BJP to recalibrate its 2024 strategy with takeaways from today’s verdict in five state elections
New
Age Islam News Bureau
03
December 2023
• BJP
to recalibrate its 2024 strategy with takeaways from today’s verdict
• Swing
state Muslim leaders vow to campaign against Biden
• Deradicalisation
can’t tame terrorists
• November
saw 34pc increase in anti-state violence across Pakistan
• Jihad
publishes photos of Zionist entity drone shot down in central Gaza
• ‘Christians
are family’: Marawi Muslims reach out to devastated families after blast
• Islamic
Resistance launches drone attack on US base in Erbil, Iraq
• Nottingham
teacher banned after sharing derogatory Muslim posts
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India
• No
band, baja, baraat as affluent Muslims solemnise nikah in the holy city of
Medina
• CJI
hails dissent, says state must support weaker population
• Darul
Huda Islamic University comes out against Literature Festival in Kerala
• Sharjeel
Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP
• Umesh
Pal murder: Houses of Guddu Muslim, Sabir attached by Prayagraj cops
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North America
• Biden
Attempts to Reconcile With Arab and Muslim Americans Met With Skepticism, Anger
• Muslim
Americans face 'Abandon Biden' dilemma - then who?
• ‘Surging’
Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump: ‘He’s losing it’
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Africa
• G5
Sahel: Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist force
• COP28:
Islamic Development Bank to assist Nigeria improve humanitarian intervention
• Crown
for rebel beauty; Nicaragua charges pageant head with 'treason'
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Pakistan
• Canada
court set to sentence man found guilty of murdering four Pakistani-origin
Muslims
‘Forces
focused on defending borders’
• Polls
transparency in question sans online access to lawmakers’ assets
• PTI
elects office-bearers in ECP-mandated polls
• Asad
Qaiser re-arrested on release from prison
• No
intent to roll back 18th Amendment: PML-N
• Hospitals
in Sindh opt for silence on govt directive seeking audit report
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Mideast
• Islamic
Resistance fire large missile salvo on Tel Aviv
• Muslim
American leaders challenge Biden's re-election amidst Gaza conflict support
• Head
of Islamic University in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike
• Police
arrest imam suspected of supporting Hamas
• Two
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Killed in Reported Syria Strike by Israel
• Fresh
Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Hamas and Islamic Jihad launch rockets into
Israel
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Southeast Asia
• Philippine
Troops Kill 11 Suspected Islamic Militants
• Pres.
Muizzu discusses growth of Islamic financial sector with the president of IsDB
• PAS
sec-gen calls Kemaman victory a referendum on PM Anwar’s leadership, claims
momentum now with Perikatan
• Annuar
Musa claims ethnic Chinese, youths warming up to Perikatan in Kemaman vote
• Johor
proposes federal govt implement QR code system with Singapore at CIQ
• DPM
Zahid congratulates Melaka on selection as World Tourism Day 2025 host
• Payung
Rahmah initiative shines in the Madani govt’s first year
• Johor
proposes federal govt implement QR code system with Singapore at CIQ
• Umno’s
Puad Zarkashi claims Opposition parties might abuse funds if its MPs get direct
injection from govt
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Arab world
• Three
Chaplains’: New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of
Muslim
• Tokyo
governor looking forward to ‘exciting’ World Expo in Riyadh
• Saudi
Arabia’s cultural renaissance embraces metal music
• Saudi
Arabia showcases crafts, culture at Milan exhibition
• Saudi
king, crown prince congratulate UAE on 52nd National Day
• 2023
Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group enters Saudi Arabia
• Saudi
communications commission to join Green Digital Action initiative
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Europe
• Paris
hammer attacker 'pledged allegiance to Islamic State' in chilling video
• UK
to conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to provide intelligence to Israel
• Paris
stabbings: Jihadist knifeman’s previously foiled attack and links to known
Islamist terrorists
• Ukraine
warns of nuclear risks as Zelenskyy prepares to dig in
• Father
of NI soldier shot dead in Kenya says son thought gun was ‘a dummy’
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South Asia
• As
Afghan diplomats spar over embassy, India draws red lines
• China
Formally Accepted Afghan Ambassador, Says Taliban
• Hamas'
Abu Obaida In Afghanistan? Images From Taliban Military Parade Go Viral
• Bilal
Karimi is Taliban’s First Ambassador to China as Beijing Accepts Credentials
• 52
yrs after Bangladesh Liberation War, Tripura begins survey on exchanged plots
• Indian
Army to Host 52nd Vijay Diwas Celebration with Bangladeshi Delegation
• Now,
low-fare flights from N-E to Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar
• Bid
to smuggle sugar to Bangladesh foiled, 1 held
Compiled by New
Age Islam News Bureau
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BJP
to recalibrate its 2024 strategy with takeaways from today’s verdict in five state elections
Dec
3, 2023
NEW
DELHI: The assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and
Chhattisgarh may not exactly be semi-final for the 2024 contest, but the
outcome on Sunday will have important takeaways for BJP, Congress and other
contestants. BJP had lost state polls in the four states in 2018 but in the
2019 Lok Sabha elections went on to sweep all seats in Rajasthan and
Chhattisgarh, won 28 of 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh and, in a first, four seats
in Telangana where it had won just one assembly seat a few months earlier.
However,
BJP did not disregard the message delivered by the voters in the states and
came out with measures like reservations for “general” category and Kisan Samman
Nidhi, cash assistance for crores of farmers, which helped it in the 2019
contest.
The
party is certain to pay heed to the message of the current round to strengthen
its platform, which has Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity, the lure of
his vision of a “strong and prosperous” India, welfare schemes and Hindutva as
the planks.
The
exit polls are divided about Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, but party leaders
are confident of winning both the states and doing better than predictions in
Chhattisgarh even as the party pundits are not optimistic about winning more
than 8-10 seats in Telangana,where the saffron party continues to explore its
foothold.
Congress,
which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and BJP, which is ruling
Madhya Pradesh, are locked in a straight fight in these three states, while K
Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is hoping for a hat-trick
in Telangana.
BJP
is seeking to replicate the winning streak of Gujarat (where it has been in
government since 1998) in Madhya Pradesh with four-time CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan hoping to form government again. The party is also keen to win back
Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh as it seeks to regain its hold in Hindi heartland
states ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
However,
in case of win, the immediate challenge for the saffron outfit will be to
decide the next chief ministers as the party has not projected any one as its
face in any of the four states.
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Swing
state Muslim leaders vow to campaign against Biden
By
Colin Jackson
December
2, 2023
The
White House.
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Muslim
leaders from some key swing states met in Dearborn this weekend to coordinate
opposition to President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
The
group of activists says they’re frustrated with Biden’s support of Israel
during its retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza and Biden’s refusal to support a
lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Fighting
between the two escalated on October 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on
Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking several hundred people hostage.
University
of Minnesota Professor Hassan Abdel Salam took part in this weekend’s “Abandon
Biden” conference put on by the National Conference of Swing State Muslim
Leaders. That includes those from North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
“We’re
looking into finding ways to build the mechanism of coordination between all
the swing states so that we’re constantly working together to ensure that
Muslim Americans will come out in all of these states and that Mr. Biden will
lose each and every one of them,” said Abdel Salam.
Abdel
Salam referenced the conference attendees in the room standing behind him,
arguing Biden could potentially lose 111 electoral votes if their strategy
succeeds in each swing state targeted.
During
the press conference, speaker after speaker repeated that it was too late for
Biden to earn back the Muslim community’s vote through his refusal to call for
a lasting ceasefire.
Michigan-based
activist Samra’a Luqman was among them. She also criticized U.S. Secretary of
State Antony Blinken’s handling of the conflict.
“This
is also a message that no matter how many people you contact to deter us, no
matter what pathetic or sorry attempts that Blinken tries to make to mitigate
future bombings, no matter how you try to change the narrative or the subject,
we will never forget that you already crossed the line,” Luqman said.
But
the Muslim activists in Dearborn made the case that Biden had the power to
influence Israel’s handling of the situation and bring peace to the area.
