RAMALLAH, Saturday, February 19, 2022 (WAFA) - The three
Palestinian Arabic dailies, al-Hayat al-Jadida, al-Ayyam,
and al-Quds, published today highlighted the Israeli army
crackdown on anti-settlements, anti-occupation protests in
the West Bank and the protests in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood
of occupied East Jerusalem against Israel's ethnic cleansing
policy that aim to uproot the Palestinian residents and
replace them with Jewish settlers.
Here are the main headlines of the three dailies.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida:
The battle to defend Sheikh Jarrah continues despite the
repression. The flag of Palestine is flying in the
neighborhood.
A statement from the President's legal advisor regarding the
decision by law about the domain of the state.
Abu Rudeineh: The siege of Sheikh Jarrah is rejected and
condemned, and we warn of its repercussions.
A demonstration at Megiddo prison in support of
prisoners.
Hussein al-Sheikh: Our unity is the painful weapon for the
occupation and its propaganda.
Alarms heard in the north over a drone.
Foreign Ministry welcomes South Africa's constitutional
court ruling that anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism.
Gaza: Eight people were injured due to an explosion in an
agricultural area.
United Nations: Force evictions should end.
The Israeli army fails to bring down a drone that came from
Lebanon.
The occupation suppresses a massive demonstration in Sheikh
Jarrah against settlement and eviction.
Presidency warns of the repercussions of the siege of Sheikh
Jarrah.
More than 65,000 people performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa
Mosque.
Corona: 13 deaths and 2545 injuries
A child was run over by a settler east of Qalqilya.
One person was killed in Jaffa, and two wounded in Taybeh
and Kufr Qassem.
Al-Quds:
54 people were injured and dozens suffocated in the weekly
West Bank demonstrations.
Assault on protesters and solidarity activists in Sheikh
Jarrah.
13 deaths and 2545 corona cases in the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip.
The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union affirms the illegality of
settlements and demands support for the Palestinian
budget.
Extensive evacuations as Washington monitors a huge Russian
military build-up.
Corona in Israel: 60 deaths and 7,468 new cases.
Pakistan
Ji message
Imran Government Worst in Pak history.
by Qaiser Sharif.
Gujranwala/Lahore-Feb 18:Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq
has declared the incumbent government as worst in the
country's political history.
The prime minister must tell the nation the performance of
his government in three and half years instead of making
announcements during public meetings, he said while
addressing Gujranwala sit-in on Friday.
It was the third protest demonstration of the JI's ongoing
101 sit-ins movement against skyrocketing inflation,
unemployment, corruption and bad-governance.
The JI workers in over 15 cities including Lahore also
recorded agitation against sharp rise in fuel prices. The
Lahore protest was held in front of the JI headquarters
Mansoora.
Siraj, while addressing gathering in Gujranwala, said the
prime minister promised to provide 10 million jobs but the
government instead rendered millions jobless. The PM, he
added, promised to build homes but made people homeless. He
said the economic policies of the country were being made on
the dictation of the IMF.
The recent massive hike in fuel prices, he said, was also
announced on the order of the global lender as the prime
minister just signed the decree. He said the rupee
devaluation was never seen in the history like it was
witnessed during the PTI regime. He said the government
failed to end corruption. The prime minister, he said, did
nothing against those whose names were mentioned in Panama
Leaks and Pandora Papers as the people were sitting around
him. He said the prime minister himself admitted the
presence of mafias but his government failed to act against
them.
He held the PML-N and the PPP equally responsible for the
plight of the public and said the three parties were
basically sides of the same coin. The present and formers
rulers, he said, deceived the masses by making lies. He said
the JI was the only party which could put the country on
track. He said the JI would hold the final march towards
Islamabad if the people were not provided relief.
Deputy Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, former parliamentary leader
Liaqat Baloch has said that four years of Imran Khan
government is a terrible chapter of economic misery,
catastrophe, tsunami of inflation, burden of national debt,
decline in living standards, constant increase in prices of
food and essential items for the people. The incessant
inflation bombings on the people by the PTI government that
came to power as a result of the 2018 elections have plunged
the poor, lower middle class and white-clads into the
darkness of poverty and unemployment.
Earlier, people were concerned about the educational needs
of their children but now they are wandering for basic
necessities like flour, sugar, ghee, petrol, electricity,
gas. Promising prosperity to the people in the name of
change, PTI has left the people miserable and weak.
War News
Mali [West Africa.]
The army in Mali says eight of its soldiers have been killed
and five are missing after an attack by rebels in the
north-eastern Archam region.
The fighting comes days after France and its allies said
they were withdrawing their forces from Mali.
Somalia
In a town in central Somalia, al-Shabab hit a restaurant
packed with ;pro-West politicians and officials. 13 killed
including 2 top officials.,{Feb. 18]
Pakistani
Five Islamic fighters killed in North Waziristan by
Pakistani troops for one of their own. [Feb.19]
Iraq
Human Rights Watch has uncovered the suffering of more tthan
1000 children affiliated to the Islamic State. They were not
fighters and had simple home keeping duties. Shia regime is
torturing them.
