“Boy From Heaven”: Filmmaker Tarik Saleh Takes Us Inside The Epicentre Of Power Of Sunni Islam
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May 2022
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• “Boy From Heaven”: Filmmaker Tarik Saleh Takes Us
Inside The Epicentre Of Power Of Sunni Islam
• UK Muslim MPs Sell Out Yet Again – This Time Over
Conversion Therapy
• Communal Harmony: Ludhiana Mosque Project Starts
With Guru's Blessings In A Combined Ardas and Dua
• Ontario’s New Democrats and Liberals Would Bring In
Law To Fight Islamophobia, Other Hate If Elected
• The Taliban Drafts a 15-Article Bill for the Return
of the Afghan Political And Military Figures
Europe
• Bolton: First Ever Muslim Mayor Akhtar Zaman Makes
History
• Muslim burial section of Pleasington Cemetery is
extended
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India
• Delhi’s Historic Mosque Jama Masjid In Old Delhi’s
Fountain Connection
• BJP Worker Arrested For Allegedly Killing
65-Year-Old On Suspicion Of Being Muslim
• Places Of Worship Act To Be Put To Test In Mathura Mosque
Case Too
• 65-year-old man in MP beaten to death by BJP
functionary over suspicions of being a Muslim
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North America
• What unites and divides the world's most prominent
Islamic scholars?
• Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs
concern
• Biden says 'hello' to North Korea’s Kim amid
tensions over weapons tests
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South Asia
• Global situation liable for inflation in country:
Mirza Azizul Islam
• Is Bangladesh paying the price of administered forex
regime?
• Expect To Detect More Monkeypox Cases, WHO Says
• Haji Salim may surrender in court at 2pm, lawyer
says
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Arab World
• Egypt's Speaker Of Parliament Condemns Israel's
Attacks On Al-Aqsa Mosque
• Saudi Deputy Defence Minister, Blinken Affirm
Countries’ ‘Common Vision To Confront Iran’s Destabilizing Policies’
• How Saudi Arabia Can Become The Vanguard Of
Sustainable Tourism
• Saudi Arabia arrests 12,458 illegals in one week
• Qatar Islamic Bank Group CEO Recognised As Top CEO
In Sharia-Compliant Banks
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Pakistan
• Sindh, Chinese Officials Agree To Evolve Fool Proof
Security Mechanism
• Imran to chair party meeting on Azadi March date
today
• CDA, Margalla Hills National Park to swap over 300
acres
• KP CM Mahmood Khan suspends six excise officials
over arrest of PTI photographer
• Terrain, elements add to forest inferno challenge
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Mideast
• Iran To Revive Gas Pipeline Project To Oman, IRNA
Reports
• Iranian soccer official coming to Canada attended
party with man sought by FBI over kidnap plot
• Iran’s president to visit Oman
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Southeast Asia
• Kit Siang: I'm Ready To Go To Jail For 'Warning
Malaysia Not To Become Another Sri Lanka'
• PM Ismail Sabri: Cabinet to meet tomorrow to discuss
cost of living, food supply issues
• PM Ismail Sabri keen to make Bahasa Melayu Asean’s lingua
franca
• PM Ismail Sabri attends Malaysian Army Raya Open
House
• MACC says done investigating judge who convicted
Najib, sent papers to AG
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Africa
• The Apostate, Grand Imam Maqari, Must Be Removed
From Office And Tried: Wole Soyinka, The Nobel Laureate
• CAN Issues New Directive To Christians As Muslims
Plan Counter-Protest On Sunday
• Bauchi gov visits community, addresses Christians,
Muslims
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“Boy From Heaven”: Filmmaker Tarik Saleh Takes Us
Inside The Epicentre Of Power Of Sunni Islam
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By Nick Vivarelli
May 20, 2022
Swedish/Egyptian director Tarik Saleh is in
competition in Cannes with “Boy From Heaven” his second film to delve into the
underbelly of modern Egypt — and the Arab world at large — following his 2017
political thriller “The Nile Hilton Incident,” which depicted political power
abuse and police corruption. “Nile Hilton” won the grand jury prize at Sundance
and was banned in Egypt.
