Facing Hate FIRs For 'Dharm Sansad' Hate Speeches, Religious Leader Narsinghanand Held In Haridwar
16 January 2022
Yati Narsinghanand (File)
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• Facing Hate FIRs For 'Dharm Sansad' Hate Speeches,
Religious Leader Narsinghanand Held In Haridwar
• CAIR, US Muslim Organization: Synagogue Hostage
Taking Is An Unacceptable Act Of Evil
• Brussels-Based Imam Who Prayed For Burning Of
Zionists in 2009, Kicked Out Of Belgium
• Detained Taliban Commander Is Accused Of Kidnapping:
Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan Spokesman
• Libya Secretly Looking For Normalization With
Israeli Occupation Entity
India
• Mayawati's balancing act: 10 Brahmins, 14 Muslims in
list
• RLD Leader Jayant Chaudhary Accuses BJP Of Indulging
In 'Polarisation', Says Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Won't Work
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North America
• 'We Ran To Be The Best,' Dearborn's First Arab
American, Muslim Mayor, Abdullah Hammoud Says
• Significant tsunami damage feared in Tonga,
communications still cut
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Mideast
• Global Movie Stars Slam Israel's Apartheid Regime
• In Iran’s Diplomacy Map, West Is Just “One” Spot
• Al-Aqsa Mosque Preacher In Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima
Sabri, Hospitalized Due To Health Problem
• Grand Ayatollah Makarem warns of desecration of
Islamic denominations
• Loud blasts heard in western Iran, cause unknown —
reports
• Twitter bans account linked to Iran's leader over
video threatening Trump
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South Asia
• IEA Deputy PM pledges not to squander a penny of
levy people pay
• There is no need for foreign manpower in
Afghanistan: Karzai reacted to Imran Khan’s statements
• Nearly 3,000 Taliban Affiliates Dismissed So Far:
Officials
• No monga in Rangpur region after AL came to power:
PM
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Africa
• South Africa: Cape Town's Muslim Quarter Protests
Gentrification
• Suspected Islamist Militants Kill Three People In
Mozambique
• Buhari Hosts Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniyya Islamic
Movement
• Troops Gun Down Boko Haram Fighters In Borno
• Wike sends message to Buhari on Boko Haram, bandits
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Arab world
• Lebanese Shiite Scholar Attacks Hezbollah Leaders,
Denounces Party’s Policies
• Houthis reject UN call to release hijacked
UAE-flagged ship
• Saudi Arabia protecting endangered turtles through
rescue programs
• Grenade Thrown Into Baghdad Office Of Sunni
Politician
• New batch of Saudi medical aid reaches Tunisia
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Pakistan
• Opposition Alliance Holds Power Show Against PPP’s
Local Govt Law In Karachi
• Ex-Chief Judge, Journalists To Be Indicted On 20th
January
• President gives assent to finance bill
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Southeast Asia
• Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Home Minister Should
Reform Malaysia’s Citizenship Laws To Help All Stateless Kids, Not Act Case By
Case
• Police will probe Perak rep’s claim his drink was
spiked, says Ayob Khan
• Deputy human resource minister: Socso benefits
totalling RM1.3m paid to food delivery riders nationwide
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Europe
• Mayor Ivan Buntic Hosted A Delegation From The Islamic
Community
• Isle Of Wight Man Accused Of Serious Assault Against
Muslim
• Arrest of Taliban senior Uzbek commanders
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Facing Hate FIRs For 'Dharm Sansad' Hate Speeches,
Religious Leader Narsinghanand Held In Haridwar
Yati Narsinghanand (File)
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By Avaneesh Mishra
January 16, 2022
TWO days after the arrest of Waseem Rizvi alias
Jitendra Narayan Tyagi in connection with the three-day conclave held last
month in Haridwar where several hate speeches were made targeting Muslims and
calling for violence against them, the Uttarakhand police arrested its key
organiser, Yati Narsinghanand, Saturday night.
