Make your Mobile Phone a Travelling Microphone

In the Middle East, Israel has set up a cyber command to secure the country against hacking attacks on its key networks.
Israel's immediate neighbourhood is the place where it puts into use much of its technical know-how. Along its northern border with Lebanon, Israel deploys a large network of electronic eyes and ears.
And in the ongoing intelligence war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, increasingly sophisticated electronic equipment is being used.
In February 2010, Lebanon arrested a man who reportedly confessed to being a Mossad agent. It was claimed that he had used sophisticated surveillance equipment that sent signals to his Israeli handlers via a mobile phone and computer located in a hidden compartment inside his car.
It may all sound like science fiction, but a global spying network does exist that can eavesdrop on every single phone call and email on the planet.
Eavesdropping on phone calls and text messages has become increasing easy for those with the right equipment, especially with the development of GSM networks - the technology used on the vast majority of mobile phone networks around the world. Read Full

Protesters shut down Port of Oakland in US

Protesting against economic inequality and corporate greed, the demonstrators on Wednesday joined a general strike and shut down operations at the Port of Oakland, Reuters reported.
The protesters noisily condemned police brutality at a recent 'Occupy Oakland' protest rally and blocked a major Oakland street.
Organizers of the rally had earlier announced their plan to shut down the Port of Oakland, which handles about $39 billion a year in imports and exports, as they geared up for a massive general strike.
“At this time, maritime operations are effectively shut down at the Port of Oakland. Maritime area operations will resume when it is safe and secure to do so,” port officials said in a statement.
Anti-Wall Street protesters also blocked the gates of the port and stood on top of container trucks stranded in the street.
Oakland 'Occupy' movement gained momentum after a former US Marine and a veteran of the US-led war on Iraq was badly wounded by a projectile fired by police during a rally last week. Read full Story

Wahhabis Do It Again at Jannatul Baqee

Sheikh Usama Al Attar

October 30  2011

Canadian-Iraqi scholar, Sheikh Usama Al Attar was detained in Medina, Saudi Arabia yesterday. Sheikh Usama Al Attar is the resident Alim of the Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Association of Edmonton, member organization of NASIMCO and was on the annual pilgrimage, Hajj to Saudi Arabia.

The Canadian Broadcast Corporation reported the following:

"The attack took place at a cemetery in Medina early Sunday morning and was reportedly sparked when religious police approached an international group of pilgrims that included the imam, Usama Al-Atar of Edmonton. Witnesses said angry words were spoken, then things calmed down. That's when a single member of the religious police approached Al-Atar, offered to shake his hand and then called out to a group of men at a taxi stand. They rushed in and began beating Al-Atar, kicking him and attempting to throttle him, the witnesses said. Medina central police arrived, escorted the Canadian to a car and drove away, according to the witnesses. Several witnesses said the attack was unprovoked, CBC journalist Muhammad Lila wrote on his Twitter page."

NASIMCO is actively working with local and federal government officials towards the immediate release of Sheikh Usama Al Attar. Relevant leaders of our communities in Canada, Council of European Jamaats, Africa Federation and The World Federation officials are working in conjunction with NASIMCO to strengthen our efforts. Contact with the Canadian Ministry of Foreign affairs, local members of Parliament and media outlets are being established. Updates on the situation will be released as they become available.
(Please send protest emails to Saudi embassies and consulates in your country and show solidarity).

110 Years of Bandra Shia (Khoja) Jaam'e Masjid

A Jashn has been organised tonight after namaaz of Maghrabayn at Bandra Shia (Khoja) Jaam'e Masjid, Bazar Road, Bandra (west) celebrating 110 years of its existence.
The speeches by Olama and poetries by famous poets followed by Niyaaz.
All are invited. For details contact 022-26429190

Front View of the Masjid

Does Obama understand what's been unleashed?

A week after news of an alleged Iranian assassination plot in Washington rocked the international scene, public details remain scant. The Obama administration - including the president himself - has spoken with unequivocal certitude regarding the Iranian government’s intentions and involvement. But until he uses the same level of candour to publicly disclose detailed evidence, we will not know anything beyond allegations.
Pundits will continue speculating with whodunnit analysis that constructs an incomplete puzzle, but engaging in hypotheticals does not paint a clearer picture.
More telling are the increasingly dangerous geopolitical ramifications of this crisis. Full Story

Centenary Remembrance of Construction of Tomb of Shaheed-i-Thalis at Agra

There is Majalis at the shrine of Shaheed-i-Thalis, Qazi Nurullah Shushtari (r.a.) from 26th to 30th October 2011. Wherein national and international scholars, elites and poets will grace their presence.

