Masjid al-Haqq [Editor on the left with a prominent activist]
Islamic Understanding of the war Ravaged World in which we live.
by Kaukab Siddique, PhD
The Ukraine-Russia war brings us a daily dose of reports
which may or may not be true.
It appears that "genocide" [word use by Biden] is underway.
However hundreds of thousands have
escaped from Ukraine and are well received in Poland and
other countries.
We are told that Ukraine is poorly armed and is facing
overwhelming Russian forces. Then we learn that a billion
dollars worth of military hardware has been provided by the
US to Ukraine, 100 million dollars worth from UK and from
Germany and Canada. Also we learn in "small print" that
Ukraine received 8 years of military training before the war
began.
Western aid and western leaders easily reach Kiev and plan
with the Ukrainian leader.
Then we are told by western media that Russia also hurt
Muslims in Aleppo and before that in Chechnia. Why was that
kept hidden for so long?
By contrast USA destroyed al-Raqqa, the capital of the
Islamic State and very late Amnesty has found out that
16,000 civilians were killed in the US bombing of
al-Raqqa.
Also, the US and Iran combined to destroy the central city
of Islamic State in Iraq known as Mosul. The daily
Independence says 40,00 civilians were killed by the US,
Iran and Shiite militias in Mosul. Another one million were
expelled from that beautiful city. The central mosque was
destroyed from which the IS leader spoke. No investigation
was held and IS was blamed without evidence. The Mosul
tragedy remains unknown to most people.
I am noting the bare minimum here. The Muslims have been
soft targets, defenseless against air attacks and long range
artillery. Western media have totally deceived the global
umma.
Our leader is Muhammad, pbuh. If we heed authentic hadith
narrated from him, we would understand what's going on. He
predicted the coming of Dajjal and also the situation before
the emergence of Dajjal.
Here are the indications he, pbuh, gave:
"Verily, preceding Dajjal will be years of deception, in
which the truthful are belied, the liars are believed, the
trustworthy are discredited, the treacherous are trusted,
and the disgraceful speak."
He was asked "Who are the disgraceful?" The Prophet said,
"Little wicked men who speak about the affairs of common
people."
{Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, #13298, reported by Anas ibn
Malik.]
Pakistan
New government.
New government back to the old Begging Style
[with thanks to Dr. T]
Within days of its formation, the new government is back to
begging Washington for help,
The new finance minister Miftah Ismail is in Washington and
begging the IMF for help, In a meeting with the Atlantic
Council on April 22, He made flippant remarks about a verse
of the Quran which Imran Khan had quoted. Amar bil Maruf and
Nahi un il munkar. {commanding the good and rejecting
evil.[
Then he went further and attributed it to the Taliban,
probably in an attempt to please his American hosts. Looks
like he forgot that Muslims who trivialize the Quran and
that too to please non-Muslims are either non-Muslims or
totally ignorant.
Then Miftah went on with his business of begging the
IMF.
It's a bad start for Miftah and the new government.
Pakistani Woman Leader rebuts Imran Khan.
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday
said that general elections would be held after the
government completes its tenure, as she excoriated former
prime minister Imran Khan and his governance.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, she said, "And
when the elections are held this time, the mistake of the
RTS's (Results Transmission System) failure will not happen
again, Imran Khan sahib.
"This time, fog won't appear like it did in Daska. This
time, ballot boxes will not be stolen like they were in
Daska. This time, officers of the Election Commission of
Pakistan will not go missing like they did in Daska."
[Courtesy Dawn]
Jamaate Islami Leader.
Imran Khan's rule was catastrophic and Incompetent.
by Qauser Sharif
Liaqat Baloch, in response to questions from journalists,
said that the continuation of the failures of the Imran Khan
regime is the new coalition government. The end of economic
catastrophes and crises and the solution of the country's
problems could not be achieved by the parties of different
ideologies and different faiths.
The Imran Khan government has laid the thorns and mines of
failure and incompetence for the destruction of the country.
Public confidence has been shattered. In politics, slander,
accusations and vulgarity have become a disease. National
priorities and electoral reforms are the most important
requirement of the time.
Elections based on proportional representation will
strengthen the importance of political parties, get rid of
the Establishment and the so-called, unfaithful tools -
electables. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif should focus all
his attention on early elections.
Ad hoc, hasty development measures will be unsustainable.
