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O P I N I O N

Opposition parties up the ante against NAB

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Monday evening during a TV talk show that his party would go to the Supreme Judicial Council against the NAB chairman, however, did not reiterate this demand during the news conference.

And when the two opposition parties launched the latest attack on the NAB chairman, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan spoke in defence of the accountability watchdog, advising the opposition to approach courts if it had any complaint about the bureau’s conduct.

In response to a question during a briefing on the federal cabinet meeting, Dr Awan stated that NAB was an independent organisation “free of any influence of government or opposition and as a state institution was working according to law and constitution”. She said the government was only a facilitator working to remove hurdles in the way of NAB. Clarifying that she was not speaking on behalf of the accountability watchdog, she criticised the media wing of NAB for not coming out with a response to the opposition’s allegations.

“If NAB’s spokesperson will not respond then a communication gap will result in spread of disinformation,” she said.

The opposition parties and NAB have been at loggerheads for the past couple of years since the conviction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia flagship case. The confrontation between the PML-N and NAB reached the maximum point when the Bureau arrested Opposition PPP, PML-N threaten ‘ action’ against NAB chair- Leader Shahbaz Sharif in the Aashiyana housing scam case in October man over controversial last year and later at the time of the interview arrest of former railways minister Mr Abbasi, who had stated on Khawja Saad Rafique in another he country’s two major opposition parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party — which have been crying foul over the ongoing accountability process for over one year have slammed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal over his controversial interview to a senior journalist, with the former seeking “an explanation” from him and the latter announcing that it will take “action” against him.

PPP leader and former president Asif Zardari, while talking to reporters after appearing before an accountability court here on Tuesday, stated that the NAB chairman had “no right to give such an interview”.“This is against the code of conduct of his post and if he has given the interview we will take action against him,” Mr Zardari declared.

In his apparent reference to the detained accused in the fake bank accounts case Hussain Lawai, the former president criticised NAB for allegedly humiliating people and even producing an 80-year-old accused in handcuffs. It is inhuman to treat senior citizens like this, he added. Hours after Mr Zardari’s statement, senior members of the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held an emergency news conference at the National Press Club in which they termed the NAB chairman’s interview “discriminatory and against the spirit of impartial accountability”.

housing scam.

Shahbaz Sharif, who attended National Assembly sessions after issuance of his production order by the speaker before he was granted bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC), during his speeches on the floor of the house had many times lashed out at the NAB chairman and even asked the parliament to summon him for his actions against the politicians.

Some members of the opposition had written a letter to the NAB chairman a couple of months back seeking a meeting with him. However, that meeting could not take place due to unknown reasons.

Meanwhile, the PML-N leaders in their news conference refuted the claim of the NAB chairman made in his interview that party president Shahbaz Sharif had offered him to return the money.

“If the contents of the interview are correct, then the NAB chairman should give the details,” Mr Abbasi said.

“The only purpose of NAB is to defame politicians and hurl baseless allegations on them. How can the country run if politicians are always targeted?” asked Mr Abbasi, adding that the “the character assassination campaign must stop now.”

“The country’s economy is in tatters and a big share of responsibility for it rests with NAB,” he alleged.

While making public his NAB inquiry questionnaires, Mr Abbasi said NAB had made a mockery of the accountability process by using it as a tool of persecution and victimisation.

belonging to the ruling party as well as the opposition members.

In his reported interview, the NAB chairman had predicted the arrests of many politicians, including Asif Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, Aslam Raisani and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, in near future.

Retired Justice Javed Iqbal, who had taken oath as the acting chief justice of Pakistan after former military dictator retired Gen Pervez Musharraf sacked then chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in March 2007, had claimed that Shahbaz Sharif had put three conditions for depositing the money in the national exchequer. He claimed that Mr Sharif had informed them that the money would be deposited by a foreign country and demanded that in return he should be given a clean chit and that his son Hamza Shahbaz should be made the chief minister of Punjab.

In his reported interview, the NAB chairman had also alleged that he was facing pressure and threats from the ruling PTI which wanted NAB to close cases against Firdous Ashiq Awan, Aleem Khan, Babar Awan and Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In the same interview, he had stated that Mr Zardari was “shivering” when he was called to the NAB office for interrogation.

Later, in what appears to be a damage-control step, the NAB chairman held a press conference in which he explained the working of NAB as well as highlighted its recent achievements. Though he did not categorically deny giving any interview, but said his talk was “disInterview content In his controversial interview to torted”, adding that he “didn’t know columnist Javed Chaudhry pub- that the journalists have become lished in an Urdu daily last week, fortune tellers”. the NAB chairman had reportedly By:Malik Asad | Amir Wasim spoken on the progress of many ongoing cases against the politicians

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“Rabbi David Arrested’!

By: Gulshan Aalani The most disturbing news of arrest of Canadian Rabbi David Mivasair along with other 17 of JewishAmerican, Israeli and Palestinian activists by Israel Military, while helping to repair a road used by Bedouin pastoralists in the hills south of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

“The participants were violently grabbed and dragged along the rocky road to military vehicles, where they were eventually taken to a nearby police station in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba”.

Rabbi David, is a well known an honest Human Rights Activist, also is an active member of Independent Jewish Voices, and is there taking part in a 10-day delegation along

with over 50 North American Jews organized by the US based Center for Jewish Nonviolence, that promotes Jewish Palestinian coexistence and opposes Israel’s 52 year old occupation of Palestinian lands”.

Rabbi David believer of truth is also well known in Vancouver Muslim community and is considered one of us.

That’s why it is intolerable to hear about his arrest. This kind of cruelty reminds us of the worst atrocity of the Gaza- Flotilla raid in 2010.

That was a military operation in International Waters in the Mediterranean Sea. At that time nine activists were killed on one Ship during the raid and ten Israeli Soldiers.

“The villages of the South Hebron Hills are often the targets of violence by Israeli settlers and of demolitions by the Israeli Military. Just this week several home demolitions have taken place and more are expected in the weeks and months to come”.

The villages notably lie in Area C, an area that takes up approximately 60% of the Israeli-occupied West Bank and is under full Israeli military control. Palestinians in Area C require permits from Israeli authorities for any construction or land rehabilitation work, to which they are systematically denied. Meanwhile,

Jewish-only settlements, which also have their own roads, continue to expand.

This is called Human Rights violence. We don’t know why every kind of hatred is going on. AntiSemitism and anti-Jewish violence is also on the rise. What are we going to achieve by being so hateful of certain people?

Who has done no harm. It is the Divine order not to punish the Son for the wrong doings of the Father or V/V. Opposing this law proves we have no fear of Allah-Creator of the Universe and owner of all of us.

Although Rabbi David is released, let us hope and pray that him and his group can leave safely.

InshaaAllah.

rey Police Department was one of two major initiatives unanimously passed by Council on the night we were sworn in and, this morning, Council has had the opportunity to view the full report. I want to thank Surrey City staff, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department for their work on the transition document. I am confident that our plan fully details how we will successfully transition to a city police department and I look forward to hearing back from the Solicitor General. With the report now in the hands of the provincial government we are moving ahead with our public engagement sessions. I urge our residents to come out and help us shape their Surrey Police Department.”

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“The completion of the Policing Transition Report is a landmark moment for the City of Surrey as it marks an important step in bringing local accountability to the citizens of Surrey,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “The creation of a Sur-

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PAKISTAN

Deferred payment facility for oil imports from Saudi Arabia to kick in from July: Hafeez Shaikh

Saudi Arabia’s promised deferred payment facility to Pakistan for the latter’s oil imports will kick in from July 1, under which Pakistan will receive petroleum products worth $275 million every month, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday. Quoting a tweet by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh, Radio Pakistan stated that the kingdom will import petroleum products worth $3.2 billion to Pakistan every year for the next three years.

The finance adviser said that the facility will “strengthen Pakistan’s balance of payments position”, and thanked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for “his continuous support for the people of Pakistan”. Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar also hailed the

news, adding that the facility would have a positive effect on the stock market. In a statement, Bakhtiar said that the deferred payment facility “will reduce the pressure [created by the] outflow of foreign exchange”. He also thanked the Saudi government for the facility.

Last year, Riyadh had agreed to provide a bailout package of $6bn to help resuscitate Pakistan’s worsening economy.

According to the agreement, $3bn were to be provided in foreign currency to address Pakistan’s balance of payments crisis. A deferred payment facility for the import of oil worth up to another $3 billion was also part of the package.

