paigaam publications @paigaam2 IMWS57 [email protected]01924 500 565 Issue 246 September 2013 / Shawwal 1434 FREE Tri-Lingual Monthly Magazine Est 1993 Voice of INSIDE Hajj Visa Restrictions Increased p11 * Inside An-Nisa centre pages plus writing competition! ...continued on page 5 T he government and the opposition have been heavily criticised of putting corporate gains ahead of justice and human rights violation in inviting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to address the House of Commons. The invitation by the ‘Labour Friends of India’ and the ‘Con- servative Friends of India’ has been viewed as an insult to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, including the brutal murder of three British citizens from Batley. Modi is widely believed to have given the green light to the murder of thousands of Muslims in the state of Gujarat during the riots. In 2011 IPS officer Sanjiv Bhutt signed an affidavit saying he was present at a meeting held at Modi’s residence where the Gujarat minister told the officers not to stop the riots and allow (Hindu extremists) ’ to vent their anger’. Bhutt has since been dismissed from his position at the de- mands of the Gujarat government. Modi invitation: A disgrace to the victims ‘I was there. Narendra Modi said let the people vent their anger’ Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhutt Over two thousand Muslims brutally murdered including three men from Batley. Witnesses saw women and children being burnt alive. More than 200 masjids de- stroyed. Eleven years on families are still �ighting for justice. Modi has never been cleared of in- volvement and our politicians send him an invite to address our Parliament. Over £65k Raised During Ramadhan p6
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The government and the opposition have been heavily criticised of putting corporate gains ahead of justice and human rights violation in inviting Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modi to address the House of Commons. The invitation by the ‘Labour Friends of India’ and the ‘Con-
servative Friends of India’ has been viewed as an insult to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, including the brutal murder of three British citizens from Batley.
Modi is widely believed to have given the green light to the murder of thousands of Muslims in the state of Gujarat during the riots. In 2011 IPS o� cer Sanjiv Bhutt signed an a� davit saying he was present at a meeting held at Modi’s residence where the Gujarat minister told the o� cers not to stop the riots and allow (Hindu extremists) ’ to vent their anger’.
Bhutt has since been dismissed from his position at the de-mands of the Gujarat government.
Modi invitation: A disgrace to the victims‘I was there. Narendra Modi said let the people vent their anger’
Former IPS offi cer Sanjiv Bhutt
Over two thousand Muslims brutally murdered including three men from Batley. Witnesses saw women and children being burnt alive. More than 200 masjids de-stroyed. Eleven years on families are still �ighting for justice.
Modi has never been cleared of in-volvement and our politicians send him an invite to address our Parliament.
Over £65k Raised During Ramadhanp6
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Inside this IssueP6 IMWS Ramadhan collection
P7 Unity Fun Day Joy
P7 Summer School Fun
P8 Letter to the Editor
P8 Syria attack con� rmed
P9 One in three transferred from mid wife led unit
Last year Maya Kodnani, a minister in Modi’s government and member of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was found guilty of causing deaths of women, men and children during the Naroda Patiya massacre and sentenced to 28 years for her part in the crimes.
In February 2002 Sakil and Saeed Da-wood along with Mohammed Aswat and their nephew Imran were on their way back from a sight seeing trip to the Taj Mahal. As they crossed the border into Gujarat their vehicle was surrounded by an angry mob fuelled with religious ha-tred. Sakil, Saeed, Mohammed and their Hindu driver were all brutally murdered. Imran, though stabbed by the mob, sur-vived.
The Gujarat police never conducted a scene of crime investigation and it was the persistence of the victim’s family and the Foreign O� ce that led to the victim’s remains being found. The victim’s families have been � ghting for justice through the Dawood Family Justice Campaign (DFJC). A criminal case ruling against individuals accused of the crime was due to be de-livered three months ago, but has been delayed inde� nitely.
The DFJC have also been � ghting a civil case against Modi and senior government ministers, which has kept Modi in the spotlight and possibly prevented further instigation of communal riots. Contents of the civil case have also been shared with the British Government.
A number of cases surrounding the 2002 Gujarat riots are still being investi-gated and Modi’s involvement has never been wiped clean.
In an open letter addressed to ministers and political party leaders, the Council of Indian Muslims UK (CIM-UK) said, “This move will encourage extremism in India, will set a dangerous precedent in British politics and will go down in history as yet another shameful blunder by British poli-ticians”
In a statement Batley and Spen MP, Mike Wood, said Modi’s suspected role in the 2002 violence had been placed second-ary to economic links with Gujarat adding, “This concerns me greatly, as does the in-vitation from two backbench MPs asking Modi to the UK to speak to Parliament.
“This will be seen as a crass and insensi-tive invitation that will resonate nowhere more strongly than here in Batley.
“I will be asking questions of my col-leagues in Parliament and raising my con-cerns with the Home Secretary and the Speaker.”
A spokes person for DFJC told Paigaam Modi’s visit was inevitable, but the public in large numbers needs to hold peaceful protests to show their utter disgust at the invitation,
“When Modi comes to the UK the good people should attend mass peaceful dem-onstrations to make our voices heard.
“The public have a responsibility and by remaining silent we have ourselves al-lowed this to happen. Modi is desperate to improve his international image and we must show the truth that is behind him and groups such as the RSS and Shiv Shena all of whom have a very right wing fascist ideology and have blood on their hands.”
IMWS Protests against Modi’s invitationIMWS have launched a petition expressing serious concerns at Nerendra
Modi’s invitation to address the House of Commons. Supported by � ve other national organisations, the petition demands the invitation is withdrawn and Modi is continued to be refused a visa to visit the UK.
IMWS also held a meeting with Mike Wood MP where strong local and na-tional feelings against Modi’s visit were shared. Mr Wood con� rmed he had
already sent an email asking MP for Brent North Barry Gardiner, who sent the invitation and part of ‘Labour Friends of India’, to withdraw the invitation.
Mr Wood was also asked to protest against Modi’s planned address to the House of Commons and ask the Speaker of the House, John Bercow, to prevent it.