Syria
Feb. 20. SOHR is reporting widespread attacks by ISIS in
Deir ez Zor province. 12 members of SDF [pro -US] militia
have been killed.
ISIS used land mine to kill 3 Assad troops and injured their
officer in Homs province.
Russian air force bombed numerous ISIS suspected positions
in eastern Hama, a-Raqqa and Aleppo provinces to stop ISIS
advances. 70 air strikes, highest in one day.
In western Aleppo province and southern Idlib, Islamic
factions have hit Assad regime forces with various
casualties.
Assad regime is shelling 8 villages in Idlib province.
February 19
Deraa province. Two Assad troops killed by hidden
gunmen.
Various reports of conflict.
Three female Palestinians have been tortured to death in
Assad's notorious Sednaya prisison.
Within the United States
Condolence from Sis. Yasmin.
'As Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaah',
Brother Kaukab,
Please accept my heartfelt condolences
on the very sad demise of your
Dearest friend & Brother Imam Badi.
May ALLAH (Aza Wa Jall) rest his soul in eternal
peace in 'Jannat Ul Naeem' and grant him
'Maghfirah'. 'Aameen'.
May Allah (Aza Wa Jall) give you & all his family members
(and his precious children)
the Patience to bear this major loss,
'Aameen'.
"Give glad tidings to those who patiently endure,
who say when afflicted with a calamity:
إِنَّا
للهِ
وَإِنَّـ› إِلَيْهِ
رَاجِعون¤
"To Allah we belong and to Him we Return."
They are those on whom (descend) blessings and mercy from
their Lord, and they are the ones who receive guidance."
(Qur'an Surah Baqarah; 2:A# 155-157)
"...and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the Patient."
('Alhamdullilah')
(Qur'an Surah Anfal; 8:46 )
~My 'Salaams' To You & the Family~
Remembering Imam Badi Ali.
It was a historic funeral on February 18 in Greensboro,
North Carolina. Thousands turned up.
Jamaat al-Muslimeen was represented by Sis. Nadrat Siddique.
She drove for eight hours from Baltimore to Greensboro,
North Carolina. Parking was a problem in the prayer area and
the burial area although there were separate prayer
addresses for men and women.
Nadrat noticed the love for Imam Badi in a great diversity
of people from numerous nationalities and backgrounds.
She met Imam Badi's two daughters who were weeping as though
their hearts were breaking.
The speeches on the occasion reflected the depth of Imam
Badi's community work even among non-Muslims. Nadrat
remembered Imam Badi's support for Palestine and for all
just causes.
He was like a father for the young and like a brother for
the old. A whole generation has been influenced, she says,
by his kindness and teachings. May Allah bless him and
reward him.
We come from Allah and unto Allah we return.
Second prayer in Baltimore.
Khutba for Imam Badi Ali and Janaza Ghaibana in Absentia.
In Baltimore, Maryland, Br. Kaukab Siddique gave the Juma
khutba on February 18 and led funeral prayers in absentia
[ghaibana[.
Speacial thanks go to those who helped Br. Kaukab to come
from Pennsylvania for the khutba and funeral prayers, among
them Imam Muammar, Sis Ashira Naim, masjid administrator,
and prayer leader, Br. Aly.
Here are the main points of the khutba:
In the years of calamity when Muslim countries were being
bombed and occupied by the western powers, Imam Badi spoke
the truth and opposed the atrocities against the
Muslims.
He condemned Israel which had been planted in the Muslim
heartland of Palestine.
He supported the rights of Muslim political prisoners,
including the Blind Shaikh.
He was never deceived by the puppet rulers planted in
Egypt and Pakistan and Jordan.
He personally went to Iraq with me to oppose the bombing
and the war.
He was always humane and decent in his attitudes to those
with whom he differed.
When the refugees started coming in from Muslim
countries, he led the efforts for relief and resources.
Many non-Muslims embraced Islam touched by his love and
constant care.
Part 2.
Our masjid should be dawah oriented. Be outgoing. Spread the
message.
Often our efforts fail because we debate each other and try
to prove our superiority to each other.
Women are essential to the Islamic movement. Without our
sisters, we lose half the ummah.
Our sisters wear hijab while we men continue to imitate the
non-Muslims.
The latest good news is that the French army is retreating
from Mali just as NATO did from Afghanistan
May Allah forgive our sins and shortcomings.
The funeral prayer in absentia followed, with 4 takbirs led
by Br. Kaukab.
Inside China's Prisons for Muslim Women.
[Thanks to NPR radio Feb. 18]
Gulbahar Haitiwaji has written a scorching memoir as one of
the few people who've been able to tell their story. Her
book, "How I Survived A Chinese Reeducation Camp: A Uyghur
Woman's Story," written with Rozenn Morgat of Le Figaro and
translated by Edward Gauvin - and Gulbahar Haitiwaji and her
daughter Gulhumar, who will be translating, join us now from
Paris. Thanks so much for being with us.
