Masjid Al-Fateh, Bahrain
Masjid Badshahi, Pakistan
Masjid Europa Point, Gibraltar
Masjid Faisal, Pakistan
Masjid Larabanga, Mali
Masjid Omayyed, Syria
Masjid, Argentina
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Mosque strange shapes and unique in the world
Apart from being a place of worship of Muslims, the mosque was also a high value in the form of the building. Very cool and amazing, just as with other buildings outside places of worship. Just imagine if Muslims can worship in one place. Fun course and following the mosques:
Masjid Larabanga, Mali
Masjid Omayyed, Syria
Masjid, Argentina
Masjid Larabanga, Mali
Masjid Omayyed, Syria
Masjid, Argentina
Pharisee-style calligraphy
As seen from its name, Pharisee-style calligraphy developed by the Persians and the official character of this nation since the time of the Safavid dynasty until now. Calligraphy is prioritizing Pharisees line element, written without a vowel, and the expertise of the author is determined by the agility to play the thick-thin letter in the 'measure' the right. This style is widely used as exterior decoration of mosques in Iran, which is usually combined with colorful arabes.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Diwani calligraphy style
Diwani calligraphy style developed by the calligrapher Ibrahim Munif. Then, enhanced by Sheikh Hamdullah and Daula Ottoman calligrapher in Turkey late 15th century and early 16th century. This style is used to write an official letter head of the kingdom. The character of this style and not berharakat round. The beauty of the writing depends on the line games that are sometimes at a particular letter or neninggi decline, far exceeding the standard horizontal line. Diwani calligraphy models used for architectural ornament and book covers.
Jali Diwani calligraphy style
Jali Diwani calligraphy style is Diwani style development. Calligraphy writing style was introduced by Hafiz Usman, a prominent calligrapher Daula in Ottoman Turkey. Anatomy letter Jali Diwani Diwani basically similar, but much more ornamental, solid, and sometimes in piles. In contrast to the no berharakat Diwani, Diwani Jali otherwise very abundant. Harakat is more abundant intended for decorative purposes and do not necessarily serve as punctuation. Therefore, this style is difficult to read in a flash. Usually, this model is used for applications that are not functional, such as mosques or interior decorative objects.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Raihani Style calligraphy
Style calligraphy certificate (Raihani) is a combination of styles Tsuluts and Naskhi, which was developed by the Ottoman calligrapher Daula. This style commonly used for writing diploma from a calligraphy teacher to pupil. Tsuluts characters such as letters, but more modest, less frills, and written unusual overlap (murakkab).
Daniel Streich - The Founder ban mosque In Switzerland
Daniel Streich, Swiss politician, whose fame for campaigns against the establishment of mosques in the country, unexpectedly, embraced Islam. Daniel Streich is a famous politician, and he was the first to launch a mosque dome about the ban, and even had the idea to close the mosques in Switzerland. He came from the Swiss People's Party (SVP). Declaration Streich conversion to Islam tantrums Switzerland.
Streich propagating anti-Islamic movement that extends to the whole country. He sowed the seeds of anger and scorn for Muslims in the country, and pave the way for public opinion to the pulpit and the dome of the mosque.
But now Streich has become an adherent of Islam. Without completely expected, anti-Islamic thought that eventually brought so close to this religion. Streich even now have a desire to build the most beautiful mosques in Europe in Switzerland.
The most interesting in this regard is that at this moment there are four mosques in Switzerland and Streich want to make a fifth mosque. He admitted to looking for "forgiveness of his sin" that has poisoned the Islamic. Now is the fact that the ban on mosque domes have obtained legal status.
Aldai Abdul Majid, president of OPI, an NGO, working for the welfare of Muslims, said that the Europeans actually have a great desire to learn about Islam. Some of them wanted to know about the relationship between Islam and terrorism; as well as Streich. Story, it turns out during a confrontation, Streich studying the Koran and began to understand Islam.
Daniel Streich is a key member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He has an important position and influence party policy. In addition to his petition on the mosque's dome, he also won the Swiss Army military because of its popularity.source
Streich propagating anti-Islamic movement that extends to the whole country. He sowed the seeds of anger and scorn for Muslims in the country, and pave the way for public opinion to the pulpit and the dome of the mosque.
But now Streich has become an adherent of Islam. Without completely expected, anti-Islamic thought that eventually brought so close to this religion. Streich even now have a desire to build the most beautiful mosques in Europe in Switzerland.
The most interesting in this regard is that at this moment there are four mosques in Switzerland and Streich want to make a fifth mosque. He admitted to looking for "forgiveness of his sin" that has poisoned the Islamic. Now is the fact that the ban on mosque domes have obtained legal status.
Aldai Abdul Majid, president of OPI, an NGO, working for the welfare of Muslims, said that the Europeans actually have a great desire to learn about Islam. Some of them wanted to know about the relationship between Islam and terrorism; as well as Streich. Story, it turns out during a confrontation, Streich studying the Koran and began to understand Islam.
Daniel Streich is a key member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He has an important position and influence party policy. In addition to his petition on the mosque's dome, he also won the Swiss Army military because of its popularity.source
Riq'ah Calligraphic style
Calligraphic style is the result of the development Riq'ah calligraphy styles Naskhi and Tsuluts. As with the writing style used in Naskhi everyday writing. Riq'ah Daula developed by the Ottoman calligrapher, also commonly used for ordinary handwriting or for other practical purposes. The character is very simple letters without vowel, making it possible to write fast.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
About Dome Of Mosque
Like the tower and the sanctuary, the dome has not historically known at the time of the Prophet Muhammad. Leading architecture, Prof K Cresswell in Early Muslim Architecture stated that the initial design of the mosque of Medina did not know the dome. In the reconstruction of the architecture, Cresswell shows how simple it is built mosque of the Prophet Muhammad.
Rasul mosque early architectural square with the wall as a barrier around it. Along the inside wall of the porch is made such a direct contact with an open field in the middle. As the development of technology architecture, the dome appears as the cover of the mosque building.
Dome did not come and rooted in Islamic architecture. That's because Islam does not take direct physical or cultural traditions of Islam does not teach grammar in a concrete form of architecture. Islam gives to his people the opportunity to determine the physical choices of minds.
Almost all cultures have known and dome. From time to time the dome shape is always changing. It is said that the first civilization to recognize and use the dome is the nation Mesopotamia from 6000 years ago. In the 14th century BC, the Mycenaean Greeks had found a vaulted tomb building (tholos Tombs).
However, there are also stating that the dome began to emerge during the Roman Empire, circa 100 AD One evidence is building pantheon (temple) in the city of Rome Hadria built at 118 King AD - 128 AD The use of recorded dome began growing rapidly in the early Christian period.
Dome structures and landscape at that time not too large, as there is in the building of Santa Costanza in Rome. In the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian also built a magnificent ancient dome. In the year 500 AD, he used the dome on the building in Constantinople Hagia Spohia.
So since when did Islam start using the dome of the mosque architecture? Historical and archaeological, the first dome in Islamic architecture found in the Dome of the Rock (Dome of Rock) or commonly known as the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock was built around 685 AD to 691 AD
Interior Dome of the Rock is decorated with arabesk - geometric-shaped ornaments, ornamental plants propagation and calligraphy. Decorative element could be a characteristic of Islamic architecture since the 7th century AD Until now, calligraphy is still the ornaments that decorate the interior of the building of a mosque.
Since then, the Islamic architects continue to develop diverse style dome on the mosque he had built. In the 12th century AD, in Cairo, the dome became a symbol of national architecture of Egypt in the structure of Islamic societies. From time to time at the mosque dome shape also continue to change following the technological developments.
When Islam spread out and interact with other cultures and civilizations, the Islamic architects apparently did not hesitate to take the form of options that already exist, including techniques and how to build an already owned by the local community.
No wonder, if the dome shape was somewhat different mosques, according to the culture and the Muslim community living. Almost in every Muslim country has a domed mosque. Among the famous domed mosque, among others; Blue Mosque in Istanbul Turkey, the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and other
Moalla calligraphy style
Although not well known, Moalla calligraphy style is the style that is not standard, and are not included in the guide books calligraphy general circulation. Although not so well known, calligraphy is still included in the list of the types of calligraphy in the Arabic wikipedia, classified as part of a growing type of calligraphy in Iran. Calligraphy was introduced by Hamid Ajami, a Tehran-born calligrapher.
Naskhi Calligraphic
Calligraphic style most often used Naskhi Muslims, both for religious writing and writing everyday. Style Naskhi including the oldest calligraphic style. Since the rules of writing are systematically formulated by Ibn Muqlah in the 10th century, the style is very popular calligraphy used to write the Qur'an Mushaf until now. Character simple letters, with hardly any frills, so easily written and read.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
British-Muslims-intoxicated-terrorism-pictured-planning-jihad.
The three British Muslims filmed themselves as they prepared for a terrorist attack, a court was told yesterday.
They also recorded themselves crawling on their bellies through piles of leaves in a town centre park for a military-style training video, it was alleged.
Weapons: The trio - including Abbas Iqbal (right) and brother Ilyas - are said to have called themselves 'The Blackburn Resistance'
Abbas Iqbal in another video clip shown to the jury, which was told the footage showed a group 'intoxicated by the evil of terrorism'
The prosecution claimed that while the footage might appear 'almostcomical in its amateurishness', in reality it showed a group'intoxicated by the evil of terrorism'.
