Total Fertility Rate Dips, Sharpest Decline among Muslims: National Family Health Survey -5 Data
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May 2022
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• Total Fertility Rate Dips, Sharpest Decline among
Muslims: National Family Health Survey -5 Data
• Petitioner, Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, Decides to
Withdraw Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque-Shringar Gauri Temple Case
• Grand Ayatollah Sobhani: Destruction of Jannat
Al-Baqi by Saudi ‘A Second Ashura’
• French Muslim Footballer Karim Benzema Sues French
Far-Right Politician, Damien Rieu
• Shia Ulema Council of Pakistan Organizes Martyrs
Photo Exhibition at Numaish Chowrangi
India
• ‘Muslims Should Be Set Ablaze Just as Hindus Burn
Ravana Effigies on Dussehra’: Bihar BJP MLA
• Hanuman Chalisa Played At Temples in K'taka against
Use of Loudspeakers at Mosques
• Shiv Sena, MNS locked in race to visit Ayodhya amid
tussle over loudspeakers in mosques
• Malappuram mosques lend a hand blurring religious
borders
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Mideast
• By Teachings Of Prophet: France's 1st
Environment-Friendly Mosque
• Erdogan talks with 21 leaders during Muslim holy
month of Ramadan
• Over 100 fanatic Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque
• Israeli occupation to demolish building in Silwan,
south of Aqsa Mosque
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Europe
• How a Neo-Conservative Think Tank Defined British
Muslims
• Portland Journalist Arrested For Vandalizing Two
Synagogues and A Mosque
• Putin uses Victory Day parade to praise ‘heroism of
troops defending Russia’
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Pakistan
• JUI-F flays attacks on seminaries, mosques
• Sea of people to remove hurdles en route to
Islamabad: Imran
• Street crime data released by police paints rosy
picture of Karachi
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South Asia
• An Online Petition Made to Request the Cancellation
of Former Afghanistan NSA’s Speech at the Oxford Union
• U.S. Envoy Dubs Taliban New Policy ‘Affront to Human
Rights’
• Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Is a Reality Need to
Be Admitted: Uzbekistan
• ‘Delta Plan-2100 crucial for Bangladesh’: PM seeks
ADB’s support
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Southeast Asia
• PKR President: Time to Strengthen, Protect
Malaysia’s Judiciary from Further Abuse
• Ex-AG Apandi says Dr Mahathir has no right to
question settlement in wrongful dismissal suit
• Federal Court to hear Najib’s final appeal against
SRC conviction in August
• Saifuddin: Doors for negotiations must be open as
long as party’s principles intact
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Arab world
• World Council of Muslim Communities Conference Kicks
Off In Abu Dhabi
• Islamic State Claims Attack that Killed 11 Egyptian Soldiers
• Qatari jewellery brand Noudar’s collection inspired
by Islamic culture and Henna designs
• Saudi Royal Court: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
undergoes Colonoscopy
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North America
• Chester Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Jihad Perry
In Connection To Fatal Shooting
• Northern Ireland parties vow to work together after
Sinn Fein win
• With Marcos Jr. tipped to win, Philippines at
tenuous moment
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Africa
• Be Kind to Humanity, Anambra state chapter of the
Nigeria Red Cross Society Begs Boko Haram, Bandits, Gunmen
• High Court Takes on Muslim Matter After Mediation
Collapses
• Sudan Islamists Struggle to Choose Turabi's
Successor
• 7,000 Boko Haram Members Surrender: Is
Rehabilitation Good Enough?
• Under inefficacy of Buhari regime; Bandits kill 48
in northwest Nigeria
Compiled
by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Total Fertility Rate Dips, Sharpest Decline among
Muslims: National Family Health Survey -5 Data
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By Esha Roy
May 9, 2022
Muslims’ fertility rate has seen the sharpest decline
among all religious communities over the past two decades, shows data from the
National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare.
In keeping with the downward trend seen over the
years, the community’s fertility rate dipped to 2.3 in 2019-2021 from 2.6 in
2015-16. While all religious communities have shown a decline in fertility,
contributing to a dip in the nation’s total fertility rate, the fall has been
sharpest in the Muslim community, from 4.4 in NFHS 1(1992-93) to 2.3 in NFHS
5(2019-2021).
