Salman Rushdie: Did A ‘Chance’ Airport Meeting Between Two British Imams And An Iranian Minister Lead To Fatwa?
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August 2022
Salman Rushdie
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• Salman Rushdie: Did A ‘Chance’ Airport Meeting Between
Two British Imams And An Iranian
Minister Lead To Fatwa?
• Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, New Mexico Man Indicted For
Allegedly Trying To Establish 'Islamic State Centre'
• Gyanvapi Was Never A Mosque, Stands On Temple Ruins:
Plaintiffs
• Nigerian Army Defends Dismissal Of Soldiers Who
Killed Islamic Cleric
Europe
• Scotland – Islamic Jihad And Hamas Scammers Want
Your Cash
• When French Interior Minister Dined With
Anti-Semitic Imam He Now Wants To Expel
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North America
• Nazem Kadri Makes History With Ice Hockey Stanley
Cup Stop At Canadian Mosque
• Taiwan: Two US Navy warships transit through strait
amid tensions
• How life under Islamic State impacted Mosul's deaf
community
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India
• Objections Can Wait, Art Runs Deep In This Kerala
Muslim Family
• Cricket Between India And Pakistan All About
Religious Expression, Jingoism, Patriotism, And A Dash Of Empathy
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Africa
• Group Flays Protest Against Muslim-Muslim Ticket
• INEC warns against campaigns in churches, mosques,
violators risk imprisonment
• Army Dismisses Two Soldiers Over Murder Of Yobe
Islamic Cleric
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Arab World
• Volume Of Islamic Banking In Egyptian Market Reached
EGP 443bn By End Of June
• Qatar’s RCS, several Muslim states pledge support
for flood victims
• Saudi Arabia’s border guards uncover 70kg of hashish
• KSrelief dispatches 134 trucks of aid to Yemen
• Ithra summer program sees talented teens showcase
their visionary ideas
• Four arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan for smuggling
30kg of hashish
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Pakistan
• Islamic Roshan Digital Account Grew Twice As Fast As
Conventional: State Bank Of Pakistan
• Hundreds Booked For ‘Terrorism’ During PM’s Visit To
Sukkur
• FIA detects Rs787m transaction from ‘secret’ PTI
account
• Muslim countries come to Pakistan’s aid
• IHC larger bench to try Imran for contempt
• Bilawal sees generous response to UN appeal
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Mideast
• Iran Attained Irreversible Knowledge, Capabilities:
Minister Of War Of The Zionist Regime
• Facing Dire Polls, Ex-Yisrael Beytenu MK Avidar Looks
To Ally With Islamist Ra’am
• Israeli Strike Destroyed Over 1,000 Iran-Made
Missiles In Syria - SOHR
• Second airstrike by U.S on Iran-backed militias in
Syria as fighting intensifies
• Iran and Russia Are Cementing an Alliance With
Grain, Drones and Satellites
• Presidents of Turkey, Iran, UAE extend sympathy over
Pak flood crisis
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South Asia
• Taliban To Seal Agreement With Russia To Import Oil And
Gas
• Charter Flight Carrying 324 Afghan Refugees from
Pakistan Lands in Canada
• Bangladesh Looks Towards Russia for Cheap Oil to
Fight Ongoing Economic Crisis
• Meghalaya: Two Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators’ arrested
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Southeast Asia
• Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s Regressive Policy A Threat
To Malaysia, Says Kuching MP
• Guan Eng: Many reports already lodged, so when will
cops act on PAS' Hadi for racist remarks?
• Sarawak govt wants increase in parliamentary seats
in MA63 negotiations, says deputy minister
Compiled by New
Age Islam News Bureau
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Salman Rushdie: Did A ‘Chance’ Airport Meeting Between
Two British Imams And An Iranian
Minister Lead To Fatwa?
Salman Rushdie
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By Chloe Hadjimatheou
27-08-2022
The Satanic Verses author has faced death threats for
more than 30 years, ever since Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa - a
formal proclamation by an Islamic legal scholar - calling for him to be killed.
