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10 March 2016: 29 Jamdiul Awwal 37:Vol:7,No:117
SC Judge Gowda recuses himself from hearing CBI plea against dropping of
criminal charges on Advani, Joshi Uma Bharti in Babri Masjid demolition case
New Delhi: A Supreme Court judge, on Thursday, recused from hearing
appeals pertaining to dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against LK Advani,
Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and other BJP-VHP leaders in the Babri Masjid
demolition case.Justice V Gopala Gowda, who was heading the bench also comprising
Justice Arun Mishra, recused himself from the hearing without citing any reason
and said, “let the matter be placed before the Chief Justice” for its
allocation to some other bench.The appeals were filed by one Haji Mahboob Ahmad
and CBI against the dropping of conspiracy charges against senior BJP leaders
Advani, Joshi and 16 others, for demolition of the disputed medieval structure
in Ayodhya on Dec.6, 1992.The pleas had sought setting aside of the Allahabad
High Court’s order of May 20, 2010, which had dropped section 120B (criminal
conspiracy) under the IPC while upholding a special court’s decision.In
Sept.last year, the CBI had told the apex court that its decision-making was
not influenced by anyone and the dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against
senior BJP leaders in the case was not at its instance.“The decision-making
process of CBI is completely independent. All decisions are taken based on
correct facts in the light of the extant law. There is no question of any
person, body or institution influencing the decision-making process of CBI or
the manner in which it pursues its cases in courts,” the agency had said in an
affidavit.Earlier, the SC had sought responses of Advani, Joshi, union minister
Uma Bharti and 16 others on Ahmad’s plea.Besides BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and
Bharti, the court had also sought response from Himachal Pradesh Governor
Kalyan Singh, among others. PTI
Babri mosque demolition case: SC judge opts out of case against Advani,
Joshi
Anti-Islam remarks: Muslim bodies slam Kerala HC judge
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hc-judges-remarks-on-sharia-draw-ire/article8333913.ece
Remarks by Justice B. Kemal Pasha, a sitting judge of the Kerala High
Court, at a seminar in Kozhikode early this week on the Muslim Personal Law,
have sparking off vocal protests from Muslim organisations across the political
and ideological divides.Protestors have come out in unison against what they allege
as attempts to amend Muslim Personal Law, deeming it to be discriminatory
against women. Justice Pasha, possibly in a jibe aimed at the religious
outfits, had asked if Muslim men could have the privilege of 4 wives, why not
Muslim women too could have 4 husbands.Shaikh Muhammed Karakunnu, Assistant
Ameer of Jamaate-e-Islamic Hind, Kerala, said that Justice Pasha had touched
upon two topics adopted by Sharia. “Polygamy is very much inevitable at times
considering the humanitarian factor. Who will marry a young widow whose husband
died in the Kargil war or who has met with a fatal accident, and provide for
their children,” he asked.He said the paternity of a child cannot be decided if
women had four husbands. Besides, inheritance in Islam is based on the idea
that men are responsible for protecting women and children. It is the husband
who pays maintenance to the wife after divorce and not vice versa, he added.
Suprabhatham, a Malayalam daily run by the Sunni group of the Samastha Kerala
Jam Iyyathul Ulema identified with Islamic cleric EK Aboobacker Musaliar, in an
editorial, lashed out at the judge’s remarks saying that it would only help to
strengthen the apologists of Uiform Civil Code, UCC.What Justice Pasha thinks
about inheritance and divorce rights of women is not different from what the
RSS conceives. Kerala Naduvathul Mujahideen State president TP Abdulla Madani, general
secretary PP Unneerkutty, and Kerala Jameyathul Ulama secretary M. Mohammed
Moulavi warned that any attempts to dissect Islamic Sharia through the prism of
modernism would have far-reaching ramifications. “This is not for the first
time Sharia has been subjected to such discussions. Time and again, these
discussions have crossed limits,” they said. According to them, polyandry was unscientific
and irreligious, while polygamy was scientific, religious and its objective is
betterment of society. ‘‘Moves against Muslim Personal Law by people in
responsible positions is a cause for concern. It has to be suspected whether
the allegations raised against Sharia are part of the anti-Muslim movement,’’
they said. The Hindu report
Kerala HC judge faces heat over Muslim personal law remarks: Indian
Express
Muslim organisations force Kerala paper to apologise for ‘offensive’ comment
on Prophet