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Opposition parties to hold protests, call APC after Eid Salim

Leaders of the opposition parties on Sunday announced their plans to “launch protests inside and outside the parliament after Eidul Fitr” and hold an All Parties Conference (APC) to “chalk out a joint strategy on how to tackle the problems facing Pakistan”.The announcement was made by PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari at a press conference that followed an iftar-dinner he hosted at Zardari House in Islamabad and which was attended by a delegation of arch rivals-turned-allies PML-N and other major opposition parties.

“Today we invited all the opposition leaders to this iftardinner and I am thankful that they came,” Bilawal said.“We have decided to keep on meeting to discuss Pakistan’s issues and find solutions to the people’s problems,” Bilawal added before announcing the opposition parties’ plan to launch protests post-Eid. Bilawal also said that JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called an All Parties Conference (APC) after Eid where a joint strategy against the government will be finalised.The JUI-F leader corroborated the plan himself, saying that “Pakistan is emerging as a weak country in the world due to some incapable people ascend-

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Rs9.98bn contract signed for Mohmand dam project

LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Tuesday signed a contract of Rs9.98 billion with a joint venture (JV) for consultancy services regarding construction design, supervision and contract management of the Mohmand dam hydropower project.

The JV namely Mohmand Dam Consul­ tants Group (MDCG) is led by Nespak and comprises six partners and seven sub-consultants (four foreign and nine local firms).

According to a press release issued here by a spokesperson for Wapda, the

agreement was signed in Islamabad by the Wapda general manager/project director of Mohmand dam, Mohammad Javed Afridi, and MDCG representative Dr Tahir Mehmood Hayat.

Federal Minister for Water Resources Mohammad Faisal Vawda, Secretary of Water Resources Mohammad Ashraf, Wapda Chairman retired Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain, Joint Secretary of Water Resources Syed Mohammad Mehr Ali Shah, Wapda members, senior officers and representatives of the consulting firms were present on the occasion. The spokesperson said the Pakistani engi-

neering firm had been assigned the lead role in the contract for consultancy services in such a mega water sector project for the first time in the country’s history for capacity building of local engineering firms and bringing them on a par with known international consultants.

The Mohmand dam project is being constructed on Swat river in Mohmand tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is a multi-purpose project with gross water storage capacity of 1.2 million acre feet and power generation capacity of 800 megawatt.

Source: dawn.com

Over 2,000 apply for Pakistan visa online ISLAMABAD: Around 2,250 individuals from across the globe have so far applied online to obtain Pakistan’s visa, according to data released by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Tuesday.

Nadra, which developed the online system of issuing visas to potential travellers to Pakistan, said that 739 applications had been received during a single week starting from May 6. The online visa system was inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 14 offering online visa facility to citizens of 175 countries of the world, in a significant move aimed at opening up Pakistan’s borders to the world.

Nadra receives 739 applications during a single week. Moreover, from May 6 to May 12, Nadra said it processed and registered approximately 277,000 people into its database, out of which almost 37,000 received identity documents free of cost. These identity documents were of category types such as Computerised or Smart National Identity Cards (CNIC/SNIC), Family and Child Registration and Pakistan Origin Card (POC).

A push for newer and secure Smart identity cards led to an increase of over half a million applicants in 2018. Similarly, Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) deployed in both urban and rural areas registered over one

million citizens, with a significant increase in registration of females and differentlyabled persons.

Nadra said it also established an online webbased application system known as PakIdentity that has enabled 317,307 applicants to process their ID cards from their homes and offices. Additionally, in the week of May 6 to May 12 2019, Nadra cleared more than 500 cases that were either blocked or under verification.

The establishment of eight (24-hour) mega centres in all major cities across the country has provided the general public access to Nadra round the clock. Source: dawn.com

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Zarif: US playing ‘dangerous game’ On May 23, will India turn to the in Gulf showdown darkness or will it reach for the light?

Iran’s FM slams US move to shift military hardware to the region, warning it increases the risk of ‘accidents’.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned the United States is “playing a dangerous game” by boosting its military might in the Gulf as the fiery rhetoric between Washington and Tehran continues.

Zarif criticised the US move to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group and bomber task force earlier this month in response to an unspecified threat, cautioning that “having all these military assets in a small area is in of itself prone to accidents”.

“Extreme prudence is required and the United States is playing a very, very dangerous game,” he told CNN in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.

Friction between Tehran and Washington has steadily ratcheted up this month, a year after US President Donald Trump pulled out of a landmark 2015 nuclear accord brokered between the Islamic Republic and several other world powers. Under the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to curb its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. Since then, the Trump administration has pursued a “maximum pressure” cam-

paign against Tehran, which it accuses of being a destabilising actor in the Middle East.

‘Respect not threat’

Iran’s basic goods prices double as fall of rial continues (3:01) On Tuesday, Zarif said Tehran had “acted in good faith” over the JCPOA and accused the US of waging “economic warfare” on Iran by reimposing sanctions and moving to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero.

“Iran never negotiates with coercion. You cannot threaten any Iranian and expect them to engage. The way to do it is through respect, not through threats,” Zarif said, adding there would be “painful consequences” if current tensions escalate further.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Tuesday that whenever the US administration threatens Iran, international and domestic pressure means “they regret it in less than two hours”.

“All those with the responsibility of the world on their shoulders tell the White House that this was a very dangerous thing to say ... [and] the Pentagon’s pressure makes the president apologise and say we don’t mean to wage war or attack,” he said.

Source: aljazeera.com

Saudi Arabia to execute three scholars after Ramadan: Report

Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, Awad al-Qarni and Ali al-Omari to be sentenced to death

by Riyadh, Middle East Eye reports.

Three leading Saudi Arabian scholars being held by Riyadh on multiple charges of “terrorism” will be sentenced to death, according to a report. Citing two government sources and one of the men’s relatives, Middle East Eye on Tuesday reported the three individuals - Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, Awad alQarni and Ali al-Omari - will be convicted and executed after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan concludes next month.

There was no comment from Saudi authorities on the report. Al-Awdah is an internationally renowned progressive Islamic scholar described by UN experts as a “reformist”, al-Qarni is a preacher, academic and author, and al-Omari is a popular broadcaster.“They will not wait to execute these men once the death sentence has been passed,” one unnamed source told Middle East Eye. Another Saudi government source said the execution last month of 37 of the country’s nationals was used as a “trial balloon” to gauge the strength of international condemnation, the outlet reported.

Ali al-Ahmad, a longtime Saudi opposition figure and head of the US-based Institute for Gulf Affairs, called the reported move to execute the three prominent men a “crime to terrorise the Saudi citizens into submission”.

“The Saudi court system is more or less a kangaroo court system,” al-Ahmad told Al Jazeera from Washington, DC. But Yahya Assiri, founder of ALQST, a Saudi human rights organisation based in London, called the news report untrue in a tweet in Arabic.However, he wrote, “Nothing is beyond the authorities who are oppressive, brutal and ignorant, but also no one has been convicted or executed … This news is harmful to the victim and the human rights situation and our work.”

International condemnation The trio are currently awaiting trial at the Criminal Special Court in the capital, Riyadh, according to Middle East Eye, after being arrested in September 2017, when Saudi authorities detained dozens of prominent figures in an alleged anti-corruption crackdown headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

On May 23, 2019, the curtain will come down on the darkest five years in the history of independent India. What lies on the other side of that curtain is anybody’s guess. And while media channels work themselves up into a frisson of speculation about coalitions, majorities, vote swings and vote shares, the bigger questions weigh heavy on our hearts.

Will the people of India walk away from Narendra Modi or will they embrace everything he stands for? Will our democracy breathe freely again or will it be choked to death? Basically, what we are asking is, will the darkness dissipate or will it deepen?

We will know soon enough.

The darkness, sad to say, has always been around, but in May 2014, it found a new lease of life (or was it death?). It spread out slowly and surely across our cities and our villages, our mohallas and our kasbas, and then, like a terrifying beast of prey, began claiming victims. It snuffed out the lives of Pehlu Khan, Mohammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Afrazul and 16-year-old Junaid. Their only “crime” was that they were Muslim. The darkness sowed fear, suspicion and hatred, and turned friend against friend and neighbour against neighbour even as it suddenly

brought into the question the very existence of those who have always been an integral part of Indian society.

The darkness looted and pillaged. It ate up livelihoods across India and rendered millions jobless, helpless and even homeless. It brought hundreds of thousands of farmers to death’s door and turned their families destitute. It put paid to the dreams of hundreds of thousands of young men and women longing for a university education.What has been truly odd about this great darkness, though, is that it has been celebrated and feted as if it were the light!

Source: dawn.com

Iranian lawmaker says his country does not want direct or proxy war with US

Iran will “under no circumstances” enter a war either directly or indirectly with the United States, a prominent reformist Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday, as both Washington and Tehran try to ease heightened tensions in the region.

