‘Hijab Not Essential In Islam, It Is A Conspiracy To Stop The Muslim Girls From Progressing: Arif Mohammad Khan Kerala Governor
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February 2022
Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan
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‘Hijab Not Essential In Islam, It Is A Conspiracy To Stop The Muslim Girls From
Progressing: Arif Mohammad Khan Kerala Governor
• Middle-Aged Man Stoned To Death By A Mob Over
Alleged Desecration Of The Holy Quran In A Remote Village Of Khanewal
• Israel-Saudi Peace Could Be Bridge To Entire Muslim
World But Saudi Arabia Is Complicated And Peace May Take Some Time
• Normalization With Tel Aviv Can Foist A Heavy
Political Price On Erdogan
• Reserve Of Afghanistan Does Not Belong To Afghan
Government, Its Freezing Is Injustice: Taliban UN Nominee
India
• Once A ‘Deciding Factor’, Muslims Prep To Regain
‘Poll Position’ As A Formidable Electorate In Uttar Pradesh
• MP: Headcount, Not Headscarf, Is Worrying Principal
Of School In Muslim-Majority Locality
• Muslim youth take out rally in Kadapa district,
Andhra; reaction to Hijab ban
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Pakistan
• Substance in defamation suits by Ali Zafar, Meesha Shafi
separate: LHC
• Police official martyred, two injured in shootout in
Islamabad
• NewsOne taken off air before Pemra notice
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Arab world
• Islamic State kills Iraqi forces in sparsely
populated Anbar desert
• Qatar hosts Islamic Organization for Food Security
forum Monday
• Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs Meets with
Egyptian Grand Mufti
• Minister of Islamic Affairs Heads Saudi Delegation
to 32nd International Conference of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in
Egypt
• Minister of Islamic Affairs Participates in the 32nd
International Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt
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Mideast
• Turkish Islamist Foundation Linked to Child Sexual
Abuse Is Financing New York City Dormitory
• Turkey-Norway Is Willing to Continue Dialogs with
Islamic Emirate
• Five Iranian Cultural, Historical Sites Registered
As Islamic World Heritage
• Islamic Revolution Anniversary Ceremonies Have
Become Part Of Iranians’ Identity
• New Iranian humanitarian aid arrives in
Afghanistan's Ghazni
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South Asia
• Biden Should Retreat His Decision Over Afghanistan’s
Assets: Hamid Karzai
• India, Pakistan agree on wheat delivery to
Afghanistan
• Ex-President Ashraf Ghani’s peace envoy returns to
Kabul
• Armed attack on former Afghan government deputy CE
left two dead in Kabul
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Southeast Asia
• Aid For Taliban But Not Malaysia’s Minorities? Guan
Eng Asks Putrajaya
• Philippine gunmen kill 9 in road ambush in southern
town, including Muslim rebel
• VP urges young Indonesian Muslims to become globally
competitive
• Muda doesn’t want Johor seats PKR is offering,
sources say
• Syed Saddiq: Muda’s Dian Lee can’t choose her
father, party does not accept party-hopping elected lawmakers
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Europe
• Anti-Semitic Muslim Who Claimed Grenfell Tower Victims
Were ‘Burnt Alive In A Jewish Sacrifice’ Is Jailed For 11 Months For Stirring
Racial Hatred
• Sadiq Khan says he will 'work closely' with Priti
Patel on the selection of Dame Cressida Dick’s successor
• Boris Johnson focused on Ukraine, not police questionnaire,
says UK minister
• 11th anniversary of Bahrain uprising marked in
London
• COVID-19: UK monitoring hybrid delta-omicron strain
called 'deltacron'
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North America
• US Senator Admits Failure Of Anti-Iran Maximum
Pressure Policy
• Suspect fatally shot by police following arson at
Michigan mosque
• Dearborn police shoot armed suspect while
investigating suspected arson at mosque
• Armed suspect shot dead during Dearborn mosque arson
investigation
• Five UN staff abducted in southern Yemen while
returning after field mission
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Africa
• Sudan Army Chief Says Israel Visits For ‘Security’
Reasons
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‘Hijab Not Essential In Islam, It Is A Conspiracy To
Stop The Muslim Girls From Progressing: Arif Mohammad Khan Kerala Governor
Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan
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By: DNA
Feb 13, 2022
The row surrounding the ban of hijabs and other
religious attire inside colleges in Karnataka remains at its peak while
sparking several reactions from the student community as well as from political
leaders across the country.
