Islam Belongs To Germany: President Steinmeier Says Amid Growing Racism And Islamophobia Fuelled By Propaganda Of Far-Right Groups
New
Age Islam News Bureau
17
September 2023
German President
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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• Islam Belongs To German: President Steinmeier Says Amid
Growing Racism And Islamophobia Fuelled By Propaganda Of Far-Right Groups
• LGBTQ Allies Sad That All-Muslim Michigan City
Council Banned Display Of Pride Flags
• UP Muslim Couple Held For Luring Christian Youth To
Convert To Islam
• Tension In Kaduna Community As Islamic Cleric
Slaughters Dog During Son’s Naming Ceremony, Youths Stormed His House
• Islamic Emirate Leader Urges Officials to Treat
People Based on Sharia
Europe
• Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa
Amini's death in police custody in Iran
• Police patrolling at prayer times after man ‘makes
threats’ to family outside Birmingham mosque
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North
America
• Annual Minnesota Muslim Convention Unites Muslims
From Across Minnesota
• Donald Trump skips Iowa gathering of evangelical
Christians. His rivals hope for a chance to gain ground
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India
• BJP Ally NISHAD Party Demands Removal Of 'Illegal
Mosque' From Shringverpur Dham In UP
• Oppn reaction would have been different if comments
were against Muslims: Assam CM on Sanatan row
• Free Speech Not Hate Speech: Madras High Court On Sanatan
Plea
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Africa
• Libya Probes The Collapse Of Two Dams After Flood
Devastated An Eastern City, Killing Over 11,000
• Muslim Faithful Celebrate Birth Of Prophet Muhammad
In Potiskum
• Miyetti Allah endorses Ododo for Kogi governor
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South
Asia
• 'Verified' Taliban Parody Account on X (formerly
Twitter) Invites Tourists To Afghanistan
• Afghanistan among countries with 'worst educational
conditions': Report
• Afghanistan NGO working with the UN to free workers
detained by the Taliban
• Bangladesh’s Dengue Death Toll Exceeds 800
• Islamic Emirate Increasing Efforts to Raise Chabahar
Port Activity
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Pakistan
• Peshawar Resident Gets Life Sentence For Burning
Holy QuranAround Five Years Ago
• Faysal Bank Limited recognised as ‘Best Emerging
Islamic Bank 2023’
• Justice Qazi Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice
of Pakistan
• Islamabad criminals steal over 60 dumpsters in one
month
• A knockout blow to already struggling citizens
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Mideast
•
IAEA: Iran Expels Several UN Nuclear Inspectors In "Unprecedented"
Move
• Iranian Hackers Target Defence, Satellite Firms To
Gather Secrets: Microsoft
• IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion
• Israeli Occupation Forces Brutally Assault Muslim Worshipers
At Entrance To Al-Aqsa
• Turkish man detained over posting photo with
alcoholic beverage in mosque
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Southeast
Asia
• Jakim To Hold Hajat Prayers For People Of Morocco,
Libya
• Rembang: Uno inaugurates Islam Nusantara Lasem
Museum
• KL cops summon 20 participants of ‘Save Malaysia’
protest to give statements tomorrow
• Chief minister: Melaka to build extreme sports
recreation park to revive TanjungBidara
• In China, PM Anwar, ministers witness exchange of
MoUs worth a total of RM19.84b
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Arab World
• New Sites Added To UNESCO World Heritage List During
Annual Meeting In Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Libya
• Saudi Mosque In The City Of Dammam Welcomes
Worshippers With Perfumes, Clothes
• Saudi FM arrives in New York for 78th UN General
Assembly
• Saudi Ministry of Defence to hold air, naval shows
to mark 93rd National Day
• Cuban prime minister and Saudi FM discuss economic cooperation
during G77+China summit
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by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Islam Belongs To Germany: President Steinmeier Says
Amid Growing Racism And Islamophobia Fuelled By Propaganda Of Far-Right Groups
German President
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Oliver Towfigh Nia
17.09.2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Saturday
that Islam belongs to Germany amid growing racism and Islamophobia fuelled by
propaganda of far-right groups and parties that have exploited the refugee
crisis and attempted to stoke fear of immigrants.
“Islam, the Muslim religion, Muslim life, Muslim
culture have taken root in our country,” Steinmeier said at the celebration of
the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Islamic Cultural Centers
(VIKZ) in Cologne.
“Germany is an ideologically neutral state. But
religious freedom does not mean that our country is free of religion. No, it
means giving religions space and protecting the freedom of believers, all
believers.”
A total of 898 anti-Muslim incidents were recorded in
Germany in 2022, while the number of unreported cases remains high, according
to a situation report released in June by the Berlin-based non-governmental
organization, the Alliance Against Islamophobia and Muslim Hostility.
Among the documented cases were 500 verbal attacks, including
inflammatory statements, insults, threats and coercion. Eleven threatening
letters to mosques with "often excessive threats of violence and
death" were recorded. The letters contained Nazi symbols or references to
the Nazi era.
