Twenty Lakh Muslims Will Sacrifice Their Lives For Peace In India, Says Bareilly Cleric Founder of Ittehad-e-Millat Council In Protest Against Hate Speeches Made At Dharam Sansad
New
Age Islam News Bureau
02
January 2022
Tauqeer Raza Khan, Founder of Ittehad-e-Millat
Council
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Twenty Lakh Muslims Will Sacrifice Their Lives For Peace In India, Says
Bareilly Cleric Founder of
Ittehad-e-Millat Council In Protest Against Hate Speeches Made At Dharam Sansad
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Islamophobic Vandals Attack Gravestones In Muslim Cemetery In Germany
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New Year With A Twist For Filipino Muslims: As The First Day Of The Gregorian
Calendar, Jan. 1, 2022 Or Jumada Al-Awwal 27, 1443 In The Muslim Calendar Known
As Hijra Began
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Recognizing Afghan Govt in World's Interest: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Karachi Court Nixes Punishment For Manslaughter, Says Guilt Is Still Intact
India
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People Umar Gautam Helped Convert to Islam Deny Charges That He 'Forced' Them
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Let DKS embrace Islam, Christianity, KSE suggests
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Europe
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Muslims Named in the 2022 New Years Honours List
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Young Muslims Clean Oxford Streets After New Year Celebrations
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Muslim youth group helps keep Bolton tidy after New Year festivities
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UK health minister calls additional COVID curbs 'last resort' amid record cases
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Southeast
Asia
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Dr Sim: Ministry of Health in Sarawak plans to vaccinate children aged 3-11
next month
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Dr Annuar Rapaee: 72.95pc of adult population in Sibu Division received booster
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Health Ministry issues new SOPs for pilgrims returning to Malaysia from Umrah
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South
Asia
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Taliban’s interim government led to security in Afghanistan and region: Suhail
Shaheen
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Taliban should change their approaches if they want recognition: Blenkin
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World Bank, other organizations politicized Afghanistan’s health sector:
Taliban
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Taliban issue 340,000 national IDs in four months
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Over 28,500 kids killed in Afghanistan in 16 years: UNICEF
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Pakistan
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Senior Pakistani Sunni scholar hails Iran moving in line with Islamic unity
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Assassination of General Soleimani was oppressive act against Islam: Pakistani
cleric
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PM seeks uniform policy on citizenship for foreign investors
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Journalist seeks modification of order in contempt case
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SC deplores SHC ‘failure’ to monitor selection process
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Ex-FIA chief grilled for ‘aiding’ foreign financial crime suspect
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Mideast
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Shia Cleric Calls On Muslim Scholars To Play Effective Role In Societies
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Senior Iranian Shia Cleric Visits Tomb Of Prominent Sunni Mystic 'Ali Ibn Uthman
Hujwiri' In Lahore
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Muslims must unite against arrogance, looters of Islamic world: Iranian cleric
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Imam Khamenei: Due to blessing of Gen. Soleimani’s blood, Resistance movement
now more thriving
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Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque extends temporary shelter as extreme cold remains
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Raisi says citizens don’t tolerate corruption in Islamic system
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Arab
world
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A Village Dating From The Early Days Of Islam Has Been Found In Yanbu under
Sands
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Saudi Arabia’s Dhee Ayn lit up to mark Arabic calligraphy’s addition to UNESCO
list
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Saudi interior minister meets key Algerian officials
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Saudi Falcons Club takes part in Expo 2020 Dubai
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Snow falls at Jabal Al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk region
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North
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US Denies Humanitarian Entry To Hundreds Of Fleeing Afghans
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Why US Is Raising Pressure on China Over Treatment of Tibetans, Uyghurs
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American professor: Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi a true philosopher
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Continues State of Emergency, Extends Vaccine Mandate for
Many Indoor Settings
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Africa
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Muslims Celebrating Gregorian New Year Not Bad – Islamic Singer, Ere Asalatu
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A Final Farewell to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Over 2,500 Imams Storm Kano State To Pray For Tinubu’s 2023 Presidential
Ambition
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Muslim, Christian dichotomy unhealthy for Nigeria -Kukah
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2022: Thank Allah, we had no natural disaster – Islamic group to Nigerians
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Political Activist: Israel Apartheid Regime Worse Than South Africa Apartheid
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Twenty
Lakh Muslims Will Sacrifice Their Lives For Peace In India, Says Bareilly
Cleric Founder of Ittehad-e-Millat
Council In Protest Against Hate Speeches Made At Dharam Sansad
Tauqeer Raza Khan, Founder of Ittehad-e-Millat
Council
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Jan
2, 2022
Bareilly:
Tauqeer Raza Khan, a prominent scholar and founder of Ittehad-e-Millat Council,
appealed to Muslims across the state to gather in large numbers at the Islamia
School ground in Bareilly on January 7 for a "mass sacrifice" in
protest against recent hate speeches made at a religious conclave in Haridwar.
