British MP, Activists in London Protest Attacks on Indian Muslims, Criticise the Government for Not Including a Human Rights' Stipulation in Trade Agreements with India
08
July 2022
Indian diaspora groups
held a protest against the Narendra Modi government in London on Sunday, July
3. Photo: Facebook/Yasir Rizvi.
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• British MP, Activists in London Protest Attacks on
Indian Muslims, Criticise the Government for Not Including a Human Rights'
Stipulation in Trade Agreements with India
• US: It Is “Too Early” To Recognize the Taliban’s
Government
• Hamas Calls for Muslim to Come To Hebron Site to
Prevent 'Jewish Takeover'
• Taliban Says Their Government Is “Undismayed” by the
Rescission of Afghanistan’s Designation as a Major Non-NATO Ally
• Saudi Arabia Allows Direct Entry of Lebanese
Citizens to the Kingdom
India
• Haryana: BJP's IT Cell Incharge Removed Over Old
Controversial Tweet Targeting Islam
• Sole Muslim Lawmaker in India’s BJP Ruling Party
Resigns
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North America
• Hilliard City Schools: Muslim holiday approved on
district calendar
• Arson Detectives Investigating Possible Hate Crime
In Firebomb Thrown At Long Island Mosque
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Mideast
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Current Situation Readier
Than Ever For Muslims to Attain Elixirs of “Unity”, “Spirituality”
• Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat for climax of
biggest Covid-era Hajj
• Iranian dissidents protest Belgian plan to release
four convicted terrorists to Iran
• Iran galvanizes regional diplomacy amid impasse in
nuclear talks
• IAEA deadline for saving Iran nuke deal passes as US
amps up sanctions
• 'Sacred duty': Inflation eats into Turkey's Muslim
feast
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South Asia
• US to Revoke Afghanistan’s Designation as a Major
Non-NATO Ally
• Kabul Sees Hike in Customs Revenue amid Hunger
Strikes
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Arab world
• Sports Stars, Celebrities Performing Hajj Share
Emotional Journey on Social Media
• Pilgrims pack Mount Arafat for climax of biggest
Covid-era Hajj
• Arab Parliament praises Saudi efforts in
facilitating Hajj services for pilgrims
• Makkah governor ‘honoured to serve pilgrims anytime,
anywhere’
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Southeast Asia
• Digital Push for Islamic Economy Development in
Indonesia
• No more social media posts on ongoing case, judge
warns prosecution and defence in Syed Saddiq's corruption trial
• Sikh group regrets villainous portrayal of
non-Muslims in 'Mat Kilau' film; claims may create interracial, interreligious
tensions
• Police probing Haj tour scam after 380 pilgrims left
stranded at KLIA
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Europe
• Lancashire Telegraph Breached Man’s Privacy by
Covering Conversion to Islam, IPSO Rules
• A significant step towards friendlier Jewish-Muslim
dialogue
• Cost of living crisis: Mosque food bank capacity
rises
• Joe Biden snubs Boris Johnson in statement following
PM’s resignation
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Pakistan
• Senate Body Summons Imran In Connection With
‘Storming’ Of Parliament Lodges By Police
• KP inks fiscal responsibility accord as centre
promises ex-Fata funding
• Hajj-e-Akbar: PM Felicitates Muslim Ummah, Prays For
Pakistan’s Prosperity
• Sunni Ittehad Council assures support to PTI
• Fears of sixth wave take hold after nine deaths in a
day
• PM for live telecast of parliamentary committees’
proceedings
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Africa
• Suspected Islamists Kill At Least A Dozen Patients
in DRC Clinic
• Nigeria recaptures 27 inmates after jail attack
claimed by Islamic State
• Worsening Insecurity: Sultan Asks Muslims to
Increase Prayer Today, Being Arafat Day
• Salah: Imbibe the lessons of Eidel-el-Adha, Gov
AbdulRazaq to Muslims
• Munich Olympics give way to Soccer v. Jihad
• Matawalle congratulates Muslims on Eid-al-Adha
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British MP, Activists in London Protest Attacks on
Indian Muslims, Criticise the Government for Not Including a Human Rights'
Stipulation in Trade Agreements with India
Indian diaspora groups
held a protest against the Narendra Modi government in London on Sunday, July
3. Photo: Facebook/Yasir Rizvi.
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The Wire Staff
08-07-2022
New Delhi: Led by Indian diaspora groups, a British
MP, activists and others held a protest demonstration outside 10 Downing Street
in London – the official residence of the UK prime minister – followed by a
march to the Indian High Commission in the city on Sunday, July 3, to condemn
attacks against minorities in India and muzzling of dissenting voices by the
Narendra Modi government.
