Advancing Research-Based Studies and Strategies Main Bases For Islamic Seminaries' Growth and Progress
New Age Islam News Bureau
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May 2016
Photo: Indonesia: A religious organization ‘The Mosque Foundation’ has launched a mobile mosque to provide prayer facility to the Muslim tourists and other residents in the area around Bandung.
• Mobile Masjid Launched In Indonesian City for Prayer Facility to Muslims
• US Calls On Pakistan to Go After Afghan Taliban Leadership
• Khalistan Terror Camp Running In Canada to Attack Punjab; Justin Trudeau Govt Alerted
• First Jewish Wedding at Historical Synagogue in Northwest Turkey in 41 Years
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Arab World
• Advancing Research-Based Studies and Strategies Main Bases For Islamic Seminaries' Growth and Progress
• Iraqi Forces Enter ISIL-Held Fallujah
• Over 30 Terrorists Killed in Clashes with Syrian Army in Hama Province
• ISIL Terrorists Sustain Heavy Losses in Army Operations in Homs
• Syrian Airstrikes Inflict Major Losses on ISIL Strongholds near Deir Ezzur
• ISIL Attacks Repulsed by Syrian Soldiers North of Hama
• Amnesty: Saudi Rights Activist Jailed for 8 Years
• Syria: More Troops, Tanks Arrive East of Homs to Join Army's Imminent Operation
• Syrian Army, Allies Complete Control over Vast Territories East of Damascus
• Homs: Scores of ISIL Military Vehicles Destroyed in Syrian Airstrikes
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Southeast Asia
• Mobile Masjid Launched In Indonesian City for Prayer Facility to Muslims
• Philippine Military Says 54 Muslim Rebels Killed In South
• Personal suffering fuels Malaysia trans advocate's fight
• Meet Nisha Ayub, who survived years of suffering to become Malaysia’s most prominent transgender activist
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Pakistan
• US Calls On Pakistan to Go After Afghan Taliban Leadership
• Afghan Govt. Seeks Extension for Refugees to Stay In Pakistan
• Pakistan says DNA report confirms Mullah Mansoor’s death
• Chinese citizen targeted in Karachi blast
• ‘Solar kids’ return to Balochistan
• Pakistan can target Delhi from Kahuta in 5 minutes
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India
• Khalistan Terror Camp Running In Canada to Attack Punjab; Justin Trudeau Govt Alerted
• Islamic Banking Set To Launch in India amid Controversy
• Homecoming for Pandits after painful exodus
• J-K CM Mehbooba has lost her mental balance, says separatist Geelani
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Mideast
• First Jewish Wedding at Historical Synagogue in Northwest Turkey in 41 Years
• Turkey Offers US Joint Syria Operation, Without the Kurds
• Turkish military strikes kill 28 ISIL militants in Syria
• Turkey and Russia can’t sacrifice each other, says gov’t spokesman
• ISIS close in on Turkish border after series of deadly attacks
• Three security personnel killed in PKK attacks in Turkey’ southeast
• Turkish FM in Libya to endorse newly founded national government
• Israel: 6 members of Hamas terror cell arrested
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North America
• About 25,000 Muslim Americans Gather to Curb Islamophobia, Dispel Myths about Faith
• Anti-Islamophobia ‘Pill’ At US Convention Pulls Crowd
• US-Backed Rebels Struggle to Fend Off Islamic State Offensive in Northern Syria
• US Muslims welcome Anadolu Agency's initiative
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South Asia
• A Political Party Urges Govt to Immediately Hang Militants Sentenced To Death
• 29 Militants Killed In Kandahar and Baghlan Airstrikes
• Afghanistan inaugurated reconstruction of Dar-ul-Aman Palace
• Haqqani network terrorists involved in major attacks arrested in Logar
• Son of hanged Bangladeshi politician lauds Turkey
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Africa
• Bosnia's 'Radical' Muslims Defy Crackdown
• Niger Battles Terrorism Threats on All Fronts
• Gambian president tells UN to ‘go to hell’
• Uganda: 'Develop Islamic Products'
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Europe
• How the Dutch Are Working To Stop Radicalization of Muslim Youth
• EU Referendum: David Cameron Hails 'Proud Muslim' Sadiq Khan
• The radicalisation of Kosovo
• Europe on the brink
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Advancing Research-Based Studies and Strategies Main Bases For Islamic Seminaries' Growth and Progress
Monday 30 May 2016
Head of Imam Khomeini Research and Educational Institution, Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi placed stress on the elevated role of doing research in making inroads in various areas stressing, "Advancing research-based studies and strategies are of two main bases for Islamic Seminaries' growth and progress," reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
Addressing the unveiling ceremony of eight new works carried out by the Research department of Rational Sciences Encyclopedia in Imam Khomeini Institute, Grand Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi pointed out, "we’re grateful to God Almighty for the talented seminary scholars and students benefit from up-to-date facilities due to presence of prominent Islamic professors. Clerics now have the chance to persevere in developing their own knowledge simultaneously with seminaries' growth."