The petition was circulated across local masjids and supported by: Batley; Lancashire Council of Mosques, Blackburn; Indian Muslim As-sociation, Leicester; Federation of Indian Muslim Association, Midlands; Council of Indian Muslims and London Federation of Indian Muslim Or-ganisations.
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Local generosity raises over £65k during Ramadhan
IMWS IFTAAR PROJECT 2013
Organisation Total £IMWS 6732.57Masjid E Noor 2029.00ICWA 5074.88MPIT 2535.00Dawatal Islam 145.00Noor Ul Islam 320.00Ilaahi Masjid 1358.20Masjid E Mahmoodiya 0.00General Fund 305.35TOTALS 18,500
IMWS SADQATUL FITR 2013
Organisation Total £IMWS 405.25Masjid E Noor 1965.00ICWA 1139.35MPIT 1818.60Dawatal Islam 779.95Noor Ul Islam 120.00Ilaahi Masjid 986.50Masjid E Mahmoodiya 889.63TOTALS 8104.28
IMWS GENERAL FUND 2013 (RAMADHAN COLLECTION)Organisation Total £IMWS 13289.49IMWS Taraweeh 880.07Masjid E Noor 1000.00ICWA 12548.52MPIT 4554.30Dawatal Islam 1253.10Noor Ul Islam 4294.00Ilaahi Masjid 1004.00Masjid E Mahmoodiya 0.00TOTALS 38823.48
The IMWS and its member masjids raised generous amounts totalling over £50,000 for worthy causes in the run up to
Ramadhan and the holy month itself. The organisation ran an Iftar project designed to raise money
to help Muslims in need in war-torn Syria. Funds were raised from the 15th Shabaan till the 15th of Ram-
adhan with all the money donated forwarded onto the project in two bursts.
In total £18,500 were raised by IMWS and its a� liated masjids for the Iftar appeal. The � rst distribution took place at the start-ing of Ramadhaan and the second from 15 Ramadhan.
The collection started early to ensure that all the money could be used to help Syrian brothers and sisters break fasts in the refugee camps, where they have sought a safe haven from the brutality of the con� ict.
Over £8104.28 was raised in Sadqatul Fitr as well. Half of this was sent to Gambia whilst the other half went to Assam.
There was also a general collection that took place over Ra-madhan, during appeals at local masjids, which raised over £38,823.48, of which over £880 was collected at the Taraweeh which took place at the IMWS Al-Hikmah Centre. This year saw two taraweeh salaats held at the Al-Hikmah Centre with more than 400 people attending throughout the month.
The taraweeh prayer gave an opportunity to some 12 Hu� az, who recited the holy Quran beautifully and made the com-munity proud. IMWS hope to build on this year’s success next year.
The generosity from our local community has yet again been fantastic, and shows the compassion we have for those in need. But with continued updates of con� icts leaving families in dire need around the world, it’s even more important to continue assisting IMWS in helping those victims, many of who are wom-en and children.
You can help by making regular payments, no matter how small, to your local a� liated masjid or directly at the Al-Hikmah Centre. Or you can set up a standing order for a direct payment into the dedicated charity account. For more details on how to set up a standing order � nd the form on page 22 of this publica-tion or contact the IMWS o� ce on 01924 500 555.
IMWS THINK TANK GROUPIMWS would like to set up a � ink Tank Group to support and fur-ther enhance the work of IMWS for the benefi t of our community. � e � ink Tank Group will be responsible for working with IMWS
to identify key areas for advancement, and assist in planning strategies for addressing issues and further development.
Applicants need to be existing members of IMWS.For more information and an application form contact the
Children from around Batley had a ‘fun-tastic’ time at the annual sum-
mer school organised by IMWS and held at the Al-Hikmah Centre. The summer school was run by � ve tutors and attend-ed by 48 children aged 7-11 years.
This year’s theme centred around ‘my community’and gave the children an ex-cellent opportunity to explore their com-munity within a di� erent but fun environ-ment.
It was fascinating for the old and the young to learn about di� erent aspects
of their community that they hadn’t considered before, and the children were able to get in-volved with the elderly by talk-ing to those attending Milen Day about the di� erences be-tween a community in the UK and a community in their native land. They also learned of the changes within the community from when the elders � rst came to the UK to present day.
But it wasn’t all work. The t e a c h e r s this year or-ganised many fun ac-tivities including bun decorating, krispie making, painting, papier mache bowls, tshirt decorating and a trip to Ponderosa in Heckmondwike. Which for many chil-dren was the highlight of the week as they all got to pet (and some hold) a snake. And to
� nish o� the week the school organised a pizza party!
All parts of the Al-Hikmah Centre were there to be used with the sta� and chil-dren having full access to the premises. The children used the sports hall for games and activities, the wedding hall for craft activities and meeting rooms as classrooms.
All the children left with medals around their neck, a certi� cate in their hands, a smile on their faces and promises of re-turning to the next summer school.
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‘Unity’ fun day brings joy to the communityThe Al-Hikmah Centre saw smiles on
the faces of children and their fathers in a unique men and kids fun day in cel-ebration of the festival of Eid.
Organised by the IMWS Youth Sub-com-mittee ‘Unity Fun Day’ was held on Sun-day 11 August. The event was opened to all men and children and shone through in popularity with some activities devel-oping queues of up to an hour.
Chair of IMWS, Aziz Daji, said:“The fun day was a great success and
we have received very positive feedback from many people. I would like to thank our Youth Sub Committee for their ex-cellent work in planning and managing all the activities. Hopefully we will have many more fun days in the future.”
Chair of IMWS Youth sub-committee, Yunus Patel, said:
“The event was a wonderful advert with the community coming together and showing great spirit and unity. The crowd spanned three generations with every-one enjoying themselves and we hope to build on this years success by turning the fun day into an annual event.
“Finally, the success owed much to the
tireless work of all the volunteers and they should be congratulated.”
On the day, activities included a giant 30 foot slide, in� at-able laser quest, bouncy castle, car racing simulators, rodeo bull, giant darts, in� atable football pitch, gladi-ator duel, archery, pool tables, arts and craft, table tennis and a penalty shoot out. With many of the activities abso-lutely free.
