Calls For Atrocity Crimes Against Muslims In India
06 February 2022
Protesters from various organizations take part in a demonstration in New Delhi on December 27, 2021, after the Indian police on December 24, 2021, said they have launched an investigation into an event where Hindu hardliners called for mass killings of minority Muslims. (Photo credit: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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Calls For Atrocity Crimes Against Muslims In India
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Rallies call for end to genocide of Muslims in Held Kashmir
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Macron’s government seeks to reshape Islam in France
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President of Iraqi Sunni Ulama Association: Oppression of Saudi-led coalition
against Yemen, shames every Muslim
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Afghanistan: UN report
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US restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase
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Calls
For Atrocity Crimes Against Muslims In India
Dr.
Ewelina U. Ochab
Feb
5, 2022
Protesters
from various organizations take part in a demonstration in New Delhi on
December 27, 2021, after the Indian police on December 24, 2021, said they have
launched an investigation into an event where Hindu hardliners called for mass
killings of minority Muslims. (Photo credit: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty
Images) AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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“The
Holocaust did not start with the gas chambers.” It started with hate speech. It
started with propaganda. It started with dehumanization of a group of people
and incitement to violence against them. If we are ever to prevent the crime
from occurring, we need to act to address the hate speech and propaganda that,
if not addressed and neutralized, may result in genocide. Recent reports
suggest that such hate speech and propaganda is at increase in India, where
Muslims minorities are the target.
On
January 17, 2022, Indian authorities charged Hindu monk YatiNarsinghanandGiri
with inciting religious violence against Muslims in the Hindu-majority country.
The case refers to an incident in December 2022, when Giri and other leaders
are said to have called on Hindus to arm themselves for “a genocide” against
Muslims during a three-day conference of right-wing supporters and other
religious leaders in Uttarakhand, India.
Reports
suggests that during the conference, Pooja Shakun Pandey, a senior member of
the right-wing Hindu Mahasabha political party, said: “If 100 of us become
soldiers and are prepared to kill 2 million (Muslims), then we will win ...
protect India, and make it a Hindu nation.”
The
charges against Giri follow a petition that sought to prosecute several Hindu
religious leaders and India’s Supreme Court issuing a notice to a northern
Himalayan state, the Uttarakhand state, that it would investigate the case. The
petition was filed by retired Judge Anjana Prakash and stated that these Hindu
religious leaders who spoke at the December 2021 conference “pose a grave
threat not just to the unity and integrity of our country but also endanger the
lives of millions of Muslim citizens.”
The
December 2021 conference where participants called for other Hindus to arm
themselves and kill Muslims in the country, and to establish a purely
Hindu-nation is a warning one cannot ignore. One cannot ignore it as this is
not the first, and will not be the last time we hear of such incitement to
violence against Muslims in India. Indeed, recent years have seen several
incidents that should have raised the alarm, and should have been monitored and
analyzed along the lines of the serious risk of genocide and other atrocity
crimes. These incidents include the government’s systematic discrimination
against the Muslim minority in India, incidents of Hindu mobs attacking Muslims
with many such attacks enjoying impunity that begets further crime against Muslim
minorities, and the widespread promotion of exclusionary ideologies that
portray Muslim minorities as the other.
It
is noteworthy that similarly other religious minorities face a litany of abused
in India, including Christian minorities. Among others, in January 2022, a mob
of 200 Hindu nationalists attacked a house church during its worship service,
injuring the pastor, Pastor HermanthKandapan, and at least two members of the
congregation. As Open Doors further comments, “Hindu extremists believe that all
Indians should be Hindus and that the country should be rid of Christianity and
Islam… They use extensive violence to achieve this goal.”
All
such attacks on religious or belief minorities must be investigated and
prosecuted. However, the calls to be “prepared to kill 2 million (Muslims)”
require further steps in response, including assessment of the serious risk of
genocide and comprehensive steps to neutralize the risk. If we do not act upon
the serious risk of genocide, we are going to see bodies on the street yet
again. This is a warning that we cannot ignore.
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Times Of India
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Rallies
call for end to genocide of Muslims in Held Kashmir
February
06, 2022
LAHORE
: Rallies and protests marked the Kashmir solidarity day on Saturday as tens of
thousands of slogan chanting marchers took to major roads and commercial
avenues across the country, demanding immediate end to genocide of Kashmiri
Muslims, reversing India’s annexation of disputed valley violating
international laws and norms, and ensuring the right to self-determination to
Kashmiris guaranteed by UN resolutions over seven decades ago.
In
Lahore JI secretary general Amirul Azeem led a rally on Mall Road which was
also addressed by Supreme Court Bar Association President Ahsan Bhoon.
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Sirajul Haq demanded the government give a roadmap for
the freedom of Occupied Kashmir from Indian yoke and called for holding an OIC
meeting in Islamabad on agenda of Kashmir.
Amirul
Azeem condemned UN and western powers for keeping criminal silence on gross
human rights abuses by Indian army in occupied Kashmir despite that Kashmiris
are demanding their right to self-determination from the UN. Azeem lamented
that Prime Minister Imran Khan was enjoying Olympic games whereas he should
have been in the country on Kashmir Solidarity Day to lead the protests from
the forefront.
He
said PTI government like the previous regimes failed to fight for Kashmir cause
and keeping a criminal inactivity after Modi regime occupied the Muslim
majority state by making constitutional amendments in violations of UN
guarantees. He said the Pakistani nation and the JI were standing side by side
with the Kashmir people in their freedom struggle. He regretted the human
rights abuses range from mass killings, forced disappearances, torture, rape
and sexual abuse to suppression of freedom of speech and bans on religious
gatherings continued in the occupied valley for over two and half years. Entire
occupied Kashmir, he said, had been under a lockdown for nearly two years as
thousands of Kashmiris were detained without charge, including former chief ministers,
political leaders, opposition activists, lawyers, and journalists, he said,
questing the silence of the UN and western powers on rights abuses in the held
area.
