Authorities In BJP-Controlled Maharashtra Shut 800-Year-Old Mosque In Jalgaon
New
Age Islam News Bureau
16
July 2023
Jumma Masjid in Jalgaon's
Erandol. — The Wire
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• Authorities In BJP-Controlled Maharashtra Shut
800-Year-Old Mosque In Jalgaon
• ‘Over 150-Year-Old’ Hindu Temple Demolished In
Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar
• Built In 1727, Basra’s Al-Siraji Mosque Gets Demolished
In Order To Extend The Abi Al-Khasib Road
• Educated Mujahidin’s Role Important in Creating
Strong Force with an Islamic Spirit: Afghan Dy. PM
• Muslims Protest LGBT Movement In Canada
India
• Love For Cattle Brings Hindus And Muslims Together;
Taking Care Of Cattle That Are Abandoned By Their Owners Either Due To Age Or
Disability
• UCC targets Muslims, goal to create communal divide
ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Yechury
• Muslim man identified as Hindu in fake Aadhaar card,
held after complaint by VHP member in Surat
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Pakistan
• Police In Pakistan's Punjab Demolish Minarets Of
Ahmadi Minority's Mosque
• Judiciary can’t make laws, can help with
implementation: CJP
• Analysis of phone data without court sanction
‘illegal’
• Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking
his country given refuge in Afghanistan
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Arab
World
• ‘Kingdom Of Opportunities’: Saudi Arabia Invites
Entrepreneurs To Join Flagship Projects At G20 Summit
• Qatar National Library Heritage Library Boasts Over
3,500 Islamic Manuscripts
• Saudi Arabia concludes participation at G20 Young
Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit 2023
• Saudi Hawks captivate audiences for second day at UK
air show
• Saudi authorities arrest number of people in several
drug busts
• What to expect as Japan’s PM Kishida begins tour of
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar
• Saudi Arabia welcomes outcome of regional summit on
Sudan’s neighbour countries in Cairo
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South
Asia
• Understanding the Bangladesh Jamaat e-Islami’s
return
• United Islamic Party Of Bangladesh Stages Demo
Protesting 'Quran' Burning In Sweden
• Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres
of land in the Badakhshan province
• Adani meets Bangladesh PM; fully commissions 1,600
MW project
• BSF nabs three alleged cattle rustlers and seizes
some cattle near India-Bangladesh border
• How BSF was the first to launch the war to liberate
Bangladesh
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North
America
• Canada wildfires burn over 10 million hectares this
year
• US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave,
with new records on track
• Mexican journalist Nelson Matus shot to death in
Acapulco
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Mideast
• Nasrallah pens letter to Leader of Islamic
Revolution
• Pakistan to work with Iran on border issues: COAS
• Iran Coach Asghar Ali Requests BCCI To Help Iranian
Cricketers, Hails MS Dhoni, ViratKohli As Inspiration
• Turkey stops issuing residency permits to foreigners
living in Istanbul
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Southeast
Asia
• Sanusi Back With New TikTok Account Hours After
Accusing Govt Of Restricting Media Freedom
• Apology won’t make police halt investigation on
Sanusi, says IGP
• More than 9,000 additional police personnel to be
deployed for state polls, says IGP
• IGP: Police probe into ‘3R’ issues involving Sanusi,
Guan Eng and Hadi almost complete
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Europe
• UK Government Signs Off Membership To Major Indo-Pacific
Trade Bloc
• The rise and fall of London’s King Fahad Academy
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Africa
• South Africa: President mourns passing of former
Robben Island prisoner Imam AchmadCassiem
• 7.2 quake hits Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning
issued for nearby region
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Authorities In BJP-Controlled Maharashtra Shut
800-Year-Old Mosque In Jalgaon
Jumma Masjid in Jalgaon's
Erandol. — The Wire
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by Nayonika Bose
July 16, 2023
THE JALGAON district administration has issued an
interim order restraining people from offering prayers at a mosque amid claims
and counter claims over its existence.
While a Hindu outfit, Pandavwada Sangharsh Samiti, has
claimed that the structure – located in Erandol, 350 km from Mumbai — resembles
a temple and accused the local Muslim community of encroaching it, the Jumma
Masjid Trust Committee that maintains the mosque has claimed that it has
records to show its existence at least since 1861.
The dispute has landed in the Aurangabad Bench of the
Bombay High Court with the Jumma Masjid Trust Committee filing a petition
against the July 11 restraining order issued by Jalgaon District Collector Aman
Mittal.
