Kashmir’s Syncretic Culture: Pandits Welcome Muslim Brethren Back From Haj Pilgrimage
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July 2022
Kashmiri Pandits performing
their puja.(File photo-Representational image) (File photo)
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• Kashmir’s Syncretic Culture: Pandits Welcome Muslim Brethren Back From Haj Pilgrimage
• Hindu Man’s Home Set On Fire In Bangladesh Over
Facebook Post On Islam
• Malaysians Throng Japanese Bon Odori Dance Festival,
Defy Muslim Groups’ Stay Away Call
• Tool To Assess Jailed Terrorists Before Release
Criticised As Unreliable And Prejudicial To Muslims, Argue Australian Human
Rights and Islamic Council of Victoria
• Iran Hard-Liners Burn US And Israeli Flags In
Tehran, Slam Biden Visit
India
• Where Is Catholic Priest And Imam: Representatives
Of All Religions Should Be Invited, Said Ruling DMK MP At TN Govt 'Bhoomi Puja'
Event
• After Boycott Call, at a Mahapanchayat, Muslim Families
Left Slum In Manesar, Haryana: Locals
• Passenger Plane Of India's Indigo Airlines Lands In
Pakistan's Karachi Due To Technical Problem
From Haj Pilgrimage
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South Asia
• EU Discusses Security and Future Trajectories in
Afghanistan and the Region
• Li Jingliang TKOs Muslim Salikhov in Round 2 at UFC
Long Island
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Southeast Asia
• Sarawakian activist cries foul over AGC decision not
to charge Islamic preacher Syakir Nasoha
• As PKR closes ranks, Anwar pledges to reject
cooperation with traitors, those opposed to reform agenda
• Anwar officially announced as PKR president, Rafizi
as deputy president for 2022-2025 session
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Europe
• Blackburn mosque extension just wins planning
officers' backing
• Ukrainian operated cargo plane carrying ‘dangerous
material’ crashes in Greece
• British prime minister contenders set to clash in
second TV debate
• Heat wave in Europe: 'National emergency' in UK as
historic temps forecast and wildfires rage
• Where's Boris? PM skips second emergency heatwave
Cobra meeting 'to host Chequers party'
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Mideast
• Tehran Says US Used ‘Iranophobia’ To Ramp Up Mideast
Tensions During Biden Visit
• Islamic world has been physically, mentally
colonized for two centuries!
• Muslims expected to increase presence on Temple
Mount
• Syria Kurds urge Russia, Iran to prevent Turkish
attack
• The diary of a German pilgrim in Mecca
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Arab world
• Arab Leaders, US President Biden Affirm Common
Vision For Region At Jeddah Summit
• Islamic State continues to menace Iraqi-Syrian
border
• Saudi Students’ Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly
Livestock Disease
• Saudi Exchange Launches Time-Assignment Speech
Interpolation (TASI) Islamic Index
• Saudi Arabia’s prosthetics centre provides vital
services in Yemen
• Saudi Arabia arrests 10,401 illegals in one week
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Pakistan
• Democracy Requires Moral, Not Military Strength:
Imran
• Fawad doesn’t see end to political crisis after
by-polls
• Alvi wants expats to back fence-mending with US
• D-Day to decide who will rule Punjab
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North America
• The White House Says Russian Officials Visited Iran To
View Drones For Use In Ukraine
• Lord of the Pen and Sword: Genealogy and Sovereignty
in the Medieval Islamic West
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Africa
• Muslim-Muslim Ticket: APC Woos Christians With NASS Leadership
As Tinubu Launches Troubleshooting Efforts
• Why we support Muslim-Muslim ticket – Southern APC
• Catholic diocese denies endorsing Shettima,
Muslim-Muslim ticket
Compiled by New
Age Islam News Bureau
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Kashmir’s Syncretic Culture: Pandits Welcome Muslim Brethren Back From Haj Pilgrimage
Kashmiri Pandits performing
their puja.(File photo-Representational image) (File photo)
Outlook Web Desk
16 JUL 2022
In a heart-warming gesture, a group of Kashmiri
Pandits on Saturday welcomed the first batch of Haj pilgrims returning from
Saudi Arabia and recited praises for Prophet Mohammed at the airport here.
