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From: Sheik Yusuf sheikyusuf@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 3:19 AM
Subject: GOOGLE is trying to take our website YOUTUBEISLAM from us to make money and spread evil
To: yusuf@bridgetofaith.com

Bismillah Rahman Raheem

Salam alaykum (peace be upon you),

I need your help, inshallah. Please do something for me and for Islam right now, inshallah. First, read this and then join me and those who believe in Allah - to stop a very horrible crime about to be committed by some very powerful and forceful people. Help me put this information all over the Internet and around the world - we can do it, inshallah.

Let me start at the beginning...

Can you imagine my shock when I opened up an email telling me our website domain name (YOUTUBEISLAM.COM) is being taken over by GOOGLE and their video site - YOUTUBE?
Here is more or less what we were told:

NOTICE: Effective August 5th, 2009 Google (owner of YouTube.com) will take over your domain name: YOUTUBEISLAM.COM.

Although we have purchased the name "YOUTUBEISLAM. COM" and have renewed for several years through GODADDY.COM it seems GOOGLE has enough influence to just simply take our domain name from us - and by the way, we have even paid for it all the way through to next year.

First, their lawyers contacted us saying they were going to take our domain because we copied their logo. We didn't even come close to their logo.

They next came up with saying our name was too similar to their name. We changed the name and the layout to read:

Yo Utu Beis Lam.com and we even registered that as a trade name.

We changed the logo and the images to reflect the new name.

They said they went into "arbitration" (of course we were not invited to that meeting) and then our registrar (GODADDY.COM) notified us they are "transferring" our domain name over to GOOGLE.

We have always maintained the highest of standards on our site - We never allowed any videos with inappropriate material. We did not allow videos that insulted or put down other religions. No dating or suggestive materials. No bad language. Only topics fit for all the family.

We paid for the bandwidth from our own pockets to make sure everything was always as it should be without having people click and wind up on websites attacking beliefs or making fun of believers and certainly nothing to hurt people's feelings.

Above all, we did not put up any ads (especially not GOOGLE ADS) on our site.

(Could this be why they want it so bad?)

Or is it just so they can advertise their thousands of customers who would be happy to introduce thousands of paying advertisers to ways of entering into the homes of trusting Muslims who will think the website still belongs to Yusuf Estes and his dawah team?

Maybe they just don't like Islam?

Or possibily they don't like seeing so many new people entering Islam from our work?

Why does GOOGLE - a company who bought YOUTUBE for billions of dollars - want to take away our little website?

Good question.

I think you know the answer.

But do we have to let them do this without at least telling others about the unjust way of dealing of these people?

Are we just going to sit there and do nothing, while they destroy our work, our efforts, our viewers trust and above all - destroy the chance for many people to know the truth about real Islam in simple English language.

We don't have to.

We can make a difference, maybe even stop these cowards. Let's join together, all around the world and make a difference.

Let's tell everyone what is going on and what they can do to help..

1. Get a good copy of this page and make sure it is easy to read

2. Copy it

3. Make sure to mail it out to everyone and ask them to do the same

4. Send text messages - Like this: "Google trying to steal Yusuf Estes website - www.YoutubeIslam.com Help us stop them - visit www.GuideUS.TV for details"

5. Call people you know, or fax them, and tell them the same basic statement, asking them to share this message in every way possible.

6. Send regular mail to Google ask them not to steal our only ad-free, family video website and leave it for us to use.

7. Email the people at Google and tell them we all use their other services and appreciate the good things they offer for people to use, but please let us keep our family oriented website for true Islam in English.

8. Send faxes to Google and ask them to do the same thing.

9. Contact the local newspaper, the TV and radio people and tell them we are not happy with what GOOGLE is doing to our website for true Islam.

10. Remind everyone to do this each and every day until the news people pick up this story and it is heard around the world. Do it every day.

11. Tell everyone about our live broadcasts on our other websites and how important it is for us to have our own TV station in America - for Muslims to have a voice. A voice for Islam.

And by the way - on Sunday (today) we have a live broadcast on the Internet to tell everyone about all of this. It will be at 2 PM our time (EST) and will include Mutahhir Sabree myself and others.

Here is the site - link will be there, inshallah, to direct everyone to our program.

www.GuideUS.TV

12. Pray to Almighty Allah and beg Him to give victory for His deen and His message in English.

Thank you and may Allah Bless you and your family and make your efforts work for good for you and for all of us, ameen.

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As regards all the material - we are keeping all of it - and we will be making it available on our other websites, inshallah. Either of the follow:

1. www.GuideUS.TV

2. www.BridgeToFaith.com

3. www.WatchIslam.com

Make dua and ask Allah to keep this site and domain for His Sake, ameen.

Jazakallah khair was salam alaykum,

Yusuf Estes

www.YOUTUBEISLAM.com (while it lasts) - Article on this site: www.IslamNewsroom.com

Forwarded from BUJANG SENANG

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User: Hi, this is Rekha. I can't get my CD out.

Customer Support: Have you tried pushing the button?

User: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.

Customer Support: That doesn't sound good. I'll make a note.

User: No, wait a minute.. I hadn't inserted it yet.. It's still on my desk.. Sorry..

