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16 Aug. 2016: 11 Dzulqa'dah 37: Vol:7, No:139
Central govt's change of
stand on minority status is political motivated: AMU to SC; files reply on
govt’s affidavit
New Delhi: Aligarh Muslim
University has described as "politically inspired" Modi govt's
decision to withdraw the 2006 appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court
verdict that the university was not a minority institution.The appeal was filed
by the then UPA govt against the 2006
High Court order that struck down an 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, 1920, which
said the institution was established by the Muslims and thereby permitting 50% reservation for the community in the
university. The said amendment had sought to erase a 1967 judgement by a
Constitution Bench of the apex court in the Azeez Basha case, wherein it had
said that AMU was not a minority institution. AMU's latest contention was made
in an affidavit filed last week in the top court, which was made available on
Tuesday.The university assailed the Centre's June 30 affidavit, whereby it
conveyed to the top court its decision to withdraw its 2006 appeal against the
High Court verdict. AMU affidavit said: "The decision taken after a change
of govt at the Centre by the present NDA govt led by a member of the BJP does
not appear to be a sound decision based on cogent and valid reasons, but one
based on political considerations."It said: "It is well settled that
a decision taken at the govt al level will not be nullified by a change of govt
after another political party assumes power, particularly when such a decision
affects the interest of the nation as a whole."AMU referred to earlier SC
judgements in support of its contention. On the BJP-led NDA govt's U-turn on
the 2006 decision of its predecessor, AMU said:"In any event, this is
nothing but a deliberate dereliction of constitutional duty on the part of the
union govt."IANS
Centre's somersault on status
politically inspired:AMU to SC
Divorced Muslim woman also
entitled to maintenance till she gets remarried: Bombay HC
http://www.livelaw.in/divorced-muslim-woman-also-entitled-maintenance-till-gets-remarried-bombay-hc/
After a long wait of 27
years hoping to get maintenance from her husband who had divorced her, a Muslim
lady in Maharashtra, got relief from Bombay High Court when it held that that
even if the parties are governed by Mohammedan Law and provisions of Muslim
Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 are applicable, still the
maintenance is not required to be confined only to iddat period but till said
lady gets remarried. (Rehana Sultana Begum vs. Hashmi Syed Mujib) Justice N.W.
Sambre referred to observations by Apex Court in Danial Latifi and another vs.
Union of India (2001) 7 SCC 740, 2) wherein it was held that liability of
Muslim husband to his divorced wife arising under Section 3(1)(a) of the Act to
pay maintenance is not confined to iddat period. The lady had approached High
Court against the Magistrate order dismissing her application under section 125
CrPC for future maintenance on the ground that, the parties to the proceedings
are Muslims by religion and as such, in view of provisions of Muslim Women Act,
1986 she is not entitled to maintenance beyond Iddat period. The Court held
that the lady is entitled for maintenance of Rs.1000/- per month from the date
of filing of the application i.e. 22/09/1989. The Court, taking into account of
the pendency of her application for more than two decades, granted liberty to
move the appropriate Court for modification i.e. enhancement under Section 127
of the CrCp. livelaw.in
Charged with sedition for 'pro-Kashmir
azadi' slogans Amnesty International says employees not behind slogans
Bengaluru: Amnesty
International's India chapter on Tuesday said none of its employee had shouted
any anti-India slogan at an event on Kashmir in Bengaluru, allegations based on
which sedition charges were slapped against the human rights body. Amensty
India said allegations mentioned in a complaint by an ABVP representative
against it were "without substance" and that only discussion at the
event on Saturday was about allegations of human rights violations and denial
of justice in J&K."No Amnesty International India employee shouted any
slogans at any point," the human rights organisation said in a statement
referring to allegations that "slogans were raised that Indian Kashmir
should be part of Pakistan."To charges that the event indirectly supported
terrorists, Amnesty said the only discussion that had taken place was about allegations
of human rights violations and the denial of justice to families in
Kashmir."These are issues that have regularly been discussed in the media.
