UAE Allows Muslim Expats To Sponsor Two Wives At Same Time
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June 2023
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• UAE Allows Muslim Expats To Sponsor Two Wives At
Same Time
• Borneo Imams Lament Over Irresponsible Plastic Waste
Disposal Affecting The Country’s Image
• Mumbai City Mosque Holds Aptitude Tests To Aid
Students' Career Selection
• Female TeacherIn Alberta, Canada Rips Muslim
Students For Skipping Out On Gay Pride Activities
• Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Sister,
Brother-In-Law Booked In Layyah Over ‘Botched’ Land Deal
Arab world
• Saudi Arabia: Mecca Route Initiative launches
innovative luggage coding system to streamline Hajj pilgrimage
• Mosul Remembers Dark Day City Fell to Islamic State
Militants
• Saudi commerce minister concludes visit to UK to
enhance economic partnership
• Saudi Arabia launches Makkah Route initiative in
Cote d’Ivoire
• Saudi Arabia attends UN-Habitat meetings in Kenya
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Southeast
Asia
• Ex-Johor Footballer, Asraruddin Putra Omar, Moves To
S. Arabia To Deepen Religious Knowledge, Dreams Of Living In Mecca Or Medina
• Minister Sandiaga Uno Encourages Islamic School
Students to Embark on Entrepreneurship
• Johor Sultan pays govt RM1.2m for ‘FF 1’, most
expensive Malaysian licence plate ever
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India
• Rahul Gandhi is like Bin Laden, says Bihar BJP chief
• After Purola, Tension Over ‘Love Jihad’ Spreads To
Gangotri Town
• Reservation For Muslims Is Against The Constitution,
Says Amit Shah
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North
America
• 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski, who terrorised US for
nearly 20 years, found dead in prison
• As Canada PM visits Kyiv, Zelenskyy says
counteroffensive ‘taking place’
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Pakistan
• 3 soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists in
North Waziristan: ISPR
• Govt not pressing Kenyan authorities, SC told
• SC urged to rule against military trials of
civilians
• NA committee on references against judges meets on
13th
• Imran files petition for shifting of courts
• Indian plane strays into Pakistan amid bad weather
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Mideast
• Jihad Azour To Diaspora: 'I Am Not A Confrontational
Candidate, Ready For Dialogue'
• Palestinians Tweet in Rejection of Israeli
Occupation Plans to Divide Al-Aqsa Mosque
• Leaked Doc Shows Hectares Of Land Given To Iran
Atomic Agency For Free
• Azari people’s bond with Islam cannot be broken by
conspiracies: President Raisi
• US warned Iran against higher enrichment during
indirect Oman talks in May — report
• Iran denies report of nearing interim nuke deal with
US
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Europe
• Brothers Of Italy Presents Bill To Ban Mosques In
Warehouses, Garages, Opposition Parties Blast The Bill
• Russia’s Orthodox And Muslims Clash On Origins And
Thus The Future Of Russian State
• Boris Johnson's shock exit reverberates through
British ruling party
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Africa
• Islamic Group MURIC Threatens to Blacklist Some
Muslim Politicians, Gives Reason
• Islamist militants kill nine people in Somalia hotel
siege
• ‘Scores of terrorists’ killed as NAF bombs Boko
Haram enclave in Borno
• Benue State Denies Links With Private Security Firm
Affiliated To Boko Haram
• OYOSUBEB Muslims Applaud Adeniran For Promoting
Islamic Culture, Religious Tolerance
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South
Asia
• Bank Of Maldives Announces New Promotion For BML
Islamic Customers
• Central region seeks ways to lure more Islamic
tourists
• The Journey of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh
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UAE Allows Muslim Expats To Sponsor Two Wives At Same Time
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11-06-2023
A resident father can sponsor his unmarried daughters,
regardless of their age, and for male sons, he can sponsor them until they
reach the age of 25. The father is allowed to sponsor them after the age of 25
if they continue their studies, the government indicated.
Regarding the sponsorship of new-borns, the UAE
Government affirmed that a residence permit must be obtained for new-borns
within the country within 120 days of their birth date to avoid any fines,
according to the Government.
It noted that a resident can sponsor the children of
his wife from her previous husband after fulfilling the conditions which
include a statement of consent from the father and depositing a guarantee
amount by the sponsor. The residence period in this case is only one year and
can be yearly renewed.
The ICP identified 8 documents required to submit a
request to sponsor the wife and children, which included : Residence visa
application, whether online or through licenced typing offices, a copy of the
passport of the sponsor and the sponsored persons, photographs with a white
background for the wife and children, the original certificate of medical
fitness for the wife and children ( Above 18), a copy of the husband’s
employment contract or the company’s contract if he is an employer, a valid
work permit for the sponsor, a certificate of the husband’s salary, and an
attested lease contract.
