Defeat Hatred With Love': Message Of Peace Has Emerged From A Gathering Of Over 5,000 Clerics And Religious Scholars In Deoband Conference Organised By Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
29
May 2022
Maulana Mahmood Madani and other clerics during the
congregation in Deoband.
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• Defeat hatred with love': message of peace has
emerged from a gathering of over 5,000 clerics and religious scholars in
Deoband Conference organised by Jamiat
Ulema-e-Hind
• Muslim Clerics, At Deoband Two-Day Conference
Organized By Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind, Raise Concern Over Growing Islamophobia,
Hate-Mongering In India
• Incorporate Tawakkul through Tazkiyah an-Nafs
Counselling Amid Uncertainty, Muslims Told
• Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation
Afghanistan Rejects the Taliban’s Invitation to Return to the Country
• Palestine Become Battle Scene Of Defending Islam
Sanctities
India
• Two Arrested For Muslim Cleric's Murder In Guwahati
• For Poor Muslim Slum Dwellers in Ranchi, an Unending
Struggle Against Eviction Attempts
• MLA Abhay Patil seeks survey at mosque site in
Belagavi
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Southeast Asia
• Ministry Looking To Address Sexual Exploitation Of
Children On Internet, Says Rina Harun
• DAP MP: PM should take over Zuraida's portfolio to
prevent govt parties squabbling for post
• Muslims urged to report ‘praying with fan’
incidences
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South Asia
• Reconstruction of Afghanistan shared responsibility:
Mullah Beradar
• The divided Security Council failed to implement its
decisions, Al-Sunni says
• Jawzjan Residents Complain that Armed Nomads Usurp
and Destroy Their Land
• Half of Afghan Population Relies on Humanitarian
Aids: Report
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Mideast
• Right-Wing Israeli Settler Leader and Israeli
Soldiers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque
• Amid Minor Temple Mount Scuffles On Jerusalem Day,
Hamas Says Al-Aqsa Is ‘Red Line’
• Two holy shrines receive mourning processions on
martyrdom anniversary of Imam as-Sadiq
• Iran envoy to China urges SCO to slam assassination
of IRGC member
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Europe
• Oldham teenager waited outside mosque to stab man in
'extremely violent' broad daylight attack
• EasyJet to Cancel More Than 20 Daily Half-Term
Flights From London Gatwick
• Azerbaijanis Celebrate Creation of Muslim World's
First Democracy
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Arab world
• Egyptian Mufti Warns Britain On Threat From Muslim
Brotherhood
• Iraqi Shia politician warns of Turkey's plan to
occupy Iraq
• Saudi Arabia: Smart Robot Gives Access To Fatwas
(Religious Edicts) In Grand Mosque
• Jeddah Jungle takes visitors on ultimate safari
experience
• Saudi student brings hope to deaf drivers with
award-winning invention
• Saudi Shoura Council to discuss reports on general
intelligence, draft labour agreements
• Saudi Arabia reports 408 new COVID-19 cases, 3
deaths
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North America
• The Legacy Of Al-Qa’ida And Usama Bin Laden From His
Own Papers
• Hanes: Ruling on Quebec City mosque killer prompts a
reckoning of our own
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Africa
• Tunisian Court Bans Travel For 34 Among Them Islamist
Party Chief
• YOWICAN Vows To Vote Against Muslim Candidate In
Niger
• National Security Minister pays courtesy call on
National Chief Imam
• CAN group threatens to vote against Muslim/Muslim
candidate in Niger
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Pakistan
• Leaked Tape Hints At Imran’s ‘Patch-Up’ Efforts With
Zardari
• Prospects of success in ongoing talks with TTP
‘bleak’
• Punjab not happy with NA body’s water flow
evaluation in Sindh
• Imran, PTI lawmakers booked in two more cases
Compiled by New
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Defeat Hatred With Love': Message Of Peace Has Emerged
From A Gathering Of Over 5,000 Clerics And Religious Scholars In Deoband
Conference Organised By Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Maulana Mahmood Madani and other clerics during the
congregation in Deoband.
