On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him,
who narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
said: "Indeed, Satan has despaired of getting those who
perform prayer to worship him, but rather he instigates
(hatred) among them."
Jami At-Tirmidhi, #1937
Genocide of Muslims in Burma by Buddhists.
Thousands take to the Streets in Karachi to Protest
[via Shah Abdul Hannan and Zaheer Bawany]
December10
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Secretary General
Liaquat Baloch has demanded of the global peacebodies to
shun their hypocrisy and take due action against systematic
cleansing of Muslims from Burma.
He was addressing a rally at the Karachi Press Club, here on
Friday. The rally was taken out by Human Rights Network
(HRN), Karachi chapter from the Sindh High Court building to
the Karachi Press Club. A large number of people from all
walks of life turned up to highlight the plights of Muslims
in Myanmar region. Speaking on the occasion, the JI central
leader Liaquat Baloch strictly criticized the United Nations
(UN) for its what he termed criminal silence. He said that
people across the globe are worried on the human rights
violations in Burma but global peace bodies and the
so-called super powers are unable to take any solid step so
as to mitigate the miseries of Muslims in the region. He was
of the view that the bloodshed of Muslims across the world
have become a new normal. He termed the situation alarming
for the global conscience.
The JI leader said that the systematic killing of Muslims,
including women, children and old people, in Myanmar is an
example of the worst brutality in the history of
mankind.
He said that the criminal silence of the UN has become a
trigger and catalyst for the crimes against humanity in
Myanmar.
He was of the view that the leaders of Musilm block in the
world and the Islamic Conference Organization (OIC) need to
play their due role in this regard.
JI Karachi chief Engr. Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman also spoke on
the occasion. In his address, he said that Muslims are being
killed across the entire world.
He said that at a time when the rights of even animals and
birds are being safeguarded, there is no reprieve for
Muslims in Rohingya. He made it clear that he is hopeless of
the Western part of the world in this regard. He said that
it was an obligation for the Muslims block of the world to
ensure human rights for Muslims in Myanmar and the region.
He shed light on the history of the entire region. . The JI
leader also hailed the role of Malaysian and Turkish
governments for their active role in connection with what is
going on in Myanmar. HRN chief Intikhab Alam Soori and
others also addressed the rally. —Agencies
Islam Hater Wilders Convicted in Netherlands but not punished.
[Courtesy al-Jazeera via Sis. Karin Friedemann]
When he asked supporters whether they wanted "fewer or more
Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands", the crowd
shouted back "Fewer! Fewer!" and a smiling Wilders answered:
"We're going to organise that."Wilders said his conviction
was "insanity", adding the three judges who handed down the
ruling were "haters" of his far-right Freedom Party
(PVV).
"Three PVV-hating judges declare Moroccans a race and
convict me and half of the Netherlands. Insane," he wrote in
a tweet shortly after the verdict.
Wilders boycotted most of the trial, but in closing remarks
on November 23 told judges his comments were obviously not
intended as a call to genocide - but rather a reference to
his official party platform.
Migrant men are 'Islamic testosterone bombs'
Prosecutors, who rejected Wilders' assertions that the trial
was politically motivated and an unfair attempt to limit his
right to free speech, had asked that a fine of 5,000 euros,
but no prison sentence, be imposed.
Dutch TV channel RTL news reported Wilders would appeal the
conviction.
Wilders, who is leading in several polls for the March
elections, said he was not guilty of any wrongdoing.
"Every verdict, acquittal, or conviction will de facto
change nothing," he said in an interview with De Telegraaf
published on Friday.
"I will continue to speak the truth regardless, including
about the Moroccan problem, and no judge, politician or
'terrorist' will stop me."
A previous attempt to prosecute Wilders for anti-Islam
remarks, such as likening the religion to Nazism and calling
for a ban on the Quran, ended in acquittal in 2011.
That process was widely seen as strengthening his reputation
as a defender of freedom of speech and increased his
popularity.
Al Jazeera's Neave Barker, reporting from Schipol, said the
latest conviction could work in Wilders' favour.
"This could drum up support for some of the issues he is
eager to champion: euro-scepticism, clamping down on
migrants," Barker said. "But what he is convinced he will
continue to do is beat the nationalist drum, so how he plays
this conviction is really yet to be seen."
Palestine
Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges Muslims to realize that most
probably Trump will be no different than Obama in coddling
"Israel.'
