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Vol. : 5, Issue : 18 October 1-15, 2016

Muslim organizations support surgical strike

Muslim women take refuge to Supreme Court on triple talaq

Indians in muddle in Saudi Arabia

Mosques to be demolished in Myanmar

Naqab banned in Switzerland

Jamiat Ulama in support of terrorists

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October 1-15, 2016

Contents

SUMMARY

NATIONAL

I. Muslim organizations support surgical strike

II. Country starts Islamic Bank

III. Radicals in a tizzy over development works done among Muslims

IV. Haj matters handed over to minority affairs ministry

V. Waqf Board and Delhi LG at loggerheads

VI. Muslim women take refuge to Supreme Court on triple talaq

VII. Journalists from India speak the language of Pakistan

WESTERN ASIA

I. Saudi Arabia government takes up austerity measures

II. Terrorists failed to blow up oil pipeline

III. Plan to send delegation of Islamic nations to Kashmir

IV. Indians in muddle in Saudi Arabia

V. Iran fires at the Pakistani border

VI. Protest over decision of handing over two islands to Egypt

WORLD

I. Mosques to be demolished in Myanmar

II. Campaign against jihadies in Bangladesh

III. Indian films and channels banned in Pakistan

IV. Naqab banned in Switzerland

V. African nations stops exporting donkeys to China

VI. Two lakh Afghans returned from Pakistan

VII. Burqa banned in Bulgaria

OTHERS

I. Reservation demanded for Muslims

II. Nine supporters of IS arrested

III. Mysterious death of a professor

IV. Sin committed by Muslims reason for dengue

V. Jamiat Ulama in support of terrorists

VI. Sharia court for women in Bhopal

VII. Six terrorist arrested in West Bengal

India Policy Foundation q October 1-15, 2016 q 2

Summary

This is a matter of happiness that every Muslim organization in the country has openly

supported surgical strike by the Indian Army against terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied

Kashmir. The Muslim community even protested against Pakistan at several places in the

country. As far as Urdu newspapers are concerned, most of them though supported surgical

strike but with the suggestion that the government should solve disputed issues with Pakistan

by dialogues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed Muslims as his own in the Kerala National Executive of

the BJP by calling upon to solve their problems and development of the community with a faster

pace. This was mostly welcomed by the Urdu newspaper. But some radical newspapers wrote in

their editorial that the PM was speaking in that language to garner Muslim votes in the

forthcoming elections.

This is really very sad to mention that some of the journalists of the country live in India but they

don't hesitate out rightly supporting Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. Leader of Hurriyat

Conference Ali Shah Gilani's son-in-law recently sent three journalists to Kashmir Valley and

one of them wrote a long letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he openly supported

Pakistan on Kashmir issue.

Controversy over Muslim Personal Law has failed to peter out. The fact is that a big section of

Muslim is raising voice against radicals. Several organizations of Muslim women had gone to the

Supreme Court against triple talaq. Muslim Personal Board has stuck to its stand that the

government and courts don't have any right to interfere into the matters of Muslim Personal Law

because as they are made by Allah and Quran. The question is that if over hundreds of Islamic

countries make amendments in this law what is the problem in implementing Common Civil

Code in India?


National

I

Dainik Siyasat on October 1 reported that the biggest Islamic educational institution Darul Uloom,

Deoband openly supported surgical strike by the Army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Spokesperson

of Darul Uloom Ashraf Usmani said, “When it comes to the matter of national interest, we are with the

government.” However, chief of Darul Uloom Abul Qasim Nomani refused to comment on it by

saying that he was visiting rural India so he was not aware of the current situation. I study things

minutely and passing any comment is not justified. But Darul Uloom spokesperson supported the

Army action in POK full throttle and said that the Army did a brave action. And the need is to keep

taking such tough actions against Pakistan in future as well.

Barelwi sect also supported the action taken by the Army. General Secretary of Jamat e Mukta Maulana

Shahabuddin Razvi said that Pakistan was spreading terror in Kashmir and to break their back the

action taken by the Army had open support of Muslims of the country. Islam is against terrorism and

killing of innocent people.

According to Dainik Sahafat (October 1), the main Sufi in Maharashtra Maulana Syed Alamgir Ashraf

said, “We appreciate steps taken by the Indian Army against terrorists. The Narendra Modi

government has done the right thing and Muslims across the country are with him.”

Hamara Samaj in its editorial on October 7 supported surgical strike and congratulated the Indian

Army for the tough action taken by them. The newspaper alleged politics was being done on surgical

strike and the BJP wanted to use this in the forthcoming elections. The Congress said that they too did

several surgical strikes but never found it appropriate for propaganda. The newspaper said that the

BJP must not take benefit of the surgical strike for election gains.

Dainik Etemaad however on October 1 supported surgical strike but appealed both the countries that

they must not take any action in hurry to jeopardize peace in the sub-continent. India and Pakistan both

the countries have atomic bomb therefore war would have mass devastation.

According to Hindustan Express (October 1), vice president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Imran Masood

supported surgical strike by saying that any praise to the Indian Army was less.

