FIFA World Cup: Kerala Muslim Body Jamat Ul Khatib Committee Calls Worshipping Footballers 'Un-Islamic'
27
November 2022
As per the Muslim body,
worshipping football stars is against Islam, and it urged fans not to wave
flags of Portugal, which had colonized many nations
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• FIFA World Cup: Kerala Muslim Body Jamat Ul Khatib
Committee Calls Worshipping Footballers 'Un-Islamic'
• ‘Islam Is Strong Enough To Withstand Cinematic Work
Portraying Fictional Account’: Sindh High Court
• US Men’s Soccer Team Displays Iranian Flag, Minus
Islamic Republic Emblem
• Protests Held In Bangladesh Against Pakistan To Mark
14th Anniversary Of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
• Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Northern Christians Not
Marginalised – All Progressives Congress Chieftain
India
• Mosque Like Domes Vanish Overnight From Karnataka
Bus Stand Amidst BJP MP’s Threats Of Demolition
• Love And Regard Not Love 'Jihad': UP Couple Defy
Hatemongers, Stand Firm Despite Ordeal
• Funds Coming From Public Exchequer, File Details Of
Imams’ Salaries: Central Information Commission To Delhi Govt
• Muslims Are Changing Their Opinion of BJP, Says
Party's MCD Candidate Irfan Malik
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Pakistan
• Pak Foreign Minister For Cooperation With
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation In Promoting Muslim Causes
• FIFA World Cup in Qatar source of happiness for
Muslim world: Ashrafi
• Federal Investigation Agency Again Arrests PTI
Senator Azam Swati For ‘Highly Obnoxious’ Tweets Against Military Officials
• Business as usual in most parts of Rawalpindi as PTI
holds rally
• Struggle to keep Imran out of power will continue,
vows Fazl
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North America
• Moncton Muslim community honours 'sweetest person'
who died in ER waiting room
• Record number of Muslims elected in US midterms: ‘We
should lean into who we are’
• Nottingham fire death family were planning new life
in USA
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South Asia
• Western Countries Should Respect Islamic Rules, The
Spokesman Of The Islamic Emirate
• Nationwide Vaccination Drive to Protect 7 Million
Children Against Measles
• IEA Dismisses Reports of IEA Officials’ Lucrative
Gains from World Cup
• Tiruppur court orders deportation of Bangladeshi
national
• Mizoram: More Kuki-Chin refugees arrive from
Bangladesh
• Bangladesh: China-funded first underwater tunnel to
open in January
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Africa
• Don’t Be Part Of Agitation For Yoruba Nation –
Islamic Cleric Warns South West Muslims
• 2023 General Election: INEC Bans Political Campaigns
At Churches, Mosques
• Troops kill five Boko Haram terrorists, arrest one
in Borno
• Reporter’s Diary: A Night Sneak Into ‘Boko Haram
Terrorists’ Den
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Europe
• 'Halal Products Not Just For Muslims, They Are
Favourites For Many People Worldwide': SMIIC
• Snow to blanket Kyiv, temperatures drop below
freezing as power still in short supply
• Two London teens fatally stabbed just one mile apart
as city sees uptick in violent act
• Diphtheria cases rising after disease linked to
migrant’s death at Manston
• Russia Is Taking The Nuclear Out Of Nuclear Missiles
To Fight Ukraine
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Mideast
• Khamenei: Basij Proves Vitality of Islamic
Revolution
• Raisi says Iran looks to Malaysia as important
country in Islamic world
• Islamic Revolution in Iran shattered Western
colonizers' dreams for West Asia
• Tensions heat up during Iran vs Wales match as
Anti-protestors harass protestors
• Iran Releases Footballer, Prominent Dissident On
Bail: Reports
• Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing
dissent
• Iran Protests: UN Human Rights Council Votes To
Investigate Regime's Violent Response
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Arab world
• Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Discusses Ways of
Cooperation with Islamic Centre in Argentina
• Little Riyadh opens to the public
• Artist spotlight for Saudi Arabia’s ‘lost treasure’
• Saudi ambassador to Thailand sees ‘a prosperous and
promising future’ for bilateral relations
• Saudi delegation attends Gulf Military Media
Coexistence program in Kuwait
• UNWTO passes Saudi resolution to transform global
tourism
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Southeast Asia
• PM Anwar: Cabinet Appointments Not A Reward For
Supporting Formation Of Govt
• Divisive Islamic Party Won’t Join Malaysia
Government
• Kuala Lumpur: Islamist Pas party a thorn in Anwar
government's side
• PM Anwar gives National Action Council on Cost of
Living two weeks to prepare targeted subsidy proposal
• BN will support Anwar during confidence vote in
December, says Zahid
• No need for resignations following BN’s GE15 defeat,
says Ahmad Maslan
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FIFA World Cup: Kerala Muslim Body Jamat Ul Khatib
Committee Calls Worshipping Footballers 'Un-Islamic'
As per the Muslim body,
worshipping football stars is against Islam, and it urged fans not to wave
flags of Portugal, which had colonized many nations
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by Snehadri Sarkar
Nov 26, 2022
A Muslim body on Friday came out against
football-crazy fans in Kerala, who have installed massive cut-outs of star
footballers in support of the teams taking part in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World
Cup in Qatar.
As per the organization, worshipping football players
is against Islam, and it advised fans not to wave flags of Portugal, which
earlier colonized many nations.
