Interfaith Harmony: Mosque in Khirki Village, Delhi, Built By The PM Of Firoz Shah Tughlaq In 14th Century Survived With Help From Local Hindus
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March 2022
The Khirki Masjid is known
to have been built in the 14th Century. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
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• Interfaith Harmony: Mosque in Khirki Village, Delhi,
Built By The PM Of Firoz Shah Tughlaq In 14th Century Survived With Help From
Local Hindus
• Terrorists Disregard All Principles Of Religion,
Morals, And Humanity: Saudi Minister Of Islamic Affairs
• Opposition ‘Walks Back’ Threat To Disrupt
Organisation Of Islamic Conference Meeting
• Afghanistan's Last Finance Minister Khalid Payenda
Now Drives Uber In US
• Leader Of The All Progressives Congress Asks Muslims
To Create Political Departments Like Redeemed Church
India
• Films on killing of Muslims should also be made: MP
IAS officer's take on Kashmir Files
• Calls for Murder of Muslims 'Heard' in Viral Video
of Former BJP MLA's Rally in UP
• Assam CM Hopes For Reconciliation, Refers To Kashmiri
Muslim Youth Calling For Collective Apology Over ‘Genocide’ Of Kashmiri Pandits
• Rare European-Style Mosque, Masjid-e-Mahbubia of
Hyderabad Marked 100 Years, Set To Pass Into History
• From History To Lungis: How This Assam Politician Is
Battling For A Distinct Miya Muslim Identity
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Hijab Verdict: Islamic Activist Of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat Arrested Over
Threats To Karnataka HC Justices
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Arab world
• Saudi Arabia Re-elected President of the Board of
Directors of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries
• Coalition in Yemen stops multiple Houthi attacks
targeting Saudi Arabia
• Saudi authorities to launch activities of
Environment Week in Riyadh on Sunday
• Saudi Arabia ranks 25th in UN World Happiness Report
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Pakistan
• Rifts in PTI trigger street protests
• PPP holds protest over storming of Sindh House
• Aamir Liaquat warns PM Imran against appointing new
COAS
• Opposition plans no-trust move against KP CM, claims
support of 45 ruling MPAs
• SC asks both sides to help with no-trust matter
• Punjab Govt allocates Rs8b for providing relief to
public during Ramadan-ul-Mubarak
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South Asia
• Afghanistan: Four children killed in blast in
Kandahar
• Crypto provides fix for some in crisis-hit
Afghanistan
• Measles outbreak in Afghanistan prompts travel
warning
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Africa
• Bandits Deceived Me Twice With Qur’an; I Regret
Negotiating With Them –Katsina Governor, Masari
• Nigeria: Reintegrating ex-Boko Haram fighters proves
tough
• Boko Haram Terrorists Plant Explosives In Communities
For Attacks, Niger State Governor Laments
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Mideast
• Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Urges Potentials Of
Islamic Countries In Fight Against Islamophobia
• Muslim scholars discuss Palestine issue in Istanbul
• Iran, Israel Missile Strikes Put American Troops At
Risk, Top US General For Middle East Says
• Iran moots relaunching rupee-rial trade to meet
India's energy needs
• Iran oil minister says aiming for 1.4 million bpd
crude exports
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Southeast Asia
• In last message as DAP sec-gen, Guan Eng urges
Pakatan parties to unite to win back Malaysians’ hearts
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• DAP’s Central Executive Committee takes place with
93 candidates vying for 30 seats
• PM Ismail Sabri arrives in Vietnam for two-day official
visit
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Europe
• Russian Cosmonauts On International Space Station
Deny Their Suits Inspired By Colours Of Ukrainian Flag
• Haverfordwest tax office set to become mosque and
community centre
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North America
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Funder Of Terrorism In The World': Rep. Jim Banks
• US proposes Turkey to transfer Russian-made missile
system to Ukraine
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‘Race War’ Group
• ‘It was terrifying,’ says man who witnessed attack
at mosque in Mississauga, Ont.
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Interfaith Harmony: Mosque in Khirki Village, Delhi,
Built By The PM Of Firoz Shah Tughlaq In 14th Century Survived With Help From
Local Hindus
The Khirki Masjid is known
to have been built in the 14th Century. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
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by Adrija Roychowdhury
March 20, 2022
In the tumultuous days following the Partition, as
thousands of refugees from West Punjab flowed into Delhi, the famed monuments
of the city became their very first home. Reports from the time suggest that by
October 1947, close to 80,000 refugees were settled in the refugee camp of
Purana Qila and as many in Humayun’s Tomb.