Accused: Among other charges, Abbas Iqbal denies dissemination of terrorist publications
Styling themselves the Blackburn Resistance, the trio filmedthemselves imitating Al Qaeda-style propaganda in broad daylight in theLancashire town's Corporation Park.
One is shown apparently carrying a rifle as he executes a 'leopard crawl' beneath a clump of trees.
Along with another man, he then dashes across a track before appearing to aim his weapon at an imaginary enemy.
Yesterday the video was shown as part of the men's trial.
Edward Brown QC, prosecuting, told the jury: 'Some aspects ofthe material may at first blush seem almost comical in itsamateurishness, but when you recall their purpose it is less funny.'
At first sight it might look like 'a group of young menlarking around in a park in Blackburn', he added. But, he claimed, themen were in the process of educating themselves about guerilla warfarewith the intention of engaging in terrorist activity.
The images were found on a mobile phone memory card hidden in24-year-old Abbas Iqbal's suitcase when he was arrested at ManchesterAirport in August 2008, the court has heard.
Also found were video clips of the trio holding and firingweapons while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great) in a backyard,along with photos of them in camouflage clothing and carrying weaponsas well as images of terrorist leaders including Osama Bin Laden.
Allegations: (Left to right) Mohammed Ali Ahmed, Abbas Iqbal and brother Ilyas are claimed to have been 'intoxicated by the evil of terrorism' and were imitating Al Qaeda propaganda
Ilyas Iqbal: The jury was told the three men had set about teaching themselves about guerrilla warfare
Police later recovered a camcorder video tape from his home inBlackburn which showed Iqbal holding a young boy and raising a macheteover his head in 'joking' fashion, saying he hoped one day to take anon-believer's 'head off'.
A weapons cabinet was also found, the court heard.
Mohammed Ali Ahmed and Ilyas Iqbal were said by the prosecution to have 'developed extreme Islamist beliefs'
Mr Brown told Manchester Crown Court that Iqbal filmed the parkfootage - featuring his brother Ilyas and a third man - intending totake it abroad to spread their violent ideology.
He concluded: 'The prosecution say that as the BlackburnResistance, the three defendants were acting together with theirarmoury or training equipment and with the information they hadgathered, readying themselves for active preparation in the jihad,probably abroad.'
Abbas Iqbal denies dissemination of terrorist publications,preparation for terrorism acts and possession of a document likely tobe useful to a terrorist.
Ilyas Iqbal, 23, also of Blackburn, denies preparation forterrorism acts and two counts of possession of a document likely to beuseful to a terrorist. White Muslim convert Muhammed Ahmed, 26, deniesthe preparation for acts of terrorism.
The case continues.
Scenes: The movie also allegedly shows two of the group practising combat crawling in Corporation Park, Blackburn
Somali mother of four has no right to live here... but we have to give her a council house
Standing proudly with her arm draped over her 36in television, this is the Somali woman who must be given a council house even though she has no right to live in Britain.
Nimco Hassan Ibrahim - who lives with her four children on benefit handouts - was granted the right to the home by EU judges yesterday because she was once married to a Danish citizen who briefly worked in this country.
Nimco Hassan Ibrahim - who lives with her four children on benefit handouts - was granted the right to the home by EU judges yesterday because she was once married to a Danish citizen who briefly worked in this country.
- The landmark judgment means the 34-year-old migrant and her children will soon be packing up their impressive collection of furniture and electrical equipment when they are given a new house.
Although Miss Ibrahim claims her income support payments were suspended during the legal action, she has somehow bought a Playstation 3 games console, computer and a high-quality speaker system.
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Equally impressive is the enormous sofa from which she watches TV each night. Lying on the floor in her lounge are some of the latest film releases - including a pirate DVD copy of the sci-fi movie Avatar.
And although she lives in a temporary accommodation in Harrow, Middlesex - funded by the local council - she has managed to install a high-speed internet connection.
Speaking to the Daily Mail last night, Mrs Ibrahim said: 'I deserve to be given a proper house. This one is too small for all of us.
'I don't think it's fair that the council has put us up in temporary accommodation. It's not right that they have hounded us for four years. All these threats of eviction have made me feel very ill.
'The law says that I can get a better house so I'm looking forward to a better life.
'I have suffered psychological problems because of all this.
'To be honest, I was expecting the worst from the court and I'm relieved it has ended. Now I can enjoy my life.'
Mrs Ibrahim does not work and spends her day looking after her children Abdirahman, 12, Abdifatah, 10, Deka, eight, and Mustapha, four. She refused to reveal how she could afford her electrical goods and furniture.
The landmark EU judgment opens the door for hundreds of thousands of unemployed foreigners to claim both state benefits and council or housing association homes.
In particular, it means migrant families from Poland and other Eastern European countries will for the first time have a right to council housing and state benefits even if they have worked for only a brief period in Britain.
It comes at a time of heavy demand for council housing from hard-pressed British families - and as ministers have been promising families in disaffected Labour heartlands that local people will have first call on council homes.
Tsuluts Calligraphy
Like Kufi style, calligraphy style Tsuluts introduced by Ibn Muqlah who is a minister (wazii) at the time of the Abbasid Caliphate. Tsuluts style calligraphy is very ornamental, with lots of frills and easy to shape in a particular composition to meet the writing space is available. The work style of calligraphy using Tsuluts can be written in the form of the curve, with tapered head and sometimes written in a style that continues strong and the intersection. Because of the beauty and flexibility of this, many Tsuluts style ornaments used as mosque architecture, book covers, and interior decoration.Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Kufi Calligraphy
Calligraphy writing style is widely used for the initial period of copying the Qur'an. Therefore, this Kufi style of writing is the oldest model among all styles of calligraphy. This style was first developed in the city of Kufa, Iraq, which is one of the most important city in the history of Islamic civilization from the 7th century AD Calligraphy writing style introduced by Mr. Calligraphy Arabic, Ibn Muqlah, has a character who is very stiff, broken, and very formal. This style evolved into a more ornamental and is often combined with floral ornaments.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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British Schoolboy Attacked and Stomped by Muslim Gang...
An Oldham teenager has spoken of his shock after being attacked on the way home from school.
Hulme Grammar School pupil Sean McBrien was jumped from behind by three men.
The 15-year-old was pushed to the ground before being repeatedly kicked in the head causing a black eye, bruising and embedding a tooth into his gum. He needed medical treatment for his injuries.
"It was completely unprovoked and I can’t understand why anyone would do something like that," he said.
"They just kept kicking my head over and over. I didn’t see much of them but they were older than me. It just doesn’t make any sense and I’ve never had any trouble like this."
Sean, who lives in Chadderton, had been walking down an alleyway behind houses on Windsor Road, when he was attacked shortly before 4pm last Friday.
The route is regularly used by school pupils as a shortcut to nearby shops. Sean’s friends had just left him for their bus but rushed back when they heard his shouts.
"All I could do was scream out so I did," said the straight-A pupil.
"My friends heard and turned to see me on the floor.
"They were just frozen and couldn’t believe what was happening.
"It was over pretty quickly and the men ran away. I’m just grateful my friends heard me and came back to help me."
Speaking from the family home on St George’s Square, Sean’s distraught mum Leanne said: "It’s just sickening and crazy. To think they were older than him is even worse.
There were a group of grown men and we just can’t understand why they would target a schoolboy.
"We’ve never had any trouble like this before and can’t see any reasoning behind it."
Dad Vincent added: "There are always lots of children and parents around and at that time and you wouldn’t think something like this could happen in broad daylight.
"We’re just so surprised that these men are out there looking for school children to attack.
"It doesn’t make any sense as they didn’t even take anything.
"We’re thankful as it could’ve been a lot worse but we’re worried for all the other children.
"There is just no explanation for it and it’s just disgraceful. Those men should be ashamed of themselves to pick on such a young school boy."
Despite his injuries Sean has already returned to school so as not to disrupt his GCSE studies.
Hulme principal Dr Paul Neeson said: "The incident was reported to the police who responded very quickly and their investigation continues.
"Pupils have been reminded to take care with regard to their personal safety."
The attackers are all described as Asian men in their 20s and were wearing dark clothing.
The police are currently investigating the incident and appealing to any witnesses to come forward.
Once again we find more violence and crime by followers of the Religion of Peace who continue their ruthless, racist attacks against lone, and often young, victims.
These typical cowardly muslim thugs only find 'courage' when they are acting like a pack of animals against a lone victim. This time the victim was 15 year old Hulme Grammar School pupil, Sean McBrien, who was jumped from behind by three "Asian" men in what was a "completely unprovoked attack". These three (sorry excuses for) adult men "repeatedly kicked [Sean] in the head causing a black eye, bruising and embedding a tooth into his gum. He needed medical treatment for his injuries."
Hulme Grammar School pupil Sean McBrien was jumped from behind by three men.
The 15-year-old was pushed to the ground before being repeatedly kicked in the head causing a black eye, bruising and embedding a tooth into his gum. He needed medical treatment for his injuries.
"It was completely unprovoked and I can’t understand why anyone would do something like that," he said.
"They just kept kicking my head over and over. I didn’t see much of them but they were older than me. It just doesn’t make any sense and I’ve never had any trouble like this."
Sean, who lives in Chadderton, had been walking down an alleyway behind houses on Windsor Road, when he was attacked shortly before 4pm last Friday.
