February 28, 2005 | 19 Muharram 1426 Hijriah
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A Quranic Journal
Surah at-Talaq ayah 3
Wa yarzuqhu min haythu la yahtasibu wa man yatawakkal 'ala Allahi fa huwa hasbuhu inna Allaha balighu amrihi qad ja'ala Allahu li kulli shayin qadran And He provides for him from where he does not reckon. And whoever puts...
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when 'democracy' isn't
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Federal Judge Orders 'Enemy Combatant' Jose Padilla Charged Or Released
A federal judge in Spartanburg has ordered that an American citizen held as an enemy combatant in a Navy brig in Charleston should be charged with a crime or released. U.S. District Judge Henry F. Floyd ruled Monday that the...
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Student Arrested For Terroristic Threatening Says Incident A Misunderstanding
Poole told LEX 18 that the whole incident is a big misunderstanding. He claims that what his grandparents found in his journal and turned into police was a short story he wrote for English class. "My story is based on...