Narsinghanand, the controversial priest of Dasna
temple in Ghaziabad, was on a hunger strike at Sarvanand Ghat in Haridwar
protesting against the arrest of Tyagi.
Calling it “injustice,” he had raised questions about
the police action against Tyagi. “He was arrested because he was once a Muslim
who converted to Hinduism. This is so that no other Muslim converts to
Hinduism,” Narsinghanand had claimed.
Sources said earlier in the day, Narsinghanand had an
“altercation” with a journalist who was allegedly manhandled. A senior police
official said that based on the journalist’s complaint, another FIR was
registered against Narsinghanand.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Superintendent of
Police, Haridwar (City), Swatantra Kumar, said: “Yati Narsinghanand has been
arrested by the Haridwar police and was brought to the Kotwali police station
from where he is being sent to a hospital.”
A crowd of supporters had gathered outside the police
station late Saturday night and officials said “minor force” had to be used to
disperse them.
The conclave took place December 17-19 but the arrest
of Tyagi and Narsinghanand has come after the Supreme Court issued notices to
the Centre, Delhi Police and the Uttarakhand government last Monday.
The notice was over a PIL alleging police inaction and
seeking probe into the hate speeches at two separate events in Haridwar,
organised by Narsinghanand, and another in Delhi by Hindu Yuva Vahini where
speakers allegedly called for the “genocide of members” of a community.
Two FIRs have been registered. The first on December
23 on the complaint of one Gulbahar Khan at the Haridwar Kotwali police station
under IPC Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups and acts
prejudicial to harmony) and 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to
outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious
beliefs).
Five were named in this FIR: Tyagi, Dharamdas Maharaj,
Annapurna Maa, Narsinghanand and Sagar Sindhuraj Maharaj.
Another FIR was registered on January 2 on the
complaint of social worker Nadeem Ali for allegedly making hate speeches at the
Haridwar event and continuing to do so in the days that followed. This FIR,
under Sections 153A and 298 (uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to
wound the religious feelings of any person) named Tyagi and unidentified
others.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also been
formed to investigate the case.
Narsinghanand, who faces several FIRs in UP, has
called for a “war against Muslims” and urged “Hindus to take up weapons.”
Earlier this month, accusing the Uttarakhand state government of working under
pressure of “jihadis”, the organisers of the conclave called for a protest
meeting on January 16 against the FIRs.
Source: Times Of India
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CAIR, US Muslim Organization: Synagogue Hostage Taking
Is An Unacceptable Act Of Evil
CAIR/File Photo
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Israel National News
16.01.22
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the
largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the US, on Saturday
condemned the hostage-taking incident at the Congregation Beth Israel in
Colleyville, Texas.
In a statement, the organization said it is in contact
with local community leaders to learn more about the attack and provide any
assistance possible.
"We strongly condemn the hostage-taking at
Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. This latest antisemitic attack
at a house of worship is an unacceptable act of evil,” said CAIR National
Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell.
“We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community, and
we pray that law enforcement authorities are able to swiftly and safely free
the hostages. No cause can justify or excuse this crime. We are in contact with
local community leaders to learn more and provide any assistance that we
can," he added.
Earlier on Saturday, the Jewish Agency for Israel
responded to the incident and said, "The Jewish Agency is closely
monitoring the evolving situation in TX, USA, and praying for the safety of all
those involved."
Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai tweeted,
"Monitoring closely from Israel the hostage situation unfolding at Beth
Israel Congregation where the Jewish community gathered for Shabbat services in
Colleyville, Texas. Praying for an immediate and safe end."
Shai also said that he is "worriedly
following" the event, which was "another expected display" of
"the anti-Semitism which is growing in the US." He added that he and
his staff "are in contact with the Jewish community in Texas and following
the situation in the synagogue. I pray that the incident ends quickly and
without injuries among the hostages or the US security forces."