They have been written about at length by members of Parliament, politicians,
judges and civil society,"it said. The event was held as part of a
campaign based on the report "Denied: Failures in accountability for human
rights violations by security force personnel in J&K ", published in
July 2015, it said.Amnesty said the report was based on in-depth research in J&K,
including interviews with family members of "victims", RTI
applications, examination of police and court records, and interviews with
civil society groups, lawyers, and govt officials.The families of three Kashmiri
victims that were interviewed for the report were invited to share their
stories at the event, said Amnesty."Towards the end of the event, some of
those who attended raised slogans, some of which referred to calls for 'Azaadi'
(freedom). Amnesty India as a matter of policy does not take any position in
favour of or against demands for self-determination."However, Amnesty considers
that the right to freedom of expression includes the right to peacefully
advocate political solutions. Amnesty International India had invited the
Bengaluru police to be present at the event in the interest of the security of
the invited families and other attendees," the statement said.TOI
Amnesty faces sedition case
for anti India slogans
Amnesty’s 'Broken families
of Kashmir': Is this what 'sedition' looks like?
Sedition row: Amnesty
rejects allegations, says no employees shouted anti-India slogans
Amnesty booked for
sedition: Supreme Court against applying law without sufficient cause
Amnesty booked for sedition
over Kashmir event
It is for India and
Pakistan to decide on Kashmir: US
Washington: US has said
that it is for India and Pakistan to determine the pace, scope and character of
any discussions on Kashmir. "Our position on Kashmir has not changed. The
pace, the scope, the character of any discussions in Kashmir is for the two
sides to determine. We support any and all positive steps that India and
Pakistan can take to forge closer relations," state department
Spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said. "We're aware of the clashes. We
remain concerned about the violence and we encourage to all sides to make
efforts for finding a peaceful resolution," Trudeau said on Monday.PTI
Beijing unlikely to take
sides between India, Pak: Chinese State Media
Beijing: China is "unlikely" to give up on USD
46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor being built through
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India's protests, but it may not be
interested in taking sides in the Kashmir dispute due to close economic ties
with both nations, state-run media said today."It is regrettable to see
CPEC become another inharmonious factor in Sino-India ties, but China is
unlikely to give up on the idea of CPEC because of India's protest," an
article in Global Times said."In fact, the economic corridor, linking
northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Gwadar Port in
southwestern Pakistan, does not target any third party, India included. Given
that China has developed close economic ties with both India and Pakistan in
recent years, Beijing is unlikely to be interested in taking a side between the
two countries," it said. Significantly, the article uses the term 'PoK'
twice even though at one place it makes the mention attributing it to Indian
media reports."External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj voiced India's
concerns over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which passes through
PoK, during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's India trip, Indian media
reported," the article said."It is precisely because of the region's
worsening investment environment that PoK's economy is still heavily reliant on
agriculture. Also, the northern part of India bordering Pakistan" both
lack basic infrastructure, the article stated. Chinese media usually refers to
PoK as 'Pak-administered Kashmir'. Another state-run news outlet, People's
Daily which published photos of Chinese and Pakistani troops patrolling
together for the first time in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last month referred to
the area as China-Pak border.PTI
Is Beijing changing its
stance towards PoK?TOI
MHA to move note on Rs
2,000 crore for PoK settlers
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi
is upping the ante on the Pakistan front and after alluding to human rights
abuses in PoK in his Independence Day address, the ministry of home affairs
(MHA) is all set to move a proposal before the cabinet to release Rs 2,000
crore for refugees from PoK settled in J&K ." Govt not only wants to expedite the release of
financial package announced by PM Modi for Kashmir but also aims to bring
forward alleged atrocities committed by Pakistan in PoK leading to displacement
of so many families," said a senior govt official on condition of anonymity.timesofindia
Must speak in one voice
about Balochistan, POK: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi:Appealing to
parties, including Congress, to speak with one voice on the issues of
Balochistan and POK, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said all should avoid
making any statement which hurts India’s interests. Naidu’s remarks came in
response to a question on Congress Leader Salman Khurshid’s statement in which
he attacked the PM for raking up the
issue of Balochistan in his Independence Day address.“As far as international
issues are concerned India should speak with one voice. But unfortunately
Congress party is not speaking with one voice within the party also. There is a
statement from Salman Khurshid, there is a statement by Kapil Sibal, subsequently
a statement given by Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. I only appeal to
the main opposition party please bear with the country. Try to understand the
implications. We must all speak with one voice. Our neighbor is aiding,
habitating (sic) and funding terrorism in the country continuously. It can’t go
on like this,” Naidu said at the sidelines of an event here.“I appeal to all
domestic parties do not make any such statements which hurts India,” he added.
