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The Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has summoned ameeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the PPP and itsallied parties today, Geo News reported. The meeting willreview governments economic agenda, the progress of the com-mittee constituted for consultations with various political par-ties and the implementation status of 10 points agenda given bythe PML(N). In a statement, Prime Minister Gilani said thatPPP has come into power with peoples mandate and it hasroots in all the four provinces, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. ThePrime Minister said that following Mohtarma Benazir BhuttoShaheeds philosophy and vision, the partly has initiated theprocess of dialogue with all political parties in the country forresolution of national challenges like terrorism and economiccrisis. He further said that the country is encountering seriouspolitical and economic challenges due to international economicrecession and terrorism. These issues can only be resolved

through national consensus. He declared that the national sov-ereignty, integrity and security would not be bargained at anycost. Prime Minister Gilani directed all the elected representa-tives of PPP, office bearers and ticket holders to start playingtheir pivotal role in resolution of peoples problems in theirrespective constituencies. Regarding coalition government inPunjab, the Prime Minister said that the PPP joined the Punjabcoalition government with the objective of promoting politics ofreconciliation. However, the Punjab PPP will shortly review theemerging political situation in the Province. He further said thatthe politics of PPP is based on national reconciliation, suprema-cy of democratic institutions and resolutions of fundamentalissues faced by the people. The country cannot afford the poli-tics of polarization at this moment. The Prime Minister saidthat after tomorrows meeting the Parliament would be takeninto confidence on major political and economic issues.

A US man held in Pakistan over the shootings of two men inLahore was secretly working for the CIA at the time, reportsquoting unnamed US officials state. Raymond Allen Davis,36, was working as a CIA contractor for the US consulate inLahore, the officials say. Mr. Davis is being held in jail pend-ing a decision on his diplomatic status. The former soldiershot two men he says were trying to rob him. The incidenthas soured US-Pakistan relations. Correspondents say thePakistan government is under tremendous domestic pressure

to put Mr. Davis on trial despite US assertions that he hasdiplomatic immunity. Mr. Davis is charged with two counts -murder and possession of illegal weapons. Hundreds ofPakistanis have taken part in street demonstrations. The USState Department on Monday repeated the administration'sstance that Mr. Davis was an accredited member of the tech-nical and administrative staff of the US Embassy inIslamabad. They said the Pakistani government had beeninformed of his status in January 2010 and that Pakistan isviolating its international obligations by continuing to holdhim. Mr. Davis was working as a "protective officer," Reutersnews agency quoted sources as saying. US media outlets,including the New York Times, the Washington Post and theAssociated Press, said they had held off publicizing detailsabout Mr. Davis' employment status while the US tried toimprove his security situation. But on Sunday, the UK'sGuardian newspaper disclosed Mr. Davis' relationship withthe CIA.Source: BBC News

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is back to homeRahat Fateh Ali Khan flew home from India after paying afine of $33,216 for carrying large quantities of cash out ofthe country, an embassy official said.Khan, 37, was charged at the weekend with carrying unde-clared foreign currency in violation of Indias ForeignExchange Management Act and customs rules.He is rated as one of the top singers. He said his detentionwas due to lack of his knowledge relating to Indian CustomLaws. However, he showed agreement to revisit India condi-tioning that if hosts invite him with respect. Rahat is rated

as a one of the top playback singers of in Bollywood and hasseveral hit numbers to his credit. He won the Filmfare Awardfor Best Male Playback Singer this year for 'Dil To BachchaHai Ji' from the movie 'Ishqiya' and his first Bollywood hitwas 'Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan' from the film 'Paap'.To aquestion, he dismissed impression of being made a target inIndia unlike Adnan Sami Khan. Later, he thanked AbdulRehman Malik and Pakistani High Commission in India onbeing helpful in troubled hours.

Gen Kayani meets US military leadersChief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met here on

Wednesday with US military leaders to discuss regional securityissues and explore new ways to better coordinate military opera-tions.The meeting was attended by US Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen; US Central CommandCommander, General James Mattis; US Special OperationsCommand Commander, Admiral Eric Olson and General DavidPetraeus, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan.I was pleased to have the opportunity to discuss with Americanofficers the progress we have made fighting extremists in ourcountry and to offer them my thoughts about how our two sidesmight better cooperate, said Kayani.Pakistan's soldiers have fought bravely and accomplished much

at great cost. We must honour those sacrifices by making sureour military operations are understood.General Kayani was accompanied by Major General Javed Iqbal,Director General of Military Operations and BrigadierMuhammad Saeed.The two sides provided operational updates and also discussedthe need for greater infrastructure development, cross-bordercommunication and information sharing.Though American commanders consult frequently with GeneralKayani, this was only the third time they have gathered togetherin this manner, since August 2008.Source: Geo

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With the B.C. Liberals set to elect their new leader onSaturday, a new poll says Christy Clark still has the highestlevel of support among party candidates but her competi-tors have gained a lot of ground. The VisionCritical/Angus Reid poll, conducted for The Globe andMail and CTV, found 67 per cent of respondents whovoted for the Liberals in the 2009 provincial electionthought Ms. Clark would be a good choice to replace out-going Premier Gordon Campbell. Fifty-one per cent ofLiberal respondents said Kevin Falcon would be a goodchoice, while 46 per cent said the same of George Abbottand Mike de Jong. While the numbers might across asgood news for Ms. Clarks campaign, Mario Canseco, vice-president of communications for Vision Critical/AngusReid, said thats not necessarily the case. Theres not a lotof momentum there. Her level amongst B.C. Liberals isroughly the same one that she had in December, Mr.Canseco said in an interview. Its the momentum for theother candidates thats really impressive. Kevin Falcon isup by six points among B.C. Liberal respondents. AndAbbott and de Jong are up 12 points. The online pollsurveyed 811 B.C. adults who are Angus Reid forum pan-

elists. It was conducted from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17 and has amargin of error of 3.5 percentage points. Amongst allrespondents not just Liberals Ms. Clark had 42 percent support, down four points since December. Mr.Abbott moved up five points to 30 per cent, and Mr. deJong gained three to reach 26 per cent. Mr. Falcon lost onepoint, dropping to 27 per cent. The poll also found thegoverning Liberals have gained ground on the oppositionNew Democrats since Mr. Campbell announced he wouldstep down. Mr. Canseco said 41 per cent of respondentssaid they intended to vote for the Liberals in the nextprovincial election, compared to 38 per cent for the NDP.However, that three-point gap fell within the polls marginof error. The December poll had the two parties in a virtu-al tie at 38 per cent each. Mr. Canseco said voters whopreviously appeared ready to leave the Liberals havereturned to the party fold since Mr. Campbell muchmaligned for his introduction of the harmonized sales tax said he would resign. In the middle of last year, espe-cially after the HST came into place, the retention rate forthe Liberals was close to 50 per cent, which is awful. Yourebasically only holding on to half the voters in the last elec-

tion, he said, addingthe leadership campaignhas helped voters recon-nect with the party.Norman Ruff, a politicalscientist and professoremeritus with theUniversity of Victoria,agreed that Mr.Campbells impendingdeparture has been aboon for his party. Ithas defused much of the deep hostility towards theLiberals, he said. In the NDP leadership race, the pollfound Mike Farnworth has the highest level of support.Fifty-nine per cent of NDP voters and 42 per cent of allrespondents said he would be a good choice to replaceCarole James as party leader. Adrian Dix received endorse-ment from 45 per cent of NDP voters and 27 per cent ofall respondents. Whats interesting about Farnworth isheres a guy who conceivably would be moving the NDPcloser to the centre. Theres this discussion that this isgoing to be very detrimental to the NDP, that the base isgoing to be unhappy, Mr. Canseco said. But hes at 59per cent among NDP voters so I think its more a questionof can this person really lead us to victory even if he mightnot be as left-wing as we would want. The NDP willchoose their leader on April 17.Source: Globe and Mail

Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched Canada Korea foundation on Feb 21 at Hilton Hotel in Burnaby. The PMwas briefly in town and attended events in Vancouver and Victoria. Photo by M. Pirzada

