‘Madrasa Teachers as Terror Operatives’: How an Imam Led Cops to Ansarullah Bangla Team, Al Qaeda Modules in Assam
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August 2022
The ABT is said to have make
inroads in the north-eastern states of India along the Bangladesh border,
particularly in Assam and Tripura. (Representative image/PTI)
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• ‘Madrasa Teachers as Terror Operatives’: How an Imam
Led Cops to Ansarullah Bangla Team, Al Qaeda Modules in Assam
• Al-Aqsa Mosque To Remain Centre Of Anti-Zionist
Resistance: Iranian Spokesman
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad Condemn And Reject Israeli
Incitement Campaign Against President Abbas
• Imran Fires ‘Warning Shots’ At Police And Judiciary
• Rashtriya Ekata Abhiyan Of Nepal Holds Protest Rally
Calling To Scrap BRI Pact, Muslim Commission That Embraces, Promotes ‘Jihadi’
Ideology
India
• Beyond Religious Barriers, This Kerala Muslim, Sirajudeen
P, Teaches Bharatanatyam
• Funds To Be Raised By Islamic Foundation For
Construction Of Mosque, Hospital, Library, Community Kitchen And Research
Institute In Ayodhya
• Karnataka: Priest in Tumakuru issues ad on
converting to Islam for family reasons, retracts
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Mideast
• Assassination attempts: Iran threatens, targets
dissidents on American soil
• Senior Iranian Commander Reportedly Led Attempts to
Kill Israelis in Turkey
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad condemn German investigation of
Abbas
• Iran reformist coalition calls for release of
politician Mostafa Tajzadeh
• Iran Pledges to Cooperate With SCO in Anti-terrorism
Fight
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Arab world
• Saudi Ministry Of Islamic Affairs Organizes A
Training Course For Imams And Heads Of Islamic Centres In Thailand
• Saudi Defence Ministry Celebrates Graduation of
" Insight and Jihad" Batch
• Islamic Jihad denies rift with Hamas
• Prominent Saudi Sheikh Causes Stir By Calling MbS
'Crown Prince of Muslims'
• Jeddah hosts art workshop for people with
intellectual disabilities
• Saudi artisan showcases traditional Hail beadwork
art
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Pakistan
• 12 more dead as Balochistan reels from rains
• Setback for Karachiites as Sindh govt cuts key
routes of Peoples bus
• Strict security as no polling station in NA-245
deemed ‘normal’
• ‘Digital diplomacy’ launched to boost trade with
African countries
• Imran’s papers for NA-118 by-election challenged
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South Asia
• None Did What Sheikh Hasina Has Done For Islam in
the Country: Bangladesh I&B Minister
• Turmoil in Afghanistan to Stall Multibillion Dollar
Project
• Bangladesh-India ties champion the people’s benefit
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Southeast Asia
• Nazri Aziz Strikes Back, Infers MIC President The
Real ‘Political Prostitute’
• Can Indonesia's Muslim leaders help combat climate
change?
• Malaysian Cultural Icon Azah Aziz Honoured On Google
Doodle Today
• MACC investigation paper on Justice Nazlan that
allegedly leaked not with us, says AG
• PM Ismail Sabri’s govt determined to do more for
Keluarga Malaysia
• Apex court may rule even without submissions in
Najib’s case, say lawyers
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Europe
• Michael Gove Savages Liz Truss And Bows Out Of
Frontline Politics
• Zelensky warns of 'ugly' Russian attack as Ukraine
prepares to celebrate Independence Day
• Eight-day strike begins at UK’s biggest container
port Felixstowe as 2,000 workers walk out over pay
• More Rail Strikes ‘Very Likely,’ UK Union Boss Warns
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North America
• Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close
Schools on Two Muslim Holidays
• Albuquerque murder suspect in slayings of Muslim men
held in jail; 'Incapable of following the law'
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Africa
• Gov. Buni Reacts To Murder Of Islamic Cleric, Sheikh
Aisami, Demands Investigation
• Police arrest two soldiers over murder of Islamic
cleric
• Muslim-Muslim ticket in order, says Okhue Iboi
• Buhari is doing his best to fix Nigeria — Miyetti
Allah leader
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‘Madrasa Teachers as Terror Operatives’: How an Imam
Led Cops to Ansarullah Bangla Team, Al Qaeda Modules in Assam
The ABT is said to have make
inroads in the north-eastern states of India along the Bangladesh border,
particularly in Assam and Tripura. (Representative image/PTI)
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By: Niloy Bhattacherjee
AUGUST 21, 2022
In a continuous operation over the past two months,
the Assam Police has unearthed several Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and al
Qaeda modules and sleeper cells that use Madrasa teachers as terror operatives
across the state.