The route is regularly used by school pupils as a shortcut to nearby shops. Sean’s friends had just left him for their bus but rushed back when they heard his shouts.
"All I could do was scream out so I did," said the straight-A pupil.
"My friends heard and turned to see me on the floor.
"They were just frozen and couldn’t believe what was happening.
"It was over pretty quickly and the men ran away. I’m just grateful my friends heard me and came back to help me."
Speaking from the family home on St George’s Square, Sean’s distraught mum Leanne said: "It’s just sickening and crazy. To think they were older than him is even worse.
There were a group of grown men and we just can’t understand why they would target a schoolboy.
"We’ve never had any trouble like this before and can’t see any reasoning behind it."
Dad Vincent added: "There are always lots of children and parents around and at that time and you wouldn’t think something like this could happen in broad daylight.
"We’re just so surprised that these men are out there looking for school children to attack.
"It doesn’t make any sense as they didn’t even take anything.
"We’re thankful as it could’ve been a lot worse but we’re worried for all the other children.
"There is just no explanation for it and it’s just disgraceful. Those men should be ashamed of themselves to pick on such a young school boy."
Despite his injuries Sean has already returned to school so as not to disrupt his GCSE studies.
Hulme principal Dr Paul Neeson said: "The incident was reported to the police who responded very quickly and their investigation continues.
"Pupils have been reminded to take care with regard to their personal safety."
The attackers are all described as Asian men in their 20s and were wearing dark clothing.
The police are currently investigating the incident and appealing to any witnesses to come forward.
Once again we find more violence and crime by followers of the Religion of Peace who continue their ruthless, racist attacks against lone, and often young, victims.
These typical cowardly muslim thugs only find 'courage' when they are acting like a pack of animals against a lone victim. This time the victim was 15 year old Hulme Grammar School pupil, Sean McBrien, who was jumped from behind by three "Asian" men in what was a "completely unprovoked attack". These three (sorry excuses for) adult men "repeatedly kicked [Sean] in the head causing a black eye, bruising and embedding a tooth into his gum. He needed medical treatment for his injuries."
Plans to Build Mosque Overlooking British Military Base...
Generals are trying to block plans to build a mosque with two 100ft minarets next to Sandhurst.
The £3million building would have a clear view over the military academy and is just 400 yards from its parade ground.
Objection: The MoD, backed by a petition signed by 7,000 local residents, is fighting plans to build a giant mosque overlooking Sandhurst
Yesterday an Army source said: 'This has gone right to the top of the chain of command.
'There is very real concern that if this thing gets built then soldiers could be put at risk.
'It is outrageous to even think that the officers of the future would have to watch their backs while they are still in training.'
Hundreds of newly-commissioned Army officers take to the parade ground each year for the academy's passing out ceremony.
The event attracts senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen when her grandson Prince Harry was commissioned in 2006.
Security threat: The Queen and other senior members of the royal family are regular visitors to Sandhurst
The gigantic mosque is the idea of the Bengali Welfare Association, which worships at the al-Kharafi Islamic Centre in Camberley, Surrey.
The group wants to demolish a listed Victorian school building in use as a mosque at the centre and replace it with a sprawling Saudi Arabian-style building.
Planning papers reveal that the massive structure would tower over local buildings.
As well as the two minarets, it would feature a large central dome, five smaller outlying domes, a morgue, a library and a separate worship area for women.
The first attempt at securing planning approval led to objections from 1,000 locals. Planning officers were also opposed but Conservative-dominated Surrey Heath gave the mosque the go-ahead last month.
However, a procedural error means the application now needs to go to a full council meeting for approval.
And the Ministry of Defence - which initially had no objections - has its mind to insist that the minarets are not built.
Local MEP Nigel Farage of UKIP, who is battling the plans, said: 'I am appalled that a local council can totally ignore the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the electorate of Camberley and overturn the recommendations of planning officers.
'This building is quite simply inappropriate and gives rise to genuine security concerns.
'I know that senior military officers are extremely concerned about this. It simply cannot be allowed to go ahead.'
Alan Kirkland, a local campaigner, said: 'Local people are simply flabbergasted that 100ft high minarets can be built right next to the Royal Military Academy.
'There is obviously a security risk and there is no way that it should be built.'
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: 'Defence Estates has objected to the plans as such a tall building would give oversight into Defence property which could prove a security risk.'
The £3million building would have a clear view over the military academy and is just 400 yards from its parade ground.
Objection: The MoD, backed by a petition signed by 7,000 local residents, is fighting plans to build a giant mosque overlooking Sandhurst
Yesterday an Army source said: 'This has gone right to the top of the chain of command.
'There is very real concern that if this thing gets built then soldiers could be put at risk.
'It is outrageous to even think that the officers of the future would have to watch their backs while they are still in training.'
Hundreds of newly-commissioned Army officers take to the parade ground each year for the academy's passing out ceremony.
The event attracts senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen when her grandson Prince Harry was commissioned in 2006.
Security threat: The Queen and other senior members of the royal family are regular visitors to Sandhurst
The gigantic mosque is the idea of the Bengali Welfare Association, which worships at the al-Kharafi Islamic Centre in Camberley, Surrey.
The group wants to demolish a listed Victorian school building in use as a mosque at the centre and replace it with a sprawling Saudi Arabian-style building.
Planning papers reveal that the massive structure would tower over local buildings.
As well as the two minarets, it would feature a large central dome, five smaller outlying domes, a morgue, a library and a separate worship area for women.
The first attempt at securing planning approval led to objections from 1,000 locals. Planning officers were also opposed but Conservative-dominated Surrey Heath gave the mosque the go-ahead last month.
However, a procedural error means the application now needs to go to a full council meeting for approval.
And the Ministry of Defence - which initially had no objections - has its mind to insist that the minarets are not built.
Local MEP Nigel Farage of UKIP, who is battling the plans, said: 'I am appalled that a local council can totally ignore the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the electorate of Camberley and overturn the recommendations of planning officers.
'This building is quite simply inappropriate and gives rise to genuine security concerns.
'I know that senior military officers are extremely concerned about this. It simply cannot be allowed to go ahead.'
Alan Kirkland, a local campaigner, said: 'Local people are simply flabbergasted that 100ft high minarets can be built right next to the Royal Military Academy.
'There is obviously a security risk and there is no way that it should be built.'
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: 'Defence Estates has objected to the plans as such a tall building would give oversight into Defence property which could prove a security risk.'
Saudi doctor who failed to spot Baby P's injuries is 'unfit to attend disciplinary hearing' and flees Britain in suicidal state
A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby Peter was suffering abuse days before his death is 'suicidal' and unfit to appear before a disciplinary hearing, the General Medical Council heard today.
Saudi-born consultant paediatrician Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat was due to face misconduct allegations at a GMC fitness to practise panel in central London this morning.
But the hearing was halted after being told that her mental health had 'broken down' and she has left the country.
Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat, left, who is accused of failing to spot that Baby Peter was suffering abuse days before his death is 'suicidal and unfit to appear before a disciplinary hearing'
Counsel for the GMC, Rebecca Poulet QC, said she received a report last night from a doctor who had examined Dr Al-Zayyat.
The consultant psychiatrist wrote: 'In my opinion, Dr Al-Zayyat has become so seriously ill that she is unfit to defend herself before a public hearing and unfit to instruct her solicitors.
'The pressure on her has been such that her mental health has broken down completely, and the possibility of suicide is a very real one.'
Dr Al-Zayyat issued a short statement through the Medical Protection Society, which is representing her at the GMC hearing.
She said: 'In my 28 years as a paediatrician I have been devoted to the care of children and have always tried to do my best for them.
'I have been and remain deeply affected by the shocking and tragic circumstances of Baby Peter's death.
'It would be inappropriate for me to comment any further until the hearing concludes.'
GMC panel chairman Ralph Bergmann adjourned the hearing until 9.30am on Wednesday so an independent expert for the GMC could consider Dr Al-Zayyat's psychiatric reports.
St Ann's Hospital in Tottenham, where Baby P was brought two days before his death, was criticised for not employing enough consultants
Mary O'Rourke QC, for Dr Al-Zayyat, said her instructing solicitor was told this morning that the doctor was no longer in the UK.
Ms O'Rourke said that, in the light of the psychiatrist's diagnosis, she considered herself to be without legal instructions from Dr Al-Zayyat.
She told the panel: 'Our position, so far as today is concerned, is we do not believe we can do more than lay the medical evidence before you.'
Dr Al-Zayyat saw Baby Peter - who can now be named as Peter Connelly - at a child development clinic at St Ann's Hospital in Tottenham, north London, on August 1 2007.
But she missed his injuries after deciding she could not carry out a full check-up because he was 'miserable and cranky'.
Two days later, 17-month-old Peter died in a blood-spattered cot in Haringey, north London, at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and their lodger.
A post-mortem examination found he had probably suffered serious injuries, including a broken back and fractured ribs, before he was examined by Dr Al-Zayyat.
The doctor, who qualified in Pakistan and worked in Saudi Arabia before coming to Britain in 2004, was suspended from practice by the GMC in November 2008.
The GMC announced earlier this month that she was facing misconduct allegations over her treatment of Peter.
She is accused of knowing he was on the child protection register but failing to carry out an adequate examination, failing to investigate the explanation offered for his injuries and failing to record whether she considered the possibility that he was the victim of child abuse.
