Efforts Required To Sort Out Misunderstandings And Make Every Religious Body Feel Part Of India; A Few Creating Mistrust, Raise Your Voice, NSA Ajit Doval Says At Interfaith Meet
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July 2022
NSA Ajit Doval
being felicitated during the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council's (AISSC)
'Interfaith Conference', in New Delhi, Saturday, July 30, 2022. (PTI Photo)
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• Efforts Required To Sort Out Misunderstandings And
Make Every Religious Body Feel Part Of India; Few Creating Mistrust, Raise Your
Voice, NSA Ajit Doval Says At Interfaith Meet
• US Delegation, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF)
Trustees Meet On Proposed Mosque-Hospital Project At Ayodhya
• Prince Charles’s Foundation ‘Accepted £1million From
Family Of Osama Bin Laden’, Report Claims
• Another Delegation Of Tribal Elders And Others Reached
Kabul For Peace Talks With Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
• Indonesia's Pluralism In Question As Islamic Law
Influence Grows
India
• TN Muslim student held for having alleged online
ties with ISIS
• Members Of Muslim Community Shower Flowers On
Kanwariyas In UP’s Moradabad
• ‘A Muslim Man Asking For Accountability and Working
as a Journalist Is Not a Crime’
• Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim
women with rape, may go unpunished
• Dakshina Kannada Muslim Central Committee announces
₹30 lakh compensation to two murder victims’ families
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Europe
• Putin’s War in Ukraine Politicizing Muslims in
Russia, ‘Altyn Miras’ Portal Says
• Preston mosque 'should be a planning matter only and
not cause friction in local community'
• Ukrainian president declares mandatory evacuation of
Donetsk region
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Pakistan
• Imran ‘abettor’ in $250m laundering case: minister
• AGP backs judges’ view amid Judicial Commission of
Pakistan storm
• CDNS Sets Target Of Rs55 Billion For Islamic
Investment In FY2022-23
• PTI decides to file reference against ‘biased’ CEC
• Cultural relations can bring Pakistan, Philippines
closer, says envoy
• Fight against human trafficking to continue: Alvi
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Southeast Asia
• Section 377A Review: Singapore Govt Considering How
To Safeguard 'Current Legal Position On Marriage', Says Shanmugam
• Regulation of Islamic Financial Institutions Needs
to be Improved, Says IsDB Institute
• Johor Umno leader accuses Pakatan of manipulating
MoU with govt for own political gain
• US Speaker Pelosi confirms Asia-Pacific tour, silent
on Taiwan
• Indonesia emphasises on data governance by G20
states for cross border data flow
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North America
• Life Sentence In US For Canadian Man Who Narrated Islamic
State Execution Videos
• Ulama Forum in Nigeria Writes Blinken, Disputes
American Senators’ Position
• Health DG Issues Reminder On Fatwa Against Smoking,
Vaping
• Indigenous and Muslim communities build connections
at Calgary convention
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Mideast
• Could Iran become a gas hub with Russian support?
• Iran state-aligned news outlet suggests military
strike on resistance group on foreign soil
• Rosatom inks deal with Russian builder at Turkey’s
nuclear plant
• Turkish opposition praises Baerbock for critique of
Erdogan policies
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Africa
• ‘Over 14, 809 Suspected Terrorists To Be Prosecuted
In Northeast’
• Islamic New Year: Sultan Urges Muslims To Pray For
Nigeria
• APC Muslim-Muslim ticket doesn’t reflect Nigeria’s
diversity – Nweke
• NHRC Reacts As UN Says Boko Haram 12 -Year
Insurgency Pushes 1.7m Children Into Malnutrition
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South Asia
• One-Kilometre-Long Surface Fault Occurs in Central
Afghanistan
• Grenade Explosion at Afghanistan Cricket Match
Prompts Responses
• PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate Maitree Power
Project in Bangladesh
• Neighbour’s Envy: India’s Jute Economy Is Faltering
While Bangladesh’s Is Flourishing; Here’s Why
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Arab world
• How Clean Nuclear Energy Will Put Saudi Arabia Ahead
Of The Climate-Change Curve
• What makes Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque a top
destination?
• Saudi Shoura Council speaker begins official visit
to Morocco
• Saudi development fund lays foundation stone for
Abobo University Hospital in Ivory Coast
• Saudi envoy to UN meets Ukrainian counterpart
Compiled by New
Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/religious-india-nsa-doval-interfaith-cleric/d/127613
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Efforts Required To Sort Out Misunderstandings And
Make Every Religious Body Feel Part Of India; Few Creating Mistrust, Raise Your
Voice, NSA Ajit Doval Says At Interfaith Meet
NSA Ajit Doval
being felicitated during the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council's (AISSC)
'Interfaith Conference', in New Delhi, Saturday, July 30, 2022. (PTI Photo)
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By Esha Roy
July 31, 2022
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Saturday
“there are a few people who, in the name of religion or any other belief
system, are resorting to violence and creating mistrust between different
communities”.
