Iran Stops Mahsa Amini's Family from Marking Her Death Anniversary: Rights Groups
New Age
Islam News Bureau
18 September 2023
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Iran Stops Mahsa Amini's Family
from Marking Her Death Anniversary: Rights Groups
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Saudi Arabia Announces Umrah Dress
Code for Women
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10k Indian Muslim Women to
Write to PM Thanking Him For ‘Muslim Women Rights Day’
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Vlogger Mallu Traveller booked
for alleged sexual assault on Saudi woman
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On PM Modi's 73rd Birthday,
Varanasi Muslim Women Perform Aarti, Light 73 Lamps
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Depression In Iran on Rise,
Especially Among Women and Youth
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Iran Stops Mahsa Amini's Family from
Marking Her Death Anniversary: Rights Groups
Demonstrators
attend a protest against the Iranian regime on September 16, 2023, on the first
anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. (Photo | AFP)
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17th September 2023
By AFP
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities on Saturday
prevented the family of Mahsa Amini from holding a ceremony to commemorate the
first anniversary of her death, confining her father under "house
arrest", as sporadic protests erupted nationwide despite heavy security,
rights groups said.
Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died
a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the
strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic
Revolution. Her family says she died from a blow to the head but this is
disputed by Iranian authorities.
Anger over her death rapidly expanded
into weeks of taboo-breaking protests which saw women tearing off their
mandatory headscarves in an open challenge to the Islamic Republic's system of
government under supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Mahsa Amimi's father Amjad was detained
early Saturday as he left the family home in the western town of Saqez, and
then released after being warned not to hold a memorial service at her
graveside, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), 1500tasvir monitor and
Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said.
"Amjad Amini is under house
arrest... Security forces are preventing him from visiting his daughter's
grave," said IHR.
Official news agency IRNA denied the
reports of the father's brief detention, and later said security forces had
foiled an assassination attempt against him.
Amjad Amini had been summoned by
intelligence officials last week after his announcement he planned to hold a
memorial ceremony. One of Amini's uncles, Safa Aeli, was detained in Saqez on
September 5 and remains in custody.
'Chokehold on dissent'
Rights groups said security forces had
blocked access to the cemetery in Saqez where Amini is buried.
Kurdish-focused group Hengaw said a
young man named Fardin Jafari was in a critical condition in hospital after
being shot in the head near the cemetery. It was not immediately possible to
confirm the report.
The protests sparked by Amini's death
lost momentum after several months in the face of a crackdown that saw security
forces kill 551 protesters, according to IHR, and arrest more than 22,000,
according to Amnesty International.
Iranian authorities say dozens of
security personnel were also killed in what they describe as "riots"
incited by foreign governments and hostile media.
Seven men have been executed after being
convicted in protest-related cases.
Campaigners say the authorities renewed
their crackdown in the runup to the anniversary, putting pressure on relatives
of those killed in the protests in a bid to stop them speaking out.
New York-based Human Rights Watch said
family members of at least 36 people killed or executed in the crackdown had
been interrogated, arrested, prosecuted or sentenced to prison over the past
month as authorities imposed a "chokehold on dissent".
With additional security forces sent to
the area, Hengaw said people in western Iran were expressing discontent through
a general strike, with shops closed in a dozen towns and cities including
Saqez.
One of Iran's most high-profile
prisoners, Narges Mohammadi, a prize-winning rights activist, and three other
women prisoners burned their headscarves in the courtyard of Tehran's Evin
prison to mark the anniversary, Mohammadi's Instagram account said.
The New York-based Center for Human
Rights in Iran (CHRI) said a fire broke out at Qarchak prison for women outside
Tehran when security forces quelled a protest by inmates.
'Take back Iran'
Witnesses in Tehran said there was a
heavy security presence, with anti-riot police and security vehicles on the
main streets and squares.
Persian-language channels based outside
Iran, including Iran International, broadcast footage of residents shouting
"Death to the dictator" and the main protest slogan of "Woman,
Life, Freedom" from apartment blocks in Tehran and its satellite city of
Karaj overnight.
Monitor 1500tasvir posted footage of
dozens of people staging a daylight protest on Saturday on a street in the
Gohardasht district of Karaj shouting "we will take Iran back!" and
other slogans.
