Category Archives: South Asia

British Army Chief General’s Thoughts About Muslim Power


Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 program on 17 May 2010 about Britain’s continued occupation of Afghanistan, former British Army Chief, General Sir Richard Dannatt said: “There is an Islamist agenda which if we don’t oppose and face it off … Continue reading

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Mind Your Own Business! Can A Muslim Mind His Or Her Own Business?


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The saying “mind your own business”, now how many times have I heard it? I don’t know but it’s one time too many. Sometimes I have thought … Continue reading

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Ramazan Fasting In Sri Lanka: My Recollections As A Sri Lankan Teenage Boy


Assalamu Alaikum, I think you’ll like to hear how the month of Ramazan fasting is observed in the Indian subcontinent. So I thought I’ll share how I used to observe Ramazan fasting in Sri Lanka when I was a Sri … Continue reading

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Doing Dawah In Non Muslim Country With An Islamic Bookstall In a Book Exhibition


In a country like Sri Lanka doing Dawah is not easy. Until recently I didn’t think it was possible to do dawah openly in Asia as some Muslims do in the west. In Asian countries specially like India, Sri Lanka, … Continue reading

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Indian Muslims Living Like Hindus in Rural Coastal Andhra India


We were ushered into the home by its owner, an RMP doctor called Sai Basha. The gate pillar has an image of Ganesha embedded in it. As we walk into the home, we see pictures of Hindu gods and goddesses … Continue reading

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First Anniversary of Pakistan Kashmir Earthquake


Assalamu Alaikum, Today marks the first anniversary of the horrific earthquake that hit parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan in October 8, 2005. To be honest back then I was busy in my own world struggling to cope with my … Continue reading

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Rich and Poor Pakistanis Should Not Let Down Pakistan


In my earlier post I talked about the US Governments threat just before the 2001 Afghan invasion to bomb Pakistan back to stone age. But in this post I would like to look into the problems in the Pakistan society. … Continue reading

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All About Sri Lanka Muslims & The Tamil Tiger Separatist War


Bismillah, In August (2006) more than 40,000 Muslim civilians fled in fear from their hometown Muttur in eastern Sri Lanka, as violence erupted between Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels over a neighbouring water sluice. About 100 civilians were also … Continue reading

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