Nasar Faizy Koodathayi, the general secretary of the
Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathil Khatib Committee that delivers sermons across
Kerala mosques, instructed its members to talk the "faithful" out of
their frenzy for football and encourage them not to spend a lot just in the
name of the sport.
Koodathayi clarified that he wasn't against football,
but it is not suitable for Indians to honor and wave flags of other countries.
"The game should be seen in a sportsman's spirit.
Football is becoming a fever people are getting addicted to. This is not
good," he added.
"Instead of loving our nation, some are engaged
in worshipping football stars. There is a limit to worshipping people when it
comes to Islam. Also, people are waving Portugal flags... A country which
colonized many countries," Koodathayi said further.
Reacting to Koodathayi's remarks, Indian Union Muslim
League (IUML) leader MK Muneer and Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty
stated watching football and becoming fans of footballers were part of an
individual's personal freedom. Sivankutty added no one has the right to
infringe upon one's freedom.
Meanwhile, in multiple incidents, the Kerala Police
registered cases against football fans in the state for pelting stones at cops,
unruly behavior, and causing chaos on the streets since the Qatar World Cup
started.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup got officially underway on
Sunday (November 20) in Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium near Doha. The opening
match saw Ecuador beat the hosts Qatar 2-0 as Enner Valencia was on target
twice.
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‘Islam Is Strong Enough To Withstand Cinematic Work
Portraying Fictional Account’: Sindh High Court
Photo: Khoosat
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SAMAA WEB DESK
27-11-2022
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday noted that it
does not fall to the court to morally police the public by making a
determination of what should or should not be viewed and to take on the
function of itself devising and imposing a restriction as it dismissed a petition
seeking a ban on the queer-themed movie Joyland.
In a detailed written verdict spanning five pages
authored by Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh and Yousuf
Ali Sayeed, said that the petition had argued that the Saim Sadiq directorial would
encourage immoral activities and is against Article 277 of Constitution.
However, the court observed that the petitioner made
no attempt to show how the screening of the film would violate any law, instead
limited their argument to the extent that the film’s theme and storyline and
contended it would violated Article 227 of the Constitution.
“All existing laws shall be adapted to the injunctions
of Islam”, and that no such law shall be enforced which is contrary to the
Qur’an and the Sunnah.
The court noted that its function was not to make a
moral judgment to restrict the freedom of speech and expression of a filmmaker,
as safeguarded under Article 19 of the Constitution which ensures that every
citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression.
The court noted that in the event of a restriction
being imposed by the censor board or any other authority that may be competent,
testing the reasonableness of that restriction stringently, so as to ensure
that the same is “reasonable” in the strictest conceivable sense.
In the absence of any restriction imposed by the
concerned quarter, whether that be the board or provincial government, it does
not fall to the court to morally police the public by making a determination of
what should or should not be viewed and to take on the function of itself
devising and imposing a restriction.
“It is not the job of the court to make moral
judgments and stop the filmmaker’s freedom of speech and expression,” the
verdict stated.
The court said that in the matter at hand, they were
confident that “Islam, being the great global religion that it is, is strong
enough to withstand a cinematic work portraying a purely fictional account of a
relationship humanizing a transgender character, and are equally sanguine that
our society is not so weak as to crumble as a consequence.”
The court noted that people who are transgender are
equal citizens of Pakistan in all respects and the stories of their life, their
struggles, and their human relationships deserve equal space and recognition.
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US Men’s Soccer Team Displays Iranian Flag, Minus Islamic
Republic Emblem
U.S. men’s soccer team has
begun displaying Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the
Islamic Republic
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By JON GAMBRELL
27-11-2022
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The US men’s soccer team has begun
displaying Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the
Islamic Republic as nationwide protests challenging Tehran’s theocratic
government continue.
The Twitter account of the US men’s team on Sunday
displayed a banner with the squad’s matches in the group stage, with the
Iranian flag only bearing its green, white and red colors. The same could be
seen in a post on its Facebook and Instagram accounts laying out the point
totals so far in its group.
The US men’s team did not immediately respond to a
request for comment. However, the absence of the emblem comes as monthslong
demonstrations have challenged Iran’s government since the Sept. 16 death of
22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by the country’s morality
police.
The protests have seen at least 450 people killed
since they started, as well as over 18,000 arrested, according to Human Rights
Activists in Iran, an advocacy group following the demonstrations.
Iran has not released casualty or arrest figures for
months and alleges without providing evidence that the protests have been
fomented by its enemies abroad, including the US.
Tehran also restricts press access and has detained
over 63 reporters and photographers since the demonstrations began, according
to the Committee to Protect Journalists, making covering the unrest that much
more difficult.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations and its soccer
federation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Iranian state
media had yet to acknowledge the emblem’s absence on the US men’s team
accounts, though comments raged online.
The Islamic Republic emblem, designed in 1980, is four
curves with a sword between them. It represents the Islamic saying: “There is
no god but God.” It also resembles a tulip or lotus.
At the top and the bottom of the flag, there are 22
inscriptions of “God is Great” as well, which honors the date on the Persian
calendar when the Islamic Revolution took hold.