During
a press conference on Saturday, Khan said, “There have been many incidents even
before the recent Dharam Sansad against which objections were raised by our
community. However, the present government was never ready to hear anything.
Our ulemas conducted three meetings but we never called it Dharam Sansad. The
kind of language used at the recent Dharam Sansad can never be used by our
ulemas. Our ulemas show the path of peace, patriotism and love to disciples."
The
religious scholar further said, “It is really shameful that such a situation
exists in our country now. They want to kill 20 lakh Muslims. So, we decided
that we are ready for it. I urge the government that they can send their people
to kill us. On January 7, at least 20,000 Muslims will surrender before them.
The best way is that Muslims sacrifice their lives to ensure peace in the
country."
He
added, "From now on, we will gather in large numbers every Friday. Let the
world see what India’s Muslims are going through at the moment.”
Meanwhile,
police have refused to grant permission to hold such a protest gathering in
Bareilly.
Source:
Times Of India
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Islamophobic
Vandals Attack Gravestones In Muslim Cemetery In Germany
Vandals attacked gravestones in a Muslim cemetery in
northwestern Iserlohn, Germany, Jan. 1, 2022. (IHA Photo)
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Merve
Gul Aydogan Aglarci
02.01.2022
About
30 headstones at a Muslim cemetery in the northwestern German city of Iserlohn
have been damaged, police said Saturday.
The
incident occurred late Friday or early Saturday, according to a statement by
prosecutors and the Hagen police department. Authorities issued an appeal for
information from anyone who witnessed the vandalism or has information that
could help the investigation.
It
said the attack on New Year's Eve is "a new indicator of sick Islamophobic
mentality which has been on rise especially in Europe and even targets Muslim
cemeteries."
The
ministry urged officials to find the "perpetrators of this disastrous
attack" and that they are "brought to justice and given the
punishment they deserve."
According
to a recently published "European Islamophobia Report 2020," a total of
901 Islamophobic crimes were registered by the Federal Criminal Police Office
in Germany in 2020.
Furthermore,
2020 saw a rise in online Islamophobia as coronavirus lockdowns were imposed
and life shut down across Europe, according to the report.
Source:
AA.Com
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New
Year With A Twist For Filipino Muslims: As The First Day Of The Gregorian
Calendar, Jan. 1, 2022 Or Jumada Al-Awwal 27, 1443 In The Muslim Calendar Known
As Hijra Began
Gregorian Calendar:
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By
Julmunir Jannaral
January
2, 2022
SOME
Muslim Filipinos also celebrate New Year but merely as a social obligation or
pakikisama.
What
makes this New Year's Day unique is that according to the Muslim calendar, each
day begins at sunset with the New Year itself ushered in by the first sighting
of the moon.
On
Friday, before the clock struck midnight, the majority of Filipinos were
waiting for the New Year countdown with much excitement as the first day of the
Gregorian calendar, Jan. 1, 2022 or Jumada Al-Awwal 27, 1443 in the Muslim
calendar known as Hijra began.
Awal
means beginning in English, and Muharram is the name of the first month in the
Muslim calendar. The first day of Muharram is, therefore, the Islamic New
Year's Day, and on this date, the commemoration of Hijra or the historic
journey from Mecca to Medina begins.
Hence,
some Muslim religious scholars are of the belief that it is not permissible for
a Muslim to celebrate the New Year, a Christian tradition, considering that
they have their own New Year, known as the Amun Jadid.
In
an exclusive interview with the Chairman of the Imam Council of the
Philippines, which is akin to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the
Philippines or CBCP, Aleem Said Ahmad Basher told The Manila Times that Muslim
Filipinos in particular may celebrate the New Year as part of their social
obligation but not as a religious compliance.
"The
New Year that was celebrated last night by all people throughout the world,
including the Philippines, could be part of a social obligation but not a religious
duty. Nowhere is it mentioned in the Holy Qur'an or the Hadith or sayings of
Prophet Mohammad that Muslims are enjoined to celebrate New Year," Aleem
Basher noted.
Basher,
a graduate of Kolliyatu Da'wah from the College of Islamic Propagation in Al-Azhar
University in Cairo, Egypt, explained that Islam is a religion of peace,
tolerance, harmony and humanity where its followers are enjoined to perform
three duties: to God, to one's self and to others.
Hence,
if there were some Muslim Filipinos who celebrated the New Year last night, in
the same manner they celebrate their own Amun Jadid New Year. Just like the
Filipino Chinese celebrating not only their Chinese New Year, they were just
showing respect or pakisama with their non-Muslim neighbors.
Hence,
the Islamic New Year is on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the
lunar Islamic calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar.
