Kerala Islamic Seminary, Academy Of Sharia And Advanced Studies, Sets Example In Coexistence By Teaching Sanskrit And Hindu Religious Texts
13
November 2022
While there has been no
objection from parents of the students or anyone else, a major challenge has
been finding good faculty to teach Sanskrit, the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads,
etc., properly to the students.(File/ REpresentational)
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Advanced Studies, Sets Example In Coexistence By Teaching Sanskrit And Hindu
Religious Texts
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Pre-Dating Islam, Found In UAE Dunes
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Kerala Islamic Seminary, Academy Of Sharia And
Advanced Studies, Sets Example In Coexistence By Teaching Sanskrit And Hindu
Religious Texts
While there has been no
objection from parents of the students or anyone else, a major challenge has
been finding good faculty to teach Sanskrit, the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads,
etc., properly to the students.(File/ REpresentational)
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Press Trust of India
November 13, 2022
Thrissur: Students in long white robes and white
head-dresses in an Islamic institution unwaveringly reciting ‘shlokas’ and
‘mantras’ in Sanskrit under the watchful gaze of their Hindu gurus, is what
sets apart a Muslim educational organisation in the Thrissur district of
central Kerala.
“Gurur brahma gurur vishnu, Gurur devo maheshwara,
Gurur saakshaat param brahma, Tasmai shri gurave namaha,” one such student
recites on being asked to do so in Sanskrit by his professor.
“The objective behind teaching Sanskrit, Upanishads,
Puranas, etc. is to inculcate in students’ knowledge and awareness about other
religions”, Onampilly Muhammad Faizy, the principal of the Academy of Sharia
and Advanced Studies (ASAS) run by Malik Deenar Islamic Complex (MIC), said.
Another reason, and the main one, for teaching
Sanskrit to the students at MIC ASAS was Faizy’s own academic background as he
had studied Shankara philosophy.
“Therefore, I felt that students should know about
other religions and their customs and practices. But an in-depth study of
Sanskrit as well as the ‘Upanishads’, ‘shastras’, ‘vedantams’ would not be
possible during the eight-year study period,” he told PTI.
Important portions of the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads,
Mahabharata, and Ramayana are selectively taught in Sanskrit to the students
over a period of eight years after they pass out of Class 10, he said.
The selective teaching of these texts is because the
institution is primarily a Sharia college where other languages, like Urdu and
English, are also taught besides a degree course in Arts as it is affiliated
with Calicut University.
“The academic workload is huge. Therefore, we take in
students who can handle it and also maintain strict standards. There is an
entrance exam for admitting students,” he said.
Some of the students recently told the media that
initially it was tough to learn Sanskrit, just like Arabic, but by continuously
studying and practising, it becomes easier over time.
“It is a tough task initially. Just like Arabic. But
if we study it continuously, and repeatedly practice it, just like with Arabic,
it becomes easier over a period of time. The regular classes and the tests also
help us to learn it,” one of the students said.
While there has been no objection from the parents of
the students or anyone else, a major challenge has been finding good faculty to
teach Sanskrit, the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, etc., properly to the students.
“That is why we were able to start teaching Sanskrit
just seven years ago and it is also the reason that it is being taught only at
this branch — one of seven”, principal Faizy said.
“The response from the side of the students too has
been encouraging as they have shown an interest in learning Sanskrit”, the principal
added.
One of the faculty, Professor KK Yatheendran, told the
media when he was invited to teach there, Faizy “was concerned whether I would
have reservations about teaching in an Arabic institution as I was a Hindu”.
“I said there is no Hindu or Muslim issue here. I am
coming there ready to teach. So, I have no such reservations,” he told the
media.
He also said that when people see him walking toward
the institute with sandalwood ’tilak’ on his forehead, they ask why I am going
there.
“They have not even learnt it in school. But as we
move from one phase to another, the students are able to speak a little in
Sanskrit, learn ‘padams’ and are able to understand some ‘slokas’ also,”
according to him.
The other faculty members are Dr CM Neelakandan, a retired
professor of Sanskrit Literature from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
and Dr Shamseer PC, assistant professor, department of Sanskrit, Kerala
University, according to the Facebook page of MIC ASAS.
At a time when political parties in Kerala are at
loggerheads over the alleged saffronisation of higher education institutions or
them becoming centres of communism, this Islamic institution is setting an
example by teaching its students Sanskrit and the Bhagavad Gita along with
Arabic and the Quran.
Hafiz Aboobacker, one of the coordinators at the
institute, told a media channel that it was important to learn about Islam, but
knowledge about other religions was also important and that is also a reason
for including Sanskrit in the syllabus.
“It would help students to learn about and understand
another religion through their history and Puranas. It would also help to sync
our religious views with theirs. It would help to create a new beginning for a
new India. That is the goal behind including Sanskrit in the syllabus,”
according to him.
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Sands Of Time: Christian Monastery, Possibly
Pre-Dating Islam, Found In UAE Dunes
Sheikh Majid bin Saud Al
Mualla, chairman of the Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology,
front right, with Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, during a
visit to the ancient Christian monastery on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain,
United Arab Emirates, November 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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By JON GAMBRELL
13-11-2022
SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient
Christian monastery, possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam
spread across the Arabian Peninsula, has been discovered on an island off the
coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced this month.
The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune
sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early
Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. It marks the second such
monastery found in the Emirates, dating back as many as 1,400 years — long before
its desert expanses gave birth to a thriving oil industry that led to a unified
nation home to the high-rise towers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The two monasteries became lost to history in the
sands of time as scholars believe Christians slowly converted to Islam as that
faith grew more prevalent in the region.
Today, Christians remain a minority across the wider
Middle East, though Pope Francis arrived in nearby Bahrain earlier this month
to promote interfaith dialogue with Muslim leaders.
For Timothy Power, an associate professor of
archaeology at the United Arab Emirates University who helped investigate the
newly discovered monastery, the UAE today is a “melting pot of nations.”
“The fact that something similar was happening here a
thousand years ago is really remarkable and this is a story that deserves to be
told,” he said.
Emirati officials visit an ancient Christian monastery
on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, November 3, 2022. (AP
Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
The monastery sits on Siniyah Island, which shields
the Khor al-Beida marshlands in Umm al-Quwain, an emirate some 50 kilometers
(30 miles) northeast of Dubai along the coast of the Persian Gulf. The island,
whose name means “flashing lights” likely due to the effect of the white-hot
sun overhead, has a series of sandbars coming off of it like crooked fingers.
On one, to the island’s northeast, archaeologists discovered the monastery.
Carbon dating of samples found in the monastery’s
foundation date between 534 and 656. Islam’s Prophet Muhammad was born around
570 and died in 632 after conquering Mecca in present-day Saudi Arabia.
Viewed from above, the floor plan of the monastery on
Siniyah Island suggests early Christian worshipers prayed within a single-aisle
church at the monastery. Rooms within appear to hold a baptismal font, as well
as an oven for baking bread or wafers for communion rites. A nave also likely
held an altar and an installation for communion wine.
This March 14, 2022, handout photo shows an ancient
Christian monastery uncovered on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab
Emirates. (Nasser Muhsen Bin Tooq/Department of Archaeology and Tourism of Umm
al-Quwain via AP)
Next to the monastery sits a second building with four
rooms, likely around a courtyard — possibly the home of an abbot or even a
bishop in the early church.
On November 3, the site saw a visit from Noura bint
Mohammed al-Kaabi, the country’s culture and youth minister, as well as Sheikh
Majid bin Saud Al Mualla, the chairman of the Umm al-Quwain’s Tourism and
Archaeology Department and a son of the emirate’s ruler.
The island remains part of the ruling family’s
holdings, protecting the land for years to allow the historical sites to be
found as much of the UAE has rapidly developed.