It all began with the arrest of Abbas Ali, 21, an imam
from Pakiuruwa village of Assam’s Goalpara, on July 24 for his alleged links to
the ABT and al Qaeda. The busting of the Goalpura module led to the exposure of
the Morigaon and the Barpeta modules.
The ABT is said to have made inroads in the
north-eastern states of India along the Bangladesh border, particularly in
Assam and Tripura.
Acting on the leads provided by Ali, the Goalpara
police on August 19 picked up Abdus Subahan and Jalaluddin Sheikh, who acted as
conduits for the ABT in Assam. After a day of interrogation, the police
arrested them. Subahan had been serving as an imam in Tinkoniyapara mosque for
two years and also taught at Tinkoniyapara Madrasa, while Sheikh was an imam at
Maitya Tilapara mosque.
“They were directly linked to the Barpeta and Morigaon
modules. In Subahan’s house, we found posters, books, incriminating documents,
secret phones and SIM cards, while Arabic literature was recovered from
Sheikh’s residence. Both were providing logistical support to ABT and AQ,
including sheltering the recruits. They were organising sessions for ABT
operatives from Bangladesh and were handling funding for these events. Sheikh
organised talent hunts for recruitment drives and formation of sleeper cells.
Subahan later confessed that he had joined al-Qaeda in 2018 and Sheikh was his
brother,” said Rakesh Reddy, superintendent of police, Goalpara.
Meanwhile, the search for Abu Tallah, an ABT operative
from Bangladesh, is on. His wife, Johura Khatun, has been arrested by Dhubri
police.
Tallah stayed in Goalpara as an imam of Abu Bakar
Siddique Masjid in Morigaon and also used to teach in Jamiul Huda Madrasa run
by Mufti Mustafa. The Madrasa has been brought down by the government, while
Mufti Mustafa, who was running a sleeper cell for the ABT, is in custody, along
with his wife Asmina Khatun and brother Jakaria Ahmed, said police.
A video of Tallah, along with five other members,
sleeping on a bed perched on a luggage-carrying vehicle has been doing the
rounds. This, sources say, means that they are trying to radicalise more
people. Several others have been arrested from Morigaon, including the
caretaker of Noor Mohamed mosque, where Abu Tallah is said to have taken
shelter.
The arrest of Khatun shows that women, too, are being
used in the ABT operation. The ABT is also using the Dark Web and Dark sites to
get more recruits. Acting on Tallah’s instruction, Khatun, who had studied till
Class 8, operated the Dark Web and destroyed a mobile hand set once the police
crackdown began.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had mentioned that
the radicals associated with the modules use highly sophisticated technology
that even cyber experts find difficult to monitor.
“They have messaging systems with peer-to-peer
encryption, unknown apps for one-time use and deletion and self-destruct
programmes. Their financial transactions have also been in small doses to avoid
suspicion,” he said.
The ABT and AQ operatives in Assam receive money from
certain accounts in Bangladesh and other foreign countries in tranches
frequently, he added.
On August 2, the Assam Police arrested another person
in Barpeta district for alleged link with the ABT; previously, nine more
persons with links to jihadi organisations were arrested, along with one
Sofique Uddin Ahmed. On July 28, the Assam Police detained 11 persons on
suspicion of having ties to terrorist groups. Several electronic devices and
incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession.
“…It has been proved beyond reasonable doubt that
Assam is becoming a hotbed for Islamic fundamentalists. When you bust five
modules and the whereabouts of the other five Bangladeshi nationals are still
not known, you can imagine the gravity,” Sarma told a press conference.
“We are on a mission to completely uproot the jihadi
network in Assam and steady progress is been made in the right direction,” said
Ashok Singhal, Urban Development Minister of Assam.
