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Will show Modi govt how to treat minorities:
Imran Khan; India hits back
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said he will
"show" the Narendra Modi Govt "how to treat minorities",
amidst a controversy over Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on mob
violence in India.Shah finds himself at the centre of a major controversy over
his remarks on the spate of mob lynching cases in India following the killing
of a policeman in UP's Bulandshahr district earlier this month. Addressing an
event to highlight the 100-day achievements of the Punjab Govt in Lahore, Khan
asserted that his Govt is taking steps to ensure that religious minorities in
Pakistan get their due rights, which was also a vision of the country's founder
Muhammad Ali Jinnah.Khan said his Govt will make it sure that the minorities feel
safe, protected and have equal rights in 'New Pakistan'."We will show the
Modi Govt how to treat minorities...Even
in India, people are saying that minorities are not being treated as equal
citizens," he said referring to Shah's statement.The Pakistani premier
said if justice is not given to the weak then it will only lead to uprising. Giving
an example, he said, "The people of East Pakistan were not given their
rights which was the main reason behind the creation of Bangladesh." On
Dec. 3, Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a student, Sumit Kumar, were killed in
mob violence in Bulandshahr after cow carcasses were found strewn around. The
main accused in the case is a local Bajrang Dal leader, Yogesh Raj. news18
Pak Army chief backs Imran Khan’s peace
initiatives
Karachi :Pakistan Army chief General Qamar
Javed Bajwa has backed PM Imran Khan’s
peace initiatives, saying the new Govt has extended a hand of peace and friendship
towards India with utmost sincerity but it should not be taken as Islamabad’s
weakness. Addressing the passing out parade of Midshipmen and Short Service
Course at the Naval Academy in Karachi on Saturday, Bajwa said that Pakistan
was “a peace loving country and believes in peace”.Lauding the efforts of PM Khan’s Govt to achieve peace between Pakistan and India,
the army chief said peace benefits everyone and it is time to fight disease,
poverty and illiteracy instead of fighting against each other. “Our new Govt has extended a hand of peace and friendship
towards India with utmost sincerity but it should not be taken as our
weakness,” Bajwa said.“Wars bring death, destruction and misery for the people.
Ultimately all issues are resolved on the table through negotiations that is
why we are trying very hard to help bring a lasting peace in Afghanistan by
supporting Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace plan,” Bajwa said. He also warned
that Pakistan is yet to get out from terrorism or sabotage phase of an
unannounced war against it.PTI
Pakistan a land of atrocities against
minorities: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
New Delhi :BJP lashed out at Pakistan PM Imran
Khan over his barb at India on treatment of minorities, terming his country “a
land of atrocities against minorities” who have been “persecuted” there since
its birth in 1947.Minorities Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi used a Hindi
proverb and described Khan’s comments as a case of a cat going on a pilgrimage
after eating 100 mice.In hard-hitting remarks against Pakistan,Naqvi said that
number of minorities like Hindus, Sikhs and Christians have fallen by almost 90
% in that country since its birth in
1947 as they were hounded by Islamic fundamentalists in collusion with its Govt.PTI
'There’s no tolerant country in the world than
India': Rajnath’s rebuttal to Naseeruddin Shah’s remarks
Lucknow: Centre has voiced its opinion on the
ensuing row surrounding veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah’s
controversial statement on intolerance in the country, with Home Minister
Rajnath Singh rebuffing the allegations of such hostility in the country.