Before the February 1989 decree, publicly at least,
Iran had largely ignored the controversial book - but then, just hours before
the fatwa was issued, a meeting took place at Tehran's main airport between two
British imams and an Iranian government minister.
Bad weather closed in on the Iranian capital as Kalim
Siddiqui and Ghayasuddin Siddiqui arrived at Mehrabad Airport. Both men had
been attending a conference in Tehran to mark a decade since the country's
Islamic Revolution. They were now trying to get home to the UK.
Inside the airport, they bumped into an Iranian
government minister - Mohammad Khatami - who asked to have a private word with
Kalim.
When Kalim returned, he explained what they had spoken
about. "He was asking my view about Salman Rushdie - and I told him, 'You
know, something drastic has to happen,'" recounted Ghayasuddin.
Kalim told his travelling companion that the minister
had been on his way to see Iran's then-Supreme Leader and top Shia Muslim
religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
"I call on all valiant Muslims wherever they may
be in the world to kill them without delay, so that no one will dare insult the
sacred beliefs of Muslims henceforth," it read.
Sir Salman - who was knighted in 2007 - had published
his controversial fourth novel in late 1988. The book's title refers to a
disputed historical account in Islamic theology. The Prophet Muhammad is said
to have been dictating two verses of the Koran, later abandoned because they
were the result of deception by the devil.
Many Muslims argued Sir Salman's novel referenced
Islamic theology and was a grave insult to their faith. They also objected,
among other things, to characters depicting prostitutes being given the same
names as wives of the Prophet.
For more than six months up until the fatwa, there had
been protests across the world. The book had been banned in several countries
including India - and demonstrations in Pakistan had left several people dead.
In the UK, copies were burned in Bolton and Bradford.
But, until then, there had not been a huge public
outcry from Iran's leaders. Had this airport meeting, later claimed by both
Siddiquis to have been a chance encounter, secured the fatwa?
Kalim and Ghayasuddin were not related, they just
happened to have the same last name. Like Sir Salman, both were born in
British-ruled India - before the 1947 Partition - and had settled in the UK.
For several years in the late 1980s, the imams had been trying to forge closer
ties with Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic government.
Despite being a Sunni Muslim, Kalim admired what had
happened in 1979 in Iran - a predominantly Shia Muslim country. He viewed the
revolution as having freed Islam from Western domination by overthrowing the
Western-backed Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
"I met a minister, a cabinet minister at the
airport. In the VIP lounge, he asked me about the Satanic Verses and about
Rushdie. And I told him what I knew about it, and he went back to the imam
[Ayatollah Khomeini], I suppose, I presume, and the fatwa followed later that
morning."
"You feel proud of it?" asked journalist
Ludovic Kennedy in 1992, during an interview for BBC Radio 4's Beyond Belief
series.
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Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, New Mexico Man Indicted For Allegedly
Trying To Establish 'Islamic State Centre'
A member loyal to the
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June
29, 2014. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
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August 27, 2022
Herman Leyvoune Wilson, aka Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, 45,
of Albuquerque, allegedly attempted to set up an "Islamic State
Center" in New Mexico. The center was designed to "teach ISIS
ideology, provide training in tactical maneuvers and martial arts, and serve as
a safe haven for individuals preparing to travel and fight on behalf of ISIS in
the United States and abroad," according to the DOJ.
The DOJ also charged Wilson with attempting to obstruct,
influence and impede an official proceeding for allegedly shutting down an
online platform to destroy and conceal records. Wilson allegedly used the
platform to promote ISIS ideology and recruit others to join ISIS and come to
the center he allegedly attempted to establish in New Mexico.
Two Texas men, Kristopher Matthews and Jaylin Molina,
who have pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, said
Wilson radicalized them and "that without Wilson’s influence, they would
never have committed the crimes."
If Wilson is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in
prison for the charge of attempting to provide material support and 20 years
for attempting to impede an official proceeding.