The UAE’s Culture Ministry has in part sponsored the
dig, which continues at the site. Just hundreds of meters (yards) away from the
church, sit a collection of buildings that archaeologists believe belongs to a
pre-Islamic village.
Elsewhere on the island, piles of tossed-aside clams
from pearl-hunting make for massive, industrial-sized hills. Nearby also sits a
village that the British blew up in 1820, before the region became part of what
was known as the Trucial States, the precursor of the UAE. That village’s destruction
brought about the creation of the modern-day settlement of Umm al-Quwain on the
mainland.
Historians say early churches and monasteries spread
along the Persian Gulf to the coasts of present-day Oman and all the way to
India. Archaeologists have found other similar churches and monasteries in
Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth,
left, and Sheikh Majid bin Saud Al Mualla, chairman of the Umm Al Quwain
Department of Tourism and Archaeology, third right, listen to one of the staff
during a visit of the ancient Christian monastery on Siniyah Island in Umm
al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, November 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
In the early 1990s, archaeologists discovered the
first Christian monastery in the UAE, on Sir Bani Yas Island, today a nature
reserve and site of luxury hotels off the coast of Abu Dhabi, near the Saudi
border. It similarly dates back to the same period as the new find in Umm
al-Quwain.
However, evidence of early life along the Khor
al-Beida marshlands in Umm al-Quwain dates as far back as the Neolithic period
— suggesting continuous human inhabitance in the area for at least 10,000
years, Power said.
Today, the area near the marshland is more known for
the low-cost liquor store at the emirate’s Barracuda Beach Resort. In recent
months, authorities have demolished a hulking, Soviet-era cargo plane linked to
a Russian gunrunner known as the “Merchant of Death” as it builds a bridge to
Siniyah Island for a $675 million real estate development.
Power said that development spurred the archaeological
work that discovered the monastery. That site and others will be fenced off and
protected, he said, though it remains unclear what other secrets of the past
remain hidden just under a thin layer of sand on the island.
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Islamic State-Khorasan’s Transition Into A
Trans-Regional Threat
Courtesy: AP Photo/Ebrahim
Noroozi
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By Atal Ahmadzai
November 11, 2022
The rise of the Taliban to power did not bring peace
to Afghanistan. Quite the reverse, different forms of political violence have
either continued or emerged, including the Taliban regime’s extrajudicial
executions, the anti-Taliban armed resistance, and the indiscriminate and
targeted violence of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP). The latter is
a cross-regional subsidiary of the previously Iraq and Syria-based Islamic
State in the broader historical Khorasan region, which encompasses parts of
modern Western, South, and Central Asia. Despite expanding the scope of its
operations in these regions since the fall of Kabul in 2021, much information
about ISKP is contradictory.
The Taliban regime has continued to downplay the
threat of ISKP and claim that they have rooted the organization out in
Afghanistan. Similarly, some Western experts assert that the threat of ISKP is
modest or is in decline. Regional and global actors, such as Russia, China, and
India, as well as U.S. intelligence sources, on the other hand, warn about the
growing tentacles of ISKP in the surrounding regions. The striking contrast in
insights about the capabilities and potential of ISKP has been persistent. In
addition, each stance assumes the truth of the conclusion.
A few fundamental questions need an in-depth probe:
Why is ISKP shrouded in secrecy? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the
organization? And what potentials could transform it into a regional and global
threat?
The discrepancies in information about ISKP stem from
various avenues. Some of these are related to uninvestigated aspects of ISKP,
including its organizational structure, its ideological convergence with the
Taliban, as well as the emerging opportunities for ISKP in the northern regions
of Afghanistan. As such factors have remained unexplored, they have shrouded
the organization in secrecy.
Beyond what is known about the organization as being
composed of local Pashtun fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISKP is a
transnational group with fighters from Central and South Asia and the Middle
East. What continues to be overlooked about the group is its local-foreign
structural duality. Given the nature of the organization’s origin and the
ensuing challenges to its existence since 2014, ISKP has adopted a pragmatic
structure of unfused outer and inner layers. While the local elements (Afghan
and Pakistani Pashtun fighters) serve as the public face of the group, the core
is a loosely connected network of foreign elements composed of foreign
militants from the aforementioned regions.
The fragmented origin of ISKP in late 2014 facilitated
the future duality of its structure. Initially, the organization came into
being as the result of three separate processes of recruitment, resettlement,
and repositioning. In 2014, local and foreign terrorist groups dispersed from
northern Waziristan due to a military operation by the Pakistan Army. Some
high-level operatives of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) reemerged in
Northwestern Pakistan, namely the Tirah Valley, pledged allegiance to the then
newly created Islamic State, and recruited thousands of local Pashtun
tribesmen.
In a parallel move right before the operation, the
Taliban resettled hundreds of foreign fighters, including those related to the
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the East Turkistan Islamic Movement
(ETIM), into eastern and southern Afghanistan. Soon after the establishment of
ISKP, the Islamic State repositioned some of its operatives from the Middle
East into the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Eventually, all three groups
reconvened in the southern districts of Nangarhar province.
It is worth mentioning that in these districts, ISKP
fighters were reorganized in small groups composed of both local (Pashtun) and
foreign elements. While the Pashtun militants were the public face of the
group, its foreign fighters mostly remained stationed deep in the valleys,
unengaged with the local population, and protected by the local fighters.
Strategically, the duality in the organizational
structure provided ISKP with resilience, survival capacity, and the ability to
quickly adapt. The group has survived the parallel wars waged by the U.S., the
former Afghan Republic government, and the Taliban insurgency against it from
2018-2020. It has reemerged quickly every time it was declared defeated. Soon
after rising to power in Kabul, the Taliban regime instigated a brutal campaign
against the organization. However, while the outer layer of ISKP has remained
the exclusive target, the Taliban has persistently denied the existence of
foreign elements within ISKP.
For the Taliban, the brutal campaign against ISKP’s
local elements is not ideological but strategic. By liquidating hundreds of local
ISKP militants, the Taliban regime aims to eliminate domestic challengers to
their extremist Islamic rule in the country. The Taliban knows that the foreign
elements of ISKP do not have the political ambitions to gain or claim authority
in the country. Furthermore, the ideological convergence between ISKP and the
Taliban drives the latter to protect the core of the former in
Afghanistan.
Unlike the dominant assertion about an ideological
divergence between the Taliban and ISKP, Taliban literature actually reveals a
convergence between the two organizations. First and foremost, the Taliban
neither opposed the creation of the Islamic State nor its subsidiary in the
region. On the contrary, the initial rapport between the two was cooperative.
The Taliban welcomed the creation of the Islamic State and instructed Afghan
media to avoid disseminating damaging materials on the group. Reciprocally, the
Islamic State allocated a section of its global media outlet for reports and
news on the Taliban insurgency.
The cordial relationship deteriorated when the Islamic
State rejected the Taliban leader’s plea for the allegiance of ISKP to the
Taliban Amir al-Mu’minin, instead of Al-Baghdadi. They claimed that such a
courtesy would keep the jihad front united in Afghanistan. In response, the
Islamic State not only rejected the plea but belittled the Taliban’s leader.
The deteriorating relationship, however, did not stop the Taliban ideologues
and clergy from revealing their convergence with the Islamic State on the issues
of global jihad and the significance of an overarching political authority for
the Muslims (the caliphate).
On the issue of global jihad, the ideological sources
of the Taliban acknowledge its sanctity, moral imperative, and strategic
necessity. However, unlike the Islamic State, the Taliban strategize and
prioritize different fronts of global jihad at various times. They assert that
while there are no boundaries for global jihad, there are for its various
battle fronts. In response to ISKP’s harsh criticism of the Taliban’s truce
with the U.S. in Doha, the Taliban justify it as a tactical move within the
larger jihad. They argue that both Hanafi and Shafii schools of Islamic
jurisprudence legitimize truces with infidels for broader and strategic jihadi
goals.