As per police sources, the search for the five
Bangladeshi nationals is on. The Union Home Minister, too, has alerted the
Director General of Police of the state, which shares international border with
Bangladesh, to be on alert on the rise of radicalisation in the border
districts.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque To Remain Centre Of Anti-Zionist
Resistance: Iranian Spokesman
Photo: Tasim News Agency
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Aug 21, 2022
In a tweet on Sunday, Nasser Kan'ani wrote, “53 years
ago on August 21, 1969, the Zionists set fire to Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first
Qibla of Muslims, and this was not the first and last crime of the occupiers of
Palestine.”
He described resistance as the only way to save
Palestine, adding that Al-Aqsa Mosque and all mosques in the world will remain
the centre of anti-Zionist resistance until the complete liberation of
Palestine.
On August 21, 1969, the mosque was set on fire by an
Australian settler in coordination with Israeli officials and military forces.
The fire gutted the southeastern wing of the mosque.
Source: Mehr News
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad condemn and reject Israeli
incitement campaign against President Abbas
President Mahmoud Abbas.
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20/August/2022
GAZA, Saturday, August 20, 2022 (WAFA) – Hamas and the
Islamic Jihad movements today strongly condemned and rejected the Israeli-led
incitement campaign against President Mahmoud Abbas following his remarks at a
press conference last week in Germany.
Husam Badran, a spokesman for Hamas, said in a
statement that Hamas rejects and condemns the German Police’s announcement of
opening an investigation into President Mahmoud Abbas in light of his remarks
relating to the crimes of the Israeli occupiers against the Palestinian people.
“Once again,” Badran added, “the international powers
prove their bias towards the Israeli occupation and their denial of the
historical rights of our Palestinian people, and their suffering for more than
seven decades, which began with the uprooting of our people from their land and
forcing them to live as refugees in exile. This is in addition to dozens of
massacres against Palestinian civilians, women, children and others, and the
arrest and injury of hundreds of thousands of our people over the years.”
The Hamas official said that no matter how these
powers try to distort the truth and turn a deaf ear about what has befallen the
Palestinian people and deal in double standards, they will not obliterate the
Palestinian narrative, no matter how long it takes, and they do.
Khaled al-Batsh, a senior official of the Islamic
Jihad, also denounced in a press statement the German Police’s opening of an
investigation against President Mahmoud Abbas, considering what President Abbas
had said “is part of the national Palestinian narrative that our people are
defending against the entire world in order to expose the crimes of the
occupiers.”
Source: English.Wafa
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Imran Fires ‘Warning Shots’ At Police And Judiciary
This image shows PTI chief
Imran Khan during a rally in Islamabad on Saturday. — Photo courtesy" PTI
Instagram
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Staff Reporter
August 21, 2022
ISLAMABAD: After threatening to file cases against the
police, bureaucracy, the Election Commission of Pakistan and political opponents
over the treatment allegedly meted out to his chief of staff, Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday warned the judiciary
against its “biased” attitude towards his party, saying that it should brace
itself for the consequences.
Despite the imposition of Section 144 of CrPC and
Section 16 of the MPO in the federal capital, a large number of residents came
out to attend the rally led by Mr Khan. The procession started from Zero Point
and reached F-9 Park where the party leadership and their ally, former minister
Sheikh Rashid, also addressed the participants.
Addressing a party rally in the capital’s F-9 park to
express solidarity with embattled leader Dr Shahbaz Gill, Mr Khan called out
Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had approved Mr
Gill’s two-day physical remand at the request of the capital police, and said
she should prepare herself as action would be taken against her.
He also pointed out that there was no action against
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Defence Minister
Khwaja Asif, who he claimed had also made statements against the armed forces.
He said if a case could be registered against Gill, the PTI would file cases
against “everyone”, including former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior
Minister Rana Sanaullah.
Mr Khan again called on the “neutrals” (a euphemism he
uses for the military establishment) to stand with the nation rather than the
“gang of thieves”, in reference to the ruling coalition. He said he wanted to
ask the neutrals if they were “really neutral”. He also alleged that the
Islamabad police was taking orders for action against his party leaders from
‘someone’.
“When I asked the police to ‘tell me what did you do
to Shahbaz Gill’, they said ‘we did nothing, we got a boot from behind to
follow orders’,” he said while announcing to move the Supreme Court against the
alleged torture on Gill.
Moreover, he alleged that when the PTI-backed
government in Punjab started taking action against police officials involved in
torturing party workers on May 25 during their long march, the authorities got
scared as they started receiving calls asking them not to touch the law
enforcers.