Towards this effect, they said the UK must strengthen
its stand to stop India from committing a “genocide” of Muslims. They also
demanded the release of human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, journalist and
fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, and all political prisoners in India.
Addressing a massive rally outside 10 Downing Street,
Independent MP Claudia Webbe said, “Given Britain’s imperial past of
divide-and-rule and continuing exploitation in India, the UK government has a
historical and moral responsibility for what is happening to the religious
minorities in India today. Britain’s trade agreements need to be called out.
They are lacking any human rights stipulations. We have a duty to oppose this.”
Sonali Bhattacharyya, National Secretary of Momentum,
a socialist group within the Labour Party, called out the “cosy relationship”
of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is said to be resigning soon, with
Prime Minister Modi. She said both of them shared “many political aims”.
“Adani offered public support to Modi in 2003 in the
face of the condemnation he faced for his role in the massacres in Gujarat.
This gamble has paid off handsomely for Adani. Modi’s government has relaxed
competition rules around major infrastructural projects benefitting Adani and
helping him become one of the richest men in India.
Adani is now seeking inroads into Britain’s aerospace
and defence, wooing Johnson’s government for contracts as the conglomerate
expands its portfolio from agriculture and commodities into defence. To smooth
these new ventures he is now scrambling for platforms to greenwash his
business,” she added.
A press statement issued by protesters said, “The
ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims through the enactment of laws comparable to
the Nazi Nuremberg laws such as the exclusionary and Islamophobic Citizenship
Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens which strips undocumented
Indian Muslims of their citizenship and incarcerates them in detention
centres.”
The protest sought to highlight various issues of
India, such as “state-sponsored attacks” on Muslims, “criminalisation of human
rights activists”, “persecution of
Christians, Sikhs, Dalits and Adivasis”, “weaponisation” of several laws such
as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and lynchings by vigilante groups.
The protest was jointly organised by more than 20
Indian diaspora groups, including Strive UK, South Asia Solidarity Group,
Scottish Indians for Justice, Indian Muslim Federation, International Council
of Indian Muslims, International Solidarity for Academic Freedom (InSAF), SOAS
India Society, East Midlands Malayali Muslim Association, Apna Haq, Women
Against Caste, South Asian Alternative Forum, Oxford, The London Story, The
Peace Institute, Million Women Rise, Oxford South Asian Society, IMWS Al-Hikmah
Centre, and Freedom Without Fear Platform.
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US: It is “Too Early” to Recognize the Taliban’s
Government
Photo: The Khaama Press
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By Saqalain Eqbal
07 Jul 2022
“Some countries are beginning a very slow process of
normalization of relations. No one is talking about formal recognition,” Donald
Lu, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, said in an
interview with VOA.
“I think there’s actually a global consensus to
include Moscow and Beijing and Iran, that it’s too early to look at
recognition,” Lu added.
The American official emphasized that international
talks were instead concentrated on trying to engage the Taliban in ways that
could potentially improve the security and conditions for women and girls in
Afghanistan.
After nearly two decades of foreign military
engagement in Afghanistan, the Taliban took control of the government last
August when the United States and its NATO allies withdrew their military
troops.
While the Taliban’s all-male administration imposed
severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan, including the mandatory
hijab, travel restrictions, gender segregation rules, and the suspension of
girls’ schools, the US has made it abundantly clear that no legitimacy and
recognition is possible until the Taliban lift their restrictions on women and
build an inclusive government.
The Taliban have been in power for almost a year now,
but no nation has yet recognized them. Instead, the international community has
urged the Taliban to establish their legitimacy by upholding human rights,
upholding women’s rights, establishing an inclusive government, and combating
terrorism.
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Hamas Calls For Muslim To Come To Hebron Site To
Prevent 'Jewish Takeover'
Cave of the Patriarchs
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Jul 7, 2022
Naif al-Rajoub, a Hamas MP, is calling on Muslims to
come en masse to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron (Cave of the Patriarchs) for the
Eid al-Adha holiday.
