Hagia Sophia Mosque In Ainu-Edirne: Turkey Turns Another Church Into A Mosque On Christmas Eve
26 December 2021
This time in the conversion was made in the town of Ainos/Enez of Adrianopolis/Edirne
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• Hagia Sophia Mosque In Ainu-Edirne: Turkey Turns
Another Church Into A Mosque On Christmas Eve
• Mark Christmas With Prayers For Youths, Muslim Body
Urges Christians
• Religious Scholars of Jammu and Kashmir Condemn
Persecution Of Shia Muslims In Islamic Countries, especially Pakistan and
Afghanistan
• Head Of Islamic Centre Of England Congratulates
Birth Of Jesus To Followers Of Abrahamic Faiths
• Jewish, Muslim Volunteers Deliver Gifts To Kids In
Southwest Detroit On Christmas Day
Mideast
• Islamist Leader Mansour Abbas Proves Again He’s
Israel’s Man of the Hour
• Pres. Raisi: Islam, Christianity share same truths,
realities
• Why Iran fired missiles during drills, what were the
reactions
• Iranian Nuclear Facility Stalled By One Key US
Weaponry?
• Professor calls Israeli persistent threat to bomb
Iran a bluff
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Africa
• Muslims Attend Christmas Service In Zaria, Present
Gift
• Christians, Muslims have equal rights, says Bala
Muhammed
• Unknown Gunmen Kill Son Of Chief Imam of Kogi Town,
Anyigba On Christmas Day
• Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christians in
Kaduna
• Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DR
Congo kills at least 5
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India
• Over 12 Muslims Held, Muslim Man's House Razed After
Communal Clash Over Hindutva Rally ‘Shourya Yatra’ in Madhya Pradesh
• Islamic State terrorist killed in encounter at Jammu
and Kashmir's Anantnag
• Wary of shifting of 'Rajbhar' votes, Yogi rakes up
11th century Muslim warrior Masud Ghazi
• Priyanka demands action against ‘call to murder
Muslims’
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Europe
• UK relaxes visa rules for foreign care workers
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North America
• UN Security Council puts ISIS leader in Afghanistan
in arms sanction list
• US lawmakers call on Biden to end blockade on Yemen
• Armed intruder at Windsor Castle arrested as Queen
Elizabeth, royal family celebrated Christmas
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Pakistan
• Putin’s Stance On Sanctity Of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) Welcomed
• Ruins Of 200-Year-Old Mosque Discovered At The
‘Kanwal’ (Lotus) Lake in Shakarparian, Islamabad
• Senior Iranian cleric arrives in Pakistan
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South Asia
• Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan Dissolves State
Ministry for Peace, the State Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs and Election
Commissio
• A None-Taliban Figure, Abdul Latif Nazari Appointed
As Deputy Minister Of Economy
• IEA to replace dissolved ministries with councils
• Daesh claims responsibility for thwarted attack on
Kabul’s passport office
• Taliban creates police unit for protecting educational
institutes
• More Than 30, Including Children, Killed, Bodies
Burnt in Myanmar's Kayah State
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Southeast Asia
• Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia reports 3,160 new Covid-19
cases on Christmas Day
• Nadma: State, district disaster management committees
to coordinate post-flood activities
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Arab world
• Saudi Carries Old Father On Shoulders At Prophet's
Mosque In Medina For Prayers
• Saudi Shoura Council speaker meets Pakistani Senate
chair
• Saudi Arabia arrests 15,000 illegals in one week
• About 100k Audio Tapes Of Mecca Grand Mosque Digitally
Catalogued
Compiled by New
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Hagia Sophia Mosque In Ainu-Edirne: Turkey Turns
Another Church Into A Mosque On Christmas Eve
This time in the conversion
was made in the town of Ainos/Enez of Adrianopolis/Edirne
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26-12-2021
Edirne is in eastern Thrace, where, according to
genocide scholars, the Greek genocide commenced in 1913 prior to the First
World War
Turkey turned on Christmas Eve the Church of Hagia
Sophia in Ainos (Enez), in Adrianoupoli (Edirne) into a Mosque (Mosque-i
Sharif) after the completion of its restoration by the General Directorate of
Institutions.
