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Serious concerns have been raised after a Somali family spent four months living on a high street bench. The pair, understood to be mother and son, have centered their lives around the bench outside TK Maxx, in the busy Tooting High Street. They have multiple suitcases around them, a sun-lounger and a stool, and the lady, thought to be in …

Of all of these tips for looking, feeling—really, just being younger -the most important thing you should remember is this: don’t eat junk, don’t inhale junk, don’t drink junk, and don’t put junk on your skin. Allow yourself to have beautiful, young looking, vibrant skin, a full head of hair with no or very little gray, perfect teeth without cavities, …

It is crucial that you start your day off right. Here are some ways to make sure you begin your workday with the best mindset possible and boost your productivity.The first hour of the workday is critical, since it can impact your productivity level and mindset for the rest of the day. “Successful people understand the importance of having control …

According to research, the potential benefits of caffeine for maintenance of proper brain functioning has only recently begun to be appreciated. Proper brain functioning? Those of us who stumble blindly, mumbling unintelligibly, from bed to coffee pot first thing in the morning already appreciate the effect of caffeine on proper brain functioning–but the benefits now seem to be further-reaching than …

With only a few days left to go in the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims who observe the fast fall into two broad categories. Some are so used to the rhythms of fasting that it feels almost natural at this point. For others, the final stretch is psychologically and physically the hardest. This year poses an even greater challenge, with …

Saado Ali Warsame’s songs and poems urged unity in a country known for its tumult and division. Between the lines, they also reflected a political activism for change that propelled her to become one of the first women in Somalia’s parliament. Warsame, who for decades was one of the top singing stars in Somalia, bridged the communities of her home …

As we approach the end of Ramadan, now is the time to start thinking about all the changes you have made during the Holy Month, and how to implement them in your daily life moving forward. So many of us approach Ramadan with a zealousness which is reserved for this special month and aside from fasting and prayers, you may have …

In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. Kaylene Mann’s brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it vanished in March. On Friday, Mann found out …

The Muslim woman makes herself beautiful for her husband by means of make-up, clothing, etc. In this way she will appear more beautiful and attractive to him, and make her husband, Allah willing, love her more. This was the practice of the righteous women of the pious predecessors, who used to devote their time to worshipping Allah and reading Qur’aan. …

Veronique Cools, a 25-year-old Belgian convert to Islam, has helped over 1,000 people accept Islam in the past 8 years. Cools, who accepted Islam herself at a very young age after being influenced by her Muslim friends and researching into the religion, turned her home into an Islamic center for Belgian Muslims seeking to learn more about their religion. Saying …

Before we continue let’s first sincerely ponder over the following hadeeth (Prophetic Narration): Jabir reported that Allaah’s Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Iblees places his throne upon water; he then sends detachments (for creating dissension); the nearer to him in rank are those who are most notorious in creating dissension. One of them comes and says, ‘I did so …

In northern parts of Scandinavia where the sun does not set in the summer, Muslims have to resort to an alternative way of fasting. Muslims all around the world are fasting through the holy month of Ramadan, a month in the lunar calendar when Muslims stay away from eating and drinking from the onset of dawn till sunset. However, in …

Fasting during the month of Ramadan can bring out many changes in those who observe it, but gluttony and laziness should not be among them. These are problems that many people face each year when fasting from sunrise to sunset, tempted by copious amounts of food at Iftar combined with little to no physical activity throughout the day. But Ramadan …

This was a phrase used by the Portuguese star Cristiano at a meeting after a friendly playoff between Israel and Portugal before the World Cup. After the match, an Israeli player removing his shirt offered it to Ronaldo, who refused because he could not agree to wear a jersey on which there was the flag of the State of Israel. …

Greek private airline SkyGreece has according to information received started flights between Athens and Mogadishu, operating once a week on a B767-300ER, the only aircraft presently on their fleet. The airline was formed in 2012 and has since last year been operating from Athens to Stockholm and London with flights to the horn of Africa covering Asmara and since last …