The reported comments by Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh come after the White House earlier this month sent an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the region over a still-unexplained threat it perceived from Iran.

Since that development, Iran has announced it will back away from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, an accord that President Donald Trump pulled America out of a year ago. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, alleged that four oil tankers were sabotaged off its coast, and Iranian-allied rebels in Yemen have launched drone attacks into Saudi Arabia.

Falahatpisheh’s comments, reported by the semi-official ILNA news agency, carry additional heft as he serves as the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security

and foreign policy commission.

“Under no circumstance will we enter a war,” Falahatpisheh said, according to ILNA. “No group can announce that it has entered a proxy war from Iran’s side.”

On Monday, Iran announced it had quadrupled its production capacity of low-enriched uranium. Iranian officials made a point to stress that the uranium would be enriched only to the 3.67% limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, making it usable for a power plant but far below what’s needed for an atomic weapon.

Source: dawn.com

Jakarta on alert as Indonesia post-election protests turn violent

Police say situation turned ugly when some protesters refused to leave the area and began throwing molotov cocktails. Police in Indonesia have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in central Jakarta, after supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto began setting fire to buildings and vehicles and pelted officers with rocks and burning objects.

National Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said protests against the final results of last month’s presidential election, which showed Prabowo losing to incumbent President Joko Widodo, turned violent late on Tuesday and continued into the early hours of Wednesday.

He added that dozens of people had been detained.

KompasTV, an Indonesian news channel, showed protesters throwing rocks, facing off against hundreds of riot police in a neighbourhood in the centre of the capital.

Media reported that some people had been

hospitalised.There was no official confirmation on injuries.

Prabowo, a retired general who has been accused of human rights abuses, has claimed widespread cheating in the April 17 election, but has provided no credible evidence to back up his allegations.

The legal director of his campaign team said on Tuesday that Prabowo would lodge a formal challenge to the result with the Constitutional Court. Source: aljazeera.com

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FAITH Volume 2, Book 25, Number 579: Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah’s Apostle enjoined the payment of one Sa’ of dates or one Sa’ of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the ‘Id prayer. (One Sa’ = 3 Kilograms approx.) .

16 things you can do on the Night of Power in Ramadan

By: Abdul Malik Mujahid

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aylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) is described in the Quran as, “better than a thousand months” (97:3). Any action done on this night such as reciting the Quran, remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for one thousand months which do not contain the night of Qadr.

Allah’s Messenger used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time.” (Muslim). Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet.

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, related that the Prophet said: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Ramadan (Bukhari).

The Prophet said: “Whoever prays during the night of Qadr with faith and hoping for its reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven.” (Bukhari and Muslim recorded from Abu Huraira).

Here are some tips of things we can do on the Night of Power and the time before and after it.

1. Take a vacation for Allah We take a break from our jobs for almost everything in life. Why not this time to focus on worshiping and thanking our Creator.

If this is not possible at least take a few days off if you can. This can make it easier to stay awake at night to do extra Ibadah, not having to worry about getting to work the next day.

It will also facilitate doing Itikaf.

2. Do Itikaf It was a practice of the Prophet to spend the last ten days and nights of Ramadan in the masjid for Itikaf.

Those in Itikaf stay in the masjid all this time, performing various forms of zikr (the remembrance of Allah), like doing extra Salat, recitation and study of the Quran.

They do not go outside the masjid except in case of emergencies, therefore, they sleep in the masjid. Their families or the masjid administration takes care of their food needs.

Itikaf of a shorter period of time, like one night, a day or a couple of days is encouraged as well.

3. Make this special Dua Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: I asked the Messenger of Allah: ‘O Messenger of Allah, if I know what night is the night of Qadr, what should I say during it?’ He said: ‘Say: O Allah, You are pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.’ “(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Tirmidhi).

The transliteration of this Dua is “Allahumma innaka `afuwwun tuhibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee” 4. Recite the Quran Perhaps you can choose Surahs or passages from the Quran which you have heard in Tarawih this past Ramadan to recite.

If you attend a class where the recitation of the Quran is taught, this is a great time to put your knowledge into practice.

5. Reflect on the meaning of the Quran Choose the latest Surah or Surahs you’ve heard in Tarawih and read their translation and Tafseer. Then think deeply about their meaning and how it affects you on a personal level.(If you want to study the Quran with more understanding, check out Way to the Quran and Access to Quranic Arabic.

6. Get your sins wiped out Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger said: Whoever stands (in prayer) in Laylatul Qadr while nourishing his faith with selfevaluation, expecting reward from Allah, will have all of his previous sins forgiven.

[Bukhari and Muslim).

Don’t just pray using the shorter Surahs that you know. Try to make your prayers longer, deeper and meaningful. If you are familiar with longer Surahs, read the translation and explanation and then pray reciting these Surahs, carefully reflecting on the meaning while you pray. Even if you are only familiar with the shorter Surahs, read the translation and explanation beforehand, and then pray reflecting on the message of the Surahs.

This is a good way to develop the habit of concentration, even in regular prayers, where many of us tend to be fidgety and/or easily distracted.

7. Make a personal Dua list.

Ask yourself what you really want from Allah. Make a list of each and everything, no matter how small or how big it is, whether it deals with this world or not. Allah loves to

hear from us. Once this list is ready, you can do three things: Ask Allah to give you those things Think about what actions you have taken to get those things Develop a work plan to get those things in future.

8. Evaluate yourself.

Ask yourself those questions that need to be asked. Do an evaluation of where you are and where you are going. Let this evaluation lead you to feel happiness for the good you have done and remorse for the bad you have done. (see a short and a long evaluation guide) This latter feeling should make it easier to seek Allah’s sincere forgiveness when making the Dua mentioned in tip number one above.

9. Make long, sincere and deep Duas One of the best times to do this is during the last part of the night.

Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet said: When the last one-third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the heaven of the earth and proclaims: Who is that who supplicates for Me, and I grant his supplication? Who is that who begs Me for anything and I grant it to him? And who is that who seeks My forgiveness, and I forgive him? (Bukhari, Muslim).

That means for instance, waking up one hour before Suhoor time to ask Allah for anything and everything you want that is Halal. This can be done using the Duas of the Sunnah, but also Dua in your own language, with sincerity and conviction.

10. Memorize a different Dua every night They don’t have to be long. They can be just one line. And be sure to know what they mean generally at least, even if you don’t know the exact translation in English.

You can put them on index cards (or and keep them with you during the day, glancing at them

By: Laura El Alam In 2007, our Southern California community was privileged to host renowned reciter of the Quran, Shaykh Mishary Rashid Alafasi, at a local masjid. he shaykh stayed throughout Ramadan and led the tarâwîḥ prayers, and thousands of Muslims traveled to the Islamic Center of Irvine to enjoy the unique and splendid experience. The masjid was filled far beyond its capacity, so spacious tents and enormous carpets were assembled

to provide extra, outdoor prayer space for the worshipers.

For me, that Ramadan was especially meaningful because it was the first time our two eldest children (who were our only children, at the time) were mature enough to pray, with focus and patience, alongside my husband and me for more than a few rakʿât.

I enjoyed the serenity and beauty of those tarawîḥ prayers immensely . . . except when I was hit by a scooter.

No, unfortunately, that is not a typo.

While I was in sujûd, a child riding a scooter around the perimeter of the prayer-tent accidentally crashed into me. “Why did a child have a scooter at tarawîḥ prayers?” you may well ask. Well, that was just part of the general chaos! From the moment we had finally located an open parking space in the barely-lit lot that evening, my husband and I had witnessed a carnival-like atmosphere.

Dozens of small children ran around, playing games, darting between the cars. It was

nighttime, so their escapades were especially dangerous. “Where are their parents?” we asked each other. But we knew the answer: their parents were inside, praying. The real question was why small children were left to play unattended in a dark parking lot, across a traffic-congested street from the masjid.

As soon as he entered the lobby of the masjid, my husband went to discuss the situation with one of the mosque’s leaders. The exhausted brother told my husband that he knew all about the problem of kids running amok; in fact, had just found a threeyear-old child alone, wandering a shopping center near the masjid. The boy had almost entered a busy, dangerous intersection when the brother found him and guided him back to safety. The little boy had been searching for his father who was finally located–after exhaustive searching– near the tea dispensers, chatting with friends. He had assumed his son was somewhere nearby.

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during work, while driving, waiting in line, etc.) Then practice them at night in prayer.

11. Have Iftar with the family If you’ve spent Iftar time on weekdays in your cubicle at work alone with a couple of dates, now is the last few days you’ll have this Ramadan to spend with your family.