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‘Over 150-Year-Old’ Hindu Temple Demolished In
Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar
‘Over 150-year-old’ Hindu
temple demolished/ Photo:Dawn.com
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Shazia Hasan
July 16, 2023
KARACHI: The Hindu community in Karachi woke up on
Saturday morning to find the old Mari Mata Temple Soldier Bazaar had been razed
to the ground.
According to residents of the area, the operation took
place while the area was without electricity late on Friday night. That’s when
the diggers and a bulldozer arrived to do their work. While leaving the outer
walls and the temple’s main gate intact, they demolished the entire inside
structure.
“It is a very old Mandir,” Shri Ram Nath Mishra Mahraj
of another very old temple nearby, the Shri Punch Mukhi Hanuman Mandir,
informed Dawn.
“It is said to have been built over 150 years ago. We
have also heard of stories about old treasures buried in its courtyard,” he
said, adding that it covered about 400 to 500 square yards and there had been
talk of the land grabbers having their eye on it for some time now.
“The Mandir was under the management of the Madrasi
Hindu community of Karachi and since it was being said that it was a very old
and dangerous structure that might topple any day, the Mandir management after
much pressure reluctantly but temporarily moved most of their deities to a
small room near the storm water drain until they could carry out some
renovation work there,” he said.
A member of the Madrasi Hindu community, meanwhile,
said that they were being forced to vacate by two persons, namely, Imran Hashmi
and Rekha AKA Nagin Bai. There was also talk of the temple being sold off by
the two named to another party for an amount of 70 million rupees and the
buyers were looking to build a commercial building there. There was also a
mention of some fake documents in the name of a person named ‘Navaid’, allowing
transfer of lease of the amenity plot to a commercial one.
The community has appealed to the Pakistan-Hindu
Council, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the Inspector General of Sindh
police to take notice and look into the matter on an urgent basis.
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Built In 1727, Basra’s Al-Siraji Mosque Gets Demolished
In Order To Extend The Abi Al-Khasib Road
Photo: Iraqi News
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July 15, 2023
Basra (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi governorate of Basra
has began dismantling and removing the nearly 300-year-old Al-Siraji Mosque in
order to extend the Abi Al-Khasib road in the governorate’s south. Many Iraqis
have used to social media to express their displeasure and criticism.
According to the governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani:
“The goal of demolishing the Al-Saraji Mosque is to complete the expansion of
the street, in response to the demands of citizens and vehicle owners, due to
the severe crowds being in the middle of the street.”
Al-Eidani stated that the local government will
renovate the mosque and extend the mosque in a way befitting its heritage and
compatible with the governorate’s urbanization, implying that the land will be levelled
and the mosque reconstructed.
The occurrence of demolishing the lighthouse was
condemned by Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities in a
statement, stating its determination to take legal steps to preserve the
significant cultural treasure from any administrative or personal misuse.
“We reject any building that bears a heritage or
archaeological feature, whether religious or civil, as it is not considered the
property of an endowment office, ministry, authority, or governorate, but
rather the property of history,” said Ahmed Al-Badrani, Minister of Culture,
Tourism and Antiquities.
The mosque, which has a footprint of around 1,900
square meters, is situated in the Abu Al-Khasib district’s
Al-Sirajineighborhood. Over the course of the 1980s, donations assisted in
restoring it.
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Educated Mujahidin’s Role Important in Creating Strong
Force with an Islamic Spirit: Afghan Dy. PM
Photo: Bakhtar News Agency
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2023-07-16
KABUL (BNA) Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative
Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi in a meeting with a number of officials and
professors of the educational centre of the general protection department of
the Prime Minister’s office called important the role of educated Mujahidin in
creating a strong force with an Islamic spirit.
According to a statement released by his office today,
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi met
with a number of officials and professors of the educational center of the
General Directorate of Protection of Prime Minister office.
The head of the educational center, Professor Sayed
Ahmad Zubair shared details about the organization, facilities, activities, and
functions of this center.
They expressed their satisfaction with the facilities
available in this center, said that they are trying to educate the Mujahidin
with Islamic and brave spirit by using the facilities and conditions so that
they can bravely defend their religion and homeland against any threats.
He called the role of educated mujahidin important in
creating a strong force with Islamic spirit and said that the mujahideen of
this center can be the foundation of an orderly, brave, and at the same time
pious and patriotic force with ideological and professional training.
Hanafi called the training of the security forces
important and asked the officials and professors to train their students both
from the ideological and professional aspects so that a pious and strong force
will be created in the future.
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Muslims Protest LGBT Movement In Canada
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Jul 16, 2023
Hundreds of Muslim residents came to downtown
Mississauga, west of Toronto, Canada, to demonstrate against LGBT policies led
by the Trudeau government.