Nathu Singh Kaushik was about 15 at that time. His
family had, for generations, been living in the village of Khirki. His home was
in the vicinity of a historic mosque that gave the village its name. The Khirki
Masjid is known to have been built in the 14th Century by Khan-i-Jahan Junan
Shah, the prime minister of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. For residents of Khirki though,
the identity of the mosque was rather vague, given that no religious rituals
were held on its premises. For those like Kaushik it was a ‘Qila’ or a grand
historic structure that was characteristic of their village, and where they
played and rested as children.
As the government started marking out monuments of the
city to make space for refugees, the structure at Khirki too was considered.
Kaushik recalled how anxious the residents of his village were about the
possibility of their beloved ‘Qila’ becoming a refugee camp. “This structure
was a very special part of the village. We did not want it to be ruined in any
way or crowded by the refugees,” said Kaushik.
Khirki village consisted of a mixed population of
Rajput Chauhans, Muslims, Brahmins and Dalits. In the wake of the Partition and
the communal disturbances that followed, almost all Muslims of the village had
fled. The Hindu residents, however, came together to appeal to the government,
arguing that a mosque must not be disrupted or converted into a refugee camp.
Kaushik remembered how the government had appointed
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first minister of education in the Indian
government, to visit the village and examine if indeed the structure concerned
was a mosque. “My grandfather happened to meet Azad during his visit,” said
Kaushik. “He explained to Azad that this has been a masjid for centuries, even
though no prayers are held here.” Consequently, the government decided to drop
the plan of resettling refugees in the mosque.
The villagers’ steadfast desire to protect the mosque
was a product of the role the structure played in their lives. “Before
Independence, the structure was used to store grains,” said Ekta Chauhan, who
has been carrying out an oral history project in Khirki in collaboration with
the Citizens Archive of India. “A lot of village elders have also told me that
children would go to play and study there in the afternoon. The structure of
the mosque is such that it remains cool even on really hot days,” said Chauhan.
She mentioned that through her growing up years in the village, till about the
early 2000s, the mosque would be frequented by children for kite flying or
playing hide and seek. Much has changed over the years in the way the residents
interact with the mosque. Chauhan recollected how they stopped visiting the
monument since it became a haven for vagrants and drug addicts. When the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) decided to restore the monument before the
2010 Commonwealth Games, the problem of squatting and encroachment was resolved
to a large extent, although the frequent visits of the villagers to the
structure had stopped by then.
History enthusiast and Delhi heritage expert Sohail
Hashmi said it is because of the residents of Khirki that the monument has
survived all these years. He compared the fate of the mosque to that of three
Lodi period mausoleums inside the village of Zamrudpur near Kailash Colony. “In
the period after the Partition, the area around the village came to be
inhabited by refugees from West Punjab. In the subsequent years the three
mausoleums are no longer recognisable,” said Hashmi. “Whether the residents of Khirki were
motivated to protect the mosque or whether they did not want outsiders living
there is hard to tell,” said Hashmi. “However, these were people who had lived
together peacefully in mixed populations for centuries. They had experienced
communalism during Partition, but its impact had not percolated down to a large
extent.”
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Terrorists Disregard All Principles Of Religion,
Morals, And Humanity: Saudi Minister Of Islamic Affairs
The Minister of Islamic
Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh
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19 Mar, 2022
The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance,
Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, has praised the Kingdom’s
efforts to spread moderation, renounce violence, and fight extremism, as well
as spread compassion and a spirit of reassurance among people, and what
citizens and residents enjoy in this safe and stable country.
In a statement on the side-lines of the closing
ceremony to honour the winners of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Prize for
Memorisation, recitation, and interpretation of the Holy Quran for male
participants at its twenty-third session in Riyadh, he underlined the
implementation of judicial rulings against 81 terrorists, stressing that these
terrorists had no regard or respect for all principles of religion, morals, and
humanity, and committed those dangerous acts that no Muslim would do, and were
tried and ruled by the judiciary as per Sharia laws and rulings.
He explained that embracing destructive ideas has a
great and direct impact on its embracers, who commit crimes and inhumane acts
to take revenge against people and achieve what is in their sick minds, adding
that the religion is keen to preserve and protect people’s five necessities as
the Kingdom's leaders are keen to implement the commands of Allah to ensure and
maintain security and stability.
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Opposition ‘Walks Back’ Threat To Disrupt Organisation
Of Islamic Conference Meeting
OPPOSITION Leader Shehbaz
Sharif talks to the media on Saturday. PDM head Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PPP
chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari are also seen.—Tanveer Shahzad
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Amir Wasim
March 20, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Hours after threatening to take the extreme
step of disrupting the all-important meeting of the Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC) in case National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser did not put the
no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan on the day’s agenda
by Monday (tomorrow), the joint opposition toned down its stance by stressing
that Pakistan’s political turmoil will not be allowed to affect the event in
any way.