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Piyush Srivastava
29.05.22
Muslim religious leaders have urged the community “not
to fight fire with fire” but to “defeat hatred with love”, and rued the silence
of the government as “fanatics” try to poison society and weaken the country.
The message of peace has emerged from a gathering of
over 5,000 clerics and religious scholars in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh at a
time a concerted campaign is under way to file cases demanding the takeover of
Muslim places of worship, capping attempts to intimidate the minorities through
physical and livelihood attacks, citizenship bias and genocide calls.
Maulana Mahmood Madani, president of the Jamiat
Ulema-e-Hindi that is organising the two-day national convention at the Idgah
Ground in Deoband, said on Saturday: “We don’t need to fight fire with fire; we
need to maintain peace and follow traditions by playing a role in the positive
development of the country even when some groups have been trying to poison
society.
Madani added: “The number of worshippers of hatred has
suddenly multiplied in the country. The silence of the government is
unfortunate. But we will face this situation and never let the fanatics weaken
the country.”
Madani told reporters later on Saturday that several
resolutions would be passed at the convention. They include demanding that the
government implement the 267th report of the Law Commission of India that had
recommended a separate law against those who incite communal violence.
The participants agreed to observe March 14 as
“International Day to Combat Islamophobia” and requested Muslims not to
publicly vent their anger against “Hindutva fanatics”. “We will pass many more
resolutions by Sunday evening,” Madani said.
Mufti Abdul Qasim Nomani, vice-chancellor of the Darul
Uloom Deoband, the 156-year-old seminary, said: “India is like a garden of
different plants where people of different religions, ideologies and cultures
have been living with love for each other for centuries. However, some people
are conspiring to vitiate the atmosphere by creating hatred between people and
harming the development of the country.”
He added: “We need to be careful about these forces
and at the same time, focus on education to take the country to another level
of development.”
The Darul Uloom is one of the most respected Islamic
universities in the world and students from across the globe study there.
However, the RSS and the BJP have been trying to portray the seminary as a
“nursery of terrorism”.
Maulana Salman Bijnauri, a teacher at the Darul Uloom,
said at the convention: “A sense of Islamophobia has been created across India
to isolate Muslims from the economic and social mainstream. This was the reason
we proposed a campaign against such misinformation about Islam. We need to tell
people the reality so we can build confidence among other communities. This is
how we can gradually destroy the theory of Islamophobia and make people believe
that we are equal stakeholders in taking the country forward.”
The proposal was supported by most participants,
including Mufti Salman Mansoorpuri, a teacher at the Darul Uloom, Mufti
Habuburrahman Ilahabadi and Maulana Shamsuddin, and was included in the
resolution.
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Muslim Clerics, At Deoband Two-Day Conference
Organized By Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind, Raise Concern Over Growing Islamophobia,
Hate-Mongering In India
Muslims participating in Ram
Navami procession 2022 at Jeypore town in Odisha.
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28th May 2022
By Namita Bajpai
LUCKNOW: Taking a resolve to unite against
“Islamophobia, the Ulema and clerics converged, from across the country in
Deoband, Saharanpur to take part in a two-day conference organized by
Jamiat-Ulam-I-Hind (JUH) on Saturday and targeted the Centre alleging that
while it talked of a ‘United India’ (Akhand Bharat), it was patronizing the hate
mongers due to which it had become difficult for the Muslim community to walk
freely in its own land in the present time.
However, on a positive note, the JUH announced to hold
1000 sadbhawana Sansad (goodwill conferences) to unite the society against hatred
and Islamophobia in the days to come.
The two-day congregation of the governing body of JUH
commenced at Eidgah Maidan in Deoband and was attended by nearly 2000 members
and representatives of organizations from all over the country. The meet was
presided over by Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, the JUH president.
In all, three resolutions were passed by the members
in the conference including, (a). Immediate step to be taken in line with the
recommendation of 267th report of Law Commission -2017 suggesting the provision
for a separate law to punish those who incite violence; (b). In order to
promote tolerance, peace and coexistence among faiths, 15th March, as
designated by the United Nations, shall
be observed as the day against Islamophobia. On this occasion commitment for
the eradication of all forms of racism and religious discrimination should be
recalled; (c). A department – Justice and Empowerment Initiative for India
Muslims-- has been created by JUH to combat justice and suppression.