Rajoub explained the importance of the presence of
Muslims at the site in defending the site from Israel's attempts to take over
and "Judaize" it.
"The large number of Muslims who will visit the
place will prevent the occupation from gaining control of it and the other holy
places, and this is the security valve to prevent the takeover of the
Jews," Rajoub said.
The Muslim prayer for Eid al-Adha will be held in the
Cave of the Patriarchs on Saturday, July 9.
Source: Israel National News
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Taliban Says Their Government Is “Undismayed” by the
Rescission of Afghanistan’s Designation as a Major Non-NATO Ally
Taliban spokesman
Zabihullah Mujahid
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By Saqalain Eqbal
07 Jul 2022
US President Joe Biden officially announced his
intention to withdraw Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally in a
letter to Congress on July 6.
President Biden’s decision to rescind Afghanistan’s
designation in NATO was met with a tweetstorm in which Zabihullah Mujahid
reacted that Afghanistan never “benefited” from the designation in the first
place.
In 2012, the United States recognized Afghanistan as a
major non-NATO ally, laying the foundation for the two countries to maintain
their defense and trade ties.
The Taliban official also reiterated that the
Taliban’s government seeks “dependable” and “positive” diplomatic and trade
relations with the countries.
Contrary to the US’s NATO allies, who are bound together
by a collective defense pact, a non-NATO ally is not protected by a mutual
defense guarantee.
With the exclusion of Afghanistan, the United States
will have a total of 18 major non-NATO allies, including Australia, Argentina,
the Philippines, South Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, Columbia, Qatar, Thailand,
Tunisia, Morocco, Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Japan, and Kuwait.
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Saudi Arabia Allows Direct Entry Of Lebanese Citizens
To The Kingdom
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Arab News
July 08, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced it would allow Lebanese
citizens to directly enter the Kingdom without the need to spend 14 days in
quarantine in a third country before visiting, a Saudi official said.
Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari posted on
Twitter the ease of restrictions on Lebanese visitors to the Kingdom.
“Lebanese citizens can fly directly to the Kingdom
without spending 14-day quarantine outside Lebanon,” said Bukhari.
All passengers departing from Lebanon were previously
required to stay outside Lebanon not less than 14 days before entering Saudi
Arabia if vaccinated outside the Kingdom as part of COVID-19 precautionary
measures.
The ease of restrictions comes as Saudi Arabia
permitted over one million pilgrims to perform Hajj this year in the largest
gathering since the pandemic struck.
Source: Arab News
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India
Haryana: BJP's IT Cell Incharge Removed Over Old
Controversial Tweet Targeting Islam
Outlook Web Desk
08 JUL 2022
The BJP on Thursday removed its Haryana IT cell
incharge amid calls for his arrest over an old tweet allegedly against the
Islam.
A statement issued by state BJP president O P Dhankar
said Arun Yadav is being removed from the post with immediate effect but did
not give any reason for it.
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Sole Muslim Lawmaker in India’s Ruling Party Resigns
By Trevor Filseth
July 7, 2022
Indian minority’s affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
announced on Wednesday that he had tendered his resignation, marking the
departure of the final Muslim member of India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party
(BJP) from office and leaving the country without a Muslim lawmaker in the
ruling coalition for the first time in its seventy-five-year history.
Naqvi’s resignation came the day before his term in
office as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s bicameral
parliament, was scheduled to end. Naqvi, aged sixty-four, had been the minister
for minority affairs since 2016, serving as the only Muslim among the party’s
400 parliamentarians for much of that time. He was replaced in his role by
Smriti Irani, a Hindu member of the BJP.
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North America
Hilliard City Schools: Muslim holiday approved on
district calendar
A. Kevin Corvo
07-07-2022
The Hilliard Board of Education on July 7 unanimously
approved school calendars through the 2025-26 school year that include Eid as a
district holiday.
The amendment to the previously approved calendars
include Eid as a holiday for all the district's students. The measure passed
5-0.