"Today's world is going through so many changes, it's moving forward so fast that some of its incidents are totally unpredictable and happily our seminary schools are not behind in this race," he added.
Head of Imam Khomeini Research and Educational Institution went on to highlight the negative consequences of some certain websites and TV channels' programs stressing, "Hundreds of websites and TV channels seek to distance the youth from Islamic teachings and instructions, sparing no effort to forward such willful objective.
taghribnews.com/vdca6enu649ne61.tgk4.html
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Mobile Masjid Launched In Indonesian City for Prayer Facility to Muslims
May 30, 2016
Mobile YMN Masjid (Mosque Foundation Nusantara) make visit to the gardens of the city of Bandung in order to facilitate citizens who come for vacationing in the area around Bandung.
According to director YMN, “Bandung itself is a pretty location with parks thematic, but the area still does not have the facilities to pray. The visitors are enthusiastic with their mobile mosques; they pay a visit to Zohar prayers in congregation.”
Before the prayers, the mosque mobile team starts preparing for the prayer facilities ablution facilities, carpeting and sound system.
Mobile prayer mosque has been providing services in 49 point spread in West Java, reported an Indonesian website Detik.
“This mosque Mobile innovation is very nice, because it is ready to provide prayer facilities in many places. We wish to have more frequent around Bandung because there are places that are hard to find a place for prayer,” said Syahron, one of the visitors.
“This activity as a form of welcoming Ramazan. Insha Allah month of Ramazan, Mobile Masjid will regularly open to prayer facilities in various locations,” said Hamzah Fatdri.
arynews.tv/en/mobile-mosque-in-indonesian-city-a-sigh-muslim-tourists/
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US calls on Pakistan to go after Afghan Taliban leadership
May 30, 2016
Lahore: The United States has urged Pakistan to go after the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan and asked for help in catching Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah.
According to Dawn, Fazlullah fled to Afghanistan in November 2007 when security forces captured his headquarters in Swat.
Reports state that he is based in Afghanistan’s Kunar province from where he directs TTP attacks in Pakistan.
“We continue to cooperate closely with Afghanistan, certainly, but also urge Pakistan to go after terrorists, especially (Afghan) Taliban leadership, and that cooperation continues,” said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner when asked what efforts were being made to locate Fazlullah.
The statement by the State Department statement also indicates that the United States wants Pakistan also to act against the Afghan Taliban leaders who are allegedly hiding inside its territory, in return for US help in targeting TTP leaders in Afghanistan.
siasat.com/news/us-calls-pakistan-go-afghan-taliban-leadership-964459/
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Khalistan terror camp running in Canada to attack Punjab; Justin Trudeau govt alerted
Monday, May 30, 2016
New Delhi: The Indian intelligence agencies have alerted Canada's Justin Trudeau government, saying that pro-Khalistan terrorists are running a camp near Mission city in British Columbia to carry out strikes in Punjab.
According to a report in The Times of India, Punjab intelligence officers have prepared a report mentioning that Canadian Sikh Hardeep Nijjar, the new operational head of Khalistan Terror Force (KTF), has formed a module comprising Sikh youths to carry out the attacks.
Nijjar is a baptized Sikh staying in Surrey since 1995 on a Canadian passport. Seeking Nijjar’s extradition, the Punjab government has submitted the report to the Ministry of External Affairs as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Referring to the attack which took place at Pathankot airbase on January 2, the report said Nijjar "was to arrange weapons from Pakistan but due to high alert on the border in the wake of Pathankot incident, it could not materialize".
"Nijjar has been imparting arms training to his group in Canada after the arrest of former KTF chief Jagtar Tara in Thailand by the Interpol last year. He took Mandeep Singh and three more Sikh youths recently for AK-47 training in a range near Mission where they were made to fire for four hours daily," the report said.
Nijjar is a proclaimed terrorist in Punjab.
In April, a report in the Hindustan Times said that the Indian government has intelligence inputs which indicate that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency is using Sikh extremists in Canada for pro-Khalistan and anti-India activities.
As per the Indian security agencies, Nijjar travelled to Thailand in December 2014 to meet Jagtar Singh Tara, named in the 1995 assassination of Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, and provided financial help to him.
Notably, Tara was arrested in Thailand and deported to India in January last year.
Later, apparently on Tara’s order, Nijjar travelled to Pakistan to arrange for Tara’s escape from Thailand with ISI’s help.
Nijjar was also suspected to be involved in a plan to attack camps of Dera Sacha Sauda, the sect led by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
zeenews.india.com/news/india/khalistan-terror-camp-running-in-canada-to-attack-punjab-justin-trudeau-govt-alerted_1889985.html
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First Jewish wedding at historical synagogue in northwest Turkey in 41 years
May 30, 2016
A Jewish wedding ceremony was held in a historical synagogue in the northwestern province of Edirne on May 29 for the first time in 41 years. The synagogue had recently been restored by the Edirne Directorate General of Foundations and reopened for worship.