Khurshid had yesterday accused Modi of “ruining” India’s case on PoK by raking
up the issue of Balochistan in his Independence Day address. But later Congress
distanced itself from the remarks and asked the govt to raise the issue of “atrocities in
Balochistan and PoK” in bilaterals with Pakistan as also at international
forums. Taking a strong note of Pakistan’s position on Kashmir, Naidu said that
Kashmir is integral part of India.PTI
CPI (M) slams PM for
Balochistan reference
Hyderabad:CPI (Marxit) on
Tuesday hit out at PM Narendra Modi for referring to “human rights violations”
in Balochistan and Gilgit during his Independence Day speech, saying it would
give Pakistan an opportunity to “internationalise” the Kashmir issue. Party general
secretary Sitaram Yechury said the Kashmir issue cannot be treated as a mere
law and order problem and needs political solution.“Yesterday, in his speech,
the PM spoke about human rights
violations in Balochistan and Gilgit. We have been saying that Kashmir is an
integral part of India. Nobody has the right to interfere in its affairs. But
now we have started talking about Balochistan.“We are giving an opportunity to
Pakistan by raising the Balochistan issue. Now Pakistan may say that since
India is taking about Balochistan, which is an integral part of that country,
they have the right to talk about Kashmir. With this kind of foreign policy, we
are giving an opportunity to others to internationalise the Kashmir issue,” Mr.
Yechuri said.PTI
PM Modi’s Balochistan
reference unnecessary: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi:Terming PM Narendra Modi’s reference of Balochistan in
his speech “unnecessary”, former law minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal
on Monday said instead of addressing issues concerning the nation, he spoke on
“vague matters”. Asserting that it was not a well-thought statement, Sibal said
the way PM spoke about other country
from the rampart of Red Fort is a matter of concern.“Prime Minster should have
applied his mind and addressed the nation, but the real issues were absent in PM’s
address. Instead we had some reference to Balochistan and I don’t know who advised
him to raise that issue from the ramparts of the Red fort,” said Sibal. “I
don’t think it was a well-thought out statement on Balochistan. And, there will
be a fall out of this statement by the PM from Red Fort. No PM in the history
of India has talked about some other country in this fashion. So, I am a little
concerned about the manner in which this statement was made,” he added.ANI
Omar Lashes Out at Centre
for Raising Balochistan
Ex-CM Omar Abdullah today
lashed out at the Centre for raising the issue of Balochistan at a time when
Kashmir has been hit by violence."6 protestors dead in Kashmir in 24 hours
but WTH let's go sort out Balochistan since we are doing such a good job in
J&K at the moment!" Omar wrote on twitter. Following the all-party
meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi on August 12, the Centre decided to raise
the issue of human rights violations in Balochistan province of Pakistan.PTI
Baloch nationalist leaders
encouraged by Modi's words
By simply mentioning a Pak
province, Modi fuels theories about India’s role in rebellion there: Washington
Post
5 civilians killed, 31
injured in fresh firing of security forces in Kashmir; toll reaches 65
Srinagar: 5 civilians were
killed and at least 31 injured on Tuesday after security forces fired on
protesters in two separate incidents in south and central Kashmir taking the
death toll to 65 in the valley.According to the police control room in Budgam,
four people were killed by CRPF personnel when they opened fire on protesters
at Aripanthan area of Beerwah in central Budgam district. At least 15 people
were also injured in the firing.In another incident, a man succumbed to a
bullet injury in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. CMO of Anantnag district,
Dr Fazil Kochak, told Hindustan Times that the man sustained the injury in a
firing by security during a protest in Dehalgam area.Kochak added 16 more
people have been injured.The valley has been extremely tense after two people
died on Monday and a 10-year-old was critically injured after being hit by a
tear gas shell in Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.16-year-old
Yasir Sheikh from Batmaloo area in Srinagar was killed when forces opened fire
on protesters in the area on Monday. Medical superintendent of Srinagar’s SMHS
hospital, Dr Nazir Choudhary, said that the Class 10 student was brought to the
hospital with a bullet injury.Riyaz Ahmad,18, from Tangmarg also succumbed to
injuries sustained during a clash last week at Srinagar’s SKIMS hospital in the
morning. HT
