Hồ Chí Minh (/ˈhoʊ ˈtʃiː ˈmɪn/;[1] Northern Vietnamese pronunciation: [ho̞˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˥ mɪŋ˧] ( listen), Southern Vietnamese pronunciation: [ho̞˧˩ t͡ɕɪj˧ mɪ̈n˧] ( listen); 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969; Chữ nôm: 胡志明), bornNguyễn Sinh Cung,[2][3][4] or Nguyễn Sinh Côn, also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–55) and president (1945–69) of theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as thePeople's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during theVietnam War. He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954…

Ruling on the crime of rape What is the ruling on the crime of rape in Islam?. Praise be to Allaah. The Arabic word ightisaab refers to taking something wrongfully by force. It is now used exclusively to refer to transgression against the honour of women by force (rape).  This is an abhorrent crime that is forbidden in all religions and in the minds of all wise people and those who are possessed of sound human nature. All earthly systems and laws regard this action as abhorrent and impose the strictest penalties on it, except a few states which waive the punishment…

Two police officers, a soldier and 12 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters were killed in Turkey's southeast in the space of 48 hours in operations to push back the militant group, the army and the Dogan news agency reported on Friday. The soldier came under rocket fire on Friday in the district of Cizre, where 12 PKK militants also died in an ongoing military operation, the army said on its website. One policeman was killed in Cizre late on Thursday when he and a group of colleagues came under rocket attack as they tried to break down barricades set up…

Ce livre a une histoire. Le 12 septembre 1990, répondant à une requête de l'Etat d’Israël, un juge de New York estima qu'il devait être interdit à la vente sur tout le territoire des Etats-Unis. Selon le gouvernement de Tel-Aviv, l'ouvrage, écrit par un ex-agent des services secrets Israéliens, "disséminait des informations hautement confidentielles, susceptibles de mettre en péril les vies de plusieurs personnes employées par l'Etat d’Israël". C'était la…

In this article, I will try to summarize the concept of jihad and war according to the Qur'an, and analyze their practices during the time of the Prophet. As these concepts have often been confused, it has led to some common misjudgments about Islam.In the early years of Islam, the faith was taught with a focus on common sense with spiritual counsels, arguments in the belief of God's existence, and the Afterlife. When some Muslims who faced insults and persecution tended to react against adversaries, the Prophet calmed them down and asked them to show patience. When pressures increased, the…