He
said since August 2019 when Modi government revoked the special constitutional
status of Jammu and Kashmir and split the province into two separate federally
governed territories, Indian army’s human right abuses had increased manifold
with several hundred people had been killed. He cited world media that Modi
government shifted over 29,000 Kashmiris from Kashmir to different Indian jails
in past 29 months. The funeral prayer of iconic Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani
was not allowed to be offered in open place and his dead body was buried in
midnight under the shadows of guns of Indian army, he said He said the
Pakistani rulers must realise that the Modi government was bent upon changing
the demography of held area. For the purpose, he said, it settled Hindus
population from different parts of India to Kashmir with an objective to change
Muslim majority of the region into minority. If the rulers of Pakistan failed
to check the design of New Delhi, he said, Pakistan will lose its jugular vein
forever. He vowed to continue struggle for Kashmir cause.
Source:
The News
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Macron’s
government seeks to reshape Islam in France
BY
BARBARA SURK
FEBRUARY
05, 2022
FILE
- Muslims pray during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at
the Paris Mosque, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The French government on Saturday,
Feb. 5, 2022, forged ahead with efforts to reshape Islam in France and rid it
of extremism, introducing a new body made up of clergy and laymen — and women —
to help lead the largest Muslim community in western Europe. (AP
Photo/Christophe Ena, File) CHRISTOPHE ENA AP
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The
French government on Saturday introduced a new body to reshape Islam in France,
part of President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to rid it of extremism. The Forum
of Islam in France leadership will be made up of clergy and lay people to help
guide the largest Muslim community in western Europe. All of its members will
be hand-picked by the government and women will make up at least a quarter of
them. With France bloodied by past Islamic extremist attacks and having
hundreds of citizens who went to fight with jihadists in Syria in past years,
few disagree that radicalization is a danger. But critics also see the efforts
as a political ploy to lure right-wing voters to Macron's centrist party ahead
of France's April 10 presidential election. Supporters say it will keep the
country — and its 5 million Muslims — safe and ensure that Muslim practices in
France adhere to the country’s cherished value of secularism in public life.
Yet critics, including many Muslims who consider the religion a part of their
French identity, say the government’s latest initiative is another step in
institutionalized discrimination that holds the whole community responsible for
violent attacks of a few and serves as another barrier in their public lives.
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Muslim Faith, a group set up in 2003 by former President Nicolas Sarkozy, then
interior minister. The Council served as an interlocutor between the government
and religious leaders. “We must turn the page," Interior Minister Gerald
Darmanin said at the forum's inaugural meeting Saturday at The Economic, Social
and Environmental Council in Paris. “We are restarting relations between the
state and the faith ... (based on) a new form of dialogue that will be more
open, more inclusive and more representative of Islam's diversity in France.”
Islam is the second religion in France, with no single leader and multiple
strains represented, from moderate to Salafist with a rigorous interpretation
of the religion to outright radical upstarts. Macron's project includes
measures like training imams in France instead of bringing them in from Turkey,
Morocco or Algeria — a plan many in the Muslim community approve of. It also
breaks the centralized leadership of clerics. “A single representative of the
Muslim faith, who is a master of all trades, no longer exists,” Darmanin said. Women
and men “who draw their legitimacy from their work and expertise in a field”
will engage in the dialogue with the state, he explained. $2 for 2 months
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OFFER Muslims are divided over the project. Some believers visiting the Grand
Mosque of Paris for Friday prayers cautiously welcomed the idea, while others
worry it's going too far in trying to control their faith, or say that the
government has singled out Islamic institutions but would not dare suggest such
changes to Christian ones. Hamoud ben Bouzid, a 51-year-old Parisian, was
optimistic about Macron’s plan and his effort to include different voices from
the Muslim community to show to the wider society its diversity. Members of the
clergy “don’t speak for every Muslim citizen” of France, he said. “We live in a
secular country, so why not expand the forum and give voice to many more
Muslims in France?” ben Bouzid said. “I would like Muslims to be heard as
citizens in this country, not as Muslims. As full citizens.” Muslims in France
have long complained of discrimination in daily life, from being singled out by
police for ID checks to discrimination in job searches. Whenever extremist
violence hits, by foreign-born attackers or by French-born youth, France’s own
Muslims come under suspicion and pressure to denounce violence. Last year the
French parliament approved a law to strengthen oversight of mosques, schools
and sports clubs. The government says it was needed to safeguard France from
radical Islamists and to promote respect for secularism and women’s rights. The
law has been used to shut down multiple mosques and community groups.
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President
of Iraqi Sunni Ulama Association: Oppression of Saudi-led coalition against
Yemen, shames every Muslim
February
6, 2022
Coinciding
with the intensification of the aggression of the Arab-Western-Hebrew coalition
in attacking the oppressed people of Yemen, the International Conference
“Investigating the Dimensions of the Aggression against Yemen” is being held
today, Saturday, February 5, 2022, by the Arbaeen International Foundation in
cooperation with the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and coordinated institutions.
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Coinciding
with the intensification of the aggression of the Arab-Western-Hebrew coalition
in attacking the oppressed people of Yemen, the International Conference
“Investigating the Dimensions of the Aggression against Yemen” is being held
today, Saturday, February 5, 2022, by the Arbaeen International Foundation in
cooperation with the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and coordinated
institutions.
As
the 4th speaker of the conference, the head of the Iraqi Sunni Ulama
Association, said, “Talking about Yemen is reminiscent of seven-year oppression
and suffering of the oppressed people of this country. This nation seeks peace
with its neighbors. But it has been plagued by murder, aggression, and economic
siege. The situation of these people is a great concern of all justice
seekers.”
“When
it comes to Yemen and the hostilities against this country, the oppression of
the arrogant and western countries through the Saudi-led coalition shames all
Muslims. If it were not for the neighboring countries, no one would have dared
to invade the skies and the land of Yemen,” said the head of the Iraqi Ulama
Association, considering the reason for the oppression against the Yemeni
people, their piety.