The ICP affirmed that family residence permits are
linked to the residence permit of the sponsor (the head of the family or the
guarantor).
In case the sponsor residency is cancelled, the family
members’ residency is cancelled also. They are given a grace period of 6 months
until they get a new residency or leave the country. In case the sponsor fails
to renew or cancel the residency visa of his family members, he will be
obligated to pay the prescribed financial fine.
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Borneo Imams Lament Over Irresponsible Plastic Waste
Disposal Affecting The Country’s Image
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June 10, 2023
Imams yesterday lamented that some members of the
community were irresponsibly disposing garbage at inappropriate places,
littering and blocking drainages, while affecting the country’s image,
especially in the eyes of tourists.
In yesterday’s Friday sermon, Imams said, being too
dependent on plastic materials has resulted in a negative impact on the
environment, society, economy and health.
Imams added that the environment, a valuable gift from
Allah the Almighty to all His creations, whether humans, animals or plants, is
highly dependent on the earth’s natural resources. “Allah the Almighty forbids
us from damaging the earth. To preserve the beauty and serenity of the
environment, let us play our role by performing our responsibilities in
maintaining cleanliness, and protecting the environment from pollution,” Imams
said.
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Mumbai City Mosque Holds Aptitude Tests To Aid
Students' Career Selection
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Mohammed Wajihuddin
Jun 11, 2023
Last week, dozens of young boys and girls, accompanied
by their parents, crammed the Konkani Community Hall in Central Mumbai. Drowned
in a festive look, the venue saw over 200 enthusiastic students, mostly those
who cleared SSC and HSC exams this year, taking aptitude tests. Subsequently
they were led to counters where professional career counselors guided them to
choose career paths based on their performance in the test. So, what is unique
about it?
The surprise element is the fact that a mosque hosted
the aptitude tests. The iconic Juma Masjid of Bombay's Family First Guidance
Centre has initiated this exercise which is bound to benefit young students who
are confused about their career choice. "Normally mosques hold prayers
five times a day and the Friday weekly sermons. We have gone a step ahead and
introduced aptitude tests for students under our Family First Guidance Centre
being run from the mosque's premises. The overwhelming response has encouraged
us," said Shoeb Khatib, Chairman of the Juma Masjid of Bombay Trust which
manages the massive mosque, the badaqabrastan at Marine Lines besides a few
more establishments in the city.
Called the Holland SDS test, each student's
personality was evaluated based on six key characteristics: realistic,
investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional. "We call
it RIASEC test and upon completion of the test, it generates a three-digit
unique interest code which explains the candidate's personal interests. Subsequently,
the careers deemed most suitable for the candidate is suggested," said
Juveriya Syed, an M A in Psychology (life span counselling) who designed the
camp.
Mohammed Zahid who has just cleared the SSC exam was
among those who took the test. "I want to be a CA, but did not know if I
have the required intelligence and ability. Having given this test, I know I
can realise my dream," observed Zahid.
Interestingly, leading the initiative is a senior
cleric Mufti Ashfaq Kazi whose basic job is to give fatwas or opinions on
different issues according to Shariah laws. "This camp for aptitude tests
has also helped break the notion that a cleric cannot think beyond madrassa
education. Almost all the boys and girls participating in the event are from
secular education stream and we are trying to empower them with informed career
decisions," said Kazi.
The initiative understandably is getting wide
appreciation. "This is a welcome move. It is good that our students are
being helped to know which career they can excel in. Wrong career choice
imposed on a student proves disastrous as we have seen many students quitting
their course midway because they were not interested in it in the first
place," said businessman and philanthropist Sabir Nirban. He added that more
mosques should step in to conduct such tests.
What added value to the event were the motivational
speeches by professional counselors and teachers like Rehan Ansari, Kazim
Malik, Advocate Nadeem Siddiqui and Ehtesham Shaikh. "Most of us
underestimate our potentials. Try to understand that you have limitless
opportunities in the globalized world and your dream must be back by hard work
to excel in your chosen field," enthused Ansari who teaches at some of the
city's elite business schools. It was with this dream that Madanpura resident
Azim Khan whose Television repairing shop shuttered during Covid and
accompanied his son Owais to the event. "I am jobless but I want my son to
crack NEET-UG exam and become a good doctor. I am here to back him and see how
his aptitude test goes," said Khan. If his son succeeds, credit will also
go to the Juma Masjid.
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Female Teacher In Alberta, Canada Rips Muslim Students For Skipping Out On Gay Pride Activities
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JUNE 10, 2023
A female teacher in Alberta, Canada recently was
recorded blasting Muslim students in her class for skipping school during
Pride-themed events — telling them that if they continued, they “can’t be
Canadian” and “don’t belong” in the country.
