Islam in the News 2022

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SOHR: Suspected ISIS Gunmen Kill 7 Syrians at Ramadan Iftar Meal
On Apr 28, 2022

Suspected ISIS group gunmen have attacked a Ramadan gathering hosted by a former official of a US-backed group in eastern Syria, killing seven and wounding four, opposition activists said Thursday.

The Wednesday night attack in the Abu Khashab area in Deir el-Zour province targeted the home of a former spokesman with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Euphrates Post news website.

Euphrates Post said the gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire as the group was having an iftar — the fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan — at the home of former SDF spokesman Nouri Hameesh, who was among those killed.

More at
https://www.syriahr.com/en/249156/

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Illegal Afghan asylum seeker rapes Swedish woman and throws her down a 20-metre shaft because she wouldn’t marry him
April 27 2022

A man around 40 years old, believed to be from Afghanistan, was arrested for allegedly first raping a woman in Norberg and then pushing her down a mine shaft.

The man, who reportedly came to Sweden at the time of the refugee crisis in 2015, was denied a residence permit but remained in the country anyway.

It was Friday afternoon when a family man passing by with his children heard a woman calling for help from a mine hole in Långgruvan, west of Avesta in Norberg municipality. It turned out that the woman had been raped, pushed into the pit and left there to die.

More at
https://medforthgotcha100/sweden-illegal-afghan-asylum-seeker-rapes-swedish-woman-and-throws-her-down-a-20-metre-sha-ft-because-she-wouldnt-marry-him/

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Imran Khan in trouble over corruption allegations: From a multi-crore university for 37 students to his wife’s close friend’s illicit wealth after he became PM
29 April, 2022

After being ousted, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan seems to be in troubled water over rampant corruption. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday green signalled a thorough investigation into the illegal wealth of Farah Khan, a close friend of Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi. The NAB said that Farah had accumulated illegal assets beyond the known source of income since 2018.

The NAB in its official statement noted that accounts of Farah Khan had displayed a huge turnover of around Rs 847 million in the past three years. It added that Khan earned her wealth through an unknown source of income as the numbers in her stated accounts did not match with that of the accounts of years before Imran Khan’s government came to power.

More at
https://www.opindia.com/2022/04/pakistan-imran-khan-corruption-farah-khan-al-qadir-university-probe/

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Terrorists are “heroic” and “pioneers” and are given jobs in the PA
Maurice Hirsch, Adv.  | Apr 28, 2022

Speaking at a rally to mark “Palestinian Prisoner’s Day,” the Director of the PA-funded PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr told the crowd that the “heroic” terrorists - many of whom are murderers and mass murderers - are the “pioneers of the Palestinian people who defend the Palestinian honor and holy sites”

Earlier, Abu Bakr declared that the Israeli prisons “have been and remain schools” for the terrorists and that released terrorists are given and now hold positions in every walk of life, including in PA government ministries:

More at
https://palwatch.org/page/31224

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CBC Corrects Its Spreading Falsehood That “Palestinians Threw Rocks In Response” To Israeli Police Actions
By Mike Fegelman
April 21, 2022

Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously false reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians.

CBC has fundamentally reversed the chronology of events by framing Israel as the aggressor that initiated hostilities. In truth, and as the Times of Israel reports: “According to police, dozens of masked rioters entered al-Aqsa Mosque and sealed the doors before starting to hurl rocks and fireworks at officers, who responded with riot dispersal means.”

More at
https://honestreporting.ca/cbc-spreads-falsehood-that-palestinians-threw-rocks-in-response-to-israeli-police-actions/

*****As y'all know, I posted links to videos which show the events as they happened and for the CBC to reverse the events is a lie to the public.*****

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Ramadan: Several arrests in Morocco for not observing fast
By Rédaction Africanews
with AFP
17 hours ago

The police in Morocco have arrested several people at a cafe in the megacity of Casablanca on suspicion of failing to observe the Ramadan fast, which is penalised by Moroccan law, local media reported.

"Customers and employees of the café, located in central Casablanca, were arrested amid a large public gathering of citizens," the news website Hespress reported without specifying the number of people arrested on the said Wednesday.

It was not possible to get more information on this operation from the police.

More at
https://www.africanews.com/2022/04/28/ramadan-several-arrests-in-morocco-for-not-observing-fast/

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Palestinians, police clash at Temple Mount on final Friday of Ramadan
Rioters hurl stones and fireworks toward Western Wall below, wave Hamas flags, prompting police to enter compound; dozens hurt, none seriously; 3 arrested; calm restored after hour
By TOI STAFF
Today, 6:48 am
Updated at 8:34 am 

Fighting broke out between Palestinians and police on the Temple Mount early Friday morning, the last Friday of the Ramadan holy month, which has seen recurring clashes in recent weeks.

Palestinians at the contested Jerusalem holy site threw rocks and launched fireworks toward officers and the Western Wall, located beneath the mount, which police said led them to enter the compound to disperse the rioters.

At least one stone thrown by the rioters landed in the Western Wall prayer area, police said.

More at
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-and-palestinians-clash-at-temple-mount-on-final-friday-of-ramadan/

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Moroccan Migrants Wage War on Police in Spain: Officers Forced To Retreat, Riots Ensue (Videos)
 Amy Mek
April 27, 2022

A traffic ticket in a migrant-dense neighborhood ends in hundreds of Moroccans attacking Police and setting fires.

The migrant-dense neighborhood of Rocafonda de Mataró in Maresme, Spain, is again the focus of violence. On Tuesday, April 26, hundreds of people, primarily Moroccan migrants, attacked police officers trying to ticket a vehicle parked illegally. The mob shouted and threw objects, even from balconies, at authorities. The owner of the car, who “has numerous records,” ended up arrested for disobedience, resistance, and attacks on officers.

