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Advice to students doing exams

By Dr Husni Hammuda
“Don’t panic, don’t drink too much caffeine, don’t try to do in a few hours what you couldn’t do all year…. Do get a good night’s sleep; get up to pray Fajr on time; take a shower; wear clean clothes; arrive early; take time to read the questions carefully; say your prayers and start writing your exams with the full confidence that Allah will help you to do well…”

Hypocrisy has to end to defeat terror groups

By Dr Ameer Ali
“The Muslim masses in the Middle East have been crying in vain for decades for freedom from political oppression, relief from economic deprivation and amelioration of social injustice. But every time they agitated, raised their voice and rose in open revolt, as in 2011, their protesting voice was silenced, open revolt was suppressed mid legal avenues were closed. The local ruling regimes with tacit superpower approval have continued to maintain the status quo. This is the disease…”

Handbook for Khateebs

By Dr A Rahman Khan

“Communication is the basis for all relationships. This handbook helps us to become better communicators by delivering more effective khutbahs every Friday…”

Earthquakes and Boat-People: natural and man-made disasters

By Arshad Gamiet
“Whenever you degrade another person, you also dehumanise yourself. Every human being has a ruuh, a soul, a ‘breath of Allah’ inspired within them. You cannot humiliate anyone without offending Allah, and without losing something of your own humanity in the process…”