The unnamed teacher from Londonderry School attempted
to guilt-trip the students by noting their classmates showed up for them during
Ramadan: “They’re showing respect to the class — for your religion.”
“It goes two ways,” the teacher continued. “If you
want to be respected for who you are, if you don’t want to suffer prejudice for
your religion, your color of skin or whatever, then you better give it back to
people who are different from you. That’s how it works. It’s an exchange.”
The teacher noted that other countries execute
homosexuals, and that if anyone in the class shared that belief they should
leave the country.
“That’s not what Canada believes,” she said. “We
believe in freedom. We believe that people can marry whomever they want. That
is in the law — and if you don’t think that should be the law, then you can’t
be Canadian.”
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Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Sister,
Brother-In-Law Booked In Layyah Over ‘Botched’ Land Deal
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Tehseen Raza
June 11, 2023
MUZAFFARGARH: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE)
registered a case against a sister and brother-in-law of former prime minister
and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan for buying 5,261 kanals of
expensive land in the Layyah district at cheap rates through fraud.
The ACE Layyah circle prepared a report before
registering the case against Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of Imran Khan, and her
husband Ahad Majeed.
According to the first information report (FIR), Dr
Uzma Khan had bought 5,261 kanals in the NawanKot area of Layyah at a cost of
Rs130m through fraud and political pressure while the land’s actual price was
Rs6 billion.
Dr Uzma Khan shared registration of the land with her
husband, Ahad Majeed. The land was bought near the Greater Thal Canal project.
The FIR said the local people did not know about the
project while the information was available with Dr Uzma Khan and she wanted to
take undue benefit from the deal.
The ACE official disclosed that 500 kanals were
snatched from the local people and they were forced by the district
administration to leave the land, which was illegal.
Ghulam Asghar Patwari did fake mutations of 2,000
kanals.
The ACE registered the case against Dr Uzma Khan, Ahad
Majeed, and patwari Ghulam Asghar.
Source: Dawn
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Arab World
Saudi Arabia: Mecca Route Initiative launches
innovative luggage coding system to streamline Hajj pilgrimage
June 11, 2023
Dubai: The Mecca Route initiative has introduced a
luggage coding and sorting system, in a move aimed at improving the logistics
of the Hajj pilgrimage.
The coding operation is handled within the
initiative’s dedicated hall at the pilgrims’ departure airports, overseen by a
team of specialists from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. This detailed
procedure starts with the sorting of luggage and the affixing of coded labels
onto each piece of baggage.
Each label is embedded with vital flight information
and personal details about the pilgrims, including their places of residence in
Saudi Arabia. To further bolster this system, a similar label will be attached
to the cover of the pilgrims’ passports.
Source: Gulf News.Com
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Mosul Remembers Dark Day City Fell to Islamic State
Militants
10/06/2023
ERBIL — Today marks nine years since the Islamic State
(IS) jihadists captured the Iraqi city of Mosul, which remained under their
barbaric rule for three years.
Initially, the jihadist group had infiltrated Iraqi
territory from neighboring Syria. The group, estimated to be numbering just
over 1,000 fighters at the time, attacked the city of Mosul on June 4th, and
managed to capture the city six days later.
There were at least 30,000 Iraqi soldiers including
the city's ghost troops along with thousands of other security personnel in the
city at the time, according to media reports. Yet, the city surrendered,
despite having relatively strong combat capabilities.
Source: Bas News
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Saudi commerce minister concludes visit to UK to
enhance economic partnership
ARAB NEWS
June 10, 2023
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid
Al-Qasabi held a number of meetings with British ministers and leaders of major
companies in the UK aimed at boosting trade and economic partnership between
the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
During his visit, Al-Qasabi met with Minister of State
for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps, Minister of Trade and Business
KimiBadinosh, Minister of Investment Dominic Johnson, Minister of State for
Middle East and North African Affairs Lord Tariq Ahmed, and Minister of State
at the Department of Education Nick Gibb.
The meetings were attended by Saudi Ambassador to the
UK Prince Khalid bin Bandar and Deputy Minister of Commerce and CEO of the
National Competitiveness Center Dr. Iman bint Habbas Al-Mutairi.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia launches Makkah Route initiative in Cote
d’Ivoire
ARAB NEWS
June 10, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route
initiative in Cote d’Ivoire at Abidjan International Airport on Saturday.
The event was attended by the chairman of the
supervisory committee of the initiative and director general of the General
Directorate of Passports, Lt. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya, Saudi
Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire Saad bin Bakheat Al-Qathami, and several other key
officials.
The Makkah Route initiative aims to receive pilgrims
and help them complete their procedures from their countries with ease. The
process begins with the issuance of electronic visas and collection of vital
information, followed by streamlined passport procedures in before departure
for the Kingdom.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia attends UN-Habitat meetings in Kenya
ARAB NEWS
June 10, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Program
concluded its participation in the second session of the assembly of the UN
Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat, which was held in the Kenyan
capital of Nairobi from June 5-9.