It is also alleged that Dr Al-Zayyat failed to diagnose that Peter had suffered physical abuse, possible neglect and emotional abuse, and did not arrange for him to be admitted to hospital.
She is also alleged to have applied for a job in Ireland without telling her prospective employers she had been suspended over the tragedy.
Dr Al-Zayyat had her contract with Great Ormond Street Hospital terminated after details of the Baby Peter case came to light.
She has since launched a claim for damages against the world-famous children's hospital over her dismissal.
A report by health regulator the Care Quality Commission last May criticised staffing levels at St Ann's.
Dr Al-Zayyat had no contact with Peter's social worker before or after the appointment and was given no details about the child's previous hospital admissions, the commission noted.
She was one of only two consultants at the specialist children's clinic at St Ann's, when there should have been four.
Peter suffered 50 injuries despite receiving 60 visits from social workers, doctors and police over the final eight months of his life.
His mother, Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend, Steven Barker, and his brother, Jason Owen, were jailed at the Old Bailey last May for causing or allowing his death.
Saudi-born consultant paediatrician Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat was due to face misconduct allegations at a GMC fitness to practise panel in central London this morning.
But the hearing was halted after being told that her mental health had 'broken down' and she has left the country.
Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat, left, who is accused of failing to spot that Baby Peter was suffering abuse days before his death is 'suicidal and unfit to appear before a disciplinary hearing'
Counsel for the GMC, Rebecca Poulet QC, said she received a report last night from a doctor who had examined Dr Al-Zayyat.
The consultant psychiatrist wrote: 'In my opinion, Dr Al-Zayyat has become so seriously ill that she is unfit to defend herself before a public hearing and unfit to instruct her solicitors.
'The pressure on her has been such that her mental health has broken down completely, and the possibility of suicide is a very real one.'
Dr Al-Zayyat issued a short statement through the Medical Protection Society, which is representing her at the GMC hearing.
She said: 'In my 28 years as a paediatrician I have been devoted to the care of children and have always tried to do my best for them.
'I have been and remain deeply affected by the shocking and tragic circumstances of Baby Peter's death.
'It would be inappropriate for me to comment any further until the hearing concludes.'
GMC panel chairman Ralph Bergmann adjourned the hearing until 9.30am on Wednesday so an independent expert for the GMC could consider Dr Al-Zayyat's psychiatric reports.
St Ann's Hospital in Tottenham, where Baby P was brought two days before his death, was criticised for not employing enough consultants
Mary O'Rourke QC, for Dr Al-Zayyat, said her instructing solicitor was told this morning that the doctor was no longer in the UK.
Ms O'Rourke said that, in the light of the psychiatrist's diagnosis, she considered herself to be without legal instructions from Dr Al-Zayyat.
She told the panel: 'Our position, so far as today is concerned, is we do not believe we can do more than lay the medical evidence before you.'
Dr Al-Zayyat saw Baby Peter - who can now be named as Peter Connelly - at a child development clinic at St Ann's Hospital in Tottenham, north London, on August 1 2007.
But she missed his injuries after deciding she could not carry out a full check-up because he was 'miserable and cranky'.
Two days later, 17-month-old Peter died in a blood-spattered cot in Haringey, north London, at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and their lodger.
A post-mortem examination found he had probably suffered serious injuries, including a broken back and fractured ribs, before he was examined by Dr Al-Zayyat.
The doctor, who qualified in Pakistan and worked in Saudi Arabia before coming to Britain in 2004, was suspended from practice by the GMC in November 2008.
The GMC announced earlier this month that she was facing misconduct allegations over her treatment of Peter.
She is accused of knowing he was on the child protection register but failing to carry out an adequate examination, failing to investigate the explanation offered for his injuries and failing to record whether she considered the possibility that he was the victim of child abuse.
It is also alleged that Dr Al-Zayyat failed to diagnose that Peter had suffered physical abuse, possible neglect and emotional abuse, and did not arrange for him to be admitted to hospital.
She is also alleged to have applied for a job in Ireland without telling her prospective employers she had been suspended over the tragedy.
Dr Al-Zayyat had her contract with Great Ormond Street Hospital terminated after details of the Baby Peter case came to light.
She has since launched a claim for damages against the world-famous children's hospital over her dismissal.
A report by health regulator the Care Quality Commission last May criticised staffing levels at St Ann's.
Dr Al-Zayyat had no contact with Peter's social worker before or after the appointment and was given no details about the child's previous hospital admissions, the commission noted.
She was one of only two consultants at the specialist children's clinic at St Ann's, when there should have been four.
Peter suffered 50 injuries despite receiving 60 visits from social workers, doctors and police over the final eight months of his life.
His mother, Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend, Steven Barker, and his brother, Jason Owen, were jailed at the Old Bailey last May for causing or allowing his death.
rules and techniques on calligraphy
Calligraphy has special rules and techniques in the process. Not only the techniques of writing, but also on color selection, material, medium, until the pen.Technically, calligraphy is also very dependent on the geometry principles and rules of balance. Rules of this balance is fundamentally supported by the letter alif and a marker point and differentiator for some Arabic letters.
Although the development appears hundreds of calligraphic writing styles, not all of these styles survive until today. There are nine styles of calligraphy are popular writing known to the art lovers of calligraphy;
1. Kufi
2. Tsuluts
3. Naskhi
4. Riq'ah
5. Ijazah (Raihani)
6. Diwani7. Diwani Jali
8. Farisi
9. Moalla
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Devine of Calligraphy
CalligraphyOne form of the beauty of the Qur'an is the art of writing beautiful or often called Calligraphy. Calligraphy created and developed by the Muslims since the arrival of Islam. Compared to other Islamic art, calligraphy obtain the highest position and is an expression of Islamic spirit that is very typical. Therefore, calligraphy is often referred to as the 'art Islamic art' (the art of Islamic).
Although calligraphy works identical to the Arabic script, calligraphy word itself comes from the Greek (kalios: beautiful and Graphia: writing). Meanwhile, the Arabic mengistilahkannya with khatt (text or line) is aimed at the beautiful writing (al-al-jamilah kitabah or al-khatt al-jamil).
Arabic calligraphy roots are actually Egyptian hieroglyphic writings which later split into khatt Feniqi (Phoenician), Aramaic (Aramaic), and Musnad (a book that includes all kinds of hadith). According to al-Maqrizi, an expert on the history of the 4th century, Arabic calligraphy was first developed by the community Himyar (tribes who inhabited the Arabian Peninsula southwestward around 115-525 BC). Musnad an ancient Arabic calligraphy that developed first of the many types khatt used by the community Himyar. Musnad of the old writings that developed in Yemen, was born khatt Kufi.
Islamic Calligraphy
Eagle Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic Calligraphy
Bird-Islamic CalligraphyIslamic calligraphy hawk-shaped, smoke and birds. Islamic calligraphy is generated Indonesian people.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
TAXPAYERS FACE £1.8M BILL FOR 'HIJAB' ARCHES
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build arches in the shape of Muslim headscarves has been labelled as a “waste of money” by angry residents.
As part of a cultural trail along Brick Lane, famous for its door-to-door curry houses, bars, nightclubs and art galleries, several gates in the shape of hijabs could be built at entrances to the street, in London’s East End.
However, the £1.8 million scheme has been branded as offensive to Muslim women and a waste of taxpayers’ money.
And the local authority, Tower Hamlets, has been accused of inflaming racial tensions by trying to force the plans through without a proper consultation.
One Muslim woman told the council the stainless steel, illuminated arches “create a stereotypical image of Islam”.Another hijab wearer said the project was a “huge waste of money” and a “tool of aggravation”.
Brick Lane lent its name to Monica Ali’s best-selling novel, which was later adapted to the big screen.
And the area now has many celebrity residents, including artist Tracy Emin, who has objected to the plans.
In a letter to the council, she wrote: “I am shocked to learn that the scheme is budgeted at £2million and I strongly feel that rubbish collections, vermin control, education and improved policing are more important to resolve.”
Following the outcry, the council pushed back the deadline for comments to February 22.
A council spokeswoman said the idea of the arch was “loosely based on the sculptural form of a headscarf, reflecting the many cultural backgrounds that have occupied and sought refuge in and around Brick Lane over the centuries”.
As part of a cultural trail along Brick Lane, famous for its door-to-door curry houses, bars, nightclubs and art galleries, several gates in the shape of hijabs could be built at entrances to the street, in London’s East End.
However, the £1.8 million scheme has been branded as offensive to Muslim women and a waste of taxpayers’ money.
And the local authority, Tower Hamlets, has been accused of inflaming racial tensions by trying to force the plans through without a proper consultation.
One Muslim woman told the council the stainless steel, illuminated arches “create a stereotypical image of Islam”.Another hijab wearer said the project was a “huge waste of money” and a “tool of aggravation”.
Brick Lane lent its name to Monica Ali’s best-selling novel, which was later adapted to the big screen.
And the area now has many celebrity residents, including artist Tracy Emin, who has objected to the plans.
In a letter to the council, she wrote: “I am shocked to learn that the scheme is budgeted at £2million and I strongly feel that rubbish collections, vermin control, education and improved policing are more important to resolve.”
Following the outcry, the council pushed back the deadline for comments to February 22.