Use it wisely.

12. Take the family to Tarawih Have your spouse and kids missed Tarawih most of Ramadan because you weren’t there to drive them to the Masjid, which is too far away to walk to? If so, do all of yourselves a favor and bring everyone for Tarawih in these last ten nights.

13. Attend the Dua after the completion of Quran recitation Almost all Masjids where the Imam aims to finish an entire reading of the Quran in Tarawih prayers in Ramadan will be completing their recitation in these last ten nights.

They may try to end on one of the odd nights and read the Dua at the end of a reading of the Quran. Attend this particular night’s Tarawih prayer with your family. See if you can attend different Masjids’ Tarawih prayers the night they finish reading the Quran.

14. Finish reading a book on the Prophet Read about the Prophet’s life, which can increase your love for him and Islam by seeing how much he struggled for Allah’s sake. It may inspire you to push yourself even harder during these last ten nights. This community is built on sacrifice.

15. Plan for the next year Once you’ve done a self-evaluation, you can plan on where you want to go, at least in the next 12 months. Laylatul Qadr is a great night to be thinking about this (without taking away from your worship), since you’ll Insha Allah, be in a more contemplative state. You may choose to dedicate one night of power for evaluation and one night for planning for the next year.

16. To do list for the Night of Power Make a to do checklist for each Night of Power. This should define how you would like your night, the one better than a thousand months, to be used. Pick things from this list and define the sequence you would like to do things in. This will help you avoid wasting your time in unproductive chats which common in the festive atmosphere of Masjids at the Night of Power.

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every wild, lost, or unsupervised child at tarawîḥ. Oftentimes, the father assumes his children are with his wife, and the wife thinks they are with their dad, with the result that the children are completely unattended.

Sometimes the parents are so focused on their salah that they don’t notice their child slipping away into the crowd. And let’s face it; some parents don’t take any precautions at all in the masjid. With a –let’s call it “laissez-fair” approach to parenting– they simply tell their children, “Go play while I pray.”

Meanwhile, the children at tarawîḥ prayers are often particularly “hyper” due to a combination of factors: staying up past their bedtime, the effects of the crowd and the overload of stimulation, and often the vast amounts of sugar they have consumed at iftâr. The exuberant youngsters run, shout, cry, whine, climb, and weave between the prayer lines. It is a recipe for disaster.

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Cabinet to hold emergency meeting in bid State of emergency declared in High Level due to wildfire to save Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

OTTAWA -- Faced with an escalating battle between British Columbia and Alberta as well as a spooked investment community, federal cabinet ministers will gather Tuesday for an emergency meeting in search of a way to convince Kinder Morgan to go forward with its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The House of Commons is in the middle of a two-week break, during which times cabinet rarely meets. But ministers are hightailing it back to Ottawa to try and salvage the pipeline project they green-lighted 17 months ago.

Kinder Morgan announced late Sunday it was calling a halt to all non-essential spending on the project, giving Ottawa a deadline of May 31 to convince the company and its investors that the pipeline can prevail over the opposition that now threatens to block it.

B.C. Premier John Horgan, however, heads a minority NDP government that clings to power only with the support of three Green party members under an agreement to fight the pipeline. So far, he’s shown no sign of giving in.

The pipeline is within federal jurisdiction, but Horgan is trying to use provincial powers to limit how much oil -- ultimately destined for export markets overseas -- can flow through it, effectively killing any reason for expansion.

Notley said Monday she expects the federal government to follow Alberta’s lead and put economic and fiscal pressure on B.C. to back off. She also wants Ottawa to use the courts or legislation to assert its jurisdictional authority over the pipeline, and to put its money where its mouth is -- either as insurance for worried investors or even as a stakeholder in the project.

Legal, regulatory and financial options are all being considered, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said Monday. And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described a long conversation Sunday with Horgan in which he told him not to intervene in an area of federal jurisdiction.

The fight between B.C. and Alberta escalated Monday as Alberta Premier Rachel Notley promised legislation this week that would, once passed, give Alberta the ability to reduce domestic oil supplies into B.C. Such a move would cause already high gas prices in B.C. to spike, ramping up the pressure from pipeline proponents on the province to back down. Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

Officials urge hikers to be prepared after ‘miracle’ Coquitlam rescue

Rescue officials have a reminder for hikers in light of a “miracle” rescue: Don’t leave home without a trip plan. The request comes after two children were longlined to safety following hours alone in rainy conditions on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam, after their father was injured and went for help.

“The reason it was miraculous is that where they were, it was extremely rugged, dangerous terrain and we’ve had several calls in the past that have not ended well where people have fallen down waterfalls,” Ian MacDonald, the search manager for Coquitlam Search and Rescue, told CTV News.

The father and his two children, a six-yearold girl and a seven-year-old boy, left for a hike to go fishing on Sunday morning. They got lost and fell into a steep creek bed, and the father made the difficult decision to leave the kids to find help. He was able to stop another hiker to call for assistance. Crews had to wait until daylight on Monday morning to resume their search, but had to fly by the children three times to locate them.

“They didn’t say much, but they were grin-

ning when we lifted off,” said Al Hurley, a volunteer with Coquitlam Search and Rescue. “It was pretty cool.”

CTV News spoke with their mother, Claire Hoogstra, who said the children had only minor scrapes and called the rescue effort “amazing.”

“They’re doing pretty well, but they’re just laying down under some blankets. And, my son took a nap when he got home and feels kind of dejected, but he seems to be feeling a bit better now, and my daughter has been pretty animated since she got back and talking about her helicopter ride,” said Hoogstra. “My husband, of course, felt bad about the whole trip and also was very emotional about leaving them. I think he felt like he’d done the wrong thing.”

“I was surprised how not scared they were about being out at night. Neither of them said they were that frightened, maybe because they were used to having each other. I was really surprised by it,” she added.

Officials are using the ordeal as a reminder to hikers to be prepared, and expect trouble out in the wilderness.

“The number one essential, I can’t emphasize this enough, is tell someone where you’re going,” MacDonald said. “We call it a trip plan.”

Other hiking essentials include an emergency space blanket, along with first aid supplies and food.

Hoogstra said aside from being very hungry following the rescue, the kids are back to enjoying their favorite TV shows.

The children’s parents are originally from the U.S. state of Georgia, but are currently staying in Coquitlam. Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

A state of emergency has been declared in High Level as a result of a wildfire in the region. The town is empty with the exception of essential services. Premier Kenney announced Tuesday morning that firefighters from B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia will be arriving in the next 48 hours to help local crews battle the blaze. All 4,000 residents were ordered to evacuate around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

The fire is about three kilometres southwest of the town and is now about 70,000 hectres, in size, about the size of the city of Edmonton. Residents have been told they’ll likely be away from town for at least three days.

An evacuation centre has been set up in Slave Lake south of High Level.

Fire crews were in town using sprinklers to water down properties overnight. So far 669 people have registered at the evacuation centre in Slave Lake. Officials are ask-

ing residents to register, even if they are not staying at the evacuation centre. Residents who need financial support for meals for Wednesday can go to the Slave Lake reception centre after 12:10 p.m. to pick up lunch and supper vouchers. Slave Lake is also offering drop in activities during the day for evacuated families, and a free public swim.

High Level Mayor Crystal McAteer says the situation on Tuesday is more promising than it was on Monday.

“Early indication is the fire didn’t spread closer to High Level overnight as the wind was fairly calm,” she told CTV News.

The fire is one of four burning out of control in the province.

No homes have been damaged, and no injuries have been reported as a result of the fire, but electricity service is out in the area and cell phone service has been disrupted.

Source: edmonton.ctvnews.ca/

A state of emergency has been declared in High Level as a result of a wildfire in the region. The town is empty with the exception of essential services. Premier Kenney announced Tuesday morning that firefighters from B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia will be arriving in the next 48 hours to help local crews battle the blaze. All 4,000 residents were ordered to evacuate around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

The fire is about three kilometres southwest of the town and is now about 70,000 hectres, in size, about the size of the city of Edmonton. Residents have been told they’ll likely be away from town for at least three days.

An evacuation centre has been set up in Slave Lake south of High Level.

Fire crews were in town using sprinklers to water down properties overnight. So far 669 people have registered at the evacuation centre in Slave Lake. Officials are asking residents to register, even if they are not staying at the evacuation centre. Residents who need financial support for meals for Wednesday can go to the Slave Lake reception centre after 12:10 p.m. to pick up lunch and supper vouchers. Slave Lake is also offering drop in activities during the day for

evacuated families, and a free public swim.