The report noted 190 cases of discrimination and 167
of "injurious behavior." The latter category included 71 cases of
bodily harm, 44 cases of property damage, three arson attacks and 49 other acts
of violence.
In addition, racially motivated attacks on young
people and children are increasing, it said. There are cases where women were
attacked in the presence of their children and pregnant women kicked or hit in
the stomach.
The authors of the study assume that the number of
unreported cases is high because there is no broad media coverage. The first
situation report included data from 10 advice centers in five German states as
well as reports via the "I-Report" portal, statistics for politically
motivated violence, and police and press reports.
Anti-Muslim crimes are often not recognized as such or
those affected did not report them due to a lack of trust in authorities, said
the report. The report calls urges, among other things, the expansion of
reporting structures and raising awareness of the topic by authorities, schools
and the health sector.
A country of more than 84 million, Germany has the
second-largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France. It is home to
more than 5 million Muslims, according to official figures.
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LGBTQ Allies Sad That All-Muslim Michigan City Council
Banned Display Of Pride Flags
Darren Shelton, executive
director of Planet Ant Theatre, came to work on his day off so that he could
hang this LGBTQ+ flag in Hamtramck, Michigan, on Tuesday. Photograph: Robin
Buckson/AP
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September 16, 2023
It was right in the middle of June — better known now
as Pride Month — that the Hamtramck, Michigan city council voted to ban the
display of the Pride flag on public property. The city council is all Muslim,
which was celebrated until the flag decision. A lesbian clown — yes, an actual
clown with a red nose — showed up at a council meeting to protest, to no avail.
It's mid-September now, and the Washington Post for
some reason has decided to revisit the story, noting that allies and members of
the LGBTQ community feel betrayed after being so accepting of Muslims in
"their" city.
An all-Muslim council’s decision to block the display
of Pride flags on city property in a small Michigan town has angered allies and
members of the LGBQT community, who feel the support they provided immigrant
groups has been reciprocated with betrayal. https://t.co/SmIMcuLXft
Cheer up … the president flew a Pride flag on the
White House and invited trans women to flash their fake boobs at a Pride
celebration on the lawn.
“The council’s unanimous vote in the middle of Pride
Month seemed intentional to Stackpoole and others, though the resolution banned
not only the rainbow flag but all flags except for the U.S., state, city and
POW/MIA banners.” pic.twitter.com/jKp64tmMQc
They just assumed everyone would reject the straight
white male Christian Republicans' views, seeing as they're anti-LBGTQ and
anti-Muslim. A shared enemy, right?
Why don't those allies and members of the LGBTQ
community create an "Imams of Perpetual Indulgence" chapter and
protest with public displays of nudity?
Is that how they think this works? Hey we paid you lip
service, now please abandon your social and religious beliefs for us.
https://t.co/WhLxW2RXqn
The Communists are so used to getting their way on
every single issue that it confounds them that immigrants who practice a
notoriously strict religion would dare to oppose the Alphabet Mafia.
This story is old and Pride Month is over, so why is
WaPo doing a sob story on the flag ban now? They must be desperate for
pro-LGBTQ material.
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UP Muslim Couple Held For Luring Christian Youth To
Convert To Islam
Muslim Couple Arrested | Representative Image
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17th September 2023
SHAMLI: The police have arrested a couple for
allegedly attempting to lure a Christian youth into converting to Islam in
Madalpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli.
The arrested couple, on Saturday, has been identified
as Shaukeen and his wife Kamarbatun, who currently reside in the Okhla area of
Delhi.
Shamli Superintendent of Police, Abhishek, said that
the police received information about the suspicious activities of a youth
named Sooraj and his friend Mahi in Madalpur village.
They were brought to Thanabhawan police station for
interrogation, and what they disclosed was sufficient to conclude that Shaukeen
and his wife Kamarbatun, who introduced herself as a Christian under the name
Mahi, attempted to persuade Sooraj to convert to Islam.
He stated that Sooraj, who had converted to
Christianity two years ago, came into contact with Mahi through an online game,
where she identified herself as a Christian. During their conversation, they
discovered that both were encountering supernatural issues in their lives.
Sooraj informed the police that Shaukeen and Mahi
introduced him to an unknown individual during his visit to Delhi, who attempted
to persuade him that Christianity and Islam are two similar religions, and that
he should consider adopting Islam.
It was only during interrogation that Mahi’s
relationship with Shaukeen was revealed -- that she is, in fact, Shaukeen’s
wife. This clarified that the couple purposefully concealed their relationship
to deceive Sooraj and convert him to Islam, said police.
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Tension In Kaduna Community As Islamic Cleric
Slaughters Dog During Son’s Naming Ceremony, Youths Stormed His House
by Muhammad Sabiu
September 16, 2023
Palpable tension is brewing in Nasarawa community, a
suburb in Chikun Local Government of Kaduna State when a lslamic cleric,
Abubakar Sani slaughtered dog meat to celebrate his son’s birth.
