It is mentioned in the book “The Islamic State” at the end of page 11 (Arabic version): If they wanted to pray they would go to the wooded area and pray in hiding from their people, this was in the secretive stage of the call. So what was this prayer performed by the Sahaba in hiding from the people, and we know that prayer was prescribed on the night of Isra’, and whenever the word ‘salah’ (prayer) is mentioned in a text, it denotes to the prayer with specific rituals and movements and does not mean du’a?

In a last attempt to stop the approval of a partial niqab ban, the Muslim community in the Netherlands has begun a campaign entitled: #TegenNiqabverbod (translated against a veil ban). With this campaign the Muslim community are trying to stop the approval of the ban

9^th January 2016: Syria truce under strain; Assad ready to discuss 'everything' at talks.

A Syrian truce brokered by Russia and Turkey was under growing strain on Monday as rebels vowed to respond to government violations and President Bashar al-Assad said the army would retake an important rebel-held area near Damascus.

 The reality of democratic governments is that they are manipulated and controlled by powerful interests within, or even outside, the country. In the case of America, the political system is firmly in the hands of the Capitalist class, which has strong direct connections with America’s political and administrative institutions.