Another area of ideological convergence between ISKP
and the Taliban is the creation of an overarching political authority or
caliphate for the Muslim community. The Taliban acknowledge the moral and
ideological imperatives of this vision. They, however, diverge with ISKP on the
unsystematic and drastic approach of the Islamic State in proclaiming the
caliphate. On the same page as al-Qaida, the Taliban do not consider the
Islamic State caliphate illegitimate, but instead premature and counterproductive.
They assert that there is always a proper time for the realization of such a
sacred dream. The Taliban’s vision of either being part of a caliphate or
establishing one of their own is clear based on their enduring relationships
with regional and terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida, TTP, and the
foreign operatives of ISKP.
In general, the ideological convergence between ISKP
and the Taliban on global jihad and the re-establishment of an overarching
caliphate have led to an ambiguous relationship between them. The Taliban
regime, acting strategically to eliminate potential domestic rivals, has
instigated a low-profile war exclusively against ISKP’s outer layer – its local
fighters. In a broader context, the Taliban knows that ISKP’s objective is to
infiltrate the surrounding regions, including Central, South, and Western Asia.
Such a goal does not contradict the Taliban regime’s internal legitimacy or
strategic imperatives, at least in principle. On the contrary, there is a moral
imperative for the Taliban to be at least an indirect part of ISKP’s broader
global ideological scheme.
Realizing its strategic vision of expanding to the
surrounding regions, ISKP has systematically shifted out of Eastern Afghanistan
and infiltrated the Northern and Western provinces of the country. In these
regions, the organization is morphing its outer layer by replacing Pashtun
militants with Tajik and Uzbek recruits from Afghanistan and across the border
from the Central Asian republics. In addition, the shift has also brought ISKP
into strategic proximity to the Central Asian republics and Iran – two targets
for the Islamic State.
The ideological, ethnolinguistic, and political
factors of contemporary Afghanistan serve ISKP with the potential for expansion
and growth. The Taliban regime’s continued oppression of ethnic and religious
minorities instigates dissension. As such, ISKP can be a relevant avenue to
channel dissent into active resistance. In addition, the ongoing anti-Taliban
armed resistance in northern Afghanistan has the potential to facilitate an
environment for ISKP militancy to grow.
Ideologically, Salafism has had a relatively visible
presence in the northern region of Afghanistan, mainly in Takhar and Badakhshan
provinces, since the Afghan jihad years in the 1980s. Thousands of kids from
these provinces enrolled in Salafi madrasas in Pakistan. Upon their return,
they planted the seed of Salafism by establishing new madrasas or sending more
kids to their alma maters in Pakistan. The shift of ISKP to northern
Afghanistan can attract many local Salafists. That said, the brutal crackdown
of the Taliban on the Pashtun fighters of ISKP seems to be a blessing in
disguise for the organization. Ever since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban,
ISKP has reemerged and has been evolving systematically.
Early in 2022, ISKP warned of a new era of global
jihad. In the following months, it not only expanded its operation across the
Amu Darya in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, but it also targeted the Russian
embassy in Kabul, liquidated several leading Taliban clerks and ideologues, and
carried indiscriminate violence against civilians in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In its September issue, the Voice of Khurasan, ISKP’s online magazine, reported
statistics on a month of operations, including killing 53 Taliban fighters, 15
rafida (a pejorative term used for Shi’a Muslims by the Salafis), 12 Pakistani
soldiers, and two Russian diplomats.
In assessing the potential of ISKP, the need is to
acknowledge that the organization is not an insurgency seeking territorial
gains. On the contrary, ISKP is the transregional subsidiary of the Islamic
State that is steadfast in its determination to proliferate its ideological,
strategic, and tactical reach to the surrounding regions. Evidence suggests that
the group has managed to move toward realizing its mission; its tentacles have
begun spreading across Khorasan.
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One In Five British Muslims Have Used Food Banks Due
To Rising Living Costs
The study, supported by
Algbra and the National Zakat Foundation, surveyed over 1,500 Muslims living in
the UK
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Furvah Shah
13-11-2022
Around one in five British Muslims have had to use
food banks since last August due to the rising cost of living, according to a
new report.
Research by Muslim Census revealed that over half of
British Muslims had some difficulty when paying at least one of their household
bills, with a further 65 per cent having to take out some form of debt to
manage everyday costs.
Around 50 per cent of the Muslim population in Britain
are considered to be in poverty, compared to 18 per cent of the national population,
according multiple reports.
The study, supported by Algbra and the National Zakat
Foundation, surveyed over 1,500 Muslims living in the UK on how they have been
impacted by the cost of living crisis.
They found that 54 per cent of British Muslims faced
difficulty in paying at least one of their household bills since August 2021,
with a further 13 per cent experiencing difficulty every single month in the
same time period.
To manage these difficulties, 65 per cent of Muslims
had to take out some form of debt to manage their everyday costs and bills
since August 2021.
This included relying on their credit cards, utilising
an overdraft or a buy now, pay later scheme or having to take out a long-term
or pay-day loan, with those in low household incomes and in receipt of
benefits, social or council housing disproportionately impacted.
Some 40 per cent of British Muslims have also had to
choose between paying one bill at the expense of another, and almost one-third
have reporting having to miss a meal to afford their household bills in the
last year.
A further 19 per cent of respondents said they have
relied on food banks in the last 12 months, with the majority of those – 65 per
cent – using food banks within the last three months.
This worsens to almost half – 48 per cent – for
British Muslims with household incomes of between £20,001 and £40,000, in
comparison to 8 per cent of Muslims with household incomes over £100,000.
The survey also found disparities within ethnic
background and location, with Black, African British Muslims and those living
in the North West most affected by rising living costs.
One in five Black, African British Muslims struggled
to pay at least one of their bills every month compared to 13 per cent of all
those surveyed, and those living West Midlands (38 per cent) and the North West
(40 per cent) reported missing meals to afford bills at a higher rate to those
in London (30 per cent).
British Muslims have said that their hopes are “gone”
amid the cost of living crisis and they are very “worried” about their futures.
“My hope of owning a house on my own has now gone,”
said one respondent. “I have two dependents who get no benefits and [with] the
cost of food and energy increasing, [I’m] worried about my long-term financial
management.”
“The cost of living crisis has personally changed how
I feel about spending money on myself and treating myself. I almost feel guilty
and worry about how it could get so much worse,” shared another.
Digital finance platform Algbra, who supported the study,
said: “We know the current financial system is not doing enough for [diverse]
communities and this report highlights how one such community is
disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis.”
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Are Red Flags About Islamic State In South Africa
Alarmist?
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By Peter Fabricius
November 13, 2022
Alarm bells about the threat of terrorism in South
Africa have recently been sounding more stridently and more often. Are these
false alarms or is the danger growing?
This question is complicated by the fact that the
warnings are largely from foreigners, especially the United States (US). To
many, this indicates alarmism or even outside interference. To others, panic
buttons are being pressed because South Africa’s law enforcement, intelligence
and prosecution services aren’t doing their jobs well enough.
This week, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on South
African-based brothers Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar, as well as Mohamad
Akbar and Umar Akbar. It said they were ‘members of an [Islamic State] cell
operating in South Africa who have provided technical, financial, or material
support’ to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS).
All four, the US Treasury added, were associated with
Farhad Hoomer, whom it described as the leader of the Durban-based cell. The US
had sanctioned Hoomer and three others in March for similar offences. This
week’s sanctions included four South Africa-based companies connected to Nufael
and Yunus Akbar and four owned or controlled by Hoomer.
Meanwhile the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a
global intergovernmental watchdog of money laundering and terrorist financing –
seems likely to add South Africa to its grey list soon. This is partly because
‘South Africa has failed to demonstrate that it is effectively identifying,
investigating or prosecuting terrorist financiers or addressing terrorism
finance through alternate measures.’
