India Hails Afghanistan's Move To Restore Property Rights Of Hindus, Sikhs
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13
April 2024
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• India Hails Afghanistan's Move To Restore Property
Rights Of Hindus, Sikhs
• Malaysian PM Anwar Extends Tamil New Year, Vaisakhi
And Vishu Greetings
• Authorities In Xinjiang Continue To Stifle Ramadan
Traditions, Secularise Islam
• How Saudi Arabia Is Promoting Healthy Diets And
Sustainability With Plant-Based Alternatives
• Pakistan Not Added To List Of ‘Dangerous Nations’,
Say UK Officials
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India
• Rameshwaram Cafe blast suspects brought to Bengaluru
on remand
• Why a voter list from 1997 remains a bureaucratic
nightmare for Assam’s Bengali Muslims
• Will Sanatan heat singe atheist A Raja?
• A battle to save Ladakh, and all of humanity
• UAPA Tribunal upholds ban against Shabir Shah-led
JKDFP
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Southeast
Asia
• Abide By Teachings Of Islam When Organising Open
Housein the Borno Sultanate, Say Imams
• ‘Dumb!’: Umno Youth Chief Dr Akmal Lashes Out At
DAP’s Nga For Linking Boycotts To Weak Economy
• DPM Fadillah says National Unity Council to meet on
April 17 to discuss allocation to Opposition MPs
• Aidilfitri Madani events allow PM Anwar to foster
closer ties, address issues with Malaysians, says pol-sec
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South
Asia
• Bangladesh: Criminalisation Of Activists And
Crackdown On Protests Continue Following One-Sided Elections
• MoI Denies Claims Islamic Emirate Unable to Secure
Borders
• Islamic Emirate Leader Ratifies Seven New Laws
• Mild heat wave over six divisions likely to spread
• How did a flight from Israel land in Dhaka?
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Arab
World
• Saudi Arabia’s Umluj Beach Makes List Of Top 100
Beaches Worldwide
• Spike in weekly flights between UAE and Saudi Arabia
during Ramadan
• Discovering Hidden Gems: Motorcycle Adventures In
Saudi Arabia
• Taif becoming a major tourist attraction in the
Kingdom
• 45th Saudi relief plane for Gazans arrives in Egypt
• Riyadh to host 2024 Saudi Water Forum
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Pakistan
• Investigations ordered into Bahawalnagar ‘stand-off’
• Gunmen abduct and kill 9 passengers from Punjab
after ID check on bus near Noshki
• Justice Afridi Won’t Hear Suo Motu On ‘Meddling’
• Finance Minister Aurangzeb briefs premier before
maiden US sojourn
• Opposition Alliance To Launch Countrywide Drive
• PTI turned down PPP offer to form coalition, says
Rana Sanaullah
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North
America
• Muslim Leaders Unite To Denounce Gun Violence After
Shooting At Eid Al-Fitr Celebration In West Philadelphia
• US Sends Reinforcements To Middle East Amid Fears of
Iran Attack On Israel
• CAIR-CA Thanks 40,000 Who Celebrated Sacramento
Unity Eid in What was the Largest Muslim Gathering in California History
• SF city, faith leaders join Muslim community
following mosque attack; suspect pleads not guilty
• Man accused of vandalizing San Francisco mosque
appears in court
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Africa
• Boko Haram Kills 27 Fishermen In Cameroon Borders
• National Mosque Imam Commends BawumiaFor His Strong Anti-LGBTQ
Statement
• Troops commended for Securing Southwest State during
Ramadan
• Eid el Fitr: Tinubu Youths Support group fetes
Muslim communities in Alausa, Surulere, others
• 2024 Election: Nana Kwame Bediako Meets National
Chief Imam Over Presidential Ambition
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Mideast
• Iran Could Attack Israel Within 24 Hours, US Rushes
Warships To Aid Ally
• Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy
strike
• Hezbollah fires 'dozens of rockets' at Israel in
retaliation for airstrikes
• Iran-Backed Hezbollah Claims It Fired 'Dozens' Of
Rockets At Israeli Artillery Sites
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Europe
• Muslim Cleric, Chief Imam Of The Islamic Centre of
Ireland, Announces Candidacy For European Elections In June
• Smethwick mosque expansion plan given green light
• Eid celebrations take place at Central Oxford Mosque
• Mosque to Match: I saw our campaign to take children
on a walk to an Accrington Stanley match as a success!
• Bulwell Mosque: Locals Told They Have 'Absolutely No
Chance' In Efforts To Halt Plans
Compiled by New
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India Hails Afghanistan's Move To Restore Property
Rights Of Hindus, Sikhs
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Apr 13, 2024
NEW DELHI: India welcomed the Taliban regime's recent
move to restore property rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikhs calling it a
positive development.
The Taliban regime has reportedly set up a commission
to ensure return to owners the rights of private land which were seized by
warlords during the tenure of the previous dispensation in Kabul.
"We have seen reports on this issue. If the
Taliban administration has decided to restore property rights to their citizens
belonging to Afghan Hindu and Sikh community, we see this as a positive
development," said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. He was responding to
a question at a media briefing.
Taliban authorities were reported to be working to
restore private land to Hindu and Sikh minorities, reclaiming these properties
from those linked to the previous West-backed regime. The Taliban initiative is
seen as a significant step toward redressing the injustices faced by religious
minorities in the country, who have long been displaced and marginalised,
according to Taliban authorities.
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Malaysian PM Anwar Extends Tamil New Year, Vaisakhi
And Vishu Greetings
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13 Apr 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Anwar Ibrahim today extended Tamil New Year, Vaisakhi and Vishu greetings to
all Tamil, Sikh and Malayalee communities in Malaysia.
Anwar, in his Facebook post, prayed that this year will
continue to bring the rays of joy and prosperity to everyone celebrating.
“Continue to foster the spirit of unity that is the
pillar of our nation’s strength,” he said.
The Tamil New Year is the first day of the Chittirai
month (the first month of the Tamil calendar), Vaisakhi marks the harvest
celebration according to the calendar of the Sikh community and Vishu
symbolises the Malayalee New Year and is celebrated on the first day of the
month of Medam in the Malayalam calendar.