The church of Agia Sophia of Ainos (Enez) is a
Byzantine building of the 12th century and it was changed into the Mosque of
Conquest in 1456 by Mehmed the Conqueror and now opens again with the former
name.
“After last year’s inauguration of the Hagia Sophia
mosque in Istanbul (sic), we are meeting here again today, for the inauguration
of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Ainu-Edirne”, said Turkish President of Religious
Affairs Ali Erbas.
The historic Christian church was not used due to
damage from an earthquake. It was restored 56 years later and opened for the
(Muslim) Friday prayer by Ali Erbas.
“A few months ago, we visited the Balkan countries.
Where our eyes see a minaret, our hearts begin to flutter. Wherever we see a
mosque or minaret, we are happy. We are now reopening the Hagia Sophia mosque
in Edirne for worship. May Almighty Allah bless it. What a beautiful unity and
solidarity we have that we are all here as institutions”.
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Mark Christmas With Prayers For Youths, Muslim Body Urges Christians
MURIC has called on
Christians in the country to pray for youth
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25-12-2021
As Nigerian Christians celebrate Christmas with
millions of others worldwide, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged
Christians in the country to pray for Nigerian youths for divine guidance.
“We appeal to Christian clerics and church goers to
spend the yuletide period in reflecting about widespread moral decadence among
Nigerian youth and to pray fervently for their redemption.
“They are on the fast lane of material pursuit and
they are prepared to do anything to get the good things of life without working
for them.
“They have little regard for the sacredness of human
life. Drug is the apple of their eyes. Clubbing is their major preoccupation,”
Akintola said.
He said that while it is true that some Nigerians look
unto the youth as leaders of tomorrow, a large majority are pessimistic over
the youth of today, as they see no hope in them.
“They must confess to Him that they have failed as
parents. They can then seek His divine guidance and go back to instil family
values and norms in their children and wards.”
He also urged parents to turn to God on behalf of
their children, charging them to spend a substantial time of this yuletide and
thereafter to monitor, guide and admonish them at all times.
Prof. Akintola said, “They must pray for them
particularly during this period. Pray that God reforms them. Pray that God
intervenes in their lives.
“Pray that they see value in honesty and dignity of
labour. Pray that God changes them into youths that are useful for their
society and their country.”
Source: Daily Trust
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Religious Scholars of Jammu and Kashmir Condemn
Persecution Of Shia Muslims In Islamic Countries, especially Pakistan and
Afghanistan
Religious scholars condemn
persecution of Shia, Hazara minorities in Islamic countries
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December 26, 2021
Religious scholars in Jammu and Kashmir of India have
raised concerns about the persecution of Shia and Hazara minorities in the
Islamic nations, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.
On Friday, JK People's Justice Front (JKPJF) organized
a seminar titled "Why is Muslim world bleeding and Shia Rights" in
Jammu city to observe International Human Rights Day.
The seminar highlighted the world scenario about
minorities like Shia, Yazdi and Hazara communities who are victims of
atrocities and are prosecuted for frivolous matters all across the world
including Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well.
Rizvi said that there is no need to take a tough
stance against the growing traits of extremist ideology amongst the youth of
the Muslim world.
"We need to stop the flow of Petro Dollars, which
is fueling the extremist ideologies like ISIS, Daesh, and Taliban who are the
root cause of all extremist thoughts and activities and Shia community and at
large are soft targets of them in Muslim State of Afghanistan and
Pakistan," he said.
"The terrorism happening in the Muslim world and
especially the targeting of Hazara and other minority communities across the
world is increasing at an alarming rate", he added.
Further addressing the seminar, Rizvi said:
"Afghan Taliban is not only massacring Hazaras but is also displacing them
from their lands, they have been living upon for ages. There is a need for
collective efforts to tackle this issue. The cause for the rise of extremist
ideology is that we have moved far away from Sunnah".
Agha Syed Abbas Rizvi mentioned in a report published
in New York Times in early October 2021, the Taliban and associated militias
forcibly evicted hundreds of Hazara families from the southern Helmand province
and the northern Balkh province. These followed earlier evictions from
Daikundi, Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces.