Hindustan Express in the same edition supporting surgical strike said that Indian Army had answered

Pakistan by surgical attack on terrorist hide outs in POK. The newspaper expressed hope that Pakistan

would learn a lesson from it and would take action against the terrorist camps functioning from its areas.

Roznama Rashtriya Sahara on September 30 supported surgical strike by congratulating the

government and Prime Minister Modi. Besides that the newspaper emphasized that both the countries

must tread with caution and prudence because war would bring devastation in both the countries.

Inquilab on October 1 published four news reports in this regard in which it was reported that Indian

Muslims protested against Pakistan at several places. In the same issue Inquilab supported surgical

Muslim organizations support surgical strike


strike by saying that this had stunned Pakistan and the country did not have any other option but to

deny the fact that any such action had taken place involving Indian Army. The newspaper reported

that Pakistan did not imagine after Uri attack that Indian Army would take tough action against

Pakistan. But the newspaper warned that Pakistan mastermind a big terror attack in India to avenge

Indian action.

According to Dainik Inquilab (October 4), Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari appealed to India and

Pakistan that they must take due caution and settle the controversial matters with dialogue because

war was not solution to any problem. In case of war both the country would be devastated.

II

Country starts Islamic Bank

According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 21), Islamic Banking started in India. The first

branch of Islamic Bank has been opened in the name of Lokmangal Bank in Solapur, Maharashtra.

Muslims depositing money in Islamic bank will not get interest and loan would also be interest free.

This is to recall that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced through his 'Mann Ki Baat' that Islamic

Bank would be started in India. Reserve Bank of India proposed to open such banking before the

government. The Centre approved this on September 21 after that Maharashtra became the first state to

open such bank. Chairman of this bank is Cooperative marketing and industry minister Rohan

Subhash Deshmukh.

Since both giving and taking interest as per Islam is a sin therefore interest would neither be paid nor

taken in Islamic banks. Profit of the bank will be distributed among its members. As per Islamic rules,

the money of this bank will not be spent on non-Islamic purposes. Several Islamic nations have given

the responsibility to run these banks to Islamic scholars who supervise these banks. The first Islamic

bank across the world was started in Malaysia in 1983 and the total capital of this Islamic bank was

around $16 lakh crore. As per Islamic laws, in case of profit or loss both who had taken debt and who

gave away debt would have to share equally.

III

Radicals in a tizzy over development works done

among Muslims

Opinion of the Prime Minister expressed in the national executive of the BJP in Kerala over Muslims

was published by most of the newspapers as the main news report.

Hamara Samaj on September 26 gave headline – Muslims don't consider themselves as vote bank. Aim

of the government is the development of the last person in the queue.


According to Dainik Siyasat (September 30), the Central government started programme of contacting

Muslims. Union minority works minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced in a rally in Mewat that

the Modi government was going to constitute a committee which would accelerate development work

for Muslims and take steps to give them equal right in the development process. He said that the

government wanted to empower Muslims. The PM said in his speech that Muslims were citizens of this

country therefore special attention must be paid for their development. The central government

started its campaign to contact Muslims and purpose of the government was not political rather it

wanted to give Muslims the real development. Therefore the government was making special efforts

for their development. Naqvi further said that the government did not consider Muslims a vote bank.

They too were citizens of the country and they must be given fair chance in the development process.

Dainik Etemaad on September 28 complained that by racking up the issue of development for

Muslims the PM Narendra Modi was playing a game. He was trying to make friendship with Muslims

when he said in the national executive meeting that Muslims should not be looked upon as vote bank.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to change his face and face of the party after a long time. It is

said that this change of heart is due to forthcoming elections in the states.

Dainik Siyasat in its editorial on September 26 said that sympathy shown by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi for Muslims was to garner their votes in the forthcoming Assembly elections. The newspaper

claimed that the PM was trying to better his image among Muslims but this would not help him

anymore as Muslims were not ready to forget Gujarat riots. Moreover, the comment made by the PM

was in Kerala where Muslim voters are substantial so the BJP was trying to get Muslim votes for 2019

general elections. Perhaps this is the reason National Executive of the BJP was organized in Kerala.

Newspapers said that since independence Muslims were only used as vote banks and no right steps

have been taken for their welfare. There is a need to generate confidence among Muslims that they are

not second grade citizens and they are as much part of the country as any other citizen. Muslims must

be given their just rights and must be treated equally.

Hamara Samaj published speech of minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on October 6 on

the front page in which it was claimed that Muslims complain for not getting equal right. There is a

need to deal with this complain. Naqvi also said that India was the only democracy in the world where

minority rights are protected.

Weekly Nai Duniya on October 3 questioned that the BJP national executive talked about the same

good things that every other parties say in their conventions. But the condition of common Muslim

remains the same. There is nothing to be cheer about things said for Muslims because it is difficult to

rely on the BJP looking at its track records. The biggest problem for Muslims at the moment is

education and employment.

Sahafat in its editorial on September 27 reported criticizing statement of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi that there were differences in action and deed of the prime minister. The BJP leaders are running

a campaign to make India a Hindu nation. Nationalism of Muslims was being questioned. The

newspaper wrote, “We want to ask the PM that what is the definition of nationalism in his dictionary

and if Muslims are included in it or not?”