Bahrain frees political prisoners

Gaddafi defiant asstate teeters

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Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, clings to power in the face ofmass protests demanding his resignation, as parts of the country's statestructure appear to be disintegrating around him. Fears are growingthat Libya's state apparatus, once seen as a powerful and coherent enti-ty, is facing collapse as key officials quit the government, with somejoining the protesters, and as international isolation mounts. Freshgunfire was reported in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, after Gaddaficalled on his supporters to take back the streets from anti-governmentprotesters. The fighting in Tripoli came as the opposition reportedlyseized control of Misurata, according to the Associated Press. Speakingin a televised address on Tuesday evening, Gaddafi vowed to fight onand die a "martyr" on Libyan soil. He called on his supporters to takeback the streets on Wednesday from protesters who are demanding thathe step down. He also claimed that he had "not yet ordered the use offorce", warning that "when I do, everything will burn". Gaddafi, whotermed the protests an "armed rebellion", said that security cordons setup by police and the military would be lifted on Wednesday, telling hissupporters to "go out and fight [anti-government protesters]". Heblamed the uprising in the country on "Islamists", and warned that an"Islamic emirate" has already been set up in Bayda and Derna, where hethreatened the use of extreme force. "I am a fighter, a revolutionaryfrom tents ... I will die as a martyr at the end," Gaddafi, who has been inpower for 41 years, said. Several hundred people held a pro-Gaddafirally in central Tripoli on Tuesday night, cheering the Libyan leader ashe made his speech. Demonstrators in the eastern city of Benghazi,which is now controlled by anti-government protesters, angrily threwshoes at a screen showing the address. While Gaddafi has insisted thatthe country is stable, however, international leaders have warned thatthe growing violence and increasing numbers of government and mili-tary renouncement of Gaddafi's leadership indicate that the state struc-ture is in critical danger. William Hague, the British foreign minister,has said that there are "many indications of the structure of the statecollapsing in Libya". "The resignation of so many ambassadors anddiplomats, reports of ministers changing sides within Libya itself, showsthe system is in a very serious crisis," he said. Libyan diplomats acrossthe world have either resigned in protest at the use of violence againstcitizens, or renounced Gaddafi's leadership, saying that they stand withthe protesters. Late on Tuesday night, General Abdul-Fatah Younis, thecountry's interior minister, became the latest government official tostand down, saying that he was resigning to support what he termed asthe "February 17 revolution". He urged the Libyan army to join thepeople and their "legitimate demands". On Wednesday, Youssef Sawani,a senior aide to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of Muammer Gaddafi's sons,resigned from his post "to express dismay against violence", Reutersreported. Earlier, Mustapha Abdeljalil, the country's justice minister,had resigned in protest at the "excessive use of violence" against protest-ers, and diplomat's at Libya's mission to the United Nations called onthe Libyan army to help remove "the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi". Agroup of army officers has also issued a statement urging soldiers to"join the people" and remove Gaddafi from power.

Source: Al-Jazeera

At least 50 political prisoners have been released in Bahrain, including 23 Shia activists accused of plot-ting to overthrow the kingdom's al-Khalifa dynasty. The state also pardoned two others abroad, includ-ing opposition leader Hassan Mashaima, an MP told the AFP news agency. The move late on Tuesdaycomes after state media reported that King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa had ordered the release of prison-ers, a demand of protesters seeking an elected government in the country. Ibrahim Mattar of the ShiaWefaq party told the Reuters news agency it was a "positive move" but that dozens still remain in jail."Allowing the people to protest and releasing those people are positive moves," he said. But Mohammedal-Tajir, a human rights lawyer representing some of the detainees, said he was not sure that the releaseof prisoners would be enough to satisfy protesters. "We are not sure even about the number of thereleased detainees. We are expecting that more than 600 defendants were in jail and only some of thesehave been released since last night, including the 23 Shia activists," said al-Tajir. He said up to 200 mayhave been released since Tuesday night, and that those freed were political prisoners or "clerics who arenormally active in political or human rights issues". Shias account for about 70 per cent of the popula-tion, but are a minority in Bahrain's 40-seat parliament. The United States on Tuesday welcomed thestate's announcement that it would begin releasing prisoners and permit peaceful demonstrations. "Wecommend the steps taken by King Hamad as well as Crown Prince Salman and others to restore calm toBahrain, to allow peaceful demonstrations to take place," PJ Crowley, the state department spokesman,said. Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, added that the "steps need to be followed by concreteactions and reform". "There is no place for violence against peaceful protesters." But opposition groupsare still waiting for the al-Khalifa family, which has ruled Bahrain for 200 years, to accept the principle ofa constitutional monarchy before agreeing to enter into dialogue. "The main point we are waiting for isthe initiative for political reform. Until now they didn't promise anything," Mattar said. "If they don'tsay it, we are wasting our time." Earlier on Tuesday, tens of thousands of people descended upon PearlRoundabout in Manama, the capital, calling for the government's downfall, in the biggest rally in morethan a week of protests. A total of seven people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the coun-try's worst unrest since the 1990s Source: Al-Jazeera

Two Iranian naval ships have passed through Egypt's SuezCanal into the Mediterranean Sea heading for Syria, a sourceat the canal authority told the Reuters news agency. The shipsentered the canal at 03:45 GMT on Tuesday and passed intothe Mediterranean at 13:30GMT, the Suez Canal Authoritysource said. "Their return is expected to be on March 3," thesource said. The two vessels, Alvand, a patrol frigate andKharg, a supply ship, are the first naval vessels going throughthe canal since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, after whichdiplomatic ties between Egypt and Iran were strained.Egypt's ruling military council, facing its first diplomaticchallenge since taking power on February 11, approved the

vessels' passage through the canal. The Suez Canal cutsthrough Egypt and allows shipping to pass from the MiddleEast to Europe and vice versa without going around thesouthern tip of Africa. The canal is a vital global trading routeand a major source of revenue for the Egyptian authorities.Israel takes a "grave view" of the passage of the ships. OnSunday, after a weekly meeting of his cabinet, BinyaminNetanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, denounced the ships'arrival in the region as an Iranian power play. And last week,the prospect of the Suez crossing was described by AvigdorLieberman, Israel's far-right foreign minister, as a "provoca-tion" by Iran. But an Iranian diplomat said that: "This will be

a routine visit, within international law, in line with the co-operation between Iran and Syria, who have strategic ties."The ships will spend a few days in Syrian ports for trainingpurposes, having already visited several countries includingOman and Saudi Arabia." The decision was a difficult one forEgypt's interim government as Cairo is an ally of the US andhas a peace treaty with Israel. However, Egypt's officialMENA news agency has reported that the request for theships to transit the canal was granted because they were notcarrying weapons or nuclear and chemical materials. The1,500-tonne Alvand is normally armed with torpedoes andanti-ship missiles, while the larger 33,000-tonne Kharg has acrew of 250 and facilities for up to three helicopters, Iran'sofficial Fars news agency said.Source: Al-Jazeera

Issue 278 - Rabi ul Awaal 21, 1432 / February 25, 20116 i n t e r n a t i o n a l MIR A LETHEVancouver named world's

most liveable cityAlgeria repealsemergency law

India hands down Godhra verdict

For the fifth year in a row, Vancouver has been namedthe most liveable city in the world. Still riding anOlympic high from hosting the 2010 Winter Games,the city beat out Melbourne, Australia and Vienna,Austria as the place where people would prefer to live ifthey could choose anywhere in the world. Two otherCanadian cities, Toronto and Calgary, also made theEconomist Intelligence Unit's top 10 list at fourth andfifth respectively. At the other end of the spectrum wasHarare, Zimbabwe, a once-beautiful city that has lostits allure after three decades of Robert Mugabe's rule.Vancouver took the top spot with a score of 98 per centbased on rankings including health care, infrastructure,culture, environment and education. The EconomistIntelligence Unit, a market research department of TheEconomist magazine, surveyed 140 cities. Vancouverdeserves to be at the top of the list, but it can just aseasily be knocked off, said Tourism Vancouver presi-dent Rick Antonson. "This is something we can never,ever take for granted," he said. "It's something as aVancouver resident it's wonderful since you have yourown set of glasses to look through. Given what thismeans to visitors, this means the city has all the rightattributes. But being able to sustain something like thatis a constant watch. It has to be top of mind that we donot let something like that slip." Vancouver Mayor