Similar demonstrations by Muslims have been held
recently in Ottawa and Calgary. About two months ago, the Muslim leadership in
Canada signed a statement renouncing the government's LGBT policy and demanded
that this policy not apply to the Muslim community.
The demonstrators carried banners that read:
"Leave kids alone," "Parents are legally responsible for their
children, not state institutions," "God determined my gender, don't
confuse me," "Protect our children. No gender indoctrination,"
"Education, not indoctrination," "Please don't confuse our
children," "We need to protect childhood and innocence," and,
"Stop indoctrination in schools."
During the march through the streets of the city, the
demonstrators chanted, "leave our kids alone," "Gender is not a
choice," and, "We want to protect the future of our children."
A Muslim cleric said in an interview that Muslims
don't hate LGBT people but the act they do, and called on them not to do it in
public and not to influence the children.
He emphasized that it is forbidden for LGBT education
to be introduced in schools and to force content on the children that they do
not understand. He pointed out that God created man and woman and that it is a
shame to force an entire month on the public celebrating the Pride movement.
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India
Love For Cattle Brings Hindus And Muslims Together;
Taking Care Of Cattle That Are Abandoned By Their Owners Either Due To Age Or
Disability
16th July 2023
By Arabinda Panda
CUTTACK: At a time when Hindu-Muslim hatred has taken
deep roots in many parts of the country, members of the two religious
communities in Nischintakoili block of Cuttack district are together for a
reason - to prevent cow slaughter and taking care of ailing and old cattle.
At AsureswarGorakshani in the block, Hindus and
Muslims have been taking care of cattle that are abandoned by their owners
either due to age or disability. It is managed by AsureswarGomangal Samiti
which is headed by minister AtanuSabyasachiNayak.
Hindus and Muslims of Asureswar, Koilo, Dixitpada,
Ranipada, Julikipada, Pithapada, Paikarapur, Kulagan Isalo, Katikata,
Parasailo, Banamalipur, Aenda and Patasura villages of the block are members of
the samiti. Old and diseased cattle that are found abandoned are brought to the
shelter and taken care of for the rest of their lives, member of the samitiSk
Ahmad said.
Members of the communities play a vital role in
preventing the cattle from being sent to abattoirs and nursing them to good
health. The organisation was formed 80 years back by two villagers -
JaladharNayak and Afsar Ali. The site chosen for the cow shelter was a
graveyard, close to a slaughterhouse, which was forced to close down after the
cattle shelter came up in 1943.
The first inmate of the shelter was an old ox. A
villager of MallipurDhadi Das had sold the animal to a butcher Rafik Khan for
Rs 4 and 10 annas. The ox had become immobile after losing one of its legs.
When Afsar Ali heard about the ox, he approached Khan and bought the animal by
paying Rs 5 then. As the news spread, the old and disabled cattle were brought
to the shelter by people of nearby villages.
Currently, the shelter with six sheds houses 120
cattle including three blind and 30 disabled cattle. Some of them are
paralysed.The organisation is recognised by Animal Welfare Board of India and
has an annual budget of Rs 25 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. The board provides Rs 5 lakh
to Rs 6 lakh annually and the remaining expenses are met through contributions
by villagers which happens in the shape of a unique practice called
‘MustiBikhya’.The organisation has provided every family in the nearby villages
earthen pots.
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UCC targets Muslims, goal to create communal divide
ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Yechury
K.M. Rakesh
16.07.23
CPM general secretary SitaramYechury on Saturday said
the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) proposed by the Centre is meant to specifically
target the Muslim community with a clear objective of creating a nationwide
communal polarisation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Yechury who inaugurated a national seminar against UCC
organised by his party in Kozhikode urged the people to see the real intent of
the proposed legislation by interpreting some recent developments.
He recalled how Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio
told the media last month that home minister Amit Shah had assured a delegation
led by him that Christians and tribals in some pockets would be exempted from
the proposed law. “The Punjab chief minister (Bhagwant Mann) openly said that
the Sikhs should be exempted. The Parsis said that them being a small community
should be exempted,” Yechury noted.
“The defence minister (Rajnath Singh) very proudly
said that there is already a UCC in Goa… You say that Parsis, Sikhs, Christians
and tribals are exempt. Who is left? That is what the actual purpose of this
law is,” he said.
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Muslim man identified as Hindu in fake Aadhaar card,
held after complaint by VHP member in Surat
July 16, 2023
A 27-year-old Muslim man who sold garments in a market
in Surat was on Saturday arrested for allegedly using a fake Aadhaar card where
he used a Hindu name, police said. The complaint was said to be filed by a
member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Speaking with The Indian Express, Inspector M C Nayak
in Punagam said, “The accused had been staying in Surat for the last nine years
and he is unmarried. He earlier worked as labourer in the textile market area.