Speaking at an interfaith meeting in New Delhi, Doval
appealed to participating religious leaders to reach out to their followers
with the message of a united India where “every Indian is safe’’.
He said one reason for the rise in radicalism and
violence is that the majority of people “do not raise” their voice as much as
they should.
The All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC),
which organised the meeting, passed a resolution later, calling for a ban on
the Popular Front of India (PFI) and any religious organisation involved in
radicalism or incidents like the recent killing of a tailor in Udaipur.
Doval told the gathering: “If we have to challenge
this atmosphere (of animosity), then the biggest need is that we have to,
within our country, in our own home, be alert and keep intact our unity, and
make progress as a unified country. The country has made progress with speed in
the last couple of years, and the profit of this progress will be reaped by all
religious communities.”
“But there are many forces that are trying to create
an atmosphere of negativism which obstructs the progress of the nation… There
are a few people who, in the name of religion or any other belief system, are
resorting to violence and creating mistrust between different communities. This
affects the whole country – within the country as well as internationally,” he
said.
Ajit Doval,
National Security Advisor during Interfaith Conference for Communal Harmony, in
New Delhi on Saturday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)
According to the NSA, the reason behind radicalism and
violence is that its counter is not strong enough. “Such animosity is carried
out by a minority of people. But the majority of people, people like you, do
not raise your voices as much as you should. This makes the voices of this
minority seem like they represent the entire India.”
“If we have to fight this, then we can no longer be
mute spectators, but work at the ground level. Strengthen our voices and
organise ourselves. If there is any misunderstanding amongst us, we need to
dispel these. If there are some people who make mistakes, then the mistakes
need to be rectified,’’ he said.
“We have to make everyone feel that this is our
country, which we are proud of and where any religion can be followed with
freedom,’’ he said, adding that different religious communities in India have
existed together for centuries, and every community has had a significant role
in the progress of the country.
Doval said that people from every religious community
have also made “great sacrifices’’ for the nation. “It is our collective
responsibility to rectify this atmosphere.”
Speaking on the centuries-old tradition of Sufism in
India, Doval said, “You can’t permit these people who have vested interests and
agendas of their own to commit violence and disharmony within the country.’’
“We need to assure people and create the emotion, the
belief, that every Indian is safe. And if any one Indian is threatened, then
every Indian will stand with him. We will stay together, or we will sink
together,’’ he said.
AISSC founder-chairman Hazrat Syed Nasiruddin Chishty
said the religious leaders discussed four major issues with the NSA after which
the organisation passed a resolution.
“We raised the issue of hate speech and slogans like
‘sar tan se juda’, ‘goli maaro saalon ko’.. we said such speeches are both
anti-religious as well as anti-national, and need to be
banned. And if there is anyone making such speeches,
then they need to be prosecuted according to the law of the land,’’ Chishty
told The Sunday Express.
“We have very strongly condemned all radical forces.
In the Udaipur incident, investigations pointed to the involvement of the PFI.
We have, therefore, said that the PFI, or any other organisation like the PFI,
that is involved in such violence or seen to be involved in radicalisation
should be banned,’’ he said.
He said the leaders discussed measures to counter
radicalism in the country, and the AISSC will be starting a nationwide movement
soon.
“Social media has been a way through which radicals
are reaching our youth and children. They are sending videos of violence and
hate speeches. We have asked the government to crack down on such platforms and
prevent this from happening,’’ he said.
Source: Indian Express
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US Delegation, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF)
Trustees Meet On Proposed Mosque-Hospital Project At Ayodhya
Ayodhya Mosque, Dhannipur
village
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Jul 31, 2022
AYODHYA: A US Embassy delegation from New Delhi
comprising political officer Karen McCrea and economic and political specialist
Kavleen Chatwal held talks with the trustees of Indo-Islamic Cultural
Foundation (IICF), the Ayodhya Masjid Trust. The American diplomats discussed
the proposed mosque-hospital project at Dhannipur of Ayodhya.
The two-hour long meeting held at a prominent hotel
was attended by the IICF president Zufar Farooqui, trust secretary Athar Husain
and trustee Mohammad Rashid.