New Delhi: Mathrubhumi, a leading Malayalam daily in Kerala, put out an
apology on its front page today after it printed a purportedly offensive
comment curated from social media on Prophet Muhammad in its Kozhikode and
Thrissur editions on Wednesday. The apology came after enraged Muslim
organisations held protests outside the newspaper’s offices. Groups like the
PFI said the comment hurt the sentiments of the community.The paper in its
apology said the comment, that was picked up from social media, was added as a
reaction to the speech made by Justice Kemal Pasha on the topic ‘Law against
domestic abuse’ at a seminar.“We understand the comments hurt the sentiments of
followers. We apologise deeply for the error,” the newspaper said. Mathrubhumi
also confirmed that it would take appropriate action against those responsible
for the ‘careless’ mistake. indian express
Kanhaiya Kumar attacked on JNU campus
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was slapped and verbally
abused by an ‘outsider’ at the university campus Thursday evening.Seeing him
being beaten, students nearby rescued him and formed a human chain to keep him
away from any further harm.The assailant, whose identity was being ascertained
at the time of filing this report, was held by JNU’s private security guards
and taken away.Eyewitnesses said that the man first spoke a few words with
Kanhaiya launching a physical assault on him. But the student leader escaped
any serious harm. the hindu
Row after Kanhaiya says ‘in Kashmir women are raped by security
personnel’
New Delhi:JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar found himself in a spot on
Wednesday over remarks made by him at a student’s gathering on women’s day with
the BJP’s youth wing filing a police complaint over his alleged defiance of
bail conditions by making “anti-national” statements.“No matter how much you
try to stop us, we will speak up against human rights violations. We will raise
our voice against AFSPA. While we have a lot of respect for our soldiers, we
will still talk about the fact that in Kashmir women are raped by security
personnel,” Kanhaiya said while addressing students at a women’s day march late
on Tuesday night. “During war in Rwanda 1000 women were raped. In Africa during
the ethnic conflict, when military attacks other group firstly their women were
raped. You take example of Gujarat, women were not just killed but were raped
first,” he added. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha on Wednesday filed a complaint
in Vasant Vihar police station against Kanhaiya and JNU professor Nivedita
Menon saying they made “anti-national” statements in the aftermath of Feb.9
event.A senior police officer said, “We have received the complaint and the
matter is being looked into. No FIR has been registered yet”. “Despite the
submission of an undertaking before court, Kanhaiya has yet again addressed a
gathering of students and uttered poisonous words against the Indian Army,
labelling them as rapists of Kashmiri Women,” a BJYM statement said. Kanhaiya’s
party AISF maintained that, “he made the remarks in context of atrocities on
women worldwide and not just in Kashmir. He in no way meant to demean Army or
any other force and he clarified that in his speech too”.PTI
Case registered against Kanhaiya in Kanpur court over remarks on Army
personnel in Kashmir
JNU Case: SC to Hear Patiala Violence Matter on March 29
New Delhi:Supreme court asked the parties to two petitions, pertaining
to incidents of violence in the Patiala House court complex during the hearing
related to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, to complete pleadings by March
29.PTI
Amid sedition row, JNU gets President's award for excellence in research
and innovation
Here’s how not to teach a class: JNU's Ayesha Kidwai responds to her
colleague Makarand Paranjape
Riots during quota stir were replica of Godhara, designed in Nagpur
factory of RSS: Ex- speaker
Chandigarh: Intensifying the attack on Manohar Lal Khattar led BJP govt in
Haryana, the former speaker Kuldeep Sharma said on Wednesday that riots during
reservation had roots in Nagpur and Jhandewalan (New Delhi) HQRS of RSS. While
putting the role of BJP and RSS under scanner,Sharma who was flanked by
ex-minister Geeta Bhukkal and Karan Dalal categorically hinted out towards role
of INLD as well in the caste riots.This was for the first time when 3 Congress
MLAs from ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda's camp had raised voice for the restoration of
peace and harmony among all the castes. 3 MLAs also alleged scam in the
disbursal of compensation while accusing the officers of adopting pick and
choose policy for selection of claimants. "RSS has the perfection of
creating such kind of divide among society. Since they could not do this
communally hence they created caste divide, that too with perfection.