Popularity of the activities saw queues begin to form almost immedi-ately after the 1pm start. Children eagerly waited for up to an hour for their turn in the laser quest, which proved to be a par-ticular favourite on the day.
Local businesses and volunteer groups also set up stalls and the high attendance gave a boost to both sales on the day and long term promotion.
IMWS would also like to show their ap-preciation to Kirklees Outreach team and Spark Skills who kindly provided some of
the activities and sta� for the event.Plans to hold a similar event for women
and young children at the centre are al-ready in progress.
The Women and children fun day is planned as an indoor event for Sunday 20 October, just after Eid-ul-Adha, and cen-tre’s around many of the activities from the Unity fun day. If you would like more details or for stall enquiries call:
01924 500 555.
Summer school fun at Al-HikmahSummer school fun at Al-Hikmah
the Unity fun day. If you would like more details or for stall enquiries call:
01924 500 555.
Summer school fun at Al-HikmahSummer school fun at Al-Hikmah
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L� er to the Editor
Send your Readers Letters to:[email protected] or you can post them to:Al-Hikmah Centre, 28 Track Road, Batley WF17 7AA
Dear Paigaam,Over the past Ramadhan I have been very disappoint-
ed with certain people at Tarawih. Instead of standing shoulder to shoulder with your
Muslim brothers and engaging wholeheartedly in the ibadat of the Almighty, they spend the majority of their time sitting � ddling on their phones, lounging like the jamaat khana is their front room or running to drink wa-ter after every two rakaats.
The elders amongst us didn’t require water and not once did they feel the need to rest at the beginning of a rakaat, so why do these youthful men need to?
I’m not talking about kids here, these are young adults. Some of these people also seem to have an allergy from praying to-
wards the front, in fact the entire back row would disappear when a gap would open in one of the forward rows.
There were times where gaps were left because of people running out and no one � lling them.
These are young men, surely if standing for Tarawih is too much they should pray their Farz go home and do something productive, not an Olympic triathlon with rest and recovery after every two rakaats, or holding Whatsaap conversations in the middle of ibadah.
Jazakallah.Name and Address supplied
Dear PaigaamI recently had the misfortune of accompanying a family member
to the Dewsbury Accident and Emergency ward, twice. Having been keen to listen and take part in the recent consultations, you can imag-ine my utter disgust as I gained � rst hand experience of a department which simply displayed none of the so called facts hospital bosses had told the public.
In one of the public consultations a person, whom I believe was a doctor himself, said waiting time to see a doctor was around 1 hour and 15 minutes. This was not any where near my experience.
The � rst occasion when I accompanied an elderly member of my family to the A&E in Dewsbury was a Saturday afternoon in August. We were brought in via an ambulance and placed into a cubical at around 1.15pm. There we waited until around 4.30pm before a doctor could see us.
The second occasion was a Wednesday evening, presumably a qui-eter time. Yes we were seen sooner but it still took two and a half hours before a doctor peered past the draping curtain. During which time the elderly patient was in severe distress.
Being a person with an inquisitive nature, I began asking the various members of sta� as to whether these waiting times were the norm. Sadly they told me they were, going as far as to say there’s hardly ever a quiet time. I also asked them if the proposed changes would improve the service. A unanimous ‘no’ rang what alarm bells were left to ring!
Having worked in the private sector for many years, I have seen com-panies trimmed in order to make them appealing to an outside buyer.
After my recent experiences, the fact what was said is not what any-one has experienced, the consultation being nothing short of a sham and the dire � nancial predicament the Hospitals are in, I’m beginning to think the changes are merely trim-ming the edges for a private buyer.
Name and Address supplied
Syria chemical attack con�irmed
The civil war in Syria between government forces and the rebels has taken a turn for the worse with
reports con� rming the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Al Assad’s regime.
Syria has been accused of defying morality by de-ploying chemical weapons on its own people, alleg-edly killing over 300 including babies. This prompted an early return for MP’s to parliament to debate on whether the UK would support US led air strikes, tar-geting Assad’s chemical weapons facilities.
The Syrian leader denied launching the attack and though many MP’s believed he was responsible, with-out absolute prove MP’s were not willing to support Prime Minister, David Cameron, over plans to join the US air strikes. With comparisons being made to the Iraq war a decade ago, and the failure to stop a war based on inconclusive evidence, the PM lost the vote for mili-tary action.
The UN was also unlikely to support any action against Syria with Russia and China continuing to veto the topic. Assad maintains the support of Russia with whom Syria has had very good relations. The Russians are one of the main suppliers of weapons to the ruling regime according to government sources.
Another player in the region and supporter of the regime is Iran. Iran is alleged to have sent troops as well as weapons to � ght the Syrian rebels in a war now entering its thirtieth month. Parliament, however, has now begun to discuss Iran’s involvement in peace ne-gotiations, and saw the country as a key player in the region.
The PM and Foreign Secretary, William Hague, have suggested for several months that chemical weapons have been used by the Assad regime. But August saw footage circulating around the world showing victims allegedly su� ering from a chemical attack in eastern Damascus.
Though UN inspectors have visited Syria, at the point of this article going to print, they had been unable to establish conclusively that Assad was responsible. What is apparent, however, is this civil war is no closer to ending, and the idea of British troop’s involvement is likely to return.
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September 2013 9
Nearly a third of midwife patients transferred from Pontefract to Pinder�ields
Almost one in three women who began labour in Pontefract’s midwife led maternity unit
were transferred to Pinder� elds’ con-sultant led service, according to a re-cent audit. The Audit, conducted over a six month period, also found that pa-tients were predominantly transferred by ambulance or private car, and the average time for the journey was 35 minutes.
Radical proposals by the Mid York-shire Hospitals NHS Trust will see Dews-bury Hospital’s maternity department move from a consultant led service to a midwife led unit (MLU). The Trust ex-pect around 500 births to take place in the stand alone unit at Dewsbury, with over 2000 births, which presently take place in Dewsbury, moved to Pinder-� elds.
The National Clinical Advisory Team’s (NCAT) review of the current proposals believed 500 births at Dewsbury was ambitious, and a low demand could question the MLU’s a� ordability. The report said,
“This is an ambitious target and our experience nationwide has been that over time the number of mothers choosing to use a standalone unit does tend to fall.