5 killed in fresh clashes
with security forces in Kashmir; death
toll rises to 63
Restore peace in J&K, avoid
casualties, Rajnath tells officials
Nawaz Sharif vows to
support 'freedom struggle' of Kashmiris
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said the world needs
to take stock of the plight of Kashmiri people and vowed to support their
"indigenous freedom struggle".Sharif's remarks came as he met Sardar
Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, the outgoing president of PoK. PM reiterated his govt 's
firm resolve to extend its fullest moral, diplomatic and political support to
the indigenous freedom struggle of Kashmiri people. "World needs to take stock
of the latest brutalities against unarmed innocent Kashmiri people who are
heavily sacrificing for attainment of their inalienable right to freedom,"
he said on the occasion. Sharif also appreciated the outgoing president for
amicably conducting state s affairs during his term in office. The continuity
of electoral process has amply strengthened the "democratic system"
in PoK, said the PM. Sharif s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz won last month's
parliamentary elections in Kashmir.PTI
Pak ‘unmutes’ Hafiz Saeed,
as he back on TV, advocating Kashmir cause
Lahore:Amid a war of words
between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the govt here has apparently ‘relaxed’ the media
regulatory authorities’ ban on Hafiz Saeed, allowing him to appear on private
TV channels to advocate the cause of Kashmir. Since the violence erupted in
Kashmir, Saeed is back on private TV channels, advocating for the Kashmiris and
bashing the Modi govt for its role in the killing of ‘innocent’ Kashmiris. He
has appeared on a couple of news channels talk shows mostly Neo TV during the
last one week or so.Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in
November last year had restrained all Pakistani television channels from “all
kinds of coverage of the JuD, its front Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) and
about 60 other proscribed organisations and their leaders”. PTI
Hindu Mahasabha observes
Independence Day as 'Black Day'
Protesting against the
Indian Constitution, members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, Meerut waved
black flags to mark the outfit's 70th 'Black Day' on the eve of Independence
Day. The protest was held at their office in the city's Sharda Road. The Hindu
outfit has been organising this day for the past 69 years and demand India to
be declared as a 'Hindu rashtra'. According to a TOI report, the outfit is
against the constitution that declares India a secular country and claim that
it was a black day for India when the British and some Indian leaders agreed to
divide the country on the basis of religion. Because Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit
Jawahar Lal Nehru did not allow the Muslims to leave India, the dream of a
Hindu rashtra unfulfilled is still unfulfilled, is their belief. pradesh18
Police probe reports of Maoists
unfurling black flags
Ranchi: Police are
inquiring into reports that Maoists allegedly tried to stop Independence Day
celebrations in some schools in Kitahatu and Ulihatu areas of Jharkhand’s
Khunti district. This comes days after Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited
Ulihatu, the native village of tribal icon Birsa Munda. Singh also addressed a
gathering on the same day in Kitahatu.Police said some reports in the morning
said Maoists hoisted black flags and tried to stop unfurling of the tricolor at
some schools.
Telangana, AP: Madrassas
celebrate Independence Day
As many 1,500 madrassas
across the state celebrated Independence Day, the Jamiat-e-Ulama, Telangana and
AP (JUTAP), a body of Islamic clerics, announced on Monday. "The
celebrations were on a grand scale this year. Further, celebrations and
hoisting of the tricolour was performed at all district offices of Jamiat-e-Ulama,
Telangana and AP," general secretary Khaleeq Ahmed Sabir said. Tricolour was
hoisted at importants masjids in Himayat Nagar. TOI
Top Sangh leader hoists
Tricolour in a madrassa
New Delhi: Senior RSS
leader and patron of the RSS-affiliated Muslim Rashtriya Manch Indresh Kumar
unfurled the National Flag at a Bohra madrassa in Nagpur on Monday. Speaking at
another event in Nagpur, Kumar had given a call for Akhand Bharat by bringing
together those areas which had separated from India and urged the youth to take
a vow to make it a reality. Newindianexpress
Fresh Violence Erupts
Against Dalits In Gujarat After Protest Rally In Una
On the day PM Modi urged
the nation to exercise greater tolerance towards Dalits in his Independence Day
speech, fresh violence against lower-caste communities erupted in Una, Gujarat.