Similar gatherings were reported in the
central city of Isfahan and the southern city of Shiraz. Hengaw published
images of fires being lit on roads in the western city of Sanandaj and said
security forces fired on protesters in Mahabad to the north.
Under the slogan "Say her
name!", Iranian emigres held commemorative rallies from Sydney to Toronto,
with thousands in Place de la Bastille in central Paris chanting protest
slogans and waving pre-revolutionary flags.
In New York, about 500 people protested
in memory of Amini on Brooklyn Bridge.
Source: newindianexpress.com
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2023/sep/17/iran-stops-mahsa-aminis-family-from-marking-her-death-anniversary-rights-groups-2615725.html
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Saudi Arabia Announces Umrah Dress Code for
Women
Umrah dress
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Staff Writer
15 Sep 2023
In a statement on social media, the
Ministry said: “Females are permitted to wear any clothing of their choice for
pilgrimage or Umrah, as long as the following conditions are met:
Umrah is the name given to a voluntary
pilgrimage to Mecca undertaken by Muslims.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia expect
around 10m international visitors to perform Umrah pilgrimage to the Grand
Mosque in Mecca this season.
Source: arabianbusiness.com
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/culture-society/saudi-arabia-announces-umrah-dress-code-for-women
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10k Indian Muslim Women to Write to PM Thanking
Him For ‘Muslim Women Rights Day’
By HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Sep 18, 2023
As many as 10,000 Muslim women will
write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thank him for designating a
day as ‘Muslim Women Rights Day’ which is celebrated on August 1, said social
activist Najneen Ansari who along with several women celebrated PM Modi’s 73rd
birthday at Subhash Bhavan in Indresh Nagar, Lamahi on Sunday.
The women lit up 73 earthen lamps and
celebrated PM Modi’s birthday by singing a song.
Ansari, who leads Muslim Mahila
Foundation said that 10 thousand Muslim women will write a letter to the PM
thanking him for announcing ‘Muslim Women Rights Day’. They will also thank the
Prime Minister for making the Muslim women of India stronger than others of the
community elsewhere in the world. They will also write letters to the heads of
state of other countries asking them to work for the social security of Muslim
women like PM Modi.
Ansari said that PM Modi is the guardian
for Muslim daughters
Dr Rajeev Srivastava, national president
of Vishal Bharat Sansthan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got Muslim
women freed from the agony and pain of triple talaq.
Archana Bharatvanshi of the Sansthan
said that India will always be indebted to the PM for giving guarantee of
social security to daughters.
Shabnam, Maroon, Zarina, Vajbunnisha,
Shamsunnisha, Nagina, Najma, Dr Mridula Jaiswal, Khushi Raman Bharatvanshi, Ili
Bharatvanshi, Ujala Bharatvanshi, Dakshita Bharatvanshi, Rita, Ramta, Poonam,
Saroj, Bindu, Bechna, Prabhavati, Parvati, People like Geeta, Kalavati, Vidya
and other participated in the event.
Muslim Women Rights Day celebrates the
enactment of the law against Triple Talaq. This was announced by the government
at the Centre.
On August 1, 2021, the then Minister for
Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Government enacted the law
against Triple Talaq on August 1, 2019 which made the social malpractice of
Triple Talaq a criminal offense.
Source: hindustantimes.com
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/10k-muslim-women-to-write-to-pm-thanking-him-for-muslim-women-rights-day-101694976417601.html
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Vlogger Mallu Traveller booked for
alleged sexual assault on Saudi woman
17th September 2023
KOCHI:
The Ernakulam Central police have initiated an investigation after a
Saudi national made an allegation of molestation against vlogger Zakir Subhan,
who operates a social media channel called Mallu Traveller. The Kannur-based vlogger is currently abroad,
and authorities are working to establish contact with him.
The incident in question occurred at a
hotel on MG Road during Zakir’s stay on Tuesday night. The complainant, a Saudi
Arabian citizen, had connected with a Kasaragod native through social media and
had been in a romantic relationship with him for the past two months.
According to the victim’s account, Zakir
molested her while her partner briefly left the room. She initially hesitated to approach the
police due to the trauma she experienced but eventually filed a complaint after
receiving support from close associates.
