Muslim Cleric Allegedly Heckled Over Leading Friday Namaz, Forced to Chant Jai Shri Ram in Gurgaon, 2 Held
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Age Islam News Bureau
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October 2021
Jai Shri Ram' Slogans Allegedly Raised (Photo: The
Quint)
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Bengaluru-Based Man Arrested By the NIA for Allegedly Radicalising and
Recruiting Gullible Muslim Youth and Sending Them to Syria to Join ISIS
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Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, As Well As Muslims Have Appealed To Not Spread Canards
With Regards To Their Relations with the New Taliban Government
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Pakistan Agreed To Drop Charges against Saad Rizvi, Head of the Islamist
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
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Union Rejects Amanah Call for Restrictions on Muslims in Alcohol Sale
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US Should Have Pushed Ex-Afghan President Ghani Harder, Says Khalilzad
India
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Indigenous Muslims feel heat of eviction drive in Assam
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Poonch encounter: Jailed Pak terrorist taken to site killed in militant firing
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Farooq pitches for Indo-Pak dialogue for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir
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Karnataka: Hindu man killed for having relationship with Muslim woman
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Taliban welcomes Putin’s remarks over removing them from blacklist
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US chose to negotiate with Taliban to prevent its defeat in war: Khalilzad
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Taliban offers jobs for wheat to tackle hunger and unemployment
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Taliban kill three ‘Daesh kidnappers’ in shootout
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Muslim
Cleric Allegedly Heckled Over Leading Friday Namaz, Forced to Chant Jai Shri
Ram in Gurgaon, 2 Held
ESHWAR
RANJANA
25
Oct 2021
Jai Shri Ram' Slogans Allegedly Raised (Photo: The
Quint)
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A
Muslim cleric was allegedly forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and threatened in
Gurugram on 22 October over leading Friday Namaz at a nearby locality every
week.
The
attack comes while Friday prayers by Muslims have been facing disruptions and
interruptions at several location in Gurugram for the past few weeks by locals
and right-wing groups.
The
alleged attack on the 40-year-old Imam Abdul Hasib Misbah took place around 11
pm in Sector 39 of Gurugram, the same day as Friday prayers were disrupted by
protesters in the Sector 12 area against namaz being offered at an open space.
The
Alleged Attack
According
to the FIR filed, which was accessed by The Quint, Misbah was threatened by one
Deepak Saini and his associates against conducting Friday prayers in Sector 40.
Misbah,
in the FIR, also stated that he fears for his family and that the accused
followed him to his house even after they let him go.
Misbah
stated that "in case anything untoward happens, the people responsible for
the act will be Deepak Saini and his associates."
Saini,
along with one more person, were arrested by the police on Sunday.
The
accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153A (promoting
enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), 295A (deliberate and
malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), 341 (punishment for
wrongful restraint ), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), and 34
(furtherance of common intention).
Protests
Against Namaz in Open Spaces
The
attack comes even as Friday prayers have been facing disruptions and
interruptions at several location in Gurugram for the past few weeks.
Locals
have been protesting against prayers being held in Sector 47, alleging safety
concerns and several offering prayers being 'outsiders.' On 15 October, the
locals also sang bhajans to disrupt the prayers in the area.
On
22 October, several protesters, allegedly including members of the Bajrang Dal,
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Durga Vahini interrupted prayers in Sector 12
of Gurugram and also chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans. The protesters claimed
that the prayers were being offered on a private land.
While
the administration has deferred protests in Sector 47 till Diwali after
assuring locals of a 'solution', the police said that it will try to resolve
the matter of Sector 12 by this week.
The
Haryana government in 2018 had designated 37 locations across Gurugram for
Muslims to offer Friday prayers, after similar protests in several areas.
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The Quint
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Bengaluru-Based
Man Arrested By the NIA for Allegedly Radicalising and Recruiting Gullible
Muslim Youth and Sending Them to Syria to Join ISIS
Kamaljit
Kaur Sandhu Sunil Bhat Jitendra Bahadur Singh
New
Delhi | Jammu
October
24, 2021
NIA officials arrested Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood on
Sunday. (Representational Image/File)
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The
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Bengaluru-based man for
allegedly radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslim youth and illegally
sending them to Syria to join the terror group ISIS.
Muhammad
Tauqir Mahmood, 33, a resident of Bengaluru was arrested on Saturday by the
NIA. A case was registered under sections of the IPC, the UA(P) Act against
Mahmood, Zuhab Hameed, Irfan Nasir and Mohd Shihab for having affiliation with
the banned terrorist organisations ISIS/ISIL/Daesh, the NIA said.
The
NIA had earlier arrested two accused -- Ahamed Abdul Cader and Irfan Nasir in
the case. A chargesheet was filed against the duo in April this year.
According
to the NIA, Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood, in association with co-accused persons,
had raised funds, radicalised and recruited gullible Muslim youth of a Quran
Circle group and illegally sent them to Syria to join ISIS.
In
2013, Mahmood along with his associates also visited Syria illegally to liaise
with the ISIS leadership and offered support from Indian Muslims, the NIA said.
Further
investigation in the case continues, the NIA said.
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India Today
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Afghan
Sikhs and Hindus, As Well As Muslims Have Appealed To Not Spread Canards With
Regards To Their Relations with the New Taliban Government
Yudhvir
Rana
Oct
24, 2021
Under the new Taliban regime, Sikhs and Hindus
fear a return to an era where these minorities were forced to wear yellow tags
to denote their non-Muslim status. (Photo courtesy: Outlook)
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AMRITSAR:
The minuscule Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, as well as Muslims, divided between
India and Afghanistan, have appealed to not spread canards with regards to
their relations with the new Taliban government. They have instead urged the
fellow community leaders spread across the world to arrange for their
evacuation and rehabilitation.
While
talking to TOI on Sunday evening, an Afghan Muslim national married to an
Indian women said, "There are some organizations and the leaders with
vested interests who are spreading false news of atrocities being committed on
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs as well as Indian Muslims currently stranded there, these
are totally false reports and will do us more harm than doing any good to
us."
There
are reports that they (Taliban) have warned Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to convert
to Sunni Islam or leave the county.
The
Afghan national who didn’t wish to give his name said they kept on waiting
outside Kabul airport for their evacuation on October 15 but they couldn’t
enter the airport for want of certain travel formalities.
"We
waited to enter the airport for almost a full day, the Taliban government knew
about it, if they wanted to do any harm to us then they could have done but it
is not so," he said, adding that no doubt there was a security issue in
Afghanistan but not the kind it was being rumored.
Another
Afghan Hindu who runs a shop in Kabul said a few people were allegedly
brokering their freedom by spreading fake news about them.
In
the recent past, the chief commercial officer of a travel and logistics company
had written to JP Singh, joint secretary, ministry of external affairs urging
to arrange permission of landing in Delhi by the central government.
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Times of India
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Pakistan
Agreed To Drop Charges against Saad Rizvi, Head of the Islamist
Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan
October
24, 2021
Hundreds of TLP workers took to the streets across
the country to exert pressure on the government for the release of Rizvi. (AP
File Photo)
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A
radical Islamist party agreed Sunday to suspend for three days its march of
thousands toward the capital Islamabad after Pakistan agreed to drop pending
charges against the party’s leader.
Party
supporters Saturday departed the eastern city of Lahore, clashing for a second
straight day with police who lobbed tear gas into the crowd. The group began
its journey a day earlier with the goal of reaching Islamabad to pressure the
government to release Saad Rizvi, head of the Islamist Tehreek-e-Labiak
Pakistan party. Rizvi was arrested last year amid demonstrations against France
over the publication of caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Raja
Basharat, provincial law minister, told The Associated Press that under the
agreement Punjab will withdraw charges against Rizvi and release all those
detained during the protest march by Tuesday.
Rizvi
had been detained pre-emptively on a charge of inciting people to assemble
unlawfully. It was unclear when he would be released.
Basharat
also said the agreement stipulates that the federal government will honor a
previous agreement with the TLP to address diplomatic ties with France over the
publication of the caricatures.
Sajid
Saifi, spokesman for Rizvi’s party, confirmed the minister’s account and said
thousands of party supporters will stay in the town of Mureedke waiting for the
release of party leaders and members who have been detained.
Pakistan
Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters that the TLP’s demand that
the French ambassador to Pakistan be expelled over the caricatures would be
taken to a parliamentary committee in the coming days.
Basharat,
Ahmed and Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri took part in the talks
with the TLP executive council.
Violent
clashes erupted between security forces and the Islamists in Lahore killing at
least two police and injuring about a dozen, police said. Saifi claimed four
party supporters were killed by police fire and “many” others were injured.
Police said the demonstrators torched several police vehicles there.
Ahmed
said the government was unaware of any deaths of TLP supporters.