“In
these seven years, the aggressors have seen the result of this futile war. They
massacre in this holy land on the daily basis. The Yemeni people expect the
Muslim Ummah and the Islamic scholars to pursue this issue more seriously in
the international communities. This war that has done no good to either side,”
he said, assessing the war on Yemen as futile.
“The
enemies are looking for a permanent war so that this region does not have
peace. They do not want peace, tranquility and unity to be established here,”
Sheikh Khaled Mullah stated, considering the perpetrators of the wars in Syria,
Iraq and Yemen as enemies of religion, sects and the unity of Muslims.
“The
UAE and Saudi Arabia are the cause of aggression and insecurity and are the
enemies of Islam,” the head of the Iraqi Ulema Association said, “They are
destroying the wealth, the infrastructure and the whole region.”
“The
only result of the war on Yemen has been the despair of the enemies,” he
stated, “Seeing the steadfastness of the Yemeni people proves to the enemies
that they will not achieve any result. Some countries do not dare to talk about
their murders and aggressions.”
“God
Almighty has said many times not to rely on those who have wronged. The Holy
Prophet (p.b.u.h) also said, ‘I forbade oppression for myself and for you.
Because oppression will have bad effects and consequences for you.’ How are
some Islamic countries silent in the face of the oppression against Yemen?”
Sheikh Khaled Mullah said.
“The
economic sanctions on Iran, the unrest in Iraq and other countries in the
region, due to the opposition of the enemies to the people of the region and
their efforts to form governments in accordance with their wishes,” the head of
the Iraqi Ulama Association stated, “The enemies want the region (Middle East)
to extend a hand of friendship to Israel. It is the duty of all of us to fight
this issue. As the Islamic Republic of Iran has entered the issue of Yemen and
has shown that with all the problems, significant victories can be achieved.”
“The
rulers of some countries in the region must be confronted,” he said, “All
Muslims should say out loud: Enough is enough! Stop oppressing this noble
nation of Yemen! The great Ummah of Islam supports the Yemeni people. We, as
Islamic Ummah scholars, express our solidarity with the people, scholars, and
martyrs of Yemen. These people should know that their victory is near. The
resistance of these people has always been and will be outstanding.”
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Osama
bin Laden’s son met Taliban in Oct, terror groups enjoy great freedom in
Afghanistan: UN report
Geeta
Mohan
February
6, 2022
Terrorist
groups enjoy great freedom in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, a new UN report
says. (Photo: File)
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The
son of slain terrorist Osama bin Laden went to Afghanistan and held meetings
with the Taliban in October 2021, according to a new report by the United
Nations. Further, the report says that there are no signs that the Taliban have
taken steps to limit the activities of foreign terrorists in Afghanistan. In
fact, terrorist groups enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan today than at any
other time in recent history, the report says.
The
29th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the
United Nations Security Council was made public this week. The UN prepares
these reports twice a year in an effort to strengthen implementation of
sanctions on militant groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
The
UN report has addressed the security situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring
countries following the takeover of the nation by militant group Taliban in
August 2021.
As
per the report, the links between the al-Qaeda and Taliban are clear. For
example, Amin Muhammad ul-HaqSaam Khan, who coordinated security for Osama bin
Laden, returned to his home in Afghanistan in late August.
However,
the al-Qaeda has maintained a “strategic silence” on the Taliban, most probably
in an effort not to compromise the Taliban’s aim of gaining international
legitimacy. Hence, after its first statement congratulating the Taliban on its
‘victory’, al-Qaeda has not said much.
The
al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is led by Osama Mehmood and has
between 200-400 fighters from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and
Pakistan, the report says. The group fought alongside the Taliban in
Afghanistan.
The
UN report estimates that the strength of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Khorasan (ISIL-K) has risen from earlier estimates of 2,200 to nearly 4,000,
following the release of several thousand prisoners.
This
group controls limited territory in eastern Afghanistan and is capable of
conducting high-profile and complex attacks, the report says.
“The
group aims to position itself as the chief rejectionist force in Afghanistan,
with a wider regional agenda threatening neighbouring Central and South Asian
countries,” the report adds.
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India Today
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US
restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase
By:
Reuters
February
5, 2022
Cheaa
pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and U.S. flags in this
illustration taken January 26, 2022 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/illustration
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President
Joe Biden’s administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to
allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian
talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran enter the
final stretch.
The
waivers had allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to carry out
non-proliferation work to effectively make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites
to be used for weapons development.
The
waivers were rescinded by the United States in 2019 and 2020 under former
President Donald Trump, who pulled out of the nuclear agreement.
The
State Department has sent a report signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken
to Congress explaining that restoring the waivers will help the talks in Vienna
on returning to the deal reached between Iran and a group of countries
including China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and the United States.
“The
waiver with respect to these activities is designed to facilitate discussions
that would help to close a deal on a mutual return to full implementation of
the JCPOA, and lay the groundwork for Iran’s return to performance of its JCPOA
commitments,” according to the report, a copy of which seen by Reuters.
“It
is also designed to serve US non-proliferation and nuclear safety interests and
constrain Iran’s nuclear activities. It is being issued as a matter of policy
discretion with these objectives in mind, and not pursuant to a commitment or
as part of a quid pro quo,” the report said.
The
activities, according to the report, include redesign of Iran’s Arak
heavy-water reactor, the preparation and modification of its Fordow facility
for stable isotope production, operations, training and services related to its
Bushehr nuclear power plant, among several other things.
The
United States and Iran have held eight rounds of indirect talks in Vienna since
April aimed at reinstating the pact that lifted sanctions against Tehran, in
exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.
After
Trump pulled the United States out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed harsh
sanctions, Iran gradually started violating the pact’s nuclear curbs.
The
official added that there has been some progress in narrowing down the list of
differences and that now is the time for political decisions.
“The
waiver was needed to allow for technical discussions that were key to the talks
about a return to the deal,” said a senior State Department official.
The
official added that restoring the waiver was not a signal that the United
States was on the verge of reaching an understanding to return to the deal.