When the news spread in the community, irate youths
stormed his house and partly destroyed it before a detachment of security
personnel deployed to the troubled community saved him from further hostilities.
Speaking in an interview, the councillor of the
troubled community, Adamu Muhammad who confirmed the incident said, “Some
aggrieved youths stormed the residence of the cleric when they found out that
he slaughtered two dogs.
“We told them that even if it is true, they can’t take
the law into their hands. We are always trying to maintain law and order, he
stressed.
Speaking in an interview, the Cleric, Abubakar Sani
insisted that there’s nowhere in the Qur’an where it was mentioned that no one
should not eat dog. Citing many verses to back, he said what he did was based
on his understanding of the religious book.
Speaking in the same vein, one of his students, Ismail
AbubakarRijana contended that the holy Qur’an does not prohibit Muslims from
eating dog meat, insisting that “we are Muslims and followers of the Quran. we
equally believe in the Quran as a religious book.
Adding, “the way we practice Islamic religion is different
from how others practice it. We understand that people are not happy with us.
So, based on our knowledge of the Quran, no verse prohibits the eating of dogs.
However, we are ready to change and ask Allah for forgiveness if we are
convinced by verses in the Quran that what we did is wrong.”
Speaking on the controversy, the Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan said the sanity has been restored
in the community following the deployment of security personnel. He said the
police are investigating the incident.
Meanwhile, members of the community who spoke to
newsmen while condemning his actions, said what the said cleric did was against
Islamic practice.
Ibrahim Garba, a youth in the community remarked,”this
is a Muslim community. We all know that it is prohibited to eat dog meat in our
religion. We will not allow such practice to persist.
Another resident who pleaded for anonymity posited
that, “we saw some youths moving with two dogs, only to find out later that the
cleric slaughtered the animals to celebrate his son’s birth.
However, since the incident, some Islamic clerics have
started reacting to the development, one of such clerics is the renowned
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi who condemned the eating of dog meat.
He remarked that “there are two rulings on the issue
of eating dog meat. The Prophet(SAW) prohibited the eating of all animals that
hunt or have canine teeth, which dogs have.
“So it is prohibited, but in another school of
thought, as practised around the Iraq region, it is disliked. But for the ones
we follow, the Prophet(SAW) forbade eating dogs, so literally, people don’t eat
dogs here. So when you come and introduce such a different practice, it will
create reactions, especially when associated with Islamic rites like naming
ceremonies.
“This is because Islam only permits four animals for
religious rites: camel, cattle, sheep or goat. Any other animal, even if it’s
halal like a hen or ostrich, is not allowed to be used for religious sacrifice.
“So their actions are un-Islamic and provocative. They
provoke the general Ummah of Malik School of thought which says it is forbidden
to eat dog meat.”
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Islamic Emirate Leader Urges Officials to Treat People
Based on Sharia
The Islamic Emirate’s leader,
Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada,
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By Barialai Ansari ,
16-09-2023
The Islamic Emirate’s leader, Mawlawi Hibatullah
Akhundzada, reportedly on a visit to Uruzgan, urged officials to address the
challenges of the citizens based on Sharia.
A spokesman for the Uruzgan governor, Ihsanullah
Hamas, said that the Islamic Emirate's leader held separate meetings with
religious clerics, tribal elders and local officials and stressed the need to
address existing problems in the province.
“In this meeting with the security officials, judges
and provincial administrative officials, (he) instructed them to address the
problems of the people on time and address all of the problems within the
Islamic Sharia,” he said.
The tribal elders in their meeting with the Islamic
Emirate leader called for the interim government’s attention to development
projects.
“In the near future, the construction of a street
which was pledged by the governor will begin. Also work on the Ghazian
electricity dam will begin,” he said.
This comes as political analysts said that the
presence of the Islamic Emirate leader among the public boosts trust building
between the interim government and people.
“This is the good news. We are hoping that he would
appear not only in Uruzgan but also in northern areas and other areas wherever
there is a gathering, and appear to the media, in order to hear the problems
and voices of the people,” said JavidMomand, a political analyst.
“Uruzgan is one of the centres of the Taliban and some
important officials of theirs (Taliban) have also come to Uruzgan. Maybe the
leader of the Islamic Emirate is trying to prevent the opposition in Uruzgan
and give the people of Uruzgan hope,” said Wahid Faqiri, an international relations
analyst.
Earlier, the leader of the Islamic Emirate reportedly
traveled to Herat, Farah, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak and Kabul.
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Europe
Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa
Amini's death in police custody in Iran
17/09/2023
Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, died three days after
she was arrested by the morality police, allegedly for violating the laws that
require women to cover their hair in public.
Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to
mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian
woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests
against the country's conservative Islamic theocracy.
Chanting 'Women! Life! Freedom!', crowds of people
held her portrait and rallied around the memory of a young woman who died on
the 16th of September 2022, after she was arrested for allegedly violating
Iran’s mandatory headscarf law. Similar protests took place in Italy, Germany
and France.