The program was represented in a delegation headed by
Mayor of the Eastern Province Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Jubeir and the program’s CEO
Khalid Al-Bakr, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Titled “A sustainable urban future through
comprehensive and effective pluralism that achieves the goals of sustainable
development,” the meeting featured discussions on promoting climate action and
improving the urban environment, as well as the strategic plan of UN-Habitat.
Source: Arab News
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Southeast
Asia
Ex-Johor Footballer, Asraruddin Putra Omar, Moves To
S. Arabia To Deepen Religious Knowledge, Dreams Of Living In Mecca Or Medina
11 Jun 2023
MECCA, June 11 — Former JDT player Asraruddin Putra
Omar has migrated to Saudi Arabia to find happiness and to deepen his religious
knowledge.
Asraruddin Putra, 35, who never announced his
retirement from the football arena after sustaining injuries to his left leg
while with JDT, said he is currently living in a Malay village in Ajyad Hill
here.
“It’s been my dream since I was a child, when I saw
people going to Makkah for umrah, I want to live here either in Mecca or
Medina,” he told reporters when met here.
Source: Malay Mail
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Minister Sandiaga Uno Encourages Islamic School
Students to Embark on Entrepreneurship
11 June 2023
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Tourism and Creative
Economy Sandiaga Uno urged students of pesantren (Islamic boarding school),
commonly called santri, nationwide to embark on entrepreneurship through
various programs provided by the ministry.
At a gathering with religious leaders and students of
Al-ItqonPesantren on Friday (June 9) evening, the minister stated that
entrepreneurship programs would help to resolve the students' concerns
regarding difficulties in finding jobs.
"Hence, students are encouraged to open new
business opportunities through various programs from the ministry for them to
embark on (careers in the) creative economy and tourism sectors," Uno
stated.
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Johor Sultan pays govt RM1.2m for ‘FF 1’, most
expensive Malaysian licence plate ever
By KeertanAyamany
11 Jun 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim
Iskandar now owns Malaysia’s most expensive number plate in the Road Transport
Department’s special “FF” series, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today.
Loke said he had an audience to present Sultan Ibrahim
with the “FF 1” plate this morning but the monarch instead offered to pay the
government RM1.2 million for it.
“For the record, the payment of RM1.2 million is the
highest value ever collected by the government for the registration of a
vehicle number plate.
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India
Rahul Gandhi is like Bin Laden, says Bihar BJP chief
Pranav Chaudhary
June 10, 2023
Bihar BJP chief Samrat Chaudhary once again made a
direct personal attack on senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday while speaking in the Araria district.
Addressing a rally, part of the saffron party’s
month-long mass contact programme, the leader compared Rahul Gandhi to slain Al
Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, stating that by growing a beard, one cannot become
the prime minister of a country.
“I still consider him (read Rahul Gandhi) a
50-year-old child in politics. We cannot do anything if a 50-yearold is
ignorant about politics,” he said.
What’s more intriguing is that Chaudhary said his (Rahul’s)
sister (Priyanka Gandhi) is not ready to contest election which, he said, has
become a matter of debate between the brother and the sister.
Source: The States Man
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After Purola, Tension Over ‘Love Jihad’ Spreads To
GangotriTown
Jun 11, 2023
UTTARKASHI: Communal tension in Uttarkashi’sPurola
town, following the arrest of two men, including one from the minority
community, for allegedly trying to “abduct” a minor girl of a different faith
on May 26, has now spread to Gangotri town in the district. Shops remained
closed on Saturday in Gangotri as a mark of protest against the increasing
number of alleged incidents of “love jihad” across the state.
Local traders participating in the protest voiced
concerns about the “influx of unverified outsiders engaging in small roadside
businesses” which they alleged is affecting “the tranquility and law and order
of Gangotri, which is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage towns”. They called for
immediate action in this regard by the administration. Meanwhile, amid the
escalating tension, a 32-year-old shopkeeper from the minority community
prepared to leave Purola after his landlord asked him to vacate the rented
shop.
Sharing his distress, the shopkeeper, who had been
residing in Purola for the past three decades and runs a garment business,
said, “We are waiting for transport trucks to arrive and will leave the town in
a couple of days. My father came to Purola 30 years ago and started a garment
business. However, due to the communal tension, we are now forced to vacate the
shop, also leaving behind our own house that was built by my father years ago.”
Source: Times Of India
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Reservation for Muslims is against the Constitution,
says Amit Shah
SONAM SAIGAL
June 10, 2023
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that
“reservation for the Muslim community is against the Constitution”. Addressing
a rally at Nanded in Maharashtra as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)
celebrations on the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
government at the Centre, Mr. Shah said, “The BJP believes that there should
not be any reservation for Muslims as it is against the Constitution. There
cannot be reservation based on religion.”