Speaking at an event at a medical college in Lucknow, Singh said, “I don’t
think the tolerance that exists in India can be found anywhere else in the
world.”He further went on to say that the diversity in India is what makes it a
prosperous nation. “India is the only country in the world where people from
various prominent religions co-exist peacefully... They have contributed to
making India empowered, self-reliant and prosperous and will continue to do
so,” Singh said.Times Now
Ramdev Hits Out at Naseeruddin Shah, Says
Calling Own Country Intolerant is Treason
Kolkata: Actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on
religious violence prompted yoga guru Ramdev to say on Saturday that such
accusations amounted to degrading the country's pride."Naseeruddin Shah
has earned his popularity due to love of common people. I have not seen
religious intolerance. I, of course, see political intolerance. I think
accusing India of religious intolerance is equal to degrading country's
pride," he said.There is no country without internal violence and
intolerance, but no one blames one's own country, said the yoga guru. "Labelling
one's own country with religious intolerance is akin to ungratefulness,
disrespect and treason," he said on the sidelines of the inauguration of
the Eastern India's first International Vedic Pathashala.news18
Anupam Kher asks Naseeruddin Shah: How much
more freedom do you want
Veteran actor Anupam Kher took on his
contemporary Naseeruddin Shah for his comments on mob violence and asked him
“how much more freedom do you need?”Shah has found himself embroiled in a
controversy over his remarks in reference to killing of a policeman in mob
violence in Bulandshahr. “There’s so much freedom in the country that you can
abuse the army, badmouth air chief and pelt stones at the soldiers. How much
more freedom do you need in a country? He (Shah) said what he felt like, it
doesn’t mean it’s the truth,”Kher was quoted as saying by ANI.indianexpress
‘Take care of own country’: Naseeruddin Shah
slams Imran Khan on minorities remark
Mumbai: Naseeruddin Shah, who has been at the
receiving end of flak for his remark on Bulandshahr violence, has responded to
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's latest
statement that he will show the Modi Govt how to treat minorities.‘"I think Mr Khan
should be walking the talk in his own country instead of commenting on issues
that don't concern him. We have been a democracy for 70 years and we know how
to look after ourselves," Naseeruddin Shah told the Sunday
Express.oneindia
Don’t call yourself a patriot after
sympathising with terrorists, says Wrestler Dutt aftrer Naseeruddin criticizes
Bulandshahr violence
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt slammed Naseeruddin
Shah for his indirect remarks on Bulandshahr mob violence. Shah said that he is scared for his children with
the rise of religious violence in the country. With tensions boiling over
Shah’s remarks, Dutt took to Twitter and asked the actor whether he felt scared
during the previous terrorist attacks and riots in the country.“Those
who are scared for their kids today, Naseeruddin Shah, were they not scared
during the 1984 riots, or the 1993 Mumbai blasts or during the attacks of
26/11?”he wrote.He further questioned Shah for signing the mercy plea of Yakub
Memon, who was given a death sentence in July 2015. Shah was among the several
eminent persons who had signed plea written to the President Pranab
Mukherjee. “When a terrorist group kidnapped
Indian and Bangladesh citizens, and later released Bangladeshis because of
their religion, but killed all 39 Indian citizens – were you not angry then?
Were you not afraid while signing the mercy plea of the terrorist Yakub Memon?”
Dutt asked.2012 Olympic Bronze medallist further asked Shah to not refer to
himself as a patriot after sympathizing with the terrorists.indianexpress
Explain why are you silencing Kashmiri voices,
UN Rapporteur asks Twitter CEO
Activists, human rights defenders and
journalists welcomed the letter from UN Special Rapporteur to Twitter
questioning why social media giant was silencing users who sharing Kashmir-related
content.On Friday, for the first time ever David Kaye,UN Special Rapporteur on
freedom of opinion and expression wrote to Twitter CEO regarding the blocking
of Twitter accounts of Kashmiris and users who shared or posted Kashmir-related
content.Kaye has asked Twitter to provide complete details of the request made
by the Indian Govt about the withholding
of Kashmir content and blockage of Kashmir Twitter handles.Taking to social
networking site Twitter,David Kaye wrote: “platforms may be improving but they
are often opaque to users whose accounts are suspended or posts hidden from
view, esp when under pressure from Govt s. for case in point see my letter to
@jack @twitter re #Kashmir #India:”Scores of Kashmiris have complained that
their accounts were withheld and many of their tweets are being removed by