High Level Mayor Crystal McAteer says the situation on Tuesday is more promising than it was on Monday.

“Early indication is the fire didn’t spread closer to High Level overnight as the wind was fairly calm,” she told CTV News.

The fire is one of four burning out of control in the province.

No homes have been damaged, and no injuries have been reported as a result of the fire, but electricity service is out in the area and cell phone service has been disrupted.

Source: edmonton.ctvnews.ca/

As the summer driving and road trip season ramps up, so is a review into why B.C. gas prices are smashing records, but a look at government policy and taxes isn’t going to be part of that. The province unveiled the terms of reference for an inquiry by the B.C. Utilities Commission. The energy regulator agreed to look into the issue after a request

by Premier John Horgan. The terms of reference state the commission will look at the factors influencing retail and wholesale gas and diesel prices since 2015, if refining margins are different from other jurisdictions in the country, why that is, and a review of what measures the province could take to help manage prices. In a statement the Premier also said the terms were broad so the commission could look into issues like price fixing and price gouging to see if those were factors at play. The terms also specify that the commission “may not inquire into the effects of Provincial enactments or policy on gasoline and diesel prices in British Columbia.” That, says energy analyst and lawyer

David Austin, means provincial fuel taxes won’t be part of the analysis.

“Cutting the taxes on gasoline, which is the only thing you could do in short term to reduce it, if those taxes are cut the government’s revenues are cut,” Austin told CTV News. Adding a reduction in revenue could also impact programs or other policies.

The B.C. Liberals attacked the Premier in Question Period along with a billboard and mailout, saying the way to reduce pain at the pump is to reduce taxes. Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

Metro Vancouver properties lost $90B in value, analysis claims

Review of B.C. gas prices won’t explore cutting taxes

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The Qur’an (9:60) specifies eight categories for the distribution of Zakat: 1. The poor, 2. The needy 3. Those employed to administer Zakat 4. Those whose hearts are to be reconciled. 5. Those in slavery 6. Those in debt. 7. In the way of Allah 8.

The destitute traveller The poor and needy are defined as those whose Zakatable assets are valued below the Nisab level and whose surplus non-Zakatable assets are also valued below the Nisab level. Surplus assets are defined as any non-Zakatable assets that are never used.

Someone whose surplus assets are valued above the Nisab level, and who also has Zakatable assets valued below the Nisab level does not pay or receive Zakat.

WHAT IS ZAKAT? Zakat is a compulsory act of worship that requires Muslims who own wealth at or over a certain threshold (called the Nisab) to donate a portion of that wealth, typically 2.5%, to those who are eligible.

Itis a right the poor have over the rich.

The Nisab was set by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at a rate equivalent to: 87.48 grams of gold 612.36 grams of silver (Check current Gold and Silver prices) See “How do I calculate my Zakat?” to know which Nisab to use for your Zakat calculation. Linguistically, Zakat is associated with purification and growth. The importance of this pillar is such that in the Qur’an it is mentioned 28 times alongside the observation of Salah, the obligatory prayer.

When should Zakat be distributed? Zakat should be paid as soon as possible. At the very latest, Zakat should be distributed one year after the due date as it is a sin to delay disbursement without a valid reason.

Where should Zakat be distributed? It is preferred to give Zakat locally if deserving recipients exist. At this time, situations of ex-treme poverty and disaster relief around the world also deserve the community’s support. It is hoped that a suitable balance be-tween local and international contribution will be achieved, God willing.

WHO PAYS ZAKAT? Those required to pay Zakat must be: • Adult (have reached puberty) • Muslim (Zakat is not paid by non-Muslims) • Sane • Has complete ownership of the nisab Please note, the three schools of thought other than the Hanafi school state that Zakat

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should be paid on qualifying wealth owned by the insane and children. Islam encourages Muslims to seek halal employment and take part in entrepreneurial activity, but in order for commerce to benefit society, Islam places several obligations on those involved in wealth creation. Amongst these is the obligation of Zakat, the third of five pillars of Islam.

Scholars state that the giving of Zakat has both an outer and an inner dimension.

The inner dimension suppresses the ego, helping Muslims to overcome tendencies such as selfishness and miserliness.

The outer dimension involves the purification of a Muslim’s wealth.

WHEN & WHERE?When is Zakat paid?

Your Zakat year starts on the date your wealth first equaled or exceeded the Nisab.

Zakat should then be calculated and paid after one lunar year has passed and every year thereafter on that date. If you cannot remember the date you first became owner of the Nisab, then the date should be estimated. If this is not possible, then a random date should be selected and adhered to. Paying Zakat in Ramadhan is not necessary, although giving charity in this month guarantees greater rewards.

WHAT IS ZAKAT AL FITR? Zakat al Fitr (or Sadaqat al Fitr) is a duty that is paid on the occasion of Eid al Fitr and is required of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult, as long as he/she has the means to pay. The head of the household may pay the required amount for the other members. Consult your local mosque for the recommended amount to pay per head. Our calculator below will allow you to easily work out your Zakat payment HOW DO I CALCULATE MY ZAKAT? 1. Cash and liquid investments • Cash and liquid investments are fully subject to Zakat.

• You should include cash in all your bank accounts, in your wallet and under your mattress!

• If interest has been earned on your liquid investments, then it should be given to charity and only the principal amount should be noted for Zakat purposes.

2. Gold and silver • Gold and silver, in whichever form (jewellery, coin, ingots etc.) are subject to Zakat.

The Hanafi school treats all gold and silver jewellery as Zakatable, regardless of whether it is worn or stored.

• If you own personal use items made from a mixture of metals, these are only liable to Zakat if half or more of the metal is gold or silver, although some scholars hold that the proportion of gold or silver in any owned asset is Zakatable.

Time Difference in Fiji Islamic Centre

Fajr / Maghrib Sahur / Iftar 3:21 3:20 3:20 3:19 3:18 3:17 3:16 3:15 3:15 3:14 3:13 3:13

9:03 9:04 9:05 9:06 9:07 9:08 9:09 9:10 9:11 9:12 9:13 9:14

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• You can find out the current value of your gold by consulting your local jeweller.

3. Shares, unit trusts & equity investments • If shares are purchased with the express intention for resale then the entire holding is subject to Zakat.

• If, however, shares are purchased as an investment to generate dividends, then as Zakat is only due on the Zakatable assets of the firm, a realistic attempt must be made to calculate the percentage of the share holding relating to Zakat able assets.

• Any dividends received should be added to one’s cash balance for Zakat purposes.

4. Property and other fixed assets • The house in which you live is not subject to Zakat.

• If a property or other fixed asset has been purchased with the express intent to resell, then the entire value of the proper-ty/asset is subject to Zakat.

• If there is any other intention, then it is not subject to Zakat.

• Any rental income from properties owned should be added to one’s cash balance for Zakat purposes.

5. Pension • Zakat is payable in full on pensions received after retirement.

• For monies set aside for pensions prior to retirement, Zakat is only payable if the pension assets are being invested on behalf of the pension holder. If no such investment is being made, then Zakat is not payable. Please note, if pension monies are able to be invested, care should be taken to invest in a shari’ah complaint investment, and the Zakat liability will be determined by the nature of the investment (property or shares etc. as per points 3 and 4 above).

6. Debts owed to you • Zakat is payable on strong debts, i.e. money that is owed to you that you are confident will be paid.

• This may include personal loans to friends and family.

• This does not include outstanding wages, dowry, inheritance or assets held in trust (other than assets held under a Bare Trust). My total cash amount is the value of my liquid assets minus interest is the value of all the gold in my possession is the value of all the silver in my possession is the total value of my shares, unit trusts and equity investments is the total value of my Zakatable property and other fixed assets is The total value of the Zakatable portion of my pension is the total amount of money I have lent to others that I am confident will be repaid is $..........

7. Business liabilities The total value of rent, bills and salaries outstanding or overdue is the total value of outstanding short-term commercial loans

is the next year’s non-interest portion of long term business debt is the total value of goods purchased on credit.

My total Zakatable assets are 8. Business assets • Business assets are subject to Zakat.

• These include cash, finished goods, work in progress, raw materials and strong debts, i.e. money owed to the business that is likely to be received.

• All business assets should be valued at their current market price. For finished goods, this should, therefore, be their retail sale price. For unfinished goods, this should be whatever price you expect the unfinished good to fetch on your Zakat anniversary date.

Remember you only pay Zakat if your net assets equal or exceed the Nisab threshold.

If you only have gold as an asset, then the Nisab measure for gold must be used.

If,however, you have a mixture of assets, then the Nisab level for silver should be used.