The Muslim community’s fertility rate, however,
remains the highest among all religious communities, with the Hindu community
following at 1.94 in NFHS 5, down from 2.1 in 2015-16. The Hindu community had
a fertility rate of 3.3 in 1992-93. NFHS 5 has found that the Christian
community has a fertility rate of 1.88, the Sikh community 1.61, the Jain
community 1.6 and the Buddhist and neo-Buddhist community 1.39—the lowest rate
in the country.
An accelerated decline in Muslims’fertility rate has
taken place twice – between 1992-93 and 1998-99 as well as between 2005-6 and
2015-16, when it dropped by 0.8 points.
“The fertility gap between Hindus and Muslims is
narrowing. High fertility is mostly a result of non-religious factors such as
levels of literacy, employment, income and access to health services. The
current gap between the two communities is because of Muslims’ disadvantage on
these parameters. Over the past few decades, an emerging Muslim middle class
has been realising the value of girls’ education and family planning,’’ said
Poonam Muttreja,
The percentage of Muslim women who have had no
schooling reduced from 32 per cent in NFHS 4 (2015-16) to 21.9 per cent in
NFHS-5 (2019-21). In contrast, for Hindus, it saw marginal change—from 31.4 per
cent in NFHS 4 to 28.5 per cent in NFHS 5.
The NFHS 5 report said the number of children per
woman declined with women’s level of schooling. Women with no schooling have an
average of 2.8 children, compared with 1.8 children for women with 12 or more
years of schooling. Women in the lowest wealth quintile have an average of 1.0
more children than women in the highest wealth quintile, and economic
betterment organically leads to lower fertility rates, the report has found.
“The data also shows that Muslims are increasingly
conscious of family planning. The use of modern contraception among Muslims
increased from 37.9 per cent in NFHS 4 to 47.4 per cent in NFHS 5. The margin
of increase was higher than in Hindus,’’ said Muttreja.
Muslims have also increasingly adopted modern spacing
methods of contraception—from 17 per cent in NFHS 4 to 25.5 in NFHS 5, which is
the third highest after Sikhs (27.3 per cent) and Jains (26.3 per cent).
Spacing refers to how soon after a pregnancy a woman gives birth again.
“A higher percentage of Muslim men showed a better
attitude towards family planning. About 32 per cent of Muslim men feel
contraception is women’s business, which men should not worry about. This
number was higher for Hindus—at about 36 per cent. As per NFHS 5, the use of
contraceptive pills is highest among Muslims, while the use of condoms is third
highest among Muslims, after Sikhs and Jains. Thus, it is important to
recognise the community’s adoption of family planning and acknowledge that
Islam is not an impediment to family planning in any way. The
Muslim populations in Indonesia and Bangladesh have
also seen lower fertility due to a greater number of spacing methods in their
public health systems. India needs to do more and expand its basket of
contraceptive choices and include implants as well in its family planning
programme,’’ Muttreja said.
The total fertility rate in rural areas has declined
from 3.7 children per woman in 1992-93 to 2.1 children in 2019-21. The corresponding
decline among women in urban areas was from 2.7 children in 1992-93 to 1.6
children in 2019-21. In all NFHS editions, irrespective of the place of
residence, the fertility rate peaks at the age of 20-24, after which it
declines steadily.
Thirty-one states and Union Territories, including all
states in the south, west, and north regions, have fertility below the
replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. Bihar and Meghalaya have the
highest fertility rates in the country, while Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar
islands have the lowest.
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Petitioner, Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, Decides to
Withdraw Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque-Shringar Gauri Temple Case
Gyanvapi Masjid (PTI photo)
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Qazi Faraz Ahmad
NEWS18.COM
MAY 08, 2022
The Varanasi district court had ordered to conduct
videography and survey of areas outside Gyanvapi mosque. The petitioners had
moved the court last April seeking to restrain opponents from damaging the
idols
The Gyanvapi Masjid and Shringar Gauri Mandir case has
taken a new turn as Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh announced on Sunday that it will
withdraw the petition filed in the court for regular Darshan of the temple
located in the famous mosque complex of Varanasi.
Sanatan Sangh chief Jitendra Singh Bisen told News18
that Rakhi Singh, his niece and one of the give women who filed the petition in
Varanasi district court, will withdraw the case. However, he did not give the
reason behind the move.