Twitter for sharing the content related to human rights abuses in Kashmir. Journalist
and activist Irfan Mehraj thinks Twitter deleted or withheld Kashmiri accounts
or censored Kashmir related content on request from the GoI (Govt of India)
because they would not like Kashmir’s ground realities to be discussed openly
and independently. “Govt wants to control the flow of information coming from
Kashmir because it goes against its conduct there,” he says. Irfan believes
that the Indian Govt has put a lot of pressure on social media platforms to
comply with their demands and both Twitter and Facebook have complied without
caring for the human rights of its users, which Kaye has also highlighted. Irfan,
who has faced censorship from Facebook multiple times,says several of his posts
critical of Indian Govt ’s conduct in Kashmir were taken down during summer
uprising of in 2016. On Oct 24, his publication Wande Magazine’s official
Facebook page was removed by Facebook without any reason or intimation or
warning.“It was taken down by Facebook in Oct. Due to the pressure we built on
social media and relevant channels and after continuously writing to Facebook,
we were able to get page back,”he adds.TCN
India waits for Donald Trump’s clarification
on US cut-back in Afghanistan
Washington:India has been prepared for a long
time now for an “eventual” pullout of American troops from Afghanistan but
surprised by Trump administration’s sudden decision, as the rest of the world,
it wants to know more about the nature and the time-frame of the cut-back to
assess implications for its involvement. Indians are concerned about the
security of four consulates — Jalalabad (in the east), Herat (west),
Mazar-e-Sharif (north) and Kandahar (in the south) — and the embassy in Kabul,
personnel manning them and the projects India is running there as part of the
reconstruction effort, as a top partner.There has been no communication from
the United States to India yet about the impending pullout, and it’s been noted
in New Delhi. But,people in the know said, assuming the Trump administration
had indeed taken a call — “there has been no tweet or announcement as about the
Syrian pullout” — they want to see which troops are being pulled out, those
involved in counter-terrorism or those advising Afghanistan combat troops, or
both.India also wants to know about the time-frame of the cut back and whether
American troops, marked for pullout, leave before the upcoming Afghan elections
or after. “Leaving before could determine the nature of the elections — whether
they will be free and fair — which, in turn, could determine their legitimacy
and the outcome,” said a person familiar with the deliberations.HT
BJP, JD(U) to contest 2019 on 17 seats each,
LJP gets 6 in Bihar; Paswan to take Rajya Sabha route
Putting an end to the growing speculation on a
possible rift in NDA over seat-sharing in Bihar, BJP president Amit Shah Sunday
announced that the saffron party and JDU will contest on 17 seats each, while LJP
will fight on 6 out of the forty parliamentary seats in Bihar. LJP chief Ram
Vilas Paswan will not contest from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency and, instead,
take the Rajya Sabha route.Flanked by Nitish Kumar, LJP chief Paswan and son
Chirag, Amit Shah said, “After a long discussion it has been decided that BJP
will fight on 17 seats, JDU will contest on 17 and LJP will stand on 6 seats in
Bihar, and Ram Vilas Paswan will be an NDA candidate for Rajya Sabha in the
next polls.”“All 3 parties strongly believe that NDA will win more seats in
2019 than what we won in 2014 and have agreed that PM Modi will form the Govt at the centre,” Shah added. BJP chief also
said a plan will be put in place to finalise a campaign in Bihar ahead of the
2019 Lok Sabha polls.Nitish Kumar, who reached New Delhi in the morning,
addressing the media said, “Now that its decided we will contest together, all
3 parties will soon sit to decide which party will contest from which seat in
Bihar.”indianexpress
Leaving Congress out of UP alliance will
weaken anti-BJP front at national level: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi :Amid reports that the SP and the
BSP might leave the Congress out from an alliance in UP, senior Congress leader
Salman Khurshid said if his party is excluded from the coalition in the state,
any nationwide anti-BJP front will be “weakened” and it may lead to a
“stillborn situation”.Khurshid said cobbling together a grand alliance in UP
will be the “trickiest” exercise for all opposition parties in the state and
asserted it was crucial for Congress, Samajwadi Party, BSP and RLD to join
forces to put up a formidable challenge against the BJP.Former UP Congress
chief said the situation in the state was “fluid” and party chief Rahul Gandhi
was taking a “cautiously optimistic view”, while keeping his “mind and heart
open” for alliances for the 2019 general election.Asked about reports that SP
and BSP may leave out Congress from the alliance in UP, Khurshid said, “I think