“Many successful units are deliver-ing around 350 births a year. Any lower � gure than this does challenge the af-fordability of such units.”
From around 200 admis-sions to Pontefract’s MLU during the audit, 61 (31 per-cent) were transferred to Pinder� elds. According to the Trust, in 2010/11 from the 346 patients who start-ed their delivery at Ponte-fract, 86 (25 per cent) were transferred during labour.
During a three month public consultation strong disapproval to the changes, which will reduce services in A&E, maternity and childrens’ services at Dewsbury, was stressed by residents and politicians in North Kirklees. A report on the consul-tations has also been criticised for not giving the true picture of public opin-ion.
Dewsbury West Councillor Karen Rowling, who launched Save Dews-bury Hospital campaign, on seeing the report called the consultation a ‘sham’. Cllr Rowling said, “Mid Yorks Trust have spent tens of thousands of pounds on this PR campaign to appear as if they have consulted the people of Kirklees about these closures or changes to the situation in Pontefract and Dewsbury. In actual fact they have railroaded the public and bullied their own sta� to sti-� e a proper debate on the subject.”
A number of matters raised during the consultations do not feature in the report. At the time of the consultation
no Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) had been presented to the public. A matter that had been raised in at least two of the consultations.
Those who attended the meetings also heard varying statistics from meet-ing to meeting, another point that was raised but not included in the report.
Many feel without key information it was not possible for the public to have a true understanding of the impact the changes would have, and the areas that would need to be addressed.
In July the Governing Bodies of NHS North Kirklees and Wake� eld Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) gave the proposals a green light. Though some changes were made to the origi-nal proposals, public opinion remains the Trust and CCG’s are merely going through the motions to push through these proposals.
Implementation of the changes is scheduled to begin in April 2014, with completion expected for 2016/17.
Exam success across regionLast month students across Kirklees
celebrated obtaining their A-levels and GCSEs.
GCSE students across Kirklees did really well, Batley Business and Enterprise College reported 60 per cent had achieved � ve A*-C, whilst Thornhill Community Academy had 88 per cent of students achieving A*-C.
Mir� eld Free Grammar had its best ever GCSE results. Whilst Batley Grammar School saw an increase from 89 per cent of A*-C passes in 2012 to 94 per cent this year.
Batley Business and Enterprise College Deputy Head Samantha Vickers told Paigaam, “The school overall has achieved 60% of students with 5 or more A*-C GCSE passes including English and maths, with the levels of progress made by students reinforcing our superb results.
“Records were broken in various areas but the headline must go to our maths depart-
ment where 70% of students achieved a C grade or better. There are some fantastic individual successes and we are thrilled at the high levels of achievement our boys have demonstrated.”
Analysis of local A-level results shows that it was a highly successful year for young people in the district.
Batley Girls’ High School, Batley Gram-mar School, Greenhead College, Heckmondwike Grammar, Hudders� eld New College, Mir� eld Free Grammar School, Shelley College and St John Fisher Catholic High school all achieved outcomes that com-pared well to the national pass rate.
The national pass rate in itself improved and now stands at 98.1%.
Cabinet member for Children’s Services, Cllr
Peter O’Neill, said: “I would like to congratulate local students who have worked so hard to achieve these results.
“Their dedication sets a � ne example and also re� ects the commitment of sta�
at schools and colleges in Kirklees.
“Everyone who supports students at post-16 level, in-
cluding parents and carers, will rightly take pride in these
achievements.”Hudders� eld New
College matched last year’s pass rate of 99% at A-level
and obtained 100% pass rate for BTEC ex-tended diploma.
Batley Grammar School saw the best results the school has ever achieved.
At Greenhead College, 31 students have met their Oxbridge o� ers and will be starting at Oxford or Cambridge in autumn.
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by Baser Akoodie
The content of this article is provided for general information only. It is notintended to be relied upon as a
comprehensive statement of law or to apply in every
particular and individual set of circumstances.Please take independent legal advice.
QUESTION - I am not happy with my package holiday and my tour operator, what can I do?
ANSWER - Under the Package Travel Regulation, you have a right to complain if:
1- You do not get the holiday that was described to you at the agreed price.
2- You are given details that are not factually correct and are misleading.
3- You are provided with accommoda-tion and a resort that is not clean or safe.
The holiday must match its description and must also be of a reasonable stand-ard. This means that any description of the holiday in the brochure or given by a travel agent or tour operator must be accurate. For example, if the brochure says the hotel is within walking distance from the beach, it must be so. Also what-ever the price of the holiday, you should expect basic standards of hygiene to ap-ply.
A package holiday is the pre-arranged combination of at least two of the follow-ing components when sold or o� ered for sale at an inclusive price and the service covers a period of more than 24 hours or includes overnight accommodation-
A- TransportB- AccommodationC- Other tourist services not ancillary
to transport or accommodation and ac-counting for a signi� cant proportion of the package.
Under the regulations you have the right to make a complaint for:
A- Loss of value (the di� erence in value between what you booked and what you got.)
B- Out- of- pocket expenses.C- Loss of enjoyment, inconvenience,
or disappointment.
If things go wrong you should: 1- Complain to the holiday provider.
This is your � rst step .You have a duty to give your holiday company a chance to put right any problems that occur. Most companies will have a complaints pol-icy in their terms and conditions. If the problem cannot be solved while you’re on holiday, you can make a formal com-plaint when you get home.
2- If the problem is not resolved you can complain to a Trade Association, Many package holiday companies are members of (ABTA) or (AITO).
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The number for ABTA is 0901 201 5050 and AITO is 02087449280.
3-Complain to the Advertising Stand-ards Authority if the holiday is not as described in the brochure or newspaper advertisement. You can also complain to the Trading Standards Authority.
4-You can use the Small Claims Court to issue court proceedings and they will deal with cases worth up to £10,000.The procedure is informal and their will be a court fee to be paid which is recoverable from the losing party. You can deal with this yourself or instruct a solicitor.
DID YOU KNOW Items hanging from your rear view mirror can cause a failure in your vehicles MOT.
VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) told Paigaam any items that ob-struct the drivers view over the area swept by the windscreen wipers is an MOT failure, and has been the case for the past 20 years.
Previously MOT inspectors were advised to ask the driver to remove the items prior to the test, but this was only possible if the driver was present during the test.
To alleviate this, the MOT Inspection Manual was amended in January 2012 to allow MOT testers license to remove the o� ending item at their discretion.
So if you have an air freshner, boxing gloves, � u� y dice or an ornament dangling from your mirror, or a sticker in the area swept by the windscreen wipers, don’t be surprised if they’re missing after an MOT.
This Ramadhan saw the birth of a successful Is lamic
radio station in Dewsbury.Set up on a not for pro� t basis, Radio
Ramadhan relied heavily on contribu-tions from volunteers and the goodwill of the folk of Batley and Dewsbury.
All the money the station raised was used to cover overhead costs such as rent-ing of equipment, with no money paid to people who worked on the station.
Organisers con� rmed to Paigaam that the surplus made from the project would help Madina Academy pay o� its Karze-E-Hasana.
The actual programming went down a storm during the holy month of Ramad-han, covering topics such as Halal foods, the Shariah Council and our very own IMWS.
There were internationally renowned Muslim speakers who appeared on the station, including the Grand Mufti of Deoband.
Radio Ramadhan wasn’t just warmly re-ceived here in Dewsbury and Batley, but organisers say they had correspondences from far a� eld places including Hyderbad in India, Barbados, Panama, Nigeria and Malaysia.
But despite the international reach they gave the reigns to local kids under the age of 16 for a day to run their own radio station.
The project was supported by Radio Is-lam in South Africa, who helped provide technical support and training in running a radio station. There was also a linkup be-tween the two radio stations from 4am to 8am each day.
Taking the airwaves by storm
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September 2013 11
Saudi Arabia o� cials have pro-posed not to issue Hajj visas to the elderly, pregnant women, children
and people with chronic diseases as a precautionary method to combat the spread of Mers coronavirus, according to a memo posted on the health minis-tries website.
These restrictions could add to the already con� rmed restrictions in place due to the ongoing works to the Mataf area around the holy Kaabah.
The Mers virus emerged in the Ara-bian Peninsula in September 2012. Mers infects lungs, causing fever, coughing and breathing di� culties, and can also cause kidney failure.
Pilgrims performing Umrah in Ramad-han were asked by Saudi health o� cials to wear masks in crowded places to stop the spread of the virus.
Visa restriction, already announced due to the building works, is set to re-duce the number of pilgrims globally by 20 per cent, and 50 per cent within Saudi Arabia.
Council of British Hajjis UK (CBH-UK) told Paigaam the UK Hajj quota is nor-mally 25,000 visas, which this year will be reduced down to 20,000. If the rule not to issue Hajj visas to anyone who has performed Hajj in the last � ve years is enforced, a further 15 – 20 per cent re-duction could be seen.
The reduction has also created a ‘de-mand exceeding supply’ scenario, with some tour operators charging up to £1000 per visa.
Director of CBH-UK, Rashid Mogradia, told Paigaam, “Only Ministry of Hajj li-censed operators have the Hajj visa and these can be sold from £300 - £1000 a
go. If there is no demand, it will stop this practice.
“Tour operators have quotas to ful� l, and if they do not sell the re-quired numbers, the following year their quota is re-duced. Some em-ploy agents and sub agents to o� load (the visas), and the Hajj visas can change hands two or three times, each time hiking prices up for something that in essence is free.”
An additional hike in the cost of Hajj is expected from the prices of accommo-dation, food and other commodities by companies in Saudi. With the reduction in pilgrims, the companies are expected to hit losses.
But economist Fadal Abu Ainain ar-gues with the reduction in pilgrims the costs should also be reduced, as there is less demand. “Hajj and Umrah compa-nies cannot agree among themselves to increase prices of their services.” He added.
With the recent Ramadhan visa � asco, pilgrims are being advised to deal with reputable and approved tour operators. CBH-UK told us, “Under the Package and Civil Aviation Travel Regulations you must hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Li-cence (ATOL) if you are arranging pack-ages which include a � ight element.
“ATOLs are managed by the Civil Avia-tion Authority (CAA). Holding a licence
means that if you go out of business, the CAA can give refunds to people who can’t travel and arrange for people al-ready abroad to � nish their holidays and � y home.”
Imaam of the Great Masjid Sheikh Ab-durrehman Al Sudais during the sermon on the � rst Friday of Ramadhan urged Muslims not to repeat Haj or umrah so as to facilitate those wanting to perform the obligatory ritual for the � rst time.
The reduction in quota is expected to last for the next three years, until the Mataf extension project is completed.
Since 2003 visas for Saudi Arabia re-quire a polio immunisation certi� cate. The move was made after fears of a resurgence of the virus originally sur-faced.
More tips on booking your Hajj can be found in last months Paigaam, and for Ministry of Hajj approved operators please visit http://hajinformation.com/hajj_agents.php?id=53
Hajj visa restrictions placed over virus out break and ongoing construction works
MP refutes retirement rumoursRumours have been going around
suggesting that long-standing popu-lar MP Mike Wood is to step down at the next general election. But these rumours have had cold water poured over them by the Batley and Spen MPs team.
The rumours suggest that there is inter-nal chicanery going on internally at the local Labour party that would see either of Shabir Pandor or Shahid Malik � ght Mr Wood’s seat for the next general election.
But a spokesman for Mr Wood said:
“Mike has no plans to announce his retire-ment. Nor will he be distracted from the important work he does for the people of Batley and Spen by mischievous rumour and idle chatter.”
Mr Malik and Mr Pandor were rumoured to be in line for selection as a PPC (Po-litical Party Candidate) for the Dewsbury seat until the Labour National Executive Committee decided to put Dewsbury on an all-women’s shortlist.
Mr Pandor is currently a Labour coun-
cillor for Batley West whilst Mr Malik was a MP for Dewsbury from 2005 till 2010 when he was ousted by current incum-bent Tory Simon Reevell.
