Oberlin College’s 'Professor Of Peace' Endorsed Fatwa To Murder Salman Rushdie For Depicting The Prophet Irreverently
14
August 2022
Iranian
Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Mahallati now a professor at @oberlincollege.
(Photo by Bill Foley/Time & Life Pictures) (Getty Images)
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• Oberlin College’s 'Professor Of Peace' Endorsed
Fatwa To Murder Salman Rushdie For Depicting The Prophet Irreverently
• Violent Attack On Salman Rushdie Against The
Teachings Of Quran: Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan
• Freedom-loving Iranians Across Europe Rally To
Condemn The Mullahs’ Regime
• Afghanistan Scene of World’s ‘Worst’ Humanitarian
Crisis: Islamic Relief Organization
• Foreign Minister: Malaysia Uses Foreign Funds To
Train Myanmar Refugees
North America
• Muslims In Albuquerque, NM Find Unity After Murders
By One Of Their Own
• Salman Rushdie Off Ventilator And Talking After
Being Stabbed In Face And Neck 12 Times
• Suspect in killings of 4 Muslim men in New Mexico
left trail of violence
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India
• Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Kavi Sammelan Recalls
Role Of Muslims In Freedom Struggle
• Praveen Nettaru murder a revenge for Muslim man’s
killing: Officials
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Mideast
• Iran Unveils Western Art Masterpieces Hidden For
Decades
• Confession by Houthi-affiliated smugglers prove
Iran’s role in regional instability: Yemeni minister
• Gunman Wounds Eight People In Attack On Bus Near
Holy Site In Jerusalem's Old City
• Crypto Trading, Investing Illegal in Iran, Central
Bank Governor Reiterates
• Iran Plans to Order More Russian Satellites After
Successful Launch
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South Asia
• Islamic Foundation Chalks Out Programmes To Observe
Nat'l Mourning Day in remembrance of The Martyrdom Anniversary Of Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
• The Afghanistan disaster movie continues to roll,
one year after US withdrawal
• Afghanistan: Civilians wounded in an explosion in Kabul
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economy to grow faster
• Terengganu Sultan confers medals, awards on 91
recipients
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serious damage reported
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'Culture Fashion Show'
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• HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister
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Islamabad
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Jubilee With Patriotic Zeal And Fervour
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this year: minister
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To Liz Truss, Says 'Right Person To Take Country Forward'
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next week
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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Ortom replies cattle breeders’ group
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Oberlin College’s 'Professor Of Peace' Endorsed Fatwa
To Murder Salman Rushdie For Depicting The Prophet Irreverently
Iranian
Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Mahallati now a professor at @oberlincollege.
(Photo by Bill Foley/Time & Life Pictures) (Getty Images)
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By Benjamin Weinthal
14-08-2022
An Islamic studies academic dubbed the "Professor
of Peace" at Oberlin College in Ohio endorsed the campaign to assassinate
U.S. and British writer Salman Rushdie because the famous novelist depicted the
Muslim prophet Muhammad irreverently.
A 24-year-old man named Hadi Matar allegedly stabbed
Rushdie on Friday in the neck and liver during the author’s speech in
Chautauqua, New York. Rushdie is on a ventilator and cannot talk.
According to law enforcement officials, Matar’s social
media footprint showed that he was a fan of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. Matar was also
sympathetic to radical Shia Islamism—the governing religion of the Islamic
Republic of Iran.
When asked about the then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah
Khomeini’s fatwa and the "right to put a bounty on someone’s head,"
according to a 1989 Reuters report, Iranian scholar and former diplomat
Mohammad Jafar Mahallati responded: "I think all Islamic countries agree
with Iran. All Islamic nations and countries agree with Iran that any
blasphemous statement against sacred figures should be condemned."
Mahallati added, "I think if Western countries
really believe and respect freedom of speech, therefore they should also respect
our freedom of speech. We certainly use that right in order to express
ourselves, our religious belief, in the case of any blasphemous statement
against sacred Islamic figures."
Fox News Digital sent a press query to Mahallati. An
automatic reply from Mahallati’s Oberlin College email said: "Greetings! I
am on summer leave. I will respond back whenever I can." Fox News Digital
also sent press queries to the president of Oberlin College, Carmen Twillie
Ambar.