On the other hand, the PTI chief said, Gill was caught
and tortured to send a message and frighten people that if he could be broken
mentally then anyone could be. About his decision to hold the rally on a
24-hour notice, Khan said it was because Gill was being treated inhumanely and
restrictions were imposed on the service of ARY News.
At the end, the former premier announced that he would
present a roadmap to the public in the party’s rally at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat
Bagh on Sunday (today), adding he planned to take to the streets across the
country from today. “I’m going to take the nation along and tell them,
including children and women, that Pakistan cannot become the country it was
meant to be as envisioned by Allama Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
until we break the shackles of slavery,” he concluded the rally.
After Mr Khan’s speech, the electronic media regulator
slapped a ban on all satellite TV channels from carrying the PTI chief’s
speeches live. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)
communiqué – issued late at night – held that channels had failed to implement
a time-delay mechanism which could curtail such occurrences.
In a four-page document that included a specific
reference to Mr Khan’s speech on Saturday night, where he had targeted police
and judicial officers, the regulator said that only recorded speeches could be
telecast, and those too would only be allowed if a time-delay mechanism was in
place.
Although the order was not posted on Pemra’s official
Twitter account at the time of going to print, a senior government functionary
confirmed its authenticity.
In a separate statement, PML-N, PPP, MQM Pakistan and
JUI-F called on the judiciary to take legal action against Imran and his aides
for threatening a female judge and intimidating police officers, APP reported.
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Rashtriya Ekata Abhiyan Of Nepal Holds Protest Rally
Calling To Scrap BRI Pact, Muslim Commission That Embraces, Promotes ‘Jihadi’
Ideology
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Khabarhub
August 20, 2022
KATHMANDU: The Youth Department of Rashtriya Ekata
Abhiyan has held a protest rally demanding the revocation of the agreement on
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Muslim Commission.
Hundreds of youths participated in the rally taken out
from Maitighar. The rally turned into a corner assembly after reaching New
Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
The youth wing of the civil society organization
accused the BRI agreement of being anti-nationalistic and the Muslim Commission
of embracing and promoting ‘Jihadi’ ideology.
Protesters chanted slogans such as “Scrap the jihad
promoting Muslim Commission”, “Revoke anti-national BRI agreement,”, “Put an
end to Chinese expansionism”, “Establish Nepal as Hindu nation”, among others,
during the protest rally.
In the corner meeting at Baneshwor, Rastriya Ekata
Abhiyan Chairman Binay Yadav called on the government to revoke both BRI
agreement and Muslim Commission.
Similarly, Ekata Abhiyan’s central members Rajesh
Hindu Samrat, Chandra Yaduvanshi, Youth Department Chairman Krishna Yadav,
Spokesperson Rajnish Pandey, members Preeti Pandey, Muskan Yadav, Bhagya
Narayan Thakur, Bodh Narayan Yadav, National Student Council General Secretary
Pappu Yadav, among others, stressed that the BRI agreement and the Muslim
Commission should be revoked at the earliest.
Source: English.khabarhub
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India
Beyond Religious Barriers, This Kerala Muslim,
Sirajudeen P, Teaches Bharatanatyam
21st August 2022
By Ajith Kannan
KOZHIKODE: Born into an orthodox family, Sirajudeen P
was bound to follow all religious customs. That he did with fervour. But
practising a temple artform? That was something none of his family members
could possibly have imagined. His irrepressible desire to learn Bharatanatyam,
however, impelled him to break all religious barriers and begin dance practice
at 15. And he has gone on to master kuchipudi, mohiniyattam and perani natyam
as well.
Now 42, this passionate dance teacher from Vadakara,
popular as Siraj, has trained more than 1,500 students belonging to various
age-groups over the years despite criticism from many religious outfits. “After
the SSLC exams, I told my mother of my wish to learn bharatanatyam,” Siraj recalls.
“Instantly, she replied ‘no’, claiming that dance is restricted in our
religion.”
Source: New Indian Express
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Funds To Be Raised By Islamic Foundation For
Construction Of Mosque, Hospital, Library, Community Kitchen And Research
Institute In Ayodhya
By: PTI
August 21, 2022
An action plan is being prepared to garner funds for
the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village on the five-acre
land given to Muslims on the directions of the Supreme Court.
The Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), which has
been set up for the construction of the mosque, will build a mosque along with
a hospital, library, community kitchen and research institute, on the land.
