------------------------------------------------------ IN THE NAME OF ALLAH ------------------------------------------------------ / Islamic Software INNOVATIVE MINDS / Islamic Projects NEWSLETTER / Islamic Card Centre / 24 June 99 / http://www.inminds.com ------------------------------------------------------ Assalaamu Alaikum Welcome to our first newsletter. CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~ 1> URGENT-ALERT: Sister Huda Kaya 2> Freedom is My Daughters Name 3> Gems from the Holy Quran 4> Messages to prisoners of faith 5> On-line ordering now available 6> Art of the Islamic Revolution 7> Islamic Card Centre - new cards 8> Comments received about our products 9> Thought for the Day URGENT-ALERT: Huda Kaya and 3 Daughters Face Execution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Huda KAYA, her three daughters aged between 16 and 19 years, and fifty others face the death penalty if found guilty of treason at their trials which started on Monday 21st June 1999. Twenty others are also charged, with the prosecutor requesting 5 - 22 year sentences for all. They were all charged after Turkish Security Forces charged a demonstration in Malatya last October, which was protesting against the Hijab ban in Ynonu University. Please help save them. We request you to contact the Turkish ambassador in your country asking for the immediate release of all prisoners and the dropping of all charges against them. Sample letters, photos and more information are provided on our site: http://www.inminds.com/hijab-ban/huda-kaya.html Please do not delay, the trial started last Monday. Freedom is My Daughters Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new report from turkey about the situation of our brothers and sisters imprisoned for the sake of Islam - you must read it, here are a few lines: "...Electric shocks to genitalia, buggery with broken bottles, 'water treatment' (dousing a naked prisoner in cold water, and opening the cell windows during winter) were examples Nazat Ashik, a housewife in her fifties recounted. Her son, Mustafa, is serving a 17 year prison sentence for writing against the government. He bled from his genitalia for two months before admitting the charge...." http://www.inminds.com/hijab-ban/freedom.html The main site for our Turkey campaign (Campaign against the Ban on Hijab & for the Freedom of Sister Gul Aslan and other Prisoners of Faith in Turkey) is at: http://www.inminds.com/hijab-ban/index.html Check it out, there are several new features. Gems from the Holy Quran ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Gems from the Holy Quran" is downloadable software featuring several suras of the Holy Quran with full audio recitation, etc. It has been developed to help raise money for IHRC's Campaign for the Freedom of Prisoners of Faith in Turkey. Please download it, the suggested donation is £5 UK / 8$ US. Please download it even if you can't afford to donate - there is information about Turkey on it which every muslim should be aware of. http://www.inminds.com/gems-quran.html Thank you for those who have sent their donations. The money collected so far has enabled IHRC to send a lawyer to attend Sister Huda Kayas trial which started on Monday, 21st July. Messages to Prisoners of Faith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have set up a message board for you to leave messages to the prisoners of faith. We will ensure that your messages reach them. Your words of support and encouragement are perhaps the most direct form of support that we can provide our imprisoned Sisters and Brothers. Please do write a message. You can also read what others have posted. http://www.inminds.com/hijab-ban/messageboard.html Secure On-line Ordering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can now order our software securely with a credit card over the internet. No more hassles about sending cheques in UK pounds from around the world. Now you simple fill out an order form on-line then click to go to our secure server (all data is encrypted before transmission) where you enter your card details - that it - buying has never been so simple! http://www.inminds.com/orderform.html Of course you may still order with a credit card via fax or telephone or by posting a cheque or money order. Art of the Islamic Revolution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year the the 20th. Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the 10th Anniversary of the ascension of Imam Khomeini. As a tribute, we are proud to launch our latest CD-ROM titled "Art of the Islamic Revolution". You can now experience the Islamic Revolution through the unique art it has inspired. Nearly 200 paintings spanning 2 decades are featured on the CD. Screen saver and photo album applications are provided with full export capabilities. See the samples on our site - some are very thought provoking: http://www.inminds.com/art-of-islamic-revolution.html Priced at just £12 UK its a bargain. (under 20$ US) Islamic Card Centre - New Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With Eid Milad un-Nabi just around the corner, we have added a new range of cards especially for the occasion. Send your free Eid ecards to your family and friends electronically with a personalised message from our Islamic Card Centre: http://www.inminds.com/cardcentre.html Comments received about our products ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you all for your kind comments and words of encouragement. Here's a sample: ISLAMIC FUN CDROM: "The new CD islamic fun i think is the best CD i have ever seen. It has games for everybody no matter what type of games they like and makes a whole family enjoy themselves." H.Mohamed, Editor of Al Hadi Magazine http://www.inminds.com/islamic-fun.html ISLAMIC THOUGHT CDROM: "Your have indeed paid tribute to your faith. This is a wonderful production." A.Ali, Editor of Al-Haqq Magazine http://www.inminds.com/islamic-thought.html ART OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION: "stunning pictures" http://www.inminds.com/art-of-islamic-revolution.html Thought for the Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; THE WEALTH THAT YE HAVE GAINED; the commerce in which ye fear a decline: or the dwellings in which ye delight - are dearer to you than Allah, or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause;- then WAIT until Allah brings about His Decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious." Holy Qur'an 9.24 Repentance (Al-Tauba) Wassalam Innovative Minds _________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE Visit: http://www.inminds.com/unsubscribe.html and enter your email address. (c) Innovative Minds 1999. All rights reserved. http://www.inminds.com