The prominent Iranian-American journalist Masih
Alinejad took to Twitter to blast Mahallati. She wrote: "Guess who defends
Khomeini’s FATWA against #Salman Rushdie? Mahallati the Islamic Republic’s
former ambassador at the UN who is a now a professor at @oberlincollege."
Alinejad’s tweet went viral, securing 502 retweeets and 1,629 likes.
Iran’s regime has targeted Alinjead on New York City
soil to be kidnapped and assassinated, according to law enforcement officials
and experts on Iranian regime-sponsored terrorism. An armed man was indicted on
Friday for standing outside of her home in Brooklyn armed with an AK-47-style
rifle
In a second tweet, the women’s rights activist
Alinejad wrote: "We Iranians call on @oberlincollege again to investigate
about Mahallati the Islamic Republic’s former ambassador at the UN who defends
the Fatwa against Salman Rushdie. I can provide many other documents showing
his role on covering up the mass executions in 1988 in Iran."
A detailed 2018 Amnesty International report accused
Mahallati of carrying out "crimes against humanity" for covering up
the massacre of at least 5,000 Iranian dissidents in 1988. Mahallati denies
that he played a role in the cover-up of the 1988 massacre of innocent Iranian
prisoners.
After Fox News Digital exclusively revealed in Feb.
2021 that Mahallati called for the destruction of the Jewish state and
denigrated the persecuted religious minority Bahá'í community, Oberlin College
launched an investigation.
Oberlin College spokesman Scott Wargo told the local
Chronicle-Telegram newspaper in Oct. 2021 that "The college could find no
evidence to corroborate the allegations against Prof. Mahallati, including that
he had specific knowledge of the murders taking place."
The Oberlin College student paper The Oberlin Review
conducted its own inquiry and issued a scathing editorial entitled:
"Evidence Against Mahallati Irrefutalble."
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Violent Attack On Salman Rushdie Against The Teachings
Of Quran: Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan
Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammed Khan during an Idea Exchange. (Express Archive)
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13th August 2022
By Shahid Faridi
Kerala Governor
Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said the violent attack on Salman Rushdie goes
against the teachings of Quran but added “one cannot deny that the laws which
allow these acts are labelled as Muslim laws and they are also part of the
syllabus in the higher courses of prominent Madrasas like Deoband and Nadwatul
Ulema”.
Speaking to TNIE, Arif Mohammad Khan said:
"Anything done in the name of Islam must find sanction in the book.
Whatever is happening may be in accordance with laws written during the time of
the Muslim Empire but goes totally against the teachings of the Quran which is
more than 20 verses directs the believers “to turn away from those who say
things which are vain and hurtful."
"I feel that it is not fair to call these acts
Islamic but one cannot deny that the laws which allow these acts are labelled
as Muslim laws and they are also part of the syllabus in the higher courses of
prominent Madrasas like Deoband and Nadwatul Ulema."
He said, “the problem basically is that what is
described as Muslim Law is not mostly based on Quran, rather it was laid down
by individuals who were serving the governments of the day."
Three decades after the ban on 'The Satanic Verses',
when even the Ayatollah who issued the fatwa against Salman Rushdie has died,
the rage against free speech continues. How Islamic is it to resort to violence
against free speech?
Anything done in the name of Islam must find sanction
in the book. Whatever is happening may be in accordance with laws written
during the time of the Muslim Empire but goes totally against the teachings of
Quran which in more than 20 verses directs the believers "to turn away
from those who say things which are vain and hurtful. I feel that it is not
fair to call these acts Islamic but one cannot deny that the laws which allow
these acts are labelled as Muslim laws and they are also part of the syllabus
in the higher courses of prominent Madrasas like Deoband and Nadwatul Ulema.
The problem basically is that what is described as Muslim
Law is not mostly based on Quran, rather it was laid down by individuals who
were serving the governments of the day which were considered by pious people
like Imam Abu Hanifa as wayward and he preferred to die in jail rather than
accept their offer of senior positions to him.
Now, these laws provide for coercion and the use of
force. So as long as these laws are accepted as Muslim Law, it is very
difficult to dismiss the criticism.
You had taken a principled stand against pandering to
religious fundamentalism. How far has the nation travelled since your
resignation from the Rajiv Gandhi ministry?