The group of Kashmiri Pandits stood outside the
terminal building of the Srinagar international airport and welcomed the first
batch of 145 Hajis who reached here in the morning on the first return flight
from the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to the Valley.
“Our Kashmiri Pandits welcoming Hajis at Srinagar
airport today by singing traditional Naat seeking the blessings of Prophet.
This is our syncretic culture believers of Islam are enablers of Amarnath Yatra
& the followers of Shavism are messengers for unity,” Bhan wrote on
Twitter.
In the past as well, Kashmiri Pandit singers like
Vijay Malla have sung some of the most popular Muslim eulogies and Muslim
singers have done similar with devotional songs to Hindus.
Over 6,000 pilgrims from J-K have gone on the annual
pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year. The Haj resumed this year after a gap of
two years due to Covid-19.
The last return flight carrying pilgrims from J-K will
arrive here on August 2, according to officials.
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Hindu Man’s Home Set On Fire In Bangladesh Over
Facebook Post On Islam
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Geeta Mohan
July 17, 2022
A Hindu man’s home and a temple in Narail’s Lohagara
in Bangladesh were allegedly set on fire on Friday over a Facebook post
allegedly belittling Islam in the latest spate of violence targeting the
religious minorities in the country. The attackers also hurled stones.
Police fired warning shots to disperse the mob that
vandalised several homes and torched one of them in Digholia village on Friday
evening, said Haran Chandra Paul, an inspector at the local police station.
Haran said a youth posted something to Facebook,
triggering anger among Muslims, who later carried out the attack. Police took
the youth Akash Saha, and his father Ashok Saha, in custody.
Source: India Today
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Malaysians Throng Japanese Bon Odori Dance Festival,
Defy Muslim Groups’ Stay Away Call
Malaysians and Japanese
dance during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Saturday. Photo:
Reuters
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17 Jul, 2022
Thousands of Malaysians thronged a festival of Japan’s
traditional summer Bon Odori dance on Saturday evening, defying conservative
Islamists’ call for Muslims to stay away.
After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus
pandemic, many locals, including hijab-wearing Muslim women, turned up in
kimono and “yukata,” or casual summer kimono, at a stadium in Shah Alam, the
capital of Selangor state, which surrounds Kuala Lumpur.
The Bon Odori dance festival has been held annually in
the Muslim-majority country since 1977 without any issue, with the Japanese
embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur being involved as
organisers.
But it was suddenly thrust into the spotlight last
month when Islamic affairs minister Idris Ahmad advised Muslims to avoid the
festival due to its “religious elements.” Other Islamic authorities weighed in,
saying the festival has links to ancestor-worship that could lead to
polytheism.
The sultan, who had attended the event in 2016, said
in a statement last month that the event was merely to promote Japanese culture
and there was no religious ceremony involved that could compromise the faith of
those observing.
He ordered authorities not to obstruct anyone from
attending and even asked minister Idris and other religious officials to
observe the event themselves.
At a press conference on Saturday, Japanese ambassador
to Malaysia Katsuhiko Takahashi said Tokyo highly appreciates Malaysia’s
cultural diversity and tolerance.
“This diversity and tolerance has been an engine to
promote bilateral relations in all aspects, including this Bon Odori festival,”
he said.
Dai Hoshiai, chairman of the organising committee,
said at the press conference that everyone, including Muslims, can join in the
dance.
“Personally, I feel this is a unique event,” said Umar
Hakimi, a 23-year-old interior designer who came with his kimono-clad hijab-wearing
female friend. “It unites a lot of people, not just Japanese but different
races and culture in one place.”
He dismissed the Islamists’ call for Muslims to avoid
the event, saying, “As a Muslim, you are thought to embrace other culture,
increase your knowledge. My advice to people who are sceptical is to come here
and see for yourself.”