Source: Indian Express
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Karnataka: Priest in Tumakuru issues ad on converting
to Islam for family reasons, retracts
Aug 21, 2022
An advertisement issued by a 61-year-old temple priest
in Tumakuru district stating that he was willingly converting to Islam sent
everyone, including senior political leaders and seers, into a tizzy. But
before it could snowball into a communal issue, the priest retracted his claim
on Saturday.
The priest is HR Chandrashekaraiah at Omkareshwara
Temple in Hirehalli village, 60km from Bengaluru. He issued a notification in a
local daily on Friday, stating that he had converted to Islam on Thursday
because of personal problems and has been rechristened Mubarak Pasha.
Photographs of him wearing a skull cap and praying in a masjid soon went viral
on social media as the news spread.
Source: Times Of India
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Mideast
Assassination attempts: Iran threatens, targets
dissidents on American soil
By Peter Aitken
August 20, 2022
Members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
exclusively told Fox News Digital of the lengths the current regime in Tehran
will go to try to kill them, even on American soil.
"Since the start of the uprisings in Iran in
2017, Tehran stepped up its terror plots abroad, particularly against our
movement because of the increase in its appeal among the protesters," said
Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the U.S. Office of the National Council
of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
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Senior Iranian Commander Reportedly Led Attempts to
Kill Israelis in Turkey
Aug 20, 2022
Jawad Ghafari, an Iranian general in the Revolutionary
Guards and former commander of the Quds Force in Syria, spearheaded the recent
attempts to harm Israelis in Turkey, the Iran International website reported on
Saturday.
Source: Haaretz.Com
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad condemn German investigation of
Abbas
Aug 21, 2022
The Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations on
Saturday strongly condemned Germany’s announcement about an investigation
against Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas over Holocaust
denial, claiming Germany caved to an “Israeli-led incitement campaign”.
On Friday, German police opened an investigation
against Abbas after he said Israel committed "50 holocausts" against
Palestinian Arabs during a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf
Scholz.
Source: Israel National News
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Iran reformist coalition calls for release of
politician Mostafa Tajzadeh
20 August ,2022
Iran’s leading reformist coalition on Saturday called
for the release of politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, held since July over
accusations of undermining state security.
“In the name of the Reform Front of Iran, I urge you
to release (Tajzadeh) as soon as possible,” the head of the coalition, Behzad
Nabavi, wrote in an open letter to the judiciary.
Source: English.Alarabiya
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Iran Pledges to Cooperate With SCO in Anti-terrorism
Fight
20 August 2022
Iran has expressed its readiness to maintain
cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the fight
against terrorism.
On Friday, Tashkent (Uzbekistan) hosted the 17th
meeting of the secretaries of the SCO Security Councils, during which the heads
of delegations considered a number of issues aimed at combating new challenges,
including terrorism.
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Arab world
Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Organizes a Training
Course for Imams and Heads of Islamic Centers in Thailand
20 Aug, 2022
Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Islamic
Affairs, Call and Guidance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Islamic Affairs
Awwad bin Sebti Al-Enezy opened here today during his current visit to the
Kingdom of Thailand a training course for some 100 Imams and heads of Islamic
centers in Thailand.
The several-day event aims to spread the values of
toleration and co-existence of religions in the world of today, focusing on the
moderation of Islam.
Source: Alriyadh Daily
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Saudi Defence Ministry Celebrates Graduation of "
Insight and Jihad" Batch
21/August/2022
SANA'A, Aug. 21 (Saba) - The Training and
Rehabilitation Authority of the Ministry of Defence celebrated the graduation
of the " Insight and Jihad " batch.
At the closing ceremony, the Assistant Minister of
Defence for Human Resources Affairs, General Ali Mohammed Al-Kahlani, stressed
the importance of continuing rehabilitation and training programs and
establishing specialized and qualitative courses for members of the armed
forces in various regions, and forces and military and combat units.
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Islamic Jihad denies rift with Hamas
Ahmad Melhem
August 20, 2022
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Following the Egyptian-brokered
truce between the Islamic Jihad and Israel on Aug. 7 after three days of
fighting, news spread about a rift between Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
The news claimed Islamic Jihad was discontented with
Hamas for not fighting along its side in the latest round. No official position
or statement is issued so far about this supposed discontent.
Source: Al-Monitor
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Prominent Saudi sheikh causes stir by calling MbS
'Crown Prince of Muslims'
Arab Staff
20 August, 2022
A prominent Saudi religious figure has caused
controversy after referring to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Mohammed bin
Salman as the "Crown Prince of Muslims".