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Authorities In Xinjiang Continue To Stifle Ramadan
traditions, Secularise Islam
Credit: Xinjiang Muslims
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by Arthur Kaufman
Apr 12, 2024
Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-al-Fitr this
week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The month is normally
observed through daily fasting, prayer, and community service, but in Xinjiang,
many of these traditions were stifled by authorities, as was the case in
previous years. Accounts from various parts of the region reveal the CCP’s
increasingly successful efforts to secularize Islam while rendering Uyghur
Muslims into caricatures for external propaganda.
David Rennie, author of The Economist’s Chaguan
column, spent the final days of Ramadan in Xinjiang, where he observed,
“Several times ordinary Uyghurs signalled that this has been a distressing
Ramadan, during which it was risky to be caught fasting.” In Urumqi, he
described several tense encounters with locals who indicated that practices
related to fasting had been banned:
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How Saudi Arabia Is Promoting Healthy Diets And
Sustainability With Plant-Based Alternatives
In such a meat-heavy
culture, it is difficult to imagine Saudis embracing more plant-based
alternatives. But as the world edges closer to global warming, companies around
the world, such as Saudi-based Ayla’s Choice, have to think beyond imagination.
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Nada Al-Turki
April 12, 2024
RIYADH: Just a few short years ago, visitors to Saudi
Arabia could never have imagined feasting on a plate of vegan tuna nigiri or a
meatless shawarma. Thanks to new investments in agritech, these plant-based
alternatives are now firmly on the menu.
With the movement towards meatless eating gaining
momentum in response to mounting environmental and health concerns, the
Kingdom’s public and private sectors are working together with a view to
produce food more sustainably.
“Taking actions towards plant-based products is
essential for promoting environmental sustainability,” Faisal Al-Sughayer,
co-founder and general manager of Saudi plant-based brand Ayla’s Choice, told
Arab News.
“By making conscious choices to incorporate more
plant-based options into our diets and lifestyles, we can contribute to a
positive change and create a healthier, more sustainable society.”
Since the launch of the Saudi Green Initiative in
March 2021, the Kingdom has witnessed significant changes owing to its
commitment to enhance food security, the promotion of sustainable agriculture,
and adaptation to evolving food trends.
Mindful of vulnerabilities in the global supply chain,
the Kingdom’s investment in food industry innovation and diversification is
also designed to achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in meeting the dietary
needs of the population.
About a year ago, the Saudi Ministry of Environment,
Water and Agriculture signed deals with the Cooperative Societies Council,
Saudi Greenhouses Management and Agricultural Marketing Co., and Ayla’s Choice
to develop plant-based foods.
With these agreements, the ministry aims to promote a
culture of healthy eating, provide locally made, high-quality vegan and
vegetarian alternatives, and to utilize advanced technologies for producing
meat and dairy substitutes.
These deals will also help modernize farming and
marketing systems, promote food security, enhance environmental sustainability,
and contribute to the overall development of the Kingdom’s agricultural sector.
The company’s goal is not to promote a completely
meatless and dairy-free diet, but rather to provide consumers with healthy
alternatives to animal products.
At one of its recent workshops in collaboration with
MEWA, the company showcased innovative products, including truffle and olive
caviar, carrot-based smoked salmon tartlet, tomato tuna nigiri, and eggplant
unaginigiri.
In doing so, the firm aims “to provide expertise and
input from our sites from the plant-based sector, and from the agricultural
sector to enhance food security in Saudi,” he added.
As of now, collaborations are in the works with MEWA,
the Ministry of Economy and Planning, and individual companies to embark on
joint ventures that will ensure the availability of the highest-quality meat-
and dairy-free foods.
Saudi Greenhouses Management and Agri Marketing Co. —
also known as Al-Rasheed Greenhouses — is one of the largest farming and
horticulture companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council area, with more than 40
years’ experience in the sector.
The firm operates in nine locations, managing more
than 90 hectares of greenhouses and an additional 27 hectares of new expansions
in high-tech greenhouses throughout the Kingdom. It is the biggest supplier of
fresh produce to Saudi Arabia’s main retailers
“The company has full control on the whole supply
chain of the fresh produce, starting from designing the right greenhouse
specification for the right region to grow in the Kingdom, to delivering the
fresh produce on the shelves for consumers,” Abdullah Al-Rasheed, the firm’s
senior project manager, told Arab News
Al-Rasheed Greenhouses recently signed a deal to
cultivate and supply plant-based ingredients to Ayla’s Choice for use in its
products, such as lion’s mane mushrooms, which are a meat-free alternative to
steaks.
Al-Sughayer hopes the partnership will encourage local
farmers in Saudi Arabia to consider tailoring their choice of crops to meet the
growing demand of the plant-based foods industry, generating a better return on
their produce and reducing waste in the process.
“This can have significant benefits for both the
farmers and food security in Saudi,” he said. “Our aim is to diversify food
sources by working with local farmers to develop plant-based products from the
overabundance of local produce.”
Saudi Arabia’s food sector has made great strides in
sustainability. Last year, one of the Kingdom’s most highly-anticipated
gigaprojects, the NEOM smart city, announced a new collaboration with a Dutch
greenhouse company to build a self-sustaining horticultural oasis.
Using revolutionary technologies, the partnership with
Van Der Hoeven will allow the region’s desert landscape, scorched by high
temperatures and parched by low rainfall, to flourish with locally grown
produce.
Using soilless farming technology and monitoring
systems managed by artificial intelligence, the company has enabled local
supermarkets to grow crops in the middle of the store with absolute control
over the quality and growing process.
“The first one is a world record for lowest CO2
emissions. This is measured per kilogram of lettuce produced,” measured against
the environmental impact of transporting food across the planet and its
concurrent waste.
The technology has also achieved the lowest rate of
energy consumption and the highest production efficiency. More importantly for
Saudi Arabia, however, is that the technology scored highest for water
conservation, requiring just 1.3 liters per kilogram of greens.
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Pakistan Not Added To List Of ‘Dangerous Nations’, Say
UK Officials
Atika Rehman
April 13, 2024
LONDON: British High Commission officials have denied
media reports claiming that the UK government had added Pakistan to the list of
dangerous countries.
In a recent update, the Foreign and Commonwealth
Development Office (FCDO) has added eight additional destinations, including
Israel and Gaza, to the list of places deemed ‘too dangerous’ for UK citizens
to visit.
