'We are your neighbours': Islamic Society opens doors to community after cemetery was vandalized in Fargo-Moorhead
06
November 2022
Hundreds
attended the Islamic Society of Fargo and Moorhead's open house.Mike McGurran
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U.P. Government reiterates madrasa survey aims for the betterment of the
Islamic institutions
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Iran’s Hardliners Attack Sunni Cleric For His Criticism
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Saudi Arabia arrests 16,583 illegals in one week
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Immigration officials target mosques, temples and churches to advise people to
return home
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'We are your neighbors': Islamic Society opens doors to community after
cemetery was vandalized
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Jordanian filmmaker using virtual reality to fight Muslim stereotypes
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Between the Muslims and Islam: A missed boundary
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Mullah Baradar visits Kamal Khan Dam to observe progress
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Sabah Umno keeps up tradition of fielding non-Muslim in Beluran
North
America
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Republicans Could Elect Muslim to Senate in Historic First for U.S.
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U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show Russia it's open to talks -Washington Post
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In run-up to midterms, Muslim groups, mosques push for voter engagement
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Stephen Colbert doubles down on denigrating concerned Muslim parent
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Son of main suspect in Muslim murders may be released
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How Streamers Are Making Culver City a New Dining Mecca
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US midterm elections: Biden, Obama and Trump woo Pennsylvania
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India
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Mubin did it in Coimbatore: Why do Islamist terrorists shave their body before
a suicide mission
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‘In Search of the Divine’: Where Sufism’s syncretic legacy meets author Rana
Safvi’s personal faith
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Decoding BJP's focus on Pasmanda Muslims ahead of Uttar Pradesh civil body
polls
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Bengaluru mosque hosts followers of all faiths
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Indian-American candidate says sorry for racist tweets
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Dalit bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits
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Mideast
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Hamas mourns death of Muslim Brotherhood Guide Ibrahim Munir
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Iran Admits Selling Drones to Russia Before War; Kyiv Says Tehran is Lying
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Iran threatens Saudi Arabia over media coverage of protests -analysis
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US "Sought ToDestabilise Iran But Failed," Says President Ebrahim
Raisi
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Iranians Stage New Protest Actions Despite Widening Crackdown
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Arab
world
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Al Azhar Grand Imam receives Education Minister, stresses readiness to develop
educational cooperation with Bahrain
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HH Shaikh Nasser hails Al-Azhar Grand Imam’s role in promoting Islamic values
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Saudi Arabia to host Arab Radio and Television Festival
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Darcy Oake to ignite enthusiasm of Riyadh Season visitors with jaw-dropping
illusions
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Arab Tourism Organization honors Algerian leader for supporting industry
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Saudi project clears 958 Houthi mines in Yemen
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Europe
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French Town Experiences Turmoil Over Public Islamic Religious Tributes
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French model Marine elHimer converts to Islam, performs Umrah
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The 'UK’s first and biggest Islamic art gallery' at Bradford mill
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Firebomb attack on UK immigration ‘motivated by terrorist ideology’, says UK
police
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Thousands of protesters march through London calling for 'immediate' general
election
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New date will confirm Broughton Mosque appeal decision
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Islamic School Amsterdam board must go, Wiersma insists
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Rishi Sunak to urge leaders against fossil fuels at COP27, pledging UK will be
‘clean energy superpower’
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Africa
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Nigerian imams tell U.S. court Hushpuppi provided financial, material support
to Muslims, poor families
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Army kills 3 Boko Haram terrorists in Gubio, recovered weapons
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COAS lauds troops’ recent successes against Boko Haram in North East
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Muslim-Muslim ticket will make Christians irrelevant, NCE warns
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Pakistan
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Pakistan may become unbearably hot by end of the century
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PM asks for full court to look into Imran’s assassination claims
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Police lift security cordon in Islamabad a day after PTI calls off long march
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All parties look to establishment to gain power, says Rabbani
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PTI takes on ISPR for rejecting charges against military officer
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Deadlock persists over Wazirabad incident FIR
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Govt instructs Pemra to lift ban on Imran’s press conferences
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South
Asia
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U.S veterans in Texas demonstrate for ‘Afghan Adjustment Act’ law saying it can
save the lives of U.S allies
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Afghan Businessman, Found in Well in Southern Afghanistan, Lifeless
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Salang Pass Traffic Accident Kills 3 and Injures 8 People
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Bangladesh Economy in Crisis, But $4.5 Billion IMF loan may be Double-edged
Sword
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15 Rohingya refugees held in Tripura; police concerned over infiltration from
Bangladesh
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Dont want to use ‘fake fielding’ as excuse for loss against India, says
Bangladesh’s technical consultant Sridharan Sriram
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Southeast
Asia
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Muslim preacher Kazim Elias says withdrew from Larut race because blood is
thicker than water
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Rafizi: Even until Judgement Day, we won’t see BN, Perikatan members declaring
their assets
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Tian Chua: Sorry Anwar, I know we’re friends but I did what I had to do
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Khairy: MoH will continue to monitor Covid-19 cases during GE15 campaign
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Muhyiddin: Too early for Perikatan to commit to collaboration with BN
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Ħal-Farruġ mosque application put on hold due to mystery 'title issue'
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'We
are your neighbors': Islamic Society opens doors to community after cemetery
was vandalized in
Fargo-Moorhead
By
Mike McGurran
November
05, 2022
Hundreds
attended the Islamic Society of Fargo and Moorhead's open house.Mike McGurran
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A
recent vandalism incident at the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead Cemetery
left Muslims living in Fargo-Moorhead unsure if the incident was random, or a
targeted attack against them.
Someone
broke into an abandoned building the Islamic society of Fargo and Moorhead used
to store concrete vaults for Muslim burials. The damage was discovered by a
gravedigger working at the cemetery on Saturday, October 22.
Today,
they opened the Mosque to members of the community, to raise awareness of the
incident and to help educate the public about Islam.
"We're
just here to clear up any misconceptions that there are about our faith and our
community members who are associated with the religion of Islam," said
Mary Habib, a volunteer at the event.
They
enjoyed food and fellowship together. There were educational pamphlets free to
everybody that went over common misconceptions people might have about Muslims.
"We're
all very diverse within our community," Jessica Nix pointed out. "You
know, we have Muslims from a lot of different countries. And even though we're
one religion, we're diverse."
Even
though the thousands of Muslims living in Fargo-Moorhead are still reeling
after the ugly incident, they're using it as a chance to educate others. And
they're making it crystal clear. They say this is their home too, and they're
not going anywhere.
"I
just want to say that we all you know, we're all your neighbors, and we're all
just one big community looking to live peacefully amongst each other,"
said Mary Habib.
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U.P.
Government reiterates madrasa survey aims for the betterment of the Islamic
institutions
NOVEMBER
05, 2022
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photo of Danish Azad Ansari
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As
the deadline for the U.P. Government’s madrasa survey draws closer, the junior
Minority Welfare Minister in the State government, Danish Azad Ansari
reiterated the necessity for the survey. “All the hue and cry regarding the
madrasa survey is far from reality and the Uttar Pradesh Government wants to
provide better facilities to students studying in these Islamic institutions,”
Mr. Ansari said. “The aim of the madrasa survey was to collect data so that
better education and other required facilities could be provided to these
Islamic institutions. Hence this survey was necessary. We are not going to take
actions.”
The
districts are receiving data from the concerned departments and the report is
likely to be submitted to the State government by November 15. “The government
will receive all the reports from the districts and take positive steps. Our
intention is for betterment of those studying [in madrasas],” Mr. Ansari added.
The
madrasa survey, which is almost complete, started on September 10, with teams
of officials gathering information on 12 points, including infrastructure,
staff, source of funding, and facilities available at the Islamic institutions
in all the 75-districts of the State. As of now, in the survey, over 8,000
madrasas were found to be running without recognition.
As
the survey in Uttar Pradesh, the State with the Muslim population, nears
completion, criticism of it appears to be growing louder. Maulana Mufti Abul
Kasim Nomani, Mohtamim (Vice Chancellor) of the Darul Uloom of Deoband, in a
conference held last week at Darul Uloom attended by hundreds of Muslim clerics
and managers of madrasas to discuss the survey, said, “We have to maintain the
old `nizam of education’.” He added that madrasas did not need modern education
or any kind of government recognition.