Mr. Shah’s statement assumes significance amid rising
number of communal clashes in Maharashtra and the recent scrapping of the quota
for Muslims in neighbouring Karnataka by the then BJP government ahead of the
Assembly elections in that State.
Source: Times Of India
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North
America
'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski, who terrorised US for
nearly 20 years, found dead in prison
Jun 11, 2023
Ted Kaczynski, who came to be known as the “Unabomber”
after a campaign of sporadic, anonymous bombings in the US from 1978 to 1995,
died in prison on Saturday, authorities said.
Kaczynski, 81, whose attacks killed three people and
injured two dozen, was found unresponsive at 12.25am at a federal prison
medical centre in Butner, North Carolina, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
The reclusive Harvard-educated mathematician, whose
targets ranged from academics to random civilians, had a self-professed goal of
halting the advance of modern technology and society, mounting his campaign of
violence from a shack in rural Montana.
It was only after Kaczynski's capture and the
revelation of his identity that the FBI uncovered his previous life – one where
he scored 167 on an IQ test and entered university at just 16.
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As Canada PM visits Kyiv, Zelenskyy says
counteroffensive ‘taking place’
Jun 11, 2023
ZAPORIZHZHIA: In the south, Ukrainian soldiers are
fighting on an unforgiving landscape, table-flat farmland with little cover for
troops trying to advance. And 60 miles away, they are attacking across the
plains, pushing toward a strategic railway junction. Farther east, they are
targeting Russian positions on the hills outside Bakhmut, a city in ruins that
fell to Russian forces last month after the longest and bloodiest battle of the
war.
In fierce battles along the front line this past week,
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is taking shape, presenting a major pivot in the
war. With each clash, Ukraine is trying to show that it can attack anywhere,
while trying to make Russia defend everywhere.
After days of silence on the extent of the fighting,
President VolodymyrZelenskyy offered the strongest confirmation yet on Saturday
that the long-awaited counteroffensive had begun. “Counteroffensive and
defensive actions are being taken in Ukraine,” he said in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The confirmation came ata joint press conference with
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, who made his second unannounced visit to Kyiv since
full-scale war broke out in February last year.
Source: Times Of India
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Pakistan
3 soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists in
North Waziristan: ISPR
Iftikhar Shirazi
June 11, 2023
Three soldiers were martyred during a gun battle with
terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s
media affairs wing said on Sunday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations
(ISPR) said that an exchange of fire took place between troops and terrorists
in Miran Shah on the night of June 9/10.
“Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’
location and resultantly three terrorists were sent to hell while four
terrorists were injured. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the
killed terrorists,” the statement said.
Source: Dawn
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Govt not pressing Kenyan authorities, SC told
Nasir Iqbal
June 11, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The wife of slain journalist Arshad Sharif
told the Supreme Court on Saturday that the federal government had allegedly
not been exerting pressure on Kenyan officials and was extremely slow and
ineffective in coordination to ensure a transparent investigation into the last
year’s killing of Mr Sharif.
In her application, Javeria Siddique argued that the
investigative report issued by the Kenyan authorities was found to be
inconsistent and contradictory, with outside sources offering different
accounts as to the circumstances and human rights violations surrounding Mr
Sharif’s death.
A five-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief
Justice Umar Ata Bandial, is set to resume on June 13 (Tuesday) a suomotu
hearing on Mr Sharif’s death in Kenya.
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SC urged to rule against military trials of civilians
Nasir Iqbal
une 11, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Five noted members of civil society from
different parts of the country asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to disallow
trials of civilians accused under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 and the Official
Secrets Act, 1923, in connection with the alleged offences of May 9 and 10.
Such investigations and subsequent trials, the
petition pleaded, are also in violation of sections 2(d)(ii) and 59(4) of the
army act read with sections 3, 3A, 7, and 9 of the secrets act.
The petition has been filed by senior counsel Faisal
Siddiqi on behalf of executive director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour
Education and Research (Piler) Karamat Ali, former Karachi Metropolitan
Corporation administrator Fahim Zaman Khan, Aurat Foundation director Mahnaz
Rahman, educationist Prof Dr A.H. Nayyar, and clinical psychologist and
educationist Syed Zulfiqar Hussain Gilani.
According to the petitioners, the matter concerns
public interest and they believe that the trial of civilians including
political leaders and workers under the army act in an unprecedented manner is
a matter of grave public importance.
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NA committee on references against judges meets on
13th
June 11, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The first formal meeting of the National
Assembly’s special committee to “prepare and forward” references against
Supreme Court judges to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) over their alleged
misconduct will be held at Parliament House on Tuesday (June 13).