Unfortunately, this CM too could not position himself and is singing RSS songs
so far. He has failed to handle the situation for good 4 days. His MLAs and ministers
are accused him of being hijacked by two ministers, hence you can imagine
Khattar's calibre," said Sharma.Geeta Bhukkal elaborated as how govt has after delayed action named son of a BJP
leaders for rioting. “Rioting men had targeted my house, not even as single cop
had turned out. Everybody knows about Army action in Jhajjar, If they cannot
protect dalits and weak. Which govt are they talking about, now the governor
should dismiss the govt at once,'' she said. Unfortunately, first RSS backed
BJP men created riots now to ensure that divide continue to exist now they have
given slogans of 35 communities versus one community slogan, said Bhukkal. TOI
Syed Ali Shah Geelani suffers heart attack
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani suffered a
minor heart attack on Thursday and has been admitted to a hospital here, his
spokesman said."It was a minor heart attack. Thank god, he is
stable," spokesman Ayaz Akbar said.Akbar said Geelani, 86, was admitted to
the Max Hospital in Saket in south Delhi where he was "recuperating
fast". Geelani has been in Delhi for the past few weeks.A senior doctor at
the hospital said that Geelani also compained of brethelessness and high blood
pressure.IANS
Mirwaiz, Malik wish speedy recovery to Geelani
Despite flaps, ties with Modi govt strong, says US: PTI
Washington:Despite a flap over sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and
India's denial of visas to a US commission on religious freedom, US has said
that it has a strong relationship with India, specifically with the Narendra
Modi govt ."No, I would actually disagree with that," state
department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday when asked if
the US was not having a smooth ride with India in view of such issues.
India is our strategic partner, Pak historically: Saudi foreign minister
PM Narendra Modi's first visit to Saudi Arabia early April will see a
"tremendous uplift" in bilateral relations, says Adel Al Jubeir,
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister when TOI caught up with him during his first
visit to India this week. "Pakistan is a historically and will remain so.
Our relations with Pakistan do not come at the expense of our relations with
India. India is a strategic relationship in all fields. If having such close
relations with both countries can be useful in helping the two nations overcome
their differences we would be willing to help," said Saudi Minister.
"We have extensive economic relations with India. We are the largest
supplier of oil to India. Saudi Arabia is one of India's biggest markets. We
have a community of almost 3 million Indian citizens who live in Saudi Arabia.
They are our doctors, bankers, engineers, teachers. They are by far the most
peaceful non-Saudi community and we appreciate all their contributions to Saudi
nation and society. They are an important bridge," he added. Over PM Modi
Saudi visit, the Saudi minister said, "PM Modi will be hosted by the Custodian of the
Holy Mosques. He will meet the crown prince, deputy crown prince and other
ministers to exchange views, consult and set the stage for more collaborative
efforts." TOI
We don't expect anything from India: Pakistani leader
Chandigarh: A senior leader from Pakistan’s ruling party and Member
National Assembly (MNA), Rana Afzal Khan, said they do not expect anything from
India, lamenting that even “small issues” like Siachen and Sir Creek still
remain unresolved.The Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Revenue and Economic
Affairs and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, said, “Pakistan bashing is
still going on in India”.PTI
Indian Air Force admits can’t fight China, Pak at same time
New Delhi: Indian Air Force vice-chief Air Marshal BS Dhanoa admitted that
IAF did not have sufficient number of warplanes to fight a 2-front war, setting
off alarm bells about the country’s ability to tackle a combined threat from
China and Pakistan.HT
Face challenge from narrow, unitary cultural nationalism: Church
Bengaluru:A narrow culture-based interpretation of nationalism, lack of
clarity on the govt ’s stand on intolerance amid growing fundamentalism, and
increasing saffronisation of education have been identified as key challenges
facing the Church in India by 32nd plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference
of India (CBCI) which concluded in Bengaluru. Presenting a manifesto of issues
raised and discussed at the plenary — the theme was ‘Response of the Church in
India to present day challenges’ — CBCI president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis
identified “narrow, unitary cultural nationalism… widespread intolerance… a
systematic concerted effort to manipulate the education system’’ as the main
challenges.indian exoress
Bihar Liquor ban: In schools, fathers have to declare they would promise
not to drink alcohol