Since
the announcement of the survey, the ruling BJP has been criticised by
Opposition parties and Muslim groups, who have alleged that the Yogi government
was trying to terrorisethe Muslim community and the survey was a “malicious”
move to disparage the madrasa system.
Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) president and four-time U.P. Chief Minister Mayawati said,
“The BJP government has an evil intent on madrasas in Uttar Pradesh. The
attempts to interfere in the private madrasas, which are run on donations by
the Muslim community, in the name of a survey, is inappropriate. The government
should focus on improving the condition of government [madrasas] and government-aided
madrasas.”
Muslim
organisations like the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and the
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind have asked why the same rules do not apply to Hindu
religious institutions such as mutts and dharmshalas.
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Iran’s
Hardliners Attack Sunni Cleric For His Criticism
06-11-2022
Molavi
Abdolhamid, a prominent leader of Sunnis in Iran among supporters
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The
Islamic Republic has upped the ante against the Sunni cleric of Zahedan for his
harsh criticism of the brutal and non-democratic approach of the government to
protests.
Tasnim
News Agency, affiliated to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), called
MolaviAbdolhamid the source of insecurity in Sistan and Baluchestan, telling
him to ask his “dictator Saudi friends to hold a referendum.”
MolaviAbdolhamid,
who called for a plebiscite in Iran during his Friday prayer sermon November 4,
wrote in a statement the same day, “Unfortunately, another crime was committed
in Baluchestan and this time an unfortunate incident took place in the city of
Khash in which protesters were killed in cold blood.”
His
statement confirmed the “martyrdom of at least 16 people” and dozens of more
injuries while teenagers and young people were chanting slogans and throwing
stones at governor’s office in Khash, but they were “directly targeted by live
rounds.”
He
further called the “bloody tragedy in Khash” as well as the “Bloody Friday in
Zahedan [September 30]” as the epitome of “the extent of oppression and
discrimination” that he had warned against many times in the past.
The
Sunni cleric asked the seminaries of Qom and the authorities to listen to the
voice of the people and to “acquiesce to nation’s request, which is the main
criterion.”
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Saudi
Arabia arrests 16,583 illegals in one week
SPA
November
06, 2022
Saudi
police arrested hundreds of people for breaching KSA’s law. (SPA)
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RIYADH:
Saudi authorities arrested 16,583 people in one week for breaching residency,
work and border security regulations, according to an official report.
From
Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, a total of 10,007 people were arrested for violations of
residency rules, while 4,404 were held over illegal border crossing attempts,
and a further 2,172 for labor-related issues.
The
report showed that among the 321 people arrested for trying to enter the
Kingdom illegally, 43 percent were Yemeni, 51 percent Ethiopian, and 6 percent
were of other nationalities.
A
further 69 people were caught trying to cross into neighboring countries, and
23 were held for involvement in transporting and harboring violators.
The
Saudi Ministry of Interior said that anyone found to be aiding illegal entry to
the Kingdom, including transporting and providing shelter, could face
imprisonment for a maximum of 15 years, a fine of up to SR1 million ($260,000),
or confiscation of vehicles and property.
Suspected
violations can be reported on the toll-free number 911 in the Makkah and Riyadh
regions, and 999 or 996 in other regions of the Kingdom.
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Arab News
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Immigration
officials target mosques, temples and churches to advise people to return home
Nicola
Kelly
06-11-2022
Immigration
enforcement officials are targeting places of worship to advise people with
insecure statuses to go back to their countries of origin, The Independent has
learned.
Specialist
teams from the Home Office have carried out more than 400 “community engagement
surgeries” at temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches over the past three
years – a fourfold rise since 2019.
In
at least three instances last year, officials carried out immigration
enforcement visits at places of worship that resulted in taking people directly
to an airport, according to figures obtained via a Freedom of Information (FOI)
Act request.
Migrant
groups and charities criticised the practice, calling for the “hostile
environment” policy to be scrapped and claiming people were being “duped”.
Mary
Atkinson, policy adviser for the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
(JCWI), told The Independent: “Immigration enforcement has no place in faith
spaces – the government must immediately stop running these workshops and scrap
the hostile environment so that everybody can access essential public
services.”
The
“hostile environment” was a set of policies introduced in 2012 by the home
secretary at the time, Theresa May, intended to make staying in the UK as
difficult as possible for people without leave to remain in the hope that they
would leave voluntarily.
The
surgeries in religious premises are being carried out by officials from the
Home Office’s National Community Engagement Team (NCET), a branch of the
department’s Immigration Enforcement function.
They
are aimed at undocumented migrants, failed asylum seekers and other migrant
groups to advise on how to access the government’s voluntary returns scheme,
reintegration, and question-and-answer sessions on overstays, student visas, EU
settlement and delays in applications.
Their
existence was uncovered as controversy raged over the government’s handling of
migrants arriving by dinghy across the English Channel.
The
revelation comes as home secretary Suella Braverman is facing possible legal
action over conditions at the migrant processing centre at Manston Airfield,
where 4,000 people were crammed into facilities intended for 1,600.
One
nine-year-old girl described conditions as “like a prison” in a letter she
threw over the perimeter fence. Despite the centre being designed to deal with
cases within 24 hours, there were reports of asylum seekers remaining for up to
a month, with some sleeping in tents.
A
hurried operation to get numbers down saw 1,200 people ferried out of the camp
by bus over four days, but the Home Office was forced to apologise because some
were left to sleep rough on the streets of London.
Home
Office minister Chris Philp was branded “callous” after saying it was “a bit of
a cheek” for them to complain about conditions when they had chosen to travel
to the UK from countries where they could safely have remained.
In
other developments, riot police were called to Harmondsworth detention centre
near Heathrow Airport on Friday night after a group of detainees armed with
weaponry caused a “disturbance” during a power outage.
And
on Saturday, Counter Terrorism Policing South East declared that the
firebombing of an immigration processing centre in Dover last weekend was a
terrorist incident, “motivated by an extreme right-wing ideology”.
The
Home Office says 137 surgeries were held on religious premises from January to
the end of July this year, indicating that the figure for 2022 could be a
record high.
“They
are often even more important for migrants who, because of this government’s
anti-migrant obsession, face discrimination and are barred from the most
essential services.
ShakilaTaranumMaan
from the domestic abuse charity Southall Black Sisters said: “Many of our
clients are being duped and misinformed about what these surgeries are for.
“We’ve
spoken to people who thought they were going along to get help, but instead
they are being advised it’s better to leave the UK and they’re told ‘this is
how much you’ll be given’. The Home Office officials aren’t identified clearly
enough, so people are giving out all their personal information, not knowing who
they are giving these details to.
“Our
clients feel this is a violation of the grounds of worship – people go there
because they are in turmoil, to search and look for peace. People often go
there for food at the community kitchen.
“I
believe that the leaders who allow these sessions to be hosted on their
premises are betraying our community’s trust. It goes against the ethos of what
they’re purporting to do.”
Other
hotspots for the Home Office surgeries include the Guru Ravidass Gurdwara in
Birmingham, which has hosted more than 35 surgeries so far this year, and the
Shri Sanatan Hindu temple in Ealing, west London, which has permitted Home
Office officials to enter the premises 83 times since the start of 2019.
Despite
assurances that the surgeries do not result in enforcement action, data
obtained by The Independent shows that in at least three instances last year
Home Office officials carried out immigration enforcement visits at places of
worship.
The
Home Office says “the purpose of these visits was to transport individuals to
airports to make voluntary departures that had been arranged”.
Current
Home Office guidance on community engagement visits by NCET teams states: “Some
communities, as well as faith communities, may be unwilling to assist police/immigration
in carrying out operations. Reasonable steps must be taken to seek advice from
the communities concerned.”
The
guidance also states that, when planning an operation, “you must ensure and
provide evidence that all other avenues of investigation have been exhausted.
Scheduling a religious premises operation should be the last resort.
“This
sensitive type of operation will involve large numbers of police officers, IOs
(intelligence officers) and in some instances offenders.
“Operations
at religious premises must be authorised at deputy director level and the
minister for immigration must be informed. Such sensitive cases may require the
home secretary to be informed.”
