UK-Born Shamima Begum Who Joined Islamic State Loses Appeal Over Citizenship Removal
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Age Islam News Bureau
23 February 2024
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UK-Born Shamima Begum Who Joined
Islamic State Loses Appeal Over Citizenship Removal
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Turkish Lawyer, Feyza Altun,
Faces Up To 3 Years In Prison Due To Remarks On Islamic Law
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UN Mission Hails Afghanistan'
Administration For Allowing Girl Students To Enroll In Medical Colleges
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'Strange': SC Takes Exception to
UP Govt Counsel Opposing Maintenance Plea by Muslim Woman, Daughter
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Overcrowded Adiala Jail
‘Security Threat’ For Bushra, Prison Officer Tells IHC
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Jinnah House Attack Case : ATC
Extends Interim Bail Of Imran’s Sisters Aleema Khanum And Uzma Khanum
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UK-Born Shamima Begum Who Joined
Islamic State Loses Appeal over Citizenship Removal
Ms
Begum was 15 when she joined Islamic State group in 2015
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Sam
Tobin
23
February 2024
LONDON
(Reuters) -A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join
Islamic State lost her latest appeal on Friday over the removal of her British
citizenship.
The
British government took away Shamima Begum's citizenship on national security
grounds in 2019, shortly after she was found in a detention camp in Syria.
Begum,
now 24, argued the decision was unlawful, in part because British officials
failed to properly consider whether she was a victim of trafficking, an
argument that was rejected by a lower court in February 2023.
The
Court of Appeal in London rejected her appeal on Friday following an appeal in
October.
Judge
Sue Carr said: "It could be argued that the decision in Ms Begum's case
was harsh. It could also be argued that Ms Begum is the author of her own
misfortune.
"But
it is not for this court to agree or disagree with either point of view. Our
only task is to assess whether the deprivation decision was unlawful.
"We
have concluded it was not and the appeal is dismissed."
The
government welcomed the ruling.
"Our
priority remains maintaining the safety and security of the UK and we will robustly
defend any decision made in doing so," a spokesperson for the interior
ministry said.
Begum's
lawyers called on Britain to repatriate her and others who remain in Syria,
describing the refusal to do so as "disgraceful".
"Every
other country has taken their nationals back – France, Germany, Belgium,
America, Canada, Australia," Begum's lawyer, Gareth Peirce, told
reporters.
"Every
country in a comparable position has seen that there is no alternative but to
take their nationals back. The UK stands now virtually alone."
Britain
has repatriated 17 individuals since 2019 as of December, according human
rights organisation Rights and Security International.
Daniel
Furner, another of Begum's lawyers, said: "I want to say that I'm sorry to
Shamima and to her family that, after five years of fighting, she still hasn't
received justice in a British court and to promise her and promise the
government that we are not going to stop fighting until she does get justice
and until she is safely back home."
HEATED
DEBATE
Friday's
ruling is the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle, though Peirce said
she needed time to properly read the ruling before a decision is taken on
whether to seek permission to appeal.
In
2020, the Court of Appeal had ruled that Begum should be allowed to return to
Britain in order to fairly challenge the removal of her citizenship. But that
decision was overturned by the Supreme Court the following year.
Begum's
case has been the subject of heated debate between those who argue she willingly
joined a terrorist group and others who say she was a child when she left, or
should face justice for any alleged crimes in Britain.
She
left London in 2015, aged 15, and travelled with two school friends to Syria,
where she married an IS fighter and gave birth to three children, all of whom
died as infants.
Begum
has been in the al-Roj camp since 2019, with thousands of other foreign women
and children.
Source:
yahoo.com
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-born-woman-joined-islamic-102253038.html
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Turkish Lawyer, Feyza Altun,
Faces Up To 3 Years In Prison Due To Remarks On Islamic Law
Lawyer
Feyza Altun
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February
22, 2024
Turkish
prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for a lawyer who
was briefly detained earlier this week for insulting Sharia, the religious law
that is part of the Islamic tradition, the state-run Anadolu news agency
reported.
Feyza
Altun, whose detention has attracted widespread criticism, is facing charges in
an indictment drafted by İstanbul prosecutors of inciting hatred and enmity
among the people under Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).
The
216th Article of the TCK says whoever openly incites segments of the society to
enmity or hatred towards another group based on social class, race, religion or
sectarian or regional differences in a manner that may present a clear and
imminent danger to public safety shall be sentenced to imprisonment of between
one and three years.
The
indictment includes a definition of Sharia, describing it as the Islamic law
based on the verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and the sayings of the
Prophet Muhammad.
