May - islam in the news 2022

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Persecution against Christians never ends in Turkey
JUN 9, 2022 4:00 PM
BY UZAY BULUT

On June 6, a service was held in the Mor Gevargis Church in a village of Mardin province for the first time in a hundred years after the Assyrian genocide. The renovation of the church was started in 2015 by the Mardin Assyrian Ancient Foundation.

On the day of the opening ceremony of the renovated church, a group of 50 Muslims attacked the home of the only remaining Assyrian Christian family in the village, with whom the group had a property dispute. The family’s house was reportedly assaulted with stones, sticks, and weapons. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The aggressors then set the family’s wheat lands on fire. The fire was extinguished before it got out of control, and the gendarmerie took precautions around the fields.

During the attack, the family was hosting guests, including Metropolitan of Mardin, Mor Filüksinos Saliba Özmen, Auxiliary Priest Gabriel Akyüz, and Midyat Mor Jacob Monastery Priest Daniel Savcı.

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https://robertspencer.org/2022/06/persecution-against-christians-never-ends-in-turkey

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Three Turkish high school students expelled from education system for kicking Quran
June 9 2022

Three Turkish high school students were expelled from the formal face-to-face education system ("örgün eğitim" in Turkish) as part of a punishment given for being involved in the kicking of a copy of the Quran.

The announcement was made by the Antalya branch president of the Eğitim-Bir-Sen Union during a press conference, Turkish media outlets reported on June 8.

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https://www.duvarenglish.com/three-turkish-high-school-students-expelled-from-education-system-for-kicking-quran-news-60913

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Iran expands advanced centrifuge work underground, IAEA report shows
 Francois Murphy, Reuters
Published: 2022-06-09

The moves are described in a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report sent to member states shortly before the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution criticising Iran for failing to explain uranium traces found at undeclared sites. Iran had warned of retaliation.

The IAEA report was seen by Reuters and confirmed by the agency.

Iran's commercial-scale Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) at Natanz is its biggest and was built underground, apparently to protect it from potential aerial bombardment.

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https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/business/2073412

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Beheading threats, videos enacting the act, and violent posts continue unabated on Instagram against Nupur Sharma: Here are some of them
11 June, 2022

Although it has been 2 weeks since former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma made statements about Prophet Muhammad and then apologised and retracted, the death threats issued by Islamists seem to have no end. While the threats from the streets and even on Twitter are far more visible, threats issued on Instagram have gone under the radar so far.

In a video that has now come to light, three youths were seen openly threatening to avenge the alleged blasphemy committed by the ex-BJP leader.

“She has insulted our Prophet. It is the duty of the law to hang her. And if we take the matter in our hands (which is justice as per Islamists), don’t label us as terrorists,” they were heard as saying. A Twitter user named Sanghis United had posted the video clip and demanded action from the Kota police in Rajasthan.

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https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/threats-violent-videos-continue-instagram-nupur-sharma-here-are-some-of-them/

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Labour council group leader suspended over incendiary comments
Speech calling for Palestinian flag to fly over town hall implied Israel was comparable to Nazis
BY DAVID ROSE
JUNE 09, 2022 20:49

A Labour council leader who implied that Israel is comparable to Nazi Germany in a town hall speech has been suspended by the party with immediate effect after a JC investigation.

Labour HQ confirmed today the action has been taken against Mohammed Iqbal in Pendle, Lancashire over his incendiary comments.

He is the sixth councillor to be suspended by the party over allegations of extremism since the locals election last month.

Mr Iqbal, leader of the council Labour group, is prevented from attending any party functions or meetings while he is investigated and may face expulsion.

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https://www.thejc.com/news/news/labour-council-group-leader-suspended-over-incendiary-comments-j4DOa6RQRsKdMF66OCNJP

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France: 3 Algerian migrants arrested for slitting 70-year-old woman’s throat
The three illegal migrants are accused of brutally murdering an elderly woman in a French retirement home
June 09, 2022
editor: REMIX NEWS
author: JOHN CODY

Three illegal Algerian migrants slashed a 70-year-old woman’s throat inside her residence in a retirement home in the French town of Mulhouse on Monday, announced the town’s public prosecutor, Edwige Roux-Morizot.