According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the
five-member committee would discuss the possibilities of filing references
under Article 209 of the Constitution “on the ground of misconduct as discussed
in the National Assembly and on such other grounds which are available against
any judge or judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.”
Overall, this will be the second meeting of the
special committee as in their first meeting held last week the members had
elected Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha of the ruling PML-N as the committee’s chairman.
The National Assembly had on May 15 approved the
formation of the special house committee to “prepare and forward” references
against SC judges on a motion that had been moved by Shazia Sobia Soomro of the
PPP after a number of lawmakers, including key ministers, in their hard-hitting
speeches called for action against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata
Bandial and other “like-minded judges” for allegedly “facilitating” PTI
Chairman Imran Khan by providing a blanket relief to him in the form of bail in
all the cases last month.
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Imran files petition for shifting of courts
Staff Reporter
June 11, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman
Imran Khan has filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking
the shifting of at least four courts from Sector F-8 Markaz to the
comparatively secure premises of the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) in Sector
G-11.
The petition stated that due to the fragile law and
order situation in the premises of the sessions court in Sector F-8 Markaz, it
is not ‘convenient’ for Mr Khan to appear in the relevant judicial magistrates’
trial courts.
The IHC has granted protective bail to the PTI
chairman in seven cases registered within the territorial jurisdiction of
Islamabad till June 12. These cases were based on the FIRs registered in four
police stations in Islamabad.
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Indian plane strays into Pakistan amid bad weather
Mohammad Asghar
June 11, 2023
RAWALPINDI: Due to bad weather, a flight of the
‘IndiGo’ airlines en route to Ahmedabad from Amritsar strayed into Pakistan
near Lahore and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian airspace at
about 8pm on Saturday.
According to flight radar, the Indian plane with a
ground speed of 454 knots entered north of Lahore at about 7:30pm and returned
to India at 8:01pm. A senior official of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
said that it was not unusual as it was “internationally allowed” in bad weather
conditions.
Meanwhile, several flights were diverted and delayed
due to poor visibility at airports in light of an alert issued by the CAA. The
CAA spokesman said that it had extended the weather warning for Lahore till
11:30pm on Saturday as the visibility at the Allama Iqbal International Airport
was 5,000 metres.
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Mideast
Jihad Azour to diaspora: 'I am not a confrontational
candidate, ready for dialogue'
2023-06-11
The Lebanese Diaspora Network (TLDN), in conjunction
with cohost Mark Daou, held a 105-minute virtual meeting on Saturday, June 10th
with various groups from the Lebanese diaspora and presidential candidate Jihad
Azour. Among the groups invited were TeamHope, MCLM, Expatriates For Lebanon,
Let's Talk About Lebanon, and LEN.
During the meeting, Azour addressed several key points
concerning his candidacy and future plans for the Lebanese political and
economic landscape.
Azour opened the discussion by confronting rumors
regarding his financial integrity, describing them as "baseless character
assassination." Emphasizing his readiness for open, transparent dialogue
with any entity willing to question him.
In an effort to enhance transparency, Azour promised
to release a report outlining his achievements during his tenure. He
highlighted his longstanding commitment to transparency, recalling his practice
of issuing quarterly reports detailing every spending of the international
funds received post-2006 war.
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Palestinians Tweet in Rejection of Israeli Occupation
Plans to Divide Al-Aqsa Mosque
10 June, 2023
Palestinian activists tweeted on Saturday, 10 June
2023 using social media platforms to express their rejection of the Israeli
occupation’s plans to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian activists tweeted using hashtags
supporting the Al-Aqsa mosque and rejecting the Israeli occupation’s plans to
divide the sacred mosque.
Earlier this month, Israeli far-right wing member of
Knesset Amit Halevi proposed a new plan to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque between
Muslims and Jews.
Within the plan, the southern part of Al-Aqsa Mosque
will be allocated for Muslims while Jews will receive the central and northern
areas, including the Dome of the Rock.
Source: Days Of Palestine.Ps
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Leaked Doc Shows Hectares Of Land Given To Iran Atomic
Agency For Free
11-06-2023
Documents recently hacked from the Iranian presidency
servers show President Ebrahim Raisi allowed the Atomic Energy Organization to
seize hectares of land.
The report released by Telegram account
GhyamSarnegouni (Uprising till Overthrow) --affiliated with the Albania-based
opposition Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) group -- shows that 190 hectares of land in
the southern city of Khorramshahr, in the oil-rich Khuzestan province, has been
given to the Atomic Energy Organization for free.
The hacker group also published a document that
contains information about the request by the Atomic Energy Organization to
import 35 vehicles with an engine capacity of more than 2,500 cc.
Source: Iran Intl
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Azari people’s bond with Islam cannot be broken by
conspiracies: President Raisi
2023/06/10
Raisi made the remarks while addressing the people of
Charuymaq County, on the second day of his provincial visit to East Azarbaijan
Province.
