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October 2022
Kuljeet Kaur, left, helps arrange a potluck lunch of
Indian dishes in the kitchen of Meena Natarajan in Minneapolis on Sunday, Oct.
9, 2022. Kaur, who’s Sikh, and Natarajan, who comes from a Hindu family, gather
monthly with other Indians in Minnesota in an interfaith group aimed to prevent
religious tensions in India from spilling over into US diaspora communities.
(AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)
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• Stark
Political And Religious Polarization In India Seeps Into US Diaspora
• ‘US Doesn’t Need Mediators For Taliban Talks’, Says US
Special Representative For Afghanistan
• Turkish President Erdogan Proposes Nationwide Vote
On Right To Wear Islamic Headscarf
• Attacks On Hazaras Must Be Investigated As Genocide
Crime, Says Afghan Envoy In UN
• Defining Anti-Muslim Prejudice ‘A Step In The Right
Direction’: Leeds’ Council Executive BoardMuslim Councillors
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• Ilhan Omar On The Critical Issues Of The Midterm
Elections: ‘People Understand What’s At Stake’
• CAIR-MN Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for
Vandalism Targeting North Dakota Muslim Cemetery
• US Politics’ Post-Shame Era: How Republicans Became
The Party Of Hate
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Mideast
• Erdogan’s new challenge: Muslims must cooperate on
Western Thrace, Kashmir and Palestine
• Medieval Islamic glass of Scottish Caerlaverock
Castle reveals untold histories
• Iran’s Guards accuse cleric of ‘agitating’ youths
against ‘sacred’ Islamic Republic
• US sends message to Iran, "in hurry" to
reach nuke agreement: Iranian FM
• From Iran to Azerbaijan, 84 Hyderabads across the
world
• Cyber group hacks Iran’s nuclear company email
system, demands release of detainees
• Protest strikes in Iran reported as solidarity
rallies held around world
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the run from the Taliban in Afghanistan
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2 Others Injured
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& Research Institutions Damaged in Past 20 Years: Arg
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Europe
• Russell Brand was fired for dressing up as Osama Bin
Laden on September 12th 2001
• Russian strikes cause blackouts in much of Ukraine
• Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘hold power summit to
decide who becomes next PM’
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India
• With Eye On Lok Sabha Polls, BJP Reaches Out To
Numerically Strong Pasmanda Muslims In UP
• As BJP’s Gaurav Yatra Ends, ‘Love Jihad’, Narmada Back
In Limelight
• Owaisi Takes Jibe At Karnataka CM Over Calls To End
4% Muslim Quota
• Government Allows Use Of Loudspeakers In 10,889
Mosques In Karnataka
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Rights, Dyslexic Children
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accordance with rules, claims CDA
• PTI’s Hamid Zaman gets bail in ‘foreign funding’
case
• US repatriates 46 smuggled artifacts to Islamabad
• ‘Lahore gets an Orange Line, Balochistan gets
checkposts’
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• Over 1,000 Islamic School Students in Indonesia Get
Cybersecurity Training
• Sabah not anti-peninsula but frustrated over decades
of lost rights, says Warisan leader
• Anwar hints Pakatan-GTA cooperation for GE15 a no-go
• Dr M: Malaysians' responsibility to remind GE15
voters of Umno, Najib's wickedness
• Muhyiddin: I don't mind being called a traitor
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With No Prospects For Agreement: Source
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food, aid
• Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Algeria’s PM discuss
bilateral ties in phone call
• Saudi heavy metal band play in large public event
for the first time
• OIC conference calls on media to promote informed
discourse
• Saudi Arabia arrests 17,114 illegals in one week
• Saudi Arabia condemns Houthi drone attack on Yemen’s
oil port
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• Troops Kill 31 Boko Haram Suspects, Arrest 70
• 2023: Forum distances self from APC Muslim -Muslim
Presidential ticket.
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Stark Political And Religious Polarization In India
Seeps Into US Diaspora
by The Associated Press
October 22, 2022
Kuljeet Kaur, left, helps arrange a potluck lunch of
Indian dishes in the kitchen of Meena Natarajan in Minneapolis on Sunday, Oct.
9, 2022. Kaur, who’s Sikh, and Natarajan, who comes from a Hindu family, gather
monthly with other Indians in Minnesota in an interfaith group aimed to prevent
religious tensions in India from spilling over into US diaspora communities.
(AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)
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In Edison, New Jersey, a bulldozer, which has become a
symbol of oppression of India's Muslim minority, rolled down the street during
a parade marking that country's Independence Day. At an event in Anaheim,
California, a shouting match erupted between people celebrating the holiday and
those who showed up to protest violence against Muslims in India.
Indian Americans from diverse faith backgrounds have
peacefully co-existed stateside for several decades. But these recent events in
the U.S. -- and violent confrontations between some Hindus and Muslims last
month in Leicester, England -- have heightened concerns that stark political
and religious polarization in India is seeping into diaspora communities.
In India, Hindu nationalism has surged under Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, which rose to power in
2014 and won a landslide election in 2019. The ruling party has faced fierce
criticism over rising attacks against Muslims in recent years, from the Muslim
community and other religious minorities as well as some Hindus who say Modi's
silence emboldens right-wing groups and threatens national unity.
Hindu nationalism has split the Indian expatriate
community just as Donald Trump's presidency polarized the U.S., said Varun
Soni, dean of religious life at the University of Southern California. It has
about 2,000 students from India, among the highest in the country.
Soni has not seen these tensions surface yet on
campus. But he said USC received blowback for being one of more than 50 U.S.
universities that co-sponsored an online conference called "Dismantling
Global Hindutva."
The 2021 event aimed to spread awareness of Hindutva,
Sanskrit for the essence of being Hindu, a political ideology that claims India
as a predominantly Hindu nation plus some minority faiths with roots in the
country such as Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. Critics say that excludes other
minority religious groups such as Muslims and Christians. Hindutva is different
from Hinduism, an ancient religion practiced by about 1 billion people
worldwide that emphasizes the oneness and divine nature of all creation.