Source: Fox News
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Gyanvapi Was Never A Mosque, Stands On Temple Ruins:
Plaintiffs
Gyanvapi Mosque
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Aug 25, 2022
VARANASI: Challenging the claim of the Anjuman
Intezamia Masajid that Gyanvapi Mosque was a Waqf property, the lawyers of five
women plaintiffs claimed that Gyanvapi was never a mosque and was standing on
the ruins of a temple. Hearing on maintainability of the plea filed by five
women plaintiffs seeking right to worship Shringar Gauri and other deities in
Gyanvapi Mosque compound concluded at the court of district judge here on
Wednesday. District judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has fixed September 12 as the
date for delivering his verdict on the maintainability of the case.
Giving this information, district government counsel
(civil) Mahendra Prasad Pandey told TOI that the arguments and
counter-arguments by the plaintiffs and AIM on the issue of maintainability of
the case came to an end at 3.15 pm on Wednesday.
Shamim Ahmed, senior lawyer of AIM - the Gyanvapi
mosque management committee - started the final round of arguments at the
district judge's court at 11.30.
A member of the AIM advocates' panel, Rayees Ahmed,
said, "Today (Wednesday) we presented our submission on the issues of
applicability of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 and
contents of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1983."
"We explained that the KV Temple Act, 1983,
contains only the name of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and not 'old or new' temple.
Also, only the property endowed to KV Temple is mentioned in it and there is no
reference to the mosque," he said.
Regarding applicability of the Places of Worship
(Special Provisions) Act, 1991, Rayees Ahmed said, "We mentioned that in
our previous arguments we had proved that the Gyanvapi mosque, which is also
known as the Alamgir mosque, is a waqf property as per the decision in Deen
Mohammad Vs secretary of state case 1936, high court order of 1945 and
gazetting by the then district magistrate in 1944. We proved that on August 15,
1947 it was a mosque and a waqf property, hence the Places of Worship (Special
Provisions) Act 1991 applies to it."
After AIM concluded its submissions, veteran Supreme
Court advocate Hari Shankar Jain, who is contesting the case on behalf of four
women plaintiffs - Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu, Manju Vyas and Rekha Pathak - started
the counter- arguments. "We mentioned that the AIM's claim that Gyanvapi
and Alamgir mosques are the same is a fraud and a bid to mislead the court.
Alamgir mosque is separate and exists at Madhav Bindu, Panchganga Ghat.
Gyanvapi has never been a mosque," he told TOI.
Jain said, "We submitted in the court that even
after the demolition of the temple by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, the Hindus
continued worshipping at Shringar Gauri and other deities in the ruins of
Gyanvapi. In fact, Hindus had been worshipping there on August 15, 1947, and
continued the practice till Gyanvapi was isolated with steel barricading in the
name of security by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in 1993. Thus, Gyanvapi
is not barred under sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act,
1991."
Maan Bahadur Singh, advocate of plaintiff number one,
Rakhi Singh, said: "I informed the court that any property is dedicated
for waqf by its owner with pious purpose and Aurangzeb was not the owner of the
property. Gyanvapi is a disputed structure as it stands over a temple's ruins.
Hence, it is not barred under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act
1991."
As per the directive of the Supreme Court to decide
the maintainability of the case No 692/2021 Rakhi Singh vs state of UP and
others on priority, district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha had started hearing
the matter from May 20.
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Nigerian Army Defends Dismissal Of Soldiers Who Killed
Islamic Cleric
Lance Corporal John Gabriel
and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon who were dismissed from the Nigerian Army on
August 27 for killing Islamic cleric in Yobe State Source: Channels TV
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By Sumaila Ogbaje
28th August, 2022
The Nigerian Army (NA) said the two dismissed soldiers
were tried at Headquarters 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, in connection with the
murder of Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami.
According to the statement, Lance Cpl. John Gabriel
and Lance Cpl. Adamu Gideon faced a trial at the Headquarters of 241 Recce
Battalion, Nguru on Saturday.