Sahafat on September 26 had the headline – Muslim sermon of Modi to BJP, if anyone remains

backward the country will not be developed.


IV

Haj matters handed over to minority affairs ministry

According to Sahafat (October 3), the Centre decided that Haj issues would now be with the minority

affairs ministry instead of external affairs ministry. This is to recall that Central Haj Committee

members had been opposing to the fact that Haj matters should remain completely with the external

affairs ministry because these matters are looked after by External affairs ministry. Criticizing the

decision vice president of Central Haj Committee Sultan Ahmed said that Hajies would have problem

if the matters was dealt by three institutions. He said that Hajies used to face a lot if problem when the

matter was with external affairs ministry. Samajwadi Party MP Chaudhary Munabbar Salim also

opposed the government decision by saying that this would increase the problem for poor Muslims.

“We demanded that matters related to Haj should remain with just one ministry and dividing it

between the two ministries would complicate the matter,” said Salim. There is already corruption in

the Haj Committee and now it will go up. On the other hand minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas

Naqvi said that Haj Committee would continue working and the government would not interfere into

its working.

V

Waqf Board and Delhi LG at loggerheads

According to Hamara Samaj (September 29), a new controversy started between Lieutenant Governor

of Delhi Najeeb Jung and the Delhi government. This time round Delhi Waqf Board is at the middle of

contention. LG ruled appointment of 364 workers in the waqf board as illegal and instructed revenue

commissioner that since appointment of these people have been done against the government

instructions therefore they should be cancelled. There is a sock in Delhi Waqf Board due to this decision

of LG. Leader of Aam Aadmi Party and president of waqf board Amanatullah Khan alleged LG to be

anti-Muslim by saying that LG did not have any right to interfere into the waqf matters because waqf is

an autonomous organization and had the right to appoint its employees. According to the newspaper,

Delhi Waqf Board is an autonomous organization and it works under 1995 law of Parliament. Delhi

Waqf Board is under Delhi government which is captured by Aam Aadmi Party. Recently Anti

Corruption Bureau raided there and seized records taking in its possession. Amanatullah said that LG

wanted to diminish board due to political reasons.

According to a news report published in Hamara Samaj (October 7), waqf board and LG are at

loggerhead. Amanatullah said in a meeting of waqf board that the board would oppose

highhandedness of the LG. Ever since the board started campaign against illegal occupation on waqf

properties the LG started troubling us. Amanatullah Khan said that the government departments were

in possession of Rs 27 thousand crore worth waqf properties. As per another news report, two


members of the waqf board -- Mufti Aizaz Arshad Qasmi and Chaudhary Sharif -- resigned from their

posts.

According to a news report published in Inquilab on October 7, Amanatullah Khan sent a letter to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to stop illegal interference into the Muslim organizations.

According to the newspaper, the LG is planning to dissolve the waqf board. Amanatullah Khan wrote

in his letter sent to the PM that on one hand you talk about giving justice to Muslims and on the other

hand your LG is planning to capture mosques in Delhi.

VI

Muslim women take refuge to Supreme Court on

triple talaq

According to Hamara Samaj (October 6), All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president

Shaista Amber said that Muslim women wanted to end triple talaq. Addressing a press conference in

Delhi, she alleged that men were occupying Muslim Personal Law Board and they were not ready to

give justice to women. She released a model nikahnama on the occasion. On the other hand member of

Muslim Personal Law Board Kamal Farooqui alleged that Shaista Amber was opposing Sharia and

Islam. The newspaper wrote that voices against Muslim Personal Law Board were turning louder.

Shaista Amber said that triple talaq was against Quran. She said that Mullas were against women and

they were not ready to give them their rights on which prophet and Quran emphasized. Kamal

Farooqui said that Shaista Amber was twisting while sighting Quran and Hadith. As far as polygamy

was concerned, it was more prevalent among non-Muslims than Muslims. Strange thing was that

Shaista Amber was presenting wrong fact about it.

On the other hand radical Muslim leaders sticking to their stand that there should not be any interfere

into Muslim Personal Law. According to Akhbar Mashriq (October 4), the central government made it

clear that it would not interfere into Muslim Personal Law. This was informed to deputy chief minister

of Telangana Mahmood Ali by Union Home minister Rajnath Singh. The chief minister said while

speaking to journalists, “I told the home minister about the concern of Muslims across the country that

how the government was interfering in the matter of Muslim Personal Law.”

Akhbar Mashriq in its editorial on October 5 congratulated Mahmood Ali for telling the feeling of

Muslims to the BJP leaders. The newspaper said that Muslim Personal Law was recognized in 1937 and

Muslim won't be separated from it because if Muslim Personal Law was changed their independent

identity would be changed. Earlier Mukul Rohatgi indicated that the Modi government was in favour

of implementing Common Civil Code. It is good that Union Home minister Rajnath Singh clarified it to

Mahmood Ali about the government not interfering into the matters of Muslim Personal Law as it does

not want to indulge in any controversy. The government is treading very cautiously in view of

Assembly elections in several states. India is a religious country and everyone has the right to behave as


per their faith. No one and not any section demanded implementing Common Civil Code such

demands are raised only by the political leaders who want to polarize votes in its guise. The Centre

must withdraw its case from the Supreme Court.