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Police patrolling at prayer times after man ‘makes
threats’ to family outside Birmingham mosque
By The Newsroom
16th Sep 2023
An investigation has been launched after a man is
alleged to have made threats to families outside Green Lane Mosque in Small
Heath, Birmingham, at around 6pm on Thursday (September 14).
Police said they are working ‘really hard’ to identify
the man and have spoken to a number of people who witnessed the incident. They
also say that they are fast tracking CCTV in an effort to identify him as soon
as possible. None of the threats made were acted upon and it is not believed
the man was in possession of a weapon.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “Our
priority is always public safety. We have increased patrols around Green Lane
Mosque and other mosques in the area to offer reassurance to worshippers and
the wider community. This will continue into the weekend.
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North
America
Annual Minnesota Muslim ConventionUnites Muslims From
Across Minnesota
FevenGerezgiher
September 16, 2023
For many, the annual Minnesota Muslim Convention in
Minneapolis is like a homecoming.
"It's something I love about Minnesota - I'm
related to 50% of the people," joked Canadian-raised emcee Boonaa Mohammed
between speakers at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday morning.
For 18 years, the convention has brought together
Muslims from across the state and beyond. Lead organizer Amina Adan describes
it as a “spiritual retreat.”
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Donald Trump skips Iowa gathering of evangelical
Christians. His rivals hope for a chance to gain ground
Sep 16, 2023
DES MOINES: Some of Donald Trump 's top rivals for the
Republican presidential nomination will address a gathering of influential Iowa
evangelical Christians on Saturday night, hoping to woo them away from the
former president at an event he is skipping.
Former Vice President Mike Pence planned to attend the
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual banquet and town hall in Des Moines
along with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Also
on the schedule of speakers were Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor
who served as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Sen. Tim
Scott of South Carolina, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and former
Texas Representative Will Hurd.
The crowd will largely consist of devout and
well-connected social conservatives whose ranks are large enough to play a
decisive role in Iowa's first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses in January.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz used strong appeals to evangelical Republicans to win the
GOP's 2016 caucuses.
Despite skipping the event and many of the gatherings
that attract most of the candidates, Trump has maintained his popularity with
evangelical Christians and social conservatives in Iowa and elsewhere. They
were delighted to see his three picks for the US Supreme Court vote to overturn
the Roe v Wade decision last year and erase a federally guaranteed right to
abortion.
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India
BJP Ally NISHAD Party Demands Removal Of 'Illegal
Mosque' From Shringverpur Dham In UP
17 September 2023
BJP ally NISHAD party has written to Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister demanding the removal of "illegal mosque" from the
premises of the Nishadraj Fort at Shringverpur Dham of Prayagraj.
The party says it will get the "green flag"
removed from the mosque and unfurl a saffron flag in its place just as was done
in Ayodhya.
Shringverpur Dham is considered by Nishads as the
abode of Nishadraj, the head of the riverine clan, who helped Lord Ram cross
the Ganga during his 14 years in exile.
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Oppn reaction would have been different if comments
were against Muslims: Assam CM on Sanatan row
16 September 2023, 23
Recently, DravidaMunnetraKazhagam leaders Udhayanidhi
Stalin and A Raja had claimed Sanatan Dharma had sown divisions in society and
must be eradicated on the lines of diseases like dengue, malaria and
coronavirus.
Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Jan Ashirwad
Yatra' event in Narsinghpur district, Sarma said Sanatan Dharma has existed
over the past 5,000 years because of the penance of several crore people.
"Sanatan Dharma will remain till the existence of
Sun and Moon. Hindus are tolerant. The Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc are terming
it (anti-Sanatan Dharma statements) as freedom of expression. But if someone
had commented about Muslims then he would ha...
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Free speech not hate speech: Madras high court on
Sanatan plea
Sep 17, 2023
CHENNAI: Sanatan Dharma includes "a whole set of
eternal duties" and "free speech cannot be hate speech", the
Madras high court has said on a petition against a college which sought
students' views on 'Opposition to Sanatan'. The court was told the circular
seeking views has since been withdrawn. Justice N Seshasayee also referred to
untouchability, saying it is unconstitutional "within or outside Sanatan
Dharma".
Sanatan Dharma includes "a whole set of eternal
duties" and untouchability can no longer be constitutional, Madras high
court noted and held that "free speech cannot be hate speech" as it
heard a petition against a Tamil Nadu college which sought its students' views
on the topic "Opposition to Sanatan".
Friday's observations by Justice N Seshasayee come at
a time state minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's recent speech against Sanatan Dharma
has kicked up a row across the nation.
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Africa
Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flood
devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000
Sep 16, 2023
DERNA: Libyan authorities have opened an investigation
into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city
as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge
killed more than 11,000 people.
The floods overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of
water several metres (yards) high through the centre of Derna, destroying
entire neighbourhoods and sweeping people out to sea.
More than 10,000 are missing, according to the Libyan
Red Crescent. Six days on, searchers are still digging through mud and
hollowed-out buildings, looking for bodies and possible survivors. The Red
Crescent has confirmed 11,300 deaths so far.