Exactly as expected. In 1986, the then PM Rajiv Gandhi
announced the decision to overturn the Supreme Court’s Shah Bano judgment and
the blowback was so severe that the government had to organize the unlocking of
the gate in Ayodhya as a balancing act. The consequences were severe and the
people suffered a great deal because the then government chose political
expediency over national interests.
What do you think would be the best response by the
Muslim community against those giving Fatwas against writers, poets and others
exercising free speech?
First, stand up and say boldly that religion is about
God-consciousness (Taqwa), it is about promoting moral and ethical behaviour,
it is not an instrument to gain political power. Secondly, refuse to accept any
law that conflicts with the Quran, notwithstanding the claims made by people
for whom religion has become a profession and remember that Islam as a religion
does not admit the need of any clergy or middlemen between the Creator and the
creation as asserted by Allama Iqbal: Kyon Khaliq o Makhlooq mein Hayal Rahein
Parde Peerane Kaleeesa ko Kaleesa se Hatado.
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Freedom-loving Iranians Across Europe Rally To Condemn
The Mullahs’ Regime
Photo: People's Mojahedn Organisation of Iran
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By Matin Karim
August 14, 2022
Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian
opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held rallies
condemning the mullahs’ regime ruling Iran. These rallies were held in recent
days in Amsterdam of the Netherlands, Oslo of Norway, Copenhagen of Denmark,
Cologne, Stuttgart of Germany, and Rome of Italy.
In Amsterdam, the demonstrators condemned Iranian
regime President Ebrahim Raisi for his direct role in the summer 1988 prison
massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, mostly PMOI/MEK members and
supporters. The demonstrators are also calling on the U.S. government to deny
Raisi a visa as he intends to participate in the upcoming United Nations
General Assembly in New York next month, saying he should be arrested and
prosecuted for human rights violations and crimes against humanity. These
demonstrators also called on the West to end their highly flawed and failed
appeasement policy vis-à-vis the mullahs’ regime in Tehran.
In Oslo, the demonstrators, consisting of freedom of loving
Iranians and PMOI/MEK supporters, called for the overthrow of the mullahs’
regime by the Iranian people. “Death to Khamenei and damned be Khomeini!” they
chanted, in reference to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his
predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini, also known as the founder of the mullahs’
regime in Iran.
“Death to the mullahs’ regime principle! Hail to
Rajavi!” they also chanted, referring to Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud
Rajavi, and Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition
National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The PMOI/MEK is the cornerstone
member of the NCRI coalition.
In Cologne, another group of freedom-loving Iranians
and PMOI/MEK supporters held a gathering to both marks the memory of the over
30,000 victims of Iran’s summer 1988 massacre and condemn the mullahs’ regime
for their heinous atrocities throughout the past four decades.
In Stuttgart, Germany, those attending the gathering
condemned the policies and human rights violations of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran,
especially considering the recent spike in the number of executions across
Iran.
In Rome, supporters of the PMOI/MEK and the NCRI
coalition rallied in commemoration of Iran’s 1988 massacre victims and called
for global support for the Iranian people in their ongoing struggle to
establish freedom, democracy, and human rights in Iran.
In Copenhagen, Denmark, freedom-loving Iranians
condemned the Belgian government’s deal with the Iranian regime that will see
the release of Tehran’s convicted diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi.
“Releasing the bomber is an approval of murder and
killing sprees,” the demonstrators chanted. They also called for regime change
in Iran by the people of Iran, further emphasizing that there is no need for
another war in the Middle East and that the West should stop appeasing the
mullahs’ regime. Finally, the Iranian expatriates living in Denmark called on
the Danish government to expel Iran’s ambassador.
Source: English.Mojahedin
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Afghanistan Scene of World’s ‘Worst’ Humanitarian
Crisis: Islamic Relief Organization
Photo: Khaama Press
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By Saqalain Eqbal
13 Aug 2022
Afghans, particularly women and children, are
suffering the most from an economic collapse, as a result of the combined
effects of years of violence, maladministration, drought, natural disasters,
and international sanctions.
In a report released on Saturday, the 13th of August,
the Islamic Relief Organization stated that due to Afghanistan’s recent
political and economic breakdown, a humanitarian disaster has become a reality.
The number of Afghan people who go to bed hungry every
day is 19.7 million, which is one of the greatest figures ever recorded for a
single country, according to the report.