it is a little bit of posturing, but I can’t say for sure…I have no reason to
believe it to be true or not to be true, but it will be myopic if the Congress
is kept out of the alliance in UP because it may have an impact on the larger
alliance nationwide.” “If UP does not contribute in a wholesome manner to the
larger alliance nationwide then the alliance nationwide itself will get
weakened and it may cause a stillborn situation,” he said.PTI
Jharkhand's Kolebira Bypoll: Congress Defeats
BJP, Gains Upper Hand With JMM
Congress has pulled off a surprise victory in
the by-election to the Kolebira Assembly seat in Jharkhand. The party's
candidate Naman Bixal Kongadi defeated his BJP rival Basant Soreng by 9,658
votes. Congress' win also marks the end of Jharkhand Party leader Anosh Ekka's
hold over tribal-dominated constituency. Ekka, who has been winning Kolebira
for the past 3 elections, was convicted in a murder case earlier this year and
had to vacate the seat. His wife Menon Ekka contested the by-election but ended
up in fourth position, behind Congress, BJP and Rashtriya Sengle Party.thequint
BJP wins Jasdan bypoll; reaches three-figure
mark in Gujarat Assembly
Ahmedabad:The ruling BJP comfortably won the
bypoll from Jasdan Assembly seat in Gujarat on Sunday, taking its tally in House
to 100.BJP candidate Kunvarji Bavaliya defeated his nearest rival, Congress
nominee Avsar Nakiya, by a margin of 19,979 votes, officials said. Bavaliya
retained the Assembly seat in Rajkot which he had won as Congress candidate in
2017.With this, BJP now has 100 MLAs in the 182-member Gujarat Legislative
Assembly, while the Congress’s tally has come down to 76. The saffron outfit
had won 99 seats in the 2017 assembly polls and the Congress 77.PTI
400 cr Fisheries ‘scam’: Gujarat minister,
ex-minister asked to appear in High Court
Ahmedabad :Gujarat High Court has asked
Minister of State for Fisheries and a former BJP minister to appear before the
court in two weeks in connection with a Rs 400-crore fisheries “scam”.The court
also upheld the criminal prosecution initiated by a special Anti-Corruption
court in Gandhinagar district against Parshottam Solanki, the current Minister
of State for Fisheries, and Dileep Sanghani, ex state agriculture
minister.Solanki and Sanghani had moved the High Court in 2017, challenging the
initiation of criminal prosecution against them by the Gandhinagar court in the
alleged scam. They argued that they had no role in the “scam” and no offence
was made out. They also challenged the report on the alleged scam prepared by
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which said the accused were involved in the scam.
They had challenged that the judge could not have taken cognizance of the
report since complaint was filed by a private individual. Justice Pardiwala
while upholding the initiation of criminal prosecution against the petitioners
by the special court held that the ACB report “reveals more than a prima facie
case to proceed against” the 2. The report reveals that all the accused persons
in collusion and connivance with each other and by abusing their position
caused a loss of Rs 21,04,64,515 to the Govt exchequer over a period of five years by
arbitrarily awarding contracts to different parties for their personal gain.”
The order also states that overall scam is of about Rs 400 crore.indianexpress
No one killed Sohrabuddin, Justice Loya, they
just died: Rahul Gandhi slams court’s ruling
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday took a
dig at the special CBI court’s decision to acquit all 22 accused in the alleged
fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his
associate Tulsiram Prajapati in 2005.“NO ONE KILLED…Haren Pandya. Tulsiram
Prajapati. Justice Loya. Prakash Thombre. Shrikant Khandalkar. Kauser Bi.
Sohrabuddin Shiekh. THEY JUST DIED,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.On Friday, the
special CBI court cleared the names of the accused saying the evidence brought
before the court could not establish the role of any of the 22 in the case.22
acquitted include 21 serving and retired police personnel from Rajasthan,
Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The trial, which lasted over a year, saw 210
witnesses depose, including 92 declared hostile. A detailed copy of the
judgment will be made available next week.indianexpress
No Clean Chit To Modi Govt On Rafale From Court: Yechury
Samastipur: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury asserted
that no clean chit has been given to the Modi Govt in Rafale deal by the Supreme Court, which has
"merely stated" that it did not have the jurisdiction to intervene in
the matter.The former Rajya Sabha member said the Opposition has, therefore,
been seeking a probe by Joint Parliamentary Committee, but the Govt appears to be wary of the same."There is
no clean chit. It is a misleading propaganda by the BJP. The Supreme Court has
merely said that a scam of this nature did not fall within its jurisdiction and
hence, it could not entertain the petitions.""And, that is exactly