A council spokeswoman said the idea of the arch was “loosely based on the sculptural form of a headscarf, reflecting the many cultural backgrounds that have occupied and sought refuge in and around Brick Lane over the centuries”.
British Islamic supremacist Anjem Chaudary: Freedom and democracy must be destroyed and replaced with obedience to Allah
One thing you can say about Chaudary: he is honest, where some of his slicker coreligionists who share his goals dissemble about them. "British Islamist Anjem Choudary: Freedom and Democracy Are Idols That Must Be Destroyed and Replaced with Obedience to Allah," from MEMRITV,
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
'Britain's Underworld Belongs to Muslims'...
IN traditional Islamic headgear, Asian ex-gang member Amir poses with his sword and issues the stark warning: "Britain's underworld belongs to the Muslims."
The 21-year-old, whose organisation turned over thousands of pounds a day from drug-dealing and credit card scams, claims a post-9/11 fear of terrorism has allowed Muslims to develop a stranglehold on our criminal community.
Through Islam, he says, they have numbers which cannot be matched, and rival gangs are being forced out by ruthless Islamic criminals who only deal with each other.
They recruit black and white members in Britain's jails, tempting them to convert to Islam in exchange for a cushier life inside.
Once released, the converted cons have access to an entirely new network of Muslim criminal contacts - and are trusted because they pray to Allah.
Amir claims that Britain's underworld will soon be completely dominated by Islamic gangs - and he says the West's paranoia over terrorism is to blame. "People don't f*** with us because they think we're all in al-Qaeda," he explains.
"Our status in the criminal hierarchy changed literally the day the Twin Towers went down.
"From then, Asians have been associated with terrorism. People, including other criminals, think if you're Asian you'll blow up a Tube train or bomb an aeroplane.
"In the past 20 years we've capitalised on that. If we're going to be thought of as extremists, why not use that fear?
"The reality is that Asian gangs don't give much of toss about religion, but with Islam comes fear, and with fear comes power.
Strangehold ... Amir poses with sword as he tells of power of Asian gangs on British underworld
"Religion is important to us only as a way of defining who we can trust and who we can work with."
Amir adds: "Young Muslim gangs aren't worried about what Allah makes of their criminal ways - they don't believe in it to that extent.
"Through religion we speak the same language, live in the same areas, go to the same schools and can even use mosques as a safe place away from the police or other gangs.
If you f*** with a Muslim gang you'd better be able to run fast or hide well, because they will come back at you in numbers."
You do not have to look far to find an example of this.
In 2007 white schoolboy Henry Webster was beaten with a hammer by a huge gang of Asian pupils calling themselves the Asian Invasion. The 15-year-old pupil at the Ridgeway School in Wroughton, Wilts, was left brain-damaged.
Since then, it has been said in court that the school was the scene of numerous violent incidents involving Asian youths who were "radicalised and hostile" since the 2005 London bombings.
And in March last year, Judge Giles Forrester warned that London's streets are becoming "increasingly dangerous places" as he jailed an Asian gang for stabbing to death rival black gang member Jevon Henry, 18, in north London.
Jevon Henry and a pal had been trying to extort money from drug dealer Muhid Abdul, 25.
The pair were ambushed on the Lisson Green estate by Abdul and four accomplices. Abdul stabbed Henry, while pal Toufajul Miah, 19, hit him with a hammer.
Amir claims another motive for his own choice of weapon. He says: "We carry swords for protection. I've had to use mine more than once.
"Problem is, these days nobody fights on their own. You'll get attacked by a whole gang, so you have to have something like this to stop people messing.
"Some people do carry guns, but very rarely. The police constantly stop and search young Asians in London and I'd rather get caught with this than a gun because the punishment is less."
The Sun discovered that most of Britain's prisons are dominated by Muslim gangs.
We spoke to a former prisoner we will refer to only as Steven, who was repeatedly approached by prison imams - Muslim priests - and asked to convert. Steven, who is British-born and white, rejected the approaches.
He says: "When I went inside the Muslims offered me help from top lawyers on the outside who would fight to get my sentence changed, if I joined them.
"I always resisted, but you have to understand how tempting it is to convert. First, you have their protection. You're totally alone in prison when you get there, and if you can't look after yourself life is hell. You're beaten, robbed and bullied.
"Second, every Friday Muslims are allowed prayer meetings. This is free time away from the guards, so they can plot, make new contacts and often discuss anti-West ideology.
"Muslims also get better food. They have money sent in for their kitchens from the Muslim community outside, and they get special Halal dishes stipulated by Islam.
"Then, when a converted prisoner finishes his time, he leaves as an even bigger criminal with an entirely new contact book of Muslim criminals to do business with."
'To avoid a life of hell you join a gang' ... Amir says recruitment to Asian criminal groups starts early
Steven, who has spent time in eight prisons, adds: "Where the Muslim gangs come into their own is shifting drugs. If a white gang from London buys a kilo of coke, they then have to sell it.
"You can only sell your gear if you have contacts. The white gang will only know a few people in their area and won't trust or be trusted by other gangs. They won't deal with Eastern European, black or Asian gangs.
"But the Muslim network is vast and stretches up and down the UK, so they can shift drugs extremely quickly. That makes the money-making potential of a Muslim gang a hundred times that of a British or European gang."
Drug-dealing and credit card fraud are the areas in which London-based Asian gangs are most active. In fact, some dealers get so busy that even their mobile phone SIM cards become a commodity.
Steven says: "A drug gang's number can be worth hundreds of thousands. Say they have 100 punters phoning that number every day asking for a fix - that means thousands of pounds of business.
"The SIM card of that phone can be sold to another gang because the junkies who phone don't give a s**t who is dropping off their crack or smack, they'll just keep calling.
"I've heard of SIM cards selling for up to £250,000."
According to Amir, Asian gangs start early. He says: "If you go to school in an ethnic area you either join a gang or end up bullied, in some cases to the point of being killed.
"So to avoid a life of hell a kid joins a gang. Once you're in, life is easy - no more beatings, people to talk to, stuff to do.
"After school you graduate into more serious gang activity. You've got no qualifications because you've spent your school years resisting authority, and suddenly you need to make money.
"A boss can make up to £8,000 a day running a gang of 40 workers drug-dealing or scamming credit cards, and a worker can make £1,000.
"With the police getting more intelligent and busting people more, money is getting harder to make.
"Ten years ago, Asian gangs would go to war with Yardies and white gangs. But now, we've got London all sewn up, so the only people we end up warring with is each other.
"We have no one to compete with other than our own people, so Muslim gangs are starting to fight.
"Muslims have this country under control. Nobody can touch us."
The 21-year-old, whose organisation turned over thousands of pounds a day from drug-dealing and credit card scams, claims a post-9/11 fear of terrorism has allowed Muslims to develop a stranglehold on our criminal community.
Through Islam, he says, they have numbers which cannot be matched, and rival gangs are being forced out by ruthless Islamic criminals who only deal with each other.
They recruit black and white members in Britain's jails, tempting them to convert to Islam in exchange for a cushier life inside.
Once released, the converted cons have access to an entirely new network of Muslim criminal contacts - and are trusted because they pray to Allah.
Amir claims that Britain's underworld will soon be completely dominated by Islamic gangs - and he says the West's paranoia over terrorism is to blame. "People don't f*** with us because they think we're all in al-Qaeda," he explains.
"Our status in the criminal hierarchy changed literally the day the Twin Towers went down.
"From then, Asians have been associated with terrorism. People, including other criminals, think if you're Asian you'll blow up a Tube train or bomb an aeroplane.
"In the past 20 years we've capitalised on that. If we're going to be thought of as extremists, why not use that fear?
"The reality is that Asian gangs don't give much of toss about religion, but with Islam comes fear, and with fear comes power.
Strangehold ... Amir poses with sword as he tells of power of Asian gangs on British underworld
"Religion is important to us only as a way of defining who we can trust and who we can work with."
Amir adds: "Young Muslim gangs aren't worried about what Allah makes of their criminal ways - they don't believe in it to that extent.
"Through religion we speak the same language, live in the same areas, go to the same schools and can even use mosques as a safe place away from the police or other gangs.
If you f*** with a Muslim gang you'd better be able to run fast or hide well, because they will come back at you in numbers."
You do not have to look far to find an example of this.
In 2007 white schoolboy Henry Webster was beaten with a hammer by a huge gang of Asian pupils calling themselves the Asian Invasion. The 15-year-old pupil at the Ridgeway School in Wroughton, Wilts, was left brain-damaged.
Since then, it has been said in court that the school was the scene of numerous violent incidents involving Asian youths who were "radicalised and hostile" since the 2005 London bombings.
And in March last year, Judge Giles Forrester warned that London's streets are becoming "increasingly dangerous places" as he jailed an Asian gang for stabbing to death rival black gang member Jevon Henry, 18, in north London.
Jevon Henry and a pal had been trying to extort money from drug dealer Muhid Abdul, 25.
The pair were ambushed on the Lisson Green estate by Abdul and four accomplices. Abdul stabbed Henry, while pal Toufajul Miah, 19, hit him with a hammer.
Amir claims another motive for his own choice of weapon. He says: "We carry swords for protection. I've had to use mine more than once.
"Problem is, these days nobody fights on their own. You'll get attacked by a whole gang, so you have to have something like this to stop people messing.
"Some people do carry guns, but very rarely. The police constantly stop and search young Asians in London and I'd rather get caught with this than a gun because the punishment is less."