The district court had ordered earlier to conduct
videography and survey of the shrine on a petition, filed by Rakhi and others,
seeking permission to perform daily puja and rituals at the temple. The
petitioners had moved the court on April 18, 2021 seeking to restrain the
opponents from damaging the idols.
On their plea, the court commissioner appointed had
videographed and conducted a survey of some areas outside the Gyanvapi mosque
on Friday. Later, the other side had filed a petition to replace the commissioner
appointed by the court, which was heard by Varanasi Civil Judge (Senior
Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Saturday morning.
The counsel for the mosque management committee
(Anjuman Intezamiya Masajid), Abhay Nath Yadav said the court had not given any
order to do the videography inside the mosque but to do it till the ‘Chabutra’
(courtyard) outside the barricading. Yadav said, “The videography and survey
started at around 4.00 pm on May 6 and the videography was done till the
‘Chabutra’ on the western side of the mosque. “After that, when the
commissioner made an effort to go inside the mosque by getting its entrance
door opened, I opposed it, pointing out that the court has not given any such
order under which videography can be done inside the mosque," he said.
“The court-appointed commissioner claimed he has the
orders to open the locks and get videography done. But, the truth is that there
is no such order like this, hence I raised questions on the impartiality of the
court commissioner," Yadav said.
Litigant friends of the Hindu side Vijay Shankar
Rastogi said, “The court while hearing the plea seeking to change the court
commissioner, has reserved its order." “The court-appointed commissioner
is discharging his responsibility with honesty. An application was moved on
behalf of the Anjuman Intezamiya Masajid Committee to create hurdles for him,
accusing him of colluding with petitioners," he added.
Source: News18
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Grand Ayatollah Sobhani: Destruction of Jannat al-Baqi
by Saudi ‘a second Ashura’
Ayatollah Sobhani
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May 9, 2022
Ayatollah Sobhani said: “The anniversary of the
destruction of Jannat al-Baqi is a second Ashura and Muslims around the world,
especially Shi’as, must express their hatred toward the perpetrators of this
crime and convey it to the people of the world.” On the 90th anniversary of the Saudi
destruction of tombs of four of the twelve Imams buried Madinah’s Jannat
al-Baqi cemetery, Grand Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani had issued a statement on
(July2016) stressing that the Muslims of the world, especially Shi’as, must
express their hatred toward the perpetrators of this crime to the world.
The statement by the revered source of emulation is as
follows:
In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful
The anniversary of the destruction of the heavenly
shrines of the Ahlul-Bayt, the Family of the Prophet [Muhammad], and the
desecration of the mausoleums of the Infallible Imams [buried] in Jannat
al-Baqi, is a second Ashura and Muslims around the world, especially Shi’as,
must express their hatred toward the perpetrators of this crime and convey it
to the people of the world.
On this day, the army of ignorance and deviation,
armed with shovels and picks aggressively stormed the holy shrines of the four
Imams and other relatives of the Family of the Messenger [buried] in al-Baqi
and razed them to the ground.
Another time when indecent acts and hatred were
committed was when al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid caliph, destroyed the dome and
the tomb of Imam Husayn. While striking the ground, he repeated: “They desire
to put out the light of God with their mouths, but God will perfect His light
though the faithless should be averse” [The Holy Quran 61:8]
The Noble Quran calls the Muslims of the world toward
the promotion and glorification of the houses which are the centres of the
praise of God and says: “In houses God has allowed to be raised and wherein His
Name is celebrated…” [The Holy Quran 24:36]
In his book Dur al-Manthur, Jalaluddin al-Suyuti
writes that the Holy Prophet recited this verse in the mosque. The man asked
the meaning of the world “buyut,” the Prophet said: “this means the houses of
the prophets.”
At this time, while referring to the house of Lady
Fatimah al-Zahra, Abu Bakr asked: “Is this house also one of these houses?” The
Prophet answered: “Yes, this is one of the greatest of them.”
The Askariyayn Shrine [in Samarra] was destroyed for
the same reasons.
In their homes, the Imams and their dear mother [Lady Fatimah
al-Zahra] spent their time worshipping God Almighty. Unfortunately, instead of
upgrading and repairing the shrine, it was destroyed.
The customs of the wise men of the world, even the
customs of the followers of former religions, revere the graves of their elders
and scholars and build shrines over their graves as a tribute to them. Even
now, the Prophet Abraham’s grave in Occupied Palestine and the other tombs of
prophets and their successors in Jordan Syria, Egypt and Iraq are evidence of
this fact.