the reason why we and other Opposition parties have been demanding the JPC. If
the Modi Govt has nothing to hide, it
should not be afraid of agreeing to this demand," Yechury, who was here to
address a rally, told reporters.PTI
Govt committed to make law on triple talaq
despite hardliners and Opposition: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi has said that the Centre was
committed to make a law on triple talaq despite facing "hurdles" from
"hardliners" and the Opposition parties.He asserted that women were
the biggest beneficiaries of the many schemes launched by his Govt."Nearly
all big schemes are anyhow empowering women. Govt has framed new schemes and
rectified existing ones. Through the schemes and laws, we are moving towards
women empowerment today. This has created trust," Modi said.Speaking at fifth
national convention of BJP Mahila Morcha here, he targeted Congress, saying
that women's welfare was never a priority of the previous Govt s.The PM also talked about his Govt's resolve to make
the law on triple talaq."Despite all hurdles and opposition from
hardliners and opposition parties, the Govt is committed to making a law on triple
talaq," Modi said. Lok Sabha is expected to take up the triple talaq Bill
for discussion on Dec. 27 during the Parliament's ongoing winter session. Govt had
issued an ordinance in September pending the passage of the Bill in a revised
form."We are committed so that Muslim women can get rid of a big life
threat," he said.Talking about the annual Muslim pilgrimage, Haj, Modi
said, "In order for Muslim women to go to Haj, we have removed the clause
that men need to accompany them."PM said that the women of the country have given
BJP the opportunity "with great hope and trust after trying all other
options"."After exploring various options in the last 6 to 7 decades,
the people of the country -- our sisters and daughters -- reposed their faith
in BJP. Previous Govts did not do anything to provide even basic facilities to
women and just made promises," Modi said.indiatoday
Sabarimala: Women retreat after facing stiff
resistance, police arrest protesters
Sabarimala foothills in Pampa on Sunday
witnessed high drama as hundreds of devotees blocked paths and chased away a
group of 11 women escorted to the hill shrine by the police.Though police team
tried to arrest and remove a few of the devotees who blocked the traditional
forest path and take the women members of Chennai-based outfit 'Maniti',hundreds
of pilgrims rushed down to the valley to chase them away.With annual ‘Mandala
Puja’ just days away, Ayyappa Temple has been witnessing a heavy rush as over
one lakh pilgrims visited the hill top temple on Friday.The Hindu
Only BJP can build Ram temple in Ayodhya:UP CM
Lucknow:UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said whenever the
Ram temple comes up in Ayodhya, it would be built by BJP only.“Let there be no
doubt. Only we (BJP) can construct Ram Temple in Ayodhya. No other party will
be able to build it,” he said in his address at the Yuva Kumbh programme at
Smriti Upvan in Lucknow as youths shouted slogans like “Whosoever constructs
Ram Temple will be voted to power”.In an apparent dig at the Congress and its
president Rahul Gandhi, Yogi said, “Those who flaunt ‘janeu’ (sacred thread) do
such things for votes. They are the ones who dismissed the existence of Lord
Ram and Lord Krishna. Do not expect that they would construct Ram Temple in
Ayodhya.”Criticising historians and intellectuals, he said: “We were
misinformed about our history. Now, we have the responsibility to correct
it.”hindustantimes
No BJP Rath Yatra in West Bengal for now,
Calcutta High Court division bench stays single judge order
In a setback for BJP, Calcutta High Court has
put a stay on saffron party’s Rath Yatra programme scheduled to take place on
Saturday from West Bengal’s Cooch Bihar district. This comes a day after a
single judge bench of the same court had allowed BJP’s grand programme. The
state Govt had moved an appeal before a
division bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the single bench order
that allowed BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ programme in the state. Govt had expressed
urgency and sought an immediate hearing before the division bench comprising
Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar. Accepting the Mamata
Banerjee Govt ’s demand for an urgent hearing, the court asked it to serve
copies of its appeal to respondent, BJP, following which the hearing would
commence.Earlier, a single bench presided by Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty
Thursday granted permission for the programme. In its order, the court had set
aside the denial of permission for the yatra by a panel of 3 senior most
officers of the state Govt .In another ruling on Dec.6, the court had refused
permission to BJP to hold ‘Rath Yatra’, which was scheduled to be flagged off
by BJP chief Amit Shah from Cooch Behar in North Bengal on Dec.7.