Patna:Ahead of the proposed ban on countrymade liquor from April 1, Bihar
govt has found a novel way to create
awareness about alcohol abstinence. The state Education department has decided
to seek declarations from the fathers of the 73,000 students of primary and
secondary schools in the state in which they would promise not to drink
alcohol.“Since a commitment is made to a son or a daughter, this declaration
(by the fathers) could be very effective in enforcing the liquor ban in the
state,” said CM Nitish Kumar on
Wednesday.He also said that Bihar will not replicate liquor ban model of other
states as there are hardly any successful ones. indianexpress
Assam polls: 9 Muslims, six ex-Cong MLAs in BJP list
Guwahati:BJP has released its list of 88 candidates for Assam, including 9 Muslims. State party chief and union minister Sarbananda Sonowal will contest
from Majuli seat.ExCongress strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma and 5 of his loyalists — all ex-Congress MLAs — have also got tickets. While the BJP has
already given away 24 seats to the AGP, it has left only 13 seats for its other
ally, Bodo People’s Front. In Nalbari, where Himanta-loyalist, exCongress MLA
Jayanta Malla Barua, is also an aspirant, the final name is understood to have
been kept on hold due to an objection by the RSS. indian express
India’s Bnei Menashe Immigrants to Israel Will Triple in Number This
Year: Israeli paper
Number of immigrants from India’s Bnei Menashe community will be tripled
during this year, Immigrant Absorption Minister Zeev Elkin said at a
meeting of the Knesset’s Immigration and Absorption Committee.About two weeks
ago, the cabinet decided to freeze the process of bringing the remaining
members of the Falashmura community from Ethiopia to Israel until the state
budget is up for debate again. Only three months ago the cabinet approved
bringing to Israel 9,000 people who are waiting in Addis Ababa and Gondar.Elkin
said some 700 Bnei Menashe immigrants will be brought during the year, compared
to 260 last year, and the budget earmarked for their absorption will be doubled
to 2.2 million shekels (about $550,000). The Bnei Menashe community currently
numbers some 3,000, 600 of whom were born in Israel. Haaretz
Accident victim’s son writes to Prez, seeks action against Smriti Irani
Agra: The son of a doctor, who was killed in a road accident allegedly
involving a vehicle in the cavalcade of Union minister for human resource
development Smriti Irani, has sought the intervention of President Pranab
Mukherjee for justice.In his letter to the President, Ramesh Nagar’s son
Abhishek Nagar has alleged he was forced to mention the registration number of
a car but was not shown the car by Mathura Police. He has said he was forced to
mention the number of the vehicle as DL 3C BA 5315.Nagar was killed on Saturday
night when his motorcycle was hit by a vehicle – a Honda City sedan allegedly
part of the minister’s entourage – on the Yamuna Expressway. His 12-year-old
daughter and nine-year-old nephew, riding pillion, were also injured. Irani was
unhurt but her car suffered some damage.The family has also threatened to stage
a sit-in protest at district headquarter in Agra if no action is taken against
the minister who they have blamed for being ‘insensitive’.HT
HRD minister Irani accident case: Cops forced me to give wrong car number, says Dead doc's son
Anticipatory bail of Teesta extended till April 29
New Delhi: Supreme Court has extended anticipatory bail of social
activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till April 29 in a case of
alleged embezzlement of funds meant for Gujarat riot victims.TOI
Why only PM’s pictures in advertisements, govt asks SC
New Delhi: At a time when the opposition is accusing Narendra Modi of
creating a cult image of himself and not giving due importance to his cabinet
colleagues, the NDA govt on batted for
its ministers and told the SC that their photos be allowed to be published in govt
advertisements. Attorney general Mukul
Rohatgi requested a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P C Ghose to reconsider
its earlier decision permitting use of photographs of only President, PM and
the Chief Justice of India in advertisements.TOI
Karnataka: 66% undergrad boys watch 7 hours of porn every week, shows
survey
A survey of youths in the 16-21
age group showed that 66% of undergraduate boys watch porn 7 hours per week
starting when they are around 9 years old, and 30% of undergrad girls in the
state watch porn, on an average, 5 hours per week.The survey , carried out
among 3,500 students in 183 colleges of the state, was done by Abishek
Clifford, CEO, Rescue (NGO), and a statistics and ethics lecturer from
London.TOI
Stir at Jantar Mantar for SC status to Dalit Christians, Muslims
New Delhi:Various organisations today staged a demonstration at Jantar
Mantar here demanding that Scheduled Caste (SC) status be extended to Dalit
Christians and Muslims as well. "We are seeking the scrapping of Para 3 of
the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950, which excludes Dalits among