Indian media reports, as well as some local websites,
had wrongly reported that Pakistan was “off limits” for travel according to a
UK government advisory. But officials told Dawn there was no change in
Pakistan’s travel advisory status which was last updated on January 24, as per
the UK government’s website.
Several reports mentioned a ‘black list’ and ‘red
list’, misstating that Pakistan was included in the latter, but officials
confirmed to Dawn that there were no black or red lists and that each country
has its own travel advice.
The UK’s FCDO has similar travel advisories for both
India and Pakistan. “FCDO advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the
border between Pakistan and Afghanistan” and “the Line of Control,” says the
advisory for Pakistan.
The warning for India is identical to Pakistan, and UK
citizens are warned against travelling to Manipur and parts of India-held
Kashmir.
The advisory for Pakistan also warns against
travelling to KP and Balochistan areas, including Bajaur, Bannu, Buner,
Charsadda, D.I. Khan, Khyber, Kohat, Kurram, LakkiMarwat, Lower Dir, Mohmand,
Orakzai, Peshawar, Swat, Tank, North Waziristan, South Waziristan and Gwadar.
The eight countries declared ‘too dangerous’ to travel
for UK citizens are Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, Lebanon, Israel, Belarus, and the
Palestinian territories.
With conflicts and tensions escalating in several
areas, the FCDO has urged British nationals to avoid non-essential travel to
these destinations for their own safety.
The FCDO regularly issues travel advice for its
citizens to consider before making travel plans to other countries.
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India
Rameshwaram Cafe blast suspects brought to Bengaluru
on remand
April 13, 2024
Two prime accused in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case
were brought to the city by the NIA from Kolkata on transit remand, police
sources said on April 13. Both will be taken for a routine medical test, after
which they will be produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
court in Bengaluru.
A court in Kolkata granted a three-day transit remand
to the two accused in the blast case, allowing the NIA to take them to the
Karnataka capital on April 12.
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Why a voter list from 1997 remains a bureaucratic
nightmare for Assam’s Bengali Muslims
Rokibuz Zaman
13-04-2024
Two years ago, a 55-year-old woman from Assam’s
Barpeta district, home to a large community of Bengali-origin Muslims, ran into
an unlikely hurdle in registering a plot of land in her name.
“In the 1997 electoral roll, only my husband’s first
name was recorded,” the Muslim woman told Scroll. “And my father’s nickname was
recorded in the roll, and not his official name.”
For several women from rural Assam who do not own land
or have dropped out of school, their links to their fathers and husband are an
important proof of identity – and citizenship.
Though the errors were rectified in subsequent
electoral rolls, the land revenue officers turned down her request for a
no-objection certificate.
The answer lies in Assam’s long history of
bureaucratic exercises carried out to detect foreigners – and specifically in
the revision of electoral rolls in 1997.
In 1997, the Election Commission of India, carried out
what it described as an “intensive revision” of the list of Assam’s voters
electoral rolls. This was a response, it said, to “apprehensions expressed from
various quarters that the electoral rolls were infested with the names of
foreigners/illegal migrants”.
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Will Sanatan heat singe atheist A Raja?
Apr 13, 2024
Nestling at the juncture of Western and Eastern Ghats
and perched at a height of 1,000 to 2,500 metres above mean sea level, the
Nilgiris, or Blue Mountains, provide a breathtakingbackdrop for a spirited poll
battle. Tea and coffee plantations drape the slopes of the mountain range with
tea farmers and workers constituting 40% of the constituency’s voters. Here,
electoral politics and contests centre around tourism and tea.
Battling it out are two high-profile candidates— DMK’s
A Raja and BJP’s L Murugan. Raja, a native of Perambalur district, is the
sitting MP from Nilgiris. He won during the 2009 general polls but lost in 2014
when his image and prospects were battered by the 2G scam that continued to
rage then.
A first-time Lok Sabha contestant, junior Union
minister Murugan, a native of Namakkal district in the influential Kongu belt
of western Tamil Nadu, was announced BJP’s candidate for Nilgiris weeks after
he was nominated to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.
Tea and coffee estates, the prime industry in the hill
district, comprise three of the six assembly constituencies in
Nilgiris—Udhagamandalam, Gudalur and Coonoor, with a voting population of 5.7
lakh.
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A battle to save Ladakh, and all of humanity
April 12, 2024
JANAKI MURALI
When Ramon Magsaysay award winner (2018) and climate
activist Sonam Wangchuk addressed a 30,000-strong crowd at Leh, Ladakh on March
6, 2024 to announce his 21-day climate fast, he was not just speaking to the
people of Ladakh but also making an appeal to the world.
Tucked away between India’s neighbours, Pakistan and
China, at a height of 11,500 feet, Ladakh comprises 97% indigenous tribes, many
of whom lead simple pastoral lives and depend on farming and animal rearing for
a livelihood. Apart from border disputes, the Himalayan region also faces the
damaging effects of climate change through floods, drought, landslides,
greenhouse gases, and other pollutants.
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UAPA Tribunal upholds ban against Shabir Shah-led
JKDFP
GK WEB DESK
April 13, 2024
Srinagar, April 13: A tribunal has upheld the decision
of the Union government to declare the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom
Party (JKDFP), founded by Shabir Ahmad Shah, an ‘unlawful association’ under
the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a media report
said.
The UAPA tribunal’s order quoted a chargesheet filed
by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2019 which stated that, in 2016,
the “Pakistan Government” had sent ₹1.1 crore to Shah to be distributed among
the people who attacked security forces with stones after Hizbul Mujahideen
commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter, reported The Hindu.
The NIA, as per the report, said that the money sent
from Pakistan clearly showed that Shah, along with others, “is at the centre of
the conspiracy to promote lawlessness and violence in Jammu and Kashmir orchestrated
with an intention to secure secession of J&K from the Union of India.”
Source: Greater kashmir
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Southeast
Asia
Abide By Teachings Of Islam When Organising Open
Housein the Borno Sultanate, Say Imams
April 13, 2024
The open house tradition has become a norm in the
Sultanate, to which imams urged Muslims not to make it compulsory as it could
become a burden to host it during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.
Imams added that Islam has outlined etiquette and
rules when visiting, such as giving Salam and seeking permission before
entering the host’s house; and knocking on the door or ringing the door bell
just enough to be heard by the host or occupants of the house.