According to NDTV, Balubhai Sarvaiya, one of the four youths who were brutally
beaten up in Una after being wrongly accused of killing and skinning a cow,
needed eight policemen to escort him back to his village. He was among the
10,000 others who had gathered on a school ground to protest against the atrocities
against Dalits in Gujarat yesterday. The assembled people promised not to
remove dead cows or work at menial jobs that were badly paid, which have been
their lot since generations.After the rally ended around 5 pm, clashes broke
out near Samter village, where many of the Dalits, riding motorcycles, were
attacked by the upper castes. Samter is home to the 30 people who were arrested
for tying up the four Dalit men to a car and thrashing them. huffingtonpost
Una tense a day after
attack on Dalits, police arrest 26
Modi’s appeal goes unheeded;
Dalits attacked in Una
Dalits demand freedom from
caste discrimination:Aljazeera
The orderly Patidars and
disorderly Dalits: how worried should BJP be about protests in Gujarat?
PMK claim on Dalits
‘abducting’ Muslim women draws flak, seen as attempt to feud between Muslims,
Dalits
Chennai: PMK founder S
Ramadoss’ claim that Dalit youths had ‘abducted’ Muslim women in Erode is being
seen by some sections as an attempt by the party to drive a wedge between
Muslims and Dalits, just as it had consolidated caste Hindu outfits against
Scheduled Castes on the issue of inter-caste love marriages. Ramadoss, who took
the position that Dalit youth were ‘enticing’ girls belonging to other communities
in the guise of love and later deserting them, said, “In Erode district, 200
Muslim women have been kidnapped. The Imam had expressed this to me… Every
community – Brahmins, Reddys, Vanniars – has been affected. Dalits are being
educated and instigated by this Dalit party (VCK).” “This (charge) is new,”
said Aloor Sha Nawas, the deputy general secretary of the VCK and the party’s
Muslim face. “This is an issue which will resonate in society and this is why
the PMK has once again taken this issue up,” he charged.Arguing that the
Muslims and other minority communities had backed the Dalits, he said, MMK
leader MH Jawahirullah disagreed with the comments made by Dr. Ramadoss. the
hindu
Opposition links Nayeemuddin’s encounter to
Sohrabuddin case as he was a witness in the case
Hyderabad: Leader of
Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, alleged that
the encounter of gangster Mohammed Nayeemuddin could be linked to Sohrabuddin
encounter case. Ali said Nayeemuddin was a witness in the Sohrabuddin case
probe, where he was often referred to as “Kalimuddin”. Gujarat Police had
claimed that Kalimuddin was on a Hyderabad-Sangli bus in Nov.2005 with
Sohrabuddin and Kauser Bi when they were allegedly abducted by policemen from
Gujarat and AP and killed. “Sohrabuddin’s fake encounter is a high-profile case
involving BJP president Amit Shah. In July 2010, Shah was arrested and was also
banned from entering Gujarat till 2012. Although he was acquitted of all
charges in Dec.2014, Nayeem was a major link in both Haren Pandya and
Sohrabuddin case. Incidentally, he was killed just one day after PM Narendra
Modi’s visit to Telangana. The state govt must order a CBI probe to ensure that the
truth comes out,” Ali said. indian express
Punjab: Another incident of
Quran desecration reported
Sunam: Within two months of
the sacrilege of Islamic holy book Quran Sharif at Malerkotla, another such
incident was reported in Sunam on Independence Day.Sources said as many as 138
pages of the holy book were found torn in the mosque at Mehlan chowk on Monday.