According to Sahafat (October 3), addressing a seminar on triple talaq former justice B. K. Iyar said that

marriage and divorce in Islam was the best and there was no need to change them. Principal of Jamia

Ashrafia Mubarakpur Mohammad Nizamuddin Rizvi said that Islamic Sharia made arrangement for

triple talaq but later on women could get written divorce as well. They can ask for two-three talaq but

they cannot ask for the right to divorce. There is no difference of opinion among different streams of

Islam. He said that if talaq was pronounced thrice in one go then relation between husband and wife

ends. Representative of Muslim Personal Law Board Kamal Farooqui said that the Supreme Court

asked for Centre's opinion on triple talaq but attitude of the Centre was anti-Islamic. So Muslim

Personal Law Board would try to protect interest of Muslims under the provisions of constitution. He

said that it had been made clear in the constitution that no government could interfere into Islamic

Personal Law. Therefore no court has the right to interfere into the matter.

VII

Journalists from India speak the language of Pakistan

According to Chauthi Duniya (September 26), some secularists journalists have started spreading

canard about Kashmir. Editor of Weekly Chauthi Duniya Santosh Bhartiya published a report on the

front page with the headline – Dear Prime Minister this is the truth of Kashmir. Santosh Bhartiya

claimed, “I and two other journalists Ashok Wankhede and Abhay Kumar Dubey visited Kashmir and

we all cried looking at the situation of Kashmir.” Bhartiya alleged that information provided to the PM

about the Kashmir was sent on instructions of officials. They are far from being true. So you must make

some arrangements to get to the bottom of the truth.

Bhartiya said, “I am very worried after visiting Kashmir, we have control over land because our Army

is there but people of Kashmir are not with us. There is anger against Indian system from the age group

between 6 year old and 80 year old people. They are so angry that they don't want to speak to people

associated with Indian system. They are ready to face killings. So I am stating the truth that to stop

killings in this century, please play your role.” He further writers, “Our Army is nurturing this feeling

that whosoever speaks against Kashmir, they should be killed and this is the way to end separatist

movement.” “What the administration is calling separatist movement is actually mass movement. If

from 6-year-old to 80-year-old are calling azadi then we must realize that there was some mistake

committed in past 60 years and they were done deliberately. The history has given you the

responsibility to correct them. We hope that you would reconsider the situation of Kashmir to decide

your Kashmir policy,” said Bharatiya. According to Bharatiya, businessman, students, civil society

people, author, journalists, people from political parties and the government officials feel that

administration committed a big mistake forcing every Kashmiri to stand up against Indian system.


Santosh Bhartiya claimed that this time round Bakrid was not celebrated, new cloths were not worn, no

sacrifice was made, is not it a tight slap on the faces of such people who were swearing by democracy?

What happened to Kashmiries that they stopped celebrating festivals? The same Kashmir that voted in

huge number in 2014 is not ready to utter a single sympathetic world. “I am telling you this situation

because you are Prime Minister of the entire country so you must come out with a solution,” said

Bharatiya.

Santosh Bhartiya added fuel to fire by saying, “People in Kashmir were living in their houses by

lighting one bulb in the evening. It is believed in most of the households that there are so much gloom,

so many killings and over 10 thousand people are injured by pallet guns and 500 lost their vision in

such a situation how they could be happy by lighting four bulbs. I also saw in Kashmir that how stones

are placed around 8 in the morning and the same is removed in the evening.” They throw stone at the

army during the day time and sleep at night with fear that they might be picked up by the army

forcefully while asleep. Such situation was not even during British rule. Bharatiya further said that

people of Kashmir believe that the deal with government of India and Maharaj Hari Singh of Kashmir

clearly states that Article 370 would remain till any decision on future was taken through plebiscite.

People of Kashmir forgotten this plebiscite in 3-4 years but when Pt Nehru got Sheikh Abdullah

arrested then suspicion cropped up among Kashmiries about India. Abdullah was released from jail by

Indira Gandhi in 1975 and made CM of Kashmir but none of the demands made by him was fulfilled.

This has hurt Kashmiries. The Congress government sitting in Delhi considered Kashmir its colony

and toppled the Farooq Abdullah government but this caused hatred against India among Kashmiries.

Before you became the PM, no government in Delhi generated faith among Kashmiries that they too

are part of the country the way other states are. An entire generation born after 1952 had not heard the

name of democracy and did not enjoy the fruit of democracy. They just saw military, paramilitary,

bullets and deaths. They are unaware that how people live in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and

Maharashtra. Kashmiries don't have right to enjoy fruit of democracy. In the ocean of democracy they

have their share of guns, tanks, pallet guns and possible massacre.

This journalist claimed that the freedom movement of Kashmir had reached to villages and

everywhere there were Pakistani flags. When the team visiting Kashmir asked people of Kashmir they

said that they did not want to go to Pakistan but since you are cynical about Pakistan therefore people

here raise Pakistani flag. This journalist also wrote that Mr. Prime Minister, people of Kashmir want to

decide their fate themselves. They must be asked that if they want to go with Pakistan; want to live with

India; or want independence. They want plebiscite in the entire region. Why did such a situation arise?