In Saleh’s new potentially explosive pic, the young
protagonist Adam, who is the son of a small-town Egyptian fisherman, is offered
the privilege of studying at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, which is the
epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the
university’s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies.
This prompts Adam to become a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s
religious and political elite.
Saleh spoke to Variety about how he navigated the
thorny subject matter of his bold new political drama. Edited excerpts below.
What drew you to make a film that takes us inside the
world’s main center for Islamic theology for the first time?
My grandfather went to Al-Azhar and I’ve always been
fascinated by it. So after “Nile Hilton,” I was thinking about Al-Azhar, and
about how little people know about Islam in a way that I think is interesting.
Well you do it in a way that is likely to be explosive
Of course, in the back of my head, when I was writing
it, I was like: “Oh, can you really say this? Can you talk about this? Can you
do this?” But I decided to put that question in a box and just say: “No, I’m
going to go in.” So while I’m writing the script, it’s like I’m walking around
with the camera, and following my characters with the camera, and I see what
they’re up to, and sometimes they do what I want; sometimes not. It’s not up to
me. And as the story unfolds, I was like: “Holy shit, I should probably not
make this film.” Because it’s, like you say, it could ruffle feathers.
In a nutshell, why will it ruffle feathers?
I think that what’s more sensitive than the religious
aspects of this film is how I deal with state security. Because the tension
between state security and religious power [in Egypt] is enormous.
Is there any chance the film will play in Egypt?
I think they’ll have a few meetings before they
decide. But listen, I don’t think it’s a controversial film. My whole family is
Muslim. And I’m a half-Swedish, half-Egyptian. Here is the paradox. I love
Egypt. It’s an unrequited love, of course. It doesn’t love me back. But I think
that the point is that I don’t like how Islam is portrayed by people that know
nothing about it. I don’t like it when people with bad intentions piss on
Islam. I don’t think it’s respectful. I don’t think that’s how you treat other
people. I don’t like it when Muslims treat minorities in Muslim countries
badly. I think that sucks. I think that is not where I am coming from.
What did you do to make it theologically accurate?
I worked with imams, when it came to the script. I
tried the script on imams and discussed the theological arguments in it to make
sure, because it wasn’t my intention to provoke. I see myself as a filmmaker
who just wants to tell stories truthfully, and I think that if the truth is
going to be painful, which it will be for some people – but it’s more for
political reasons than for religious reasons – then so be it.
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UK Muslim MPs Sell Out Yet Again – This Time Over
Conversion Therapy
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By 5Pillars
22-05-2022
Educator Yusuf Patel asks what is the point of
electing Muslim MPs who advance causes, such as a ban on gay conversion
therapy, which will detrimentally impact our children.
On some issues where there’s little risk or there’s
wider support from “white people,” they will seemingly be brave and show
courage but on other issues that draw the ire of certain groups they will be
noticeably silent.
The government has pledged to ban conversion therapy.
Over 250 Muslim leaders signed an open letter expressing dismay about the
consequences for Muslim young people because of these vague plans.
Yasmin Qureshi MP responded in an article on her
website unequivocally backing the proposals. She said: “I believe that LGBT
conversion therapies should have been banned a long time ago.”
Ironically, she tried to justify her stance by
claiming there’s a “broad consensus” amongst faith leaders in the UK. To
evidence her claims, she linked to a BBC article that included a quote from
Sheikh Ramzy, an Islamic scholar in Oxford, who argued that Muslim scholars
need to be allowed to help young Muslims struggling with sexual desires that go
against their religious beliefs.
But she made no effort to at least comment on how this
poorly-framed legislation should not interfere in the rights of faith communities
to have consensual, supportive conversations with young Muslims.
The coup de grace comes at the end of the article.
Yasmin makes clear: “I can assure you that my Opposition Colleagues and I will
continue to support a ban on conversion therapy for all LGBT people and the
removal of ‘consent’ loopholes.”