The majority of all rural households and more than a
quarter of urban households have now used all available resources, and they are
turning to ever-distressing and dangerous measures.
That includes beggaring on the streets, selling their
homes, selling their body organs, looking to take on increasingly risky work,
or marrying off their young daughters to get a dowry for survival.
Behind these shocking statistics are real people.
Every day, Islamic Relief teams on the ground meet mothers taking on crippling
levels of debt so their children can eat one small meal a day, and fathers
desperately searching for jobs that have disappeared. We meet boys dropping out
of school to try to earn a few pennies to support their families, and young
girls being married off as their parents can’t afford to feed them. Islamic
Relief: “What is Our Future?”
This occurs as the previously acknowledged former
government in Afghanistan has been overthrown by the cash-strapped Taliban, and
as international sanctions, including the freezing of the country’s foreign
reserves, worsen the country’s already precarious economic situation.
Source: khaama Press
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Foreign Minister: Malaysia Uses Foreign Funds To Train
Myanmar Refugees
Foreign minister Saifuddin
Abdullah said the government will not use public funds to help Myanmar refugees
obtain skills in this country. (Bernama pic)
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14 Aug 2022
KUANTAN, Aug 14 — The government is using foreign funds
to cover the cost of skills training that will be given to Myanmar refugees,
said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah.
According to him, the country has so far not been able
to absorb Myanmar refugees in the employment sector because they do not have
the required skills.
“Right now we have a shortage of foreign labour. Many
restaurants, factories and the construction sector are experiencing labour
shortages, but perhaps, employers are not willing to take them (refugees)
because they don’t have basic skills.
“Thus, we are planning a skills training programme for
certain people who want to work, but not using public funds, so we are thinking
how the funds can be obtained...as foreign minister I also lobbied to get funds
from other countries and international donors,” he said.
He said this at a press conference after the Young
Voters Determine the Future of the Nation Forum, in conjunction with the Indera
Mahkota parliamentary Youth Day 2022 here, today, which was also attended by
the Malaysian Youth Council president, Izzat Afifi Abdul Hamid.
Commenting further, Saifuddin, who is also Indera
Mahkota member of Parliament, said that thus far, Qatar is one of the countries
that have contributed by channelling US$50 million (RM222 million), of which US$6
million has been spent on refugee health matters.
“I mention this so that Malaysians don’t get upset
when the foreign minister talks about refugees in Malaysia and the need to
provide them with opportunities for work and education. We have never used the
public’s money, all of this is done from funds coming from outside using
contributions from foreign countries,” he said.
Meanwhile, Saifuddin, who is also the chairman of
Perikatan Nasional (PN) Pahang, when asked about the distribution of seats for
the 15th General Election (GE15) in this state, said that the initial
discussions with the PN coalition members stated to defend the seats that have
been won by their respective parties.
“Bersatu will contest in one parliamentary seat it
won, while PAS in eight state seats. Bersatu and Gerakan will not ask for the
seats won by PAS. We will look at the focus seats and who is most suitable to
contest.
“However, we are still looking at the appropriate
formula, and the decision will be finalised at the PN Supreme Council level,”
he explained.
Source: Malay Mail
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North America
Muslims In Albuquerque, NM Find Unity After Murders By
One Of Their Own
Aug. 13, 2022
Muslims embrace after Friday prayer services at the
Islamic Center of New Mexico during Friday prayer services on August 12, 2022.
Muhammand Azfaal Hussain, whom was murdered, attended this mosque in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Albuquerquue Islamic Center Imam Talha Elsayed
particpates in a interfaith breakfast held at the Albuquerque Convention Center
on August 11, 2022 by the city of
Albuquerque.
Source: Elpaso Times
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Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking after being
stabbed in face and neck 12 times
By Sophie Barnett
14 August 2022
The Satanic Verses author, who was stabbed around 12
times in the face and neck, needed surgery to treat a punctured eye and liver.
The 75-year-old's agent Andrew Wylie had earlier said
Sir Salman was using the ventilator and could lose an eye after he sustained
injuries to his arm and liver in the pre-planned attack.
Source: Lbc.Co
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Suspect in killings of 4 Muslim men in New Mexico left
trail of violence
Aug 13, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the six years since he
resettled in the United States from Afghanistan, the primary suspect in the
slayings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque has been arrested several times for
domestic violence and captured on camera slashing the tires of a woman’s car,
according to police and court records.
