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At least 12.5M Muslims died in wars in past 25 years, expert says
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Speaking at a conference in Istanbul, Refik Turan, head of the Turkish Historical Society, said that throughout history humans have fought and war is an inevitable fact of life.
"Usually war is between two states, but there are wars within the country as well. The results of a war cannot be predicted. Wars are a fact of our lives," he said at the "World Wars, Turkey and Syria on Unending Struggles for Power" conference.
"According to a recent research, the number of Muslims who died in the conflict and wars in the world in the last 25 years have reached 12.5 million. This almost amounts to the losses in a World War."
Turan also said that the U.S., Russia, and Iran do not want peace in Syria, and the result is evident.
"Turkey addresses 80 percent [of problems] in Syria. No one has this sort of potential. After the terrorists are cleared from Manbij, a ray [of hope] will light up all of Syria."
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, according to the U.N.
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New Zealand Rugby Player to Public: Find out about Islam
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Speaking to reporters, he said,
“We are Muslims but we are Muslims and we are New Zealanders as well so, touching on that, I just want to tell the general public, to my fellow rugby man, rugby boys, to our employers, I just wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart because it’s been humbling. Obviously it’s such a tragic event but just the way people have reached out and shown me that they care. So I think now I just put it to the New Zealand public to find out about Islam because it is truly a religion of peace and love.”
And as we’ve seen from the khutbah (sermon) from the brother on the stage, he just shared some beautiful messages that are the core and the essence of what Islam is.”
“People don’t really know what Islam is. I feel like…to get that light you need that knowledge and you need to understand what Islam is so it can give that light which will get rid of the darkness.”
He also called out the media and the ‘ugly side of politics’ which sow the seeds of hatred:
“Now is the time to move forward and what does it look like? That looks like racism, talking about hatred, talking about the seeds that have been sown from the powerful tool that we have which is called the media. Talking about the ugly side of politics that sow that seed…moving forward, there has to be something done.”
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A Gang Of Terrorists Beats Up Muslim Family In Gurgaon For Playing Cricket
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According to The Indian Express, in the complaint, Sajid’s nephew Dilshaad, who was among those beaten up, said “Two unknown men came on a bike and said, ‘What are you doing here? Go to Pakistan and play’. They began fighting and when my uncle Sajid intervened, the boy sitting at the back of the bike slapped him and said, ‘You wait, we will show you’,” he alleged in the police complaint, adding that 10 minutes later, they saw six boys on two bikes and several men on foot approaching their home, armed with “bhalas” (spears), “lathis” (sticks) and “talwars” (swords).
“On seeing them, we ran into the house, and they all began demanding that the men come out or they will kill us. When we did not go out, they forced their way into the house and started beating us up,” he alleged. He said that the gang warned the family to “empty the house and leave or else we will capture it”.
Police have registered cases under attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, among other sections, against the accused.
The attack shows the worsening situation for Muslims in India, under the current political dispensation. According to Amnesty India, in 2018 alone, 218 cases of hate crimes were reported in India, of which 50 such incidents were against Muslims.
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http://thecognate.com
Palestine: Palestinian family survives second Israeli settler arson attack
Written by Right IslamRAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Jewish settlers early Friday set fire to a house belonging to the Palestinian Dawabsheh family in the village of Duma near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to eyewitness.
“A group of settlers attacked our home at dawn today, breaking a window and throwing a Molotov cocktail inside before fleeing the scene,” Yasser Dawabsheh, the home’s owner, told Anadolu Agency.
“Fortunately, I heard them before they attacked, so I was able to get my family out of the house,” he said.
“Local fire crews reacted swiftly and extinguished the blaze before the whole house burnt down,” he added.
Police are reportedly investigating the incident.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian government, for its part, held Israel squarely responsible for the attack.
In a Friday statement, government spokesman Yusuf al-Mahmoud described the incident as “yet another crime in the long list of offenses for which the [Israeli] occupation remains fully responsible”.
He added: “Silence on the part of the international community — along with U.S. President Donald Trump’s support for the occupation — encourages the Israeli regime to continue its violations against the Palestinian people and their property.”
In July of 2015, Israeli settlers torched the Dawabsheh family’s West Bank home in a much deadlier attack that claimed the lives of Saad and Riham Dawabsheh and their 18-month-old baby.