The American delegates recorded all the details
regarding the Ayodhya project of the IICF, specially the world-class charitable
hospital and mosque to be built in Ayodhya.
Talking to TOI, Husain said, "We had a long
discussion with the US delegation over the Babri Masjid and Ramjanambhoomi
issue that had a great impact on the political discourse of a vast population
of South Asia and that after the Ayodhya verdict there is hope that all such
long standing issues can be resolved peacefully".
"The situation post the Ayodhya verdict, where
Muslims having faith in the judiciary accepted the verdict hoping to reduce the
Hindu-Muslim divide arising out of the Ayodhya dispute, emphasises that Muslims
still look up to the higher judiciary on issues of dispute for justice with a
high hope," said Farooqui.
Source: Times Of India
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Prince Charles’s Foundation ‘Accepted £1million From
Family Of Osama Bin Laden’, Report Claims
Britain's Prince
Charles (AP)
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By Ted Hennessey
31-07-2022
Prince Charles’ foundation accepted a £1million
payment from the family of Osama bin Laden, it has been reported.
The Sunday Times said Charles secured the money from
Bakr bin Laden for his foundation, the patriarch of the wealthy Saudi family,
and his brother Shafiq, who are both half-brothers of the former Al-Qaeda
leader.
Clarence House strongly disputes many of the claims,
saying the decision to accept the donation to his charity, the Prince of
Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF), was taken solely by trustees.
It was reported that Charles, 73, had a private
meeting with Bakr, 76, at Clarence House in London on October 30, 2013, two
years after Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistan.
Source: Standard.Co
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Another Delegation Of Tribal Elders And Others Reached
Kabul For Peace Talks With Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
A 17-member delegation of
tribal elders from Pakistan arrived in Kabul on July 30, 2022, to resume peace
talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). (Photo courtesy: Ariana News)
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Bureau Report
July 31, 2022
PESHAWAR: A 17-member delegation of tribal elders and
others reached Kabul on Saturday to resume talks with the outlawed
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), just as a team of senior religious scholars
returned home after negotiations with the TTP leadership.
The eight-member ulema’s delegation, led by Mufti Taqi
Usmani, has returned from Afghanistan after holding meetings with the TTP
leadership and Afghan Taliban.
A source privy to the ulema’s delegation claimed that
Mr Usmani, respected by the Afghan Taliban as well as the TTP, was able to
convince the militant group that he had reviewed Pakistan’s Constitution and
there was nothing in there which could be construed as un-Islamic.
According to the source, Mr Usmani argued that even if
the militant group deemed a clause or two as un-Islamic, it was neither their
mandate to change it or provided any justification for them to take up arms
against the state.
The militant group, the source said, again broached
the issue of ex-Fata merger, but Mr Usmani told the TTP leadership that he was
a religious scholar and he could only speak on religious matters.
While the TTP released a two-page statement
reiterating its demands and calls for an Islamic system in Pakistan, Mr Usmani
in a tweet sounded optimistic that their meetings with the Afghan Taliban
leadership were useful in strengthening relationship, restoration of peace and
achievement of common goals between the two countries.
Mr Usmani did not make any reference to their meetings
with the TTP leadership but said more details [about the negotiations] would be
shared later. Unconfirmed reports said the outlawed group handed a charter of
demands to the delegation.
The delegation that reached Kabul on Saturday is led
by Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on
Information and Broadcasting. It includes tribal elders and parliamentarians
and is scheduled to stay in Afghanistan for four days.
This would be the group’s second visit to the Afghan
capital to hold parleys with the TTP leadership. The first delegation comprised
58 members.
The first round, described by a participant, as
“cordial and at times tough”, did not make any headway on the TTP’s demand for
the reversal of the ex-Fata merger into KP but the two sides agreed to return
to the table after consultation.
In May, an official team from Pakistan held direct
talks with the TTP leadership and while deadlock persisted on the key TTP
demand, the two sides acceded to the Afghan Taliban leadership’s request for an
indefinite ceasefire and continuation of peace talks.
Dawn has learnt that another meeting was held between
the two sides towards the end of June under the auspices of the “Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan” which did make some headway, prompting optimism that a
possible peace agreement was achievable.
Source: Dawn.Com
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Indonesia's Pluralism In Question As Islamic Law
Influence Grows
Members of the Shariah
police listen to a commander's instructions before going on patrol in Banda
Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province© Reuters
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Aisyah Llewellyn
July 31, 2022
MEDAN, Indonesia -- A new law enacted in West Sumatra
Province in Indonesia is worrying human rights activists and local minority
groups alike as fears grow that it could lead to more Islamic laws being signed
into force across the country that might restrict the rights of minorities.