Basher
said since the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar month, which is roughly
29 days, it usually ends up being about 11 days shorter than the Western
calendar.
In
as much as the Western calendar is based on an Earth year, its months are
divided somewhat arbitrarily, and February is a month with an irregular number
of days.
By
contrast, the Islamic year is 354 or 355 days long based on the moon's cycle,
and each month is either 29 or 30 days long, Aleem Basher further explained.
One
of the basic principles of Islam is "Islamic ethics," which is
described and emphasized in many Quranic verses and sayings of the Blessed
Prophet Muhammad (PUBH).
He
said Islamic morals teach Muslims to "treat [people] kindly and
justly" no matter where they are from or what they believe in as long as
they do not fight against them.
While
Islam ordains Muslims to treat all people without discrimination except those
who are hostile to Islam, it also urges Muslims to "take care in their
relations with non-Muslims in order not to weaken in their Islamic belief,
consciousness and identity."
Basher,
who hails from the Islamic City of Marawi, said under the belief of Islamic
teachings, a person who has accepted the basic tenets of Islam will be weakened
if he celebrated Christmas too.
Other
Muslim religious scholars agreed that a Muslim performing an action of another
religion willingly is committing blasphemy.
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Manila Times
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Recognizing
Afghan Govt in World's Interest: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Taliban flag is painted on a wall outside the
American embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. (File Photo | AP)
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By
Shirshah Rasooli
02-01-2022
The
Islamic Emirate said that the recognition of the current Afghan government was
nevessary for the world itself, not only for Afghanistan.
The
Islamic Emirate made the remarks in response to comments from representatives
of regional countries, which demanded reforms in the Afghan government for
recognition.
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the official recognition of the
“Taliban” depends on progress in fulfilling their promises.
“The
issue of official recognition of the Taliban authorities is premature for the
time being. The positive decision will depend on evolvement of developments in
Afghanistan, to be more specific - when the Taliban will fulfill their
promises, including the establishment of the inclusive government, and
efficient combating of terrorist and drug threats coming from the territory of
Afghanistan,” Lavrov told Russian news outlet TASS.
“We
will gradually move together with other members of the global community in
linkage to that towards exclusion of the Taliban from sanction lists of the UN
Security Council, which will create in its turn the basis for official
recognition of the new government of Afghanistan,” Lavrov added.
“An
inclusive government is one of the needs for Afghanistan's political society.
If the Islamic Emirate seeks good governance and an enduring authority, they
should pay attention to this issue,” said Hekmatullah Mirzad, a university
instructor.
“The
recognition of the Islamic Emirate was not only the need of the Islamic Emirate
but the international community as well. Afghanistan is a member of the
international community and the engagement of Afghanistan with the
international community benefits all of us,” said Inamullah Samangani, deputy
spokesman for the Islamic Emirate.
The
Islamic Emirate cited engagement with the world and self-sufficiency as its
core policy for the year 2022.
Source:
Tolo News
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Karachi
Court Nixes Punishment For Manslaughter, Says Guilt Is Still Intact
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Naeem
Sahoutara
January
2, 2022
KARACHI:
A model court has ruled that an accused can evade punishment following an
out-of-court settlement in a manslaughter case but his guilt will remain intact.
The
ruling was given by Additional District and Sessions Judge Liaqat Ali Khoso of
the Model Criminal Trial Court (Central) in his judgement in a case pertaining
to the death of two labourers in a boiler blast in a pharmaceutical company in
Federal B. Industrial Area in 2018.
Talking
to Dawn, former Sindh High Court Bar Association president Barrister Salahuddin
Ahmed explained that an accused would neither be jailed or fined or face any
other penalty by the court, but he/she will always be considered as a convict.
He
elaborated that such an accused would have to face legal consequences. “Such as
he/she cannot run for election, hold a public office or will not be considered
as ‘never convicted’ wherever it is necessarily required to be mentioned in the
documentation.”
Farhan
Khan, the owner of Reign Nutro Pharma, was booked under Sections 322
(qatl-bis-sabab or manslaughter), 319 (qatl-i-khata), 426 (punishment for
mischief) and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of
the Pakistan Penal Code.
The
matter came up for hearing recently when legal heirs of victim Ghulam Ishaq
pardoned the accused “without accepting Diyat (blood money) or any other sort
of monetary compensation”.
They
also filed an application under Section 435(6) of the criminal procedure code,
which was also supported by their personal affidavits raising no objection if
the accused was acquitted by way of a compromise between them and him.
However,
the legal heirs of second victim Imran Naseem also filed a compromise application
with certain terms and conditions, agreed between his widow and the accused.
Under
the terms and conditions, the accused will pay Rs20,000 per month until the
second child of the deceased will attain the age of 20 years without
fail/default and deposit the said amount with the court’s nazir (official).