Güneş Mitrani, 30, and Harun Esentürk, 34, got married in the synagogue, which also hosted the wedding of Rifat Mitrani, who was the only representative of the Jewish community in Edirne, and Sara Mitrani years ago.
Built for the Jews taking refuge in the Ottoman Empire in 1492, the synagogue is Europe’s biggest and the world’s third biggest synagogue.
Tight security measures were taken in the neighborhood around the synagogue, including the closure of roads leading to the synagogue and security searches of the wedding guests arriving from Istanbul. The guests also went through an x-ray machine at the entrance of the synagogue, which was installed a month ago.
The female and male guests watched the ceremony from separate places in the hall.
Edirne Deputy Gov. Mehmet Tekinarslan and Mayor Recep Gürkan, as well as Turkish Jewish Society head İshak İbrahimzade, the couple’s relatives and approximately 3,000 guests, participated in the wedding.
Beadsmen Nesim and Viktor Beruhiyel from the Jewish Society administered the wedding ceremony, during which prayers were said for Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
“No matter what they say, no matter what they think, as Atatürk said, the Turkish Republic will last forever,” said the beadsmen, referring to the words of Turkey’s founding father, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The official marriage ceremony was performed by the mayor after prayers and a religious wedding.
Gürkan wished the couple a lifetime of happiness and stressed that “history was being written.”
“We are experiencing the honor and joy of taking part in the first [Jewish] wedding after 41 years. I would wish for you to stay in Edirne, but it’s impossible to fix. However, please come to Edirne more often. We are expecting you,” Gürkan said.
hurriyetdailynews.com/first-jewish-wedding-at-historical-synagogue-in-northwest-turkey-in-41-years-.aspx?
pageID=238&nID=99829&NewsCatID=339
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Arab World
Advancing Research-Based Studies and Strategies Main Bases For Islamic Seminaries' Growth and Progress
Monday 30 May 2016
Head of Imam Khomeini Research and Educational Institution, Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi placed stress on the elevated role of doing research in making inroads in various areas stressing, "Advancing research-based studies and strategies are of two main bases for Islamic Seminaries' growth and progress," reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
Full report at: taghribnews.com/vdca6enu649ne61.tgk4.html
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Iraqi Forces Enter ISIL-Held Fallujah
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi forces entered ISIL-held Fallujah, one of the terrorist group's key strongholds in Iraq after completing a troop buildup around the city, officials told media on Monday.
"The operation to enter Fallujah began on Monday morning,” an Iraqi official told journalists who entered the city with the Iraqi security forces, RT reported.
The Iraqi military officer said the government's military units began advancing in the city of Fallujah, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, with explosions and heavy gunfire reportedly heard in Fallujah's Southern Naimiyah district.
Iraqi government-led forces launched an offensive to dislodge ISIL militants from Fallujah a week ago, and have been slicing through ISIL positions ever since. The terrorist group still controls territory in the North and West of the country, including Iraq's second largest city, Mosul.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000631
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Over 30 Terrorists Killed in Clashes with Syrian Army in Hama Province
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army troops fended off a joint offensive of Ahrar al-Sham, al-Nusra Front and al-Shamiyeh Front to break through the government forces' positions in Northern Hama, killing at least 35 militants.
The terrorist groups stormed the pro-government forces' positions near Tal Bzam, Tal Huweir and the Eastern side of Morek, but the strong defense of the Syrian soldiers forced did not allow them to advance.
The terrorist groups left behind at least 35 dead and many more wounded and fled the battlefield.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000280
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ISIL Terrorists Sustain Heavy Losses in Army Operations in Homs
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army continued its military operations against the terrorist groups in Homs province, and killed scores of militants over the past 24 hours.
The ISIL terrorist group sustained heavy losses in the Syrian army's offensives on its military positions in Homs province.
The Syrian army also inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist groups in other key provinces across Syria.
Homs
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000399
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Syrian Airstrikes Inflict Major Losses on ISIL Strongholds near Deir Ezzur
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian fighter jets, in several combat sorties, bombed the ISIL defense lines in the Southern and Southwestern countryside of Deir Ezzur city, pinning the terrorists down behind their positions.
The Syrian army aircraft pounded the ISIL positions near al-Tharda mountain in Western side of Deir Ezzur airbase and in the Sothern and Eastern sides of Panorama, which not only ended in the killing or wounding of tens of the militants but destroyed their depot of arms and ammunition, and several of their military vehicles.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000453
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ISIL Attacks Repulsed by Syrian Soldiers North of Hama
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian military forces repelled ISIL's assaults to take control over a chunk of a strategic road in Northern Hama, forcing the terrorist group to retreat from the region under the army's heavy fire.