The journalist also said that the amount allotted to Kashmir never reaches there. The money promised

by the PM during the flood did not reach them. Therefore Kashmiries want freedom.

Mr. Prime Minister there is a question in my mind, is Pakistan really so big that it could give Rs 500 to

every stone palter? Is Indian administration so poor that it failed to catch anyone doing so? Kashmiries

also complained that some communal elements are instigating them. Advocating Huriyat leaders,

Bharatiya said that so much moral pressure Hurriat leaders have that whatever calendar they make

that reaches everyone and people follow that colander. When they want market closes, when they


want it is open. Security guards don't patrol after 6. Corp commander in Kashmir told the government

not to involve them in political battle by saying that Army was not for civilians but for enemies. This

journalist alleged that some people in a planned conspiracy wanted to declare every Kashmiri a traitor

and they wished to go to Pakistan but this is not true. Bhartiya also claimed that there was a deal with

Kashmiries that India won't interfere into the matters except external affairs, Army and currency but it

is continuously interfering from the past 65 years and even the police have gone against India.

Syed Ali Shah Gilani's son-in-law and controversial journalist Iftikhar Gilani accepted in the

Hyderabad-based newspaper Dainik Munsif on October 2 that these three journalist visited Kashmir

on his instructions. Gilani claimed that one of the journalists Santosh Bhartiya was a close associate of a

BJP leader. Gilani mentioned some of the points of Bhartiya's letter to the PM in his write up. He said

that my concern was towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He does not want Modi to be

remembered as the person to have kept Kashmir with India through massacre. Perhaps this would be

the sad history. Narendra Modi should win over heart of Kashmiries and fulfill such promises that

were made in past 60 years. Gilani said that Narendra Modi must take action on letters of these

journalists because if people of Kashmir were not with what would India do with the land only?

Comment: Santosh Bhartiya was a Hindi journalist but he was brought in politics by V P Singh. These

days he is editor of a newspaper managed by an industrialist. Relation of Abhay Kumar Dubey and

Ashok Wankhede was known to all. Gilani is son-in-law of president of Huriat Conference of Ali Shah

Gilani. He was sent to Tihad jail on treason charges but was released on political pressure. Once he was

editor of a Pakistan-based newspaper in Delhi. At present, he is working with a Mumbai-based

newspaper. The question is if Santosh Bhartiya and two other journalists were sent there on instigation

of Pakistan so after coming back they can unleash campaign against Indian Army and administration?

Is not the letter written by Santosh Bhartiya gave instrument in the hands of Pakistan against India?

These are such questions on which there is a need for serious contemplation.


Western Asia

I

Saudi Arabia government takes up austerity measures

According to Inquilab (September 28), ruler of Saudi Arabia Shah Salman issued instruction banning

not to give jobs to foreigners in the less important departments for one year. According to Dainik Saudi

Gazette, this decision has also been taken to cut 20 per cent salary of the ministers and 15 per cent cut in

transport and lodging announce. The Saudi Arab government banned providing government vehicle

to senior government officials for one year. Ministers can use mobile and telephone up to 1000 Riyal, in

case bill exceeds, they themselves will have to pay. The government has also decided not to give annual

increment for this year and during the annual vacation monthly transportation allowance would not

be given. Besides that leaves have been reduced from 42 to 36 and in most of the departments news

recruitments have been banned for one year. The Saudi Arab government has increased visa fee for the

people coming to Saudi Arabia. This is to recall that ever since oil prices tumbled in 2014 across the

world, Saudi Arabia incurred heavy losses. Even the government reduced subsidy on several items.

The government ordered to look for new source of income instead of depending on oil.

According to Inquilab (September 24), presiding over a programme organized by Raza Academy on

the formation day of Saudi Arabia its president Maulana Syed Noori alleged that in 1924 Ibn Saud from

Majjad forcefully captured Mecca and Medina. He said that Wahabi rulers were enemies of Islam and

they destroyed graves of Prophet Mohammad and their relatives. This action was opposed across the

world and a delegation of Khilaphat Committee was sent to Saudi Arabia. The delegation was

assured by the Saudi Arabia that Mecca and Medina would be handed over to Hijad but this

promise was not fulfilled. Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said that the new tax on Haj pilgrims was

anti-Islamic.

II

Terrorists failed to blow up oil pipeline

According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 21), security personals of Saudi Arabia arrested

three persons belonging to terrorist organisation Islamic State. These people were trying to blast the

biggest pipeline of the country. It is said that the arrested persons belonged to Syria. This pipeline

supplies oil to the gulf countries. This pipeline supplies 50-70 lakh barrel oil to refineries.


III

Plan to send delegation of Islamic nations to Kashmir

According to Hamara Samaj (September 22), Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoðan told Pakistan

prime minister Nawaz Sharif after their meeting that they were sending a delegation of Islamic nations

to Kashmir so that the real situation could be known. Nawaz Sharif also met Japanese president in New

York and demanded that the way India was causing atrocities in Kashmir Valley, the Japanese

government must put pressure to stop that. Sharif also met foreign minister of the US John Kerry and it

is said that Kerry expressed concern over the attack on Indian Army base and he also expressed

concern over the continuing violence in Kashmir.