Police have registered a case against unidentified persons and initiated
probe.Sources said police arrested a man on Tuesday.Earlier on June 24, Quran
was desecrated in Muslim dominant Malerkotla town. HT
India to set up a centre of
excellence in IT at Al-Azhar University as India, Egypt expand ties in various
fields
Cairo: Indian Ambassador to
Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya, has said that India and Egypt have a close
partnership in various fields and wants to expand this agenda which will
include the possibility of new cooperation opportunities.The envoy
Bhattacharyya met with Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali this week, who both confirmed their
continuous support and collaboration in new projects that engage both
countries.“India and Egypt have a very close partnerships in various fronts and
we want to expand our agenda which will include the possibility of new
cooperation opportunities,” Bhattacharyya told PTI. “We are also looking
forward to start our next development project which is a centre of excellence
in IT at Al-Azhar University. This will be the setting stone for more such
projects,” the envoy said.“I had the opportunity to call on the Grand Imam of
Al-Azhar some weeks ago and we had discussed this project as well with him and
the Grand Sheikh was very happy about this project. He has said that we will
used that Indian model in the other institutions of Al-Azhar across Egypt.”“So
we hope we could be able to cooperate together in this project because we see
the very central role of Al-Azhar on the development – not just in Egypt but in
the entire Arab world,” the envoy said. During his meeting with the Egyptian
Minister of Social Solidarity the envoy discussed a wide range of issues
including collaborating between civil society on both sides.PTI
Taking part in TV debates
un-Islamic: Dargah Ala Hazrat Bareilly
issues fatwa
Lucknow: Taking part in
debates on TV by Muslim clerics is un-Islamic and should be avoided, according
to a fatwa issued by a prominent Bareilly-based Islamic seminary. The fatwa,
issued by the Markazi Darul Ifta of the Dargah Ala Hazrat at Bareilly, said
that the Shariat does not permit watching TV or video. “If watching TV and
video is barred, then naturally taking part in debates is also not permitted”,
said Mufti Mohammed Nazim Ali Quadri, a cleric at the seminary.The fatwa was
issued in response to a query by a resident of Shahabad town in the state. He
had sought to know if it was appropriate for Muslim clerics to participate in
TV debates, especially on those concerning religious issues.Quadri also
referred to a book authored by a well-known Islamic scholar to buttress his
contention. Another senior cleric at the Dargah, Mufti Ghulam Mustafa Noori,
also echoed similar sentiments and said that Muslim clerics and religious
leaders should avoid taking part in such debates. deccan herald
Those who attack music in
Islam's name are faith's enemies: M J Akbar
India's Minister of State
for External Affairs M J Akbar has denounced those who attack music in the name
of Islam as the enemies of the faith."What more requisite expression of
faith can there be than the aazan," he asked, referring to the musical
call to prayer with an affirmation of the Muslim faith that is made every day
from mosques.
Those who stop using
savings Bank accounts to avoid interest may be IS-leaning youths: intl.agencies
latest clue
Mumbai: Agencies
investigating terror cases have come across a new trait among youths inclined
towards the IS. Youths have stopped using savings accounts in banks and instead
are operating current accounts. Reason: they do not want interest on money
lying in banks. This characteristic came to their attention while they were
probing recent cases involving IS sympathisers, including those who have left
the country to join the IS."Police have come across at least 3 such
savings accounts which the holder stopped using to begin financial transactions
through current accounts," said a police source. A current account is
mostly used by businesses for transactions, but it does not earn any returns.
According to sources in intelligence agencies, this new information on IS
sympathisers may yield leads in future if they start scanning more bank
accounts. Sharia prohibits acceptance of interest. However, what many orthodox
Muslims with bank accounts do is they give away interest earned from an account
to charities. Since it is regarded by sections to be un-Islamic, many Muslims
don't even take loans from banks. Shifting from a savings account to a current
format is a relatively unknown trend. Police sources said in the light of the
recent findings, they may consider looking at bank accounts of potential
suspects.TOI
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Will work closely with
middle east allies - Israel, Jordanian King, Sisi, NATO in combating radical
Islam: Trump
Washington: Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that the era of nation building
should come to an end, as he laid out a foreign policy approach to deal with
the Islamic State militant group and radical Islam. “If I become president, the
era of nation-building will be brought to a very swift and decisive end. Our
new approach – which must be shared by both parties in America, by our allies
overseas and by our friends in the Middle East – must be to halt the spread of
radical Islam,” Trump said in a major policy speech on defeating radical Islam
in Ohio. “We will work side by side with our friends in the Middle East,
including our greatest ally Israel. We will partner with King Abdullah of
Jordan and the president of Egypt, President Sisi, and all others who recognise
this ideology of death that must be extinguished,” Trump said.A Trump
Administration, he said, will also work very closely with NATO on this new
mission.“I also believe that we could find common ground with Russia in a fight
against ISIS. Wouldn’t that be a good thing? Wouldn’t that be a good thing?