“The
waivers are less a goodwill gesture or a concession to Iran, but rather
technical steps that are probably aimed at ensuring implementation discussions
can go forward in Vienna,” Rome said.
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Covid-19
daily cases passes 10,000-mark for first time since Oct 2020
BY
ASHMAN ADAM
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases flew past the 10,000-mark
today, recording 10,089 cases today.
This
is the first time that cases have passed the 10,000-mark, with the last time
being October 1 last year when the country recorded 10,915 cases.
Today’s
cases bring the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,914,220.
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80
U.S. Muslim organisations call for federal investigation into anti-Muslim
group’s ‘spying’
By
5Pillars
06-02-2022
A
letter signed by more than 80 Muslim organisations has been sent to the U.S.
Department of Justice urging it to launch an investigation into an anti-Muslim
group that was allegedly spying on Muslim groups in America.
The
signatories have urged the Department of Justice to look into the evidence that
the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has spent over a decade conspiring
to infiltrate and spy upon prominent mosques, Muslim advocacy groups and Muslim
leaders, including a member of Congress, for the benefit of a foreign
government (Israel).
The
letter reads: “This systematic campaign of spying touched nearly every
prominent Muslim organization in the United States, including the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA),
the Islamic Networks Group (ING), the Muslim Alliance of North America (MANA),
Muslim American Society (MAS), the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), Muslim
Advocates, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), among others, and even an
educational institution, Zaytuna College.”
The
letter was sent by CAIR to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Inspector General
Michael Horowitz, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke,
and U.S. Department of Justice on January 30th.
The
letter further reads: “ITP’s conspiracy to spy upon American mosques and Muslim
organizations was not surprising. Civil rights advocates have been targeted by
infiltrators and saboteurs for decades. It is long past time for this behaviour
to come to an end.”
According
to the Georgetown University Bridge Initiative, Steve Emerson, the founder of
ITP has a “history of promoting falsified information and conspiracy theories
about Islam and Muslims.”
In
December last year, the Ohio chapter of CAIR announced the termination of its
local director Romin Iqbal, for allegedly sharing confidential information for
several years to a “known anti-Muslim hate group that was supplying information
to Israel.”
After
the termination of Iqbal, a Virginia based Muslim volunteer came forward to
admit that he was spying for the IPT for a monthly remuneration from 2008 to
2012.
Tariq
Nelson of the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Centre in Falls Church, Virginia, said:
“For about four years starting in 2008, I provided information to IPT. Emerson
used SAE Productions, one of his for-profit companies, to pay me about $3,000
per month. Looking back on those times, it’s now clear to me that Emerson’s
main goal in spying on Muslims was to protect the Israeli government;
essentially, to ensure there would never be a ‘Muslim AIPAC’ to challenge U.S.
support for Israel.”
CAIR
also claimed that the IPT’s one goal was “protecting the Israeli government by
undermining Muslims engaged in political and human rights activism.” The group
also released a series of emails that were allegedly exchanged between IPT and
Israeli officials.
An
ITP whistle-blower told CAIR: “I came to realise that IPT’s main concern was
not protecting our nation from legitimate threats, but protecting a foreign
government – Israel – from legitimate criticism. We were essentially being used
as an Israel lobbying organization.”
The
letter from the Muslim organisations further reads: “We are concerned that
IPT’s alleged actions were meant to impact our community’s ability to
religiously assemble and provide ministry; peacefully assemble to politically
organize; petition the government; meet with state and federal elected
officials; mobilize get out the vote campaigns; and defend the civil and
constitutional rights of American Muslims through advocacy and legal
representation.”
Edward
Ahmed Mitchell, National Deputy Director of CAIR, said: “Did they break the
law? That is not for us to determine. That is for the justice department to
determine. The point of all of this was to undermine the Muslim community to
make sure we would never become politically, civically strong enough to change
American foreign policy.”
The
letter urged the Department of Justice to determine whether Steve Emerson or
IPT broke any federal civil rights statutes or criminal laws. The organisations
are asking to specifically determine:
Whether
using paid spies to secretly record the private conversations and activities of
American Muslim civil society organizations, houses of worship and leaders,
including a Muslim member of Congress, without permission over the phone and
in-person violated any federal laws.
Whether
Mr. Emerson transferred funds from the non-profit organisation IPT to the
company SAE Productions for the purpose of paying spies to target the American
Muslim community on behalf of IPT in violation of any federal laws.
Whether
IPT provided any information about American Muslim leaders, civil society
organisations, or houses of worship acquired through spying to the Israeli
government or any other foreign entity in violation of any federal laws.
Whether
IPT spied on the American Muslim community in collaboration with, on behalf of,
or for the purpose of benefitting other anti-Muslim hate groups, members of
Congress, a foreign government or any other entity in violation of federal
laws.
IPT
rejects being characterised as anti-Muslim. It says it is focused on exposing
what it calls “radical Islamist activity on American soil.”
It
says Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic
extremist networks, financing and operations as well national security and
intelligence.
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No
Compensation For Demolished Mosques, Churches – Borno Govt
By
Olatunji Omirin
06
Feb 2022
The
Borno State Government has declared that 15 worship centers comprised of 11
mosques and four churches demolished in the state over time would not get any
compensation because they violated land use acts.
Executive
Secretary of Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), Adam BukarBababe, an
engineer, told newsmen in Maiduguri Saturday.
He
said the decision was based on the resolutions of the Borno State
Implementation Committee on Government White Paper on the Boko Haram Insurgency
in the state.
He
quoted the resolutions as stating, “No residential accommodation should be
converted into a place of worship for the public by adherents of whichever
faith without due compliance with the provision of any extant law.”
Bababe
added, “When we demolished it means they violate the land and use acts, so it
means there is no compensation for that demolition. If government demolishes
any structure, it is because they have a violation.
“I
can tell you that all these worship centres did not follow normal procedure.
So, it doesn’t make sense to any government to demolish and later pay
compensation.”
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India
'Hamid
Ansari and IAMC Are Being Targeted Because They Are Muslim'
Sumedha
Pal
06-02-2022
On
January 26, the Indian American Muslim Council and other organisations in the
US organised an online event, a regular congressional briefing.