Sheikh Saleh bin Awad al-Maghamsi, formerly imam and
preacher at the Quba mosque in the holy city of Medina, praised the Saudi crown
prince in a tweet on Tuesday.
Source: English.Alaraby
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Jeddah hosts art workshop for people with intellectual
disabilities
MOHAMMED AL-KINANI
August 20, 2022
JEDDAH: The two-day “Chromosome” entertainment and
training program, hosting 30 children with intellectual disabilities to help
them integrate into society, has concluded in Jeddah.
According to Kawakib Al-Najjar, the event coordinator,
the activities, held at the Arty Café and organized by the “Volunteers for
Them” team, were planned to empower the participants to become independent and
help them in the future.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi artisan showcases traditional Hail beadwork art
SPA
August 20, 2022
HAIL: The art of beadwork is an ancient craft passed
from one generation to another in Hail.
House of Hail, supervised by Hail Municipality in Aja
Park, features a corner for making prayer beads by a local artisan, Mohammed
Al-Obaida.
Source: Arab News
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Pakistan
12 more dead as Balochistan reels from rains
Saleem Shahid
August 21, 2022
In view of the worsening situation, Army Chief Gen
Qamar Javed Bajwa ordered Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor, who heads the Southern Command,
to assist the provincial government in rescue and relief operations.
A family of five in Goth Mir Khan Sobdrani in Gandakha
area of Jaffarabad was killed instantly as the roof of their mud house caved
in, official sources confirmed.
Source: Dawn
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Setback for Karachiites as Sindh govt cuts key routes
of Peoples bus
Imran Ayub
August 21, 2022
KARACHI: The fast crumbling city infrastructure, poor
road conditions and damaged thoroughfares following a few spells of monsoon
rains have started taking toll on the recently launched Peoples Bus Service as
in less than two months of its launch, the Sindh government has compelled to
suspend its one route, cut short another and faces a serious challenge in
completing the journey of its third route after several parts of the road are
no longer ‘motorable’.
The already dilapidated roads in the metropolis got
further damaged after the rains which destroyed the sewerage system and left
thousands of potholes on main arteries.
Source: Dawn
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Strict security as no polling station in NA-245 deemed
‘normal’
Imtiaz Ali
August 21, 2022
KARACHI: As many as 2,630 policemen are deployed for
NA-245 by-poll today to control any untoward incident and provide security to
over 500,000 voters in coordination with Pakistan Rangers while Army will be on
standby to meet any eventuality, said city police chief Javed Odho.
The seat of National Assembly has fallen vacant after
the death of PTI leader and TV personality Aamir Liaquat Husain in June. The
polls were postponed in July due to heavy rains.
Source: Dawn
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‘Digital diplomacy’ launched to boost trade with
African countries
Staff Reporter
August 21, 2022
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad-based think tank has launched
a ‘digital diplomacy’ initiative in coordination with the foreign office and
business community to boost trade and cultural ties with African countries as
well as for image building of Pakistan there.
Mr Khan spoke about the relations of Pakistan with
various African nations and also gave the historical view of Pakistan-Morocco
relations.
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Imran’s papers for NA-118 by-election challenged
Wajih Ahmad Sheikh
August 21, 2022
LAHORE: An appeal has been filed with an appellate
tribunal challenging the nomination papers of former prime minister Imran Khan
for by-election in NA-118, Nankana Sahib.
Dr Shezra Mansab Kharal, a candidate of the Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz from the constituency, filed the appeal, saying the
returning officer ‘illegally’ accepted the nomination papers of Mr Khan.
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South Asia
None Did What Sheikh Hasina Has Done For Islam in the
Country: Bangladesh I&B Minister
20 Aug 2022
DHAKA, August 20, 2022 (BSS)- Information and
Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said no previous government had
done what the Awami League (AL) government led by Bangabandhu's daughter Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has done for Islam in the country.
"BNP and Jamaat use religion only. But they
didn't do anything for the religion rather they try to create religious
conflict. Everyone should remain alert against them,” he said.
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Turmoil in Afghanistan to Stall Multibillion Dollar
Project
By Saqalain Eqbal
20 Aug 2022
Faizali Samiyev, the chairman of the Tajik project
implementation office, stated that while work on the project, which was
initially planned to be completed next year, progressed in three other countries
but not Afghanistan, it had been suspended there, Reuters reported.