They, too, have much at stake in the outcome in Syria, and have had their own battles
with Islamic terrorism just as bad as ours. They have a big, big problem in
Russia with ISIS,” he said.PTI
Hijab-clad Muslim women
assaulted, called 'ISIS' in US
Chicago: A hijab-clad
mother-daughter duo was assaulted, spit at and called 'ISIS' by a woman here in
an alleged hate crime incident, the latest in the US amid growing concerns over
rising Islamophobic rhetoric.2 Muslim women — both wearing hijabs — reported
being harassed and physically attacked in West Rogers Park neighbourhood here.The
women said they were physically and verbally assaulted by another woman who
hurled anti-Islamic insults at them. They also claimed that the Chicago police
were not taking the incident seriously.PTI
Turkey expects Syrian
Kurdish forces to withdraw after Manbij operation - minister
Turkey expects Syrian
Kurdish fighters to withdraw east of the Euphrates river after they and other
US.-backed forces seized control of the Syrian town of Manbij from Islamic
State last week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. SDF, a
US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, said on Friday they had seized
full control of Manbij near the Turkish border in a significant strategic blow
to IS. Reuters
Over 4,000 ISIS militants
killed in Manbij operation: US backed Syrian Democratic Forces
Manbij: Leadership of the
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that more than 4,000 militants of the
ISIS have been killed in the recent Manbij operation, which took 73 days before
the Syrian border city was liberated on Friday. Adnan Abu Abu Amjad, commander
of the SDF-led Manbij Military Council announced that at least 4,180 ISIS
militants were killed, and 1,724 bodies were confiscated by SDF forces in the
campaign to take Manbij from the militant group. ARA News
‘Russia close to joining
forces with the US on Aleppo’
Moscow:Russia is close to
joining forces with the US around Syria’s ravaged second city of Aleppo,
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in comments aired on Monday. AFP
Saudi calls on UN to
provide protection for civilians in Aleppo
Saudi Arabia has called on
the UNSC and the international community to provide immediate and urgent
protection for civilians and children in the Syrian city of Aleppo, alongside
other cities, and play an active role in facilitating the delivery of
humanitarian aid. This came during the cabinet’s meeting, which was chaired by
King Salman. middleeastmonitor
UN warns of 'surrender or
starve' strategy in Syria
Russian warplanes targeting
Syria from W. Iran: Tehran
Istanbul: Russian fighter
jets are now using Iranian airbases to strike targets in Syria, Ali Shamkhani,
secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), confirmed
Tuesday, according to Iran’s IRNA. Anadolu agency
IS says bus blast killed 50
fighters: Reuters
Islamic State claimed a
suicide bombing on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey
late on Sunday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed at
least 32 people. The bus was carrying fighters from foreign-backed rebel
factions, local rebel sources said. IS militant claimed responsibility for the
attack in an online statement on Sunday, saying the blast killed 50 fighters
from the Failaq al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zinki Movement groups. The
statement said the rebels were from US-backed groups who were travelling to fight
IS in northern Aleppo province.Reuters
Iraq: 7 border guards
killed in Daesh attack
Turkmen Iraqis: Abadi going
back on pledge to give us ministerial post
Putin reiterates warming
relations with 'friend Turkey'
Moscow: Russian President
Vladimir Putin on Tuesday reiterated efforts to re-establish relations with
Turkey.Putin's remarks came during his meeting with Kazakhstan's President
Nursultan Nazarbayev in Russia's Sochi.Anadolu agency
Turkey’s Syria policy
changes: With or without Assad? Murat Yetkin's article
Israeli blockade on Gaza
tightened in July:figures show
New data released by a UN
agency and an Israeli NGO has confirmed that Israel’s blockade on Gaza Strip
actually tightened during July.UN OCHA’s monthly update for July reports that
the number of crossings at Erez was 15% below the 2016 monthly average, and just 30% of monthly average in 2004. middleeastmonitor
Lebanese army files
complaint to UNIFIL over Israel’s construction of road in disputed territory
Israeli plans for
settlements expansion in West Bank
Egypt prosecutor orders
investigation into 2 ex presidential candidates on spying charges
Egyptian Attorney General
Nabil Sadiq on Monday ordered the opening of an urgent investigation into former
presidential candidates Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Hamdeen Sabahi on charges
of collaborating with Lebanese Hezbollah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. middleeastmonitor
Egyptian judoka player
Islam sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli
Rio De Janeiro: Egyptian
judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing
to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the
International Olympic Committee said on Monday.El Shehaby, who was sent home by
his own team, lost the fight on Friday and was reprimanded by IOC for his actions. indianexpress
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