“One should also introduce oneself before entering and
choosing a suitable time to visit,” said the imams. – Azlan Othman
Source: Borneo Bulletin
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‘Dumb!’: Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal lashes out at DAP’s
Nga for linking boycotts to weak economy
By Ben Tan
12 Apr 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad
Akmal Saleh has today hit out at DAP’s federal minister NgaKor Ming over what
the former deemed to be his apparent lack in intelligence for calling his
boycott campaign irresponsible and the cause of economic hardship.
“To YB minister NgaKor Ming who is lacking in
intelligence, the country’s economy is bad because there are ministers like
you!!!
The firebrand Merlimau assemblyman had also posted a
screengrab of Nga’s post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that
featured a Chinese language news article on a working-class couple’s hardship
that was allegedly due to the boycott campaign.
His post was also shared by Umno Youth information
chief Mohammad Sollehin Mohamad Tajie, who called for Nga to stop commenting on
the boycott campaigns.
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Aidilfitri Madani events allow PM Anwar to foster
closer ties, address issues with Malaysians, says pol-sec
12 Apr 2024
MELAKA, April 12 — The organising of Aidilfitri Madani
events at various levels, especially in states, can serve as closure to various
recent issue and boost the muhibbah spirit among the multiracial society in the
country.
The Prime Minister’s senior political secretary, Datuk
Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said it included the Aidilfitri Madani events
in six states that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is slated to attend,
and will serve not only as platforms to foster closer ties with Malaysians but
provide the opportunity to clarify recent issues so that the public will not be
swayed by wrong information, such as that which was played up by the opposition
or unscrupulous parties.
Johor, Sabah, Melaka, Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah
will each hold the Aidilfitri Madani event before Penang will host the close of
the Aidilfitri celebrations and the Madani Rakyat programme.
“Normally, people would go to Seri Perdana in
Putrajaya in past programmes so we know that those programmes have certain
impact and this time we have a different strategy as the Prime Minister wants
to spend time by going to those states,” he told reporters at the Aidilfitri
Madani event in Taman Bukit PiatuMutiara here today.
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South
Asia
Bangladesh: Criminalisation Of Activists And Crackdown
On Protests Continue Following One-Sided Elections
13-04-2024
In December 2023, the CIVICUS Monitor downgraded
Bangladesh’s civic space to ‘closed’, its worst rating. The downgrade is the
result of a massive government crackdown on opposition politicians and
independent critics in the run-up to national elections.
Over the year, the authorities targeted human rights
defenders, protesters and other critics, using intimidation, violence, arrest
and torture. Authorities also targeted journalists exposing state abuses and
shut down critical media outlets. A new Cyber Security Act, rather than freeing
online expression, retained most of the repressive language of the previous
draconian Digital Security Act used to criminalise thousands of online critics.
As documented by Human Rights Watch, the authorities
tightened repression ahead of national elections. Security forces carried out
mass arrests of opposition members and in some cases responded to protests with
excessive force. The arrests were to ensure convictions of opposition members
so they would be disqualified from contesting the elections.
With the opposition boycotting the elections – due to
the government’s refusal to allow a neutral caretaker administration to oversee
the elections – Sheikh Hasina secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi prime
minister. Hasina’s Awami League (AL) won 222 seats while independent candidates
secured a total of 63 seats. The Jatiya Party managed to secure just 11 of the
300 parliamentary seats.
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MoI Denies Claims Islamic Emirate Unable to Secure
Borders
12-04-2024
The Ministry of Interior has refuted statements made
by Iran's YaghoubRezazadeh, a member of the parliament's national security and
foreign policy committee, who claimed the Islamic Emirate's border guards are
incapable of securing the borders and may collaborate with the Jundallah group.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson for the Ministry
of Interior, stated that the Islamic Emirate has effectively secured the
country's borders.
The Ministry of Interior spokesperson said: “The
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is committed, as pledged in Doha, to ensuring
that Afghan soil is secure and does not cooperate with any armed groups that
could harm neighboring countries and others from Afghan territory.”
Source: Tolo News
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Islamic Emirate Leader Ratifies Seven New Laws
12-04-2024
The Islamic Emirate's leader has ratified seven laws
for various ministries, according to Fazal Hadi Sahibzada, the head of
legislation of the Justice Ministry.
Sahibzada stated that the Ministry of Justice is
committed to implementing Sharia in the country and formulates laws based on
Islamic Sharia.
The Head of Legislation at the Ministry of Justice
remarked, “So far, laws including the Hearing of Complaints Law, the Law on the
Collection of Beggars, and in total seven laws have been ratified.”
According to the Head of Legislation at the Ministry
of Justice, over 160 other laws have been finalized by this ministry and sent
to the Supreme Court and the leader of the Islamic Emirate for ratification and
approval.
Source: Tolo News
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Mild heat wave over six divisions likely to spread
13 Apr 2024
Dhaka, April 13, 2024 (BSS) - Bangladesh
Meteorological Department today
predicted that the existing mild to moderate heat wave
sweeping over
Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet
divisions and it may
spread in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today.
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How did a flight from Israel land in Dhaka?
Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
12 Apr 2024
In a rare feat, a flight from Tel Aviv in Israel
landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Thursday,
on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, though the two countries have no diplomatic
relations.
The flight touched down at 7:55pm, raising the
eyebrows of the aviation experts, who were keeping an eye on the flight before
the landing.
Bangladesh still does not recognize Israel and is
among 28 countries under the UN to do so. In 1972, Israel offered official
recognition to the newly-founded Bangladesh — a move Dhaka rejected right away.
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Arab
World
Saudi Arabia’s Umluj Beach makes list of top 100
beaches worldwide
ARAB NEWS
April 12, 2024
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Umluj Beach has been ranked
among the top 100 beaches in the world in the Golden Beach Awards 2024,
alongside the likes of Bora Bora and Copacabana.
BeachAtlas, a London-based startup, used an algorithm
to shortlist 100 beaches according to six criteria. The locations were then put
to a vote by a panel of travel experts and influencers who provided their
personal insights to refine and help rank the list.
Located on the Red Sea coast in the northwest region
of Tabuk Province, Umluj consists of 104 islands, forming an archipelago, and
is one of the programs of the Red Sea Project — a megaproject that forms part
of Saudi Vision 2030.
Placed at No. 41, BeachAtlas said Umluj Beach “is often
compared to the Maldives for its serene, beautiful beaches lined with white
sand and soothing palm trees.