Gregor Robertson was also pleased with the ranking,which Vancouver first earned in 2007 before his VisionVancouver party came to power. The city's problemswith the Olympic Village, its battle to end street home-lessness and a persistent drug trade all appeared tohave little impact on the ranking. Only petty crime wasan issue. Eight of the 10 top spots went to cities inCanada, Australia, and New Zealand, with Vienna com-ing third and Helsinki, Finland sixth. "Vancouverremains at the top of the ranking, a position that canonly have been cemented by the successful hosting ofthe 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, whichprovided a boost to the infrastructure and culture andenvironment categories," the report summary said."Only petty crime presents any difficulties forVancouver, although this would be a shortfall of anysuch location," it said. Jon Copestake, the report's edi-tor, said mid-sized cities in developed countries thathave low population densities generally scored wellbecause they had cultural and infrastructure benefitsbut also had fewer issues with crime and congestion.Pittsburgh was the top U.S. city, in 29th place, justahead of Honolulu, while Los Angeles moved up threeplaces to 44th and New York held onto the 56th spot.London moved up one place to 53rd while Paris camein at number 16. The top Asian city was Osaka atnumber 12, tying Geneva, Switzerland and beating outthe Japanese capital of Tokyo, which came in at 18.Hong Kong was at 31 but Beijing, capital of the world'smost populous nation and No. 2 economy, straggled inat 72. At the other end of the list, African and Asiannations made up the bottom of the survey's rankings.Many of those are subsumed in political turmoil,poverty and war. "Conflict is responsible for many ofthe poorest performing scores," the report said, point-ing to issues such as violence, crime, civil insurgencyand war.

Source: Vancouver Sun

An Indian court has found 31 people guilty of the 2002 Godhra train burning, which killed 59 Hindu pilgrimsand sparked religious violence that left 2,000 people dead. The court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, also acquitted 63people of participating in the attack, following a trial that ended in September 2010, after lasting for nearly nineyears. Prerna Suri, Al Jazeera's correspondent New Delhi, said: "This has been a very long drawn out process, afew men have actually died in custody waiting for this verdict. "It is expected that this verdict will be appealed.Families of the accused say they will take this to the Supreme Court and the Higher Court as well. The train fireat Godhra station in the western state of Gujarat triggered some of the worst religious violence in India sinceindependence. Hindus blamed Muslims for the blaze, leading protesters to seek revenge by rampaging throughMuslims neighbourhoods in three days of bloodshed. Muslims have always denied setting the train ablaze. Morethan 1,000 people, most of them Muslim, were killed in the violence that engulfed the state until May of thatyear. Tuesday's conviction supports Hindu claims that the attack on the Sabarmati Express was a planned attack.But the opposition and media have accused the state government, controlled by the Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), of not doing enough to stop the violence and possibly even stoking it. In 2007, Chandrasinh Parmar, for-mer local chief of the BJP, was sentenced to life in prison for his roles in the murder of Muslim men and the rap-ing of Muslim women during the riots. A national enquiry into the fire concluded the fire was an accident, butother official investigations have differed in their findings. "The court has accepted the conspiracy theory. It wasnot an accident," special public prosecutor JM Panchal said. Extra police officers were on duty across Gujarat onTuesday to prevent any outbreak of communal violence in the wake of the verdicts, and local authorities havebanned television stations and newspapers from broadcasting or printing the graphic images taken during theriots to avoid stirring up religious tensions. The court is expected to hand down jail sentences on Friday.

Algeria's cabinet has adopted an order to lift a 19-year-old stateof emergency in a concession designed to avoid the tide ofuprisings sweeping the Arab world, but protesters said themeasure did not go far enough. A draft law approved by thecabinet would repeal the emergency law as soon as it is pub-lished in the government's official journal, the official AlgeriePresse Service reported on Wednesday. Ending the emergencypowers was one of the demands voiced by opposition groupswhich have been staging weekly protests in the Algerian capitalthat sought to emulate uprisings in Egypt and neighbouringTunisia. "The lifting of the state of emergency is still positivebut it's not enough," Mustafa Bouchachi, chairman of theAlgerian Human Rights League and one of the organisers of theprotests, said on Tuesday. "We need a real opening up for polit-ical, media and social activities so that the people can experi-ence democracy for themselves," he told the Reuters newsagency. The emergency measures, long lambasted by interna-tional human rights groups, have barred peaceful protests, lim-ited constitutionally granted political freedoms and allowed forwhat many described as arbitrary detentions. PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika, who is 73, is likely to remain under pres-sure - both from protesters and from inside the ruling establish-ment - to deliver more change and to explain to the public whathe plans to do. Algeria is a major energy exporter which pumpsgas via pipelines under the Mediterranean to Spain and France.The state of emergency was imposed at the beginning of thecountry's decade-long civil war, which pitted the Armed IslamicGroup (GIA) against a military-dominated government thatrefused to abide by the results of a 1991 election, widelybelieved to have been won by the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS).Tens of thousands of people have died in the ensuing conflict.However, in the past few years the violence has subsided andgovernment critics have alleged the emergency rules are beingused to repress political freedoms. The emergency powers willnot be lifted until the order adopted by the cabinet is publishedin the official gazette, which is likely to happen by the end ofFebruary. The state of emergency was implemented for the soleneeds of the anti-terrorist fight," Algeria's official APS newsagency quoted Bouteflika as saying at the cabinet meeting.Bouteflika had announced earlier this month that the emer-gency rules would be lifted soon. Tuesday's decision will havefew practical implications: new rules were also adopted whichwill allow the military to continue involving itself in domesticsecurity, as it had done under the emergency powers. Theemergency rules banned protest marches in the capital, butBouteflika said earlier this month this restriction would remainin force indefinitely. The other measures adopted by the gov-ernment on Tuesday focused on tackling unemployment, whichofficial figures put at about 10 per cent but is much higheramong the young. The government also approved a package ofmeasures aimed at reducing unemployment, which is one of thebiggest grievances of ordinary people in Algeria.Source: Al-Jazeera

Iranian navy ships exit Suez Canal

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well wishers of 'The Miracle' for provid-ing continuous support through adver-tisements of their businesses, sharing theirthoughts in writing with our readers,especially Mr. Shams Jillani, Mr. AslamHayat, Mr. Azher Syed, Maulana AbdulLateef Naumani, Mr. Shams Siddiqui, Mr.R.C. Puri, Mr. Afzal Malik, Col. ShafaatAli, Mr. Tariq Mian (Toronto), Mrs.Shamim Karim, Mrs. Aalam Ara,Shabnam Khan and many others.The Miracle team feels proud to haveestablished and continued our tradition ofspecial editions ranging from 50-64 pageson occasions such as Elections,Independence Day of Pakistan, Eid ul-Fitrand Eid ul Adha. The newspaper aims toprovide a broad overview of the worldthrough articles and images. Over theyears, we have literally covered over onethousands events from all communities inefforts to keep up with our slogan,

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learn more about Islam, the local andinternational Muslim community.Feb 23, 2001 was a remarkable day for theBC Muslim community when Mr. NusratHussain launched his first MuslimNewspaper on biweekly basis. His familysand his day and night struggle gave a voiceto the community.Although I was new to BC, I had been pre-viously involved in community events andsent reports to Mr. Nusrat Hussain for theMiracle but June 24th 2002 was a miracu-lous day in my life when Allah SWT choseme to join this ship as a ManagingDirector through some indications shownin a dream. In 2002, Miracle Media GroupInc. was formed.From 2001 to 2006, a lot of ups and downscame in the life of Miracle, many of whichhurt the business financially. The Miraclegot attention at national and internationallevel during some of these crises.Despite full-time dedication of Mr. Nusratand me, this paper was not enough to pro-vide the bread and butter for our families.At that time, Mr. Nusrat Hussain, founderof Miracle, handed me over the responsi-bility to run this show alone. Thanks Mr.