Rizvi’s
party gained prominence in Pakistan’s 2018 elections, campaigning on the single
issue of defending the country’s blasphemy law, which calls for the death
penalty for anyone who insults Islam. It has a history of staging violent
protests to pressure the government to accept its demands.
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Union
Rejects Amanah Call For Restrictions On Muslims In Alcohol Sale
Samuel
Chua
October
25, 2021
Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Muslims should not be involved in serving, distributing or selling alcoholic drinks. (Freepik pic)
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PETALING
JAYA: A proposal for a “liquor policy” to restrict the involvement of Muslims
in the manufacturing or sale of alcoholic drinks has been rejected by the union
representing hotel, bar and restaurant workers.
The
union’s secretary-general, Rosli Affandi, said the majority of the people in
the food industry were Malays, and the introduction of a new “liquor policy” would
affect their livelihoods.
“I
totally disagree with any such policy. Businesses will be affected as Muslims
will not be able to work at places serving alcohol. At present, they are just
doing their jobs and not consuming any alcohol.
“Also,
with the current Covid-19 situation, a lot of people from the B40 low-income
group are already struggling to find a decent living. On top of that, every
industry is struggling to build up their finances. This policy is definitely
not a good idea for the economy or workers,” he told FMT.
The
proposal for the new policy was made by Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof
Rawa following a war of words over an award-winning Malaysian-made whisky with
the name “Timah”.
Mujahid
said the liquor policy should including a ban on Muslims from being involved in
the processing, sale, transport or serving of alcoholic drinks, and other
related activities, as well as a ban on any promotion of alcohol.
Rosli
added such a policy would open the floodgates to an influx of foreigners taking
over these jobs.
An
international business chamber has also warned against the introduction of such
a policy.
Malaysian
International Chamber of Commerce and Industry executive director Shaun Cheah
said it would have a negative impact on foreign investment, and that
conservative policies would scare away potential investors.
He
said the policy would affect freight forwarders if the government moved ahead
with its proposal for 51% Bumiputera ownership of freight forwarding companies.
Freight
forwarders would also be the ones importing alcoholic beverages. “With this
liquor policy in place, Muslims will not be able to transport any alcohol. This
will definitely impact many businesses,” he said.
Cheah
also said the majority of delivery workers were Muslim.
He
also said there was no need for the government to intervene in their
livelihoods as Muslims were just earning their salary and income legitimately.
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US
Should Have Pushed Ex-Afghan President Ghani Harder, Says Khalilzad
October
25, 2021
In this file photo, then-US Ambassador to the UN
Zalmay Khalilzad, speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters. —
AP/File
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WASHINGTON:
The United States did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf
Ghani to share power with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, who recently resigned
as US envoy to Afghanistan, said in an interview broadcast on Sunday on CBS.
The
Afghan-born Khalilzad, speaking for the first time since his resignation was
announced on Oct 18, also expressed reservations about the decision by the
Biden administration to lift conditions on the withdrawal deal he had
negotiated with the Islamist insurgents during the administration of President
Donald Trump.
The
agreement signed on Feb 29, 2020 between Washington and the Taliban — which
excluded Ghani’s government in Kabul — paved the way for the US to end its
longest war.
But
it was “a conditions-based package” that included negotiations between the
insurgents and Kabul, as well as a permanent, comprehensive ceasefire,
Khalilzad said.
Once
in the White House, however, President Joe Biden decided “to do a
calendar-based withdrawal,” without regard to those conditions, he said. “That
was a decision made way above my pay grade,” he added.
Talks
between the insurgents and Kabul had begun but were dragging, and Washington
feared the Taliban would resume attacks on US forces if they stayed in the
country much longer — a situation Khalilzad acknowledged as he admitted things
did not work out the way he had wanted.
He
placed most of the blame on Ghani, who Khalilzad said never agreed to share
power with the Taliban.
“They
preferred the status quo to a political settlement,” he said of the Kabul
government.
“And
then when it became clear that the US was leaving, then they — they
miscalculated the effects of the continuing war. They were not serious about
the political settlement.
“It’s
my judgment that we didn’t press him hard enough. We were gentle with President
Ghani. We used diplomacy. We encouraged him.”
He
said that under the original conditional withdrawal agreement, the Taliban
would have eventually agreed to power-sharing, though his evidence for that was
unclear.
Biden
had set a departure date of August 31 for the final withdrawal.
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Dawn
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India
Indigenous
Muslims feel heat of eviction drive in Assam
OCTOBER
24, 2021
Rahul
Karmakar
They
fear losing grazing land to Government farm project for which migrant Bengali
Muslims were evicted in September
Indigenous
Muslims in northern Assam’s Darrang district are now feeling the heat of an
eviction drive that was ostensibly aimed at migrant Bengali Muslim settlers on
the banks of the Brahmaputra.
Between
June 7 and September 23, the district authorities evicted more than 1,000
migrant Muslim families from Dhalpur area to make way for the Government-run
Garukhuti farm project. The eviction was paused after two persons, including a
minor, were killed in police firing.
A
month on, the indigenous Gorias — a category of Assamese Muslims who played a
part in bringing the ‘encroachment’ issue to the fore six years ago — have
found themselves staring down the barrel of the Government’s gun.
They
are worried about losing access to the land they had been using through
generations for seasonal farming and grazing their livestock.
Hardly
anything to subsist on
“We
have nothing against the Government’s Garukhuti project and the eviction of the
encroachers. We also gave up about 700 bighas for the project but sought to
retain about 300 bighas closer to our village. But they took that too, leaving
us with hardly anything to subsist on,” Sanowa resident Abed Ali told The
Hindu.
Mr.
Ali is the son of Kobad Ali, president of the local milk producers’ association
and one of four who had filed a case in 2015 under the Assam Land Grabbing
(Prohibition) Act, 2010, seeking the eviction of encroachers from village
grazing reserve and professional grazing reserve south of Sanowa and the
adjoining Rajapukhuri inhabited by Assamese Hindus.
This
case was among the reasons the BJP-led Assam government undertook the eviction
drive to free 77,420 bighas (25,595 acres). The land is irregularly divided by
a channel of the Brahmaputra into the part the Bengali Muslims had settled on
and an expansive stretch ‘owned’ by the indigenous Assamese where their cows
and buffaloes grazed.
The
entire stretch is south of an embankment protecting Rajapukhuri and Sanowa, two
villages known for supplying the bulk of milk to the district and beyond.
“We
had a discussion with the local authorities and those in charge of the
Garukhuti farm project. We were told that our land would be taken temporarily,
but now they have ordered us not to till our land because we have no documents
though our forefathers have been using this land for farming and grazing our
livestock since the 1800s,” said Julhas Ali, a village leader.
He
said the villagers had been paying land tax to the Government from 1974 to 2014
when the authorities stopped collecting revenue. “Little did we realise that
they had planned to take away the land,” he said, reminding the BJP Government
of the promise to grant land allotment certificates to the indigenous people.
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Poonch
encounter: Jailed Pak terrorist taken to site killed in militant firing
Sanjay
Khajuria
Oct
25, 2021
JAMMU:
A jailed Pakistani terrorist who was taken for identification of a hideout
during the ongoing counter-terror operation in Bhatha Durrian in Poonch
district of Jammu and Kashmir was killed and three security personnel were
injured on Sunday when terrorists hiding in the area opened fire on a joint
search party of the Army and police.
The
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Zia Mustafa, a resident of Rawalakot in
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was lodged in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu for the past
14 years and was shifted to Mendhar on police remand after investigation
revealed his link with the hiding terrorists. Mustafa was taken to Bhatha
Durrian near Mendhar forest area for identification of terrorist hideout during
the ongoing operation, which entered the 14th day on Sunday. Security officials
said Mustafa had sneaked into J&K using the same route before he was
arrested from south Kashmir in 2007.
Police
sources said, “When the Army and police team approached the hideout, terrorists
again opened fire, in which two policemen and an Army jawan sustained injuries.
Zia Mustafa also sustained injuries and could not be evacuated and later died.”
His body was later retrieved from the encounter site.
A
police spokesperson said, “A fresh attempt will be made with reinforcements.
Operation at the site is still going on.”
This
is one of the longest counter-terrorism operation in which nine Army personnel
have died in separate ambushes in Surankote and Mendhar on October 11 and 14.
Drones and helicopters have been pressed into service to assist the marching
troops in the jungle spread over nearly 8km by 2km area at a distance of 4km
from the Line of Control.
Officials
said, “At least 10 persons, including two women, were detained for questioning
after it came to light that they provided logistic support, including food and
shelter, to the terrorists.”
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Times of India
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Farooq
pitches for Indo-Pak dialogue for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir
Sanjay
Khajuria
Oct
25, 2021
JAMMU:
Pitching for Indo-Pak dialogue, National Conference (NC) president Farooq
Abdullah on Sunday reiterated that peace in the region will remain elusive
unless a conducive atmosphere is made for talks between the two neighbouring
countries.