For the last one and half years, he had been running a garment shop for women
called Ruhi Fashion in the Avadh market.”
While in the rent document, he identified himself as
Ozair Alam, in the fake Aadhaar card, he identified himself as
ArjunsinghBhanvarsingh.
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Pakistan
Police In Pakistan's Punjab Demolish Minarets Of
Ahmadi Minority's Mosque
Jul 16, 2023
By Press Trust of India
The minarets of a mosque of the minority Ahmadi
community were demolished by police in Pakistan's Punjab province after a
radical Islamist party threatened to attack it, officials said on Saturday.
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Friday gave a
warning to police to either demolish the minarets of the worship place of
Ahmadis at the Kala Gujran in Jehlum district of Punjab, some 225 kilometres
from Lahore, or it would attack it, a Punjab government official told PTI on
Saturday.
"Police summoned the Ahmadi leaders of the area
and asked them to demolish the minarets of their worship place as they could
not build them under law or they would themselves demolish the place," the
official said.
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Judiciary can’t make laws, can help with
implementation: CJP
Nasir Iqbal
July 16, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The judiciary cannot make laws or policies,
but it can issue directions to enforce them if they are not implemented, Chief
Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said on Saturday.
“As judges, we all support the enforcement of laws,
but the way forward will always be to call the courts to come in aid in case
the government was reluctant or doing nothing to execute the laws,” Justice
Bandial said at the closing session of a two-day conference titled ‘Resilient
Pakistan: Calibrating Population and Resources’, held at the Supreme Court’s
auditorium.
The conference was also attended by judges of the
Supreme Court, high courts and superior courts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and
Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Analysis of phone data without court sanction
‘illegal’
Wajih Ahmad Sheikh
July 16, 2023
LAHORE: Spying on or extracting data from the personal
mobile phone of an individual or a suspect is unconstitutional and illegal
except with the permission of a court, the Lahore High Court ruled on Saturday.
“Extracting information from a personal phone of an
accused during a criminal process is a serious issue which attracted our
attention to examine the law on the subject,” said the judges in a verdict
allowing the appeal of a man convicted of propagating the agenda of a banned
outfit.
The judgement, authored by Justice Rafiq, noted that
in this modern day, people were virtually living in their cell phones, chatting
with near and dear ones, talking through audio or video calls, and sharing
material and messages in public and private. “Therefore, our phone is like or
not less than a home,” it said.
The judgement observed that every relation, domestic
or private, which the people kept within the four walls of their house, was
legally protected under the Constitution.
“We know the human inclinations have no limits; it
expands to religion, Sufism, ideology, politics, art, culture, customs, traditions,
literature, music, poetry, history, business, sports, etc.,” it said.
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Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking
his country given refuge in Afghanistan
July 15, 2023
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif on July 15
claimed that terrorists involved in bloodshed in his country were getting
refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan and that Pakistan would no longer tolerate
this.
“Afghanistan is not fulfilling the right to be a
neighbour and brother country and is not abiding by the Doha agreement. 50/60
lakh Afghans have 40/50 years of asylum in Pakistan with all rights," Mr.
Asif said.
“On the contrary, the terrorists who shed the blood of
Pakistanis can find refuge on Afghan soil. This situation cannot continue any
longer. Pakistan will use all its resources to protect its land and citizens,”
the Minister said.
Tempers are running high in Pakistan after 12 soldiers
were killed in two separate terrorist incidents in Balochistan on July 13, the
highest single-day toll of troops in the province.
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Arab
World
‘Kingdom of opportunities’: Saudi Arabia invites
entrepreneurs to join flagship projects at G20 summit
SANJAY KUMAR
July 15, 2023
NEW DELHI: The Saudi delegation to the G20 Young
Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit in New Delhi on Saturday invited young innovators
to expand their businesses into the Kingdom and join its flagship projects.
The summit, which ran from July 13-15 was held under
the Indian presidency of the G20. Hosted by Young Indians, a group of
businessmen that is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry, it drew
hundreds of participants from the G20 member nations and focused on inclusive
trade, cooperation in green-energy transition, the adoption of a circular
economy, and ways to tap into the potential of global digital transformation to
support inclusive growth.
The Saudi delegation was led by Prince Fahad bin
Mansour, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurship Vision and president of
the Saudi G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance.