The flag has become a point of contention at the World
Cup. Apparent pro-government supporters have waved it, shouting at those
demonstrating over Amini’s death. Others at matches have waved Iran’s lion and
sun flag, an emblem of its former ruler, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
More security forces could be seen at Iran’s last
match against Wales. In the capital Tehran, anti-riot police — the same ones
cracking down on protests — waved the Iranian flag after the Wales win,
angering demonstrators.
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Protests Held In Bangladesh Against Pakistan To Mark
14th Anniversary Of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
Human Chain protest
organised by Islamic Movement Bangladesh in front of Dhaka Reporters Unity to
mark 14th anniversary of Mumbai attacks
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26 November, 2022
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 26 (ANI): Observing the
14th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks and paying tribute to
those who were martyred in the horrific terror attack, Bangladesh’s civil
societies, Islamic organizations, socio-cultural groups, student bodies,
anti-terror forums and citizens from all walks of life came together and
condemned Pakistan for harbouring terrorism.
Holding banners and posters condemning Pakistan for
inciting terrorism, students participated in the event and criticized Pakistan
for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Demonstrations and candlelight marches were held in
Satikira. The protest demonstrations were held under the banner of Pourasba
peace club, Natyadal Satkira and VBD Satikira.
Protestors vehemently criticised Pakistan for
targeting innocent people and its continued support and assistance to enemies
of peace. Protestors holding banners and placards highlighting the 26/11 Mumbai
attacks participated in the demonstration.
Islamic Movement Bangladesh Sammilita Islamic Okyajot
(SIO) organized a human chain and carried out a protest rally in front of Dhaka
reporters Unity.
Around 200 people including Maulana Harisul Haque,
Chairman Nizame Islam Bangladesh, Azam Khan, Secretary General of Bangladesh
Khilafat Movement among other prominent Islamic leaders participated in the
event.
Also, BBSS Welfare Association organized a cycle rally
and protest meeting in Dhaka. Students of various schools and colleges,
journalists, leaders and activists of political parties participated in the
event.
The founding chairman of the organization Taufiq Ahmed
Tafshir chaired the protest meeting. Protesters strongly condemned Pakistan for
supporting terrorism and urged world leaders to ensure that Pakistan stops
harbouring terrorism.
In Chittagong, around 300 protesters under the banner
of Sacheton Nagorik Samaj organized a rally from the Kotwali area to Chittagong
Press Club.
The students and people from different organizations
participated in the rally. Protesters condemned Pakistan for their role in
fomenting terrorism. The protestors also burnt Pakistan flags during the event.
In 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists (LeT) carried
out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks killing at least 166 people and
leaving 300 others wounded. Nariman House, a Chabad Lubavitch Jewish centre in
Mumbai also known as the Chabad House, was taken over by two attackers and
several residents were held, hostage.
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Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Northern Christians Not
Marginalised – All Progressives Congress Chieftain
A photo combination of
former SGF Babachir Lawal and APC chieftain Ahmed Sajo.
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By Enioluwa Adeniyi
November 26th, 2022
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Babachir Lawal on Thursday condemned the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Lawal in a statement released claimed that aggrieved
Northern Christians in the party after much review have decided to support the
presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
The statement released by Lawal was, however, countered
by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and some
others who claimed that Lawal was speaking for himself.
A chieftain of the APC, Ahmed Sajo while reacting to
Lawal’s stand in an interview on Channels TV described the former SGF as being
emotional.
Sajo while speaking about the possibility of anger
among northern Christians over the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC said he does
not think they are angry.
The former Commissioner for Information in Adamawa
State while speaking during the interview said, “I don’t think so. There are
people who are emotional like Babachir and co. You cannot excuse them; you
cannot say, ‘You cannot exist within our region.’ But they are there. But that
does not mean that, politically, we have marginalised our brothers.
“My local government is 90 per cent Muslim and our
candidate for House of Assembly is a Christian. We don’t see him as a
Christian; we see him as a brother, a capable person, and somebody that can
deliver.”
Sajo when asked if the ruling party, APC recognises
Christians as a force in the North, he said, “Absolutely! Is it not in my party
that Babachir was made SGF and Boss Mustapha is now SGF? Are they not northern
Christians? Is it not in my party that (Yakubu) Dogara was the speaker of the
House of Representatives?
“You think that if they were marginalised, they would
have arrived at that level? Remember, David Mark was Senate President for how
long? Is he not a northern Christian? If they were marginalised, would he have
been the Senate President?
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India
Mosque Like Domes Vanish Overnight From Karnataka Bus
Stand Amidst BJP MP’s Threats Of Demolition
Outlook Web Desk
27 NOV 2022
Two domes certainly got vanished in the middle of the
night from the top of a bus stop at Mysuru, Karnataka after BJP MP Pratap Simha
threatened to demolish it as it was allegedly looking like a mosque.
Simha earlier said that two domes that used to flank
the main dome in the bus stand visually represented a mosque and set a deadline
to remove it.
On his objection, the National Highway Authority of
India (NHAI) on November 15 issued a notice to the Mysore city corporation for
the removal of a “structure constructed to achieve controversial kind of
issues”. It had also given one week time to the city authority to demolish the
structure.
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Love And Regard Not Love 'Jihad': UP Couple Defy
Hatemongers, Stand Firm Despite Ordeal
27th November 2022
LUCKNOW/BAREILLY: She is a teacher in an English
medium school and he was working in a private firm.