Source: Deseret
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Arson Detectives Investigating Possible Hate Crime In
Firebomb Thrown At Long Island Mosque
Nina Siena
Jul 07 2022
Long Island Police are looking into the possibility of
a hate-induced crime behind the attack on a mosque in Ronkonkoma. Suffolk
County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section investigators are still
probing the incident that took place on July 4 at the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque on
Lake Shore Road around midnight.
Authorities are trying to put a finger on whether the
house of worship was intentionally targeted after reports state that the
explosive container thrown at the mosque could be an act of hate against the
thriving Islamic community in the area. The firebomb, which exploded outside
the building, was compared to an explosion similar to a molotov cocktail and
was aimed at the crescent sign of the mosque, ABC7 NY reported.
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Mideast
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Current Situation Readier Than
Ever For Muslims to Attain Elixirs of “Unity”, “Spirituality”
8 July 2022
Tehran (ISNA) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a statement in the midst of this
year’s Hajj pilgrimage, stressing that unity and spirituality are two basic
foundations of the Hajj Pilgrimage.
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and peace and
blessings be upon our Master, Prophet Muhammad, upon his Pure Progeny, and upon
his chosen Companions.
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat for climax of
biggest Covid-era Hajj
08-07-2022
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around
the world have offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat
in Saudi Arabia, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the
annual Hajj.
Multitudes stood shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet on
Friday, for the emotional day of supplication in the desert valley where
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon, calling for
equality and unity among Muslims.
The experience sent many pilgrims to tears. Muslims
believe prayer on this day at Mount Arafat, about 20 kilometres east of the
city of Mecca, is their best chance at salvation and spiritual renewal.
Source: Trt World
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Iranian dissidents protest Belgian plan to release
four convicted terrorists to Iran
RAY HANANIA
July 07, 2022
CHICAGO: Hundreds of Iranian-American expatriates
protested at Belgium’s US embassy against plans to release four Iranians
convicted of attempting to kill civilians who attended an anti-Iran conference
in 2018.
Asadollah Assadi was convicted and given a 20-year
prison term by a Belgian court for his role in providing explosive materials to
three accomplices who planned to kill people at the Paris event organized by
the National Conference of Resistance of Iran, which was also attended by
leaders of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.
Source: Arab News
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Iran galvanizes regional diplomacy amid impasse in
nuclear talks
Al-Monitor Staff
July 7, 2022
Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani was in
Oman, one of the very few allies of the Islamic Republic in the Arab world and
which has a history of pushing for rapprochement between Tehran and
Washington.
Bagheri Kani sat down in Muscat with Omani Foreign
Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hammad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi. Noting "historical
mutual trust" between their two countries, the Iranian diplomat said
Tehran and Muscat were "focused on deepening their bilateral
cooperation" to improve "regional stability."
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IAEA deadline for saving Iran nuke deal passes as US
amps up sanctions
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
JULY 7, 2022
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi’s self-made
deadline for saving the Iran nuclear deal passed on Thursday without the
Islamic Republic complying with his demand to reactivate his nuclear
inspectors’ surveillance cameras.
On June 9, Grossi held a dramatic press conference in
which he warned that if Tehran did not reverse its closing off of 27 cameras
and points of access to his inspectors within three to four weeks, it would be
a “fatal blow” to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal.
Source: Jpost
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'Sacred duty': Inflation eats into Turkey's Muslim
feast
08-06-2022
Istanbul (AFP) – With inflation in Turkey galloping,
the sheep Gul Er buys every year for the Muslim festival of sacrifice in
Istanbul looks agonisingly out of reach.
Prices have doubled or even tripled since President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan began an unorthodox economic experiment last year that has
seen Turks' living standards suffer.
Source: France24
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South Asia
US to Revoke Afghanistan’s Designation as a Major
Non-NATO Ally
By Saqalain Eqbal
07 Jul 2022
“In accordance with section 517 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k), I am providing notice of
my intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non‑NATO Ally,” president Biden wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The United States designated Afghanistan as a major
non-NATO ally in 2012, paving the groundwork for the two nations to continue
their defense and economic ties.
Source: khaama press
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Kabul Sees Hike in Customs Revenue amid Hunger Strikes
By Arif Ahmadi
07 Jul 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Ministry of Finance (MoF)
said it has collected more than 24 billion Afs in revenue from customs offices within
the first three months of the fiscal year – a promising figure for a country
that has been suffering from financial loose since the fall last August.