Source: Asia.Nikkei
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India
TN Muslim student held for having alleged online ties
with ISIS
31st July 2022
By Express News Service
TIRUPATHUR: After several hours of questioning by the
Intelligence Bureau (IB), a Muslim student from Tamil Nadu’s Ambur was arrested
for having alleged online ties with ISIS.
He was identified as Meer Anaas Ali (22), a resident
of Masudi Street, Neelikollai in Ambur Town. He is a third-year student
studying Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) at a private college in Melvisharam,
Ranipet.
Source: New Indian Express
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Members of Muslim community shower flowers on
kanwariyas in UP’s Moradabad
July 31, 2022
As the Kanwar Yatra is progressing towards the last
Monday, a large number of people are coming forward to welcome kanwariyas.
In UP’s Moradabad, arrangements were made for food for
kanwariyas by the police. Huge pandals were set up outside the police station.
Source: India Today
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‘A Muslim Man Asking For Accountability and Working as
a Journalist Is Not a Crime’
Alishan Jafri
31-07-2022
Mohammad Zubair, the 39-year-old fact-checker whose
recent journalistic work made the biggest headlines internationally and
garnered a lot of attention towards the growing culture of genocidal hate
speech and violence against Muslims in India, eventually became a headline
himself when he was arrested in as many as seven cases one after the other for
alleged hateful tweets.
Immediately after his arrest in June, Zubair received
massive support from all over the world and #IStandWithZubair emerged as a top
trend globally. After 23 days of being caught in a cycle of arrest, bail and
re-arrest, the Supreme Court granted him bail for all pending and cases filed
in relation to the same set of tweets, thereby ending what Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
described as a “vicious cycle”.
Source: The Wire
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Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim
women with rape, may go unpunished
Aishwarya Iyer
31-07-2022
On July 20, 38-year-old Bajrang Muni Udasin was
stretched out on a cot draped in a soft saffron rug. The head priest of the
Shri Lakshmandas Udasin Ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Khairabad was unable to walk
because of an ache in his leg, caused by a nervous condition. He was surrounded
by several policemen, who had solicitously come to the ashram’s audience hall
to ask if “all was well with him”.
Wearily, Udasin described his daily routine. He wakes
up at 11 am and, after his morning meal, presents himself at the audience hall,
where a number of followers gather daily with their grievances, many of which
are complaints against local Muslims. Udasin claimed to be tireless in his
efforts to sort out such problems – “even if I get a call, I reach the spot
immediately”.
Source: Scroll.In
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Dakshina Kannada Muslim Central Committee announces
₹30 lakh compensation to two murder victims’ families
JULY 31, 2022
The Dakshina Kannada Muslim Central Committee on
Saturday announced ₹30 lakh each in compensation to the families of Masood and
Mohammed Fazil,
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Europe
Putin’s War in Ukraine Politicizing Muslims in Russia,
‘Altyn Miras’ Portal Says
July 31, 2022
Staunton, July 7 – Vladimir Putin has extended his
repressive moves against Muslims from those he identifies as radicals to those
even he has called moderate traditionalists, the Idel-Ural movement says.
Together with his war in Ukraine, this is radicalizing the faithful and leading
more Muslims to conclude that only secession can save their community.
This is recreating a situation like the one that
existed in the early 1990s, the Altyn Miras (Golden Inheritance) portal says,
one when many Muslims within Russia thought about escaping Moscow’s rule but
did not do so (idel-ural.org/archives/rossiya-stremitsya-vernut-sebe-status-imperii-no-eta-vojna-mozhet-dat-shans-dlya-osvobozhdeniya-musulmanskih-narodov-ot-okov/).
Source: windowon Eurasia2
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Preston mosque 'should be a planning matter only and
not cause friction in local community'
By Paul Faulkner
31 JUL 2022
A councillor who asked the government to have the
final say over whether a major new mosque can be built alongside one of
Preston’s busiest road junctions says he hopes that there will be no “lingering
bitterness” between those on either side of the debate – whichever way the
decision goes.
Graham Jolliffe, who represents the Preston Rural East
ward on Preston City Council, was speaking ahead of a public inquiry next week
which will be key to determining whether the landmark place of worship ever
gets off the drawing board. His comments came following the emergence of an
anonymous website – set up to criticise the proposal – which those backing the
mosque have branded “offensive”.
The city council’s planning committee gave the green
light back in February to what would be known as the Brick Veil Mosque, which
had been proposed for a prominent plot overlooking the Broughton roundabout –
where the A6, M6 and M55 all meet on the outskirts of the city. However, Cllr
Jolliffe and Wyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace made separate requests to
the then Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove for him to “call in” the
application – which has divided local opinion – in order either to rubber stamp
its approval or overturn it.