According to Samiyev, funding for the CASA-1,000
project, which was intended to supply Pakistan with 1,000 megawatts of power
and Afghanistan with 300 megawatts, has been stalled.
Source: khaama Press
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Bangladesh-India ties champion the people’s benefit
Aug 21, 2022
Every effort of both Bangladesh and India to deepen
their partnership is based solely on the understanding that it will benefit the
people of both countries, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram
Kumar Doraiswami yesterday.
"The future of our friendship is with the people
first and foremost. And yes, it is based on the values and goals that you set
for yourself in the first years of your independence," Doraiswami said.
Source: The Daily Star
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Southeast Asia
Nazri Aziz strikes back, infers MIC president the real
‘political prostitute’
By Ashley Yeong
21 Aug 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz today hit back at MIC president Tan Sri SA
Vigneswaran’s “political prostitute” comment.
According to a report by Astro Awani, Nazri defended
himself by saying that the phrase “political prostitute” is better applied when
used to describe those who have made several attempts to capture a constituency
but failed.
Source: Malay Mail
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Can Indonesia's Muslim leaders help combat climate
change?
BY MICHAEL TAYLOR
Aug 21, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR – From packed mosques during Friday
prayers to the classrooms of thousands of Islamic boarding schools, Indonesia's
Muslim leaders have been urged to use their sermons and influence to boost
conservation efforts and win over climate change skeptics.
The country's top Muslim representatives met last
month at Southeast Asia's biggest mosque, the Istiqlal in the capital Jakarta,
to discuss ways to raise awareness about global warming and develop climate
solutions linked to Islamic teachings.
Source: Japan Times
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Malaysian cultural icon Azah Aziz honoured on Google
Doodle today
By Ashley Yeong
21 Aug 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Today, Malaysian internet users
who hop on the Google search engine might notice someone different greeting
them. It is none other than Malaysian cultural icon Azah Aziz.
Google Doodle heralded what would’ve been the 94th
birthday of the late Azah Aziz, considered the Tokoh Budayawan Melayu or the
figure of Malaysian culture.
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MACC investigation paper on Justice Nazlan that
allegedly leaked not with us, says AG
By Yiswaree Palansamy
21 Aug 2022
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — The investigation paper on the
trial judge who heard Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s case over the misappropriation
of RM42 million of government-owned firm SRC International Sdn Bhd is not with
the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), Tan Sri Idrus Harun said.
“I don’t know. It is not with us,” he said when met at
the sidelines of the Keluarga Malaysia Symposium here, at the Putrajaya
International Convention Centre (PICC).
Source: Malay Mail
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PM Ismail Sabri’s govt determined to do more for
Keluarga Malaysia
21 Aug 2022
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — As he leads the Keluarga Malaysia
government into its second year, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has
strengthened his resolve to enhance the government administration and national
economy for the benefit of the people.
Opening the ‘Keluarga Malaysia Symposium: Achievements
and Hope’ here today, the prime minister stressed that there were many more
matters on the agenda of his government that could be implemented to help
Keluarga Malaysia.
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Apex court may rule even without submissions in
Najib’s case, say lawyers
21 Aug 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — There is a lot of uncertainty
about what will happen in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s final appeal over the
SRC International Sdn Bhd case following his lawyer’s refusal to make any
submissions to defend the former prime minister.
On Friday (Aug 19), Najib’s lead counsel Hisyam Teh
Poh Teik informed a five-member bench of the Federal Court led by Chief Justice
Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat that he would also not even present oral submissions
for his client.
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Europe
Michael Gove savages Liz Truss and bows out of
frontline politics
Sean Seddon
20 Aug 2022
The high profile Tory MP accused the frontrunner to be
the next prime minister of taking a ‘holiday from reality’ and pulled apart her
plans to cut taxes.
He accused his former cabinet colleague of putting
‘the stock options of FTSE 100 executives’ ahead of the needs of society’s
poorest.
Source: Metro.Co.Uk
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Zelensky warns of 'ugly' Russian attack as Ukraine
prepares to celebrate Independence Day
21-08-2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Ukrainians to
be vigilant in the coming week as they prepare to celebrate their Independence
Day, as fresh blasts hit Crimea and a missile wounded 12 civilians near a
nuclear power plant.