The ongoing political crisis has “hit hard” private
sectors in Afghanistan, where businesses were halted and put to uncertainty,
according to a latest survey conducted by the World Bank, private companies
have laid off more than a half of their employees on average.
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Arab world
Sports stars, celebrities performing Hajj share emotional
journey on social media
RASHID HASSAN
July 08, 2022
RIYADH: Pakistan’s legendary bowler Shoaib Akhtar,
England’s leg spinner Adil Rashid and former Indian actress Sana Khan shared
snippets of their emotional Hajj journey on social media.
Akhtar, one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket
who used to dominate the opposition batter with his sheer pace, said that the
Saudi authorities had invited him to perform “honorary Hajj.”
Source: Arab News
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Pilgrims pack Mount Arafat for climax of biggest
Covid-era Hajj
AFP
July 08, 2022
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: Huge crowds of robed
Muslim pilgrims prayed on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Friday, the climax of
the biggest Hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic forced drastic cuts in numbers
two years in a row.
Groups of worshippers, many holding umbrellas against
the fierce sun, recited verses from the Qur'an on the rocky rise, where the
Prophet Muhammad is believed to have given his final sermon.
Source: Arab News
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Arab Parliament praises Saudi efforts in facilitating
Hajj services for pilgrims
SPA
July 08, 2022
CAIRO: The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel
Al-Asoumi, on Thursday praised the great efforts of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman
and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to facilitate all services for Hajj
pilgrims.
Al-Asoumi said in a statement that these efforts are a
source of pride for the entire Islamic nation and reflect the generous care
given by the king and his government, represented by ministries and sectors, to
facilitate the performance of the Hajj ritual.
Source: Arab News
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Makkah governor ‘honored to serve pilgrims anytime,
anywhere’
TAREQ AL-THAQAFI
July 08, 2022
MAKKAH: Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, governor of the Makkah
Region and president of the Central Hajj Committee, has hailed Saudi Hajj
preparations during a press conference.
He confirmed the success of awareness campaigns
against Hajj regulation violators, stressing that volunteers around the holy
sites have high levels of experience and performance in serving pilgrims.
Source: Arab News
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Southeast Asia
Digital Push for Islamic Economy Development in
Indonesia
08-07-2022
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Cooperatives and
Small and Medium Enterprises is encouraging the potential for developing the
sharia economy in Indonesia by accelerating the digitization of MSMEs (micro,
small, and medium enterprises).
"Technologically, we continue to conduct
trainings for grassroots (community) on microeconomics, collaborating not only
with technology operators but also with direct digital platforms by providing
technical guidance," deputy for micro business at the ministry, Eddy
Satriya, said at an online sharia economic development event on Thursday.
Source: Antara News
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No more social media posts on ongoing case, judge
warns prosecution and defence in Syed Saddiq's corruption trial
By R. Loheswar
08 Jul 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul
Rahman, who has been charged with four counts of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation
of funds from a political party and money laundering, and the prosecution were
both given a final warning not to share or make any comment on social media
about the case as long as it is pending in court.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid gave the
ultimatum after deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin
informed the High Court about a police report filed yesterday over a Twitter
post from the accused's account relating to court testimony involving former
Bersatu Youth assistant treasurer Rafiq Hakim Razali, a witness in the trial.
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Sikh group regrets villainous portrayal of non-Muslims
in 'Mat Kilau' film; claims may create interracial, interreligious tensions
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
08 Jul 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Local box-office hit Mat Kilau:
Pahlawan Bangkit has drawn the ire from a Sikh non-governmental organisation
for its portrayal of non-Malay Muslim characters as villains.
The group calling itself United Sikhs Malaysia noted
that the film is fictional and based on a figure who fought against British
imperialism in Pahang, seeking to show the spirit of the Malays in defending
their homeland.
Source: Malay Mail
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Police probing Haj tour scam after 380 pilgrims left
stranded at KLIA
08 Jul 2022
SEPANG, July 8 — About 380 prospective Haj pilgrims
were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here yesterday
morning, believed to have been cheated by a travel agency.
The group, who was gathered at Level 5, KLIA Departure
Hall, are said to have been issued the furada or private Haj visa to perform
their pilgrimage without going through Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH).