Source: The Week
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Ukrainian president declares mandatory evacuation of
Donetsk region
By Landon Mion
July 31, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced
Saturday a mandatory evacuation for residents of the country's eastern Donetsk
region amid intense fighting in the ongoing war with Russia.
The president said, "The more people leave [the]
Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to
kill." He noted that those who do leave would be compensated.
Source: Fox News
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Pakistan
Imran ‘abettor’ in $250m laundering case: minister
Kalbe Ali
July 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Days after a report in British daily the
Financial Times revealed that incarcerated Abraaj Group chief Arif Naqvi
bankrolled the PTI, Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on
Saturday termed the party chief Imran Khan an “abettor” in the $250 million
money-laundering scam while PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair dared Mr Khan to “come
clean” and challenge the news story in a court.
Addressing a press conference, Dr Malik, without
naming anyone, questioned a decision by the Supreme Court in 2018 that had
declared the PTI chairman “honest and truthful” in a disqualification case
against him.
The PML-N leader said Imran Khan was the “guarantor”
of Arif Naqvi, chief executive of the Abraaj Group who was indicted by US
prosecutors in a range of cases and faces up to 291 years in jail if found
guilty. Dr Malik claimed that Mr Khan was the “abettor” in a $250 million money
laundering case.
Source: Dawn.Com
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AGP backs judges’ view amid Judicial Commission of
Pakistan storm
Nasir Iqbal
July 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The top law officer of the country came out
in support of the views put forward by Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Tariq
Masood — over the decisions taken in the previous Judicial Commission meeting —
saying that he had agreed to defer the meeting as he was of the opinion that a
“requisite criteria be structured for such appointments” before considering them.
In a late night letter issued by the office of the
attorney general for Pakistan, Ashtar Ausaf Ali maintained that he
categorically agreed with the stance put forward by Justice Tariq Masood.
Source: Dawn.Com
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CDNS Sets Target Of Rs55 Billion For Islamic
Investment In FY2022-23
Jul 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD – The National Directorate of National
Savings (CDNS) has set a target of Rs 55 billion in fiscal year (2022-23) for
Islamic investment to introduce the new products in the market.
He said that the CDNS had entered the Islamic finance
market in the coming month August 2022, and would now offer Islamic finance to
its customers. In that regard, National Savings would work on Islamic Sharia
bonds and certificates to give opportunities in Islamic finance to their
customers, he said.
Source: Nation.Com
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PTI decides to file reference against ‘biased’ CEC
Ikram Junaidi
July 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD: While the Election Commission of Pakistan
(ECP) is expected to decide the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) funding case
within a fortnight, the party on Saturday decided to move a reference against
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan in the judicial commission,
accusing him of meeting leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
(PML-N).
Sources in the ECP said it was a matter of routine
that political leaders met the CEC but the most number of leaders who had
meetings with the CEC belonged to the PTI. They said just a few weeks ago, PTI
vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a meeting with the CEC that lasted for
almost one and a half hours.
Source: Dawn.Com
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Cultural relations can bring Pakistan, Philippines
closer, says envoy
Jamal Shahid
July 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD: There were fewer nicer places to be at on a
clear sunny monsoon day this Saturday than the Philippines embassy where there
was a celebration of the country’s culture with dance and home-cooked culinary
delights.
“We are actually celebrating a very important part of
our culture and that’s dance. The best traditional dance is Sakuting, which
originated from the northern islands in the Philippines. It’s a dance with
sticks which is a huge part of Filipino tradition, all of which reflects our
rich cultural heritage before foreign influences,” said Charge d’ Affaires Dan
Erwin Bagaporo at the embassy of the Philippines who hosted close friends from
the diplomatic community and a few local guests at a show organised to promote
cultural cooperation between his country and Pakistan.
Source: Dawn.Com
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Fight against human trafficking to continue: Alvi
Staff Reporter
July 31, 2022
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that Pakistan
was committed to combating the menace of human trafficking by establishing an
effective coordination infrastructure to prosecute traffickers and protect
victims.
The day was observed annually on July 30 to raise
awareness regarding the plight of victims of human trafficking and to promote
and protect their rights. The day was observed to bring attention to a crime
that left a lasting toll on human lives and society as a whole. It was one of
the most serious human rights violations that brought high profits to
traffickers through the exploitation of human beings by illegal means such as
force, fraud or deception.