The ISIL failed to penetrate into the government forces' strongholds along al-Saan-Ithriya road due to strong defense on the Syrian army men.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000330
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Amnesty: Saudi Rights Activist Jailed for 8 Years
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Saudi court sentenced a human rights activist to eight years in jail under the kingdom's "repressive counter-terrorism law," Amnesty International said.
Abdulaziz al-Shubaily, the London-based watchdog said, the only founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA) not to be behind bars, was tried in the Specialized Criminal Court, Naharnet reported.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000421
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Syria: More Troops, Tanks Arrive East of Homs to Join Army's Imminent Operation
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- A large number of fresh forces and military vehicles, including advanced tanks, have arrived in Eastern Homs to join the government forces' imminent anti-ISIL operation at the border with Deir Ezzur province, informed sources said.
"The Syrian army has deployed the newly-arrived forces to the battlefield near the international highway connecting Palmyra to Deir Ezzur and in the energy-rich region of al-Sha'er, waiting for the final OK of the army's command center in Central and Eastern Syria to storm the ISIL stronghold and end their rule and presence in the region," the sources said.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000746
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Syrian Army, Allies Complete Control over Vast Territories East of Damascus
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army troops and their popular allies drove the terrorist groups back from the Southern part of Eastern Ghouta and completed their control over different villages and towns in the region, battlefield sources said.
"After hours of non-stop battle with the terrorists of Faylaq al-Rahman and Jeish al-Festat, the pro-government forces captured the town of Bala, the last base of the terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta, and pushed towards the Southern part of Eastern Ghouta, driving the militants back from Zabdean, Deir al-Assafir, Bzineh, Haroush, al-Admal, al-Ruqabiyeh farms, al-Bayadh farms and Nouleh," the sources said.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000684
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Homs: Scores of ISIL Military Vehicles Destroyed in Syrian Airstrikes
May 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian fighter jets carried out several combat flights over the ISIL concentration centers in Eastern Homs and targeted a large number of the terrorist group's military vehicles.
Dozens of the ISIL military and logistic vehicles were destroyed in the Syrian warplanes' bombardments near the town of al-Sukhnah, the village of TAybeh, Unq al-Hawa and Abu al-Hawadid.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950310000583
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Southeast Asia
Mobile Masjid Launched In Indonesian City for Prayer Facility to Muslims
May 30, 2016
Mobile YMN Masjid (Mosque Foundation Nusantara) make visit to the gardens of the city of Bandung in order to facilitate citizens who come for vacationing in the area around Bandung.
Full report at: arynews.tv/en/mobile-mosque-in-indonesian-city-a-sigh-muslim-tourists/
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Philippine military says 54 Muslim rebels killed in south
Monday May 30, 2016
MANILA, Philippines (AP) " Philippine officials say days of intense military operations have killed 54 Muslim militants from a largely unknown group that authorities say have ties with Islamic extremists from Indonesia and have carried out beheadings apparently influenced by the Islamic State group.
Full report at: nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11647702
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Personal suffering fuels Malaysia trans advocate's fight
30 May 2016 |
Nisha Ayub has endured virtually everything thrown at Muslim-majority Malaysia's repressed transgender community: contempt, violence, arrest and sexual assault in a prison where she was sent to become a "real man".
She has attempted suicide, beaten down by strict Islamic laws that activists say subject transgender people to increasing legal constraints, discrimination and marginalisation.
"The way they treat you is like you don't have any rights, you don't have any dignity," said Nisha, 37, dressed in the flowing skirt and long-sleeve shirt favoured by Malaysian Muslim women.
Full report at: dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3615862/Personal-suffering-fuels-Malaysia-trans-advocates-fight.html
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Meet Nisha Ayub, who survived years of suffering to become Malaysia’s most prominent transgender activist
Monday, 30 May, 2016
Nisha Ayub has endured virtually everything thrown at Muslim-majority Malaysia’s repressed transgender community: contempt, violence, arrest and sexual assault in a prison where she was sent to become a “real man”.
She has attempted suicide, beaten down by strict Islamic laws that activists say subject transgender people to increasing legal constraints, discrimination and marginalisation.
“The way they treat you is like you don’t have any rights, you don’t have any dignity,” said Nisha, 37, dressed in the flowing skirt and long-sleeve shirt favoured by Malaysian Muslim women.
Full report at: scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1959238/meet-nisha-ayub-who-survived-years-suffering-become
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Pakistan
US calls on Pakistan to go after Afghan Taliban leadership
May 30, 2016
Lahore: The United States has urged Pakistan to go after the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan and asked for help in catching Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah.
According to Dawn, Fazlullah fled to Afghanistan in November 2007 when security forces captured his headquarters in Swat.