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Quite sadly, most of the non Muslimmedia is either too naive or too preju-diced to appreciate the final Divine mes-sage elaborated in the noble Quranrevealed for the benefit of the entirehumankind. Indeed, Islam is a universalreligion and is believed by twenty fivepercent of the total world population, yetit is discussed in the negative territory bysome from the main stream media world-wide - leading to the birth of illegitimatepublic opinion about the Muslims.However, any misleading public opiniondoesnt really enjoy credibility.Certainly, biased journalism does nothingbut poison the raw minds of many result-ing in Islamophobia. Such a negativetrend is injurious to the interests ofMuslim culture and religion. In order tosay or write about Islam or the Muslims,one has to be relevantly qualified to eval-uate to reach a logical conclusion.Its been a bitter reality that the nonMuslim media has been giving misjudg-ment without in-depth knowledge aboutthe practicality of Islam. Main culprithere seems to be the inadequate presenceof Muslim media in this arena. Despitethe mischievous elements in the media,an honest reporting can play crucial rolein the formation of logical public opin-ion.Therefore, conveying only relevant andtrue information to the interested publicis the responsibility of Muslim electronicand print media. Although, the code ofethics must be strictly followed by theMuslim or non Muslim Print orElectronic media, yet, some media indi-

viduals are not sincere enough when rep-resenting the Muslims for a number ofreasons - including ignorance, discrimi-nation, poor knowledge of Islam, or theirtotal disability of interpreting Islamicteachings in the proper context.Whether it is radio, television, newspaperor internet, the media has the capacity ofconnecting and bridging communities.Beyond doubt, internet is gold mine ofaccessibility enriching the minds positive-ly or negatively - depending on what youreally look for through face book, twitter,blogs, emails, and the list goes on and on.Muslim media should strive harder andharder to achieve the goal of nationbuilding based on truth but avoiding theevil input.On the contrary, when the media is biasedand focused only on commercialization, itbecomes irritating for intelligent audi-ence. Ironically, most of the peoplebecome addicted to watching TV withoutrealizing that time is money which theyare wasting unnecessarily. The worriedMuslims are really concerned about theirobligation towards the society they live in.Yet, there are quite a few areas needing animmediate attention for introducing dras-tic changes so that the roadblocks areremoved. This would let the deprivedpeople move forward to live among nonMuslims with equality.Several communities of different ethnici-ties have their own media to safeguardtheir interests. Similarly, the Muslims arelooking for a decent way out of the ongo-ing frustrating situation. They are becom-ing active more than ever and getting

closer to helping the main stream media,which is absolutely a good beginning inthe right direction.And, it seems as if the journalisticmonopoly is on the verge of gradual ero-sion sending signals to the Muslim com-munity to serve the entire humanity byshowing only the true pictures of eventsaround them. Fortunately, the Muslimmedia of today has genuine encourage-ment to become more and more assertivewith an improved degree of confidence.In other words they are more involvedand getting closer to be competitive evenin the commercially focused media mar-ket soon.Better late than never, the Muslims arecomfortable to troubleshoot the unfriend-ly status quo through their own electronicand print media. They are catching upgradually and hopefully would be able toget rid of Islamophobia among NorthAmerican audience. Of course, onlyMuslim print or electronic media is in thebest position to publish or broadcastinformation or other news pertaining totheir own community. In other words, itis a challenge for the Muslim Media topresent only the true image of Islam as areligion of peace, tolerance and justice.In addition to Print media, a dailyMuslim presence in the broadcast mediaand the internet would correct the antiIslam feelings among the non Muslimcommunities of North America and else-where. Once Muslim media is in full forceon daily basis, the Muslim youth woulddefinitely be encouraged to benefit, pre-serve and strengthen their Islamic identi-

ty. It is about time to build bridges ofunderstanding with everyone around.Through such Muslim media, construc-tive interfaith dialogues can be aired tooon regular basis.Thankfully, several media people ofintegrity understand the essence of jour-nalism. The Islamic Society of NorthAmerica (ISNA) publishes IslamicHorizons, Islamic Circle of NorthAmerica (ICNA) publishes The Messageand there are many other publications bydifferent mosques. Also, there areMonthly, Bi Weekly or Weekly NewsPapers and several other publications byMuslim Students' Associations.A daily basis Muslim TV, radio broadcast-ing, and any publication in English lan-guage is the urgent need of the Muslimcommunity in North America.Apparently, the mainstream media hasbeen unable to address the issues of dif-ferent communities equally.The Muslim community deserves equalityand justice, especially when it comes tothe unattended or mishandled issues. Inorder to maintain Muslim identity, theMuslim electronic or print media have toplay its role to protect the communityfrom division. The Muslim media alsoneed to do more for giving non-Muslimsa positive view about Islam.

Waan laysa lil insaniilla ma saaa

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By Imam Dr. Zijad DelicThe following is a transcript of a lecturedelivered by Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwiof Oxford University, on the role of womenscholars in preserving and transmittingprophetic tradition (Hadith) in Islam. Theoriginal transcript has been edited byImam Zaid Shakir to enhance readability.The Female Scholars of Islam O Mankind! Fear your Lord who has creat-ed you from a single soul, and from it Hecreated its mate; and from them both, Hebrought forth multitudes of men andwomen. Be mindful of Allah throughWhom you demand your mutual (rights),and revere the wombs that bore you.Surely, Allah is ever watching over you. (4:1) From the very beginning of the humansaga, Allah makes it quite clear that menand women are equal beings created fromone single soul, sharing the same fatherand mother, and subservient unto the sameLord. The verse mentioned above came tothe Messenger of Allah, peace upon him, ata time when women were being humiliatedand tortured. Allah says: and when thefemale child, buried alive, will be asked: Forwhat sin was she killed. (81:8-9) This is inrefers to an ancient practice of the Arabs(and even some modern societies throughabortion) who would kill their female chil-dren from fear of being humiliated in thecommunity, or out fear that they wouldnot have the means to provide for them.Islam came to eradicate these ignorantpractices, amongst others, and after twen-ty-three years of prophetic teachings it hadconferred unto women a status that waspreviously unthinkable.The first revelation: Read in the name ofyour Lord who created (96:1) left theProphet, peace upon him, severely shaken,for he could not comprehend such anevent happening to an unlettered,orphaned, desert Arab. It is related that hewas consoled by Khadijah, May Allah bepleased with her, who believed in him andcomforted him in a time of great need anddistress. She was the backbone of his initialefforts for the advancement of the newfaith, and a noble business woman of highlineage.After three years of secrecy he was orderedby Allah to call his own family to the faith.He, peace upon him, gathered his familyand openly called upon the tribe ofHashim and the tribe of Abdul Muttalib tobelieve in his message. Towards the end ofthe narration of this event, he, peace uponhim, specifically says to Abbas b. AbdulMuttalib, May Allah be pleased with him:I cannot benefit you on the Day ofJudgment. He uttered the same statementto his aunt, Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttaliband to his daughter, Fatima, May Allah bepleased with both of them. He added: Askme of my wealth in this world, but on theDay of Judgment I cannot avail you in anyway. In this address the Prophet, peaceupon him, specifically named two womenand one man, demonstrating that womenpossess independent religious responsibili-ty that has no connection to their gender.This independence in faith is exemplifiedby the fact that the wives of Noah and Lot,peace upon them, both rejected faith.Hence, the Quran affirms that even thewife of a Prophet is free to believe or disbe-lieve. Furthermore, Umm Habiba became abeliever while her father, Abu Sufyan, MayAllah be pleased with them both, was a

staunch opponent of the Prophet, peaceupon him. He possessed neither the powernor priviledge to influence her independ-ent choice. At the second Pledge of Aqabah,a covenant that involved specific politicaland strategic obligations, the Prophet,peace upon him, took an oath from bothmen and women. He was not content tohave women confined to their houses,totally divorced from any involvement inpublic affairs.The Quran, the most sacred and importantsource in Islam, was memorized by manyof the companions. After the Battle ofYamama, where a large number of thosememorizers were killed, Umar, May Allahbe pleased with him, advised Abu Bakr toissue a standardized edition of the entireQuran in the dialect of Qureish, whoseprotection he vouchsafed. Abu Bakr, MayAllah be pleased with him, issued such anedition. After his death it passed into theprotection of Umar, May Allah be pleasedwith him, and after his passing, it was givento Hafsah bint Umar, may Allah be pleasedwith her, to be carefully guarded and pre-served. During the caliphate of Uthman,May Allah be pleased with him, it wasnoticed that divergent and erroneousrecitations of the Quran were emergingamong the newly converted non-Arab peo-ple in places like Armenia and Azerbaijan.Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,then borrowed the edition of the Quran inHafsahs protection, may Allah be pleasedwith her, to make six standardized copiesto send to the major political and culturalcenters in the Islamic realm. He ordered allnon-standardized editions to be burned. Itis clear here that no one questionedHafsahs trustworthiness, May Allah bepleased with her, as to rather she hadaltered the edition vouchsafed to her in anyway.In the time of the Companions, the ques-tion never arose concerning the validity oflearning directly from women. If we wereto consider, for example, the books ofprophetic tradition (Hadith), in everychapter you will find women narrating aswell as men. Imam Hakim Naisapuri states:One fourth of our religion depends on thenarrations of women. Were it not for thosenarrations, we would losea quarter of our religion.For example, Abu Hanifahconsiders there to be fourunits of supererogatoryprayer before the obligato-ry noon prayer, whereasthe remaining Imams saythat there are only two.The latter depend on thenarration of Abdullah b.Umar, may Allah bepleased with him, whileAbu Hanifah relies onUmm Habiba, may Allahbe pleased with her, andthe other wives of theProphet, peace upon him.Abu Hanifah argues thatsince the prophet, peaceupon him, used to praysupererogatory prayers inhis house, the narration ofhis wives, may Allah bepleased with them, isstronger.Similarly, major events,such as the beginning of