Their eldest son, Ahmed, 6, survived the attack, but suffered severe burns that have affected his mobility.
At the time, the incident sparked international outrage, with the Dawabsheh family accusing Israel of dragging its feet in prosecuting the suspects despite admissions by Israeli officials that they knew who was responsible.
[Archive Photo: Armed Israeli settlers with soldiers attack Palestinians. Photo: Creative-Commons]
By Qais Abu Samra
Indonesia: church bombings leave 13 dead, 43 injured
Written by Right Islam
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – At least 13 people were killed and 43 injured in a string of suicide bombings that targeted Sunday Mass congregations at three churches in Indonesia’s second largest city Surabaya.
Meanwhile Monday morning, a family of five, including an eight-year-old child carried out a bomb attack on a police headquarters in Surabaya, killing four people and injuring 10, an Indonesian police official said. They drove up to the gates of the police station on two motorcycles and then detonated the explosives at the security checkpoint. The four adult perpetrators died but the young child is now recovering in hospital.
East Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Frans Barung Mangera told Anadolu Agency the Church attack fatalities include an 11-year-old child. The attacks wounded at least 43 people.
“Three bodies have been identified,” Mangera said.
He added the explosions took place on Sunday morning at Santa Maria Tak Bercela Catholic Church (STMB), Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (GPPS) Church and Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Diponegoro Church.
Also, police found three unexploded bombs in GPPS and GKI churches and defused them.
The National Police has ordered beefing up of security at the churches.
Additional report by The Muslim News
[Photo: Medical staff carry a wounded man on a stretcher after a bomb blast at The Immaculate Santa Maria Church at Surabaya Surgical Hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia on May 13, 2018. Photographer: Gandhi Wasono/AA]
By Ainur Rohmah
41 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza as US & Israel celebrate US Embassy opening in Jerusalem
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GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): At least 41 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Monday by Israeli gunfire during anti-occupation rallies in the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile US is celebrating with Israel opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem.
“The death toll rose to 41 and over 1,700 others injured” by Israeli forces, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said.
He said a minor was among those killed during the protests.
According to the spokesman, 39 Palestinians were seriously injured during the protests.
He said nine journalists and a medic were injured during the demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Israeli drones dropped teargas bombs on Palestinian demonstrators arrayed along Gaza-Israel border, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Thousands of Palestinians have gathered on Gaza Strip’s eastern border since early morning to take part in protests aimed to commemorate the Nakba anniversary and protest relocating the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The rallies will culminate on Tuesday, May 15, the 70th anniversary of Israel’s establishment — an event Palestinians refer to as the “Nakba” or “the Catastrophe”.
Since the rallies began on March 30, at least 49 Palestinian demonstrators have been killed and hundreds injured, according to Health Ministry figures.
Last week, the Israeli government said that rallies are a part of state of war and human rights laws are not applicable in such case.
Additional report by The Muslim News
By Nour Abu Aisha
41 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza as US & Israel celebrate US Embassy opening in Jerusalem
Written by Right IslamGAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): At least 41 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Monday by Israeli gunfire during anti-occupation rallies in the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile US is celebrating with Israel opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem.
“The death toll rose to 41 and over 1,700 others injured” by Israeli forces, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said.
He said a minor was among those killed during the protests.
According to the spokesman, 39 Palestinians were seriously injured during the protests.
He said nine journalists and a medic were injured during the demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Israeli drones dropped teargas bombs on Palestinian demonstrators arrayed along Gaza-Israel border, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Thousands of Palestinians have gathered on Gaza Strip’s eastern border since early morning to take part in protests aimed to commemorate the Nakba anniversary and protest relocating the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The rallies will culminate on Tuesday, May 15, the 70th anniversary of Israel’s establishment — an event Palestinians refer to as the “Nakba” or “the Catastrophe”.
Since the rallies began on March 30, at least 49 Palestinian demonstrators have been killed and hundreds injured, according to Health Ministry figures.
Last week, the Israeli government said that rallies are a part of state of war and human rights laws are not applicable in such case.
Additional report by The Muslim News
By Nour Abu Aisha
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): Uganda security forces said they have killed two people and arrested 36 others following a raid in a mosque in a Kampala suburb.
Addressing reporters Saturday afternoon, Ugandan counterterrorism police director Abas Byakagaba explained they were following what they described as a key suspect, who went into Usafi Mosque in Kisenyi.