Although some scholars still maintain that gold should be used regardless, using silver is safer for the payer and more beneficial for the recipients of Zakat. Remember that the Nisab is either 87.48 grams of gold or 612.36 grams of silver. To find out the current monetary equivalent of the Nisab limit, it is necessary to establish the market rate for a gram of gold and silver....

Zakat Due Additional notes It is quite possible that your wealth may fluctuate above and below the level of Nisab during the year. If this is the case then Zakat is only due if wealth is in excess of the Nisab on your Zakat anniversary. Zakat is always paid on the assets owned on the Zakatable date, not on fluctuating amounts during the year or even an average amount.

It is permissible to prepay Zakat for future years. However, at the time of payment, the intention must clearly be for future years.

In addition, a Zakat calculation should still be made on the Zakat anniversary to make sure that suffi-cient Zakat has been paid.

Missed Zakat payments for previous years must be paid as a matter of urgency. A realistic attempt must be made to calculate the Zakat due for each of the years missed. Last but not least, don’t forget to intend specifically the giving of Zakat when you make your payment!

9. Personal liabilities • Certain liabilities can be deducted from your Zakatable assets before calculating how much Zakat you owe.

• These include outstanding or overdue living expenses such as a rent payment or utility bill, as well as debts..........

If your net assets exceed or equal the Nisab then Zakat is due on 2.5% of total net assets Short term is less than 12 lunar months, and long term is more than 12 lunar months

AH 1440 RAMADAN TIMETABLE 2019

Ramadan Date Fajr / Date Days May/June Sahur Sunrise Zawaal

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 *30

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 *4

*1 Shawwal

2:44 2:44 2:44 2:43 2:43 2:43 2:43 2:42 2:42 2:42 2:42 2:42

5:17 5:16 5:15 5:14 5:13 5:13 5:12 5:11 5:10 5:10 5:09 5:08

1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10 1:11 1:11 1:11 1:11 1:11

Dhur 1:19 1:19 1:19 1:19 1:19 1:19 1:19 1:20 1:20 1:20 1:20 1:20

Asr 6:32 6:33 6:34 6:34 6:35 6:36 6:36 6:37 6:38 6:38 6:39 6:39

Maghrib / Iftar Isha

9:08 9:09 9:10 9:11 9:13 9:14 9:15 9:16 9:17 9:18 9:18 9:19

10:55 10:56 10:57 10:58 10:58 10:59 11:00 11:00 11:01 11:01 11:02 11:02

Please follow your Masjid /Centre or Musalah Ramadan Timetable

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Houthi drone attack ‘hits arms depot’ at Saudi airport in Najran

Yemeni rebels target airport in Najran with armed drone a week after coordinated strikes on a Saudi oil pipeline.

al-Maliki as saying the Houthis “had tried to target” a civilian site in Najran, without elaborating.

Al-Maliki warned there would be a “strong deterrent” to such attacks and described the Houthis as the “terrorist militias of Iran”.

Similar Houthi attacks in the past have prompted rounds of Saudi-led air raids on Yemen, which have been widely criticised internationally for killing civilians.

Civilian airports throughout the Middle East often host military bases.

Americans in Najran? \The New York Times last year reported that US intelligence analysts were based in Najran, assisting the Saudis and a US Army Green Berets deployment on the border.

The Pentagon and the US military’s Central

Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Yemen conflict has killed tens of thousands of people since a Saudi-led military coalition intervened with a devastating aerial bombardment campaign in support of the beleaguered government in March 2015, after the Houthis removed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and forced him out of Sanaa, the capital. The fighting has triggered what the UN describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with 3.3 million people displaced and 24.1 million - more than two-thirds of the population - in need of aid.

Last week, the Houthis launched a coordinated drone attack on a Saudi oil pipeline amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.

UN says at least 11 people were killed and 380 arrested in rebel area that surrendered to Syrian government last year. At least 380 civilians have been arrested in Syria’s Deraa and 11 people killed in apparent “targeted killings” since government retook the south-

ern province, according to the United Nations.

Marta Hurtado, spokeswoman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, said the 11 cases included a number of civilians and former fighters serving in civilian local councils and the security forces.

The killings in Deraa, the birthplace of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, took place despite attempts at reconciliation between the government and former fighters. Deraa surrendered to the Syrian army under a deal brokered by Russia in July last year. Assad’s government offered amnesty to former fighters under the so-called “reconciliation” agreements.

The 11 deaths that took place from July 26,

2018 to March 13, 2019 included fatal drive-by shootings, the UN rights office said in a report.

The agency said it was not in a position to identify any perpetrators as it has no presence in Syria, which has been gripped by war since 2011.

Syria bombings - 10 civilians killed in Russian raids (1:53) Syrian authorities could not immediately be reached for comment. Hurtado told a news conference that the assailants were “clearly ... targeting former opposition members or perceived opposition members”. Empty promises’ At least 380 people were arrested or detained in the period, including three who had recently returned after fleeing the war, she said.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not some crabby old granny who has forgotten what it’s like to raise children. As a mother whose youngest is still under a year old, I understand the dilemma: we parents want to join tarawîḥ prayers and we would like our children to have warm and positive associations with the masjid. Ramadan is a time for worship, contemplation, and also celebration; with our renewed energy after breaking the fast, we are all eager to go to the masjid to pray and to exchange greetings with friends.

In an ideal world, our children would all pray quietly next to us so that tarawîḥ could be a family affair.

But that is not how it usually works. Most people who have prayed tarawîḥ at the masjid know that kids can be a really tiresome distraction in the otherwise serene environment. I am not referring to a little squirming, whispering, and fidgeting; most of us can overlook these minor interruptions. I am talking about the extremely loud and disruptive antics that make it nearly impossible for anyone to focus: babies crying uncontrollably, toddlers shouting and running recklessly, children acting as if they are in a fun house rather than Allah’s house. Oh yes, and scooter collisions.

“Well, just have the children stay at home with their mothers,” people frequently suggest. But why should mothers continually have to forgo tarawîḥ prayers at the masjid? While Friday prayers are mandatory for men, tarawîḥ prayers are sunnah, or recommended (not required), for both genders.

Another common “solution” is to put the mothers and children in special, soundproof prayer rooms, where the children can make noise and run around while their poor mothers attempt to hear the Quran over a sketchy audio or video feed and try to make sujûd among a thousand scattered Legos.

But why should anyone think that supervising children at the masjid is the duty only of the mother?

The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬himself demonstrated that Muslim men can –and should– take charge of children during salat. He ‫ ﷺ‬held his infant granddaughter during prayer, putting her down when he prostrated and then picking her up again when he stood. (Bukhâri) He allowed one of his grandsons to climb upon his back while he was in sujûd, and even prolonged his prostration so that he did not disturb the boy until he had enough time. (Bukhâri) As the imams of their families, Muslim men have a duty to be positive role models and caretakers for their youngsters at the masjid.

Furthermore, many women really enjoy praying at the masjid, particularly during Ramadan. We greatly value the warmth and solidarity we feel when praying shoulderto-shoulder with our sisters. I recall one of my very first experiences at tarawîḥ prayers.

The Imam was reciting Surat Maryam, and his voice shook with emotion at the beautiful verses. He had to stop and restart several times because he could not stop crying.

I remember my own tears falling onto the rug in front of me, and I noticed teardrops splashing to the left and right of me, as well.

In fact, nearly every sister around me was sobbing quietly, their tears of joy and hope and repentance soaking into the rug, binding us with our community and our Creator.

Few people want to miss such an experience. Mothers, too, deserve to pray at the masjid –and not cooped up in a room with fifty wriggling, shouting toddlers and a toystrewn floor!

So then, if we have young children who cannot sit quietly through several long rakʿât, what is the solution? Here are a few options that have worked for me and my husband over the years: Take turns with your spouse. While one spouse stays home and gets the young children to sleep, the other one goes to the masjid. Then after an hour or two, they switch, allowing both parents to pray several rakʿât

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched a bomb-laden drone into Saudi Arabia targeting an airport with a military base - an attack acknowledged by the kingdom.

It was not clear if there were any injuries or what the extent of damage was.

The Houthis’ Almasirah satellite news channel said early on Tuesday the attack hit the airport in Najran with a Qasef-2K drone, striking an “arms depot”.Najran, 840km southwest of Riyadh, lies on the Saudi-Yemen border and has repeatedly been targeted by the Houthis.A statement earlier on the state-run Saudi Press Agency quoted Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki

Earlier this month, officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alleged that four oil tankers were sabotaged and US diplomats relayed a warning that commercial airlines could be misidentified by Iran and attacked, something dismissed by Tehran.