He said that both soldiers were charged and summarily
tried for failure to perform military duties and conduct prejudice to service
discipline.
The offences according to him, are punishable under
Section 62 (a) of Armed Forces Act CAP A20 and Section 103(1) of Armed Forces
Act CAP A20 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.
Nwachukwu explained that the two soldiers were found
guilty and awarded a reduction of rank from Lance Corporal to Private and
Dismissed Regiments.
“The two dismissed soldiers will be officially handed
over to the Nigeria Police, Yobe Command in Damaturu for civil prosecution in
the court of law.
“Recall that the NA pledged to institute a Board of
Inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and speedily
bring the suspects to justice if indicted.”
“Once more, the NA wishes to commiserate with the
family of the victim and the good people of Yobe. May the soul of the deceased
rest in perfect peace,” he said.
Source: Pmnews Nigeria
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Europe
Scotland – Islamic Jihad And Hamas Scammers Want Your
Cash
28-08-2022
Exposed: The Secretary of the Edina-Gaza Twinning
Association is not just tied up with terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad – he
is scamming the people of Scotland for their cash.
Edinburgh Council has just released the agenda for
their upcoming meeting on the 30th August. Shamefully it confirms that they
will be debating the twinning of their city with Gaza. In effect Edinburgh
Council are going to do exactly what Islamic Jihad and Hamas want them to do.
Source: David-Collier
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When French interior minister dined with anti-Semitic
imam he now wants to expel
BY LOU SYRAH
AUGUST 27, 2022
In a legal battle that began in July, France’s Council
of State is to rule early next week on the legality of interior minister Gérald
Darmanin’s order for the expulsion to Morocco of imam Hassan Iquioussen,
accused of promoting anti-Semitism and opposition to gender equality, and
acting as an apologist for terrorism. Mediapart can reveal that the
high-profile, hardline interior minister in fact once enjoyed cordial relations
with the imam when he sought to woo Muslim voters while campaigning for
election as mayor of the town of Tourcoing, and when Iquioussen’s anti-Semitic
diatribes were already known. Lou Syrah reports.
Source: Mediapart.Fr
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North America
Nazem Kadri Makes History With Ice Hockey Stanley Cup
Stop At Canadian Mosque
By Kathianne Boniello
August 27, 2022
Hockey’s biggest prize made history Saturday when
NHLer Nazem Kadri brought Lord Stanley’s Cup to an Ontario mosque — believed to
be the first time the revered trophy had been in a Muslim house of worship.
The 31-year-old forward, who won the Cup with the Colorado
Avalanche in June, began his day with the trophy at the London Muslim Mosque,
which he attended as a child.
Source: Ny Post
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Taiwan: Two US Navy warships transit through strait
amid tensions
28.08.2022
Two United States Navy warships are sailing through
the Taiwan Strait, in the first such transit since China carried out the
largest-ever military drills around Taiwan, following US House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island earlier this month.
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers — the
USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville — conducted the "routine"
transit on Sunday "through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation
and overflight apply in accordance with international law," the US 7th Fleet said in a statement on
Sunday.
"These (U.S.) ships transited through a corridor
in the strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state,"
the US Navy said.
An infuriated China reacted to the visit by staging
days of air and sea drills around the island that it claims as part of its
territory.
The US Navy further said in its statement that the
transit "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open
Indo-Pacific."
The US has no
official diplomatic relations with Taiwan but maintains extensive informal ties
through the unofficial American Institute in Taiwan.
Washington also supports the island's right to decide
its future and provides considerable political and military support to Taipei.
The US and Western allies have stepped up "freedom of navigation" crossings
by naval vessels of both the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to reinforce
the idea that those seas are international waterways, irking Beijing.
Source: Dw.Com
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How life under Islamic State impacted Mosul's deaf
community
By Azhar Al-Rubaie
28 August 2022
Between 2014 and 2017, people living in Mosul, Iraq's
second-largest city, endured their toughest ever living conditions under the
reign of the Islamic State.