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Qatar National Library Heritage Library Boasts Over
3,500 Islamic Manuscripts
16 Jul 2023
Fazeena Saleem
Doha, Qatar: In a testament to its commitment to
preserving and promoting cultural heritage, Qatar National Library’s (QNL)
Heritage Library has experienced remarkable growth in recent years. The
library’s collection now boasts over 3,500 Islamic manuscripts, along with 500
calligraphic panels and artifacts.
Also, the collection at QNL’s Heritage Library is
highly popular among both public and researchers; its unique and comprehensive
nature, coupled with the library’s efforts to promote accessibility and
engagement, have contributed to its growing popularity, Director of Distinctive
Collections at the Library, Stephane J. Ipert told The Peninsula.
“Since its opening, the collection at QNL’s Heritage
Library has experienced significant growth. Through acquisitions, donations,
and collaborative partnerships, we have expanded our collections to include a
diverse range of materials that showcase the rich cultural heritage of Qatar
and the region,” he said.
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Saudi Arabia concludes participation at G20 Young
Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit 2023
ARAB NEWS
July 16, 2023
RIYADH: The leaders of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’
Alliance Summit have emphasized the significance of sustainable and
comprehensive international trade and the need to promote cooperation in
transitioning to green energy and adopting circular economy practices more
rapidly.
The comments were issued in a final statement
following the conclusion of the three-day summit in New Delhi, India, the Saudi
Press Agency reported on Saturday.
The summit saw active participation from the Saudi
delegation, led by Prince Fahd bin Mansour bin Nasser, chairman of the YEA and
founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Entrepreneurship Vision
Association.
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Saudi Hawks captivate audiences for second day at UK
air show
ARAB NEWS
July 16, 2023
LONDON: The Saudi Hawks aerobatic team, representing
the Royal Saudi Air Force, continued their captivating aerial displays for the
second consecutive day of the Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 exhibition,
the Kingdom’s defense ministry said on Saturday.
The Hawks showcased their remarkable skills and
precision through an awe-inspiring air show, captivating audiences with a
series of intricate formations and complex maneuvers at the RAF Fairford base
in Gloucestershire, UK.
In addition to their aerial performances, the team
also had a dedicated tent at the exhibition, which drew a large number of
visitors. Attendees enjoyed Saudi coffee and explored an assortment of
souvenirs, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Saudi authorities arrest number of people in several
drug busts
ARAB NEWS
July 16, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested a number of people
and seized large quantities of drugs in operations across the Kingdom, the
Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
Police in Riyadh arrested a Jordanian and a Saudi for
using their vehicle and apartment as a den for distributing cocaine, cannabis
and methamphetamine.
Police in Madinah arrested a Saudi for using a house
as a den to distribute hashish and 44,878 tablets of amphetamine. The money in
his possession was seized.
Source: Arab News
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What to expect as Japan’s PM Kishida begins tour of
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar
ARAB NEWS JAPAN
July 15, 2023
TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a
tour of the Middle East on Sunday — the first by a Japanese leader since the
late Shinzo Abe paid a visit in 2020.
The trip is intended to help Japan develop its ties
with Gulf Cooperation Council countries and build cooperation in various
fields, particularly energy.
Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio embarks on his
first middle East tour with stops in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, starting
on Sunday and lasting three days. (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are responsible for
more than 80 percent of Japan’s total crude oil imports, with the Kingdom
representing 40.68 percent as of the beginning of the year.
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Saudi Arabia welcomes outcome of regional summit on
Sudan’s neighbor countries in Cairo
ARAB NEWS
July 15, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia welcomed the results of an
Egyptian-hosted summit of Sudan’s neighboring countries, the Kingdom’s foreign
ministry announced on Saturday.
Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries
agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve
the deepening conflict in the African country.
The Kingdom welcomed “the concerted and integrated
efforts aimed at restoring security and stability to Sudan, preserving its
territorial integrity, protecting civilians, and ensuring the dispatch of
humanitarian aid,” the ministry added in a statement.
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South
Asia
Understanding the Bangladesh Jamaat e-Islami’s return
MOHAMMED SINAN SIYECH
JUL 15 2023
The Bangladesh Jamaat e-Islami (BJI), an Indian origin
group that branched off into Bangladesh due to political events, was largely
quiet over the last decade owing to the ban placed on it by the ruling Awami
League led by the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yet, recently, the
group came back to the fore of Bangladeshi politics when it led a huge rally in
Dhaka in June 2023. Several factors explain the resurgence of this group in the
capital after a strict curb in its activities.
The Jamaat e-Islami (JeI) is an Islamic revival
movement started by the Hyderabadi born thinker, Abul A’ala Maududi (d.1979) in
1941. Maududi, a charismatic speaker and writer was initially aligned with the
Indian National Congress in the anti-colonial struggle but left the party due
to the prominence of members of the Hindu Mahasabha faction within the party.