Reports suggest the local Labour party wasn’t happy with the decision to put Dewsbury on an All-Women’s shortlist and have turned their attention to Batley.
Mr Wood who will be 69 at the time of the next general election has been Batley and Spen MP since winning the seat from the Tories in 1997.
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Are you spiritually cleansed?As another Ramadhan fades into the
distance of our ever decreasing lives, a key question remains on the tip of our tongues, have we continued to live the life we intended to?
Pre Ramadhan jitters gave rise to a number of fears. Will we manage the long fasts? How will we deal with the heat? Will the samosas run out? But part way into the Holy month we re-alised our concerns were unfounded, sa-mosas are plentiful in the second freezer.
The latter part of Ramadhan, however, brings about a yearn-ing to continue the beautiful life we’ve been living.
Fasting not only clears the stomach but allows the mind to function with clarity. The daily rituals of running around like a headless chicken replaced by what seems a more calm and relaxed existance. Time wasting gadgets put to one side to devote more time to the important things in life. Teenager’s and parents sharing a civil conversation. Undoubtedly, the month opens our eyes to many miracles, and an aim to be a bet-ter, more considerate human being.
In fact a key point mentioned in a number of lectures focussed around ones character and conduct with his fellow hu-man beings. Ones short comings, and at times greed in material pursuits, shone brighter than tree lights dangling o� a wedding house roof. Rather than follow the magnanimous ways of the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh), generally Muslims are living a life chasing material glory.
This realisation leads us to question our own ways, and as a result we decide to at least continue o� ering our daily prayers, show consideration to others and be-come a better Muslim, a better person all round.
Almost a month later, it’s time to check if we have kept up with that noble inten-tion. Are our prayers still as regular as in Ramadhan? Is our conduct with fellow man better than it was before? Tough questions indeed but a true answer will result in an opportunity to step back onto the right path.
One � nal point to note is we are generally quite quick to point the � nger at others. What we fail to realise is three � ngers are pointing right back at us. If you thought this article was for someone else, read it again, this time with-out anyone else in mind.
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Ain Zubaidah to be developed further
A Saudi Arabia governor has asked for a � nal review and swift implementa-tion to develop the historic Ain Zubaida site. Prince Khaled Al Faisal asked King Abdulaziz University’s Research Unit to carry out the review as part of an ongo-ing project.
Ain Zubaida was originally com-missioned by the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Haroon Rashid in the eight century. The ‘qanat’ or water channel was a masterpiece of engineering to provide a permanent water supply for the pilgrims and residents of Makkah.
In its day the project cost around 1.7 million dinars ( when 1 dinar was valued at 10g of 24-karat gold) and took ten years to complete. Since its comple-tion in 801AD it has continued to be a source for water for Makkah and the holy sites.
Development could see the estab-lishment of a strategic reservoir to sup-ply water to Makkah and the holy sites during emergencies.
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The people of Batley were very fortunate this Ramadhan to have the opportunity of taking
bene� t, guidance and inspiration from the talks and programs of the famous Hadith scholar of South Africa, Hadhrat Shaykhul Hadith Moulana Fazlur Rah-man Azmi (db).
Hadhrat stayed at Jame Masjid Hen-ry Street from 29 July until 5 August, holding a minimum of 5 programs each day which included enlightening talks, question and answers, zikr majlis, special programmes for ulemaa and a practical demonstration of how to per-form salaah.
Shaykhul hadith shared with the audience some of the knowledge and wisdom acquired over his 47 years in researching and teaching Islam.
The audience were amazed as the teacher of Hadith not only gave book reference but even page numbers when making references.
Actively involved in 3 � elds of e� ort - Dawah , Taleem and Tazkiyah- Hadrat encouraged one and all to take part in the noble e� ort of Dawah and Tabligh, in which Moulana remains active.
He also mentioned the need to stay in the company of the pious (Ahlullah). Stressing this would make it easy to act upon Deen and safeguard against sins.
As he is one of the distinguished Kha-lifah of Moulana Shah Hakeem Akhtar Sahib (ra) many people got bay’at to hadhrat over the period of his stay. An advice given to the new mureeds was, one will greatly bene� t from bay’at when one carries out the Mamoolat (Daily prescribed practices) and also by Ittila (informing the shaykh of one spiritual condition ) and Ittiba (acting upon shaykhs instructions).
In one of his last programs Hadrat advised the masajid committees to do a survey of the area where Muslims live and ensure that every child attends evening madrasah somewhere. Every child should be taught the basics of Islam. The big established Masaajid should branch out to other areas where Muslims have moved to and where cur-rently there is no Masjid and Maktab.
A special focus was given to the per-formance of salaah, including a practi-cal demonstration.
With special attention given to per-
forming qaumah (the standing posi-tion after ruku) and Jalsa (the sitting position between the two sajdahs).Not performing qaumah and jalsa correctly would mean a persons compulsory salaah would need to be repeated. As qaumah and jalsa is wajib.
To ensure one does qaumah and jalsah calmly Hadrat suggested the recital of supplications mentioned in Ahadith.
ICWA management committee wished to thank all brothers and sisters local and further a � eld for attending and participating in these invaluable spiritual sessions. We hope everybody found these sessions useful and ben-e� cial and more importantly pray the Almighty makes it easy for us to follow on the advice given by Hadhrat. We also take this opportunity to thank all the colleagues/Ulemaas that accom-panied Hadhrat and ask for forgiveness for any discomfort they may have ex-perienced during their stay.
Litrature and audio from hadhrat Shakhul hadith can be found by visit-ing his website at:
http://rahmaniyyah.co.za/wp/
A week to remember in the company of Shaykhul Hadith Moulana Fazlur Rahman Azmi (db)
Shaykh al-Hadith Fazlur Rahman Azmi was born in 1356/1946 in Maunath Bhanjan (Mau), Uttar Pradesh, India. After memorizing the Qur’an at an early age Shaykh al-Hadith embarked on an intensive period of study-ing during which he mastered Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Upon completion of the rigorous Shari’ah program (‘alim course) at Madrasah Miftah al-‘Ulum, Mau, he studied the various modes of Qur’anic recitation (qira’ah). There-after specializing in hadith and answering legal questions under the great scholar of ha-dith, Shaykh Habib al-Rahman Azmi.