At the conference, a decision was also taken to carve
out a “Jamiat Sadbhavna Manch” with 11 members. Half of its members will be
non-Muslims. The Forum shall convene a meeting every month to ensure the
participation of non-Muslim brethren. Earlier, while delivering his
presidential address, Maulana Arshad Madani expressed grave concern over the
growing communalism in the country. He said it was necessary to come together
to end the atmosphere of hatred.
“We have been maintaining patience but that does not
mean that we will bow our heads and accept everything. We can compromise on
everything, but not on our faith," said Madani adding that the faith
taught them not to be discouraged under any circumstances. He further said that
the divisive forces had a game plan of provocation. “We cannot fall into their trap. The haters
are in minority but the biggest tragedy is that majority of the country is
silent even though it feels that those who are selling out hatred are traitors
of the country,” said the JUH chief.
He said that Muslims were feeling isolated in their
own country. “They talk of unity and Akhand Bharat while the situation is such
that the Muslims find it difficult to walk freely in their own country. That we
keep patience today, if need be, we will also accept jail and hanging but we
will not do this for others. When our organization decides then we will not
take a step back,” said
Madani.
Claiming the JUH
represented the unity of the country and was not limited to Muslims
only, Madani said its weakness was the weakness of the country. Maulana Mahmood
Asad Madani said that the responsibility for eradicating sectarian hatred lies
more with the government and media.
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Incorporate Tawakkul through Tazkiyah an-Nafs
Counselling Amid Uncertainty, Muslims Told
Board member of Malaysia
Counsellor of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry Dato
Professor Emeritus Dr Amir bin Awang during the conference. PHOTO: ROKIAH
MAHMUD
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May 29, 2022
Rokiah Mahmud
Muslims should incorporate Tawakkul when facing
uncertainties, through Tazkiyah an-Nafs counselling, said board member of
Malaysia Counsellor of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry
Dato Professor Emeritus Dr Amir bin Awang yesterday.
He said this at the National Counselling Conference
and Exhibition (NICHE) 2022 organised by the Religious Teachers University
College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) and the Brunei Darussalam Counselling
Association (PERKAB), themed ‘Divine Vaccine Overcoming Uncertainty’.
In his keynote address on ‘Divine Vaccine Overcoming
Uncertainty: Tazkiyah An-Nafs’, he differentiated between Western counselling
and an-Nafs, by noting that the Islamic method can be regarded as a divine
vaccine. He added that Muslims must seek to purify their souls as an element to
the divine vaccine approach.
The second keynote speech was delivered by PERKAB
President Major (Rtd) Rusli bin Bujang, who covered ‘Strategy in Improving
Taqwa (Pious) in Creating Inner Self-Control’.
He said that a person’s ability to refrain themselves
from doing something unintended or unwanted can help the person achieve the
desired long-term goals.
The conference continued with parallel presentations
at Tarbiyah Hall and Taklim Hall, themed ‘Technology, Measurement and
Assessment in Counselling’.
The Tarbiyah Hall featured three presenters – Gamal
Abdul Nasir Zakaria from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) on ‘Addressing
Mental Health Among Students Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Brunei Darussalam’; Dr
Kharhan bin Haji Jait and Ahmad Humaizi bin Haji Samihon from KUPU SB on
‘Online Counselling Education Service in Brunei Darussalam’; and Counselling
Officer from Student Affairs Division at UBD Akmal Nasri bin Kamal on ‘The
Physiological Impacts of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) on Social Skills:
Mediating Effects of Mental Health Problems’.
Source: Borneo Bulletin
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Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation
Afghanistan Rejects the Taliban’s Invitation to Return to the Country
Members of the Supreme
Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan
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By Saqalain Eqbal
28 May 2022
Members of the Supreme Council of National Resistance
for the Salvation of Afghanistan issued a statement, on Friday, 27th May,
calling the Taliban’s recent actions, including convening the Loya Jirga and
forming the Return and Communications with Former Afghan Officials and
Political Figures Commission, a “ploy” that they “firmly reject.”