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: Oh, merci.
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: Thank you.
SIMON: You were living in exile in Paris when you were told
you had to get back to China. Why?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "I was - been living in France for 10
years at that time when a colleague in Karamay in Xinjiang
called me on WeChat and told me to go back to China to make
my administrative papers for anticipated retirement. As I
never had any political activity in France and I also
returned to China several times before, I had no doubts
about this special request."
SIMON: You got called in for questions, and they showed you
photos of your daughter, didn't they?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "Ten minutes after I arrived to the
company, three policemen came from the police station and
take me to there. And I had a full day of interrogation
there. They showed me a picture of my daughter at the
demonstration for the rights of East Turkestan in Paris,
which I was not aware of."
SIMON: Gulhumar, let me ask you - that was a picture of you
at a demonstration in Paris, right?
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: Yes, definitely. I still remember. That
was really a moving day.
SIMON: Boy. But then to find out it was used against your
mother must have been hard.
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: Yes, it was really hard and surprising
for me. And I never expected China to do that.
SIMON: Look, there is no - Gulbahar, there is no easy way to
ask this question. But what were conditions like in that
first prison you were in?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "Before they took me to that prison,
they took me to the hospital of the city to take some
fingerprints. They also take blood samples. After that, they
forced me to sign an official accusation of public disorder
in the reunion. That was the official name of the
accusation. And they gave me their yellow uniform, which is
the prison uniform. They put me to a cell - really small.
But we were up to 40 women there. Normally the cell is made
for nine people only. And all day we spend learning by heart
the internal rules of the cell. They also attach us to a
metallic chair during all the interrogation. The food is
terrible. We only have some rice soup or vegetable soup. The
worst part was when I was attached to the bed during 20 days
without any reason."
SIMON: You were sent to a reeducation camp. What was your
daily life like there?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "There was not a big difference in the
camps compared to the prison I'd been just before. The only
big difference for me was that we don't have any chain on
our foot. But we have to stay 11 hours every day in class.
Before starting to eat or when the teacher comes in the
class, we have to get up and say really loud three
gratitudes - to the country, to the Communist Party and to
Xi Jinping. And after a while, they gave to all of us a
personal notebook and asked us to note everything - all our
true feelings. But we all knew that it was a trap. We only
noted our thanks and our gratitude to the system. We can't
speak in Uyghur, and we cannot look at each other. We are
always in line like robots."
SIMON: Were you worried about your survival?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "The worst part in that journey was not
knowing when it will end. That was a really desperate
feeling."
SIMON: After two years, you got a trial. How long did the
trial last?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: It lasted not more than 10 minutes.
SIMON: What was your sentence?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "In China, my husband - he's a member of
Uyghur association, including World Uyghur Congress. My
daughter had political activities. As a Chinese woman, I had
to report all my family members' activities to China. As I
didn't do it, it was like I supported their activities."
SIMON: You were released after three years. You endured
terrible crimes. But may I ask, do you think of yourself as
one of the lucky ones?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "Millions of our people are still
suffering in the camps, and they are not free at all. And
compared to them, I feel really lucky."
SIMON: You went through such terrible experiences - hours of
interrogation, hard work. What kept you going?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "I think the first thing that saved me
from the camps is my faith in God. For me, God never wants
anybody to suffer because of unfairness. And the second
thing is I always kept believing that I am innocent and one
day or another one I will get out of the camp."
SIMON: What do you think about the Olympics being in
China?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "For me, China doesn't deserve at all to
host such important international events. They are
committing crimes against humanity, including genocide
against my people. So for me now every participating country
to the Games is like supporting the genocide."
SIMON: What do you want the world to do?
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken).
GULHUMAR HAITIWAJI: "I ask all the Western countries to
unite together against China by boycotting the forced-labor
products. That would put a really big, economical pressure
on China - not only diplomatically. We also need economical
pressure on China, too. Make them realize that maybe they
have to close the camps."
SIMON: GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI - her new memoir, "How I Survived
A Chinese Reeducation Camp: A Uyghur's Woman's Story" -
she's joined us along with her daughter Gulhumar. Thank you
both very much for being with us.
GULBAHAR HAITIWAJI: (Non-English language spoken). Thank
you.UIgh
Brief New Trend Outreach by Facebook.
The February 13 issue of New Trend reached 1682 Muslims by
facebook.
The major articles were:
Egypt's tyrant General Sisi cracking down on those who
oppose ties with Israel.
Hadith message from Sis. Yasmin.
Uighur Muslims protest Imran Khan's open support for
China.
History of Indian Muslims & Kashmir by Dr. Firoz Kamal
Imam Badi very unwell
IS Mujahedeen kill Assad army Major General.
JI protesting in Karachi
Ben & Jerry Ice cream boycotting Israeli settlements.