The victim’s body was discovered in her bathroom shortly before 4 p.m with a slash wound on her throat and stab wounds on her arms; the injuries indicated that she probably tried to defend herself. The prosecutor described “signs of great violence,” with the septuagenarian’s accommodation in complete disarray.

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https://rmx.news/article/france-3-algerian-migrants-arrested-for-slitting-70-year-old-womans-throat/

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Four people injured in stabbing at German university
Students overpower man suspected of stabbing people at university city of Hamm. Motive for incident unclear.
Elad Benari, Canada
10.06.22 22:03

Students overpowered a man suspected of stabbing several people at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences in the northwestern German city of Hamm on Friday, police said, according to CNN.

Four people were injured in the incident, including three women and one man, some of them seriously, said police. A 34-year-old male suspect was detained.

"Hamm Police has a major operation ongoing in the area of the Hamm-Lippstadt University. Several people were injured with a knife. The perpetrator has been detained. We are at the scene in numbers and ask you to avoid this area," Hamm police said on their official Twitter account.

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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354707

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‘Islam teaches tolerance’: Kashmiri Youtuber enacts beheading of Nupur Sharma over blasphemy row, proclaims innocence after video goes viral
11 June, 2022

Amidst the death threats received by Nupur Sharma after she made some innocuous comments on Prophet Muhammad, a Kashmir-based Youtuber has digitally recreated the act of beheading the former BJP spokesperson.

The accused, identified as Faisal Wani, had posted a disturbing video on his Youtube channel named ‘Deep Pain Fitness’. In the said video, Wani could be heard as saying, “No action…Gustak-e-Rasool ki eki hi saza… Sarr Kalam (The punishment for blasphemy is beheading).”

The Youtuber then proceeded to behead an image of Nupur Sharma with an axe. The gory video also showed Wani, holding the former BJP leader’s severed head and tossing it away with disgust.

Kashmir based YouTuber Faisal Wani with YouTube Account of Deep Pain Fitness shares most violent graphic video showing him beheading Nupur Sharma.

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https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/kashmir-youtuber-faisal-wani-beheading-nupur-sharma-apology-video-viral-details/

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Prophet remarks row: 'Nupur Sharma should be hanged,' says AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel [Video]
Jun 11, 2022 | 12:29 AM

New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel on Friday said that Nupur Sharma, who was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making inflammatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad, should be hanged for her comments.

Jaleel described Islam as a religion of peace but noted that people were angry. This may be noted that protests broke out across the nation on Friday, with the agitators demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma and her former party colleague Naveen Jindal.

"If she's allowed to let go easily, these things will continue. There needs to be a law against people who make such remarks about any religion or sect," said the AIMIM MP.

More at
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/prophet-remarks-row-nupur-sharma-should-be-hanged-says-aimim-mp-imtiaz-jaleel-video-article-92135461

*****"Islam is a Religion of Peace, Nupur Sharma Should be Hanged!" is how the title should read*****

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Opinion
British Muslims need ‘reform’ version of Islam
June 01, 2022 15:02
Taj Hargey

Unlike Judaism and Christianity, Islam has not experienced a substantial renaissance or reformation. Many Jews have in the past 200 years morphed from rigid orthodoxy to reform manifestations of their faith, following in the footsteps of Christian transformations during the 16th century. A similar progression is imperative for British Muslims to fully take their place in society.

Such a philosophical evolution is theologically endorsed, since ijtihad (analytical thinking) is an intrinsic Qur’anic precept, as exemplified by the trailblazing 9th century Mu’tazilah, who championed rationalism, justice and liberty.