Shaykh al-Hadith’s illustrious teaching ca-reer began in his home town of Mau. On the advice of his teacher he moved to Madrasah Mazhar al-‘Ulum, Varanasi, where he taught for four years. In 1395/1975 he moved to the renowned Jami’ah Islamiyyah Dabhel, Gu-jarat, where he taught the major books of tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis), hadith, � qh (Islamic law) and qira’ah. In 1406/1986 he was invited to Madrasah Arabia Islamia, Azaadville, South Africa, and was o� ered the post of Shaykh al-Hadith.
To date he has been teaching Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Mishkat al-Masa-bih and other major books at this institute.
Shaykh al-Hadith is a proli� c writer and
has authored over forty books. His most fa-mous works include introductions to Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi. He has also been active in the � eld of da’wah and tabligh and has bene� ted many as a distinguished disciple (khalifah) of Shah Hakim Muhammad Akhtar in the � eld of spiritual reformation (tazkiyah). Shaykh al-Hadith currently resides in Azaadville with his family.
In 1420 A.H. during Moulana’s journey for Haj, he was given the opportunity of meet-ing some great Hana� and Sha� ’ee scholars of Hadeeth of the Arab world. Amongst them were Sheikh Muhammed Awwamah and the famous Hana� scholar of Hadeeth, Shaikh Zu-hair AnNaasir. Shaikh Zuhair was impressed by Moulana, so much so that he requested to recite before Moulana the “Arba’een” of Im-aam Nawawi (R.A). This majlis was held in the Raudha Mubaarak in Masjid-e-Nabawi. On one occasion Shaikh was heard saying, when Moulana had just left the gathering: “A. man of this calibre is scarce, scarce, scarce!”
Shaikh Zuhair also said ‘Hold � rmly to him … � rstly, because of his faith (iman), then be-cause of his love of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him), then because of his knowledge.’
Youth Club fast to gelSta� and members of a youth club in Blackburn joined in to share the experi-ence of fasting in Ramadhan with Muslim members at the club. Blackburn Youth Zone got the idea after some of the non-muslim members wanted to learn more about their Muslim friends fasting during the long summer days.Sports coordinator, Ishmail Issat, said: “The idea for our youth club members and sta� to join in fasting to support those observing the Islamic month of Ramadhan came from some of the youth zone’s members who wanted to learn more about why some of their friends were refraining from food.“Our members are leading the way as role models for community cohesion and are showing the power of learning and what can be achieved by working together to bring down barriers.”
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Palestinians threaten to take Israel to the UNPalestinian negotiators, involved in
the recently resumed peace talks, have threatened to take Israel through UN organisations over the continued ex-pansion of the illegal settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Prior to resuming talks Israel announced it would be building 3,000 more apart-ments deemed illegal by international law. Over 550,000 Israelis now live in the settlements and make up around 17.5 per cent of the two areas population.
Europe and the US believe the only feasible answer for peace is to have a two state solution, but the continued expan-sion of Israeli settlements is making this di� cult.
Palestinians want to return to the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as the capital. However, with Israel’s continued neglect of international law, dozens of illegal set-
tlements have been dotted around east Jerusalem and the West Bank. Making it di� cult to divide into two separate states. Though Europe and the US con-tinue to condemn these land grabs, lit-tle more is done to pressure Israel into stopping.
Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestine Liberation Organi-sation (PLO) mem-ber and a nego-tiator at the talks, said 16 UN bodies could be signed up at short notice to support the action against Israel.
On the morning of the US-brokered
talks 26 Palestinian prisoners were re-leased by Israel, 11 of who had spent the last two decades locked up. In a further gesture, Israel also agreed to return the remains of dozens of Palestinians who
had died whilst in Israeli cus-tody. Palestinian authorities are waiting for DNA tests to con� rm identities of the body before handover is complet-ed.
The talks began with little international optimism, and with Israel’s announcement of expanding the illegal set-tlements, questions are being asked as to whether the Israe-li government are genuinely seeking peace in the Middle East.
Egypt - Islamic democracy isn’t dead, just being supressedMuslims haven’t failed at democracy
as some right-wing Islamophobic commentators claim. Neither has de-mocracy failed Muslims as claimed by sceptical, dejected Muslims.
In fact the events that have transpired in Egypt have nothing to do with democ-racy, if anything the country has veered from the democratic clutches – admit-tedly which weren’t exactly of a polished nature, into a military dictatorship.
Imagine the British army storming 10 Downing Street and ousting David Cam-eron from power because they feel ag-grieved by cuts to the army.
The Muslim Brotherhood wasn’t per-fect, but it had a mandate to rule and make decisions. Some that would please certain people but not all. That’s democ-racy.
Egyptians have every right to protest against Morsi’s reforms and to create an arena of public debate and Morsi had a public duty to listen and engage.
But veering from democratically elect-ed, conservative Muslim government to a dictatorial junta with no electoral man-date is a very bad precedence, especially now that reports are � ltering through of protestors being shot at and being dis-persed.
For all of Morsi and the Brotherhood’s
faults this wasn’t one of them. Then there is an even darker side to this sorry saga of false hope for Islamic political engagement in the modern age, allega-tions of rape, imprisonment and murder of pro-Morsi supporters.
But slowly in the chaos of civil unrest, as the media hunt for a narrative (in this case there simply isn’t one – well one which can be boiled down to an apho-rism) faces behind the coup are begin-ning to emerge.
Armed forces chief and Egyptian De-fence Minister General Abdul al-Sisi, is a peculiar � gure, and initially thought of as a loose Muslim Brotherhood ally. He is a key � gure in the deposing of Morsi.
Dr Mahmoud Khalifa a university lec-turer and Brotherhood member says, “In comparison with him, [former President Hosni] Mubarak was an angel.”
There may be no clear heroes and vil-lains in this piece but there certainly are victims and amid the chaos the tragic thing is the number of victims can’t even be identi� ed in the golden age of infor-mation.
Perhaps the only hope is going back to the ballot box and trying again for another imperfect democracy, after all no such thing as a perfect democracy exists.