Over time, he developed an Islamic group with the main objective of restoring
Islamic rule. Maududi is credited with popularising the concept of Hakimiya,
i.e. sovereignty belongs to God and not human beings, thereby, necessitating an
Islamic governance. Due to this, he was against the idea of secularism and
democracy, terming them “western” concepts that enabled different sorts of
Islamically-forbidden activities (such as alcohol, prostitution etc.).
Maududi was initially opposed to the idea of Pakistan
due to it being based on Muslim nationalism rather than Islamic principles but
later shifted to Pakistan after Partition to play a role in Islamising the
society there. While the Jamaat e-Islami in India recalibrated its position to
engage more closely in democracy and to support Indian secularism, the
Pakistani Jamaat (including then East Pakistan – Bangladesh) was largely in
favour of setting up an Islamic state over time.
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United Islamic Party Of Bangladesh Stages Demo
Protesting 'Quran' Burning In Sweden
15 Jul 2023
DHAKA, July 15, 2023 (BSS) - Bangladesh United Islamic
Party (BUIP) today staged a demonstration condemning and protesting the burning
of the Muslim holy book 'Quran' by a Swedish-Danish far-right politician Rasmus
Paludan.
From a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club, the
party leaders demanded an apology from the Swedish government to the Muslim
community and exemplary punishment of the people involved with the incident
calling the Muslim countries to boycott Sweden otherwise.
Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right
political party Hard Line, carried out the stunt outside the Turkish embassy in
Sweden under the protection of local police on January 21.
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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of
land in the Badakhshan province
Jul 16, 2023
KABUL: Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000
acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months, Khaama Press
reported citing ShafiqullahHafizi, the director of the counter-narcotics police
department in the province.
“The poppy eradication campaign started three months
ago, and so far, we have destroyed 40,000 acres of poppy, and the process will
continue until the poppy fields are completely demolished in the province,”
Hafizi said.
Earlier, on Wednesday, a drug processing lab was
destroyed by police in the Jawzjan province of northern Afghanistan, and the
owner was taken into custody, Khaama Press reported.
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Adani meets Bangladesh PM; fully commissions 1,600 MW
project
By: Express News Service
July 16, 2023
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani called on Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Saturday following the full load
commencement of power supply to Bangladesh from the 1600 MW Ultra
Super-Critical Thermal Power Plant (USCTPP) at Godda in Jharkhand.
The Godda USCTPP, which marks the Adani Group’s entry
into transnational power projects, is India’s first commissioned transnational
power project where 100 per cent of the generated power is supplied to another
nation.
After the meeting, Adani tweeted: “Honoured to have
met Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on full load commencement and handover of the
1600 MW Ultra Super-Critical Godda Power Plant. I salute the dedicated teams
from India and Bangladesh who braved COVID to commission the plant in a record
time of three-and-a-half years.” Adani Power Jharkhand Limited (APJL), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited, completed the dependable
capacity test for the Godda plant on July 12. The dependable capacity test, a
mandatory requirement under the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Bangladesh,
was conducted over the stipulated period of six hours to evaluate the
simultaneous functioning of both units of the plant after they began supplying
electricity.
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BSF nabs three alleged cattle rustlers and seizes some
cattle near India-Bangladesh border
16.07.23
The BSF nabbed three alleged cattle rustlers and
seized some cattle near the India-Bangladesh border in Jalpaiguri on Friday.
Sources said that around 5.15pm, troops of the 195th
battalion of the central force at the Chaulhati border outpost in Jalpaiguri apprehended
the cattle rustlers while they were carrying six cattle in a pick-up van to
smuggle those to Bangladesh.
Those arrested were Majibul Haque of Daribas village
under Haldibari police station of Cooch Behar, Ashidul Haque of Lankapara
village and Mobarak Hussain of Thakurpara village of Jalpaiguri.
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How BSF was the first to launch the war to liberate
Bangladesh
Jul 16, 2023
MONIDEEPA BANERJIE
The book is dotted with the untold story of BSF heroes
who were the first to extend the hand of friendship to the rebels against
Pakistan.
But till I started reading UshinorMajumdar’s book, it
never struck me that I had never met an officer of the BSF at the celebration
of India’s victory in 1971 in which they, too, were integral, in fact, perhaps
the spearhead.
That may have been my oversight, that I never bumped
into a BSF officer at the annual observance of 1971 at Fort William. But it is
an oversight that UshinorMajumdar’s book does a wonderful job of setting right.
