Taliban Behead Junior Volleyball Player, Mahjabin Hakimi, Who Was Part of Afghan Women’s National Team: Report
New
Age Islam News Bureau
20
October 2021
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Iranian Cops Use A Dog-Catcher's Pole to Haul A Woman into A Police Van After
She Was Accused Of Being 'Insulting'
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Palestinian American Female Muslim Police Officer, Maha Ayesh, Breaking
Barriers in Bartlett
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Nearly 100 Women Were Sworn In To Join Egypt's State Council Becoming the First
Female Judges to Join One of the Country's Main Judicial Bodies
•
Gaza’s 1st Woman Basketball Referee Takes to the Basketball Courts in the Gaza
Strip
•
Saudi Female Soldier Helps Arab Coalition Pilot in Targeting Houthis
•
Malaysian Transgender Entrepreneur Accused of Insulting Islam Says 'Safe and Free'
In Australia
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Women Speak About Gender Issues in Islamic Communities in “The Islamic World
Today: Issues and Perspectives” Conference
•
Tunisia: Club Africain to Partake in 4th Arab Women's Handball Club
Championship
•
Saudi Haia Chief Unveils Plan To Hire Women Staff
•
Turkey Nabs 32 Women Members Of FETÖ Across 5 Cities
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by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/islam-women-feminism/mahjabin-hakimi-volleyball-afghan/d/125612
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Taliban
Behead Junior Volleyball Player, Mahjabin Hakimi, Who Was Part of Afghan
Women’s National Team: Report
October
20, 2021
Photo tweeted by @sahraakarimi
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Taliban
militants allegedly beheaded a member of the Afghan junior women's national
volleyball team, a coach told the Persian Independent.
In
an interview, Coach Suraya Afzali (name changed) said a woman player named
Mahjabin Hakimi was killed by the Taliban earlier in October, but nobody learnt
about the gruesome murder as the insurgents had threatened her family not to
talk about it.
Mahjabin
played for the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club before the collapse of the
Ashraf Ghani government, and was one of the club's star players. Then, a few
days ago, pictures of what seemed to be her severed head and bloodied neck
turned up on social media.
The
coach of the Afghan women's national volleyball team said that only two of the
team's players was able to escape from the country before the Taliban wrested
complete control in August. Mahjabin Hakimi was among the many other
unfortunate women sportspersons who were left behind.
Since
their takeover, the Taliban have tried to identify and hunt down women athletes;
the militants have been even more keenly on the look-out for members of the
Afghan women's volleyball team, who competed in foreign and domestic
competitions and appeared in media programs in the past, claimed Afzali.
"All
the players of the volleyball team and the rest of the women athletes are in a
bad situation and in despair and fear," Afzali told the Persian
Independent. "Everyone has been forced to flee and live underground."
The
Afghan national women's volleyball team was established in 1978 and has long
been a beacon of hope and empowerment for young girls in the country. However,
Mahjabin's death has fuelled fears of being targeted by the Taliban. Efforts by
members of the team to gain the support of foreign organisations and countries
to leave Afghanistan have so far been unsuccessful.
Last
week, FIFA and the Qatar government successfully evacuated as many as 100 women
footballers, including members of the national football team, and their family
members from Afghanistan.
With
the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, all women's activities in the
sports, political and social spheres have ceased. The vast majority of Afghan
girls continue to be barred from attending secondary school.
Source:
India Today
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Iranian
Cops Use A Dog-Catcher's Pole to Haul A Woman into A Police Van After She Was
Accused Of Being 'Insulting'
20
October 2021
Iranian police in Tehran were filmed violently
arresting a woman using what appears to be a dog-catching pole (circled above)
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This
is the moment a woman was violently arrested on the streets of Tehran using
what appears to be a dog-catching pole.
Video
of the arrest posted online last week shows the woman being dragged by her hair
while seemingly snared by the catch pole before being bundled into a van.
Colonel
Morad Moradi, deputy of the Tehran police forces, confirmed the woman was
arrested for being 'insulting' and said the footage is being investigated.
He
told semi-official news agency ISNA that the woman was also being 'aggressive'
towards officers before she was restrained.
Further
charges have been brought by a 'local businessman', Moradi added, though declined
to say what these are.
The
woman was shown in the footage without a headscarf on - which is a crime in
Iran - but Moradi denied this was the reason for her arrest.
He
also declined to say whether the woman was injured, after the footage showed
her being dragged by her hair and hitting her head on the van's door.
