During his 42-year reign, Qaddafi was time and again an actor in and mediator of Chad’s conflicts. After initially playing an active role in destabilising the north, he contributed in recent years to bringing relative peace to that historically rebellious zone by mediating between armed groups. When the crisis in Libya began, Déby initially tried to defend Qaddafi’s political legitimacy by accusing the rebels of colluding with Islamists. Read more>>>
Hosni Mubarak, the Pharaoh of Egypt, was today thrown out of office in humiliation. Yesterday he did not announce his resignation despite being expected to do so. Yet, by the permission of Allah (swt) the demands of the brave and perseverant Muslims of Egypt, Mubarak has gone after 18 days of demonstrations, sacrifice and martyrdom. Read more>>>
Capitalist societies are imbibed in a culture which sanctifies materialism, over that of human life. Capitalist values have reared generations who ascribe more importance on goods and services than they do on human dignity, and nurtured an individualistic mindset moulded upon the pursuit of self-interest rather than care and concern for the needs of others. Read more>>>
Islam has a completely different taxation philosophy. Rather than taxing income the Islamic fiscal policy focuses taxation on wealth. Islamic taxes on wealth broadly focus on unused monies, land and benefits. Islam has an array of taxes related to the production of land and the utilisation of land. Islamic taxation consists of very low taxes and hence does not burden the Ummah. This means that individuals are more likely to invest their wealth without being afraid of high taxes and will be motivated to work harder to reap the rewards for themselves and their families. Read more>>>
