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EU referendum: Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland could block Brexit

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Holyrood could block the Brexit process as the fallout from the EU referendum continues. Support among Scots for remaining in the EU was at 62 per cent in Thursday’s referendum, compared to 48 per cent in the UK as a whole. Ms Sturgeon said Scotland had voted “overwhelmingly” to stay part of the European ...

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Second referendum on EU membership should not be ruled out, says Tony Blair

Tony Blair has said a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU should not be ruled out. The former prime minister admitted he did not see a possibility of how a second referendum could be carried out but added: “Why rule anything out?” After Britain voted to leave the EU on Friday, a petition for a second EU referendum has been ...

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Boris Johnson – the blond Exocet – is heading for No 10 after stunning Brexit victory

24 June 2016 Until yesterday, David Cameron and Boris Johnson shared an unbeaten record in big political contests. No longer. Cameron — the Tories’ biggest political winner in a quarter of a century — has finally lost to the biggest political character of the age. The Prime Minister announced his resignation today. Before the European referendum, Cameron had four victories ...

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Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce, Cameron quits as markets plummet

Jun 24, 2016. Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split for leaving a bloc that Britain joined more than 40 ...

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Charity collection at Bangla TV Channels

Barrister Nazir Ahmed : The Bangladeshi Muslims living in the United Kingdom and Europe are very kind and generous in donating money at charity.  They have proved their generosity and shown their apparent kindness in the last decade or so by donating millions of pounds through Bangla TV Channels’ charity collection programmes.  The charity has a special status in the ...

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OBITUARY

  M H Mohamed (15 June 1921 – 25 April 2016) Dedicated leader for the cause of Muslim Ummah & to the service of the Sri Lankan Muslim Community     Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed was born on 15 June 1921 to an illustrious family of Sri Lanka. He spent his long life for the service of Islam and his community ...

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PLAIN TRUTH / Ramadan : The Month of the Qur’an

Dr. Mozammel Haque The Noble Qur’an was revealed in the month of Ramadan (Al-Qur’an, 97:1-3.). The Qur’an was sent down in the month of Ramadan on the Night of Power Lailatul Qadr. (Al-Qur’an, 91:1-3.). It is the month of Ramadan that Allah has honoured by revealing the Qur’an. Because of this strong relation between the Qur’an and the month of ...

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