Mob Ransacks Gurugram Mosque, Threatens to Expel Muslim Devotees From Village
16
October 2022
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Mob Ransacks Gurugram Mosque, Threatens to Expel Muslim Devotees From Village
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Muslim World League leader stresses unity in Ummah
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Tajik President Says Thousands of Suicide Bombers Trained in Afghanistan
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Iran's Administration Intensifying Its Crackdown On Journalists, 40 Already
Detained
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Malay/Muslim groups need to collaborate strongly to tackle social issues: DPM
Wong
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101 Ex-Terrorists Moved From Prison To Deradicalisation Camp – FG
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to inaugurate work for third year of Shoura
Council’s eighth session on Sunday
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Muslim student’s holy book torn, veil thrown in trash in France
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First-ever run by Muslim youth to support Children’s hospital
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India
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Karnataka: Muslim man first to be arrested under anti-conversion law
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Muslims chant Hanuman Chalisa at Aligarh temple, video goes viral
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Temple, mosque to be ready before Secretariat inauguration: Govt assures HC
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'Mullahs must get lost': Iranians sing at new MahsaAmini protests
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Mob
Ransacks Gurugram Mosque, Threatens to Expel Muslim Devotees From Village
14/OCT/2022
Gurugram:
A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque here in a village assaulting
people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village.
Police
have registered a first information report (FIR) in the incident that happened
in Bhora Kalan village Wednesday (October 12) night, but no arrests were
reported till Thursday evening.
He
said that the ruckus began Wednesday morning, when a mob comprising about 200
people reportedly led by Rajesh Chauhan alias Babu, Anil Bhadoria, and Sanjay
Vyas surrounded the mosque and entered the prayer hall where they threatened
the namazis with expulsion from the village. The mob claimed that the Muslims
were trying to expand the mosque, a claim denied by them.
“In
the night again, when we were praying inside the prayer hall in the mosque, the
mob came and assaulted the namazis and even locked the prayer hall. They also
threatened to kill us,” the Subedar said in his complaint, according to police.
Following
Mohammad’s complaint, an FIR was registered against Rajesh Chauhan, Anil
Bhadoria, Sanjay Vyas and several others under sections of IPC related to
rioting, trying to cause religious strife, and unlawful assembly at Bilaspur
Police Station.
Village
sarpanch Yajvinder Sharma told the newspaper that “a few miscreants” were
responsible for the violence because they feel the Muslim families “might build
a bigger mosque and invite people from outside”. He said he got a call from
other residents and rushed to the spot. “Men and women were arguing. There was
no violence,” he said, according to IE.
Imran
Khan, a resident, said they had hired labourers this week to repair the roof
and other renovation work. “We built the mosque using our money on our land.
Last night, I tried explaining this to the men who vandalised our mosque, but
they didn’t care. They said we were encroaching on land to make the mosque
bigger,” he said, according to IE.
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Muslim
World League leader stresses unity in Ummah
Agencies
October
15, 2022
LAHORE -
Muslim World League Secretary General Dr Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim Al
Issa stressed the need for unity among the Muslim Ummah here on Friday, saying
that Islam teaches peace, kindness and brotherhood. Addressing the Juma
congregation at Badshahi Masjid, he said that only unity among Muslims could
take the Ummah forward as Islam is the benefactor to humanity irrespective of
caste, color, geography and ethnicity. He said that all problems and challenges
being faced by the mankind could be resolved by following the teachings of
Quran and Sunnah.
Dr
Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim said that it was an honour for him to speak at
historic Badshahi Masjid and he thanked the federal as well as provincial
government and ulema for it. Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf Bin
Saeed Al Malki, in his address, said that the people of Pakistan had great
love and affection for the holy land of Saudi Arabia as every Muslim was
determined to protect the respect of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad PBUH.
KhateebBadshahi Masjid Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad welcomed the distinguished
guests on their visit to Lahore and said that the visit of Dr Muhammad Bin
Abdul Karim Al Issa would further strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia.
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Tajik
President Says Thousands of Suicide Bombers Trained in Afghanistan
By
SaqalainEqbal
15
Oct 2022
Emomali
Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, has expressed concern about the presence
and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, as well as the presence of
“suicide forces” on the border, echoing the growing concerns of many countries
in the international community.
Tajikistan’s
President stated at the sixth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building
Measures in Asia (CICA) summit talks that “tens of thousands of terrorists” and
“suicide bombers” are being trained in Afghanistan.
The
CICA summit, which was one of the most important post-pandemic foreign policy
gatherings on the continent, was attended by 11 heads of state, including the
presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Palestine, Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, the Emir of Qatar and 50
delegations.
Ebrahim
Raisi, the president of Iran, who attended this conference, reiterated the
imperative of establishing an inclusive and representative government in
Afghanistan.
This
comes as the members of the international community have grown concerned about
the re-emergence of international terrorist groups and organizations in
Afghanistan following the US’s CIA drone operation, which assassinated the
al-Qaeda chief in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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Iran's
Administration Intensifying Its Crackdown On Journalists, 40 Already Detained
By
Anwesha Majumdar
16th
October, 2022
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Iran's
administration has been intensifying its crackdown on journalists and activists
as the country entered its fourth week of widespread protests. In the midst of
the unrest in Iran over the tragic demise of MahsaAmini while being in the
Morality police’s custody, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists
(CPJ) revealed that at least 40 journalists have already been detained.
According
to a The Guardian report, Reza, a journalist, was assaulted by riot police
during the early days of the nationwide protests in Iran, and his press card
was taken. He was then suspended after sharing a message about the
demonstrations on social media. He said, “My editor informed me that they were
taking this [decision] because I defamed the regime, and therefore defamed my
publication.” Even though he has been reinstated, his job position has
changed.
Reza
further added, “I am writing what they’re asking me to write. They’re trying to
push stories of how all the news about the protests is untrue. I am in survival
mode, so I continue to write what they tell me to.”
Besides
Reza, another Iranian journalist named NiloofarHamedi was detained on September
22 after she posted a photo of MahsaAmini's parents hugging each other at a
hospital in Tehran on the day when their daughter passed away.
It
is pertinent to mention that 22-year-old Iranian woman MahsaAmini died while in
police custody on September 16 after she was detained for failing to wear her
hijab properly, which further sparked the nationwide protests.