The
judge noted that the parties entered into an out-of-court compromise. However,
they waived of all other payments like diyat (blood money) etc.
State
prosecutor Shakeel Ahmed conceded to the compromise applications filed by the
legal heirs of both the victims stating that they had settled the matter
outside the court and the main purpose of law was to maintain public peace and
tranquillity. Therefore, the legal heirs had no objection, he stated.
The
judge noted: “Court can accept the compromise at any stage of the case, the
legal heirs have forgiven the accused person in the name of Almighty Allah, and
there is no legal impediment to accept the compromise arrived between the
parties in such circumstances of this particular case.
“As
per section 345 (6) CrPC the compounding of offence shall have the effect of
acquittal. The proposition held in the provisions of above referred section of
CrPC of 1898 does not mean that accused is acquitted but the composition of an
offence shall have the effect of an acquittal.
“It
means the guilt of the accused shall never be bolt out. It is sufficient for an
accused to benefit by vanishing and avoiding punishment provided by the law.
The guilt of the accused shall have effective in the field in the life time of
accused. In the case of Waheed Ahmed in Criminal Appeal No. 328 of 2012 (appeal
against conviction) along with Criminal Miscellaneous application No:185/2017
(compromise application) it was discussed by his lordship Justice Qazi Faiz
Essa that guilt of accused would not be bolt out however, it is sufficient for
accused to escape punishment for the offence by way of compromise,” the judge
stated.
“There
is no specific word in any provision of PPC and CrPC that the conviction of an
accused is set aside by way of a compromise application which was effectively
made between parties. The legal heirs have right to waive their right of Qisas
but they have no right to take away the authority of state in awarding punishment
to the accused as Taze’r. Same proposition is held in section 311 PPC.
“The
proposition of section 311 PPC supports that a compromise does not vanish the
guilt of accused as the said section authorized the court/state to award the
accused a punishment as Taze’r, which may be upto sentence of death as Taze’r,
though the compromise might have been accepted and death as Qisas has been
taken away from the accused but yet he may be awarded death sentence as Ta’zir.
“In
view of the above facts and circumstances and legal position, both applications
moved by legal heirs of above named deceased are accepted. Accused Farhan Khan
extended effect of acquittal by way of compromise under section 345 (6) CrPC
suffice for him to skip from punishment due to compromise; however his guilt
shall not be bolted out by way of compromise,” the judge ruled.
Supporting
the judgement, Barrister Ahmed was of the opinion an accused may escape the
punishment, but he his conviction must be considered in black and white for
future for the purpose of deterrence in the society.
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India
People
Umar Gautam Helped Convert to Islam Deny Charges That He 'Forced' Them
Tarushi
Aswani
02-01-2022
New
Delhi: ‘Dharmantran’ or conversion as a phenomenon in India has claimed a
greater space in public, political and policy parlance ever since the Narendra
Modi government came to power in 2014.
Six
months ago, on June 20, Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two
Muslim clerics – Mohammad Umar Gautam and Mufti Qazi Jahangir Alam Qasmi – from
Delhi’s Jamia Nagar on ‘forced religious conversion’ charges. Qasmi and Gautam
were running Islamic Dawah Centre, an organisation for deaf and mute students
which officials claimed were involved in conversion operations.
Source:
The Wire
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Let
DKS embrace Islam, Christianity, KSE suggests
Nrupathunga
SK
JAN
01 2022
Reacting
to KPCC President D K Shivakumar's opposition to the government's decision to
lift restrictions imposed on Hindu temples with regard to revenue use, Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa stated that let Congress
leader ...
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The Wire
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Europe
Muslims
Named in the 2022 New Years Honours List
1st
January 2022
Over
50 British Muslims were named in the 2022 New Years Honours List.
We
congratulate all those who have been singled out for their work during the
Covid-19 pandemic.
These
include Kaneez Khan, Coordinator, Near Neighbours, West Yorkshire, recognised
for services to Interfaith Relations, particularly during Covid-19; Dr Syed
Ahmed, Clinical Director, Health Protection Scotland, recognised for services
to the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme; Rizwan Patel, Founder, Lint GFroup,
recognised for services to the disadvantaged communities in the UK and abroad,
particularly during covid 19; Dr Seema Safia Arif, for services to Health Care
amongst the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Community and Gulam Muhammad
Ismail Teladia, Vice Chair, Birmingham Muslim Burial Council, for services to
the community in Birmingham, particularly during Covid-19.
Source:
MCB.Org
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Young
Muslims clean Oxford streets after New Year celebrations
02-01-2022
By
Liam Rice
WHILE
many nursed sore heads, a young group of Muslims got up in the early hours to
clean the streets following New Year celebrations.
The
street clean follows other initiatives this winter, including visiting children’s
hospitals to give out chocolates and gifts, as well as donating food to Oxford
Food Hub.