Christians and Muslims from its purview," said Samuel Jeyakumar, executive
secretary of the National Council of Churches in India.The demand for including
Christian and Muslim Dalits in the SC category has been earlier endorsed by
bodies like National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities as well
as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), but it is yet to be
realised due to lack of political will, he claimed.PTI
Anticipatory bail of Teesta extended till April 29
New Delhi: Supreme Court has extended anticipatory bail of social
activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till April 29 in a case of
alleged embezzlement of funds meant for Gujarat riot victims.TOI
Four AMU students qualify 2015 Uttar Pradesh PCS Exam
Aligarh: Four students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who joined
the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) for Civil Services Examinations’
preparation, have succeeded in cracking the Uttar Pradesh (UP-PCS) 2015
examination.The final result, which was made public recently, shows that Rizwan
Ahmed and Ms Zubaida Majid have been given Sub Registrar Cadre while Kuldeep
Singh Chandel and Ms Jasmine have been allocated Assistant Commissioner (Commercial
Tax) cadre.ummid.com
Pay fine by tomorrow or face action, NGT tells AOL; Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
says ready to go to jail
Pressure on Kingfisher baron Vijay Mallya dials up, trademarks seized
Parliament outrage is merely a ruse: Blame Congress and BJP for letting
Mallya off the hook
Media
on Muslims Arresting & Terrorism
Headley's cross-examination to start on March 22:IANS
Mumbai: Cross-examination of LeT terrorist-turned-approver in the 26/11
Mumbai terror attacks case, Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, will
start before a special court on March 22 for four days, a legal official said
here on Thursday. Advocate Abdul Wahab Khan, lawyer of Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari,
one of the prime accused in the 26/11 cases, will cross-examine Headley who had
given a week-long deposition via video-conferencing from a US jail in early
Feb. Earlier, Khan had moved applications seeking certain documents and CDs
pertaining to the case and also objected to Headley being made an approver in
the 26/11 case.IANS
TCN series on Malegaon Blast case: Out on bail, serving humanity: The
story of Dr Salman Farsi
Malegaon: Dr Salman Farsi is a man on high-alert, and for good
reasons.For 6 days, the normal hours of employment do not necessarily apply to
him. As an emergency doctor working for the Bharat Vikas Group (BVG) in Nampur,
30 kilometres from Malegaon, he attends patients who are in need of an
immediate medical attention and then drives the ambulance to the nearest
hospital for further treatment.Not that Dr Farsi, a resident of Malegaon, chose
this particular profession in mind.The textile town of Maharashtra was rocked
on the Sept. 8, 2006 afternoon by three serial bomb explosions near a Muslim
cemetery, soon after Friday prayers, leaving 37 dead and 125 injured. As we
have shown in Part One of the series, the blasts not just killed dozens and
injured hundreds, it also altered the lives of many others for the worse.TCN
'Pro-Taliban' blind madrassa teacher arrested for bomb threats: Times of
India report
WORLD
Yemeni Houthis rebels ask ally Iran to stop exploiting country's war
Sana'a: A top leader of Yemen’s Shiite rebels has issued a harsh rebuke
of ally Iran, calling upon Tehran to back away from the crisis in Yemen.
Youssef al-Fishi, a top military commander of the rebels known as Houthis, is
asking Iranian officials to “remain silent” and “stop exploiting” the Yemeni
civil war for their own interests.The remarks, posted on al-Fishi’s Facebook
page on Thursday, underscore how the formerly firm Houthi—Tehran alliance may
be faltering after a year-long Saudi-led air campaign targeting the rebels.The
rebuke comes a day after Saudi Arabia announced it has carried out a prisoners’
exchange for the first time with Yemeni tribes.AP
Saudi, Houthis swap
prisoners, raising hopes of peace talks: Reuters
Cairo/Riyadh: Riyadh's
confirmation of a rare confidence-building measure in the conflict came a day
after senior Yemeni officials said a delegation from the Houthis was in Saudi
Arabia for talks to end the war.A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on
Wednesday it had exchanged prisoners with its Houthi opponents and also
welcomed a pause in combat on the border, prompting hopes of a push to end the
year-long war that has killed some 6,000 people. Riyadh's confirmation of a
rare confidence-building measure in the conflict came a day after senior Yemeni
officials said a delegation from the Houthis, who are allies of the kingdom's
arch foe Iran, was in Saudi Arabia for talks to end the war. However, both the
Saudi Arabian and Yemeni foreign ministers later said any formal negotiations
to end the fighting could only take place under the auspices of the UN and must
include Yemen's internationally recognised govt .
