BBC News
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VIDEO: Rwanda ceremony for mountain gorillas September 6, 2015
A ceremony has taken place in Rwanda, where 24 baby mountain gorillas have been given new names.
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VIDEO: Meeting Germany's settled migrants September 6, 2015
As thousands cross the border into Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country can cope with an influx of newcomers without raising taxes or jeopardising its budget.
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VIDEO: Dispensing free sun cream to Miami September 5, 2015
The City of Miami Beach has installed 50 sun cream dispensers around the city, giving residents and tourists access to free sun cream.
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VIDEO: Rebirth for Japan's nuclear 'ghost town' September 5, 2015
A Japanese town near the Fukushima nuclear plant has been declared safe from radiation and is inviting residents to return.
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VIDEO: 'Olympic' sand sculptures on display September 5, 2015
Master sand sculptors from around the world are competing in San Diego, California at the annual US Sand Sculpting Challenge.
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VIDEO: Germany prepares for migrant arrivals September 5, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from Munich central station, where up to 6,000 migrants are expected to arrive on trains from Vienna.
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VIDEO: Russian sinkhole continues to expand September 5, 2015
A crater in Russia which emerged 10 months ago has tripled in size to become a 120m-wide sinkhole.
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VIDEO: The desperate journey towards Europe September 5, 2015
One of the key departure points for many migrants heading to Europe is Libya, with the lack of a stable government making it an ideal base.
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VIDEO: Guatemalans head to the polls September 5, 2015
Guatemalans head to the polls this weekend to elect a new president, after the former head of state Otto Perez Molina resigned on Thursday.
Madrasa Network
– MODERATE SARFARAZ NAEEMI MURDERED IN LAHORE
Sarfaraz Naeemi, a leading anti-Taliban cleric has been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack, on Friday 06/12/2009, at his Islamic religious school in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Continue reading
– MULLAH NAZEER AHMED
Mullah Nazeer Ahmed Hamza, was born in 1975 in Bermel, the Afghan side of South Waziristan. Continue reading
– NIZAMUDDIN SHAMZAI
Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai was born in a small village in Swat, Northern Pakistan, in 1930. He became, with time, a prominent Islamic preacher in one of the most prestigious Islamic Madrassas in Pakistan. Continue reading
– PAKISTAN’S MADRASSAS
In Pakistan there are about 20,000 Madrassas with the total number of about 4 Millions students. Continue reading
– MUFTI ABDUL HANNAN
Abdul Hannan graduated Madrassa (Islamic school) education in Bangladesh and reportedly had higher Islamic education in Deoband and Aligarh University in India. Continue reading
– QARI SAIFULLAH AKHTAR
Qari Saifullah Akhtar was born in 1958 in South Waziristan and is listed as a graduate of the Banuri Mosque in Karachi. Continue reading
– OMAR KHADR
Omar Khadr, the son of Ahmed Said Khadr, was born on 09/19/1986 in Canada. He spent his childhood moving back and forth between Canada and Pakistan. Continue reading
– MARTIN MUBANGA
Martin Mubanga was born in Zambia, on 12/24/1972, to a Catholic family. His family moved to London in 1976 Continue reading
– SWAT VALLEY – MAULANA FAZLULLAH ‘RADIO’
Swat district, about 150 km North East of Peshawar, is one of the most strategic areas in Pakistan. Swat is on the Eastern side of the historical strategic Khybar pass, the mountain cross between China and Afghanistan Continue reading
– LAL MOSQUE CRISIS RESUMED
Two weeks after PAKISTANI troops stormed the center of radical Islamism in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital,the Lal Mosque was reopened on 07/27/2007 with a new Imam appointed by the government. Continue reading