In
addition to this, the CPJ even underlined the incident of YaldaMoaiery, a
photojournalist who claimed to have been attacked and imprisoned on September
19 while covering protests in Tehran. According to the independent news outlet
IranWire, Moaiery called the circumstances at the Qarchak women's jail, located
southeast of Tehran, "horrible," noting that there were over 100
inmates jammed into a small area. “There are only three bathrooms … and prison
authorities prescribe many tranquillisers for the prisoners,” citing her, The
Guardian reported.
Meanwhile,
as per Iran Human Rights' most recent statistics, the demonstrations have
claimed the lives of at least 201 individuals, including 23 children. Human
rights groups claimed that despite the government's announcement that it is
looking into civilian fatalities, the crackdown has simply gotten worse.
According to a report published by Iran International last week, the administration
had detained schoolchildren and taken them to "psychological centres"
to keep them from developing into "antisocial characters."
Since
the outbreak of the protests, there have been internet outages across Iran,
limitations on what Iranians may look up online, and meddling with social media
activity. Although authorities are taking action, on Wednesday, there were
fresh protests all around the nation. Businesses were shut down in support of
the uprising as protests by university students, teens, and merchants were
held.
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Malay/Muslim
groups need to collaborate strongly to tackle social issues: DPM Wong
Goh
Yan Han
OCT
15, 2022
SINGAPORE
- Malay/Muslim professionals have much to offer and must be mobilised to
contribute back to the community, especially as they can be mentors and role
models to the next generation.
Mr
Wong noted that a growing number of Malay/Muslim professionals have their own
unique needs, worries and aspirations, and Singapore will need to see how to
help them, including enabling them to upgrade their skills to remain relevant
in the workforce.
The
AMP convention is held once every 10 years to discuss new strategies that can
propel the Muslim community towards greater success.
Mr
Wong noted that the proportion of Malay residents over the age of 25 who have
attained at least a post-secondary qualification has risen from less than
one-third in 2010, to almost half in 2020, driven by more of them obtaining
diplomas and degrees.
At
the same time, the proportion of Malays in PMET roles has increased to 40 per
cent in 2020, up from 30 per cent a decade ago. PMET refers to professionals,
managers, executives and technicians.
Malay/Muslim
organisations, such as self-help group AMP Singapore, need to collaborate
strongly with one another, as well as the Government, to address social issues
that are increasingly becoming multi-faceted and complex, said Mr Wong, who is
also Finance Minister.
"There
will be times when our starting points and methods differ. There will be
occasions where we have different views. But so long as we are all focused on
the same goal and the common ground we share as Singaporeans, I am confident
that we can work together to make everyone better off," he said.
He
added that to make a real impact, different community partners need to come
together to provide holistic interventions and strong wraparound support.
He
said: "That's why we must come together with a family-centric approach -
mobilising resources across different entities to meet the needs of the family,
rather than forcing the family to cater to our own organisational silos.
"If
we take that family-centric approach, I believe we can make progress in
uplifting more families, and ensure that Singapore remains a place where
everyone can aspire towards a better life."
The
Government will continue to invest heavily in the people, said Mr Wong. It will
work to equip citizens with relevant capabilities and skills, and give everyone
the extra advantage to progress and excel in their careers and professions.
Mr
Wong said what AMP Singapore is doing today for the community is exactly what
the 4G leadership team hopes to achieve for the country with the Forward
Singapore nationwide engagement exercise to build a fairer and more inclusive
society.
He
added: "Crucially, this exercise is not just about what the Government can
do. It is also about what all of us as Singaporeans can do together, and
self-help groups like AMP will play a key role in this effort."
In
a dialogue with Mr Wong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Maliki Osman
and Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Faishal
Ibrahim, participants raised concerns about Malays being disproportionately
represented in the bottom 20 per cent of households, the challenges to social
mobility, and majoritarian politics, among others.
In
response, the panellists spoke of implementing intervention from young, such as
at pre-school level, and called for more involvement from the community as role
models or a helping hand.
They
also mentioned the need to do more to find the right balance and accommodate
one another from different groups, including minorities, as well as noted
current efforts to understand, listen, engage and constantly fine-tune
policies.
The
dialogue was held under the Chatham House rule, which meant that participants’
views could not be attributed to and identified in reporting.
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101
Ex-Terrorists Moved From Prison To Deradicalisation Camp – FG
October
15, 2022
The
Federal Government on Friday said 101 convicted terrorists and those awaiting
trial have been moved from custodial centre to a deradicalisation camp for
onward reintegration into the society.
The
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, disclosed this to State
House correspondents after the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at Aso
Villa in Abuja.
Irabor
and some ministers including Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of
Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi; attended the NSC meeting chaired by
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Controversy
had surrounded the release of 101 convicted terrorists after the vicious
insurgents, who kidnapped train travellers in Kaduna on March 28, released the
last batch of their abductees on October 5.
However,
speaking on Friday, Irabor said the ex-combatants were moved from custodial
centre to Operation Safe Corridor which was established by the Federal
Government in 2016 to receive repentant terrorists.
The
CDS said, “The council was also briefed that a total of 101 ex-combatants were
taken to Operation Safe Corridor and currently undergoing the process of
deradicalisation at the centre.
“These
were ex-combatants that have been in detention for several years some of whom
have served their terms, others were those who were awaiting trial because of
the long time that they have been involved and in line with the procedure for
handling anyone who has been exposed to terrorism and related offences.”
Also,
Aregbesola said the ex-combatants were moved for deradicalisation and onward
reintegration into the society, noting that there was a court order to that
effect.
“Actually,
there was a judicial order on them which necessitated their transfer from the
detention centre to the deradicalisation camp. So, those are the only thing I
could add that as a result of a legal decision on their status in detention,
those 101 ex-combatants which you want to refer to as terrorist detainees had
been moved from the custodial facility to a more appropriate camp for
deradicalisation.”
For
over a decade, bloodthirsty fighters of the Boko Haram group and its splinter,
Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc in parts of
the country, especially the North-East zone of Nigeria with Borno, Adamawa and
Yobe having the highest casualty figure in the past years.