The lengthy pattern of violence — which began not long
after Muhammad Syed arrived in the states — has shocked members of the city’s
small, close-knit Muslim community, some of whom knew him from the local mosque
and who initially had assumed the killer was an outsider with a bias against
the Islamic religion. Now, they are coming to terms with the idea that they
never really understood the man.
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India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Kavi Sammelan Recalls
Role Of Muslims In Freedom Struggle
Deccan Chronicle
Aug 14, 2022
Hyderabad: An evening dedicated to poems and poetry
themed around the struggle for Indian independence and recalling the sacrifices
of freedom fighters was the highlight of an emotional programme organised by
the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen here on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
said ‘We are not here to give patriotic certificates to anyone but to celebrate
independence. Our forefathers have sacrificed their lives to liberate the
country from the clutches of the British.”
Source: Deccan Chronicle
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Praveen Nettaru murder a revenge for Muslim man’s
killing: Officials
Aug 14, 2022
Bengaluru: Police investigation has revealed that the
murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru in
Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada was a retaliation to the killing of a Muslim man,
19-year-old Masood, in the district, officials aware of the probe said.
The gang behind the murder of the BJYM leader had
identified at least three targets, including Nettaru, to take revenge on the
killing of Masood, a daily wage earner from Kasaragod in Kerala who was staying
with his grandfather in Bellare, said a senior officer who was part of the
probe into the Nettaru murder.
Source: Hindustan Times
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Mideast
Iran unveils Western art masterpieces hidden for
decades
By Associated Press
Aug. 13, 2022
TEHRAN, Iran — Some of the world’s most prized works
of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time in decades —
in Tehran.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric,
rails against the influence of the West. Authorities have lashed out at “deviant”
artists for “attacking Iran’s revolutionary culture.”
Source: Nbc News
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Confession by Houthi-affiliated smugglers prove Iran’s
role in regional instability: Yemeni minister
ARAB NEWS
August 14, 2022
DUBAI: Yemen’s Minister of Information Muammar
Al-Eryani said the confessions of a Houthi-affiliated cell to smuggling weapons
from Iran to the militia in Hodeida confirm Tehran’s role in arming the group
and undermining truce efforts.
His comments came after Yemen’s Joint Forces released
a video of Yemeni men, busted as part of a security operation in the west
coast, admitting to smuggling weapons from Iran’s Port of Bandar Abbas to a
dealer who works for the Houthis in Hodeida. Such operations, they said, were
supervised by experts from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Source: Arab News
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Gunman wounds eight people in attack on bus near holy
site in Jerusalem's Old City
14-08-2022
A gunman has opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old
City, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected Palestinian attack that comes a
week after violence flared between Israel and militants in Gaza, according to
police and medics.
Two of the victims were in a serious condition,
including a pregnant woman with abdominal injuries and a man with gunshot
wounds to the head and neck, according to Israeli hospitals treating them.
Source: Abc.Net.Au
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Crypto Trading, Investing Illegal in Iran, Central
Bank Governor Reiterates
by Lubomir Tassev
14-08-2022
The purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies or using the
digital assets for investment purposes is prohibited, the governor of the
Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Ali Salehabadi, has recently told local media. At
the same time, authorized persons and entities can legally mine crypto that can
be employed for international settlements, the official pointed out.
Referring to regulations adopted by the bank and other
government institutions such as the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade two
years ago, the CBI chief elaborated that it is legal for Iranian companies to
pay for imports with cryptocurrency. He was quoted in a report by the
English-language edition of the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) on Friday.
Source: News.Bitcoin
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Iran Plans to Order More Russian Satellites After
Successful Launch
Aug 13, 2022
Iran is planning to order at least three more
satellites from Russia, from the same model as the Khayyam satellite that was
launched into space this week, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Ali Bahadori Jahromi wrote on his Twitter account that
the “construction of three more Khayyam satellites in collaboration with
Iranian scientists is on the government’s agenda.”
Source: Haaretz
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South Asia
Islamic Foundation Chalks Out Programmes To Observe
Nat'l Mourning Day in remembrance of The Martyrdom Anniversary Of Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman
13 Aug 2022
DHAKA, Aug 13, 2022 (BSS) - Islamic Foundation (IF)
has taken elaborate programmes in observance of the 47th martyrdom anniversary
of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day
on August 15.