Unfortunately, the Arabs of Najd are far from Islamic
culture and rather than act on the verse: “Say, ‘I do not ask you any reward
for it except the love of [my] relatives’” 42:23], they have been antagonistic
and they destroyed the shrines, along with dozens of monuments related to the
Family of the Prophet and other religious personalities.
Now, not a day goes by where Islamic historical
monuments are not destroyed near the Two Holy Shines under the pretext of
expanding the shrines and nothing remains but that the cities of Makkah and
Madinah are two western cities in all their meaning.
The Muslims of the world call on the rulers of Najd
and Hejaz to give liberty and freedom to the Two Holy Mosques to allow the
return of peace and order, permission for the lovers of the Ahlul-Bayt to
rebuild their shrines, for all Islamic nations to be free to carry out their
duties at the time of Hajj and Umrah so the Holy Shrine is a place of divine
security sanctuary for all.
Source: RASA
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French Muslim Footballer Karim Benzema Sues French
Far-Right Politician, Damien Rieu
Muslim French Footballer Benzema
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May 9, 2022
French Muslim footballer Karim Benzema is suing a
far-right politician who had linked him with extremism.
The 34-year-old striker is suing Damien Rieu, a member
of French far-right party Reconquête, for defamation for two tweets Rieu posted
in 2020, according to French daily Le Parisien.
In one of the tweets, Rieu posted a photo of Benzema
with Nourdine Mamoune, an imam for the French town of Meaux, east of Paris.
"Interesting to discover @benzema visits Imam
Nourdine Mamoune, [whose home] has just been raided," Rieu said on 23
October 2020.
Just hours before Rieu's tweet, Mamoune's home had
been raided by French police, a few days after French schoolteacher Samuel Paty
was executed by an Islamic State sympathiser. The police took no further action
against Mamoune after the raids, Le Parisien reported.
A month later, Rieu posted a tweet with a photo of
Benzema posing with his index finger raised - a gesture of faith for Muslims.
The photo of Benzema was posted along with three other
photos of armed men - some of them members of the Islamic State -making the
same gesture.
"I think @benzema wants to send us a
message," Rieu's tweet read.
Rieu posted an image of his court summons to Twitter
on Tuesday, saying: "Karim wants me to shut up... tell him I've won all my
trials."
Far-right parties have increasingly become part of
France's political mainstream. Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National
Rally party, came second in the French presidential elections, winning more
than 40 percent of the votes.
France's centrist government has been accused of
implementing Islamophobic policies.
Benzema, who was born in France and is of Algerian
descent, has had his share of court troubles.
The striker was convicted last year for complicity in
a bid to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape. He
has appealed the ruling.
Source: The New Arab
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Shia Ulema Council of Pakistan organizes Martyrs photo
exhibition at Numaish Chowrangi
The Shia Ulema Council of
Pakistan (SUC) organized a Photo Exhibition at Numaish Chowrangi in the memory
of the Martyrs of Pakistan, Palestine, and Kashmir.
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May 9, 2022
The Shia Ulema Council of Pakistan (SUC) organized a
Photo Exhibition at Numaish Chowrangi in the memory of the Martyrs of Pakistan,
Palestine, and Kashmir. This event was attended by the leaders of various
Political, Religious Parties. In which Central Secretary General of SUC, Allama
Shabir Misami, Allama Hasan Zafar Naqvi, Allama Nazir Abbas Taqvi, Jaffer
Hussain (PSP), Asadullah Bhutto (Jamat e Islami), Kazi Ahmed Noorani (JUP),
Mufti Fazal ur Rehman (JUI), Sabir Abu Maryam (Palestine Foundation), Allama
Sadiq Jafferi, Razi Haider Rizvi, S.M. Naqvi, Shams ul Hasan Shamsi, and others
were also present. They paid homage to all Martyrs and supplicated for peace
and tranquility in eternal life.
On this occasion, Allama Nazir Abbas said that the
sacrifices of innocent martyrs will never go in vain. Our nation stands with
oppressed Palestinians and Kashmiri Peoples. He ruled out accepting the
illegitimate state of Israel at any cost. He accused the international
community of playing a criminal role in resolving the Palestinian standoff. He
also condemned the silence of UNO, OIC, and the Arab league on aggression
against innocent Palestinians and Kashmiris. He said that a few Arab States
have invited their downfall by accepting Israel and days of their monarchy have
been counted.