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Spike in weekly flights between UAE and Saudi Arabia
during Ramadan
Chantal Fouad
April 13, 2024
Dubai: Air travel from UAE to Saudi Arabia spiked by
13 per cent in March on higher demand seen in the Hajj season during Ramadan.
Weekly flights increased from 338 to 383 in March from
the UAE to the Kingdom. The flydubai flights operated in Abha, Jazan, Neom,
AlUla, Qaisumah, Riyadh, Dammam, Qassim, Jeddah, Taif and Tabuk.
Travel to Saudi Arabia tends to rise during Hajj, the
GCCA (General Civil Aviation Authority) revealed, with flydubai increasing its
service to the Kingdom by 40 per cent, from 93 weekly trips in February, to 130
in March, state news agency WAM reported.
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Discovering Hidden Gems: Motorcycle Adventures In
Saudi Arabia
RAHAF JAMBI
April 12, 2024
RIYADH: The Baha Riders motorcycle club offers
tourists a unique perspective of Baha city by turning their passion into a
profitable business.
A group of professional motorcyclists from the city,
the Baha Riders are committed to presenting the beauty of Baha whilst in the
saddle.
Situated in the Sarawat Mountains of southwest Saudi
Arabia, Baha is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Kingdom,
with a nice climate and bountiful woodlands all around it.
Baha Riders made the decision to transition from being
merely motorcycle enthusiasts to turning their pastime into a business by
working with the Hyyak platform to market the opportunity for individuals to
visit Baha while riding a motorbike.
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Taif becoming a major tourist attraction in the
Kingdom
SPA
April 12, 2024
TAIF: Taif is fast becoming a major tourist hub in the
Kingdom, with visitors arriving from around the world, including the Gulf, to
enjoy its pristine environment and natural attractions during holiday
celebrations.
The heavily forested region is home to spacious
valleys and ample water courses. For the holidays, Taif hosted families who
exchanged gifts and good wishes, while enjoying the tranquility, rural
landscapes and fresh air, SPA reports.
This top-notch summer destination is characterized by
a variety of geographical details and shapes, a unique diversity that will
remain rooted in the memory of youngsters and their parents.
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45th Saudi relief plane for Gazans arrives in Egypt
April 12, 2024
AL-ARISH: The 45th Saudi relief plane, operated by the
aid agency KSrelief in coordination with the Ministry of Defense, arrived on
Friday in Egypt carrying food and shelter items to be transported to
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza
due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the UN humanitarian
coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to
diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery and hepatitis A, according to the
World Health Organization.
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Riyadh to host 2024 Saudi Water Forum
RASHID HASSAN
April 12, 2024
RIYADH: Riyadh will host the Saudi Water Forum from
April 29 to May 1 under the patronage of the Minister of Environment, Water and
Agriculture AbdulrahmanAbdulmohsen Al-Fadley.
Water security and sustainability are two of the most
important concerns being examined and discussed internationally, and are major
challenges facing Saudi Arabia, given the region’s scarcity of water resources
and continuous population growth.
Increasing and accelerating demands for water place
great strain on Gulf states, driven by economic growth and the improvement of
quality of life.
The SWF posted on X: “Sustainability of water
resources is among the fundamental issues that concern countries ... How can it
be enhanced in Saudi Arabia!!? Join us to explore the proposed solutions and
learn about the prominent local and regional experiences contributing to
enhancing the sustainability of water resources within the #SaudiWaterForum
program from April 29th to May 1st, 2024, at Hilton Riyadh.”
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Pakistan
Investigations ordered into Bahawalnagar ‘stand-off’
Ejaz Chaudhry
April 13, 2024
BAHAWALNAGAR / LAHORE: The Punjab government and
Pakistan Army on Friday pledged transparent investigations into a “face-off” between
police and army personnel following the arrest of a serving officer, which took
the social media by storm over the Eid holidays.
Four personnel of Madressah police, including the
station house officer, have been booked and arrested on charges of keeping a
man and his two sons, including an army official, in illegal detention,
dereliction of duty and misuse of authority.
Another policeman, the Maroot police SHO, has been
suspended and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against him for airing
“misinformation” regarding the matter on social media.
The FIR lodged on the complaint of inspector Saifullah
Hanif with Madressah police on April 10 said that former SI/SHO Rizwan Abbas,
ASI Mohammad Naeem, constables Mohammad Abbas and Ali Raza arrested Mohammad
Khalil and Mohammad Idrees and their father Mohammad Anwar, who were nominated
in an FIR registered on April 8.
Instead of presenting them before a magistrate, the
accused policemen kept them detained at the police station for more than 24
hours.
According to police sources, ASI Naeem and SHO Rizwan
Abbas raided the house of Mohammad Anwar, a resident of Chak Sarkari, on April
7 for the arrest of his son Rafaqat over possession of an unlicensed pistol.
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Gunmen abduct and kill 9 passengers from Punjab after
ID check on bus near Noshki
Abdullah Zehri
April 13, 2024
Nine people from Punjab were killed near Noshki,
Balochistan in the early hours of Saturday, when gunmen forced them off a bus
they were travelling in and shot them, officials said. Another attack on a
separate vehicle killed one person and injured four.
“About 10-12 gunmen blockaded the Quetta-Taftan
Highway N-40 in the vicinity of Sultan Charhai near Noshki and abducted nine
passengers from a bus,” Deputy Commissioner Habibullah Musakhel told Dawn.com.
The gunmen checked the identity cards of passengers
from the Taftan-bound bus and kidnapped them, he added. They were subsequently
shot dead.
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Justice Afridi won’t hear suomotu on ‘meddling’
Nasir Iqbal
April 13, 2024
ISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi has recused himself
from a case pertaining to alleged meddling by the country’s security apparatus
into judicial affairs, arguing that inaction on the part of the chief justice
or judges of the Islamabad High Court should not lead the Supreme Court to
impose the exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 184(3) of the
Constitution.
“This may affect the functioning of the worthy chief
justice and judges in their discharge of judicial functions, and would to my
mind amount to interference in the independence of high courts,” said a note
issued by Justice Afridi.
The note came after a seven-judge bench — led by Chief
Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justices Syed Mansoor Ali
Shah, Yahya Afridi, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Athar Minallah, Musarrat Hilali and
Naeem Akhtar Afghan — had on April 3 conducted the hearing initiated after six
judges of the IHC wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) accusing
the intelligence agencies of interfering in judicial affairs.