Soni said it's important that universities remain
places where "we are able to talk about issues that are grounded in facts
in a civil manner," But, as USC's head chaplain, Soni worries how
polarization over Hindu nationalism will affect students' spiritual health.
"If someone is being attacked for their identity,
ridiculed or scapegoated because they are Hindu or Muslim, I'm most concerned
about their well-being -- not about who is right or wrong," he said.
Anantanand Rambachan, a retired college religion
professor and a practicing Hindu who was born in Trinidad and Tobago to a
family of Indian origin, said his opposition to Hindu nationalism and
association with groups against the ideology sparked complaints from some at a
Minnesota temple where he has taught religion classes. He said opposing Hindu
nationalism sometimes results in charges of being "anti-Hindu," or
"anti-India," labels that he rejects.
On the other hand, many Hindu Americans feel vilified
and targeted for their views, said Samir Kalra, managing director of the Hindu
American Foundation in Washington, D.C.
"The space to freely express themselves is
shrinking for Hindus," he said, adding that even agreeing with the Indian
government's policies unrelated to religion can result in being branded a Hindu
nationalist.
Pushpita Prasad, a spokesperson for the Coalition of
Hindus of North America, said her group has been counseling young Hindu
Americans who have lost friends because they refuse "to take sides on
these battles emanating from India."
"If they don't take sides or don't have an
opinion, it's automatically assumed that they are Hindu nationalist," she
said. "Their country of origin and their religion is held against
them."
Both organizations opposed the Dismantling Global
Hindutva conference criticizing it as "Hinduphobic" and failing to
present diverse perspectives. Conference supporters say they reject equating
calling out Hindutva with being anti-Hindu.
Some Hindu Americans like 25-year-old Sravya
Tadepalli, believe it's their duty to speak up. Tadepalli, a Massachusetts
resident who is a board member of Hindus for Human Rights, said her activism
against Hindu nationalism is informed by her faith.
"If that is the fundamental principle of
Hinduism, that God is in everyone, that everyone is divine, then I think we
have a moral obligation as Hindus to speak out for the equality of all human
beings," she said. "If any human is being treated less than or as
having their rights infringed upon, then it is our duty to work to correct
that."
Tadepalli said her organization also works to correct
misinformation on social media that travels across continents fueling hate and
polarization.
Tensions in India hit a high in June after police in
the city of Udaipur arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor's
throat and posting a video of it on social media. The slain man, 48-year-old
Kanhaiya Lal, had reportedly shared an online post supporting a governing party
official who was suspended for making offensive remarks against the Prophet
Muhammad.
Hindu nationalist groups have attacked minority
groups, particularly Muslims, over issues related to everything from food or
wearing head scarves to interfaith marriage. Muslims' homes have also been
demolished using heavy machinery in some states, in what critics call a growing
pattern of "bulldozer justice."
Such reports have Muslim Americans afraid for the
safety of family members in India. Shakeel Syed, executive director of the
South Asian Network, a social justice organization based in Artesia, California,
said he regularly hears from his sisters and senses a "pervasive fear, not
knowing what tomorrow is going to be like."
"My Hindu friends would come to our Eid
celebrations and we would go to their Diwali celebrations," he said.
"When my family went on summer vacation, we would leave our house keys
with our Hindu neighbor, and they would do the same when they had to leave
town."
Syed believes violence against Muslims has now been
mainstreamed in India. He has heard from girls in his family who are considering
taking off their hijabs or headscarves out of fear.
"A conversation is still happening, but it's
happening in pockets behind closed doors with people who are like-minded,"
he said. "It's certainly not happening between people who have opposing
views."
Rajiv Varma, a Houston-based Hindu activist, holds a
diametrically opposite view. Tensions between Hindus and Muslims in the West,
he said, are not a reflection of events in India but rather stem from a
deliberate attempt by "religious and ideological groups that are waging a
war against Hindus."
Varma believes India is "a Hindu country"
and the term "Hindu nationalism" merely refers to love for one's
country and religion. He views India as a country ravaged by conquerors and
colonists, and Hindus as a religious group that does not seek to convert or
colonize.
Rasheed Ahmed, co-founder and executive director of
the Washington D.C.-based Indian American Muslim Council, said he is saddened
"to see even educated Hindu Americans not taking Hindu nationalism seriously."
He believes Hindu Americans must make "a fundamental decision about how
India and Hinduism should be seen in the U.S. and the world over."
Zafar Siddiqui, a Minnesota resident, is hoping to
"reverse some of this mistrust, polarization" and build understanding
through education, personal connections and interfaith assemblies. Siddiqui, a
Muslim, has helped bring together a group of Minnesotans of Indian origin --
including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and atheists -- who meet for
monthly potlucks.
"When people sit down, say, over lunch or dinner
or over coffee, and have a direct dialogue, instead of listening to all these
leaders and spreading all this hate, it changes a lot of things," Siddiqui
said.
But during one recent gathering, some argued over a
draft proposal to at some point seek dialogue with people who hold different
views. Those who disagreed explained that they didn't support reaching out to
Hindu nationalists and feared harassment.
Siddiqui said that for now, future plans include focusing
on education and interfaith events spotlighting India's different traditions
and religions.
"Just to keep silent is not an option,"
Siddiqui said. "We needed a platform to bring people together who believe
in peaceful co-existence of all communities."
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through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from
Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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‘US Doesn’t Need Mediators For Taliban Talks’, Says US
Special Representative For Afghanistan
Anwar Iqbal
October 23, 2022
WASHINGTON: The United States does not need Pakistan
or any other country to facilitate its engagement with the Afghan Taliban, says
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West.