Other Leaders said that we will never forget the
Martyrs of Pakistan, who sacrificed for peace in our beloved homeland. We are
celebrating cherished moments of Eid ul Fitr with the bereaved families of
Martyr to please them despite the absence of their beloved departed souls.
Source: Shiite News
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India
‘Muslims Should Be Set Ablaze Just as Hindus Burn
Ravana Effigies on Dussehra’: Bihar BJP MLA
The Wire Staff
09-05-2022
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA
Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul has said that Muslims should be set ablaze just as
Hindus burn Ravana effigies during the festival of Dussehra.
“We need a Hanuman ji so that our youth could be
strong, the people of our country could be strong. Just like Ravana’s Lanka was
burnt by Hanuman ji, the demon-like Ravanas, who are hovering over Bihar and
the country, should also be burnt,” he told reporters. A video of his comments
is available on social media.
Source: The Wire
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Hanuman Chalisa played at temples in K'taka against
use of loudspeakers at mosques
May 9, 2022
Bengaluru: Hanuman Chalisa, Suprabhata, Omkara and
devotional songs were played at temples in different parts of Karnataka on
Monday morning as part of a campaign by Hindu groups including Sri Rama Sene,
alleging failure on part of the state government to take action against
loudspeakers installed at mosques.
Recorded versions or bhajans being recited by those
present at the temples were played out at around 5 AM to counter the morning
Azaan being recited on loudspeakers at mosques.
Source: Deccan Chronicle
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Shiv Sena, MNS locked in race to visit Ayodhya amid
tussle over loudspeakers in mosques
8 May, 2022
Mumbai: After the battle of videos over the legacy of
Bal Thackeray, it’s race for Ayodhya for the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.
The Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
chief Raj Thackeray are locked in political rivalry following the loudspeaker
row.
Source: The print
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Malappuram mosques lend a hand blurring religious
borders
by Abdul Lateef Naha
MAY 08, 2022
Thirty-eight year-old Ragesh Babu stopped running his
autorickshaw about five months ago, and is currently recuperating at MIMS
Hospital, Kozhikode, after a major kidney surgery. On Friday last, 20 mosques
within the limits of Malappuram municipality joined a fund-raising drive for Ragesh’s
treatment. And those mosques raised ₹1.38 lakh within minutes after the Juma
prayers.
Source: The Hindu
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Mideast
By teachings of Prophet: France's 1st environment-friendly
mosque
BY ANADOLU AGENCY
MAY 08, 2022
Known as France's first environmentally friendly
mosque, the Great Mosque of Massy stands out with its energy savings and
effective use of natural resources, as it is poised to be the first
environmentally friendly mosque in France all through following the teachings
of the Prophet Muhammad.
The mosque, which was built in Massy, a southern
suburb of Paris, draws attention with its glass dome, mostly glass minaret and
floor-to-ceiling windows.
Source: Daily Sabah.
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Erdogan talks with 21 leaders during Muslim holy month
of Ramadan
05 MAY 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with the
leaders of 21 countries and the UN chief during the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan.
Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met
in the Turkish capital Ankara on April 25. They reaffirmed their "common
objective" of ending the war in Ukraine "as soon as possible.”
Source: Yenisafak
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Over 100 fanatic Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque
May 9, 2022
Dozens of fanatic Jewish settlers escorted by police
forces desecrated the Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning, amid restrictions on the
entry of Palestinian citizens, especially young men and women, to the Islamic
holy site.
According to local sources, at least 106 settlers
entered the Mosque in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured
its courtyards under tight police guard.
Source: Palestinian Info C.
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Israeli occupation to demolish building in Silwan,
south of Aqsa Mosque
May 9, 2022
The Israeli occupation municipality in al-Quds
notified the al-Rajabi family on Sunday that their building in Silwan, south of
the Aqsa Mosque, will be demolished under the pretext of construction without
permit.
Press sources in al-Quds reported that the Israeli
municipality handed the al-Rajabi family a notice ordering the demolition of
their two-story building containing five apartments in Ein al-Louza
neighborhood of Silwan.
Source: Palestinian Info C.