Source:
The Wire.
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UP
elections: BSP fields a Muslim candidate against Yogi Adityanath
Feb
6, 2022
LUCKNOW:
BSP released its list of 54 candidates for the sixth phase of assembly polls in
UP. The party has fielded a Muslim against chief minister Yogi Adityanath from
the Gorakhpur Sadar seat, which is promising a high pitched contest where Bhim
Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad has challenged the CM as the Azad Samaj Party
candidate.
Khwaja
Shamsuddin will be facing the CM from this seat. Meanwhile, in
neighbouringPipraich, the party has fielded Deepak Agarwal who, years back, was
a member of Yogi Adityanath’s Yuva Vahini.
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News18
Evening Digest: My Relationship With Muslims Is Same As Their Relationship With
Me, Says Yogi and Other Stories
FEBRUARY
05, 2022
NEWS18.COM
Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an exclusive interview with
Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Gorakhpur Temple on Friday.
(News18)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an exclusive
interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Gorakhpur
Temple on Friday. (News18)
The
BJP is not against any particular religion but is opposed to appeasement
politics, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in an interview to
News18 on Friday when asked to explain his relationship with the Muslim
community. READ MORE
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Muslims
marginalized in India’s politics, say experts
ShuriahNiazi
06.02.2022
Muslim
experts and politicians encouraged the community in a webinar Saturday to come
together and consider why the group has been marginalized and has become
untouchable in current-day Indian politics.
The
All India Majlis Tameer-e-Millat, an organization working on socio-economic
causes of Muslims, organized the meeting on “The role of Muslims in the
politics of the country.”
“Every
party is maintaining distance from Muslims because they fear that they would
get fewer votes in elections and suffer politically if the Muslims stay close
to their party,” he said.
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NEWS18.COM
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UP
assembly elections: Mayawati asks Muslims to shun SP
Feb
6, 2022
LUCKNOW:
Reaching out to the key constituents on whom BSP is pinning its hopes of
winning a high number of seats in West Uttar Pradesh, party chief Mayawati
appealed to Muslims and Dalits in Saharanpur to not allow Samajwadi Party or
BJP to take them for a ride.
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Pakistan
Incidents
of past week could increase, Sheikh Rashid alludes to terrorism attacks
Dawn.com
February
5, 2022
Making
an apparent reference to the recent rise in terrorism incidents and attacks on
security forces, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that
incidents that had taken place over the past week could further increase.
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Dawn
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Five
workers killed in Quetta coal mine explosion
Staff
Correspondent
February
6, 2022
QUETTA:
Five coal miners died and three others suffered injuries in a methane gas
explosion inside a coal mine in Zarghoon Gar area of Quetta district on
Saturday.
Officials
of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said that methane gas
accumulated inside the mine and it caused the explosion at a time when eight
miners were busy in digging coal some 300 feet inside the mine.
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Security
forces complete clearance operation in Balochistan: ISPR
Dawn.com
February
5, 2022
The
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday that the clearance
operation in Balochistan, which was launched after terrorists attacked security
forces camps in the province's Panjgur and Naushki areas late on Wednesday
evening, had been completed.
Twenty
terrorists were killed during operations after the attacks, the military's
media affairs wing said in a statement, adding that nine security personnel had
embraced martyrdom.
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Dawn
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No
separate legal standards for judges, says CJP
Nasir
Iqbal
February
6, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Rubbishing criticism against the accountability process, Chief Justice of
Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said judges may have been protected from
the ordinary processes of law, but they are not subject to a separate or lower
legal standards of accountability compared to other public servants.
“Indeed
it is of vital importance that public office holders, particularly judges of
the superior courts, serving the people of Pakistan remain answerable before
their relevant forums to safeguard the integrity and credibility of their
person as well as of their court,” observed Justice Bandial in a minority
judgement he wrote while deciding a set of review petitions also instituted by
Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
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Dawn
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Opposition's
Lahore huddle draws strong reaction from govt
Mansoor
Malik
February
6, 2022
LAHORE:
Government ministers took exception to a meeting between the PPP and PML-N’s
top leadership on Saturday, asserting that the two parties would be held
accountable for “looting public money stashed abroad”.
The
reaction came after former president Asif Ali Zardari and his son PPP chairman
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif and vice president
Maryam Nawaz over lunch in Model Town and discussed options to oust the PTI
government.
Source:
Dawn
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Feedback
sought on provisional province status for GB
Amir
Wasim
February
6, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid has circulated among
members of the GB Legislative Assembly and his cabinet a draft bill seeking to
amend the Constitution of Pakistan to grant “provisional province status” to
the strategically-located region, asking them to submit their “feedback and
views”, Dawn has learnt.
The
chief minister wants the feedback from the GB lawmakers “as early as possible”,
according to the covering letter titled “Draft Constitutional Reforms of GB”
attached to the draft bill, a copy of which is available with Dawn.
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Dawn
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PM
aide cautiously responds to fall in Omicron cases
Ikram
Junaidi
February
6, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said
on Saturday that the spike in the cases of the Omicron-driven fifth wave of
Covid-19 has slightly fallen. But at the same time, he made it clear that it
cannot be called a declining trend, saying that the graph of cases has just
straightened.
“After
a sudden spike in cases, the graph has straightened, but we cannot say that the
wave has declined. It has happened due to five reasons or steps taken by the
government from the platform of the National Command and Operation Centre
(NCOC),” he said while talking to Dawn.
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Dawn
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Cadet
college to be set up in Ziarat, says CM Bizenjo
Staff
Correspondent
February
6, 2022
QUETTA:
Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul QudoosBizenjo has announced the decision to
establish a cadet college and municipal corporation in Ziarat and hold an
annual festival in the town.
While
talking to the local people and tourists during his visit to Ziarat on
Saturday, the chief minister directed Chief Secretary Mathar Niaz Rana to take
immediate steps for implementation of the project.