the call to the prophetic office, were specif-ically narrated by women. Ayesha alonenarrates the tradition detailing the circum-stances of the first revelation, as recordedby Imam Bukhari, immediately after theHadith mentioning that actions are judgedbased on the intention accompanyingthem.To give similar examples, we all know thatperforming ablution is essential for thevalidity of Ritual Prayer (Salat). A femalecompanion, Rubiyya bint Muawidh b.Afrah, may Allah have mercy on her, whosefamily members died in the Battle ofUhud, was a great narrator of Hadith. Hernarrations can be found in Bukhari,Muslim, Ibn Majah, and other compila-tions. She narrated how the Prophet, peaceupon him, performed ablution after actual-ly witnessing his performance of the purifi-catory ritual. The companions would go tolearn from her despite the fact that AbuBakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Muadh b. Jabal,and Abdullah b. Masood, may Allah bepleased with them, were all present inMadinah. She was regarded as the expert inthe performance of ablution. Her studentsincluded the likes of Abdullah b. Abbas,may Allah be pleased with him and hisfather, the great Quranic exegete, and alsoa member of the family of the Prophet,peace and blessing of Allah upon him. Henever asked: Why should I learn from herwhen I am from the family of the Prophetand great exegete? The same is true for AliZain ul-Abideen, the great grandson of theProphet, peace upon him, and a greatscholar himself. Their philosophy was to goto whoever possessed knowledge, irrespec-tive of their gender.Interestingly, there is no single Hadithwhich has been rejected from a woman onaccount of her being a fabricating liar.Imam Dhahabi affirms: There are manymen who have fabricated Hadith. However,no woman in the history of Islam has beenaccused of fabrication. In light of this, ifthe intellectual integrity of anyone shouldbe questioned, it should be that of men.Women have always truthfully conveyedreligious knowledge.Amrah bint Abdur Rahman was amongstthe greatest of the female Successors, the

generation that came after that of the com-panions of the Prophet, peace upon him.She was a jurist, a mufti, and a Hadith spe-cialist. The great Caliph Umar b. AbdulAziz used to say: If you want to learnHadith go to Amrah. Imam Zuhri, who iscredited with compiling the first systemati-cally edited compilation of Hadith used tosay: Go to Amrah, she is the vast vessel ofHadith.During that time, the Judge of Madinahruled in a case involving a Christian thieffrom Syria who had stolen something. Thejudge had ordered that his hand to be sev-ered. When Amrah bint Abdur Rahmanheard of this decision, she immediately toldone of her students to go tell the judge thathe cannot severe the mans hand becausehe had stolen something whose value wasless than a single gold coin (Dinaar). Assoon as he heard what Amrah had said, heordered that the man be released,unharmed. He did not question herauthority, nor did he seek a second opinionfrom other scholars, who were quitenumerous in Madinah at the time. Theyincluded the likes of Said b. Al Musayyib.This incident is recorded in the Muwatta ofImaam Malik, and this ruling is also hisopinion in such cases.To be continued in Next issue...

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Volume 1, Book 3, Number 59: Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

The Prophet said, "Amongst thetrees, there is a tree, the leavesof which do not fall and is likea Muslim. Tell me the name ofthat tree." Everybody started

thinking about the trees of thedesert areas. And I thought ofthe date-palm tree. The othersthen asked, "Please inform us

what is that tree, O Allah'sApostle?" He replied, "It is the

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Issue 278 - Rabi ul Awaal 21, 1432 / February 25, 201114 s p e c i a l MIR A LETHEThe Miracles ten years journey (Feb 2001 Feb 2011)

The Miracles journey in the last ten yearshas been filled with many milestones. Someof them marked exciting and upliftingmoments while a few may be arbitrarilyremembered as disappointments.Nevertheless, each moment provided uswith an opportunity to learn and improve,and only solidified our belief in this news-papers role in the community. While wefaced many challenges in public and pri-vate, we have chosen a selected few eventsthat raised our confidence in ourselves andin our community and hence, set thecourse of direction for the newspapersfuture. This may be a trip down the memo-ry lane for a lot of our readers and adver-tisers who have been with the newspaperfrom Day 1 and supported us unconditionally.

February 23, 2001: The first issue of TheMiracle is published in Lower Mainlandby Mr. Nusrat Hussain. The issue is blackand white and 16 pages. It holds distinctionof being the first Muslim biweekly commu-nity newspaper in British Columbia. Thesecond issue of the Miracle is in two-colorand after tremendous response from thecommunity, the Miracle is printed in colorstarting in fourth issue on April 13, 2001.

May 2002: A fundraising dinner for the

Miracle is held by Mr. Nusrat Hussain.

June 24, 2002: Mr. Mohammad Naseer

Pirzada joins the Miracle as the ManagingDirector and a business partner.

Aug 14, 2002: The Miracle hosts the firstever Miracle Muslim Youth awards to rec-ognize the successes of Muslim students in

secondary education, Islamic educationand Athletics in Elks Community HallBurnaby.

Sep 11, 2002: On the first anniversary ofthe 9/11 tragedy, The Miracle publishes aspecial magazine featuring interviews ofAmbassadors of Muslim countries inOttawa. The interviews are conducted byMr. Nusrat Hussain in person and show-case the views of the Muslim countries post9/11.

Oct 27, 2002: The Miracle holds first com-munity forum ahead of civic elections in itsoffice in Surrey, where candidates forMayor, Councillors and School trustee are

invited.

Feb 23, 2003: On the second anniversary,the Miracle hosts its first ever writers andadvertisers appreciation awards. ThenDeputy-Premier and MLA, Christie Clarkis the guest of honour at the event whereadvertisers and writers for the Miracle areappreciated.

Aug 14, 2003: The Second Miracle Youth

Awards are handed out in a ceremony atCrystal Hall in Surrey to recognize studentsfor their academic, religious, social andsports achievements.

2003: Urdu Section is added and becomes apermanent feature of the Miracle newspa-per.

2004: Delta police dismisses hate crimecharges asked by Canadian Jewish Congressagainst The Miracle Media Group Inc. afterpublication of controversial article byEdgar D. Steele in Dec 2003.

2003-2004: The Miracle is briefly run asweekly newspaper but due to financialrestraints, the frequency is reverted back tobiweekly.

Aug 14, 2004: The Third Annual MiracleMuslim Youth awards recognize the suc-cesses of students at Crystal at York, Surrey.

August 14, 2005: The fourth annual

Miracle youth Awards take place at NorthDelta Secondary School and Miracle MediaGroup presents a stage play KashmirHamara Ha.

2005: The Miracle invites Members ofLegislature Assembly candidates for localby-election at Miracle office to meet thecommunity.

Nov, 2005: Following a devastating earth

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quake in Pakistan, Miracle arranges aforum in its office to meet doctors andcommunity members and discuss the cur-rent situation of Pakistan. The Miraclealso presents appreciation plaques to mem-bers of Indian Media who fundraised forthe relief efforts.

Dec 31, 2006: Miracle Founder and ChiefEditor Mr. Nusrat says goodbye theMiracle Media and hands over Miracle tothe Managing Editor Mr. MohammadNaseer Pirzada. The Urdu Editor, Mr.Mohammad Rafiq is asked to take theresponsibilities as the honourable chief

editor of the Miracle, which he graciouslyaccepts.