US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides tweeted, "I
am closely monitoring reports of the hostage situation at Congregation Beth
Israel in Texas, where the community is gathered for Shabbat services. Praying
for an immediate and safe end."
US Senator Ted Cruz tweeted, "Heidi and I are
praying for those at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville and for the SWAT
team and all other law enforcement on the scene responding. My staff and I are
closely monitoring the situation and are in close contact with local and
national authorities."
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, "POTUS
has been briefed about the developing hostage situation in the Dallas area. He
will continue to receive updates from his senior team as the situation
develops. Senior members of the national security team are also in touch with
federal law enforcement leadership."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is
Jewish, tweeted, "I’m monitoring the situation at Congregation Beth Israel
in Colleyville, Texas. I’m praying for a peaceful resolution, for those being
held, for the first responders, for Congregation Beth Israel, and for the
Jewish community in Colleyville."
Source: Israel National News
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Brussels-Based Imam Who Prayed For Burning Of
Zionists in 2009, Kicked Out Of Belgium
Mohamed Toujgani.
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Cnaan Liphshiz
16.01.22
A Brussels-based imam who in 2009 prayed to Allah to
burn Zionists has left Belgium on the order of authorities who flagged him as a
security threat.
Imam Mohamed Toujgani, who was born in Morocco and had
lived for decades in Brussels, was expelled in October, the VRT broadcaster
reported Thursday, according to The Times of Israel.
It was not immediately clear whether the expulsion was
directly over his remarks about Zionists, which happened in 2009 and surfaced
in 2019.
Belgium’s Secretary of State, Sammy Mahdi, said during
a parliament session this week that Toujgani had called to “burn Jews.”
Georges-Henri Beauthier, a lawyer representing Toujgani, called that statement
“a falsehood that incites hatred,” the RTBF broadcaster reported.
In a YouTube video that the Belgian League Against
Anti-Semitism, or LBCA, flagged in 2019, Toujgani is seen saying the following
during a sermon at his mosque in Brussels: “Lord, master of worlds, fill with
fear the hearts of the Zionist oppressors. Lord, fill their hearts with fear.
Lord, make the earth tremble beneath their feet. Lord, make the blood of the
martyrs a weapon under the feet of the Zionists oppressors, and may this blood
ignite a fire that burns them and start a wind that eviscerates them. […] O
Lord, tear them down.”
Toujgani was nominated to become president of the
conference of Belgian imams in 2019. He has spoken in favor of tolerance and
against jihadism in recent years.
He has apologized for the Zionists comments following
the resurfacing of the video, saying he was infuriated by Israeli strikes
against Hamas in Gaza, which Israel had carried out in retaliation for Hamas’
firing of rockets on civilians and digging of tunnels designed to launch
strikes inside Israel.
He said that was the “geopolitical context for
comments that I regret making.”
Toujgani’s lawyer said he will appeal the expulsion.
Source: Palestine Info Center
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Detained Taliban Commander Is Accused Of Kidnapping: Islamic
Emirate Of Afghanistan Spokesman
Detained commander of the
Taliban Makhdoom Alam is accused of abduction
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By Najibullah Lalzoy
16 Jan 2022
A spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Inamullah Samangani said that the detained commander of the Taliban Makhdoom
Alam is accused of abduction, thus he has been arrested, and his case is being
investigated.
Inamullah Samangani said that Alam was arrested by the
intelligence of the IEA and has been transferred to the Afghan capital Kabul.
Makhdoom Alam was arrested in the northern Balkh
province on Thursday, January 13 that triggered a furious demonstration in
another northern Faryab province, his birthplace.
The protestors accused the IEA of ethnic
discrimination against Uzbek people but Inamullah Samangani denied the
accusation and added that people should not attribute the arrest to any
specific ethnicity.
“The Taliban has the right to arrest and interrogate
people who are accused of a misdemeanor. Makhdoom was asked by the local
intelligence office in Balkh province and he himself went there.” Said the
spokesman.