And in July this year, the UN Security Council warned
in a report that South Africa was increasingly being used as a conduit for
terrorist funding, mainly to Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC).
The two sets of US sanctions against Hoomer and his
associates, in particular, raise the question of whether Washington feels
obliged to act because Pretoria isn’t doing so effectively.
South African authorities arrested Hoomer, Mohamad
Akbar and 10 others in 2018 for planting incendiary devices at a Shia mosque in
Verulam and shops and a horse race in Durban. The cell members were also
charged with murdering a worshipper, stabbing the imam, and kidnapping a
Tanzanian. The case was thrown out of court because of prosecution
deficiencies, official sources told ISS Today. It seems unlikely they will be
reinstated.
US actions against IS in South Africa are creating
tensions with the authorities. In October President Cyril Ramaphosa criticised
the US for issuing the Sandton terror alert without consulting his government –
although US sources hinted that Pretoria had been informed. This week, South
African government sources told ISS Today that the US had warned Pretoria that
it would be announcing sanctions.
In March this year, some South African security
officials were apparently angered by the US sanctions against Hoomer and the
others. Revealingly though, the finance and justice ministries acknowledged the
sanctions and committed to working with other states to stop money laundering
and terrorism financing. This sentiment was repeated on 9 November by Mondli
Gungubele, Minister in the Presidency Responsible for State Security, in
response to the recent sanctions.
Some officials acknowledged privately to ISS Today
that they believe Hoomer is a local IS kingpin and remains free only because of
missteps by South African law enforcement. They were also concerned about the
slow progress of the caseagainst Sayefundeen Aslam Del Vecchio, his wife Bibi
Fatima Patel and their accomplice Mussa Ahman Jackson. They are standing trial
for the murder of elderly botanists Rod and Rachel Saunders in KwaZulu-Natal in
2018.
Evidence was found in the accused’s home, but they
weren’t charged with terrorism. Law enforcement sources told ISS Today that the
case had recently been jeopardised by the presiding judge recusing herself
after signing an Asset Forfeiture Unit order brought against the accused.
South Africa’s failure to deal effectively with IS and
terrorist financing has a host of causes. These include problems in the
intelligence, detection and prosecution services still recovering from the
ravages of state capture during Jacob Zuma’s presidency. The South African
government’s own Mufamadi and Africa reports have acknowledged these failings.
Apart from increasing the risk of violence, these
failures could damage South Africa economically. The threatened FATF grey
listing would probably lead to a ratings downgrade, followed by decreased
investment and reduced trade.
The implications are also felt beyond South Africa’s
borders. The March US Treasury sanctions suggested Hoomer’s IS cell was mainly
raising funds for IS operatives elsewhere, like Mozambique and the DRC.
The apparent lack of coordination between the US and
South Africa presents other risks, like provoking people while they remain free
to retaliate. On 9 November News24 quoted Hoomer as saying about the latest
round of US sanctions: ‘When you put a person in a corner, and you keep
tramping on their toes, you are going to get a reaction that might not be too
good. And then later on, they will say this person is a terrorist because look
how they are reacting.’
And the Sunday Times quoted anonymous police officials
claiming that the US Sandton terror alert had blown the cover off an advanced
investigation into the preparations for the same attack.
The impression created by recent events is that
Washington rather than Pretoria is steering counter-terrorism operations in
South Africa. That obviously can’t be good.
South Africa needs to take control of its
counter-terrorism but can only do that by restoring international and domestic
confidence in its ability to do so. Determined and concerted action is needed
by all government agencies involved – including better cooperation with other
governments.
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India
Non-Disclosure Of Imams' Salaries: Central Information
Commission Summons Officials Of Delhi LG, CM Offices
Nov 13, 2022
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has
summoned officials of the offices of the lieutenant governor, chief minister,
and chief secretary over the non-disclosure of information on salaries paid to
Imams of mosques in Delhi under the RTI Act.
Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar has also issued
notices to officers of the Delhi Waqf Board on the plea of activist Subhash
Agrawal.
Agrawal wanted complete information, including the
file notes, on the decision to pay salaries to Imams in Delhi mosques through
his application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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Construction Of Ayodhya Mosque Likely To Be Completed
By December 2023: Trust
Press Trust of India
November 13, 2022
Lucknow: The construction of a mosque in Ayodhya,
being built pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid case, is expected to be completed by December next year, the trust
entrusted with the task has said.
"We hope to get approval to the map of the
proposed mosque, hospital, community kitchen, library and research centre from
the Ayodhya Development Authority by the end of this month. Soon after we will
start the construction of the mosque," Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation
Trust secretary Athar Hussain told PTI.
The construction of the Dhannipur Ayodhya Mosque is
likely to be completed by the end of December 2023, while the remaining
structures on the five-acre Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah Complex will be come up
subsequently, he said.
The Supreme Court, in its verdict in the long-standing
Ayodhya dispute, ordered the construction of a Ram temple on the 2.77-acre plot
where the Babri Masjid once stood, and directed that five acres be allotted for
building a mosque in the Uttar Pradesh district.
The 'bhoomi pujan' for the temple was performed by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2020 and, according to the temple trust,
it is likely to be opened to devotees in January 2024.
The timing of the completion of the temple and the
mosque is significant as the next parliamentary election is scheduled for early
2024.
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust, formed by
the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of the mosque,
has also decided to build a hospital, community kitchen, library and a research
institute.
"The trust will start the construction of all
proposed structures simultaneously and the mosque is likely to be completed
first because of its small size. Although no deadline has been fixed, it will
hopefully be constructed within a year's time," Hussain said.
Mr Hussain said the hospital will begin with 100 beds
and later upgraded to a 200-bed facility. The community kitchen will initially
have the capacity to serve 1,000 people daily and subsequently expanded to
cater to 2,000 people.
He said the trust decided to build an Indo-Islamic Research
Centre and a library so that the people of the area can benefit from them.
Mr Hussain said that about a month ago, during perusal
of the application for obtaining NOC from the fire department for the mosque
and other facilities, the department had objected to the narrow approach road.
Taking prompt action, the administration has completed
the process of measurement of additional land to be given to widen the approach
road, the trust secretary said.
He said the land given by the government to the Waqf
Board is recorded in the revenue records as agricultural land, so no
construction can be done on it without changing its use.
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Stripped, beaten, sexually assaulted: What happened to
Himank Bansal, Hyderabad student forced to chant ‘Allah Hu Akbar’
Nov 13, 2022
In a recent harrowing video that surfaced on social
media, a male student was seen being brutally bullied by other students in the
hostel, forced to chant slogans of ‘Allah hu Akbar’ in a Hyderabad law college,
sparking a huge wave of criticism.
The viral video shows Himank Bansal, a student of IBS
law college Hyderabad, being beaten and assaulted by other students in a hostel
room. Bansal was also forced to chant ‘Allah hu Akbar’ in the video while a
person could be seen slapping him.
The assault on Himank Bansal sparked a lot of backlash
on social media, with members of the Bhartiya Janta Party terming it an act of
terrorism. In the FIR filed against the students, Bansal narrated his shocking
ordeal of bullying by peers.
According to the FIR, the incident took place on
November 11 in the Boys Hostel at IBS College in Ranga Reddy district in
Telangana. In the FIR, Himank said that not only was he brutally thrashed, but
he was also sexually assaulted by the other men.
Bansal said that he was physically and sexually
assaulted by a group of 15 to 20 men who had barged inside his hostel room on
Friday evening. He also said that he was stripped naked, with his clothes torn
off and he was kicked and punched.
The FIR states that the accused pushed and mishandled
Himank Bansal by punching him in the face, slapping him, kicking him on the
abdominal areas, touching his genitals, and forcing him to eat certain
chemicals and powders.
One student, named Reva (3rd Year BBA Student, IBS
Hyderabad) even attempted to put his genitals into the victim’s mouth. They
further tried to tear his clothes, strip him naked, and kept beating him one
after the other with the slogan "beat him till he dies”.