The consent loopholes, as she negatively puts it, are
the ones that would allow an imam to have consensual, caring, faith-inspired
conversations with young Muslims struggling with their health. This is the very
thing that will save imams from choosing between breaking the law by providing
support or turning a young person who is struggling to align their desires with
their faith.
These comments are motivated by the “affirmative
model,” which seeks to concretise a behaviour as an identity. So when a young
Muslim goes to a counsellor to express dismay about their same-sex feelings,
the approach should always be to affirm their “identity” and celebrate their
inclusion into the LGBTQ+ community. There is no room for exploring these
feelings, even if that is what the young Muslim wants.
He said: “I was deeply disappointed by the
Government’s recent u-turn to not ban conversion therapy. Then, they u-turned
once again to say a ban on conversion therapy would happen, however it would
exclude transgender individuals. This is unacceptable and a ban on conversion
therapy must apply to the entire LGBT+ community.”
I don’t think Mr Khan would be able to even define
what conversion therapy is, or explain how common the various manifestations
are of how these proposals will encroach on the Muslim community’s ability to
practice its faith. He has unfortunately jumped on the populist bandwagon which
will draw plaudits from the LGBT lobby and his own parliamentary colleagues
under the misapprehension that the Muslim community will be fine with this.
Another MP worthy of inclusion is Zarah Sultana. She
brazenly says on Twitter: “I support a trans-inclusive ban!
#BANCONVERSIONTHERAPY”
That she is a vocal supporter of Stonewall is also a
cause for concern. Stonewall does not only seek good treatment of LGBTQ people
but also acceptance of their choices to the extent that they want it imposed on
children in schools. They have absolutely no problem when schools coerce Muslim
children to take part in Pride marches.
And Apsana Begum MP – although she hasn’t spoken
publicly in recent months in support of a ban – did Sign an Early Day Motion in
2020 supporting the banning of gay conversion therapy.
She is also a supporter of Bi-visility day which
celebrates “bisexuality” and Trans day which celebrates the contribution of
transgender and non-binary people.
Many other Muslim MPs may not stand out as visibly as
these ones, but they will never advance the case of the Muslim community around
these issues because they are so in thrall to popular sentiment and don’t want
to rock the boat.
Whenever we are told to vote for Muslim representation
in Parliament, is this what is meant? What is the point in electing Muslim MPs
who advance the causes of others and work against the legitimate interests of
our community?
The ironic thing is there are many non-Muslim MPs who
will stand firm on a principle they believe in, even if it draws criticism. Yet
we are so bereft of MPs with backbones that they can’t be counted on when it
matters. When it came to gay marriage, the majority of Muslim MPs voted for it,
when it came to statutory RSE we didn’t find representation from Muslim MPs.
So it is time that we held them to account for their
brazen support of laws which will detrimentally impact our children, or else
we’ll suffer in the long run.
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Communal Harmony: Ludhiana Mosque Project Starts With
Guru's Blessings In A Combined Ardas and Dua
Sikhs are major contributors
of money and material to the project
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May 22, 2022
LUDHIANA: In a fine example of communal harmony, the
first 13 bricks for building a mosque were on Saturday blessed at Gurudwara Rai
Patti of Pherurian in a combined Ardas and Dua before the village Sikhs and
Muslims carried those to the construction site with respect. Sikhs are major
contributors of money and material to the project.
Gurudwara president Iqbal Singh said: "We had a
Gurudwara and temple in the village and wanted a mosque as well. The work
started from a Gurudwara to promote Punjab-like communal harmony and
brotherhood across the country. The village celebrates all the festivals
together." The Sikhs who committed their money to the project include
NRIs, besides Sant Baba Gurcharan Singh of Nanaksar. The Sikh-dominated village
of 1,400 voters has just four Muslim families.
Inderjit Singh, a Muslim from the village, said:
"We longed for a mosque in the village, for which we bought 4.5-biswa land
for Rs 1.75 lakh about 10 years ago but did not have the resources to start the
work until now." He said: "After the prayers at the gurdwara, the
Sikh brothers carried the bricks with us. The mosque will be ready in a year
and quicker if we get more help. Sikhs have been our major contributors."