Makhdoom Alam who is a prominent commander of the
Taliban in the north of Afghanistan has occupied the posts of shadow provincial
governor of Faryab province and head of the military commission of the province
by the Taliban during the previous Afghan government.
Source: khaama Press
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Libya Secretly Looking For Normalization With Israeli Occupation
Entity
It seems that Libya is
cooking something related to normalization with the ‘Israeli’ occupation
entity.
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January 16, 2022
It seems that Libya is cooking something related to
normalization with the ‘Israeli’ occupation entity.
Most recently, correspondent of ‘Israeli’ media
outlets endorsed a new narrative which detailed that the executive plane
[P4-RMA] used by Libyan General Khalifa Hefter landed in the ‘Israeli’-occupied
territories on Thursday after a "diplomatic stop" in Cyprus.
“After two hours on the ground the plane took off back
to Cyprus,” Military Correspondent of ‘Israeli’ Channel 11 Itay Blumental,
wrote in a tweet that was also retweeted by the Arab Affairs Correspondent of
‘Israeli’ Kan broadcaster, Roi Kais.
Earlier, Saudi and Libyan media outlets reports
released on Wednesday night suggested that Jordan hosted ‘Israeli’ Mossad spy
agency Director David Barnea and Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Mohammed
Al-Dabaiba, as they discussed normalization and security cooperation.
Back in November, ‘Israeli’ Haaretz newspaper reported
that Saddam Haftar, son of Libyan warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar, flew to Ben
Gurion Airport for meetings with ‘Israeli’ officials regarding potential normalization
with the occupation regime.
On the other hand, former ‘Israeli’ ‘Security Council’
Chief Meir Ben Shabbat and his messenger, known only as "Maoz," also
reportedly had such contacts, and their handling of the file has been passed on
to former Shin Bet official Nimrod Gez.
Gez had strong ties to Ben Shabbat and had supported
him as a potential future Shin Bet chief before former Zionist Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu lost power and that scenario disappeared.
It is unclear whether any of the above Libyan
officials could substantively carry out normalization with the Tel Aviv
occupation regime given the ongoing chaos the African country has been in for
years.
Last month, the country's long-awaited elections were
postponed and it is unclear if the various on-again and off-again warring
groups will be capable of carrying out the elections, let alone altering
decades of officially hostile relations with the occupying regime.
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India
Mayawati's balancing act: 10 Brahmins, 14 Muslims in
list
Jan 16, 2022
LUCKNOW: Whipping out its social engineering card in
the crucial west UP segment - farm unrest epicentre that will first go to polls
on February 14 - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced 53 candidates for 58
assembly constituencies. The list comprises 10 Brahmins, 15 OBCs, 14 Muslims
and nine Dalits.
Releasing the list on Saturday, party chief Mayawati
said, unlike a Samajwadi Party that only claims to be Ambedkarwadi, her party
believed in taking everyone along. "All communities were given equal
representation in BSP when I was in power and not only were minorities given
tickets, their welfare too was ensured," she said.
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RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary accuses BJP of indulging
in 'polarisation', says anti-Muslim rhetoric won't work
16th January 2022
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Accusing the BJP of indulging in
polarisation in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh polls, RLD chief Jayant
Chaudhary on Sunday said the BJP is driving a "one gear-car" that is
headed backwards, and asserted that the anti-Muslim rhetoric will not work as
people are fed up of such politics.
The 43-year-old Chaudhary, whose party has tied up
with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, also said he will not contest the
upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh and would instead focus on campaigning.
Source: New Indian Express
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North America
'We Ran To Be The Best,' Dearborn's First Arab
American, Muslim Mayor, Abdullah Hammoud Says
Karen Bouffard
Jan 16, 2022
Abdullah Hammoud was formally sworn in as the mayor of
Dearborn on Saturday in a historic ceremony in the city with one of the highest
concentrations of Arab Americans in the nation.