Source: Dawn.Com
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Southeast Asia
Section 377A review: Singapore govt considering how to
safeguard 'current legal position on marriage', says Shanmugam
31 Jul 2022
SINGAPORE, July 31 — The Government is considering how
to safeguard "the current legal position on marriage" from being
challenged in the courts, after receiving feedback that most people want the
current position on marriage to stay, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K
Shanmugam yesterday.
“These matters really ought to be discussed in
Parliament and decided in Parliament, and not decided in the courts,” he told
reporters at the sidelines of community events in Yishun.
Source: Malay Mail
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Regulation of Islamic Financial Institutions Needs to
be Improved, Says IsDB Institute
Petir Garda Bhwana
31 July 2022
TEMPO.CO, Durham - Regulation and supervision of
Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) need to be continuously improved,
according to the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute. Research conducted
by the IsDB Institute shows the attitude of stakeholders in IFIs who mostly
believe that the regulatory and supervisory framework for risk mitigation for
IFIs is sufficient. However, the room for improvement continues to be
increased, especially in several important issues.
"It is necessary to create risk management
guidelines that can capture the Sharia aspects of various risks that can arise
in IFIs activities," said Hylmun Izhar, Senior Economist IsDB Institute,
at the Durham Islamic Finance Summer School (FIFSS) event, 29 July 2022, at
Durham University, UK. Hylmun also added that it is necessary to provide an
articulation where risk management can be translated into products at the
application level.
Source: En.Tempo
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Johor Umno leader accuses Pakatan of manipulating MoU
with govt for own political gain
By Ashman Adam
31 Jul 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Johor Umno deputy chairman
Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed has accused the Pakatan Harapan coalition (PH) of
manipulating the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for its own political benefit.
In a Facebook post, the former Pulai MP said that the
MoU was supposedly for a political ceasefire, but instead, the PH coalition
took the opportunity to attack the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and its main
component party, Umno.
Source: Malay Mail
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US Speaker Pelosi confirms Asia-Pacific tour, silent
on Taiwan
31 Jul 2022
WASHINGTON, July 31 — US House of Representatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to the Asia-Pacific
region, her office confirmed today, with stops in Singapore, Malaysia, South
Korea and Japan.
The statement made no mention of whether the
six-member delegation would visit Taiwan, a flashpoint in conversations between
China and the United States in the run-up to the trip.
Source: Malay Mail
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Indonesia emphasises on data governance by G20 states
for cross border data flow
By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
Jul 31, 2022
Indonesia is focussing in a major way to promote data
governance by G20 states to develop common principles for cross-border data
flow as well empower youth towards sustainable empowerment like India.
Source: Economictimes
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North America
Life Sentence In US For Canadian Man Who Narrated
Islamic State Execution Videos
By MEE and agencies
30 July 2022
A Canadian man who narrated execution videos for
Islamic State (IS) has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.
Mohammed Khalifa, who was born in Saudi Arabia,
pleaded guilty last December to conspiring to provide material support to IS
resulting in death.
Source: Middle East Eye
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Ulama Forum in Nigeria Writes Blinken, Disputes
American Senators’ Position
By Murtala Adewale
31 July 2022
Ulama Forum in Nigeria, an umbrella body of Islamic
scholars and leaders of Islamic organisations has petitioned the Secretary,
United States Department of State, Mr. Antony Blinken demanding outright
discountenance of the position of five American Senators on the crisis in the
country.
The petition signed by the forum’s convener Aminu
Inuwa Mohammad, and secretary, Bashir Adamu Aliyu, which was made available to
journalists, yesterday, in Kano, observed that Mr. Blinken was wrongly informed
by the US lawmakers to assume that the senseless killings in the country are
particularly targeted at Christians.
Source: Guardian
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Health DG issues reminder on fatwa against smoking,
vaping
Jul 31, 2022
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has
reminded the public about the fatwa (religious edict) banning smoking.
Source: Malay Siakini
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Indigenous and Muslim communities build connections at
Calgary convention
Jul 30, 2022
Muslim and Indigenous communities from across the
country came together Saturday to build connections at a convention in Calgary.
The annual Jalsa Salana Convention is the largest and
longest-running Muslim convention in Western Canada. Held at the Genesis Centre
in Calgary, this year's event marked the return of the convention after two
years of cancellations due to the pandemic.
Source: Cbc.Ca
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Mideast
Could Iran become a gas hub with Russian support?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
JULY 30, 2022
Iranian media predict that Russian investment could
help Iran become a regional gas hub.