Public confidence must be restored. The public has examined
the glittering, heartbreaking and misleading statements of
every era since the 1970s. To hide its failures,
incompetences and the actions of the anti-people
government's rhetoric dangerous for national security will
not make a space in public opinion. Jamaat-e-Islami will end
the crisis by striving for the rule of Islam, the solution
of public problems and the restoration of the sanctity of
transparent and fair elections.
Afghan Taliban leader hopes Shehbaz's election as PM will
cement bilateral ties
Tahir Khan Published April 22, 2022 Courtesy Dawn.
The head of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Prime
Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan, in a statement issued on
Friday said he hoped that the election of Shehbaz Sharif as
Pakistan's prime minister would give a boost to bilateral
relations.
The message from Mullah Hasan comes amid rising tensions
between the two countries over a spike in attacks on
Pakistan forces which Pakistan says are being conducted from
inside Afghanistan by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP).
"On behalf of the government and people of the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan, let me extend my heartfelt
congratulations to you on your appointment as the 23rd Prime
Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan," Hasan, who is
the head of the Taliban council of ministers, said.
"Your appointment (as the Prime Minister) is a good and
valuable step," he said, adding that he hoped "it will
strengthen bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan
and lead to the development, prosperity and good relations
between the two brotherly nations."
"It is worth mentioning that, on behalf of the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan, I would like to assure you that good
and comprehensive relations between the two brotherly
nations and the Muslim neighbouring countries would be
further enhanced and strengthened."
The Taliban leader wished for the prosperity and well-being
of the brotherly people of Pakistan.
"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will not allow anyone to
use Afghanistan territory against other countries,
particularly against its neighbours," said a Taliban
commentary posted on
Afghanistan's official news agency Bakhtar following
Pakistan's recent statements that terrorists were using
Afghanistan soil against Pakistan.
"As the focus of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's
foreign policy is neutrality and non-interference in the
affairs of others, the leaders of IEA have repeatedly
accentuated that they will not allow anyone to use
Afghanistan's territory against other countries,
particularly against its neighbours," it said.
Talking about Islamabad's stance that the TTP militants are
hiding in Afghanistan and have carried out terrorist attacks
against Pakistan from time to time, the Taliban commentary
said the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan rejects Pakistan's
claim and has repeatedly called on Pakistan to resolve any
problems and misunderstandings through constructive dialogue
to ensure greater security in the region."
"Although the dilemma between the TTP and the Pakistani
government is an internal matter, the IEA wants a healthy
solution that benefits both the region and the people of
Pakistan," it further said.
War News
Ukraine
Russian military is advancing slowly
in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Mariopol has been almost obliterated but a small force is
hoding the Russiands back at the steel plant in the
center.
Numerous civilian deaths are reported.
Kharkiv is under attack but Ukraine is counter attacking.
Odesa is being targeted and it appears that the Russian
advance will continue
Pakistan
Air strikes by Pakistan on Khost and Kunar killed 47
civilians, mostly women and children, reuters reports.
[April 22]
Latest is that 3 Pakistani troops were killed in North
Waziristan by reportedly TTP [Pakistan alleges it was cross
border firing..]
Afghanistan
In terrorist attacks ISIS allegedly killed 33 Shias in one
attack and 35 Sufis in another.
Kashmir
22 Apr 2022
Six Kashmiris and an Indian paramilitary officer were killed
in two separate clashes in Indian-occupied Kashmir, days
before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed
region.
A gunfight broke out on the outskirts of southern Jammu city
early Friday after police and soldiers spotted a group of
gunmen in Sunjwan, a garrison town, police said.
Two fighters and a paramilitary officer were killed, and at
least two soldiers and two police officers were wounded in
the ensuing gun battle.
April 23-24
SOHR isr reporting a series of ISIS raids on US backed SDF
militias. Two militia were killed in Deir ez Zor
countryside. Till now 33 SDF have been killed in these raids
over the month.
In northern areas of Aleppo province pro-Turkish and
anti-Turkish Kurdish militia are exchanging heavy weapons
fire near 5 villages. Three Turkish soldiers in an armored
vehicle were killed in shelling by Assad forces.
Across the Euphrates in Deir ez Zor Afghan Shiite militia
supporting Iran have brought in convoys of trucks loaded
with missiles and other heavy weapons.