After taking his oath of office, Hammoud, the city's
first Arab American and Muslim mayor, began his speech with a quote from the
late U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Deaborn, who died at 92 in February 2019 after
representing the state in Congress for 59 years. He was the longest-serving
member of Congress in history.
Source: Detroit News
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Significant tsunami damage feared in Tonga,
communications still cut
By Praveen Menon
January 16, 2022
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tsunami-hit Tonga remained
largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed,
leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families on the
Pacific islands as casualty reports had yet to come through.
An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday,
triggering warnings of 1.2-metre tsunami waves and evacuation orders on the
shores of Tonga as well as several South Pacific islands, where footage on
social media showed waves crashing into coastal homes.
Source: Metro
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Mideast
Global movie stars slam Israel's Apartheid regime
January 16, 2022
More than 40 movie stars signed on Friday a petition
supporting the Harry Potter star’s pro-Palestinian stance, after her social
media post about Palestinian solidarity drew ire from Israeli officials.
“We join Emma Watson in support of the simple
statement that ‘solidarity is a verb’, including meaningful solidarity with
Palestinians struggling for their human rights under international law,” said
in a statement signed by more than 40 movie industry notables.
Source: Palestine Info Center
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In Iran’s Diplomacy Map, West Is Just “One” Spot
January 15, 2022
Government spokesman Ali Bahador Jahromi referred to
the dynamic and balanced diplomacy of the government in remarks on Saturday.
“The president is preparing for a visit to Russia and
the foreign minister went to China, the minister of transport was in Syria, the
minister of culture went to the Dubai 2020 Expo, and Mr. Bagheri is focusing on
the Vienna talks.
Source: En.abna24
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Al-Aqsa Mosque Preacher In Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima
Sabri, Hospitalized Due To Health Problem
Said Amouri
15.01.2022
The preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Sheikh
Ekrima Sabri, was hospitalized late Friday after he fell ill, according to
local sources.
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Grand Ayatollah Makarem warns of desecration of Islamic
denominations
January 16, 2022
Source: Taghrib News
Senior Iranian Shia cleric has warned of desecration
of sanctities belonging to other denominations stressing that sacrilegious acts
will harm Islamic unity.
Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, in a meeting with
Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought to
denounce a minority of extremists who bring division stressing that the
thoughts and rhetoric of Shia and Sunni thinkers must be set as the scale in
debates.
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Loud blasts heard in western Iran, cause unknown —
reports
REUTERS
January 16, 2022
DUBAI: Loud blasts were heard in several cities in
western Iran early on Sunday, according to local news agencies and postings on
social media, but the nature of the blasts was not immediately known.
After several similar incidents in recent months,
authorities said that the Iranian military was holding unannounced air defense
drills amid rising tensions with Israel and the US.
Source: En.abna24
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Twitter bans account linked to Iran's leader over
video threatening Trump
Jan 16, 2022
"The account referenced has been permanently
suspended for violating our ban evasion policy," a Twitter spokesperson
told AFP.
The account, @KhameneiSite, this week posted an
animated video showing an unmanned aircraft targeting Trump, who ordered a
drone strike in Baghdad two years ago that killed top Iranian commander General
Qassem Soleimani.
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South Asia
IEA Deputy PM pledges not to squander a penny of levy
people pay
By Najibullah Lalzoy
15 Jan 2022
Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan Abdul Salaam Hanafi accused authorities of previous Afghan
governments of squandering the tax paid by people in the past two decades.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the levy week in
Finance Ministry on Saturday, January 15, 2022, Abdul Salaam Hanafi said that
authorities in the past twenty years would merely seek personal interests.
Source: khaama Press
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There is no need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan:
Karzai reacted to Imran Khan’s statements
By Najibullah Lalzoy
15 Jan 2022
Following the furious reactions of the Islamic Emirate
of Afghanistan, common people, social media activists, and former Afghan
officials to the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statements over his
willingness to send qualified and trained manpower to Afghanistan, former
Afghan President Hamid Karzai also reacted to the statements.