The Sun discovered that most of Britain's prisons are dominated by Muslim gangs.
We spoke to a former prisoner we will refer to only as Steven, who was repeatedly approached by prison imams - Muslim priests - and asked to convert. Steven, who is British-born and white, rejected the approaches.
He says: "When I went inside the Muslims offered me help from top lawyers on the outside who would fight to get my sentence changed, if I joined them.
"I always resisted, but you have to understand how tempting it is to convert. First, you have their protection. You're totally alone in prison when you get there, and if you can't look after yourself life is hell. You're beaten, robbed and bullied.
"Second, every Friday Muslims are allowed prayer meetings. This is free time away from the guards, so they can plot, make new contacts and often discuss anti-West ideology.
"Muslims also get better food. They have money sent in for their kitchens from the Muslim community outside, and they get special Halal dishes stipulated by Islam.
"Then, when a converted prisoner finishes his time, he leaves as an even bigger criminal with an entirely new contact book of Muslim criminals to do business with."
'To avoid a life of hell you join a gang' ... Amir says recruitment to Asian criminal groups starts early
Steven, who has spent time in eight prisons, adds: "Where the Muslim gangs come into their own is shifting drugs. If a white gang from London buys a kilo of coke, they then have to sell it.
"You can only sell your gear if you have contacts. The white gang will only know a few people in their area and won't trust or be trusted by other gangs. They won't deal with Eastern European, black or Asian gangs.
"But the Muslim network is vast and stretches up and down the UK, so they can shift drugs extremely quickly. That makes the money-making potential of a Muslim gang a hundred times that of a British or European gang."
Drug-dealing and credit card fraud are the areas in which London-based Asian gangs are most active. In fact, some dealers get so busy that even their mobile phone SIM cards become a commodity.
Steven says: "A drug gang's number can be worth hundreds of thousands. Say they have 100 punters phoning that number every day asking for a fix - that means thousands of pounds of business.
"The SIM card of that phone can be sold to another gang because the junkies who phone don't give a s**t who is dropping off their crack or smack, they'll just keep calling.
"I've heard of SIM cards selling for up to £250,000."
According to Amir, Asian gangs start early. He says: "If you go to school in an ethnic area you either join a gang or end up bullied, in some cases to the point of being killed.
"So to avoid a life of hell a kid joins a gang. Once you're in, life is easy - no more beatings, people to talk to, stuff to do.
"After school you graduate into more serious gang activity. You've got no qualifications because you've spent your school years resisting authority, and suddenly you need to make money.
"A boss can make up to £8,000 a day running a gang of 40 workers drug-dealing or scamming credit cards, and a worker can make £1,000.
"With the police getting more intelligent and busting people more, money is getting harder to make.
"Ten years ago, Asian gangs would go to war with Yardies and white gangs. But now, we've got London all sewn up, so the only people we end up warring with is each other.
"We have no one to compete with other than our own people, so Muslim gangs are starting to fight.
"Muslims have this country under control. Nobody can touch us."
Single mother-of-six finds £2m mansion on the net... and then gets YOU to pay £7,000 a month rent
A single mother-of-six is getting more than £80,000 a year from the taxpayer to live in a £2million mansion in an exclusive London suburb.
Essma Marjam, 34, is given almost £7,000 a month in housing benefits to pay the rent on the five-bedroom villa just yards from Sir Paul McCartney's house and Lord's cricket ground.
She also receives an estimated £15,000 a year in other payouts, such as child benefit, to help look after her children, aged from five months to 14.
Essma Marjam with one of her six children pictured outside the house in Maida Vale, central London, which costs taxpayers almost £7,000 a month
The four-storey house in Maida Vale has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a double living room, large fitted kitchen-diner with French doors on to the landscaped garden and a state-of-the art buzzer entry system.
Astonishingly, it is understood Miss Marjam found the house on the internet through a private letting agency, rather than waiting for Westminster council to give her a vacant property on their books.
She then applied to the council for the £1,600-a-week benefit - the maximum amount the council allows.
Miss Marjam said: 'I moved here at the beginning of the month as I'm entitled to a five-bedroom house.
'I was in a three-bedroom council house but I needed a bigger place once my new baby came along. So the council agreed to pay the £1,600 a week to a private landlord as they didn't have any houses big enough.
'I'm separated from my husband. He's a solicitor in Derby, but I don't know if he's working at the moment. He doesn't pay anything towards the kids. Things are quite difficult between us.
'The house is lovely and very big, but I don't have enough furniture to fill it.'
Mrs Marjam's new home is yards from Sir Paul McCartney's house
She does, however, have two large flat-screen televisions and several leather sofas, plus a large amount of children's toys scattered over the wooden floorboards.
During the week, vans from Argos and other home stores dropped off large purchases.
Miss Marjam does not work, as she spends all day looking after her children - Zekia, 14, Abdulhakim, 13, Jihad, 11, Hamza, ten, Ayman, two, and five-month-old Nasir.
The four eldest have the surname Benjamin, while the two youngest have the surname Khan.
Labour's controversial Local Housing Allowance enables council tenants to receive such high benefits to pay private landlords.
The maximum that can be claimed is set by central government and the allowances can be huge, leaving the taxpayer to foot the bill.
The Daily Mail has highlighted other outrageous examples, such as the single mother of eight receiving £90,000 a year to live in a £2.6million Notting Hill mansion.
Taxpayers are also picking up the £6,400-a-month bill to house Nasra Warsame, her seven children and her elderly mother in central London, with Westminster council also providing Mrs Warsame's husband and their eighth child with a two-bedroom flat nearby.
In total, 16 families are living in million-pound-plus London properties funded by the Local Housing Allowance.
Phillipa Roe, a Westminster councillor, said: 'We would like to see the entire system changed as the current rules are wrong and do not offer taxpayers value for money.
'We want to have more control to limit the amount of money which is paid out. Local councils are far better placed to determine benefit levels than ministers in Whitehall who won't know the facts on the ground.
'The Government has repeatedly pledged to reform housing benefit but failed to do so. The whole system needs a radical review and ministers should stop dragging their heels and get on and do it.'
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: 'It is not right that in London high rents have been able to distort the system, resulting in a small number of people getting excessively high payments.
'We took immediate action and capped the Local Housing Allowance in April.
The plans we published in December go even further and will exclude high rents from LHA rate calculations.
'Only a very small minority of people receive such high rates of housing benefit. The average payment is £81 a week.'
Essma Marjam, 34, is given almost £7,000 a month in housing benefits to pay the rent on the five-bedroom villa just yards from Sir Paul McCartney's house and Lord's cricket ground.
She also receives an estimated £15,000 a year in other payouts, such as child benefit, to help look after her children, aged from five months to 14.
Essma Marjam with one of her six children pictured outside the house in Maida Vale, central London, which costs taxpayers almost £7,000 a month
The four-storey house in Maida Vale has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a double living room, large fitted kitchen-diner with French doors on to the landscaped garden and a state-of-the art buzzer entry system.
Astonishingly, it is understood Miss Marjam found the house on the internet through a private letting agency, rather than waiting for Westminster council to give her a vacant property on their books.
She then applied to the council for the £1,600-a-week benefit - the maximum amount the council allows.
Miss Marjam said: 'I moved here at the beginning of the month as I'm entitled to a five-bedroom house.
'I was in a three-bedroom council house but I needed a bigger place once my new baby came along. So the council agreed to pay the £1,600 a week to a private landlord as they didn't have any houses big enough.
'I'm separated from my husband. He's a solicitor in Derby, but I don't know if he's working at the moment. He doesn't pay anything towards the kids. Things are quite difficult between us.
'The house is lovely and very big, but I don't have enough furniture to fill it.'
Mrs Marjam's new home is yards from Sir Paul McCartney's house
She does, however, have two large flat-screen televisions and several leather sofas, plus a large amount of children's toys scattered over the wooden floorboards.
During the week, vans from Argos and other home stores dropped off large purchases.
Miss Marjam does not work, as she spends all day looking after her children - Zekia, 14, Abdulhakim, 13, Jihad, 11, Hamza, ten, Ayman, two, and five-month-old Nasir.
The four eldest have the surname Benjamin, while the two youngest have the surname Khan.
Labour's controversial Local Housing Allowance enables council tenants to receive such high benefits to pay private landlords.
The maximum that can be claimed is set by central government and the allowances can be huge, leaving the taxpayer to foot the bill.
The Daily Mail has highlighted other outrageous examples, such as the single mother of eight receiving £90,000 a year to live in a £2.6million Notting Hill mansion.
Taxpayers are also picking up the £6,400-a-month bill to house Nasra Warsame, her seven children and her elderly mother in central London, with Westminster council also providing Mrs Warsame's husband and their eighth child with a two-bedroom flat nearby.
In total, 16 families are living in million-pound-plus London properties funded by the Local Housing Allowance.
Phillipa Roe, a Westminster councillor, said: 'We would like to see the entire system changed as the current rules are wrong and do not offer taxpayers value for money.
'We want to have more control to limit the amount of money which is paid out. Local councils are far better placed to determine benefit levels than ministers in Whitehall who won't know the facts on the ground.
'The Government has repeatedly pledged to reform housing benefit but failed to do so. The whole system needs a radical review and ministers should stop dragging their heels and get on and do it.'