The outsiders are all praise for the villagers of Pherurian.
Nathowal villager Mansa Khan of the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) said: "Sikhs have helped build many mosques in Ludhiana and Raikot
areas. We are proud of this tradition of communal harmony."
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Ontario’s New Democrats and Liberals Would Bring In
Law To Fight Islamophobia, Other Hate If Elected
Ontario's New Democrats and
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May 21, 2022
Ontario’s New Democrats and Liberals committed
Wednesday to bringing in a law to fight Islamophobia and other forms of hate if
elected to form government next month.
Speaking to reporters in Kingston, Ont., NDP Leader
Andrea Horwath said addressing racism and hate is a priority for people who
have experienced hateful attacks based on their race, faith or any other part
of their identities.
She said she is proud of her party’s work with the
National Council of Canadian Muslims in bringing forward legislation earlier
this year to help address Islamophobia in Ontario (Canadian province). That
bill, tabled in February, did not pass before the election campaign began.
“There’s just too much hate out there,” Horwath said.
“We have an obligation and a responsibility, leaders do, to take that on and to
listen when (a)community says we don’t want to just hear the words. We want you
to take action.”
Horwath said it was “extremely disappointing” that the
governing Progressive Conservatives did not support the bill.
“It was disrespectful,” she said, promising that her
party would re-introduce the legislation.
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said his party
would also pass the anti-Islamophobia legislation if elected on June 2.
“I said from the very beginning that we would move
forward with legislation. I’ve already committed to moving as quickly as I can
to pass the Our London Family Act,” he said at an unrelated announcement in
Toronto on Wednesday.
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The Taliban Drafts a 15-Article Bill for the Return of
the Afghan Political And Military Figures
Return of the Afghan
Political And Military Figures/ Khaama.com
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By Saqalain Eqbal
21 May 2022
The Return and Communications with Former Afghan
Officials and Political Figures Commission has released a list of fifteen
articles that include provisions for “considering temporary accommodation” and
“fulfilling the legitimate demands” of Afghan political and military figures,
if they return.
The articles were posted on Twitter by Inamullah
Samangani, the Taliban’s Deputy Spokesman, on Saturday May 21, quoting Shahabuddin
Delavar, the head of the commission, who said that the “Intra-Afghan
Reconciliation” plan had been considered in the past nine months.
The “Commission Secretariat” is mentioned in Articles
3 and 4, which is responsible for “technical” aspects as well as the protection
for returnees and the provision of temporary accommodation.
The measure places a strong emphasis on identifying
and encouraging people who would like to return to Afghanistan. If they return,
the commission has pledged to protect their property, life, and “reputation.”
If there is a difficulty for the returnees, the
measure specifies that the Taliban will deal with the offenders in a religious
(Sharai) manner.
During a meeting in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, about 40
influential political figures and party leaders legitimized the war against the
Taliban.
Those who gathered at Abdul Rashid Dostum’s house, the
leader of the National Movement Party, issued a declaration warning the Taliban
that if negotiations with the Taliban failed, they would resort to war and
military confrontation.
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Europe
Bolton: First ever Muslim mayor Akhtar Zaman makes
history
By Joe Harrigan
22-05-2022
At an emotional ceremony held on Wednesday morning,
Cllr Akhtar Zaman, who represents Halliwell, took over the role from outgoing
Mayor Cllr Linda Thomas.
Quoting lines of poetry his father sent him as a young
man, Cllr Zaman said: "I have given
my blood for the betterment of this orchid, remember me when the spring
arrives."
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Muslim burial section of Pleasington Cemetery is
extended
By Shuiab Khan
22-05-2022
The Muslim section of Pleasington Cemetery is close to
being completely full, with volunteers saying only 25 to 30 plots remain on the
site.
A large part of the existing section was filled during
the Covid pandemic with some months seeing more than 50 burials taking place.
