Netizens Claim Two Muslim Women Offered Namaz In Garden Adjacent To Ganpati Mandir in Maharashtra
New Age Islam News Bureau
29 April 2025
· Netizens Claim Two Muslim Women Offered Namaz In Garden Adjacent To Ganpati Mandir in Maharashtra
· Warning Against Wearing Hijab In Old Delhi Schools Sparks Controversy
· Minoritised Women Are Being Kidnapped And Trafficked Under Syria’s Western-Backed Regime
· Taliban Minister Calls Women’s Rights Demands ‘Prohibited Deeds’
· UN Under-Secretary Warns Taliban That Excluding Women Will Block Afghanistan’s Development
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Netizens Claim Two Muslim Women Offered Namaz In Garden Adjacent To Ganpati Mandir in Maharashtra
April 29, 2025
Pimpri-Chinchwad Viral Video: Netizens Claim Two Muslim Women Offered Namaz In Garden Adjacent To Morya Gosavi Ganpati Mandir | Video Screengrab
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A video of two Muslim women, clad in burqas, offering Namaz in a garden as onlookers watch is going viral on X (formerly Twitter). Many users have shared the video, claiming that the incident took place in the garden adjacent to the MoryaGosaviGanpati Mandir in Chinchwad.
Sharing the video, a user wrote in Marathi, "There is a mosque within walking distance of the MoryaGosavi Temple, but they want to offer prayers near the MoryaGosavi Temple. This is the beginning. First, they send one or two women to analyse the situation and gradually increase the number, and one day they will build a shrine there and claim it."
"Our government is at fault. We need to avoid such practices, and there should be punishment for such acts. This is a way to grow from one to 100, then to 1,000 people, and this needs to be stopped at the very beginning," a user commented.
"This is the first time I have seen this in Chinchwad," another user stated. "@Dev_Fadnavis Sir, this is a serious matter. Kindly look into this, please," a third user wrote.
Meanwhile, speaking to The Free Press Journal, Zubair Memon, President of the Maharashtra Muslim Conference, confirmed that the video is from Pune district. "In Pune, almost every public garden governed by municipal corporations has a temple or a few temples in it, and every day pooja happens there — publicly and on speakers. Please check SarasBaug, for example. We don't have any problem with it, and nobody should have. If the government has a problem with Muslims doing prayers in their personal capacity, then every public garden should bear a board: 'Yaha par poojakarna allowed hai, par koi bhi Islamic prarthnakarna allowed nahi'."
Source: freepressjournal.in
https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pimpri-chinchwad-viral-video-netizens-claim-two-muslim-women-offered-namaz-in-garden-adjacent-to-morya-gosavi-ganpati-mandir
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Warning Against Wearing Hijab In Old Delhi Schools Sparks Controversy
April 28, 2025
By Mohammad Akram
Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Zeenat Mahal, Lal Kuan, Delhi.
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NEW DELHI: In a controversial incident in the national capital, Muslim female students in government schools located in the Muslim-majority area of Old Delhi have allegedly been warned against wearing the hijab. The matter pertains to the SKV Chashma Building School in Ballimaran, which operates under the Directorate of Education, Delhi Government. The school’s principal, Rajesh—who also holds additional charge of the SKV Zeenat Mahal School in Lal Kuan—is at the centre of the controversy.
According to reports, Principal Rajesh, accompanied by Deputy Director Vijay Kaushik, Principal Prerna of Mata Sundari School, and Principal Iqbal Ahmed of Zeenat Mahal School in Kamla Market, visited Zeenat Mahal School in Lal Kuan recently. During the visit, it is alleged that Muslim girls were instructed not to wear the hijab at school.
The issue gained media attention, after which Principal Rajesh stated that her comments were misrepresented. “My intent was to ensure uniformity, not to impose a hijab ban,” she clarified.
However, sources indicate that Rajesh directed all Muslim teachers and students to remove their hijabs, allegedly saying that no one would be allowed to wear hijabs at the school from now on. One Muslim teacher reportedly objected, pointing out that the majority of students at the school are Muslim, and it would be unfair to stop those who wish to wear the hijab. Rajesh allegedly responded firmly, saying it was the teacher’s responsibility to enforce the order.
Muslim students constitute 100% of the student body at Chashma Building School and 80% at Zeenat Mahal School.
Since Zeenat Mahal School currently does not have a permanent principal, Rajesh has been appointed as the link officer with additional charge of the school.
A senior official from the Directorate of Education told the media that no circular or directive has been issued by the department banning the hijab in schools, nor have any principals been instructed to enforce such a rule.
Both schools are located in the Ballimaran constituency, represented by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Imran Hussain. Reacting to the controversy, Hussain said the report has been misrepresented. “Every student is free to attend school in attire of their choice,” he stated.
Source: indiatomorrow.net
https://indiatomorrow.net/2025/04/28/warning-against-wearing-hijab-in-delhi-schools-sparks-controversy/
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Minoritised Women Are Being Kidnapped And Trafficked Under Syria’s Western-Backed Regime
28 April 2025
Since the new regime in Syria took power, there has been a wave of abductions targeting women and girls, particularly from minoritised communities. This accompanies an “escalation in the rate of civilian assassinations“, linked in many cases to “sectarian affiliation”.
Western allies Turkey and Israel, meanwhile, continue to take advantage of the chaos.