“We
have devised both military and non-military methods to intervene, and even
rolled out an amnesty programme to rehabilitate repentant terrorists who
surrendered and laid down their arms unconditionally,” Buhari had said.
Similarly,
the Federal Government said no state governor or government has the right to
acquire assault rifles without its approval.
Governor
Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Thursday had issued a one-month ultimatum to the
Federal Government to give the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards licence
to bear AK-47 rifles, saying his people will make a categorical decision on the
matter next month if the Federal Government continues its refusal.
Reacting
on Friday, Aregbesola said, “Let’s first debunk one ugly insinuation and false
information that we have been getting all over the place. No state government
has been empowered to arm any of its security operatives or agency.”
“There
is a procedure for whoever wants to legally bring in any weapons to follow. And
whoever is authorised by the law of the land to bring in legitimate ammunition,
including the army, must go through that process. So, whoever wants to import
ammunition or weapons is advised to go through the legitimate process,” the
minister noted.
Of
late, some state governments have come together to establish regional security
agencies to halt kidnapping-for-ransom, herdsmen attacks, banditry, pockets of
terrorism, amongst others which continue to plague Nigeria.
Whilst
the Amotekun Corps is operational in the South-West since 2020, the five
South-East governors established Ebubeagu in 2021 to complement efforts by
conventional security agencies.
Like
Ortom, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has continued to call on the
Federal Government to give Amotekun Corps a licence to bear arms, saying it is
discriminatory for Kastina State Government-owned security agency to be granted
the privilege whilst others like Amotekun are denied such status.
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Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman to inaugurate work for third year of Shoura Council’s
eighth session on Sunday
ARAB
NEWS
October
15, 2022
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday will deliver via video conference the
annual royal speech to inaugurate the work for the third year of the Shoura
Council’s eighth session, Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
The
king’s speech is expected to deal with the Kingdom’s internal and external
policies, announced Speaker of the Shoura Council Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed
Al-Asheikh.
Al-Asheikh
said that the annual royal speech is a source of pride for the Shoura Council
and an occasion he looks forward to every year.
He
added that the council receives great support from King Salman and Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman, which confirms the leadership’s confidence in the Shoura
Council as a partner in decision-making, a house of expertise in strengthening
the work of state agencies, and an important station in enacting regulations
and legislation.
“The
Shoura Council during its second year worked through its fifteen specialized
committees to meet with officials, discuss the annual performance reports of their
bodies and address the challenges posed therein,” he said.
Al-Asheikh
reviewed the council’s achievements during the second year of its eighth
session, during which it held 53 meetings, discussed 210 reports from
government agencies and issued decisions regarding them after careful
consideration.
He
said the council held 34 official visits, while the parliamentary friendship
committees held 44 meetings with diplomats in Saudi Arabia’s parliamentary
councils to clarify the Kingdom's viewpoint on current regional and
international issues.
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Muslim
student’s holy book torn, veil thrown in trash in France
16
OCTOBER 2022
The
Holy Quran was torn and a student’s headscarf was thrown in the trash at a
French high school dormitory, media reports said Saturday.
French
public broadcasting service, FranceInfo, reported that an unnamed Muslim
student at the Jean Rostand High School in the port city of Caen found her
Quran and veil in the trash when she returned to her dormitory Thursday.
The
student reported the incident to the school management, it reported.
Sebastien
Duval-Rocher, headmaster of the school, said in a statement that he and his
colleagues were shocked about the incident.
He
noted the school is open-minded “and tolerant and accept all confessions,” and
said he denounced the “unworthy, intolerable, legally reprehensible act.”
FranceInfo
said neither the student nor her family want to file a complaint against the
perpetrator but the prosecutor's office acted through the school’s management.
Source:
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First-ever
run by Muslim youth to support Children’s hospital
16-10-2022
A
Muslim youth initiative that has already helped to expand a Toronto-area
hospital is now in London.
Saturday,
the first-ever Mercy4Mankind Charity run, to be held in London, took place at
London’s Greenway Park.
Runners
and walkers were lacing up their shoes to compete in a 5K race or a 1K stroll
with all benefits to Children’s Hospital in London.
Organizer
Jalees Khokhar says the goal is to grow the event from its humble first-year
beginnings.
Pointing
to the larger Toronto-area event, he says local Muslim youth wanted to start
similar runs in London and Windsor to ensure funds went to local hospitals.
In
time, Khokar hopes other areas of London will benefit from the money raised as
the popularity of the run and walk grows.
“We’re
hoping that next year, we can allocate the funds, based on whatever the mayor
and council members can tell us. But, we thought this would be a good plan
moving forward, just for the initial years, to donate to the hospital,” he
said.
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India
Karnataka:
Muslim man first to be arrested under anti-conversion law
by
Pirzada Shakir
Oct
15, 2022
Syed
Moin, a Muslim man, was arrested under recently promulgated Karnataka's
anti-conversion law for allegedly converting a woman on the pretext of marrying
her.
He
was arrested after the woman's family registered a police complaint on October
6, a day after she went missing.
This
is the first arrest made under the newly passed Karnataka Protection of Right
to Freedom of Religion Act 2022.
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Muslims
chant Hanuman Chalisa at Aligarh temple, video goes viral
Oct
16, 2022
By
India Today Web Desk: A video of Muslims chanting Hanuman Chalisa at a temple
in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh is making rounds on social media. District President
of AakhilBharatiya Hindu SenaSachin Verma reportedly asked Muslims to recite
Hanuman Chalisa at a temple. In the viral video, half a dozen people and a few
kids can be seen doing the same.
Speaking
to India Today TV, Sachin Sharma, said, "I am the district president of
AakhilBharatiya Hindu Sena and I have asked people from different communities
to chant Hanuman Chalisa to spread awareness about Sanatan Dharma. They aren't
forced to do so. I have made the people of other communities voluntarily recite
Hanuman Chalisa in Hanuman temple."
After
the video went viral, Mufti Zahid Ali Khan, former head of the department of
Sunni Theology of Aligarh Muslim University and Muslim religious leader, said,
"Anyone can read Hanuman Chalisa if they want to. There is no hindrance in
it. There is no restriction if Hindus or those who call themselves Sanatan recite
Hanuman Chalisa. However, if people from other communities are being coerced
into doing so, then this is wrong as per the Constitution. If anyone is forced
to follow the teachings of another religion, then this is wrong according to
the Constitution."