While the Taliban lacks national and international
legitimacy, the council claimed that the Taliban had made “desperate efforts”
to gain support from the Afghan people and the international community, as well
as to rule the “oppressed” people for a period of time.
The council said in a statement that the Taliban were
staging a “sinister plot” by hosting a “show”, referring to the meeting of the
“Great Assembly of Afghans” at the behest of a pre-determined plan.
The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of
Afghanistan, according to the statement, denies both Taliban attempts, calling
them “an insult to the collective consciousness of the people, a disdain to
political figures and their complicity in the Taliban’s crimes, and a play on
the international community’s thoughts.”
“The Taliban must understand that no conscientious
political figure, no committed and diligent scholar, and no brave and patriotic
woman is willing turn a blind eye on the blood of Afghanistan’s oppressed
people and their just demands and partake in the group’s crime,” the statement
stated.
The council also said the Taliban should know that the
group’s treatment of domestic politicians, its violence against women and
former regime employees, is the best measure of how it treats others.
The Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of
Afghanistan has stated that instead of these “ridiculous tricks and games,” the
Taliban should seek realistic and viable solutions to the country’s present
situation.
According to the council, the Taliban must comply with
the legitimate demands of the Afghan people, including the formation of a
transitional government and then a regime based on the people’s will through
general elections, in order to bring real change to the country and bring stability,
security, and prosperity to the country.
The statement comes as the Taliban has established a
commission to invite and protect political figures inside the country. In
addition, the group plans to hold an assembly in Kabul, labeling it the Loya Jirga,
to obtain internal legitimacy.
Source: khaama Press
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Palestine Become Battle Scene Of Defending Islam Sanctities
Photo: Mehr News Agency
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May 29, 2022
"The Palestinian people today have started a holy
battle in Al-Aqsa Mosque so that the occupying forces and the settlers cannot
penetrate it," Barhum said in an interview with Al Mayadeen in reaction to
the Flag March ceremony of the Zionists on Sunday.
Hamas' spokesman also called on the people of the Arab
world and the Islamic Ummah to stand by the Palestinian people and enter the
battle for the liberation of Al Quds, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the whole of
Palestine.
Palestinians demonstrated in several areas of the Gaza
Strip in protest of the flag march, warning the Zionists by saying that the Al
Aqsa Mosque is their red line.
Hours before the start of the flag march, groups of
Zionist settlers on Sunday entered Al-Aqsa Mosque under the strict security
measures of the Zionist regime's police.
Meanwhile, the Zionist regime forces were stationed in
different parts of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, imprisoning the Palestinian worshipers
inside the mosque and preventing other Palestinian citizens to enter.
Last night, Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political
bureau of the Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement, issued a stern warning against
holding a flag march.
The flag march is an insulting ceremony and marks a
day in 1967 when the Zionist occupiers were able to completely occupy Quds.
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India
Two arrested for Muslim cleric's murder in Guwahati
May 29, 2022
GUWAHATI: Police on Saturday arrested two persons
involved in the killing of a Muslim cleric in Guwahati's Hatigaon area early
this week.
Sabur Ali and his wife Anna Khatun were nabbed from
Chaygaon, on the outskirts of Guwahati. A local court sent Anna to judicial
custody for 14 days, while Subur got three-day police custody.
Source: Times Of India
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For Poor Muslim Slum Dwellers in Ranchi, an Unending
Struggle Against Eviction Attempts
Abhik Bhattacharya
29-05-2022
Ranchi: With ‘bulldozer justice’ becoming the new
norm, a Muslim-majority slum at Rasaldarnagar of Doranada in Ranchi is on verge
of becoming its new victim.
On May 19, 2022, circle officer of Argora, Arvind
Kumar Onjha, had sent a show cause notice to Muslims who had been residing
beside the Harmu river for more than 30 years. The notice titled ‘Under Section
3 of The Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956’ asked the residents to
appear before the circle officer on May 23 and ‘show cause why the encroachment
shall not be removed’.
Source: The Wire
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MLA Abhay Patil seeks survey at mosque site in Belagavi
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
MAY 28, 2022
Belagavi South MLA Abhay Patil has urged the Deputy
Commissioner of the district to initiate a survey at the site of a mosque in
order to ascertain whether it was built over a temple.