Since the Taliban came to power in August, the Taliban
have told many Hazaras and other residents in these five provinces to leave
their homes and farms, in many cases with only a few days' notice and without
any opportunity to present their legal claims of the land.
A former United Nations political analyst said that he
saw eviction notices telling residents that if they did not comply, they
"had no right to complain about the consequences".
Agha Syed also mentioned how Shia Hazaras are
ethnically cleansed in Pakistan's Quetta and Karachi. He also mentioned Gilgit
Baltistan where Shias have no freedom to carry out their religious activities
and other rituals.
The seminar was attended by scholars of other sects
too like it included Sunni Scholars Molana Javed Quadri Sufi, Moulana Zaheer
Quadri, Moulana Haji Basher Ahmad and Hindu social activist Munshi Ram and Devi
Dutt.
Munshi Ram while speaking at the event said that the
Taliban is a terrorist organization prosecuting the minorities in Afghanistan
and violating their human rights.
It was pledged at the end of the seminar that if there
is human rights violation anywhere in the world in any form we will stand with
victims.
Syed Abbas Rizvi also urged upon the UT Administration
to accede to the request of Shia community for grant of reservation, like as
given to Gujars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Head Of Islamic Centre Of England Congratulates Birth
Of Jesus To Followers Of Abrahamic Faiths
The head of the Islamic Centre
of England sent congratulated the birth of prophet Jesus (PBUH) and the
upcoming new year to those who celebrate it.
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December 26, 2021
The head of the Islamic Center of England sent
congratulated the birth of prophet Jesus (PBUH) and the upcoming new year to
those who celebrate it.
In a message, Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Hashem Moosavi
prayed God to make the new year full of joy and health for all.
Following is Hojat-ol-Islam Moosavi’s message,
according to the center:
In the name of God, the most compassionate, the Most
merciful
Congratulations to all Christian and Muslim brothers
and sisters and other followers of the Abrahamic traditions on the blessed
birth of the great prophet and the word of God, which coincides with the
beginning of the Christian New Year. I ask God Almighty to make this New Year
full of joy and health for all of you.
I also ask God Almighty to eliminate the evil of this sinister
disease from all people of the world with His special grace and love so that
all the servants of God can perform the special ritual of the birth of this
Prophet of Mercy, coupled with peace, confidence and to be able to celebrate
the New Year.
I hope, God willing, all of you dear ones, brothers
and sisters of faith, will have the opportunity to have a life full of joy,
faith, and spirituality, inspired by the guidance of this great and heavenly
prophet, and to pave the way for the return of that promised prophet.
I hope you have a time full of health, prosperity, and
pride for you and your dear families.
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Jewish, Muslim Volunteers Deliver Gifts To Kids In Southwest
Detroit On Christmas Day
Detroit News/ Mitzvah Day
volunteers give back at annual Christmas Day event
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Nushrat Rahman
On Christmas Day, Santa delivered gifts to kids in
southwest Detroit.
Decked out in red, with a bag of presents in tow, he
greeted families Saturday morning with a cheery "Merry Christmas."
"We hope to put a smile on your faces and make
you feel loved a little bit," he told Mandy Gutierrez and her family as
they huddled around their door.
Santa — played byRay Hillenbrand, 60, of Rochester
Hills — was part of a caravan of about 100 volunteers who took toys —
basketballs, board games and stuffed animals — to about 250 families across
southwest Detroit.
It's a 20-year tradition, said Jimmy Tuman, founder
and executive director of Jimmy's Kids, the nonprofit behind the Christmas Day
giving.
"People who come here — Christians, Jews and
Muslims — all come together, support each other, watch out for each other, take
care of each other. It really is a little bit of world peace in southwest
Detroit," said Tuman, 80 of Royal Oak.
In the parking lot of St. Stephen Lutheran Church in
Detroit, bags of gifts were loaded into cars and on their way to families
"who don't know we're coming," Tuman said.
Ray Hillenbrand, 60, of Rochester Hills puts on his
best Santa suit before handing out toys to unsuspecting families in Southwest
Detroit as part of Jimmy's Kids toy giveaway, a Mitzvah Day event, where
volunteers of various faiths come together to help Detroit area nonprofits on
Christmas Day. I
Howard Lazar has been volunteering with Jimmy's Kids
for 11 years. It's a reminder of the Hebrew phrase "Tikun Olam," or
repairing the world, he said.