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Temple,
mosque to be ready before Secretariat inauguration: Govt assures HC
VUJJINI
VAMSHIDHAR
Oct
16, 2022
HYDERABAD:
The state government submitted to the High Court that both a temple and mosque
would be constructed in the Secretariat premises. They will be ready by the
time the secretariat complex is inaugurated. It also clarified that both places
of worship were being constructed on ample space and more than fifty per cent
construction work had been completed. These two are being constructed in lieu
of the temple and mosques that were demolished for the new structure, the
government said.
Government
counsel HarenderPershad submitted a memo from the chief secretary assuring the
construction of the places of worship, though the government did not mention it
they would be built in the same place.
A
division bench, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar
Reddy was dealing with a PIL and a petition filed by advocate KajaAizajuddin
and others, who sought the court to direct the government to rebuild the two
new mosques where the demolished ones had existed. In another petition, the
petitioners also sought directions to rebuild the temple.
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'Mullahs
must get lost': Iranians sing at new MahsaAmini protests
Oct
15, 2022
By
Agence France-Presse: Angry demonstrators took to streets across Iran again
Saturday despite internet cuts, as the protest movement sparked by MahsaAmini's
death in custody entered a fifth week.
The
22-year-old died on September 16, three days after falling into a coma
following her arrest by Iran's notorious morality police for an alleged breach
of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.
"Guns,
tanks, fireworks; the mullahs must get lost," women without hijabs chanted
at a gathering at Tehran's Shariati Technical and Vocational College, in a
video widely shared online.
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BJP
leadership unhappy with MP Parvesh Verma's boycott call against Muslims:
Sources
Poulomi
Saha
Oct
15, 2022
By
Poulomi Saha: “If you want to fix their heads, then there is only one way ...
complete boycott!” These words of BJP’s West Delhi MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma
may have landed him in trouble with his party.
While
he did not name any community or religion during a speech at a Vishwa Hindu
Parishad (VHP) event in Delhi a few days back, the remarks sparked massive
outrage.
Not
just political opponents and critics on social media, reports are now emerging
that Parvesh Verma's remarks may not have gone down well with his own party
leadership.
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BJP
Reaches Out ToPasmanda (Backward) Muslims, Months After PM's Advice
16-10-2022
Lucknow:
A meeting of the BJP and key members of pasmanda or backward Muslims will be
held in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow today, in possibly a first such formal
sit-down in the state.
The
meeting comes nearly four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his
party, the BJP, to work for uplifting pasmanda Muslims in UP. PM Modi had
reportedly made the request while addressing the BJP's national executive
meeting in Hyderabad in July.
The
BJP's pasmanda Muslim outreach also comes less than a month after its
ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's chief Mohan Bhagwat met with
Muslim intellectuals, including former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi
and former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, to discuss sensitive issues such
as the Varanasi's Gyanvapi controversy, hate speeches, population control and
the campus hijab row in Karnataka.
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Ndtv.Com
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Mob
of 20 Kills Muslim Man in UP Village in Alleged Attempt to 'Scare Off Muslims'
Sumedha
Pal
New
Delhi: On September 2, a 50-year-old Muslim man named Dawood Ali Tyagi was
attacked by a mob in Vinaipur in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district. Around 20
men reportedly charged at Tyagi with sticks and sharp objects late at night,
inflicting fatal injuries upon him. Four arrests have been made in the case so
far and investigation is ongoing.
However,
Tyagi’s family claims that the attack was not random and that it was, in fact,
a targeted crime aimed at instilling fear in Muslims. The police claim
otherwise.
Tyagi,
a farmer, lived in Vinaipur with his wife and daughter while his three sons
live study in Delhi. Speaking to The Wire about what transpired, one of his
sons, Shahrukh, said, “My father was sat on the porch of the house chatting
with our relatives. At around 10 pm, a group of 22 men on about seven or eight
bikes arrived.”
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The Wire
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Pakistan
Polling
for 8 NA, 3 Punjab Assembly seats underway
Imtiaz
Ali
October
16, 2022
The
polling process for by-elections in 11 constituencies in Punjab, Sindh and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa began early on Sunday morning.
The
by-elections are being held for three seats each of the national and provincial
assembly in Faisalabad, Nankana Sahib and Multan in Punjab; three NA seats in
Charsadda, Peshawar and Mardan in KP; and two NA seats in Sindh’s Korangi and
Malir.
The
ECP said in a statement that it has passed “strict instructions” to provincial
election commissioners to ensure the immediate arrest of anyone that tries to
influence the polling process.
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Dawn
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Shehbaz
holds PTI responsible for people’s hardships
October
16, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held the previous Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government responsible for the economic difficulties of
the common man and expressed determination to take the country out of economic
hardship.
Addressing
a conference, he said the PTI government violated the agreement with the
International Monetary Fund to create difficult economic situation for the
succeeding coalition government.
The
conference was organised by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman,
in memory of his father and former chief minister of erstwhile NWFP Mufti
Mehmood.
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Dawn
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Early
hearing of contempt plea against Imran sought
Nasir
Iqbal
October
16, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government on Saturday moved a request before the Supreme Court for
early hearing of its contempt of court petition as well as the plea seeking a
restraining order for former prime minister Imran Khan against creating a
perceived law and order situation through his long march to the capital’s
D-Chowk.
Moved
through Advocate on Record Anis Muhammad Shahzad on behalf of the Interior
Ministry, the application requested the top court to hear the matter preferably
from the week commencing Monday.
The
contempt of court petition was filed against PTI Chairman Imran Khan for
allegedly flouting the Supreme Court’s May 25 order by recalling how the court
had ordered the PTI to hold a gathering at the ground located between sectors
H-9 and G-9 in view of the categorical assurances on behalf of the party’s top
leadership and counsel that their rally would not cause any inconvenience to
the public and citizenry or blockage of the Srinagar Highway and that it would
be conducted in a peaceful and lawful manner.
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Dawn
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JIT
formed to probe killing of Justice Noor Meskanzai
Saleem
Shahid
October
16, 2022
QUETTA:
A seven-member joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed to probe the
killing of former Chief Justice of Federal Shariat Court and Balochistan High
Court (BHC), Mohammad Noor Meskanzai.