“Families
and children are being wiped out with our own tax dollars. The largest and most
sophisticated bombs are being used on the largest and the most densely
populated places in the world in Gaza,” Hussein said.
Hussein
clarified that campaigning against Biden doesn’t mean community support for
former President Donald Trump, the current Republican front-runner.
“We
don’t have two options. We have many options and we’re going to exercise that.
And we’re going to teach the rest of this country that you do not have to have
two options. You can have more than two options,” Hussein said.
The
Michigan Democratic Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment,
but has previously said it’s engaging with the Arab American community.
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Deradicalisation
can’t tame terrorists
3rd
December 2023
AN
announcement on Tuesday by the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, that
160,000 Boko Haram terrorists and their families had surrendered raised more
questions on the Nigerian government’s response to terrorism and criminality.
News
of the “repentance” coincided with the brutal beheading of 11 loggers by the
Islamist insurgents among other recent atrocities, as well as the reluctance of
the government to prosecute terrorists and their financiers.
There
must be clarity in fighting criminality; while citizens must be protected, the
state has the responsibility to punish criminals.
As many
observers and terror victims have pointed out, while the government continues
to pamper terrorists and bandits in the guise of using “non-kinetic” means,
thousands of their victims are neglected, and the killers continue their
bloodletting and brigandage.
The
beheading on Monday of the 11 loggers in Bale, Damboa Local Government Area of
Borno State, came within two weeks after dozens of farmers and villagers were
similarlyslaughtered in other parts of the state. The unceasing rampage raises
doubts on the effectiveness of the government’s controversial release of
so-called“repentant terrorists” into society by the Federal Government.
The
scheme has been in place for several years, but has never proved effective
despite the optimistic official hype. Instead, progress in degrading the
insurgency has been achieved by stronger military action and assisted by the
civilian input, and in-fighting among the terrorists.
Boko
Haram has exploited the Nigerian state’s institutional weaknesses. Its
familiarity with the terrain in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, its home
territory, enables it to navigate around a demoralised and deficient security
presence to operate with impunity. The scale of its atrocities since 2009 is
horrendous and unrelenting, slowed down intermittently only by military
onslaught.
More
than two million people had been internally displaced, and over 2.5 million
displaced, some taking refuge in neighbouring countries. The Borno State
Government puts the number murdered at over 100,000 in 2019. According to the
2022 Global Terrorism Index,among African countries, Nigeria is the fourth most
terrorised country after Burkina Faso, Somalia, and Mali.
Strangely,
unlike in other countries, in Nigeria, trials of terror suspects have been very
few and convictions even fewer. The government recently reaffirmed its
long-standing policy not to “name and shame” suspected terrorism
financiers.Instead, it has been releasing insurgents who had committed grievous
atrocities against their compatriots.
In
2020, 601 insurgents were released after undergoing six months of
deradicalisation, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The authorities claimed
that the insurgents had denounced their membership of Boko Haram and the
Islamic State West Africa Province, confessed their deeds, and took an oath of
allegiance to Nigeria.
Though
the security forces have regained significant territories from the sect and
also succeeded in weakening the group, the release of ex-militants may reverse
the gains recorded in recent years. Some have been known to return to their
deviant ways, and others have been uncovered as moles.
The
deradicalisation of minor players should be pursued as a strategy, but hardened
terrorists and their financiers must be prosecuted. Blanket ‘amnesty’ without
trial is unlawful,unjust and indefensible. It simply rewards the killers and
deprives their victims and thesociety of justice and closure.
The
continued failure of the authorities to provide the required succour and
support for the victims of the insurgency worsens the travesty of the
ill-considered deradicalisation.
Nigeria
has to change its strategy in the war against insecurity and criminals. It is
paying dearly as virtually all parts of the country are afflicted. A United
Nations Special Rapporteur, after a fact-finding mission in 2019, described
Nigeria as a “pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence.”
That
is almost an understatement. None of its six geo-political regions is free of
criminality. In the North-East, the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency shows no
signs of waning. It has birthed many spin-offs, and planted cells in the
North-Central and North-West zones.Its fighters havestaged attacks and jail
breaks, kidnappings, and robberieson the fringes of the Federal Capital
Territory, including the Kuje Correctional Centre attack in 2022, and an ambush
of elite troops of the Nigerian Army Brigade of Guards.
Bandits,
said by researchers from the Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, to number
over 120,000 and still growing, have laid low the North-West and parts of the
North-Central region. Fulani herdsmen and gunmen are similarly carving a bloody
path through the North-Central states in genocidal attacks against locals.
Reprisals by farming communities have attracted even more ferocious marauding
by theFulani militants. Plateau, Benue, and parts of Taraba and Nasarawa states
are consequently killing fields.
In
the South-West, violent cult gangs, armed robbers, street gangs, kidnappers and
commercial transport union enforcers, and political thugs make the region
unsafe.
In
the South-South, vandalism of oil infrastructure, piracy, illegal oil
bunkering, kidnapping and gang warfare add to the region’s environmental
degradation woes.The South-East is troubled by general criminality and an
insurgent faction of a separatist movement seeking the establishment of a
Biafran nation, launching a brutal campaign of killings that has been met by an
equally heavy-handed response from the military.
Economic
activities have been constrained, with farming, commerce and transportation
most hit. This has impacted on food production and inflation went up to 27.3
percent in October. The poverty net is widening. Aid agencies have raised the
number of Nigerians faced with hunger from the 25 million projected by UNICEF in
January to 26.5 million.
Despite
this, the government rarely prosecutes the hundreds of terrorists, bandits and
kidnappers that it claims to arrest. There should be a renewed onslaught
against criminals and vigorous prosecution. Tinubu has to change the narrative.
The
promise by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi,that the
trial of arrested terrorists will soon resume is the right step. It should be
pursued with vigour.The dubious deradicalisation should be dumped.
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November
saw 34pc increase in anti-state violence across Pakistan
December
3, 2023
ISLAMABAD:
Following a two-month decline in militant activities, Pakistan experienced 34
pc increase in anti-state violence last month.
Data
unveiled by the Islamabad-based think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and
Security Studies (PICSS) reveals a total of 63 militant attacks during the
month, resulting in 83 fatalities, including that of 37 security forces
personnel and 33 civilians. Additionally, 89 individuals sustained injuries,
comprising 53 civilians and 36 security forces personnel.
Pakistani
security forces responded with precision, eliminating at least 59 militants,
while 18 suspected militants were apprehended.
A
comparative analysis with October data underscores a 34pc surge in militant
attacks, a 63pc rise in fatalities, and an 89pc increase in the number of
injured persons during November.
According
to the PICSS database, the cumulative toll for the first eleven months of 2023
reflects 599 militant attacks, resulting in 897 fatalities and 1,241 injuries. This
signifies an 81pc escalation in militant attacks, an 86pc surge in resultant
deaths, and a 64pc rise in the number of injured compared to the corresponding
period in 2022.
Once
again, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) emerged as the most affected province, with
documenting 51 attacks, causing 54 fatalities and 81 injuries.
Within
KP, 20 attacks occurred in the merged districts (former FATA), resulting in 23
fatalities and 13 injuries, while mainland KP reported 31 attacks, leading to
31 fatalities and 68 injuries.
Balochistan
recorded nine attacks, resulting in 18 fatalities, including that of 15
security forces personnel and three civilians, with eight injuries being
reported, encompassing five civilians and three security forces personnel.
Sindh
experienced two minor-level attacks resulting in two fatalities, while Punjab
witnessed a single, high-profile attack in Mianwali Air Base of Pakistan Air
Force in 2023, marking a distinctive incident in the province.
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Jihad
publishes photos of Zionist entity drone shot down in central Gaza
03/December/2023
GAZA
December 03. 2023 (Saba) - Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic
Jihad Movement, have documented in a video clip it published that it shot down
an Israeli “Skylark” drone in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
The
photos showed several parts of the plane, including its main structure, and a
number of bullets with which it appeared to have been armed.
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‘Christians
are family’: Marawi Muslims reach out to devastated families after blast
DEC
3, 2023
These
people are family. The families of these young students entrusted them to us.