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Tool To Assess Jailed Terrorists Before Release
Criticised As Unreliable And Prejudicial To Muslims, Argue Australian Human
Rights and Islamic Council of Victoria
The Australian Human Rights
Commission and the Islamic Council of Victoria argue the assessment tool used
to determine the risk posed by released convicted terrorist is flawed.
Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP
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Nino Bucci
16 Jul 2022
A tool used by authorities to assess the risk posed by
convicted terrorists before their release from prison is unreliable and should
be investigated, the Australian Human Rights Commission and a peak body for
Muslims have argued.
The Violent Extremism Risk Assessment 2 Revised, known
as VERA-2R, is used to measure the threat posed by extremists, often when
considering whether they will be subject to strict court orders once their
prison sentence is completed.
The federal government said 21 people in jail with
terrorism convictions were due for release before 2027. The tool has already
been used in about a dozen cases, the majority of them in NSW.
But according to separate recent submissions made to
the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM), the AHRC and
Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) have serious concerns the tool could be used
to justify an offender’s detention after they had served their sentence.
“Post-sentence orders based on anticipated harm can
only be justified where there is cogent and compelling evidence of future
risk,” the AHRC said in its submission.
“It is clear from experience in a number of cases that
the primary tool relied on by expert witnesses in PSO [post-sentence order]
matters, VERA-2R, is not sufficiently reliable for this purpose.
The Islamic Council said in its submission the factors
measured using VERA-2R meant Muslims were more likely to be considered at risk
of extremist violence than non-Muslims.
“Fundamentally, there is a lack of evidence to support
that the VERA-2R has predictive validity in its application to assess risks
posed by individuals suspected to have a propensity to commit acts of
terrorism, as well as future risks after an offender’s sentence is served.
“The tool was never designed to be used outside of
prisons and jails, and certainly not as a predictive tool of radicalisation to
violence in the community.
Source: The Guardian
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Iran Hard-Liners Burn US And Israeli Flags In Tehran,
Slam Biden Visit
July 17, 2022
Dozens of Iranian hard-liners rallied on Saturday at a
square in downtown Tehran, burning US and Israeli flags and denouncing
President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East.
The demonstrators also protested against the
normalisation of ties between Israel and several Arab nations that started
under the previous US administration.
Biden said at a wider regional summit in Saudi Arabia
on Saturday that the US would not walk away from Middle East's security and
leave a vacuum that Russia, China or Iran could try and fill.
Separately, Iran announced on Saturday that it was
imposing sanctions on 61 Americans, including Mike Pompeo, the former secretary
of state, and John Bolton, the former national security advisor, over their
support for foreign-based dissident Iranian groups.
In June, an Iranian court also ordered the US
government to pay over USD 4 billion to the families of Iranian nuclear
scientists who have been killed in targeted attacks in recent years.
Source: WWW.Business
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India
Where Is Catholic Priest And Imam: Representatives Of
All Religions Should Be Invited, Said Ruling DMK MP At TN Govt 'Bhoomi Puja'
Event
By PTI
July 16, 2022
The ruling DMK's Lok Sabha MP, S. Senthilkumar objected
to 'bhoomi puja' for a road project by a Hindu priest and said that
representatives of all religions should be invited to offer prayers for any
such an event.
The Dharmapuri Lok Sabha MP, on his arrival at the
spot in his home district asked an official if he was aware a government
function should not be held in such a manner involving prayers of only one
particular religion.
Source: The Week
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After Boycott Call, at a Mahapanchayat, Muslim
Families Left Slum In Manesar, Haryana: Locals
Jul 17, 2022
MANESAR: Two weeks after a panchayat by right-wing
outfits in Manesar called for a boycott of Muslim shopkeepers and a
verification of their photo IDs, a row of 60-70 shanties in Sector 1 has
emptied out. Neighbours said the Muslim families living in these shanties,
behind IMT Manesar, had "left overnight", fearing hostilities.
The cluster of shanties - across the Bengali Market -
was home to families of migrant labourers. Most of them worked as rag pickers
and domestic staffers in the housing societies in the vicinity. A pile of
clothes here, some utensils there and a pair of sports shoes spoke of a hurried
exit.