Thousands were killed by the extremist group, some
still live in refugee camps, while others fled home to seek a better life
abroad.
Source: Middleeast Eye
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India
Objections Can Wait, Art Runs Deep In This Kerala
Muslim Family
28th August 2022
By Lesly Joseph Express News Service
KOZHIKODE: Should girls be provided with higher
education, especially in the field of arts? That is a question Mukkam Saleem
has often been asked. But he has remained undeterred.
A music teacher and a Mridangam artist, he now manages
the art centre Layanam School of Fine Arts -- founded by his father in his
hometown -- that has been training aspirants in music, dance and instruments
for over 60 years. What’s more, his three daughters have already proved their
mettle in the field of arts, fighting all odds.
Source: New Indian Express
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Cricket Between India And Pakistan All About Religious
Expression, Jingoism, Patriotism, And A Dash Of Empathy
Jitendra Nath Misra
28 Aug 2022
Does history vitiate sport between India and Pakistan?
Perhaps not. The pendulum swings as the political mood alternates. It begins
with economics. If politics is power, economic indicators are its sinews.
Having slipped to one-ninth the size of the Indian economy, Pakistan demurs in
asserting itself. Indeed, for now, sport might even have become a wildcard in
Pakistan's survival diplomacy.
Cricinfo calls the amiable build-up for the Asia Cup
game on August 28 "bromance." Virender Sehwag talks about
"love" between players. Why not? Aren't athletes mascots for the
good, not just the bad? Rewind into history. In gentler times, Pakistan allowed
in thousands of Indian fans to watch the 1954-1955 Test series. The Tribune
newspaper, as quoted in The Spectator, reported "sentimental
embraces," and "tears" in Lahore. "If every cricket match
between India and Pakistan can be played without a ring of machine guns to keep
the onlookers from rioting, then I feel the prestige attaching to the game is
great," the English cricketer Wally Hammond told The Spectator.
Source: News 9live
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Africa
Group Flays Protest Against Muslim-Muslim Ticket
By Juliet Oyoyo
Aug 28, 2022
A group known as the Arewa People’s Coalition has
disclosed that they will organise a one million man-march in Kano and Abuja to
show their support and solidarity to the presidential candidate of the All
Progressive Party (APC).
The Arewa People’s Coalition condemned what it described
as alleged recent sponsored Lagos protest by some stakeholders and supporters
of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against the contentious
Muslim/Muslim ticket.
Source: Fruitionoak Solutions
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INEC warns against campaigns in churches, mosques,
violators risk imprisonment
By Tunde Ajaja
28th August 2022
Exactly one month to the commencement of campaigns for
the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National
Electoral Commission has warned political parties and candidates against the
use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns.
The commission asked political parties to align
strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid sanctions as
stipulated by the Act. INEC had fixed September 28 for the commencement of
campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly, while the elections would
hold on February 25, 2023.
Source: Punchng
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Army Dismisses Two Soldiers Over Murder Of Yobe
Islamic Cleric
By Mustapha Bagudu
August 28, 2022
August 27, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army has dismissed
two soldiers over the murder of Yobe State Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Goni
Aisami.
Announcing their dismissal, the acting commander in
charge of 241 Reece Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim
Abdullahi Osabo, disclosed that “Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal
Adamu Gideon, were officially dismissed from the Nigerian Army on August 27,
2022.”
Source: The Willnigeria
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Arab World
Volume Of Islamic Banking In Egyptian Market Reached
EGP 443bn By End Of June
By News desk
August 26, 2022
Mohamed Al-Beltagy, President of the Egyptian
Association for Islamic Finance has said that the volume of Islamic banking in
Egypt recorded EGP 443bn by the end of June an increase of EGP 52.8bn and a
growth rate of 13.5% from June 2021.
He pointed out that the volume of Islamic banking
represents about 5% of the total size of the Egyptian banking market as a
whole.