“To proceed on the proposed action of suomotu would
negate the lessons moved into action by public sentiments no matter how
pressing the issue may appear,” Justice Afridi emphasised, adding that one must
also not ignore that the high courts under the Constitution were independent
establishments envisaged to regulate not only their administrative functions,
but also provide security to and safeguard the judicial officers in the
discharge of their judicial functions.
“In the instant matter, none can doubt the bona fide
of invoking suomotu jurisdiction under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, but
when the letter of six worthy IHC judges craves for formulating the administrative
course of conduct for serving judges to not only address any intrusion of the
executive in their judicial functions, their mode and manner of interaction
with the executive, to judicially proceed in the present proceedings would
surely lead to an adverse spectacle — a sight should be avoided,” the note
said.
It added: “None can dispute that the anxiety of six
IHC judges’ March 25 letter most certainly warrants positive consideration, for
inserting appropriate provisions to regulate the interaction of judges with the
executive and the remedial response of the judiciary to any attempt or actual
interference in its judicial functions in the Code of Conduct of judges of the
superior judiciary, as provided under Article 209(8) of the Constitution.”
On the other hand, Justice Athar Minallah, also a
member of the seven-judge SC bench, regretted that no one has ever been held
accountable for such an interference which has created impunity for the worst
form of mutilation of independence of judiciary.
In his note, the judge said the public trust in the
judicial system was eroded when the court’s suomotu arisen from high court
judges’ letter suggests normalisation of the culture of deviancy.
“The onus is on the federal government to establish
before the Supreme Court and to assist in resolving the questions raised,”
Justice Minallah said, adding that instances mentioned by the high court judges
in their letter were serious and their implications in the context of the
independence of judiciary were grave.
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Finance Minister Aurangzeb briefs premier before
maiden US sojourn
Anwar Iqbal
April 13, 2024
WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: With the government set to
enter into a fresh loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Minister for Finance Mohammad Aurangzeb on Friday called on Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him about his upcoming visit to the United States.
The finance minister discussed with the prime minister
his scheduled meetings with the IMF, World Bank and other institutions, the
Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
Finance Minister Aurangzeb is due in Washington on
Sunday (tomorrow) with a team of experts to attend the IMF and World Bank’s
spring meetings and initiate talks on a new package of around $6 billion to $8
billion.
The main ministerial meetings and events will take
place April 17-19 with other events and activities taking place during the
week, April 15-20.
Mr Aurangzeb and his team’s schedule includes
bilateral meetings with the heads of the IMF and the World Bank, as well as
other senior officials of various international financial institutions. They
will also hold bilateral meetings with the finance ministers of China, Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Turkiye, and other friendly nations attending this annual event.
They will also represent Pakistan at multilateral
meetings and are expected to hold bilateral meetings with US officials, as the
meetings are held in Washington.
Meanwhile, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
said on Thursday that Pakistan still needs to solve some “very important
issues” while acknowledging that the country is seeking a new loan arrangement
from the lender.
This marks her first public acknowledgement that Pakistan
is contemplating a potential follow-up programme with the Fund after completing
its current $3bn stand-by arrangement (SBA) later this month.
The prime minister has already said in many of his
speeches in the recent past that the government have no option but to make
another deal with IMF to seek a loan to stable the crippling economy of
Pakistan. The agreement is likely to be inked by the end of the current
calendar year. Last month, the finance minister expressed hope for reaching a
staff-level agreement (SLA) with the IMF by the end of the fiscal year (June
30).
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Opposition alliance to launch countrywide drive
Saleem Shahid
April 13, 2024
QUETTA: After a late-night sitting that continued till
the early hours of Saturday morning, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Secretary
General Omar Ayub Khan announced a countrywide movement for the rule of law by
a coalition of six opposition parties, under the banner of Tehreek
TahafuzAyeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP).
The movement will not only hold public meetings,
starting from Pishin today (on Saturday), but also engage bar associations,
university students and other parties for mustering their support for the
campaign against the PML-N-led coalition government.
The PTI secretary general said that Pashtoonkhwa Milli
Awami Party (PkMAP) chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai was nominated as president
of the six parties’ alliance with consensus of the leadership of opposition
parties at the hours-long meeting, which was presided over by BNP-M chief
Sardar Akhtar Mengal.
He said the movement was being launched against
alleged massive rigging in the February 8 elections, with an aim to protect the
constitution and resorting rule of law. The alliance rejected the ‘government’
established by tampering with the election result.
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PTI turned down PPP offer to form coalition, says Rana
Sanaullah
April 13, 2024
TOBA TEK SINGH: The party that joined the PML-N in
forming the incumbent coalition government had first approached the PTI, but
were turned down, PML-N stalwart Rana Sanaullah said.
In an interaction with journalists on Eid day, the
former interior minister said that the PTI could have formed a coalition
government after the elections, if they wanted to.
“If the PML-N did not form a government, what would
have happened? No one else was ready to do so. The PTI, which was in second
place with 92 members, was not ready to talk to anyone. If they were ready to
talk, PPP was ready to form a government with them,” he claimed.
Referring to the PTI, he said that if a political
party adopts a stance that they did not want to talk to or work with other
parties, then the country would definitely fall prey to anarchy.
Mr Sanaullah claimed that even within the party, one man
— ostensibly a reference to Imran Khan — did not allow difference of opinion to
thrive, while others leaders were perhaps “amenable to working alongside other
political forces”.
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North
America
Muslim leaders unite to denounce gun violence after
shooting at Eid al-Fitr celebration in West Philadelphia
By Raymond Strickland
April 12, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- City and state officials joined
Muslim leaders outside of the Philadelphia Masjid to show support after a
shooting that happened just steps away from the place of worship.
The celebration quickly turned into chaos when two
groups began shooting at one another, sending people running for their lives
and rushing to safety in the masjid.
"April the 10th will always be remembered of a
day of a miracle," Muhammad said. It's a miracle today that we still have
all of our loved ones."
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US Sends Reinforcements To Middle East Amid Fears of
Iran Attack On Israel
APRIL 13, 2024
The United States said Friday it was sending
reinforcements to the Middle East amid growing fear that Iran could soon launch
an attack on Israel.