“To be honest, I don’t think we need a third country
to facilitate our engagement with the Taliban,” said Mr West when asked if
Pakistan could facilitate their talks with Afghanistan’s current rulers.
“I am in very regular touch with the Taliban. There
are other colleagues of mine in the US government who are also engaging. I
think that dialogue needs to be direct. I don’t think we need a third country,”
he added.
In an interview to the Voice of America’s Urdu
broadcasting service, aired this weekend, Mr West also dismissed the suggestion
that the United States needs Pakistan’s airspace to reach Afghanistan.
“We need to continue diplomacy to ensure that … the
Taliban …fulfil … (their) terrorism commitments (and) uphold the rights of Afghans
which they are not doing across the board,” he said. “I think we need to ensure
that those other countries — that share a border … common languages, cultures
and traditions — do this work in a complementary fashion.”
Instead of underlining Pakistan as the country that
could persuade the Taliban militants to fulfil their commitments, the US envoy
said the entire Muslim world had “an incredibly important and credible role” to
play in engaging with the Afghans — “with the Afghan women, with the Ulema as
well as with the Taliban” — to make this happen.
Mr West pointed out that US envoys were already
engaging with Indonesia, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others to
achieve this target.
Asked if the US needed over-the-horizon access through
Pakistan to Afghanistan, the US official said: “As we made clear, following …
our withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, we were going to, and we have
reorganised our capabilities in the region to ensure that terrorists never
threaten the United States or our allies ever again.”
The US drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman
al-Zawahiri in Kabul earlier this year “makes clear that we have a capability
to protect Americans,” he added.
Mr West said he held “intensive discussions” with the
officials of a key partner state during his three-day stay in Islamabad
“regarding our shared interests in Afghanistan”.
Asked why US President Joe Biden, in a recent
statement, questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, he said: “I
have nothing more to say on that question for you”.
Asked why the US has not denied Pakistan’s role in the
drone strike against Zawahiri in Kabul, Mr West only said the Zawahiri strike,
and the Taliban sheltering of Ayman al-Zawahiri, was a flagrant breach of the
Doha agreement.
He confirmed that the US officials and representatives
of the Taliban met in Doha this month for the first time since the fall of
Kabul and talked about ensuring that Afghanistan never becomes a terrorist
safe haven again. “So, we are going to continue to engage the Taliban
pragmatically in that regard,” he added.
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Turkish President Erdogan Proposes Nationwide Vote on
Right to Wear Islamic Headscarf
OCTOBER 22, 2022
The headscarf was at the centre of debates in the
1990s but no party today proposes a ban in Muslim-majority Turkey.
(Representative image: AFP)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday
proposed a nationwide vote on guaranteeing a woman’s right to wear a headscarf
in state institutions, schools and universities.
The subject is particularly important for devout
Muslim Erdogan, whose Islamic-rooted ruling party lifted a long-standing ban on
wearing the hijab in state institutions in 2013. The headscarf issue has
dominated political debate in recent months ahead of general elections in 2023
that are set to be one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan’s two-decade
control of Turkey.
Erdogan often refers to the ban’s lifting as an
example of how his party represents devout Muslim Turks against secular parties
that ruled Turkey before his party’s arrival in 2002. “If you have the courage,
come, let’s put this issue to a referendum… Let the nation make the
decision," Erdogan said in remarks aimed at main opposition party leader
Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Kilicdaroglu leads the secular CHP, a party
established by the founder of the secular modern Turkish republic, Mustafa
Kemal Ataturk. The CHP leader had proposed a law to guarantee the right to wear
a headscarf to alleviate any fears his party will reinstate the ban.
The headscarf was at the centre of debates in the
1990s but no party today proposes a ban in Muslim-majority Turkey. “We had made
mistakes in the past regarding the headscarf," Kilicdaroglu admitted
earlier this month. “It’s time to leave that issue behind us."
Kilicdaroglu seeks to show religious voters they have
nothing to fear from opting for his secular party next year, experts say. In
response, Erdogan proposed a constitutional change that will “soon" be
sent for approval to the parliament where his party holds a small majority with
his nationalist alliance partner.
But under Turkish law, changes require 400 lawmakers
to pass without a need for a referendum and so the CHP will need to give its
backing. Otherwise, with 360 votes, a proposal can be put to the people.
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Attacks on Hazaras Must Be Investigated as Genocide
Crime, Says Afghan Envoy in UN
By Saqalain Eqbal
22 Oct 2022
Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan’s representative to the
UN, urged the organization’s member states to investigate targeted attacks
against Hazaras as acts of genocide in the wake of the deadly attack on the
Kaaj education center in the Afghan capital.
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Faiq expressed his concern about the ongoing attacks
and the targeting of children from a particular ethnic group at the Committee
on Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Affairs of the UN General Assembly. He
also provided that the Taliban had not been able to establish security.
He asked the member states of the UN General Assembly
to set up a committee to investigate and report on serious human rights
violations, citing the most recent attack on the Kaaj education center as
evidence that Hazaras are systematically targeted in these attacks.
Faiq asserted that this would be accomplished by
forming a fact-finding committee to look into and report on all serious
violations of human rights, such as the genocide of Hazaras, forced migration,
and extrajudicial killings of people without a fair trial.
The representative of the country in the UN referred
to the human rights situation as “extremely worrying.” A serious violation of
human rights, according to him, includes “killings without trial, torture,
harsh treatment, and arbitrary arrests of former security forces, journalists,
human rights defenders, and people connected to the resistance front.”
He referred to the Taliban’s hostility toward Afghan
women and girls as well as the Taliban’s suppression of women as worrying. The
Taliban must be put under the necessary pressure by the international community
in order to hold them responsible for their crimes, Faiq said.