"I feel lucky to give back. I feel lucky to be
able to do something that's outside of myself," said Lazar, 54, of
Farmington Hills, who also brought his four kids to volunteer.
"One of the other things that we recognize is
lacking in the public discourse today is some empathy and that's the result of
not being able to spend time with people that don't look like you, or pray like
you, so this is really an exercise in some interfaith work and also an exercise
in empathy," said Haidri, 21 of Canton.
The gift deliveries were part of Mitzvah Day, where
volunteers of various faiths come together to help metro Detroit nonprofits on
Christmas Day. In its 25th year, Mitzvah Day this time around is really Mitzvah
weekend, running from Dec. 24-26 to expand the outreach and offer alternatives
to Jewish volunteers who observe the Sabbath.
Historically, Mitzvah Day is the single largest day of
volunteering by Detroit's Jewish community, according to the Jewish Community
Relations Council/American Jewish Committee.
The idea is to lend a hand to nonprofits during the
holiday. Volunteer efforts span about 30 organizations across metro Detroit,
from before the weekend to Christmas Day itself, said Asher Lopatin, executive
director of the Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee,
on Thursday.
Trinity Lutheran Church needed volunteers to serve
breakfast and prepare lunch on Saturday. Western Oakland Meals on Wheels called
for people to help deliver holiday meals to seniors in the parts of the county.
On Sunday, Lopatin said he plans to head over to the
social service agency Crossroads of Michigan with his children and
father-in-law to give out food.
"Even though Christmas is a Christian holiday,
Mitzvah Day is a way of involving everybody in a celebration of humanity,"
said Lopatin, rabbi for the Kehillat Etz Chayim, a modern orthodox congregation
in Huntington Woods and Oak Park.
Ray Hillenbrand, 60, of Rochester Hills knocks on the
door of Mandy Gutierrez as she gathers her children to be surprised by Santa.
The family cat Loco stands by while Hillenbrand waits to hand out toys to the
unsuspecting family in Southwest Detroit.
"In Detroit, so many of us live in different
neighborhoods, different communities. We don't get to mix as much as we want
to. This really feels like almost a flagship for our desire to do things
together," Lopatin said.
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Mideast
Islamist Leader Mansour Abbas Proves Again He’s
Israel’s Man of the Hour
Carolina Landsmann
Dec. 25, 2021
Mansour Abbas is the most important figure to arise in
Israeli politics. He’s the man of the hour. As an Arab Israeli, he challenges
not only Israelis – Jews and Arabs alike – but also the Palestinian leadership
in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Pres. Raisi: Islam, Christianity share same truths,
realities
Dec 25, 2021
He made the remarks when calling on the family of an
Armenian Christian soldier, Vartan Aghakhanian,
who sacrificed his life for country during the Saddam-imposed war
against Iran.
The visit took place Friday night on the occasion of
Christmas eve which is celebrated by Christian Iranians living throughout the
country.
Source: En.irna
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Why Iran fired missiles during drills, what were the
reactions
December 25, 2021
By: Deutsche Welle
Military drills conducted this week by Iran were intended
to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on
Friday.
The war games included firing ballistic and cruise
missiles. State television showed missiles flattening a target which resembled
Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor.
Source: Indian Express
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Iranian Nuclear Facility Stalled By One Key US
Weaponry?
By Sakshi Tiwari
December 25, 2021
Israel has threatened to attack Iran as Tehran
continues to enrich uranium beyond permissible limits set under an earlier
nuclear deal.
As talks between Iran and the United States to revive
the deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
remain inconclusive, the shrill from Tel Aviv is getting louder.
Source: Eurasian Times
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Professor calls Israeli persistent threat to bomb Iran
a bluff
By Mohammad Mazhari
December 25, 2021
“I rather doubt Israel is having much impact on the
negotiations, especially since their position is no Iranian nuclear program at
all,” Professor Ronnie Lipschutz tells the Tehran Times.
Israel has threatened military action to destroy
Iran’s nuclear program if need be. But defense officials say Israel does not
have that capability.