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Europe
Lancashire Telegraph Breached Man’s Privacy by
Covering Conversion to Islam, IPSO Rules
By David Sharman
08 Jul 2022
A regional daily breached a man’s privacy after
running a story about his conversion to Islam, the press watchdog has ruled.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation has found
against the Lancashire Telegraph after it covered the religious declaration by
the man.
Source: Hold The Front Page
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A significant step towards friendlier Jewish-Muslim
dialogue
By CHIEF RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS
July 7, 2022,
The Chief Rabbi
In recent times, Jewish-Muslim relations have been
exceptionally challenging. While friendly and constructive dialogue is
commonplace, it has too often been overshadowed by division and conflict.
However, there are clear signs that a new, positive atmosphere is emerging. My
public meeting this week with Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah provided welcome
evidence of this.
Sheikh Bin Bayyah, one of the foremost Islamic
scholars in the world and a passionate advocate for constructive dialogue,
embodies the principle that we are taught in the Ethics of the Fathers, that we
must both love peace and pursue it.
Source: Jewish News
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Cost of living crisis: Mosque food bank capacity rises
By Adam Mohammed Ali
08-07-2022
A mosque which operates a food bank has doubled its
size as people struggle with the cost of living crisis.
Following renovations, the Al-Ikhlas mosque and food
bank in Cardiff will be able to store more donations and hand out double the
number of food parcels.
Source: BBC
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Joe Biden snubs Boris Johnson in statement following PM’s
resignation
Aden-Jay Wood
08 July 2022
President Joe Biden has snubbed Boris Johnson in a
statement made following the Prime Minister's resignation.
Mr Johnson stepped down as Tory Party leader on
Thursday after pressure mounted on the PM following the Chris Pincher scandal.
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Pakistan
Senate body summons Imran in connection with
‘storming’ of Parliament Lodges by police
Malik Asad
July 8, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of the National
Assembly on Rules, Procedures and Privileges on Thursday summoned former prime
minister Imran Khan and ex-interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in connection
with the storming of Parliament Lodges in March this year.
The committee’s chairman, Rana Mohammad Qasim Noon, a
dissident of Pakistan Thereek-i-Insaf (PTI), also directed the inspector
general and the senior superintendent of Islamabad police to appear in person
along with the relevant record.
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KP inks fiscal responsibility accord as centre
promises ex-Fata funding
Bureau Report
July 8, 2022
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on
Thursday signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding fiscal
responsibility after the federal government agreed to address its ex-Fata
funding and other issues.
The centre had agreed in the Memorandum of Economic
and Fiscal Policies inked with the International Monetary Fund last month to
present a MoU duly signed by provinces for the provision of around Rs750
billion cash surplus by them.
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Hajj-e-Akbar: PM felicitates Muslim Ummah, prays for
Pakistan’s prosperity
Web Desk
JULY 8, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday
felicitated the pilgrims of Hajj-e-Akbar and prayed for the blessings of Allah
Almighty upon the Muslim Ummah and Pakistan.
In a message, he appealed to the fortunate pilgrims
performing the Hajj-e-Akbar to offer special prayers for humanity and seek
forgiveness from miseries.
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Sunni Ittehad Council assures support to PTI
Recorder Report
08 Jul, 2022
LAHORE: The Sunni Ittehad Council on Thursday assured
its full support to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the by-elections to
be held on July 17 in Punjab.
A delegation of Sunni Ittehad Council led by its
Chairman Syed Hamid Raza called on PTI President Central Punjab Dr Yasmin
Rashid on Thursday. During the meeting, the current political situation and the
by-elections in Punjab were discussed. While welcoming the Sunni Ittehad
Council’s support, the PTI President Central Punjab said the PTI will be
victorious on July 17; “People will defeat the turncoats by their votes. The
days of the imported government are numbered,” she added.
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Fears of sixth wave take hold after nine deaths in a
day
Ikram Junaidi
July 8, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan seems to be moving towards a sixth
wave of Covid-19 after a gap of more than four months, as the country reported
nine deaths on Thursday.
Moreover, 872 infections were reported. However, the
national positivity rate, which had been more than four per cent for the last
one week, dropped to 3.77pc as the number of tests carried out increased by
30pc.