MrMeskanzai,
who was assassinated on Friday while offering prayer at a mosque in Kharan, was
buried on Saturday.
An
official notification issued by the Home and Tribal affairs Department said the
JIT will be headed by of Counter Terrorism Department DIG.
Source:
Dawn
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Reconstruction
after floods to begin on 24th
Amin
Ahmed
October
16, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will formally announce government measures for
the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase for the post-flood recovery of
affected districts on Oct 24, the Planning Commission said on Saturday.
The
announcement came after the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment of the damages and
losses in the wake of catastrophic floods that hit Pakistan in August has been
completed by the planning and development division in collaboration with the
World Bank, ADB, EU and UN.
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Dawn
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Allies
wanted Imran to stay on, face the music: Dar
October
16, 2022
WASHINGTON:
In view of the country’s uncertain economic situation, some in the Pakistan
Democratic Movement coalition had suggested that Imran Khan be allowed to
remain in power to face the consequences of the economic crisis, Finance
Minister Ishaq Dar revealed on Friday.
Late
in his term, the former PM had slashed petrol prices, defying his own government’s
package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which says that subsidies
should only benefit the neediest as Pakistan struggles to put its finances in
order.
Speaking
to international news agencies during his visit to Washington, the minister
said that some of his political allies had advocated letting Mr Khan stay on
longer to face the music.
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Dawn
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‘Factually
incorrect and misleading’: PM Shehbaz rejects Biden’s nukes remark
Naveed
Siddiqui
October
15, 2022
Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected US President Joe Biden’s comments on
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons as “factually incorrect and misleading”, according
to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday.
At
a Democratic congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday, Biden said
Pakistan may be “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as the country
has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”.
A
transcript of the address, published on the White House’s website, quoted Biden
as saying: “… And what I think is maybe one of the most dangerous nations in
the world: Pakistan. Nuclear weapons without any cohesion.”
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Dawn
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South
Asia
Former
National Security Advisor Discusses Situation in Afghanistan with Resistance
Leader
By
SaqalainEqbal
15
Oct 2022
The
National Security Advisor of the former Afghan government, HamdulalhMohib,
stated that he spoke with Ahmad Masoud, the National Resistance Front leader
about matters revolving around the return of democracy and the republican
system.
HamdullahMohib,
in a tweet on Friday, the 14th of October, said that he and Ahmad Masoud
discussed about the current situation in Afghanistan and the return of
democracy and the republican system in Afghanistan that protects the Afghan
values including the national flag.
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Southern
Afghanistan Dam Project Launched and Construction Work Started
By
SaqalainEqbal
15
Oct 2022
The
Taliban Ministry of Energy and Water announced the launch of the Tori dam
project in the southern Afghan province of Zabul and said that the dam
construction work has officially started.
According
to Taliban officials, construction on the Tori Dam, which will cost 97 million
Afghanis to build, has begun in the province of Zabul.
The
dam will be constructed with a storage capacity of 2.9 million cubic meters,
which will be used to irrigate 600 hectares of land and generate 100 kilowatts
of electricity, Taliban energy and water officials said.
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ARCS
Distributes Aid to Hundreds of Destitute Families in Northern Afghanistan
By
SaqalainEqbal
15
Oct 2022
With
the oncoming harsh winter months, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS)
provided assistance to hundreds of poor families in the northern Afghan
province of Balkh.
The
ARCS also announced that it has finalized a survey of flood-stricken families,
in Ghazni province in central Afghanistan, promising to provide them with aid
soon.
The
ARCS announced on Twitter on Friday, October 14, that it had provided
assistance to Balkh and Ghazni flood-affected and displaced families.
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IMF
mission to arrive in Bangladesh soon to open talks on loans
News
Desk
16
Oct 2022
The
International Monetary Fund is set to open talks with Bangladesh on a lending
programme as the country seeks to stabilise the economy in the face of global
headwinds.
The
South Asian country has asked for funds under a regular upper-credit tranche
arrangement and from the Resilient and Sustainability Trust programme to stave
off external shocks, according to Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, deputy director of
IMF's Asia and Pacific Department.
"We
are currently preparing for the first negotiation mission to Bangladesh, which
will start next week. We are also using the current period of the authorities
here [Washington] to already start discussing some of the issues that have come
up," she said at a media briefing on Thursday.
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Bd News24
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Bangladesh
youths to get insight in India’s advancement in space and information
technology
Sumit
Kumar Singh
Oct
15, 2022
By
Sumit Kumar Singh: India is hosting a delegation of 100 young people from
Bangladesh in an effort to strengthen comprehensive and multi-dimensional
bilateral ties between both nations.
The
nine-day visit of the Bangladeshi youngsters, which kick-started on Wednesday,
takes place a month after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited at
the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According
to sources, India wants to show these youngsters what India has to offer in
space, business education, information technology, broadcasting, digitalization
and more. The idea is to help the future leaders of Bangladesh to look towards
India and its expertise in these areas and how it can be replicated in their
country.
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Mideast
Iran
and EU on collision course over sanctions tied with protests
By
MaziarMotamedi
15
Oct 2022
Tehran,
Iran – Iran and the European Union appear to be on a collision course over the
bloc’s preparation to impose sanctions aimed at punishing Tehran for its
response to continuing protests.
European
officials are reportedly ready to finalise human rights sanctions on Iranian
officials and entities during an upcoming meeting of foreign ministers in
Luxembourg on Monday.
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Republic World
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Iranian
protests: Beware of the informal, 30,000-member Basij Force!
By
Jagdish N Singh
Reports
are Iranians from all walks of life are continuing their protests beginning
with the death of 22-year-old MahsaAmini at the hands of the Iranian morality police.
In the brutal crackdown by the Iranian regime to quell the ongoing protests, at
least 185 people have lost their lives. Yet thousands of youths, mostly in
their 20s, are still demonstrating against the mandatory hijab and other
restrictions. The protesters are very moving towards calling for the fall of
the hardcore Shiite Islamic Republic itself.
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Iran:
Fire, gunshots at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals
16
Oct 2022,
Parisa
Hafezi
A
fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's
political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing
gunfire.