Though the opposition did not make a categorical
announcement withdrawing its threat to stage a sit-in inside the National
Assembly, the venue of the OIC event, it assured the foreign ministers of the
Muslim countries that upon their arrival and during their stay in Islamabad, “a
conducive atmosphere in accordance with the traditional spirit of hospitality,
respect and zeal would be ensured”.
The assurance was given by the joint opposition
through a statement released to the media on Saturday night by Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb, around five
hours after the opposition leaders’ press conference where they had announced
staging a sit-in inside the National Assembly hall ahead of the OIC meeting, if
the speaker did not include the resolution on the agenda of the sitting to be
called on Monday (tomorrow).
The threat had been hurled by Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and was immediately endorsed by PML-N
president Shehbaz Sharif. Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana
Fazlur Rehman and chief of his own faction of Balochistan National Party (BNP),
Akhtar Mengal, were also present.
The joint opposition, however, in its statement later
said it would warmly welcome the foreign ministers, delegates and other
dignitaries of the Islamic world to Pakistan on the occasion of the 48th
meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, adding “the arrival of
distinguished guests is a source of joy and pride for us”.
“The opposition pledges to do its utmost to create an
atmosphere in which the distinguished guests will be able to carry out their
activities with full attention, dedication and determination,” said the
statement.
Later, Zulfikar Ali Bader, the spokesperson for
Bilawal, also issued a clarification of sorts, declaring the PPP chairman was
not against the OIC meeting, “but against the government’s escape from the
no-confidence motion”.
Mr Bader said PM Khan wanted to postpone the
no-confidence motion till April under the garb of the OIC conference “but we
will not allow Imran Khan to do so”.
Sources in the opposition told Dawn that after their
news conference, their leadership met again and reviewed their announcement
after receiving a reaction, not only from the government, but also from some
public and other circles, as there was a general view that any attempts to
disrupt the OIC event would bring a bad name to the country.
Earlier, during the news conference, Mr Bhutto-Zardari
had stated that if the speaker did not introduce the no-confidence resolution
in the assembly immediately after offering fateha (for a deceased PTI MNA) on
Monday (tomorrow) then “my plea to my own party and the opposition parties will
be that we will not leave the hall”.
“We will see how you will organise the OIC meeting,”
he had stated about the gathering for which even the corps commanders in their
last meeting had declared that it would be provided complete security and
protection.
The PPP chairman’s remarks were endorsed by Mr Sharif,
who said if the speaker did not run the house after offering prayers, “we will
be compelled to stage a sit-in inside the assembly hall”.
The threats from the opposition had come amid reports
that the government was planning to call the assembly session on Monday afternoon
(tomorrow) on the requisition of the opposition, and that the speaker would
adjourn it for three to four days due to Pakistan Day and OIC meetings after
offering fateha for the departed soul of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA
from Hangu Khayal Zaman.
As per parliamentary tradition, the House does not
take up any agenda on the first sitting held after the death of any member.
Since this will be the first sitting after Mr Zaman’s death, it is expected the
speaker may announce a prolonged adjournment after offering fateha.
Moreover, there are reports the government is planning
to file a reference before the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday morning seeking
interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution regarding disqualification
of MNAs, and that the speaker may give a ruling during the sitting that since
the matter is pending before the apex court, he could not put the no-trust
resolution to vote.
Under Article 95 of the Constitution, the speaker
cannot put a no-confidence resolution for a vote before three days and after
seven days of its presentation before the House. The speaker, however, is bound
to convene the assembly session by Monday, as the opposition had submitted the
requisition notice to the National Assembly Secretariat on March 8, and he could
not delay calling the session beyond 14 days.
Parliamentary history showed that the Lower House of
parliament had on a number of occasions ignored the tradition of adjourning a
sitting without taking up any agenda item due to the death of an MNA when something
important was on the day’s plan. One such occasion came up on June 22, 2012
during the PPP government, when the National Assembly session had been convened
for the election of a new prime minister after disqualification of Yousuf Raza
Gilani. It was the first sitting of the House after the death of PPP MNA Fauzia
Wahab, who had died on June 17.
The then speaker, Dr Fehmida Mirza -- now an ally of
the PTI government -- had ignored the calls of the opposition to adjourn the
sitting, and allowed the members to continue the election process after PPP’s
Syed Naveed Qamar argued that since it was not a regular session, therefore,
the tradition should be ignored and voting allowed.
During the presser on Saturday, Mr Bhutto-Zardari had
said they also wanted the OIC meeting to take place. But, he said, “the only
way for it to happen without any problems is that the speaker plays his due
role”.