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Africa
Muslims attend Christmas service in Zaria, present
gift
By News Desk
December 25, 2021
Shiite Muslims on Saturday attended a Christmas church
service at HEKAN Church in Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of an effort to
strengthen religious tolerance and peace in the state.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen, shortly after
the service, the leader of the team, Prof. Isa Mshelgaru said the essence of
attending the service was to promote love, tolerance and understanding among
Nigerians.
Source: Daily Nigerian
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Christians, Muslims have equal rights, says Bala
Muhammed
By The Nation
Dec 26, 2021
Bauchi State governor, . Bala Mohammed, has said that
Christians have equal rights as their Muslim counterparts which should be
respected.
Mohammed said this when the state Chairman, Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Abraham Damina, led the Christian
communities on a Christmas homage to him in Bauchi on Saturday.
Source: Punchng
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Unknown Gunmen Kill Son Of Chief Imam of Kogi Town,
Anyigba On Christmas Day
BY SAHARAREPORTERS
DEC 26, 2021
Some unknown gunmen have killed Mallam Yusuf Labaran,
the son of the Chief Imam of Anyigba in Kogi State, Ustaz Musa Yahaya.
SaharaReporters learnt that the unknown assailants
came in a Toyota Sienna SUV without registration number and opened fire on
people at Agudoko Junction in Anyigba, in the Dekina Local Government Area of the
state, killing the son of the Chief Imam, Labaran.
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Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christians in Kaduna
By John Gabriel
December 25, 2021
Some Muslims in Kaduna State on Saturday joined
Christians at Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, Sabon Tasha,
to celebrate Christmas.
This, according to the General Overseer of the
ministry, was to foster love, peace and unity among residents in the state
irrespective of religion.
Source: Daily Post
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Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DR Congo
kills at least 5
26-12-2021
A suicide bomber killed at least five people at a
crowded night spot in the city of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of
Congo Saturday, local officials reported.
Officials blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
militia, one of the deadliest armed groups in the region and claimed by the
Islamic State group as its central Africa arm.
Source: News24.
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India
Over 12 Muslims Held, Muslim Man's House Razed After
Communal Clash Over Hindutva Rally ‘Shourya Yatra’ in Madhya Pradesh
Kashif Kakvi
26-12-2021
Bhopal: Right-wing Hindutva groups’ attempts to enter
a locality primarily populated by Muslims – against police instructions – as
part of their ‘Shourya Yatra’ in Manawar tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar
district developed into a clash with stone pelting from both sides recently.
However, police have only arrested Muslims among those accused and inexplicably
razed a Muslim man’s house for harbouring three of the accused there and not
having “building permission.”
On December 23, 2021, Hindutva groups led a massive
‘Shourya Yatra’ (‘bravery rally’) with a DJ playing music. When they tried to
enter the Gandhi Nagar locality, they were stopped by the police with the use
of mild force.
Police action led to rumours spreading that a communal
clash had begun between Hindus and Muslims. The region had seen a similar clash
in 2016 and is understood to be communally sensitive.
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Islamic State terrorist killed in encounter at Jammu
and Kashmir's Anantnag
DEC 26 2021
A terrorist killed in an encounter with the security
forces in South Kashmir's Anantnag district has been identified as Faheem Bhat
who was involved in the murder of a policeman, officials said on Sunday.
"Neutralised terrorist identified as Faheem Bhat
of Kadipora Anantnag. He had recently joined the ISJK terror outfit and was
involved in the killing of ASI Mohd Ashraf, who was posted at PS
Bijbehara," the police said.
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Wary of shifting of 'Rajbhar' votes, Yogi rakes up
11th century Muslim warrior Masud Ghazi
DEC 25 2021
Wary of possible shifting of the 'Rajbhar' (an OBC)
community votes following an electoral alliance between Samajwadi Party (SP)
and the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) of former saffron party ally Om
Prakash Rajbhar, Uttar Pradesh chief ministe...
Addressing a public meeting at Baharaich, about 200
kilometres from here, Adityanath also dubbed the SP leaders as the 'supporters'
of Mohammed Ali Jinnah and appealed to the 'Rajbhar' community members not to
support them in the next assembly polls ...