financialexpress
Deoband seeks apology from Bukkal Nawab
Lucknow:Islamic seminary of Darul Uloom
Deoband has demanded an apology from BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab for claiming Lord
Hanuman to be a Muslim. Head of on-line fatwa department of the seminary, Mufti Arshad Ahmed Farooqui,
said, “Only responsible persons should
speak on religious issues and they should first ascertain facts before making
statements. Objective research and investigation are prerequisites for making
such statements.”Mufti said that no Islamic scripture mentions about Hanuman
and Bukkal Nawab should not have made a statement which was entirely without
any basis. He said that politicians often indulged in gimmicks for attracting
media focus and publicity. “Bukkal Nawab should tender apology to both Hindus
and Muslims for making this statement,” the Mufti demanded.dailypioneer
UP: 25-year-old imam killed inside mosque in
Bijnor
Bijnor:In a shocking incident, an imam of a
local mosque was found murdered here. The deceased, identified as Noor Alam
(25), was allegedly hit by a sharp object and strangulated to death. Noor Alam,
a resident of Beda village, used to live in the mosque and get the namaz
offered. According to villagers, on Saturday morning, Imam did not offer the
prayer and made no announcement on the loudspeaker.Thereafter, villagers
entered his room and found his body lying in the pool of blood. There were
several injuries on his heads and blood was oozing out of it. Motive behind the
murder is still unknown, the police claimed. Villagers informed the cops after
which the police rushed to the spot and inspected the place where body was
found. The news spread like a wild fire in the region. Heavy police force was
deployed here in the village to maintain law and order. Later villagers
gathered here and demanded arrest of culprits. However, police and villagers
are unknown about reason of the murder of a religious man. TOI
50 yrs after 44 Dalits were burnt alive in TN,
nothing has changed
50 years ago 44 Dalits mostly women and
children belonging to the agricultural families were charred to death by
landlords. This massacre took place on the Christmas night of 1968, in an
inconspicuous hamlet Keezhvenmani (also known as Kilvenmani), now in the
Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.A group of 44 including women and children
of the families of striking Dalits village labourers, were murdered by a gang,
allegedly led by their landlords on Dec.25, 1968. Gopalakrishna Naidu, landlord
from Irinjiur near Keezhvenmani (Kilvenmeni) Nagapattinam and president of
Tanjore Congress Party Area Committee was the architect of Keezhvenmani
Massacre that killed 44 farmers. He had also formed a Paddy Producers
Association with Narayanasamy Naidu, ex MLA. Incident occurred when the
landless peasants were influenced by CPI(M) to organise themselves into a
campaign for higher wages following the increase in agricultural production as
the result of Green revolution in India.The lands were controlled by powerful
families, while the labourers were from a Dalit community.In 1968, agricultural
labourers of unified Tanjore district formed a union seeking better working
conditions and higher wages. To mark their union the workers hoisted red flags
in their villages, irking their landlords. The landlords formed a separate union
with yellow flags and started laying off workers belonging to left
unions.caravandaily
Hyderabad: Hijama, cupping therapy, back in
demand: Deccan chronicle
Hyderabad: Hajama or Hijama, therapy that uses
cupping for treatment of various ailments, is gathering a lot of attention from
the younger generation of Muslims. This therapy is as old as history; it’s a
divine monistic norm explained by the prophets who recommended people to
practise it.Cupping is a method of relieving local congestion by applying a
partial vacuum that is created in a cup, either by heat or by suction.Prophet
Muhammad resuscitated Hijama that had been forgotten for long. There are many
Hadith on the Prophet recommending Hijama for Muslims and the entire humanity. There
is a well-known saying of the Prophet: “There is cure in three substances; a
drink of honey, incision with a knife used for Hijamah (cupping) and
cauterising by fire.And I forbid my Nation from cauterising by fire.”This
therapy was used for a while after the Prophet, but was gradually forgotten.
However, it has made a comeback, and how. The present generation has
rediscovered the benefits of Hijamah; it has gained popularity over the last
decade among both Muslims and non-Muslims alike.According to the Sunnah, Hijama
is practiced on 17th, 19th and 21st dates of the lunar month. The method is
very easy, even a layman will be able to practice Hijama therapy by doing it a
few times under an expert’s guidance.