Speaking to press persons in Belagavi on Saturday, Mr.
Abhay Patil referred to an old mosque near Ramdev Galli, which he said had
semblance to a temple and according to the elders, there existed a temple
before a mosque was built.
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Southeast Asia
Ministry looking to address sexual exploitation of
children on internet, says Rina Harun
29 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Ministry of Women, Family
and Community Development views seriously the fact that the police have
received tens of thousands of internet protocol (IP) addresses suspected of
sharing child pornography on the internet over the past several years.
Its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said the
matter required the cooperation of all members of the community to protect
children in the country.
Source: Malay Mail
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DAP MP: PM should take over Zuraida's portfolio to
prevent govt parties squabbling for post
By Ashman Adam
29 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Ismail Sabri Yaakob should just take on the responsibilities of the Ministry of
Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) without extra pay after its
minister, Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, said she will tender her resignation after
defecting from her old party, a DAP MP has said today.
Steven Sim urged Ismail Sabri to not elect a new
minister for the portfolio until the end of this Parliamentary term, claiming
that not only will it prevent political turmoil among the parties vying for the
post but also save taxpayers' money.
Source: Malay Mail
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Muslims urged to report ‘praying with fan’ incidences
28 May 2022
IPOH, May 28 — The public is urged to report to the
religious authorities if they come across Muslims praying along with a fan and
making it as though it is another worshipper.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious
Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad said this seemed to be the latest trend among young
people and this should not be happening.
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South Asia
Reconstruction of Afghanistan shared responsibility:
Mullah Beradar
Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat
28 May 2022
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Prime Minister’s Office Economic
Aide Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar has stressed Afghanistan was the home of all
Afghans and the Islamic . . .
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The divided Security Council failed to implement its
decisions, Al-Sunni says
By: SafaAlharathy
May 28, 2022
Al-Sunni was speaking at a session before the Security
Council to consider the situation in Libya.
He highlighted the 'impotence and division' of the
Security Council on many issues, saying that Libyans were left in uncertainty
on who was to blame for the UN's failure in Libya, "is it the strategy or
the UN envoys sent there."
Source: Libya Observer
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Jawzjan Residents Complain that Armed Nomads Usurp and
Destroy Their Land
By Saqalain Eqbal
28 May 2022
Residents of Jawzjan province have recently produced
video recordings depicting armed nomads destroying agricultural land. The
residents of the province have complained that armed nomads have destroyed and
usurped their land.
Nomads have been seen in the Abgarmi, Dasht-e Lily,
Zumrod, and Quban areas of Jawzjan province since this month, according to a
number of residents.
Source: khaama Press
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Half of Afghan Population Relies on Humanitarian Aids:
Report
By Arif Ahmadi
28 May 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan – United Nations High Commission
for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than half of Afghanistan’s population is
dependent on life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection, according to
sources, suggesting one in two people do not know where their next meal come
from.
This came at a time ever-Increasing poverty and
political crisis in Afghanistan add up to the number of beggars across the
country, forcing desperate families on Kabul streets.
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Mideast
Right-Wing Israeli Settler Leader and Israeli Soldiers
Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque
MAY 29, 2022
Beginning at 7 am on Sunday, dozens of right-wing
Israeli paramilitary settlers, led by the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir and
accompanied by squadrons of Israeli soldiers, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa
Mosque, removing Palestinian worshipers who were there for the morning prayer,
and invading the sanctuary spaces to force out the Muslims who were peacefully
praying there.
Israeli troops accompanied the right-wing Jewish
settlers in their provocative invasion of the mosque compound, and installed
checkpoints in addition to violently assaulting the Palestinian Muslim
worshipers.
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Amid minor Temple Mount scuffles on Jerusalem Day,
Hamas says Al-Aqsa is ‘red line’
By TOI STAFF
29-05-2022
As the tense Jerusalem Day morning continues, Hamas
spokesperson Fawzi Barhum says: “The resistance cannot stand idly by in the
face of the occupation’s abuses.”
“[Israel] seems to have not understood the messages of
the resistance well,” Barhoum tells the Lebanese al-Mayadeen network.