Claire Nicolet, who heads the emergencies department
of the Doctors Without Borders aid group, said rescuers found “a lot of bodies”
on Friday and were still searching.
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Muslim Faithful Celebrate Birth Of Prophet Muhammad In
Potiskum
By Mohammed Abubakar
Sep 16, 2023
Today in Potiskum town of Yobe State, the Muslim
faithful embarked on the celebrations that mark the birth of the Prophet
Muhammad.
The month-long celebration of Maulid climaxes in a
one-week festival organised by religious leaders and Islamic schools and
Almajiri faculties.
The festival brings visitors from near and far afield
for recitals of praise poems, music and dances, calligraphy and art exhibits
and horse races, Quranic recitation competitions and finally a lively parade
and procession that winds through the city of Potiskum, lined by cheering
crowds and terminated at the palace of Emir of Fika.
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Miyetti Allah endorses Ododo for Kogi governor
September 16, 2023
The Kogi chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association, MACBAN, on Saturday declared its support for Usman Ododo, the
governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November
11 poll.
Umar Damina, the state MACBAN chairman stated this
when he led hundreds of Fulani herders from the 21 local government areas of
the state on a visit to GovYahaya Bello at the Glass House, Government House,
Lokoja.
He said that the association decided to endorse the
APC candidate because of the governor’s unwavering commitment to the well-being
of its members and his efforts in providing security for residents of state.
The governor who was deeply touched by the display of
unity and optimism, affirmed his administration’s stance against any form of
discrimination against the Fulani people, particularly those engaged in lawful
businesses both within the state and outside.
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South
Asia
'Verified' Taliban Parody Account on X (formerly
Twitter) Invites Tourists To Afghanistan
Sep 17, 2023
A 'verified' parody account posing as the Taliban's
Public Relations Department on Thursday shared a video inviting tourists across
the world to visit Afghanistan, saying that they would be "100 per cent
safe since the war is over" and that the Taliban would not capture them
for "ransom".
The parody Taliban PR Department wrote on X (formerly
Twitter), "A rugged country inhabited by muscular men and traditional
women. You will be 100 per cent safe since the war is over and we no longer
capturing tourists for ransom."
The video was a montage of drone shots of
Afghanistan's landscapes, which were compared to different colours, such as
red, green, white, and black.
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Afghanistan among countries with 'worst educational
conditions': Report
Sep 16 2023
Highlighting the damage that has been done to the
education system since the return of Taliban in Afghanistan, Maleiha Malik,
Executive Director of Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC) said
that the country is on the list with the worst educational situation, Tolo News
reported on Friday.
Malik noted that education in Afghanistan has been
damaged by the "state actors and armed non-state actors", adding that
new barriers to education in Afghanistan are still challenging.
"There are some persistent countries that come in
that list, Afghanistan was on that list persistently. And in Afghanistan
attacks on education from all sides not only state actors but also armed
non-state actors were prevalent," Tolo News quoted Malik as saying.
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Afghanistan NGO working with the UN to free workers
detained by the Taliban
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The International Assistance Mission (IAM), an
Afghanistan non-profit organisation, said Saturday that it is seeking the
release of 18 members of staff detained by the Taliban. These efforts are being
made alongside the United Nations.
IAM focuses on humanitarian work and the well-being of
the Afghan people and has been active in their communities for 57 years. A core
belief of their work is that aid should not “be used to further a particular
political or religious standpoint.” In the press release, IAM clarified that
the detentions, which included one foreign national, had not been explained. It
noted:
At this time, we have no information about the nature
of allegations against our staff and are, therefore, unable or to comment or
speculate about this ongoing situation. However, should any charges be lodged
against our organisation or any individual staff member, we will independently
review any evidence presented.
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Bangladesh’s Dengue Death Toll Exceeds 800
By Pragativadi
Sep 17, 2023
Dhaka: More than 800 people have died of dengue fever,
out of 164,562 cases reported across Bangladesh so far this year, Health
department figures showed.
According to data released by the Directorate General
of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health on Saturday, the 804
deaths in total included 211 in September, 342 in August and 204 in July.
According to the DGHS, 40,754 dengue cases were recorded
so far in September, after 71,976 in August and 43,854 in July, Xinhua news
agency reported.
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Islamic Emirate Increasing Efforts to Raise Chabahar
Port Activity
By Habib Rahman Qooyash
17-09-2023
Officials in the Islamic Emirate said that they have
increased their efforts to develop the activity of Iran's Chabahar port with
the aim of not harming the merchants of the country and not relying on a single
transit route.
Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate,
emphasized that with the increase of the capacity in Chabahar port and the
activation of the railway of the route with Afghanistan, the problems of the
merchants will be solved to a large extent.
“We are trying to prevent losses to our traders. Our
traders should not rely on one country, one path, and one way. Chabahar is
active now,” said a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate.
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Pakistan
Peshawar Resident Gets Life Sentence For Burning Holy
QuranAround Five Years Ago
September 17, 2023
PESHAWAR: A court has sentenced a man here to life
imprisonment after convicting him of desecrating the Holy Quran in Khazana area
around five years ago.