The
Beykoz Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched the probe into Altun after she
said “F*** Sharia” in response to a comment on a Persian poem she posted on X
that said, “Feyza seems to have a Sharia attack,” referring to the phrase
“panic attack.”
Altun
deleted the post after being targeted on social media, with users launching a
campaign with the hashtag “#feyzaaltuntutuklansın” (Feyza Altun should be
arrested.)
In
her testimony to prosecutors, Altun said she defines Sharia as a “political
regime” and not a religious phenomenon. She said she is against Sharia and
stands by her words.
Altun
was released from jail Tuesday morning under judicial probation, which requires
her to check in at a police station twice a week as well abide by a travel ban.
In
the past few years, prosecutors have taken action against thousands of people
in Turkey under Article 216 of the TCK, which is feared to be mostly used to
silence dissent.
Many
said the lawyer was being punished by the Islamic-rooted ruling Justice and
Development Party (AKP) merely for defending secularism, one of the principles
of the Turkish Republic enshrined in the constitution.
Altun
received messages of solidarity from various circles. Even Geert Wilders, an
anti-Islamic Dutch politician, tweeted about her detention, saying in Turkish
that she is a hero.
Meanwhile,
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) filed a criminal complaint
against Altun at the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday on
allegations of insulting religious values and inciting hatred and enmity among
the people. The Diyanet claimed that Altun’s remarks on Islamic law contravene
the Turkish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights and that
as a result, she must be prosecuted.
Source:
turkishminute.com
https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/02/22/turkish-lawyer-facing-up-to-3-years-in-prison-due-to-remarks-on-islamic-law/
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UN
mission hails Afghanistan' administration for allowing girl students to enroll
in medical colleges
Amir
Latif Arain
22.02.2024
The
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday welcomed the Afghan
interim government's decision to allow girl high school graduates admission to
state-run medical colleges from the next academic year, which begins in March.
“UNAMA
welcomes decision by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to enable female gr 12
graduate(s) enrollment in medical institutions in 11 provinces,” the UN mission
said in a post on X, calling the move “a step in addressing worrying healthcare
gaps,” in the war-torn country.
“Women
and girls require full secondary/university education access," it added.
The
enrollment process has already begun in 11 Afghan provinces, following a
directive from the Ministry of Public Health, a spokesman for the Information
Ministry told Anadolu on the phone.
Following
the decision, he added, girl students who have completed grade 12 can apply for
admission to medical colleges in Kapisa, Paktia, Parwan, Panjshir, Paktika,
Bamyan, Badakhshan, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Khost, and Logar provinces.
The
interim Taliban government has faced criticism for prohibiting girls from
acquiring their education beyond the sixth grade and for prohibiting women from
working in both the public and private sectors since regaining power in
Afghanistan in August 2021.
Source:
aa.com.tr
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/un-mission-hails-afghanistan-administration-for-allowing-girl-students-to-enroll-in-medical-colleges/3145100
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'Strange':
SC Takes Exception to UP Govt Counsel Opposing Maintenance Plea by Muslim
Woman, Daughter
FEBRUARY
22, 2024
The
Supreme Court has taken exception to the Uttar Pradesh state counsel opposing a
Muslim woman’s plea seeking maintenance from her husband, observing that this
approach is “strange”.
“We
are surprised to note that the counsel for the state has taken up the cause of
the husband,” said a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.
The
court was hearing an appeal by the woman about maintenance payable to her and
her minor daughter. The bench said, “The approach of the state in taking the
side of the husband in a maintenance case, to say the least, is very strange.”
The
top court further said the state counsel, in fact, is under a duty and
obligation to act as an officer of the court and to assist the court in
arriving at a correct conclusion.
The
bench directed this order to be forwarded to the secretaries of the home and
law departments of Uttar Pradesh. But, it also clarified that the state
government will not blame or penalise the advocates who represented it before
the court.
In
an order dated March 20, 2021, the family court allowed the application under
Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and granted total
maintenance of Rs 12,000 per month. The woman and her husband preferred
revision applications.
The
SC further noted that the high court, in a cryptic order on August 26, 2021,
reduced the maintenance by a sum of Rs 2,000 per month without hearing the
woman. “Obviously, the high court could not have passed such an order ex parte,
without giving an opportunity of hearing to the appellants,” the bench stated.
Again
on April 8, 2022, the HC dismissed the woman’s application in view of
opposition by the state counsel. It did not issue a notice to the husband.
“We
must mention two strange facts. The revision application preferred by the
appellants (wife and the minor daughter) was vehemently opposed by the counsel
representing the State of Uttar Pradesh, as passed by the high court,” the
bench stated.