In recent news, Kerala Governor Arif Khan expressed
his opinion on the current hijab row erupting in the state, saying that hijab
is not an essential part of attire for Muslim women, and urged them to keep
attending school and college to continue their education.
While speaking to news agency ANI, Khan said, “Hijab
is not a part of Islam. Hijab is mentioned seven times in Quran, but it is not
in connection with the women’s dress code. It is a conspiracy to stop the
Muslim girls from progressing.”
The Kerala governor further added, “The hijab
controversy is a conspiracy to stop the education of Muslim girls. The Muslim
girls are studying now and achieving what they want. I would suggest the
students return to their classrooms and study.”
While talking about the argument about Sikhs wearing
turbans during classes, Arif Khan termed the debate as “absurd” and said that
hijabs are not necessary for Islam but turbans are absolutely necessary for
Sikhism.
He said, “The argument that wearing a turban is
allowed to the Sikhs but the Muslim girls are not being allowed to wear hijab
inside the classroom is absurd. Turban is an essential part of the Sikh
religion, however, the hijab is not mentioned as an essential part of Islam in
the Quran.”
The Kerala governor further added, “Hijab has no
connection with Islam. The Hijab word is used seven times in Quran but it is
not in connection with the dress code of women. It is in connection with
‘purdah’ which means that when you speak, you should have ‘purdah’ in between.”
Khan also emphasized that women are free to wear
anything they want, and should comply with the rules and regulations set by
universities they are currently working in or seeking education from.
Kerala governor Arif Khan said, “You are free to wear
anything that you want. But when you are associated with an institution, you
have to adhere to the rules and regulations and the dress code of the
institution.”
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Middle-Aged Man Stoned To Death By A Mob Over Alleged
Desecration Of The Holy Quran In A Remote Village Of Khanewal, Pakistan
Horrific videos and pictures
of the incident have been making rounds on social media, with users demanding
of the government take action against the people involved. Reuters/File
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Imran Gabol
February 13, 2022
LAHORE: A middle-aged man was stoned to death by a mob
over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran in a remote village of Khanewal
district on Saturday.
The killing comes on the heels of an identical
incident in Sialkot, where a Sri Lankan engineer was lynched by factory
workers on Dec 3 last year on blasphemy charges.
The Saturday incident took place in Jungle Dera
village where hundreds of locals gathered after Maghrib prayers following
announcements that a man had torn some pages of the Holy Quran and later set
them on fire.
With no one ready to listen to the suspect, who
reportedly claimed innocence, the villagers first hanged him with a tree and
then hit him with bricks, until he died.
According to an eyewitness, a police team which
reached the village well before stoning arrested the suspect but the growing
mob snatched him from the SHO’s custody. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar sought a
report from IGP Rao Sardar Ali Khan.
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Israel-Saudi Peace Could Be Bridge To Entire Muslim
World But Saudi Arabia Is Complicated And Peace May Take Some Time
Dr. Najat AlSaied on a visit to Israel in February 2022. Credit: Courtesy.
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By Maayan Hoffman
February 13, 2022
A Saudi Arabian professor who now lives in Dubai has
told JNS that peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia “will happen” but that it
could take more time.
“If you ask me, logically and rationally, it will
happen,” Dr. Najat AlSaied said. “But Saudi Arabia is complicated and peace may
take some time.”
She noted that while Israel and Saudi Arabia share a
common enemy in Iran, security is not the only consideration for a country like
Saudi Arabia, which she said represents the Islamic and Arab world as the home
of Mecca and Medina.
Nonetheless, AlSaied said that peace could happen and,
if it did, “it would bring peace between Israel and the entire Muslim world.”
AlSaied was in Israel from Sunday to Friday last week,
during the same period that several top Israeli officials visited the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) and Emirati parliamentarians met with colleagues at the
Knesset. She said that the recent surge in visits by Israel and Emirati
officials to each other’s countries were meant to send a message: Peace is
stronger than hate and violence.
She told JNS that the recent visits to the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Tourism Minister Yoel
Razvozov and police chief Yaakov Shabtai were timed to the tensions simmering
in the region.
A drone attack by the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels on a
fuel depot in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17 killed three civilians. It was followed up
by at least two more missile attacks, both intercepted, including one during
Herzog’s trip.
“They [the Houthis] don’t want to see this kind of
peace and normalization between Israel and the Gulf,” AlSaied said of the
Abraham Accords, which were signed in September 2020. “But when the Israelis
are coming despite these missile attacks, Israel and the Gulf are saying, ‘Do
whatever you want to do, the peace will not evaporate and fail because of your
silly, immature actions.’”