“By that time we were only following up that suspect. In the process we found that there were children who we believe were kidnapped.”
In total, 18 women and 94 children of various nationalities were found in the mosque for reasons still unclear, according to police.
Byakagaba said that people in the mosque who were not being followed engaged the police.
“That engagement caused the death of the two people and an injury to one of our own,” he said.
Among those arrested was the suspect police were initially following.
Police has been investigating the murder of Susan Magara who was kidnapped early February.
In a statement to the media, Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo said: “Following credible intelligence, one of the key suspects in the murder of Magara ran into Usafi mosque in Kisenyi having known that he was being tracked by security agencies.”
Odongo said the mosque has been shut down and will be put under strict monitoring.
“It is sad that this had to take place in a mosque. If the suspect we were pursuing had not gone into the mosque, we had no reason whatsoever to go into the mosque. But we were placed in an awkward situation.”
Minister Odongo also stated that they were going to investigate on how the children ended up in the mosque.
“Some look like children from Rwanda, from Burundi and Kenya, we are going to ascertain how many,” he added.
Police said they recovered weapons, including 60 rounds of ammunition and a bow and arrow.
[Map of Uganda by Mark Dingemanse/Creative Commons]
By Halima Athumani
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http://muslimnews.co.uk/
Muslims at Kenya Medical college barred for wearing hijab
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College in Mwingi town were denied entry Friday for wearing the hijab.
Several female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College in Mwingi, have accused the school’s management of discrimination, after they were barred from accessing the school, while wearing Hijabs.
The students said the issue over their dress code started around two months ago after a new deputy principal was transferred to the college who vowed to ban Muslim students from wearing the hijab, saying it was not part of the school uniform.
“Our female students have not been able to attend school for the last three days as the management has directed the gatekeeper not to allow them [to enter] in their hijabs,” Abdullahi Hassan, a male student, told the Nation newspaper in Kenya.
Yusuf Abdullahi, an official from the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM), told Anadolu Agency: “We are aware of what has happened today. We want the issue to be sorted out by the Ministry of Education to avoid the discrimination that we are seeing. We as Muslim leaders will not remain silent.”
This is not the first time that such a case is being reported in Kenya. A Methodist school, St. Paul Kiwanjani High School, in Isiolo County filed a petition at the High Court in September 2016 to ban Muslim girls from wearing the hijab at school. Other high schools and colleges have also banned the hijab, forcing Muslim students to transfer elsewhere.
Kenya’s High Court previously ruled that students should not be allowed to wear different attire at school, saying it encouraged religious and status divisions. But the Court of Appeal later overturned the High Court’s verdict and ruled in favor of allowing Muslim girls to wear the hijab, saying school rules could not be allowed to suppress one’s belief or right of worship.
Appellate Judges Philip Waki, Roselyne Nambuye and Patrick Kiage advised the Education CS to facilitate urgent consultations and formulate appropriate regulations “for the better protection of the fundamental right to freedom of religion and belief under Article 32 of the Constitution and equality and freedom from discrimination under Article 27 of the Constitution for all pupils and students in Kenya’s educational system.”
The trustees of the Methodist Church, which sponsors the school, had sued the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Isiolo County Education Director and the sub-county’s education officer claiming they had flouted the school regulations and interfered with the running of the institution.
The Church had argued that the decision to allow the female Muslim students to dress differently had created animosity and discord among the student population.
“We find and hold that there was no factual or legal basis for the holding by the learned Judge that allowing Muslim girls to wear Hijab favoured Muslim girl students and discriminated against non-Muslims,” Justices Waki, Nambuye and Kiage said. St. Paul’s Kiwanjani Day Mixed Secondary School in Isiolo County.
The decision by the appeals court is not final and can be appealed again at the High Court by any aggrieved party.
Additional report by The Muslim News
By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami
😢 American War Planes murdered more than 100 children (Hafiz Qur'an) during graduation ceremony
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American War Planes murdered more than 100 children (Hafiz Qur'an) during graduation ceremony (Dastar Bandi) in Qanduz Masjid Afganistan.
When the planes came at around 12:00 pm some kids screamed 'they will drop a bomb' but the elders said 'calm down, nothing is going to happen', but then in an instant bombs hit the mosque.