The police have registered a case of
molestation and wrongful restraint, and Zakir’s statement is pending.
Authorities hope he will cooperate with the investigation without delay.
Ernakulam Central Assistant Commissioner of Police C Jayakumar revealed that
Zakir had already left the country before the complainant lodged her complaint.
“His close aides told us that he is
touring a Gulf country. We will question him soon after he returns to India.
The investigation has just started and we are in the process of collecting
evidence and verifying the statements we received,” Jayakumar said. Upon
contact, Zakir shared a YouTube channel link presenting his side of the story.
In the video, Zakir acknowledged the couple’s visit to his hotel room but
vehemently denied any molestation.
Source: newindianexpress.com
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/sep/17/vlogger-mallu-traveller-booked-for-alleged-sexual-assault-on-saudi-woman-2615585.html
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On PM Modi's 73rd Birthday, Varanasi
Muslim Women Perform Aarti , Light 73 Lamps
September 17, 2023
Varanasi: A group of Muslim women in
Varanasi on Sunday celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday by
performing an 'aarti' and lighting 73 earthen lamps.
The women associated with the Muslim
Mahila Foundation (MMF) also sang folk songs and wished for PM Modi's long
life, its office bearers said.
Varanasi is the Prime Minister Modi's
Lok Sabha constituency.
The women also made 'rangolis' and
offered 'laddoos' to the photograph of PM Modi, and chanted slogan "Muslim
behnekarepukaar, harjagahho Modi sarkaar".
Nazneen Ansari, a senior office bearer
of MMF, announced that 10,000 Muslim women will write a letter to Prime
Minister Modi thanking him for 'Muslim Mahila Adhikaar Divas' (Muslim Women's
Rights Day).
She also said that PM Modi is the
guardian of Muslim daughters, who have enhanced their pride across the world.
"Muslim women themselves have
rejected the Muslim fundamentalist thinking, which enslaves them in the
shackles of social evils. Women from all sections of India are standing with
the Muslim daughters. PM Modi has freed the Muslim women from evils like
'triple talaq', which a Muslim woman cannot forget," Vishal Bharat
Sansthan national chairman Rajiv Srivastava said.
BJP MLA Neelkanth Tiwari performed
'dugdhabhishek' in the Ganga for the long life of the prime minister.
Meanwhile, in Meerut, around 1,600
students of Deendayal Upadhyay Management College run by the IIMT group made a
human chain depicting G-20, while wearing tricolour uniform.
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Chairman of IIMT group Yogesh Mohan
Gupta said that the entire world is praising the dedication and incomparable
vision of Prime Minister Modi for building a developed India.
Source: ndtv.com
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-73rd-birthday-varanasi-muslim-women-light-73-earthen-lamps-perform-aarti-4398260
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Depression In Iran On Rise, Especially
Among Women And Youth
September 18, 2023
Latest statistics suggest a rise in
depression in Iran, particularly among women and young people.
The report by the reformist newspaper
Ham-Mihan states that out of every five prescriptions issued, one is for
antidepressants or sleep-inducing medications.
The report also links the mental health
of Iranians to social issues, including protests.
Following the recent uprisings, numerous
experts, including university professors, mental health specialists, and
sociologists, expressed concerns about the state of Iran's society. Four mental
health associations also voiced their concerns about the mental well-being of
citizens in a statement.
The newspaper emphasizes that since last
year, many individuals have been contemplating migration as a way out of their
current situation.
Earlier this year, Saeed Moeedfar, the
president of the Sociological Association, warned that Iran is on the brink of
a "severe wave of migration" and described a "terrifying
despair" gripping society, particularly its youth and intellectuals.
These predictions of an impending
massive migration wave come at a time when estimates suggest that roughly
one-tenth of the country's population, equivalent to 8.5 million Iranians,
currently live abroad as migrants.
Ham-Mihan, citing mental health experts,
notes that anxiety and depression, as two of the most prominent psychological
disorders, have manifested in various forms in the past year, including an
increased desire to migrate, alcohol consumption, substance abuse, and suicide.
Source: iranintl.com
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202309172256
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