Support the DIVESTMENT movement against Israel. Boycott all
businresses which support Israel such as Nestle, McDonald's,
Coca Cola and Home Depot.
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If Trump realizes that supporting Israel is bad business, he
might relent.
Content
by Br. Kris
British PM Theresa May feels Trump isn't open to our
"special relationship...and Old Brotherhood", as no one is
able to sway President-Elect Trump on his naive policy of
wanting to dismantle the Iran Nuclear Deal. Multiple Sources
claim that could threaten the stability of the region,
especially since Iran just made a 16 Billion $ deal with
Boeing to buy fighter Jets.
Bombing at Egypt's Main Christian Cathedral Kills 25 and
seriously wounded another 35 people in a despicable attack
on the innocent, obviously meant to create strife and not
unity...I thought Islam teaches to protect Christians in
Islamic territory, not slaughter them. The police SAY that
the attack was linked to a shadowy portion of the Muslim
Brotherhood, but take that with a grain of salt.
Muhammad, peace be on him, the greatest revolutionary of all
times. Suppressed Slavery, Gave Equality to Women, Set the
Standards for Right and Wrong, Implemented Jihad against
Oppressors, Left for us the Example of Perfection.
On December 9, Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the juma' khutba at
Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen, Baltimore Maryland and led
prayers. In spite of sudden extreme cold weather, the mosque
was packed with worshippers, mostly African Americans,
Africans, Pakistanis and Arabs. However it's a small masjid,
so an outline of the khutba is given here for large scale
distribution on the Internet
Text:
It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger
from among themselves, to recite to them His Verses, to
Purify them, and to instruct them in the Book and Wisdom,-
although they had been, before, in manifest error;- [The
Quran 62:2]
On the occasion of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, when the Prophet
Muhammad, pbuh, was born, we must try to understand the
transformational message he brought which changed the world
forever and will continue the process of change
inshallah.
What is divine revelation? [ wahi in Arabic]
Why there cannot be a Prophet or Messenger after
Muhammad, pbuh?
In what way Muslims accept the teachings of Abraham,
Moses and Jesus, peace be on them, and all the messengers
and prophets who came before him.?
What is the evidence that Muhammad, pbuh, ended slavery
and Islam abhors servitude of humans by humans?
Is it true that Islam teaches equality of men and women,
and superiority is only based on character and
humbleness/worship focusing on Allah?
Muhammad, pbuh, forbade all harshness towards women,
including in divorce, and awarded the death sentence for
rape after proper investigation.
Islam is a religion of peace and expresses differences
towards all religions only through rational and humanistic
methods and teachings .
However Islam teaches resistance against all oppressors,
including those who claim to be Muslims, through peaceful
means such as the Prophet, pbuh, did in Makkah.
Where Muslim communities, states or khilafat has been
established and it is threatened by physical hostility,
Islam teaches Jihad or armed uprising. There are teachings
about jihad, making it obligatory in such situations, in all
the longer chapters of the Qur'an. Jihad is an essential
part of Islam.
Muslims follow the Sunnah or example of the Prophet,
pbuh, which has been meticulously documented, taught and
cross referenced by the scholars of Islam in books of
hadith.
The sahaba or Companions of the Prophet, pbuh, are
highly praised in the Qur'an, see 9:100, who not only
disseminated his [pbuh] hadith but also brought a living
flavor of what it means to be Muslim to future
generations.
The Qur'an and the hadith of Mushammad, pbuh, are
intricately connected and one cannlot be disconnected from
the other without seriously damaging the wholeness and
complexity of Islam.
Let us give the message of compassion, understanding and
humanity to the people of America and strong opposition to
the evil which is rampant here. Ameen.
PAKISTAN
A New Biography of Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, by a
Distinguished Pakistani Author Munir Khalili.
[It is in Urdu.]
Syria
[Sources: al Jazeera, SOHR, Daily Guardia, Reuters], [We
also read Syrian State "information."]
Russian-Iranian-Shia Forces smash their way into Eastern
Aleppo. Horrific Scenes of Massacre. Mujahideen Continue
Armed Resistance
Islamic State [IS] Launches Long Offensive, Captures and
Holds Palmyra City and Surrounding Areas Despite 60 Russian
Air Strikes.
Turkish led Militia Battering el-Bab. US air force Bombing
Raqqa and various other Areas.