Source: Times Of Israel
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Two holy shrines receive mourning processions on
martyrdom anniversary of Imam as-Sadiq
May 29, 2022
In commemoration and in remembrance of the martyrdom
of Imam Jaafar as-Sadeq (peace be upon him), the Karbala'i mourning processions
arrived to the holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and his brother Aba al-Fadl
al-Abbas (peace be upon them) since the early hours of the morning, in order to
offer their condolences on this sad occasion.
Source: Al Kafeel News
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Iran envoy to China urges SCO to slam assassination of
IRGC member
May 28, 2022
Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh
has written a letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to call on
the member states to condemn the cowardly assassination of an Iranian
commander.
Keshavarzzadeh addressed Secretary-General of the SCO
Zhang Ming, writing that one of the objectives of the organization is the fight
against terrorism as well as consolidation of peace and stability in Eurasia,
so given the fact that Iran plays a key role to this end, Tehran urges the
organization to condemns the cowardly assassination of Martyr Hassan Sayyad
Khodaei.
Source: IRNA
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Europe
Oldham teenager waited outside mosque to stab man in
'extremely violent' broad daylight attack
By Seamus McDonnell
28 MAY 2022
An Oldham teenager who travelled to Sheffield to
ambush and repeatedly stab a man outside a mosque has been jailed. Mohamed
Shabaz has been locked up for 21 years for attempted murder.
Shabaz slashed the victim with a large kitchen knife
before fleeing the scene leaving him for dead, the court heard. The man
received life-threatening injuries and spent a number of weeks in hospital
recovering from the assault.
Source: Manchester Evening News
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EasyJet to Cancel More Than 20 Daily Half-Term Flights
From London Gatwick
By PA Media
May 28, 2022
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the
next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break.
A spokeswoman for the company said in a statement: “We
have taken the decision to make advance cancellations of around 24 Gatwick
flights per day starting from tomorrow 28 May until 6 June.
Source: The Epoch Times
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Azerbaijanis Celebrate Creation of Muslim World's
First Democracy
By Yaver Kazimbeyli
May 28, 2022
Today, millions of Azerbaijanis around the world
celebrate Independence Day to commemorate the first democratic statehood of the
entire Muslim world - the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR).
With a population of about 4.6 million and a territory
of 114,000 square kilometers (44 square miles), the Azerbaijan Democratic
Republic was centered on a secular and parliamentary rule
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Arab world
Egyptian Mufti warns Britain on threat from Muslim
Brotherhood
George Mikhail
May 29, 2022
Egypt has recently stepped up efforts to clamp down on
the Muslim Brotherhood and its members in Britain. Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki
Allam warned the British House of Commons on May 17 of the danger posed by
members of the Muslim Brotherhood on British soil.
At the House of Commons, Allam distributed a report
highlighting the abuses committed by the Muslim Brotherhood. He tried to prove
the Brotherhood’s use of violence and its association with jihadi organizations
such as the Islamic State (IS). He detailed the most prominent cases that
Brotherhood members are facing in Egyptian courts.
Three days later, Allam gave a lecture at Oxford
University, where he warned Western media outlets and non-governmental
organizations about dealing with extremist ideas, in reference to the Muslim
Brotherhood in Britain.
Source: Al-Monitor
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Iraqi Shia politician warns of Turkey's plan to occupy
Iraq
May 28, 2022
According to "almaalomah" news website, the
Secretary-General of Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) Qais al-Khazali made the comments
in a meeting with tribal leaders in the holy city of Najaf.
"The Turks have long dreamed of 'Mosul province',
which includes parts of Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk. Turkey is trying to occupy
part of Iraq in 2023, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the so-called
Lausanne Treaty."
Source: Mehrnews
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Saudi Arabia: Smart robot gives access to fatwas
(religious edicts) in Grand Mosque
Ramadan Al Sherbini
May 28, 2022
Cairo: Saudi authorities have introduced a smart robot
guiding pilgrims on Islamic rituals as part of optimal utilisation of high
technology and artificial intelligence in boosting services at the Grand Mosque
in Mecca,.