A
Home Office spokesperson said: “Our community engagement surgeries allow people
to seek information from immigration officials on their stay in the UK or
receive practical support to return home voluntarily.
“These
surgeries are conducted with the permission of community leaders and are held
in conjunction with faith-based and community locations in order to have
conversations with individuals without the fear of arrest. These are clearly
advertised as government-run, and officials identify themselves as being
government employees.”
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Jordanian
filmmaker using virtual reality to fight Muslim stereotypes
Handan
Kazanci
05.11.2022
Jordanian
filmmaker Samah Safi Bayazid
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A
Jordanian filmmaker and producer is fighting stereotypes about Muslims with the
help of virtual reality films on Islamic history.
"We've
been producers and filmmakers for over 10 years but we never thought that we
will go into entertainment until we were in Disney," Samah Safi Bayazid
told Anadolu Agency.
Bayazid
is co-owner of LightArt Media Productions and Light Art VR, a company she
describes as “for Islamic entertaining virtual reality experiences.”
The
idea for VR films about Islamic culture came when she and her husband were
visiting the theme park. “We were having so much fun,” she said.
“What
if we can tell our stories and our heritage? And the Islamic history in a super
entertaining way, using cutting edge technology, we develop our software,” she
said.
The
company produces films in eight languages, including Turkish, has four VR films
about Islamic heritage, and is producing a fifth and sixth within the next
year.
The
33-year-old was in Istanbul to attend a two-day conference hosted by the Women
and Democracy Association (KADEM), an Istanbul-based women's advocacy group,
together with Türkiye's Family and Social Services Ministry.
The
theme of the fifth International Women and Justice Summit was "Cultural
codes and women," with Anadolu Agency serving as the event's global
communication partner.
“I'm
here to talk about the image of women and the presentation of women in the
media,” Bayazid told Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of the summit.
“I've
worked in this industry for over 12 years and living in the US I see how the
way women, specifically Muslim women, are being represented in the media
directly affects how we are being treated and this sometimes causes
Islamophobia,” she added.
Bayazid
cited the importance of “telling our stories as a Muslim producer and
filmmaker” and said she will be talking about the importance of telling the
stories of Muslim characters.
Along
with her husband Muhammad, Bayazid founded Light Art VR five years ago. “We
decided that we want to produce entertainment for Muslim audiences around the
world,” she said.
They
started producing a Virtual Reality computer-generated company to show 8k
resolution films “that take you back in time 1,400 years ago, to witness the
story of Islam,” she said.
The
director based in Washington also discussed reactions from audiences. “So, we
have completed two different reactions because we have our Muslim audience and
non-Muslim ones.”
Non-Muslim
audiences had similar reactions but were surprised to learn facts about Muslim
culture they did not know until watching the film.
“We
did our project in New York just to share our Islamic culture," she said.
"They loved it and they said 'we didn't know all this information because
it's very informative.”
“For
example, they thought that Islam is a religion of violence. They told us that
before watching our VR experiences they thought that women are second-class
citizens in Islam and they are controlled by men,” she said.
“It's
one of the reasons to educate people and to tell them about our Islamic
heritage and culture, to tell our own story and on our narrative,” said
Bayazid. “Because we're not going let other people tell our story the way they
want. It's our job to tell it the right way.”
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Between
the Muslims and Islam: A missed boundary
By
Amna Shehzadi
November
5, 2022
The
Islamic teachings about different subjects generally associated with Western
values or systems like on human rights or democracy are highly debated across
the globe. There are countless researches on Islam and its teachings about
human rights, especially related to those of women; there are scholarly writings
examining the compatibility of Islam and democracy and again, there are a lot
of concerns about Islam’s alleged association with terrorism. In other words,
Islamic teachings or principles are highly debated by international scholars,
mostly by the Western, and clear distinctions are made or explored between
Islamic civilization and the West.
Interestingly,
while taking Islamic teachings as objective in many cases, international
scholars have drawn different conclusions about the same subject. For example,
while examining the relation between Islam and democracy, a special report
titled Islam and democracy, published by the United States Institute of Peace
concluded that the non-democratic nature of government in Muslim countries has
more to do with historical, cultural, political and economic factors than with
the religious one. There are many scholars like Huntington, Lipset, Lewis,
Pipes and the list continues, who, while examining the compatibility of Islam
and democracy reached to a conclusion that Islam and democracy are
incompatible.
On
the other hand, there is a good number of those scholars, such as Kramer,
Halliday, Esposito and Voll among many others, who believe that Islam and
democracy are not conflicting with each other. The conclusions are different
and this is obviously understandable as the researchers have used different
variables or parameters to examine the relation between Islam and democracy.
The
scientific data gathered on different variables mixed with the interpretations
of researchers could inevitably bring different extrapolations forward but as
far as the understanding of Islamic teachings is concerned, many scholars use
the Muslim practices as sole determinants, which is irrational.
Even
then, we cannot expect that scholars would get to the same conclusion and by
the way, this is not required, but at least one could see an unbiased image of
Islam. Finally, its about time Muslims accept the responsibility to bridge this
widening gap between Islamic teachings and Muslim practices, and emerge as the
true representatives of Islam.
Here,
the debate is not about the compatibility of Islam and Western civilization
rather the point highlighted is that Muslims are the humans who have entered
into Islam and Islam is a religion which is differently interpreted by Muslims.
To what degree they enter into Islam determines how well they practice what is
preached– the failure to do so has created a gulf between Islamic principles
and Muslim practices.
Even
the principles are interpreted differently; on the basis of difference of
interpretations and certainly beliefs, Muslims have divided themselves into
different sects. A step ahead is that, at a broader level, on the basis of
Muslims perceptions about Islamic teachings, their interpretation and will of
implementation of Islam, there are different categories of Muslims like
conservatives, reformists and secular. This doesn’t end here, on the basis of
Muslims’ misinterpretations of Islam, there are further different terrorist
groups in which Muslims have been manipulating Islamic ideology as a motivation
for spreading terrorism which is then used as a bridge by the West to link
Islam with terrorism.
In
short, Muslims interpretations about Islamic teachings are different and
ultimately translate into a diversity in their practices. But, as far as Muslim
practices are concerned, they are not always, in fact, rarely, aligned with
Islamic teachings– not even with their own interpretations of Islam. Moreover,
the phenomenon of politicisation of Islam is witnessed to grow in Muslim states
where Islam is used by the politicians as a tool to serve their interests.
Additionally,
more of the Muslim societies are following their cultures which are highly
influenced by the Western culture. Similarly, the Muslim economies are highly
inspired by capitalism which involves interests and accumulation of wealth in a
few hands, not being absolutely aligned with Islamic economic teachings which
allow growth but encourage distribution of wealth.
The
point must be understood that there is an unseen boundary which differentiates
Muslim practices from those of the Islamic teachings, and all that today’s
Muslim does is not taught by Islam and all that Islam teaches is not purely
done by the Muslims.
In
fact, there is not a single Muslim country which is fully following the
teachings of Islam. Therefore, the debates on Islamic teachings versus the
Western system should either use primary source of Islam such as the Quran, for
understanding Islamic teachings or if not, at least the debaters should
demarcate a boundary between the Islamic way and the Muslim way of dealing with
state or societal matters or they can also shift their debates to Muslims
practices versus Western civilization.
To
interpret on the basis of interpretations of Muslims about Islam, or using
Muslims’ practices as a source of interpreting Islamic teachings is not a
rational approach. If Muslims misinterpret Islam and make it a motivation for
spreading terrorism, such as Al-Qaeda, which is considered a terrorist organization
by international scholars, then it must be understood that neither all the
Muslims are members of these organizations nor do all the Muslims support them.
There
are only a few Muslims who perceive that their acts are rightful. So, at the
end of the day, these are Muslims who are misinterpreting, more importantly,
manipulating Islam for serving their cause where Islam itself, remains the same
for all and is not different from its essence, rather it is perceived or
interpreted differently.
Therefore,
Islam should not be blamed for that which means that the Western conception
about Islam which has generated the concept of Islamophobia needs to be revised
by them.