We cannot abandon them,' a peace advocate says in a phone interview with
Rappler
MANILA,
Philippines – Within two hours of the blast on Sunday, December 3, that killed
four people and wounded dozens at the Marawi State University main campus gym,
an alumnus posted a message on his Facebook page.
The
alumnus, a judge, offered to house any student or resident feeling unsecured
after the blast, either in the family’s boarding house just off campus or in
their residence at the town center.
Many
of those who shared looked back to the 2017 Marawi siege. They described how
Muslims and Christians worked together to alleviate the pain of families in the
Philippines’ Islamic City, and how Muslims went out of their way to save
trapped Christians from the Islamic State-linked Maute Group.
Rappler
got in touch with the 46-year-old alumnus and other peace advocates, some of
whom spoke on condition of anonymity. They all warned of premature assignment
of blame. They spoke around the same time President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. blamed
“foreign terrorists” for the attack.
“These
people are family. The families of these young students entrusted them to us.
We cannot abandon them,” the judge said, sobbing, in a telephone interview.
He
said another judge, a Christian, had called up to talk about how the community
could stand as one against terror, and show the country the gains of interfaith
solidarity.
A
top university official told him that students were safer staying put in
dormitories and boarding houses in campus. The alumnus then pivoted into
linking worried parents and their children studying at the school.
“They
remained even after the siege. They are ones who are first to stand up and
defend us against bigotry,” he added. “We just want to offer emotional security
at this difficult time, and any aid they might need.”
But
even the deaths of more than a thousand people and dispossession of nearly half
a million folks in the five-month siege fail to trump decades of hard-earned
interfaith solidarity in this southern Philippines lakeside city, say the peace
advocates.
Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) member of parliament Amir Mawallil
said the university was “considered a safe space by a diverse community.”
Even
way back in 2010, Mawallil told Rappler in an interview, “student Christian
groups were openly posting about their activities.”
Abdullah
Acmad, another MSU alumnus, peace advocate, and now government employee, told
Rappler. “All of us are in pain now. Muslims and Christians alike are
bleeding.”
“We
are friends with these people. They are our neighbors. We were all caught off
guard. What eases the pain is knowing that many are saying, this is not because
of Muslim-Christian hate,” he said.
Acmad
would know. He spent time as a youth leader working with the Catholic outreach,
Duyog Marawi, in helping youth recover from the trauma of the siege.
Some
of their members and trainees worked in Christian-Muslim teams to share
messages of care and empathy amid the challenges of recovery. In their
workshops and discussion groups, youth and their parents shared the rage and
pain following the destruction of homes and the anguish of a delays in their
return.
“Because
despite the many numbers of peace keeping forces in the campus, as we call
them, and the Armed Forces presence, how can this chaos still happen in broad
daylight without any hint?”
Samira
Gutoc of the Ranao Rescue Team and chair of Ako Bakwit, whose brother is a
local doctor, said the scenes at the hospital were “terrible.”
“We
discourage the spread of disinformation,” she said. “Do not discourage
Christian students from staying at MSU. There’s history of utmost protection
there, even during the siege. Even then, the students were protected.”
Aside
from condemning the attack, Gutoc urged for stronger collaboration and
partnerships between faiths through the Bishop-Ulama conference.
She
also reiterated her call during a November 30 conference that also included the
Department of Foreign Affairs to include more women in decision-making bodies
involved in conflict resolution.
“Amidst
this, our love for each other remains and our call for justice and
implementation of peace and order and security for MSU and all must be stronger
than before,” he said.
“We
owe it to the victims of the incidents, their families and the MSU
constituents. Most importantly, to the peace we all strive and work hard for in
the past, until the present and for the future, in shaa Allah.”
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Islamic
Resistance launches drone attack on US base in Erbil, Iraq
2023-12-03
Shafaq
News / The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq", consisting of armed Shiite
factions, announced early Sunday that it had launched an attack using an
explosive-laden drone targeting a base for US forces at Erbil International
Airport in the Kurdistan Region (KRI).
This
marks the first armed operation in Iraq claimed by factions since the temporary
ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza ended, and hostilities resumed
between both sides.
A
statement attributed to the resistance today indicated that its fighters
targeted "the US occupation base at Erbil Airport with a drone, hitting
its target directly."
It
is noteworthy that armed Shiite factions have escalated their attacks on
military bases of the US-led Global Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria
following the events of October 7th in Palestine (Al-Aqsa Flood).
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Nottingham
teacher banned after sharing derogatory Muslim posts
02-12-2023
Amrik
Nijran was working at Nottingham Academy when he published inappropriate
comments and images online, which were seen by pupils.
However,
the report found as Mr Nijran's actions lead to pupils being exposed to
"extreme material" - such as "serious violence and bestiality,
albeit it appeared that was not Mr Nijran's intention" - the panel was
satisfied it amounted to unacceptable professional conduct.
The
TRA heard Mr Nijran, who had "decades of experience", had been
employed at the academy, in Greenwood Road, as a science teacher since 2017.
In
November 2020, sixth form pupils told a member of staff there were
inappropriate posts on Mr Nijran's personal Twitter account.
Investigations
were then started by the school, local authority and police, but Mr Nijran
resigned in March 2021 and police took no further action.
The
TRA was told he posted images of violence and hangings, made or shared sexist
comments and published negative posts about Muslims and other countries.
Mr
Nijran, now 69, demonstrated and promoted "a lack of tolerance and respect
for the rights or beliefs of others which is contrary to Fundamental British
Values", the report found.
"The
general theme of the posts shared by Mr Nijran demonstrated and promoted a view
that was prejudicial particularly to those from Pakistan and of the Muslim
faith," the disciplinary panel heard.
Mr
Nijran said during the school's investigation that he thought he had been
hacked, but the panel found Mr Nijran was responsible for the posts.
The
author of the report Marc Cavey said: "I am particularly mindful of the
shocking nature of some of the materials shared and their discriminatory
nature, and the potential impact on the standing of the profession."
The
panel heard Mr Nijran had not acted in any discriminatory way in his classroom
practice and was well regarded by the pupils he taught, including a number of
pupils of the Muslim faith.
The
report concluded he should be prohibited from teaching indefinitely and should
not be allowed to teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth
accommodation or children's home in England.
"He
may apply for the prohibition order to be set aside, but not until 27 November
2025, two years from the date of this order at the earliest," it said.
A spokesperson
for the academy said they were "committed to upholding the highest
standards of conduct" and "dedicated to providing a safe and
inclusive learning environment for all".
"When
we became aware of the allegations, we immediately conducted a full investigation,
which continued after the teacher's resignation and upheld our robust
procedures, which included making the appropriate referrals to the Teacher
Regulation Agency and providing the necessary support to our school
community."
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India
No
band, baja, baraat as affluent Muslims solemnise nikah in the holy city of
Medina
Dec
3, 2023
MUMBAI:
Last month, Aamir Merchant, his family and close friends flew to Medina, Saudi
Arabia. His fiancee Aafia Bakali's family joined Aamir and his group in the
holy city. It was not for the first time that most members of the two groups
were in Medina, home to Prophet Muhammad's tomb and the Masjid-e-Nabwi or the
Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's two holiest shrines (the other is Haram Sharif
in Mecca). The visit became special because Aamir and Aafia solemnised their
nikah at the Prophet's Mosque. Later, Aamir hosted a modest walima or the
traditional post-wedding feast attended by guests from both the sides.
Aamir
and Aafia are among a growing number of affluent Muslims who shun desi band, baja,
baraat, and perform one of the sunnats or traditions of the Prophet-nikah-near
the Prophet's grave. The main purpose, confesses Aamir, is to seek the divine
blessings under the benevolent shadow of the shrine.
"Nikah
is an important sunnat of the holy Prophet and there cannot be a better place
for a Muslim to get married than at the Prophet's mosque," says
Dubai-based Aamir on phone.