They met at a pre-wedding party of a common friend and
got talking. They discovered they had common interests and shared views on
several issues. By the time, the party was over, theirs had begun.
The couple, both in their late twenties, kept meeting
in cafes for almost a year and then informed their parents about their
friendship which they intended to take to the next level.
Source: New Indian Express
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Funds Coming From Public Exchequer, File Details Of
Imams’ Salaries: Central Information Commission To Delhi Govt
Nov 27, 2022
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has
turned the heat on the AAP government over its failure to reveal how much
salaries are being paid to imams of mosques in the city.
Information commissioner Uday Mahurkar on Friday
directed the state government to furnish details to an RTI applicant regarding
the money being paid as salaries to imams, pointing out that funds are going
from the public exchequer.
Mahurkar said even Delhi Waqf Board initially denied
salaries were paid to imams but later claimed it is only an honorarium not a
salary. “The commission observes that there was a clear attempt to hide the
information in the initial period by a play of words which showed complete lack
of transparency on the part of the respondent authorities in a case which in
turn affects the provisions of the Constitution, and also social harmony and
uniform applicability of laws for all religions in keeping with the constitutional
direction that citizens of all religions be treated equally,” he stated.
Source: Times Of India
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Muslims Are Changing Their Opinion of BJP, Says
Party's MCD Candidate Irfan Malik
Yaqut Ali
27-11-2022
New Delhi: On December 4, Delhi will vote in its first
municipal elections since the Union government reunified its three municipal
bodies – East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi Municipal
Corporation (NDMC), and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) – into the
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Of the 250 wards up for grabs, Chandni Mahal in
central Delhi is set for a particularly interesting contest.
The seat, currently held by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),
has a Muslim majority population. Supporters of the party contend that the AAP
has done good work for the people of the ward and want to see it return to
power with a sweeping majority. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is
looking to deliver an upset.
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Pakistan
Pak Foreign Minister For Cooperation With Organisation
Of Islamic Cooperation In Promoting Muslim Causes
November 26, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has
reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to further advance its cooperation with the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to promote Muslim causes.
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative designate to the
OIC Syed M Fawad Sher called on the Foreign Minister before proceeding to
Jeddah to assume the charge as the country’s new permanent representative to
the OIC.
Source: Brecorder.Com
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FIFA World Cup in Qatar source of happiness for Muslim
world: Ashrafi
By Asim Yasin
November 27, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman and
Special Aide to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz
Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Saturday said holding FIFA World Cup 2022 in
Qatar has been a great source of happiness for the entire Islamic world.
“The government, Ulemas-Mashaykh and the people of
Pakistan fully endorse and support the positive undertakings made by Qatar and
also express solidarity with the Arab country and reject the baseless
propaganda against it,” Ashrafi said while talking to the media persons.
Source: The News
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Federal Investigation Agency Again Arrests PTI Senator
Azam Swati For ‘Highly Obnoxious’ Tweets Against Military Officials
Shakeel Qarar
November 27, 2022
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) early Sunday
morning arrested PTI Senator Azam Swati — the second time in less than two
months — over strongly worded tweets against senior military officials.
Since he was released on bail, the senator has
maintained that he was allegedly tortured in custody and has demanded the
removal of two military officials, one of whom he used foul language against in
his tweet yesterday.
A first information (FIR) report was registered by the
FIA on the complaint of the state through Islamabad Cyber Crime Reporting
Centre (CCRC) Technical Assistant Aneesur Rehman.
Source: Dawn.Com
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Business as usual in most parts of Rawalpindi as PTI
holds rally
Aamir Yasin
November 27, 2022
RAWALPINDI: Life remained normal in the garrison city
of Rawalpindi except on the portion of Murree Road from Chandni Chowk to 6th
Road where the PTI held its public gathering on Saturday.
The usual hustle and bustle in Saddar and other
commercial areas in the cantonment continued as well. Traders opened their
shops as per routine while cart pushers were seen selling fruits, sunglasses,
baseball caps and second-hand garments on roads in the bazaars.
While moving towards Rehmanabad, one could see
containers placed to close Murree Road. 5th Road, Commercial Market Road,
Saidpur Road, Rawal Road and Sadiqabad Road.
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Struggle to keep Imran out of power will continue,
vows Fazl
Nisar Ahmad Khan
November 27, 2022
MANSEHRA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) emir
Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday declared that their jihad against Imran Khan
would continue so that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman did not come
to power again.
“We have been waging jihad against Fitna (Imran) Khan
for the last fifteen years and I warn you that if he regained power his
government would shatter the country’s economy and weaken our defence forces in
the same way as it did when he became prime minister through stolen mandate,”
said the JUI-F chief while speaking at a rally.
Maulana Fazl, who also heads the ruling Pakistan
Democratic Movement, said the PDM government was the saviour of the country.
“Pakistan was on the verge of bankruptcy during this Zionist agent’s four-year
tenure in office but we expelled him out of power and pulled the country out of
the political and economic crisis,” he recalled.
Source: Dawn.Com
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North America
Moncton Muslim community honours 'sweetest person' who
died in ER waiting room
Nov 26, 2022
Friends and family of a Moncton man who died at the
Moncton Hospital emergency room earlier this week held a rally at the hospital
on Saturday.
The father of five is being identified only by the
initials MS in order to protect his family's privacy. He died at the hospital
after collapsing in the ER.