'Saudi Arabia supports
political solution in Yemen'
Riyadh could turn page if Iran changes policies
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build
strong relations with Iran if it respects them and stops "meddling"
in their affairs, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Wednesday."If Iran
changes its way and its policies, nothing would prevent turning a page and
building the best relationship based on good neighbourliness, with no meddling
in the affairs of others," he told reporters in Riyadh."There is no need
for mediation" in such a case, said Jubeir, whose country severed all
links with the Islamic republic in Jan. after crowds attacked the kingdom's
diplomatic missions in Iran.World Bulletin
Iran: Hezbollah has 100,000 missiles
Lebanon’s Hezbollah possesses more than 100,000 missiles, Deputy
Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Hossein Salami
revealed yesterday.“We have a large stockpile of ballistic missiles of
different ranges. They are ready to hit enemies and targets from different
parts of the country,” Fars news agency reported Salami saying. Middleeastmonitor
Women and children in Syria’s Darya call for UN to send aid
Women and children took to the streets on Wednesday in the Syrian town
of Darya, south-west of the capital Damascus, to call on the United Nations to
send humanitarian aid to them, Anadolu reported.Under the deal to halt
hostilities reached at the end of last month, besieged areas in Syria were to
receive humanitarian aid. Darya, which has been under a siege imposed by the
Syrian regime and its allies for three years, is yet to receive aid.The women
and children raised placards expressing their disappointment with the
UN.Director of the Information Centre in Darya Hussam Al-Ahmad said: “Women and
children took to the streets to refute the claims of the Syrian regime, which
denied the existence of civilians in the besieged city.” middleeastmonitor
SOS Syria's besieged Darayya residents
'Substantive' Syria talks to start on March 14: UN
Geneva: Syria's cessation of hostilities is "open-ended" and
"substantive and deeper" talks will start on March 14, according to
the UN.Speaking n Geneva, UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said the new
talks’ focus would be on governance, a constitution and on holding presidential
and parliamentary elections in 18 months. Anadolu Agency
UNICEF: 310,000 Syrian
children are enrolled in Turkish schools
Of the 1,400,000 Syrian
children living in Turkey, 310,000 are enrolled in Turkish schools, UNICEF
announced.In a statement issued, the organisation said: "UNICEF strives to
provide high-quality educational opportunities for Syrian children who fled
from the horrors of war in their country." Middleeastmonitor
Top ISIS commander ‘Omar the Chechen’ survived US strike: report
Beirut: Top Islamic State commander leader Omar al-Shishani, known as
Omar the Chechen, was "seriously injured" in a recent strike in
northeastern Syria but not killed despite US suggestions to the contrary, a
monitoring group said.Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on
Wednesday that according to its sources the March 4 strike had indeed targeted jihadist's
convoy, killing his bodyguards, while Shishani himself "was seriously
injured". "He's not dead," observatory's director Rami Abdel
Rahman told AFP. "He was taken from the province of Hasake to a hospital
in Raqa province where he was treated by a jihadist doctor of European
origin," he said.While Shishani's exact rank is unclear, Richard Barrett
of the US-based Soufan Group has described him as ISIS's "most senior
military commander", adding that he has been in charge of key battles.
"He is clearly a very capable commander and has the loyalty of Chechen
fighters who are considered by ISIS as elite troops," Barrett said.AFP
IS defector brings 'goldmine' of details on 22,000 supporters: REUTERS
London: A disillusioned former member of Islamic State has passed a
stolen memory stick of documents identifying 22,000 supporters in over 50
countries to a British journalist, a leak that could help the West target
Islamist fighters planning attacks.Leaks of such detailed information about
Islamic State are rare and give Britain's spies a potential trove of data that
could help unmask militants who have threatened more attacks like those that
killed 130 people in Paris last November.A man calling himself Abu Hamed, a
former member of Islamic State who became disillusioned with its leaders,
passed the files to Britain's Sky News on a memory stick he said he had stolen
from the head of the group's internal security force.On it were enrolment forms
containing the names of IS supporters and of their relatives, telephone
numbers, and other details such as the subjects' areas of expertise and who had
recommended them.One of the files, marked "Martyrs", detailed a group
of IS members who were willing and trained to carry out suicide attacks, Sky
said.Richard Barrett, a former head of global counter-terrorism at Britain's
MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, said the cache was "a fantastic
coup" in the fight against IS.