Bansal said that even after the video surfaced on
social media, the accused threatened to keep abusing him if any action is taken
against them. In the viral video, Bansal can be seen chanting Allah hu Akbar
after getting slapped and assaulted.
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Why India’s ‘secular’ parties are struggling to mobilise
Muslims
Asim Ali
13-11-2022
In 2018, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi addressed a
media conclave and outlined the reasons behind the party’s drubbing in the 2014
elections. Among other factors, she emphasised the ability of the Bharatiya
Janata Party “to convince people, to persuade people that the Congress party is
a Muslim party”. The speech reflected the Congress leadership’s acceptance of
the diagnosis of the AK Antony report, which had first espoused the view that
perceived minority appeasement was behind the Congress’ electoral decline.
The Congress has certainly not been the only party
grappling with this apparent need to correct for a “Muslim bias”. Many other
secular parties, particularly in northern India, have internalised the notion
that any visible presence of Muslims or “Muslimness” in their political
platforms has become a toxic commodity in the prevailing political culture.
However, secular parties still imagine the Muslims as
a homogenous community with clear political interests, and do not forswear
their claim on this Muslim “vote-bank”. Nevertheless, the rise of the BJP
dominant system has destabilised the pattern of relationships of these parties
with their Muslim constituents.
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Ahead of Rampur bypoll, BJP connects with Azam Khan’s
Muslim vote bank in his bastion
By Manish Chandra Pandey
Nov 13, 2022
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday displayed
attempts to breach Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s bastion as it organised
the first-ever ‘pasmanda (backward)’ Muslim meet in the Rampur Sadar assembly
constituency where a bypoll is scheduled for December 5.
The Rampur Sadar assembly by-election has been
necessitated by Azam Khan’s disqualification following his conviction in a 2019
hate speech case on October 27.
The Rampur Sadar assembly has always eluded the BJP.
Khan has won the seat 10 times. His sole loss in the Rampur Sadar assembly
constituency came in 1996.
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Narendra Modi Government Working To Empower Pasmanda
Muslims: UP Deputy Chief Minister
12 NOV 2022
Ahead of the December 5 Rampur Sadar assembly bypoll,
Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak on Saturday said while the Narendra Modi
government is working to empower Pasmanda Muslims through its schemes, other
political parties have used the community just for votes.
The seat in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, which has
a large Muslim population, fell vacant after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam
Khan was disqualified as an MLA following his conviction and three-year jail
sentence in a hate speech case.
"Since independence, the respect that you should
have got as brothers of this nation got entangled in the maths of votes, which
means you could not get the respect and no one was ever worried for your
honour," Pathak said at a conference of beneficiaries belonging to the
Pasmanda Muslims community.
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Centre On Why Scheduled Castes' List Excludes Dalit
Christians, Muslims
Press Trust of India
November 12, 2022
New Delhi: The Centre has defended the exclusion of
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of Scheduled Castes, saying
historical data shows no backwardness or oppression was ever faced by them.
Contending that Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims cannot
claim benefits which Scheduled Castes are entitled to, the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment in an affidavit in the Supreme Court said the
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950 does not suffer from any
unconstitutionality.
The affidavit was filed in response to a plea of NGO
Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) seeking extension of reservation
and other benefits to people from Dalit communities who converted to Islam and
Christianity.
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Arab world
Saudi university partners with global community to
counter terrorism activities
ARAB NEWS
November 12, 2022
RIYADH: The Naif Arab University for Security Sciences
signed a number of memoranda of understanding with the French National
Institute for Industrial Property, the Egyptian Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing Combating Unit, and the Spanish National Police Academy.
The MoUs and adopted agreements strengthen the joint
efforts between the university and its partners in supporting the global
community’s endeavors to build national, regional and international capacities
to counter terrorism, extremism and organized crime, among other criminal
activities.
Abdulmajeed Al-Banyan, the university’s president,
said that the MoUs are the result of years of joint work and cooperation and
demonstrate the university’s commitment to supporting international work to
achieve security and stability.
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Lebanon extradites to Iraq ‘Saddam grandnephew’
accused of Islamic State link
13 Nov 2022
BAGHDAD, Nov 13 — Lebanon extradited a man said to be
a grandnephew of Saddam Hussein to Iraq, where he is accused of involvement in
a massacre by the Islamic State group, a security source said yesterday.
Abdullah Sabawi, dubbed the “grandnephew” of the
executed dictator by Iraqi media, was extradited on Wednesday, the security
official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
“He is accused of having been a member of IS and
having participated in the Speicher massacre” of 2014, in which up to 1,700 air
force cadets were executed by the jihadist group, the source added.
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Failure Of 11/11 Protests Is A Slap On The Face Of The
Muslim Brotherhood: Media Host
Egypt Independent
November 12, 2022
The quiet, peaceful streets on Friday, November 11
were a slap to the face of the Muslim Brotherhood, remarked Media host, Ibrahim
Eissa, commenting on the failure of the brotherhood’s call to protest on that
date.
During his talk show “Hadith al-Qahira” (Cairo Talk)
on the “al-Qahira wal Nas” (Cairo and the People) channel, Eissa said that the
world must know the heavy and resident failure of MB, who he said are
emotionally and mentally isolated from the workings of Egyptian society.
Eissa added that the MB’s failure to take to the
streets to demonstrate on 11/11 reinforces the political stupidity that has run
the organization since its inception in 1928.
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'Tash Ma Tash' to return to Saudi households during
Ramadan after hiatus of 12 years
November 12, 2022
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of
Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced the return of
the popular Arab satirical comedy Tash Ma Tash series to Saudi households
during the next Ramadan, which begins in the last week of March 2023.
He said the production and broadcasting of the hit
comedy series that won hearts of Saudis for several years will be supported by
GEA and will be aired on MBC channel.
The Saudi duo -Abdullah Al-Sadhan and Nasser
Al-Qasabi, the most renowned actors of the series, will once again appear on
the most famous Saudi comedy series.
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Holocaust survivor tells her story to Muslims in Dubai
By ILANA SHTOTLAND
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Holocaust survivor Eve Kugler has told her story
throughout the world for decades, but when she told her story on Wednesday, she
was especially moved. It was the first time that Kugler, 91, recounted in an
Arab country the events of Kristallnacht that she had witnessed as a little
girl.
Kugler came to Dubai as part of a series of
simultaneous interfaith events under the “Let There Be Light” campaign
organized by the International March of the Living, marking the 84th
anniversary of Kristallnacht.
On the night of November 9, 1938, a pogrom against Jews
and their property was carried out throughout the Third Reich, Germany and
Austria.
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Saudi crown prince, French president discuss Mideast
security in phone call
ARAB NEWS
November 13, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
appreciates France's rejection of threats that undermine the stability of the
region, state media said early Sunday.
The crown prince expressed his appreciation during a
phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, the Saudi Press
Agency said.
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SIDF chief stresses importance of increasing women’s
labor market roles
HEBSHI ALSHAMMARI
November 12, 2022
RIYADH: The CEO of the Saudi Industrial Development
Fund expects an increase in the number of women occupying leadership positions
in the fund.
In an interview with Arab News, Ibrahim Almojel
stressed the importance of policymakers, government organizations and
enterprises creating environments that contribute to empowering women.
“Improving the status of women in the labor market is
an economic and social necessity, and the Kingdom cannot achieve its
comprehensive goals for economic and social transformation unless it invests in
the capabilities of all segments of society,” he said.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 16,493 illegals in one week
SPA
November 12, 2022
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 16,493 people in
one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations,
according to an official report.
From Nov. 3 to 9, a total of 9,441 people were
arrested for violations of residency rules, while 4,580 were held over illegal
border crossing attempts, and a further 2,472 for labor-related issues.