It
is not clear precisely where or when the footage was taken, though it was
widely shared on social media by Masih Alinejad - an Iranian women's rights
campaigner based in the UK and US.
'Today
in Iran', she wrote alongside the video. 'Soon enough Taliban would do the same
again to the women of Afghanistan.
'Taliban
And Islamic Republic will never be really reformed.'
She
then followed that up with a second tweet, after Moradi announced his
investigation, calling promises of action against the officers a 'big lie'.
'Last
time when morality police savagely beat women, police showed the same
reaction,' she said,
'But
as soon as the atmosphere calmed down, they prosecuted the woman who filmed
it.'
Iran's
'morality police' were established in the wake of the 1979 Islamic Revolution
and tasked with enforcing strict social codes on the country's civilians.
Their
exact duties and powers have changed over the years, though they largest exist
to enforce codes of dress and behaviour that violate the Islamic Republic's
interpretation of Islam.
They
are often tasked with enforcing laws which state women must wear headscarves in
public - a rule that has faced backlash in recent years.
Ms
Alinejad has been a prominent voice in a campaign called 'White Wednesdays'
which encourages women to remove their headscarves in public.
In
2019, Iran introduced 2,000 more morality officers to the streets specifically
to tackle the campaign.
While
women have commonly been employed as morality officers, the new recruits
included rare all-female squads.
Source:
Daily Mail
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Palestinian
American Female Muslim Police Officer, Maha Ayesh, Breaking Barriers in
Bartlett
10/19/2021
Maha
Ayesh is the first in her extended Palestinian American family to become a
police officer, joining the Bartlett Police Department last October.
The
Lombard resident also is a trailblazer in another area. Ayesh is the suburbs'
first Muslim female police officer who wears a hijab -- an Islamic head covering.
"I
am the first hijabi officer in Illinois," said Ayesh, who turns 31 on
Tuesday. "One of my biggest inspirations was I really wanted to challenge
cultural barriers."
Though
people are not used to seeing a "hijabi" police officer, there are
more Muslim officers, male and female, in the suburbs today, she added.
"It's
so critical because we bring a background that a lot of people are not used to
working with," Ayesh said. "I want to bring difference, more of my
culture and values to show that we work with people just like me in our
communities."
Ayesh
previously worked as a forensic therapist evaluating inmates at the Kane County
jail and as a juvenile justice liaison in Kane County.
When
patrolling the streets of Bartlett, Ayesh said she turns heads, but her
interactions have been mostly positive.
Ayesh
said she hopes to help the police department provide culturally competent
services, not only to the Muslim community. Bartlett has a growing ethnic and
immigrant population -- 16% Asian and nearly 13% Latino.
"I
want to show the Muslim females out there that they can do this ... they can
break those barriers and walls," Ayesh said.
Latino
Catholics
Benedictine
University in Lisle will host Catholic theologian Natalia Imperatori-Lee for
two virtual lectures exploring the diversity of global Catholicism and the
challenges faced by women in today's church.
She
will give both talks via Zoom. The topics are: "Oye: The Role of Latinx
Communities in Our Storied Church," 7 p.m. Wednesday; and "Listen:
What #MeToo and #ChurchToo Can Teach the Catholic Church," 12:20 p.m.
Thursday.
They
are open to the public. To register for the Wednesday lecture, visit
bit.ly/2YUSIWS. To register for the Thursday lecture, visit bit.ly/30n6pOB.
Imperatori-Lee
is Benedictine University's visiting scholar in Catholic thought for 2021-2022.
She is a professor of religious studies and director of the Catholic Studies
program at Manhattan College in New York. Her research focuses on Catholic
ecclesiology, popular religion, theological trends in the Spanish-speaking
world and the relationship of women, the poor and other marginalized groups
with the church.
Child
poverty
Elgin-area
community leaders and experts will host a discussion Tuesday raising awareness
about the effects of poverty on women and its impact on the community,
especially children.
The
event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Meadows Community Rooms at Gail Borden Public
Library, 270 N. Grove, Elgin. It is copresented by Women On The Brink.
Panelists
include: Nancy Coleman, Alignment Collaborative for Education; Lea Conrad,
Gretchen S. Vapnar Community Crisis Center; Kristi Dahlquist, One Hope United;
Deb Dempsey, Kane County Regional Office of Education; Elgin City Councilman
Corey Dixon; Pilar Garcia, More at 4; Karla Jimenez, Elgin Area School District
U-46; Amber Peters, Elgin Partnership for Early Learning; and Madeleine
Villalobos, digital equity coordinator for Gail Borden.