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Europe
How a neo-conservative think tank defined British
Muslims
9 May 2022
In the wake of the calamity of the Iraq invasion of
2003, one might have supposed that the ideology which lay behind Tony Blair and
George W Bush’s bloody misadventure would have been discredited. This has not
happened. Neo-conservatism has continued to set the parameters for a great deal
of policy discourse, and its supporters have continued to occupy many of the
most prominent positions in British (and American) public life.
There are a number of reasons for this resilience. In the
UK, Policy Exchange, a London-based think tank, is one organisation which kept
the neo-conservative flame burning. Though its public profile is small, it has
exerted prodigious influence in political circles. In conventional politics,
Policy Exchange was at first associated in particular with ‘marketisation', an
ugly word which describes how the disciplines of the private sector have been
introduced into the education system and the wider civil service. The think
tank’s most enduring achievement, however, has probably been the reshaping of
government policy towards British Muslims.
The British government, police and intelligence
services originally saw their job as enforcing the law rather than policing
ideology or personal beliefs
Source: Middleeast Eye
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Portland journalist arrested for vandalizing two
synagogues and a mosque
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
MAY 9, 2022
Michael Bivins, a freelance journalist in Portland,
Oregon, was charged on Saturday with one count of arson and three counts of
criminal mischief for his acts of vandalism on two synagogues and one mosque.
Source: Jpost.Com
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Putin uses Victory Day parade to praise ‘heroism of
troops defending Russia’
Laura O'Callaghan
May 09, 2022
President Vladimir Putin praised troops “defending
Russia” in Ukraine as he addressed the nation during the 77th Victory Day
parade in Moscow’s Red Square.
In his highly anticipated speech, he told soldiers
they were “fighting for your people in Donbas, for the security of our
motherland, Russia”.
Source: The National News
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Pakistan
JUI-F flays attacks on seminaries, mosques
Bureau Report
May 9, 2022
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl has condemned the
attacks on seminaries and mosques in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
allegedly by workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, and provocative statements of
former federal ministers inciting violence against the clergy.
According to a statement issued here on Sunday, the
party’s provincial executive council and cabinet met in Peshawar to discuss the
current political scenario in the country.
Source: Dawn
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Sea of people to remove hurdles en route to Islamabad:
Imran
Rashid Javed
May 9, 2022
ABBOTTABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday once again called on
people, especially his party workers, to get ready for his call to reach
Islamabad, saying a sea of people would remove all hurdles and barricades that
would be set up by the “imported” government.
He was addressing a public gathering at a postgraduate
college here in connection with his mass public contact drive to invite PTI
loyalists and workers to the ‘Islamabad march’.
Source: Dawn
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Street crime data released by police paints rosy
picture of Karachi
Imtiaz Ali
May 9, 2022
KARACHI: While there was no decline in the number of
people killed in the metropolis by armed muggers upon resistance during this
year’s Ramazan from the previous year’s Ramazan, Karachi police claimed a
decrease in other crimes — snatching / theft of cell phones, cars, motorbikes,
etc — during the same period.
Official data reviewed by Dawn indicted that a total
of seven persons were shot dead when they resisted mugging bids in 30 days of
Ramazan in 2022.
The overall crime figures remained alarming for
citizens of Karachi as during the 30 days of Ramazan this year, seven people
were gunned down and 43 wounded over resistance; 1,812 cell phones, nine cars
and 149 motorbikes were snatched at gunpoint and 112 four-wheelers and 1,519
two-wheelers were stolen from different parts of the metropolis.
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South Asia
An Online Petition Made to Request the Cancellation of
Former Afghanistan NSA’s Speech at the Oxford Union
By Saqalain Eqbal
09 May 2022
A number of students, academics, and civil and
political activists have signed an online petition to the Oxford Union calling
for the cancellation of a speech by Hamdullah Mohib, the former government’s
National Security Adviser, at the Oxford Union in Britain.
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s national
security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, has been invited to speak at the Oxford
Union on May 11 about current events in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Envoy Dubs Taliban New Policy ‘Affront to Human
Rights’
By Arif Ahmadi
09 May 2022
Kabul, Afghanistan – United State Special
Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West dubbed the latest hijab policy by
the Taliban government “an affront to human rights”, warning the group on its
negative impact to their relationship with international community.
This came after the so-called Islamic Emirate, in a
formal decree under the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of
Vice, announced Saturday that it is “required for all respectable Afghan women
to wear a hijab.”