Additional district and sessions judge Mohammad Sher
Ali Khan ruled that the prosecution had proved the charge of Quran burning
against the accused “without any shadow of doubt.”
He extended the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code
of Criminal Procedure to the convict under which his detention period prior to
conviction will be counted in his prison term.
The judge ordered the burial of the burnt Quran pages
in the ground after the expiry of the period for appeal against or revision of
the verdict, and the disposal of such pleas.
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Faysal Bank Limited recognised as ‘Best Emerging
Islamic Bank 2023’
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) has been recognised as the
“Best Emerging Islamic Bank 2023” at the 13th Global Islamic Finance Awards
(GIFA). The award was conferred upon the Bank by the President of the Republic
of Senegal, Mr. MackySall at a ceremony held recently in Dakar.
This global award is in recognition of Faysal Bank’s
recently concluded landmark journey of transformation from a conventional bank
to an Islamic bank coupled with sustained high business growth & strong
financial performance. This journey is being recognised as world’s largest
transformation to an Islamic Bank.
Faysal Bank’s CEO – Mr. Yousaf Hussain has also been
conferred upon “Islamic Banker of the Year” Award by GIFA, on account of his
strong leadership during this historic Islamic transformation and continued
success of Faysal Bank.
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Justice Qazi Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice
of Pakistan
September 17, 2023
He was administered the oath of office by President
Arif Alvi during a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad. Caretaker Prime
Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir were also in
attendance.
Footage broadcast on television also showed top court
judges Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Jamal Khan
Mandokhail, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Mazahir Ali
Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Yayha Afridi attending the
swearing in ceremony.
The ceremony began with the recitation of the Holy
Quran, following which the notification for Justice Isa’s appointment was read
out. The president then administered the oath to Justice Isa, whose wife Sarina
Isa stood by his side.
Born in Quetta on October 26, 1959, Justice Qazi Faez
Isa is the son of the late Qazi Mohammad Isa of Pishin, who was in the
forefront of the Pakistan Movement and a close associate of Quaid-i-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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Islamabad criminals steal over 60 dumpsters in one
month
Munawer Azeem
September 17, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police have registered
several cases regarding the theft of garbage bins on complaints of the Capital
Development Authority after more than 60 dumpsters were stolen by thieves in
urban areas of the federal capital.
“More than 60 garbage bins and trolleys kept in
various streets…have been taken away by thieves in a month,” CDA Sanitation
Director Malik Atta revealed. He added the CDA lodged separate cases at
Aabpara, Ramna, Shahzad Town, and Sabzi Mandi police stations over the theft.
Initial investigation revealed that these bins were stolen during the period
from dusk to dawn.
The investigation was conducted with the assistance of
the sanitary inspectors, who mounted vigilance and spotted a group of four
stealing bins and trolleys in a mini truck, Mr Atta said, adding the stolen
containers were being sold at a junkyard in G-12.
The sanitation staff assisted the police in
identifying the place where the dumpsters were stashed and cut into pieces, he
said, adding that now it was up to the police to trace and identify those who
sold the stolen items.
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A knockout blow to already struggling citizens
Shazia Hasan
September 17, 2023
KARACHI: “They may call it a ‘petrol bomb’ that is
dropped on the nation by the government every fortnight, but really even if we
want to get some petrol to pour over ourselves and end our misery, we are
forced to think again, not about the preciousness of life, but about spending
so much on petrol,” said a father of four, a salaried employee at a local bank,
on Saturday.
While speaking to Dawn, he added: “I have not used my
car for days now. I am going to work on my old motorcycle. If things continue
like this, I might sell the car. I mean, what’s the point of keeping it?”
At the strike of midnight on Sept 15, petrol prices
were raised from Rs305.36 per litre to Rs331.38 while diesel went up from
Rs311.84 to Rs329.18.
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Mideast
IAEA: Iran Expels Several UN NuclearInspectors In
"Unprecedented" Move
Barak Ravid
17-09-2023
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy
Agency that it is withdrawing the designation of several senior UN inspectors
who were working in the country, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Saturday.
Why it matters: The decision is a significant escalation
by Iran that could hamper the UN nuclear watchdog's ability to monitor Tehran's
nuclear program.
What they're saying: "With today's decision, Iran
has effectively removed about one-third of the core group of the Agency's most
experienced inspectors designated for Iran," Grossi said in a statement.
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Iranian Hackers Target Defence, Satellite Firms To
Gather Secrets: Microsoft
Sep 17, 2023
New Delhi: Microsoft analysts have said that Iranian
state-backed hackers targeted satellite, defence, and pharmaceutical companies
around the world in order to gather intelligence and perhaps build up domestic
production in these industries amid heavy US sanctions.