The programmes include paying homage to Bangabandhu by
placing wreaths at his portrait, hoisting national flag half-mast at buildings,
holding Quran khawani and milad mahfils at many places and mosques including
Banani graveyard, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and Mausoleum of Bangabandhu
at Tungipara of Gopalganj, offering special prayers, holding discussion on
Bangabandhu's life and works and providing free healthcare services, said an IF
press release here today.
Source: Bss News
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The Afghanistan disaster movie continues to roll, one
year after US withdrawal
MODASER ISLAMI
August 13, 2022
KABUL: When the Taliban captured Kabul on Aug. 15,
2021, amid the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan, the group’s
stunning return to power marked the end of two decades of warfare, which had
killed tens of thousands of Afghans on their own soil.
One year on, with the country pauperized and isolated
on the world stage under its new leadership, life for ordinary Afghans has
changed — largely for the worse.
Source: Arab News
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Afghanistan: Civilians wounded in an explosion in
Kabul
by Marziya Sharif
13th August 2022
Islamabad: At least two civilians were wounded in an
explosion in the western part of Kabul, the police said on Saturday.
Home-made devices were placed close to the office of
the national ID card distribution centre in Police District 13 in Kabul’s
Dasht-e-Barchi area, police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Source: Siasat
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Southeast Asia
Tengku Zafrul: Pent-up demand will drive Malaysia's
economy to grow faster
By Keertan Ayamany
14 Aug 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Malaysia’s economy will grow
even faster this quarter compared to the second quarter of the year, Finance
Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said in an interview with
Bloomberg yesterday.
“Restaurants are packed, traffic jams have returned,
the unemployment rate has fallen to below 4 per cent and the first-half tax
collections have been way above our estimate,” he told the international
business news wire.
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Terengganu Sultan confers medals, awards on 91
recipients
14 Aug 2022
KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 14 — Sultan of Terengganu,
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, today conferred awards, medals and honours to 91
recipients in an investiture ceremony in conjunction with his 60th birthday at
Istana Syarqiyyah, Bukit Chendering.
Also present were the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah
Nur Zahirah and Yang Di-Pertuan Muda of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar was also present.
Source: Malay Mail
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes eastern Indonesia; no
serious damage reported
August 14, 2022
An undersea earthquake shook part of eastern Indonesia
on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.7-magnitude
quake struck about 158 kilometers (98 miles) off Laikit village in North
Sulawesi province. It said the quake was centered about 30 kilometers (18.6
miles) beneath the sea.
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Indonesia's 77th Independence Day; Depok Holds
'Culture Fashion Show'
Laila Afifa
13 August 2022
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - West Java's Depok City
Administration held a fashion show competition dubbed 'Depok Culture Fashion
Show' to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Indonesian independence day.
The event was participated by the state civil
apparatus (ASN), Dharma Wanita Persatuan (DWP), and the Family Welfare
Empowerment Team (TP-PKK) of Depok City.
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Arab world
Islamic Jihad Winning In Firepower Stakes; More Than
1100 Rockets Have Been Launched By The Palestinian Resistance
14/August/2022
QUDS, Aug. 14 (Saba) -Since the start of the many-day
aggression on Gaza, Israeli media has been boasting about the strikes which
killed commanders of the Islamic Jihad resistance group.
Picturing the Gaza-based movement as ‘weak’ and
‘defeated’, Israeli media focused on the “blows” occupation military had dealt
by killing the group’s northern and southern command chiefs.
Source: Saba.Ye
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Saudi Arabia: Children of all ages allowed into the
Grand Mosque in Mecca
Tawfiq Nasrallah
August 14, 2022
Dubai: Saudi Arabia has announced that children of all
ages can now enter the Grand Mosque in Mecca, local media reported.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Saturday that
parents could now take their children with them to the mosque. The ministry,
however, clarified that children over 5 years must get permit through the
Eatmarna application, while those under 5 do not need an entry permit.
Source: Gulf News
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The trajectory of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
TAHA KILINÇ
14 AUGUST 2022
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Ismailia, Egypt
in March 1928, and four years after its establishment, its headquarters moved
to the capital, Cairo. The goal of Hassan al-Banna, the founding leader of the
group, was not only to grow this movement faster, but also to establish contact
with Administration and royal rule, but he was not able to reach Abdeen Palace
until the king's death in 1936, during which time the Brotherhood and their
leader were under British intelligence surveillance.