Source: Times Of India
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Passenger Plane Of India's Indigo Airlines Lands In
Pakistan's Karachi Due To Technical Problem
17-07-2022
A passenger plane of India's Indigo airlines has been
diverted to the Pakistani city of Karachi due to a "technical
defect".
Sunday's flight was to fly to Sharjah in the United
Arab Emirates from the southern city of Hyderabad, according to local news
agencies.
Source: Trt World
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South Asia
EU Discusses Security and Future Trajectories in
Afghanistan and the Region
By Saqalain Eqbal
16 Jul 2022
Andreas von Brandt, the EU Ambassador to Afghanistan,
pointed out that Pakistan has not received enough attention while talking about
the state of affairs in Afghanistan and the future course of events for the
West and the South Asia region.
The conference, which was attended by the EU
ambassador to Afghanistan, Andreas von Brandt, Member European Parliament (MEP)
and Chair of the delegation for relations with Afghanistan, Petras
Auštrevičius, Afghan scholars as panelists and engaging audience, pinpointed
Pakistan’s culpability in Afghanistan.
Source: khaama Press
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Li Jingliang TKOs Muslim Salikhov in Round 2 at UFC
Long Island
17-Jul-2022
Li Jingliang of China beat Muslim Salikhov of Russia
by technical knockout at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Long Island at
the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Saturday, securing the most meaningful win
of his career.
This was Li's first fight in 2022 and it happened nine
and a half months after his loss to Khamzat Chimaev of Sweden at UFC 267. Both
missed an opportunity of takedown in the first and second rounds. Salikhov was
patiently waiting to catch Li off guard and strike with his signature flashy
spin kicks.
Source: News.Cgtn.Com
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Southeast Asia
Sarawakian activist cries foul over AGC decision not
to charge Islamic preacher Syakir Nasoha
17 Jul 2022
KUCHING, July 17 — A Sarawakian activist has
questioned the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) decision not to charge
Islamic preacher, Syakir Nasoha, for his allegedly disparaging remarks about
other religions.
Peter John Jaban, a Global Human Rights Federation
(GHRF) vice secretary, claimed that the decision exposes double standards in
the system, citing the case of Siti Nuramira Abdullah who was charged in court
for her stunt in a comedy club in Kuala Lumpur where she allegedly removed her
headscarf and baju kurung.
Source: Malay Mail
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As PKR closes ranks, Anwar pledges to reject
cooperation with traitors, those opposed to reform agenda
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
17 Jul 2022
SHAH ALAM, June 17 — After declaring a ceasefire in
his ideological war with Rafizi Ramli, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
pledged to reject any cooperation with traitors and those who do not support
the reform agenda.
During a press conference today, Anwar said that he
had learned his lesson during Pakatan Harapan (PH)’s short stint in government,
which saw a series of betrayals that led to its fall.
“As Keadilan, our role is to strengthen PKR and the PH
coalition. When it comes to discussions with others, it does not stop me
because I am the Opposition Leader and I have to talk to every Opposition
member,” he said after the party’s national congress concluded today.
Source: Malay Mail
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Anwar officially announced as PKR president, Rafizi as
deputy president for 2022-2025 session
17 Jul 2022
SHAH ALAM, July 17 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was
today officially announced as Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president for the
2022-2025 session at the party’s 16th national congress after winning the post
uncontested in the 2022 PKR Election.
Former Pandan Member of Parliament (MP) Mohd Rafizi
Ramli was officially announced PKR deputy president after beating the party’s
secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in the contest for the
post.
Source: Malay Mail
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Europe
Blackburn mosque extension just wins planning
officers' backing
By Bill Jacobs
17-07-2022
The committee of the Madina Masjid in Oak Street in
Bastwell in Blackburn have asked for approval for the building which includes a
new ladies hall despite have already started its construction.
Their report concludes: "This application has
been recommended for approval in relatively marginal terms and it should be
noted at this stage that any further increases in the capacity of the site are
unlikely to receive the council’s support."