Since February, the hackers have successfully breached
several organisations by applying a simple hacking technique, indicating the
high level of determination from Tehran’s hacking teams, according to
Microsoft. (Also Read: BIG Bonanza For OnePlus Customers Ahead Of Diwali! Get
Nord Buds 2R Wireless Earphones Completely Free: Check Process)
The heavy sanctions imposed by the US on Iran have
limited their access to military hardware and discouraged Western companies
from sending medical supplies to the country. As a result, Iran has been
compelled to look for trade secrets held by foreign firms, reports CNN. (Also
Read: Big Savings On Apple iPhone 15! Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Vijay Sales
Launches Discount Offer: Check)
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IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion
16 September, 2023
The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Saturday
condemned the "disproportionate and unprecedented" move by Iran to
withdraw accreditation from several of its most experienced inspectors.
"Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran informed me
of its decision to withdraw the designation of several experienced Agency
inspectors assigned to conduct verification activities in Iran under the NPT
Safeguards Agreement," IAEA director general Rafael Grossi said in a
statement.
"With today's decision, Iran has effectively
removed about one third of the core group of the Agency's most experienced
inspectors designated for Iran," added Grossi, saying his affected
colleagues had "unique knowledge in enrichment technology" who had
previously conducted essential verification work at Iranian enrichment
facilities under IAEA safeguards.
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Israeli occupation forces brutally assault Muslim
worshipers at entrance to Al-Aqsa
17/September/2023
JERUSALEM, Sunday, September 17, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli
occupation forces brutally attacked Muslim worshippers this morning at Bab
as-Silsila (the Chain Gate), one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque
compound in occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources.
The sources reported that the occupation forces
physically assaulted and beat up three worshippers, including an elderly man
and elderly woman, near the Chain Gate. This violent assault occurred after the
three had peacefully protested against an Israeli settler who blew a horn at
the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The incident came as Israeli occupation forces
intensified their presence around the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem,
hindering Muslim worshipers from accessing the mosque's courtyards and impeding
the entry of Palestinian citizens and students to the compound to facilitate
the entry of Israeli Jewish settlers on Rosh Hashanah.
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Turkish Man Detained Over Posting Photo With Alcoholic
Beverage In Mosque
September 16 2023
Turkish police on Sept. 15 detained a man for posting
a picture with an alcohol bottle in a mosque on Reddit.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the move and
said “S.Y.Ö., who shared a photo on social media showing that he was drinking
alcohol in the mosque and wrote, ‘If they can find which mosque (I am in) among
3,200 mosques…’ The person was caught by our police officers in Istanbul.”
“The heroic Turkish police found and caught this
person, as they find and catch every criminal. I congratulate our police
officers,” Yerlikaya added.
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Southeast
Asia
Jakim to hold hajat prayers for people of Morocco,
Libya
17 Sep 2023
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 — The Department of Islamic Development
Malaysia (Jakim) is organising special prayers (solathajat) after Maghrib
prayer tomorrow at three main mosques, namely National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur,
Putra Mosque and Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, here.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious
Affairs) Datuk MohdNa’im Mokhtar said the prayers are for the well-being of the
victims of the earthquake in Morocco and the flood in Libya as well as
reconciliation in Sudan.
Mosques and surau under the supervision of the Federal
Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) are also urged to organise
solathajat on the same date and time, he said.
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Rembang: Uno inaugurates Islam Nusantara Lasem Museum
17-09-2023
Rembang (ANTARA) - Minister of Tourism and Creative
Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, on Saturday inaugurated the Islam Nusantara
Lasem Museum, which houses a collection of artifacts, scripts, manuscripts, and
narratives on Islamic figures.
The museum is located in the Jami' Lasem Mosque
complex in Rembang District, Central Java. Its inauguration was marked by the
cutting of a floral ribbon in front of its entrance.
"We appreciate the initiator of the construction
of the Islam Nusantara Lasem Museum inside the Jami' Lasem Mosque," said
Uno during the inauguration in Rembang on Saturday.
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KL cops summon 20 participants of ‘Save Malaysia’
protest to give statements tomorrow
By R. Loheswar
17 Sep 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The police have summoned
several individuals who gave speeches at yesterday’s “Save Malaysia” protest to
take down their statements tomorrow at the Dang Wangi police station.
Free Malaysia Today reported that a member of the
rally Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz had confirmed the matter adding that he and 19
others will have to be at Dang Wangi at 10am tomorrow.
City police have said they will launch an immediate
investigation into the Opposition-backed rally held yesterday after reiterating
that the event was unlawful.
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Chief minister: Melaka to build extreme sports
recreation park to revive TanjungBidara
17 Sep 2023
ALOR GAJAH, Sept 17 — TanjungBidara’s status as a
renowned vacation destination will be restored through various measures,
including the development of extreme sports recreation parks, said Melaka Chief
Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.
According to him, various programmes and extreme
sports activities will be organised to attract youth and extreme sports
enthusiasts to visit and choose TanjungBidara as their preferred destination.
“We plan to build an international standard remote
control car (RC) sports circuit and also a caravan park. These efforts aim to
bring back TanjungBidara’s 1970s glory days.