Reports state that he is based in Afghanistan’s Kunar province from where he directs TTP attacks in Pakistan.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/us-calls-pakistan-go-afghan-taliban-leadership-964459/
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Afghan Govt. seeks extension for refugees to stay in Pakistan
May 30, 2016
Lahore: The Afghanistan government has requested Pakistan to give an extension of four years to the 1.5 million registered refugees, to legalise their stay till 2020.
Quoting sources, the Dawn reports that the legal stay of the registered Afghans will expire by the end of June.
A high level delegation headed by Afghanistan’s Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, had requested to extend the stay of refugees for another four years.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/afghan-govt-seeks-extension-refugees-stay-pakistan-964385/
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Pakistan says DNA report confirms Mullah Mansoor’s death
Sun May 29 2016
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor is deadThe authorities in Pakistan have said DNA report have confirmed that the man killed in a US drone strike was the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.
According to the local media reports, citing the local authorities, a DNA report said it was definite that the man killed in the US strike on May 21 was Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
The country’s interior ministry has said the confirmation was made following the DNA matching of DNA samples collected from the charred body against the relative who came forward to claim the remains.
Full report at: khaama.com/pakistan-says-dna-report-confirms-mullah-mansoors-death-01105
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Chinese citizen targeted in Karachi blast
May 30, 2016
KARACHI: At least one person sustained minor injuries in a remote-controlled explosion targeting a Chinese engineer in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Hadeed area on Monday, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar said a pamphlet written in Sindhi and bearing the name of a group called 'Sindhudesh
Revolutionary Party' was recovered from the site of the blast. The pamphlet denounced "foreign control over Sindh's natural resources".
The injured was a driver for a Chinese engineer who was residing in the area and traveling on the National Highway heading towards Port Qasim from Gulshan-i-Hadeed without security. The Chinese national was safe, said SSP Rao.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261600/chinese-citizen-targeted-in-karachi-blast
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‘Solar kids’ return to Balochistan
May 30, 2016
ISLAMABAD: After nearly three weeks in the federal capital, the ‘solar kids’ have returned to Balochistan.
Mohammad Hashim, the father of the three paralysed children, seemed disappointed upon his return because the family was not suggested any medication that could help treat his children.
However, the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said it could take another six to eight weeks to begin medication, because samples for DNA analysis have been sent to the United States and the process can take over six weeks.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261564/solar-kids-return-to-balochistan
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Pakistan can target Delhi from Kahuta in 5 minutes
May 30, 2016
Islamabad: Dr Abdul Qadeer khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, said that Pakistan was capable of becoming a nuclear power in 1984 but the events turned around this way as then President General Zia ul Haq went against the move.
“We were able and we had a plan to launch nuclear test in 1984 but then President General Zia had opposed the move,” Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted the Pakistani scientist as saying.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/pakistan-can-target-delhi-kahuta-5-minutes-964454/
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India
Khalistan terror camp running in Canada to attack Punjab; Justin Trudeau govt alerted
Monday, May 30, 2016
New Delhi: The Indian intelligence agencies have alerted Canada's Justin Trudeau government, saying that pro-Khalistan terrorists are running a camp near Mission city in British Columbia to carry out strikes in Punjab.
According to a report in The Times of India, Punjab intelligence officers have prepared a report mentioning that Canadian Sikh Hardeep Nijjar, the new operational head of Khalistan Terror Force (KTF), has formed a module comprising Sikh youths to carry out the attacks.
Full report at: zeenews.india.com/news/india/khalistan-terror-camp-running-in-canada-to-attack-punjab-justin-trudeau-govt-alerted_1889985.html
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Islamic banking set to launch in India amid controversy
May 29, 2016
NEW DELHI // India will get its first taste of sharia-compliant banking when the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank launches operations in the western state of Gujarat.No date has yet been announced for the opening of the IDB’s first branch in India, but already complaints have emerged within the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.The IDB, an international investment organisation based in Jeddah, was established to channel funds into infrastructure in the Islamic world, as well as social and educational development. Though India is not typically seen as being part of the “Islamic world", its 180 million-strong Muslim population makes it an attractive place for the IDB to set up shop.Like other Islamic banks, the IDB does not charge interest on loans or pay interest on deposits. It also follows a code of ethical financing, refraining from investing in industries that are considered harmful in Islam. These include businesses involving liquor,pornography or gambling.
Full report at: thenational.ae/world/south-asia/islamic-banking-set-to-launch-in-india-amid-controversy
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Homecoming for Pandits after painful exodus
Toufiq Rashid
May 30, 2016
In a few weeks, thousands of Pandits from across India will arrive at Tulla Mulla in Ganderbal, around 27 km from Srinagar, for the Kheer Bhawani mela, a religious festival associated with Goddess Ragnya Devi.
While Kashmiri Muslims make arrangements for the fair, the Hindus hold night-long prayers at the temple. The fair, in a way, is symbolic of the valley’s religious harmony that came apart in the early 90s when Pandits were forced to leave.