The multi-lingual machine gives pilgrims access to
fatwas (religious edicts) and establishes remote contacts with scholars for
them, the Saudi news agency SPA reported.
Source: Gulf News
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Jeddah Jungle takes visitors on ultimate safari
experience
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR
May 28, 2022
JEDDAH: For the first time in the Middle East, “Jungle
Trek” has been set up for a real-life animal-watching experience, where
visitors walk along shaded paths and can interact with exotic animals.
Experiencing wildlife firsthand, Jeddah Season
visitors will also get to go on a thrilling safari experience on a Jeep and
encounter seven different kinds of wild cats as well as other exotic animals.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi student brings hope to deaf drivers with
award-winning invention
SPA
May 28, 2022
RIYADH: A Saudi medical student has won a string of an
international awards for an invention that opens up a new world for hearing
impaired or deaf drivers by dramatically improving their safety behind the
wheel.
Renad bint Musaed Al-Hussein, a student at the College
of Medicine at King Saud University, developed special sensors that operate as
soon as they detect sounds outside the vehicle.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Shoura Council to discuss reports on general
intelligence, draft labor agreements
ARAB NEWS
May 28, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council will meet on
Monday to discuss several items, including reports on general intelligence,
international strategic partnerships, and draft labor agreements.
It will listen to the Trade and Investment Committee’s
observations on the Saudi Accreditation Center's annual report for the fiscal
year 2021-2022, the Security and Military Affairs Committee’s observations on
the General Intelligence Presidency's report for 2021-2022, and the Islamic
Affairs Committee’s observations on the civil transactions draft.
It is scheduled to discuss findings from the Media
Committee on the Saudi Broadcasting Authority's annual report for 2021-2022,
and the report from the Human Resources and Social Development Committee on the
General Organization for Social Insurance's annual report for 2021-2022.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia reports 408 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
ARAB NEWS
May 29, 2022
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reported 408 new cases of COVID-19
on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health. As a result, the total number
of cases in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic grew to 766,196.
Of the new infections, 116 were recorded in Riyadh,
114 in Jeddah, 42 in Dammam, 33 in Makkah and 27 in Madinah. Several other
cities recorded fewer than 20 new cases each.
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North America
THE LEGACY OF AL-QA’IDA AND USAMA BIN LADEN FROM HIS
OWN PAPERS
BY JOSHUA HUMINSKI
MAY 28, 2022
May first marked the 11th anniversary of the
successful Operation Neptune Spear, which saw U.S. Navy SEALs cross into
Pakistan, flown by members of the Army’s elite 160 Night Stalkers, and kill
Usama bin Laden (UBL). The anniversary likely passed with little, if any,
notice by most. The death of the leader of al-Qa’ida may have brought some closure
to the families and loved ones of those lost on 9/11, but the threat of radical
Islamist Jihadist terrorism remains. The philosophical movement UBL crystalized
into a global endeavor very much remains with us. While the threat is certainly
much reduced, and Bin Laden is by no means the sole progenitor of the movement,
his legacy lives on well beyond Abbottabad.
There remains much to learn about UBL and al-Qa’ida, a
fact vividly illustrated in Nelly Lahoud’s “The Bin Laden Papers.” Thanks in no
small part to the situational awareness of the Navy SEALs on-the-ground, and
the forbearance of Admiral William McRaven—the commander of Neptune Spear—we
have exceptional insights into the inner workings of al-Qa’ida and UBL’s
worldview. The SEALs, seeing filing cabinets and computers, asked for
additional time to conduct “sensitive site exploitation”—in effect grabbing as
much useful intelligence and data as possible. Despite worries about remaining
on site too long, McRaven granted them additional time— time that proved
invaluable to our understanding of UBL and the group he co-founded.
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Hanes: Ruling on Quebec City mosque killer prompts a
reckoning of our own
Allison Hanes
May 27, 2022
After a week in which many Canadians were left
heartbroken, anguished and outraged over the senseless slaughter of 19 students
and two teachers at a Texas elementary school, we are now being forced to
reckon with the painful fallout from one of our own horrific mass shootings.