In
order to compare Islam with western civilization, or understand the
convergences and divergences in Islam and the West, scholars must understand
Islam and Islamic teachings objectively and contextually, rather than solely
drawing conclusions from Muslims and Muslim practices
Even
then, we cannot expect that scholars would get to the same conclusion and by
the way, this is not required, but at least one could see an unbiased image of
Islam. Finally, its about time Muslims accept the responsibility to bridge this
widening gap between Islamic teachings and Muslim practices, and emerge as the true
representatives of Islam.
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Mullah
Baradar visits Kamal Khan Dam to observe progress
By
Ariana News
November
6, 2022
The
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul
Ghani Beradar Akhund, said on Friday during a visit to Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz
province that the project was of vital importance to the country.
During
his visit, Baradar toured the construction site, along with provincial
officials and praised dam managers for their work. He also gave recommendations
“to further enhance their operations”.
Kamal
Khan Dam is one of the largest dams in the country, which was built in
ChaharBarjak district of Nimroz on the Helmand River to control seasonal
floods, irrigate agricultural lands and generate electricity.
Source:
Ariana News
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Sabah
Umno keeps up tradition of fielding non-Muslim in Beluran
06-11-
2022
BELURAN:
Umno has again fielded a non-Muslim candidate on a Barisan Nasional (BN) ticket
in the Beluran parliamentary seat to maintain a unique tradition of the party,
which also has non-Muslim Bumiputera members, said state BN chief Datuk Seri
Bung Moktar Radin.
He
said Umno had always fielded a non-Muslim candidate in the constituency, which
was represented by former Umno member Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee for the past
five terms.
“We
picked former Sandakan Municipal Council president Benedict Asmat because he is
a non-Muslim leader who is capable of bringing changes to Beluran,“ he said at
a meeting with the BN election machinery here today.
Bung
Moktar, who is a Deputy Chief Minister, said BN would be facing a tough fight
as the incumbent Ronald, a Bersatu vice-president, is defending the seat on a
Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket.
“Until
1 pm on Nov 4 he (Ronald) was in my house negotiating for the seat but I said
no to him. Beluran must be represented by a non-Muslim leader from Umno,“ he
said.
Bung
Moktar, who is also Sabah Umno chairman, is confident that Benedict could win
as he would be backed by the BN machinery with the cooperation of Gabungan
Rakyat Sabah members like Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and PartiSolidariti Tanah
Airku (Star).
According
to him, Ronald had not brought much development to the constituency and as a
local, Benedict was well placed to be the MP.
Bung
Moktar said if BN wins the 15th general election (GE15), he is confident
Benedict would be given a post in the federal government.
Benedict
is involved in a five-cornered contest with Ronald, RowienaRasid of
PartiWarisan, HausingSamsudin @ Sudin (Pejuang) and Felix Joseph Saang of
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), who is contesting under the
Pakatan Harapan banner.
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North
America
Republicans
Could Elect Muslim to Senate in Historic First for U.S.
BY
XANDER LANDEN
11/5/22
If
elected, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate candidate in this
year's midterm elections, could make history as the first Muslim to serve in
Congress' upper chamber.
"I
think America, especially this commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was built on
allowing people of very diverse backgrounds to offer their best ideas. All of
us are smarter than any one of us," he said.
Oz,
a celebrity heart surgeon, is running against the state's Lieutenant Governor
John Fetterman for the open Senate seat. Polling shows the two candidates are
neck-and-neck. Oz has been able to narrow his Democratic opponent's lead in
recent weeks, according to FiveThirtyEight, which currently shows Fetterman's
polling average is 46.8 percent compared to Oz's 46.4 percent.
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U.S.
privately asks Ukraine to show Russia it's open to talks -Washington Post
November
6, 2022
WASHINGTON,
Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s
leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public
refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed
from power, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
The
paper quoted unnamed people familiar with the discussions as saying that the
request by American officials was not aimed at pushing Ukraine to the
negotiating table, but a calculated attempt to ensure Kyiv maintains the
support of other nations facing constituencies wary of fueling a war for many
years to come.
It
said the discussions illustrated the complexity of the Biden administration’s
position on Ukraine, as U.S. officials publicly vow to support Kyiv with
massive sums of aid "for as long as it takes" while hoping for a
resolution to the eight-month conflict that has taken a big toll on the world
economy and triggered fears of nuclear war.
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In
run-up to midterms, Muslim groups, mosques push for voter engagement
By
Alejandra Molina
November
5, 2022
(RNS)
— Community organizer Nada Al-Hanooti insists local city council politics hold
just as much power as elections on the national and federal levels.
As
proof, she cites voter outreach efforts in Southeast Michigan that in 2021
helped elect the city of Dearborn’s first Arab American mayor, Abdullah
Hammoud, as well as four other council members that Emgage’s Michigan chapter
endorsed. Newly elected Councilman Mustapha Hammoud, in turn, introduced a
resolution this year that made it possible for the city of Dearborn to provide
ballots and election instructions in Arabic. The city of Hamtramck followed.
“The
local work is allowing us to expand voting rights so more people can vote for
our candidates,” said Al-Hanooti, executive director of Emgage’s Michigan
chapter, an organization that educates and mobilizes Muslim American voters.
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Stephen
Colbert doubles down on denigrating concerned Muslim parent
by
FuzzyChimp
November
5, 2022
Late
night insomnia cure, Stephen Colbert, was called out this week for saying he
doubted a story told by Michigan gubernatorial Tudor Dixon.
It
turned out Colbert was simply wearing his ideological bubble a bit too tight.
He couldn’t fathom that a Muslim father, Khalil Othman, might be angry enough
over pornographic material being available to his children that he would hold
the Democratic Party accountable.
When
Othman was asked by Fox News host, Will Cain, how he would respond to Stephen
Colbert’s claim that his story was made up, he replied:
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Son
of main suspect in Muslim murders may be released
By
KOB
06-11-2022
ALBUQUERQUE,
N.M. — The son of the man charged with the murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque
may soon be released from jail.
21-year-old
Shaheen Syed has agreed to a plea deal for an unrelated charge, that now only
needs a judge’s approval. This is for a federal gun charge – lying about his
personal information while buying a gun last year. Shaheen would get time
served. He’s been in jail less than three months, and could have gotten up to
five years if this had gone to trial.
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How
Streamers Are Making Culver City a New Dining Mecca
BY
EVAN NICOLE BROWN
NOVEMBER
5, 2022
In
recent years, Culver City — known for its small-town vibe within the larger
L.A. megalopolis — has welcomed a growing number of new-media companies to its
streets, including Amazon Studios, Apple and TikTok, plus HBO and other
divisions of Warner Bros. Discovery. This entertainment industry influx — which
is bringing an estimated 7,500 to 9,500 jobs to the city of 40,000 — is now
amping up the restaurant business there, especially as more employees return to
office life.
“I
had two emails from Apple today about [booking] dinners,” says chef Akasha
Richmond of Akasha restaurant, which opened in 2008. “One for 90 people and
another person emailed about a dinner for 27.”
At
lunch hour, Platform LA — a 6-year-old boutique mall that includes stores and
restaurants — is packed with entertainment staffers, says Patrizio Spagnoletto,
global CMO at Warner Bros. Discovery. “It’s the stomping ground of people who
are in the industry. It feels like a mini-Hollywood outside of Hollywood,” he
says. “I always recognize a lot of people who are there from Amazon and Apple.
If I had a confidential conversation [I needed to have], I would not go there.”
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US
midterm elections: Biden, Obama and Trump woo Pennsylvania
AFP
Nov
06, 2022
US
President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand
Donald Trump all converged on Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to
the finishing line in a race Mr Biden said marks a "defining" moment
for America's democracy.
The
battle of the serving and two former presidents marked the start of a final
crescendo before Tuesday when Americans will decide who controls Congress
during the last two years of Mr Biden's first term.