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Dawn
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Europe
Inside
the meeting where Broughton's landmark mosque plans were approved despite
opposition
By
Paul Faulkner
06-02-2022
A
landmark mosque is set to be built alongside one of the busiest road junctions
in Preston after getting the green light from councillors.
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Lancs.Live
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France
is on a dangerous collision course with its Muslim population
by
Shaista Aziz
February
5, 2022
CNN)French
lawmakers last month voted to ban women and girls from wearing hijab while
playing sports -- showing the world once again that when it comes to further
politicizing, targeting and policing European Muslim women, our clothing
choices and bodies, France is in a league of its own.
The
French Senate voted 160 to 143 in favor of the ban on wearing the hijab and
other "conspicuous religious symbols" in sports competitions. The
amendment was proposed by the right-wing Les Républicains, which argued the
hijab could risk the safety of athletes wearing it while playing sports.
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Edition.Cnn
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Boris
Johnson appoints new faces at No 10 and promises improvements
Soraya
Ebrahimi
Feb
6, 2022
Boris
Johnson has moved to shore up his No 10 operation by announcing two new
appointments to senior Downing Street roles.
The
Prime Minister said Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay will
become Mr Johnson’s chief of staff, while journalist GutoHarri will become
director of communications.
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Tory
rebels fear ‘accidental’ no-confidence vote could keep Boris Johnson in power
for a year
Adam
Forrest
06-02-2022
Conservative
Party rebels fear a confidence vote in Boris Johnson could be triggered
“accidentally” as anger over Partygate builds, coming too quickly to oust the
prime minister and leaving him in power for another 12 months.
Several
Tory MPs opposed to Mr Johnson told The Independent they were worried that he
would still have enough support to win a vote of confidence if the number of
no-confidence letters sent to the 1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady reached
the threshold of 54 in the days ahead.
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Independent
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Arab
world
Saudis
urged to donate blood as pandemic hits stock levels worldwide
RAWAN
RADWAN
February
06, 2022
JEDDAH:
Health systems the world over have been stretched to their absolute limits by
successive waves of COVID-19, which have resulted in crowded hospitals, delayed
medical procedures, and doctors and nurses becoming exhausted and
overstretched.
A
secondary consequence of the global health emergency has been the depletion of
blood stocks required for life-saving transfusions, use during surgeries, and
to treat medical conditions such as anemia, cancer and blood disorders.
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Arab News
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National
Olympiad for Scientific Creativity honors 40 Saudi innovators
TAREQ
AL-THAQAFI
February
06, 2022
MADINAH:
Forty talented Saudi students were crowned with grand prizes in the 2022
National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity — Ibdaa 2022 — on Saturday by
Madinah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, on behalf of the governor
Prince Faisal bin Salman.
The
event, which was held for the 12th time by King Abdulaziz and his Companions
Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, also known as Mawhiba, in
collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is billed as “Saudi Arabia’s
largest pre-college science and engineering competition.”
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Arab News
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Madinah
forum to discuss improving quality of life
ARAB
NEWS
February
06, 2022
JEDDAH:
The Smart Madinah Forum 2022 starts on Sunday at the city’s NamaaAlmunawara
building with the theme “Where technology meets tranquility.”
Organized
by the Madinah Regional Development Authority, the forum aims to discuss the
concept of smart cities and how they would improve quality of life and ensure
sustainability.
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Arab News
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Seventh
batch of Saudi oil derivatives grant arrives in Yemen’s Aden
ARAB
NEWS
February
06, 2022
RIYADH:
The seventh batch of an oil derivatives grant provided by Saudi Arabia has arrived
in Aden to meet the monthly needs of power stations in Yemen, the Saudi Press
Agency reported on Saturday.
The
60,000 metric tons of diesel, which were delivered by the Saudi Development and
Reconstruction Program for Yemen, brings the total amount of oil derivatives
that have been supplied since the beginning of the grant to 596,000 metric
tons.
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Sake
Dean Mahomet: the Muslim trailblazer who opened London's first curry house
Ronan
O'Connell
Feb
6, 2022
After
high tea, the cuisine most embedded in London’s identity may well be Indian
food.
Not
only is it enormously popular, with more than 100 Indian restaurants across the
English capital, but this Asian cuisine represents the wide spectrum of
influences in one of the world’s most ethnically diverse cities.
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The National News
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Saudi
wildlife agency, partners agree 4-month mission to explore secrets of Red Sea
HEBSHI
AL-SHAMMARI
February
05, 2022
RIYADH:
The National Center for Wildlife has announced a partnership with the nonprofit
ocean exploration organization OceanX and the King Abdullah University of
Science and Technology to embark on an unprecedented scientific research
expedition in the Red Sea.
Scientists
will join two scientific research and exploration vessels, OceanXplorer and Al
Azizi, to study marine life in the relatively unexplored and little understood
region. The four-month mission will cover the entire expanse of the Red Sea,
beginning from the Afifi brine pool in Jeddah in the southern Red Sea to the
Gulf of Aqaba in the north. The expedition will produce the first-ever
comprehensive survey of the area.
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Arab News
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South
Asia
Senate
report: 9,000 Americans still stranded in Afghanistan
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
06
Feb 2022
The
US Senate in a report said that there were from 15,000 to 16,000 Americans
between August 17 and August 30 among whom only 6,000 were evacuated during the
chaos Kabul evacuation.
The
report views that the US officials confirmed only 100 Americans left in
Afghanistan while the US Department of State said in October 2021 that there
were 363 US citizens left behind but the real number is now believed to be
9,000.
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Children’s
book about life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in Sri Lanka
February
6, 2022
An
originally Persian book titled “Stories As Sweet As Honey”, which tells the
story of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life for children in a simple language, has
been translated into Sinhala and published in Sri Lanka.
The
book has been published with the efforts of the Iranian cultural office in Sri
Lanka and the Center for Organizing the Translation and Publication of Islamic
Teachings and Human Sciences.
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En.Abna24
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Afghan
professor steps down after being accused of blasphemy
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
05
Feb 2022
An
Afghan professor at the Alberoni University in Kapisa province claims that his
fellow professors have accused him of blasphemy.