College
education
Aneesh
Sohoni has been named the new CEO of One Million Degrees, a Chicago-based
leader in increasing community college enrollment and persistence among
underrepresented students.
Sohoni
has been executive director of Teach For America's greater Chicago and
Northwest Indiana region for nearly six years. He starts in his new role Oct.
29.
One
Million Degrees partners with 10 Chicago-area community colleges, including
Harper College in Palatine, and employers across a range of industries. It
provides a system of wraparound student support services, such as tutoring,
coaching, mentorship, financial assistance, personal advisement and
professional development for colleges. The goal is to expand those services to
more colleges.
"It's
really an exciting opportunity and challenge," said Sohoni, 32, of Oak
Park.
A
second-generation Indian American, Sohoni said education was the No. 1 priority
in his family. The former high school English teacher aims to break down
systemic and structural barriers to education for students of color and those
from low-income backgrounds.
"Our
students are capable of boundless things, immense untapped potential when given
access to opportunities, resources and support," he said.
Inclusive
cities
Chicago
placed No. 1 on the New American Economy's national ranking of the 100 largest
U.S. cities, which measures how effectively they are integrating immigrants and
their policies to improve socioeconomic outcomes.
NAE
is a bipartisan immigration research and advocacy organization. Its 2021 Cities
Index was developed with the help of 10 of the nation's leading experts on
immigration and integration. It uses 59 metrics to assess how immigrants
compare to native-born residents economically, civically, socially and
politically.
Chicago
received the highest score in each policy category -- government leadership,
economic empowerment, inclusivity, community, legal support and emergency
management. The city also received distinction for the highest socioeconomic
scores in economic prosperity and livability.
Speaker
series
Carmel
Catholic High School's annual Spiritus Series returns this month featuring
several notable speakers, including two alumni.
The
series kicks off with a talk by Timone Davis, an assistant professor of
pastoral theology with an emphasis in Black Catholic theology at Loyola
University in Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Davis is treasurer of the Black
Catholic Theological Symposium, has worked for the Archdiocese of Chicago as
the coordinator of Reclaiming Christ in Life Young Adult Ministry and launched
PEACE centered WHOLENESS, blending clinical counseling and spiritual companioning.
Other
speakers include Linda Couri, director of the Institute for Pastoral Leadership
and assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling at the University of
Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein. A former abortion advocate and Planned
Parenthood employee, Couri will examine and defend the anti-abortion stance
through a Catholic lens on Jan. 20.
February's
speaker is Dr. Samer Attar, attending surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie
Children's Hospital of Chicago and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery
at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In 2016, Attar was
honored as Chicago Magazine's Chicagoan of the Year and an American Red Cross
Global Citizenship Hero in recognition of his humanitarian work in Syria and
advocacy for Syrian medical workers.
The
talks will be hosted inside the newly opened Kathy A. Nemmers Welcome Center at
Carmel's Mundelein campus. The events are free and open to the public and will
be broadcast live on the Carmel Digital Network YouTube channel.
Source:
Daily Herald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211018/muslim-police-officer-is-breaking-barriers-in-bartlett
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Nearly
100 Women Were Sworn In To Join Egypt's State Council Becoming the First Female
Judges to Join One of the Country's Main Judicial Bodies
By
Joseph Choi
10/19/21
Nearly
100 women were sworn in to join Egypt's State Council on Tuesday, becoming the
first female judges to join one of the country's main judicial bodies.
The
State Council's chief judge, Mohammed Hossam el-Din, swore in 98 women to the
judicial body at an event in Cairo, according to The Associated Press.
“They
are an important addition to the State Council," Hossam el-Din said of the
new judges.
“This
is a memorable day. It is a dream for us and for past generations as well,”
said newly sworn-in judge Radwa Helmy. "Being a woman in one of the chief
judiciary institutions in Egypt and the Arab world was a dream.”
Egypt's
State Council is an independent judicial body that largely handles
administrative disputes, disciplinary cases and appeals.
The
council routinely rejected female applicants in the past, but on International
Women's Day in March, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the
country's Ministry of Justice to allow women to hold positions in the State
Council, as well as the public prosecution office earlier this year.
Al-Sisi
announced the appointment of the new female judges at the beginning of October,
Egyptian Streets reported. The news outlet noted that Egypt has only had 66
female judges out of more than 16,000 at the time of al-Sisi's order.