The night a gunman opened fire in the Centre culturel
islamique in Quebec City marked us forever. It shattered any illusions that we
are immune from the polarization, hatred and intolerance on the rise around the
world — or the indiscriminate violence unleashed with such shocking frequency
in the country next door.
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Africa
Tunisian court bans travel for 34 among them Islamist
party chief
29-May-2022
A Tunisian court has issued a travel ban on 34 people,
including the head of the Islamist Ennahdha party, all suspected of involvement
in an alleged parallel security service reportedly put into place after the
2011 Tunisian revolution.
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YOWICAN Vows To Vote Against Muslim Candidate In Niger
By Shojobi Abisola
May 28, 2022
The Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria
Niger State Chapter has threatened to vote against any political party that
fields a Muslim/Muslim ticket in the forthcoming general election.
The chairman of the YOWICAN, Loyin Emmanuel, who made
this known during a press conference in Minna on Saturday, said the fielding of
a Muslim/Muslim candidates was becoming rampant adding that the recurrence has
shown the Christian community that they were not being considered as partners
in progress in the state.
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National Security Minister pays courtesy call on
National Chief Imam
28 May 2022
The National Security Ministry led by Albert
Kan-Dapaah, the sector Minister, paid a courtesy call on Sheikh Osman Nuhu
Sharubutu, National Chief Imam.
Members of the entourage included Edward Asomani,
Deputy National Security Coordinator; Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of
Defence Staff; Ambassador Peter Opata, Director-General of the Research
Department; Kwaku Domfeh, Director-General of the National Intelligence Bureau
(NIB).
Source: Myjoy Online
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Pakistan
Leaked tape hints at Imran’s ‘patch-up’ efforts with
Zardari
Amir Wasim
May 29, 2022
ISLAMABAD: An audio recording of an alleged telephonic
conversation between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari and
property tycoon Malik Riaz was widely reported by the electronic media and
shared on social media on Saturday, where the latter could be heard telling Mr
Zardari that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was desperate
for a “patch-up” with him.
The leaked audio recording — in which the voices were
believed by many to be of Mr Zardari and Mr Riaz — came to the fore two days
after Mr Khan abruptly ended a planned anti-government sit-in in Islamabad amid
speculation of behind-the-scenes contacts between him and the establishment.
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Prospects of success in ongoing talks with TTP ‘bleak’
Baqir Sajjad Syed
May 29, 2022
ISLAMABAD: A United Nations Security Council report
has reminded about the persistent threat Pakistan’s security faces from the
Afghanistan-based Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and warned that prospects
of success of the ongoing peace process were bleak.
The annual report of the 1988 Taliban sanctions committee
monitoring team noted TTP’s linkages with Afghan Taliban, explained how the
group benefitted from the fall of Ghani regime last year and touched upon its
relations with other terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan.
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Punjab not happy with NA body’s water flow evaluation
in Sindh
Amjad Mahmood
May 29, 2022
LAHORE: Punjab has questioned the criteria adopted for
measuring water flows in River Indus by a sub-committee of the National
Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water Resources during a recent field visit
to Taunsa and Guddu barrages, claiming the river point selected in Sindh was
irregular while its representative was excluded from monitoring the flows at
the regular point.
MNAs Khalid Magsi and Riazul Haq, Ministry of Water
& Power Joint Secretary (Water) Syed Mehr Ali Shah along with
representatives of Punjab and Sindh irrigation departments recently visited
Taunsa Barrage in Punjab and Guddu as well as Sukkur barrages in Sindh to
monitor water flows in a bid to address the water dispute between the two
provinces.
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Imran, PTI lawmakers booked in two more cases
Munawer Azeem
May 29, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Two more cases were registered on Saturday
against former prime minister Imran Khan and a number of Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
parliamentarians in connection with the party’s May 25 ‘Haqiqi Azadi March’,
police said.
One of the cases was registered at the Margalla police
station under sections 186, 353, 148, 149, 506ii, 341, 188 and 109 of the
Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
According to the FIR, MNAs Khurram Nawaz, Ali Nawaz
Awan, Union Council F-8 vice chairman Mian Amjad and Malik Rafiq Awan along
with 400 unidentified people blocked Jinnah Avenue near Khayaban Bridge.
Source: Dawn
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