Source: Pak Observer
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Qatar’s RCS, several Muslim states pledge support for
flood victims
Amin Ahmed
August 28, 2022
In response to the flood disaster in Pakistan, the
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) on Saturday activated its disaster
information management centre and announced immediate allocation of $100,000 to
provide relief for the affected people.
Also, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received phone
calls from the presidents of Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Iran who
offered all possible assistance to Pakistan to tackle the natural calamity.
Source: Dawn
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Saudi Arabia’s border guards uncover 70kg of hashish
ARAB NEWS
August 28, 2022
ABHA: Border guards in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region
uncovered 70 kilograms of hashish on Saturday.
The contrabands, which were found and confiscated in
Asir’s Dhahran al-Janub governorate, have been handed over to the relevant
authorities, according to state agency SPA.
Source: Arab News
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KSrelief dispatches 134 trucks of aid to Yemen
ARAB NEWS
August 28, 2022
RIYADH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
(KSrelief) dispatched 134 relief trucks to Yemen in one month, the Saudi Press
Agency (SPA) reported.
The trucks, which crossed Al-Wadiah border land port
from July 23 to August 24, carried 34,275 food baskets, 15,600 cartons of
dates, 1,320 shelter bags, and 1,080 tents.
Source: Arab News
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Ithra summer program sees talented teens showcase
their visionary ideas
JASMINE BAGER
August 27, 2022
DHAHRAN: The inaugural youth summer program, held at
the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran, concluded
yesterday.
For the first time, Ithra offered teens of the Eastern
Province a chance to be selected to join the program, showcasing their original
projects on cultural interpretation and receiving expert feedback.
Source: Arab News
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Four arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan for smuggling
30kg of hashish
ARAB NEWS
August 27, 2022
Four Ethiopians were arrested by border guards for
attempting to smuggle 30 kilograms of hashish in the Al-Dayer governorate in
Saudi Arabia’s Jazan on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Source: Arab News
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Pakistan
Islamic Roshan Digital Account Grew Twice As Fast As
Conventional: State Bank Of Pakistan By Our Correspondent
August 28, 2022
KARACHI: Roshan Digital Account (RDA) has received
more than $4.95 billion through 452, 821 accounts of overseas Pakistanis from
175 countries in less than two years and of that total over half of the inflows
were recorded in the Islamic banking version, said Dr Murtaza Syed, Deputy
Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday.
Speaking at the webinar Roshan Digital Account: World
Class Banking, The Islamic Way, he said more than half of Roshan Digital
Accounts had been opened in Islamic banks, and half of the amount under
investments out of a total $3 billion was made in Islamic Naya Pakistan
Certificates.
Source: The News
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Hundreds booked for ‘terrorism’ during PM’s visit to
Sukkur
Waseem Shamsi
August 28, 2022
SUKKUR: The Sukkur police claimed to have registered a
first information report (FIR) on terrorism charges against over 100
unidentified persons for allegedly attacking police personnel, pelting vehicles
with stones, damaging public and private property and inciting flood victims
outside a relief camp during the visit of the prime minister and foreign
minister here on Friday.
PM Shehbaz Sharif along with Foreign Minister Bilawal
Bhutto-Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other ministers visited
Sukkur district to assess the flood situation and interacted with displaced
families in relief camps. During his visit to a camp set up near BA College,
rain-affected families from different areas blocked some roads against the
administration’s failure to drain out stagnant rainwater.
Source: Dawn
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FIA detects Rs787m transaction from ‘secret’ PTI
account
Iftikhar A. Khan
August 28, 2022
ISLAMABAD: A hefty amount of over Rs787 million was
deposited and then withdrawn from an undeclared account, allegedly maintained
by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) with a now-defunct bank, a probe by the
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has revealed.
The revelation comes some three weeks after the
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled that the PTI obtained funds from
prohibited sources, something which the PTI still denies.
Source: Dawn
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Muslim countries come to Pakistan’s aid
By News desk
August 28, 2022
As floods triggered by monsoon rains wreaked havoc
across the country, Muslim countries on Saturday stepped up efforts for the
provision of humanitarian aid.