State
news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted
after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in detention of
MahsaAmini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman.
The
protests have posed one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic
since the 1979 revolution, with demonstrations spreading across the country and
some people chanting for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Southeast
Asia
GE15:
Caretaker PM Ismail Sabri urges party members to stop sabotage, ensure BN’s
victory
16
Oct 2022
BERA,
Oct 16 — Acts of sabotage or ‘cahketing’ must be stopped to ensure the victory
of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 15th General Election (GE15) to form a stable
government, stressed caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The
Umno vice-president said that party members should put the interests of the
party as a priority because whoever is chosen as a candidate in the election
carries the party’s flag. They are not contesting on individual capacity; their
victory is for BN.
“In
the election, many want to contest and many are qualified to be candidates...
It’s okay if you want to be a candidate. However, just because we want to
contest, we are sabotaging our friends who are contesting, doing things to make
sure our friends do not win.
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Malay Mail
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PAS
cast-off Khairuddin snubbed by BN for Kuala Nerus
By
Soo Wern Jun
16
Oct 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Kuala NerusUmno has reportedly dismissed claims made by former
PAS leader Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali that he was offered to defend the
Terengganu seat under Barisan Nasional’s (BN) ticket.
Division
chief Apli Yusof said Khairuddin’s name was never discussed, and argued that
any differing claim was circulated to cause disharmony among Umno leaders
heading into the 15th general election (GE15).
“We
admit that he was present at several Umnoprogrammes with the party’s top
leaders, but it has nothing to do with BN candidacies,” Apli said in a report
by Utusan Malaysia.
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Dr
Mahathir: GTA has no choice but to back Budget 2023 or voters will shun us
By
Syed JaymalZahiid
16
Oct 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA), the Malay nationalist political coalition
led by PartiPejuang Tanah Air, will have no choice but to support the incumbent
government’s 2023 federal spending plan, said its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir
Mohamad as he accuses Umno of using the budget to win support ahead of the 15th
general election.
GTA
said it could risk alienating voters if it attempts to block Budget 2023’s
passage, which the two-time former prime minister commended as “seemingly
good”. But Dr Mahathir alleged the incumbent government lacks the skills and
funding to execute all the programmes, on top of rampant corruption that
plagues the party.
“Budget
2023 is clearly an election budget. Opposition parties are not even granted the
space to debate the allocations,” he wrote in a statement.
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PAS'
lack of direction led to failure of Muafakat pact with Umno, Ku Li says
By
Soo Wern Jun
16
Oct 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 16 — PAS’ “directionless behaviour” in making a stand is the cause
of the failed cooperation between the party and Umno through Muafakat Nasional
(MN) in the 15th general election (GE15), Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah reportedly
said.
The
veteran Umno leader also known as Ku Li said PAS’ decision to not stick with MN
is not surprising as the party is not consistent in making decisions.
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Amanah
urges ministry to reconsider punishing CikguFadli for highlighting issues with
education system
By
Soo Wern Jun
16
Oct 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Parti Amanah Negara today called on the Ministry of Education
Ministry (MoE) to reconsider its proposed punishment against school teacher and
activist MohdFadli Salleh for bringing up issues regarding the education
system.
The
party’s education and societal changes bureau chairman Datuk Hasan Bahrom said
the punishment proposed for MohdFadli, known to the public as CikguFadli, does
not reflect a harmonious atmosphere between the management and the
policymakers.
“The
MoE should look into the opinion expressed by CikguFadli and should take it
seriously as it has an impact on the teaching and learning system as well as
the achievement of the ministry through the ‘Sekolahku Sejahtera’ initiative,”
said Hasan in a statement today.
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Africa
Muslims
Storm Polaris Bank in Droves To Close Accounts, Cite Islamophobia
October
16, 2022
by PascalOparada
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their funds and left without shutting down the accounts. Man recounts
experience Soja said: PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to
receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! "This is how we troops
(sic) into the Bigot Bank this morning to withdraw and close our account.
"But unfortunately, unable to do so. "After I withdrew all funds
living almost zero Naira, I requested a bank account closing form; the lady at
the customer care shouted what happened? Alhaji, I replied, "Nosin"
in my Hausa dialect; she stood up and ushered me to the manager's office, and
said, "sir same problem" the manager stood up and shook my hands
instructed me to sit down. At the same time, he round-up with someone who I
believed also came for the same issue. READ ALSO Man narrates how scammers
cleared his mother's Crypto account in five Minutes "The manager greeted
me with a slight bow and a charming smile as if we were familiar. He said
Baraka da Jumoo. I answered barkadai with a frown. "He is a Yoruba Muslim
with a prayer dot on his forehead, he tried to convince me not to close the
account, but my obstinate conservative emotions told me no. "Though
because of the kindness of the manager, I walk out without accomplishing the
mission. "Nevertheless, I withdrew all my money and believed many also did
the same. Our action will serve as a deterrent to a potential bigot who doesn't
want to live peacefully." Polaris Bank has been under fire after an email
by one of its Managers, Damilola Adegbite, said it is not the bank's policy to
abandon their duty posts and go for prayers. The email partly reads: "Dear
All, It has been observed that on Fridays, you leave your work desks to attend
the Jumat service bearing in mind the impact of your absence on the workflow
and productivity of Yes Center." READ ALSO I’m not contesting to defend
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"Kindly note that there is no provision made anywhere in the bank's policy
for employees to attend any religious activiti
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Muslim-Muslim
Ticket: APC Will Go Into Extinction After 2023 Elections – Olayemi
By
Kalejaiye Abiodun
Oct
16, 2022
It’s
obvious by the body language of those representing the federal government at
the negotiations table are not serious about the demands of ASSU. If government
was serious, there was no need of registering two more unions. Purely, it’s
just rule and divide tactics on the part of the government, and it’s a pointer
that the APC Buhari led government does not have value for education in the
country while its officials are sending their children to the best universities
in the world. How does one justify the government action that our children, the
supposed leaders of tomorrow have been allowed to roam the streets in the past
8 months, when they are supposed to be in their classes receiving lectures?