Yaqub
Yasna, one of the professors at the Alberoni University claimed that his fellow
colleagues who have accused him are currently lecturers in the faculties of
religious studies, agriculture, and education of Alberoni University.
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EU
eases sanctions on Afghanistan, adopted humanitarian exemption
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
06
Feb 2022
As
Afghanistan is still going through a humanitarian crisis and over half of the
population is starving in the country, European Union has amended its
Afghanistan sanction regime to include a humanitarian exemption.
The
move which is followed by the ease in financial restriction on Afghanistan by
the US will definitely help the Afghan people in terms of their livelihood.
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khaama Press
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Probe
underway into clash at mosque in Dummalasuriya
6
February 2022
The
Dummalasuriya Police has launched an investigation into a clash at a mosque at
Yagamwela in Dummalasuriya in which two persons were injured.
Police
said the clash took place on Friday during a prayer at the mosque.
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Daily Mirror
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Mideast
Analysis:
Turkish military presence in Iraq and likely scenarios
February
6, 2022
While
over the past years, the American occupation forces have been the key obsession
of the Iraqis, the Turkish forces have been expanding their occupying military
presence in the Arab country massively but quietly. This reality makes dealing
with the Turkish occupation a national necessity for the Iraqi politicians and
public after the US occupation is dealt with.
On
Tuesday, local reports said that several rockets were fired at Zilkan military
base hosting the Turkish forces in northern Iraq.
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Al Waght News
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Iran
has a right to continue nuclear research: Top security official
Feb
5, 2022
TEHRAN:
Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani said on Saturday that it has a right
to continue nuclear research and development that cannot be curbed by any
agreement.
"Iran's
legal right to continue research and development and maintain its peaceful
nuclear capabilities and achievements, side by side with its security cannot be
curbed by any agreement," Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National
Security Council, said in a post on Twitter.
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Times Of India
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Al-Abbas
holy shrine covered in black on martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hadi
February
6, 2022
The
walls of the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine were covered in black, announcing the
state of mourning on the sad anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi
(peace be upon him), which coincides with this day, the third Saturday of the
holy month of Rajab.
Mourning
banners were raised and the red lamps were lit, and the banners on which were
written expressions of condolence were hung inside the holy court on this sad
occasion, in sympathy with the Messenger and the people of his house (Allah's
prayers be upon him and upon his holy Household) for this calamity that they
were afflicted with.
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Observance
of Kashmir Solidarity Day at Pakistan's embassy in Tehran
February
6, 2022
To
commemorate Kashmir Solidarity Day, the Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran organised
a seminar today to express support of the Pakistani government and the nation
for the Kashmiri people in their struggle against the continued Indian illegal
occupation of Jammu & Kashmir.
On
the occasion, the messages from the President, Prime Minister, the Foreign
Minister, and the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan of
Pakistan were readout. In his remarks, the Ambassador reiterated Pakistan’s
call to the world leaders, the international community including the United
Nations, and all human rights organizations to urge India to halt the brute use
of force against the innocent Kashmiri people and resolve the Kashmir dispute
as per the charter of the United Nations and various UNSC Resolutions. The
Ambassador thanked the Iranian leadership, civil society, and media persons for
their continued support of the Kashmir cause.
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Political
development being consolidated under Islamic Republic: Iranian Scholar
Feb
6, 2022
Tehran,
IRNA - In the past few years, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s opposition forces
have invested immensely in media and propaganda against the country. Their
obvious target is taking hope away from Iranians and making the system look
ineffective in overcoming problems. That is why they are suggesting that the
current problems arise from the nature and structure of the Islamic Republic
and are insoluble.
In
an exclusive interview with Iran Daily, Abbas SalimiNamin, a political analyst
and history expert, argues that these media campaigns are aimed at depicting an
incorrectly bright picture of Iran under the Pahlavi rule in order to absolve
Britain and the United States from the grave sins they committed in Iran.
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En.Irna
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Procession
of servants of two holy shrines commemorates martyrdom of Imam Al-Hadi
February
6, 2022
On
Saturday afternoon the 3rd of Rajab 1443 AH, corresponding to February 5, 2022,
a special procession of the servants of the holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and
of his brothers al-Abbas (peace be upon both of them) headed by many of the
officials and employees of the two holy shrines, launched to commemorate this
sad occasion and to extend the condolences to Imam al-Hussayn and his brother
Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon both of them).
The
condolences' procession started from inside the holy sanctuary of Aba al-Fadl
al-Abbas (peace be upon him) marching by the area between the two holy shrines
to arrive to the shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) where a
lamentation council was held, as well as reading some poems and words of
condolences to House of the Prophecy (Allah's prayers be upon them), expressing
the love of the servants of the two holy shrines, as well as their adherence to
the path drawn by Imam Ali al-Hadi (peace be upon him) and of Ahl al-Bayt
(peace be upon them).
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Fifty
Iranian MPs contract Covid as Omicron spreads across country
5
Feb 2022
Fifty
members of Iran’s 290-seat parliament have contracted Covid, a senior MP said,
as the Omicron variant spreads unabated across the country.
Alireza
Salimi, speaking to YJC, a news agency linked to Iran’s state TV, said this
week’s parliamentary session would be held in accordance with health
regulations.
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The Guardian
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Southeast
Asia
PM:
Kuala Lumpur must be prepared to face future challenges
05
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 5 ― The city of Kuala Lumpur must be better prepared to face future
challenges as well as ensure that no group is marginalised in line with the
principle of the Malaysian Family, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
Yaakob.
He
said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) as the local governing authority needed
to be dynamic and productive in managing municipal issues as well as empowering
its delivery services.
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Malay Mail
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Amanah
deputy president questions Hadi’s promise to provide aid for Afghanistan, asks
if it was approved by Cabinet
BY
KEERTAN AYAMANY
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Amanah deputy president Datuk Salahuddin Ayub today questioned
a supposed promise by Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s to aid Afghanistan, saying
that the latter’s pledge seemed premature.