Source:
The Hill
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Gaza’s
1st Woman Basketball Referee Takes to the Basketball Courts in the Gaza Strip
19
October 2021
At
a recent basketball match in the Gaza Strip, the spectators were transfixed,
less so by the action on the court than the fact the referee was a young woman.
Amira
Ismail, 23, who officiated the Gaza City-Nuseirat match, has been making
history in the enclave ruled by the Islamist terror group Hamas since 2007.
“Everyone
looks at me in amazement on the basketball court, wondering, ‘Who is she? Is
she a foreigner or an Arab? What is she doing here?'” Ismail told AFP.
Her
passion for basketball motivated Ismail to seek a refereeing license from the
the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which she earned three years
ago after passing online exams.
But
due to social pressures, and then a long pause forced by the COVID-19 pandemic,
Ismail had yet to officiate a match — until this year.
“This
time around, I was determined to get out there and use my international license
on the field, because I deserve it,” she said.
So
far this year, Ismail, who works day shifts in a hospital after completing her
bachelor’s degree in pharmacology, has refereed five men’s matches, each time
attracting curious glances.
Crowd
sizes are still limited due to pandemic-linked restrictions. But Ismail said
she is bracing for the post-coronavirus world, when more people will attend
games and more eyes will be on her.
‘No
longer afraid’
Reactions
have so far been positive.
Gaza
City player Ramzi Saba, wiping sweat off his face with a towel at the end of
the match, said he was excited to see a female referee.
“I
know it’s a normal thing outside Gaza, but I’ve never seen it before,” he said.
In
the stands, Ibrahim Mahmoud, 43, followed the match, like the rest of the
spectators, occasionally glancing at the table where Ismail was counting points
and fouls.
“I
was surprised that there was a girl on the court,” he said.
“It’s
something new, but I hope that this culture will develop, and that young boys
will learn to accept more women referees.”
There
are 15 FIBA-certified referees in Gaza, Ismail and 14 men, and they officiate
the matches of the four women’s teams and 12 men’s teams, said Ramzi al-Borai,
an official at the Palestinian basketball federation.
Ismail
said she hopes to encourage broader women’s participation in sports in Gaza.
“I
hope that the mere idea of seeing girls do sports becomes a normal thing here,
so that girls are no longer afraid of the eyes of the rest of society.”
Source:
Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazas-1st-woman-basketball-referee-takes-to-the-courts/
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Saudi
Female Soldier Helps Arab Coalition Pilot in Targeting Houthis
19
October, 2021
A
recent video clip revealed the participation of a Saudi military woman in
crushing Houthi militants in Yemen. She did so from the operations command room
for ongoing missions in support of Yemen’s official state.
She
gave instructions to an Arab Coalition pilot on a mission to determine a
hostile target of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. Her guidance has aided the
pilot in hitting the target with high accuracy.
The
video shows that the operation was among those carried out by the Arab
Coalition to protect Yemen’s Marib Governorate and its surroundings from the
brutal attacks of the terrorist Houthi militia, which caused the death and
displacement of thousands of Yemenis from their cities and villages.
The
Saudi-led Arab Coalition air forces have been backing the Yemeni National Army
in its operations against Iran-backed Houthi militias that seized the Yemeni
capital, Sanaa, in September 2014 by force of arms plunging the country into a
war that caused the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.
Source:
Aawsat
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Malaysian
Transgender Entrepreneur Accused of Insulting Islam Says 'Safe and Free' In Australia
October
20, 2021
A
prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur accused of insulting Islam in the
Muslim majority country said Wednesday she was "safe, happy and free"
in Australia.
Nur
Sajat, a millionaire who runs a cosmetics business, said officials promised to
help her settle in the country.
"Australia
chose me... due to my case. So I did not apply (for asylum) to any other
country," she told AFP in a video interview from an undisclosed location.
"I
was intimidated and abused (in Malaysia). The Australian government realised
this," she said.
Sajat's
case has highlighted concerns about the worsening climate for LGBT people in
Muslim-majority Malaysia, where officials are increasingly cracking down
against the community and seeking to toughen related laws.
She
was charged earlier this year after attending a 2018 religious event dressed in
women's clothes, and faces up to three years in jail or a fine if convicted.
She
is also facing separate charges of obstructing and threatening a public
servant, which she denies.
The
entrepreneur said Australian officials have kept in constant communication with
her, but did not reveal how she travelled to the country from Thailand early
this month.
Canberra's
department of home affairs said it does not comment on individual cases because
of privacy concerns.