This comes at a time when the international community
is concerned about the growing human rights violations of the Taliban resulting
in the deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
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Defining Anti-Muslim Prejudice ‘A Step In The Right
Direction’: Leeds’ Council Executive Board Muslim Councillors
By David Spereall
23-10-2022
The Labour-run local authority has followed neighbours
Bradford in adopting a definition, in the hope it will aid the fight against
hatred and discrimination towards Muslims in the city.
Two-thirds of those who’ve experienced Islamophobic
abuse and attacks didn’t report it, with some citing fear of repercussions and
a lack of faith in the police.
Speaking at a meeting of Leeds’ council executive
board, the city’s two most senior Muslim councillors backed the definition
being written into policy.
Councillor Mohammed Rafique said: “Given the rising
hate crime against Muslims, and in particular against some of the most
vulnerable members of the community, this is welcomed.
The council has used the term ‘anti-Muslim prejudice’,
instead of Islamophobia, in an effort to incorporate all forms of racism
towards Muslims.
The leader of the council’s Liberal Democrat group,
Stewart Golton said: “Reading some of the statistics in the survey was
worrying, because you’d like to have thought some of the problems mentioned
here weren’t there anymore, but they are.”
“I suppose you would want one policy that covers all
forms of racism and discrimination, but the nature of discourse in the extremes
today is you can’t.
“So I guess the next stage of this is to also look at
other faiths as well and look at how we can address some of the racism towards,
for example, Hindu and Sikh communities in the city.”
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North America
Ilhan Omar on the critical issues of the midterm
elections: ‘People understand what’s at stake’
22 Oct 2022
The snow is already falling in Minnesota and with less
than three weeks until election day, the priority for congresswoman Ilhan Omar
and the state Democrats is getting people out to vote early before enthusiasm –
and the temperature – dips.
“The number one concern for a lot of people I am
talking to is Roe – it’s reproductive rights,” Omar said. “There’s also concern
about inflation and what that means for people. We’re seeing a lot of
enthusiasm. I hope it holds … We can pay attention to the polls, but if we
don’t get the people out to vote, nothing else matters.”
It’s not so long ago that polls, political analysts
and even straight-talking party officials were forecasting humiliating losses
for the Democrats in the November midterm elections. But then came the supreme
court’s devastating and largely unpopular decision in June to strip away the
constitutional right to abortion access.
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CAIR-MN Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for
Vandalism Targeting North Dakota Muslim Cemetery
Ibrahim Hooper
October 22, 2022
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 10/22/2022) – The Minnesota chapter
of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on law
enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism
targeting a Fargo, N.D., (8585 25th Street S.) Muslim cemetery.
Local Muslim community leaders told CAIR-MN that they
were alerted on Friday to vandalism of the cemetery building and material
inside the warehouse, including five cement vaults. Police have been notified
of the vandalism.
“Given the recent incidents targeting Muslim
communities in the region, we urge law enforcement authorities to consider a
possible bias motive as they investigate this case. All faith communities
should be able to bury their dead and carry out other aspects of their faith without
fear of harassment.”
He added that earlier this month, CAIR-MN welcomed a
charge of felony assault motivated by bias for an incident in Waite, Park,
Minn., which included an alleged attack on a Somali man.
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US politics’ post-shame era: how Republicans became
the party of hate
David Smith
23 Oct 2022
Republicans were in trouble. Mitt Romney, their US
presidential nominee, had been crushed by Barack Obama. The party commissioned
an “autopsy” report that proposed a radical rethink. “If we want ethnic
minority voters to support Republicans,” it said, “we have to engage them and
show our sincerity.”
Ten years after Romney’s loss, Republicans are
fighting their first election since the presidency of Donald Trump. But far
from entering next month’s midterms as the party of tolerance, diversity and
sincerity, critics say, they have shown itself to be unapologetically the party
of hate.
Perhaps nothing captures the charge more eloquently
than a three-word post that appeared on the official Twitter account for
Republicans on the House of Representatives’ judiciary committee – ranking
member Jim Jordan – on 6 October. It said, simply and strangely: “Kanye. Elon.
Trump.”
Source: The Guardian
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Mideast
Erdoğan's new challenge: Muslims must cooperate on
Western Thrace, Kashmir and Palestine
by ATHENS BUREAU
23-10-2022
The provocations against Greece by Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued in a speech he made on Friday about Islamophobia
and deprivation of rights in western Thrace.
Speaking at the 12th Ministerial Briefing of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Erdoğan underlined that racist attacks and
hate speech against Muslims are on the rise.
More specifically, he spoke of fascist regulations
restricting the freedom of worship of Muslims and of interference with the
headscarf, hijab and beard that are being attempted to become normal.
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Medieval Islamic glass of Scottish Caerlaverock Castle
reveals untold histories
23 October 2022
Discovered by archaeologists at Caerlaverock Castle,
eleven kilometers south of Dumfries on Scotland’s south coast, a trio of
Islamic glass fragments inspired a collaborative community project to reveal
the story of their origins and recreate the original object – a medieval
Islamic glass drinking beaker.
The first and only glass of its kind to be found at an
archaeological site in Scotland, it is believed that the original vessel would
have been made in modern-day Syria, Iraq or Egypt during the 12th and 13th
centuries, all of which were important centers of Islamic glassmaking.
The fragments are inscribed with part of the Arabic
word for ‘eternal’, likely used as one of the 99 names of Allah, which suggests
that it could be an extract from the Qur’an.
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Iran’s Guards accuse cleric of ‘agitating’ youths
against ‘sacred’ Islamic Republic
22 October ,2022
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards accused a Sunni cleric of
agitating against the Islamic Republic and warned it may cost him dearly after
he said officials including the supreme leader were responsible for dozens
killed in the city of Zahedan last month.
Amnesty International has said security forces killed
at least 66 people in a crackdown after Friday prayers in Zahedan, in the
southeast, on September 30, some of the deadliest unrest during five weeks of
protests ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death.