Hasan al-Banna was interested in studying advocacy and
guidance in Cairo, in addition to his interest in publishing books and
magazines. During this period, the first monthly magazine for the Brotherhood
(Nazir) was issued.
Source: Yeni Safak
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HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister congratulates
the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
13 May 2022
Manama, Aug. 13 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a
cable of congratulations to the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
HE Dr. Arif Alvi, on Pakistan's Independence Day.
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SPC's member discuss with Islamic Jihad representative
developments in Palestinian arena
13/August/2022
SANA'A, Aug. 13 (Saba) - Member of the Supreme
Political Council (SPC), Muhammad Saleh Al-Nuaimi, met in Sana'a on Saturday
with the representative of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Dr. Ahmed Baraka.
The meeting, which was attended by Deputy Foreign
Minister Hussein Al-Ezzi, and the leader of the Jihad movement, Dr. Magdi
Azzam, reviewed the developments on the Palestinian arena and the victories
achieved by the resistance and the Palestinian people over the Zionist enemy.
Source: Saba
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Australia
Australian held hostage by Taliban for three years
returns to ‘celebrate’ Islamic rule
By Pamela Constable
August 14, 2022
An Australian teacher who was kidnapped in Kabul by
Taliban forces in 2016, then held hostage for three years before being released
in an exchange deal with US officials, has returned, announcing that he planned
to “celebrate” the upcoming first anniversary of Taliban rule.
Timothy Weeks, 53, arrived at Kabul’s international
airport clad in a black tribal turban and white Afghan tunic. He told waiting
journalists that he had first come to Afghanistan “with a dream to learn about
Afghanistan, and now I’m coming again to complete my journey”.
Source: Brisbane Times
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Gunman fires shots inside Canberra Airport, detained
14-08-2022
A gunman has fired about five shots inside Canberra's
main airport, sending passengers fleeing but injuring no-one before he was
detained by Australian police.
Images posted on social media showed a police officer
restraining a man on the ground inside the terminal as the emergency alarm
sounded in the capital's main airport.
Source: Trt World
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Pakistan
World Body Okays Eligibility For Recognition Of
Accreditation Programme: Pakistan Medical Commission
Ikram Junaidi
August 14, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on
Saturday stated that after completing the mandatory requirements to become
eligible for the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) for recognition
of its accreditation programme, it has applied to the federation to initiate
the process.
The statement comes in the wake of apprehension that
graduates from medical colleges in Pakistan may not be able to appear in the
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), which is mandatory for
practice in the US, after January 2024.
Source: Dawn
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Imran submits nomination for seven more seats
Dawn Report
August 14, 2022
PESHAWAR/KARACHI/LAHORE: After filing his nomination
papers on Friday for contesting by-elections on two of the nine National
Assembly seats up for grabs in the Sept 25 by-polls, former prime minister
Imran Khan filed his candidature for the remaining seven seats as well, as the
deadline for filing nomination documents expired on Saturday.
On Friday, the PTI chief filed nominations for the
NA-22 Mardan and NA-24 Charsadda seats, while on Saturday, his representatives
filed his nominations for the remaining NA-31 Peshawar, NA-45 Kurram, NA-108
Faisalabad, NA-118 Nankana Sahib and Karachi’s NA-237, NA-239, and NA-246
constituencies.
Source: Dawn
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As Punjab flexes muscles, ‘N’ leaders flee to
Islamabad
Zulqernain Tahir
August 14, 2022
LAHORE: As the PML-Q-PTI coalition government in
Punjab tightens the noose around close aides of the Sharif family in the
province in various cases, the PML-N leaders have flown off to the ‘safer
confines’ of Islamabad, where their party is in power, to evade arrest.
The Lahore police on Saturday initiated action against
the prime minister’s special assistant Atta Tarar, a ‘blue-eyed’ associate of
Hamza Shehbaz, as well as former PML-N minister Rana Mashhood in the Punjab
Assembly attack case (registered by Chief Minister Parvez Elahi over
hooliganism during the chief minister’s previous election on April 16).