2.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Customer Support: Click on the 'My Computer' icon on to the left of the screen.

User: Your left or my left?

3.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Customer Support: Good day. How may I help you?

User: Hello... I can't print.

Customer Support: Would you click on "Start" for me and...

User: Listen this.. Don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates.

4.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

User: Hi, good afternoon, this is Gita, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it..

5.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

User: I have problems printing in red...

Customer Support: Do you have a color printer?

User: Aaaah................... Thank you.

6.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Customer Support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?

User: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the mall.

7.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

User: My keyboard is not working anymore.

Customer Support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?

User: No. I can't get behind the computer.

Customer Support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back

User: OK!

Customer Support: Did the keyboard come with you?

User: Yes.

Customer Support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?

User: Yes, there's another one here. Ah.. That one does work..

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Customer Support: Your password is the small letter "a" as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.

User: Is that 7 in capital letters?

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User: I can't get on the Internet.

Customer Support: Are you sure you used the right password?

User: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.

Customer Support: Can you tell me what the password was?

User: Five stars.

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Customer Support: What anti-virus program do you use?

User: Netscape.

Customer Support: That's not an anti-virus program.

User: Oh, sorry.. Internet Explorer.

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User: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.

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Customer Support: How may I help you?

User: I'm writing my first e-mail.

Customer Support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?

User: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

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Customer Support: Okay Ramu, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager.

User: I don't have a P.

Customer Support: On your keyboard, Ramu.

User: What do you mean?

Customer Support: "P"...on your keyboard, Ramu.

User: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!

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A woman DNS User called the help desk with a problem with her printer.

Customer Support: Are you running it under Windows?

User: No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. Shyam sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine.

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Customer Support: I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.

User: Ok.

Customer Support: Did you get a pop-up menu?

User: No.

Customer Support: Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?

User: No.

Customer Support: Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?

User: Sure, you told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'.

Allah S.W.T berfirman,
-Amat besar kebencian di sisi Allah bahawa kamu bercakap sesuatu yang tiada kamu lakukan. (surah As-Saf:3)


Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda,
-Dua golongan yang apabila baik maka baiklah rakyat dan apabila rosak maka rosaklah rakyat iaitu pemimpin dan ulama'. (riwayat Ibnu Abdul Barri dan Abu Nuaim)


Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq,
-Demi Allah, tidak pernah aku mengharapkan menjadi pemimpin walau hanya sehari semalam. Dan tidak pernah aku meminta kepada Allah sama ada secara sembunyi mahupun terang-terangan. Dan kalau tidaklah meninggalkan tanggungjawab terhadap agama dan umat tentulah aku lari ke mana sahaja dibawa kaki.

-Beliau merintih sambil menangis, Wahai diri bagaimana nasibku, kenapa aku tidak menjadi pohon kayu sahaja; ertinya tiada lagi hisab di akhirat.


Saidina Umar Al-Khattab,
-Kalau aku tidur di siang hari nescaya tidak selesai urusanku terhadap umat. Kalau aku tidur di malam hari tidak selesai urusanku terhadap Allah. Oleh itu beliau terlalu sedikit waktu tidur.

-Beliau berucap kepada seluruh keluarganya, Manusia melihat kamu seperti burung melihat kepada mangsanya dengan penuh perhatian. Apabila kamu melakukan sesuatu, mereka ikut sama. Jika kamu waspada, mereka juga berhati-hati. Demi Allah, tiada seorang pun di kalangan kamu yang melakukannya melainkan aku hukum kamu berganda-ganda kerana kedudukan kamu sebagai keluarga keluarga Amirul Mukminin.

-Andainya seekor kambing berjalan mencari makan dari Madinah ke Kufah dan patah kakinya di pinggir Sungai Dujlah lalu mati lantaran jalannya rosak, aku takut Allah akan pertanggungjawabkan ke atas aku di Akhirat kelak.


Saidina Usman Ibnu Affan,
-Beliau pernah merintih di hadapan sahabat terdekat, Sekiranya aku terkapai-kapai di antara syurga dan neraka dan aku tidak tahu akan ke mana maka aku mengharapkan menjadi abu sahaja.


Saidina Ali Bin Abi Talib,
-Beliau seringkali membaca sepotong firman Allah sambil berlinangan air mata iaitu maksudnya: negeri Akhirat itu kami(Allah) jadikan bagi orang-orang yang tidak ingin menyombong diri di muka bumi dan kesudahan yang baik itu adalah bagi orang-orang bertaqwa. (surah Al-Qasas:83)


Saidina Umar Ibnu Abdul Aziz,
-Khadamnya merasa hairan kerana di malam hari titisan air mata khalifah itu sering menimpanya yang tidur di pangkin bawah. Apabila ditanya khalifah itu menjawab: Amanah Allah yang dikurniakan kepada diriku seperti anggota tubuh, anak isteri dan sedikit harta benda, aku cemas kalau-kalau tidak dapat menjawabnya di hadapan Allah. Betapalah kini aku sedang memikul beban dan tanggungjawab umat Muhammad. Seluruh urusan umat ini Allah akan tanya kepada aku satu persatu.

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