That is why, after two decades of gestation, last week we launched a progressive new Muslim think tank and research academy at St Peter’s College, Oxford. The independent, non-government funded Oxford Institute for British Islam (OIBI) is a pioneering scholarly initiative to promote a Qur’an-centric Islam that is rooted in, and relevant to, the United Kingdom.
It seeks to advance free-thinking pluralism by providing fresh insights benefitting the five-million strong Muslim community, so that they can become part of Britain and not apart from it.

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https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/all/british-muslims-need-%27reform%27-version-of-islam-1R1ZnheXlet4Vl6ZlI4bXN

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Bizarro World: Mega-Terrorist Turkey
JUN 11, 2022 12:00 PM
BY DAVID BOYAJIAN

That’s where Turkey, a notorious state sponsor of international terrorism, has the sheer gall to accuse Finland and Sweden of supporting terrorists.

Even more bizarre: Neither Finland, Sweden, the U.S., NATO, EU, nor any country or leader has, to my knowledge, pointed out Ankara’s glaring hypocrisy.

Turkey claims that Finland and Sweden host members of the PKK, the militant Kurdish organization that the U.S. and EU regard as terrorists. Both Nordic nations deny the charge.

Like many Europeans, however, Finns and Swedes sympathize with Kurds. Turkey has long repressed and ethnically cleansed the latter.

More at
https://robertspencer.org/2022/06/bizarro-world-mega-terrorist-turkey

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The Predicament of Religious Freedom in Islam
Mario Alexis Portella
12.06.22

The European Convention on Human Rights, which deals with freedom of thought and conscience states:

‘Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.’ (Art. 9, 2)

This article essentially recognises that, notwithstanding a person’s right to exercise or not exercise their religious belief, if the body politic of a country judges an individual’s or a group of persons’ religious expression to be a threat to the order of its society, it could curtail the freedom of religious expression and even penalise those in question as it sees fit.

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https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/the-predicament-of-religious-freedom-in-islam/

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Remarks against the Prophet: 2 killed in Ranchi as protests erupt across country
June 11, 2022 4:03:23 pm

At least two persons died of a bullet injuries in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, where the police fired in the air to disperse a crowd pelting stones, as protests erupted in several towns and cities across the country on Friday against derogatory references to the Prophet made by former BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.

The protests also turned violent in UP’s Prayagraj and West Bengal’s Howrah. The protests in Delhi and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Bihar and Maharashtra were peaceful even as a shutdown was observed in Srinagar.

In Delhi, the Shahi Imam distanced himself from the protest and called for reconciliation. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), meanwhile, appealed to Islamic scholars and intellectuals to not participate in “those television debates in which the sole intention is to…insult Islam and Muslims”. Sharma’s comments were madeduring a TV debate.

More at
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/remarks-against-the-prophet-1-killed-in-ranchi-as-protests-erupt-across-country-7963621/

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Suspected Islamist insurgents kill 25 in Nigeria's northeast
Reuters
June 10, 2022

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist fighters killed 25 people on Thursday in a village in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, two residents and a military source said on Friday.

An insurgency by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province in Nigeria's northeast and southern Chad has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more in over a decade, humanitarian groups say.

The residents said gunmen arrived on motorbikes in Boboshe Mukdala village of Dikwa local government area of Borno, where they shot at people who were searching for scrap metal in a nearby forest.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/suspected-islamist-insurgents-kill-25-nigerias-northeast-2022-06-10/

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UK school blasted for dropping Judaism lessons, focusing on Islam
10.06.22

A British school has been blasted for dropping Judaism from its core religious classes in favor of focusing on teaching Islam to “combat the rise in Islamophobia.”

Foundry Lane Primary School in Shirley, England announced during a syllabus presentation at an Advisory Council for Religious Education meeting that it will scrap lessons on Judaism in favour of additional class time teaching about Islam, starting in September, Yahoo News reported.

The school claimed that the decision was made because it had no Jewish students or teachers.

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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354710