According to UAE’s WAM news agency, President Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of urgent relief aid to
Pakistan, which is witnessing torrential rains and floods that have resulted in
deaths, injuries and displacements.
Source: Pak Observer
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IHC larger bench to try Imran for contempt
Malik Asad
August 28, 2022
ISLAMABAD: A five-judge larger bench of the Islamabad
High Court (IHC) has been constituted to proceed against Pakistan
Thereek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on the
charge of contempt of court for ‘intimidating a female judge’.
The bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah
comprises Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb,
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar.
Source: Dawn
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Bilawal sees generous response to UN appeal
Baqir Sajjad Syed
August 28, 2022
ISLAMABAD: While Foreign Minister Bilawal
Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday expressed the hope that the world will generously
donate in response to the UN’s Flash Appeal for Pakistan floods in a phone
conversation with his Turkish counterpart, he separately criticised former
premier and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for holding political
rallies amid the grave situation.
The UN will launch a $160 million Flash Appeal on Aug
30 to meet the urgent needs of millions of people in the country affected by unprecedented
monsoon rains and resultant floods.
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Mideast
Iran Attained Irreversible Knowledge, Capabilities:
Minister Of War Of The Zionist Regime
Aug 28, 2022
Speaking in a speech on Saturday night, Benny Gantz
pointed to Iran’s significant achievements in its nuclear program and stated
that Iran will be able to obtain nuclear weapons in 2031 when the agreement
ends.
The Minister of War of the Zionist regime announced on
Friday evening that he discussed the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
about the nuclear deal with Iran.
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Facing dire polls, ex-Yisrael Beytenu MK Avidar looks
to ally with Islamist Ra’am
By TOI STAFF
27 August 2022
Former Yisrael Beytenu MK Eli Avidar has been in touch
with the Islamist Ra’am party about joining up for the November 1 vote.
Avidar, who rebelled against Yisrael Beytenu and the
coalition on multiple occasions throughout its tenure, left Avigdor Liberman’s
party and recently formed his own, under the name Israel Free and Democratic.
However, no polls have put him anywhere near the electoral threshold to enter
the Knesset.
Source: Times Of Israel
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Israeli strike destroyed over 1,000 Iran-made missiles
in Syria - SOHR
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
AUGUST 28, 2022
An airstrike Thursday on the Syrian city of Masyaf
that was attributed to Israel struck a missile warehouse containing more than
1,000 Iranian-made missiles, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)
reported on Saturday.
The warehouse, in the city’s Syrian Scientific Studies
and Research Center (SSRC) complex, stored thousands of medium-range,
surface-to-surface missiles assembled under the supervision of Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps “expert officers,” the report said.
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Second airstrike by U.S on Iran-backed militias in
Syria as fighting intensifies
Aug 27, 2022
The US says it conducted two rounds of air strikes in
eastern Syria in one day against militant groups affiliated to Iran. The US
called it a retaliation against the rocket attack on its bases which injured
three U.S personnel on Wednesday. U.S military called the latest air raids a 'clear
message to Iranian-backed groups attempting to harm Americans based in Syria
that their actions must stop'. The U.S. has stationed troops in Syria to fight
ISIS and provide humanitarian assistance to the country but have sporadically
clashed with Iran-backed militias.
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Iran and Russia Are Cementing an Alliance With Grain,
Drones and Satellites
By Benoit Faucon
Aug. 27, 202
TEHRAN—Iran and Russia are forging tighter ties than
ever, as their international isolation drives the two staunch American foes
toward more trade and military cooperation, alarming Washington.
In July, Iran became the world’s largest buyer of
Russian wheat. This month, Russia launched an Iranian satellite into space in a
rare success for Tehran’s space program. And last week, Iran’s military hosted
joint drone exercises with Russian forces, as the U.S. warns Moscow is preparing
to receive Iranian drones for use in the war in Ukraine.