Source: khaama Press
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Is a Reality Need to Be
Admitted: Uzbekistan
2022-05-08
KABUL (BNA) The Special envoy of Uzbekistan President
for Afghanistan acknowledge the Islamic Emirate as a political reality in
Afghanistan and stressed interaction with the standing rulers in the country.
“Uzbekistan is interacting with the Islamic Emirate in
Afghanistan on a large scale,” said Ismatulla Irgashev. “He called the Islamic
Emirate a reality that needs to be admitted.”
Source: Bakhtar News
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‘Delta Plan-2100 crucial for Bangladesh’: PM seeks
ADB’s support
BSS, Dhaka
May 9, 2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought support from
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement Delta Plan-2100, saying, "It
is very important for Bangladesh".
The premier made the request when Vice President of
ADB (Operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Gono
Bhaban residence in the capital this morning.
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Southeast Asia
PKR President: Time To Strengthen, Protect Malaysia’s
Judiciary from Further Abuse
BY R. LOHESWAR
08 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim today said that the country’s judiciary has been abused and used by
powerful people to escape from punishment and that the public’s trust in the
system is eroding.
Source: Malay Mail
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Ex-AG Apandi says Dr Mahathir has no right to question
settlement in wrongful dismissal suit
BY KENNETH TEE
09 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Former Attorney General Tan Sri
Mohamed Apandi Ali said that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has no right to question
the settlement made between him and the federal government over his RM2.23
million wrongful dismissal suit.
Apandi, who is also a former Federal Court judge,
claimed that Dr Mahathir seemed to be deliberately stirring up attention by
raising the issue when the out-of-court settlement had been concluded some
three weeks ago.
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Federal Court to hear Najib’s final appeal against SRC
conviction in August
BY IDA LIM
09 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The Federal Court will be
hearing in August former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final appeal
against his conviction and jail sentence and RM210 million fine over the
misappropriation of RM42 million in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
This is based on an April 29 letter sent by the
Federal Court to both the prosecution and Najib’s lawyers, to notify them of
the hearing dates.
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Saifuddin: Doors for negotiations must be open as long
as party’s principles intact
BY R. LOHESWAR
09 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9
— When it comes to the ‘big tent’ approach, PKR secretary-general Datuk
Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said closing all doors for negotiations with
other parties is not the right thing to do.
He said PKR’s priority is to strengthen Pakatan
Harapan (PH) heading into the 15th general election and in the case it can’t
form a government it was important to send a signal that the coalition is open
to discussions.
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Arab world
World Council of Muslim Communities Conference kicks
off in Abu Dhabi
09-05-2022
ABU DHABI, 8th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Under the patronage
of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence,
and coinciding with the fourth anniversary of its founding, The World Muslim
Communities Council (TWMCC) kicked off Monday, featuring representatives of
over 150 countries, to discuss the topic of Islamic unity.
The two-day event, being held at the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), is addressing the challenges related to
belonging to contemporary Islamic society, confirming the pioneering role of
scholars and thinkers in leading the nation and providing intellectual and
legitimate proposals.
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Islamic State Claims Attack that Killed 11 Egyptian
Soldiers
MAY 09, 2022
The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed
responsibility for an attack the previous day that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers
in the Sinai Peninsula.
It was the heaviest loss of life the Egyptian army had
suffered in years in its long-running campaign in and around the Sinai against
militants loyal to the jihadist group.
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Qatari jewellery brand Noudar’s collection inspired by
Islamic culture and Henna designs
May 08 2022
The brand name Noudar derives from the ancient Arabic
word for gold.
Noor Ali Hussain Alfardan, founder and designer of
Noudar Jewels, combines influences from the timeless treasures of Arabian
civilisation with a modernist take on luxury jewellery.
Source: Gulf-Times
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Saudi Royal Court: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
undergoes Colonoscopy
May 08 2022
The Saudi Royal Court announced on Sunday that the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia underwent at noon on Sunday a colonoscopy at King
Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, and the result was fine.
A statement by the Court, carried by the Saudi Press
Agency (SPA), added that the medical team decided that the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques will spend some time in the hospital for rest..
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North America
Chester Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Jihad Perry In
Connection To Fatal Shooting
By CBS3 Staff
May 7, 2022
CHESTER, PA. (CBS) — Police have issued an arrest
warrant for 43-year-old Jihad Perry in connection to a deadly shooting in
Chester. The victim was found on Widener’s campus.