Abdul Khan, the president of the Moncton Muslim
Association, said the man was known as an "integral part" of
Moncton's Muslim community and will be greatly missed.
Source: Cbc.Ca
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Record number of Muslims elected in US midterms: ‘We
should lean into who we are’
Yusra Farzan
26 Nov 2022
As a woman, a millennial, a progressive – and a Muslim
– Nabilah Islam faced long odds in her bid for elected office in Georgia. Two
years ago, she ran for Congress but lost in the Democratic primary, despite a
high-profile endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This year, she ran for
state senate to represent parts of the Atlanta metro region and won.
“People thought it was unthinkable that in the south,
someone would vote for a woman with the last name Islam,” she said. “I’m like:
they did. Fifty-three per cent of this district did.”
Islam, 32, is among a record number of Muslims elected
to local, state and national office in November. A new analysis by the Council
on American-Islamic Relations (Cair), a civil rights and advocacy group, and
Jetpac, a non-profit focused on increasing Muslim political representation in
the US, found that Muslims won at least 83 seats nationwide, up from an
estimated 71 in 2020.
Source: The Guardian
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Nottingham fire death family were planning new life in
USA
27-11-2022
Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, one-year-old Naeemah and
Fatimah, aged three, died in hospital following the fire in Fairisle Close,
Nottingham, on Sunday.
Aboubacarr Drammeh, who was in the US at the time,
said he was in the process of securing visas for his family.
Source: Bbc.Com
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South Asia
Western Countries Should Respect Islamic Rules, The
Spokesman Of The Islamic Emirate
November 27, 2022
KABUL: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has
condemned the statements of the spokesperson of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other representatives of the Western
countries regarding the implementation of Islamic sharia by the Islamic system,
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate said on his Twitter
page the other day. The IEA spokesman said: “Durra or whipping was an order of
the Islamic sharia, which is implemented on those breaking Islamic ethics.”
Mujahid called the statement (that termed the Islamic
rule inhumane and cruel) a disrespect to the holy religion of Islam and
considered it against international principles.
Source: The Kabul Times
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Nationwide Vaccination Drive to Protect 7 Million Children
Against Measles
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 27, 2022
“A ten-day measles vaccination campaign has been
started across the country,” the spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Health
stated. “Around 7 million children under the age of 5 receive vaccinations as
part of this campaign.”
The health official said that the lethal measles
disease has claimed the lives of up to 259 children under the age of 5 and 23
children over the age of 5 in various parts of the nation this year alone.
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IEA Dismisses Reports of IEA Officials’ Lucrative
Gains from World Cup
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 26, 2022
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) denied The
Telegraph’s report that the IEA’s senior officials profited millions from the
World Cup by providing the construction equipment used to erect the stadiums in
Qatar.
The IEA’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, stated on
Saturday, November 26, “The claim of ‘The Telegraph’ that some members of the
IEA have earned a lot of money due to the construction of a stadium in Qatar is
far from the truth.”
The Telegraph’s report stated that senior IEA
officials used lucrative salaries that came from the peace talks to purchase
and then subcontract heavy equipment for tournament infrastructure over the
past 10 years, citing a source from IEA’s Doha office.
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Tiruppur court orders deportation of Bangladeshi
national
November 26, 2022
The Principal District and Sessions Court in Tiruppur
on Friday ordered the initiation of deportation proceedings against a woman
from Bangladesh who was staying in Palladam in the district for a brief period
without proper travel documents.
According to the police, M. Leema Begum (20), a native
of Dhaka district in Bangladesh, was arrested by the Palladam police on June
10, 2022.
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Mizoram: More Kuki-Chin refugees arrive from
Bangladesh
by Jason Rochanhlu
November 26, 2022
Aizawl: At least 21 more people from Bangladesh have
fled to Mizoram, five days after the first batch numbering 273 entered the
state on November 20, a local leader familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
The new batch from Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) entered
a border village on Friday night and was transported to Parva village the same
night by the Border Security Force (BSF), a refugee organising committe
chairman Gospel Hmangaihzuala said.
The organising committee was formed recently by
village authorities and NGOs at Parva village in Lawngtlai district to deal
with the Kuki-Chin refugees, who have taken shelter in Mizoram after fleeing
their homes in CHT.
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Bangladesh: China-funded first underwater tunnel to
open in January
By: Manas Joshi
Nov 26, 2022
A Chinese-funded underwater traffic tunnel in
Bangladesh is set to open in January 2023. A ceremony was held on Saturday (November
26) to commemorate the completion of a key infrastructure work. This is a first
underwater tunnel in the South Asian nation. The construction was partially
funded by the Exim Bank of China, as per media reports. China Communications
Construction Company was the builder of the tunnel.
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, runs
under the Karnaphuli River in the port city of Chittagong. It was built at a
cost of USD 1.1 billion.
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Africa
Don’t be part of agitation for Yoruba nation – Islamic
cleric warns South West Muslims
By Musliudeen Adebayo
November 26, 2022
A former Executive Secretary of Muslim Ummah of South
West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Professor Daud Olatokunbo Shittu Noibi, has warned
Muslims from the South West against participating in the call for the
actualisation of Yoruba nation.