WORLD
Indonesia tsunami kills hundreds, over 800
injured
The death toll from a volcano-triggered
tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured,
officials said Sunday."222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28
people are missing," Indonesia's national disaster agency spokesperson
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said."This number is predicted to increase because
not all victims have been successfully evacuated, not all health centres have
reported victims and not all locations have got complete data."The tsunami
hit both sides of Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday, sending a wall of water
crashing about 20 metres inland and sweeping away hundreds of homes and hotels,
officials and witnesses have said.Scientists from Indonesia's Meteorology,
Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, also known as BMKG, said it could have
been caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a
volcanic island formed over years from the nearby Krakatau volcano. They also
cited tidal waves caused by the full moon. The worst affected area was the
Pandeglang region of Banten province in Java, which encompasses Ujung Kulon
National Park and popular beaches, the disaster agency said. Of the deaths, at
least 33 were in Pandeglang.In the city of Bandar Lampung on southern Sumatra,
hundreds of residents took refuge at the governor's office.Alif, a resident in
Pandeglang district, said the tsunami reached about three metres high. He told
MetroTV station that many people were still searching for missing relatives.TV
footage showed roads blocked by debris from damaged houses, overturned cars and
fallen trees. The water washed away an outdoor stage where a local rock band
was performing, killing at least one musician. Others were missing. Authorities
warned residents and tourists in coastal areas around the Sunda Strait to stay
away from beaches and a high-tide warning remained in place through till
Dec.25. aljazeera
Hamas rejects Abbas's plan to dissolve parliament
Hamas, the Palestinian party that governs the
besieged Gaza Strip, has rejected the decision of President Mahmoud Abbas to
implement a court order and dissolve parliament.The movement warned late on
Saturday that the move to dismantle the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
and hold elections within six months would bring chaos and destroy the
political system."Abbas' decision to dissolve the Palestinian Legislative
Council has neither constitutional nor legal values. It is an invalid political
decision because it is issued by an illegal body," a statement by Hamas
read. Abbas's announcement is the latest in a series of bitter splits between
his Fatah party and Hamas, which began in 2007, after Hamas won a 2006 election
and took over Gaza, which has been under an Israeli-Egyptian siege ever
since.Hamas called on the Palestinian people and other political factions to
stop Abbas, whose party holds administrative control of parts of occupied West
Bank. The movement also called on Egypt - which has been mediating between the
two sides in a bid to end the Palestinian division - to block the efforts of
Abbas. "We call on Egypt to block Abbas' measures that are a fatal blow to
Egyptian endeavours aimed to achieve the Palestinian reconciliation," the
statement read.PLC, where Hamas holds a majority, has been largely disabled
since the 2006 elections.If done, breaking up the legislature would remain
symbolic, maintaining the already entrenched political divide between the
Hamas-administered Gaza Strip and the West Bank.aljazeera
Fatah to scrap deals with Israel over
‘continuous aggression’
Fatah has said it will scrap its deals with
Israel over the latter’s “continuous aggression” in the occupied West Bank. Member
of Fatah’s Central Committee, Mohammad Ishtea, said that “all the deals with
Israel were violated; therefore, we will not respect them,” Anadolu reported,
citing official Palestinian agency Wafa.“The relations with Israel are
currently frozen and the findings of the Palestinian leadership’s meetings in
the coming few days will draw the lines for relationship [with Israel] in the
future,” Ishtea added.The senior Fatah leader stressed that the issue of
security cooperation with Israel is currently on the table, due to the “latest
Israeli aggression” in Ramallah last week. On Thursday, member of PLO Executive
Committee, Ahmad Majdalani, revealed that Palestinian leadership is to meet
today to discuss the latest political in West Bank.MEMO
Turkey FM labels Netanyahu 'a cold-blooded
killer'
Turkey has hit out at Israel's "lawless
occupation" of Palestinian territory after the Israeli PM accused Turkey
of "massacres" against Kurds in a new war of words. Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu labelled Benjamin Netanyahu "a cold-blooded
killer of modern times", in a Tweet on Sunday, adding that PM was
"responsible for massacres of thousands of innocent Palestinians". Relations
between Turkey and Israel have been tense this year over multiple issues
including a controversial law passed by the Israeli parliament in July which
defined the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people.Netanyahu said
President Tayyip Erdogan "should not preach to Israel" after the
Turkish leader warned young Turks on Saturday: "Do not kick the enemy you
have brought down to ground. You are not a Jew in Israel."aljazeera
