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I do not know about the person from Bangladesh, so can't comment. Reference was to a Pakistani General who ordered the Genocide against now Bangladesh and if he and his co accused should be hanged for it. My Flat mate who is mixed Bangladeshi and English would like to know your opinions on that? ;-...

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Heart wrenching stuff. I wonder how people will react to the US veto of the UN Security Council resolution condeming the act and calling for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. 10 members of the Security Council voted for the resolution, including permanent members China, Russia and France. The UK, to my ...

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Still flogging this horse? :) Note the distinction between adultery and rape - he says that in 90% of cases of adultery, he blames the woman - as they possess the 'weapons of seduction'. That's an interesting view - effectively saying that women have more control than men when it comes to adultery. ...

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He was sorry people were offended, not that he made those comments. I think he went beyond that - he clarified what he said and that he did not condone the attacking of women: "I unreservedly apologise to any woman who is offended by my comments. I had only intended to protect women's honour,&...

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I thought I’d start a positive thread and share my personal experience/view of prayer as meditation. Muslims are required to pray formally five times a day. This takes the form of ritual washing and preparing oneself mentally to turn away from ‘worldly issues’ and concentrate on ‘spiritual matters’....

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Bushra - I belong to a sunni sect. I have studied the Shia claims and even debated with an Alim in the UK on the differences. The schism between Shia and Sunni started off as a political difference and then later became religious. There are many sects in both groups - each with different variations ...

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Maad - the requirement for 4 witnesses is in the case of accusations of adultery against a woman, in the opening verses of Chapter 24 of the Quran. There is no such injunction, to my knowledge, concerning rape in the Quran. The Hudood laws in Pakistan - which are hopefully going to be repealed - are...

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Not morally or religiously against abortion as a procedure - so I am pro. Morally against it as a way of birth control though. Islamic opinion is that abortion is allowed under medical necessity and that it is not 'taking a life' if takes place before 3 months (but even after 3 months, medical neces...

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my turn to say "ditto"

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duplicate post - sorry

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Shafique Why are Muslim women on their cycle foridden from reciting the koran, touching the koran and attending mosque? Bushra summed up the position well. Women are exempt from performing the formal prayers and fasts during their periods, and marital relations are also forbidden in this period. Go...

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The question for us is whether the unborn child is a human being that has inalienable rights. Is the unborn child a human being? If you can answer the above question with rationalities that the unborn child is not a human being, then I think you've justified your positions. For me, a foetus is not ...

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Catholicism does say life begins at conception. Islam does not have the same view. Hence why we have different view points. An egg and a sperm both have the potential to become a human being. Nowadays, every human cell has the potential of being used to provide the genetic make up of a human being -...

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Let me add that science is on the side of the pro-choice lobby.

The fertilized egg is not a sustainable independent being in the early stages of pregnancy. There is no conciousness and no chance of independent life outside the womb.

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Shafique

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Against - religious and personal moral grounds. Bushra summed up my views very well in her post. Allowing euthenasia is the thin edge of the wedge. How are you going to differentiate a 'mercy' killing from a killing to ease the discomfort/cost of the family who has to look after a long term sick rel...

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Lost, CSI (Las Vegas, Miami and NY), ER, Boston Legal, Vanished, Robin Hood, Law and Order (SVU, CI and plain old L&O), and Grey's Anatomy. Waiting for S6 of 24. I'm a bit of an addict - I watch all of the latest episodes the day after they are broadcast in the US (or UK in the case of Robin Hoo...

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For me, the religious viewpoint is in total accordance with my logic. Suicide is something I would not condone - and by extension I would not take another person's life either. Suicide is committed when a person is in so much anguish they do not wish to go on. Euthenasia is assisted suicide (or so t...

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Gender selection is not illegal everywhere. There is an arguement for a couple to wish for a particular gender if they wish to avoid a hereditary disease that only affects males or females, or if they already have a number of children of the same sex. We have 3 girls and we did have homeopathic medi...

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I am amazed with others opinion on this, specially those who are against Euthenasia but pro-abortion. Shouldnt it stand on the same grounds? How can you condone this act and support the other :?: For instance, some cases abortion is necessary bec the life of the mother/child will be endangered if t...

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Val, my point is when the egg & sperm meet = is already the start of conception & the start of human life. Sperm alone is not counted here and so with eggs. Got my point? 8) Asc - not everyone agrees that human life begins at conception, hence why there are differing views on abortion = mur...

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This is why people have living wills, to take the responsibility away from their loved ones, and to express their wishes. Shaf, you see I have a bigger problem with your comment about turning off someone's life support, than a person who is making a conscious decision to end their life and sufferin...

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Not necessarily true however, and some people require full life support, aid with breathing etc until they're strong enough to breath once again on their own. Being on life support, does not mean a person is brain dead, only when no electrical brain activity is detected is that the case. But some p...

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The millions of reasons to see Islam in a new light http://society.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1947595,00.html Simon Fanshawe Wednesday November 15, 2006 The Guardian This is a conversation I had recently with a young Muslim woman. It started off at a conference in front of an audience of youth ...

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Very funny.

I see that the last award is for the Middle East!!

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shafique

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Do you believe that the Koran is the "word of God"? Yes. The Quran claims to be the literal word of God - not an interpretation or translation - but a verbatim record of an oral revelation. The emphasis is on Oral, it was revealed in Arabic and primarily recorded by memorisation by multip...

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I'll have to look up the references, but my understanding in regards to blood is that if only a small amount is shed - say through biting one's lip or picking a scab, then the wudu is not necessarily broken. However, this question is best answered when one considers why we clean ourselves before pra...

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Why do we considered marriage as settling down in life? Maybe because the those with that view intend to make homes which are little examples of paradise, within which people feel comfortable, safe, loved and cherished. They may view marriage and family as the basic building blocks of a well functi...

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Below is a comment to an article on the BBC website on why a British Lady wears a Hijab. I thought the comment quite interesting: I am not a Muslim. I am actually a member of a Heathen religion, that of Hellenic Traditionalism. However, I wear hijab. I don't wear it because my religion says I have t...

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What is your position on the politicaly controversial statements of your "holy text"? Do you feel that homos.e.xuality is "sickening", or in the words of "Allah", "abomination"? Do you think that women are "weaker" and "more easily fooled"...

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In another thread: What is your position on the politicaly controversial statements of your "holy text"? Do you feel that homos.e.xuality is "sickening", or in the words of "Allah", "abomination"? Do you think that women are "weaker" and "more e...

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