Noibi, who retired from the Department of Arabic and
Islamic Studies at the University of Ibadan, made this disclosure on Saturday
during a send-forth and book presentation in his honour organised by MUSWEN in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Some of the dignitaries at the event included the
Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Bayo Lawal; JAMB Registrar, Professor
Isiaq Oloyede; MUSWEN President, Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo; MUSWEN Executive
Secretary, Professor Muslih Yahya; MURIC Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola;
Alhaji Kunle Sanni and UI Chief Imam, Professor Abdulrahman Oloyede.
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2023 General Election: INEC bans political campaigns
at churches, mosques
by Chike Olisah
27-11-2022
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
has banned political campaigns or rallies at all places of worship like
churches, and mosques ahead of the 2023 general elections now barely 3 months
away.
The electoral umpire disclosed this in its newly
released guidelines for the conduct of political activities during this
electioneering period.
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Troops kill five Boko Haram terrorists, arrest one in
Borno
By Njadvara Musa
27 November 2022
The insurgents were killed, while moving in a convoy
of gun trucks and motorcycles from the Northern part of the state to the Mafa
axis.
A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region,
Zagazola Makama, in Maiduguri, yesterday, said that the troops also captured
one terrorist alive, while others fled with gunshot wounds.
He said the troops achieved the feat on November 24,
2022, while acting on credible intelligence that terrorists were moving towards
the Mafa axis.
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Reporter’s Diary: A Night Sneak Into ‘Boko Haram
Terrorists’ Den
By Hamisu Kabir Matazu
27 Nov 2022
It all started with a story I pitched to unravel the
truth about the people said to have been killed and the condition of those
injured by a military airstrike in Buhari village, Yunusari LGA of Yobe State.
My instinct convinced me to embark on the journey
despite warnings from government officials and people in Damaturu and Geidam
motor parks that the town was under Boko Haram control.
A mechanic, who usually goes to repair their cars and
generators, said he has had no encounter with them whenever he was taken there
to do repairs.
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Europe
'Halal Products Not Just For Muslims, They Are
Favourites For Many People Worldwide': SMIIC
November 25, 2022
Thanks to its unparalleled standards in such areas as
cleanliness and health, halal products are the favourites of people all over
the world, not just Muslims, said a top official of the Standards and Metrology
Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), Anadolu News Agency reports.
International interest in halal products grows greater
each day, Mahmut Sami Sahin, SMIIC Vice President and also Head of the Turkish
Standards Institution (TSE), told Anadolu Agency during the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Halal Expo and World Halal Summit, hosted in the
Turkish metropolis, Istanbul.
Halal refers to products and services that conform to
Islamic guidelines, but Sahin argued the term should no longer be considered as
purely religious, as actually it is an area with a very large trade volume
worldwide.
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Snow to blanket Kyiv, temperatures drop below freezing
as power still in short supply
By Oleksandr Kozhukhar
27-11-2022
Heavy snowfall was expected in Kyiv starting on
Sunday, with temperatures dropping below freezing day and night, while millions
of people who still live in and around the Ukrainian capital remain with little
electricity and heat.
Grid operator Ukrenergo said on Saturday that
electricity producers were able to cover only three-quarters of consumption
needs, necessitating restrictions and blackouts across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that there were
restrictions on the use of electricity in 14 out of Ukraine's 27 regions and in
Kyiv, for "more than 100,000" customers in each of the regions.
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Two London teens fatally stabbed just one mile apart
as city sees uptick in violent act
By Katherine Donlevy
November 26, 2022
Two 16-year-old boys were stabbed to death in
Greenwich, Englan, just one mile from one another Saturday night, the latest in
a violent rash sweeping through the city.
The unnamed teenagers were found injured with stab
wounds in Abbey Wood and Thamesmead just past 5:00 p.m., London’s Metropolitan
Police said.
“Given the proximity in time and distance of the
incidents, officers will be seeking to urgently establish any link between
them,” the Met said.
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Diphtheria cases rising after disease linked to
migrant’s death at Manston
By Sam Blewett
27-11-2022
Diphtheria cases among asylum seekers in the UK have
risen, as the Home Office said the death of a man held at the Manston
processing centre may have been from an infection of the bacteria.
Officials are expected to confirm on Monday that the
number of infections has risen to about 50, amid concerns about the spread of
the disease as migrants were moved from the Kent facility to hotels around the
country.
The Government said on Saturday that a PCR test on the
man who died after being held, possibly unlawfully, at the centre for a week
indicates that “diphtheria may be the cause of the illness”.
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Russia Is Taking The Nuclear Out Of Nuclear Missiles
To Fight Ukraine
By Jack Buckby
27-11-2022
British Intelligence Says Russia Is Using Hollowed-Out
Nuclear Missiles In Ukraine: An intelligence update from the British Ministry
of Defence revealed on Saturday how Russian forces appear to be using
hollowed-out nuclear missiles in Ukraine. The update describes how Russia is
“likely removing the nuclear warheads from ageing nuclear cruise missiles and
firing the unarmed munitions at Ukraine.”
British intelligence officials obtained the
information by analyzing open-source imagery, which reportedly shows a
“shot-down AS-15 KENT air launched cruise missile” that was designed in the
1980s specifically to be used as a nuclear delivery system.
According to the update, Russian forces likely
substituted the warhead for ballast, a heavy material designed to maintain the
stability of the rocket.