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: 'It is not right that in London high rents have been able to distort the system, resulting in a small number of people getting excessively high payments.
'We took immediate action and capped the Local Housing Allowance in April.
The plans we published in December go even further and will exclude high rents from LHA rate calculations.
'Only a very small minority of people receive such high rates of housing benefit. The average payment is £81 a week.'
Mother Investigated for Murdering 3-Year-Old Girl...
Police made the grim discovery after being called to the terraced property in Erdington, on Saturday evening.
West Midlands Police said a pathologist had not yet been able to confirm how the youngster died.
A woman in her 20s, believed to be the girl’s mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder and was last night being quizzed by detectives who had been granted further time to hold her.
It is understood police found a toxic substance in the house and tests were underway to see if it was connected to the girl’s death.
Residents reported seeing firefighters in protective gear at the property, possibly to make it safe for forensic experts to search the scene for evidence.
It is thought the child, who has not been named, died a short time before being discovered on Saturday when the alarm was raised.
Shocked neighbours said the body of the child was brought out of the house on Sunday evening, some 24 hours after being discovered.
“You could tell it was a child and it’s ever so sad,” said one neighbour, who asked not to be named.
Another said hardened police officers emerging from the house looked “shocked”.
A police forensics tent, erected after the discovery was made at 5.30pm, remained outside the house on the tree-lined Milverton Road yesterday while a single officer stood guard. A solitary bunch of flowers was laid outside the house with the simple message: “Rest in peace little angel.”
A Home Office pathologist spent most of yesterday conducting a detailed post-mortem examination to determine a cause of death, however the results proved “unascertained” pending further toxicology and forensic tests.
Neighbours said they believed the girl’s mother was either Somalian or Ethiopian. Helen Gilfoyle, a 42-year-old teacher who lives a few doors away, said: “She was a lovely happy little girl with braids in her hair.
Every now and again she would see my cat in the front garden and chase after him, but always in a very playful way.
I used to see them going up the road most days and they seemed like a normal mother and daughter.
“We’re very sad to hear something terrible has happened to such a lovely little thing. There were firemen in blue protective suits going in and out for about two days.”
Locals said they believed the pair lived alone but often had visits from a man in a sports car.
David Crookes, 59, an unemployed vehicle upholsterer, said: “I don’t know what happened but even the police who were coming out of the house looked shocked.
“I used to see the girl and her mum coming past quite often. I think the mother was Muslim because she wore a head dress and long robes.
The little girl always seemed quite happy. As far as I know it was just the two of them there but there was a bloke who would visit every now and again in a black soft-top Audi.”
Det Chief Insp Tim Bacon from the Major Investigation Unit, is leading the inquiry. A police spokesman said: “Police sealed off a house in Milverton Road, Erdington after the body of a three year old girl was found inside.
“This is being treated as a murder inquiry. A woman in her 20s has been arrested in connection with the death and is currently helping police with their inquiries.”
A force spokesman added that specially trained officers from West Midlands Fire Service were at the scene as a precaution to check substances found inside the property.
West Midlands Police said a pathologist had not yet been able to confirm how the youngster died.
A woman in her 20s, believed to be the girl’s mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder and was last night being quizzed by detectives who had been granted further time to hold her.
It is understood police found a toxic substance in the house and tests were underway to see if it was connected to the girl’s death.
Residents reported seeing firefighters in protective gear at the property, possibly to make it safe for forensic experts to search the scene for evidence.
It is thought the child, who has not been named, died a short time before being discovered on Saturday when the alarm was raised.
Shocked neighbours said the body of the child was brought out of the house on Sunday evening, some 24 hours after being discovered.
“You could tell it was a child and it’s ever so sad,” said one neighbour, who asked not to be named.
Another said hardened police officers emerging from the house looked “shocked”.
A police forensics tent, erected after the discovery was made at 5.30pm, remained outside the house on the tree-lined Milverton Road yesterday while a single officer stood guard. A solitary bunch of flowers was laid outside the house with the simple message: “Rest in peace little angel.”
A Home Office pathologist spent most of yesterday conducting a detailed post-mortem examination to determine a cause of death, however the results proved “unascertained” pending further toxicology and forensic tests.
Neighbours said they believed the girl’s mother was either Somalian or Ethiopian. Helen Gilfoyle, a 42-year-old teacher who lives a few doors away, said: “She was a lovely happy little girl with braids in her hair.
Every now and again she would see my cat in the front garden and chase after him, but always in a very playful way.
I used to see them going up the road most days and they seemed like a normal mother and daughter.
“We’re very sad to hear something terrible has happened to such a lovely little thing. There were firemen in blue protective suits going in and out for about two days.”
Locals said they believed the pair lived alone but often had visits from a man in a sports car.
David Crookes, 59, an unemployed vehicle upholsterer, said: “I don’t know what happened but even the police who were coming out of the house looked shocked.
“I used to see the girl and her mum coming past quite often. I think the mother was Muslim because she wore a head dress and long robes.
The little girl always seemed quite happy. As far as I know it was just the two of them there but there was a bloke who would visit every now and again in a black soft-top Audi.”
Det Chief Insp Tim Bacon from the Major Investigation Unit, is leading the inquiry. A police spokesman said: “Police sealed off a house in Milverton Road, Erdington after the body of a three year old girl was found inside.
“This is being treated as a murder inquiry. A woman in her 20s has been arrested in connection with the death and is currently helping police with their inquiries.”
A force spokesman added that specially trained officers from West Midlands Fire Service were at the scene as a precaution to check substances found inside the property.
Jailed murderer pours boiling oil over another inmate because he refused to convert to Islam
Yes, yes, "there is no compulsion in religion" (Qur'an 2:256) and forced conversion is forbidden in Islamic law, but when the prophet of Islam himself tells his followers to offer unbelievers conversion, subjugation, or war, the line between free choice and compulsion can get a little blurred
."Rapist Jamaile Morally in boiling oil jail attack," by Justin Penrose for the Mirror,
A jailed killer poured boiling oil over another inmate because he refused to convert to Islam.
Jamaile Morally, 26 - sentenced to life as part of a gang that raped, tortured and murdered a teenage girl and left another for dead - led two other inmates in carrying out the attack....
A prison source said: "There has been a real problem of extremist Muslims trying to convert other inmates to Islam."
No kidding, really?
."Rapist Jamaile Morally in boiling oil jail attack," by Justin Penrose for the Mirror,
A jailed killer poured boiling oil over another inmate because he refused to convert to Islam.
Jamaile Morally, 26 - sentenced to life as part of a gang that raped, tortured and murdered a teenage girl and left another for dead - led two other inmates in carrying out the attack....
A prison source said: "There has been a real problem of extremist Muslims trying to convert other inmates to Islam."
No kidding, really?
Misunderstander of Islam's wife misunderstood Islam, hoped he would kill many Infidels and get killed in the process
Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs in return is the garden of Paradise: they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain..."
-- Qur'an 9:111
"Say (O Muhammad): O ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favoured of Allah apart from (all) mankind, then long for death if ye are truthful." -- Qur'an 62:6
"The Americans love Pepsi-Cola, we love death." -- Afghan jihadist Maulana Inyadullah
"We love death more than you love life!" -- New York jihadist Adis Medunjanin
"Wife of airline liquid bomb plotter 'prayed he would achieve highest level of martyrdom,'" from the Daily Mail,
The wife of the extremist who led the plot to kill hundreds of jet passengers prayed he would achieve the highest level of Islamic martyrdom, a court heard today.
Cossor Ali, 28, wrote in her diary how she was desperate for Abdullah Ahmed Ali to kill himself for his cause, it is alleged.
She even wrote of her hopes to be pregnant with a son by the time her husband was dead, jurors heard.
'I am growing more and more attached to the cause for which you are striving for, and the reason for which we are apart,' she wrote.
'I hope and pray Allah grants your wish and gives you the highest level of Shahada.'
Ahmed Ali, also 28, and two other men were convicted of the murder plot in September last year following a trial, Inner London Crown Court heard....
The al-Qaida-inspired terror cell, jailed for conspiracy to murder on a mass scale, planned to detonate home-made liquid bombs on flights bound for major North American cities....
Her diary, written in early 2005, was found in a Next bag between a cupboard and a wardrobe together with notes she had sent to her husband. [...]
'I'm really looking forward to snuggling up to you in bed, while we listen to a talk or either one of us reads Qur'an or a book to each other....
"Oooh honey, snuggle closer and read the part again where Allah will make the unbelievers drink molten lead!" (18:29)
Also in the box was Ahmed's will, which stated: 'Before I detail my last will and requests I would like to say a few words to those who may read it I begin with a reminder to all including myself every soul shall taste death.
'The time and place for every soul is written and with every passing day it draws nearer.
'So let us not fear or worry about it.
'The only thing for us to worry about and work towards is pleasing Allah by obeying all his commandments and abstaining from all his prohibitions.
'This will ensure that our life after death will be successful and that we will die as true Muslims with Imaan.'...
"True Muslims with the Imaan [faith]"? A jihadist suicide bomber? Surely he is Misunderstanding Islam -- can we please get an Islamic spokesman to explain how exactly he is doing so and what they are doing to prevent other Muslims from misunderstanding Islam in a similar way? Honest Ibe? Brave Ahmed? Anyone? Anyone?