Source: Lancashire Telegraph
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Ukrainian operated cargo plane carrying ‘dangerous
material’ crashes in Greece
By Costas Kantouris
July 17, 2022
Palaiochori: An Antonov cargo plane operated by a
Ukrainian airline has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece with
residents reporting seeing a fireball and hearing explosions for two hours
after the incident.
Drone footage shows that small fragments are all that
remain from the plane that Greek Civil Aviation authorities said was heading
from Serbia to Jordan on Saturday. The An-12, a Soviet-built turboprop
aircraft, was operated by cargo carrier Meridian.
Source: Brisbane Times
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British prime minister contenders set to clash in second
TV debate
17 July, 2022
The five Conservative contenders still vying to be
Britain's next prime minister will clash in a second televised debate on Sunday
when they are set to renew hostilities over tax policy and issues such as
transgender rights.
With no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson who
is stepping down after a series of scandals, the battle to be the next leader
remains unpredictable and increasingly fractious, exposing rifts in the ruling
Conservative Party.
Source: English.Alaraby
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Heat wave in Europe: 'National emergency' in UK as
historic temps forecast and wildfires rage
Claire Thornton
16-07-2022
An ongoing heat wave is fueling wildfires, causing
heat-related deaths and breaking records in Western Europe.
British authorities are issuing dire warnings, as
temperatures may reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern Britain, a region
usually known for moderate summer heat, with July highs in the 70s. It's the
first time such a forecast has been made in the area.
The heat poses a serious health risk, as people will
need to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness. In Britain, few homes,
apartments, schools or small businesses have air conditioning, making residents
particularly vulnerable.
Source: USA Today
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Where's Boris? PM skips second emergency heatwave
Cobra meeting 'to host Chequers party'
By Emma Soteriou
17 July 2022
Ministers gathered in the Cabinet Office on Saturday
afternoon for a second emergency Cobra meeting ahead of the impending heatwave.
But the Prime Minister was instead at Chequers - his
country retreat in Buckinghamshire - preparing to hold a leaving do of his own
for friends and family, it is understood.
Source: Lbc.Co.Uk
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Mideast
Tehran says US used ‘Iranophobia’ to ramp up Mideast
tensions during Biden visit
By TOI STAFF
17-07-2022
Tehran accused the United States on Sunday of using “Iranophobia”
to amplify tensions in the region during US President Joe Biden’s visit to
Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia.
“The United States has once again sought to create
tension and crisis in the region by appealing to the failed policy of Iranophobia,”
said Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani, according to the Reuters.
Source: Times Of Israel
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Islamic world has been physically, mentally colonized
for two centuries!
YUSUF KAPLAN
17 JULY 2022
Explaining the physical and mental destructions in
this country or civilization region through external factors alone indicates
intellectual weakness and incompetence.
Additionally, failing to see the burning truth that
modern history is a savage colonial history, through which Western imperialist
actors produced a multilateral and broad attack that wiped out all other
civilizations of the world, without giving any of them the chance to survive,
and disregarding the destruction caused by all these attack forms, reveals
intellectual misery and languor.
Source: Yeni Safak
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Muslims expected to increase presence on Temple Mount
Dalit Halevi
Jul 16, 2022
Sheikh Ikharma Sabari, who heads the Supreme Muslim
Council of "Palestine" and gives sermons at Al Aqsa Mosque, has
warned that "those extremists loyal to the Temple Mount" intend to
"break into Al Aqsa Mosque" on Sunday.
Sunday marks the 17th day of the Jewish month of
Tamuz, which is one of four fast days commemorating the destruction of the Holy
Temples, which were built on the Temple Mount before Islam was founded.
Source: Israel National News
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Syria Kurds urge Russia, Iran to prevent Turkish
attack
AFP
July 17, 2022
HASAKEH: The commander of US-backed Kurdish forces in
Syria has urged Russia and Iran to prevent Turkey from launching a new attack
in the country’s north, days before an expected Syria summit.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who will meet
his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Tuesday to discuss Syria — has warned
that he may soon launch a new offensive in Syria against Kurdish fighters
waging an insurgency against the Turkish state.