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Times Of India
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CJI
hails dissent, says state must support weaker population
Dec
3, 2023
NEW
DELHI: Underscoring the importance of dissenters in society, who challenge and
question prevailing majoritarian views, the Chief Justice of India on Saturday
said dissent nourishes democracy and a society will fail and not progress if
dissent is suppressed.Speaking on 'Democracy, Debate and Dissent' at the
conclusion of the Justice Keshav Chandra Dhulia Memorial Essay Competition,
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said dissents, even those which are
unpopular and unacceptable, give us windows to the future and a servile and
subservient population weakens democracy.
The
CJI said the State must side with the weaker population which may be a
numerical or a social minority and they must have a say in the decision-making
process.
"Dissent
emerges from profound questions about the working of the society. Abolition of
slavery, annihilation of caste, emancipation of gender minorities, and
religious harmony were all once dissenting opinions. However, these dissents
hold the power to fundamentally restructure our society by sparking an
important conversation. These dissents emerge not from thin air but from a
democratic culture of fierce debates. Therefore, a society which does not
encourage its citizens to critically think, question the powers that be, and
engage in nonconformist democratic discourse will fail to progress because it
will fail to create dissenters," the CJI said.
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Darul
Huda Islamic University comes out against Literature Festival in Kerala
03rd
December 2023
KOZHIKODE:
Darul Huda Islamic University, Chemmad, Malappuram, has distanced itself from
the Malabar Literature Festival, which is currently under way at the beach
here, saying that the fest is ‘against Islamic teachings and views of the
Samastha and Sunnath Jama’ath.’
In
a statement issued here on Saturday, Darul Huda Vice Chancellor Dr Bahaudeen
Muhammad Nadv said that the festival is being conducted in the name of
‘Bookplus’ under the leadership of some Hudavis (graduates from the university)
without the knowledge or consent of the institutions.
The
statement added that the role of the Hudavis in organising the fest will be
examined and appropriate action will be taken. The festival, which started here
on November 30, is aimed at ‘highlighting the distinct identity of
Malabar.’
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Sharjeel
Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP
By
Deepankar Malviya
Dec
03, 2023
A
Delhi court has issued summons to the deputy commissioner of police (crime) to appear
before the court in the bail application of Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case.
The court has listed the matter for December 9. The court observed that the
absence of the special public prosecutor is causing witnesses to be discharged
without examination. Sharjeel had sought bail under section 436A of CrPC in the
case filed against him for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the
anti-CAA protests.
A
Delhi court on Saturday, while taking up the bail application moved by Sharjeel
Imam in a sedition case, issued summons to the deputy commissioner of police
(crime) to appear before the court after a passover was sought by the
prosecution citing that link special public prosecutor (SPP) Madhukar Pandey
was preoccupied in another case.
The
court observed that it has become a regular occurrence that proxy counsel for
the SPP, Amit Prasad, seek passovers during the day citing engagement in other
cases.
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Umesh
Pal murder: Houses of Guddu Muslim, Sabir attached by Prayagraj cops
Dec
02, 2023
Prayagraj
police attach houses of key accused in triple murders. Guddu Muslim and Sabir
wanted in connection with the murders of lawyer Umesh Pal and his two guards.
The
Prayagraj police attached the houses of Guddu Muslim and Sabir as part of the
crackdown against the absconding key accused in the triple murders of lawyer
Umesh Pal and his two police guards, on Saturday. Both Muslim and Sabir are
wanted in connection with the murders.
A
police team made announcements at Guddu Muslim’s house in Chakaniratul and
pasted an attachment notice outside the house. After this, the entire
belongings of Sabir’s household were also confiscated in Mariadih area.
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North America
Biden
Attempts to Reconcile With Arab and Muslim Americans Met With Skepticism, Anger
Nicole
Gaudiano
03-12-2023
President
Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in the
State Dining Room of the White House on October 10, 2023, in Washington,
D.C.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Arab
and Muslim American leaders who met with Joe Biden have come under intense
criticism from others in the communities, the latest sign that Democratic
efforts to soothe relations with pro-Palestinian groups since the outbreak of
the Israeli-Hamas war have largely been met with skepticism and anger.
Multiple
people with knowledge of the meeting between Biden and a slate of Arab and
Muslim American leaders described the meeting as fraught, with attendees
raising voices to the president, speaking through tears, and detailing the
personal impact the war between Hamas and Israel has had on their families. The
meeting included Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Wa’el Alzayat, the
CEO of Emgage, and Rami Nashashibi of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network,
among others.
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Muslim
Americans face 'Abandon Biden' dilemma - then who?
By
Andrew Hay
03-12-2023
Muslim
American leaders from six battleground states on Saturday vowed to mobilize
their communities against President Joe Biden's reelection over his support of
Israel's war in Gaza, but they have yet to settle on an alternative 2024
candidate.
The
states are among a handful that allowed Biden to win the 2020 election.
Opposition from their sizeable Muslim and Arab American communities could
complicate the president's path to Electoral College victory next year.
"We
don't have two options. We have many options," Jaylani Hussein, director
of Minnesota's Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter, said at a
press conference in Dearborn, Michigan, when asked about Biden alternatives.
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‘Surging’
Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump: ‘He’s losing it’
Dec
3, 2023
Nikki
Haley's campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is gaining
significant traction. There's a noticeable uptick in media attention, growing
interest from major donors, and a rising buzz about her potential to challenge
Donald Trump effectively.
Describing
her campaign as "scrappy," Indian-American Haley has successfully
garnered the backing of the Koch network, the nation's most extensive
conservative grassroots organization. As the week concludes, a substantial
number of activists supported by the Koch network are anticipated to start mobilizing
support for Haley, engaging with countless Republican primary voters right at
their doorsteps.
Haley,
the Republican presidential candidate and former governor of South Carolina,
recently addressed a surge in attacks from her GOP rivals, attributing it to
the growing momentum of her campaign. In an interview with Martha MacCallum on
Fox News Channel's "The Story," Haley discussed the increased
scrutiny from her competitors, including Florida governor Ron DeSantis and
former President Donald Trump.
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Africa
G5
Sahel: Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist force
By
Will Ross
03-12-2023
Burkina
Faso and Niger have followed Mali in announcing they are to withdraw from an
international force known as the G5 that was set up to fight Islamists in the
Sahel region.
A
statement from the military-led governments of Burkina Faso and Niger was
critical of the G5 force for failing to make the Sahel region safer.
It
also suggested the anti-jihadist force undermined the two African nations'
desire for greater "independence and dignity" - and was serving
foreign interests instead. They almost certainly meant France.
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COP28:
Islamic Development Bank to assist Nigeria improve humanitarian intervention
By
Chimezie Godfrey
December
2, 2023
Buoyed
by President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda which seeks to reduce
humanitarian crises and alleviate poverty in Nigeria, the Islamic Development
Bank (IsDB) has pledged to help the country scale up its response to
humanitarian crisis and its drive to reduce poverty index through the new
Climate change adaptation policy “fair, inclusive, and just transition
conceptual framework and action plan”
Chairman
and Group Chief Executive of the Bank, Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, made
this known on the sidelines of a high level panel meeting held with critical
stakeholders of some developing Countries and development Partners at the
Ongoing COP 28 Climate Change Conference In Dubai, United Arab Emirate.
The
Islamic Development Bank Chairman said the decision was part of efforts by the
bank to align its objective with the “Paris Agreement.”
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Crown
for rebel beauty; Nicaragua charges pageant head with 'treason'
Dec
3, 2023
MANAGUA:
The director of Nicaragua's national beauty pageant and two family members were
accused of "treason" on Friday, two weeks after a Nicaraguan woman
seen as a symbol of opposition to the government was crowned Miss Universe.
A
police statement said Karen Celebertti, her husband and her son - all owners of
the Miss Nicaragua pageant - had actively participated "in the terrorist
actions of the failed coup attempt," a reference to the 2018 mass protests
against President Daniel Ortega.
Sheynnis
Palacios, 23, has been widely portrayed as a symbol of opposition to the
longtime president since she was crowned as the first Miss Universe from
Nicaragua last month. Photos showing her waving the Nicaraguan flag at
anti-government protests in 2018 have gone viral, and her victory brought
joyful crowds into Nicaragua's streets in the biggest public gatherings since
demonstrations were banned five years ago.