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India
Delhi’s Historic Mosque Jama Masjid In Old Delhi’s
Fountain Connection
Ziya Us Salam
MAY 21, 2022
Five times a day the faithful gather around the Hauz
at the historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi for ablution before daily prayers. At
the centre of the water body is a circular fountain made of white marble. The
fountain is placed right behind the central Mehrab or niche of the mosque built
by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1650. For centuries, it has helped in water
circulation in the water tank dug inside the earth.
Source: The Hindu
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BJP worker arrested for allegedly killing 65-year-old
on suspicion of being Muslim
Scroll Staff
22-05-2022
The Madhya Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested
Bharatiya Janata Party worker Dinesh Kushwaha, who was seen assaulting a
65-year-old man with mental illness on video, The Indian Express reported.
The video shared on social media showed Kushwaha
repeatedly slapping Jain and asking him about his identity. Kushwaha was seen
asking him if his name was Mohammed and demanding his Aadhaar card.
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Places Of Worship Act To Be Put To Test In Mathura
Mosque Case Too
IANS
MAY 22 2022
Amid the row over discovery of a "Shivling"
inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, a district court in Mathura, earlier
this week, allowed a plea by the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust and other
private parties, seeking ownership of the land on which...
Both the Gyanvapi mosque and the Shahi Idgah Mosque,
fall under the purview of The Places of Worship Act, 1991, but now they are
under litigation.
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65-year-old man in MP beaten to death by BJP
functionary over suspicions of being a Muslim
21st May 2022
By Anuraag Singh
BHOPAL: In a shocking incident, a 65-year-old man
Bhanwarlal Jain was found dead in Neemuch district, just a few hours after he
was thrashed allegedly by a ruling BJP functionary over suspicion of being a
Muslim.
Jain, who is the eldest among the three sons of the
oldest surviving sarpanch Pistabai Chhatar Jain in Sirsa village of
neighbouring Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, was found dead at Rampura Road
(around one km from Manasa police) in Neemuch district on May 19.
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North America
What unites and divides the world's most prominent
Islamic scholars?
Jaan Islam
21 May 2022
Two years after the Egyptian revolution, and just
weeks after the country's first democratically elected president was deposed in
a coup, thousands of protesters gathered at Cairo's Rabaa square. In the early
hours of 14 August 2013, gunshots rang out as heavily armed Egyptian security
forces moved in, firing on the crowds of peaceful protesters, including women
and children.
Eye witnesses even reported security forces shooting
at helpless civilians from helicopters, while protesters trying to flee were
trapped at the square's exits. Although estimates of the death toll vary,
scholar and author Usaama al-Azami estimates it might have reached into the
thousands.
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Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs
concern
MAY 22, 2022
With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly
2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew
about their fate as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face
tribunals. Russia has declared its full control of the Azovstal steel plant,
which for weeks was the last holdout in Mariupol and a symbol of Ukrainian
tenacity in the strategic port city, now in ruins with more than 20,000
residents feared dead. The seizure gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a
badly wanted victory in the war he began nearly three months ago. As the West
rallies behind Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Ukraine on an
unannounced visit and will address the country's parliament on Sunday, his
office said. Poland, which has welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees since
the start of the war, is a strong supporter of Ukraine's desire to join the
European Union. With Russia blocking Ukraine's sea ports, Poland has become a
major gateway for Western humanitarian aid and weapons going into Ukraine and
has been helping Ukraine get its grain and other agricultural products to world
markets. The Russian Defense Ministry released video of Ukrainian soldiers
being detained after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts
from the Mariupol plant’s extensive underground tunnels. It said a total of
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for 2 months. CLAIM OFFER Family members of the fighters, who came from a
variety of military and law enforcement units, have pleaded for them to be
given rights as prisoners of war and eventually returned to Ukraine. Deputy
Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Saturday that Ukraine “will fight for the
return" of every one of them. Denis Pushilin, the pro-Kremlin head of an
area of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, said the
captured fighters included some foreign nationals, though he did not provide
details. He said they were sure to face a tribunal. Russian officials and state
media
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Biden says 'hello' to North Korea’s Kim amid tensions
over weapons tests
22-05-2022
SEOUL (REUTERS) - US President Joe Biden, in Seoul
before heading to Japan as part of his first Asia trip as president, had a
simple message for North Korea’s Mr Kim Jong Un.