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Oxford Mail
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Muslim
youth group helps keep Bolton tidy after New Year festivities
By
Joe Harrigan
02-01-2021
As
New Year activities took place around the town, young people from the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Youth Association Bolton celebrated by being up at the crack of dawn to
show their gratitude for a successful 2021 and to earn blessings with a
prosperous 2022 that will allow them to continue to contribute to and serve
their local communities.
Youth
leader for Bolton Umair Ahmed said: "Our members have enjoyed living in
Bolton for decades and so any opportunity to help our local community is a much
welcomed one."
He
added: "Cleaning the streets of Bolton also presents us with an
opportunity to become better Muslims as cleanliness is an integral part of our
faith."
Source:
The Bolton News
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UK
health minister calls additional COVID curbs 'last resort' amid record cases
BY
CAROLINE VAKIL
01/01/22
The
U.K.'s health minister wrote on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions such as
lockdowns must be the “last resort,” even as England witnesses a record number
of COVID-19 cases.
“Curbs
on our freedom must be an absolute last resort and the British people rightly
expect us to do everything in our power to avert them,” Sajid Javid wrote in
the Daily Mail.
Source:
The Hill
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Southeast
Asia
Dr
Sim: Ministry of Health in Sarawak plans to vaccinate children aged 3-11 next
month
02
Jan 2022
KUCHING,
Jan 2 — Incoming Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian said on New
Year’s Day that the Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to inoculate children aged
from three to 11 next month to protect this age group against Covid-19.
“The
vaccine to be used will be Pfizer-BioNTech, but the dose to be given will be
different than that for adults. The dose for these children will be less,” he
said during Kuching South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng’s weekly Facebook live
‘Shall Wee Talk?’ yesterday.
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Malay Mail
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Dr
Annuar Rapaee: 72.95pc of adult population in Sibu Division received booster
02
Jan 2022
SIBU,
Jan 2 — A total of 144,440 individuals or 72.95 per cent of the adult
population in Sibu Division have received their booster dose, said Nangka
assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee.
Not
resting on his laurels, the incoming Assistant Minister For Education,
Innovation and Talent Development I (Education and Innovation), said mobile
vaccination drive will be reactivated to ensure more people receive their
booster jabs.
“We
will roll out mobile vaccination drive again as we want more people in the
division receive their booster jabs as part of the efforts to further reduce
the number of daily Covid-19 infections,” Dr Annuar said in his Facebook live
session last night to update on the Covid-19 situation here.
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Malay Mail
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Health
Ministry issues new SOPs for pilgrims returning to Malaysia from umrah
BY
ASHMAN ADAM
01
Jan 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has released new rules for those
who already performing or set to depart for the minor Muslim pilgrimage or
umrah before the government’s travel prohibition begins on January 8.
In
a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the
updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) would apply to those returning to
the country.
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South
Asia
Taliban’s
interim government led to security in Afghanistan and region: Suhail Shaheen
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
02
Jan 2022
UN
nominee of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Suhail Shaheen said that the
current assurance of security in Afghanistan and the region is because of the
existence of the Taliban’s interim government.
Suhail
Shaheen in a series of Twitter posts said that during US presence in
Afghanistan in the past two decades, the Taliban were both fighting against
foreigners and had stopped robberies and kidnapping.
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Taliban
should change their approaches if they want recognition: Blenkin
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
02
Jan 2022
US
secretary of state Antonio Blenkin has said that the Taliban should bring
changes in their approaches and policies if they want recognition of their
interim government.
Speaking
about his priorities for 2022, Antonio Blenkin said that they are considering a
number of approaches to enable injecting more cash into Afghanistan for the
economy of the country.
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World
Bank, other organizations politicized Afghanistan’s health sector: Taliban
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
01
Jan 2022
Officials
in the ministry of public health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that
the World Bank and other international organizations had promised to support
Afghanistan’s health sector until 2024, but they have stopped the support now.
They
said that the financial support has now stopped which has caused serious
problems to the health sector of Afghanistan but added that they are doing
their best to save the sector from collapse.
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Taliban
issue 340,000 national IDs in four months
By
Najibullah Lalzoy
01
Jan 2022
National
Statistics and Information Administration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
said that they have issued up to 340,000 electronic National IDs in the capital
Kabul and provinces in the past four months.
A
statement released by the Administration on Saturday, January 1, 2022 reads
that, already printed IDs have been issued while the process of printing new
IDs is going on in twenty provinces of the country.
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Over
28,500 kids killed in Afghanistan in 16 years: UNICEF
January
2, 2022
UNICEF
says more than 28,500 children have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 16
years.
“Afghanistan,
for example, has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005, at
more than 28,500 – accounting for 27 percent of all verified child casualties
globally,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement on
Friday.