According to Inquilab (September 21), organization of Islamic countries demanded from India that

they must immediately stop atrocities against people demanding freedom in Kashmir and problem of

Kashmir should be solved as per wishes of Kashmiri people and United Nations resolution. General

Secretary of IOC Iyad bin Amin Madani criticized action of Indian Army in Kashmir. He said that

situation in Kashmir was deteriorating very fast and support of Islamic nations was with Pakistan.

According to Hindustan Express (September 20), president of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar

Farooq demanded from Islamic Organization OIC general secretary Iyad bin Amin Madani and

Kashmir Contact Group to immediately intervene into the matters of Kashmir. Hurriyat spokesperson

said that Mirwaiz was invited to participate in a meeting in New York but he could not go as he was

placed under house arrest. Mirwaiz in his letter alleged Indian Army for atrocities against Kashmiries

and demanded plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. This is to recall that earlier also ministers of OIC had

announced in Pakistan that 59 countries of the organization of Muslim countries are with Pakistan on

Kashmir issue. They leveled serious charges on the government of India.

IV

Indians in muddle in Saudi Arabia

According to Munsif (October 2), economic crisis in Saudi Arabia affected people of Asian origin

miserably and thousands of poor workers belonging to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Philippines

have been rendered jobless. They have not been given any old salary. So it has become difficult for them

not only to return India but feed themselves. Recently 40 people belonging to Bihar returned India. Due

to most of the ongoing projects getting closed in Saudi Arabia, heavy retrenchment is underway. As

per the rules of Saudi Arabia, employees from the foreign countries cannot take up a new job without

permission of his previous employer. So they are dying hungry. There are 30 lakh Indian laborers in

Saudi Arabia and most of them are jobless now. It is also alleged in a news report published in this


newspaper that a residence of Hyderabad Anjum Fatima was sent to Medina as domestic help by a

Mumbai-based agent. Husband of this woman alleged that she was promised to be given 1500 riyal per

month but from the past four months she was not given a single penny. Husband of this woman lodged

a written complain in Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia but they refused to interfere into the matter. The

woman does not have a single penny to come back to India. The person in Mumbai who had sent her

Saudi Arabia is demanding 5000 riyal to bring her back to India. Fatima's husband alleged that her life

was under threat.

V

Iran fires at the Pakistani border

According to Inquilab (October 4), there had been clashes at Iran and Pakistan border. As per a

Pakistani website, in the border area of Mashkeel, two Pakistani citizens Abdul Wahid and Nazir

Ahmed got injured in the firing of Iranian Army. Looking at their serious condition, they were shifted

to Central Hospital Quetta. This is to recall that there had been protest at the Iran-Pakistan border

against Pakistan.

VI

Protest over decision of handing over two

islands to Egypt

According to Inquilab (October 1), Egyptian government decided that two non-populated islands to

be handed over to Saudi Arabia. Earlier handing over two islands called Tiran and Sanafir was

opposed by people of the country and one of the courts instructed that government cannot hand over

to Egypt. Public prosecutor Khalid Ali told reporter that the court which ruled it did not have right to

give such ruling. Recently ruler of Saudi Arabia king Shah Salman was on his visit to Egypt then the

Egyptian government decided to hand over to the Saudi Arabia government. These two islands are

under possession of Egypt since 1950 but no one lives here. There was protest all across the country

against this treaty and demonstration took place all across. Demonstrators said that the Egyptian

government did not have any right to hand over these islands to Saudi Arabia.


World

I

Mosques to be demolished in Myanmar

According to Inquilab (September 23), the Myanmar government decided to demolish illegal

mosques and mausoleums in the Muslim-Majority Arakan area of the country. It has also been decided

to close and demolish Islamic madarsa. Out of total 2270 buildings that would be demolished have 9

mosques and 24 madarsa while in another state 3 mosques and 22 madarsa to be demolished. There are

around 1.25 lakh Muslims in Arakan region. Muslims were sent to temporary camps in the year 2012

after riots between Muslims and Budhdhists. This is to recall that Myanmar is not ready to give

citizenship to these Rohingya Muslims by saying them to be Bangladeshi infiltrators. Rohingya

Muslims claim that they are living in Myanmar for generations. When for the first time Army took over

reigns in 1962, they banned construction of mosques and madarsa. Now the campaign for their

demolition started. This is to recall that there is a tension between Muslims and Budhdhists from

several decades and due to that tension riots happen frequently. In these riots, mosques and madarsas

are destroyed by rioters. Several mosques were set on fire last month.

II

Campaign against jihadies in Bangladesh

According to Munsif (October 2), the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh started campaign

against its opponents. On government instructions, over 300 workers of the Jamaate Islami and

Bangladesh Nationalist Party were injured by bullets and over 22 people were shot dead. Human

Rights Watch, International Human Rights Organisations, says in its report that the Bangladesh

government instructed security personal to target lower party of the body of protestors so they are

crippled for life. This organization alleged that opponents were being killed in fake encounters. In its

45-page report, Human Rights Watch demanded from international organizations and UNO that they

must interfere against the campaign unleashed by the government against its opponents. The

organization published interview of 25 people who were targeted by Bangladeshi people.