Hamid Karzai in a press release said that Afghanistan
has hundreds of thousands of qualified boys and girls who have studied both in
Afghanistan and abroad.
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Nearly 3,000 Taliban affiliates dismissed so far:
officials
By Najibullah Lalzoy
16 Jan 2022
Head of Purification Commission of the Islamic Emirate
of Afghanistan Latifullah Hakimi said that they have so far dissociated 2,840
Taliban members accused of abusive practices across Afghanistan.
The commission that was launched after the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan regained power last year in August, is responsible for
vetting the Taliban affiliates.
Source: khaama Press
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No monga in Rangpur region after AL came to power: PM
UNB, Dhaka
Jan 16, 2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government
wants to build a developed, prosperous nation imbued with modern and
technological knowledge.
The programme was held at the multipurpose hall of the
building while the Prime Minister joined it virtually from her official
residence Gono Bhaban.
Source: The Daily Star
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Africa
South Africa: Cape Town's Muslim quarter protests
gentrification
By Africanews
16-01-2022
Buildings constructed as part of the urban
transformation in and around the historic Malay Muslim neighborhood of Bo-Kaap
in Cape Town are negatively affecting the architectural and cultural texture of
the neighborhood.
Bo-Kaap, one of Cape Town's main tourist sites with
its history, architecture, and colorful cobblestone streets, is located at the
foot of Signal Hill, just west of the city center.
The Bo-Kaap district, which was built in the 18th
century to be rented out to Malay Muslims who were captured by Dutch
colonialists and brought to Cape Town as slaves, is considered the historical
and cultural center of the Cape Malay people, descendants of the latter. people
and make up the bulk of the district's population.
Source : Africa News
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Suspected Islamist Militants Kill Three People In
Mozambique
JANUARY 15, 2022
Suspected Islamist Militants have killed three people
in Nangade and Ibo districts in attacks in the northern Cabo Delgado province
that have led many other people to flee for their lives, reports say.
Despite authorities committing to keeping troops from Rwanda
and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the region, as well as
the announcement of the destruction of the jihadists’ main bases, small groups
of the militants continue to attack parts of the province.
Source : Islam Times
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Buhari Hosts Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniyya Islamic
Movement
January 15, 2022
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday hosted the Grand
Khalifa (overall head) of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement World-Wide, Tidjani
Ali Bin Arabi, at the State House, Abuja, and expressed happiness that Arabi
and his delegation agreed to come and pray for Nigeria in order to surmount its
security crisis.
Buhari expressed optimism that the nation would
overcome the security challenges, while also praying to God to hear Nigeria’s
prayer for an end to the crisis.
Source : This Daylive
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Troops Gun Down Boko Haram Fighters In Borno
By Olatunji Omirin
15 Jan 2022
Boko Haram fighters have been killed in Maina-Hari,
Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
A source told Daily Trust that troops of Operations
Hadin Kai gunned down the insurgents who attempted to attack the largest town
in the Southern part of Borno, on Saturday.
Source : Daily Trust
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Wike sends message to Buhari on Boko Haram, bandits
By: Ayorinde Oluokun
15th January, 2022
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called
on President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to redouble efforts in fulfilling his
cardinal electoral promise of securing the country.
Speaking during the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Wike said Nigeria is at the
crossroads and everyone is weary about the prolonged Boko Haram insurgency in parts
of the country.
Source : Pmnews Nigeria
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Arab world
Lebanese Shiite scholar attacks Hezbollah leaders,
denounces party’s policies
NAJIA HOUSSARI
January 15, 2022
BEIRUT: A Lebanese Shiite scholar has denounced
Hezbollah, as well as its leader Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy Sheikh Naim
Qassem, in a sermon published on his Facebook page and shared across social
media.