“We are moving additional assets to the region to
bolster regional deterrence efforts and increase force protection for US
forces,” said a US defence official was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.
The United States has dispatched the aircraft carrier
USS Dwight Eisenhower, equipped to intercept missiles and drones launched by
Iran, northward through the Red Sea towards Israel in an apparent move to show
deterrence from the Biden administration, according to a Times of Israel
report.
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CAIR-CA Thanks 40,000 Who Celebrated Sacramento Unity
Eid in What was the Largest Muslim Gathering in California History
Ibrahim Hooper
April 12, 2024
The California chapter of the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today thanked all those who organized and
participated in the Sacramento Unity Eid, the largest Muslim gathering in that
state’s history.
In an unprecedented gathering, over 40,000 individuals
(about twice the seating capacity of Madison Square Garden) participated in the
Sacramento Unity Eid, marking it as the largest Muslim gathering in
California’s history. The event was held this past Wednesday at the Cal
Expo.
“We are deeply thankful to the mosques, organizations,
and countless volunteers who made this historic gathering possible, said
BasimElkarra, Executive Director of CAIR Sacramento Valley/Central
California.
He said the unprecedented turnout not only celebrates
our unity but also compels us to re-evaluate the estimated number of Muslims in
California, reflecting our growing community and its vibrant diversity.”
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SF city, faith leaders join Muslim community following
mosque attack; suspect pleads not guilty
By Anser Hassan
April 13, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Surveillance video from Masjid
al-Tawheed in San Francisco captures a man smashing the mosque's windows last
week, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
"You see the mosque at its fullest during the
month of Ramadan," says Imam Mohammed Alnuzaili. He leads daily prayer
services at the mosque.
He was joined by city and faith leaders ahead of its
weekly Friday congregation prayers. It was a show of solidarity amidst the
rising anti-Muslim hate incidents reported across the country.
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Man accused of vandalizing San Francisco mosque
appears in court
By Christie Smith
April 12, 2024
The man accused of vandalizing a San Francisco mosque made
his first court appearance Friday as members of the community gathered outside
to denounce the attack and a rise in anti-Muslim hate.
Robert Gray, 35, has been charged with felony
vandalism with a hate crime enhancement for allegedly using a skateboard to
break windows at Masjid al-Tawheed mosque. He pleaded not guilty during
Friday's brief court appearance.
"There was no ethnic or religious animus, and at
this point we don’t believe that there is any indication that there's a hate
crime at all," Jack Lamar Jr. said.
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Africa
Boko Haram Kills 27 Fishermen In Cameroon Borders
by Francis Okoye
13-04-2024
No fewer than 27 fishermen have been killed and four
others abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on the fringes of the Lake Chad basin
in the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.
It was gathered that the terrorists suspected to be
from the Buduma faction of Abou Ummaymah, attacked a local fishing community
harbouring mostly fishermen from Nigeria at the Kofiya Island near Darak in the
Republic of Cameroon.
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in
the Lake Chad, ZagazolaMakama, revealed that the terrorists asked them to lie
down, tied their hands before killing them.
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National Mosque Imam Commends Bawumia for his strong
Anti-LGBTQ statement
Apr - 12 - 2024
The Vice President, Dr. MahamuduBawumia, has been
commended for his tough stance against the practice of homosexuality in Ghana.
Speaking at the observation of Eid prayers in Kumasi
on Thursday, Dr. Bawumia, addressing the LGBTQ issue in Ghana, stated that he
is opposed to it as a Muslim.
Additionally, he mentioned that he cannot support the
act as a leader because both Christians and Ghana's norms are also opposed to
the practice.
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Troops commended for Securing Southwest State during
Ramadan
April 12, 2024
The South West State administration has commended the
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops for ensuring the
safety and security of civilians during the just concluded holy month of
Ramadan.
At a joint post-Ramadan security assessment meeting in
Baidoa, South West State Minister for Internal Security, Hassan Mohamed
Abdiqadir, applauded the ATMIS Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops
for facilitating the peaceful observance of Ramadan in the region.
ATMIS Sector Three Commander, Maj Gen
BesfatFenteTegegn, and senior ATMIS military and South West State
administration and security officials, attended the meeting at the Sector Three
Headquarters.
“We extend our sincere gratitude to ATMIS ENDF troops
for their outstanding efforts in securing the region in collaboration with our
regional security teams. They effectively conducted operations and patrols to
counter the threat of Al-Shabaab insurgents and ensured the safety of the local
community,” said Minister Hassan, commending the troops for their unwavering
dedication to peace and stability in the region.
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Eid el Fitr: Tinubu Youths Support group fetes Muslim
communities in Alausa, Surulere, others
April 12, 2024
By Funke Cole
Residents within Alausa, Surulere, Ikotun environs and
others, enjoyed the kind generosity of a coalition of youths group as the
latter distributed food packs to Muslim communities to mark the Eid el Fitr
festivities.
Justifying the need for the donation, the hundreds of
youths and supporters led by MuyiwaAdebola, said the gesture was their own
modest way of ameliorating the sufferings of the needy in the society,
especially the indigent Muslims.
According to him, the group embarked on the exercise
few weeks ago at the beginning of the Ramadan fast, by distributing food packs
across the six geopolitical zones and decided to cap it by making additional
donation to coincide with the end of the holy month.
The group distributed food packs to Muslim faithfuls
at Ikotun, Surulere and Alausa central mosques and its environs respectively.
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2024 Election: Nana Kwame Bediako Meets National Chief
Imam Over Presidential Ambition
April 13, 2024
During his meeting with the revered Muslim leader,
Nana Kwame Bediako reiterated that he wants to be president for the youth and
women and restore the country's economy.
Nana Kwame Bediako expressed his quest to become a
unifying force for all Ghanaians and bring people together.
The New Force leader commiserated with the grieving
Chief Imam, whose second wife, HajiaRamatuSharubutu, most recently passed away.
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Mideast
Iran Could Attack Israel Within 24 Hours, US Rushes
Warships To Aid Ally
April 13, 2024
New Delhi: Israel is bracing for a direct attack by
Iran as warnings grow of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior
officer in Iran's embassy in Damascus. US and other intelligence assessments
have said the retaliation could come as soon as Sunday. The unprecedented
attack could trigger an all-out regional war.
US President Joe Biden has also warned Israel that he
expects a strike from Iran soon, but has warned the clerical state not to
attack.