III

Indian films and channels banned in Pakistan

After Indian Army's surgical attack at terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan is

baffled and it decided to ban Indian TV Channels and Indian movies. The Pakistan government

announced that action would be taken against TV channels or cinema houses for screening Indian

films.

According to Dainik Etemaad (October 1), owner of cinema houses in Pakistan announced that they

would not screen any Indian movie in their cinema houses. Nadeem Mandviwalla said that this

decision of the owner of the cinema houses was taken in view of Indian Army's atrocities against

Kashmiries. He said, “Our army is protecting boarders of Pakistan while India is aggressive. Therefore

we decided not to screen Indian movies.” This is to recall that earlier also the Pakistan government

banned Indian movies. They said that Pakistani movie did not stand before the Indian movies and

Pakistani viewers watch Indian movie instead of Pakistani films which is causing heavy losses to

Pakistani films.

According to Inquilab (October 7), the Pakistan government decided that whichever company telecast

programme of Indian TV channels action would be taken against them. Indian channels have been

completely banned in Pakistan though Indian movies and Indian serials are liked very much in

Pakistan and due to that cable operators have been violating government order all these days. Now,

the government has announced to cancel license of such companies which will violate the government

order. Cinema houses also decided not to screen Indian movies.

IV

Naqab banned in Switzerland

According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 29), Switzerland banned Burqa and Naqab. This

bill was presented by rightist Parliamentarian. This is the same gentleman who ran a campaign of

banning minarets in Switzerland. This MP belongs to opposition People's Party. He said that women

could not be allowed to wrap scarf as it was against Swish civilization and motive of this law was to

check Islamic extremism. This party has majority in Swish Parliament but it does not have

representation in the upper house. This is to recall that in a part of Switzerland Burqa is already

banned. Muslims constitute 5 per cent of the total population of the country

.


V

African nations stops exporting donkeys to China

According to Munsif (October 4), over a dozen of African nations banned exporting donkeys to China.

This is to recall that in the past 6 months Nigeria, Nigger, Burkina Faso and some other countries

exported over 50 thousand donkeys to China. According to Nigger Times, reason for the increasing

demand of donkeys in China is that they make several medicines by killing them and Gelatin found

from them is used in toffees. According to the government sources, the population of donkeys in China

in 1990 was 1.10 crore which has come down to 50 lakh after a decade. According to highly placed

sources of Nigger, meats of these donkeys are supplied to the Chinese. Around 10 lakh donkeys had

been bought by the China therefore export of donkeys was banned.

VI

Two lakh Afghans returned from Pakistan

According to Akhbar Mashriq (October 7), as per data provided by United Nations refugee

organization this year over 2.04 lakh Afghan refugees have returned their country. Earlier Pakistan

had announced that Afghani refugees living in Pakistan would have to leave Pakistan by March next

year. As per United Nation's sources most of the Afghan wanted to go back to their countries before

winter sets in. Therefore everyday 5-7 thousand Pakistani refugees are returning their country.

VII

Burqa banned in Bulgaria

According to Sahafat (October 2), Bulgarian Parliament banned donning burkha at public places. As

per the new law anyone would not be able to cover their face partially or completely and anyone using

nakab or Burqa will be fined 100 euro. If anyone repeats the crime they will be fined 750 euro. There are

13 per cent Muslims in the total population of Bulgaria. France and Germany had already banned

Burqa while Germany considering banning Burqa.


OTHERS

I

Reservation demanded for Muslims

According to Hindustan Express (October 4), Muslim leaders organized a meeting in Lucknow

demanding reservation in education and jobs on the basis of recommendation given by Rangnath

Mishra Commission and Sachar Committee. It was alleged in the meeting that ruling parties in the

country did not do justice with Muslims and did not fulfill promise made to them of giving reservation

for economic and educational backwardness. It was demanded in the meeting that Muslims must not

be given reservation on the basis of religion but on the basis of backwardness. Former president of

Madhya Pradesh Madarsa Board Prof Alim Khan Qadri said that science, technology and English

should also be taught in madarsa. Qadri complained that though Urdu was the second language in

Uttar Pradesh but in entire Uttar Pradesh did not have a single primary school with Urdu medium. He

also said that Uttar Pradesh government did not recruit Urdu translators. He demanded chief minister

of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav that all the commitment made by Samajwadi before elections should

be fulfilled.

II

Nine supporters of IS arrested

According to Sahafat (October 4), National Investigation Agency arrested nine people allegedly

associated with Islamic terrorist organization Islamic State. It is said that this organization is ready to

play bloodbath at any moment. NIA arrested K K Jony from Kurappa. It is said that this person was in

support of IS people for long. After this crackdown by Kerala police, Delhi police and Telengana police

started. It is said that nine suspected people have been arrested so far while 21 are still absconding. NIA

raided over a dozen places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Telengana and recovered important documents.