“If he begins the no-confidence proceedings on Monday,
there would be no issues in the way of the OIC and we, too, will not have any
objections,” he added.
Shehbaz Sharif said those coming to attend the OIC
meeting were the guests of the nation. “But we will not allow you to go against
the law and Constitution under the garb of this [OIC conference]. We will stage
a sit-in then,” he had declared.
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Afghanistan's Last Finance Minister Khalid Payenda Now
Drives Uber In US
Khalid Payenda is active on
Twitter and is still searching an answer to what had caused the massive
corruption that had destroyed the Afghan state.
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Mar 20, 2022
by Poulomi Ghosh
Khalid Payenda who resigned as the finance minister
days before Kabul fell to the Taliban now drives Uber cab in and around
Washington, apart from working as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University
where he gets $2,000 per semester. In an interview with the Washington Post,
the last finance minister of the Ashraf Ghani government said he is grateful
for the gigs that he has found as it helps him to provide for his family of
wife and four children.
Recalling the last few days of his ministership,
Payenda told Washington Post he had resigned as the finance minister when
Ashraf Ghani pulled him up at a public meeting for his ministry's failure to
make a payment to a Lebanese company. Seeing Ghani's rage, Payenda feared that
he might have arrested him on false charges. As he narrates how he landed in
the US from then strife-torn Kabul, he said he quickly left the country and
arrived in the US. His family members had left for the US a week before.
“Right now, I don’t have any place,” he said. “I don’t
belong here, and I don’t belong there. It’s a very empty feeling," Khalid
said.
According to the former minister, nobody is above
blame. Not even he himself. While the US abandoned Afghans, Afghanistan did not
have the collective will to reform, he said.
Payenda got to know about Kabul's fall from television
and then on Twitter. "All we built was a house of cards that came down
crashing this fast. A house of cards built on the foundation of corruption.
Some of us in the government chose to steal even when we had a slim, last chance.
We betrayed our people," the former minister said in the interview.
In the following few days, Payenda's former fellow
ministers created a WhatsApp group where the anger was directed towards those
who have fled the country. Payenda said he distanced himself from the
mudslinging as he saw no point.
This is not the first time that Khalid Payenda has
left his homeland. In 1992, when he was just 11, his family moved to Pakistan
as the civil war began in Afghanistan. "A decade later, after the
Americans toppled the Taliban, he returned to co-found Afghanistan’s first
private university," the report said.
Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules and Russian chef Alissa
Timoshkina, long-time friends living in London, are leading a food fundraising
initiative for UNICEF. 'Cook for Ukraine' celebrates people coming together
over the simple act of sharing food. The initiative which, aims to gather
donations for Ukrainian families, and encourage restaurants and food lovers to
cook more Ukrainian dishes, was...
He had worked for the US Agency for International
Development and the World Bank, and in 2008 he came to the United States for
the first time, attending the University of Illinois on a Fulbright
scholarship. In 2006, he became the deputy finance minister and in 2019, he
relocated to the United States temporarily. In 2020, he returned to Kabul to
work on a short-term project for Ghani when he was offered the post of finance
minister. His family was against the proposal and Payenda now regrets his
decision.
Months before the fall of Kabul, the former minister
said, he had made a visit to an illegal customs post outside Kandahar. When he
questioned the police officers who were running the operations netting millions
of dollars per day, he was held at the gunpoint, the video of which is still
there on the minister's cellphone.
"What had caused the massive corruption that had
destroyed the Afghan state? Selfishness? Afghan bureaucratic incompetence? A US
strategy that empowered warlords who were good at killing Taliban, no matter
their ruthlessness or how much they stole?" the former minister said he
carries these questions as he takes classes in Georgetown University.
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Leader Of The All Progressives Congress Asks Muslims
To Create Political Departments Like Redeemed Church
Bola Tinubu, National Leader
of the All Progressives Congress,
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By Ochogwu Sunday
March 20, 2022
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
Bola Tinubu, has called on the Supreme Council for Shari’ah across the country
to create a department of political affairs which would create political
awareness among the faithful ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The presidential aspirant stated this at the Annual
National Conference and Pre-Ramadan meeting of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah
in Nigeria (SCSN) which was held at GMT hotel, Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
According to Tinubu, who is a Muslim, the move to
establish a political wing among them, would help to mobilize support for the
faithful who are vying for different political positions.
He said, “Other religious groups have commenced
political sensitisation by creating political departments or directorate among
themselves to promote their own.
“You should create a political wing among yourself so
that it will further gear your participation in politics, it will be a good
platform to support your brothers who are vying for political positions”.