The
36-year-old said she fled to Thailand earlier this year because she "was
abused and treated inhumanely" by religious officials in Malaysia.
She
was arrested by Thai authorities in September over an invalid passport and
later released on bail.
"The
decision to run away was my last decision for me, because I did not feel
happiness. (I was) not free," she said.
"There
is freedom and gender equality in Australia," Sajat added.
While
she did not reveal the conditions of her stay -- or her exact location in
Sydney -- she did confirm she was in coronavirus quarantine.
Sajat
said she would continue working in Australia, with a focus on gold and
cosmetics.
"I
want to rebuild my business empire here," she said.
Sajat
also said she will not return to Malaysia because "people like me are
abused and intimidated" there.
Thilaga
Sulathireh, co-founder of Malaysian transgender activist group Justice for
Sisters, told AFP that Sajat's was not an isolated case.
"Many
LGBTIQ people have migrated and uprooted their lives because of the
increasingly repressive environment in Malaysia," she said.
The
country is home to some 32 million people, with ethnic Malay Muslims making up
more than half of the population.
It
also has a dual legal system, with Islamic criminal and family laws running
alongside civil laws.
Source:
Yahoo
https://news.yahoo.com/malaysian-trans-woman-says-safe-090703044.html
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Women
Speak About Gender Issues in Islamic Communities in “The Islamic World Today:
Issues and Perspectives” Conference
By
Brittany Allen
October
19, 2021
The
second session of the “The Islamic World Today: Issues and Perspectives”
conference featured two female speakers, both members of the Islamic community,
on Monday. Each of them has studied and conducted extensive research on gender
issues in Islamic culture.
Sherine
Hafez spoke first during the session titled “Women and Gender in the Islamic
World: Continuities and Transformations.” Hafez is the author and editor of
many books and articles about Middle Eastern women and their roles in Islamic
movements. She is also a professor and the department chair of gender and
sexuality studies at the University of California, Riverside.
During
her speech, Hafez drew from experiences she had while working with female
activists in Egypt.
In
reference to women in Islamic culture, Hafez said various forms of empowerment
are born out of activism. Many women she worked with were concerned with “the
self” and building it up.
While
many women experience empowerment in the areas she worked in by “remaking”
themselves, some of them expressed uncomfortability addressing their activist
efforts. One woman shared her thoughts with Hafez.
The
female activist said that being empowered could be looked at as a direct
contradiction to her religion because it can be seen as being against the
spirit of Islam. However, this woman’s opinion is different. She said, “When
you follow God in your heart and you know what He wants and you aspire to do
it, everything falls in place.”
Hafez
recited the words from another activist she worked with. This woman said that
if she did not perform acts of kindness in empowering women in her faith, her
relationship with God would be harmed. She said her “link to God would be
severed.”
For
the activists Hafez worked with, empowering Islamic women is an act of faith.
The
session’s second speaker, Jamillah Karim, spoke to the audience over Zoom, from
Senegal in West Africa. Karim has a Ph.D. in Islamic studies from Duke
University and is an author as well. She drew from her experiences as the
daughter of African American Islamic convert parents.
Karim
spoke about what it is like to be a Black, Muslim, American woman. She
explained what feminism means to Muslim women and how their activist goals are
often different than those of white, Christian women.
“Whose
definition of feminism are we using the judge Islam?” Karim asked the audience.
This question led into her explanation about Western feminism not having a very
big role in Islamic activism.
Black
women in her community do not always align with the goals of American feminism,
Karim said. While white women fought to have the right to work in American
history, Black women have always worked beside men.
Slavery
in America contributed greatly to this reality, Karim explained. She said that
from “dawn to midnight” Black women would work during such times. She used this
example to explain why white women’s feminism does not always fit Black women’s
liberation.
Karim
also spoke about how she enjoys seeing more fluid gender boundaries arising in
Islamic communities. She said she loves to see women and men sit intermingled
during religious services.
Both
women brought unique perspectives to campus during the conference. Those
interested in hearing from additional speakers on Tuesday can attend at the
Hinckley Center. Sessions can be accessed online as well on the Islam
conference website.
Source:
The Daily Universe
https://universe.byu.edu/2021/10/19/women-speak-about-gender-issues-in-islamic-communities/
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Tunisia:
Club Africain to Partake in 4th Arab Women's Handball Club Championship
20
OCTOBER 2021
Tunis/Tunisia
— The Arab Handball Federation approved the Club Africain team's request to
partake in the 4th Arab Women's Handball Club Championship, to be hosted by
Hammamet on October 26-November 2.