She called the visits by the officials “symbols of
peace” and said that when there is a warm, people-to-people peace, the Iranians
and their proxies use it for hegemonic purposes—as a reason to show their force
to the Arab public.
AlSaied was in Israel through her role as the academic
and media consultant for the NGO Sharaka, which means “partnership” in English.
The organization was founded by young leaders from Israel, the UAE and Bahrain
in the aftermath of the accords, to help turn the vision of people-to-people
peace into reality.
In addition to her volunteer work, AlSaied is a
professor at American University in the Emirates. She previously served as a
researcher at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in
Abu Dhabi, and as an assistant professor at Zayed University in Dubai.
AlSaied told JNS that her days in Israel were packed
from “early morning until late at night” meeting the people she had connected
with via online webinars and other virtual activities in the last 18 months.
This was her first trip to the country. She had tried coming to Israel six
earlier times, she said, but each trip was canceled for one reason or another,
from the Israeli elections to COVID-19 and even the weather.
She met with representatives of the Government Press
Office in Jerusalem, where she spoke about women in journalism, schmoozed with
professors at Hebrew University and the Open University and held meetings with
her contacts in the Foreign Ministry—in addition to visiting friends from
various sectors.
“I thought when I would arrive, I would see like a
mini-New York,” AlSaied told JNS. “But my expectations were wrong: Israel is
like a part of the Arab world, more Middle Eastern than Western.”
AlSaied walked around between the various
quarters—Arab, Christian, Armenian and Jewish—and said she was struck by the
mosques, churches and synagogues all situated in close proximity to one another
and coexisting, at least most of the time.
“I saw the Abraham Accords embodied in front of my
face,” she said. “It was amazing. This is something that will always be
captured in my mind.”
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Normalization With Tel Aviv Can Foist A Heavy
Political Price On Erdogan
Illustration by Erhan Yalva
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February 13, 2022
Source: Al Waght News
On Wednesday, Israeli newspaper the Yedioth Ahronoth
reported a visit to Turkey of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General
Alon Ushpiz in preparation for next month visit of the Israeli President Issac
Herzog's visit to Ankara. His meeting with the Turkish presidential spokesman
Ibrahim Kalin comes as earlier Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said
that the Israeli president would travel to Turkey in early February. Many
political observers agree that as part of a de-escalation policy he has
embarked on over the past months, Erdogan is normalizing with Tel Aviv.
The approach of Erdogan and other Turkish government
officials clearly demonstrate that the Turkish leader is seriously seeking to
normalize relations with Tel Aviv and maintain economic relations between the
two sides. The new Turkish tendency comes as since 2018 and following stepped
up Israeli attacks on Gaza and Trump relocation of American embassy from Tel
Aviv to Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Turkey recalled its ambassador from the Israeli
regime, triggering similar response from Tel Aviv.
Over the past two years, Erdogan has backed down from
his aggressive and tense approach with various actors under a charm offensive,
pursuing a strategy of de-escalating and normalizing relations with Arab
countries and, more recently, the Israeli government. In addition to sending
political signals, Erdogan has spoken of readiness to cooperate with the
Israelis in all areas, including gas sector. On February 4, Erdogan said Turkey
can use Israeli gas and cooperate with Tel Aviv to send it to Europe.
Erdogan's remarks are basically meant to defeat an
anti-Turkish regional alliance. Turkey's gas exploration in the Mediterranean
Sea in the past few years has brought Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and the Israeli
regime under an anti-Turkish coalition. Even in 2018, Donald Trump supported
EastMed Pipeline project which is aimed at transferring Israeli gas to Europe
via Cyprus. But after Biden took office, support for the plan was quietly
quitted, with new administration officials citing the project as a source of
tension and instability in the region. Now Erdogan wants Turkey the only way
through which the Israeli gas reaches Europe in a bid to break the opposite
alliance.
After 2009, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly tried
to portray himself as a supporter of the Palestinians and their cause and an
ally of the resistance political groups, on top of them Hamas, in the occupied
territories. He has even been aspiring to introduce himself as the leader of
the Islamic countries in the Palestinian case. During various statements and
meetings, he verbally attacked the Israeli regime. This trend culminated in
2018 and led to the severance of relations with Tel Aviv, but the fact is that
Erdogan and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have never been true
allies of the Palestinian people.
