An airliner has crashed near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.

The plane, a domestic flight from Karachi operated by the private company Airblue, came down in hills just north of the city as it was about to land.

There is no word on the cause of the crash. At the time the area was shrouded in fog.

The government has declared Thursday a day of national mourning for the victims.

Imtiaz Elahi, chairman of the Capital Development Authority, which deals with emergencies, said the crash was "heartbreaking".

"It is a great tragedy, and I confirm it with pain that there are no survivors," he told the Associated Press news agency.

The plane, reported to be an Airbus A321 with 146 passengers and six crew on board, is thought to have left Karachi at 0750 (0350 GMT).

Source: BBC

Nowadays we call everyone our friend. That’s how easily we make friends. Whether they live in the same city or on the other side of the world, we just have a lot of friends.

There’s a saying: Out of sight out of mind.

A friend of mine said that this saying applied to me. That made me think. Am I really that bad and superficial? It is always easy to make friends, but maintaining them is a true art. In my case I have always been the one to maintain friendships but for how long was I to do this? Continue reading "Friendship "...

In Islam there is always some room for entertainment. As I'll be attending 'The Milaad Festival' in Holland, I won't be able to write frequently. So instead, let me entertain you? 

You might know Halal mixtape Vol 1: A group of Americans, who just simply lost the plot. They convert well-known songs into its Halal-version. Recently, these guys, also known as Lota Pani crew, made a come-back: Halal Mixtape Vol 2 -Return of the Lota. They asked my brother Faisal Mirza to give them some fame in the EU, and I would love to do that as well. So here you go, the track: SunnahBack, inspired by Justin Timberlake (click on own risk).
Sunnah Back - G2: Return of the Lota from LotaPani Pictures on Vimeo.

A group of Americans, who just simply lost the plot. They convert well-known songs into its Halal-version. Recently, these guys, also known as Lota Pani crew, made a come-back: Halal Mixtape Vol 1 -Return of the Lota. They asked my brother Faisal Mirza to give them some fame in the EU, and I would love to do that as well. So here you go, the track: Gandaghee.

 from LotaPani Pictures.

Al Hidayah 2009:
"The “Muslims in England” team, along with some of the writers, had the privilege and honour of attending this years Al-Hidayah retreat, in the blessed company of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Shaykh Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagherji, Shaykh Abdul Rahman Hammami, Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad and others."

Continue reading last years experience of one attendee here.

Al Hidayah 2010:



MuslimsInEngland.com will be there! Join us, and 1200 other students!

What do you call a Muslim girl donning a radiantly illuminating headscarf, at an altitude of 1050 M, travelling at a velocity of 115m/s?

An MMDG – Muslim Meteor Defying Gravity?

Well... Before the illusion of being a shooting star is agonisingly tattooed on to my brain, I have to be quick to tell you, that it was me on the British airways flight, on the way to Oslo!

There I was, sitting, peering out of the plane window, oblivious to the fact that my crimson red organza head scarf was drawing soooooo much attention (now the so has many o’s for a reason!) Continue reading "Just ask..."...

Don't feel like anything. England referee has let us down. Holland was supposed to bring home the World Cup, but referee has let us down. Spain is eventually the better team, congratulations...

Still respect for that weird Octopus that somehow managed to predict all matches right...

[Image: Annoying little Octopus predicting who'll win]

Bismillah, in the name of Allah,

I set myself a humongous task of being positive, smiling more and exuding happy vibes to the world around me. Out with the misanthrope attitude, in with the Little Miss Sunshine.

After spending three hours on packing the last envelopes and glueing down labels for Eidy gifts, I threw on a headscarf and waited at the bus stop for fabulous public transport to post it all. I forced myself today to be extra nice to people, 'I will be nice', yep. I psyched myself to interacting with the commoners and helping more too. Smiles are infectious so I figured that's the first thing I could attack people with. It's a sunnah. A sunny-sunnah. A smiley-sunny-sunnah... Alright, I'll stop. Continue reading "Smiling. It's not just a sunnah, it's a way of life"...

Saliha Mahmood is a Guest-Writer on Muslimsinengland.com

Old and withered, a broken man
His days of youth no more.
Blow after blow and a heart so ill;
A timid warrior, an internal war.

A tall form, now stooped and worn
A dashing smile gone wilted.
His crippled soul, a chornic pain;
A destiny readily accepted Continue reading "Poem"...

Finally! After all these years that we weren't able to take revenge on Brazil, today is the day that Holland has proven what they're really worth! After seeing weird actions like people smashing their heads on the ground (Yes, I'm talking about Lampard), today, Holland has shown the world what it really can do!

They've sent Brazil home after a dramatic 2-1 victory! As a native Dutch-man and being in Holland at the moment, it's just an indescribable feeling...

Anyway, let's see what happens next! Shame on Uruguay by the way! May Holland take revenge on Uruguay on behalf of our brothers in Ghana! Ameen!