Afghanistan,
Yemen, Syria and northern Ethiopia are the places where children have paid a
devastating price amid armed conflict and lingering insecurity, according to
UNICEF. “Year after year, parties to conflict continue to demonstrate a
dreadful disregard for the rights and wellbeing of children,” said Fore. He
called on “all parties to conflict” to take concrete measures to protect
children who “are suffering, and children are dying because of this
callousness.”
Source:
PressTV
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Pakistan
Senior
Pakistani Sunni scholar hails Iran moving in line with Islamic unity
January
2, 2022
Orator
of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore hailed the stance of Sunni community in Iran
stressing that the Islamic Republic is moving in line with Islamic unity.
Abdul
Khabir Azad, orator of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore met with the Iranian
delegation led by Sheikh Hamid shahriari in Lahore and hailed the stance of
Iranian Sunni minority.
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: Taghrib News
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Assassination
of General Soleimani was oppressive act against Islam: Pakistani cleric
January
1, 2022
The
Pakistani cleric made the remarks in an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of
a meeting with the Secretary General of the World Forum for Ecumenicity of
Islamic Schools of Thought Hojjatoleslam Shahriari in Lahore.
According
to Siraj-ul-Haq, the tragedy of the assassination of General Soleimani in the
territory of an Islamic country is an aggression of foreign forces, which “we
condemn and emphasize the support to oppressed Muslim nations.”
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Tehran Times
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PM
seeks uniform policy on citizenship for foreign investors
Kalbe
Ali
January
2, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Rejecting the idea of granting Pakistani citizenship to investors from
Afghanistan alone, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that such a policy should
not be limited to any single country.
According
to official circles, the idea of granting permanent residency or citizenship to
foreign nationals interested in investing in Pakistan was shared during a
recent meeting of the Afghanistan Inter-ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC),
which was chaired by the prime minister.
The
meeting specially focused on Afghan nationals living in Pakistan or those
willing to leave the country after the rise of the Taliban.
Source:
Dawn
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Journalist
seeks modification of order in contempt case
Staff
Reporter
January
2, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
Senior journalist Ansar Abbasi filed an application before the Islamabad High
Court (IHC) on Saturday seeking the modification of an order passed in
connection with the contempt of court proceedings over an affidavit of former
chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Mohammad Shamim.
Mr
Abbasi pointed out that the order passed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah
stated: “They (Ansar Abbasi and Aamir Ghouri) were explicitly asked whether
they would report and publish the copy of a leaded document in the form of an
affidavit if it contained untrue facts intended to influence the outcome of
pending judicial proceeding. They answered that they would do so if it was in
the public interest because their role was of a mere ‘messenger’.”
Source:
Dawn
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SC
deplores SHC ‘failure’ to monitor selection process
Nasir
Iqbal
January
2, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court has deplored what it called the Sindh High Court’s (SHC)
failure to perform its constitutional duty of supervising the subordinate
courts, particularly monitoring the process of appointment of paralegal staff.
“The
plea of consistency with past practice is of no advantage because
irregularities in the appointment process cannot be justified by invoking the
neglect by the previous administrations,” observed a three-judge SC bench
headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
Source:
Dawn
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Ex-FIA
chief grilled for ‘aiding’ foreign financial crime suspect
Zulqernain
Tahir
January
2, 2022
LAHORE:
Former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) chief Bashir Memon on Saturday
appeared before an inquiry team for allegedly facilitating a suspect wanted in
financial crimes abroad and also for his failure to probe the money laundering
allegations against the person.
Two
officials of the Foreign Ministry also appeared before the FIA Lahore probe
team through video link over their alleged failure in getting the suspect
extradited.
Source:
Dawn
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Mideast
Shia
cleric calls on Muslim scholars to play effective role in societies
January
2, 2022
Top
Iranian Shia cleric met with Pakistani grand mufti calling on the Sunni
scholars to play effective role in boosting solidarity among Muslims and
confront the Takfiri movements.
Secretary
General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought met with
mufti Raghib Naeemi, director of Naeemia seminary in Punjab in Cultural Center
of Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore.
Source:
Taghrib News
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Senior
Iranian Shia cleric visits tomb of prominent Sunni mystic 'Ali ibn Uthman
Hujwiri' in Lahore
January
2, 2022
Secretary
General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought visited the
tomb of prominent Sunni mystic Ali ibn Uthman Hujwiri in Lahore on Saturday.
Sheikh
Hamid Shahriari, leading a delegation of Iranian scholars and cultural experts
met with Tahir Reza Bukhari, Director General in Auqaf & Religious Affairs
Department in Punjab as they visited the tomb of prominent 11th century Sunni
mystic, Ali ibn Uthman Hujwiri.
Source
: Taghrib News
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Muslims
must unite against arrogance, looters of Islamic world: Iranian cleric
News
Code: 84598459
Jan
1, 2022
Hamid
Shahriari said this while addressing an Islamic Unity Conference organized by
Iranian Culture Center in eastern city of Lahore on Saturday.