The report showed that among the 480 people arrested
for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 63 percent were Yemeni, 33 percent
Ethiopian, and 4 percent were of other nationalities.
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South Asia
US Special Envoy Says Taliban’s ‘Extremism’ Leads to
Unrest, Hardship, and Exodus
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 13, 2022
The US official Amiri stated on Twitter on Saturday,
November 12, that the Taliban’s policies against girls and women are alarming
as the group has deprived women and girls of education, work, and even the
“small joys” of going to a park.
“This extremism will lead to instability, poverty
& more population flight,” Amiri wrote on Twitter. “Those who fear a
radicalized Afghanistan should be alarmed by the Taliban’s policies against
women & girls”
The Taliban’s most recent restriction bans women from
entering amusement parks, public baths, and athletic clubs in Kabul, the
capital of Afghanistan, and other provinces.
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Taliban Burns Expired and Substandard Food in Western
Afghanistan
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 12, 2022
The Taliban amassed and burned some 6,000 kilograms of
spoiled food from different areas of the province, according to the Farah
province’s Taliban police chief, who was quoted by the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar
state News Agency on Saturday, November 12.
To ensure the health of the people, Taliban officials
previously incinerated five tonnes of substandard food in Kabul province, the
capital of Afghanistan, two months ago.
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Taliban Denies Claims of Desecrating Tomb of Late
Jihadi Commander
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 12, 2022
Reactions have followed the desecration of Mullah
Naqibullah Akhund’s burial. He was one of the previous Jamiat-e-Islami jihadist
commanders, and his gravesite is in Kandahar’s Arghandab district.
Photographs that demonstrate the destruction of the
commander’s tomb have been shared on social media, which the social media users
claim constitutes intentional vandalism and flagrant desecration.
The mausoleum of Mullah Naqibullah was allegedly
disrespected by hurtful people, according to the Jamiat-e-Islami Party led by
Salahuddin Rabbani, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
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‘No Single Group’ In Afghanistan Should Hold Power By
Itself ‘Alone’; Permanent Representative Of Iran To The UN
By Saqalain Eqbal
November 12, 2022
The establishment of an inclusive government in
Afghanistan based on a constitution is the “only way” for the country to escape
its current predicament, according to Amir Saeed Iravani, the permanent
representative and ambassador of Iran to the UN.
“In a multi-ethnic and diverse society such as that of
Afghanistan, no single group, party, or faction, can claim to hold power by
itself alone,” Iravani said during the General Assembly’s meeting of Thursday,
November 10, on violation of human rights and violence in Afghanistan.
The Iranian official said that the formation of an
inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan that ensures the rights
of all Afghan people including women, and ethnic and religious minorities is
the only recipe, “a prerequisite and critical component for international
recognition.”
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Find foreign partners for technology transfer, PM
tells businessmen
November 13, 2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the
country's businessmen to find out their foreign partners to utilize their
technology and knowledge in the local industries.
“To welcome the foreign investment, I would like to
urge the local businessmen to find your foreign partners. You can utilize their
technology and knowledge in our industry. An excellent investment climate
prevails in our country. Avail this opportunity,” she said.
The prime minister said this while inaugurating the
“Made in Bangladesh Week” organized by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and
Exporters Association (BGMEA) in the city's Bangabandhu International
Conference Center.
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PM Hasina opens Made in Bangladesh Week
November 13, 2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated
"Made in Bangladesh Week-2022", aiming to showcase the capability of
the country's apparel sector before the world.
The week-long event was opened this morning at the
Hall of Fame of Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka
with the theme of "Care for Fashion" which will continue till
November 18.
Promoting "Made in Bangladesh" is the main
objective of the event as the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BGMEA) wants to keep its market share and also increase the market
share of Bangladeshi apparel in the global market.
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Tiruppur city police arrest three Bangladeshi
nationals for illegal stay
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
The Tiruppur City Police on Friday arrested three
Bangladeshi nationals, who were staying in the city without proper documents.
When the police attached to Anupparpalayam station
were on the regular patrol near Kuppaiyangadu, three men on the street started
running after seeing the police. When they were caught and inquired, they
confessed to the police that they were immigrants from Bangladesh and working
in a garment company in Tiruppur without proper documents such as passport and
visa, the police said.
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Marwari horses exported for first time; to serve in
Bangladesh President entourage
13 November, 2022
Jodhpur, Nov 13 (PTI) Six Marwari horses have been
exported from Jodhpur to Bangladesh where they will be used for carrying the
cart of Bangladesh’s President, an official of the All India Marwari Horse
Society said.
Jangjeet Singh Nathawat, Secretary of the All India
Marwari Horse Society and Marwari Horse Stud Book Registration Society (MHSRS)
of India, said that all these six horses reached Bangladesh on September 29.
All six horses belong to Marwar Stud of Bal Samand
Lake Palace, governed by the Umaid Bhawan Palace of Jodhpur, and have been
registered as a ‘Marwari horse’ with the MHSRS.
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Finding Halal food is still a struggle for Seoul's
Muslim students
November 13, 2022
Many Muslim students who come to study in Korea find
themselves in a completely new world that works very differently from what they
are used to, and finding Halal food is one of the biggest challenges.
According to the Korea Economic Institute, Korea had
an estimated population of 150,000 Muslims in 2021 — 45,000 Koreans and 105,000
foreigners. As Seoul is becoming an increasingly popular destination for
foreign students, with the number of international students enrolled in degree
programs here rising by 20 percent from 2019 to 2021, that Muslim student
population is bound to increase as well.
Islam Street, the nickname given to an area of Itaewon
in Yongsan District, central Seoul, that includes Usadan Street, is home to the
city's only mosque, the Seoul Central Masjid.
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Europe
The top five questions asked by Teessiders as mosque
opens its doors to the public
By Anna Ferguson
12 NOV 2022
A Teesside mosque has opened its doors for people to
enter and learn more about Islam.
Central Masjid, on Southfield Road in Middlesbrough,
hosted a day of tours, Q&A sessions with snacks and refreshments for the
public to enjoy. Teessiders were able to experience what happens inside their
local mosque as part of the local initiative 'Discover Middlesbrough'.
People of all ages, gender and religion stepped inside
to learn something new and find answers to questions they had been wanting to
know about the Islamic community.
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Two aircraft crash after colliding at a World War II
airshow in Texas
13-11-2022
The two vintage military planes collided in midair on
Saturday at a World War II commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials
said, crashing to the ground before exploding into flames.
The incident early on Saturday afternoon involved a
World War II-era Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra
fighter that were flying at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive
Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
Emergency crews rushed to the site of the crash,
airport officials said on Twitter, but it was unclear how many people were
aboard the two aircraft, the FAA said.
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Queen Elizabeth II's service and duty praised at
Festival of Remembrance
13 November 2022
Queen Elizabeth II's dedicated service and duty have
been hailed at the annual Festival of Remembrance attended by the King and
other members of the royal family.
King Charles III and his siblings, the Princess Royal
and Earl of Wessex, watched on as archive footage of their late mother was
played at the Royal Albert Hall.
In one clip, the Queen was heard speaking of the
"tremendous contribution" the Armed Forces had made to Britain’s
"standing and reputation" throughout the world during her reign.
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Tory MPs defend Dominic Raab amid claims he created
‘culture of fear’
Amy Gibbons
13-11-2022
Tory MPs have come out in defence of Dominic Raab
after the deputy prime minister was accused of being “rude” and “aggressive”
towards civil servants.
Rishi Sunak is facing further questions over his
judgment as allegations emerged about Mr Raab’s behaviour during his previous
stint as justice secretary – with staff reportedly offered a “route out” of his
department when he was reinstated in October.
Multiple sources have alleged the Cabinet minister
created a “culture of fear” in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), according to The
Guardian.