In eastern Aleppo province militia supporting Assad and
Syrians supporting Turkey traded heavy weapons fire for
hours.
Russian jets carried out air strikes against Islamic groups
in northern Latakia, parts of Irbid and Hama province.
Russian jets also hit pro-Turkish militia areas around
el-Bab, Afrin and Azaz [north central Syria.
8 people were killed in tribal fighting in Hasakeh
countryside with Assad regime..
Iraq
April 24
Abu Hasan al-Jaberi, Commander of regime militia known as
Hashd al-Shabi was killed in an IED attack in Anbar
province.
In five provinces, Baghdad regime is carrying out military
operations against ISIS. No details.
In northern Iraq, Turkey has launched an operation against
the PKK. Turkey has lost three soldiers in the fighting and
killed numbers of PKK.
News Within the U.S.
Federal Government Taking Racism and Threats Seriously:
Wisconsin man charged with hate crimes after FBI
investigation.
[Courtesy Yahoo news.]
Federal agents have charged a white Wisconsin man with a
series of hate crimes. He's alleged to have violated the
civil rights of several Black and brown people to get them
to move out of his neighborhood.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin has filed a criminal complaint against William
McDonald for "willfully injuring, intimidating, or
interfering with another's housing rights because of their
race, color, or national origin by force or threat of
force."
The claim states McDonald, a resident of West Allis, left
racist notes on the windshields of individuals' vehicles,
slashed some of his neighbors' tires, and wrote the N-word
across a woman's apartment door, hoping to force them to
relocate out of their homes.
The feds believe these acts violate the Civil Rights Act of
1968 and constitute a hate crime.
He allegedly started terrorizing his neighbors on March 7,
2021, when he slashed a woman's tires on her vehicle. The
next day, the claim alleges, the windshield was broken.
On the windshield, McDonald left a note on a restaurant's
stationary, saying, "BETTER WATCH WHO THE F##K YOU TALK S##T
TO UFLY FAT N##GER B##TCH! I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE. IF I SEE
YOU AGAIN, I'LL SLASH YOUR F##KING THROAT. GET THE F##K BACK
TO THE NORTHSIDE WHERE YOU BELONG F##KING N##GER!"
This note was followed by another threatening note, placed
on her vehicle as it was parked outside the apartment
complex on March 17, 2021, stating this was her "last
warning."
"Get the f##k outta my neighborhood," he wrote. "Before I
slash you s##t again."
"No problem with Black people. Only problems with ghetto
punk N##GERS like you!" The report states on this occasion,
he slashed only her front tires. He reportedly targeted an
Afro-Hispanic family, a parent ( Puerto Rican) and child
(African-American) later that year. They received on Oct.
29, 2021, a note stating they were being watched.
McDonald reportedly wrote, "Keep speeding + driving like the
dumb disrespectful n##ger you are + next time it will be
your windshield n##ger. Get the f##ck back to the ghetto
n##ger northside + stay there."
He ended the note saying for the parent to take all of her
"monkey friends + family" back to the north side of the
city. He added, "That's where you belong," as he slashed the
tires on their vehicle also, authorities claim.
At the end of February 2022, like the other three residents,
three additional victims, a couple and a child that lives
with them, were intimidated with a note and by having their
tires slashed. Their letter said, "Get the f##k out of MY
neighborhood N##GER!"
On Feb. 23, the couple's vehicle was vandalized. McDonald
allegedly broke the driver's side window of their car. Five
days later, their tires were slashed, and a second note was
left saying "Keep speeding in MY neighborhood N##GER. Next
time it will be your windshield. Get back to the north side
piece of shit N##GER."
At this point, the FBI was called in. Agents set up video
surveillance in and around the complex to catch whoever had
been sending the messages.
Authorities say McDonald continued to menace the couple. On
March 13, the couple's tires were slashed again. The third
note found at the scene of the crime said, "You thought I
was playing ... Get the f##k back to the n##ger northside
where you belong before I put sand in your gas tank
n##ger."
The couple took their concerns to the press and shared that
the FBI had taken up the case.
Reginald Wilkerson, one of the victims, shared with local
station Fox 5 News that since February they had experienced
about five incidents.
"We're pretty much the target right now," Wilkerson said.
"But we want to make sure if anyone else moves here that's
of our skin tone, Black, brown, whatever it is, that they
shouldn't have to go through this."