Finally on December 7 forces supporting Bashar al-Assad
smashed their way into the Islamic stronghold of Eastern
Aleppo. By December 11 they had captured most of Eastern
Aleppo. Steady bombing by the Russian air forces and Iranian
artillery killed more than 400 civilians. Eye witnesses
report bodies in the wreckage of the streets. There was not
much left to defend as hospitals, clinics, water and
industry, bakeries were specific targets of the
invaders.
Several hundred people crossed into the regime controlled
western part of Aleppo and have disappeared.
The center of the city of Aleppo is still in the hands of
al-Nusra mujahideen. The Free Syrian Army [FSA] consisting
of civilians who took up arms could not withstand the terror
bombing by Russia. Those who survived are standing with
al-Nusra.
The shias did not spare even the escaping civilians. On
December 8, the regime hit a camp for displaced persons with
8 ground-to-ground missiles meant for use against tanks.
[Russian bombing of the free eastern Aleppo is still being
continued [night of December 11].
The mujahideen are retaliating against the Alawite enclave
in western Aleppo with mortar fire and rockets after
receiving artillery fire from Hizbullah and Alawite militias
in western Aleppo. Scores of people have been killed in both
sides of the city as well as some in the Kurdish enclave in
northwestern Aleppo which joined the Alawite.
On December 7, the Islamic State [IS] launched a huge
offensive towards Palmyra [known as Tudmir in Arabic] and
captured it on December 9. However Russia bombed them with
60 strikes and forced them to leave the city. However, to
everyone's surprise, IS launched a second offensive and by
December 11 is in complete control of Palmyra. [This city is
notorious for its prison where Assad's death squads tortured
and executed thousands of civilians suspected of opposing
the regime.]
The regime's air force and helicopters are also bombing and
using helicopters against the suburbs of Damascus as well as
the Islamic controlled province of Idlib. The Americans are
bombing Raqqa again.
According to one SOHR report, the Caliph Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi met some Syrian fighters and sent reinforcements
into Syria to stop Assad's attacks on small mujahideen
groups.
Iraq Week Eight
US-Backed Offensive Against Mosul in Serious Trouble.
Thousands of Shia and Kurdi troops Killed.
US air force has knocked out the bridges. People will starve
once Supplies run out.
A very worried US Defense Secretary has arrived in Iraq to
find out why America cannot win even with 5000 American
special forces troops supporting the huge Shia army.
Associated Press and other wire services report on the daily
attempts by the Shia and Kurdish forces to press forward
into Mosul. Reports agree that Islamic State fighters are
slaughtering the invaders.
AP reporters that till November 17 [one month after the
assault began], Iraqi regime military reported that it had
lost 2000 of its elite troops killed and many more
injured.
After that the regime stopped reporting losses. Most
recently [December 10], the Islamic fighters allowed the
Shia elite forces to enter a hospital on the outskirts of
the city. Suddenly the mujahideen appeared "out of nowhere"
and killed all of the 100 Shia troops who had entered the
hospital.
All sources agree that the fighting is "fierce" and IS is
using snipers and martyrdom operators in truck bombs as well
as audacious fighters carrying light machine guns
All sources agree that more than 100,000 shia troops and
16,000 Kurds are trying to defeat 4,000 [some say 6000] IS
mujahideen.
Only 8000 civilians have left the city out of a population
of one million.
Meanwhile, IS is also carrying out a wave of attacks on
Baghdad's Shia areas.
EGYPT
On December 11, 6 Egyptian police were killed and 3 injured
on the road to Giza in an Islamic State related bomb
attack.
General Sissi, a friend of Trump, has closed all doors to
peaceful change.
News Within the U.S.
Boston
Believe it or not: American Women Used to be Ashamed of
being Virgins!
So there has been Much Improvement!
by Sis. Karin Friedemann
Even though there are still many things to complain about,
as a child who was born in 1970s and lived my childhood
through the "sexual revolution," with only TV comedies or
"Charlie's Angels" to guide me as to how to be a proper
American, I want to comment the present generation on its
improvements. When I was in fifth grade, I remember
experiencing extreme shame and self-loathing because I was
still a virgin. This must mean I was ugly and therefore
worthless, I thought.
Since the girl power movements and movies like "Legally
Blonde," I feel like it is safer to raise a girl child in
America. In my high school, if I were to say out loud, "I am
a Christian and I decided to save my virginity for
marriage," I would have had no friends. I would have been
considered like a mentally ill person and outcast.