An assault from Iranian soil has emerged as one of the
main scenarios expected by the Jewish state and its allies, according to
reports by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. A bombardment with drones and
precision missiles could come within the next 24 hours, the reports said citing
people familiar with the matter.
Any Iranian attack on Israel would likely be a
combination of missiles and drones, based on current capabilities outlined in a
new Defense Intelligence Agency Worldwide Threat assessment released late
Thursday.
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Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy
strike
By James Mackenzie
April 13, 2024
JERUSALEM, April 12 (Reuters) - Israel on Friday
braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for
the killing last week of a senior officer in Iran's embassy in Damascus.
Countries including India, France, Poland and Russia
have warned their citizens against travel to the region, already on edge over
the war in Gaza, now in its seventh month. White House National Security
Council spokesman John Kirby said the threat from Iran was real and viable.
"Over the past day, the military has conducted a situational
assessment and approved plans for a range of scenarios following reports and
statements on an Iranian attack," chief military spokesman Daniel Hagari
said in a televised statement on Friday.
Israel's foreign ministry did not comment on reports that
some Israeli diplomatic missions had been partially evacuated and security
stepped up.
"The revenge will come," wrote Israel's
largest daily newspaper, YediothAhronoth. "For the moment, the premise is
that it will be very soon, in the next few days."
Israel did not claim responsibility for the airstrike
on April 1 that killed Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior
commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' overseas Quds Force, and
six other officers as they attended a meeting in the Damascus embassy compound.
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Hezbollah fires 'dozens of rockets' at Israel in
retaliation for airstrikes
By Anand Singha
April 13, 2024
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group has claimed
responsibility for launching "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at Israeli
artillery positions on Friday, April 12, according to news agency AFP. The
attack was Hezbollah's response to recent Israeli airstrikes targeting the
group's strongholds in southern Lebanon.
According to Hezbollah's statement, the group's
fighters targeted "enemy artillery positions... with dozens of Katyusha
rockets" in retaliation for recent Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese
villages and civilian homes.
This development comes amidst heightened regional
instability, with the Israel-Iran conflict simmering in the aftermath of the
recent Israeli strikes on an Iranian embassy facility in Syria.
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Iran-Backed Hezbollah Claims It Fired 'Dozens' Of
Rockets At Israeli Artillery Sites
13 Apr 2024
New Delhi: The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah
said that it launched “dozens of Katyusha rockets” at Israeli artillery sites
on Friday. This attack, it said, was in retaliation to the recent Israeli
strikes in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah targeted “enemy artillery positions with
dozens of Katyusha rockets…in response to the enemy’s attacks on... southern
villages and civilian homes,” the militant group said in a statement, AFP
reported.
The Israeli army said “approximately 40 launches were
identified crossing from Lebanese territory, some of which were intercepted. No
injuries were reported.”
Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been
exchanging frequent cross-border fire since October 7 last year when the
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched assaults on southern Israel, leading
to the conflict in Gaza.
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Europe
Muslim Cleric, Chief Imam Of The Islamic Centre of
Ireland, Announces Candidacy For European Elections In June
Carl O'Brien
Apr 12 2024
Dr Umar al-Qadri, chief imam of the Islamic Centre of
Ireland, has announced his candidacy in the Dublin constituency for the
European Parliament elections in June.
The cleric, who has a track record in speaking out
against extremism and terrorism, said he planned to run as an independent
candidate and would campaign on issues such as affordable living, “sensible
immigration”, helping small businesses, and peace-building in Gaza and Ukraine.
“After much reflection and consultation with the
incredible people of Dublin, I’m thrilled to announce my candidacy for the
European Parliament elections 2024 in the Dublin constituency, Alhamdulillah!”
he said.
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Smethwick mosque expansion plan given green light
By Christian Barnett
13-04-2024
Sandwell Council has approved a planning application
for Oldbury Jamia Masjid to convert an empty car workshop adjoining the
existing mosque in Oldbury Road, Smethwick, into a main hall, classrooms and
segregated washing facilities.
The application said the extension would allow funerals
and parties to be held at the mosque.
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Eid celebrations take place at Central Oxford Mosque
12th April 2024
id al-Fitr, which means the festival of sweets, marks
the end of Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting and prayer for Muslims, and
was celebrated at Central Oxford Mosque.
Those celebrating the festival follow the example set
by Prophet Mohammed thousands of years ago.
Those who could afford to paid Fitrana before Eid
prayers, ensuring those less fortunate could also take part in the
celebrations.
Source: Thisisoxfordshire
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Mosque to Match: I saw our campaign to take children
on a walk to an Accrington Stanley match as a success!
By Sam Quine
12th Apr 2024
In a heart-warming display of community collaboration,
Accrington Stanley have teamed up with one of Lancashire’s biggest mosques to
take children to watch live football.
The club, alongside Raza Jamia Masjid and other local
organisations, recently launched the innovative 'Mosque Walk to the Match'
campaign in Hyndburn.
Aimed at encouraging inclusivity and promoting active
lifestyles, this initiative saw over 30 children and adults from the local
mosque joining in a walk to the Wham Stadium to witness Stanley's League Two
clash with Crewe Alexandra.
This included one 64-year-old grandparent, who joined
his grandchildren in attending his first ever Stanley match, despite living in
Accrington for all of his life.
“Seeing their excitement throughout the match, I hope
it created unforgettable memories for everyone involved. Thank you to
Accrington Stanley for a great day!"
Source: Lep.Co.Uk
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Bulwell mosque: Locals told they have 'absolutely no
chance' in efforts to halt plans
By Joseph Connolly
13 APR 2024
A group of Bulwell residents packed into a room at the
Riverside Centre on Friday, April 12, to discuss their efforts to halt the
proposed building of a mosque in the town. Around 30 people attended the
75-minute meeting to speak their thoughts on the likelihood that the place of
worship will go ahead.
An application was submitted to Nottingham City
Council in January for the building of the mosque, on vacant land behind
Cinderhill Road. But the plan has caused outcry among some locals, with one at
the meeting saying she "feels racist" for her opposition to the
proposal.
She said: "I think we're known as the local
racists now. I've been told I'm a racist and it makes me feel like one because
I don't want a mosque. But I just feel we're being driven out. Our area of
community is going to be completely overtaken."
Source: Nottingham Post
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