O you who believe in Allah (swt) and RasulAllah (saw)! RasulAllah (saw) said in a hadith, "سيد الشهداء حمزة ورجل قام إلى إمام جائر فنصحه فقتله" "The prince of martyrs is Hamzah and the man who stood facing a tyrant ruler, gave him the correct advice and the ruler killed him." [Reported by al-Haakim] O you who account the tyrant rulers of today! Our master, RasulAllah (saw), compared the man…

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatahu Introduction: International Politics The Industrial Revolution in Western Europe in the 19th century intensified the imperial competition between European powers led by France and Britain. Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, and later on Italy and Germany all competed for a share of the international bounty. Yet, despite their internal bickering: they, along with Russia, all shared a unanimous hatred against the Muslim Ummah and the…

Lately, several notable Pakistani public figures have expressed their increased optimism about the Pakistani economy and its future. On November 10, 2013 Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Ishaq Dar expressed his desire to see Pakistan become the 11th biggest economy in the world. According to the World Bank statistics in 2012, Pakistan presently holds 43rd position with a GDP of $231billion, whilst Canada is in the 11th spot with a…

Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his keynote address during the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held on the 29th of October in London, suggested the economic empowerment of women as a key for global economic growth. The Prime Minister stated that women should be empowered in various fields such as education, entrepreneurship, increasing their presence in the workforce and be given a chance to be…