DAILY POST had reported that the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, RCCG, had directed the establishment of a directorate for
politics and governance in its branches across the country.
The move, according to a memo dated February 28, is
aimed at mobilizing support for members who are aspiring to occupy political
offices in Nigeria.
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India
Films On Killing Of Muslims Should Also Be Made: MP
IAS Officer's Take On Kashmir Files
Ravish Pal Singh
March 19, 2022
The Kashmir Files, a film on the exodus of Kashmiri
Hindus from the Valley in the 1990s, has sharply divided opinions in the Indian
blogosphere. Amidst raging debate on the subject, an IAS officer from Madhya
Pradesh has suggested that the producers of the film should make a movie about
the predicament of Muslims in the country.
Acknowledging that The Kashmir Files depicts the pain
and suffering of the Kashmiri Hindus who were forced out of their homes, IAS
officer Niyaz Khan said that by the same token, the atrocities that Muslims are
subjected to should also be showcased on the silver screen.
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Calls for Murder of Muslims 'Heard' in Viral Video of
Former BJP MLA's Rally in UP
The Wire Staff
New Delhi: On March 19, 2022, a video of a rally
organised by the former MLA of Dumariyaganj, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, in the
district went viral on social media.
In the video, Singh can be seen leading a rally of
hundreds down a wide road in Dumariyaganj.
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Assam CM hopes for reconciliation, refers to Kashmiri
Muslim youth calling for collective apology over ‘genocide’ of Kashmiri Pandits
20 March, 2022
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 20 (ANI): Noting that
healing sometimes starts only when there’s an acknowledgement of the bitter
truth, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday referred to a video
in which a Kashmiri Muslim youth is talking about the massacre of Kashmir
Pandits in his area in 1997 and of the need to “collectively apologise” to the
community.
“Sometimes healing starts only when there’s an
acknowledgement of the bitter truth. With the open acknowledgement of genocide
of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s by this Kashmiri Muslim youth, I hope the
process of reconciliation will start,” Sarma said in a tweet.
“An animal also does attack an animal of the same
species. A lion does not attack a lion, a dog does not attack a dog,” the youth
says in an interview to a local cable news channel.
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Rare European-Style Mosque, Masjid-e-Mahbubia of
Hyderabad Marked 100 Years, Set To Pass Into History
Serish Nanisetti
MARCH 19, 2022
In 2020, the Masjid-e-Mahbubia marked 100 years of its
existence without prayers or any celebrations. The masjid, finished like a gem,
is part of the abandoned building known as Asafia Madrasa, established on
August 12, 1896, by a nobleman named Mumtaz Yar Ud Dowlah.
The masjid is among Hyderabad’s royal legacy where a
Paigah nobleman Asman Jah Bahadur gifted 29 acres to set up a school when
Dowlah got inspired to build one with a masjid following a visit to Turkey. The
Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, pitched in with ₹25,000 for construction of the
building.
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From History To Lungis: How This Assam Politician Is
Battling For A Distinct Miya Muslim Identity
Rokibuz Zaman
On September 1, Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed
uploaded a photo to his Facebook account that created a furore. Taken on the
premises of Assam Bhawan, a state government property in Delhi, it showed Ahmed
wearing a lungi. The MLA was smiling gently, perhaps aware that this innocuous
picture could scandalise an entire state.
A wrap-around lower garment worn though large parts of
South and South East Asia, the lungi is a politically charged outfit in the
state of Assam. The reason: its association with the marginalised Bengal-origin
Muslims of the state. Indeed, that is exactly the point Ahmed was making with
the photo, which he captioned “traditional Miya attire”. Used as a way to
stereotype Miyas, as the Bengal-origin Muslim community is often called in
Assam, Sherman was reappropriating the lungi as a marker of pride.
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Hijab Verdict: Islamic Activist Of Tamil Nadu Thowheed
Jamaat Arrested Over Threats To Karnataka HC Justices
March 20, 2022
An executive member of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat,
an Islamic outfit, was arrested on Saturday night in Madurai for allegedly
making death threats to Karnataka High Court justices who delivered the recent
verdict on the contentious hijab issue. Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaat is a group
that claims to focus on preaching of Islam.
Rahamathulla, an executive member of TNTJ, was
arrested for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech in Madurai on
Thursday. Republic TV reported three functionaries of TNTJ had been booked.
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Arab world
Saudi Arabia Re-elected President of the Board of
Directors of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries
19 Mar, 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was elected for the second
time in a row as President of the Board of Directors of the Standards and
Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) for the term 2022 - 2024
during elections which took place at the 23rd session of the Board of Directors
of SMIIC in Riyadh today.