“The Azari people have a love [for Islam] that cannot
be reduced by conspiracy,” he said, adding, “The people’s connection to Islam
is unbreakable.”
The president further said that the Azari people have
an intrinsic love for the religion and are filled with the message of unity,
cohesion and resistance against the enemies.
Source: Ilna.Ir
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US warned Iran against higher enrichment during
indirect Oman talks in May — report
By TOI STAFF
10 June 2023
Officials from the United States and Iran held
indirect talks in Oman last month, with officials from Muscat acting as
intermediaries, according to a Friday report.
Three sources familiar with the matter told Axios that
US officials made clear in messages passed to Iran that there will be a severe
response if Tehran reaches the 90 percent uranium enrichment levels required
for use in a nuclear weapon — a short technical step from their current level.
The most recent estimate by the UN’s nuclear watchdog is that Iran has 114.1
kilograms (251 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, a short technical
step from weapons-grade.
The Axios report labeled the discussions “proximity
talks” focused on deterrence, and said that the White House’s Middle East
coordinator Brett McGurk had traveled to Oman on May 8 to discuss potential
moves by the US toward Iran regarding its contentious nuclear program.
The report said Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali
BagheriKan was in Oman at the same time as part of a delegation, but did not
meet directly with the Americans.
“That includes ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear
weapon so of course, we are watching closely Iran’s enrichment activities,” the
spokesperson said.
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Iran denies report of nearing interim nuke deal with
US
By : Sentinel Digital Desk
11 June 2023
TEHRAN: Iran has denied a media claim of it
"nearing an interim nuclear deal" with the US, saying such a deal
neither exists nor is on the agenda. Iran's permanent mission to the United
Nations on Thursday responded in a statement to a report by the London-based
online news outlet Middle East Eye that claimed Tehran and Washington were
close to achieving an interim deal, under which Tehran would curb its nuclear
programme in return for sanctions relief, Xinhua news agency reported, citing
the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Also Read - Blast in Somalia kills 25
Kids, several others injured "An interim deal for replacing the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) neither exists nor is on the agenda,"
said the Iranian mission. A spokesperson for the White House National Security
Council also denied the report, saying it is "false and misleading".
Iran signed the JCPOA with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to put some
curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the removal of the sanctions on
the country. The US, however, pulled out of the deal in May 2018 and reimposed
its sanctions on Tehran.
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Europe
Brothers Of ItalyPresents Bill To Ban Mosques In
Warehouses, Garages, Opposition Parties Blast The Bill
10 June 2023
(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 10 - Opposition parties have
blasted a bill presented by Premier GiorgiaMeloni's right-wing Brothers of
Italy (FdI) party that would ban garages and industrial warehouses and
facilities from being used as mosques.
Among other things, the opposition parties have
expressed doubts about whether the legislation would be Constitution, saying it
would impede religious freedom if approved.
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Russia’s Orthodox and Muslims Clash on Origins and
thus the Future of Russian State
Paul Goble
11-06-2023
Staunton, June 6 – Two conferences in the last week,
one organized by Metropolitan Tikhon, Vladimir Putin’s favourite priest, and a
second arranged by the Moscow Islamic Institute, offered radically different
versions of the origin of the Russian state and empire, Andrey Melnikov of
NG-Religii says.
The first stressed the importance of the conception of
Moscow as the third Rome in the development of the Russian state, although
there were serious disagreements as to whether that was a burden or a the
guiding principle of how Russian rulers have acted over the last 500 years
(ng.ru/ng_religii/2023-06-06/9_551_depoliticization.html).
Those who suggested that the Third Rome was a burden,
including Tikhon, argued that the state and church have an obligation to
increase the involvement of Russians in church life rather than engage in
imperial actions. But those who viewed it as a guiding principle stressed exactly
the opposite, and despite Tikhon’s influence, they appeared to be in the
majority.
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Boris Johnson's shock exit reverberates through
British ruling party
By Andy Bruce
June 10, 2023
LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Old rifts resurfaced in
Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former Prime Minister
Boris Johnson's abrupt resignation from parliament, while the opposition Labour
Party sensed opportunity ahead of a general election next year.
Johnson quit late on Friday in protest against an
investigation by lawmakers into his conduct as prime minister during the height
of the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdown-breaking parties were held in Downing
Street.
In his resignation statement, Johnson railed against
the inquiry that examined whether he misled the House of Commons about the
gatherings, saying it had not found "a shred of evidence" against
him. He also took aim at current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Africa
Islamic Group MURIC Threatens to Blacklist Some Muslim
Politicians, Gives Reason
by RidwanAdeola
June 10, 2023
Osogbo, Osun state - Popular Islamic human rights
organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Saturday, June 10, said it
is watching Muslim politicians across Nigeria, particularly the public office
holders among them. MURIC said it will blacklist anyone of them who proved to
be of no benefit to Muslims around him or her, and those who emulate the
immediate past minister of aviation, Rauf Aregbesola, who it called “the black
sheep”, The Sun Nigeria reported.