Police
said Celebertti, her son and husband "remained in communication with
exponents of treason to the homeland, preparing to use their franchises,
platforms... in a conspiracy to turn the contests into traps and political
ambushes, financed by foreign agents." Media reports not yet confirmed by
police said her husband and son had been detained.
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Pakistan
Canada
court set to sentence man found guilty of murdering four Pakistani-origin
Muslims
Qurat
ul ain Siddiqui
December
3, 2023
Nathaniel
Veltman, who was found guilty of attacking and killing four members of a
Pakistani-origin Muslim family with his pick-up truck in June 2021 in London,
Ontario, Canada, is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan 4 and Jan 5 in the coming
year, a Windsor court decided during a brief hearing.
Veltman
appeared before the Windsor court via video link from the Southwest Detention
Centre in the city in southwestern Ontario Friday, Canadian media reported.
Veltman
was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of
attempted murder by a jury last month for attacking the Afzaal family with his
pick-up truck while they were out for a walk on June 6, 2021.
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Polls
transparency in question sans online access to lawmakers’ assets
Kalbe
Al
December
3, 2023
ISLAMABAD:
As the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is failing to digitise and upload
the statements of assets and liabilities filed by the legislators, it is
restricting transparency and access to knowledge even about the unrealistic
wealth statements filed by provincial and federal lawmakers.
The
ECP currently only provides the statements filed by the elected representatives
of the parliament and the provincial assemblies in a book form on payments, and
apart from a few sectors like the NGOs, law firms active in the political
arena, etc., only media persons procure these hefty copies. But this process
adds to the lack of transparency and access of ordinary citizens to check the
conflicting statements if any filed by the public representatives.
Experts
believe transparency in presenting their wealth is the only way forward to
allow women, members of non-Muslim communities, and even the trans-people to
enter the election race as these communities are not as rich as the traditional
political families.
Free
and Fair Election Network (Fafen) — an independent entity for open parliament,
good governance, and fair elections in Pakistan — has uploaded statements of
some legislators in a bid to add transparency to the system.
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PTI
elects office-bearers in ECP-mandated polls
Manzoor
Ali
December
3, 2023
PESHAWAR:
Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was elected new chairman of the Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the intra-party polls which took place here on
Saturday, as per the direction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Party’s
chief election commissioner Niazullah Niazi, while announcing the results, said
Mr Gohar has been elected the new chairman whereas Omar Ayub Khan is the
central general secretary of the party. He said new officer-bearers have been
elected unopposed.
According
to Mr Niazi, Dr Yasim Rashid has been elected PTI Punjab chief, while former
minister Ali Amin Khan Ganadapur will head the party’s KP chapter.
Similarly,
Haleem Adil Sheikh was elected party’s Sindh chapter chief, while Munir Baloch
will lead the Balochistan chapter. The intra-party polls took place at a
cricket ground near the Peshawar interchange of M-1 Motorway.
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Asad
Qaiser re-arrested on release from prison
December
3, 2023
MARDAN:
Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser was re-arrested on Saturday by the
police outside the Mardan prison soon after his release in cases related to the
May 9 riots.
The
officials of the Parang police station of Charsadda district had arrested the
former National Assembly speaker in an FIR registered against him over the May
9 violence.
Mr
Qaiser was released by the officials of Mardan jail, and as he came out of the
prison, the situation took a dramatic turn when the Mardan police re-arrested
him in another case.
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No
intent to roll back 18th Amendment: PML-N
December
3, 2023
“There
has been no proposal under discussion to roll back the 18th amendment. Rather
this amendment is complete and we will meet its spirit (after coming to power
after upcoming polls),” PML-N secretary general Ahsan Iqbal told reporters
after the party supremo Nawaz Sharif held interviews for Sargodha division
party candidates for the polls here on Saturday.
On
the other hand, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) apprehends that its former
ally (PML-N) intends to roll back the 18th amendment to the Constitution after
the general elections.
PPP
Sindh chapter president Senator Nisar Khuhro had said: “I appeal to all my
friends not to become part of this move to roll back the 18th amendment, which
is tantamount to attacking the 1973 Constitution. I can only appeal and
convince them; otherwise, the PPP will stand firm and won’t let this happen.”
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Hospitals
in Sindh opt for silence on govt directive seeking audit report
December
3, 2023
KARACHI:
Despite passage of considerable time and several reminders, not a single health
institution, including those getting government grants amounting to billions of
rupees over the years, has submitted its audit report or details about its cost
structures yet, it emerged on Saturday.
Sources
said that the caretaker provincial government had initially issued a letter to
19 charitable health facilities on Aug 23 this year, directing them to get
their accounts audited by a reputable firm.
Last
month, the health department had sent a letter to 17 public and private sector
institutions, seeking details about the costs they incurred on different
medical procedures, their salary structure and per day cost of hospitalisation
in the intensive care unit or general ward. Yet, there was no response.
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Mideast
Islamic
Resistance fire large missile salvo on Tel Aviv
03/December/2023
GAZA
December 03. 2023 (Saba) - The Palestinian resistance has launched a large
missile salvo from the northern Gaza Strip, reaching the vicinity of Tel Aviv
and Modiin in the western occupied al-Quds, and in the southern and eastern the
southern regions surrounding Gaza.
In
turn, the Zionist enemy media reported that the missile attack that shook Tel
Aviv was launched from the far northern Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam
Brigades, the military arm of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced
the bombing of “Tel Aviv” with a missile barrage in response to the massacres
against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
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Muslim
American leaders challenge Biden's re-election amidst Gaza conflict support
2023-12-03
Shafaq
News / In a concerted effort, Muslim American leaders hailing from six critical
swing states have declared their intent to mobilize against President Joe
Biden's potential re-election bid due to his backing of Israel's military
operations in Gaza. However, these leaders have yet to reach a consensus
regarding an alternative candidate for the 2024 elections.
The
states are among a handful that allowed Biden to win the 2020 election.
Opposition from their sizeable Muslim and Arab American communities could
complicate the president's path to Electoral College victory next year.
"We
do not have two options. We have many options," Jaylani Hussein, director
of Minnesota's Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter, said at a
press conference in Dearborn, Michigan, when asked about Biden alternatives.
"We
are not supporting former President Donald Trump," he said, adding that
the Muslim community would decide how to interview other candidates.
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Head
of Islamic University in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike
Anadolu
staff
03.12.2023
The
Rector of the Gaza Islamic University in the Gaza Strip, Sufyan Tayeh, and his
family, were killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike, according to sources.
The
academic was killed in an airstrike in the Al-Faluja area in Jabalia in the
northeastern Gaza Strip.
"Academician
and President of the Islamic University Dr. Sufian Tayeh and his family were
martyred today as a result of (an Israeli) occupation airstrike on the Faluja
area in Gaza," Education Minister Mahmoud Abu Mouis said in a statement.
According
to the local Quds News Network, Tayeh was classified in 2021 being in the 2% of
the best researchers in the world.
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Police
arrest imam suspected of supporting Hamas
DECEMBER
2, 2023
Police
arrested an imam overnight on Friday on suspicion of supporting Hamas, the
police spokesperson said on Saturday evening.
The
imam was arrested after delivering a sermon during which he allegedly made
statements in support of Hamas, alongside “threatening” remarks.
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Two
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Killed in Reported Syria Strike by Israel
December
2, 2023
TWO
(IRGC) officers were killed in a reported Israeli air strike in Syria on
December 2. Israel acknowledges conducting hundreds of air strikes over the
past decade, but very rarely takes responsibility for specific attacks. As is
customary, Israel did not confirm conducting the predawn strike near Damascus,
in which Syria said several targets were hit. Hours later, Iranian state media
said the strike killed two IRGC officers. The Iranian report claimed that the
two had been on an “advisory mission” in Syria and appeared to be the first
Iranian fatalities in multi-front hostilities with Israel since the Gaza war
erupted on October 7.
an
has sought to distance itself from the Gaza conflagration it helped set alight,
as well as from the violence against Israel by its proxies in Lebanon, Iraq,
and Yemen. But given its entrenchment in Syria, it was only a matter of time
before its own personnel would pay the price of this unprecedented flare-up.