Mar 17, 2007: The Miracle arranges thefirst Tilawat, Hamd and Naat RasoolMaqbool competition for kids and adultsin Pakistan House, Surrey.

2007: The Miracle launches series of spe-cial editions including Canada DayEdition, Eid-ul-Fitr Edition, Pakistan-IndiaIndependence Day Edition and Eid-ul-Adha Edition in the year. These editionswould become regular in the future years.

Oct 2008: A special Election Edition of theMiracle is published to raise awarenessabout federal elections and voting.

August 14, 2009: The Miracle appreciatesits writers and advisors in an awards cere-mony at first Pakistani Festival in HollandPark, Surrey.

Oct 31, 2010: Miracle Media Inc. organizesfirst ever tribute to Legendary PakistaniSinger Mehdi Hassan as a talent hunt com-petition. Pakistani Consul General, Moin-ul-Haq distributes the awards in PakistanHouse, Surrey.

Feb 23, 2010: At its 9th Anniversary,Miracle launches the new format of its

front page. The newspaper is launched at

the second Hamd o Naat Rasool Maqboolcompetition for all age groups in AfghanChopan Restaurant, Surrey. Prizes are dis-tributed among the winners of

competition and appreciation awards are

also given to Miracle sponsors.

January 2010: The Miracle joins infundraising efforts for Haiti Earthquakerelief.

July Aug 2010: The Miracle joins infundraising efforts for flood relief inPakistan through radio thons and newspa-per.

Sep, 2010: The Miracle publishes its largestEid edition of 64 pages at the occasion ofEid-ul-Fitr.

We Look forward to building many morepleasant memories in the years to come,InshaAllah.

The Miracles ten years journey (Feb 2010 Feb 2011)

Special Memories The Miracle had the honor of meeting and photographing a number of com-munity members who are no longer with us. Some of these photos are beingreprinted from the Miracles photo archives.

Mr. Riasat Ali Khan Mr. Ijaz Alam Mr. Fakir M. Khan

Mr. Zahid Laique Mr. Abdul Qayyum Sheikh Mr. Ghulam Mohammad

Mr. M. Rafi Khan Dr. Sharif Ahmed Mr. Malik M. Afzal

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Masjid Anwar e Medina, SurreyEid Milad un-Nabi (SAW) Celebrated around town

On Feb 18, Eid Milad-Un- Nabi(SAW)was celebrated with great respect andhonor in Masjid Anwar-e-MadinaSurrey. Maulana. Hafiz Salim PatilQadri Khan (Edmonton) was the mas-ter of ceremony and conducted theprogram successfully. The programstarted with the recitation of the HolyQuran. Afterwards, there was a Naat-e-rasool Maqbool (SAW) session, start-ing with local Naat Khawans andguest Natt Khawns included Mr. Ch.Abdul Hameed from Edmonton, Mr.Waheed Murat (UK) and Mr. NahimRabni (Birmingham, UK) who recitedbeautiful Naats. Hafiz Patil describedthe meaning of the poetry of Hzt.Ahmed Raza, in which he expressed hislove for Prophet Mohammad (saw). He

also delivered the Seerat un Nabi (saw)in both English and Urdu languagewith poetry.The guest speaker Sheikh MunawarAteeq Rizvi (Birmingham, UK) deliv-ered a dynamic speech on belovedProphet Muhammad (PBUH) refer-encing the Quran and Sunnah. In thelight of 93. Surah Ad-Duha (TheForenoon - After Sunrise) in whichAllah (SWT) said that "By theforenoon (after sun-rise);,And by thenight when it is still (or darkens);,YourLord (O Muhammad ()) has neitherforsaken you nor hated you.,Andindeed the Hereafter is better for youthan the present (life of thisworld).,And verily, your Lord will giveyou (all i.e. good) so that you shall be

well-pleased............He explained thelevel of love of our beloved prophetMohammed (SAW) and Allah (SWT).Hafiz Saleem thanked all the guestsand community members who joinedthis spiritual gathering. At the end,Darood o Salam and Duaa were recitedand dinnerwas servedto all theattendees.

On Sunday February 20 (17th Rabi-ul-Awwal), the Az-Zahraa Islamic Centrecelebrated Milad-un-Nabi with a vari-ety program beginning with recitationof Holy Quran by Saeed Al-Muqaili.This was followed by a speech on theteachings of the Holy Prophet (saw)around knowledge by Sr. Laya

Behbahani . The young reciters per-formed a beautiful Nasheed in Englishentitled His Name is Muhammed.The keynote lecture was then deliveredby Shaykh Murtaza Bachoo, followedby presentation from students ofMadrasah Az-Zahraa, announcementsfrom the youths on some upcoming

projects, and closing with beautifulQasida by Miracles own NaseerPirzada. The vote of thanks was deliv-ered by Az-Zahraa President Dr. AkberMithani was followed by Maghribsalaat and a delicious dinner.

Az-Zahraa Islamic Center,Richmonnd

Maulana Naumani participated inMilaad-un-Nabi Celebrations in

CaliforniaMany organizations of Union City, CA jointly cele-brated the grand Millad-Un-Nabi celebrations 2011in Sangha hall Union City, CA.In which many speakers were invited. After theQuran and Naat recitation the Chief Guest AmeerSunni Dawate Islami Maulana Shakir Rizvi (India)and Maulana Abdul Lateef Naumani (BC) deliveredthe spiritual speeches. They delivered theirs speecheson the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) life history, andHis teachings in the light of Quran and Sunnah.

Issue 278 - Rabi ul Awaal 21, 1432 / February 25, 201118 s p e c i a l MIR A LETHETHEMIR A LE

The Miracle will continue serving the communityfor a long time to come- InshaAllah. : Sq L (R) Nusrat Husain

Exclusive INTERVIEW with Founder of The Miracle Newspaper

Squadron Leader (R) Nusrat Husain is nota stranger to the Muslim community. In2001, he started the First MuslimNewspaper on a bi-weekly basis in BritishColumbia. Currently, he is in the Real-estate business with Royal Group. On theoccasion of the 10th anniversary of theMiracle, the managing editor MohammadNaseer Pirzada found it fitting to share thethoughts of the newspapers foundingChief Editor with the readers and share hisexperience during the infancy of the news-paper. Here is what he had to say:

The Miracle (M. Pirzada) TM: This is aunique event for me to take an interviewwith the former chief editor and founder

of The Miracle Newspaper.

TM: First of all, for those new to theMiracle family of readers, please tell us alittle about yourself, when you immigrat-ed to Canada and your career in Pakistanbefore immigration? Mr. Nusrat Hussain: Pirzada Saheb, thankyou for interviewing me for the paper Iraised from scratch and nourished it like myown child before handing you the responsi-bility in 2006. I am glad that after 10 yearsthe paper is still serving our community.Coming to your question, I served PakistanAir Force as a fighter pilot, Air TrafficController, Administration Officer andIntelligence Officer for about 16 years. Itook premature retirement by foregoing my25% of pension benefits in 1990. In 1992, Ijoined Bahrain Amiri Air Force as an AirTraffic Control Officer and served them for4 years before arriving in Canada in 1997. Iam married and have four children.

TM: Did you pursue career opportunitiesin your own profession before diving intothe world of journalism? How did the ideaof starting a newspaper come in yourmind? Mr. Hussain: Well; to cut a long story short,initially I pursued my career of Air TrafficController with NAV Canada. Too muchbureaucracy is involved in the process ofhiring an Air Traffic Controller from coun-tries like Pakistan. During the course of theselection, I was so dejected by the approachof people involved with hiring that I suf-fered a heart attack in 1998.Looking at my wife and children (who werevery young at the time) I thought of lettingit go and look for something else in life. Inorder to run the daily affairs, I had to dosomething, so I took over the job of a secu-rity guard. Later, I became the supervisorand started teaching security as anInstructor. It started giving me the money torun my expenses, but I was not enjoying thework.Mr. Nisar Butt must be well-known to thosein Vancouver from a long-time, he used torun a computer school, and provided mewith the idea of starting a newspaper. Atthat time we did not have our media to rep-resent the views and issues of our communi-ty. I held a degree in Journalism fromPakistan and a diploma in Journalism fromUSA with no practical experience in thefield. The idea of Mr. Butt appealed to meand I decided to embark on the venture. Imust admit that he helped and shared withme his business experience in the earlierestablishment of the Miracle.