The investment by Gazprom in Iran’s National Iranian
Oil Company was announced during a recent visit by Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
Source: Jpost
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Iran state-aligned news outlet suggests military
strike on resistance group on foreign soil
By Peter Aitken
An Iranian resistance group has urged European leaders
to stop engaging with the current regime as Tehran threatens military action
against its rivals – even on foreign soil.
The Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, published a July 27 article
calling on the Islamic Republic to "put military action against the MKO
headquarters in Albania on the agenda," claiming that the action would
help to maintain "international peace and security."
Source: Fox News
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Rosatom inks deal with Russian builder at Turkey’s
nuclear plant
30 July ,2022
Akkuyu Nukleer AS, the nuclear power company
controlled by Russia’s state-run Rosatom Corp., annulled its contract with a
Turkish builder and instead chose a Russian contractor for the remaining work
on Turkey’s $20 billion atomic plant.
An engineering, supply and construction contract with
Ankara-based IC Ictas was canceled and a deal was signed with TSM Enerji
Insaat, Akkuyu Nukleer said in a statement on Saturday.
Source: English.Alarabiya
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Turkish opposition praises Baerbock for critique of
Erdogan policies
30.07.2022
Mithat Sancar, a Turkish opposition politician,
thanked German Foreign Minster Annalena Baerbock on Saturday for her open
criticism of the Ankara government during a visit to the country.
On Friday, Baerbock put Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's administration under pressure on human rights, its clampdown on
opponents and a planned military operation in northern Syria.
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Africa
‘Over 14, 809 suspected terrorists to be prosecuted in
Northeast’
By Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri
31 July 2022
No fewer than 14, 809 suspected insurgents are to be
prosecuted for terrorism and other criminal activities in the Northeast.
Unveiling the prosecution, on Friday, in Maiduguri,
the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa,
disclosed that 70,593 persons, comprising Boko Haram and Islamic State West
Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families had surrendered to the
Army.”
Source: Guardian.Ng
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Islamic New Year: Sultan urges muslims to pray for
Nigeria
By Abdulganiyu Alabi
31 July 2022
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jamatul
Nasirul Islam (JNI), Muhammad Abubakar II, has urged Muslims celebrating the
Islamic New year (Muharram 1444AH) to
fervently pray for Nigeria.
In a statement by the Secretary-General, JNI, Dr.
Khalid AbubakarAliyu, the sultan urged
Nigerian Muslim to continuously
seek Allah’s forgiveness, guidance and protection.
Source: Guardian
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APC Muslim-Muslim ticket doesn’t reflect Nigeria’s
diversity – Nweke
By Eniola Akinkuotu
31st July 2022
Former Minister of Information and Communications,
Frank Nweke Jr, who is now the governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance in Enugu State, Frank Nweke Jr, tells ENIOLA AKINKUOTU about his
ambition and other trending issues
You recently emerged as the governorship candidate of
the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Enugu State. What should the people of
the state expect should you be elected?
Source: Punchng.Com
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NHRC Reacts As UN Says Boko Haram 12 -Year Insurgency
Pushes 1.7m Children Into Malnutrition
By Wondrous Nnaeme
Jul 30, 2022
The Executive Secretary of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) Chief Tony Ojukwu SAN, has lamented the destruction caused by
Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria.
This is as the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA published on its website that
“approximately 1.74 million children under five are expected to suffer from
acute malnutrition across the north-east in 2022.”
Source: The Whistler
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South Asia
One-Kilometer-Long Surface Fault Occurs in Central Afghanistan
By Saqalain Eqbal
30 Jul 2022
Sources claim that on Friday night, July 29, a large
fissure formed in some of the agricultural lands in the Deh Yak district of the
province of Ghazni.
The excessive use of underground water in the fields,
according to agricultural affairs experts, is what caused the ground to crack
in this area.
Source: khaama Press
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Grenade Explosion at Afghanistan Cricket Match Prompts
Responses
By Saqalain Eqbal
30 Jul 2022
In a statement issued on Friday, July 29, UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his sincere sympathies to the
families of the deceased and wished those injured a quick recovery.
According to the statement of the UN
Secretary-General, “attacks against civilians and civilian objects are strictly
prohibited under international humanitarian law.”
Source: khaama Press
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate Maitree Power
Project in Bangladesh
By Shishir Gupta
Jul 31, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina are expected to jointly inaugurate the 1320 MegaWatt
Maitree Super Thermal Power Station when the latter visits India for a
three-day visit in the first week of September. Touted to be Bangladesh’s
largest power plant, the coal-fired station is being set up by Bangladesh India
Friendship Power Company Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between India’s NTPC
and Bangladesh Power Development Board. The project is worth USD 1.5 billion.