Source: Alriyadh Daily
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Coalition in Yemen stops multiple Houthi attacks
targeting Saudi Arabia
ARAB NEWS
March 19, 2022
RIYADH: Yemen's Houthi militia launched a combination
of missile and drone attacks on various targets in southern and western Saudi
Arabia on Saturday, all of which were stopped by air defenses of the Coalition
to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, state media reported early Sunday.
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Saudi authorities to launch activities of Environment
Week in Riyadh on Sunday
ARAB NEWS
March 20, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water
and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli will inaugurate on Sunday the activities
and exhibition of the Environment Week in the capital, Riyadh, Saudi Press
Agency reported on Saturday.
Under the slogan “Our Environment is Our
Responsibility,” the activities aim to raise awareness on the importance of
preserving the environment, spreading environmental culture, consolidating
quality of life goals, activating the role of individuals, istitutions and
various government agencies in preserving the environment and maintaining
ecological balance in accordance with the objectives Vision 2030.
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Saudi Arabia ranks 25th in UN World Happiness Report
ARAB NEWS
March 19, 2022
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has advanced one position to
place 25th in this year’s World Happiness Report.
The survey, published by the UN Sustainable
Development Solutions Network, measures happiness levels in 156 countries
around the world. Last year, the Kingdom placed 26th.
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Pakistan
Rifts in PTI trigger street protests
Zulfiqar Ali
March 20, 2022
LAHORE / PESHAWAR: As ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) supporters gathered outside the house of MNA Malik Ahmed Hassan Dehar to
protest his switching loyalties, workers of the opposition Jamiat
Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) staged a rally outside the residence of another PTI
dissident Noor Alam Khan to give moral support to him and his family.
In Multan, PTI supporters, armed with batons and
stones, chanted slogans against Mr Dehar outside his residence at Nangana Chowk
and against MNA Rana Qasim Noon for apparently supporting the no-confidence
move against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The protestors also torched posters of both
MNAs.
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PPP holds protest over storming of Sindh House
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2022
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday
claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers breached the Sindh
House in Islamabad on direct orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and a case of
“attacking Sindh province” should be lodged against the premier.
Addressing a protest demonstration to condemn the “PTI
attack on Sindh House”, Sindh information minister and PPP Karachi division
president Saeed Ghani said that the attack was a planned move which was
actually designed by prime minister and interior minister Sheikh Rasheed.
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Aamir Liaquat warns PM Imran against appointing new
COAS
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2022
KARACHI: Estranged Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNA Dr
Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Saturday warned Prime Minister Imran Khan against
“appointing a new army chief” saying it would lead to a strong reaction from
all over the country.
In a video statement posted on his Twitter account,
Aamir Liaquat said he had received reports that the PM was going to appoint a
new army chief, which would prove disastrous and he would be the strongest
voice against any such move.
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Opposition plans no-trust move against KP CM, claims
support of 45 ruling MPAs
Ali Hazrat Bacha
March 20, 2022
PESHAWAR: The opposition parties will table a
no-confidence motion in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly against Chief Minister
Mahmood Khan very soon and have the support of the ruling Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf’s 45 members in the 145-strong house, said Pakistan Peoples
Party provincial president Najamuddin Khan on Saturday.
“The [ruling] Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has two-thirds
majority in the assembly, so it faces no threat from the opposition,” he said
in a statement.
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SC asks both sides to help with no-trust matter
Nasir Iqbal
March 20, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday sought
assistance from six political parties including the proponents of the no-trust
motion in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan and ordered
the Islamabad police chief to come up with a comprehensive report regarding
Friday’s breaching of Sindh House by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists.
In an unusual sitting, a two-judge SC bench comprising
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Muneeb Akhtar issued
notices to the ruling PTI, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Pakistan Peoples
Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
and the Awami National Party through their respective secretary generals,
though they will be represented by their legal counsel.
The court also issued notices to the respondents for
their assistance in ensuring a smooth, lawful and peaceful completion of the
process under Article 95 of the constitution.
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Punjab Govt allocates Rs8b for providing relief to
public during Ramadan-ul-Mubarak
March 20, 2022
Punjab Government has allocated eight billion rupees
for providing relief to public during Ramadan-ul-Mubarak.
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South Asia
Afghanistan: Four children killed in blast in Kandahar
19 March 2022
At least four children were killed in a rocket
explosion in Kandahar province's Sha Walikot district on Friday, local media
reported.
Provincial officials of the southeastern Kandahar
province said that a rocket explosion has claimed the lives of four children in
Sha Walikot district of the province on Friday morning, Khaama Press reported.