Identities of 22,000 IS militants revealed by British media
ISIS chemical weapons expert who worked with Saddam Hussein captured in
Iraq
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/isis-chemical-weapons-expert-who-worked-saddam-hussein-captured-iraq-670067
US targets IS chemical weapons sites near Mosul: Reuters
New IS leader in Libya says group "stronger every day": reuters
Tripoli: A senior Islamic State militant has said in an interview
identifying him as the new leader of the jihadists' Libyan offshoot that the
extremist organisation is getting "stronger every day" in the north
African country.Abdul Qadr al-Najdi, described in an interview released by SITE
monitoring group as "the emir tasked with administering the Libyan
provinces", said he was praying for Libya to be made the "vanguard of
the Caliphate".He also warned neighbouring countries that they would not
be able to defend themselves from the militants."You are protecting
yourself from the detonators with shields of bamboo, and from the flood with a
ring of wood," he said, in the interview in the Islamic State publication
al-Naba.
South Africa exposes Israeli apartheid policies
More than 200 events are being held as part
of Israeli Apartheid Week in South Africa in cooperation with the ruling party
ANC party, Felesteen paper reported.South African Council of Churches and a
large number of Muslim community leaders are also taking part in the
activities. The events, which include documentaries, art shows, talks and
conferences, are being held across country.A Palestinian Authority statement
revealed that one conference is dedicated to the support of freedom for
Palestinian prisoners, noting that a PA delegation headed by the President of
the Palestinian Prisoners Club Qaddoura Faris would be in attendance. middleeastmonitor
Israeli gov't plans to exile families of attackers inside W. Bank
Nazareth, (PIC)-Israeli govt has
embarked on studying the possibility of exiling the families of the
Palestinians who carried out attacks on Israelis to other West Bank areas, the
Hebrew newspaper Maariv said on Thursday. According to the newspaper, the
government seeks to banish the families who glorify the actions of their sons
and incite violence from their residential places to other areas in the West
Bank, where their movement will be restricted under certain conditions.
Scores of Jewish settlers defile Aqsa Mosque
Occupied Jerusalem, (PIC)-- Dozens of Jewish settlers on Thursday
morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards under tight police guard. Local
sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that groups of 138 Jewish
settlers, including 74 university students and one employee from the Israeli
antiquities authority, entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate.Palestinian
Information Center
I think Islam hates us: Donald Trump
Washington: In yet another round of controversial remarks, Republican
presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said he thinks “Islam hates us” and
asserted that those having hatred against the US cannot be allowed to enter the
country. ”I think Islam hates us,” Trump told CNN, deploring the “tremendous
hatred” that he said partly defined the religion. Trump, 69, maintained that
the war was against radical Islam, but said, “it’s very hard to define. It’s
very hard to separate. Because you don’t know who’s who.” Asked if the hate was
“in Islam itself,” Trump said that was for the media to figure out. ”You’re
gonna have to figure that out, OK?” he said when asked if there was hatred in
the religion itself. ”We have to be very vigilant. We have to be very careful.
And we can’t allow people coming into this country who have this hatred of the
United States,” Trump said. india.com
Islamist groups threat large-scale protests as Bangladesh mulls
scrapping Islam as state religion: AFP
Dhaka: Islamist groups in Bangladesh on Thursday threatened large-scale
protests if a court moves to scrap Islam as the official state religion of the
Muslim-majority nation.Bangladesh is officially secular, but Islam has been the
state religion for almost three decades. More than 90 % of the population is
Muslim, with Hindus and Buddhists the main minorities.The High Court is
considering a petition by secularists who say Islam’s status as the state
religion conflicts with Bangladesh’s secular charter and discriminates against
non-Muslims.Furious Islamist hardliners this week urged the court to dismiss
the petition at a hearing on March 27, threatening large-scale protests if it
moves to scrap Islam’s special status.“Any move to scrap Islam’s status will
undermine and defame the religion,” Mufti Mohammad Faezullah, secretary general
of Islamist political party Islamic Oikya Jote (IOJ) said. “Obviously the
Islamic parties, general people and the clerics will resist the move by holding
protests,” he said.“If there is such conspiracy and the govt and the judiciary bow their heads to these
people (secularists), Muslims of all walks of life will hit the roads; fire of
resistance will light up across the country,” Hefajat-e-Islam, an Islamist
group, said in a statement earlier this week.AFP
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