Address: 

Mazaar Shaheed-i-Thalis, Dayal Baagh Road, New Agra (UP).

For more details contact on 08439324061, 09389784145

Qazi Nurullah Shushtari entitled Zia-ud-Din known as Amir Sayyid and Shaheed-i-Thalis was born in 956 A.H./1549 A.D. at Shushtar one of the cities of the present Khuzistan province in South of Iran. He was sayyid by lineage and belonged to the Mar'ashi family that claimed to be the direct descendant of lmam Ali bin Husain (A.S ). His father Sayyid Sharif-ud-din and grandfather Sayyid Zia- ud- Din Nurullah got his early education at home from his father and the other teachers at town.After completion of it in the year 979 A.H. , he went to Mashhad, the holy city in the Khurasan province. The land that had been plundered by Uzbeks before his arrival and also afterwards. They had turned the region almost in such a battlefield which passed through many events of onslaught , massacre , plunder , looting and destruction.
Qazi Nurullah lived in the city for fifteen years and completed his education there under the guidancc of the profoumd masters of their subjects like Abdul Waheed Shushtari and many others . In the field of knowlesge as he has pinted out had his lineage of teachers connected with Jalal-ud-Din Dawwani , the most renowed philosopher and great scholar of ninth century of Hijra era/16 th century of Christian era.
Qazi Nurullah came to India in the year 992 A.H./1584 A.D. and was introduced to Mughal emperor Jala-ud Din Akbar in the year 963 A. H./ 1556 A.D . by Hakim Abul Fath Gilani(d.997 A.H./1589 A.D.) and became one of the close associates of the emperor , who appointed him grand vizier and the chief justice of the empire . In judiciary department , he performed his duties so unbiasedly that even his sectarian opponents admitted of his equity , justice , fairness , honesty , nobility , modesty , piety , tolerance , wisdom , wittiness and his proficiency over various school of jurisprudence.He was also quite prudent to fight against the corrupt people at the court of the king .
Qazi Nurullah also proved to be an unprejudiced teacher and many Ulama who belonged to Sunnite and Shi'ite schools attended his lectures to acquire knowledge in the field of jurisprudence . He wrote abut a hundred books and a large number of treatises on various subjects . Some of them are:
Ahqaq-ul-Haq (Justification of the Truth ) : In this work he has defended the beliefs of Shi'ite faith .
Majalis-ul-Mo'mineen ( The Assembly of the faithfuls ) : Gives the description of the religious scholars and the other learned men .
Risala-i-Jalaliyyah: A treatise dedicated to Jalal - ud- Din Akbar , the Mughal emperor of Hindustan . It consists of knowledge .
Marginal notes on several books like Shamsiya written about logic .
Sharh-i-Tajrij is regarding scholastic theology .
Khulasa-tul Aqwal : Deals with the biographies .
Sharh-i-Chaghmini: is on astronmy .
Tahrir-i-Uqlidas : is on geometry .
Sharh-ul-Hidaya : is on philosophy.
Sharh-i-Waqaya and Hidaya : both these works are on Hanafi school of jurisprudence .
Sharh-i-Aqa' id-i-Nasafi : is on the theology of the Sunnite Muslims .
Sharh-i-Mukhtasar-i-A'zdi : id on the principles of the jurisprudece dealing with Sunnite Muslims .

Jharkhand Governor Felicitated at Rizvi College, Bandra

Today, the governor of Jharkhand State, his excellency Dr. Sayed Ahmad was felicitated at Rizvi College, Bandra, Mumbai.
He was welcomed by educationist and philanthropist Dr. Sayed Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, Trustees of Rizvi Education Society Mr. Abis Akhtar Rizvi, Javed Rizvi. The event was organised by the principal of Rizvi College, Mr. Zakir Husain Farooqi, teaching and non-teaching staff.
The other guests were former cabinet minister of Maharashtra Mr. Javed Khan, Additional Commissioner of Police Mr. Kaiser Khalid and the Collector of Urban Mumbai City.
The programme was followed by lunch.
Photos of the programmes

His excellency, governor of Jharkhand, Dr. Sayed Ahmad addressing the audience

Governor of Jharkhand, Dr.Sayed Ahmad

Dr. Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, President of Rizvi Education Society presenting a shawl to the governor