Molavi Abdolhamid, Zahedan’s leading Sunni cleric,
said during his Friday sermon that officials including Supreme Leader Ali
Khamenei, head of the Shia-dominated state, were “responsible before God” for
the September 30 killings.
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US sends message to Iran, "in hurry" to
reach nuke agreement: Iranian FM
2022-10-23
Tehran, Oct 23 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein
Amir-Abdollahian has said his country has received a U.S. message expressing
American hastiness to reach the nuclear deal with Iran, official IRNA news
agency reported.
"Three days ago, we received a message from the
United States, and told them that the (International Atomic Energy) Agency
(IAEA)'s accusations against Iran's nuclear program should be resolved"
before any agreement, said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday in the Armenian
capital of Yerevan.
Asked about U.S. officials' comments about the nuclear
negotiations being off the U.S. agenda, he said "Americans are
contradictory in their words and behaviour, as they are in a hurry to reach the
agreement in their (recent) message."
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From Iran to Azerbaijan, 84 Hyderabads across the
world
Oct 23, 2022
HYDERABAD: Quick quiz. How many Hyderabads are there?
Two, most would say, one is the City of the Charminar in India's Deccan and
another in Pakistan's Sindh province. What about the 82 other namesakes?
Cities, towns and villages that dot a vast landscape covering Iran, Azerbaijan,
Iraq in the West to Bangladesh in the East.
Hyderabad and its predecessor, the fortified sultanate
capital of Golconda, had inspired many people across the globe over the past
500 years. The US has two Golcondas, one in Illinois and another in Nevada,
while Charminar has its replicas too, including one in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
There are Hyderabad streets in Ontario, Canada, and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Heritage expert Dastagir Anwar said Iran has 71
villages, towns and cities named Heydarabad. Azerbaijan has 10 Heydarabads.
India and Pakistan have one city each named Hyderabad, the preferred spelling
in these parts, while Bangladesh has one too, but it's spelt Haidarabad.
"You will find Heydarabad, Heider Abad or Haiderabad in Azerbaijan and
Iran," he said.
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Cyber group hacks Iran’s nuclear company email system,
demands release of detainees
ARAB NEWS
October 22, 2022
DUBAI: An Iranian cyber group has reportedly hacked
the internal email system of Iran’s Nuclear Power Production and Development Company
on Friday, demanding the release of detained activists.
Hackers from the group called “Black Reward” have
threatened to leak the company’s internal data, according to the group’s
Twitter account, cited by Al Arabiya news website.
The group gave the Iranian regime 24 hours to release
detained political prisoners and protesters, the report cited the statement
issued by the hackers.
Source: Arab News
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Protest strikes in Iran reported as solidarity rallies
held around world
22 Oct 2022
Shopkeepers and factory workers reportedly went on
strike in Iran on Saturday as women-led nationwide protests sparked by the
death in custody of Mahsa Amini entered a sixth week and solidarity rallies
were held around the globe.
The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for
allegedly breaching Iran’s strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest
protests seen in the Islamic Republic for years.
Young women have led the charge, removing their
headscarves, chanting anti-government slogans and confronting the security
forces, despite a crackdown that human rights groups say has killed at least
122 people.
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South Asia
Calls to urgently save former ADF interpreters on the
run from the Taliban in Afghanistan
By Eric Tlozek
23-10-2022
This letter from the Taliban to an Afghan father
highlights the new danger facing the families of people who worked with
Australian forces in Afghanistan.
"Your sons worked as interpreters with the
infidels, the Australian forces and many of our Mujahideen [Taliban fighters]
have been martyred due to their spying, so our Islamic Emirate has decided to
take its revenge," it said.
The threat is not just to the former interpreters and
other ADF staff, called "Locally Engaged Employees" or
"LEEs" by the Australian government, it is to their parents and
extended family.
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Taliban Claim to Have Killed 9 ISIS-K Fighters
October 22, 2022
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban said Saturday their special
forces had killed nine Islamic State operatives and captured two others in
overnight raids in the capital, Kabul, and elsewhere in Afghanistan.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban
government, said that intelligence information had led security forces to an
“important hideout of Daesh” in Kabul late Friday. He used a local name for the
self-proclaimed Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate, known as Islamic State
Khorasan, or ISIS-K.
Mujahid said the ensuing gunbattles killed six
militants and one Taliban security force member. The raid came shortly after
security forces had captured two key ISIS-K members in a separate operation in
another part of Kabul, he noted without elaborating.
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Farmers in Bangladesh return to 200-year-old floating
farm technique to battle rising sea levels and extreme monsoon seasons
23-10-2022
Mohammad Mostafa, a farmer in the low-lying deltas of
south-western Bangladesh, is reviving his forefathers' farming practice of
growing crops on floating rafts as rising seas and storm flooding threaten more
and more farmland.
The rafts, woven from the stems of invasive hyacinths,
provide a lifeline for families during the increasingly extreme monsoon
seasons, when dry land can be especially scarce.
The 200-year-old technique was initially adopted by
farmers in the region during the flooding season, which used to last about five
months each year.
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Mortar Shell Explosion Leaves 2 Children Killed and 2
Others Injured
By Saqalain Eqbal
22 Oct 2022
A mortar shell struck the Zazi district of Paktia
province on Saturday, October 22, killing two children and injuring two others,
according to Omar Badri, the spokesperson of the Taliban police chief in
Paktia.
The Taliban official stated that the incident took
place after the children threw an unexploded mortar shell into the fire for fun
while playing.
A young man was killed earlier last week in a mortar
shell explosion in the southwest Afghan province of Farah, according to the
Taliban-run media.
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Universities, Schools, Mosques, Scientific Centers
& Research Institutions Damaged in Past 20 Years: Arg
2022-10-23
KABUL (BNA) In the last 20 years, universities,
schools, mosques and scientific centers and research institutions have been
damaged said general director of Administration of Prime Minister office.