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Priyanka demands action against ‘call to murder
Muslims’
By Our Correspondent
December 26, 2021
NEW DELHI: Reacting sharply to hate speeches made at a
‘Dharma Sansad’ held recently in Haridwar, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra has demanded the strictest action against those who incite violence,
saying such acts violate the Constitution and the law.
According to Kashmir Media Service, All-India
Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale has also demanded action
against the organisers and the speakers of the ‘Dharma Sansad’ held in
Haridwar, where “hate speeches” were made against Muslims.
Source: The News
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Europe
UK relaxes visa rules for foreign care workers
December 25, 2021
Foreign social care workers, care assistants and home
care workers, including from India, will soon be eligible for a UK Health and Care
Visa for a 12-month period as part of temporary measures to meet shortages in
the sector.
The UK government said on Friday that thousands of
additional care workers could be recruited to boost the adult social care
workforce following temporary changes to the scheme, which will make it
quicker, cheaper and easier for social care employers to recruit eligible
workers to fill vital gaps.
These workers cover work in government-backed care
homes and also care assistance for the elderly and disabled in their own homes.
Source: The New Daily
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North America
UN Security Council puts ISIS leader in Afghanistan in
arms sanction list
December 25, 2021
UN Security Council sanctions committee puts Sanaullah
Ghafari, known as Shahab al-Muhajir, Emir of Khorasan fraction of ISIS (IS-KP)
in arms sanction list. According to this sanction, his assets should be
confiscated.
Prior to this action, US Department of State on
November 23, in addition to Sanaullah Ghafari, put ISIS spokesman for
Afghanistan Sultan Aziz Adham, Esmatullah Khalouzi a financial supporter and
Mawlawi Rajab head of Kabul faction on its sanctions list.
Source: Islamic World News
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US lawmakers call on Biden to end blockade on Yemen
December 25, 2021
A group of international humanitarian organizations
and a number of American legislators have demanded the administration of
President Joe Biden to end the siege on Sanaa International Airport.
Source: YPA
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Armed intruder at Windsor Castle arrested as Queen
Elizabeth, royal family celebrated Christmas
By Erin Einhorn
Dec. 25, 2021
British authorities on Saturday said they arrested a
man who brought a weapon onto the grounds of Windsor Castle as Queen Elizabeth
and her family celebrated Christmas inside.
The 19 year-old alleged intruder is being held on
charges that he breached or trespassed a protected site and was carrying an
"offensive weapon," according to local police.
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Pakistan
Putin’s stance on sanctity of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
welcomed
Kalbe Ali
December 26, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars from all over the
country have lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on
‘Namoos-i-Risalat’ [respecting the sanctity of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him)] and thanked him for understanding the sentiments of the Muslims.
In a joint statement, the religious scholars said the
stand taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan before the world on Namoos-i-Risalat
and Islamophobia had become a success following President Putin’s stance.
Source: Dawn
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Ruins Of 200-Year-Old Mosque Discovered At The
‘Kanwal’ (Lotus) Lake in Shakarparian, Islamabad
APP
December 25, 2021
Ruins of a 200-year-old abandoned mosque have been
discovered by the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Environment Wing while
carrying out development work at the ‘Kanwal’ (Lotus) Lake in Shakarparian,
Islamabad.
With the architecture of the Jamia Masjid suggesting
that the age of the structure dates back to at least 200 years, it may be
declared an archaeological site once surveys have been conducted and conclusive
proof has been reviewed.
Source: Daily Times
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Senior Iranian cleric arrives in Pakistan
December 26, 2021
Iran’s Secretary General of the World Forum for
Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Hojjatoleslam Hamid Shahriari arrived
in Islamabad on Sunday morning to meet with Pakistani religious leaders.
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South Asia
Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan Dissolves State
Ministry for Peace, the State Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs and Election
Commissio
By Farshad Daryush
25-12-2021
The Islamic Emirate in a new move dissolved the State
Ministry for Peace, the State Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs, the
Independent Election Commission (IEC), and the Independent Electoral Complaints
Commission (IECC).
Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate,
said currently there was no need for these institutions and the leadership
decided to dissolve them.