"Somebody has an opinion on my skin tone, and they don't
feel like I should be here so they make me lose money even
more just because they don't like the fact that I'm Black,"
he continued.
Around this time, law enforcement received some major
breakthroughs. The FBI was able to determine through
matching of his blue 2007 Ford Five Hundred that the suspect
who had been bothering these people was most likely McDonald
on March 15.
Despite the authorities making headway, McDonald reportedly
didn't stop his terrorism spree. He allegedly shifted his
attention to another African-American family, a mother and
her two sons, who moved into the apartment building in April
2022. She found, after moving into her place, the word
"N##GER" written in black pen on the front of her door on
April 5.
It is alleged McDonald slipped a note under her door,
stating, "get the f##k out n##gers. Your NOT wanted
here."
Two days later, the claim states, he sent another note that
said, "Stay here + see what the f##k happens n##ger." Victim
7 says the person had to be someone inside of the complex
because of the elaborate security system that requires a key
to gain entrance. As a result of the threats, the Black
woman's two African-American sons are "no longer living"
with her "out of fear for their safety."
On AprIl 19, the FBI executed a warrant to search McDonald's
home in connection to the hate crimes. He denied having
anything to do with the harassment. But agents report they
found handwritten notes in his home that said in part,
"Drive like a stupid ghetto fu##ing n##ger in MY
neighborhood. This is what happens b##ch. I'm watching all
you f##king monkeys around here."
Like so many of the other notes, he wrote, "Get the f##k
back to the northside ghetto where you belong."
The evidence ascertained during this investigation revealed
in November 2021 and December 2021, Williams reported the
people he had been harassing to the police department over
26 different times, complaining about their reckless driving
— a subject in multiple notes that he allegedly
left.
The West Allis Police Department pulled McDonald over for
not signaling on a turn and for not wearing a seatbelt. When
the citation was issued, they were able to get him to sign
it. The detectives juxtaposed his signature with the
handwriting of the notes and determined it is remarkably
close, especially the way he wrote his "a" and "g."
Federal agents filed their complaint the same day of the
apartment search.
U.S. court records, according to the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, indicated McDonald had his initial court
appearance Tuesday, April 19, but he did not seem to have
legal representation.
Outreach
Person -to -Person.
Baltimore city, Maryland, masjid al-Haqq.
On April 22, a six-page jamaat al-Muslimeen document drawn
from New Trend was given to 90 Muslims after juma salat.
Good khutba about sin and forgiveness.
The crowd was very friendly, both men and women.
The main items in the six pages were as follows:
Father and daughter for Islam.
Pakistan Supreme court opposes Imran Khan who claims foreign interference.
Ukraine: Britain sends $100 million in weapons.
Fasting & Judgment day, [Sis. Yasmin]
ISIS hits Israelis.
Who are the failed Muslims. [Dr. Firoz]
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
.''Assalaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu'.
*PROPHET ﷺ
REWARD OF FEEDING A FASTING PERSON*
PROPHET ﷺ said...
" Whoever feeds the person who is breaking his fast, he
will
have his reward (for his fasting) without decreasing
anything
from the reward of the fasting person."
[Source: Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah - Classed as Sahih by al
Albaani]
***************
ALLAH~ [May HE be glorified and exalted] says...
'one of the characteristics of the believers who deserve
Paradise is that they feed others...'{!}
ALLAH ~ [Azza wa Jal ] says ~ "And they give food, in spite
of their love for it [or for the love of Him] to the
'Miskeen' [the Poor]~ the Orphan, and the Captive,
saying...
'We feed you seeking Allah's ( عزّ
وجلّ) countenance only. we
wish for no reward, nor thanks from you.
'Verily, We fear from our Lord a Day, hard and
distressful,
that will make the faces look horrible [from extreme dislike
to it]'
So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and
gave them 'Nadhrah' [a light of beauty] and joy.
And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments,
because they were patient"
[Source: 'Qur'an'~ Surat 'Al-Insaan' ~76~ A #'s 8 - 12]
The Prophet [Sal Allahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam]
informed us in the 'Hadith' above that whoever gives food
to a fasting person to break his Fast will have a reward
like his without the fasting person losing any
reward...{!}
So, during the month of 'Ramadan' [and even during other
months] it is very virtuous and rewarding to feed others
who are breaking their fast...{!}
It is also very virtuous and rewarding to feed others in
general.