Tensions in France �lying high
Muslims in France are facing a “climate of Is-lamophobia” according to a religious leader in the country.
His comments come o� the back of the ar-rest of an air force sergeant with links to the extremist right.
The 23-year-old was arrested at a military base and placed under investigation for charg-es including possessing a weapon with terror-ist intent.
France is home to � ve-million Muslims.There has been a sharp rise in the number of
Islamophobic attacks in the country. This year there has been an increase between 35 and 50 per cent according to data from Muslim asso-ciations.
The sergeant had planned to open � re on a mosque in Bordeaux, just as Muslims prepared to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
Investigators say the soldier has confessed to planning the attack as well as admitting responsibility for � rebombing a mosque in southern France last year.
He was snared by police when some of his relatives alerted authorities after � nding him with extremist literature.
Kamel Kabtane from Lyon’s main mosque expressed shock that the arrested man was a soldier “tasked with defending France.”
He said that the arrest showed “that a cli-mate of Islamophobia reigns in France today, we cannot delude ourselves.
“It’s been going on for some years, but now people are turning their words into acts.”
Many believe that the rise in Islamophobia is linked to France’s decision to ban the niqab. Only in June was a pregnant Muslim woman attacked and lost her baby as a result of the at-tack. Her attackers ripped o� her burqa whilst shouting anti-Islam insults.
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Mounted with sensors, the water starts and stops when hands are placed under the tap, to reduce water wastage, but it does a little more.
The patterned design is � tted with LED’s which light up when in use, and an audio sys-tem recites prayers relevant during wudu. You can even programme the audio to recite which ever duas you want.
Primarily designed as a stand alone device for work and public places, the Auto Wudu Washer is also available in a smaller version to line up against the wudu khana walls.
Lock up the treats!
Did you end fast-ing with a � atter stomach? No? Then you probably gave into to those after Iftari treats! To think all you needed was a Kitchen Safe.
It lets you lock up those little high calorie treats until the time is just right. The built in count down timer will only allow you to open the lid once the time you’ve set has run down.
The Kitchen safe can also be a gem when it comes to not giving in after you’ve taken away your child’s favourite toy as a punishment. All in all, it’s will power in a tub!
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It’s always a little unnerving when you’re about to take your shoes o� on a hot sunny day in a public place. Well the Ministry of Supply have got their smell on, or rather o� .
These cotton and polyester socks may look like a normal pair of foot warmers, even a comfortable pair, but they have a secret ingredient…co� ee!
Yes, the odour eater of odour eaters. Known to ab-sorb smell, the clever bo� ns have added a dash of carbonated co� ee into the socks and, apparently, it’s three times more successful then standard methods of pong control.
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The half eaten apple turning brown or the half onion smelling out the fridge, all a thing of the past with the ‘Food Hug-gers’. Made from silicon, Food Huggers wrap around the sliced part of your fruit or vegetable trapping the smell and protecting the food from the early part of rotting.
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move and support your body.Most people will have back pain at some
point in their lives. Recovery varies from person to person but generally it settles in weeks. It is not always possible to pin-point the cause of your pain. However, it is not nec-essary to know the speci� c cause in order to manage the pain e� ectively. Sometimes pain arising from the back can extend to your but-tock or leg and is usually on one side. Stress and tension can increase the pain you feel, so try to reduce these to help manage the pain better. The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to a� ect on average 70 per cent of the people in their lifetime.
What can I do to help myself?
Staying active: When the pain has just start-ed you may need to rest especially if it is severe. However, long periods of lying down and in-activity are not helpful. If your pain extends to your buttock or leg try to � nd a position that eases this as well. Moving around even a little bit helps you to recover better. Don’t try to beat the pain by continuing with an activity that makes it worse. Instead, adjust what you are do-ing or change position for a period of time and see if that helps. Strike a balance between rest and activity taking breaks and acknowledging to yourself that things may take longer to do perform.
Heat and cold: A cold pack or local heat can be used for short-term symptomatic relief to allow you to move easier. Some people prefer cold or a combination used alternately.
Taking medication: Try painkillers such as paracetomol or ibuprofen if necessary. Check with a health professional if you are taking oth-er medication or are pregnant. Do take them as prescribed.
Don’t wait for the pain to get out of control before taking them as they may help you to re-gain your movement more comfortably.
If back pain persists, some people � nd seeing a UK registered physiotherapist, or chiropractor or an osteopath helps.
Things I should avoid?• Don’t slouch or stoop forward• Don’t stay in bed• Try not to worry, it will usually get better on its own, within a few days, or possibly a few weeks.• Avoid activities likely to put unnecessary strain on your back.• Don’t bend over without bending your knees.
Are scans and x-rays necessary?
X-rays and scans and blood tests are not needed in the majority of cases. They will not help with your pain and will not help you move your back towards recovery.
G e n e r a l activity
Things like being overweight, lack of exercise and a low level of general activity are some factors which can increase the risk of lower back pain.
If you want to try and prevent low back pain or decrease your chances of it reoccurring you should try to par-ticipate regularly in an exercise programme.
Begin with some gentle aerobic exercise; such as walking, cycling (stationary) or swimming.
Start with a low intensity, you should be able to talk whilst exercising. Start with � ve-10 minutes, if this is too much start with two-
three minutes, gradually build up.W a r n i n g Signs
Work with your doctor to manage your pain and address any con-cerns that you have. If you have se-vere pain that is getting worse over several weeks, or if you are unwell with back pain, consult your doc-tor.
The following symptoms are very rare, but if you suddenly develop any of them, you should consult your doctor straightaway.• Di� culty passing or controlling urine.• Numbness around your back pas-sage or genitals.• Numbness, pins and needles, or weakness in both legs.• Unsteadiness on your feet.
More informationYou might � nd the following websites useful:A detailed guide to back pain management - www.she� eldbackpain.comDetailed information especially in relation to work related issues - www.backcare.org.ukThe Back book – a good book written by a team consisting of a GP, orthopae-
dic surgeon, physiotherapist, osteopath and psychologist and provides com-prehensive advice. This can be ordered on-line or from most bookshops