“India
and Pakistan should work towards this objective’, Abdullah said while
addressing a public meeting at the border township of Mendhar in Poonch
district on the second leg of his two-day visit to the Jammu.
Earlier
on July 25, NC president and MP Farooq Abdullah had called for a sustained and
result-oriented Indo-Pak dialogue process for durable peace in the region.
While
addressing party functionaries at two separate meetings in Laamad and Devsar
areas of Kulgam district in South Kashmir, he had asked both the countries to
be consistent, coherent and serious in their nascent engagement and ensure
people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh live a life free from unending
miseries.
On
Sunday, addressing a public rally in Poonch, NC president recalled the
sagacious and apt statement of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about
“friends can be changed but the neighbours cannot be changed” and hoped that
this spirit will help both the nations to work for peace.
Referring
to the prevailing political scenario, Abdullah expressed surprise over the
logic being advanced by the present central leadership that statehood will be
restored to Jammu and Kashmir after completion of the delimitation of
constituencies and holding elections.
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Karnataka:
Hindu man killed for having relationship with Muslim woman
Oct
24, 2021
VIJAYAPURA:
A Muslim family allegedly bludgeoned a Hindu man to death in Karnataka and
threw his body into a well in an agriculture field in a village for having a
relationship with their daughter, police said on Sunday.
According
to the police, Ravi Nimbargi (34) was reported missing since October 21. His
family lodged a complaint the next day expressing apprehension that he might
have been killed by the relatives of the Muslim woman.
Subsequently,
three police teams were constituted to probe into the matter. This morning, the
body was found in a well in Balaganur village in the district.
Police
arrested the brother and uncle of the woman on charges of murder, criminal
conspiracy and destroying evidence.
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Times of India
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South Asia
EU
to reopen diplomatic office in Kabul within a month
25
Oct 2021
European
Union has decided to open an office for its diplomatic mission in the Afghan
capital in the next one month, Financial Times reported on Sunday, October 24.
The
EU has said that they want to resume their limited interaction with the Taliban
but acknowledged that the interaction and opening the office does not mean
recognizing the Taliban.
European
Union has said that it is vital to have a diplomatic mission led by the Taliban
in Kabul to make sure the Taliban are committed not to allowing Afghanistan to
turn into a safe haven of terrorists, human rights are protected, and to
prevent the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Source:
Khaama Press
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Taliban
welcomes Putin’s remarks over removing them from blacklist
25
Oct 2021
Spokesperson
of Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a series of
Twitter posts said that the Taliban welcomed the Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s remarks over removing the name of the Taliban from their list of terror
organizations.
Abdul
Qahar Balkhi wrote that the chapter of war has come to end in Afghanistan and
added that the world must bring positive changes in their relations and
approaches with Afghanistan.
“We
seek positive relations with the international community based on the principle
of reciprocity.” Reads a Twitter post.
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Khaama Press
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US
chose to negotiate with Taliban to prevent its defeat in war: Khalilzad
25
Oct 2021
US’s
former special representative to Afghanistan’s reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad
said that the US was losing the war in the country so the United States chose
to negotiate with the Taliban.
Zalmay
Khalilzad said that the US military tried many times to strengthen its position
in war but could not do it, thus the negotiations with the Taliban were chosen
as an alternative.
He
added that the US did not want what happened on August 15-Taliban entered Kabul
and captured the entire country but Panjshir province-, instead Afghanistan was
expected to be led by an inclusive government in which power is shared.
The
special representative also blamed former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for the
disintegration of the security sector saying that his escape caused all the
chaos in Kabul.
“Ghani’s
rationale that he prevented bloodshed by fleeing Afghanistan is not true. If he
wanted to step down, why did not he do it earlier? It could have led to an
inclusive and all accepted government in Afghanistan.” Said, Khalilzad.
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Taliban
offers jobs for wheat to tackle hunger and unemployment
24
October ,2021
Afghanistan’s
Taliban government launched a program to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering
thousands of people wheat in exchange for labor.
The
scheme will be rolled out around Afghanistan’s major towns and cities and
employ 40,000 men in the capital alone, the Taliban’s chief spokesman said at a
press conference in southern Kabul.
“This
is an important step for fighting unemployment,” Zabihullah Mujahid said,
adding the laborers must “work hard”.
Afghanistan
-- which is already suffering from poverty, drought, electricity blackouts and
a failing economic system -- is now facing the onset of what may be a harsh
winter.
The
Taliban’s food-for-work scheme will not pay laborers, targeting those who are
currently unemployed and most at risk of starvation during the winter.
The
two-month program will see 11,600 tons of wheat distributed in the capital,
with about 55,000 tons for elsewhere in the country, including Herat,
Jalalabad, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif and Pol-i-Khomri.
Source:
Al Arabiya
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Taliban
kill three ‘Daesh kidnappers’ in shootout
October
24, 2021
HERAT:
Taliban forces fought a three-hour gun battle with a group of alleged Daesh
kidnappers on Sunday, killing three of them, officials said.
The
clash erupted in the western Afghan city of Herat when the new Taliban
government's fighters cornered the gang in a high-rise building, Herat Police
Command said in a statement.
Local
residents said they heard light and heavier weapons used in the fighting.
Police said three Daesh members were killed and two Taliban were wounded in the
clash.
Videos
circulating on social media appeared to show that at least one suspect was shot
dead after he had been detained and disarmed, during a scuffle with his
captors.
The
footage also showed victorious Taliban forces driving through town with three
corpses exposed on the back of a pick-up truck, as cheering supporters followed
on scooters.
Interior
ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti tweeted the three Daesh-Khorasan members
were involved in major kidnappings across Herat province.
"Special
forces surrounded them, and they started firing. The men were killed in a
shootout with security forces."
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Pakistan
Minorities
Free To Practice Their Religion: Chief Justice of Pakistan
October
25, 2021
HYDERABAD:
The
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said all citizens of
Pakistan, including minorities, are free to practice their religion.
He
expressed these views while speaking as a chief guest at the Navratri festival
of the Hindu community at Durga Shiv Mandir inside the Circuit House here the
other day where the community presented traditional gifts to him.
The
CJP said the rights of all the citizens were guaranteed in the constitution
which would be abided by while the issues of several temples had come before
him for justice. He added that all the temples which were under illegal
occupation would be vacated and returned to the community.
The
CJP observed that Quaid-e-Azam had categorically stated that the religious
freedom of all the people would be ensured in Pakistan. Just as other
Pakistanis, Hindus also enjoy constitutional protection, he added.
Last
week, on the celebration of Holy Prophet's (Peace Be Upon Him) birth, Prime
Minister Imran Khan said Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) laid the foundation of
Riyasat-e-Madina which rose before the world as an example for others in terms
of humanity, justice, and rule of law.
Read
Senate panel ‘turns down’ bill on minorities rights
In
this state system, minorities were protected, poor and needy were taken care of
and rights and obligations of the state and citizens were determined, the PM
added.
Forced
conversion bill rejected
Earlier
this month, a parliamentary committee rejected the anti-forced conversion bill,
prompting protest from the lawmakers belonging to the minority communities.
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noorul Haq
Qadri had said that the environment was "unfavourable" for
formulating such a law.
The
proposed law stipulated punishment between five to 10 years and a fine to any
person who uses criminal force to convert a person to another religion.
Senator
Mushtaq Ahmed from Jamaat-e-Islami denied that the problem of forced
conversions existed in Pakistan. "This bill is anti-Islam," he
claimed. Blaming the government for proposing the bill, the JI senator said
that due to the incumbent government's wrong policies and negligence, the
minorities were facing issues.
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Jam
Kamal Khan Alyani bows out, draws curtain on crisis in Balochistan
Saleem
Shahid
October
25, 2021
QUETTA:
The two-month-long political crisis being faced by Balochistan came to end on
Sunday evening when Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani of the Balochistan
Awami Party (BAP) tendered his resignation.
Governor
Syed Zahoor Ahemd Agha accepted the resignation soon after Mr Alyani sent it to
him.
Consequently,
the provincial cabinet stands dissolved.
The
former CM in his written resignation said: “I, Jam Kamal Khan, under Article
130 (8) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereby resign
from the office of the Chief Minister of Balochistan today the 24th October.”
The
late-evening development came after two marathon sessions of negotiations that
Mr Alyani held with Senate Chairman Mir Sadiq Sanjrani and Defence Minister
Pervez Khattak.
Bizenjo
likely to become new leader of house
According
to sources, Mr Sanjrani and Mr Khattak informed Mr Alyani about the number of
MPAs who supported the rival group. Mr Alyani, however, agreed to step down
only after he got assurance over some conditions, which include adjusting some
ministers of his cabinet in the next government. They also contacted the
leaders of the angry MPAs during the marathon meetings.