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India
Mubin
did it in Coimbatore: Why do Islamist terrorists shave their body before a
suicide mission
By
Vicky Nanjappa
November
5, 2022
New
Delhi, Nov 05: The investigations into the Coimbatore blast in which one
JameeshaMubin was killed revealed that he had clean shaven his body before the
blast took place. by TaboolaSponsored Links Raebarely: The price (& size)
of these hearing aids might surprise you Hear.com YaKhuda, How Will I Afford Rs
30 Lakhs To Save His Life? Grant ShifaKetto Learn More This is a clear
indicator that he was on a suicide mission as the fidayeens believe that they
must be clean shaven before they embark on their mission. We have witnessed
this practice in Jammu and Kashmir where suicide bombers have been clean
shaven. All terrorist groups, including the Islamic State, insist that their
fidayeens or suicide bombers should be clean shaven. Recommended Video FIR
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An official, who has extensively dealt with cases of suicide missions, tell
OneIndia that these persons shave the hair of their entire body because they
want to be clean before they enter heaven. Muslims usually purify the corpses
by washing the skin and nails and sometimes shaving pubic hair. Shaven body, a
trimmer and a note on Kafirs: Why the Coimbatore blast was a suicide attack
Suicide attackers, on the other hand, are deprived of a proper burial as there
are no remains after they blow themselves up. Hence they shave their bodies to
ensure some level of cleanliness at the time of instant death. While this is one
argument, the other is that these persons derive this practice from the Pashtun
tribes of Afghanistan who enter a battle with their bodies shaven. In Islamic
law, hair removal is mentioned as a method of maintaining personal hygiene. The
Sunnah, in addition to nail clipping, also instructs Muslim men and women to
shave or trim public hair regularly or remove hair in the underarms. Men are
also instructed to clip their moustaches. In some casesmen are also instructed
to shave their hair. Al-Bukhari, a scholar in the 9th century who collected
Hadith, quoted the Prophet as sayi
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‘In
Search of the Divine’: Where Sufism’s syncretic legacy meets author Rana
Safvi’s personal faith
Urmi
Chanda
05-11-2022
“Ye
ishq ne dekhahai, ye aql se pinhanhai…”
“It
is revealed to love, reason can’t see it…”
The
opening line of this ghazal by 19th century poet Asghar Gondvi is perhaps an
apt encapsulation of the essence of Sufism, for this mystical path of Islam is,
after all, a path of the heart. Overtly different from the jurisprudential face
of Islam, which seems to be all about strict adherence to the shariah, Sufism
is languid and fluid.
A
great stream of traditions big and small, Sufism has flowed through the Indian
subcontinent for centuries, bringing all manner of people into its fold. In her
latest book, In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India, Rana
Safvi takes a close look at this esoteric clutch of Islamic beliefs and
practices, also known as Tasawwuf.
Safvi
is a prolific writer, having close to a dozen books to her name, many of them
being on historical and Islamic themes. Safvi plays to her strengths in this
book too, examining Sufism from the point of view of history and Islam.
However, what is special about this endeavour is that she weaves in elements of
her personal faith, allowing her readers a glimpse of the person that she is.
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Decoding
BJP's focus on Pasmanda Muslims ahead of Uttar Pradesh civil body polls
Abhishek
Mishra
Nov
5, 2022
By
Abhishek Mishra: Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are all geared up for the
urban local body polls expected to be held in or before December 2022. The
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to do a new experiment in the
urban body elections, which are being seen as the semi-finals of the 2023 Lok
Sabha elections.
This
time around, the saffron party aims to capture the Muslim-dominated wards where
lotus never bloomed. In order to win these seats, the BJP is planning to field
Muslim candidates for the post of president in more than 60 Nagar Palika Parishad
(NPP) and Nagar Panchayats (NP).
Likewise,
there are around 300 such wards in Uttar Pradesh which are Muslim-dominated and
the BJP has not fielded its candidate in these wards for a long time. According
to sources, the main target of the party will be fielding Pasmanda Muslims,
through which the BJP will try to establish a base in such wards.
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Bengaluru
mosque hosts followers of all faiths
Anand
Singh
NOV
06 2022
Masjid-e-Khadria,
a sprawling mosque on Millers Road in the Cantonment hosted a guided mosque
tour for people of all faiths on Saturday.
Over
2,000 people gathered at the mosque between 4 pm and 8 pm.
The
event was organised by Muhammad for Mankind, a student and youth organisation,
to disseminate a message of fraternity among people.
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Indian-American
candidate says sorry for racist tweets
World
News
2022-11-06
New
York, Nov 6 (IANS) Ahead of the November 8 mid-term elections in the US,
Indian-American candidate and businessman Vibhuti Jha has apologised for his
anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh tweets, saying he wants to "bring people
together and celebrate diversity.
Jha,
who has deleted the tweets, is a Republican candidate for New York State
Assembly District 16, and is running against Democrat Gina Sillitti.
"I
deleted a tweet that appeared several months ago forwarded by someone to me! I
believe some of the Muslim groups were unhappy about the content &
comparison made therein. I u/s the joke didn't go down well. I confirm the
intent was never to hurt anyone," Jha, from Port Washington, wrote on his
twitter handle.
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Dalit
bodies, allied Left organisations back reservation for converted Dalits
Abhinay
Lakshman
NOVEMBER
05, 2022
The
Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch, an umbrella organisation representing various bodies
fighting for Dalit rights across the country, along with the All India Dalit
Rights Movement and a few other Left-associated workers’ unions on Saturday
unanimously resolved to support the demand for extending reservation rights to
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims.
The
resolution was introduced by Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo
member Subhashini Ali, at the All India Convention on Growing Attacks against
Dalits at the H.K.S. Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi. The charter of demands agreed
upon at the convention also called for the strengthening of the Prevention of
Atrocities (SC/ST) Act, restoring the SC/ST Sub-plan and its implementation in
letter and spirit, and the introduction of compulsory reservation in jobs and
in the private sector.
However,
in the resolution passed at the Convention, the Left bodies specified that
extending reservation to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims should not come at
the cost of reducing the share of total reservations already available to
Scheduled Caste communities.
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Mideast
Hamas
mourns death of Muslim Brotherhood Guide Ibrahim Munir
November
5, 2022
The
Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas mourns the death of Ibrahim
Munir, former acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who died in London on
Friday, aged 85.
In
a statement, Hamas described Munir as a: "Leader, educator, grand preacher
and one of the most senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders."
Hamas
also shared: "He passed away after a life full of giving in all fields of
preaching, education, thinking, sacrifices, steadfastness, work for Egypt,
serving his religion and the causes of the Muslim Umma, in the heart of which
was Palestine, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque."
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Iran
Admits Selling Drones to Russia Before War; Kyiv Says Tehran is Lying
November
05, 2022
Iran
acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with
drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used
them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.
Iranian
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said a "small number" of drones
had been shipped a few months before Russia's Feb 24 invasion.
Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Tehran of lying, saying Kyiv's forces
were downing at least 10 of the unmanned aerial vehicles every day.
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Iran
threatens Saudi Arabia over media coverage of protests -analysis
By
SETH J. FRANTZMAN
NOVEMBER
5, 2022
Iran
appears to be upping rhetoric against foreign media that it accuses of backing
protests. The Iranian regime has faced protests now for more than a month and a
half.
As
Tehran considers that the protests will continue, it wants to find a way to
shut off support that doesn’t involve a violent crackdown. This is because,
although the regime has killed numerous protesters, it is trying to “manage”
the protests, without the massacre of thousands.
Now
the regime wants the foreign reporting to stop and it wants any media that is
either in Persian abroad that backs the demonstrators, or dissident media, to
feel they have been warned.
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US
"Sought ToDestabilise Iran But Failed," Says President Ebrahim Raisi
November
06, 2022
Dubai:
President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran's cities were "safe and sound"
after what he called a failed attempt by the United States to repeat the 2011
Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported on Saturday as
protests continued for a 50th day.
Iran's
clerical leadership has struggled to suppress the demonstrations which erupted
in September after the death of young Kurdish Iranian woman who had been
detained by morality police for flouting strict laws on women's dress.
Hundreds
of people, mostly protesters, have been killed according to activists in one of
the most serious waves of unrest to sweep the country since the 1979 Islamic
Revolution which overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah.
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Iranians
Stage New Protest Actions Despite Widening Crackdown
NOVEMBER
05, 2022
Iranian
students protested and shopkeepers went on strike Saturday despite a widening
crackdown, according to reports on social media, as demonstrations that flared
over MahsaAmini’s death entered an eighth week.
The
clerical state has been gripped by protests that erupted when Amini, 22, died
in custody after her arrest for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress code
for women.