Apart from the government, those ASSU members that agreed to join the two new
unions are worst enemies of ASSU and the students on strike. My take on the
strike is that ASSU should not back out of the strike because its demands are
legitimate. The government must look into their demands and find lasting
solution, otherwise, the government would be seen as implementing the Boko
Haram agenda of education is bad.
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Independent
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Polaris
Bank's Mail to Staff Banning Friday Prayers by Muslims Draws Backlash, Bank
Clarifies Statement
by PascalOparada
October
16, 2022
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find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! There is are
growing call from customers of one of Nigeria's commercial banks, Polaris Bank,
to boycott the bank over what they termed Islamophobia. According to Daily
Trust, a leaked email to the bank staff signed by Damilola Adegbite, one of the
bank's managers, said the bank does not have a policy of allowing staff members
to go to any religious activities, especially Muslim Juma'at services on
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Polaris Bank in trouble over email to staff Source: Getty Images According to
the email, staff members working under it YES Centres have been found guilty of
dereliction of duty, mostly on Fridays.
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Independent
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Release
of Boko Haram terrorists: We are unaware, government insists
By
OlawunmiOjo
16
October 2022
One
week after the discreet release of about 100 Boko Haram terrorists from the
Kirikiri medium and maximum security facilities in Lagos, the Nigerian
government kept mum and refused to acknowledge there was any such incident.
The
prisoners of state were allegedly set free as part of a swap deal for the
release of the 23 remaining passengers who were abducted in the Abuja-Kaduna
bound train on March 28. But since the release, there have been varied reactions,
mostly condemning Federal Government’s action and querying its rationale.
Just
as there has been no word from the Ministry of Interior, which supervises the
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOs) nor the Ministry of Information and
Culture, the military top brass have also refused to admit the prisoners’
release or give any information regarding the incident.
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Guardian.Ng
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Obajana
Cement and Gov Bello’s Fairy Tales
By Yemi Adebowale
16-10-2022
Anybody
listening to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on the Obajana Cement Plant’s
dispute with Dangote Cement PLC would think there was a cement production
company owned by the Kogi State Government and sold to Dangote Industries
Limited in 2002. NO! There was never anything like that. The Kogi State
Governor has been dishing out fairy tales about Obajana to weep up sentiments
for personal gains. Back in 2002, all that the state’s government had on ground
was a cement bagging company. It was importing bulk cement and bagging “Kogi
Cement.”
There
was no cement manufacturing by the defunct Obajana Cement PLC. It did not also
own a mining licence for the vast limestone deposit in Obajana. Even the
bagging of cement was done for only a few months before it went under. This is
the truth that must be told. Regrettably, Yahaya Bello has been going about
blackmailing Dangote Cement with a view to exploiting the company.
Now,
let’s critically look at the sales agreement Governor Bello has been twisting.
Obajana Cement Plc was the idea of the late Abubakar Audu in 1992, during his
first (brief) tenure as governor – January 1992 to November 1993. His ultimate
dream was to have a cement manufacturing plant in the state in view of its huge
limestone deposit. When late Audu returned as governor in 1999, Obajana Cement
was still dead with no assets. In a bid to stimulate manufacturing in the
state, he invited Aliko Dangote to buy the dead Obajana Cement PLC and use it
as a springboard for cement manufacturing in Kogi State.
Source:
This Day Live
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Somalia
Warns Traders Not to Pay Off Islamist Militants
October
15, 2022
MOGADISHU,
SOMALIA —
Somalia’s
government Saturday threatened to sanction businesses that pay extortion money
to al-Shabab, looking to choke a lucrative cash pipeline the Islamist militants
use to fund a deadly insurgency.
Somalia's
ministry of commerce and industry said the full force of the law would be
brought against traders who pay the al-Qaida ally, which experts say raises
millions of dollars through a complex and extensive taxation system.
Source:
Voa News
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Arab
world
Five
Researchers Affiliated to Imam Mohamed bin Saud Islamic University Classified
among the World's Prominent
15
Oct, 2022
The
US Stanford university has classified five researchers affiliated to
Riyadh-based Imam Mohamed bin Saud Islamic University among the world's top 2%
scientists, it was reported here today.
Source:
Alriyadh Daily
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Custodian
of the Two Holy Mosques Congratulates Tunisian President on his Country's
Evacuation Day
15
Oct, 2022
The
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a
cable of congratulation to President Kais Saied of the Republic of Tunisia on
the occasion of the anniversary of his country's evacuation day.
Source:
Alriyadh Daily
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Saudi
Arabia highlights Vision 2030 goals, climate change efforts at UNESCO session
SPA
October
16, 2022
PARIS:
Saudi Arabia is taking part in the 215th session of the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization.
The
Kingdom’s delegation for the session, which runs until Oct. 19 in Paris,
includes Princess Haifa bintAbdulaziz Al-Mogrin, Saudi’s permanent
representative to UNESCO and the chairwoman of the organization’s programs and
external relations committee; Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Blaihed, secretary-general
of the Saudi National Committee for Education, Culture and Science; and experts
from the ministries of culture and education and the Human Rights Commission.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen hands over Aden hospital
project
ARAB
NEWS
October
16, 2022
RIYADH:
The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen handed over the Aden
General Hospital project in the governorate to the project’s operating company,
the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
In
continuation of the hospital’s procedures, the contract for its operation and
management was signed in mid-August, in the presence of the director of the
SDRPY’s office in Aden, Ahmed Madkhali, Director of the General Administration
of Medical Projects for Al-Saad Group for Investment and Development Khaled
Al-Dabash, and the Director of the Facilities Portfolio in the program,
Mushabab Al-Qahtani.
Madkhali
said the operating company for Aden General Hospital is Al-Saad Group for
Investment and Development, and it is also the operator of Al-Salam Saudi
Hospital in Saada, and the Saudi Hospital in Hajjah.
Source:
Arab News
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Countdown
begins to return of Riyadh Season with 15 zones, 8,500 entertainment activities
ARAB
NEWS
October
15, 2022
RIYADH:
The third Riyadh Season 2022 is set to make a welcome return on Oct. 21 with
more than 8,500 activities, said General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki
Al-Sheikh.
This
year’s season will offer visitors a wide range of entertainment options,
including 108 interactive experiences, eight international shows, 17 Arabic
plays, 252 restaurants and cafes, daily fireworks and over 150 music concerts.