The book: India’s Secret War: BSF and Nine Months to the Birth of Bangladesh.
1971 was 52 years ago in which tomes have been written about the war. But I do
believe this book is the first to examine, as closely as it deserves to be, the
role of the BSF in a war like no other in the world, one that gave birth to a
whole new nation.
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North
America
Canada wildfires burn over 10 million hectares this
year
Jul 15, 2023
MONTREAL: Canadian wildfires have burned more than 10
million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, a record-breaking figure which
will continue to rise in the coming weeks, government data showed Saturday.
The prior all-time high occurred in 1989, when 7.3
million hectares were burned over the course of an entire year, according to
national figures from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC).
In total, 4,088 fires have occurred since January,
including many blazes that have scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares.
Along the way, more than 150,000 people have been displaced.
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US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with
new records on track
Jul 16, 2023
PHOENIX: A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath
of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on
Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms
prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses.
Over 110 million people, or about a third of
Americans, were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Saturday as
the blistering heat wave was forecast to get worse this weekend for Nevada,
Arizona and California. Temperatures in some desert areas were predicted to
soar past 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.8 degrees Celsius) during the day, and
remain in the 90s F (above 32.2 C) overnight.
Around 200 hydration stations distributing bottles of
water and cooling centers where potentially thousands of people can rest in
air-conditioned spaces opened Saturday in public spaces like libraries,
churches and businesses around the Phoenix area.
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Mexican journalist Nelson Matus shot to death in
Acapulco
Jul 16, 2023
MEXICO CITY: A Mexican journalist was shot to death in
a store parking lot on Saturday in the southern tourist town of Acapulco,
regional authorities said, in the country's second journalist killing in a
week.
Prosecutors said they have opened an investigation for
homicide with a firearm in the killing of Nelson Matus, days after another
journalist was found dead in a country considered one of the most dangerous in
the world for members of the press.
The Guerrero state prosecutor's office said in a
statement that it "reiterates its commitment to exhaust every line of
investigation" into his death.
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Mideast
Nasrallah pens letter to Leader of Islamic Revolution
Jul 16, 2023
In this message, Nasrallah thanked Ayatollah Khamenei
for his fatherly love and asked the Almighty God to bless him throughout his
life.
Earlier on Friday, the Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei extended condolences to Hezbollah
Secretary General over the passing of Lebanese scholar Sheikh Afif Al-Nablusi.
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Pakistan to work with Iran on border issues: COAS
July 16, 2023
KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir met
Iran’s top military leaders on Saturday to discuss bilateral matters relating
to defence and security cooperation and stressed that Pakistan was ready to
solidify the ties and use the most suitable solutions to address security
challenges and the presence and activities of terrorist elements at the border.
Gen Munir, who reached Iran on a two-day visit on
Saturday with a high-ranking military delegation, met Iran’s top general,
Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, in Tehran and discussed ways to improve bilateral
interactions “to develop the level of cooperation in different fields,
including defence, security, military and training”, Iran’s Mehr News Agency
reported.
During the exchange, Mr Bagheri highlighted the
“historical background of the two neighbouring countries as a basis for the
expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields”, the report
said.
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Iran Coach Asghar Ali Requests BCCI To Help Iranian Cricketers,
Hails MS Dhoni, ViratKohli As Inspiration
By Sunny Daud
16 July 2023
Iran Under-19 coach Asghar Ali urged Board of Control
for Cricket in India to train their players and asked for help to build the
stadium in Chabahar.
Iranian players have talent to play good cricket
internationally. But we fail to train them due to lack of infrastructure. I
wanted India to help us to build the stadium so Iranian players can prove their
mettle in the world,” Raeisi told ANI.
“We want Indian cricket management BCCI to train our
players and umpiring in Iran so our players also can play cricket well. We
would also expect Iranian players to be part to IPL matches,” he added.
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Turkey stops issuing residency permits to foreigners
living in Istanbul
July 15 2023
The practice of denying residence permits to
foreigners, which was implemented in 10 districts across Istanbul, has spread
to 39 districts.
Accordingly, the Turkish Interior Ministry will no
longer grant a residence permit to foreigners except in “compulsory cases such
as life safety, health, education and international trade,” according to
reporting by the daily Milliyet. The implementation will be valid until further
notice.
According to the 2022 data of the Presidency, 5.4
million foreigners are living in Turkey, of whom 1.2 million are residing in
Istanbul, which make up 8% of the megacity’s population. Of this number,
535,025 are Syrian refugees.