These include the US-backed Kurdish People’s
Protection Units (YPG), which formed a crucial part of an international
coalition against Daesh.
Source: Arab News
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The diary of a German pilgrim in Mecca
TAHA KILINÇ
17 JULY 2022
“Caught in stop and go traffic, we did not reach
Muzdalifah – close but yet so far – until 11pm.
Led by an imam from Rabat, we were holding our evening
and night prayers together, our sore knees resting on just those tiny but sharp
pieces of gravel, the size of chick peas, from which we were to pick up 49
pebbles in order to be appropriately supplied for the rites of stoning (rajm),
that were to take place on the following days. At about two o’clock in the
morning, our bus returned to Mina and stopped near one of the three pillars
that were to be stoned.
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Arab world
Arab leaders, US President Biden affirm common vision
for region at Jeddah summit
ARAB NEWS
July 17, 2022
JEDDAH: The one-day Jeddah Security and Development
Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, brought leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council
member countries, in addition to Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, together with US
President Joe Biden.
In a joint statement at the end of the event, the
leaders affirmed their common vision for a region where peace and prosperity
prevail. They renewed their call for Iran to fully cooperate with the
International Atomic Energy Agency and with regional countries to keep the Gulf
free of weapons of mass destruction.
Source: Arab News
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Islamic State continues to menace Iraqi-Syrian border
Shelly Kittleson
July 16, 2022
Both sides of the border between Iraq and Syria
continue to experience attacks as concerns grow about tens of thousands of
women and children in limbo, many of whom exposed to Islamic State
indoctrination, and joblessness heightens desperation. There is also a
generalized distrust from a lack of reliable information.
In late June, IS claimed to have captured and executed
a member of the Jughayfa tribe in Iraq’s northwestern Nineveh province and
tribal fighters on the Syrian side of that border.
Source: Al-monitor
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Saudi students’ breakthrough in fight against deadly
livestock disease
HEBSHI ALSHAMMARI
July 16, 2022
RIYADH: Two Saudi undergraduate students have been
awarded a patent for a breakthrough discovery that could revolutionize the
fight against foot-and-mouth disease, the highly contagious viral illness that
can devastate livestock herds and ruin farmers.
Fahad Shaya Al-Mutib and Abdullah Fahad Al-Dosari from
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University were given the patent from the Saudi
Authority for Intellectual Property after discovering a chemical component
isolated from the plant Peganum harmala, also known as wild rue or African rue,
which is effective against the virus that causes the widely feared disease.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Exchange Launches Time-Assignment Speech
Interpolation (TASI) Islamic Index
Gulf News Report
July 17, 2022
The Saudi Exchange has launched the TASI Islamic
Index, its first Shariah compliant index, it announced on Sunday.
This comes in response to growing demand and interest
from local and international investors for Shariah compliant investment tools.
Source: Gulf News
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Saudi Arabia’s prosthetics center provides vital
services in Yemen
SPA
July 16, 2022
MARIB: The prosthetic limbs and physical
rehabilitation center in Marib governorate, Yemen, has continued to provide
medical services for Yemenis through the support of the King Salman
Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
The center provided 380 services to hundreds of
beneficiaries in one month, including the manufacturing, fitting, delivery and
maintenance of prosthetic limbs for 71 patients.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi Arabia arrests 10,401 illegals in one week
SPA
July 17, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 10,401 people in
one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations,
according to an official report.
From June 7 to 13, a total of 6,786 people were
arrested for violations of residency rules, while 2,444 were held over illegal
border crossing attempts, and a further 1,171 for labor-related issues.
Source: Arab News
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Pakistan
Democracy requires moral, not military strength: Imran
Dawn Report
July 17, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman
Imran Khan on Saturday deplored the imbalance in civil-military relations, as
he blamed previous PPP and PML-N governments for ceding space to the army to
‘save their skin’ in corruption cases.