In the current context, Erdogan has argued that his
efforts to normalize relations with the Israelis do not mean turning his back
on Palestinian groups, and that Ankara will continue to defend the rights of
Muslims in the occupied territories. However, any friendship with the Israeli
regime, actually, should be viewed as running counter to the interests of Palestine.
Late last year, Erdogan invited the Jewish rabbis in Istanbul, signaling his
efforts to persuade the Israeli lobby in the US to sway Biden policy for the
good of Turkey. Therefore, in the normalization case, the claim of maintaining
ties with the Palestinian resistance while engaging with the Israelis is a
political propaganda and a deception of public opinion at home and abroad.
A set of reasons may drive Erdogan's decision for
détente with the Israelis, among them an aim to heal the economic crisis and
also win support of the pro-Israeli lobbies to stay in power in next elections.
But his new approach which is adopted using normalization can deliver the
reverse and cost him and his party heavily.
Actually, now a large part of the Turkish society and
also Muslim world public view any thaw with Tel Aviv an unforgivable betrayal
of the Palestinian cause. If done, the normalization would harm Erdogan image
at home and across the Muslim world— something potentially paving the way for
AKP loss in next elections and foisting a heavy price on Erdogan and his
political future.
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Reserve Of Afghanistan Does Not Belong To Afghan Government,
Its Freezing Is Injustice: Taliban UN Nominee
Nominee of the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan for the United Nations Suhail Shaheen
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By Najibullah Lalzoy
13 Feb 2022
Nominee of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for the
United Nations Suhail Shaheen reacted to the US president Joe Biden’s decision
over allocating $3.5 billion to the victims of 9/11 and said the reserve only
belongs to the people of Afghanistan.
“Reserve of Da Afghanistan Bank-Afghanistan Central
Bank- does not belong to governments or factions but it is property of the
people of Afghanistan. It is only used for implementation of monetary policy,
facilitation of trade and boosting of the financial system of the country.”
Reads a Twitter post of Shaheen.
Suhail Shaheen added that the money has never been
used for any other purpose but the ones mentioned.
Referring to the $3.5 billion still frozen in the US
banks, Shaheen criticized that freezing and disbursement of the money for any
other purpose is injustice and not acceptable to the people of Afghanistan.
The decision by Joe Biden has been attacked by
everyone in Afghanistan and the common people have accused the US president of
stealing the money of impoverished people of Afghanistan.
Source: khaama Press
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India
Once A ‘Deciding Factor’, Muslims Prep To Regain ‘Poll
Position’ As A Formidable Electorate In Uttar Pradesh
Feb 13, 2022
LUCKNOW: Once seen as the ‘deciding factor’ for their
propensity for ‘strategic voting’, Muslims were a formidable electorate in
Uttar Pradesh until the 2014 general elections, when BJP’s strategy of
consolidating Hindu votes across the vast state’s deep caste divide pushed the
minority vote to the margins.
Eight years and three major elections later, the
Muslim ‘vote bank' is quiet in 2022—though the community that makes up more
than 19% of UP’s population can still influence the outcome in over 120 of 403
assembly constituencies through its numerical strength.
What was its strength became its weakness after 2014
when not a single Muslim member of parliament from Uttar Pradesh made it to the
Lok Sabha. More than 120 seats have 20% or more people from the community, but
the number of Muslim MLAs dwindled to 25—from 68 in 2012, the highest ever in
the UP assembly.
Source: Times Of India
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MP: Headcount, not headscarf, is worrying principal of
school in Muslim-majority locality
by Iram Siddique
February 13, 2022
Head covered in a hijab and face in a mask, Zoya Khan
(16) is among the first to turn up at the government higher secondary school in
Nishatpura, a Muslim-majority locality, in Bhopal. It is a routine morning for
Zoya, unaware of the controversy playing out in several colleges in Karnataka
after hijab-wearing students were barred from classes. All that occupies Zoya’s
mind is the upcoming board examination. “I want to get a job in a bank and
support my parents,” says Zoya.
Sharing the bench with Zoya is Shrishti Shrivastav,
who sports a red tikka on her forehead. The tikka is something Shrishti puts up
from a temple on her way to school every day. While the two wait for their
teacher to come in, their friend Sadaf Khan, with her head covered in a white
hijab, joins them.
“There is no compulsion from my home to wear a hijab.
But I like to wear it as it gives me a sense of protection while walking from
home to school. There are many men who loiter around. With my head covered,
they don’t seem to notice me. It helps,” says Zoya.