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UK and France set to strike deal to stop migrants
crossing Channel next week, say British media
By Euronews
12/11/2022
The UK and France are on the verge of striking a deal
to tackle migration across the English Channel, with an agreement possibly
coming as early as Monday, British newspapers reported on Sunday.
The agreement will significantly increase the number
of French officers and volunteers who operate on the Channel's beaches, while
France will aim to prevent a "much higher" proportion of migrants
from leaving its shores, according to the Telegraph.
London wants to secure France's help in stopping
migrants from making the perilous crossing across the waterway. Critics have
said the UK should instead open up more legal routes for people to come to the
country.
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Africa
Are red flags about Islamic State in South Africa
alarmist?
BY PETER FABRICIUS
11 NOV 2022
Alarm bells about the threat of terrorism in South
Africa have recently been sounding more stridently and more often. Are these
false alarms or is the danger growing?
This question is complicated by the fact that the
warnings are largely from foreigners, especially the United States (US). To
many, this indicates alarmism or even outside interference. To others, panic
buttons are being pressed because South Africa’s law enforcement, intelligence
and prosecution services aren’t doing their jobs well enough.
This week, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on South
African-based brothers Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar, as well as Mohamad
Akbar and Umar Akbar. It said they were ‘members of an [Islamic State] cell
operating in South Africa who have provided technical, financial, or material
support’ to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS).
All four, the US Treasury added, were associated with
Farhad Hoomer, whom it described as the leader of the Durban-based cell. The US
had sanctioned Hoomer and three others in March for similar offences. This
week’s sanctions included four South Africa-based companies connected to Nufael
and Yunus Akbar and four owned or controlled by Hoomer.
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Thousands of Islamists renew protests against UN in
Sudan
November 12, 2022
Thousands of Islamists gathered Saturday for the
second time in two weeks to protest "interference" by the United
Nations mission in Sudan, an AFP journalist reported.
The demonstrators have objected to UN efforts to
mediate between the country's military and civilian leaders following last
year's coup staged by army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Saturday's demonstrators also expressed anger at a
transitional constitution proposed by the Sudanese Bar Association, calling for
a civilian government to pull the country out of its current political crisis.
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Emotions run high during first four days of reopening
of inquest into Imam Abdullah Haron’s death
Genevieve Serra
13-11-2022
Cape Town - It was a week of high emotions for the
family of late anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron as for the first
time in decades they were given an insight into the final moments of his life.
The inquest into his death started earlier this week
at the Cape Town High Court and saw his daughter Shamela Shamis taking the
witness stand.
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed that
Haron’s three daughters would be taking the stand during the duration of the
inquest, which is expected to end on November 18.
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Pakistan
SBP files to withdraw appeal against Federal Sharia
Court Islamic banking verdict
ZULQARNAIN IQBAL
13-11-2022
The central bank on Saturday filed in the Supreme
Court an application to withdraw its applications against the verdict of the
Federal Sharia Court directing to make the banking system in the country Islamic
within five years.
Filed through Syed Rafaqat Hussain Shah, the
application to withdraw the Civil Sharia Appeal read that no date had been
fixed for hearing the appeal;
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Pakistan Institute Of Medical Sciences Committee
Summons Officials Over Leak Of Arshad Sharif's Autopsy Pictures
Ikram Junaidi
November 13, 2022
ISLAMABAD: At least a dozen officials of the Pakistan
Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have been summoned by the inquiry
committee formed to probe the leak of the autopsy pictures of slain journalist
Arshad Sharif which were featured in a TV show on a private media outlet.
The Pims management has also decided to approach the
Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take action against Dunya
News for airing the pictures of the late journalist taken during the postmortem
at the hospital.
According to a document available with Dawn, the
two-member inquiry committee headed by Dr Naveed A. Sheikh summoned officers,
in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Civil Servant
Ordinance 1973, on Nov 14 (Monday) at 9:30am in the conference room of the
hospital.
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No breakthrough in backdoor talks, Alvi admits
Zulqernain Tahir
November 13, 2022
LAHORE: At a time of tense relations between the
military establishment and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) following PTI
chief Imran Khan’s multiple accusations against senior military officers,
President Dr Arif Alvi confirmed his ‘backdoor’ efforts to reach out to all
political players as well as the powers that be to find a workable solution to
end the chaos, though he admits his efforts haven’t borne fruit as yet.
Amidst the charged political scenario, President Alvi
and Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa were both in Lahore on Saturday,
and there was speculation that the two along with Mr Khan would meet ‘behind
closed doors’ for ‘negotiations’, but no such huddle had taken place till the
filing of this report by Saturday night. Dr Alvi has already facilitated at
least one direct meeting between Gen Bajwa and Mr Khan at the Presidency a
couple of months ago, by his own admission.
Replying to a question on the all-important
appointment of the new army chief expected in the next few days, President Alvi
told journalists at the Governor House on Saturday that the Constitution did
not allow consultation over the appointment, in reference to Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif’s reported discussions with his elder brother Nawaz Sharif who
was a convict. However, he added there was no harm in certain consultations
either (with stakeholders).
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Over 4,000 file nomination papers for LG polls in
Islamabad
Iftikhar A. Khan
November 13, 2022
ISLAMABAD: As many as 4,403 candidates have filed
nomination papers for the upcoming local government elections in the federal
capital scheduled to take place on Dec 31.
According to details, 1,074 individuals have filed
nomination papers as joint candidates for chairman and vice chairman for the
total 101 union councils while 1,945 have submitted nominations for 606 general
seats-- six each for every union council.
As many as 546 candidates intend to contest for 202
reserved seats for women, 344 for 101 seats reserved for youth, and 348 and 146
for 101 reserved seats for labours, peasants and 146 for 101 seats for
non-Muslims.
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PTI boycotts parliamentary body formed to probe Azam
Swati’s allegations
Amir Wasim
November 13, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Sticking to its decision of boycotting the
special committee formed by the Senate chairman to probe the alleged leak of an
“objectionable” video of Senator Azam Swati, the PTI on Saturday asked the
committee’s convener Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri to avoid any statement on
the matter.
Referring to the criticism by Mr Haideri on Mr Swati
for skipping committee meetings, Opposition Leader Senator Shahzad Waseem in a
statement said the PTI had already “rejected” the committee formed by Senate
Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani for the very reason that Mr Swati wanted justice from
the Supreme Court.
Moreover, Dr Waseem said a joint parliamentary party
meeting of the PTI and the opposition’s coalition parties, held on Nov 7, had
also rejected the committee through a resolution and decided that they would
not be a part of its proceedings.
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Mideast
IDF nabs wanted Islamic Jihad member in daylight raid
near Jenin
By EMANUEL FABIAN
12 November 2022
A prominent member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
(PIJ) terror group in the northern West Bank was arrested by Israeli troops on
Saturday morning, the military said.
According to a joint statement by the Israel Defense
Forces and Shin Bet security service, the suspect, Muhammad Abu Zina, was
arrested during a daylight raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
The statement said Zina, a resident of the Jenin
refugee camp, was previously jailed in Israel over his activities in Islamic
Jihad. He was released in August this year.
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Putin, Raisi discuss deepening ties between Russia and
Iran
12 Nov 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian
counterpart, President Ebrahim Raisi, have discussed deepening political, trade
and economic cooperation in a phone call on Saturday, their governments said in
separate statements.
The two leaders “touched upon some pressing bilateral
issues with a focus on how to build up cooperation in the political, trade and
economic areas, including in the field of transport and logistics”, the Kremlin
said.
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Iran pushes back against protest scrutiny at the UN
By Maziar Motamedi
12 Nov 2022
Tehran, Iran – Iran has pushed back against efforts
spearheaded by Western countries to scrutinise at the United Nations its
handling of weeks of protests across the country.
Germany and Iceland said on Friday they submitted a
request on behalf of 42 countries to hold a special session of the UN Human
Rights Council later this month on the continuing demonstrations in Iran –
which would signal the first time such a meeting is being convened on Iran.