Sheikh Abdul Salam Dandach, from the Baalbek–Hermel
region, said in the video: “Our resistance is different from theirs
(Hezbollah’s). We are not the rulers of this land and we are not new parties
that came to Lebanon. Our parents and ancestors are deeply rooted in this
land.”
Source: Arab News
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Houthis reject UN call to release hijacked UAE-flagged
ship
SAEED AL-BATATI
January 15, 2022
AL-MUKALLA: The Houthis on Saturday criticized the UN
Security Council for demanding they release a hijacked UAE-flagged ship.
Militia official Hussein Al-Azzi Houthi rejected the
UN’s calls to free the ship and repeated claims it had been carrying weapons
for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia protecting endangered turtles through
rescue programs
MAI ALMARZOOGI
January 16, 2022
JEDDAH: The Saudi National Center for Wildlife has
rescued and rehabilitated five turtles found on the coasts of Saudi Arabia.
According to the center, the world’s oceans include
seven species of sea turtles, five of which have been discovered in the
Kingdom’s territorial waters of the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.
Source: Arab News
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Grenade thrown into Baghdad office of Sunni politician
Sinan Mahmoud
Jan 16, 2022
A hand grenade was tossed into the office of a Sunni
politician in Baghdad’s south-western neighbourhood of Sayyidiyah, he and a
security official said.
The attack late on Saturday was the latest in a wave
of assaults against offices of the main two Sunni parties in the capital amid
rising tension over the formation of Iraq's next government.
Source: The National News
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New batch of Saudi medical aid reaches Tunisia
SPA
January 16, 2022
TUNIS: A new batch of Saudi medical aid, including 160
tons of liquid oxygen, has arrived in Tunis, as part of the Saudi relief
airlift.
It was delivered by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid
and Relief Center to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in Tunisia.
Source: Arab News
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Pakistan
Opposition alliance holds power show against PPP’s
local govt law in Karachi
Imran Ayub
January 16, 2022
KARACHI: A huge crowd turned up at the Karachi Press
Club to participate in a protest on Saturday over the recently enacted
controversial local government law on the call of three major opposition
political parties, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Muttahida Qaumi
Movement-Pakistan and Grand Democratic Alliance.
Launching a ‘massive’ movement against the ruling
Pakistan Peoples Party, the parties announced that they would march from Ghotki
to Karachi on Feb 27 — the same day when the PPP would start its so-called
‘long march’ on Islamabad against the PTI-led federal government.
The PTI and other opposition parties in Sindh, which
are allies of its government in the Centre, in their first major power show
under the province-wide campaign against the Sindh Local Government (Amendment)
Act 2021 made it clear that Saturday’s protest was just a ‘trailer’ of the
upcoming protests and the demonstrations against the ‘black law’ were not going
to end anytime soon and asked the PPP government to review its “feudal and
suppressive mindset” before the people of Sindh “throw them out of CM House”.
Source: Dawn
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Ex-Chief Judge, Journalists To Be Indicted On 20th
January
Malik Asad
January 16, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has
virtually discarded the opinion of amici curiae about absolving Jang Group’s editor-in-chief
Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman and senior journalists Ansar Abbasi and Aamir Ghauri in
contempt proceedings related to an affidavit of former Gilgit-Baltistan chief
judge Rana Mohammad Shamim and decided to indict them as well as Mr Shamim on
Jan 20.
The IHC issued an order about court proceedings of Jan
7 in which Chief Justice Athar Minallah held that “three amici curiae Mr Nasir
Zaidi, secretary general of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Mr Faisal
Siddiqui, an Advocate of Supreme Court, and Reema Omar have also extended their
assistance…Their focus was mainly on freedom of expression and a free press…
The amici curiae obviously have not suggested that the stance taken by the
alleged contemnors should be accepted so that in future litigants and third
parties are facilitated to abuse a widely circulated newspaper so as to
interfere with pending proceedings with impunity. The amici curiae have also
not suggested that the subjudice rule has become redundant”.