But his wry response when asked what message he had
for Mr Kim underscored the administration’s low-key approach to the unresolved
tensions with North Korea.
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South Asia
Global situation liable for inflation in country:
Mirza Azizul Islam
BSS
21 May 2022
DHAKA, May 21, 2022 (BSS) - Former Adviser to the
caretaker government Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam today said that the prices of
products are increasing in the country since there has been a global
inflationary pressure.
"Currently, the inflation that we're witnessing
in the country is mainly because of the global market situation. The fuel oil
price has increased globally, the Russia-Ukraine war is still going on while
the price of products has increased by 8 percent in the UK," he said.
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Is Bangladesh paying the price of administered forex
regime?
AKM Zamir Uddin
May 22, 2022
The taka faced less depreciation against the US dollar
compared to other South Asian currencies in the last one year, eroding the
export competitiveness of Bangladesh against its peers.
This seems that Bangladesh has been trying to tackle
the ongoing global economic crisis by strengthening its currency artificially
but it may leave an adverse impact on the macroeconomy, experts warned.
Source: The Daily Star
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Expect to detect more monkeypox cases, WHO says
May 22, 2022
The World Health Organization said it expects to
identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where
the disease is not typically found.
As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected
cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states that are not
endemic for the virus, the UN agency said, adding it will provide further
guidance and recommendations in coming days for countries on how to mitigate
the spread of monkeypox.
Source: The Daily Star
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Haji Salim may surrender in court at 2pm, lawyer says
Star Digital Report
May 22, 2022
Dhaka-7 MP Haji Mohammad Salim, who was sentenced in a
corruption case, may surrender in court today at 2pm.
Haji Salim's lawyer, Prannath, confirmed the
development to The Daily Star this morning.
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Arab World
Egypt's speaker of parliament condemns Israel's
attacks on Al-Aqsa mosque
Gamal Essam El-Din
21 May 2022
Hanafy El-Gebaly, the speaker of Egypt's parliament –
the House of Representatives – launched a scathing attack against Israel,
accusing it of implementing "wicked schemes" to abolish the Arab
character of Jerusalem and tamper with its religious holy sites.
The conference, entitled "Al-Aqsa Mosque and
Islamic and Christian Holy Sites Are a Priority," attracted
parliamentarians from 22 Arab countries.
Source: English.Ahram
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Saudi deputy defense minister, Blinken affirm
countries’ ‘common vision to confront Iran’s destabilizing policies’
ARAB NEWS
May 22, 2022
WASHINGTON: Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz,
Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, has met here with US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken and the two sides affirmed their countries’ common vision to
confront Iran’s destabilizing policies in the region, the Saudi Press Agency
reported on Sunday.
They also discussed the latest developments in Yemen,
with Prince Khalid reaffirming Saudi Arabia’s aspirations for the Yemenis “to
reach a comprehensive political solution that would move Yemen to peace and development.”
“During the meeting, they reviewed the strategic and
historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States
of America and ways to strengthen them,” SPA said.
Source: Arab News
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How Saudi Arabia can become the vanguard of
sustainable tourism
ALEX WHITEMAN
May 22, 2022
LONDON: Saudi Arabia is stepping up its efforts to
become the vanguard of a UN pledge to develop a sustainable model of tourism
after the sector’s levels of resilience were pushed to breaking point by the
pandemic and new dire warnings of tourism’s environmental footprint emerged.
Addressing the UN General Assembly on May 6, Saudi
Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb said lessons about tourism’s
vulnerability to sudden, unexpected events must be taken from the pandemic —
which cost the sector 62 million jobs worldwide — and changes made.