“Moreover,
in both the appeals, there is a counter affidavit filed by the superintendent
of police, Rampur, UP, opposing the appeals. The legality of the impugned order
has been justified in the affidavit,” the bench added.
The
SC set aside both the orders and restored the matter to the file of the high
court. It also directed the registrar (judicial) of the High Court of
Judicature at Allahabad to the revision applications for directions before the
roster bench on March 11, in the morning session when the first appellant, the
first respondent and the second respondent (husband) will appear before the
court for fixing the date for hearing of the revision applications.
The
court partly allowed the appeals and restored the family court’s order.
Source:
news18.com
https://www.news18.com/india/strange-sc-takes-exception-to-up-govt-counsel-opposing-maintenance-plea-by-muslim-woman-daughter-8789317.html
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Overcrowded
Adiala Jail ‘security threat’ for Bushra, prison officer tells IHC
February
23, 2024
Malik
Asad
ISLAMABAD:
The Adiala Jail administration has opposed moving Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI
founder Imran Khan, back to the prison, claiming that overcrowding posed
security threats for the former first lady.
Last
month, Ms Bibi and her husband were convicted in a case of illegal sale of
state gifts and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
She
has since been kept at her husband’s Bani Gala residence — which was declared a
sub-jail — instead of Adiala prison, where Mr Khan is imprisoned.
On
Thursday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) resumed the hearing of Ms Bibi’s
petition to transfer her back to the prison.
While
appearing before the court, the Adiala Jail assistant superintendent, Waqiuz
Zaman, said the overcrowded jail poses a security risk to the former first
lady.
Court
seeks reply from Islamabad chief commissioner; adjourns hearing for two weeks
He
said the prison has over 250 female inmates, and due to the paucity of space,
the petitioner can not be kept at the prison.
Justice
Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb then sought a reply from the Islamabad chief
commissioner and adjourned the hearing for two weeks.
The
shifting of Ms Bibi to her Banigala residence has been under discussion for
weeks as she and her husband denied submitting any application to declare the
residence as a sub-jail.
During
an interaction with media inside the prison, Mr Khan said he had asked her wife
to return to Adiala Jail.
Subsequently,
she filed a petition before the IHC, seeking a transfer to the prison.
Ms
Bibi urged the court to set aside the chief commissioner’s notification to
declare Banigala residence a sub-jail.
While
citing the chief commissioner, Adiala Jail superintendent, Prisons inspector
general and the state as respondents, the petition stated that following her
conviction on Jan 31, Ms Bibi surrendered before jail authorities at 10am.
The
Adiala Jail deputy superintendent informed her that she had to be shifted to
another prison to serve the sentence.
But
she was brought to her residence.
Upon
inquiry, the petitioner was informed by the officials that her residence was
declared as sub-jail through a notification issued on the same day, said the
petition.
It
added that there was no such request whatsoever on behalf of the petitioner to
designate her residence as sub-jail, and it was done by the chief commissioner
exercising his discretion.
The
former first lady stated that she doesn’t feel secure in the sub-jail where she
has been confined in the presence of unidentified persons.
The
petition pointed out Ms Bibi is being prosecuted in the Al-Qadir Trust case,
the proceedings of which take place in the Adiala Jail.
The
movement from Banigala to Adiala Jail and vice versa is a “hectic exercise” and
a burden on both authorities and the petitioner; therefore, detaining her at
the residence is futile, said the application.
Source:
dawn.com
https://www.dawn.com/news/1816415/overcrowded-adiala-jail-security-threat-for-bushra-prison-officer-tells-ihc
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Jinnah House Attack Case : ATC
Extends Interim Bail Of Imran’s Sisters Aleema Khanum And Uzma Khanum
February
23, 2024
LAHORE
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore extended interim bail of Aleema Khanum and
Uzma Khanum, sisters of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in the Jinnah
House attack case.
The
bail pleas of Aleema and Uzma came up for hearing before ATC on Thursday and
the court extended the pleas of both till March 12.
Uzama
and Aleema scolded PTI leader Musarrat Jamshed Cheema during her appearance in
the court. During talks with the Imran sisters, Musarrat informed them about
the cases against her and the difficulties she faced during her court
disappearance. While scolding Musarrat, Aleema said you people were hiding
yourselves when Imran needed you. “When the party was passing through a difficult
phase and the PTI founder needed you, he was left alone. Today you are telling
me compulsions. Politicians are considered incomplete without jail.” However,
Musarrat kept silent after hearing the arguments of Aleema Khan.
Source:
thenews.com.pk
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1160609-jinnah-house-attack-case-atc-extends-interim-bail-of-imran-s-sisters
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