PROPHET ﷺ said" You will not enter Paradise until you truly
believe, and you will not truly believe until you love one another"
[Source ~ Sahih Muslim]
In another narration from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (Radi Allahu Anhu)
related that a man asked the PROPHETSal Allahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam"
What is the best thing in Islam ?"
PROPHET ﷺ answered...
"Feeding others and giving the greeting of 'Salaam' to
those whom you know and those whom you do not know."
(Source: Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Ibn Rajab (Allah have mercy upon him) said in al-Fath
(1/43):
"The 'Hadith' (mentioned above) makes the connection
between feeding others and spreading 'Salaam' because
this combines two good actions in both word and deed,
which is perfect good treatment ('Ihsan')
Indeed, this is the best thing that one can do in Islam
after the obligatory duties."
A Little Note...
Many 'Hadiths' are reported regarding the virtues of
providing food for others to break their fast. Feeding others
in general brings a great reward to the one who does it...!
ALLAH~ (May HE be glorified and exalted ) states...
that one of the characteristics of the Believers who deserve
Paradise is that they feed others.
{'Alhamdullilah'}
~ My 'Salaams' to all ~
~ Y a s m i n ~
Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'.
{'Qur'an'~Surat Al-'An'am -# 6-162.}
{'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'}
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by
Abu Huraira, r.a.:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions,
Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e.
Allah will not accept his fasting.)"
Bukhari, Volume 3,
Book 31, Number 127
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Hamas holds rally in Gaza over Israeli raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Demonstration held to show solidarity amid continued Israeli
raids in occupied Jerusalem and at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Thousands of Palestinians joined a rally in northern Gaza
City on Friday to protest against Israeli incursions into
the Al-Aqsa Mosque [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]
By Maram Humaid
22 Apr 2022
Northern Gaza - For the second week in a row, thousands of
Palestinians participated in a mass rally called by the
Hamas movement to show solidarity in the face of continued
Israeli raids in occupied Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa
Mosque.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque has been at the centre of days of
violence and heightened tensions following a series of
Israeli incursions into the holy site, which began at the
start of the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli fighter jets attack Gaza for second time in a
week
At the demonstration in Jabalia refugee camp, in the
northern Gaza Strip, protesters held banners declaring
Palestinian dominion over the Al-Aqsa Mosque and chanted
slogans deploring Israeli attacks against worshippers
there.
Suhail al-Hindi, a member of the Hamas political bureau,
said the thousands of people from Gaza who joined the march
did so to send a message to people in occupied Jerusalem and
in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"We are on your side," al-Hindi said in a speech.
"We stand with you, support you, protect your decision and
defend you," he said, calling on Palestinians in the West
Bank, occupied Jerusalem, and in the 1948 territories, to
gather permanently at Al-Aqsa to defend it.
"Palestinian unity represented in Jerusalem, the West Bank,
and the 1948 occupied territories, tells the Israeli
occupation the Palestinian people are united in resistance
and fighting with all what they have," he said
collective punishment
GAZA, Saturday, April 23, 2022 (WAFA) - Israel announced
today the closure of Gaza's commercial and pedestrian
crossings in a collective punishment move.
The Israeli occupation authorities said Beit Hanoun/Erez
crossing in the north of the Gaza Strip, a pedestrian
crossing, and Karm Abu Salem/Kerem Shalom commercial
crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip will remain closed
indefinitely as a punishment to Gaza's two million-strong
population claiming the action was taken after a couple of
rockets were recently fired from the Gaza Strip into
southern Israel.
The closure means Gaza's workers, businessmen or the ill
will not be able to enter Israel on their way to the West
Bank or Jerusalem, and goods, including basic food products,
fuel and construction material, will not be allowed into the
Gaza Strip.
M.K.
Bangladesh
Mass rally for Palestine in Dhaka
[AP]
Thousands of members of an Islamist group rallied in
Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday to protest fresh
clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A pro-Palestinian rally was also held Friday in Karachi,
Pakistan.
Demonstrators in Dhaka protested recent violence in Sweden
involving an anti-Muslim far-right group. Protesters from
the conservative Islami Andolon Bangladesh group, which
supports the introduction of Islamic law in the
Muslim-majority secular country, carried banners and
placards reading "Sweden Police, Shame, Shame!" and "Stop
Brutality in Aqsa Mosque."
Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges boycott of products which support Israel
Gene Bunin was in Xinjiang in 2017 when Uyghur friends began
to disappear.
Since then he has published details of 37,000 victims,
aiming to hold China to account
By Rob Hastings
Rob is Deputy Features Editor at i. He won the Legal
Reporting Award in 2019 and was shortlisted for the
Washington Post's Laurence Stern Fellowship and Amnesty's
Gaby Rado Prize in 2015.
April 21, 2022 7:00 am(Updated 4:51 pm)
Rahile Dawut disappeared in China in 2017. Her family have
heard nothing from her since then. It feels increasingly
likely they never will again. But they have no doubt why she
vanished: she was a Uyghur.
In fact, Dawut was one of the most respected experts in
Uyghur traditions and folklore. Her work made her a prime
target five years ago when Beijing's regime began its
merciless oppression - many call it a genocide - of Uyghurs
and other minority ethnic communities across Xinjiang in
north-west China, where Dawut was a professor at the
region's top university. This has involved incarcerating
hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps more than a
million. But more than that, the persecution aims to
eradicate their cultures and languages, everything Dawut had
spent her career trying to promote and protect.
It's hard to grasp the true scale of an atrocity like this.
Individual stories can be lost in the swirl of numbers when
they're so big. But search for Dawut's name online and soon
you'll find a website that is trying to record this vast
crime against humanity person by person: the Xinjiang
Victims Database.
Dawut was the very first entry in 2018. Another 37,507
people have been added since then, each with their own page
detailing whatever is known about their nightmarish
experiences.
More than 10,000 have been included just this year. We have
become familiar with satellite shots of the concentration
camps that at their peak were terrorising and indoctrinating
around a 10th of all adult Uyghurs in Xinjiang - a region
seven times larger than the UK - but here we learn about
those held inside.
On Dawut's database page, she stares out of a small photo on
what looks like an identity card. Wearing a white blouse
over a stripey top, with her long black hair falling behind
her shoulders, she has just the smallest hint of a smile. We
learn that she is 55 years old, if she is still alive, and
that she was living in the Chinese city of Urumqi,
Xinjiang's capital, before she went missing.
"She disappeared while planning to go to Beijing," says her
profile. The alleged reason for her detention? "Separatism".
Fourteen accounts are listed as evidence of what has
happened to Dawut - including four from her daughter, Akida,
a student in the US who believes her mother is "awaiting a
secret trial".
The page links to the website freemymom.org, where Akida
recalls how Rahile vanished: "There was never a day that we
didn't speak on the phone. On December 12, 2017, that
changed. I still remember that day vividly. It was a Tuesday
afternoon. I couldn't wait to tell her about my day. But she
was in a rush boarding a plane to Beijing. I was waiting for
her to call me back... I'm still waiting for that call."
China's selection of a Uyghur cross-country skier, Dinigeer
Yilamujiang, as one of the torchbearers during Beijing's
Winter Olympics opening ceremony in February was the latest
sign of how President Xi Jinping wants to cover up what his
dictatorship has been doing in Xinjiang.
There has been huge frustration among campaigners around the
world at delays to a report by the United Nations, whose
Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, intends to
visit Xinjiang in May. And while Russia's invasion of
Ukraine occupies the world's foreign ministers with fresh
accounts of alleged war crimes by Vladimir Putin's forces
every day, the West is unlikely to begin sanctioning a
second major economy over its regime's human rights
abuses.
Still, the database is a reminder that Putin does not hold a
monopoly on evil.
Dawut's case has received more attention than most Uyghurs,
which is why she was chosen as victim number one. Her story
has been reported by the New York Times, the Washington Post
and the London Review of Books. A petition for her release
has 47,000 signatures.
Prisoners of the week:
Imam Jamil al-Amin
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
Zayed Yaghi
Samuel Baptiste
Highly documernted
just received
Dissecting the Holocaust
by Germar Rudolf
600 pages.
If you read it, chances are you will be skeptical about the
myths which are projected on NPR and others.
The author was arrested by the puppet German government.
Africa
From Br. Abu Talib:
Please help the orphans in
Ghana
Gambia and
Senegal.
[We have also received pictures of the children.
Please appeal against the bombing of Somalia.
Tell Ilhan Omar to speak against the bombing in Somalia.