TM: Did you discuss this idea with the

local Pakistani Community and others?Did you receive any support from them, interms of moral and financial support as Iam often reminded by community mem-bers that they had a hand in supportingthe Miracle in the beginning? Mr. Hussain: I initially discussed the ideawith late Ijaz Chaudhry, late Maulana RajaInayat Ullah, Mr. Aftab Alam and Mr. ShamsJilani. Mr. Mahmood Awan, Mr. IqbalCheema, late Riasat Ali Khan and manyother prominent members of the communi-ty encouraged the effort. Yes, all of themwere very supportive and they extendedtheir unconditional moral support andfinancial-- by advertising their businesses inthe newspaper. Mr. Sid Ali of Soccer Plusfrom Abbottsford, Mrs. Sajida Shah of B.C.Frozen Foods, Mr. Sabir Pannun of PaylessTravel, Mr. Arshad Ali of Barney Pizza, Mr.Shahid Chaudhry of Al-Jannat, Shaista HalalMeat, Mr. Shahid Hussain of 777 Pizza, Mr.Zarar Butt of Calgary Sweets were all firstadvertisers of the Miracle and there are somany others that are not on the top of myhead now. It will not be fair if I do not men-tion my gratitude to Senator Mubina Jafar,Mr. Lutfur Reman Khan, MLA JohnNaurani, MP Joe Pescisolido, MP GurmantGrewal and many more. I owe them all bigthanks and apologize to the many namesnot taken here, but they all contributedtowards the financial support by advertising.All of them rightly have the legitimate claimof my support. I cannot forget that; regard-less of our later differences on issues, I shallalways remain grateful to them.

TM: How did you decide on the name"The Miracle" for the newspaper?Mr. Hussain: The idea of the Miracle cameto my mind from the miracle of splittingthe moon by Prophet Mohammed (Peace beUpon Him). Our initial masthead carried asplit moon, but it could not graphicallydepict the idea. It was changed to the pres-ent moon in C of the Miracle by our thengraphic designer. I must take the time tomention that Mr. Shams Jilani endorsed thename of The Miracle.

TM: Can you tell us a little about how theFirst edition of Miracle was prepared andthe response from the local community? Mr. Hussain: There was a Malaysian youngman by the name of Razi. He had somegraphic designing experience. It was afterthe hard work of many long nights of work-ing together with him that the first copy ofthe Miracle was produced in Black andWhite. The response of the community wastremendous. I could see the happiness andjoy on the faces of ordinary communitymembers who felt proud of the newspaperand some of them would call me TheMiracle Man. The response was pleasing forme and it was because of such encourage-ment that I continued the project and thethird or fourth issue turned out to be incolor. Urdu pages were introduced at a laterstage.

TM: You served as the chief Editor from2001 to 2006. What did you like mostabout being an editor? Mr. Hussain: It is difficult to point out onesingle factor of liking for being an editor; itis the entire work that contributes towardsthe joy of being an editorI guess.However, I enjoyed the liberty of writing thetruth regardless of pressure, consequences,preferences and dislikes of any. I offended

many, but none from thecommunity did ever chal-lenge the truth contained inthe newspaper. I also enjoyedprinting the letters of ouropponents without any prej-udice.

TM: What did you enjoyworking with the "Miracleteam"? Mr. Hussain: The Miracleteam started from my homewhere my wife and childrencontributed in every aspectof the production of TheMiracle. Later, we had youand your family and Rafique Saheb and PuriSaheb as very active supporter. The Miracleteam consisted of a group of committedpeople who believed in the work they per-formed. They carried the courage to listen tothe truth and stay knitted in times ofanguish. Ladies and Gentlemen of theMiracle team; it was a privilege to work withyou all.

TM: What's your definition of news,what's news to you? News is anything inthe public interest? Mr. Hussain: I am taken back to my jour-nalism class where we were taught that if adog bites a man then it is not news, if a manbites a dog then it is news. Some argue thatthe word news is taken from north, east,west and south. In my humble opinion,news means the information about happen-ings of interest in all four directions aroundyou. With the concept of global village theinterest is extended to the entire world. Weall desire to be informed about activities ofour concern. By publishing news of concern,the paper also provides thought provokingprocess in the minds of readers and that ishow people form educated opinions.However, I submit that accuracy is the mostimportant ingredient of any news item.

TM: What was the most interesting orcontroversial article or interview, whichyou believe had a big impact on theMiracle? Mr. Hussain: I am sure you are well awareof the response as you were on board at thetime. Yes, publishing of the article of EdgarJ. Steel was the most controversial and inter-esting (if you want to call) article of theMiracle. It had a big impact not on the pub-lishers alone, but the entire Muslim commu-nity as The Miracle came under spot lightand was discussed beyond the borders ofCanada. It exposed the strengths and weak-nesses of the two communitiesJews andMuslims. Being an optimistic, I can statewith comfort that the article initiated aneffort of an effective dialogue of under-standing between the two communities ofMuslims and Jewish people. Out of the con-flict, Rabi David Mivasair and Imam FoudDrami emerged as two persons of intellect. Ikeep reading about their positive efforts. Itmight surprise the readers that there wereintellectuals from the Jewish community;who without agreeing with the article, sym-pathized with our right of publishing thearticle as Freedom of Speech.

TM: Due to business crisis, and the factthat this small business could not supporttwo incomes, you pulled out your namefrom this newspaper in 2006. At the time,what were your thoughts about the futureof the newspaper without your direct

involvement? Did youthink it would be man-ageable for a single per-son? Mr. Hussain: You knowthat I was never a wisebusiness person- that wasyour domain. With busi-ness kicking in, the libertyof stating the stark truthflies out. Truth is like adouble edged sword, itcuts either ways andharms your business. Forthe success of businessone has to take into

account the interests, preferences and dis-likes of the people supporting you. I lostthat interest in writing, in addition, the cri-sis asked by you contributed to my decisionof quitting and handing over to you forrunning the business and publishing thenewspaper.In our association of few years, I had keenlyobserved you and your familys involvementin the paper. I was sure then and the timehas proved true that the Miracle team wasthe most appropriate choice to keep thepaper in print.Let me disclose today that there were atleast two prominent community memberswho were interested in buying my share atthat time. Knowing them and knowing theteam, I refused. I was convinced that form-ing a new team required time that wouldnegatively contribute towards the survivalof the paper. I always believed that it isimportant to sacrifice your personal interestin the larger community interest. This wasmy time to put my belief into practice.

TM: Do you still read the MiracleNewspaper and what are your commentson changes in format, articles and Urdusection? What do you feel that the Miraclecan do more in the future? Mr.Hussain: In all honesty; reading theMiracle might not be on regular basis, butof course I always read it whenever I get ahand on it. With on line provision it ismore accessible. I am positive that theMiracle team has managed a fine work bybalancing business and journalism. It isimperative for the business to succeed ifpaper has to survive.Urdu section was there before too and theteam under the guidance of Rafique Saheband the prudent Advisory board has cer-tainly managed a fine work. The Miraclewill continue serving the community for along time to come- InshaAllah.

TM: Any thing else you want to share withthe Miracle readers? Mr. Hussain: I wish the best for all theMiracle readers and Happy 10thAnniversary to the Miracle team. Life is agift of Allah and we should enjoy everymoment bestowed upon us. Learn to pro-tect your rights and not to walk away withthe rights of others.Patience is virtue that helps us in under-standing and living with others in a diverseenvironment such as that of Canada.Dont forget the home land we come fromand remember the adopted home land ofour choice. Let us work together to makethis world a happy place worth living for us,our children and the children of their chil-dren. God bless you all and thank you againfor interviewing me.Long Live The Miracle.


FROM THE DESK OF THE CONSUL GENERALMESSAGE FOR THE MIRACLE

Shuja Alam Consul General of Pakistan My team at the Consulate General extends its heartiest congratulations tothe Miracle Media Group for completing its ten years inBritish Columbia.The Miracle has come a long way in the last ten years andhas established itself as an important voice of the commu-nity in Greater Vancouver area. It not only provides aforum for the community to express their views and exploittheir creative skills but is widely read for its objective cov-erage of local and international news and events.Our best wishes to the Miracle Media Group for its contin-ued success in the coming years.