Dr. Abdul Wasea, the General Director of
Administration of Prime Minister’s Office, met with representatives of
universities and private higher education institutions in Arg in Saturday,
according to Arg statement.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan deputy
spokesperson Balil Karimi stressed more scientific meetings and coordination
between the Islamic Emirate and higher education institutions.
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Europe
Russell Brand was fired for dressing up as Osama Bin
Laden on September 12th 2001
Poppy Bilderbeck
22 October 2022
Resurfaced footage has offered an insight into why
Russell Brand went into work dressed up as Osama Bin Laden on the day after
9/11.
Russell Brand has gained a reputation as a
controversial enough comedian as it is - having recently even been viewed as on
par with podcast host Joe Rogan.
Resurfaced footage has shown Brand opening up in an
interview with talk show host Chelsea Handler - on Chelsea Lately - about how
he ended up dressing up as the founder of extremist network Al-Qaeda.
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Russian strikes cause blackouts in much of Ukraine
23-10-2022
Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian energy and other
facilities on Saturday, causing blackouts in various regions, Kyiv said, while
Russian occupation authorities in the southern city of Kherson urged civilians
to evacuate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the
Russian attacks had struck on a "very wide" scale. He pledged his
military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help
from its partners.
With the war about to start its ninth month and winter
approaching, the potential for freezing misery loomed as Russia continued to
attack Ukraine's power grid.
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘hold power summit to
decide who becomes next PM’
Harrison Jones
23 Oct 2022
The two men dramatically fell out over Johnson’s
previous implosion, with the ex PM blaming his former chancellor for his
downfall.
Now Johnson is significantly lagging behind Sunak in
the latest race for No 10 – following Liz Truss’ dramatic resignation earlier
this week.
Reports suggest the power summit lasted three hours,
but details about its nature were scarce after it was delayed twice – an issue
both sides blamed on the other.
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India
With Eye On Lok Sabha Polls, BJP Reaches Out To
Numerically Strong Pasmanda Muslims In UP
23rd October 2022
By PTI
LUCKNOW: Aiming to win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar
Pradesh, the BJP is sharpening its outreach among numerically strong Pasmanda
Muslims, which have benefitted from government schemes like free ration and
housing.
The BJP, which following a state-level Pasmanda Muslim
meet is planning to hold similar functions in all civic body areas, claims
after social and economic empowerment of this section, it's working for their
political uplift.
In Pasmanda Muslim meets, the BJP leaders are
highlighting that the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress
always used Muslims as a "vote bank" and did not give them their due.
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As BJP’s Gaurav Yatra Ends, ‘Love Jihad’, Narmada Back
In Limelight
by PARIMAL DABH
October 23, 2022
As the Gujarat BJP’s Gaurav Yatra ended last week,
covering 144 of the 182 assembly constituencies, over a dozen union ministers
were among those participating, their targets largely being the Aam Aadmi Party
and Congress.
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Owaisi takes jibe at Karnataka CM over calls to end 4%
Muslim quota
Abdul Basheer
Oct 23, 2022
By Abdul Basheer: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on
Saturday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over calls for
scrapping reservations for Muslims in the state and urged the chief minister to
end the "commission" culture in his government first.
Addressing a public gathering at Karnataka's Humnabad,
Owaisi said, "I would like to tell Karnataka CM, you leave the thought
about removing reservation for Muslims. First remove the commission that your
party is getting."
The statement comes as calls to remove the four per
cent reservation given to Muslims under the OBC category gain momentum in
Karnataka. Some BJP leaders have openly called for ending the Muslim quota and
accommodating the Lingayat community instead, a move that could help the BJP
during the state elections.
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Government allows use of loudspeakers in 10,889
mosques in Karnataka
23-10-2022
The ruling BJP government in Karnataka has granted
permission to 10,889 mosques in the state to use loudspeakers on Saturday. The
police department has issued licence as per guidelines in this regard on the
directions of the state government.
A total of 17,850 applications were submitted from
mosques, temples and churches for the use of loudspeakers. Three thousand Hindu
temples and 1,400 churches have also been given permission for the same.
The ruling BJP government took the decision on
licensing after Hindu activists raised the banner of revolt against mosques
using loudspeakers while performing Azaan violating the Supreme Court
guidelines. Hindu organisations had given call to play the chants of Hindu gods
and goddesses from 5am.
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Pakistan
President assents to laws for domestic workers’
rights, dyslexic children
Ikram Junaidi
October 23, 2022
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi signed the Islamabad
Domestic Workers Bill 2022 and Dyslexia Special Measures Bill 2022 which were
approved by parliament on Oct 11 in a joint sitting to protect the rights of
domestic workers and take special measures regarding dyslexia, respectively.
The Islamabad Domestic Workers Bill was tabled by
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Zahra Wadood Fatemi. It stated
that a substantial number of domestic workers were regularly engaged by the
residents of Islamabad and so far no mechanism for the regulation of their
employment and protection of their rights had been instituted in the city.
“A number of cases of abuse and inappropriate
treatment meted out to the domestic workers in Islamabad Capital Territory have
been reported,” the newly-approved law said, adding that it aimed to provide
legal cover to domestic helpers. It also aimed to improve working conditions
and terms of employment for domestic workers through social welfare measures,
such as working hours, minimum wages, and entitlement to leaves among others.
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Mystery shrouds full Toshakhana verdict
Iftikhar A. Khan
October 23, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Mystery continues to surround the verdict
announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday disqualifying
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for making false
declarations.
Announcing the verdict in the absence of ECP member
from Punjab, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja had called it a
unanimous verdict. However, the full text of the 36-page order — an unsigned
copy of which is available with Dawn — was not officially released till late
evening on Saturday, raising questions whether it was really a unanimous
decision and providing fodder to rumour mills to go into overdrive over the
possibility of a dissenting note.