Source: Tolo News
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A none-Taliban figure, Abdul Latif Nazari appointed as
Deputy Minister of economy
By Najibullah Lalzoy
25 Dec 2021
Deputy Minister of information and culture and
spokesperson of the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid in a Twitter post said that
Doctor Abdul Latif Nazari has been appointed as professional Deputy Minister of
the economy.
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IEA to replace dissolved ministries with councils
By Najibullah Lalzoy
26 Dec 2021
Deputy Minister of information and culture and
spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid said that
they are working on creating a grand council and other common councils.
Zabiullah Mujahid said that a grand council of
patriarchs and tribal elders along with a small sub-council will be created in
the country.
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Daesh claims responsibility for thwarted attack on
Kabul’s passport office
By Najibullah Lalzoy
26 Dec 2021
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan Branch
(ISIS-K) or Daesh claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack on the General
Directorate of Passport in Kabul that was thwarted by the Taliban affiliates.
Reuters has reported that Daesh released a statement
on Saturday, December 25, and claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: khaama Press
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Taliban creates police unit for protecting educational
institutes
By Najibullah Lalzoy
25 Dec 2021
Ministry of higher education of the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan announced that a new 170-member unit has been created for the
security and protection of educational institutes.
A statement released by the ministry on Saturday,
December 25 reads that the personnel of the unit are part of the ministry’s
Special Forces that were trained in 313 central corps for 30 days.
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More Than 30, Including Children, Killed, Bodies Burnt
in Myanmar's Kayah State
Reuters
26-12-2021
More than 30 people, including women and children,
were killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar‘s conflict-torn Kayah state on
Friday, according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights
group.
Karenni Human Rights Group said they found the burnt
bodies of internally displaced people, including elders, women and children
killed by the military that rules Myanmar, near Mo So village of Hpruso town on
Saturday.
The Myanmar military said it had shot and killed an
unspecified number of “terrorists with weapons” from the opposition armed
forces in the village, state media said. The people were in seven vehicles and
did not stop for the military, it said.
Source: The Wire
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Southeast Asia
Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia reports 3,160 new Covid-19
cases on Christmas Day
BY RADZI RAZAK
25 Dec 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — The Ministry of Health (MOH)
announced that 3,160 new Covid-19 cases were reported today.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham
Abdullah said this figure brings the country’s cumulative cases to 2,738,401.
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Nadma: State, district disaster management committees
to coordinate post-flood activities
25 Dec 2021
SHAH ALAM, Dec 25 — Disaster Management Committees at
state and district levels have been instructed to coordinate post-flood
activities in the flood-affected areas, National Disaster Management Agency
(Nadma) director-general Datuk Aminuddin Hassim said.
He said the coordination of post-flood activities will
include discussions with all other federal agencies as floods begin to recede
in several states and districts.
“The mobilisation of government assets with the
involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and volunteers should also
focus on the assessment of flood victims’ post-disaster needs,” he said in the
daily media conference for Ops Murni here today.
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Arab world
Saudi carries old father on shoulders at Prophet's
Mosque in Medina for prayers
Khitam Al Amir
December 25, 2021
Dubai: A video showing a young Saudi man carrying his
old father on his shoulders to enable him to perform prayer at the Prophet's
Mosque in Medina has gone viral on social media, Saudi media re-ported.
Source: Gulf News
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Saudi Shoura Council speaker meets Pakistani Senate
chair
SPA
December 26, 2021
ISLAMABAD; Saudi Shoura Council Speaker Sheikh
Abdullah Al-Asheikh met Pakistan Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani in
Islamabad.
During the meeting, Al-Asheikh stressed the depth of
the relations that unite Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and the roles of both
countries in role in promoting security and stability in the Islamic world.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia arrests 15,000 illegals in one week
SPA
December 26, 2021
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested more than 15,000
people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security
regulations, an official report has revealed.
From Dec. 16 to 22, a total of 7,777 people were
arrested for violations of residency rules, while 5,375 were held over illegal
border crossing attempts, and a further 1,924 for labor-related issues.
Source: Arab News
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About 100k audio tapes of Mecca Grand Mosque digitally
cataloged
December 26, 2021
More than 98,000 audio tapes containing Quran
recitations and speeches delivered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca have been
digitally catalogued.
The measure has been taken by the General Presidency
of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, according to El-Balad News.
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