“COVID-19 highlighted the vulnerability of the sector,
not only to pandemics but also to the effects of extreme weather, so addressing
climate change must be at the heart of building a more resilient tourism, and
there is no resilience without sustainability,” he said.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia arrests 12,458 illegals in one week
SPA
May 22, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 12,458 people in
one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations,
according to an official report.
From May 12 to 18, a total of 7,836 people were
arrested for violations of residency rules, while 3,134 were held over illegal
border crossing attempts, and a further 1,488 for labor-related issues.
Source: Arab News
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Qatar Islamic Bank Group CEO Recognised As Top CEO In
Sharia-Compliant Banks
22 May 2022
The Peninsula
Doha: In recognition of his outstanding leadership, CC
of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), was ranked first in the region, as the Top CEO in
Sharia-compliant banks, at the Top CEO Conference and Awards ceremony held in
Dubai on May 18 May.
The Top CEO Conference and Awards, which was attended
by CEOs and thought leaders from across the GCC, recognizes industry leaders
based on their institutions’ annual financial performance, size and corporate
governance. GCC-listed companies in
different industries including banking, energy and utility, financial services
and investment, insurance, logistics and industrials, malls, real estate and
construction, mining, metals and chemicals, retail, FMCG and consumer care,
tech and media are assessed. This assessment is conducted through a thorough
evaluation by a panel of industry experts and the results are audited by KPMG.
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Pakistan
Sindh, Chinese officials agree to evolve foolproof
security mechanism
Tahir Siddiqui
May 22, 2022
KARACHI: The Sindh government and Chinese security
authorities have agreed to work together to evolve a foolproof security
mechanism for the Chinese working in CPEC and non-CPEC projects in the
province.
This emerged on Saturday in a meeting between Chief
Secretary Sohail Rajput and External Security Commissioner in China’s Ministry
of Foreign Affairs’ Cheng Gouping along with their respective teams.
Source: Dawn
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Imran to chair party meeting on Azadi March date today
Bureau Report
May 22, 2022
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s core committee
will meet today (Sunday) to decide the date for the much-hyped long march on
Islamabad.
The core committee meeting will be chaired by former
prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan, who has already arrived in the
provincial capital.
Source: Dawn
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CDA, Margalla Hills National Park to swap over 300
acres
Kashif Abbasi
May 22, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA)
Board on Saturday approved a proposal of swapping 327 acres between the civic
agency and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) in the Margalla Hills
National Park (MHNP) Area.
A board member told Dawn that 327 acres of the national
park area fell in alignment of the under-construction Margalla Road and
partially in CDA’s C-14 and C-15 sectors.
Source: Dawn
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KP CM Mahmood Khan suspends six excise officials over
arrest of PTI photographer
Manzoor Ali
May 22, 2022
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood
Khan on Saturday suspended six officials of the excise and taxation department
and ordered an inquiry against them after they detained a photographer
affiliated with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for filming the excise
police station here with a drone without permission.
Sources in the PTI told Dawn that the detainee, Tariq
Khan, was filming the road project for the local government department when
excise officials detained him and deleted the footage.
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Terrain, elements add to forest inferno challenge
Saleem Shahid
May 22, 2022
QUETTA: A devastating forest fire continued to rage in
different parts of the Koh-i-Sulaiman range on Saturday, with officials fearing
that it may spread to populated areas.
The fire started a week ago after the area was struck
by lightning and has since engulfed hundreds of trees dotting the mountain
range, home to the world’s largest pine nuts (chilghoza) forest and connects
Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Source: Dawn
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Mideast
Iran to revive gas pipeline project to Oman, IRNA
reports
May 22, 2022
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister has
agreed to revive a long-stalled project to lay an undersea pipeline to carry
gas to Oman, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
Iran sits on one of the world's largest gas reserves,
which Oman has been eyeing as it hopes to feed energy-intensive industries and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants.
Source: Reuters
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Iranian soccer official coming to Canada attended
party with man sought by FBI over kidnap plot
Ashley Burke
May 21, 2022
The head of the Iranian national soccer team coming to
Vancouver next month for a controversial exhibition game recently attended a
party with a man wanted by the FBI in relation to a plot to kidnap
international targets, including three people in Canada.