Police say Perry shot and killed Robert Dungee on
Thursday in the 1100 block of Hyatt Street. His body was discovered in the area
of East 14th Street.
Source: Philadelphia
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Northern Ireland parties vow to work together after
Sinn Fein win
MAY 8, 2022
The U.K., U.S. and Irish governments have urged rival
parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing
government after Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein scored a historic victory to
become the biggest party in Northern Ireland's Assembly.
Sinn Fein, which seeks union with Ireland, won 27
seats in the 90-seat legislature, beating the Democratic Unionist Party, which
secured 25 seats. It's the first time in Northern Ireland's history that an
Irish nationalist party has topped the voting.
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With Marcos Jr. tipped to win, Philippines at tenuous
moment
BY JIM GOMEZ
MAY 09, 2022
Filipinos stood in long lines to choose a new
president Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of human
rights the top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian
democracy. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the strongman ousted
in a 1986 army-backed “People Power” uprising, held a seemingly insurmountable
lead in pre-election surveys. But his closest challenger, Vice President Leni
Robredo, has tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos
recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to
underpin her candidacy. Eight others are in the presidential race, including
former boxing star Manny Pacquiao, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and former national
police chief Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Long lines of voters turned up early across
most of the country, with the start of voting delayed by a few hours in a few
areas due to malfunctioning vote machines, power outages, bad weather and other
problems. Thousands of police and military perso
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Africa
Be Kind To Humanity, Anambra state chapter of the
Nigeria Red Cross Society Begs Boko Haram, Bandits, Gunmen
By Michael Ovat
May 8, 2022
The Anambra state chapter of the Nigeria Red Cross
Society has appealed to those behind Boko Haram, banditry in the North and
South West and gunmen in South East, South-South regions of Nigeria to lay down
their arms and embrace dialogue with the federal government and other relevant
stakeholders for the sake of God and humanity.
Delivering a message to mark the opening ceremony of
the 2022 Wold Red Cross Day celebration, in Awka, on Sunday, the state chairman
of the society, Professor Peter Katchy, urged well-to-do Nigerians to strive
toward putting smiles on the faces of those who are victims of the situation to
reflect the theme of this year’s celebration “Be Human Kind To Achieve Truce
And Peace.”
Source: Tribune Onlineng
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High Court takes on Muslim matter after mediation collapses
By Daniel Chege
May 9th 2022
The High Court in Nakuru will determine a Muslim
Association leadership case after efforts to resolve the matter outside court
failed.
Presiding Judge Joel Ngugi had advised two Muslim
groups fighting to be leaders in the Muslim Association of Nakuru (MAN) to
resolve the matter without involving the court since it was a sensitive
leadership wrangle.
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Sudan Islamists Struggle to Choose Turabi's Successor
Mohammed Amin Yassin
8 May, 2022
Sudan's Islamist parties, the National Congress and
the Popular Congress parties, will soon begin a new chapter in their conflict.
The new development comes two weeks after Islamist parties, except the Popular
Congress, signed a new political charter to establish the "Broad Islamic
Current."
Source: English.Aawsat
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7,000 Boko Haram Members Surrender: Is Rehabilitation
Good Enough?
Amanda Thomson
May 8, 2022
On March 24th, approximately 7,000 Boko Haram troops
and Islamic State West Africa Province members surrendered in Northeastern
Nigeria. Boko Haram was originally centered in Maiduguri, but in 2014, the
terrorist group was eventually pushed out of the city by the Civilian Joint
Task Force and relocated to the countryside. Despite the moderate slowdown,
violence is still common in Nigeria. According to weekly updates from the
Council on Foreign Relations’ Boko Haram Security tracker, approximately 18
attacks occurred between March 19th and 25th, 2022, with violence ranging from
kidnapping for ransom and murder. Still, the mass surrender may be a sign that
the conflict is diminishing.
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Under inefficacy of Buhari regime; Bandits kill 48 in
northwest Nigeria
May 9, 2022
Gunmen have killed at least 48 people in attacks on
three villages in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a local official and
residents said.
Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles entered the three
villages in coordinated attacks, shooting people as they tried to flee, Aminu
Suleiman, administrative head of Bakura district where the villages are
located, said on Sunday.
Source: En.Abna24
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