Full report at: hindustantimes.com/india/homecoming-for-pandits-after-painful-exodus/story-jbT1K8V48IoyvNDZzA4vqK.html
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J-K CM Mehbooba has lost her mental balance, says separatist Geelani
May 30, 2016
Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday criticised Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘cat-pigeon’ analogy while talking about the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley and said she “has lost her mental balance after attaining power”.
“Comparing Kashmiris (sic) as cats is very humiliating statement on the part of Mehbooba Mufti,” a Hurriyat statement said on Sunday.
Geelani said Kashmiris are like pigeons and Indian Army was behaving like cars and “mercilessly killing innocent Kashmiri people (pigeons) and destroying their nests”.
Full report at: hindustantimes.com/india/j-k-cm-mehbooba-has-lost-her-mental-balance-says-separatist-geelani/story-3NhQd670AXl9qYzuBivcTO.html
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Mideast
First Jewish wedding at historical synagogue in northwest Turkey in 41 years
May 30, 2016
A Jewish wedding ceremony was held in a historical synagogue in the northwestern province of Edirne on May 29 for the first time in 41 years. The synagogue had recently been restored by the Edirne Directorate General of Foundations and reopened for worship.
Güneş Mitrani, 30, and Harun Esentürk, 34, got married in the synagogue, which also hosted the wedding of Rifat Mitrani, who was the only representative of the Jewish community in Edirne, and Sara Mitrani years ago.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/first-jewish-wedding-at-historical-synagogue-in-northwest-turkey-in-41-years-.aspx?
pageID=238&nID=99829&NewsCatID=339
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Turkey offers US joint Syria operation, without the Kurds
May 30, 2016
Turkey is offering to "join forces" with Washington for a special operation inside Syria on condition it doesn't include a Syrian Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara but seen as an ally by the US, the foreign minister said.
Washington's support of Kurdish fighters in Syria in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists has angered Ankara, especially after pictures last week revealed US commandos wearing patches of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) outlawed by Turkey.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-offers-us-joint-syria-operation-without-the-kurds--.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99828&NewsCatID=510
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Turkey and Russia can’t sacrifice each other, says gov’t spokesman
May 30, 2016
Turkey and Russia can’t sacrifice each other, government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments on the relations between the two countries.
“Neither Russia, nor Turkey can sacrifice each other. Both of the countries can’t do that,” Kurtulmuş told journalists at a press meeting after a cabinet meeting at Çankaya Mansion in the capital Ankara on May 30.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-and-russia-cant-sacrifice-each-other-says-govt-spokesman.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99831&NewsCatID=510
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ISIS close in on Turkish border after series of deadly attacks
Mon, May 30, 2016
THE Islamic State has made huge advances along the Turkish border, raising fears that the potential EU member state could soon be under all-out attack.
The twisted death cult carried out a series of brutal attacks on non-jihadi rebels in Northern Syria, bringing it a step closer to taking control of swathes of the Turkish border.
It is thought that ISIS will now use its hard-won territory as a base to attack Turkey.
The terror group have fired rockets at overcrowded settlements across the border – and yesterday restarted their blasts after a two-week pause.
At least 6,000 civilians fled the onslaught in eastern Aleppo yesterday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Full report at: express.co.uk/news/world/675031/isis-turkish-border-turkey-eu-brexit-erdogan-islamic-state-syria-aleppo
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Three security personnel killed in PKK attacks in Turkey’ southeast
May 30, 2016
Three soldiers were killed in outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacks in the southeastern provinces of Şırnak and Siirt on late May PKK militants attacked the Kanimasi military zone in the Uludere district of Şırnak near the Iraqi border with long-barreled weapons at around 9 p.m. 1st lt. Mehmet Düzenli was wounded in the opening fire and later succumbed to his injuries at Şırnak Military Hospital. A wide-scale operation has begun in the region to apprehend the fleeing PKK militants.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/three-security-personnel-killed-in-pkk-attacks-in-turkey-southeast.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99827&NewsCatID=341
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Turkish FM in Libya to endorse newly founded national government
May 30, 2016
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu departed to Libya early on May 30 for a one-day visit to issue an endorsement for a recently founded national government and start a process to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli. “The meetings of our minister will constitute an important opportunity for our country to underline once again that it stands with the people of Libya and the National Consensus Government during this hard transitional period,” read a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on May 30.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-fm-in-libya-to-endorse-newly-founded-national-government-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99826&NewsCatID=510
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Israel: 6 members of Hamas terror cell arrested
May 30, 2016
Israeli security forces say they have broken up a Hamas terror cell in the West Bank that carried out a suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem that injured 19 people.
Six men ranging in age from 19 to 30 were arrested around Bethlehem as they were planning to get weapons and explosives for more attacks, the Israel Security Agency (ISA) said in a statement Sunday.