Source: Indian Express
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Muslim youth take out rally in Kadapa district,
Andhra; reaction to Hijab ban
13th February 2022
By Express News Service
KADAPA: Taking strong exception to Karnataka
government banning Hijab for Muslim girl students in educational institutions,
large number of muslim youth in Kadapa took out a rally under the aegis of
Muslim Mahila Ikyavedika on Saturday. The rally, which commenced at Almaspet
concluded at Seven Road Junction in the town passing through Mattipeddapuli,
Second Gandhi Statue, Gokul Circle.
Source: New Indian Express
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Pakistan
Substance in defamation suits by Ali Zafar, Meesha
Shafi separate: LHC
Staff Reporter
February 13, 2022
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that the
substance in the defamation suits filed by actor-cum-singer Ali Zafar and
singer Meesha Shafi against each other is separate and triable concurrently and
independently.
“It may be true that the parties are the same but that
is all which is common. No similarity of matter(s)-in-issue(s) is conspicuously
identifiable in both the suits,” Justice Asim Hafeez observes in his detailed
verdict issued on a civil revision petition of Ms Shafi.
The judge had allowed the plea of the female singer
and set aside a decision of a sessions court wherein proceedings on her suit
were suspended.
Source: Dawn
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Police official martyred, two injured in shootout in
Islamabad
Munawer Azeem
February 13, 2022
ISLAMABAD: A police official was martyred while two
persons sustained bullet injuries in an encounter between the police and gunmen
on Saturday, police said.
Officers of the police said there was a business
rivalry and family dispute between the groups of Sher Khan and Adam Khan, who
were also relatives. Both the groups resided in Bhara Kahu.
Sher Khan along with others allegedly attacked the
Dera of Adam Khan, 50, located in Spring Valley and beat his son Shaista Khan,
25, and later shot and injured him.
Source: Dawn
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NewsOne taken off air before Pemra notice
Staff Reporter
February 13, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory
Authority (Pemra) has issued a show-cause notice to NewsOne, a private TV
channel, for airing ‘unethical’ remarks about the performance of a federal
minister during a talk show.
However, even before the legal formalities were
completed and a show-cause notice was issued to NewsOne on Friday for airing
‘derogatory remarks’ about Minister for Communications Murad Saeed ‘without
any editorial check’, the channel had reportedly been taken off air by cable
networks.
Source: Dawn
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Arab world
Islamic State kills Iraqi forces in sparsely populated
Anbar desert
February 13, 2022
BAGHDAD – The deaths of several soldiers in the
western Anbar desert and attacks further south in the same province have drawn
attention to the vast expanses that were long a hideout for insurgents.
Although the danger had diminished in recent years, a
Feb. 8 explosion reportedly killed at least three soldiers and one civilian, as
well as injuring others and destroying the military vehicle in the desert near
Rawa.
Several attacks have meanwhile recently been carried
out near Rutba in the southern part of the Anbar desert, not far from Iraq’s
border with Jordan.
Source: Al-Monitor
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Qatar hosts Islamic Organization for Food Security
forum Monday
February 13 2022
Qatar will host the three-day IOFS Strategic
Commodities and Food Safety Forum organized by Islamic Organization for Food
Security (IOFS) under the umbrella of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC), in coordination and cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality.
In an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA),
Director of Food Security Department at the Ministry of Municipality Dr. Masoud
Jarallah Al Marri said that Qatar's hosting of this forum confirms its keenness
to strengthen the food security system in Islamic countries and build its
capabilities in this vital and important sector.
Source: Gulf-Times
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Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs Meets with Egyptian
Grand Mufti
12 Feb, 2022
Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance
Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh met today with Grand Mufti of
Egypt Dr. Shawki Allam, on the sidelines of his official visit to Egypt to
participate in the 32nd International Conference of the Supreme Council for
Islamic Affairs.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of
common interest, especially those related to serving Islam, and cooperating in
boosting efforts to spread the Islamic religion's tolerance and moderation.
Source: Al Riyadh Daily
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Minister of Islamic Affairs Heads Saudi Delegation to
32nd International Conference of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt
12 Feb, 2022
The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance
Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh headed the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia’s delegation to the 32nd International Conference of the Supreme Council
for Islamic Affairs, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments, under
the patronage of the Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi.
In a key speech during the opening session, Dr. Al
Al-Sheikh explained that the conference emphasizes the constants of religion,
coexistence and the establishment of countries and societies on firm
foundations.
Source: Al Riyadh Daily
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Minister of Islamic Affairs Participates in the 32nd
International Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt
12 Feb, 2022
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh
Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh will participate in the 32nd
International Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, organized
by the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments under the patronage of Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, scheduled for Cairo on February 12- 13, 2022.