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Mideast
Khamenei: Basij Proves Vitality of Islamic Revolution
27/November/2022
TEHRAN November 27.2022 (Saba) - Hailing the great
capacities of the Basij voluntary forces for moving Iran forward, Leader of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the existence of
Basij as a testimony to the vitality and creativeness of the Islamic
Revolution.
On the occasion of the Basij Week, a large number of
Basij members met with Ayatollah Khamenei in the Imam Khomeini Husseiniyah of
Tehran on Saturday morning, according to Tasnim.
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Raisi says Iran looks to Malaysia as important country
in Islamic world
November 26, 2022
TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi has said there exits a
significant potential for relationship between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur in a
variety of areas, stating that Tehran sees Malaysia as an important country in
Asia and the larger Muslim world.
Raisi made the remarks in a phone conversation on
Friday with Anwar Ibrahim, the newly-elected prime minister of Malaysia.
"Iran and Malaysia have great and diverse
capabilities in the fields of economy, technology, culture, and international
cooperation. Serious efforts by the two countries' officials can actualize these
capabilities in accordance with the interests of the two nations," the
Iranian president remarked.
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Islamic Revolution in Iran shattered Western
colonizers' dreams for West Asia
26 November 2022
Tehran (ISNA) - On the occasion of Basij Week, the
Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with a large number of the members of the
Basij in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on Saturday.
After explaining the intentions and projects Western
colonizers have had for the West Asian region, Ayatollah Khamenei described the
Islamic Revolution as the phenomenon that shattered the Western colonizers'
dreams for West Asia.
The Basij culture is a culture of self-effacing,
hardworking volunteers. It is a culture of humble, undaunted fighters, a sense
of braveness, a sense of serving mankind, and a sense of serving the country.
It means making sacrifices for others.
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Tensions heat up during Iran vs Wales match as
Anti-protestors harass protestors
Nov 26, 2022
A football match between Iran and Wales during the
2020 Qatar World Cup was clouded by controversy after Iran's supporters
protesting against the country's forced hijab law were confronted by
pro-government fans before kickoff.
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Iran Releases Footballer, Prominent Dissident On Bail:
Reports
November 27, 2022
Iranian authorities on Saturday released on bail
former international footballer Voria Ghafouri and prominent dissident Hossein
Ronaghi, two of the most prominent figures detained in the crackdown on the
protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, reports said.
The arrest on Thursday of Ghafouri, who is Kurdish and
had spoken out in support of the protests, had sparked an outcry as the Iranian
team plays in the World Cup in Doha.
Ronaghi, meanwhile, had been detained since shortly
after the protests started in mid-September, and concern had been growing about
his health after he mounted a hunger strike lasting two months.
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Iran leader praises force tasked with quashing dissent
November 26, 2022
BAGHDAD — Iran's supreme leader praised paramilitary
volunteers tasked with quashing dissent on Saturday in a televised address as
dozens of eye doctors warned that a rising number of demonstrators have been
blinded by security forces during anti-government protests.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed members of the Basij,
the volunteer paramilitary wing of the elite Revolutionary Guard, and
reiterated unsupported claims that protesters demonstrating countrywide are
"tools" of the U.S. and its "mercenaries."
"(The) Basij should not forget that the main
clash is with global hegemony," Khamenei said, referring to the U.S. The
address marking Basij week in Iran echoed previous statements lambasting the
protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran.
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Iran protests: UN Human Rights Council votes to
investigate regime's violent response
By Peter Aitken
November 26, 2022
The U.N. voted to commence an investigation into
Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests over the past two months.
The Human Rights Council will appoint an independent
investigator to complete a fact-finding mission on Tehran’s response to the
protests after the council passed the motion on Thursday. The council’s chief,
Volker Turk, said that Iran was in a "full-fledged" crisis and called
the government’s actions "unacceptable" and
"disproportionate" in his opening address.
Volker noted that at least 300 people have died, and
more than 14,000 have been arrested, since the protests started in
mid-September. Some estimates put the number as high as 350 dead and over
15,000 arrested.
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Arab world
Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Discusses Ways of
Cooperation with Islamic Center in Argentina
26 Nov, 2022
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs,
Call and Guidance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Awad bin Sibti Al-Enezy
discussed with the President of the Islamic Center in Argentina Fabian Ankah
ways of cooperation between the two sides, including the ministry's support for
the activities of the center and the Muslim community in Argentina, the
provision of translated versions of the Holy Quran into Spanish, it was
reported today.
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Little Riyadh opens to the public
ARAB NEWS
November 26, 2022
RIYADH: A new entertainment zone was added to Riyadh
Season on Saturday with the opening of Little Riyadh, which offers visitors a
range of activities, including live music, yoga sessions, and crafting
workshops.
Situated next to The Groves in the Diplomatic Quarter,
Little Riyadh also houses a number of dining options, including Parker’s, which
bills itself as a “French restaurant with an American touch,” and the first
Riyadh branch of the well-known Danish juice bar and coffee shop Joe & The
Juice.
The third Riyadh Season now includes 15 entertainment
zones: Boulevard World, Boulevard Riyadh City, Winter Wonderland, Al-Murabaa,
Sky Riyadh, Via Riyadh, Riyadh Zoo, Little Riyadh, The Groves, Imagination
Park, Al-Suwaidi Park, Souq Al-Zel, Qariat Zaman, Fan Festival and Riyadh
Front.