A
session of the Balochistan Assembly had been convened for Monday (today) for
voting on the no-trust motion against the then chief minister Alyani. The
motion, which was tabled in the 65-member house on Oct 20 by the angry group of
BAP lawmakers, was supported by 34 members including those belonging to the
opposition.
The
members while speaking on the motion had asked then CM Alyani to resign for it
was the only honourable way to avoid the no-confidence motion. However, Mr
Alyani had turned down the request of the opponents and announced that he would
face the no-trust motion and would not resign even if two members remained with
him.
Mr
Alyani is the fourth chief minister who has resigned to avoid a no-trust
motion.
Earlier,
Mir Taj Mohammad Khan Jamali, Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal and Nawab Sanaullah
Zehri had resigned when no-trust motions were tabled against them in the house.
The
late Jam Yousaf, the father of Mr Alyani, was the only chief minister who had
completed his five-year term in office. Before and after him, no chief minister
could complete his five years term in Balochistan.
The
Balochistan Assembly session would be held according to the schedule on Monday
(today) at 11am in which the members who had tabled the no-trust motion against
the chief minister would withdraw their resolution.
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Fawad
announces special visas for Sikhs planning Kartarpur visit
October
24, 2021
DUBAI:
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the government will offer
special visas and hotel packages to Sikh pilgrims in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) and other countries who are eager to visit Kartarpur to mark the birth
anniversary of the founder of their faith.
“For
the Sikh community here, I especially want to say that we will hold a special
three-day festival this year on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. We will
arrange three-day visas for our Sikh brothers here who wish to come to Pakistan
and felicitate them. Hotels are also giving special packages,” Fawad said
during a media talk in Dubai, adding that Pakistan plans to commemorate the
event starting November 18.
“A
special film focusing on Baba Nanak’s travels will also be released next month,”
he said.
Furthermore,
Chaudhry applauded overseas Pakistanis for making substantial contributions to
the country’s economy, saying they have sent the highest remittances to
Pakistan in history during the last fiscal year.
“If
the economy is surviving at this point, it is because of the contribution of
overseas Pakistanis,” he said.
The
information minister continued the government has made it a priority to address
the issues of Pakistanis living abroad, adding that nearly 20,000 prisoners
involved in petty crimes in the Gulf region had been brought back to their
country.
He
maintained the current administration in Islamabad was also keen to install an
electronic voting system for overseas Pakistanis ahead of the next elections.
“We want our nationals living abroad to cast their votes as well,” he added.
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Bajwa
lauds UN, recalls Pakistan’s peacekeeping efforts on anniversary
October
24, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
While extending his best wishes to the United Nations on its 76th anniversary,
Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa recalled Pakistan Army has got an
illustrious history of serving humanity for maintaining peace and sacrifices of
our troops speak volumes of their unwavering resolve for global peace.
“Pakistan
Armed Forces extend best wishes to the UN on its 76th anniversary,” the
Inter-Services Public Relations tweeted on Sunday.
The
tweet further quoted Gen Bajwa as saying: “Pakistan Army has distinguished
history of serving humanity for peace. Sacrifices by our men bear testimony to
our unwavering resolve for global peace in line with our Founding Father’s
vision.”
The
anniversary of the founding of the world body is observed on October 24 every
year.
The
UN officially came into existence on October 24, 1945, when its Charter, agreed
on four months earlier, came into force.
The
United Nations Day was first observed on October 24, 1948, celebrates the
ratification of the charter about three years earlier.
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Southeast Asia
Whiskey,
transgender entrepreneur trigger outcry among Malaysia's conservatives
Nadirah
H. Rodzi
OCT
24, 2021
KUALA
LUMPUR - Malaysia's conservative Muslims are up in arms over a transgender
social media star and local whiskey brand, claiming the two have trod on
religious sensitivities and insulted Islam.
Cosmetics
entrepreneur and successful influencer Nur Sajat first landed in hot water in
January after she was charged with insulting Islam by wearing women's clothing
while hosting a religious event.
Online
vitriol soon followed. The Selangor Shariah Court issued an arrest warrant for
her when she skipped the court hearing and went on the run.
In
September, she was back in the limelight after local media, quoting unnamed
sources, reported that she had been arrested by Thai immigration authorities in
Bangkok. She was bailed out by a friend. Last Monday (Oct 18), Sajat announced
that she had escaped to Australia and was seeking asylum there.
Islamist
politicians and clerics have insisted that being transgender or gay violates
Islamic law - which is applicable to the majority Malay-Muslims in the country
- and actions taken to pursue Sajat are justified.
Activists
say these actions amount to human rights violations and harassment.
Meanwhile,
Sajat has alleged that while she was in custody in January, she was kicked,
restrained and groped by several officers from the Islamic religious authority
Jais.
Labelling
the alleged incident as "appalling", LGBT activist Numan Afifi said
the government should have investigated the religious officers who supposedly
harassed Sajat.
"Continuous
persecution against Sajat is a reflection of the climate of repression against
the LGBTI+ community. She has experienced harassment, bullying and doxing by
online users over the years," he told The Straits Times.
"Malaysia
remains unsafe for Sajat... The state has a duty to protect all its citizens,
and it failed to do so with Sajat. In her case, it was the agent of
violence," he added.
Recent
weeks have thrown up another religious controversy - over a locally produced,
award-winning whiskey brand called Timah.
Muslim
groups are in uproar over the name, which they say is short for "Fatimah",
the name of Prophet Muhammad's daughter and completely inappropriate as alcohol
is not permitted in Islam.
"Timah",
however, means "tin" in Malay, and Timah Whiskey says its name harks
back to the tin-mining era when Malaysia was under British colonial rule.
Still,
several groups have urged the Home Ministry and state governments to be
stricter in regulating and controlling the alcohol industry as alcoholic drinks
are against Islamic teaching and can cause harm to the social system.
According
to local news site The Star, Penang Mufti Wan Salim Wan Noor had called for the
government to order a name change for the whiskey.
"We
don't object to alcohol being consumed by non-Muslims, but we are requesting
the government to order the manufacturer to immediately change its brand as
well as the picture on the bottle to a name and picture that do not trigger the
sensitivity of Muslims in the country," he was quoted as saying last
Monday.
Deputy
Finance Minister Yamani Hafez Musa clarified the labelling for Timah hard
liquor was approved by the Health Ministry, adding that the firm behind the
whiskey has been an existing excise licence holder since 2003.
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High
Court grants Malaysian citizenship for child born to Chinese mum in Ipoh
25
Oct 2021
BY
JOHN BUNYAN
IPOH,
October 25 — A five-old-year girl, who was previously stateless, can proudly
call herself a Malaysian after the High Court here granted her citizenship and
ordered the National Registration Department (NRD) to issue her an
identification card.
The
government previously refused to recognise the child as a citizen as she was
born to a Malaysian father, Ong Chin Hock and Chinese national mother who was
not married at that time and was considered illegitimate.
The
child can’t be named and can only be identified as OXT.
In
his decision today, Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed said that the child
deserves to be a Malaysian citizen as she fulfills two conditions under Article
14(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution.
“It
is undisputed that the child was born in the country after Malaysia day.
“Secondly,
the child also fulfils two qualifications in Part II of the Second Schedule
which is Section (1)(a) and Section (1)(e),” he said.
Section
(1)(a) refers to every person born within the Federation of whose parents one
at least is at the time of the birth either a citizen or permanent resident in
the Federation while Section (1)(e) refers to every person born within the Federation
who is not born a citizen of any country otherwise than by virtue of this
paragraph.
Abdul
Wahab also noted that there is no evidence that the child has other citizenship
or passport of any other country or leave the country since the day she was
born.
OXT
was born on June 24, 2016, in a private hospital in Ipoh but was not granted
citizenship as her parents had not been married at the time.
The
couple in their late 30s registered their marriage legally at the National
Registration Department in Putrajaya three months after the child was born and
has been applying for her citizenship since 2017.
In
September 2019, the High Court here declared OXT to be the legitimate child of
her parents as Malaysian law allows non-Muslim couples to legitimise child by
marrying later.
The
parents also obtained DNA results proving that OXT was their biological child
two months later. Subsequently, the parents filed the lawsuit through the
originating summons in December 2019.
OXT
was the only person declared stateless in the family, as her younger brother
who was born on September 19, 2018 to the same parents was Malaysian.
The
parents were represented by lawyers Ong Yu Shin, Datuk Nicholas Kow, Andy Ooi
Keng Liang.
Ong,
when met outside the court told reporters that they are happy that the whole
family can now be together.
“It’s
a very long judgment with a total of 51 pages. In gist, I could say that the
judge found that whether the parents legitimately married or not when the child
was born was not really relevant in this case.
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China
strengthens land border protection with new law
October
24, 2021
BEIJING:
China passed a law yesterday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted
standoff with India, worries about spill over effects from Taliban-controlled
Afghanistan and the spread of Covid-19 from Southeast Asia.