The Israelis, it is safe to assume, knew who they were hitting outside Damascus
and saw the value of eliminating the targets as far outweighing any risk of
further escalation.” — Mark Dubowitz, FDD CEO
“The
Israelis have a ten-year track record of striking Iranian assets in Syria. It
was part of a gray zone campaign. But the fighting in the gray zone has ended.
Israel is at war. Iranian assets across the Middle East are at risk. Iranian
military officers are among the targets of opportunity that we should expect to
see in the weeks and months ahead.” — Jonathan Schanzer, FDD Senior Vice
President for Research
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Fresh
Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Hamas and Islamic Jihad launch rockets into
Israel
03-12-2023
ISRAEL
CARRIED OUT bombardments in Gaza this morning as international calls mounted
for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with
Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The
Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since a
ceasefire collapsed on Friday, with the Hamas government saying at least 240
people had been killed.
Hamas
and Palestinian group Islamic Jihad announced “rocket barrages” against
multiple Israeli cities and towns including Tel Aviv, and Israel said that two
of its soldiers had died in combat, the first since the end of the truce.
At
least seven people were killed in an Israeli bombing early this morning near
Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, the Hamas-run government said.
Israeli
strikes also hit the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza late Saturday,
killing at least 13 people, according to the official Palestinian news agency
Wafa.
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Southeast Asia
Philippine
Troops Kill 11 Suspected Islamic Militants
December
02, 2023
MANILA,
PHILIPPINES — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire,
killed 11 suspected Islamic militants near a hinterland village in the
country's south, authorities said Saturday, in one of the military's bloodiest
anti-insurgency offensives this year.
The
military launched the offensive Friday after receiving intelligence about the
whereabouts of suspected leaders and armed followers of the Dawla Islamiyah and
the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, or the BIFF, groups near the village
of Tuwayan in southern Datu Hofer town in Maguindanao province, military
officials said.
Army
Major Saber Balogan, a regional military official, said government forces
recovered 11 bodies of suspected militants after more than three hours of
fighting.
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Pres.
Muizzu discusses growth of Islamic financial sector with the president of IsDB
Zunana
Zalif
03-12-2023
President
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has engaged in discussions regarding the growth of the
Islamic financial sector, with the President of the Islamic Development Bank
(IsDB), Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser.
The
discussions were held during a courtesy call paid by the IsDB president on the
Maldivian leader in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday.
The
meeting was held on the sidelines of the 28th Session of the Conference of the
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
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PAS
sec-gen calls Kemaman victory a referendum on PM Anwar’s leadership, claims
momentum now with Perikatan
By
Shathana Kasinathan
03
Dec 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan today claimed the 37,000-vote
majority won by PAS in yesterday’s Kemaman parliamentary by-election to be a
referendum of the public’s disapproval of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim’s leadership of the country.
Despite
it being a vote in an overwhelmingly Malay state controlled by his party, the
PAS secretary-general said the victory is an endorsement of the Islamist
party’s candidate who is also Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri
Mokhtar, and signals the surge in public support for the Perikatan Nasional
(PN) federal Opposition coalition.
“Ahmad
Samsuri’s victory with a greater majority of 37,220 votes representing the
support of 70 per cent of the voters not only proves the acceptance of his
position as Menteri Besar of Terengganu but also confirms the momentum of
rising support for PN in the series of by-elections held after the 15th General
Election, including in the Parliament of Kuala Terengganu and Pulai as well as
the by-election of Simpang Jeram and Pelangai before.
“It
is clear that the central government continues to fail to gain the support and
trust of the people even after one year in power,” he said in a statement
published today in PAS-owned newspaper Harakah Daily.
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Annuar
Musa claims ethnic Chinese, youths warming up to Perikatan in Kemaman vote
By
R. Loheswar
03
Dec 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Just a day after the Kemaman parliamentary by-election was won
by Perikatan Nasional (PN), former Umno warlord Tan Sri Annuar Musa claims a
dynamic swing in support among two voter groups for the federal Opposition
coalition.
Now
deputy elections director of PAS, Annuar said the Terengganu by-election result
showed an increase in support among ethnic Chinese and young voters even as he
marked that the Orang Asli continue to remain steadfast behind the federal
ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
“Concurrently,
the Malay vote strongly favours PAS at 72 per cent, compared to BN’s 28 per
cent. The youth demographic is firmly aligned with PAS, showing an increase to
77 per cent from last year’s 66 per cent at the 15th general election, while
support for BN among the youth has dipped from 34 per cent to 23 per cent,” he
said in a Facebook post today.
the
same tone, he raised questions about the Anwar government’s trajectory.
”Electricity tariffs have risen, support for Hamas has been muted, takbir
shouts no longer allowed, opposition MPs face allocation refusals, Sabah’s
allocation is limited, royalties to Opposition states delayed, LGBT
normalisation is noted, prima facie cases dropped, and the LCS case remains
silent while ‘bosku’ is neglected,” he said.
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Johor
proposes federal govt implement QR code system with Singapore at CIQ
03
Dec 2023
ISKANDAR
PUTERI, Dec 3 — The Johor state government has proposed that the federal
government consider implementing a quick response (QR) code system, similar to
Singapore, at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in the
state.
Johor
Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this was one of three proposals to
help make the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) a success, as part
of collaborative efforts between the Malaysia and Singapore governments.
“Johor
also hopes that the federal government will consider the same digital method to
mitigate movement at the busiest border in the world,” he told the state
legislative assembly here today.
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DPM
Zahid congratulates Melaka on selection as World Tourism Day 2025 host
03
Dec 2023
JASIN,
Dec 3 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi congratulated
Melaka for being selected to host World Tourism Day (WTD) in 2025.
He
said the federal government chose Melaka due to its confidence in the state,
which has the infrastructure, hospitality, commitment, and efficiency of civil
servants willing to cooperate in the smooth-running of events.
“I
am sure that with the advantages of its tourist attractions, and historical
heritage to the uniqueness of cultural assimilation and traditions of the
people of Melaka, Melaka will attract more tourists, thus making it a preferred
destination,” he said.
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Payung
Rahmah initiative shines in the Madani govt’s first year
03
Dec 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Payung Rahmah initiative has emerged as a standout brand
for the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) under the Madani
government’s one-year leadership, said Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh.
She
said the initiative now encompasses the Rahmah Package, Rahmah Baskets, Rahmah
Sales and Menu Rahmah, with the most well-received being the Rahmah Sales and
Menu Rahmah.
“It
is estimated that the Rahmah Sales programme has benefited over five million
consumers who would line up and wait for hours for discounts ranging from 10 to
30 per cent,” she said during a virtual interview on RTM’s Selamat Pagi
Malaysia programme today.
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Johor
proposes federal govt implement QR code system with Singapore at CIQ
03
Dec 2023
ISKANDAR
PUTERI, Dec 3 — The Johor state government has proposed that the federal
government consider implementing a quick response (QR) code system, similar to
Singapore, at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in the
state.
Johor
Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this was one of three proposals to
help make the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) a success, as part
of collaborative efforts between the Malaysia and Singapore governments.
“Johor
also hopes that the federal government will consider the same digital method to
mitigate movement at the busiest border in the world,” he told the state
legislative assembly here today.
In
addition, he hoped that to ensure the smooth movement of workers and
merchandise, initiatives such as multiple entry visas, special passes, and
sufficient staff from the Immigration Department and the Customs Department,
were necessary.
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Umno’s
Puad Zarkashi claims Opposition parties might abuse funds if its MPs get direct
injection from govt
By
Kenneth Tee
03
Dec 2023
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi said it is
unreasonable for Opposition lawmakers to receive government allocations
directly into the bank accounts of their service centres as proposed as it is
open to abuse by their political parties.
According
to the Rengit assemblyman, allocations are not a right but a prerogative of the
prime minister, especially for those who refuse to support the government.