Source: Al Riyadh Daily
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Mideast
Turkish Islamist Foundation Linked to Child Sexual
Abuse Is Financing New York City Dormitory
by Burak Bekdil
January 30, 2022
Turkey's Islamist government is set to complete a pair
of construction projects in New York City that, among other uses, will house
Turkish-American students and expose Muslim youth to Turkish propaganda and
extremism.
However, Turkey's indoctrination of Muslim youths
isn't the only reason why New Yorkers should oppose the Islamist government's
real estate plans. A notorious Turkish foundation accused of numerous cases of
child abuse and rape will fund and administer one of these dormitories.
The U.S.-based Türken Foundation, an organization set
up jointly by two other religious foundations, Ensar and Türgev, is building a
massive 21-story dormitory to "shelter" Turkish-American youths from
the enemies of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP). The building, called the Türken House, is being erected on a
$15.5-million plot on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 41st Street.
Source: Meforum
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Turkey-Norway Is Willing to Continue Dialogs with
Islamic Emirate
2022-02-12
KABUL (BNA) Russia’s Sputnik news agency reports that
Turkey and Norway have said they will hold more dialogs with the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan.
Earlier, Acting Foreign Minister Amir MUttaqi traveled
to Turkey and Norway, quoting sources in Kabul, as saying that Norway and
Turkey would hold talks with the Islamic Emirate in the near future to
normalize relations with Kabul. The meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey or
Norway.
Source: En.Isna
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Five Iranian Cultural, Historical Sites Registered As
Islamic World Heritage
Feb 13, 2022
Tehran, IRNA – Head of the National ISESCO Commission
in a letter addressed to Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and
Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarqami said that five Iranian cultural and historical
sites have been registered as Islamic World Heritage.
The sites include the Alamut Castle, Sheikh Ahmad
Jaam’s Mausoleum, the Bastam Historical Complex, Masuleh Historical Village,
and Hamedan’s Alavian Dome.
Source: En.Irna.Ir
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Islamic Revolution Anniversary Ceremonies Have Become
Part Of
Iranians’ Identity
Feb 13, 2022
Tehran, IRNA - The ceremonies to mark the anniversary
(Feb. 11) of the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution have become events
shaping Iranians’ identity, said a university professor.
Making the remark in an exclusive interview with
Tehran-based "Iran Daily" newspaper, Mohammad Sadeq Kooshki, a
political science professor at the University of Tehran, added that the
people’s presence in the ceremonies has positive impacts on the country’s
international issues, as it demonstrates their support for the Islamic
Establishment.
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New Iranian humanitarian aid arrives in Afghanistan's
Ghazni
February 13, 2022
The Iranian embassy in Kabul said in a statement that
a new consignment had been sent to Ghazni province in continuation of Iran's
humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
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South Asia
Biden should retreat his decision over Afghanistan’s
assets: Hamid Karzai
By Najibullah Lalzoy
13 Feb 2022
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai attacked US
president Joe Biden’s decision over allocating $3.5 billion to the victims of
9/11 and added that he must retreat his decision and hand over the property of
the Afghan people back to them.
During a press conference in Kabul on Saturday,
February 13, 2022, the then president acknowledged that the odd people of
Afghanistan have shared a position on the reserve and added that the
international community should return the money to the people.
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India, Pakistan agree on wheat delivery to Afghanistan
By Najibullah Lalzoy
13 Feb 2022
Diplomatic sources have told media that talks between
Pakistan and India over the supply of wheat and medicines through Pakistan to
Afghanistan have been finalized and the delivery will start on February 22,
2022.
Based on the agreement, India will send 50,000 tonnes
of wheat to the Afghan people.
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Ex-President Ashraf Ghani’s peace envoy returns to
Kabul
By Najibullah Lalzoy
12 Feb 2022
Abdul Salaam Rahimi, Special representative of
Afghanistan’s former president in peace affairs return to Kabul on Saturday,
February 12, 2022, and was warmly welcomed by the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan.
Abdul Salaam Rahimi said that his return to
Afghanistan was not a choice but an obligation as he no longer wanted to live
abroad and that he is willing to stay in Afghanistan, no matter under which
circumstances.