The
Land Borders Law will not necessarily change how border security is handled
when the measure takes effect on Jan 1, but it reflects China’s growing
confidence in its capability to manage its frontiers.
China
has been closely watching neighbouring Afghanistan, where the Taliban returned
to power in August, to guard against a possible inflow of refugees or Islamic
extremists crossing over to link up with the Muslim Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang
region.
At
its Himalayan frontier, Chinese soldiers have been in a standoff with Indian
troops since April 2020.
China
has also taken great pains to keep the Covid-19 virus outside of its borders,
after illegal crossings from Myanmar and Vietnam contributed this year to a
surge in cases in its southern provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi respectively.
This
is the first time that the People’s Republic of China, founded 72 years ago,
has a dedicated law specifying how it governs and guards its 22,000km (14,000
mile) land border shared with 14 countries, including former superpower Russia
and nuclear-capable North Korea.
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North America
US
meets Sudanese leaders to reaffirm support for democracy
23
October ,2021
A
US envoy underlined Washington's support for a democratic transition to civilian
rule in Sudan on Saturday during talks with the head of its ruling council and
the prime minister, the US embassy in Khartoum said.
It
tweeted that Jeffrey Feltman, special envoy for the Horn of Africa, had also
urged all sides to recommit to working together to implement Sudan's
constitutional declaration, signed after a 2018-2019 uprising that resulted in
the removal of president Omar al-Bashir.
Feltman
met with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of
the Sovereign Council, and his deputy General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Tensions
between the civilian and military leaders who now share power have soared in
the wake of an attempted military coup in September, which the army said it had
foiled.
As
an economic crisis deepens, a coalition of rebel groups and political parties
have aligned themselves with the military, which has accused the civilian
governing parties of mismanagement and monopolizing power, and are seeking to
dissolve the cabinet.
In
response, hundreds of thousands demonstrated in several parts of the Khartoum
and other cities on Thursday against the prospect of military rule. Several
cabinet ministers took part.
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Europe
Moscow
Islamic Centre’s Chief Highlights Challenges on Path of Achieving Islamic Unity
October
24, 2021
Head
of the Islamic Center of Moscow Hojat-ol-Islam Saber Akbari Jeddi referred to
baseless biases and superstitions as some of the challenges on the path of
achieving Islamic unity.
On
the occasion of the Islamic Unity Week, the cleric underlined the importance of
unity among different schools of thought and said it is a component of the
power of the Islamic Ummah (community).
Anyone
who seeks power and capabilities in this world should seek its means and the
means for the Islamic Ummah to get power is unity, he said.
The
cleric highlighted the large number of Muslims in the world and its strategic
significance.
If
such a great number of people get united to achieve a goal, they would create a
huge power, he stated.
Hojat-ol-Islam
Akbari Jeddi added that, on the other hand, discord and disunity among Muslims
will lead to the weakening of the Islamic Ummah.
“Therefore,
unity is an inevitable necessity,” he went on to say.
The
cleric said Muslims share views on all of the principles of Islam, including
the fundamental one such as oneness of God, the Holy Prophet (PBUH), the Quran
and the Qibla (direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca).
The
minor differences on some Fiqhi (jurisprudential) or theological issues do no
harm to the principles and can be ignored, he noted.
Asked
about the main challenges on the way to unity, the cleric referred to unfounded
biases and superstition as well as existence of ill-informed scholars as some
of these challenges.
He
added that the hostilities of the enemies of Islam and seditions and plots
hatched by them are also obstacles in this path.
In
order to surmount these obstacles, awareness among Muslims should grow and they
should return to their Islamic identity, Hojat-ol-Islam Akbari Jeddi stated.
He
noted that the Muslim world’s media, especially religious media outlets, play a
very major role in this regard.
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ABNA24
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German
court releases teens behind arson attack on Turkish family’s flat
Mesut
Zeyrek
25.10.2021
SOLINGEN,
Germany
A
court in Germany released three teenagers behind an arson attack last week on a
Turkish family’s apartment in the city of Solingen because they are
"children," one of the victims said Sunday.
The
family suffered light injuries last Wednesday after a bottle containing a
flammable liquid was thrown onto the balcony of their apartment on Schwert
Street around 2:00 a.m. (0000GMT).
A
written statement by the prosecutor's office and the police said an
investigation was launched for attempted murder.
Sibel
Isini, a mother of three and a victim of the attack, which injured her hand,
told Anadolu Agency she has not slept well since the night of the attack
because she is afraid it will happen again and has been keeping watch on the
balcony to protect her children.
Noting
that a mask with a swastika drawn on it was found near their apartment
following the attack, Isini said she thought it was related to the attack and
that there might have been an arson attempt against them.
"A
bottle containing a flammable substance was thrown onto the balcony. Suddenly,
there was a fireball, and I threw myself to the floor. I shouted and woke up the
children. My hand was injured while putting out the fire with my son. It could
have been worse. I was on the balcony half an hour before," she said.
Isini
said she learned that the 14-year-old attacker and the two 13-year-old children
who helped him were caught but were released two hours later by a court.
"I've
been sleepless since the night of the incident. I've been depressed. I'm
constantly checking how my children are. These attackers did not throw stones
at the glass. They threw a Molotov cocktail. An attempt was made to kill us.
The attack took place even though my light was on, and now it is called ‘a
coincidence.’ Does a coincidence always find Turks here? I don't understand
that."
She
went on to say that although they live in Germany, many Turkish officials came
to visit them after the incident, but no German officials have visited them
yet.
Isini’s
children -- Kubilay, Selim, and Dilara -- said they have psychological problems
due to the attack and difficulty sleeping at night.
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London
police investigating 'offensive banner' protesting Saudi takeover of Newcastle
24.10.2021
LONDON
London
police are investigating an "offensive banner" unfurled by Crystal Palace
fans at the football match against New Castle on Saturday, protesting the
recent Saudi-led takeover of the Tyneside club.
"Police
received a report of an offensive banner displayed by Crystal Palace
fans," Croydon Metropolitan Police said in a tweet.
"Officers
are assessing the information and carrying out enquiries. Any allegations of
racist abuse will be taken very seriously."
The
banner was displayed at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace’s home stadium. It showed
a man in traditional Gulf Arab clothing with a bloody sword about to behead a
magpie, which is the symbol of Newcastle club.
Next
to the image, the banner listed multiple human rights abuses Saudi Arabia is
accused of: terrorism, beheading, civil rights abuses, murder, censorship, and
persecution.
Each
line was ticked off, and the list was placed on a clipboard titled “Premier
League Owners Test.”
Premier
League chief executive Richard Masers was also on the banner, shown to be
giving a thumbs-up to a bag of money while standing in a pool of blood.
Holmesdale
Fanatics, Crystal Palace supporters' group, in a statement said the Saudi-led
takeover of Newcastle has "received widespread condemnation and
anger."
"To
give the thumbs up to this deal at a time when the Premier League is promoting
the women's game and inclusive initiatives such as rainbow armbands, shows the
total hypocrisy at play and demonstrates the league's soulless agenda where
profits trump all," it said.
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Anadolu Agency
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Arab World
Egyptian
Preacher Abdullah Rushdy’s Fatwa against Bodybuilding Stirs Controversy
Ibrahim
Ayyad
October
24, 2021
CAIRO
— Egyptian preacher Abdullah Rushdy has issued a fatwa prohibiting men from
participating in bodybuilding competitions and showing “awrah,” the intimate
parts of the human body as defined in Islam.
The
fatwa came after Egyptian bodybuilder Mamdouh "Big Ramy" Elssbiay won
the Mr. Olympia 2021 bodybuilding championship held in Orlando, Florida, on
Oct. 10. This was Big Ramy’s second win in a row at the most prominent
bodybuilding championship in the world.
Rushdy,
who identifies himself as a researcher in the affairs of religions and sects at
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, tweeted on Oct. 11, “Men are prohibited from participating
in bodybuilding championships and showing intimate parts, which should be
covered according to the Sharia.” He called for practicing sports without
violating the rules of the Sharia.
In
a Facebook video on Oct. 12, Rushdy attempted to justify his position, saying,
“I am not saying no to sports, but the rules of the Sharia ought to be
respected when doing so. … Awrah for men includes the body parts between their
navel and knees, and it’s the entire body for women, except for their face and
hands.”
He
added, “I advise young men not to practice bodybuilding because of this and
women should not participate in any competition that requires them to show
parts of their bodies.”
Ahmed
Karima, a professor of comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University,
rejected Rushdy’s fatwa. "God did not make men’s bodies a means to
sedition,” he said, adding that the rule only applies to worship.
In
a television interview on Oct. 14, Karima further explained the difference.
“Farmers raise their pants above their knees while watering the land or feeding
animals. This happens to be common in some industries as well.” Sportswear, he
said, "is a custom and not a form of worship, so men will not end up in
Hell for wearing them. Custom is a support for Islamic Sharia.”