The request calls for the session to “address the
deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
especially with respect to women and children”, and has the support of more
than one-third of the council’s voting members, which is required to convene a
gathering outside the body’s normal schedule.
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Iran charges 11 over killing of Basij paramilitary
member
AFP
November 12, 2022
TEHRAN: Iran has indicted 11 people over the murder of
a Basij paramilitary force member during a ceremony last week in honour of a
slain protester, a judiciary official said Saturday.
The incident happened on November 3 in Karaj, capital
of Alborz province, when mourners were paying tribute to Hadis Najafi at the
cemetery to mark 40 days after she was killed in the city.
Her death on September 21 came five days into
nationwide protests that erupted after the death in police custody of Mahsa
Amini, following her arrest for an alleged breach of Iran's hijab dress rules
for women.
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Iran Dissidents Praise 'Groundbreaking' Macron Talks,
Urge Action
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Iranian women dissidents who met President Emmanuel
Macron praised the talks on Saturday as a historic move from Paris, while
urging France to lead concrete action against the Islamic republic.
Macron had on Friday held a previously unpublicised
meeting with four prominent women campaigners as anti-regime protests sweep
Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the morality
police.
The four included US-based activist Masih Alinejad who
for years has led a campaign encouraging Iranian women to remove their
obligatory headscarves.
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Southeast Asia
Halal in Hong Kong: Muslims cheer KFC’s move, hope
more fast-food chains, restaurants will cater to community
Yanni Chow
13 Nov, 2022
It was lunchtime on Friday and the KFC restaurant just
minutes from the Kowloon Mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui was packed with customers
relishing their fried chicken meals.
Among them was a family of four who had come all the
way from Yuen Long, because this was the fast food chain’s first
halal-certified outlet in Hong Kong.
“We are very excited,” said Aslam, 50, a Muslim who
had brought his wife and two children, and asked to be identified by his first
name only. “Mostly, we cook at home.”
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PAS the one using Malays to fish for Malay votes, DAP
hopefuls tell Hadi
By Justin Ong
12 Nov 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — PAS president Tan Sri Hadi
Awang was demeaning the intellect of Malay-Muslims by suggesting they did not
look beyond skin colour when voting, said DAP election candidates from the
community.
Responding to Hadi’s “concern” yesterday that they
were only being used to fish for Malay votes, the group said the PAS president
must realise that Malay-Muslim voters were capable of mature and nuanced views.
“Hadi Awang continues to look down on the ability of
Malay Muslims to think when choosing their leaders and elected
representatives,” they said in a joint statement.
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In Tambun, a two-horse race with youth vote still in
the air
By John Bunyan
13 Nov 2022
IPOH, Nov 13 — Four candidates are vying for the
Tambun parliamentary seat in the 15th general election, but for a section of
young and first-time voters, there may as well just be two.
In an informal poll, voters from these categories
Malay Mail met in the constituency were able to identify just the Perikatan
Nasional incumbent Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, or Peja as he prefers to be
known, and Pakatan Harapan chairman and candidate, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
While the Gerakan Tanah Air and Barisan Nasional
candidates should be concerned that neither was known to these voters, they
could take solace in knowing that most were still undecided how and if they
would vote.
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Ismail Sabri urges Umno, BN candidates to show
solidarity, preserve good name of party
13 Nov 2022
BERA, Nov 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
Yaakob today advised Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the 15th
General Election (GE15) to always display a spirit of solidarity and to
preserve the good name of the party.
Ismail Sabri, who is an Umno vice-president, said the
people would be watching them throughout the campaign period and any bickering
among leaders could give rise to speculation on candidates and the party.
He said the main focus of the party and its leaders
now should be to work for a victory for all BN candidates so that the coalition
could win enough seats to form the federal government.
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Azmin says Perikatan confident of winning two-thirds
majority in GE15
By Zarrah Morden
13 Nov 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) is
confident that it can net a two-thirds majority in the 15th general election
(GE15), its election director Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said today.
The coalition is certain that it can get the minimum
of 112 seat that it needs to form the next federal government, he told
reporters at an event in Gombak according to a report by Malaysiakini.
"We are confident that PN will get a number of
seats positive enough for us to form a government this November 19. Of course,
we aim higher, but at least 112.
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Khairy: Malaysia 'fastest growing economy in Asean,'
political stability crucial
13 Nov 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Malaysia’s economic growth is
the fastest among six Asean countries in the third quarter and also the first
nine months of this year, and the country is “building resilience to face
strong global headwinds,” said caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
“Facilitated by decisive measures in transitioning to
endemicity, we are building resilience to face strong global headwinds,” he
said in his latest posting on Twitter.
Citing data from various sources in Asean, he noted
Malaysia’s stellar 14.2 per cent gross domestic product growth in the third
quarter (Q3).
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North America
Cambridge Mosque holds Remembrance Day ceremony
Daniel Caudle
Nov. 13, 2022
The commemoration of Remembrance Day continued
Saturday afternoon with a special ceremony at a Cambridge mosque.
“Muslims for Remembrance started about 12 years ago in
Canada by our organization, which is the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at,” said event
organizer Nabeel Rana. “This is the first time we have brought it to the Region
of Waterloo.”
The day was to honour all Muslims who took part in
various wars, who belong to different nationalities, ethnic backgrounds and
groups.
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One man dead following stabbing at Islamic Community
of Greater Killeen
By KWTX Staff
Nov. 13, 2022
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - The Killeen Police Department
is investigating the death of a man after a stabbing incident Saturday
afternoon.
The police responded in the afternoon to the Islamic
Community of Greater Killeen at the 5600 block of South Highway 195.
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Papal Muslim Engagement Makes Demands On Asian Bishops
By Ben Joseph
November 13, 2022
(UCA News) — Christian-Muslim relations are far from
cordial in Asia, as Muslims generally see Christianity as a Western religion,
which is opposed to its religious and political ideologies.
The Western world’s perception of Muslims across the
globe supporting a political global Islamic caliphate, spearheaded by the
Islamic State (IS), makes relations even worse.
The imagined caliphate stretches beyond the Middle
East to include Andalusia, Turkey, the Balkans, Iran, South Asia, Central Asia,
and Xinjiang in China. The absurdity of such a vast land under one central
Islamic authority, with Arabs as natural rulers of the Muslim world, is serious
for sections of the world’s population, increasing tension and violence.
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US Muslim organisations see bright future for
community's candidates
Brooke Anderson
12 November, 2022
Looking at the long-term prospects of political
leaders in their community, organisers with Muslim groups see a bright future
for Muslim candidates.
While this year's midterms didn't see the slew of wins
for Muslims that the previous two elections did, what it did show was
resounding victories of incumbents at the national level as well as small but
steady gains at the state and local levels.
"What I think we're seeing is a lot of people
running for office at lower levels," Mohamed Gula, executive director at
Emgage-Action, a Muslim advocacy group, told The New Arab.
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Inside LA’s Secret Black Market Weed Packaging Mecca
BY ZACH SOKOL
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Cash Only visited downtown LA’s wholesale cannabis
packaging district—a micro-neighborhood where smoke shops and black market weed
ops can get the materials to make counterfeit products such as mylar bags,
flower jars, vape carts, edibles packaging, and much more.
If you want to start an underground weed brand—or
bootleg an established brand like Cookies, Jeeter Juice, or Raw Garden—this is
where you design and buy your wares in bulk. It’s essentially an IRL Alibaba.
The district’s accessibility has enabled a game of
cat-and-mouse between licensed cannabis brands and savvy entrepreneurs looking to
profit off the former’s likeness. If a legal brand adds something to its
packaging, such as a QR code or holographic sticker, the bootleggers can
purchase the updated product at a legal dispensary, bring it to the wholesale
packaging area, and have the item copied and counterfeited that very same day.
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