PTI’s Senior Vice President Chaudhry Fawad Hussain
while talking to reporters outside the ECP secretariat wondered, “What the
chief election commissioner (CEC) had read on Friday if there is no judgement
to release despite the passage of over 24 hours”.
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Intelligence Bureau chief allotted plots in accordance
with rules, claims CDA
Malik Asad
October 23, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has
sought settlement of the audit para related to the allotment of two plots to
Director General of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Faud Asadullah claiming that
the allotments had been made in accordance with rules.
As per the audit para, CDA allotted two plots to him in
February 2020 and September 2020 measuring 50x90 in upcoming Sector C-15
through one pooling and multiple pooling respectively under Land Sharing Policy
of 2007.
The auditors were of the view that the multiple
pooling where the land acquired by the CDA was in joint ownership was a
violation of the said policy.
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PTI’s Hamid Zaman gets bail in ‘foreign funding’ case
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2022
LAHORE: A special court (Offence in Banks-II) on
Saturday granted post-arrest bail to PTI’s former leader Hamid Zaman in a
‘foreign funding’ case registered by the FIA.
In the bail granting order, Judge Aslam Gondal
observed that the record was sufficient to conclude that the case against the
petitioner needed further probe. He noted that the prosecution’s case was not
free of doubts and the petitioner was entitled to the concession of benefit of
doubt even at bail stage.
The judge said, “A careful perusal of section 464 of
the PPC while keeping in view the content of the FIR and material collected
during the investigation leads me to conclude that the attraction of section
468 and 471 [of the] PPC needs further inquiry.”
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US repatriates 46 smuggled artifacts to Islamabad
Jamal Shahid
October 23, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The US government has repatriated 46
artifacts back to Pakistan, including the most notable $1.1 million
Buddhapadha, that now fill the central space at the Islamabad Museum.
The Kushan period footprints of Buddha (Buddhapadha)
were stolen from an unknown archaeological site in the Gandhara region of
Pakistan in the 1980s, and smuggled to the United States.
“The footprints of the Buddha were recovered by the
Manhattan district attorney’s office in New York during the investigation and
prosecution of a criminal case involving international smuggling and sale of
stolen antiquities,” said Assistant Director Department of Archaeology and
Museums (DOAM) Dr Mehmoodul Hassan. He elaborated that the artifact was
detected at an auction where it was put up for sale for an estimated $1.1
million.
Source: Dawn
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‘Lahore gets an Orange Line, Balochistan gets
checkposts’
Sheharyar Rizwan
October 23, 2022
LAHORE: A charged panel discussion about the problems
plaguing Balochistan and the need for dialogue to solve them at the Asma
Jahangir Conference on Saturday saw political leaders and activists raising
their voices for the rights of locals, amid loud sloganeering from an audience
that largely consisted of Baloch and Pakhtun youths.
The panel, composed of politicians and political
activists from the province, stressed the need to treat Balochistan on a par
with other provinces, as one Jamaat-i-Islami leader summed up the situation
thus: “We don’t have water, power or education, but Lahore gets the Orange Line
and we get army officials and checkposts.”
Former provincial chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch
kicked off the discussion by saying that while a specific group in Islamabad,
including politicians, generals, the judiciary and media, loved Balochistan for
its strategic importance and resources, the province was not fully empowered to
use these abundant resources to better its future.
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Southeast Asia
Over 1,000 Islamic School Students in Indonesia Get
Cybersecurity Training
23-10-2022
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Communication and Informatics
Ministry and the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) organized a basic
training on cybersecurity for 1,100 Islamic boarding school students (santri)
to commemorate the 2022 National Santri Day.
"We expect that by increasing Indonesian digital
talents, especially the Islamic boarding school students, we can have great
potentials to strengthen (our) defense in the cyberspace and (improve) the
national economy," Head of the Research and Human Resources Development
Agency of the ministry Hary Budiarto said here on Saturday.
"Globally, this digital society is known as
Society 5.0. They carry out their activities digitally, (and) their data is
maintained on the cloud server,” he noted.
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Sabah not anti-peninsula but frustrated over decades
of lost rights, says Warisan leader
By Yiswaree Palansamy
23 Oct 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Sabahans do not really bear ill
will towards their countrymen in peninsular Malaysia but are just furious at
having their rights being denied for decades ever since Malaysia’s founding, a
Parti Warisan (Warisan) leader said.
Dr Rajiv Bhanot, the party’s chief coordinator for
peninsular Malaysia, added that the frustrations were centred on the lack of
developments and lower quality of living in the north Borneo territory compared
to west Malaysia.
“Being a Malaysian, if you take a look at the
resources that Sabah and Sarawak are contributing to the country, and then you
look at the quality of living of these Sabahans and the Sarawakians, I don't
think there is an anti-peninsula or a hatred towards anyone from the peninsula
coming from there.
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Anwar hints Pakatan-GTA cooperation for GE15 a no-go
23 Oct 2022
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 23 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given his clearest hint yet that there will be no
cooperation between the coalition and Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) in the 15th
general election (GE15).
“What cooperation? When did I say that? (open to
cooperation with GTA). All I said was that ‘talks’ can be held with anyone. If
(discussions) are needed, I am in Penang today, and Sarawak tomorrow.
“To me, given the current circumstances, it’s better
to meet the people. It’s not that we have not had meetings before (with GTA
protem chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad),” he told reporters at a Penang PKR
leadership dinner here.
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Dr M: Malaysians' responsibility to remind GE15 voters
of Umno, Najib's wickedness
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
23 Oct 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
responded today against Umno’s accusation that its critics were trying to cover
up the weakness of the Opposition, with the former prime minister saying any
attacks were born out of worry that the party may win the 15th general election
(GE15).
The former prime minister said in a statement that if
Umno’s wickedness is not publicly exposed, then voters may wish to irrationally
vote for it again due to the party’s propaganda.