Source: aljazeera.com

‘Targeted killings’ and wave of arrests in Syria’s Deraa

The reasons were unclear, and little or no information is given to the families, Hurtado said, adding that some arrests were said to be linked to suspicion of “terrorism”.

About 150 were released after a few days, but at least 230 have disappeared into custody, she said.“In some cases we know that they have been detained to extract information, either what happened in the past or how the opposition is currently acting, but in general the bottom line is that they don’t inform why these detentions are taking place,” Hurtado said.The arrests have also alarmed activists, who said they had targeted former armed and political opposition leaders, media activists, aid workers, defectors, and family members.Source: aljazeera.com

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at the masjid. This scenario works best if the masjid is nearby. If it is a far drive, then an alternating-day schedule would probably work better.

Take the initiative to organize reliable child care near the masjid during tarawîḥ This will undoubtedly require effort, planning, and some sacrifice, but it might be well worthwhile. The child care could either rely on paid babysitters (with a minimal fee per child) or a carefully-scheduled volunteer effort. Either way, the key is to create a safe and structured environment for the children who are too young to pray or sit quietly in the muṣalla. There must be a reasonable caretaker/child ratio, or chaos will reign.

One or two adults cannot supervise dozens of spirited youngsters! Also, to keep the children relatively calm, activities like coloring, story time, or simple games should be provided. Tarawîḥ child care would be a great opportunity to read Ramadan-themed children’s books or to teach kids about concepts like the cycle of the moon or Laylat Al-Qadr. And of course, fathers who plan to use the volunteer-based childcare should not leave it to the women to do all the work.

If your children are old enough to pray, but young enough to be tempted to wander off, set the ground rules before the very first prayer. Review proper masjid etiquette with them and clarify which parent is responsible for monitoring which child for the duration of the evening. Explain to the children that they must not leave their parent’s side un-

less they have permission. If possible, allow the kids to blow off some energy after ifṭâr and before tarawîḥ prayers begin.

If you have an infant who is too young to stay in child care, my humble recommendation is that you pray at home, unless your child is a very deep sleeper or incredibly undemanding. While some people can block out a child’s cries, many are extremely sensitive to the noise and simply cannot focus. Also, it is not fair to the poor baby to be ignored during long stretches of time while her parents pray. This Ramadan, my youngest child will turn one-year-old, inshâ’Allah. She is breastfed and a light sleeper, so I know I will not be able to leave her with anyone, or keep her quiet and content during the lengthy tarawîḥ So, I will be following my own advice, inshâ’Allah, and staying home every night. During the times when my children were very little, I have always chosen this more pragmatic approach. Although I cannot pray tarawîḥ at the masjid, I do find a great deal of beauty and satisfaction praying in the silence of my own home when everyone else is asleep or at the masjid.

During Ramadan we are all eager to earn as many blessings as we can. Praying at the masjid is a wonderful experience. However, we should think of others’ rights and wishes, as well. Our brothers and sisters should be able to enjoy a peaceful and focused environment. If our children will likely be a disturbance to others at tarawîḥ prayers, it is our duty to make suitable arrangements to prevent this.

This year, I realize it is once again not my time to attend tarawîḥ prayers. Next year, inshâ’Allah, my daughter will be old enough to stay home, sometimes, with her father while I go to the masjid. And when I do get there, inshâ’Allah, I hope I will be able to enjoy the same peaceful, serene environment that I have tried to ensure for others. Source: https://aljumuah.com/

13 Loca l ICNA Relief Canada’s Raises 35K in Fundraising for Orphan Sponsorship and Water for Life projects Ramadan 19,1440H May 24, 2019

ICNA Relief Canada (IRC) organized Fundraising Iftar & dinner to raise funds for the international and domestic relief programs particularly Orphan Sponsorship and Water for Life projects. The event was held at the Grand Taj Banquet Hall in Surrey on May 20, 2019. Imam Ahmed Saleem and Abdullah Dad Khan (Director Domestic Programs ICNA Relief Canada) were keynote speakers at the event. The formal proceedings of the program started with a beautiful recitation, by Br Furqan Memon, of the divine book, Holy Qur’an followed by a heart touching nasheed “Ya Rahman” and slide show of ICNA Vancouver’s local activities. Towards the end, the youngest volunteer, Furqan Memon’s call for prayer moved the participants who were already feeling the aura of holiness and compassion ensuing from the speeches of the guest speakers.

Around three hundred concerned community members, brothers and sisters, attended the ICNA Relief Surrey’s fundraiser and showed their concern, care and commitment to help their brothers and sisters in need across the globe by their donations and prayers.

After video presentations reflecting

Oassis of Urfa (A shelter for Syrian orphan girls), Aagosh (An Orphanage project in Pakistan) and Educational project in Pakistan, Brother Abdullah Dad Khan highlighted the importance of helping these brothers and sisters in need. He quoted that we should put ourselves in the shoes of those brothers and sisters who are going through hardship to get the feeling and motivation to help them. He urged the participants to show compassion and empathy, instead of mere sympathy. He also emphasized the Orphan Sponsorship program and said that by spending $600 per annum, or $50 per month you can take care of an orphan. Imam Tarek explains that Prophet Muhammad PBUH said that whosoever will take care of an orphan will be with me in the paradise, like two fingers are together. He further added that helping these brothers and sisters is actually helping our selves in the hereafter, inshaAllah, as this will please Allah swt who promises to multiply the rewards of good deeds in Ramadan Kareem. While you’ll get the tax-deductible receipts from ICNA Relief here, the real rewards and blessings Allah swt will bestow upon you in this holy month of Ramadan Kareem will be innumer-

able and matchless.

Renowned imam and shaikh, Imam Ahmad Saleem while addressing the participants highlights the importance of giving. He shares insights from holy Quran that how Allah subhanahu-taala relates piety with spending in the way of Allah. He shared stories of orphan Syrian girls and how vulnerable they are if not protected under a shelter. He urged the participants to earn the pleasure of Allah swt in the holy month of Ramadan Kareem and generously donate to help the brothers and sisters in need. He admired ICNA Relief Canada who was extending the much needed support to the suffering communities across the globe.

Earlier, Br. Javed Abdullah, briefed about ICNA Vancouver chapter’s local activities. ICNA Relief Canada and the services it is rendering in 22 countries since 1997 to serve the cause of humanity. Br. Javed Abdullah briefed about the relief activities domestically and internationally taken up the ICNA Canada Surrey Resource Centre / Food Bank and urged the participants to join hands for the noble cause to serve humanity and support these initiatives which involve local community.

ICNA Relief Canada Vancouver Chapter wants to thank all brothers and sisters who attended the event and those who had intention but couldn’t attend for any reason. We have raised about $35,000 so far and donations are still pouring in, lots of brothers and sisters who could not come to the event and wanted to donate have called after the event. Donation for any of these causes can be made online at icnareliefcanad.ca/donate OR by calling the ICNA Relief Canada Resource Center/Food Bank Surrey BC at +1 (778) 5783080, OR can write to surreyfb@icnareliefcanada.ca. We are also thankful to all the volunteers for their efforts. May Allah swt give you all the best of reward…Aameen.

Welcoming Ramadan celebration at AICP Center

“Ramadan of Mercy”, the motto The (AICP) Association of Islamic Charitable Projects in BC this year; minds and deeds.

Ramadan is celebrated around the world as a month of abstinence from the worldly pleasures, the defiance of desires, a month of pure intentions and occupying one’s days and breaths with the acts of obedience to Allah. Muslims commemorate this month

as the month of the Qur’an. This month is celebrated greatly all over the world. At the end of the day, at iftar, Muslims gather, eat together, and participate in the religious festivities like dhikr, Qur’an recitation and prayer. These traditions are well revived, by the AICP, with Muslim families in British Columbia, as well.

Recognizing this holy month of Ramadan is

a good way for Muslim to remember both the diversity and shared values of many Muslims worldwide. To do this, the AICP welcomed the blessed month of Ramadan with a celebration on Saturday, May 11th at its center at 553 Front Street, New Westminster.

The celebration started with a lecture about the angels and the values and merits of Ramadan. After that, The AICP Chants

Group presented some heartwarming Islamic chants about Ramadan and its virtues as well as the love of Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. The celebration was followed by a group iftar in which Muslims from all backgrounds gathered and enjoyed the fulfillment of an act of obedience to Allah.

The AICP wishes the Muslim community a rewardable blessed month, peace and prosperity.

Muslims live in fear after wave of attacks is blamed on Buddhist hardliners in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings.