As
the working week got underway, security forces adopted new measures to halt
protests at universities in Tehran, searching students and forcing them to
remove facemasks, activists said.
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Arab
world
Al
Azhar Grand Imam receives Education Minister, stresses readiness to develop
educational cooperation with Bahrain
05
Nov 2022
Manama,
Nov. 5 (BNA): The Grand Imam Sheikh of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council
of Elders, His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, received at his residence today
Education Minister Dr. Majid Al Noaimi, in the presence of President of the
University of Bahrain (UoB) Dr. Jawaher Al Mudhahki and academics from the
Abdullah bin Khalid College for Islamic Studies and the UoB’s Arab Language and
Islamic Studies Department.
The
Grand Imam Sheikh of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders
praised the kingdom’s civilization based on pluralism and the assimilation of
all cultures. He stressed keenness of Al Azhar Mosque to enhance cooperation
with the Kingdom of Bahrain in the educational and cultural field, stressing
the importance of education in confronting the extremist ideology and promoting
the values of citizenship, tolerance and coexistence.
The
Education Minister praised the speech of Al Azhar Grand Imam and Chairman of
the Muslim Council of Elders in the concluding session of Bahrain Dialogue
Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence, which provided an in-depth vision
of the significance of inter-faith dialogue and coexistence for the development
of mankind.
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HH
Shaikh Nasser hails Al-Azhar Grand Imam’s role in promoting Islamic values
05
Nov 2022
Manama,
Nov. 5 (BNA): His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and
Youth Affairs His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, met Al-Azhar
Grand Imam, Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders His Eminence Dr. Ahmed
El-Tayeb.
Present
were HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad’s sons - Their Heignesses Shaikh Hamad bin
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Shaikh Mohammed bin Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
and Shaikh Hemdan bin Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Minister
of Youth and Sports Affairs Aymen bin TawfiqAlmoayyed and Royal Humanitarian
Foundation (RHF) Secretary-General Dr. Mustafa Al Sayyed also attended.
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Saudi
Arabia to host Arab Radio and Television Festival
HEBSHI
ALSHAMMARI
November
05, 2022
RIYADH:
Preparations for the 22nd Arab Radio and Television Festival in Riyadh are
complete, according to Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, president of the Arab States
Broadcasting Union and CEO of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority.
The
festival runs from Nov. 9 to 12 in Riyadh, with 30 countries scheduled to
participate, including 12 from outside the Arab world. More than 1,000 media
professionals from 200 media organizations — including radio and television
networks and production and distribution companies — are expected to attend.
Al-Harthi
said that the SBA is hosting the festival as the development of the media industry
is a vital part of Saudi Vision 2030. He predicted that Riyadh will become “the
capital of the most important media-production industry in the region.”
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Arab News
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Darcy
Oake to ignite enthusiasm of Riyadh Season visitors with jaw-dropping illusions
ARAB
NEWS
November
05, 2022
RIYADH:
Darcy Oake, one of the most famous illusionists in the world, will present to
Riyadh Season visitors, over six days, new illusion shows and mind-reading acts
at the World Theater in Studios sub-zone of Boulevard Riyadh City.
From
Nov. 9-14, Oake will perform tricks, including taking doves out of a newspaper
and making them vanish from a box, transforming them into other entities.
Oake
is one of the most famous illusionists in the world. He has performed in
Canada, New York, Las Vegas and in Hollywood, and has appeared on several TV
shows and won many awards.
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Arab News
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Arab
Tourism Organization honors Algerian leader for supporting industry
SPA
November
06, 2022
JEDDAH:
The Arab Tourism Organization has honored Algeria’s president for his country’s
role in supporting the tourism industry in the Arab world.
The
organization awarded Algerian President AbdelmadjidTebboune a first grade medal
in recognition of his efforts to strengthen joint Arab action in the field. The
award was made at the end of the 31st Arab Summit, which was held in Algiers.
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Saudi
project clears 958 Houthi mines in Yemen
ARAB
NEWS
November
06, 2022
RIYADH:
Implemented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the Saudi
Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen dismantled 958 Houthi mines in the
fourth week of October.
This
figure includes eight anti-personnel mines, 284 anti-tank mines, 662 unexploded
ordinances and four other explosive devices.
The
project is one of several initiatives undertaken by Saudi Arabia on the orders
of King Salman to help ease the suffering of the Yemeni people.
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Europe
French
Town Experiences Turmoil Over Public Islamic Religious Tributes
by
RENÉ TER STEEGE
November
5, 2022
One
does not have to believe in the theory of the “great replacement” to take
seriously the gradual disappearance of the French from towns where immigrants
democratically took power.
Like
in the town of Stains, just north of Paris, where the mayor, AzzédineTaïba, and
alderman, MaïmounaHaïdara, back the initiative of community activist
HouriaSeddiki to name a street after the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
There was no opposition to speak of, at least in local politics, as all 12
members of the left-wing city council are of Arabic and African origin — not a
single one carries a traditional French name.
In
this town of about 40,000 inhabitants, once solidly communist territory, like
other suburbs of the capital, such a quasi-official tribute to the prophet,
albeit indirectly, would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. It
illustrates how immigration from Muslim countries has dented the once-proud
French tradition, respected by both the Left and the Right, of secularism.
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French
model Marine elHimer converts to Islam, performs Umrah
By
Web Desk
November
06, 2022
French
model Marine elHimer has announced that she has converted to Islam.
"These
moments mark the happiest day of my life," she said on social media.
Himer,
who is followed by millions of people on social media, shared a video of
herself stating the Shahada, the declaration of the Islamic faith.
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The News
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The
'UK’s first and biggest Islamic art gallery' at Bradford mill
By
Natasha Meek
Artz-i
Islamic Art & Gift Gallery has transformed part of an old mill on Longside
Lane into a space for Iranian, Spanish, Turkish, Egyptian and Baghdadi art.
Mohammed,
who has travelled across the world and worked for many iconic fashion brands in
New York, said: “We do a lot of research just to find our competitors, but
there really isn’t anybody doing what we’re doing.
“You
can freely come in to enjoy something very different that you’ve probably never
experienced before. It’s so good for kids to see and be inspired.
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Firebomb
attack on UK immigration ‘motivated by terrorist ideology’, says UK police
05
Nov 2022
LONDON,
Nov 5 — The firebombing of a UK migrant processing centre last week was
“motivated by a terrorist ideology”, counter terrorism police said on Saturday.
“Counter
Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE)... have recovered evidence that indicates
the attack at an immigration centre in Dover on Sunday, 30 October 2022, was
motivated by a terrorist ideology,” the body said in a statement.
The
evidence recovered — including from devices — suggested “there was an extreme
right-wing motivation behind the attack,” it added.
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Thousands
of protesters march through London calling for 'immediate' general election
By
Asher McShane
5
November 2022
A
coalition of trade unions and community organisations are taking part in the
protest in central London, which was organised by the People's Assembly.
Demonstrators
marched in the rain from Embankment to Trafalgar Square, where a rally is being
held with speakers including Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail,
Maritime and Transport union.
The
People's Assembly said the protesters, some of whom waved banners reading
"Tories Out", are demanding an immediate general election, action on
low pay and the repeal of "anti-union" employment laws.
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New
date will confirm Broughton Mosque appeal decision
6th
November, 2022
The
coming new year will confirm whether proposed plans to build the Broughton
Mosque will go ahead or not, a date for the decision has been released
recently.
The
application by Cassidy + Asthon, seeking approval for a new place of worship
situated on land to the south of D’Urton Lane, has sparked a mix of responses
within the Broughton community, since plans were submitted in 2021.
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Islamic
School Amsterdam board must go, Wiersma insists
5
NOVEMBER 2022
Education
Minister Dennis Wiersma stands by his decision that the board of the Islamic
School Amsterdam (ISA) must resign because of mismanagement, which he announced
at the end of August. He has not reconsidered his decision after the ISA's
response.
"I
had, and have no confidence in a sustainable repair of the many deficiencies
found," the minister wrote in a letter to the Tweede Kamer. In the past 10
years, nine inspection reports have been issued into the administrative actions
of the organization. According to Wiersma, this shows that "these board
members are not capable of properly running a school."