Full report at: edition.cnn.com/2016/05/29/world/israel-bomb-arrests/index.html
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North America
About 25,000 Muslim Americans gather to curb Islamophobia, dispel myths about faith
May 30, 2016
AhlulBayt News Agency - Nearly 25,000 people, including Ismael Essa, gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center Saturday for a three-day conference.
"It's a lot of speakers and I can get some knowledge from great scholars all over the U.S., and to be good examples for Muslims, especially with these circumstances around the world and in the U.S., and to represent Islam in a good way," Essa said.
Organizers of the 'Islamic Circle of North America Convention want to dispel myths about the Islamic faith.
Full report at: en.abna24.com/service/america/archive/2016/05/30/757265/story.html
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Anti-Islamophobia ‘pill’ at US convention pulls crowd
30.05.2016
The “Islamophobin” pill, launched by a Muslim association to counter Islamophobia in America, has attracted crowds at the Islamic Circle of North America-Muslim American Society convention in the U.S. state of Maryland.
One of the main attractions at the three-day convention, which began Saturday and ends Monday night, was the stand of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which recently launched a satirical public awareness campaign to challenge the increase in Islamophobia in the U.S.
Full report at: aa.com.tr/en/americas/anti-islamophobia-pill-at-us-convention-pulls-crowd/580826
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US-Backed Rebels Struggle to Fend Off Islamic State Offensive in Northern Syria
May 30, 2016
For the past two days, rebels backed by Turkey and the US in northern Syria have been fighting for their survival against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
With support from Turkey and the US-led coalition, including cross-border shelling and air cover, rebels in the northern province of Aleppo have been fighting for months to clear the Islamic State (IS) from the Aleppo countryside, the jihadist organization's last connection to the Turkish border.
Full report at: news.vice.com/article/us-backed-rebels-struggle-to-fend-off-the-islamic-state-offensive-in-northern-syria
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US Muslims welcome Anadolu Agency's initiative
30.05.2016
U.S. Muslims on Sunday welcomed the launch of Anadolu Agency's World Report News Package as a vital weapon against Islamophobia.
Speaking at the annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America-Muslim American Society in Baltimore, Maryland, Azhar Azeez, president of the Islamic Society of North America, said: “I believe when we have Anadolu Agency talking about the accomplishments and achievements of American Muslims, it's really going to help us to share our story with our fellow Americans.”
Full report at: aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-muslims-welcome-anadolu-agencys-initiative/580837
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South Asia
A Political Party Urges Govt to Immediately Hang Militants Sentenced To Death
Mon May 30 2016
A political party in Afghanistan has called on the Afghan government to take immediate actions in hanging the militants that have been sentenced to death on terror offences.
Najibullah Kabuli, the head of National Partnership Party, said the militants are killing the Afghan security personnel who are serving to protect the nation.
He was speaking during a gathering in capital Kabul to declare support to the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF).
Full report at: khaama.com/kabuli-urges-govt-to-immediately-hang-militants-sentenced-to-death-01112
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29 militants killed in Kandahar and Baghlan airstrikes
Mon May 30 2016
Afghan air and ground operationsAt least 29 militants were killed in separate airstrikes in northern Baghlan and southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 18 militants were killed during the airstrikes in the vicinity of Baghlan-e-Markazi district.
A statement by MoD said at least 6 militates were also wounded and a hideout of the militants together with a weapons and explosives depot were destroyed.
Full report at: khaama.com/29-militants-killed-in-kandahar-and-baghlan-airstrikes-01108
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Afghanistan inaugurated reconstruction of Dar-ul-Aman Palace
Mon May 30 2016
Dar-ul-Aman PalaceThe reconstruction of the historic Dar-ul-Aman Palace was officially inaugurated by President mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah today.
President Ghani said the reconstruction of the Palace will be done with the available national resources, insisting that the renovation of the Palace is wanted by the whole nation.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghanistan-inaugurated-reconstruction-of-dar-ul-aman-palace-01110
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Haqqani network terrorists involved in major attacks arrested in Logar
Mon May 30 2016
Haqqani terrorists arrestedThe Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested three Haqqani network militants involved in major terrorist attacks in central Logar province.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the three terrorists were arrested from Sara Ghonda village in Khoshi district.
Full report at: khaama.com/haqqani-network-terrorists-involved-in-major-attacks-arrested-in-logar-01111
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Son of hanged Bangladeshi politician lauds Turkey
30 May 2016
Turkey’s decision to pull its ambassador from Bangladesh after a party leader was put to death there should be emulated by other Muslim nations, according to the leader’s son.
"The overwhelming sympathy and reaction of the people is heartwarming, especially the reaction of President Tayyip Erdogan,” Mohammad Nakibur Rahman said while speaking to Anadolu Agency, calling Erdogan’s reaction "unprecedented".