-- Qur'an 9:111
"Say (O Muhammad): O ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favoured of Allah apart from (all) mankind, then long for death if ye are truthful." -- Qur'an 62:6
"The Americans love Pepsi-Cola, we love death." -- Afghan jihadist Maulana Inyadullah
"We love death more than you love life!" -- New York jihadist Adis Medunjanin
"Wife of airline liquid bomb plotter 'prayed he would achieve highest level of martyrdom,'" from the Daily Mail,
The wife of the extremist who led the plot to kill hundreds of jet passengers prayed he would achieve the highest level of Islamic martyrdom, a court heard today.
Cossor Ali, 28, wrote in her diary how she was desperate for Abdullah Ahmed Ali to kill himself for his cause, it is alleged.
She even wrote of her hopes to be pregnant with a son by the time her husband was dead, jurors heard.
'I am growing more and more attached to the cause for which you are striving for, and the reason for which we are apart,' she wrote.'I hope and pray Allah grants your wish and gives you the highest level of Shahada.'
Ahmed Ali, also 28, and two other men were convicted of the murder plot in September last year following a trial, Inner London Crown Court heard....
The al-Qaida-inspired terror cell, jailed for conspiracy to murder on a mass scale, planned to detonate home-made liquid bombs on flights bound for major North American cities....
Her diary, written in early 2005, was found in a Next bag between a cupboard and a wardrobe together with notes she had sent to her husband. [...]
'I'm really looking forward to snuggling up to you in bed, while we listen to a talk or either one of us reads Qur'an or a book to each other....
"Oooh honey, snuggle closer and read the part again where Allah will make the unbelievers drink molten lead!" (18:29)
Also in the box was Ahmed's will, which stated: 'Before I detail my last will and requests I would like to say a few words to those who may read it I begin with a reminder to all including myself every soul shall taste death.
'The time and place for every soul is written and with every passing day it draws nearer.
'So let us not fear or worry about it.
'The only thing for us to worry about and work towards is pleasing Allah by obeying all his commandments and abstaining from all his prohibitions.
'This will ensure that our life after death will be successful and that we will die as true Muslims with Imaan.'...
"True Muslims with the Imaan [faith]"? A jihadist suicide bomber? Surely he is Misunderstanding Islam -- can we please get an Islamic spokesman to explain how exactly he is doing so and what they are doing to prevent other Muslims from misunderstanding Islam in a similar way? Honest Ibe? Brave Ahmed? Anyone? Anyone?
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Does the Hijab has to be black ? Is it a must for Muslim women to wear black?
Some people have misconception and confusion about Muslim women clothing .Most people think that Muslim women can only wear black .Even among Muslims there is misunderstanding about this ..For example ,I completely disagree with the rule in Saudi Arabia that Muslim women MUST wear black abaya ..
To clear this misconception I would like to post the following evidences that IT IS NOT A MUST TO WEAR BLACK ,BUT MANY WOMEN CHOSE TO WEAR BLACK not because it is obligatory, but because it is farthest removed from being an adornment. There are reports which indicate that the women of the Sahaabah used to wear black.
And a reminder for myself first and all of us ,is that what we wear should not be an adornment itself .We have to be careful with wearing decorated Hijabs and clothes ,which is most common nowdays among us ..
Let's remember that the glitter of this life is only temporary ,and this life is the one way ticket with only one final destination Heaven or Hell...
A woman may wear whatever she wants, so long as she does not wear a colour that is only for men , and she does not wear a garment that is an adornment in itself, i.e., decorated and adorned in such a way that it attracts the gaze of men, because of the general meaning of the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“…and not to show off their adornment…” [al-Noor 24:31]
This general meaning includes the outer garment, if it is decorated. Abu Dawood (565) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not prevent the female slaves of Allaah from attending the mosques of Allaah, but let them go out unadorned.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 515.
It says in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood:
“ ‘Unadorned’ means not wearing perfume… they are commanded to go out like this and are forbidden to wear perfume lest they provoke men’s desires with their perfume.
What a woman must do if she appears before non-mahram men is to avoid clothes that are decorated and adorned, which attract the gaze of men.
No offense to anyone ,but this is not Hijab
It is not permissible for a woman to go out in a decorated garment that attracts people’s gaze, because this is something that tempts men.
It also says (17/108):
The dress of the Muslim woman need not only be black. It is permissible for her to wear any colour of clothing so long as it covers her ‘awrah, does not resemble men’s clothing, and is not so tight as to show the shape of her limbs or so thin as to show what is beneath it, and does not provoke temptation.
And it says (17/109):
Wearing black for women is not a must. They may wear other colours that are worn only by women, do not attract attention and do not provoke desire.
Many women choose to wear black, not because it is obligatory, but because it is farthest removed from being an adornment. There are reports which indicate that the women of the Sahaabah used to wear black. Abu Dawood (4101) narrated that Umm Salamah said: “When the words ‘and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)’ [al-Noor 24:31 – interpretation of the meaning] were revealed, the women of the Ansaar went out looking as if there were crows on their heads because of their garments.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
The Standing Committee (17/110) said: This is to be understood as meaning that those clothes were black in colour.
It is natural for us women to like to adorn ourselves ,but we have to be moderate ,we have to control ourselves .We are following Fashion and Hijabi styles and etc.. but we forget sometimes the purpose of Hijab ..It is our duty not to create Fitna ,not to look tempting ,but what do we do ? We adorn ourselves as much as we can when we going out ..We are following our desires and forget the Commands of Allah ...
Let's remember our purpose on this earth and let's remember the purpose of Hijab ...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Mosque Leader Charged with Raping Young Boys...
THE imam of a Stoke-on-Trent mosque has appeared before a court accused of committing serious sexual offences with two young boys.
Mohammed Hanif Khan, aged 41, is a leader at the Capper Street Mosque, in Tunstall. Yesterday he appeared before North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court, sitting in Fenton, to be charged with five offences.
The defendant is accused of the attempted rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy in Meir last year.
He is further accused of three counts of rape on a boy under the age of 13 last year in Tunstall.
Prior to outlining the prosecution case to the magistrates, prosecutor Paul Moore said: "This is a very sensitive case.
"He is an imam at the Capper Street, Mosque, in Tunstall. He commands enormous power and respect in the community.
"Not only is he a figure of respect in this area, but he is a figure of respect outside this area because of his teachings."
As the charges were read and a brief outline of the facts given to the court, Khan, who wore a white shirt and black suit, listened intently from the dock in court one.
Mr Moore asked the court to remand the defendant, who gave his address as Bardsley Close, Ellesmere Port, in custody.
Emma Wiseman, defending, told the magistrates that the allegations against her client were denied.
She said Khan had been on bail for some considerable time while the matters had been investigated.
Miss Wiseman said the defendant had co-operated with the police and complied with bail conditions.
The case lasted for 35 minutes and Khan was remanded in custody to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court for a preliminary hearing there on February 15.
According to his website, Khan became the first ever full-time Islamic Minister in the history of the British prison service in 2001.
He further progressed in introducing and setting up religious initiatives by becoming the first Muslim and non-Christian multi-faith co-ordinator of the British prison service in 2003.
In 2004 he visited Buckingham Palace to receive a Butlers' Trust Award from Princess Anne for his work in multi-faith and diversity.
He is patron and founder of Hizb ur Rasool (HUR), a charity dealing with youth issues and the propagation of Islam.
In 2008, the imam was among a group of business and community leaders drawn together to transform politics in Stoke-on-Trent.
He was appointed to the Governance Transition Board, a body tasked with making radical changes to the way the city is run.
Mohammed Hanif Khan, aged 41, is a leader at the Capper Street Mosque, in Tunstall. Yesterday he appeared before North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court, sitting in Fenton, to be charged with five offences.
The defendant is accused of the attempted rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy in Meir last year.
He is further accused of three counts of rape on a boy under the age of 13 last year in Tunstall.
Prior to outlining the prosecution case to the magistrates, prosecutor Paul Moore said: "This is a very sensitive case.
"He is an imam at the Capper Street, Mosque, in Tunstall. He commands enormous power and respect in the community.
"Not only is he a figure of respect in this area, but he is a figure of respect outside this area because of his teachings."
As the charges were read and a brief outline of the facts given to the court, Khan, who wore a white shirt and black suit, listened intently from the dock in court one.
Mr Moore asked the court to remand the defendant, who gave his address as Bardsley Close, Ellesmere Port, in custody.
Emma Wiseman, defending, told the magistrates that the allegations against her client were denied.
She said Khan had been on bail for some considerable time while the matters had been investigated.
Miss Wiseman said the defendant had co-operated with the police and complied with bail conditions.
The case lasted for 35 minutes and Khan was remanded in custody to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court for a preliminary hearing there on February 15.
According to his website, Khan became the first ever full-time Islamic Minister in the history of the British prison service in 2001.
He further progressed in introducing and setting up religious initiatives by becoming the first Muslim and non-Christian multi-faith co-ordinator of the British prison service in 2003.
In 2004 he visited Buckingham Palace to receive a Butlers' Trust Award from Princess Anne for his work in multi-faith and diversity.
He is patron and founder of Hizb ur Rasool (HUR), a charity dealing with youth issues and the propagation of Islam.
In 2008, the imam was among a group of business and community leaders drawn together to transform politics in Stoke-on-Trent.
He was appointed to the Governance Transition Board, a body tasked with making radical changes to the way the city is run.
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