Last week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) noted that, alongside “the deteriorating security chaos in different areas”:
The lack of accountability for such actions, it said, have “encouraged criminals and gangs to commit more crimes”. And it explained that:
It added that no group seems to have claimed responsibility for the actions. However, the targeting of the Alawite minority group – from which the Assad dynasty came – suggests an element of collective revenge, although Druze and Christian women have also been targets.
Some reports describe the kidnappings as opportunistic enslavement. Others describe requests for excessive ransom payments. And they blame regime leader Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani (now calling himself Ahmed al-Sharaa) for creating “a security vacuum by dismissing all government police and security officials and emptying the country’s prisons”. Combining this with severe electricity shortages that leave many neighbourhoods dark at night, women in particular fear leaving home after sunset.
The new regime, meanwhile, has reportedly killed hundreds of Alawites this year in a wave of repression, blocking aid deliveries to the areas in question. Human rights groups believe these events may be war crimes.
The Daraj media outlet released an investigation about the kidnappings of Alawite women and girls. It noted that some criminals took their victims in broad daylight and in public places. Some who were released described suffering both physical and mental abuse. Others remain missing. And there are several cases of families receiving messages saying they had been forcibly married or taken out of Syria.
One survivor of abduction spoke about hearing a foreign accent. Along with reports of foreign phone numbers being used, and of kidnappers taking women out of Syria, there are serious concerns about the potentially organised, transnational nature of the crimes.
Syrian women who have spoken out about the phenomenon, meanwhile, have reportedly faced hostility or threats, including from government officials and militants.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza and invasion of Lebanon very much helped to pave the way, alongside Russia’s ongoing quagmire in Ukraine, for Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists to topple the Assad regime late last year. So it would only seem right for the new regime to be friendly towards Israel, especially when that’s usually a key condition for positive relations with the US empire. Indeed, the US appears to be demanding the repression of Palestinians in Syria as a condition for dropping sanctions.
Al-Jawlani (Al-Sharaa) seems to be obliging. He has apparently said he’s willing to normalise relations with Israel. He had been repressing Palestinian groups. And his response to continuing Israeli occupation in the south of Syria has been weak. Just this week, a report noted “a significant increase in Israeli military activity throughout April, highlighting heightened tensions along the border strip with the occupied Golan Heights”. As Hawar News explained:
While the US is playing hardball, the UK has already decided to lift numerous sanctions on Syria. The leaders of establishment institutions the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), meanwhile, seem to be looking forward to having a good relationship with the Syrian regime. The IMF’s managing director, for example, hoped Syrian institutions could soon “plug themselves in the world economy”.
The normalisation of an extremist as the new leader of Syria seems inevitable. But as the process continues, we must continue highlighting the grave concerns for women’s rights in particular as the ultra-conservative regime cements itself in power.
Source: thecanary.co
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/04/28/kidnappings-alawite-women-syria/
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Taliban minister calls women’s rights demands ‘prohibited deeds’
By Ahmad Azizi
29 April 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan — Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, has described international calls for women’s rights as “prohibited deeds,” according to a newly released audio recording of his speech from a gathering in Kabul.
Hanafi said that while the world today demands “rights,” the Taliban fought for 20 years “to implement Sharia and Islam,” and that their members sacrificed their lives for this cause.
“Now the infidel world says ‘rights, rights, rights.’ The rights that Islam has given to our women — if I do not deliver them, it is my sin,” Hanafi told the gathering. “We must not forget that we fought for 20 years for the implementation of Sharia and Islam, and on the Day of Judgment, the martyrs will question us about this.”
Hanafi urged those present to “wake up, stay united, and cooperate to succeed” in their mission.
Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban have severely restricted the rights of Afghan citizens, particularly women. Girls have been banned from attending secondary school and universities, women have been barred from most employment outside of healthcare, and many are prohibited from traveling without a male guardian.
The Taliban’s stance has drawn widespread condemnation from Islamic scholars, religious leaders, and governments across the Muslim world, many of whom argue that the group’s restrictions on women and girls have no basis in Islamic law.
Despite mounting international pressure, the Taliban have shown little willingness to reverse their policies, often attempting to justify their actions through religious arguments.
Source: amu.tv
https://amu.tv/171417/
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UN under-secretary warns Taliban that excluding women will block Afghanistan’s development
By Yasin Shayan
29 April 2025
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has warned Taliban officials that excluding women and girls from education and public life will make development in Afghanistan impossible.
During a visit to Kabul, Fletcher met with several senior Taliban figures, including Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdul Salam Hanafi, and Acting Minister of Economy Din Mohammad Hanif. In those meetings, he emphasized that the plight of Afghan women remains a top priority for the United Nations.
“Development is impossible without girls’ education and full participation,” Fletcher said, underscoring the urgent need to lift restrictions on women’s roles in Afghan society and the humanitarian response.
The visit comes as Afghanistan faces one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. According to the UN, nearly 23 million people — more than half the country’s population — require life-saving assistance this year. At the same time, international humanitarian efforts are being strained by deep funding cuts.
In a social media post during his trip, Fletcher said the UN remains determined to deliver for the Afghan people. He also met with humanitarian partners operating in the country, recognizing their role in delivering critical assistance under increasingly difficult conditions.
Discussions with Taliban officials also addressed the effects of budget constraints on aid programs, the need to ease bureaucratic barriers, and the influx of returnees from Pakistan. Fletcher reiterated the critical role of women in humanitarian operations and pressed for the reduction of policies that hinder the effectiveness of international assistance.
Source: amu.tv
https://amu.tv/171410/
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