Dear Miracle Media Group Congratulations on ten years of excellent service to the community. TheMiracle Newspaper is a vital part of the communications people receive inthe Lower Mainland. With your expertise and knowledge you give the com-munity a perspective of the news that is both informative and unbiased.It is tono one's surprise you have remained in business this long.

Once again I offer you my warmest congratulations andwish you continued success in the media industry. I appre-ciate you long standing commitment to Surrey and theLower Mainland. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,

Harry Bains, MLA (Surrey-Newton)

Miracle Media Group, Please accept my congratulations on your 10thAnniversary. The Miracle has provided in-depth coverage tothe community and has done outstanding job reportingday-to-day news and events. I wish you continued successwith your newspaper.MLA Sue Hammell, Surrey-Green Timbers

Congratulations to the Miracle Media on the completion of 10 successful yearsserving as well as engaging the community and promoting good causes through-out! Despite facing ups and downs in the previous years; the administrationdeserves to be admired for its continuous efforts in achieving the highest set stan-dards. The Miracle is the first most read newspaper in the entire PakistaniCommunity. Even with the advent of new electronic media,print media is still doing well. I hope the Miracle can maintainthe level of importance it has, by verifying the articles prior topublishing and providing the highest quality of journalism. Ibelieve it is also the responsibility of readers to promote com-munity newspapers. I wish the very best and thanks to Mr.Pirzada and his team in the coming years! Chaudhry Ijaz A. Chatha- Surrey School Trustee

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It is with great pleasure that Iextend my warmest congratula-tions on the occasion of your10th Anniversary. You are aWonderful Newspaper and yourin-depth information of ourlocal community activities havemade a special reputation in thehearts of Muslims across LowerMainland BC. Again I send youmy heartfelt congratulations forthe first 10 years and great suc-cess for the next 100 years.

Ayyaz Shams Mortgage consultantA2Z Mortgage

Junaid IqbalReal Estate Consultant21 Century

Sabir ShahzadPresident & CEO Express Immigration & Consulting Ltd

Well done and congratulations! !

Saqib Sheikh Century 21 - Coastal Realty Ltd.

On behalf of BombayCollection Ltd and myself Icongratulate Miracle News ona successful journey over thepast 10 years and wish you fur-ther success for at least anoth-er 100 yrs.As a businessman, I've enjoyedmy dealings with Br. Pirzada,whom I found to very caringyet very professional in all ourdealings. While producing myadvertisement, I found Br.Pirzada truly cared about myCompany, our message andour image. All work were donewith utmost professionalismand in a timely manner. All ourexpectations were fully metand the Miracle advertise-ments provided excellent valuefor our money.I plan to continue doing busi-ness with Br. Pirzada and to"highly" recommend "MiracleNews" to all my friends andfamily.It seems the news print busi-ness is getting tougher by theday with a new paper poppingup every other month, thoughnot all are professionals, withpoor designs and poor cover-age of local events. Some newspapers merely look like a printout off the internet news. Withall this in mind, I would rec-ommend that at least one totwo pagers be dedicated toeach major local immigrantcommunity, such as Fiji Page,India Page, Bangladesh Page,Arab Page, Palestine Page, etc.Once again Congratulationsand long live "Miracle News".

Qamar AzadBombay Collections

Congratulations to the Miracleon your 10th Anniversary. Keepup the good work and I look for-ward to many more editions overthe years to come.

Imran AliReal Estate Advisor,Sutton Group Westcoast Realty

On behalf of the Falcon Travelteam, we would like to wish theMiracle News team and especial-ly Mr. Pirzada, best wishes onachieving the 10 year milestoneof serving our community! Miracle News has been instru-mental in helping Falcon Travelestablish itself as the leading VIPHajj and Umrah service providerin British Columbia. We thankthem for their services and lookforward to continuing this suc-cessful business relationship. Wewish Miracle News and team thebest of luck in the future andlook forward to another 10 yearsof success!

Fawad Kalsi, Operations Manager Falcon Travel, Western Canada

Congratulations on the 10thanniversary of Miracle. I ampersonally thankful to Miraclefor welcoming me when I visitVancouver area during the EidMilad un Nabi (Peace be uponhim) time. Miracle is a wonder-ful, useful and very informativenewspaper. I always enjoyedreading it. May Allah bless you.Thanks for your great work.

On behalf of the ExpressImmigration, I would like toextend my best wishes on thisoccasion. Back in past there wasa market niche for Pakistaniand Muslim reflection in theprint media, when Miraclecame into existence. In myopinion you stand out fromothers for being neutral andsetting standard for positivejournalism. Congratulations.

Sumeet BainsBains Travel Ltd.

Congratulations on 10 GreatYears of Service to the MuslimCommunity! Wishing you continued successin your next years!

Mohammad ArshidBarney's Pizza

Very good job in the last tenyears. I hope you have wonder-ful and successful years that areto come. May Allah bless you!

Dr Rahil Faruqi21st Dental Clinic

We at 21st Century DentalCentre congratulate the MiracleNewspaper on its tenth anniver-sary. In addition, we hope thatthe newspaper will continueinto the future, as it has animportant journalistic role toplay. Best wishes to the entireteam at the Miracle Newspaper.

Sajid Hameed Pakwan House

I would like to convey myheartiest Congratulations to theMiracle team and their dedica-tion, and hard work. It is really aquality paper and we can feelproud on its bi-weekly andbilingual publication. Its thepride of Pakistani Communityin Lower Mainland. Allah blessMiracle Newspaper, we wish itlong term success.

Soleman HashmiHashmi & Company

On behalf of all lawyers and staffat Hashmi & Company, wewould like to take this opportu-nity to congratulate Mr. Pirzada and "The MiracleMedia" for their 10th year ofpublication. This exceptionalaccomplishment is a true reflec-tion of the hard work and dedi-cation we've all witnessed fromthe Miracle team.Hashmi & Company has had thehonor of working with theMiracle for some time.Congratulations to the Miracleon this Milestone!We continue to help Miraclereaders with their legal matters,specifically with ICBC personalinjury claims. Once again, wewish the The Miracle all the bestin the future, and look forwardto future publications!

Arif SheikhE-Shop

Congratulations to the Miraclefor completing 10 years of publi-cation. I love reading the news-paper and wish the team evenmore success in the future!

Ishtiaq Malik Pak Can Motors

I feel proud that Pak CanMotors ads publish in MiracleNewspaper since many yearsand his managing editor careour business community repu-tation in market to publishtheirs interviews and our goodwork for community. It is veryinformative papers and its pop-ularity in market is due to cov-erage of all community localevents.Only one thing is not goodwhich Mr. Pirzada is alwaysbehind the invoices after pub-lished our ads in Miracle. Hehas to improve his recoverystyle; if he does not change thenultimate we advertisers willchange our routine and sendMiracle ads cheque on time bymail or by visa. Second Miraclerates are little bit higher thanthe new born papers in themarket. May be it is due to theirbi-lingual services since 10years and quality of paper.At the end good luck all theMiracle team and our manage-ment wish for its much betterbusiness and improvements.

Messages from Our Valuable Advertisers


On behalf of

It is with great pleasure that I congratulatethe Miracle on its 10th Anniversary.

The Miracle was the first Muslim biweekly and bilingualnewspaper to serve the Lower Mainland. The credit goes

to all those involved in the Miracle especiallyMr. Nusrat Hussain, Mr. Naseer Pirzada and

Mr. Mohommad Rafiq as well as the Advisory Board.May Allah bless them and help them in continuing

their hard work and dedication to honest journalism.

- Zarar Butt, Owner


Happy Tenth AnniversaryMiracle!

I extend my heartiest congratula-tions to the founder, manage-ment and editorial board of theMiracle newspaper. The Miraclenewspaper started its journey inthe year 2001. I remember, I metMr. Nusrat Hussain, the founderof The Miracle newspaper inSurrey. At that time I was livingin Vancouver and I offered myservices voluntarily to Mr. NusratHussain for the distribution ofthe newspapers at thePakistani/Muslim business out-lets in Vancouver. The newspaperhas made tremendous progressover the years since its inceptionirrespective of the difficulties,crisis and challenges. I am gladthat the new management underthe leadership of Mr. NaseerPirzada over the period has real-ized the role, significance, ethicsand sen

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