“In
the context of an uneven playing field in Malaysia, there are many areas that
still need MPs who is sensitive, understanding and capable of coming up with
solutions.
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Arab world
‘Three
Chaplains’: New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of
Muslim
2023-12-03
Shafaq
News/ The woman refused to sell Captain Saleha Jabeen a hijab to don with her
military uniform. While many civilian Muslims tell Jabeen she makes them proud,
others are horrified by her decision to serve. “You’re gonna go kill Muslims,”
the store owner told her that day.
Major
Rafael Lantigua Jr. has experienced the flip side of that struggle. Angered by
an attack on U.S. troops in Iraq, a fellow service member once barked at
Lantigua: “Why can’t you call your people and tell them to stop?”
The
words stung. Just as Jabeen thought the woman saw her as a bad Muslim, Lantigua
felt the implication of the outburst directed at him was: You don’t belong.
(The service member later apologized).
In
the years since, Jabeen and Lantigua have become part of the small group of
Muslim military chaplains who tend to the souls and spirits of U.S. troops of
all faiths and no faith — their work highlighted in a new film that offers a
peek into their worlds. Among other duties, they give talks on suicide
prevention, provide counsel on relationships, and advise commanders on matters
of religion and morale. When the going gets tough, they offer comfort, hope and
companionship.
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Tokyo
governor looking forward to ‘exciting’ World Expo in Riyadh
DIANA
FARAH
December
03, 2023
DUBAI:
The governor of Tokyo hopes World Expo 2030 in Riyadh will be an exciting and
sustainable event with the potential to “surprise the world.”
Speaking
to Arab News Japan on Saturday, Gov. Koike Yuriko offered her best wishes to
Saudi Arabia after Riyadh this week won its bid to host the prestigious event.
“I’d
like to congratulate the Kingdom,” she said. “And I hope the Expo … would be an
exciting one (and) make the people of the world surprised.”
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Saudi
Arabia’s cultural renaissance embraces metal music
NADA
JAN
December
02, 2023
JEDDAH:
Saudi metal band Immortal Pain delivered a loud and lively concert at Comic Con
Arabia in Jeddah, with a huge crowd of fans cheering and singing along with
them.
Friday
night marked the second performance of the band at the convention. They have
been in the rock and metal scene since late 2005, starting with two members and
later doubling.
In
a previous interview with Arab News, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Emad Ashoor
said the band started with only him and the lead guitarist Rasheed Attar.
Later, drummer Moayad Al-Shammari and bassist Anan Al-Sabban joined the group,
and just last year, they signed a contract with Saudi recording company Wall of
Sound: Dark Mode.
The
local band has been in the rock and metal scene since late 2005, gradually
increasing their audience over the years. Instagram/immortal_pain_official.
(Supplied)
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Saudi
Arabia showcases crafts, culture at Milan exhibition
ARAB
NEWS
December
02, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia is participating in the Artigiano in Fiera exhibition in Milan,
Italy, which runs from Dec. 2-10. The Saudi pavilion, overseen by the Ministry
of Culture, will showcase various aspects of the country’s culture and rich
national heritage.
According
to a report by the Saudi Press Agency, participating organizations include the
Saudi Heritage Commission, the Culinary Arts Commission, the Theater and
Performing Arts Commission, the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts, and the
Saudi Handicrafts Company.
The
pavilion will also highlight Arabic poetry’s relationship to Italian culture. A
selection of Arabic verses will be translated into Italian and hung on murals
at the entrance.
Saudi
Arabia has previously participated in Milan’s Artigiano in Fiera exhibition and
offered cultural experience workshops. (Ministry of Culture)
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Saudi
king, crown prince congratulate UAE on 52nd National Day
ARAB
NEWS
December
02, 2023
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sent a message of congratulations to UAE President
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to mark his country’s national day on Saturday, the
Saudi Press Agency reported.
The
king “wished the Emirati president continued good health and happiness, and the
government and friendly people of UAE further progress and prosperity.”
The
UAE is celebrating its 52nd National Day anniversary, which falls on Dec. 2
each year and commemorates the unification of all seven emirates into one
nation.
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2023
Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group enters Saudi Arabia
NADA
JAN
December
02, 2023
JEDDAH:
The Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG) arrived in Saudi
Arabia at Jeddah Islamic Port on Friday, Dec. 1, on its second visit since
2015.
Jeddah
is one of 13 ports and 12 cities that ROKS Hansando and combat support ship
ROKS Hwacheon will visit during the group’s training, which is designed to
familiarize the midshipmen with ships and to develop their skills before they
are commissioned as naval officers.
Welcoming
the ships and their crews at the port after their voyage from Egypt was South
Korea’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Park Joon-Yong, South Korean Consul General
Woo Hong-Koo, Commanding Officer Cho Chong Ho, consuls, members of the Korean
International School of Jeddah, and South Korean residents of Jeddah.
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Saudi
communications commission to join Green Digital Action initiative
ARAB
NEWS
December
02, 2023
RIYADH:
The Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission has agreed to join
the Green Digital Action initiative convened by the International
Telecommunication Union.
Green
Digital Action aims to enhance collaboration, fast-track industry-wide
commitments to addressing climate challenges, and put digital solutions at the
forefront of climate action, by transforming into a digital infrastructure that
enables environmental and sustainable solutions, the Saudi Press Agency
reported.
The
commission said it would be leading the “Foster a Circular ICT Industry” track
as part of Green Digital Action, which covers reducing ICT sector emissions,
advancing climate solutions through open environmental data and technologies,
implementing green standards, facilitating a green transition across all
industries through digital technology, and leveraging digital systems for
disaster alerts and early warnings.
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Europe
Paris
hammer attacker 'pledged allegiance to Islamic State' in chilling video
By
Ryan Fahey
3
DEC 2023
A
British mum is facing at least six years in jail along with her brother and six
others over an alleged holiday food poisoning scam.
Laura
Joyce could go to prison for the alleged scam which cost hotel groups in
Majorca, Spain around £9million. Hotel bosses are now demanding the
mum-of-three face six-and-a-half years behind bars for what they claim is the
running of an organised gang which hit three hotel chains. The 44-year-old was
allegedly in charge of using middlemen encouraging holidaymakers to fake
illnesses and claim compensation. Laura and brother Marc Cameron Grimstead were
accused in court of forming the "profit-motivated organised gang" and
are now facing trial alongside six others.
Those
six other Brits were named in court as Ryan Bridges, Simon Robert Flanagan,
Tegan Jewel Sumerlee, Susan Amanda Lyle, Nicola Marie Sanderson, and Peter Carl
Murphy. Inspectors investigating the case believe the hotels targeted by the
alleged group were rinsed of £9.5million between 2016 and 2017. Laura, who was
charged under the name Cameron, had been warned earlier this year of the
possibility of receiving a higher sentence should she be found guilty of being
the ringleader of the supposed gang. A seven-page document delivered to court
from the Majorca Hoteliers Federation outlined their requested sentences for
each member, The Sun reported.
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UK
to conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to provide intelligence to Israel
Zuhal
Demirci
03.12.2023
The
UK will conduct surveillance flights above Israel and Gaza to provide
intelligence to Tel Aviv as part of hostage rescue efforts, according to the
British Defense Ministry.
Surveillance
aircraft "will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked
solely to locate hostages," it said in a statement.
"Only
information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant
authorities responsible for hostage rescue," the ministry noted.
The
ministry underlined that the UK government had been "working with partners
across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British
nationals, who have been kidnapped" since an attack by the Palestinian
resistance group, Hamas, on Oct.7.
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Paris
stabbings: Jihadist knifeman’s previously foiled attack and links to known
Islamist terrorists
December
03, 2023
THOMAS
BROOKE
The
terror suspect in a stabbing in Paris on Saturday evening that left one dead
and others injured had already been jailed in France for a previously
unsuccessful attack.
Arman
Rajabpour-Miyandoab, a 26-year-old French national of Iranian origin, was incarcerated
for four years for planning an attack in the Parisian business hub of La
Défense in the summer of 2016.
