May - islam in the news 2022

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Pakistan court upholds death sentence of Christian brothers in blasphemy case
By Anugrah Kumar

A court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has upheld the death sentence for two Christian brothers charged with posting blasphemous content on a blog that, they maintain, they never created.

The Lahore High Court upheld the death sentence of Qaisar and Amoon Ayub, who were accused of blasphemy after Qaisar got into an argument with his friends at work in 2011, the U.K.-based Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement, an interdenominational aid agency that is supporting the accused, said in a statement Friday.

When Amoon learned about the court’s decision, he “burst into tears,” and his brother, Qaisar, “became very sad,” the group said.

More at
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pakistan-christian-brothers-death-sentence-upheld-for-blasphemy.html

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Muslim Butchers Christian with a Meat Cleaver
Another day, and another slaughter of a Christian in Egypt.
Tue Jun 14, 2022
Raymond Ibrahim

Another day has passed, and another Muslim man has murdered another Coptic Christian in Egypt.

On Sunday, June 5, 2022—the same day Muslims attacked a packed church in Nigeria, massacring more than 50 Christians—Abdullah Hosni, a Muslim man with a long history of harassing Christians, randomly attacked a Copt, Kirollos (Cyril) Megali, with a meat cleaver in a village in Sohag, Upper Egypt.

Kirollos, who was rushed to a hospital “drenched in blood and with multiple stab wounds,” spent three days in an intensive care unit before succumbing to his injuries, including hack wounds to his skull.

According to the deceased’s brother, Abdullah was locally known for harassing Christians. He had relocated to Libya for a time but returned two days before assaulting Kirollos.  The latter himself had been working abroad (in Kuwait) and was visiting family when Abdullah knocked him off his motorbike and started hacking at him.

More at
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/06/muslim-butchers-christian-meat-cleaver-raymond-ibrahim/

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France: Islamist plotted murderous attack on, among others, the homosexual community
June 12, 2022

“The boy sometimes came out of the living room when I played music, rap or hip-hop from the 1990s. He said that was haram (sacrilege), the 41-year-old room attendant analyses in retrospect. Another time I reprimanded him for saying that women had to be veiled, and I told him that they were free to decide. But I would never have believed him capable of terrorism like they portray him on TV. He was going to take his high school exams on June 15. To me, he fell into Daech’s trap. These people take advantage of young people being at the stage of intellectual development to brainwash them.”

However, the counter-terrorist services are convinced: they have just foiled at the last minute one of the most advanced plans for violent action in recent years. A sheer killing with a knife, in line with jihadist propaganda. In police custody, by the way, Sofiane E. admitted to having had such intentions. A few hours before his arrest, he had made a video in which he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) organisation, and in messages on the encrypted messenger Telegram, he had spoken of his impending act: “on a Saturday”, a day with high visitor numbers, without giving further details.

More at
https://www.fdesouche.com/2022/06/12/valence-26-interpellation-dun-jeune-homme-de-18-ans-soupconne-de-vouloir-commettre-un-acte-terroriste-imminent-a-larme-blanche-au-nom-de-letat-islamique-a-qui-il-avait-prete-allegean/

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Three quarters (75%) of French people are concerned about the increasing number of religious garments in school (e.g. Islamic veil)
June 15, 2022

The phenomenon is worrying the French. Three quarters (75%) of French people are concerned about the increasing number of religious (e.g. Islamic veil) or so-called “traditional” garments at school, according to a poll by CSA for CNEWS published on Wednesday June 15.

Specifically, 43% of respondents said they were “very concerned” and 32% “somewhat concerned”. In contrast, 13% are “somewhat not” concerned and 12% are “not at all” concerned.

It is remarkable that there is a huge difference in the assessment depending on the age of the respondents. Younger people say that they are much less concerned about the issue than older people. Thus, 18 to 24 year olds are the only ones who are in the majority “not worried” (at 58%). In contrast, the proportion of concerned people rises steadily in the different age groups and reaches 87 % among those 65 and older.