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Southeast
Asia
Sanusi back with new TikTok account and over 19,000
followers hours after accusing govt of restricting media freedom
By Muhammad Yusry
16 Jul 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — PerikatanNasional (PN)
election director Datuk Seri Muhammad SanusiMd Nor got himself a new account on
TikTok just hours after suggesting his first was removed due to government
interference.
Since then, a second video has been added, and titled
“KonvoiPerikatanNasionalKawasanSikkeTasikGubir” (SikPerikatanNasional’s convoy
to TasikGubir).
In a video on the Twitter account of PAS-owned organ
Harakah Daily late last night, Sanusi said he was not able to access his first
TokTok account under the moniker @sanusimdnor when he wanted to upload some
videos to explain several accusations against him.
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Apology won’t make police halt investigation on
Sanusi, says IGP
By Zarrah Morden
16 Jul 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Inspector-General of Police
Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said its investigations on PerikatanNasional election
director Datuk Seri Muhammad SanusiMd Nor will continue despite his apology to
the Selangor Ruler.
The country’s top policeman added that police have
received a total of 57 complaints from the public against the PAS politician up
to yesterday morning, BeritaHarian reported on its website this afternoon.
“Our investigation has not stopped, it will continue
based on general procedures (even though Sanusi has apologised,” he was quoted
as saying.
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More than 9,000 additional police personnel to be
deployed for state polls, says IGP
16 Jul 2023
KOTA BARU, July 16 — A total of 9,602 additional
police officers and personnel will be deployed to assist in the six-state
elections next month, said Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
The Inspector-General of Police said the Internal
Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) will coordinate the deployment to
ensure the smooth running of the state polls.
“A total of 9,602 additional personnel will be
deployed to the six states involved. From there, almost 2,000 personnel will help
in Kelantan and Selangor, Terengganu (2,048) and Penang (663).
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IGP: Police probe into ‘3R’ issues involving Sanusi,
Guan Eng and Hadi almost complete
16 Jul 2023
KOTA BARU, July 16 — Investigations into three
political party leaders regarding their statements that allegedly touched on
the 3R (religion, royalty and race) issues are almost complete, said
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
He said the police were expected to submit the
investigation papers on the three leaders — Kedah MenteriBesar Datuk Seri
Muhammad SanusiMd Nor, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng and PAS president Tan Sri
Abdul Hadi Awang — to the Attorney General’s Chambers next week.
“Investigations are almost complete, and we will send
the investigation papers to the Attorney General’s Chambers as soon as
possible, maybe next week,” he told a press conference after attending a
briefing on the state election at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters
here today.
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Europe
UK Government signs off membership to major
Indo-Pacific trade bloc
16 Jul 2023
The UK Business and Trade Secretary has signed off
membership to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc, bringing businesses a step
closer to being able to potentially sell to a market of 500 million people with
fewer barriers.
Kemi Badenoch signed the accession protocol to the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
in New Zealand on Sunday.
The UK is the first new member and first European
nation to join the bloc – comprising Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam – since its
formation in 2018.
It represents the government’s biggest trade deal
since leaving the EU, cutting tariffs for UK exporters to a group of nations
which – with UK accession – will have a combined gross domestic product (GDP)
of £12 trillion, accounting for 15% of global GDP, according to officials.
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The rise and fall of London’s King Fahad Academy
15 July 2023
Mona Taha Mahmoud remembers saying goodbye to her
father at the gates of her new school on her first day.
It was 1985, and beyond the “fortress-like green iron
gates” to a young Mahmoud’s five-year-old eyes, was the newly-opened, King
Fahad Academy (KFA) in London.
Now in her 40s and speaking from her home in
Nottingham, the former banker says her Egyptian father and English mother were
part of a growing Arab and North African community which were quietly laying
foundations across parts of London.
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Africa
South Africa: President mourns passing of former
Robben Island prisoner Imam AchmadCassiem
July 15, 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at
the passing of Imam AchmadCassiem, former Robben Island prisoner, Pan
Africanist Congress member and founding member of the Qibla Movement.
President Ramaphosa extends his condolences to the
family, friends, comrades and associates internationally of the late political
and religious leader who hailed from the Western Cape.
As a teenager, AchmadCassiem was politically
conscientised by the Pan Africanist Congress’s campaign against apartheid pass
laws, motivating him to join the armed struggle at the age of 15.
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7.2 quake hits Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning
issued for nearby region
16 July 2023
BY JUBY BABU
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska
Peninsula region early on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, leading
to a tsunami warning for nearby regions.
USGS revised the magnitude of the earthquake down from
an initial reading of 7.4, and it revised the depth of the quake to 32.6km from
an initial 9.3km.
The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning
for South Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula and regions of the Pacific near to the
earthquake.
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