“Rushdy
is so narrow-minded that he chose to speak about awrah and ignored the fact
that [Big Ramy] won a world championship, as well as he left out the importance
of sports and a healthy body," Egyptian writer Bahey Eldin Morsi told
Al-Monitor. “The Egyptian people were so happy for Big Ramy for winning Mr.
Olympia 2021; his achievement has brought them pride.”
Morsi
refused to “invoke lust in all parts and situations of life,” calling for
“disregarding such fatwas that disturb Egyptian achievements.”
Upon
his arrival at Cairo Airport on Oct. 19, Big Ramy was welcomed by a delegation
from the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports, in addition to many people from
his hometown.
Rushdy's
past controversial statements have included linking sexual harassment to
women's outfits, which prompted some to accuse him of justifying harassment,
defending harassers, and blaming women.
According
to Egyptian media reports, Al-Azhar stressed that Rushdy does not represent it,
and he has not previously worked within the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar or any of its
research centers.
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Al Monitor
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Saudi
Arabia eyes personal status law with main focus on family and strengthening of
bonds
October
25, 2021
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice is set to release the personal status draft
law with the main focus on family and strengthening of bonds.
Speaking
at the Saudi Family Forum 2021 on Sunday, Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani
said that the personal status draft law announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman within the system of specialized legislation was based on several goals.
The most important of these was a focus on family status, strengthening the
family bond wherever possible and reducing the negative impact of separation.
Al-Samaani
said that the project focused mainly on stressing a woman’s agreement to
marriage, preserving her and her children’s financial and alimony rights, as
well as other issues related to divorce requests.
During
his participation at the forum, Al-Samaani said that many public policies,
including the basic law of governance, had focused on empowering the family to
achieve sustainable social development and overcome any challenges.
Saudi
Vision 2030 also stipulates, in many of its programs and articles,
strengthening the status of the family and striving to overcome all obstacles
facing its members, he said.
The
minister explained that one of the decisions that contributed to enhancing the
sustainability and stability of the family was the amendment made in the
executive regulations of the legal pleading system by adding a legal text that
refers all personal status disputes to the reconciliation center to try to
reconcile spouses.
Al-Samaani
stressed that by applying this amendment, personal status disputes related to
divorce, alimony and other issues decreased by more than 20 percent, and said
he hoped this would drop further. On the development of procedural aspects in
personal status disputes, he said that the establishment of the cases audit
center contributed to a decrease in the duration of judicial sessions in
personal status cases by more than 30 percent.
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Arab News
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Lebanon’s
negotiations with IMF likely to start in November
25
October ,2021
The
Lebanese foreign minister said on Sunday that negotiations with the
International Monetary Fund would likely start in November, Lebanon’s Al Jadeed
TV reported.
Economy
Minister Amin Salam had said on Friday in an interview with Reuters that the
new government aimed to make progress towards starting full negotiations for an
IMF deal by the end of this year or early next but was not expecting funds to
be dispersed before elections in March.
Lebanon
is experiencing its worst-ever financial crisis and an IMF deal is widely seen
as the only way for it to secure aid.
Foreign
Minister Abdallah Bou Habib also spoke about the maritime border dispute
between Lebanon and Israel, telling Al Jadeed that he was “optimistic about
reaching an agreement”.
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Al Arabiya
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UN
chief receives Muslim World League secretary-general in NY
25
October ,2021
The
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Sunday received Dr.
Mohammed al-Issa, the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), at
the UN headquarters in New York City, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
reported.
“The
two sides held an expanded meeting that dealt with the initiative presented by
Dr. al-Issa to strengthen international efforts to confront hatred and protect
places of worship around the world through diverse and effective programs,” SPA
reported.
Al-Issa
extended his thanks and appreciation to Guterres for the “great support he
showed for the initiative,” according to SPA.
MWL
is an international non-governmental Islamic organization based in the Holy
City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
According
to the organization, it “aims to present the true Islam and its tolerant
principles, provide humanitarian aid, extend bridges of dialogue and
cooperation with all, engage in positive openness to all cultures and
civilizations, follow the path of centrism and moderation to realize the
message of Islam and ward off movements calling for extremism, violence and
exclusion for a world full of peace, justice and coexistence.”
Interfaith
efforts
Al-Issa,
the organization’s secretary-general, is a leading global voice on moderate
Islam. He is committed to “bringing global awareness to the religion’s true
message of empathy, understanding and cooperation among all people,” according
to his website.
Al-Issa
visited Auschwitz in January 2020 for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
the death camp. The Auschwitz Museum declared it the most senior Islamic
delegation ever to visit.
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Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman to lead Kingdom’s G20 Leaders’ Summit delegation virtually
25
October ,2021
Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz will lead the Kingdom’s delegation at the
Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit virtually, the official Saudi Press
Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
The
upcoming G20 summit will take place in Italy’s capital Rome on October 30 and
31. It is the sixteenth meeting of the group.
“In
response to a kind invitation from Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Mario
Draghi to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud to attend the G20 Leaders Summit,” King Salman will “lead the Saudi
Arabia’s delegation to the summit and participate virtually,” a statement by
the Royal Court and carried by SPA read.
SPA
added that the Kingdom expresses its appreciation for efforts exerted by to
make the works of the G20 Presidency successful this year, through the
collective action as the Kingdom is a member of the Troika of the group (having
hosted last year’s summit), and affirms its keenness to continue the efforts exerted
to make the works of the summit a success.
The
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its appreciation for Italy’s efforts as it
holds the G20 presidency this year.
Last
year, the G20 summit was held in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh as the Kingdom
held the 2020 presidency. It was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic on
November 21 and 22, 2020.
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Arab
coalition says more than 260 Houthis killed in Yemen
24
October ,2021
The
Arab coalition fighting in Yemen said Sunday more than 260 Houthi fighters were
killed in Yemen in the past three days near the strategic city of Marib.
“Thirty-six
military vehicles were destroyed and more than 264” Houthi fighters were killed
in strikes in the past 72 hours in al-Jawba, some 50 kilometers (30 miles)
south of Marib, and al-Kassara, 30 kilometers to the northwest, the coalition
said, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency.
The
Iran-backed Houthis rarely comment on losses, and AFP could not independently
verify the toll.
The
coalition has for the past two weeks reported almost daily strikes around
Marib, the internationally recognized government’s last bastion in oil-rich
northern Yemen.
It
say hundreds of Houthis have been killed in the fighting.
The
Houthis began a major push to seize Marib in February, and have renewed their
offensive since September after a lull.
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Mideast
Supreme
Leader: Unity among Muslims Definite Quranic Responsibility
2021-October-24
“Unity
among Muslims is not a tactical matter in order for some to think that they
[should] stand united with each other because of special circumstances. No, it
is a fundamental matter. Synergy among Muslims is a necessity. If Muslims are
united, they will create synergy, they will all grow strong. Muslim unity is a
definitive Qur'anic duty,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Sunday, addressing the
Iranian officials and guests of the 35th International Islamic Unity Conference
in Tehran on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) and the sixth Shiite Imam, Imam Ja'afar Sadiq (AS).
He
said the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) “marks the beginning of a new era in
human life. It heralds the start of a new era of divine will and divine grace
for humanity”.
The
Leader said the reason why the Islamic Republic laid emphasis on Muslim unity
is that “there are constant attempts today to drive a wedge between Muslim
sects, between Shias and Sunnis”.
“You
see that the issue of being a Sunni or a Shiite has entered the American
political rhetoric for several years. Although they are against Islam itself
and are enemies, they do not abandon the issue of Shiites and Sunnis,” he
added.
“You
also see that American puppets create sedition anywhere in the Islamic world
that they can,” said the Leader, citing the recent bloody attacks on mosques in
Afghanistan as an example.
“Who
blows up [mosques]? The ISIL. Who is the ISIL? The ISIL is the same outfit that
the Americans - the same Democratic group of the United States - explicitly
said we created. However, they are not saying such a thing now and deny it.”
The
Leader also stressed that the main index of Muslim unity is the issue of
Palestine.
“If
Muslim unity is realized, the Palestinian issue will definitely be resolved in
the best way possible. The more serious we are about the Palestinian issue in
order to uphold the rights of the Palestinian nation, the closer we are to the
unity of the Muslims,” he said.
Ayatollah
Khamenei pointed to the recent normalization of relations between Israel and
certain Arab countries, and said, “Unfortunately, some governments made a
mistake — a big mistake and a sin — and normalized [ties] with the usurping and
oppressive Zionist regime. This is a movement against Islamic unity. They must
return from this way. They have to make up for this big mistake.”
Ayatollah
Khamenei said Islam was a “comprehensive religion. Justice should be done to
this comprehensiveness”.