More at
https://www.fdesouche.com/2022/06/15/75-des-francais-inquiets-face-a-laugmentation-des-tenues-religieuses-ou-traditionnelles-a-lecole-les-jeunes-majoritairement-pas-inquiets/

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Palestine Cleric Calls For ‘Jihad’ Against ‘Cow-Worshipper Hindus’ Over Blasphemy Row
by Swarajya Staff
Jun 13, 2022

Following massive protests against former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma after her recent remark on Prophet Muhammad, a threat has now come from Palestine, a country more than 4,000 kilometres away from India.

A cleric named Sheikh Nidhal Siam, while addressing a rally at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque on 12 January, said that the only way to teach a lesson to “cow-worshipper Hindus” is by declaring “jihad” to eradicate them. He mentioned India’s neighbour, Pakistan, and said that they have a capable army to teach discipline to Hindus.

A part of his speech from the rally has been shared and translated by MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) on its verified Twitter account. MEMRI is a non-profit press-monitoring organisation based in the Unites States.

More at
https://swarajyamag.com/world/palestine-cleric-calls-for-jihad-against-cow-worshipper-hindus-over-blasphemy-row

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Turkish police batter, detain LGBTI pride marchers at ODTÜ campus
June 10 2022 11:17 pm

Turkish police have attacked an LGBTI pride march organized at the ODTÜ campus, battering and detaining several of the students. Previously, the state-appointed rector of ODTÜ had announced that this year's pride march would not be allowed and had warned that "all kinds of security measures" would be implemented to prevent it.

Turkish police on June 10 attacked a pride march held on the campus of Ankara's prestigious Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), detaining and battering several of the students.

More at
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-police-batter-detain-lgbti-pride-marchers-at-odtu-campus-news-60918

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International hackers launch series of cyber attacks on India against Nupur Sharma’s statement
Shashank Shekhar
New Delhi
June 13, 2022

Following recent remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, about Prophet Muhammad, the Malaysia-based hacktivist group DragonForce has launched a series of cyber attacks against the Indian government. Sharma made some remarks about Prophet Muhammad during a panel discussion about the Gyanvapi Mosque survey, hosted by a television news channel, which offended many people around the world. Soon after, she apologised on Twitter.

The hacking group has launched a campaign OpsPatuk which translates to “strike back”, against the Indian government. It is also seeking help from "Muslim Hackers From All Over The World, Human Rights Organizations, and Activists (sic)".

More at
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/prophet-row-international-hackers-cyber-attacks-india-nupur-sharma-remark-1961941-2022-06-13

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Two Iran Guard members who died over weekend were reportedly arming Hezbollah
By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES
14 June 2022

Two aerospace division officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who died over the weekend were involved in arming Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group, according to a Tuesday report.

An unidentified source told the UK-based opposition outlet Iran International that Ali Kamani and Mohammad Abdous were “developing arms” for Iran-backed Hezbollah and that the two men “were not killed in accidents,” as had been reported by Iranian media.

They died in separate incidents in different locations, the source said, but gave no details as to how they died.

More at
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-iran-guard-members-who-died-over-weekend-were-reportedly-arming-hezbollah/

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At least 100 killed in Burkina Faso attack over weekend
By REUTERS   
Published: JUNE 13, 2022 18:36

Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, a local and a security source said on Monday.

The attackers struck on Saturday night in Seytenga commune, part of Seno province, which lies in borderlands where militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are waging an insurgency.

One security source told Reuters at least 100 people were killed.

A local source who did not wish to be named said the provisional death toll stood at 165.

More at
https://m.jpost.com/international/article-709299

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Austria: Chechen IS sympathiser on trial for attacking judicial guards
June 13, 2022

He sympathised with the Islamic State and the Nazi regime and attacked judicial guards several times. The trial of a 26-year-old Chechen begins today. The eXXpress has summarised the chronicles of an example of failed integration.

In Krems, a 26-year-old Chechen is standing trial before the regional court today. He is charged with attempted murder, criminal offences, resisting arrest, attempted grievous bodily harm, dangerous threats and damage to property. He is also alleged to have travelled to Syria and to have fought there for the radical Islamic terrorist militia “Islamic State”. The Chechen’s life story is an exemplary example of failed integration.

At the age of six, the boy came to Austria with his family from the Russian Federation of Chechnya.