The April 8 birthday party in Tehran was captured on
camera and photographs were posted online. At the time, a warrant had been out
for the arrest of the alleged Iranian intelligence informant for almost a year.
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Iran’s president to visit Oman
Amani Hamad
21 May ,2022
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit the
Sultanate of Oman on Monday, Oman News Agency reported on Saturday.
The visit embodies the “good neighborliness and good
relations” between Oman and Iran, the report said, adding that Oman’s Sultan
Haitham bin Tariq and Raisi are keen on improving ties in all fields to serve
the interests of both countries.
Source: English.Alarabiya
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Southeast Asia
Kit Siang: I'm ready to go to jail for 'warning
Malaysia not to become another Sri Lanka'
22 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang today
said that he is ready to go to prison if found guilty of improper use of
network facilities for his statement warning Malaysia not to become like Sri
Lanka.
However, he asked former prime minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak if he was willing to go to jail for his crimes instead of trying to
become prime minister again.
Source: Malay Mail
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PM Ismail Sabri: Cabinet to meet tomorrow to discuss
cost of living, food supply issues
22 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The weekly Cabinet meeting will
be brought forward to tomorrow (May 23) to discuss cost of living and food
supply issues, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Ministry (KPDNHEP) and Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI) would
brief the Cabinet on these issues, including short- and long-term plans to
overcome these problems.
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PM Ismail Sabri keen to make Bahasa Melayu Asean’s
lingua franca
22 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Ismail Sabri Yaakob hoped that the scope of cooperation among Asean countries
could be planned more carefully so that Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) could be
made the 'lingua franca' again.
"The Malay language has its own uniqueness and
advantages, especially among the Asean countries, and can be made one of the
official languages of Asean," he said when opening the International
Symposium on Bahasa Melayu at Wisma Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka here today.
Source: Malay Mail
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PM Ismail Sabri attends Malaysian Army Raya Open House
21 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Ismail Sabri Yaakob today attended the Hari Raya Aidilfitri Open House of the
Malaysian Army at Kem Perdana in Sungai Besi, here tonight.
Ismail Sabri who was wearing a green baju Melayu
complete with songkok and sampin arrived at Dataran Panglima Tentera Darat,
here at 8.40 pm.
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MACC says done investigating judge who convicted
Najib, sent papers to AG
By Justin Ong
21 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (MACC) said it has completed its investigation into appellate court
judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Ghazali, which critics allege to be interference with
the judiciary.
“As such, the investigation paper was presented to the
Attorney General’s Chambers on May 18, 2022, for its examination and
direction,” the MACC said in a statement today.
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Africa
The Apostate, Grand Imam Maqari, Must Be Removed From
Office And Tried: Wole Soyinka, The Nobel Laureate
May 22, 2022
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate has called
for the removal from office of Prof Ibrahim Maqari, the Deputy Chief Imam of
Abuja’s National Mosque, Abuja. Reason: He supported the murder of Deborah
Samuel Yakubu, a Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education,
Sokoto State, by her colleagues.
Soyinka said this when he delivered an address at the
launching of the memorial publication on the late General Ibrahim Attahiru at
Ladi Kwale Hall, Abuja on Saturday, May 21, 2022.
Source: The News Nigeria
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CAN issues new directive to Christians as Muslims plan
counter-protest on Sunday
By Wale Odunsi
May 21, 2022
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has made an
adjustment to Sunday’s protest over the murder of Deborah Samuel.
The President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle issued a circular to
churches on Saturday.
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Bauchi gov visits community, addresses Christians,
Muslims
Armstrong Bakam
21 May 2022
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Saturday
visited Katanga Community in Warji local government area of Bauchi state to
assess the level of destruction and to commiserate with the residents over the
crisis that erupted as a result of an alleged blasphemy.
The crisis was said to have erupted after a Christian
allegedly posted a video which allegedly blasphemed Islam and Prophet Mohammed.
Source: Punchng.Pom
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