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Presidents of Turkey, Iran, UAE extend sympathy over
Pak flood crisis
August 28, 2022
Presidents of Turkey, Iran and the United Arab
Emirates have called on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and extended
sympathy over the devastation caused by floods.
In a telephonic conversation with Shehbaz Sharif, the
Presidents expressed grief over loss of lives in flash floods and assured
all-out support to the government and people of Pakistan.
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South Asia
Taliban to Seal Agreement with Russia to Import Oil
and Gas
By Saqalain Eqbal
27 Aug 2022
Taliban administration officials say that they have
struck a deal with their counterparts in Moscow over business matters and the
import of Russian oil and gas. Moscow is stepping up its relations with
Afghanistan amid global unrest and as the West searches for gas substitutes to
avoid a catastrophic energy crisis.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said
in a newsletter published on Friday, August 26, that their delegation’s visit
to Moscow included talks about attracting Russian investors to Afghanistan and
reaching an agreement for the purchase of oil and gas from Russia.
Source: Khaama Press
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Charter Flight Carrying 324 Afghan Refugees from
Pakistan Lands in Canada
By Saqalain Eqbal
27 Aug 2022
The Canadian Immigration Service, officially known as
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), stated on Friday, August
27, that the flight contained interpreters and others who had worked with the
Canadian forces and allied institutions.
Following the fall of the Afghan government to the
Taliban, the federal government committed to resettling 40,000 Afghans in Canada.
This charter is a part of that commitment.
Source: Khaama Press
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Bangladesh Looks Towards Russia for Cheap Oil to Fight
Ongoing Economic Crisis
By: News Desk
AUGUST 27, 2022
Bangladesh could buy cheap Russian fuel oil from
Moscow as Dhaka stares at dwindling foreign currency reserves indicating an
ongoing economic crisis, news agency Nikkei Asia reported.
Bangladesh recently announced its largest-ever hike in
oil prices which has impacted the middle and lower income groups in the
country.
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Meghalaya: Two Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators’ arrested
by Press Trust of India
August 27, 2022
Shillong: Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested
from near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills
district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on inputs that a group of Bangladeshi nationals
were spotted in the jungle adjoining the unfenced international border near
Pyrtakuna village on Friday, a joint team of police and BSF apprehended the duo
identified as Misba Uddin (31) and Badrul Alom (30) while the others managed to
flee back to Bangladesh, Superintendent of Police, Jagpal Singh Dhanoa said.
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Southeast Asia
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s Regressive Policy A Threat
To Malaysia, Says Kuching MP
28 Aug 2022
KUCHING, Aug 28 — Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s (PAS)
fixation with concerts in the midst of a possible economic slowdown and rampant
corruption in Malaysia shows how they have their priorities confused and have
nothing constructive to offer to problems faced by Malaysians, said Bandar
Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii.
In response to the recent statement made by PAS Youth
Chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari on saying that PAS will hold a nationwide protest if
the government do not cancel international concerts, Dr Yii said PAS is not
only lacking of ideas to move the country forward, but he viewed it as a threat
to a multicultural, plural society like Malaysia.
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Guan Eng: Many reports already lodged, so when will
cops act on PAS' Hadi for racist remarks?
By R. Loheswar
28 Aug 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — DAP's Lim Guan Eng has today
expressed his disappointment that no police action has been taken against Datuk
Seri Abdul Hadi Awang despite multiple police reports against the latter's most
recent racist remark.
The DAP national chairman also pointed out that no
Cabinet members have spoken out against the Islamist party PAS president, which
Lim said went against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's
"Keluarga Malaysia" or Malaysian Family rhetoric.
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Sarawak govt wants increase in parliamentary seats in
MA63 negotiations, says deputy minister
28 Aug 2022
KUCHING, Aug 28 — The Sarawak government is requesting
for the number of parliamentary seats in the state to be increased as part of
the negotiations related to Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), said Datuk Sharifah
Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.
Sharifah Hasidah, who is a Deputy Minister in the
Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) said
this is one of the ongoing negotiations with the federal government on the
state’s rights and interests.
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