“It is in line with the preparations to enhance and
improve the quality of tourism products in conjunction with Visit Melaka Year
2024 (TMM2024),” he told the media after officiating the Fit Malaysia
State-level Walkabout programme at TanjungBidara today.
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In China, PM Anwar, ministers witness exchange of MoUs
worth a total of RM19.84b
17 Sep 2023
NANNING, Sept 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim, accompanied by several Malaysian ministers, witnessed the exchange of
three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth a total of RM19.84 billion
between Malaysian and Chinese companies in conjunction with his one-day working
visit to Nanning, China.
The ministers are Minister of Investment, Trade and
Industry Datuk Seri TengkuZafrul Abdul Aziz, Minister of Local Government
Development NgaKor Ming, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Mohamad
Alamin and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Chan FoongHin.
Information shared by the Prime Minister’s Office
(PMO) showed that the first MoU with an estimated investment value of RM15
billion (US$5.2 billion) was exchanged between CitaglobalBhd and Shanghai Sus
Environment, in which both companies would explore the potential collaboration
of developing waste-to-energy power plants, primarily in Malaysia.
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Arab
World
New Sites Added To UNESCO World Heritage List During
Annual Meeting In Saudi Arabia
September 17, 2023
RIYADH: The UN World Heritage Committee included new
sites on its list of landmarks that it considers to be in danger, during its
45th annual meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Saturday.
The natural sites included the Odzala-Kokoua National
Park in the Congo, the Andrefana Dry Forests in Madagascar, and the volcanoes
and forests of Mount Pelee and the Pitons of northern Martinique, France. The
committee also expanded the boundaries of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, to include
the Cat Ba Archipelago.
UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger includes
around 50 sites, and this year the committee is aiming to add another 50,
including 37 cultural sites, 12 natural sites, and two sites of multiple
importance, according to the Saudi Press Agency,
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Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Libya
16 Sep, 2023
The first Saudi relief plane carrying 90 tons of food
and shelter aid arrived at Benghazi's Benina International Airport today, which
will be distributed to the victims of the floods that took place recently in
Libya.
This aid comes in implementation of the directives of
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister to
the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), to provide food
and shelter aid to victims.
A specialized team from the centre will oversee the
aid delivery in coordination with the Libyan Red Crescent.
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Saudi Mosque In The City Of Dammam Welcomes
Worshippers With Perfumes, Clothes
Ramadan Al Sherbini
September 16, 2023
Cairo: A mosque in Saudi Arabia welcomes worshippers
with perfumes and offers clothes to those who need them to perform prayers,
according to a TV report.
The 40-year-old mosque in the city of Dammam in
eastern Saudi Arabia also has an annexed enclosure for birds, Al Ekhbariya TV
said.
“At first sight, the mosque can be seen as new. But
this mosque is 40 years old and has developed a lot with time,” Ebrahim Al
Huqail, one of the holy place's overseers, said. “We have been able to solve
some basic problems that are prevalent in mosques in general. The ablution
place has been separated from the toilets."
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Saudi FM arrives in New York for 78th UN General
Assembly
ARAB NEWS
September 17, 2023
RIYADH: Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s
foreign minister, has arrived in New York City to attend the 78th session of
the UN General Assembly on behalf of King Salman, the Saudi Press Agency said
early Sunday.
The 78th UNGA will take place Sept. 18-26, 2023, amid
worries about climate change, worsening poverty and food insecurity, war,
inflation, humanitarian needs escalating in scale and cost, and deepening
inequality.
Prince Faisal will participate in several official
meetings to discuss ways to address the issues raised. He will also participate
in a number of ministerial meetings that will be held involving the Gulf
Cooperation Council, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab
League, according to SPA.
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Saudi Ministry of Defense to hold air, naval shows to
mark 93rd National Day
ARAB NEWS
September 17, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces will participate
in various activities to mark the Kingdom’s 93rd National Day, including aerial
and marine shows in several regions across the nation, the Ministry of Defense
announced on Saturday.
Different types of Royal Saudi Air Force jets,
including Typhoons, F-15s, and Tornados, will perform in 13 cities: Riyadh,
Jeddah, Dhahran, Damman, Jouf, Jubail, Al-Ahsa, Taif, Al-Baha, Tabuk, Abha,
KhamisMushait, and Alkhobar.
The Saudi Hawks Aerobatic Team will also execute formations
and aerial displays in the skies of several cities in the Kingdom in
celebration of National Day, which falls on Sept. 23.
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Cuban prime minister and Saudi FM discuss economic
cooperation during G77+China summit
ARAB NEWS
September 16, 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal
bin Farhan met Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz on Saturday on the
sidelines of the G77+China summit in the Cuban capital, Havana, the Kingdom’s
Foreign Ministry announced.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed relations
and ways of enhancing them in various fields and discussed boosting bilateral
and multilateral coordination to serve the interests of the two countries.
They also explored potential avenues for economic
collaboration in line with Saudi Vision 2030, recognizing the significance of
fostering mutual interests to aid sustainable development.
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