Source: khaama Press
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Armed attack on former Afghan government deputy CE
left two dead in Kabul
By Najibullah Lalzoy
12 Feb 2022
Armed attack on the house of Deputy Chief Executive of
the former Afghan government Engineer Muhammad khan
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Southeast Asia
Aid for Taliban but not Malaysia’s minorities? Guan
Eng asks Putrajaya
BY DEBRA CHONG
13 Feb 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan
Eng today questioned the federal government’s priorities in providing financial
aid after news reports highlighted claims the ethnic Chinese community in
Terengganu were marginalised by the PAS-led state.
The Bagan MP said the news reports showed a dichotomy
between the government’s treatment towards Malaysian minorities and its
policies towards a foreign Muslim-led government, citing the Taliban control of
Afghanistan as an example.
Source: Malay Mail
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Philippine gunmen kill 9 in road ambush in southern
town, including Muslim rebel
12 Feb, 2022
Gunmen in the southern Philippines killed a Muslim
rebel and eight of his companions in a road ambush Saturday that authorities
said was apparently sparked by a land dispute.
Several attackers raked two SUVs with assault rifle
fire in an early morning ambush in an isolated farming village in Guindulungan
town in Maguindanao province, killing nine people and wounding three others who
were on their way to a meeting to resolve a long-standing clan dispute, police
and local officials said.
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VP urges young Indonesian Muslims to become globally
competitive
13-02-2022
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said
that he wants the young Indonesian Muslim generation to compete at the global
level so that they can become role models, not just "watchers."
"Indonesian Muslim youths should be a role model
for the world's Muslim generation, meaning they are moderate, tolerant,
globally competitive, and developed," Amin remarked at the 8th
commencement of the Bani Fattah Islamic Studies Institute (IAIBAFA) for the
2021–2022 academic year. He joined the event from his official residence, here
on Saturday.
First, tolerance is key to a harmonious life amidst
the nation's plurality, he said. "This value must continue to be
implemented; do not abandon our national values, because it is our identity as
Indonesians," the Vice President remarked.
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Muda doesn’t want Johor seats PKR is offering, sources
say
13 Feb 2022
BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysian United Democratic
Alliance (Muda) was not interested in the Tanjung Surat, Sri Medan and Semarang
seats that PKR has offered to it for the Johor state election, sources said.
“In politics, anything is possible as the negotiation
door is always open as nomination day is still a long way to go,” sources were
quoted saying.
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Syed Saddiq: Muda’s Dian Lee can’t choose her father,
party does not accept party-hopping elected lawmakers
BY IDA LIM
13 Feb 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The daughter of property tycoon
father Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Datin Dian Lee Cheng Ling who has been appointed as
a member of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) central executive
committee cannot choose her father, the party’s president Syed Saddiq Abdul
Rahman said.
News portal The Vibes today reported Syed Saddiq
stressing that Muda has limited the amount of money each person can donate to
the political party.
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Europe
Anti-Semitic Muslim Who Claimed Grenfell Tower Victims
Were ‘Burnt Alive In A Jewish Sacrifice’ Is Jailed For 11 Months For Stirring
Racial Hatred
By JOE DAVIES
12 February 2022
A racist Grenfell volunteer who claimed the 72 tower
fire victims were 'burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice' has been jailed for 11
months.
Following a trial at the Old Bailey, she was found
guilty of two counts of stirring up racial hatred by publishing written
material.
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Sadiq Khan says he will 'work closely' with Priti
Patel on the selection of Dame Cressida Dick’s successor
George McMillan
13 February 2022
Sadiq Khan has pledged to oppose the appointment of a
new Met Police chief unless they have a “robust plan” to deal with the
“cultural problems” that have led to a series of scandals at the force.
Writing in The Observer, the London Mayor said he was
“deeply concerned” that public trust and confidence in the country’s biggest
police force “has been shattered so badly”, which he concluded could only be
rebuilt with new leadership at the top of the Met.
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Boris Johnson focused on Ukraine, not police
questionnaire, says UK minister
Agencies
February 13, 2022
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not
be distracted from focusing on tensions between Ukraine and Russia by receipt
of a police questionnaire about lockdown parties at his Downing Street office,
a government minister said on Saturday.
The Metropolitan Police are contacting more than 50
people believed to have attended the parties to explain their involvement. On
Friday, Johnson’s spokesperson confirmed he had received a questionnaire and
would respond as required.
Source: Dawn
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11th anniversary of Bahrain uprising marked in London
February 13, 2022
The images are difficult to look at but the reality of
life for many people in Bahrain is still one of imprisonment and uncertainty.
With a few days shy of the 11-year anniversary of the uprising in Manama and
surrounding districts, activists in the UK are marking the occasion.