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Top
Security Official Cautions Israel of Huge Damages of Attacking Iran
2021-October-24
“Instead
of allocating 1.5 billion dollars budget for atrocities against Iran, the
Zionist regime should focus on supplying tens of thousands of billion dollars
in fund to repair the damage that will be caused by Iran's shocking response,”
Shamkhani wrote on his twitter page on Sunday.
His
comments came after Israeli media reported that Israel has approved a budget of
some 5 billion shekels ($1.5 billion) to be used to prepare the military for a
potential strike against Iran’s nuclear program.
The
NIS 5 billion budget is made up of NIS 3 billion from the previous budget and
an additional NIS 2 billion from the next budget slated to be approved by the
government in November, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Monday.
It
includes funds for various types of aircraft, intelligence-gathering drones and
unique armaments needed for such an attack, which would have to target heavily
fortified underground sites, the unsourced report said.
Earlier
this week, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Majid Takht Ravanchi called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to confront the
Zionist regime for its covert operations against Iran’s nuclear program.
"I
am writing to inform you of yet another explicit threat made by the Israeli
regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its peaceful nuclear
program," Takht Ravanchi wrote in a letter to the UNSC session.
He
said that during the past months, the number and intensity of such provocative
and adventuristic threats have consistently grown and reached an alarming
level.
"The
latest of such threats has been made by the Chief of General Staff of the
Israel Defense Forces, who has recently stated, “The operational plans against
Iran’s nuclear program will continue to evolve and improve and operations to
destroy Iranian capabilities will continue — in various arenas and at any
time," Takht Ravanchi added.
He
reiterated that such systematic explicit and public threats by the Israeli
regime against a founding member of the United Nations constitute flagrant
violations of international law, particularly Article 2(4) of the United
Nations Charter.
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Iran's
Top Security Official Blasts Erdogan for Exaggeration of Israel’s “Fake” Power
2021-October-24
In
remarks published on Thursday, Erdogan said that Iran will not target its
Northwestern neighbor Azerbaijan for Baku's relations with the Israeli regime
because of its noticeable Azeri population.
Responding
to a reporter’s question on whether recent Iranian military drills would
“escalate into a hot crisis” in the Caucasus, he said he had “no such
expectation”.
Over
“Israel’s relations with Azerbaijan, Iran will not be hostile to Azerbaijan or
put Azerbaijan on the target list because the Azerbaijani population in Iran is
noticeable today”, the Turkish president said.
“This,
of course, gets them to contemplate the situation. It is not that simple. What
has been done thus far is inappropriate, and I believe that Iran’s new
administration will not repeat this misstep,” he added.
In
response, Shamkhani wrote on his twitter page on Saturday that “fear of tribes
belongs to a government that confronts them with sword and discrimination, not
Iran which is the paradise of tribes”.
He
also said exaggerating the Israeli regime’s fake grandeur raises doubts about
Erdogan’s power and his adherence to Islamic teachings, as a ruler who has
claims on leading the Islamic world.
“Is
the magnification of the Zionist regime's fake power, by a ruler who claims to
lead the Islamic world, a sign of power or Islam?!” he wrote.
Iran
has been suspicious of Azerbaijan’s links to the Israeli regime, whose supply
of drones and other weapons helped Baku gain the upper hand in the war with
Armenia last year.
Early
this month, Iran’s Army held military drills on its northwestern border, which
Tehran described as part of its routine exercises, about which it notified
neighbors beforehand.
At
the same time, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, among other
Iranian officials, warned that Tehran does not tolerate the Israeli regime’s
movements near its borders.
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Israel
to build 1,300 new settler homes in West Bank
24
October ,2021
Israel
plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, a
government ministry said on Sunday, adding to those announced in August by the
new ruling coalition.
“Tenders
for 1,355 homes in Judea and Samaria have been published,” a construction
ministry statement said, referencing the biblical names used widely in Israel
for the West Bank.
The
new accommodation adds to the more than 2,000 residences which defense sources
said in August would be authorised for settlers in the West Bank.
Final
approval is expected from the defense ministry this week for those homes.
About
475,000 Israeli Jews live in settlements in the West Bank, which are considered
illegal under international law, on land Palestinians claim as part of their
future state.
Israel
has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967 and exercises full
administrative control across much of the territory, where more than two
million Palestinians live.
Prime
Minister Naftali Bennett, the former head of a settler lobby group, opposes
Palestinian statehood and has ruled out formal peace talks with the Palestinian
Authority during his tenure, saying he prefers to focus on economic
improvements.
The
tenders come after Israel last week gave approval for 4,000 Palestinians to
register as residents of the West Bank, the first such move in the
Israeli-occupied territory in 12 years.
The
new Jewish homes are to be built in seven settlements, according to the
ministry statement.
Israeli
colonization of the West Bank and annexed East Jerusalem has continued under
every Israeli government since 1967.
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Israeli
minister says reopening of US Palestinian mission in Jerusalem may not happen
24
October ,2021
Israel’s
deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the Biden administration may shelve
its plan to reopen a US diplomatic mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem after
Israel voiced opposition to such a move.
The
Jerusalem consulate was subsumed into the US Embassy that was moved to the
contested city from Tel Aviv in 2018 by the administration of former President
Donald Trump -- a reversal of US policy hailed by Israel and condemned by
Palestinians.
US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month reiterated Washington’s plan to
reopen the consulate as part of efforts to repair Palestinian ties. He did not
give timelines.
“I
believe that I have good reason to think this will not happen,” Deputy Foreign
Minister Idan Roll told Israel’s Ynet TV.
“The
Americans understand the political complexity,” Roll said. “We have very good
relations ... We don’t believe in surprising them. I don’t think they will try
to surprise us.”
US
Embassy spokespeople could not immediately be reached for comment
Israel
deems all Jerusalem its undivided capital and says it would not consent to reopening
the consulate. The Palestinians want the city’s east for their own future,
hoped-for state.
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Iran's
Khamenei pardons, commutes sentences for 3,450 prisoners
23
October ,2021
Iran's
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has granted pardons or commuted the sentences of
more than 3,450 prisoners, his website reported Saturday.
Khamenei
“has approved... pardons and sentence reductions for 3,458 people convicted” by
various Iranian courts, a statement said.
The
measure, at the suggestion of the head of the judiciary, coincides with the
anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed's birth, and that of Imam Sadegh, one of
the most holy figures in Shia history.
Iran
marks the birth of both on Sunday.
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Dozens
of Yemenis feared dead in botched Houthi missile launch
October
25, 2021
AL-MUKALLA:
Dozens of civilians were reportedly killed or wounded in Yemen’s northern
province of Dhamar on Saturday when a ballistic missile fired by the
Iran-backed Houthis failed to reach its target and ripped through a residential
area, residents and local media said.
Launched
by the Houthis from a military base under their control in Dhamar city, the
missile landed in a densely populated area close to the base, triggering a huge
explosion that rocked the city.
The
Houthis quickly sealed off the streets and banned people from entering or
leaving the area.
Al-Sharae
newspaper reported that the missile “destroyed many houses” in the Al-Najeda
neighborhood as ambulances with blaring sirens were seen rushing to the area.
Images
seen on social media showed a large fireball and smoke billowing from the site.
The
Houthis have intensified drone and missile strikes on the central city of Marib
as their ground forces have aggressively pushed to seize control of the
strategic city since February.
During
the last several days, Arab coalition jets targeted military sites in
Houthi-held Hodeidah and Sanaa, where ballistic missiles, explosive drones and
bomb boats are manufactured and stored.
In
the southern city of Aden, the interim capital, Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen
Abdul Malik Saeed on Saturday urged factions to forge unified ranks for war
against the Houthis and to end the Iranian regime’s strategy in the country.
During
a virtual meeting with representatives of political parties included in the
government, the prime minister warned that the Houthis are “seeking to seize
control of Yemen and would target all opponents who challenged their rule,”
urging Yemenis to “come together” to defeat the Houthis.
“The
Houthi danger and the Iranian project in Yemen will not exclude anyone, and no
party is immune. If we don’t fight it together today, no party will find the
time and ground to fight this Iranian-led criminal project in the region,”
Saeed said, according to the official news agency.
Yemeni
political analysts and officials argue that ongoing infighting among the
anti-Houthi camp has weakened it politically and militarily, and enabled the
militia to expand across Yemen.
Najeeb
Ghallab, undersecretary at Yemen’s information ministry and a political
analyst, urged Yemeni parties to “positively respond” to the prime minister’s
call, adding that unifying splintered groups and factions would lead to defeat
of the Houthis and push them into accepting peace initiatives.
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Houthi’s
boat attacks pose threat to global trade lines at Red Sea
October
25, 2021
DUBAI:
The Houthi militia’s planned attacks using explosive-rigged boats in the Red
Sea pose a threat to global maritime trade lines in the area, Yemen’s
information, culture and tourism minister Moammar Al-Eryani warned.