The former prime minister made these remarks at a
seminar on freedom of expression, a day ahead of crucial by-polls in Punjab,
where his party is contesting on 20 Punjab Assembly seats across the province.
Source: Dawn
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Fawad doesn’t see end to political crisis after
by-polls
Staff Reporter
July 17, 2022
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf ‘s former federal
minister Fawad Chaudhry alleges that the Election Commission of Pakistan is
working as a ‘PML-N wing’ to ensure rigging and adds that no action is being
taken though the party has submitted constituency-wise complaints.
Speaking at a press conference flanked by former
ministers Shaukat Tarin and Hammad Azhar and Sentaor Ejaz Chaudhry here on
Saturday, Mr Chaudhry said the ECP delayed notification of five reserved seats
MPAs for one month so that Hamza Shehbaz could sail smooth for the chief
minister slot.
Source: Dawn
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Alvi wants expats to back fence-mending with US
Anwar Iqbal
July 17, 2022
WASHINGTON: President Arif Alvi has said that the
present government, like its predecessors, is trying to improve relations with
the US and Pakistani Americans should support this effort.
“Pakistan belongs to all and all parties, when in
power, have tried to maintain close relations with the United States,” the
president told the annual convention of the Association of Pakistani Physicians
of North America (APPNA).
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D-Day to decide who will rule Punjab
Zulqernain Tahir
July 17, 2022
LAHORE: The Sharifs’ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
(PML-N) and Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) are both bracing for a
high-stakes provincial assembly election on 20 seats on Sunday (today), as
political pundits declare the contest a matter of ‘life and death’ for both
major competitors who practically have their political futures in the province
on the line.
Law enforcement agencies, including the army, have
been placed on alert to avert any violence, especially in five of the 20
constituencies — four in Lahore and one in Multan.
Source: Dawn
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North America
The White House says Russian officials visited Iran to
view drones for use in Ukraine
July 16, 2022
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Russian officials visited an
airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable
drones it is looking to acquire to use in its war against Ukraine, the White
House said.
The Biden administration released the intelligence as
President Joe Biden met Saturday with leaders of six Arab Gulf countries, plus
Egypt, Jordan and Iraq for a regional summit. Biden told fellow heads of state
at the summit that the United States was committed to the Middle East and
"will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or
Iran."
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Lord of the Pen and Sword: Genealogy and Sovereignty
in the Medieval Islamic West
by Mohamad Ballan
17-09-2022
Mohamad Ballan’s project closely examines the
phenomenon of the “scholar-statesman”—litterateurs, physicians, and jurists who
ascended to the highest administrative and executive offices of state—in late
medieval Islamic Spain and North Africa.
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Africa
Muslim-muslim Ticket: APC woos Christians with NASS
leadership as Tinubu launches troubleshooting efforts
By Omeiza Ajayi
July 17, 2022
As controversy continued to trail the emergence of
Muslim-Muslim ticket, indications have emerged that the presidential Candidate
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has begun reaching
out to Christian stakeholders across the nation, particularly in the North.
Expectedly, controversy greeted Shettima’s choice as
some northern governors and other stakeholders in the party expressed
reservations.
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Why we support Muslim-Muslim ticket – Southern APC
17th July 2022
Despite the public uproar trailing the party’s
Muslim-Muslim ticket, many of the state chapters of the APC seem to be
undisturbed.
While some consider the Muslim-Muslim ticket as a
winning formula, others said Nigerians should focus on the pedigree of the
candidates as persons with the capacity to salvage the country from its current
woes.
Source: Punchng
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Catholic diocese denies endorsing Shettima,
Muslim-Muslim ticket
By Kingsley Jeremiah
16 July 2022
The Catholic Diocese of Idah in Kogi State has denied
endorsing a Muslim-Muslim ticket or the emergence of Kashim Shettima as the
running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer,
Bola Tinubu.
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Idah, Most Rev. Fr.,
Anthony Adaji disclosed during a priestly ordination that viral reports that he
endorsed the former Borno State Governor were false.
Source: Guardian
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