While Bangladesh PM Hasina is expected to visit India
any time between September 5 and 7 and stay for two to three days, the visit
has been accorded utmost importance by the Modi government as Dhaka happens to
be one of India’s closest allies. Before PM Hasina arrives in Delhi, trial runs
between Kolkata-Chattogram-Mongla ports for India Bangladesh trade will begin
posting a new chapter in the bilateral ties. The first vessel from Kolkata is
expected to reach Mongla, on Pashur River, on August 5 carrying 16 tons of iron
pipes in a container with destination Meghalaya using the Tamabil-Dwaki border
points and 8.5 tons of pre-foam in another container for Assam using the
Birbirbazaar-Srimantpur border points. This exercise will create cheaper and
alternative routes for India to reach its North-East region while at the same
time carrying export-import containers for Bangladesh.
Source: Hindustan Times
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Neighbour’s envy: India’s jute economy is faltering
while Bangladesh’s is flourishing; here’s why
By Shagun
30 July 2022
“Just 10 years ago, this whole area was under jute, as
far as the eye could see. Not anymore,” says Narayan Ghosh, pointing at a vast stretch
of farmland in Saguna village of West Bengal’s Nadia district.
“The vegetation was so dense and the plants so tall,
over three metres, that the traders who came to buy jute did not dare to enter
the fields alone for fear of being lost,” says Ghosh, a farmer who owns 0.5
hectares (ha) in the village.
Source: Downto Earth
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Arab world
How clean nuclear energy will put Saudi Arabia ahead
of the climate-change curve
JONATHAN GORNALL
July 31, 2022
LONDON: When a newspaper headline begins with the
prefix “revealed,” most readers are sufficiently familiar with media shorthand
to know that they are expected to react to the article that follows with
surprise, or perhaps even concern.
But when the UK’s Guardian newspaper ran a story in
2020 headlined “Revealed: Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium ore to produce
nuclear fuel,” the real surprise was that the story was getting on for 50 years
old.
Source: Arab News
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What makes Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque a top
destination?
July 31, 2022
Gulf News Report
STRONG CORPORATE RESULTS SHOW UAE ECONOMY IS ON THE
RIGHT TRACK: The past week has been a busy one with some of UAE’s top companies
announcing their half-yearly or quarterly results. And the numbers have one
thing in common – they all point towards a healthy business environment that
allows businesses to thrive and boosts consumer confidence. Top banks like
Dubai’s Emirates NBD and Abu Dhabi’s FAB have unveiled stellar results, and
most importantly, seen a sharp drop in impairment charges. Loan books have increased
in size, too, pointing to improved consumer confidence. This echoes the UAE’s
Central Bank report earlier this month, which said individuals and corporates
in the UAE borrowed more in the second quarter of 2022 as improving economic
outlook drove demand. Lending remained strong despite recent interest rate
increases, the apex bank had said in its Q2 Credit Sentiment Survey. The icing
on the cake was the H1 performance of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways. After a
painstaking four-and-a-half-year turnaround journey, the carrier swung to a
core operating profit of $296 million in the first half, despite fuel costs
increasing by almost 60 per cent in comparison to the same period last year.
(By (COMMENT BY Anupam Varma, Assistant Editor)
Source: Gulf News
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Saudi Shoura Council speaker begins official visit to
Morocco
ARAB NEWS
July 31, 2022
RIYADH: Speaker of the Saudi Shoura Council Sheikh
Abdullah Al-Sheikh will begin an official visit to Morocco on Sunday, the Saudi
Press Agency reported on Saturday.
Al-Sheikh will head a parliamentary delegation in
response to an invitation from the Speaker of the Moroccan House of
Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, and the Speaker of the Moroccan House of
Councillors, Al-Naam Mayara.
Source: Arab News
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Saudi development fund lays foundation stone for Abobo
University Hospital in Ivory Coast
ARAB NEWS
July 30, 2022
LONDON: The Saudi Fund for Development on Saturday
participated in laying the foundation stone for the Abobo University Hospital
project in Ivory Coast’s economic capital, Abidjan.
As SFD contributes with development loans worth over
$22.72 million in the Ivorian capital, the Abobo University Hospital project is
one of the newest, and provides 600 beds over an 18,000-hectare land, the
authority said in a statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday,
Source: Arab News
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Saudi envoy to UN meets Ukrainian counterpart
ARAB NEWS
July 31, 2022
NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to
the UN, Abdulmohsen Majed bin Khothaila, met his Ukrainian counterpart
Yevheniia Filipenko on Saturday.
During the meeting, a number of topics of common
interest were discussed within the framework of international organizations.
Source: Arab News
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