Source: Www.Legit.Ng
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Islamist militants kill nine people in Somalia hotel
siege
Tom Sanders
10 Jun 2023
Al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, claimed
responsibility for the attack, which began on Friday night.
The Somalia-based extremist group have been waging an
insurgency against the government for more than 15 years, and are known for carrying out suicide bombings and attacks on
hotels which tend to host high-ranking Somali and foreign officials.
‘I was near the Pearl Beach restaurant when (a) heavy
explosion occurred in front of the building,” Abdirahim Ali, a witness, told
AFP news agency.
Residents gather outside the Pearl Beach Restaurant
following an attack by Al Shabaab militants at the Liido beach in Mogadishu,
Somalia June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
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‘Scores of terrorists’ killed as NAF bombs Boko Haram
enclave in Borno
June 10 2023
by Samad Uthman
ZagazolaMakama, a counter-insurgency publication
focused on the Lake Chad region, said the terrorists suffered huge losses after
a fighter jet bombed the camp of Ali Ngulde, a Boko Haram leader, in Gwoza LGA
on Tuesday.
The fighter jets were said to have fired several bombs
and destroyed structures erected by the terrorists, including a building
housing Ngulde and other top commanders.
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Benue State Denies Links With Private Security Firm
Affiliated To Boko Haram
By Aloysius Umalo
Jun 10, 2023
The Benue State Government in North Central Nigeria
has debunked allegations that it has sanctioned the launch of a private
security outfit, Al-Tershak Global Security Limited established by
AlhajiAliyuTershaku in the state.
He urged the people of the state to discountenance the
allegation which he noted was emanating from “mischievous elements to drag the
Benue State Government led by Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia into a non-existent
controversy.”
It would be recalled that the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP on June 8, 2023 raised an alarm over the inauguration of a private
security outfit in Makurdi the State Capital which it said had the nod of
Governor Alia’s approval.
Source: Von.Gov.Ng
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OYOSUBEB Muslims Applaud Adeniran For Promoting
Islamic Culture, Religious Tolerance
By KazeemAwojoodu
Jun 10, 2023
Muslim community at Oyo State Universal Basic
Education Board, OYOSUBEB has commended the immediate past Executive Chairman
of the Board, Dr. NureniAdeniran, for promoting Islamic culture and his ability
to respect all religions.
Making the commendation on behalf of the community, on
Saturday, Mr. AdebamiRaji thanked Adeniran for contributing immensely to the
increase of the Board’s mosque.
Adebami said the mosque, under Adeniran’s leadership,
had become a hub for Islamic studies, where worshippers come from far and wide
to learn about the rich heritage and teachings of Islam.
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Asia
Bank Of MaldivesAnnounces New Promotion For BML
Islamic Customers
FathmathUdhma
10 Jun 2023
Bank of Maldives has announced a new promotion for BML
Islamic customers.
The bank states that the promotion is for all BML
Islamic Financing products applied and approved during the promotion period.
As such, under the promotion, one lucky winner will be
selected to win MVR 3000 every week.
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Central region seeks ways to lure more Islamic
tourists
June 10, 2023
Da Nang (VNA) – A workshop on developing a supply
chain of tourism services for Islamic visitors in central Vietnam opened in the
central beach city of Da Nang on June 10.
Jointly organised by Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board
in Vietnam, the Islamic Tourism Centre under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Culture of Malaysia, and the Da Nang Department of Tourism, the event saw the
participation of representatives of more than 100 enterprises in the sector in
three central localities, namely ThuaThien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam.
Nguyen Son Thuy, Director of DuyNhat Dong Duong
Tourism Limited Company, said that Vietnam has welcome many Muslim tourists in
recent years, but the sector has yet to enjoy due attention.
Deputy Chairman of the Da Nang Department of Tourism
Nguyen Xuan Binh said the city has developed several plans to attract more
tourists following the COVID-19 pandemic, and this market sector is seeing a
chance to further expand.
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The Journey of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh
MdAsaduz Zaman
Jun 11, 2023
The journey of Islamic banking began with the goal of
conducting banking business in Muslim countries around the world in accordance
with Islamic Shariah.
The initial effort to establish an Islamic financial institution
took place in Pakistan in the late 1950s with the establishment of a local
Islamic bank in a rural area. However, the initiative did not yield fruitful
results.
Later, the second experiment with Islamic banking was
conducted in Egypt between 1963 and 1967 through the establishment of the
MitGhamr Savings Bank in a rural area of the Nile Delta. The bank's operations
were based on the Islamic principles of not charging interest to depositors or
borrowers.
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