Those days are over. And the funny thing is, I have noticed
through my very young online friends that you don't even
have to be Christian or even Muslim to preserve your
virginity these days. Some girls are refusing to have sex
because they are Satanists! Or Witches! The point is that
girls figured it out finally. How punk rock is that.
New York.
Families of Police Victims are "bought?"
by Sis. Aisha [Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
New York City - Nowhere in a free, democratic society is
there such a thing as a routine stop!
Thousands of shoppers, pedestrians, and drivers of
African-descent are stopped by law enforcement every day in
the name of routine stops. No crime has been committed. No
evidence of a crime has been committed by these folks yet,
they are stopped and frisked...illegally!
In worse case scenarios, people of African-descent have been
murdered by law enforcement while posing no threat to
anyone's life. According to public cable's Community Cop
Show panelist Noel Leader, who is also a retired NYPD
detective, it is not enough for a police officer to say
he/she was afraid or fearful. This suspect must pose a
serious threat to his/her life. However, in may instances
either the person of African-descent was unarmed or, if
armed, the gun was not drawn.
There have been some well-known cases where unarmed people
of African-descent have been murdered. Now, some of these
families of those slain by law enforcement have begun to
receive out of court settlements. The issue now is where is
the justice for the slain?
The reality is that many of these families, who were so
vociferous about getting justice before, have now become
silent after getting their settlements. It is not a
coincidence that after the families receive their agreed
upon settlements that these police officers are never
brought to trial or they are acquitted.
Here are sample reactions by family members after
settlements have been received:
- DuBose Family of Ohio: Father, Sam DuBose, shot near
University of Cincinatti's college campus while seated in
his car. Officer Tensing, DuBose's killer, lied and said he
was attacked. Now, family says, "We can heal." - $4.85
million settlement.
Other information from the University of Cincinnati
settlement: Sam DuBose's 12 children also receive a free
education and $500,000 in aid from the school. There will be
a memorial for Sam DuBose set up on campus, as well as an
apology from the school president to the family.
Dubose's sister, Terina DuBose-Allen, has said, "We're not
happy, we're not satisfied - those aren't the words," she
said. "The settlement means we're moving forward and we can
heal." Apparently, now, that they have that settlement the
fight for justice has ended?
A date for former campus Officer Ray Tensing's murder trial
has not been set, yet. Will he get convicted now?
- The Scott Family of South Carolina: Walter Scott was shot
in the back stemming from yet another traffic stop, this
time for a broken tail light. - $6.5 million settlement.
Walter Scott's brother, Anthony, had this to say after the
settlement had been reached: "The city of Charleston's
actions have ensured that Walter did not die in vain," he
said. The city sent a message, loud and clear, that this
type of reckless behavior will not be tolerated."
However, the trial of former Officer Michael Slager, Walter
Scott's killer, ended in a mistrial. A lone White juror
stated that no matter what the evidence indicated that he
was not voting guilty. Michael Slager will be tried, again.
But, how come the prosecutor did not use an alternate juror
to replace this rogue?
Usually, I am not of the opinion that one person of
African-descent represents all people of African-descent
however, Michael Greys (Community Cop panelist) suggests
that the Black community could make some progress toward
justice if the families continued to be outspoken for
justice even after they have received their settlements.
Maybe he's right.
But, I believe that each family's response in these murder
cases reveal how weak or strong that particular victim's
family is and unfortunately, in many instances, they show
weakness. Perhaps, families of police shooting victims need
to either start turning down settlement money or accept it
the settlement but, never stop seeking prison time for their
loved one's killers.
It should be noted that these settlements come from the
taxpayer. Neither the police unions nor its officer members
ever pay a dime! The ambulance chasing attorneys
representing these families get paid their percentage from
these settlements, usually ten percent. Once again, African
people's misfortunes, not unlike African enslavement, is
making people rich!
(Sources: Cincinatti.com; CNN.com)
RESEARCH
In a War in Which Millions Perished, why the Suffering of
one race continues to be highlighted? Here is an important
Correction.
[New Trend Editor]
Letter to All Things Considered (NPR radio)
Dear All Thing Considered-
I often enjoy listening to All Things Considered. But I was
upset by various statements made during the LAKSHMI SINGH
interview with Professor Deborah Lipstadt, specifically
Lipstadt's claims that Holocaust Revisionism (as it is
correctly called) is anti-Semitic.