Source: Dawn
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Independence Day: Pakistan celebrates diamond jubilee
with patriotic zeal and fervour
Dawn.com
August 14, 2022
Pakistanis today (Sunday) are celebrating the
country's diamond jubilee with traditional zeal and fervour, with commemorative
ceremonies being held in different cities.
Addressing the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Jinnah
Convention centre in Islamabad, he stressed the need for a national dialogue
and developing consensus on a charter of economy in order to transform Pakistan
into an economic power.
Source: Dawn
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Pakistan has faced severe impact of climate change
this year: minister
Jamal Shahid
August 14, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s protected areas have suffered
immensely due to the catastrophic impact of climate change.
This was stated by Minister for Climate Change Sherry
Rehman while speaking at Trail 5 where a clean-up drive was organised by her
ministry to mark the 75th Independence Day.
Source: Dawn
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TLP celebrates Independence Day at Faizabad
Aamir Yasin
August 14, 2022
RAWALPINDI: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) took out
a rally from Liaquat Bagh to Faizabad Interchange in connection with the
Independence Day on Saturday.
TLP chief Allama Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi led the
‘Nazriya-i-Pakistan’rally, which was also participated by Qazi Mehmood Awani,
Sahibzada Hafiz Anas Hussain Rizvi, TLP Punjab emir Allama Pir Syed Inayatul
Haq Sultanpuri, Allama Dr Shafqiue Amini, Allama Ghulam Abbas Faizi, Allama
Farooqul Hassan Qadri.
Source: Dawn
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Europe
UK PM race: Minister switches sides from Rishi Sunak
to Liz Truss, says 'right person to take country forward'
Aug 13, 2022
A senior cabinet minister who was backing Rishi Sunak
in the UK prime ministerial contest on Saturday became the first high-profile
figure to switch sides to the opposing camp of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Writing in ‘The Daily Telegraph’, Sir Robert Buckland
said he now believes Truss is the "right person to take the country
forward" and that her plans are the best shot for the UK to reach its
potential as a "high-growth, high-productivity economy".
Source: Hindustan Times
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UK hit by another rail strike but talks planned for
next week
The National
Aug 13, 2022
Rail strikes in the UK continued on Saturday with
train drivers from the Aslef union walking out for 24 hours, although parties
on both sides of the dispute said talks were planned for next week.
As a result of Saturday's strike, there were partial
or no services running across the country with football fans, tourists and
holidaymakers among tens of thousands of passengers affected.
Source: The National News
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UN official ousted after voicing criticism of
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
BY DAMIAN PACHTER
August 14, 2022
A United Nations official has been forced to step down
as head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the
Palestinian Authority after criticizing the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s rocket
attacks on Israel during “Operation Breaking Dawn.”
On Aug. 8, Sarah Muscroft tweeted that she was
“relieved” to see a cease-fire that would end hostilities “impacting both
Palestinians and Israeli civilians” and condemned “indiscriminate rocket fire
of [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad” that “provoked Israeli retaliation.”
Source: Jns.Org
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Africa
Miyetti Allah Rejects Labour Party Presidential
Candidate, Obi
By Enioluwa Adeniyi
August 14th, 2022
The Miyetti Allah group has charged Fulanis in Nigeria
not to vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi in
the 2023 general elections.
According to Miyetti Allah, Obi has the interest of
Biafran which would not favour Fulanis in the country if he emerge as president
in 2023.
Source: Naija News
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Ortom to Miyetti Allah: We shall meet at the Hague
13th August 2022
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has told the Miyetti
Allah Kautal Hore that he is ready to meet them at the International Criminal
Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands.
The Chief Press Secretary to Ortom, Nathaniel Ikyur,
in a statement made available to Sunday Sun, said the governor stated this
while reacting to media threats credited to the Fulani group whose members have
continued to wreak incalculable havoc on Benue communities, thereby killing
thousands and rendering many others homeless.
Source: Sunnews Online
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Miyetti Allah’s ICC case: We’ll meet at the Hague,
Ortom replies cattle breeders’ group
August 13, 2022
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has told the
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that he is ever ready to meet them at the
International Criminal Court of Justice.
The Governor said this while reacting to media threats
credited to the Fulani group whose members have continued to wreck incalculable
havoc on Benue communities thereby killing thousands and rendering many others
homeless.
Source: Vanguardngr
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