The
Arab coalition earlier said it destroyed four Houthi boats loaded with
explosives during an airstrike in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah.
The
vessels were being prepared to attack ships sailing through the Red Sea.
“The
coalition efforts have contributed to protecting shipping lanes and international
trade in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and south of (the) Red Sea,” the coalition
said in a statement.
Al-Eryani
also called on the international community as well as the UN and US envoys to
Yemen to condemn the Houthis’ terroristic actions, which were aimed to
destabilize regional and international security and maritime navigation.
Meanwhile,
the KSrelief Center’s Demining Project in Yemen (MASAM) has defused 1,500
landmines and unexploded ordnances in the past week.
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Africa
Pope
pleads not to send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
24
October ,2021
Pope
Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning
migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer
“inhumane violence,” and he called on the international community to find
concrete ways to manage migratory flows in the Mediterranean Sea.
“I
express my closeness to the thousands of migrants, refugees and others in need
of protection in Libya,’’ Francis said in remarks to the public in St. Peter’s
Square. “I never forget you, I hear your cry and I pray for you.”
“So
many of these men, women and children are subject to inhumane violence,’’ he
added. “Yet again again I ask the international community to keep the promises
to search for common solutions that are concrete and lasting to manage the
migratory flows in Libya and all the Mediterranean.”
“How
they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said.
Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”
“We
need to stop sending back (migrants) to unsafe countries and to give priority
to the saving of human lives at sea with regular protocols of rescue and
disembarking, to guarantee them dignified conditions of life, alternatives to
detention, regular paths of migration and access to asylum procedures,” Francis
said.
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Sudanese
military arrests prime minister, members of gov't
Mohammed
Amin
25.10.2021
KHARTOUM,
Sudan
Sudan's
military arrested the country's prime minister and members of the civilian
government, officials in the capital Khartoum announced early Monday.
The
Ministry of Culture and Information’s official account said a military force
arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok after he refused to support what it
described as a "coup".
Sudanese
officials, who declined to be named, confirmed earlier that military forces
surrounded Hamdok’s residence and placed him under house arrest.
While
there was no comment from the Sudanese army on the development, the ministry
said Hamdok was taken to an unknown location.
According
to local media outlets, Industry Minister Ibrahim al-Sheikh and Information
Minister Hamza Balloul are among the arrested ministers.
The
Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) has called for protests against what
it described as a "military coup against the civilian government."
The
Sudanese foreign minister, for her part, rejected the military takeover of the
government and vowed to resist "the coup with all civilian means."
In
televised remarks, Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi described Hamdok’s detention as
“dangerous” and “unacceptable."
She
noted that there were no contacts between government ministers given "the
communication cuts and the closure of bridges."
Political
parties in the North African nation, including Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and
Sudanese Communist Party, called for civil disobedience in protest of the
"coup."
In
a press release, they urged people to resist attempts by the army to seize
power.
Eyewitnesses
said there were protests in some neighborhoods of Khartoum against the
"coup."
According
to an Anadolu Agency reporter on the ground, electricity and internet have been
cut across large areas of Khartoum.
After
a failed military coup last month, deep tensions between the military and
civilian administration erupted in Sudan.
On
Friday, thousands of pro-military supporters organized a protest against
Hamdok's transitional government in Khartoum, further escalating political
tensions between the civilian administration and the army.
The
protest came a day after thousands of pro-civilian government supporters held
protests across the country, while pro-military protestors had been holding a
sit-in outside the presidential palace for the last seven days.
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Children
among 25 killed in blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria
Adam
Abu-bashal
24.10.2021
ABUJA,
Nigeria
At
least 25 people, including children, were killed in an explosion at an illegal
oil refinery in southern Nigeria on Sunday.
Dozens
of houses near the refinery in the Rumuekpe area of Rivers State were also
destroyed, according to an official.
Several
more people were injured and moved to a nearby hospital.
The
official, who requested anonymity, said the area has several such illegal oil
refineries that pose a threat to people’s lives, calling for immediate
government action on the issue.
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Nigerian
military carries out air operation against Boko Haram
Adam
Abu-bashal
25.10.2021
ABUJA,
Nigeria
The
Nigerian military carried out an air operation against the Boko Haram terrorist
group in the northeastern part of the country, an official said Sunday.
A
camp of the terrorist organization was destroyed and many terrorists were
killed in the operation in the Lake Chad Basin, Nigerian Air Force spokesman
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said in a statement.
Boko
Haram poses a serious security problem in Nigeria, Africa's most populous
country.
More
than 20,000 people have been killed in acts of violence organized by the
terrorist group since 2009.
Since
2015, the organization has also carried out attacks in neighboring Cameroon,
Chad and Niger.
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Blast
in Uganda’s capital 'domestic terror' act: Police
Godfrey
Olukya
25.10.2021
KAMPALA,
Uganda
Authorities
in Uganda said Sunday that a fatal blast overnight at a roadside eatery on the
outskirts of the capital was an act of domestic terrorism.
The
incident came a few days after the UK warned that an act of terror would take
place in Uganda soon.
‘’Following
the explosion in [the] Komamboga [suburb] in Kampala district, joint security
task teams of experts from counterterrorism, intelligence and investigations
have confirmed that the incident was an intentional act of domestic terror,”
said a press statement issued by police Sunday evening.
It
said a joint team of bomb experts has established that the explosion was caused
by a crude device assembled using nails and metallic fragments.
It
said that facts gathered clearly indicate that three men disguised as customers
arrived at the restaurant around 8.30 p.m. One of them was carrying a polythene
bag containing unknown items that he placed under a table. The suspects
reportedly appeared friendly as they interacted with other customers. They
later disappeared, leaving behind their package, from which an explosion took
place.
“I
have been briefed on the bomb incident in Kwata zone, Komamboga. The
Information I have is that 3 people came and left a package in kaveera [plastic
bag] which later on exploded, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others,”
President Yoweri Museveni said on Twitter.
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2023:
Yoruba Muslims will not vote for Christian presidential candidates – MURIC
October
25, 2021
By
Wale Odunsi
The
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reaffirmed its preference for a presidential
candidate from the Yoruba Muslim stock.
The
group warned that any party that picks a Yoruba Christian as its 2023 candidate
should forget Muslim votes.
“No
political party should tell us that they cannot find competent Yoruba Muslims”,
Professor Ishaq Akintola said on Monday.
A
statement by the Director said no Yoruba Muslim ever occupied the State House
either as president or vice president since 1960.
MURIC
advised presidential aspirants and parties mapping out strategies for the next
general elections to heed its call.
Akintola
condemned the “stigmatisation galore” for Yoruba Muslims in Nigeria since
independence.
The
organization claimed they are denied almost all civil liberties, including
admission into schools.
Akintola
alleged many cannot get international passports, driving licences and voter
registration cards because they are asked to remove their hijab for capturing.
He
said schools humiliate hijab-wearing female Muslim students while the courts in
the South-West are littered with litigations “on this ignoble stereotyping”.
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At
least 12 killed in clashes in central Somalia
23
October ,2021
At
least 12 people were killed on Saturday in central Somalia as pro-government
forces recaptured a strategic town from Sufi militants seeking greater regional
control, security officials and witnesses said.
Fighters
loyal to Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) were driven out of Guricel by national
forces and paramilitaries in Galmudug, a region that has long faced an armed
struggle by the Sufi militia.
“We
have so far confirmed that 12 people, four of them civilians, were killed
during heavy fighting in Guricel this morning,” Mohamed Bile, a military
commander in Galmudug, told AFP by phone.
“That
toll could rise, but the situation is now calm and government forces are in
control of most neighborhoods.”
ASWJ
fighters occupied Guricel earlier this month, taking control of Galmudug's
second-largest town after a brief skirmish with local forces.
The
Sufi group has controlled many of the major cities in Galmudug over the past
decade, and efforts to broker a military and political settlement to their feud
with regional authorities have not succeeded.
Galmudug
information minister Ahmed Shire blamed ASWJ for provoking the latest clashes.
“Government
forces kept their positions for a month, and called on the invading parties to
vacate the town peacefully, to avoid armed confrontation and inflicting
civilian casualties,” he told reporters.
“Unfortunately,
they... attacked military bases belonging to government forces, who fiercely
repelled their advance. The government has taken back control of their
positions, and driven the remnants of the militia into the bush.”
Witnesses
reported seeing casualties on both sides.
“There
is still sporadic gunfire in pockets of town, but I can see military vehicles
belonging to the national government in the streets,” said Abdirahman Ali, a
local resident.
The
Sufi group's recent military advances in Galmudug coincide with upper house
elections in the region, which is the last of Somalia's five federal member
states to complete the long-overdue process.
Elections
in Somalia follow a complex indirect model, whereby state legislatures and clan
delegates pick lawmakers for the upper and lower houses of parliament, who in
turn choose the president.
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