“That is why it is the responsibility of those who
love the nation and the country to remind voters of the wickedness of the Umno
government under the leadership of Najib and his allies,” the Parti Pejuang
Tanah Air chairman said, referring to the incarcerated Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
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Muhyiddin: I don't mind being called a traitor
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
23 Oct 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said
today he does not mind being labelled a “traitor”, claiming the decisions he
made were for the sake of religion, race and country.
The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman who left Umno to
form Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and later took his party out of Pakatan
Harapan (PH) to collude with Umno, said he did so as the situations did not
align with his political beliefs.
“I was ‘kicked out’ as deputy prime minister and Umno
just for making a remark about the 1MDB scandal, which is the biggest ‘robbery’
in the country’s history, thus tarnishing Malaysia’s good name in the eyes of
the world. Nevermind. Maybe God didn’t want me to be with evil people.
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Arab world
Iraq Sunni Parties Compete For The Defence Ministry
With No Prospects For Agreement: Source
Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani
2022-10-22
Shafaq News/ Sunni parties are wrangling over the
defence portfolio in Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet with three
front-runners vying for the post, a parliamentary source familiar with the
matter said on Saturday.
The sovereign Ministry in al-Sudani's cabinet has pit
the Sunni al-Siyada and al-Azm blocs in a tense competition, the source said.
"Beside lawmaker Khaled al-Obaidi, the
front-runners are Major-General Naser Ghannam who is backed by al-Siyada, and
Major-General Hamad Names al-Jubouri who is backed by al-Azm," the source
added.
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KSRelief sends 96 trucks with aid to Yemen with food,
aid
ARAB NEWS
October 23, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid
and Relief Center (KSrelief) has sent a convoy of 96 trucks, carrying food and
aid to Yemen from September 19 to October 16, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
reported on Sunday.
The relief trucks were loaded with 1,000 tons and 861
kilograms of food baskets, 15 tons and 330 kilograms of shelter materials, and
nine tons and 16 kilograms of medical aid, as well as 16,200 cartons of dates,
according to SPA.
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Algeria’s PM discuss
bilateral ties in phone call
ARAB NEWS
October 23, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman and the Prime Minister of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune held a phone
call, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi heavy metal band play in large public event for
the first time
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR
October 22, 2022
JEDDAH: Saudi melodic death metal band Immortal Pain
have been a pioneer in the Saudi metal scene since 2005 and are the first to
perform heavy metal at a large public event.
The band, who sing original songs in English,
performed in a concert on the second day of Comic Con Arabia at the Jeddah
International Exhibition and Convention Center.
The band members include Emad Ashoor, rhythm guitarist
and vocalist; Rasheed Attar, lead guitarist; Moayad Al-Shammari, drummer; and
Anan Al-Sabban, bassist.
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OIC conference calls on media to promote informed
discourse
ARAB NEWS
October 23, 2022
RIYADH: The 12th session of the Islamic Conference of
Information Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation began in
Istanbul on Saturday.
Saudi Media Minister Majid Al-Qasabi highlighted the
challenges that the world is facing, and the need to coordinate efforts among
OIC member states to confront them. He called for developing a trust-based road
map with clear mechanisms to advance joint Islamic action.
OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha addressed
the opening session of the conference, held under the theme of “Combating
Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era.”
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Saudi Arabia arrests 17,114 illegals in one week
SPA
October 23, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 17,114 people in
one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations.
A total of 9,346 people were arrested for violations
of residency rules, while 4,980 were held over illegal border crossing
attempts, and a further 2,788 for labor-related issues.
The report showed that among the 600 people arrested
for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally.
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Saudi Arabia condemns Houthi drone attack on Yemen’s
oil port
ARAB NEWS
October 22, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has condemned the Houthi’s
“terrorist attack” on Al-Dhabba oil port in Hadramout, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
reported.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Saudi foreign
ministry called the attack “an escalation after the expiration of the
UN-brokered truce in Yemen, which the Iran-backed militia refused to extend
despite all the efforts that have been made.”
“The attack reaffirms the militia’s consistent
targeting of civilian and economic facilities, as well as global energy
supplies,” the statement read.
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Africa
Troops kill 31 Boko Haram suspects, arrest 70
OCTOBER 22, 2022
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have killed 31
Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-General Musa
Danmadami, disclosed this during the bi-weekly briefing on the operations of
armed forces in the last two weeks.
He said that out of those arrested in the Northeast,
60 were logistics suppliers conveying grains, ammunition and fuel, among
others.
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2023: Forum distances self from APC Muslim -Muslim
Presidential ticket.
By Editor
Oct 22, 2022
Ahead of 2023 general elections taking place a few
months from now, The Christian Elders and Fathers Forum of Nigeria in Akwa Ibom
state has distanced itself from All Progressive Congress Muslim -Muslim
presidential ticket.
The chairman, Rev. Dr. Effiong Isangedighi made the
position of the forum with regards to the matter known at the 2022 annual
conference of the forum which took place on Friday last week.
Speaking further, the former national treasurer of
Assemblies of God, said those Christians who endorse the arrangement have done
so in error because the ticket has negated the concept of religious tolerance
which this administration at the federal has been preaching but not doing,
adding if allowed to sustain will relegate Christianity to the background as a
second class religion in Nigeria, may God forbid.
Source: Champion News
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Inside most toxic town in the world where children and
residents poisoned by LEAD
By Jeremy Armstrong
22 Oct 2022
The most toxic town on earth is at the centre of one
of the biggest class actions in legal history.
Thirteen women and children are seeking compensation
for lead poisoning against an arm of British-based mining giant Anglo American.
They represent at least 100,000 victims in Kabwe,
Central Zambia. Until the area is decontaminated, that figure will continue to
rise as more children are born and exposed to the toxic lead.
Source: Mirror.Co
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