The
board must resign by May 2023 at the latest. The minister also wants the
Islamic school umbrella to strengthen the board as soon as possible with three
supervisory board members and to appoint a director before the end of this
school year. The As-Siddieq schools fall under the ISA. These are the primary
schools al Maes in Amsterdam-West, al Jawhara in Amsterdam-Oost and al Yaqoet
in Amsterdam-Noord.
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Nltimes.Nl
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Rishi
Sunak to urge leaders against fossil fuels at COP27, pledging UK will be ‘clean
energy superpower’
By
Ellen O'Dwyer
November
5, 2022
Rishi
Sunak will pledge to make the UK a “clean energy superpower” as he urges world
leaders to shift from fossil fuels at the COP27 climate summit this year.
The
Prime Minister will travel to Egypt on Sunday to attend the event held in Sharm
El-Sheikh, along with other global leaders, after an eleventh-hour U-turn over
whether to attend.
His
address on Monday will emphasise how the shock to oil and gas prices brought on
by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for cheaper and cleaner
energy sources.
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Africa
Nigerian
imams tell U.S. court Hushpuppi provided financial, material support to
Muslims, poor families
HILLARY
ESSIEN
NOVEMBER
5, 2022
Two
Islamic clerics from Nigeria have sent letters to the United States district
judge handling the ongoing fraud trial of Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas, describing
the Instagram sensation as a philanthropist who used his vast fortunes to
support poor families, Muslims and Islamic projects.
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Gazettengr.Com
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Army
kills 3 Boko Haram terrorists in Gubio, recovered weapons
By:
Kazeem Ugbodaga
5th
November, 2022
Troops
of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East region, have killed three Boko Haram
terrorists during gun-battle in Gubio Local Government area.
It
was gathered that the troops, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force
(CJTF) in a joint operation, intercepted some terrorists who usually terrorised
commuters and robbed them of their valuables on Friday evening.
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COAS
lauds troops’ recent successes against Boko Haram in North East
By
NAN
05
November 2022
The
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouq Yahaya, has commended troops and
officers of Operation HADIN KAI over recent successes in the fight against Boko
Haram insurgents in the North East.
While
commending the gallantry and recent successes of the troops, the COAS urged
them not to relent but step up their acts by harnessing more intelligence that
can lead to a total restoration of peace in the region.
He
also hailed the troops on the frontline for the improved security in the region
even, saying “there is still more work to be done to consolidate on the
successes”.
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Guardian.Ng
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Muslim-Muslim
ticket will make Christians irrelevant, NCE warns
By
Godwin Isenyo
6th
November 2022
The
Chairman, Northern States Christian Elders Forum, OyinehiEjoga, on Saturday
asked Christians to reject the All Progressives Congress’ Muslim-Muslim
presidential ticket or they would become politically irrelevant in future
elections.
Speaking
while addressing delegates at the NOSCEF national congress in Kaduna, Ejoga
said the insistence of the APC and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, to go with the same faith ticket showed the party had no respect for
Christians in the country.
Tinubu’s
choice of a fellow Muslim, Senator KashimShettima, who is a former governor of
Borno State, had sparked public debate, with many Nigerians describing it as an
attempt to malign Christians.
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Pakistan
Pakistan
may become unbearably hot by end of the century
Imran
Ayub
November
6, 2022
KARACHI:
Even as the government prepares to make a case for climate justice at the UN
climate conference (COP27) that starts today (Sunday), an alarming new United
Nations report predicts that Pakistan’s average annual temperature will
increase to 22.4 degrees Celsius within the next decade and a half, and would
cross the 26oC threshold by the end of the century.
The
fresh report also warns that on average, the number of hot days in a year —
i.e. when the temperature remains above 35 Celsius — will be 124 by the end of
2030, and this number will rise to 179 by the year 2099.
At
35 Celsius, the human body struggles to cool down through perspiration alone —
hence raising the risk of death from overheating.
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Dawn
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PM
asks for full court to look into Imran’s assassination claims
Khalid
Hasnain
November
6, 2022
LAHORE:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought constitution of a ‘full court
commission’ of the apex court to probe into Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
chief Imran Khan’s allegations that the premier, interior minister and a senior
military officer are responsible for the assassination bid on him in Wazirabad.
Later,
in a high-level meeting presided over by the PM, it was decided that in light
of the Friday night statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),
the federal government would initiate legal action against Imran Khan and other
PTI leaders for issuing false statements against the state and its
institutions. The PM had earlier in the day hinted at taking such action.
Hours
after Mr Khan had addressed the nation from the hospital on Friday and once
again accused the PM, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior
intelligence agency officer of hatching a conspiracy to eliminate him, the ISPR
had issued a strongly worded statement, rejecting the “baseless and
irresponsible” allegations by the PTI chairman against the military.
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Police
lift security cordon in Islamabad a day after PTI calls off long march
Malik
Asad
November
6, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
The capital police have decided to lift the security cordon in Islamabad after
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan called off the long march in the
wake of attempt on his life, Dawn has learnt.
PRO
of the capital police told Dawn that orders had been issued for removal of all
the containers from the roads of Islamabad besides directives to send back the
visiting Sindh police to their native province.
“Now
there is no need of force from Sindh in the capital,” he said, adding that the
paramilitary troops were assisting the capital police.
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All
parties look to establishment to gain power, says Rabbani
Imran
Ayub
November
6, 2022
KARACHI:
While mainstream political parties in the country claim to be true democratic
forces and entities, former chairman of Senate and senior PPP leader Senator
Raza Rabbani made a candid admission on Saturday that all key political
stakeholders “look to the establishment even today” to gain power and allow the
establishment to violate the Constitution for that objective.
The
strong remarks by the PPP stalwart came with the insistence that there was ‘no
exception’ in this even including his own political party, and expressed the
regret that the powerful establishment in Pakistan was now enjoying a “creeping
dominance” everywhere.
At
the launch of a memoir titled Pakistan in an Age of Turbulence written by
former ambassador Dr Masuma Hasan held at the Pakistan Institute of
International Affairs, Senator Rabbani candidly shared his experiences as a
political worker, a parliamentarian and a concerned citizen who had witnessed
the fast eroding space for the true democratic forces in the country.
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Dawn
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PTI
takes on ISPR for rejecting charges against military officer
Ikram
Junaidi
November
6, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday lashed out at the media wing of
the armed forces over its statement rejecting the allegations of former prime
minister Imran Khan against a military officer for being responsible for the
Wazirabad attack.
Addressing
the nation from Shaukat Khanum Hospital after being shot during his party’s
long march to Islamabad, Imran Khan had urged Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar
JavedBajwa to hold the “black sheep” in his institution accountable.
A
few hours later, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) rejected the “baseless
and irresponsible” allegations by the PTI chairman against the military.
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Dawn
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Deadlock
persists over Wazirabad incident FIR
Imran
Gabol
November
6, 2022
LAHORE:
The controversy surrounding the first information report (FIR) of a gun attack
on ex-premier Imran Khan deepened on Saturday when his party raised questions
over alleged police reluctance to register their complaint, while the police
denied having received any application from party leaders two days after the
Wazirabad shooting.
Amid
a deadlock between Punjab’s ruling coalition partners — PTI and PML-Q — over
the ex-premier’s reported insistence to book a senior army officer, the prime
minister and interior minister in the case, rumours had it that the provincial
government was going to transfer Inspector General of Police (IGP) Faisal
Shahkar over his reluctance in this regard.
A
PTI worker died and 14 others, including Mr Khan and PTI leaders, were injured
in the firing incident at Wazirabad’s Allahwala Chowk, where the party’s
‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ march against the federal government had stopped on its way to
Islamabad.
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Govt
instructs Pemra to lift ban on Imran’s press conferences
Tahir
Sherani
November
5, 2022
The
government on Saturday instructed the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory
Authority (Pemra) to reverse a ban on television channels from broadcasting or
rebroadcasting PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s press conferences.
According
to a statement released by Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the media watchdog to ensure the continued
implementation of legal requirements under Article 19 (freedom of speech) of
the Constitution.
“The
prime minister has established a new tradition by ending the bitter traditions
of Imran Khan’s era,” the information minister said, adding that the government
did not believe in “what Imran Khan did during his four years in power” with
the then opposition leaders and politicians.