Although it is standard practice to defame Revisionists as
"anti-Semites who claim the Holocaust is just Jewish
propaganda," that is not what we at CODOH argue. Briefly, we
believe that much of the history taught today has been
influenced by Soviet, British and American wartime
propaganda which exaggerated and exploited real tragedies
for propaganda purposes. This concerns not just Jews but
Slavs, Roma, Jehovah's Witnesses and, in some versions,
Homosexuals. It can be argued that there is considerable
research that supports this point of view. An example is the
vastly revised death figures for Majdanek Camp.
At the Nuremberg Tribunal, Soviet prosecutors presented
evidence that 1,400,000 people were killed at Majdanek
Concentration Camp in Lublin, Poland. Revisionist Historians
have long disputed this figure and the official number has
drifted downward over time; dropping to somewhere around a
250,000 figure by 2004.
In 2000 Revisionist scholars Carlo Mattogno and Jurgen Graff
found that the actual figure was well below 100,000 deaths.
They also pointed out that Jewish inmates were a majority of
the victims of the Camp, comprising 83% of the deaths versus
28% in Soviet propaganda tales.
Revisionist historians everywhere expressed pleasure at the
12/23/05 announcement by the Auschwitz State Museum that
researcher Tomasz Kranz had reviewed the evidence and
concluded that the true death toll of Majdanek from all
causes was 78,000. "The findings [of Kranz] are highly
authoritative," declared Prof. Zygmunt Mańkowski,
chairman of the Majdanek Museum board. Kranz's research
confirmed the figure given by Raul Hilberg and the accuracy
of Revisionist research but was also good news, in a manner
of speaking. While 78,000 victims is still a horrible
tragedy it is a quantum difference from the Nuremberg figure
and the various exaggerated "official" figures given since
1946.
It is worth noting that Professor Lipstadt promoted
incorrect and greatly exaggerated figures at the time of the
Irving v. Penguin Trial. We would ask that All Things
Consider correct the smear against Holocaust
Revisionists.
You might even interview a Revisionist someday!
Thank you.
David Merlin
Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust
PO Box 20774 York, PA 17402, USA
ANALYSIS
Ameriican Jet Fighters to be Manufactured in India.
As a new American president bent on retaining American jobs
prepares to take office, the Obama administration and the
U.S. defense industry are working on a deal with the Indian
government to build iconic U.S. combat aircraft in
India.
In recent months, Lockheed Martin and Boeing
have made proposals to the Indian government to manufacture
fighter jets — the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18
Super Hornet — in India as the country seeks to
modernize its rapidly aging fleet of largely Russian-built
airplanes.
In both cases, the aviation companies would be building
production facilities in India; Lockheed Martin proposes to
move its entire F-16 assembly line from Texas to India,
making India the sole producer of the single-engine combat
aircraft.
The U.S. military is phasing out the F-16 for its own use,
but other countries remain as likely customers.
The proposals have the strong backing of the Obama
administration, which has sought a closer connection with
the Indian military in recent years. Air Force Secretary
Deborah Lee James said she was "optimistic" about the
prospect of a deal after a visit to New Delhi in August, and
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter is set to return to India
next week, with procurement high atop the list of discussion
topics.
But the election of a billionaire businessman focused on
keeping jobs at home, rather than creating them overseas,
has brought a measure of uncertainty to the talks.
VIEWPOINT
Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations
Appeal for Support.
Rally on January 14.
The Black is Back Coalition is asking for your financial
support as we continue to promote our National Black
Political Agenda for Self Determination in contest with the
Republican and Democratic parties agenda.
They have their agenda and we have our own agenda.
As you are aware, the BIBC since our founding in 2009, has
been on a trajectory to rekindle the fighting capacity of
our movement by bringing the African community back into
political life.
We weathered the Obama storm and became a force to be
reckoned with in the resistance against U.S. imperialism and
its domestic anti-black policies. We are poised to weather
the "Trump storm" and assure the black community thatwe can
win our self-determination, if we fight back.
Therefore, the BIBC will hold a protest on January 14, 2017
at the Freedom Plaza on 14th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW in
Washington DC from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
We need to rent a 500 watt PA system and an 8'×12' stage for
this outdoor event. The cost to rent this equipment is
$2,000.00. We are asking you to help us raise the funds to
reserve the equipment by December 20, 2016.
Please make your donations towards this event by writing a
check to Black is Back Coalition, 3143 Hawthorne DR. NE,
Washington, DC 20017 or visit www.blackisbackcoalition.org
and donate via our PayPal account.
We thank you for your consistent support through the
years.
The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and
Reparations