Molavi
Nazir Ahmad Salami, Member of Iranian Assembly of Experts, Morteza Forati,
Acting Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore and Jafar
Ronas, Director of Iranian Culture Center was also present on the occasion.
Source:
En.Irna
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Imam
Khamenei: Due to blessing of Gen. Soleimani’s blood, Resistance movement now
more thriving
January
2, 2022
On
Saturday morning, January 1, 2022, the family of General Soleimani and the
officials of the General Soleimani Commemoration Conference met with Imam
Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. In this meeting, the Leader of
the Islamic Revolution stated that truthfulness and sincerity are the essence,
symbol and emblem of Martyr Soleimani’s school of thought. In pointing out that
Haj Qasem is a role model for the youth in the region, he said, “Dear Soleimani
was and still is the most popular figure in the nation and in the world of
Islam.”
Imam
Khamenei described the martyrdom of General Soleimani as being an event that
was important for the nation and for the Islamic world. He added, “The people’s
innovative commemoration of Haj Qasem’s martyrdom throughout Iran is indicative
of the leading role the nation plays in appreciating that great martyr.”
Source:
Khamenei News
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Edmonton’s
Al Rashid Mosque extends temporary shelter as extreme cold remains
By
Chris Chacon
January
1, 2022
Volunteers
at the temporary shelter at Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque have been busy ringing
in the new year by helping others.
“We
have about 10 individuals staying at the mosque here with us during the day,
the team is putting together a nice brunch for them to help them kick off the
new year with a little bit of positivity and hope,” said Noor Al-Henedy,
director of communications.
Source:
global News
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Raisi
says citizens don’t tolerate corruption in Islamic system
January
1, 2022
Referring
to the government's provincial trips, the president said that the government's
approach in provincial trips is that what is decided its implementation should
be guaranteed.
Emphasized
that the actions taken by the government should be announced to the people, he
added, “It is necessary to determine the effects of actions in people's lives.
People understand the situation well.”
The
president added that what the administration is looking for is an effortful
work and it must be achieved, and the results must be determined.
Source:
Tehran Times
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Arab
world
A
Village Dating From The Early Days Of Islam Has Been Found In Yanbu under Sands
SALEH
FAREED
January
01, 2022
JEDDAH:
A village dating from the early days of Islam has been found in Yanbu by a team
of Saudi enthusiasts who are documenting the Kingdom in an innovative way.
The
head of the project, Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel, who is the founder of Erth Aerial
Photography Team, told Arab News that the team surveyed vast stretches of the
region by remote sensing and helicopter in search of Al-Oshairah. “After recording
its presence from the air, the team then found the settlement that was lying
under the sands,” he said.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
Arabia’s Dhee Ayn lit up to mark Arabic calligraphy’s addition to UNESCO list
SPA
January
02, 2022
BAHA:
Light shows illuminated the facades of 58 palaces in the archaeological village
of Dhee Ayn in Baha to celebrate the addition of Arabic calligraphy to UNESCO’s
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The
Saudi Heritage Commission said the celebrations would last for a week and that
light shows inspired by Arabic calligraphy, accompanied by audio shows, would
highlight the value of this art form and its heritage as a symbol of Arab
identity.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
interior minister meets key Algerian officials
SPA
January
02, 2022
ALGIERS:
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif arrived in Algeria
on Saturday.
He
was received at Houari Boumediene Airport by Algerian Interior Minister Kamal
Beldjoud, the Kingdom’s ambassador to Algeria, Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser
Al-Bassiri, and several senior officials, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
An
Algerian delegation led by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aimene
Benabderrahmane took part in the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh
recently.
Source:
Arab News
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Saudi
Falcons Club takes part in Expo 2020 Dubai
SPA
January
02, 2022
DUBAI:
The Saudi Falcons Club participated in Expo 2020 Dubai through events marking
World Wildlife Day on Dec. 30.
It
organized a display on Thursday and Friday at the Gulf Cooperation Council
pavilion, showcasing different falcon types to acquaint exhibition visitors
about the birds, their biological nature, and their role in maintaining
ecological balance and protecting wildlife, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Source:
Arab News
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Snow
falls at Jabal Al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk region
ARAB
NEWS
January
02, 2022
JEDDAH:
The mountains of Tabuk were capped with snow Saturday morning after a huge drop
in temperature overnight.
Videos
of the storm, and people celebrating the snowfall, circulated widely on social
media, with impressive scenes of Jabal Al-Lawz, located in the northwest of the
Kingdom, covered with snow.
Source:
Arab News
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North
America
US
denies humanitarian entry to hundreds of fleeing Afghans
January
2, 2022
US
immigration officials have reportedly denied entry to hundreds of Afghans
seeking temporary stay in the country for humanitarian reasons in recent weeks,
causing dismay of Afghans and their supporters.