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South
Asia
U.S
veterans in Texas demonstrate for ‘Afghan Adjustment Act’ law saying it can
save the lives of U.S allies
By
Khaama Press
November
6, 2022
The
legislation will help about 300,000 Afghan men and women who assisted the U.S
mission in Afghanistan and could not get to the United States before the
Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, Texas Public Radio reported.
Matt
Zeller, an Army veteran and senior advisor with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
of America speaking to Texas Public Radio said that if this law is not passed,
the majority of the U.S allies in Afghanistan maybe dead by the next year.
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Afghan
Businessman, Found in Well in Southern Afghanistan, Lifeless
By
SaqalainEqbal
November
5, 2022
Sources
say that Mohammad Sadeq Achakzai, a young man and a businessman, disappeared 20
days ago while traveling from Kandahar City, Kandahar province’s center, to
Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.
According
to the source, Mohammad Sadeq’s body was discovered on Friday, the 4th of
November, in the Cheshmo neighborhood in Kandahar province’s Maiwand district.
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Salang
Pass Traffic Accident Kills 3 and Injures 8 People
By
SaqalainEqbal
November
5, 2022
The
event occurred on Friday, November 4, according to a report from Bakhtar News
Agency, the Taliban-run state media.
According
to the report, a passenger vehicle of the minibus type overturned in the
Doshakh region of the Salang highway, leaving 3 people dead and 8 others
injured.
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Bangladesh
Economy in Crisis, But $4.5 Billion IMF loan may be Double-edged Sword
People’s
Reporter
05
Nov 2022
Bangladesh
has applied for a total of US $4.5 billion loan assistance from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with the ongoing economic crisis.
This amount is equivalent to 42 thousand 750 crores in Bangladeshi currency (95
rupees per dollar). The economy of Bangladesh is under pressure from various
aspects, including the continuous increase in commodity prices, energy crisis,
dollar crisis in banks, decrease in expatriate income, declining reserves,
massive money laundering, rising debt defaults, and collapse in export
earnings.
In
such a situation, the Bangladesh government sent a letter to the IMF last July
asking for loan assistance. A delegation of ten members led by Rahul Anand, the
head of Asian and Pacific department of the organisation, came to Dhaka on
October 26 to discuss the loan assistance. The delegation has been meeting with
various government departments since October 26. The meetings will continue till
November 9. They have already held discussions with the Finance Ministry,
Bangladesh Bank, Electricity Department, Commerce Ministry and National Board
of Revenue (NBR).
Earlier,
Bangladesh had taken loan assistance from the IMF four times. The first loan
was taken in 1990-91. After that, Bangladesh took loans from the organisation
in 2003-2004, 2011-12, and lastly, in 2020-21. However, the loan amount has
never been beyond 100 million dollars. This time, Bangladesh has applied for
loan assistance of 4.5 billion US dollars, breaking all previous records.
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15
Rohingya refugees held in Tripura; police concerned over infiltration from
Bangladesh
by
Debraj Deb
November
6, 2022
As
many as 15 Rohingya refugees were arrested from two districts of Tripura in the
last 72 hours on charges of illegal immigration, police said Saturday. The
arrest has again raised concerns over the vigil at the Tripura-Bangladesh
border.
Speaking
to reporters, an officer of the Government Railway Police (GRP) force, said
five persons were arrested and three minors apprehended from Badharghat railway
station in Agartala this morning based on a tip-off from the Special Branch
(SB) and GRP.
“There
were two trains from Agartala today — Humsafar Express and Kanchanjunga
Express. While checking these trains, our personnel spotted five persons with
three children who were loitering suspiciously at the main gate at 7.40 am this
morning. They were detained and questioned about their whereabouts,” the officer
said.
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Indian Express
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Dont
want to use ‘fake fielding’ as excuse for loss against India, says Bangladesh’s
technical consultant Sridharan Sriram
By:
PTI
November
5, 2022
Bangladesh’s
technical consultant Sridharan Sriram on Saturday conceded that his side
crumbled under pressure against India, adding that the team doesn’t want to use
the “fake fielding” episode as an excuse for the loss against the neighbors in
the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Set
a revised target of 151 in 16 overs after a brief spell of rain, Bangladesh had
fell short by five runs against India. Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter Nurul
Hasan, who kept his side in the game in the final over with a six and a four off
Arshdeep Singh, later accused star India batter Virat Kohli of “fake fielding.”
Criticizing
the on-field umpires after the game, Hasan alleged that they failed to notice
an incident of “fake fielding” by Kohli, which could have earned them five
runs. “No, we are not here to offer any excuses. I did speak to the fourth
umpire as soon as it happened,” Sriram said at the pre-match press conference
ahead of Bangladesh’s game against Pakistan. “But I think it was the on-field
umpire’s call, and that’s what we were told, but we’re not here to offer any
excuses,” he added.
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Southeast
Asia
Muslim
preacher Kazim Elias says withdrew from Larut race because blood is thicker
than water
By
John Bunyan
06
Nov 2022
IPOH,
Nov 6 — Datuk Mohammad Kazim Elias, who withdraw from contesting the Larut
parliamentary seat hours after being named as the Barisan Nasional (BN)
candidate, today clarified that it was due to a “family matter”.
The
popular Islamic preacher said that he would stand firm on his principle to not
contest in elections if family members are candidates in the same constituency.
“It
is my late mother’s will (wasiat), who advised me to not contest if my brothers
are standing as candidates in the same constituency,” he told a press
conference at the Al Barakah Educational Centre here.
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Malay Mail
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Rafizi:
Even until Judgement Day, we won’t see BN, Perikatan members declaring their
assets
By
Ashley Yeong
06
Nov 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Don’t expect to see members of Barisan Nasional (BN) and
Perikatan Nasional (PN) declaring their assets any time soon, PKR deputy
president Rafizi Ramli said today.
Rafizi,
who recently declared his assets publicly, said that the commotion from BN, PN
and some non-partisan “budget parties” only highlights their hypocrisy and
ignorance.
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Tian
Chua: Sorry Anwar, I know we’re friends but I did what I had to do
By
Ida Lim
06
Nov 2022
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Chua Tian Chang today apologised to PKR president Datuk Seri
Anwar Ibrahim, while also accepting whatever disciplinary action that may be
taken against him for contesting as an independent candidate against PKR’s own
candidate P. Prabakaran in Batu in the 15th general election (GE15).
Chua,
the former PKR vice-president better known as Tian Chua, reportedly said he was
contesting Batu in the 15th general election as he wanted to serve.
“I
have to respect the president’s power. I understand Anwar’s dilemma, he is
forced to carry out the responsibility as president to follow the party’s
rules,” he was quoted as saying by national daily BeritaHarian.
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Khairy:
MoH will continue to monitor Covid-19 cases during GE15 campaign
06
Nov 2022
SUNGAI
BULOH, Nov 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will continue to monitor the increase
in Covid-19 cases during the 15th General Election (GE15) campaign, as well as
intensify efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
Caretaker
health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that although there had been an increase
in daily Covid-19 cases, the situation was still under control based on the low
number of patients admitted to hospital due to the virus infection.
"So
far, it is under control, like Omicron, even though the cases are on the rise,
hospital admission is not high and the death rate is low.
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Malay Mail
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Muhyiddin:
Too early for Perikatan to commit to collaboration with BN
06
Nov 2022
MUAR,
Nov 6 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it is
too early to discuss the possibility of forging political collaboration with
Barisan Nasional (BN) after the 15th General Election (GE15).
The
former prime minister said, for now, PN would take the wait-and-see approach in
regard to BN chairman Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi’s statement on their willingness
to work with any coalition if BN is unable to secure a simple majority to form
the government.
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Malay Mail
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Ħal-Farruġ
mosque application put on hold due to mystery 'title issue'
Daniel
Ellul
06-11-2022
A
planning hearing on the construction of a mosque in Ħal-Farruġ has been
suspended, days before it was due to be given the Planning Authority go-ahead.
Plans
propose the construction of a religious and cultural hub including a place of
worship with ancillary sanitary facilities, meeting rooms, administrative
offices, and basement parking in the Ħal-Farruġ industrial zone.
If
approved, the site would become Malta's second Muslim permanent prayer space.
Another mosque in Kordin, Paola, opened in the 1980s.
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Times Of Malta
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