Unfortunately, due to Spain’s socialist government’s open border policies, there are many areas where dangerous foreign immigrant forces, most of which are Islamic, have seized control and created “no-go zones.”

More at
https://rairfoundation.com/moroccan-migrants-wage-war-on-police-in-spain-officers-forced-to-retreat-riots-ensue-videos/

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Ilhan Omar Finds a New Way to Attack Freedom of Speech
Forget America's real crisis and focus on "Islamophobia."
Fri Apr 29, 2022
Robert Spencer

War in Ukraine, an essentially nonexistent Southern border, out-of-control inflation, rising crime, deep societal divisions, and what does the de facto leader of the Democrat Party, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Islamabad), who can always be counted on to have her finger on the pulse of the American people, decide to tackle? Why, “Islamophobia,” of course. Come on, man! Is there something more important that she could be focusing on? “Islamophobia” is, after all, a free speech issue. The only problem is that Omar is on the wrong side.

During Omar’s recent visit to Pakistan, she made sure to visit Pakistan’s just-replaced former prime minister Imran Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party proudly tweeted Wednesday: “US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) called on @ImranKhanPTI in Bani Gala. They discussed Islamophobia & related issues. Ilhan Omar expressed her admiration for Imran Khan and his work for Muslims globally.”
That was significant in light of the kind of work Imran Khan has been doing for Muslims globally.

More at
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/04/ilhan-omar-finds-new-way-attack-freedom-speech-robert-spencer/

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Female pilgrim sparks controversy for smoking inside Grand Mosque
No official comment has so far been made about the incident
Published:  April 28, 2022 16:48
Tawfiq Nasrallah

Dubai: An elderly female ubgone85 pilgrim has sparked controversy after videos of her lighting up a cigarette and smoking inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca went viral on social media.

In the video, the woman is seen lighting up a cigarette with a match stick.

More at
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/female-pilgrim-sparks-controversy-for-smoking-inside-grand-mosque-1.87501475

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Saudi Arabia arrests 43 officials on corruption charges during Ramadan
Those arrested are linked to allegations of bribery, money laundering, abuse of power
Published:  April 29, 2022 15:11
Tawfiq Nasrallah, Senior News Editor

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has arrested 43 officials on corruption charges during Ramadan, the Kingdom’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said on Thursday.

Those arrested are citizens and residents linked to allegations of bribery, money laundering, forgery and abuse of power, Nazaha added. They include officials and employees of defence, interior, health, justice, education and municipal, rural affairs and housing ministries.

More at
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-arrests-43-officials-on-corruption-charges-during-ramadan-1.87525921

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Ramadan: A Time to Celebrate Murder, Bloodshed, and Slavery
The Islamic holy month has more to offer than fasting.
Fri Apr 29, 2022
Raymond Ibrahim

During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast, pray, engage in acts of piety and charity, and reminisce over warfare and bloodshed in the name of Islam.

Virtually every Ramadan features various Islamic authorities, personages, and/or institutes reminding Muslims to take pride in and celebrate various historic battles between Muslims and non-Muslims, or “infidels”. Among other things, such victories are meant to demonstrate the power, and thus truth, of Islam.

More at
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/04/ramadan-time-celebrate-murder-bloodshed-and-raymond-ibrahim/

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China, which puts Muslims in ‘camps’ and bans everything Islamic, tells Sweden, where Quran was burnt, to respect Muslim beliefs
29 April, 2022

On April 20 this year, the Chinese government took potshots at Sweden, for allegedly not ‘respecting’ Muslim beliefs, after riots broke out in the Scandinavian nation over the burning of a copy of the Quran by anti-immigration activist Rasmus Paludan.

In a statement, the spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin remarked, “Freedom of speech cannot be a reason to incite racial or cultural discrimination & tear society apart.”

“We hope Sweden can earnestly respect the religious beliefs of minority groups including Muslims,” he had concluded.

More at
https://www.opindia.com/2022/04/china-persecutes-muslims-tells-sweden-quran-burning-respect-muslim-beliefs/

*****China has no room to talk, in my opinion China is one of the worse offenders of Human Rights*****

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Hitler was 'smart' for 'expelling' Jews from Germany - Iranian paper
By TZVI JOFFRE   
Published: APRIL 28, 2022 22:56

An article on the front page of the Iranian Kayhan newspaper, affiliated with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on Thursday stated that Hitler was "smarter and more courageous" than current European leaders because he "expelled" the Jews from Germany.

The article was published as Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. Iranian officials largely deny the history of the Holocaust. On Friday, Iran and its proxies mark Quds Day.

"The logic that Hitler showed by expelling them from Germany is that he is smarter and more courageous than all current European leaders," read the article. "Hitler expelled [the Jews] and European countries live by ransom and confirm the myth of the Holocaust, they look for an excuse for their cowardice and humiliation, otherwise if they knew the Jews as the Ukrainian blue-eyed immigrants, even in words and slogans, they would keep them among themselves and free them from this misery and anxiety."

More at
https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-705419

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Muslim Brotherhood using ‘woke’ Europeans to further its agenda:

LONDON: The Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates are using well-meaning liberals across Europe to cover for and further their own anti-democratic agenda, experts have warned.

LONDON: The Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates are using well-meaning liberals across Europe to cover for and further their own anti-democratic agenda, experts have warned.

At an event attended by Arab News and hosted by UAE think tank Trends Research and Advisory, experts also cautioned that despite its relative decline in the last decade, the Brotherhood is adaptive and must be continually countered.

Dr. Lorenzo Vidino, director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, told participants that the Brotherhood is using “woke” language to “camouflage their true nature” as it takes hold in Europe.

More at
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1973906/world