One by one the speakers took the podium, erected on
the pavement outside the Bahraini embassy in London with a message of defiance
and resistance. In the decade-plus since the revolution, Manama has even
managed to export some of its violence.
Source: Press TV
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COVID-19: UK monitoring hybrid delta-omicron strain
called 'deltacron'
By Brie Stimson
Health officials in the United Kingdom officially
began monitoring a hybrid strain of the delta and omicron coronavirus known as
"deltacron" last week after it was identified in a patient in the
country, according to the country's Health Security Agency.
It is believed to have mutated in a patient who caught
both variants at the same time but it's unclear if it first mutated in the U.K
or another country, according to the Mirror newspaper.
Source: Dawn
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North America
US senator admits failure of anti-Iran maximum
pressure policy
February 13, 2022
The number of American politicians, who acknowledge
adopting maximum pressure in dealing with Iran bore no fruit, is increasing and
now US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy admits failure of the strategy,
underlining the need for an agreement with Tehran.
"Iran" newspaper published a memo on Sunday
reviewing the acknowledgement, writing that Senator Murphy wrote an article for
the Time magazine, criticizing policies of the previous administration in the
US concerning their withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal also known as the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) warning that failures following
adopting such a policy has left President Joe Biden with no option other than
to reach an agreement with the Islamic Republic.
Source: IRNA
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Suspect fatally shot by police following arson at
Michigan mosque
SARAH RAHAL
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
DEARBORN, Mich. — Dearborn police fatally shot a
suspect overnight Friday after he allegedly started a fire at a mosque and
fired at officers in an incident that initially started in Detroit, the chief
told The Detroit News. At 1:18 a.m. Saturday, Dearborn officers on patrol
observed a fire at the Al-Huda Islamic Association, located at 8835 Warren Ave.
on the city's northeast side. When officers responded to the fire, they
encountered an armed man at the scene who appeared to have shot at the
officers, the department said. The officers pursued the armed suspect
southbound along Lonyo Avenue. From there, the suspect allegedly fired at the
officers as they instructed him to drop the firearm. The officers returned
fire, fatally striking the suspect. No officers were injured. Dearborn Chief of
Police Issa Shahin told The News the incident stemmed from a shooting in
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not caused by a firebomb, but that a fire was started from inside of the
mosque. A joint task force including the Detroit Police Department and Michigan
State Police are investigating the incident, which reached outside Dearborn
city limits. “This was a tragic incident for our faith community and the
Dearborn community overall that unfortunately led to a loss of life," said
Shahin, newly-appointed police chief of the city. "I commend our officers
for responding with the utmost professionalism and courage to protect the
community from imminent danger." The American Human Rights Council issued
a statement condemning what it called the "arson attack" at the
mosque and commending the 'swift action" taken by authorities. “This kind
of violence we saw at al Huda reinforces the reality that we have a domestic
terrorism/ violence problem,” said Imad Hamad, AHRC Executive Director. “The
response of the police and the fire department is
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Dearborn police shoot armed suspect while
investigating suspected arson at mosque
Feb. 12, 2022
DEARBORN, MI – Dearborn police shot and killed an
armed suspect Saturday, Feb. 12 while responding to suspected arson at a
mosque.
Officers saw the fire at the Al-Huda Islamic
Association in the “early morning hours,” and found a suspect at the scene, the
Dearborn Police Department said in a news release.
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Armed suspect shot dead during Dearborn mosque arson
investigation
By Hilary Golston
February 12, 2022
DEARBORN, Mich. - An armed individual who allegedly
fired at Dearborn police Saturday morning was shot dead after he fled a
suspected arson scene at a mosque.
Detroit, and Michigan State Police have formed a joint
task force to investigate the incident, which occurred outside the Dearborn
city limits, the police department said Feb. 12.
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Five UN staff abducted in southern Yemen while
returning after field mission
Namita Singh
13-02-2022
Five employees of the United Nations have been
kidnapped in southern Yemen, by unknown armed men on Friday.
The staffers were returning to Aden from a field
mission when they were abducted, said Russell Geekie, spokesperson for the top
UN official in Yemen.
Source: Independent
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Africa
Sudan army chief says Israel visits for ‘security’
reasons
Adel Abdel-Rahim
13.02.2022
Sudanese army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has
said mutual visits between Sudan and Israel are for security and military
reasons.
"The issue of relations with Israel is looked at
with sensitivity by many people. Relations between Sudan and Israel are not
secret," al-Burhan said in an interview with the state television late
Saturday.
Source: AA.Com
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