In this handout picture taken on 20 March 2022 and
released by the Ukrainian Presidency Press Office, Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a video address in Kyiv.Ukraine President Volodymyr
Zelensky. Photo: AFP / Ukrainian presidential press service / handout
Source: Rnz.Co.Nz
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Eight-day strike begins at UK’s biggest container port
Felixstowe as 2,000 workers walk out over pay
By Asher McShane
21 August 2022
Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe are
walking out for eight days in a dispute over pay. It is the latest outbreak of
industrial action to hit a growing number of sectors of the economy.
Workers including crane drivers, machine operators and
stevedores are taking action after voting by more than 9-1 in favour of
strikes.
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More Rail Strikes ‘Very Likely,’ UK Union Boss Warns
By Alexander Zhang
August 20, 2022
A British trade union boss has said it is “very
likely” to see more rail strikes as the government and train operators have
been unable to satisfy the unions’ demands.
The UK’s rail network has been paralysed yet again on
Saturday after tens of thousands of members of the National Union of Rail,
Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT), the Transport Salaried Staffs’
Association (TSSA), and the Unite union walked out in a dispute over pay, jobs,
and conditions.
Source: The Epoch Times
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North America
Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close
Schools on Two Muslim Holidays
By Evan Symon
August 19, 2022
A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco
School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April
and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental,
religious, and legal groups have fought back against what many see as an
illegal action.
On August 9th, at the behest of many Muslim and Arab
community groups, the School Board voted 5-1 to close all schools and offices
on the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holy
days beginning during the 2023-2024 school year. According to the resolution,
the measure will “foster an environment of diversity and tolerance,” make
Muslim students feel more accepted, prevent Muslim students from missing class
due to religious issues, and ensure that the schools will “maintain equal
access to educational opportunities.”
Source: California Globe
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Albuquerque murder suspect in slayings of Muslim men
held in jail; 'Incapable of following the law'
By Stephanie Pagones
21-08-2022
The New Mexico man suspected of murdering four Muslim
victims – and charged so far in the deaths of two of them – has been ordered to
be held without bond pending trial as prosecutors argued that he was a danger
to his own family and the greater community.
Muhammad Syed, a 51-year-old Afghan refugee, appeared
in New Mexico district court for a detention hearing on Wednesday, when
prosecutors argued that the man is "incapable of following the law,
period."
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Africa
Gov. Buni reacts to murder of Islamic cleric, Sheikh
Aisami, demands investigation
By Shehu Usman
August 21, 2022
Governor Mai Mala Buni has condoled with the family,
people of Bade Local Government Area and the entire State over the death of an
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami.
Buni in a statement via his media aide, Mamman
Mohammed described the circumstances surrounding the death of the cleric as
sad, regrettable and most unfortunate.
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Police arrest two soldiers over murder of Islamic
cleric
By Joe Hemba
August 21, 2022
The police in Yobe have arrested two soldiers over the
murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Gashua.
Mr Gashua was killed on Friday night near Jaji Maji in
Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State.
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Muslim-Muslim ticket in order, says Okhue Iboi
By Ephraim Oseji
August 21, 2022
The spokesperson for the White Witches and Wizards Association
of Nigeria, WITZAM, Chief Okhue Iboi, has said that there was nothing wrong
with the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress,
APC, in the 2023 election.
Citing Abiola-Kingibe ticket that won the 1993
presidential election, the popular trado-medical practitioner, however, noted
that the APC standard bearer, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim
Shettima, would encounter some challenges from opposition parties.
Source: Vanguardngr
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Buhari is doing his best to fix Nigeria — Miyetti
Allah leader
August 21, 2022
By Tony Nwankwo
Alhaji Mohammed Labar, the Sarikin Fulani of Abeokuta,
Ogun State and Secretary, Fulani Council of Chiefs, South-West, Nigeria, is
also the Zonal Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria
(MACBAN), the apex organization for Fulani herdsmen in the country. He spoke to
Sunday Vanguard. Excerpts:
Actually, a meeting like this is one of the many that
we normally hold in respect of our communities in the South-West, to showcase
the core existence between us and our host communities in our quest to have
harmonious relationship. Even though the information that is going around, the
rumors about herdsmen and all that, we have been trying to make sure that we
calm things down and relate positively with every community. We try to assure
everybody that we should be calm because this is one nation too many. We desire
good relationship between our members in the South-West and the host
communities.
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