According
to a report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Salahuddin asked if the promise by
Abdul Hadi — who is PAS president and Malaysia’s special envoy to the Middle
East — was approved by the Cabinet.
Source:
Malay Mail
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MACC
probes Mara after receiving report of leak incriminating five executives
BY
KEERTAN AYAMANY
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is
investigating Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) after a document was leaked on social
media, which implicated that five of the latter’s executives in financial
misconduct.
In
a statement last night, MACC said it had received a report regarding the issue
and will initiate a probe by taking statements from several witnesses working
at Mara Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Source:
Malay Mail
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PAS
Youth Chief fires back at Ahmad Zahid, calling him a ‘magician’ who can miraculously
heal himself
BY
ASHMAN ADAM
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Pasir Mas MP Ahmad FadhliShaari today came to the defence of
PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang over remarks made by Umno president
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad
Fadhli – who is also PAS Youth Chief – alluded that his party has always taken
a neutral stance and not retaliated to attacks by Umno whenever the two parties
clashed with each other, but could no longer remain silent when his president
was insulted by Ahmad Zahid.
Source:
Malay Mail
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MetMalaysia
warns of continuous rain in Pahang, Johor and Sabah
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has
issued continuous rain warning at the alert level in Rompin, Pahang as well as
Mersing and Kota Tinggi in Johor from tomorrow until Tuesday (Feb 8).
MetMalaysia
also warned of continuous rain at the alert level in two districts in Sabah,
namely Kudat and several areas in Sandakan today.
Source:
Malay Mail
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PM
Ismail Sabri extends condolences to family of Moroccan boy who died after being
trapped in well for five days
06
Feb 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed his
condolences to the family of a five-year-old Rayan Oram who died on Saturday
after being trapped for five days in a well in a village in northern Morocco.
Ismail
Sabri, through a post on his Facebook account, said it was absolutely
heartbreaking to learn about Rayan’s tragic death that has been confirmed by
Morocco’s Royal Court.
Source:
Malay Mail
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North
America
Recalling
Hazrat Inayat Khan and his Universalist Sufism
BY
JAMES FORD
FEBRUARY
5, 2022
Inayat
Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan died in Delhi, India, on this day, the 5th of February,
in 1927. He is more commonly known as Hazrat Inayat Khan. Hazrat being an
honorific. And sometimes by the title Pir-O-Murshid, which could be understood
as senior teacher and head of a Sufi order.
He
was born in Vadora, Gujarat in India, on July 5th, 1882. His family had been
prominent musicians for generations. His maternal grandfather had been called
the “Beethoven of India.” And, critically, he was an initiate within several
Sufi orders. Principally he was a teacher within the Nizamiyya sub-branch of
the Chisti Order.
Source
: Hausa TV
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SOHR:
Leader of Islamic State dies during raid by US forces, Biden says
Feb
5, 2022
US
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that the leader of the terrorist
group Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, died during an
overnight raid by US special forces in Syria’s Idlib province that also left
several civilians dead.
Biden
said al-Qurashi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing as US forces
approached, killing himself and his family, “in a final act of desperate
cowardice.”
The
US had “removed a major terrorist threat to the world,” Biden said in a White
House speech, adding that no soldiers had been harmed during the operation.
The
Defence Department said al-Qurashi’s body was positively identified at the
scene through fingerprints and then later with the help of DNA samples.
Source:
Syriahr
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‘Power
Book II: Ghost’: Mecca Is Based on a Real-Life Person
Aramide
Tinubu
February
4, 2022
Power
Book II: Ghost has introduced a couple of sensational characters this season.
Monet Tejada’s (Mary J. Blige) high school sweetheart has reentered her life,
shaking the table in the process. Dante aka Mecca (Daniel Sunjata) has made his
presence known from the beginning.
Now
it appears that he’s gotten Monet, Cane (Woody McClain), and Zeke (Daniel
Bellomy) under his thumb. Mecca is sinister and conniving, and he’s also based
on a real-life person.
Source:
Cheat Sheet
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Malcolm
X's daughter calls for US government inquiry into his assassination
February
6, 2022
The
daughter of African-American Muslim minister and activist Malcolm X is calling
for a federal inquiry into the murder of her father decades after he was
assassinated in a New York City ballroom.
“We
want to know the truth. We want to know why our father was killed and who did
it,” Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X’s six daughters, told ABC News.
Source
: Hausa TV
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Africa
Ritual
killers are Muslims, Christians – Traditionalists
By
IsholaOludare
February
5, 2022
Traditionalists
in Ogun State have distanced themselves from various cases of ritual killings
happening in the state, saying those behind the nefarious act are Muslims and
Christians.
The
idol worshippers said those killing fellow human beings for money rituals are
Muslims and Christians, who they said have infiltrated them.
This
is coming barely one week after some teenage boys were caught while burning the
head of a girl in OkeAregba, Abeokuta for a money ritual.
Source
: Daily Post
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Boko
Haram: Zulum donates 18 vehicles to security agencies
By
MainaMaina
February
5, 2022
Governor
of Borno State, BabaganaZulum has dedicated 18 vehicles to patrol Maiduguri-
Dikwa- Gamboru highway to ward off attacks by Boko Haram on travellers on the
road.
The
patrol vehicles are to be used by the military and volunteers in the Civilian
JTF, hunters and vigilantes dedicated to patrols along the highway.
Source
: Daily Post
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The
Coalition of Nigerian Muslim women holds Hijab Awareness outreach.
By
Editor
Feb
6, 2022
FavourIshember,
Abuja
As
Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 2022 World Hijab Day,Muslim
women from different Islamic Organisations under the aegis of Coalition of
Nigerian Muslim women have gathered at the Unity Park in Abuja to create awareness
about the significance of Hijab.
With
the theme for this year’s event as “HIJAB IS OUR CROWN NOT OUR CRIME”, the
Coalition call on relevant government agencies to protect women in Hijab from abuse and other forms of maltreatment
and discrimination .
Source
: Champion News
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