a better. There is need for more such efforts.
Jordan’s queen Rania is trying something extraordinary. In March 2008, she started a YouTube channel which is described as- “dedicated to breaking down stereotypes about the Arab and Muslim worlds and to bridging the East-West divide, this is Queen Rania’s official YouTube Channel.” East refers to the Middle East, about which (perhaps along with all other parts of the East) misconceptions are rife in the West.
This video was released when she received YouTube Visionary Award.
Here is a link to her YouTube channel.
We wish her all the best in her endeavor.
This video gave me chills… inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun.
A powerful account of the graffiti mural created in the Bronx New York, a memorial for Mougasa and Soumare families, many of whom died in an apartment block fire in March 2007.
Graffiti artist Mohammed Ali, from the UK works alongside the local Bronx community to create a tribute to the family.
If so, Shaikh Yaser Birjas invites you to join the Marriage Revolution! Watch the video for more info.
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FYI, this is the 1000th post on Ijtema.net! Alhamdulillah! Who knew we’d come this far? It has been an amazing journey for the Ijtema team. May Allah continue to help and guide us, so we can safely reach the next millenary milestone, Ameen.
Channel Title: 3D Kabah Podcast
Summary: A video podcast giving you a virtual, animated tour of the Kabah and surrounding areas within Masjid al-Haram.
Video of the week, brought to you by IslamicTube.net.
A video that describes Paradise with the words of Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah. The background picture is the Nile, Egypt. It was chosen because Allah’s messenger (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa salam) told us in numerous ahadith that the Nile is of the rivers of Paradise.
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A recording of a recent lecture given by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, on the issue of mercy.