By
doing so, immigrant advocates insist, the Biden administration has failed to
honor its pledge to assist Afghans who were left behind after the US military’s
hasty pullout from the war-torn country in August following a swift takeover by
the Taliban, AP reported.
Source
: En.abna24
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Why
US Is Raising Pressure on China Over Treatment of Tibetans, Uyghurs
Ralph
Jennings
January
02, 2022
SAN
FRANCISCO —
Human
rights advocates are welcoming what they see as increased U.S. attention to
Chinese behavior in its volatile Tibet and Xinjiang regions, suggesting that
lobbying by rights groups may have contributed to the surge of pressure on
Beijing.
A
law, a boycott and the appointment of a government official added up in late
2021 to increased U.S. resolve toward the restive Chinese regions, these
advocates say.
Source
: Voa News
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American
professor: Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi a true philosopher
January
1, 2022
Ayatollah
Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi was a true philosopher with deep insights and great
wisdom, says American philosopher Mohammad Legenhausen.
Legenhausen
made the remarks during a ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday to mark the first
anniversary of the passing of the top Iranian religious figure.
The
American professor recalled his meetings with the late Ayatollah, saying he
would discuss a whole range of topics, namely philosophy, metaphysics and
ethics.
Source
: Abna24
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NYC
Mayor Eric Adams Continues State of Emergency, Extends Vaccine Mandate for Many
Indoor Settings
Mimi
Nguyen Ly
Jan
2, 2022
New
York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed two separate executive orders after he
was sworn into his new position in Times Square on New Year’s Day.
The
first order will continue the city’s state of emergency pertaining to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergency was put in place by former mayor Bill
de Blasio’s administration.
Source
: NTD.com
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Africa
Muslims
Celebrating Gregorian New Year Not Bad – Islamic Singer, Ere Asalatu
Abiodun
Sanusi
2
January 2022
Islamic
singer, Bukola Alayande, popularly known as Ere Asalatu, has said that Muslims
should not shy away from celebrating the advent of the Gregorian New Year
despite following the Hijra calendar.
Source
: punchng
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A
Final Farewell to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu
January
02, 2022
CAPE
TOWN —
The
state funeral for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken
place in Cape Town, South Africa, with only 100 mourners allowed inside St.
George's Cathedral because of COVID-19 rules. The anti-apartheid hero and human
rights activist who died December 26 at the age of 90 had been suffering with
prostate cancer.
Desmond
Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his campaign against
apartheid, said he wanted the cheapest coffin. And he requsted that money
intended for flowers should instead be donated to good causes.
Source
: Voazimbabwe.
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Over
2,500 Imams Storm Kano State To Pray For Tinubu’s 2023 Presidential Ambition
By
Oladipo Abiola
1
January 2022
Not
less than 2,500 Islamic clerics on Saturday took part in a special prayer
session in Kano State organized in support of the presidential ambition of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Naija
News gathered the prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Kafin-Maiyaki and had
other Imams and politicians from Kano in attendance.
Source
: Naijanews
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Muslim,
Christian dichotomy unhealthy for Nigeria -Kukah
January
1, 2022
A
renowned Christian cleric based in Sokoto, the heart of Caliphate of the
nation, Catholic Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese has
disclosed yesterday.
The
Bishop cautioned the people of the nation, especially the politicians to depose
selves and avoid focusing on politics of religious, regional sentiments and
related aspects which he said could trigger gross disunity.
Accordingly,
Kukah, who also observed that the nation’s politicians, had over time jumped to
the conclusion that justice simply meant having joint ticket of Christian and
Muslim contestants, insisted that it was not healthy for its unity and peaceful
coexistence for harmony.
Source
: Triumph News
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2022:
Thank Allah, we had no natural disaster – Islamic group to Nigerians
By
Seun Opejobi
January
1, 2022
As
a new year is born, an Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC), has asked citizens of the country to thank Allah for making them
Nigerians.
The
group noted that although many other countries experienced earthquakes,
volcanoes, landslides, windstorms, wildfires, Nigeria has been free from
natural disasters.
A
New Year message by MURIC’s Director, Ishaq Akintola, said Nigerians should
“show gratitude to Allah by stopping all acts of criminality, fake news and
hate speech and by adopting a positive attitude towards their country as the
new year 2022 unfolds.”
Source
: Daily Post
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Political
activist: Israel apartheid regime worse than South Africa apartheid
January
2, 2022 -
Source
: Hausa TV
Tisetso
Magama, an activist and a former member of the South African parliament, says
his nation clearly understands the experiences of the Palestinian people under
the occupation of the Israeli apartheid regime, which he said is worse than
what was experienced in South Africa.
Source
: Hausa TV
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