Source: Dawn
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President gives assent to finance bill
Amir Wasim
January 16, 2022
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi gave his ceremonial
assent to the controversial Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 — generally known
as the mini-budget — on Saturday, converting it into an act of the parliament
and thus fulfilling one of the key conditions of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF).
The finance bill was among those 16 pieces of
legislation that the PTI-led coalition government bulldozed through the
National Assembly on Thursday amid an opposition uproar in the presence of
Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Source: Dawn
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Southeast Asia
Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Home Minister Should
Reform Malaysia’s Citizenship Laws To Help All Stateless Kids, Not Act Case By
Case
BY IDA LIM
16 Jan 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah
Zainudin should amend Malaysia’s citizenship laws for the sake of all stateless
children, instead of just looking at cases of one child at a time, Segambut MP
Hannah Yeoh said today.
Yeoh, who is also former women, family and community
development deputy minister, was commenting on the interest Hamzah showed in
response to a 22-year-old stateless Muslim person who was raised by her
non-Muslim adoptive Malaysian Chinese mother.
Source: Malay Mail
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Police will probe Perak rep’s claim his drink was
spiked, says Ayob Khan
16 Jan 2022
IPOH, Jan 16 – Police will probe the claim by Pasir
Bedamar assemblyman Terence Naidu that his drink was meddled with before his
arrest for allegedly testing positive for drugs at an entertainment outlet in
Penang on Thursday, said Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay .
“We have sent a sample (urine) for analysis to get a
complete report. The individual (Terence Naidu) has also lodged a police report
alleging someone had put something in his drink. That also we will investigate.
Source: Malay Mail
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Deputy human resource minister: Socso benefits
totalling RM1.3m paid to food delivery riders nationwide
16 Jan 2022
PENDANG, Jan 16 — The Social Security Organisation
(Socso) has so far paid RM1.3 million in compensation benefits for 764 accident
cases involving food delivery riders nationwide.
Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Awang Hashim said
the payments covered temporary and permanent disability benefits, medical
expenses, dependent as well as funeral benefits.
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Europe
Mayor Ivan Buntic hosted a Delegation from the Islamic
Community
by Y.Z
January 15, 2022
On Thursday, Mayor Ivan Buntic hosted a delegation
from the Islamic Community led by Mostar Mufti Salem ef. Dedovic.
The meeting was also attended by the Chief Imam from
Duvno, Amer ef. Jugo, President of the Majlis of the Islamic Community
Tomislavgrad Ibrahim Kapetanovic and Assistant Chief of Investment and
Development Nedzad Nuhic.
Source: Sarajevo Times
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Isle Of Wight Man Accused Of Serious Assault Against Muslim
By Court Reporter
15-01-2022
A WEST Wight man accused of a religiously motivated
attack on a Muslim, which caused him serious injury, will stand trial on the
Isle of Wight in April.
Lachen Downs denied inflicting actual bodily harm
(ABH) against Mohammed Rana Sheikh and religiously aggravated assault,
inflicting ABH, against the same man — motivated by him being of a member of a
Muslim group — on November 10 last year, when he appeared at the Isle of Wight
Crown Court on Monday.
Source: County Press
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Arrest of Taliban senior Uzbek commanders troublesome!
January 16, 2022
The Taliban Ministry of Defense arrested Makhdoom Alam
and Qari Wakil, the senior Uzbek commanders of the Taliban in northern
Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, January 12, Makhdoom Alam, the senior
Uzbek commander of Taliban, was arrested in Mazar-e-Sharif on the orders of
Mullah Fazel, the Taliban’s deputy defense minister. Following this action, the
supporters of “Makhdoom Alam” gathered in the city of Maimana in protest and
surrounded the security command building in Faryab province and demanded his
release. Security officials in Faryab province also declared martial law in the
city of Maimana and warned pro-Makhdoom militants.
Source: En.abna24
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