He
was arrested on Saturday evening after stabbing to death a German-Filipino
national near the Eiffel Tower and injuring at least two others as he ran from
police. He reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the rampage before being
neutralized by a taser gun and detained.
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Ukraine
warns of nuclear risks as Zelenskyy prepares to dig in
Dec
3, 2023
The
threat of a nuclear accident persists amid Russia’s invasion, now into its 22nd
month, the Ukrainian energy ministry said after a blackout at the
Kremlin-occupied Zaporizhzhia facility.
The
nuclear worries are running parallel to stepped-up Russian offensive efforts in
Ukraine’s east, including the unconfirmed capture of Mariinka in eastern
Donetsk - and as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for extensive
fortification in key battleground areas and along Ukraine’s borders with Russia
and Belarus.
The
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which was captured by Kremlin forces days
after Russia’s full-scale invasion, was completely cut off from electricity
overnight, the ministry said Saturday.
The
power network that connects Zaporizhzhia to Ukraine’s power grid was damaged,
and the facility used diesel generators to keep working until repairs were
made. It was the eighth blackout that the Zaporizhzhia NPP has faced since the
start of the war.
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Father
of NI soldier shot dead in Kenya says son thought gun was ‘a dummy’
Brett
Campbell
03-12-2023
The
dad of a British soldier from Northern Ireland who was killed while off-duty in
Kenya has paid an emotional tribute to his “really special” son.
His
dad Joseph McCool told PA News Agency his son was shot while on a motorcycle
trip away from his base in the African country just days before he was due to
leave.
Mr
McCool revealed that his eldest son Fergal and wife Joan made their way to be
with Kevin before he succumbed to his injuries as he reflected on his son’s
life.
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South Asia
As
Afghan diplomats spar over embassy, India draws red lines
by
Shubhajit Roy
December
3, 2023
With
Afghanistan’s Consuls General in Mumbai and Hyderabad declaring they will keep
the Afghan embassy in New Delhi open and functional — its closure was announced
by Farid Mamundzay, the ousted government’s Ambassador to India, who called the
Consuls General representatives of the Taliban — the Indian government, it is
learnt, is looking at three broad indicators that do not, in any way, amount to
de facto recognition of the Taliban regime by India.
First,
the new leadership team will continue to hoist the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan tricolour flag, and not the Taliban white flag with the Shahada
inscription in black in the centre.
Second,
the embassy will continue to use the name of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan and not the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban’s
nomenclature. These will be used as part of their letterheads in their official
communication with the Indian government, in the note verbale and other stationery.
And
third, new diplomats from the Taliban regime are not sent to be part of the
Afghan embassy in Delhi or the consulates in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
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China
Formally Accepted Afghan Ambassador, Says Taliban
December
02, 2023
Afghanistan's
Taliban administration has appointed a former spokesperson as ambassador to
China, the foreign affairs ministry said on Friday, its first officially
accredited envoy to any country since taking over in 2021.
Former
administration spokesman Bilal Karimi arrived in China late in November to take
up the role, the Taliban-run foreign ministry said in a statement.
"He
is the official accredited ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to
the People's Republic of China," ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi
told Reuters, adding that he was the first such envoy since the 2021 takeover.
Mawlawi
Asadullah @BilalKarimi44 arrived in Beijing, November 24, 2023, and was
received by diplomats of Embassy of IEA in China along with Mr. Yue Xiaoyong,
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Hamas'
Abu Obaida In Afghanistan? Images From Taliban Military Parade Go Viral
Dec
02, 2023
Images
of a person mirroring Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obaida from
Taliban defence ministry event in Afghanistan have gone viral. The man in the
images is resembles Abu Obaida who shot to prominence in the Arab world amid
ongoing war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. Watch the video for more.
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Bilal
Karimi is Taliban’s First Ambassador to China as Beijing Accepts Credentials
By:
Manoj Gupta
DECEMBER
02, 2023
The
credentials of Taliban government’s new ambassador to China, Bilal Karimi, have
been accepted by Beijing — the first time Afghanistan’s rulers have officially
sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two
years ago. According to Afghan foreign ministry spokesperson, Karimi was
accepted as the official ambassador of the Islamic Emirate in China.
No
country recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, but
some, including China, have embassies in Kabul. Many other diplomatic missions
were shuttered and their staff evacuated as Taliban fighters bore down on
Afghanistan’s capital in August 2021.
China
is of particular importance to the Taliban, who are courting foreign investment
and regional alliances amid their continued isolation on the international
stage because of their restrictions on Afghan women and girls.
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52
yrs after Bangladesh Liberation War, Tripura begins survey on exchanged plots
By
Priyanka Deb Barman
Dec
03, 2023
The
Tripura government has started a survey to unearth the status of land plots
exchanged between the people of India and Bangladesh
After
52 years of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War that forced 15 lakh refugees from
erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to seek shelter in India, the Tripura
government started a survey to unearth the status of land plots exchanged
between the people of both the countries.
Thousands
of people had migrated after the partition between India and Pakistan in 1947
to get rid of the hostilities of the Pakistan forces. After the war was over,
many went back but many stayed back. Among them, most of the Hindus, settled
here permanently after exchanging land plots with Muslims in the state, who
later migrated to Bangladesh.
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Now,
low-fare flights from N-E to Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar
by
Divya A
December
3, 2023
IN
A first, four new air routes connecting northeastern states with international
destinations have been approved under the Centre’s flagship regional air
connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik). These will connect Assam to
Thailand and Bangladesh, Manipur to Myanmar and Tripura to Bangladesh.
To
be operational in a few weeks, airfares on these approved routes —
Guwahati-Bangkok, Guwahati-Dhaka, Imphal-Mandalay and Agartala-Chittagong —
under the UDAN scheme, will be subsidised. “These new routes have been in the
pipeline since the concerned states made a demand,” Anil Kumar Gupta, Executive
Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI) told The Indian Express, on the
sidelines of the recently-held 11th International Tourism Mart in Shillong.
Reasonable
airfares could boost tourism from neighbouring countries like Bangladesh,
Myanmar and Bhutan in the northeastern states, said officials in the Ministry
of Tourism, which organises such a meeting every year in one of the eight
northeastern states highlighting their tourism potential and rich biodiversity.
Four
more routes connecting the northeast to neighbouring countries are further
under consideration, Gupta said. International routes have to be cleared by the
ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs too.
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Bid
to smuggle sugar to Bangladesh foiled, 1 held
Dec
3, 2023
Shillong:
BSF troops have thwarted an attempt to smuggle sugar worth Rs 30 lakh to
Bangladesh as they seized a sand-laden truck carrying the consignment in
Meghalaya, a BSF official said on Saturday.
Acting
on a tip-off, a team of BSF intercepted the truck carrying sacks of sugar,
hidden in a layer of sand, in Sonapur area of East Jaintia Hills district on
Friday, and the driver failed to produce valid documents supporting the export
of the commodity, he said.
1
held for smuggling 2,000 turtlesA Tamil Nadu native, Zakir Hussain Kaja Mydeen,
was apprehended by Customs for smuggling 2,000 Red-eared Sliders and Trachemys
Scripta turtles worth several lakhs from Kuala Lumpur. The Air Intelligence
Unit (AIU) intercepted Mydeen based on specific intelligence and discovered the
turtles concealed in his baggage. These turtles, considered invasive species,
were later sent back to Kuala Lumpur. Mydeen intended to sell them in Chennai
for a profit of Rs 30 lakhs. Officials believe Mydeen is part of a smuggling
syndicate bringing such species into India.105673902
Customs
seizes eight kg of gold smuggled from Sri LankaCustoms Intelligence Unit in
Tamil Nadu seized 8 kg of gold worth Rs 5 crore, smuggled from Sri Lanka. The
gold was found hidden in a country boat intercepted near Munthalmunai. The boat
did not have a registration number. The officials also discovered gold hidden
in a buoy off Dhanushkodi coast. In total, 8 kg of gold was recovered. The
department is investigating the boat owner and the smugglers involved.105599503
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