Source: Dawn
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PM for live telecast of parliamentary committees’
proceedings
Amir Wasim
July 8, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Taking a significant and positive step, the
government has decided to live telecast the proceedings of the parliamentary
committees, including the powerful Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
In this regard, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has
written a letter to National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, suggesting
him to finalise “an appropriate mechanism and parameters” for the live telecast
of the meetings of standing and functional committees of the lower house of
parliament.
Source: Dawn
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Africa
Suspected Islamists kill at least a dozen patients in
DRC clinic
08-Jul-2022
Insurgents believed to be from the Allied Democratic
Forces, a Ugandan armed group that has operated in the dense forests of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for decades, attacked a church clinic at
around 10:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, witnesses told Reuters.
Source: News.Cgtn.
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Nigeria recaptures 27 inmates after jail attack
claimed by Islamic State
By:Reuters
Jul 8, 2022
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s security forces on
Thursday recaptured 27 inmates who fled from a prison in the capital in Abuja
following an attack claimed by Islamic State, the correctional service said.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s
raid on the Kuje prison, which freed around 440 inmates, among them Islamist
militants, raising fears that insurgents are venturing from their enclaves in
the northeast.
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Worsening Insecurity: Sultan Asks Muslims To Increase
Prayer Today, Being Arafat Day
By Greenbarge Reporters
July 8, 2022
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General Jama’atu
Nasril Islam, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad
Abubakar, has asked Muslims in Nigeria to increase in their prayer today, July
8, which is Arafat Day, for Allah to end the insecurity ravaging the country.
Speaking against the backdrop of Tuesday’s twin
devastating attacks on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance team
to Daura, Katsina state and Kuje Correctional Center, where a security agent
was killed, two others were injured and the prison gate opened for all inmates
to escape, the Sultan tasked the Muslim ummah to take advantage of the grace of
Arafat Day to beseech Allah for end to all issues of insecurity across the
country.
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Sallah: Imbibe the lessons of Eidel-el-Adha, Gov
AbdulRazaq to Muslims
By Abdulrazaq Adebayo
July 8, 2022
Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has
appealed to Muslim faithful to imbibe the lessons of Eidel-el-Adha as
exemplified by Prophets Abraham and Muhammed, which are patience, sacrifice,
faith in God and selfless service to God and humanity.
In this wise, nothing is too big to give for
collective security, peace and progress of our State and Nigeria,” he stated in
his Sallah message to Muslims released by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in
Ilorin on Thursday.
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Munich Olympics give way to Soccer v. Jihad
By Dr. James M. Dorsey
July 8, 2022
In many ways, the Black September attack on the
Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 discloses little about the evolution of the
targeting of sporting events by political and religious militants even though
it remains to date the incident with the greatest number of fatalities. If
anything, the Munich attack was never replicated in scale and drama. It
introduced a post-World War Two period in which secular nationalists rather
than religious militants dominated the targeting of sporting events,
executives, and athletes. That may have been different if plans for attacks by
religious militants had not failed or been foiled. Interestingly and more as a
result of local circumstances, successful attacks on sporting events and
personalities since Munich have struck a balance between having been
perpetrated by secularists and religious militants. This is true even if
political violence since the 1980s increasingly has been perpetrated by
religious rather than secular militants.
Moreover, Munich contains few lessons for
understanding the evolution of political violence in the half a century since.
What the record of political violence in the last 50 years does show is a shift
in the 1980s from secular and nationalist to militant religious perpetrators.
The record also illustrates that the targeting of sporting events constitutes a
minority of the number of trans-national incidents of political violence in the
past 40 years. That picture changes when local occurrences such as attacks in
Iraq and Nigeria are taken into account. Analysis further shows that the
deadliest attacks have been carried out by Islamists, perhaps because Islamists
are more prone to embrace death by suicide while secular perpetrators maintain
the hope that they may survive the attack.
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Matawalle congratulates Muslims on Eid-al-Adha
Sanusi Muhammad
July 7, 2022
The Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed (Matawallen
Maradun), Thursday, felicitated with Muslim Ummah in the state on the occasion
of Eid-al-Adha celebrations.
His media aide, Malam Zailani Bappa, in a statement
quoted Governor Matawalle as describing the occasion as a time that marks
another important period of the Islamic calendar where Allah has opened another
floodgate of mercy for his servants and an opportunity we must all grab.
Source: Blue Print
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