US envoy for fight against IS quits over Syria
pullout
US envoy to the international coalition
fighting the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, resigned from his position on
Friday, effective 31 Dec., a State Department official said on Saturday. McGurk
had planned to resign in Feb, but he was prompted to move that date forward due
to his distaste at President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw all troops
from Syria.Trump announced the defeat of IS in Syria on Twitter on Wednesday
morning, while officials told news agencies that a withdrawal was imminent. McGurk's
resignation follows that of Defence Secretary James Mattis, who quit over the
same concerns. US envoy had publicly assured that Washington was committed to
continuing the fight against IS in Syria just days before Trump's
announcement."We want to stay on the ground and make sure that stability
can be maintained in these areas," McGurk said. On Saturday, US Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo assured Iraqi PM Adel Abdul Mahdi that the US is still
committed to fighting IS in Iraq and other areas despite its planned withdrawal
from Syria, Abdul Mahdi's office said."PM Adel Abdul Mahdi received a phone call from US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who explained the details of the upcoming
withdrawal from Syria and affirmed US is still committed to fight Islamic State
and terrorism in Iraq and other areas," Abdul Mahdi's office said in a
statement.middleeasteye
Turkey, US to coordinate Syria withdrawal and
avoid vacuum: aljazeera
Planned US troops pull-out will leave oil and
agricultural-rich areas currently controlled by Kurdish YPG vulnerable. Bashar
al-Assad has repeatedly said that he wants to retake the enclave, but Ankara
wants the areas handed over to representatives from Arab-majority towns that
are currently under YPG control. Turkey has maintained that it has no
territorial ambitions in Syria, but views YPG forces are linked to the Kurdish
PKK that has been fighting for self-rule in southern Turkey and worries that
the YPG forces may cut a deal with Assad.Turkey and the US appear to have
agreed to coordinate the troops withdrawal from the area to avoid a power
vacuum that could draw a number of interested parties.
Libya migrants scribble on prison wall:
'People were sold here'
On the walls of Souq al Khamis migrant
detention centre in Khoms, a port city in northwest Libya, warnings of new
arrivals are scratched on a grey wall."Who comes to this house, may God
help you," one says, visible in pictures of the centre sent to Al Jazeera
by people currently detained there. "Libya is a market of human
beings." "Where is UNHCR?" reads another. "3 people were
sold here."Refugees and migrants usually arrive at Souq al Khamis, a
centre run by Libya's Dept. for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM), shortly
after they try to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, and are intercepted by
the European Union-funded Libyan coastguard. Tens of thousands of people have
been returned to Libya this way since Feb. 2017, when Italy did a deal with the
United Nations-backed Libyan Govt of National Accord, in a bid to stop new
arrivals in Europe.aljazeera
Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87
Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal
supporter of reforms in the kingdom, has died aged 87, the royal court said on
Saturday.Prince Talal, the senior member of the al-Saud family and father of
billionaire investor Alwaleed bin Talal, had been ill for several years.He held
various senior Govt positions in the
1950s and 60s, including communications minister and finance minister.He lived
in exile abroad in the 1960s, when Saudi authorities revoked his passport after
he led a group of princes demanding constitutional reforms and allied himself
with the then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the arch foe of the Saudi
monarchy. Prince Talal returned to the kingdom after Faisal bin Abdulaziz
al-Saud became the king in 1964, and after toning down his rhetoric.In 2011, he
resigned from the Allegiance Council, the body responsible for overseeing the
royal succession in world's top oil exporter.aljazeera
Executions rise sharply under Saudi crown
prince
Executions in Saudi Arabia rose significantly
in the first eight months after Mohammed bin Salman became deputy crown prince,
a London-based human rights organization said. According to Reprieve, 133
people were executed between June 2017 and March 2018, nearly twice as many as
the 67 recorded during the eight months before his rise to power. Saudi has
executed 147 people in 2018 and around 700 people since 2014. Almost half of
those who received capital punishment were foreign nationals, according to
Reprieve’s report. They included Indonesian housekeeper Tuti Tursilawati, who was
executed after being sentenced to death for the murder of her boss, despite her
claim that she had acted in self-defence after he tried to rape her. The report
criticized Saudi Arabia for ignoring international conventions as it had
refused to notify Tursilawati’s family and Indonesian officials before her
execution.The report also said 39% of those executed were sentenced to death
due to drug-related crimes, with the number totalling 246 since 2014.MEMO
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