Requirements in Dress

The First Requirement: Extent of CoveringThe dress must cover the whole body except the areas specifically exempted. The Qur’an states:“Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women that they should lower their...

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UK to tackle social problems after riots

Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the centre-right govt said, and a US street crime expert it has brought in said arrests alone would not solve the problem.  “There are communities that have just been left behind by the rest of the country. There are communities that are cut-off from the economic life-blood of the rest of the country,” Finance Minister George Osborne said. Prime Minister David Cameron, criticised by some in his Conservative party as being too liberal...

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Sonia is much better: Rahul

  var imgArr = new Array ();var captionArr = new Array ();var headlineArr = new Array ();var bylineArr = new Array ();var datesArr = new Array ();headlineArr[0]='National Mourning Day in Dists'; captionArr[0]='1) People throng the premises of Shilpakala Academy in Munshiganj town to place floral wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, while...

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Google acquiring Motorola Mobility

Google Inc. said yesterday that it will pay $12.5 billion for cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the biggest acquisition in the Internet search giant’s history and one designed to make it a more formidable competitor to Apple Inc. and its iPhone. $(document).ready(function(){ var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: 'http://'+location.host+location.pathname+'?camp=misc:on:share:article' }); shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis")); shared_object.attachChicklet("yahoo_buzz",...

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Nation mourning Sheikh Mujib

The nation is observing the National Mourning Day, the 36th death anniversary of the country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday laid a wreath on the grave of the architect of Bangladesh's independence at Tungipara in Gopalganj. Chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force, armed forces, Hasina's younger sister Sheikh Rehana...

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Palin visits Iowa fair, stokes 2012 speculation

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets visitors in the Cattle Barn, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Sarah Palin stoked speculation anew Friday of a future presidential run, inserting herself into the 2012 conversation by visiting in Iowa during an important week in the GOP race — and just as Texas Gov. Rick Perry becomes a candidate. watch...

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Ames Straw Poll: Is it All Hype and No Substance?

The Ames Straw Poll got underway in Iowa today, and CNN and the national media have turned their collective eyes toward what is being hailed as an important moment in politics. But is it really? Or is it a lot of well-publicized hype over nothing much? The Ames Straw Poll has been billed as a bellwether of Republican political trend. However, the straw poll is taken in August each presidential election cycle and has as yet picked only one presidential winner since 1979 (George W. Bush) and only two candidates that were actually nominated for president...

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In Twitter era, authorities must adapt or struggle

  With social media brutally accelerating the news...

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Soul searching lies ahead as riots cool in Britain

  British Prime Minister David Cameron will face pressure...

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Scandals, economy take toll on Brazil's Rousseff

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has suffered the first major fall in her popularity, a poll showed on Wednesday, as she battles a rash of corruption scandals and a slowing economy. Although her ratings remain relatively high, a sustained fall could undermine the 63-year-old career civil servant's ability to stay the course on economic austerity measures and make it harder to push reforms through an unruly Congress. Rousseff's approval rating dropped 6 percentage points to 67 percent, while the number of those who disapproved more than doubled...

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Hasina among top female leaders

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China launches first aircraft carrier on maiden sea trial

  China's first aircraft carrier held its sea trial on Wednesday, a step likely to stoke patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing's naval...

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Comcast Launches $10 Internet Access for Low-Income Families

Cable and Internet provider Comcast is launching a new program to offer discounted Internet service and computers to low-income families. The program, called Internet Essentials, will "provide low-cost access to the Internet and affordable computers as well as digital literacy training to families with children who are eligible to receive free lunches under the National School Lunch Program," according to the company's blog.[More from Mashable: Amnesty International’s Website Blocked in Saudi Arabia] Internet service provided through Internet Essentials...

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Lady Gaga accused of copying

  Lady Gaga on Friday was slapped with a lawsuit claiming her hit song "Judas" on the new album "Born This Way" was copied from a similar tune by a Chicago-based singer and songwriter. Rebecca Francescatti, who filed the suit in US District Court...

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US economy dealing blow to Obama's 2012 hopes

  With every gloomy economic report, debt crisis and mood swing on Wall Street, US President Barack Obama's fight for re-election in 2012 gets a little...

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'Curiosity' premieres today with Hawking 'God' episode

Sometimes the medium really is the message. "Did God Create the Universe?" is the premiere episode at 8 p.m. today of the new Discovery series "Curiosity," which will also air on TLC and Animal Planet, and there is something hopeful about that. Even in these jaded times, God manages to trump sex, aliens, evil and the panoply of other tantalizing topics that will be explored in future episodes, while, in the world of Discovery anyway, Stephen Hawking, who's featured in the episode, remains a bigger name than Robin Williams, Samuel Jackson, Maggie...

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Teen Choice Awards: Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber dominate

Selena Gomez onstage during the 2011 Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 7, 2011 in Universal City, Calif. - Selena Gomez nabbed five surfboards at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards, one more than her boyfriend, Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old star of "Wizards of Waverly Place" was named choice TV actress, female hottie and music group with her band The Scene. Gomez and her ensemble...

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