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Artist spotlight for Saudi Arabia’s ‘lost treasure’
NADA ALTURKI
November 26, 2022
RIYADH: He was a pioneering Saudi contemporary artist
who exhibited abroad in exhibitions and biennales, but whose name was rarely
heard at home.
Now, four years after he died alone and surrounded by
his beloved works of art, Fahad Al-Hajailan is at last getting the recognition
he deserves.
Mono Gallery, in collaboration with Naila Art Gallery,
has revived his work with a “Al-Hajailan in the Mirror” exhibition
commemorating the artist’s lost legacy.
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Saudi ambassador to Thailand sees ‘a prosperous and
promising future’ for bilateral relations
SIB KAIFEE
November 26, 2022
BANGKOK: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Bangkok
last week has opened not only a new chapter in Saudi-Thai ties but also new
horizons in which officials and the people see a promising future for both
kingdoms.
Relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand were
officially restored in January this year, during Thai Prime Minister Prayuth
Chan-o-cha’s trip to Riyadh, when the two countries agreed to appoint
ambassadors for the first time in over three decades.
The crown prince arrived in Bangkok as a guest of
honor at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosted by Thailand on
Nov. 18-19 and became the first Saudi official to make such a trip.
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Saudi delegation attends Gulf Military Media
Coexistence program in Kuwait
ARAB NEWS
November 26, 2022
KUWAIT: The Saudi Ministry of Defense, represented by
the General Administration of Strategic Communication at the ministry’s Agency
for Strategic Affairs, participated in the Gulf Military Media Coexistence
program, which was recently hosted by the armed forces in Kuwait.
The departments concerned with communication and moral
guidance in the ministries of defense in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
participated in the program.
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UNWTO passes Saudi resolution to transform global
tourism
CASPAR WEBB
November 26, 2022
MARRAKECH: The 177th Executive Council of the UN World
Trade Organization has passed a Saudi resolution to “redesign tourism” in the
wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As newly elected chair of the council, the Kingdom
successfully lobbied for the creation of a Saudi-Spain-UNWTO working group to
oversee and direct significant changes to the global tourism industry.
The proposal had been promoted by the Kingdom since
December 2021, with a Saudi host delegation reiterating its support for the
creation of the working group during the Kingdom’s hosting of the 116th
Executive Council in Jeddah earlier this year.
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Southeast Asia
PM Anwar: Cabinet appointments not a reward for
supporting formation of govt
By Shahrin Aizat
27 Nov 2022
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim stressed that the appointment of Cabinet members will not be a reward
for supporting the formation of his government.
He also reiterated that the three main component
coalitions, namely Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan
Parti Sarawak (GPS), would be consulted over the appointments, while pledging
to stick to his promise to reduce both Cabinet numbers and salaries.
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Divisive Islamic Party Won’t Join Malaysia Government
Anders Melin
27-11-2022
(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s Islamic party declined to
join newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government.
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, or PAS, which won the most
seats of any party in the recent general election, will instead act as a
“constructive opposition,” Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan said in a
statement Saturday.
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Kuala Lumpur: Islamist Pas party a thorn in Anwar
government's side
11/26/2022
Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Leading a
multi-ethnic "progressive" coalition, Anwar Ibrahim has succeeded in
gaining the leadership of the government, but the hidden winner of this week's
elections is Pas (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia), an Islamist formation that won the
most seats in parliament: 49 out of a total of 222.
Once dominant in the north of the country, Pas has
become a national force, able to intercept the vote of the more conservative
fringe of the Malay ethnic majority. In the states of the Malaysian Federation
where he rules, he has adopted fundamentalist measures such as banning cinemas
and caning homosexuals.
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PM Anwar gives National Action Council on Cost of
Living two weeks to prepare targeted subsidy proposal
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
27 Nov 2022
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim has set a two-week deadline for the National Action Council on the Cost
of Living to come up with a proposal on targeted subsidies and their
implications, following a meeting today.
He said that the distribution of government subsidies
should be carried out in a targeted manner to ensure that they benefit only
those who really need them.
“I have given a period of two weeks to dissect, go
through all the implications and discuss with the private sector, investors so
that they understand the purpose of the subsidy is to ease the burden of the
poor,” he said during a press conference here.
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BN will support Anwar during confidence vote in
December, says Zahid
By R. Loheswar
27 Nov 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will
fully support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when a vote of confidence
on him is called in Parliament on December 19.
BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called on
all Malaysians to stop bickering about the prime ministership and accept the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision for BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to form a
unity government.
He said Umno’s supreme council had met and agreed to work
with Anwar to form a stable government, according to the wishes of the Agong,
adding that all 30 BN seats, including those of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GPS) and
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GRS), were at the discretion of the Agong who asked
them to form a government with PH.
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No need for resignations following BN’s GE15 defeat,
says Ahmad Maslan
27 Nov 2022
PONTIAN, Nov 27 — The Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership
at all party levels, including its president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
need not resign from their posts following the coalition’s defeat in the recent
15th general election (GE15).
Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said it
would do more good for the BN leadership to instead self-reflect, work towards
closing ranks and overcome the coalition’s shortcomings.
“If you want resignations, many will have to resign...
there are more than 7,000 polling district centres (PDM) throughout Malaysia,
PDM leaders, liaison chairmen, youth leaders, women leaders and Puteri
leaders... too many people.
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