New
Age Islam News Bureau
10
November 2021
•Muslim
Girl Was Forced To Wear Shorts While Training At Yorkshire County Cricket Club
despite It Going Against Her Religious Beliefs
• Malala
Yousafzai Gets Married In Birmingham To Aseer Malik, Manager For Pakistan
Cricket Board
• Shamima
Begum's Jihadi Groom Refuses To Condemn Beheadings, Sex Slavery: Report
• Tigray
Rebels Raped, Beat Women In Ethiopia War: Amnesty
• Arab
Women's Society Hosts Successful Fundraising Dinner
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Shamima
Begum's Jihadi Groom Refuses To Condemn Beheadings, Sex Slavery: Report
Nov
09, 2021
(File
Photo for Representational Purpose/ Shamima Begum
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Husband
of Shamima Begum, the London-born Bangladeshi-origin woman who fled the UK to
join the Islamic State in Syria, has refused to condemn the beheadings or using
Yazidi women as sex slaves, according to a media report. Yago Riedijk, the
29-year-old convicted terrorist from the Netherlands, said he “can’t really
comment” when pushed to condemn the Islamic States’ brutal methods of
punishment, reported Daily Mail.
Riedijk
is currently lodged in Kurdish-run al-Roj prison in northern Syria.
According
to the report, the ISIS terrorist is still hopeful of the group’s revival and
establishment of a caliphate that adheres to “Islamic traditions”. While
Riedijk said he didn’t agree with the terror attacks in Europe, he had no comments
to offer about attacks on other Muslims and Yazidis.
“Personally,
I don't agree with these attacks for a couple of reasons. The prohibition of
killing innocent people in Islam, women and children,” Daily Mail quoted the
ISIS terrorist as saying.
“I
see these attacks as not being Islamicly responsible [sic]” he added.
Speaking
about his life with Shamima Begum, he smiled and described “beautiful memories”
of baking cakes as a family, reported Daily Mail.
Stripped
of her British citizenship in February 2019, Shamima Begum is currently being
held in a refugee camp in northern Syrian as she battles to return to the UK
after she was stripped of her citizenship in February 2019.
In
a live interview from the refugee camp a few weeks ago, the jihadi bride said
she was sorry “from the bottom of my heart” as she pleaded BritishPrime
Minister Boris Johnson for a chance to face the UK justice system.
Insisting
she was "groomed and taken advantage of and manipulated", Shamima
Begum said "the reason I came to Syria was not for violent reasons. At the
time I did not know it was a death cult, I thought it was an Islamic community
I was joining."
“I
am willing to go to court and face the people who made these claims and refute
these claims, because I know I did nothing in IS but be a mother and a wife,”
she added.
Source:
Hindustan Times
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Muslim
Girl Was Forced To Wear Shorts While Training At Yorkshire County Cricket Club
despite It Going Against Her Religious Beliefs
A
youngster at Yorkshire CCC was forced to wear shorts despite her religious
beliefs
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November
9, 2021
A
Muslim girl was forced to wear shorts while training at Yorkshire County
Cricket Club despite it going against her religious beliefs, Sportsmail can
reveal.
The
youngster, a player in one of the Yorkshire girls’ teams, wanted to wear
tracksuit bottoms to cover her legs but was allegedly told to wear shorts by a
coach who pointed to another Muslim girl on the field who was wearing them.
The
incident was uncovered by Yorkshire during an investigation into racism at the
county which also highlighted instances of jokes being made about holy month of
Ramadan. Several witnesses heard jokes and comments made about holy month of
Ramadan, during which Muslims abstain from drinking or eating during daylight
hours.
The
latest revelations come just a week before former off-spinner Azeem Rafiq gives
evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee over his
racism allegations.
A
Yorkshire Cricket Club spokesperson said: ‘It is essential that those who have
experienced racism, discrimination and abuse are able to come forward to share
their experiences.
‘The
club’s new chair, Lord Patel, has outlined a number of actions to right the
wrongs of the past and make sure that the club is inclusive for all.’
Source:
ABNA24
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Malala
Yousafzai Gets Married In Birmingham To Aseer Malik, Manager For Pakistan
Cricket Board
10
Nov 2021
(File
Photo: Malala Yousafzai)
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In
a small Nikah ceremony, Mala Yousafzai recently got married, she announced on
twitter. She got married to Asser Malik, a manager for the Pakistan Cricket
Board. The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner who was shot by the
Taliban for daring to want an education posted images on Twitter of her
celebration on Tuesday with Asser Malik and her family.
"Today
marks a precious day in my life," Malala wrote. "Asser and I tied the
knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in
Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to
walk together for the journey ahead."
Yousafzai
was targeted by the Taliban for her objections to the group's regressive
interpretation of Islam that limited girls' access to education. She was shot
while returning from school to home in Pakistan's Swat Valley in 2012.