More at
https://medforthgotcha100/austria-chechen-is-sympathiser-on-trial-for-attacking-judicial-guards/

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Horrifying moment groom beats his new wife at their WEDDING after flipping when his bride won a game on stage during toast in Uzbekistan
By WILL STEWART
Published: 04:30 EDT, 13 June 2022

This is the horrifying moment a groom beat his new wife at their wedding after flipping out when the bride won a game during a toast in Uzbekistan.

The newly betrothed couple were on stage at their wedding reception when the toastmaster made them take part in a competition.

The bride won the unspecified game, and when the groom from hell realised he had been bested, he angrily struck her hard on the back of the head with his fist.

More at
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10910695/Horrifying-moment-groom-beats-new-wife-WEDDING-Uzbekistan-losing-game.html

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Austria: Chechen IS sympathiser on trial for attacking judicial guards
June 13 2022

He sympathised with the Islamic State and the Nazi regime and attacked judicial guards several times. The trial of a 26-year-old Chechen begins today. The eXXpress has summarised the chronicles of an example of failed integration.

In Krems, a 26-year-old Chechen is standing trial before the regional court today. He is charged with attempted murder, criminal offences, resisting arrest, attempted grievous bodily harm, dangerous threats and damage to property. He is also alleged to have travelled to Syria and to have fought there for the radical Islamic terrorist militia “Islamic State”. The Chechen’s life story is an exemplary example of failed integration.

At the age of six, the boy came to Austria with his family from the Russian Federation of Chechnya. He

More at
https://medforthgotcha100/austria-chechen-is-sympathiser-on-trial-for-attacking-judicial-guards/

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Fatah official calls for terror: “Allah willing there will be a Shireen Intifada, a Jenin Intifada, a Jerusalem Intifada… this intifada will be the Liberation Intifada”
Nan Jacques Zilberdik 
Jun 13, 2022

A few days after Palestinian-American journalist for Al-Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while covering a gun battle initiated by Palestinian terrorists who attacked Israeli forces during an operation in Jenin on May 11, 2022, a Fatah official called for a new Palestinian wave of terror. In fact, he called for several waves of terror – intifadas – one of which he suggested be named after Shireen Abu Akleh.

The goal of these terror waves would be the “liberation” of “Palestine”: 

More at
https://palwatch.org/page/31721

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‘We want Nupur Sharma beheaded’: Muslim women, students in Kashmir take out protests demanding death for comments on Prophet Muhammad
14 June, 2022

“We want Nupur Sharma beheaded’, ‘Sar tan se Juda’, the Islamist cries targeting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma have now emerged in the Kashmir valley too. Videos of Kashmiri Youth and women have surfaced on the Internet demanding gory punishments for Sharma over her alleged ‘blasphemous’ remarks.

Amid continued death and rape threats publically issued to Nupur Sharma globally, the same has come from Jammu and Kashmir where local youth could be seen giving Islamist slogans and chants calling for the beheading of the politician. Times Now Executive Editor Padmaja Joshi shared a video on Twitter in which Hijab-clad college-going girls could be seen giving ‘Sar tan se Juda‘ chants in a protest rally.

They were seen raising slogans demanding Islamic rule and beheading of anyone who insults Islam.

More at
https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/we-want-nupur-sharma-beheaded-muslim-women-students-in-kashmir-demand-death-blasphemy/

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Pakistan Jails Christian Who Refused to Convert…
Shafique Khokhar
06/14/2022

Karachi (AsiaNews) - In Pakistan, an adult Christian, Rehmat Masih, has been in prison for five months in a new fabricated blasphemy case. He is accused of profaning and desecrating the pages of the Koran, but in reality he allegedly simply refused an offer to change religion. The police also threatened the family, warning them not to prosecute the case. As a result, he had to move to a safer location.

Rehmat (44), the father of two teenage children, had worked for 20 years as a cleaner at the Zam Zam publishing house, which was responsible for printing and binding the Muslim holy text. The owners and employees had offered him to convert to Islam, but he had repeatedly refused to change religion.

On 28 December, Rehmat went to Zam Zam Publishers for his usual work. Here, he was asked about the defacement of some pages of the Koran found in the sewage drain. Rehmat replied that he was unaware of the missing holy pages from the publishing house.

More at
https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-cleaner-of-Koran-publisher-jailed-for-blasphemy-56027.html