Source: Catch News
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Crypto provides fix for some in crisis-hit Afghanistan
AFP, Herat,
MAR 20 2022
In the middle of a bazaar in western Afghanistan,
Arezo Akrimi takes out her smartphone and, after a few taps of the screen,
changes some cryptocurrency for a bundle of hard cash.
Arezo, 19, is one of a hundred students in Herat
receiving around $200 a month in cryptocurrency since September thanks to an
American NGO Code To Inspire.
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Measles outbreak in Afghanistan prompts travel warning
by NEWS DESK
March 19, 2022
On Thursday, the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Afghanistan due to an ongoing
measles outbreak.
Federal health officials report cases have been
reported in all provinces, with the highest rates occurring in Paktya, Balkh,
Kunduz, Zabul, Kandahar, and Logar.
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Africa
Bandits Deceived Me Twice With Qur’an; I Regret
Negotiating With Them –Katsina Governor, Masari
BY SAHARAREPORTERS
MAR 19, 2022
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has said that he
regrets trusting bandits, who deceived his government into believing that they
had surrendered their weapons by swearing with the Qur’an in his office.
“Because they (terrorists) said they are Muslims, we
went as far as asking them to swear to the Holy Qur’an that they will never
participate in banditry again.
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Nigeria: Reintegrating ex-Boko Haram fighters proves
tough
DEUTSCHE WELLE
March 19, 2022
The regional government in Borno state recently
announced the successful reintegration into the community of the first group of
500 former fighters from the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram and a splinter
group, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). In 2016, the Nigerian
government launched the Operation Safe Corridor to facilitate the
rehabilitation of ex-insurgents. According to official data, coordinated
military campaigns have to date resulted in the mass surrender of more than
35,000 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists and their families. The authorities
argue that the reintegration of deradicalized combatants will ensure
sustainable peace and security in the state and help bring the decade-long
insurgency to an end.
Ex-Boko Haram fighters hope their communities can find
it in themselves to forgive them. Bakura Adamu, for example, laid down his arms
voluntarily and surrendered to the authorities to be able to re-enter society.
But, for that to happen, he needs his community's acceptance. "In the name
of God, we are appealing to you. Forgive us for what happened in the
past," he said, promising that he and the other ex-fighters are
"truly going to live in peace with everybody." Adamu said that he was
sorry for what he did and that he was praying for those "who remain in the
bush fighting to lay down their arms and embrace peace."
Source: The Hindu
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Boko Haram Terrorists Plant Explosives In Communities
For Attacks, Niger State Governor Laments
BY SAHARAREPORTERS
MAR 19, 2022
Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has
revealed that security personnel in the state detected newly planted explosives
by Boko Haram terrorists in Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of the
state.
Bello, who made the disclosure during a visit to the
internally displaced persons camp in Central Primary School Gwada, Shiroro
Local Government, said the police was working to detonate the bombs.
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Mideast
Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Urges Potentials Of
Islamic Countries In Fight Against Islamophobia
Mar 20, 2022
Islamabad, IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Hosseini underlines the need for leveraging the capacity of the
Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to fight Islamophobia and
unconstructive attempts of the enemies of Islam.
Hosseini made the remarks in a video message on the
eve of a foreign ministerial level OIC meeting due to be held in Pakistan on
March 22-23.
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Muslim scholars discuss Palestine issue in Istanbul
News Service
March 20, 2022
The Islamic world should act jointly for the
liberation of Jerusalem and Masjid al-Aqsa, Muslim scholars said Saturday.
The 3rd International Minbar-al Aqsa Congress of
Imams, Preachers and Inviters was held in Istanbul with the participation of more
than 300 clergymen from 40 countries.
Source: Yeni Safak
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Iran, Israel missile strikes put American troops at
risk, top US general for Middle East says
AP
March 20, 2022
WASHINGTON: The exchange of missile strikes by Iran and
Israel in Iraq and Syria puts US forces at risk, the top US commander for the
Middle East said, just days after an Iranian missile barrage struck near the US
Consulate complex in northern Iraq.
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie told Pentagon reporters
that over the past six months Iran has attacked US forces and facilities a
number of times, but “very good action on the part of commanders on the ground”
had thwarted any US casualties.
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Iran moots relaunching rupee-rial trade to meet
India's energy needs
Mar 19, 2022
Iran has offered to help India meet its energy needs
by relaunching rupee-rial trade for export of oil and gas, said Iranian
ambassador to India Ali Chegeni.
Iran used to be India's second largest oil supplier
but New Delhi had to halt imports after the former US president Donald Trump
withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions on its oil
exports.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
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Iran oil minister says aiming for 1.4 million bpd
crude exports
March 20, 2022
DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Javad
Owji said in televised remarks on Saturday that he will try to raise Iran's oil
and condensates exports to 1.4 million barrels per day as set out in an annual
state budget.