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Austria: Islamophobic attacks against Muslims increase by 21 percent
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VIENNA (AA): Racist attacks against Muslims rose in Austria in 2017 when compared to the previous year, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The Documentation and Consultation Center for Muslims in Austria report said in 2017 there were 309 racist attacks against Muslims, a 21 percent increase when compared to 2016.
In 2016, there were 253 documented attacks against Muslims, the report said.
Ninety-eight percent of the attacks against individuals targeted women and 49 percent occurred in open or semi-closed spaces like public transport.
Most attacks took place in October 2017 due to general elections in the country, the report said.
Hate speech was scribbled on the walls of mosques and other Muslim institutes, especially during the Muslim month of Ramadan, which corresponded to May and June last year.
The attacks comprised of 30 percent hate speech, 28 percent verbal attacks against individuals, 19 percent racist writings on the walls, and 11 percent others.
Documentation and Consultation Center for Muslims in Austria is recording attacks against Muslims in the country since 2014. The center also provides consultancy service to victims of the attacks.
[Map of Austria by Globe-trotter/Creative Commons]
Mosques hold open day for non-Muslims in Germany
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Mosques hold open day for non-Muslims in Germany
Mosques around Germany opened their doors to non-Muslims to dispel common myths and stereotypes about Islam.
Nearly 900 mosques across Germany took part in "Open Mosque Day”, an annual event organized by Islamic associations in the country since 1997.
Dr. Zekeriya Altug from the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), one of Germany’s largest Muslim groups, said Germans are showing strong interest in the event.
“By opening our doors to the public, we want to show that we are transparent, we are open to dialogue, and we are also part of this society,” he told the media during a tour of Cologne’s Central Mosque.
Altug underlined that lack of information on the true meaning of Islam has been one of the main factors in rising Islamophobia in the country.
“When people know less about something, then they have more concerns and fears about it. And such fears could be exploited by others with bad intentions. Having more transparency, enhancing dialogue and communication is an antidote to this,” he said.
An estimated 100,000 visitors participated in the events across the country, which took place on a public holiday, the Day of German UnityMuslims Must Counter Negative Image in US, Congressmen Say
Written by Ammar
It is important to push back “against the narrative that Muslims represent terrorism and extremist ideologies,” said U.S. Representative Andre Carson, one of only two Muslims in the Congress. The Indiana Democrat said that Muslims need to present a positive image to American society. “A lot of terrorism activities are thwarted because Muslims are working with the law enforcement agencies and they are part of the law enforcement agencies. But you never hear about these stories,” he said. “America is ours, and until we dismiss the negative notions of what it means to be a Muslim, we will still face this kind of discrimination across the country.” Carson was referring to the temporary detention of a Muslim student from suburban Dallas who was pulled from class after he showed a homemade clock to a teacher who mistook it for a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed was questioned by the principal and police, then was handcuffed and taken to a police station. As Ahmed’s story spread across social media, Twitter erupted with support for him. President Barack Obama invited him to the White House, and Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg posted that he wanted to meet him. A NASA scientist asked Ahmed to give him a call in a couple of years for a job opportunity.
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http://islamicvoice.com
Interfaith Leaders Support Mosques at ISNA Headquarters
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Rejecting hate message of anti-Muslim protesters, interfaith leaders and members of the Shoulder to Shoulder campaign joined a Friday service held at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Headquarters in Plainfield, USA, last month, showing their support and solidarity after threat of armed protests. “We are overwhelmed by the love and support of our interfaith friends who took the time out of their day to stand by our sides,” ISNA Secretary General, Hazem Bata said in a statement sent to OnIslam.net. Bata was referring to the anti-Muslim “Global Rally for Humanity”, scheduled for October 9th and 10th in more than 20 cities across the US. Responding to the calls of hate groups, ISNA urged Muslims to engage with their wider society, building coalitions and relationships. Bata cited the example of the Prophet’s treatment of people, including enemies, with kindness, and how this changed one individual from an enemy of Islam to one of its great leaders. “Thankfully these protests do not represent a majority of the American public, however they do represent a national rhetoric of anti-Muslim bigotry that has grown pernicious and widespread,” Catherine Orsborn, campaign director of Shoulder to Shoulder, said in a statement published on the campaign’s website. Shoulder to Shoulder is a coalition of 31 religious denominations and organizations committed to ending anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States.
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http://islamicvoice.com/