Turkey asked its ambassador, Devrim Ozturk, to return to Ankara in the aftermath of the hanging of senior Jamaat-e-Islami party leader, Motiur Rahman Nizami, in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
Full report at: worldbulletin.net/todays-news/173258/son-of-hanged-bangladeshi-politician-lauds-turkey
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Africa
Bosnia's 'radical' Muslims defy crackdown
30 MAY 2016
Two veiled women work the land while a man collects eggs in a bucolic Bosnian village – now notorious for exporting fighters to Syria. “This is how we finance terrorism,” joked 50-year old Izet Hadzic as he opened his henhouse in Osve, which overlooks a peaceful valley in the Balkan country’s north. A grey-bearded former rock musician, Hadzic founded this “dzemat” (religious community) in the late 2000s – one of dozens in Bosnia that refuse to comply with the country’s official Muslim leaders.
Full report at: nst.com.my/news/2016/05/148526/bosnias-radical-muslims-defy-crackdown
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Niger battles terrorism threats on all fronts
30 May 2016
A whirring sound is heard in the sky above Niamey, the capital of Niger.
Several soldiers get into position. It's a drill they've been through countless times.
As the engine noise grows louder, what at first appeared to be a small plane reveals itself as something else altogether.
It is a drone.
This is Base 101, an intelligence-gathering centre set up by the French military as part of Operation Barkhane.
Crucial role of drones
Full report at: bbc.com/news/world-africa-36409362
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Gambian president tells UN to ‘go to hell’
MAY 30 2016
PARIS — Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has slammed UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International for demanding an investigation into the death in custody of an opposition activist, the Jeune Afrique weekly reported on Sunday.
"Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International can go to hell! Who are they to demand that?" said Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia with an iron rod since 1994.
He declared Gambia an "Islamic state" in December 2015.
Full report at: bdlive.co.za/africa/africannews/2016/05/30/gambian-president-tells-un-to-go-to-hell
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Uganda: 'Develop Islamic Products'
MAY 30 2016
Kampala — Outgoing minister of Gender and Social Development, has advised commercial banks to urgently develop products to cater for Islamic Banking.
Mr Muruli Mukasa said last week that Islamic banking is set to revolutionise the banking sector in Uganda and it will be unwise for any bank not to embrace the new banking model.
Full report at: allafrica.com/stories/201605300572.html
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Europe
How the Dutch are working to stop radicalization of Muslim youth
May 29, 2016
Mohamed Nidalha hasn’t seen his son Reda in more than two years.
Born and raised in Leiden in the Netherlands, Nidalha said his son fell under the influence of extremists while staying with an uncle in Brussels and fled to Syria to join the Islamic State.
Nidalha says he contacted Dutch security officials once he learned about his son’s plans but was told there was nothing that could be done, because Reda was over 18.
Full report at: pbs.org/newshour/bb/how-the-dutch-are-working-to-stop-radicalization-of-muslim-youth/
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EU Referendum: David Cameron hails 'proud Muslim' Sadiq Khan
May 30,2016
David Cameron has hailed Labour's Sadiq Khan as "proud Muslim" and "a proud Brit" as he shared a platform with the London Mayor at an EU Remain rally.
They were jointly launching a Britain Stronger In Europe battle bus, despite Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refusing to campaign with Mr Cameron.
It comes after Mr Cameron criticised Mr Khan's "poor judgement" during the London Mayoral election.
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The radicalisation of Kosovo
Monday 30 May 2016
Kosovo has been one of Europe's most pro-American states since the US-led NATO intervention in 1999 helped it break free of Serbian control and gain independence in 2008. But for some time the tide has been turning.
Now, like the rest of Europe, Kosovo finds itself trying to fend off the threat of radical Islam. In the last two years, more than 300 Kosovars, including 28 children, have left Kosovo to join Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; the highest per capita ratio in Europe.
A New York Times report has revealed how Saudi money and influence has radicalised the once-tolerant Muslim country.
abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/the-radicalisation-of-kosovo/7457946
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Europe on the brink
Monday 30 May 2016
BERLIN — Austria climbed to the top of an Alpine precipice this week, dangled one foot over the edge and pulled itself back, just in time. And millions of their fellow Europeans heaved a sigh of relief.
By the narrowest of margins — just 31,000 votes in a nation of 8.6 million — Austrians voted 50.3 per cent to elect Alexander Van der Bellen, a 72-year-old retired economics professor and former Green Party leader, as their president, defeating far-right candidate Norbert Hofer.
It was a close call for a country that has only recently come to terms with its Nazi past, and yet another wakeup call for a Europe facing a populist surge on the extreme right.
The migrant crisis, growing unemployment, resentment of the bureaucratic centralization of the European Union — all were factors in the remarkable rise of the Freedom Party’s Hofer, an aeronautical engineer and father of four, part of a new generation of right-wing politicians who hide their xenophobic and nativist views behind a façade of modernism and a certain charm.
Full report at: ipolitics.ca/2016/05/29/deja-vu-1933-europe-on-the-brink/
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