She
was rushed to the English city of Birmingham for medical treatment where her
family eventually joined her. She went back to school as soon in the United
Kingdom as she could but kept campaigning for the right to an education for
others. She graduated from Oxford University in June 2020.
Source:
Outlook India
Her
Twitter feed was flooded with expressions of goodwill.
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Tigray
rebels raped, beat women in Ethiopia war: Amnesty
November
10, 2021
NAIROBI:
Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed and beat up several women during an attack on a
town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, the
latest disturbing testimony from the year-long conflict.
The
investigation, which draws on interviews with 16 sexual assault survivors in
the town of Nifas Mewcha, follows an earlier report by the rights group that
documented the rape of hundreds of women and girls by Ethiopian and Eritrean
soldiers in the Tigray region.
Wednesday’s
report focused on assaults that took place in August during an offensive by the
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), with 14 of the 16 women interviewed
telling Amnesty they were gang-raped by the rebels, in some cases at gunpoint
and with their children watching.
“The
testimonies we heard from survivors describe despicable acts by TPLF fighters
that amount to war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity,” said
Amnesty’s secretary general Agnes Callamard.
“They
defy morality or any iota of humanity.”
In
one of the many horrific incidents detailed in the report, Gebeyanesh — not her
real name — said TPLF fighters gang-raped her while her children, aged nine and
10, wept.
“Three
of them raped me while my children were crying,” the 30-year-old food seller
said.
“They
slapped me (and) kicked me. They were cocking their guns as if they are going
to shoot me.”
Many
of the rapists used ethnic slurs against their victims, with a 28-year-old
mother-of-two telling Amnesty that one of the four men who assaulted her called
her a donkey while her daughter watched.
“He
was saying: ‘Amhara is a donkey, Amhara has massacred our people, the Federal
Defense forces have raped my wife, now we can rape you as we want.’“
Another
woman told Amnesty she fell unconscious after TPLF fighters raped her and beat
her, using the butts of their guns. The men also stole her jewelry after
assaulting her, she said.
Amhara
government officials told Amnesty more than 70 women reported rapes in Nifas
Mewcha during the TPLF’s nine-day rule over the town.
The
rights group said the vast majority of the women interviewed were suffering
from health problems as a result of the sexual assaults but were unable to get
the help they needed after Nifas Mewcha hospital was damaged in the TPLF
offensive.
The
war, which has ravaged northern Ethiopia since November 2020, has been
punctuated by accounts of massacres and mass rapes, with thousands of people
killed and two million displaced.
A
joint investigation by the office of UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet and the
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published last week found evidence of
“serious abuses” by all sides in the conflict, saying some of the violations
may amount to crimes against humanity.
Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray in November 2020 to topple the TPLF
and vowed a swift victory, but the rebels recaptured most of Tigray by June
before expanding into the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar.
The
TPLF and its allies have claimed several victories in recent weeks, taking
towns about 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the capital, and have not ruled out
marching on Addis Ababa.
The
government says the rebels are greatly exaggerating their gains.
Source:
Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1964971/world
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Arab
Women's Society Hosts Successful Fundraising Dinner
November
10, 2021
There
was a festive celebration for Arabic women at Guelph's Royal Cuisine Restaurant
on November 6. The president of the Arab Women's Society (AWS), Dr. Sundes
Alammi, and Dr. Nahla Abdelbary organized the event. There were almost 80 local
women, who originated from many Arabic countries and other nations, in
attendance. Many were Newcomers to Canada in the last 5 years or less. The
women shared a delicious dinner, danced to a DJ and drummer, and had lots of
time to chat, laugh and got acquainted.
Local
entrepreneurs spoke about their businesses and presented their products and
services. It is a goal of the society to promote female lead small businesses.
At the end of the party there were raffles for gifts. During the event
non-perishable food items were collected for donation to the Salvation Army. It
was a warm, joyful and cooperative evening.
The
women's gatherings were held monthly before the pandemic in the 3 years of the
AWS' existence. There have been picnics, community room parties and potlucks.
Young women and children are always welcomed. The women support each other in
adapting and integrating into Canadian
Society.
The
AWS gives a helping had to all Refugees and Newcomers who request support. The
AWS helps with translation and facilitates all sorts of procedures from making
appointments to explaining cultural norms. All of the work Dr. Alammi and Dr.
Abdelbary have done has been voluntary.
Before
the society was created Dr Alammi had spent countless hours since 2009
supporting refugees and helping Newcomers settle and adjust to their new lives
in Guelph. Creating the society gives Dr Alammi and Dr. Abdelbary the chance to
gather women together to celebrate and support each other. Leaving your
homeland can be devastating. Starting a new life in a new country is very
challenging and Dr. Alammi and Dr. Abdelbary are here to help.
Source:
Guelph Today
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/arab-womens-society-hosts-successful-fundraiser-4739926
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