"In parliament, lawmakers decided to raise the
ceiling of exports of oil and condensates from 1.2 million barrels (per day) to
1.4 million barrels. The Oil Ministry will do everything in its power to
realise the level set in the budget," Owji told state television.
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Southeast Asia
In last message as DAP sec-gen, Guan Eng urges Pakatan
parties to unite to win back Malaysians’ hearts
BY SOO WERN JUN
20 Mar 2022
SHAH ALAM, March 20 — Outgoing DAP secretary-general
Lim Guan Eng today said Pakatan Harapan (PH) needs to do a better job to
communicate its message to Malaysians if it is to regain their support,
especially for the next general election.
Instead, he called on the component parties to reflect
on PH’s own weaknesses in the recent slew of state elections to see how they
can do better.
He noted that the DAP had learnt its lessons from the
Melaka and Sarawak state elections, indicating that this resulted in his
party’s improvement at the Johor state election on March 12.
Source: Malay Mail
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After 56 years, Kit Siang says quitting politics
20 Mar 2022
BY SOO WERN JUN
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Veteran DAP politician Lim
Kit Siang announced his retirement from politics today.
The 81-year-old Iskandar Puteri MP told delegates at
the DAP’s 17th annual congress here that he will not be contesting any
position, whether for the party’s central executive committee today or in
future parliamentary or state elections.
“I take this opportunity to announce my political
retirement and I will not contest for any position, including the party CEC
today — you should delete No. 39 from the CEC candidate list — or any
parliamentary or state assembly seat,” he said.
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DAP’s Central Executive Committee takes place with 93 candidates
vying for 30 seats
20 Mar 2022
SHAH ALAM, March 20 — Ninety-three candidates are
vying for the 30 seats in DAP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) in its
election for the posts at its 17th national congress here today.
A total of 4,149 delegates will be casting their votes
physically at the Ideal Convention Centre here.
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PM Ismail Sabri arrives in Vietnam for two-day official
visit
20 Mar 2022
HANOI, March 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail
Sabri Yaakob arrived here today for a two-day official visit to Vietnam.
The Prime Minister’s maiden official visit to Vietnam
was at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh.
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Europe
Russian cosmonauts on International Space Station deny
their suits inspired by colours of Ukrainian flag
20-03-2022
Three Russian cosmonauts who arrived at the
International Space Station (ISS) in yellow flight suits with blue accents say
the choice of colours are not connected to Ukraine.
When the cosmonauts arrived at the ISS in the suits on
Friday, some saw a message in them wearing the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
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Haverfordwest tax office set to become mosque and
community centre
19th March 2022
The new use has been welcomed by a local councillor
and there has also been concern over Pembrokeshire County Council's ongoing
ownership of the disused office block.
The authority has been trying to sell the former tax
office at Cherry Grove for some time with its purchase in 2011 for around £600,000
called a “huge corporate error” by one councillor.
Source: The National
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Arsenal football player Thomas Partey converts to
Islam
March 19, 2022
Ghanaian player Thomas Partey, who plays for the
Arsenal football club, announced that he has converted to Islam.
Sheikh Muhammad Al-Azhari, an imam, preacher and
researcher in Sharia sciences in London, announced that the Ghanaian player
took his Shahada at a mosque in London and declared his conversion to Islam.
Source: The National
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North America
Iran nuclear deal would make Biden 'the biggest funder
of terrorism in the world': Rep. Jim Banks
March 20, 2022
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., explained the dire effects of passing
an Iran nuclear deal Saturday on "Lawrence Jones Cross Country."
Source: foxn News
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US proposes Turkey to transfer Russian-made missile
system to Ukraine
Reuters, Washington
Mar 20, 2022
The United States has informally raised with Turkey
the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense
systems to Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces, according to three
sources familiar with the matter.
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Suspect in Grisly Mosque Murder Was Obsessed With
‘Race War’ Group
Justin Ling
Mar. 20, 2022
Just after dawn on Sept. 7, 2020, along a well-trodden
path of the West Humber Trail in Toronto, a jogger saw something that stopped
them in their tracks.
Laying along the side of the trail, under a bridge,
was the body of Rampreet Singh. Cops happened upon a grizzly scene: Singh had
been attacked in his sleeping bag and stabbed repeatedly. He was likely
attacked while he was still fast asleep.
Source: The Daily Beast
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‘It was terrifying,’ says man who witnessed attack at
mosque in Mississauga, Ont.
SALMAAN FAROOQUI
20-03-2022
Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont. were left
reeling on Saturday after a man wielding an axe and bear spray charged at
worshippers during early-morning prayers.
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