Intelligence agency is interrogating suspected people.


III

Mysterious death of a professor

According to Dainik Siyasat (September 30), mysterious death of a professor in a private collage in

Hyderabad caused sensation in the city. It is said that Praveen Kumar wrote on his facebook that ISIS

supporters were present in his college and his life was under threat due to them. After that Praveen

Kumar disappeared. He died mysteriously in Warangal. It was said that he was crushed by a bus in

Maharashtra. Hyderabad police are investigating that in which condition Praveen Kumar died. Was it

a suicide or murder? Police commissioner of Warangal Sudheer Babu said that a case was registered for

the death of Praveen Kumar and investigation was going on. The police registered case against the

driver and trying to get information about the driver.

IV

Sin committed by Muslims reason for dengue

According to Akhbar Mashriq (October 1), president of All India Milli Council Maulana Aas

Mohammad Gulzar said that Dengue and Chikengunia were spreading in Uttar Pradesh because

Muslims were committing sin and not believing in Allah. So to punish such people god is spreading

such diseases. He said that half of the population of Uttar Pradesh was victim of these diseases and

even big doctors died of these diseases. He alleged that the state government was not taking any right

step to control them. He appealed to Muslims to ask for pardon from the god at his places. Joint namaj

must be offered at mosques and madarsas so Allah be kind and his mercy be on Muslims.

V

Jamiat Ulama in support of terrorists

According to Inquilab (October 5), Jamiat Ulama e Hind announced that Muslim youths arrested for

terrorist activities in Rajasthan would be provided with legal assistance. This to recall that Anti-Terror

Squad had arrested 13 Muslim youths for having link with terrorist organization called Indian

Mujahideen. Two-and-half-years have passed but neither have they been given bail nor has any case

been filed against them in the court. Relatives of these youths had met Jamiat Ulama e Hind president

Maulana Arshad Madni after that president of legal help committee Gulzar Azmi announced legal

assistance by hiring a good lawyer and entire cost would be borne by Jamiat Ulama. Lawyers of Jamiat

Ulama recently met these accused in the jail.


VI

Sharia court for women in Bhopal

According to Sahafat (October 6), the woman running campaign for banning triple talaq legally and

chief of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Aandolan Zakia Soman said that her organization would soon start

Sharia court for women in Bhopal. There are just four such court in the country so far. She said that this

court would be constituted because women don't get justice in present Sharia court. AT present

women courts are in Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. Zakia said that they had prepared a

format of Nikahnama so women could be saved from exploitation. This format will have every detail

about the woman and her husband and the man would have to mention that he did not have any other

wife. This will also have detail about mehar and would be signed by two witnesses each from both

sides. She alleged that generally amount of mehar is not written in Nikahnama so taking advantage of

the situation men pronounce triple talaq leaving women in lurch. She said that as far Quran was

concerned it did not do injustice to women. But the equality mentioned in the Quran is suppressed by

selfish elements. She alleged, “To suppress our voices personal allegations are made and their

supporters are sending sleazy messages but we won't be afraid.”

VII

Six terrorist arrested in West Bengal

According to Hindustan Express (September 27), the West Bengal police arrested terrorists belonging

to Islamic terrorist organization Jamat ul Mujahiddin. They were named in Bardhaman bomb blast

case by National Investigation Agency. Out of total arrested persons three are Bangladeshi. They were

absconding since 2014 in want of Bardhaman blast and fled to south India. The person arrested by the

West Bengal police was chief of Jamat's Bangal branch. Another person called Yusuf Seikh has Rs 10

lakh over his head for the arrest. The three alleged terrorists were arrested from the Bashir Haat area

while two others were arrested from 24 Pargana district while Zahid was arrested from Silcher. Huge

amount of currency and incriminating documents were recovered from them.


Review of Urdu Newspapers by IPF

1. Dawat, Delhi

2. Daily Inquilab, Delhi

3. Daily Akhbar Mashriq, Delhi

4. Daily Sahafat, Delhi

5. Rojnama Rashtriya Sahara, Delhi

6. Daily Hindustan Express, Delhi

7. Daily Hind Samachar, Jalandhar

8. Daily Pratap, Delhi

9. Daily Munsif, Hyderabad

10. Daily Siasat, Hyderabad

11. Daily Hamara Samaj, Delhi

12. Weekly Almi Sahara, Delhi

13. Daily Aurangabad Times, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

14. Weekly Jadid Markaz, Lucknow

15. Weekly Nai Dunia, Delhi

16. Daily Etemaad, Hyderabad

17. Daily Jadid Mail, Delhi

18. Daily Siyasi Taqdir, Delhi

19. Daily Urdu Action, Delhi

20. Weekly Chauthi Duniya, Delhi

21. Weekly Akhbar Nav, Delhi

22. Daily Milap, Delhi

23. Daily Qaumi Tanzeem, Patna

24. Daily Jadid Khabar, Delhi

Please send your suggestions, information, news and views from Urdu

newspapers to the foundation. Editorial Board would try to

accommodate them as per our editorial policy in forthcoming issues.

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the book “Balochistan : What World Needs to Know”

People present on the occasion.

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