As
such, Club Africain will be Tunisia's second representative along with Ezzahra
Sport.
Here
follows the final list of the participating teams in the 36th Arab Men's
Handball Club Championship and the 4th Arab Women's Handball Club Championship:
Men's:
AS
Hammamet (Tunisia), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia), EM Mahdia (Tunisia), CM Raja
Agadir (Morocco), JSE Skikda (Algeria), JS Saoura (Algeria), Al-Gharafa
(Qatar), Al-Wakra (Qatar), Al-Jazira (UAE) and Al-Ain (UAE).
Women's:
Club
Africain (Tunisia), Ezzahra sport (Tunisia), Erbil SC (Iraq), El Biar (Algeria)
and CSF Boumerdes (Algeria).
Source:
All Africa
https://allafrica.com/stories/202110200318.html
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Saudi
Haia chief unveils plan to hire women staff
October
19, 2021
RIYADH
- Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sanad, president of the Commission for the Promotion of
Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia), unveiled the commission’s plan to
appoint women as its staff members in the near future.
“The
commission has drawn up a strategic plan to take advantage of the female
component to carry out its functions and tasks comprehensively in the fields of
guidance, counseling and awareness,” he said.
The
Haia chief made the remarks while attending a program on Al-Ekhbaria channel on
Sunday. While disclosing details of the plan to hire women staff, Al-Sanad said
that the Shoura Council made a recommendation in this regard during its
deliberations on the report of the commission.
“The
Shoura Council favored the proposal contained in the report in this regard and
submitted its recommendation to the higher authorities for the approval. The
Haia is currently working with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social
Development regarding the procedures of allocating adequate number of jobs for
the female staff,” he said while emphasizing that the commission will hire
female staff in the near future at the commission’s headquarters in Riyadh and
offices in various regions of the Kingdom, and that will be based on their
specializations in various disciplines.
Al-Sanad
emphasized that it is not within the powers of the commission to detain and
arrest anyone. “But rather, this is within the jurisdiction of the concerned
security authorities who are entrusted to deal with such matters. If the
commission detects any violation in the field, it will formally alert the
concerned authorities that handle detention and arrest,” he said.
The
Haia chief highlighted the role of the Haia, saying that it is keen on
preserving public order and maintaining the system of values and morals in the
society, with a total focus on awareness and guidance aspects with persuading
people to do virtuous things and warning them against committing evil.
Al-Sanad
said the commission had been working in a specific field earlier but at present
its activities cover all fields to promote virtue and prevent vice. He also
warned against any deviation from the original concept of promoting virtue and
prevention of vice.
“It
is strange that the Kharijites of the present era who hail from the deviant
parties such as Muslim Brotherhood and ISIS and those who followed their path
set their bases on the approach that forbidding evil means removing evil.
When
they notice vice from a ruler in any Muslim country, they start with peaceful
protest and criticism in the media, and if it does not work, then they try to
resist by hand, and if it also does not work, they would resort to killing and
going out of the righteous path,” he said while pointing to the clashes and
confrontations as well as the revolutions that took place a few years ago.
Source:
Saudi Gazette
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Turkey
nabs 32 women members of FETÖ across 5 cities
OCT
20, 2021
Turkish
police have nabbed 32 suspects in simultaneous operations across five cities as
result of an investigation of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) that focused on
a secret network exclusive to women members of the shady organization.
In
five cities, with western Turkey's Izmir taking the center stage, 32 suspects –
out of the 39 that prosecutors issued warrants for – were detained in a
simultaneous operation.
The
police conducted simultaneous operations in Izmir, Istanbul, Bursa, Zonguldak
and Manisa against 39 suspects, with witness statements saying that they were
operating a secret network of FETÖ exclusive to women members, and were also
implicated by the digital data gathered from the secret witness codenamed
"Garson" (Waiter).
Five
of the 39 suspects were revealed to be users of the terrorist group's encrypted
messaging app ByLock, and all were determined to have contacts with the
terrorist organization through an examination of Historical Traffic Search
(HTS), which reveals a persons cell phone records.
In
the operation carried out by security teams, 32 of the suspects were taken into
custody.
It
was revealed that among the 39 suspects, one was titled "general
manager" and the others were called "teacher," according to the
so-called distribution of duties within the terrorist organization.
Among
the suspects there were 1 teacher, 3 midwives and 1 Quran course instructor.
Efforts
to apprehend the remaining suspects are underway.
Source:
Daily Sabah
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