Al-Sheikh
said that the new season will include 15 zones, the most prominent of which is
the Boulevard World zone, which will highlight the cultures of different
countries: the US, France, Greece, India, China, Spain, Japan, Morocco, Mexico
and Italy.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
Arabia’s crown prince receives South Africa’s president in Jeddah
ARAB
NEWS
October
15, 2022
JEDDAH:
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday received South
Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, during his
official visit to the Kingdom.
The
two sides held an official session of talks, where they reviewed relations
between their two countries and aspects of cooperation in various fields, the
Saudi Press Agency reported.
Source:
Arab News
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KSrelief
chief highlights Saudi Arabia’s aid efforts
SPA
October
16, 2022
WARSAW:
The supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center,
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, gave a lecture at the University of Warsaw in Poland
on Saturday discussing the Kingdom’s humanitarian work around the world. He
said that Saudi Arabia had spent $95 billion on humanitarian aid to assist 160
countries.
Al-Rabeeah
highlighted some of the milestones in the Kingdom’s charitable work, including
its aid for victims of floods in Punjab in 1950; the establishment of the Saudi
Fund for Development — aimed at stimulating economic growth in developing
countries — in 1974, which provided aid to 55 countries in just four years;
donations to victims of the war in Kosovo in 1999; donations to those in need
after the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh in 2007,
and the earthquake in Sichuan, China in 2008; and the largest ever donation to
the World Food Program — SR500 million (more than $133 million) — also in
2008.
Source:
Arab News
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Europe
DAVID
PRATT ON THE WORLD: Why the Islamic Republic is truly rattled by mass uprising
in Iran
By
David Pratt
16-10-2022
It’s
almost exactly a year ago now since I found myself in a remote mountain camp in
northern Iraq. The camp was base and home to Iranian Kurdish women fighters of
the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) whose mortal foe is the regime in Tehran.
For
years now when not side-tracked fighting the jihadists of the Islamic State
(IS) group these women of the PAK have been engaged in an active campaign to
achieve an independent Kurdistan.
That
independent state, should it ever come about, would of course include land that
is currently part of Iran and as might be expected the government in Tehran
have no truck with such political ambitions and what they see as a direct
threat to their rule.
Source:
Herald Scotland
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Application
for mosque in Luqa draws ire of local council
Jessica
Arena
16-10-2022
A
planning application for the construction of a new place of worship for the
Islamic community in the Luqa industrial estate has drawn the ire of the local
council.
The
application was filed in January and is proposing the demolition of two huts
that exist on the largely vacant plot and excavation to build a new place of
worship with ancillary facilities, including bathrooms, meeting rooms
administrative offices and parking at basement level.
Source:
Times Of Malta
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2
men open fire in Russian military training ground; 11 soldiers dead, 15 wounded
Oct
16, 2022
By
India Today Web Desk: At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a
Russian military training ground in the Belgorod region in south-western
Russia, which borders Ukraine, on Saturday when two men opened fire on a group
of volunteers who wished to fight in Ukraine, said the Russian defence
ministry.
Calling
it a "terrorist attack", the Russian defence ministry said in a
statement that the two shooters were nationals from a former Soviet republic
and had been shot dead after the attack.
"During
a firearms training session with individuals who voluntarily expressed a desire
to participate in the special military operation (against Ukraine), the
terrorists opened fire with small arms on the personnel of the unit," news
agency RIA said quoting the statement of the defence ministry.
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India Today
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Just
Stop Oil: Home Secretary Suella Braverman announces plans to crackdown on
climate protests
By
Matthew Mohan-Hickson
16-10-2022
Suella
Braverman has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on the kinds of protests
favoured by climate activists.
The
Home Secretary has pledged to stop demonstrators holding the public “to
ransom”. She will give the police new powers to take a more “proactive”
approach to some protests, with some of the measures specifically targeted at
the tactics used by some environmental groups.
Source:
National World
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Manchester
United’s Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape, coercive control and
assault
Emily
Atkinson
16-10-2022
Manchester
United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape.
The
striker, 21, is also accused of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour
and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH).
Source:
Independent
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North
America
Monument
to Peace and Diversity proposed for Inuvik by visiting Amhadiyya Muslim
Community
by
Eric Bowling
October
15, 2022
A
visiting youth group of religious ambassadors wants to commemorate their first
visit to Inuvik with a monument to peace and unity.
“A
big part of our movement is to reach out and introduce ourselves to different
towns in Canada and provide all the help that we can offer,” said Naveed ul
Islam. “Our concentration mostly is in the Greater Toronto Area or Ontario area
but we have chapters all across Canada as well and we are looking for permanent
presence in different towns.”
Source:
Nnsl
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Biden
calls British Prime Minister Liz Truss' tax cut plan a "mistake"
OCTOBER
15, 2022
"I
wasn't the only one that thought it was a mistake. I disagree with the policy,
but that's up to Great Britain."
President
Biden on Saturday called embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss' abandoned
tax cut plan a "mistake," and said he is worried that other nations'
fiscal policies may hurt the U.S. amid "worldwide inflation."
Source:
Cbs News
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Climate
protesters charged after dousing van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ with tomato soup
By
Staff
October
15, 2022
Two
women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters
threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National
Gallery, British police said on Saturday.
A
video posted by the Just Stop Oil campaign group, which has been holding
protests for the last two weeks in the British capital, showed two of its
activists on Friday throwing tins of Heinz tomato soup over the painting, one
of five versions on display in museums and galleries around the world.
Source:
Global News
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Islamic
Republic Unmasked: Video Archive Shows Deadly Security Tactics
EHSAN
MEHRABI
OCTOBER
15, 2022
The
recent protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old MahsaAmini in police
custody, and widespread opposition to the entire Islamic Republic’s political
system, have been brutally suppressed by Iran’s armed security forces.
During
recent protests in Iran, particularly since July 9, 1999, citizens have alleged
that armed security have fired directly at peaceful protesters and resorted to
brutal acts of violence. The Islamic Republic’s authorities categorically deny
these claims. With the widespread use of cell phone cameras, Iran’s security
forces are now being recorded by the public on a large scale, making it much
harder for the government to issue these denials.
Source:
Iran Wire
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