Kottaramulla, Sri Lanka - The stench of turpentine overpowered Jiffriya Ameer as she cradled her husband’s head on her lap on the front porch of her home and watched the blood drain from the gaping wound on his head and neck. Her three children watched in horror as their father gasped for breath.She screamed for help, but three police officers stood, looking on in disbelief, she said. The only vehicle which could take 49-year old Saleem Ameer to the hospital was engulfed in flames.

Minutes earlier, a Sinhalese mob had attacked Ameer with swords, fatally wounding him before pouring turpentine on his face.“It was hard for me to believe the mob could commit such a heinous crime,” she said.In spite of a state of emergency being in place following the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, on May 12 and 13, Sinhala mobs rampaged through at least 24 towns in western Sri Lanka, looting and attacking Muslim properties with stones, swords and petrol bombs.In addition to killing Ameer, the mobs wounded at least 14 other Muslims and destroyed over 540 Muslim-owned houses, shops, and mosques as well as near-

ly 100 vehicles, according to an assessment by local charities. Authorities said that Buddhist hardline groups were likely to blame for the wave of anti-Muslim riots that swept the island in apparent retaliation for last month’s bombings claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group.Armed navy personnel stood guard on a narrow dirt track that leads to Ameer’s home in Kottaramulla, about 60km north of Colombo in western Sri Lanka. They are among hundreds of military and additional police who have been deployed in the region since the anti-Muslim riots.

In Sri Lanka, Muslims say Sinhala neighbours turned against them

Source: aljazeera.com

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Politics

B.C. minister denies ex-staffer’s claim she accepted money for visa reference letters For a second day, the BC Liberals raised serious allegations about the conduct of an NDP cabinet minister.

The concerns about Jinny Sims, minister of citizens’ services and MLA for Surrey-Panorama, come from a staffer fired after weeks on the job. Sims is denying any wrongdoing after writing “visa support letters” for Pakistani citizens who were later found to be on a security watch list. During Question Period Tuesday, the Liberals put Sims in the hot seat.

“Despite being caught last year, this same minister continues to purposefully circumvent the system that she has sworn to uphold,” MLA Peter Milobar said.

The allegations came from a letter written by an ex-employee, and involve “the attempts to bring foregin nationals into the country that were on a security list in exchange for money,” Liberal MLA Mike de Jong said.

Speaking to reporters after QP, Sims said, “I wrote a letter, but no money was ever discussed. As an MP, I used to write these letters.”

She said she never received any money.

Visa support letters are common practice, she said, but she admitted it was a mistake to include her job title.

“In this case, I knew some of the people who were coming,” she said.

The former staffer alleges three of the 10 people were rejected due to security concerns.The new accusations came after other questions raised by the same former employee, who claims in a letter that the minister instructed constituency staff to communicate with her by means other than her government email address.

“The whistleblower says, ‘I was repeatedly told to never admit the use of personal email for ministerial business as we have to protect

the minister,’” Liberla MLA Jas Johal said.

It is alleged that the use of channels including personal email addresses, iMessage and WhatsApp was meant to skirt B.C.’s Freedom of Information rules.

“That is a load of nonsense. A load of nonsense. I follow the rules,” Sims said.

“In that very same letter, the privacy commissioner stated, ‘For your information the FIPPA – Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act – does not apply to MLAs or the office of a person who is an MLA.” The privacy commissioner’s office has confirmed it’s reviewing a letter related to the issue.

Other allegations against Sims include that she traded support for campaign donations.

The former staffer outlines in the letter a case involving a Surrey developer.

Sims says it’s simply not true, and that money was not accepted in any of these cases.

MLA Jas Johal of Richmond-Queensborough decided to use offensive tone and language when referring to Pakistani nationals on May 15th, 2019 during the Oral Question Period at the Parliament in Victoria, BC. In making his statement to MLA Jinny Sims, Johal reminded his fellow MLA that she “is MLA for Panorama North” not “Islamabad North “ to which MLA Jinny Sims replied that she represents all Canadians in the constituency regardless of their ethnicity, faith, political affiliation and

religion.

As a member of the MLA, we remind MLA Johal and other MLA’s to be considerate of their fellow Canadians and focus on resolving solutions through a constructive and positive dialogue. In attempting to make his point, Jas Johal was highly insensitive to using language which may be offensive to many Canadians of Pakistani Origins.

It should be noted that Pakistani Canadians are one of the fastest growing communities in the Lower Mainland and contribute

LeadNow, one of the groups behind the protest against Trudeau’s support for pipeline projects. One man was seen on camera being taken away by police, while one woman was seen being shoved to the ground by security officials.

Susan Stout, the woman caught on camera being shoved to the ground, said she was protesting to help later generations.

“I want future generations to have some place to live,” she told CTV News Vancouver. “I want them to have the kind of life I’ve had.”Inside the hotel, Trudeau

faced more opposition from activists.

He was confronted by Indigenous rights activist Will George during his speech to the crowd of media and guests.

“You’re a liar and a weak leader,” George could be heard yelling at the prime minister. “Climate leaders don’t build pipelines.”

George was later led out of the fundraiser after exchanging words with Trudeau.

Outside, protesters said they want a leader more committed to battling climate change.

The former employee, Kate Gillie, isn’t speaking to media but her lawyer says she’s a principled woman who wants to do the right thing. Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

Miracle Media condemns MLA Jas Johal Remarks about “Pakistan”

largely to the positive growth of BC along with Canada.

In light of his comments, we request MLA Jas Johal to apologize to his fellow Canadians for his distasteful remarks and expect of him to avoid divisive and offensive language in the future which can result in division of Canadians.

Shahrukh Naseer, Miracle Media Group “Bringing Harmony to all Communities”

Trudeau heckled by protesters during downtown Vancouver fundraiser

Protesters greeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a fundraiser luncheon in Yaletown Wednesday.

Protesters gathered outside, banging drums and giving speeches against the Trans Mountain pipeline as Trudeau, who had earlier made an announcement related to Coast Guard vessels, was attending a fundraiser at the Opus Hotel.

“This is going to cost him some votes and have an unfortunate impact on him in the election in October,” said Sonia Theroux, a co-executive director with

“We need a prime minister willing to do more,” said Theroux, adding that carbon taxes wasn’t enough.

Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson talks provincial politics in 2018

When you’re the Opposition leader, it’s your job to question every move the government makes. And when you’re new to the role like Andrew Wilkinson is, you also need to show people who you are.“I was told initially that I was aloof, and I thought, well, that’s way better than being dumb or lazy or any of those things, so you have to take your credit where you can,” the Liberal leader told CTV News in a sit-down interview about his first year in the role. Wilkinson, who previously served as attorney general and justice minister, is both a doctor and a lawyer, leaving little room for doubt when it comes to his intelligence.

But after becoming party leader, he needed to prove his political prowess, so he went on the attack—constantly challenging John Horgan’s NDP on a plethora of policies and campaign promises.“The $400 rebate per year for renters because they realized they’d have to pay it to millionaires as well as to people who are struggling,” Wilkinson said.

“There’s also the issue of the $10-a-day daycare, which they call ‘a slogan’ now.”

The Liberals, however, are dogged by their own record on issues including housing affordability, money laundering and ICBC’s dire financial situation—issues the NDP says were neglected during the Liberals’ 16

years in power.

“I think people are kind of frustrated generally about things like housing affordability,” Wilkinson said.

In 2018, the Liberals re-branded, also admitting the party fell short on issues like affordability.But Wilkinson takes pains to say it’s now time to examine the current government’s record. “The NDP said during the election they would build 115,000 housing units and so far, they’ve put together 2,000 or 3,000 modular housing units—which are basically stacked up containers—for the benefit of homeless people,” he said. “That’s a age citizen of British Columbia who’s lookgood thing, but it does nothing for the aver- ing for a place to live.” Source: bc.ctvnews.ca

You’ve probably heard of women smashing glass ceilings, or breaking through barriers faced by females. But in politics there’s also increasing recognition that women may also be vulnerable to falling off what’s known as “the glass cliff.”

“The glass cliff basically refers to the fact that parties are willing to choose women as leaders when they don’t really think they’ve got a chance at winning power,” said Mount Royal University’s Lori Williams.

Kim Campbell, Kathleen Wynne and Christy Clark are all examples, according to Williams. It’s a phenomenon also witnessed at the individual riding level. We saw women running in fewer party strongholds,” added University of Victoria lecturer Grace

Lore, “so there’s a drop off in the number that were elected.”

Lore pointed out that while legislatures are electing more women, in Alberta, there was actually about a three-per-cent decline in the number of female MLAs after the provincial election Tuesday.

In her concession speech Tuesday, Rachel Notley addressed the issue directly.

“Sometimes it may feel like you’re taking two steps forward and then one step back,” Notley told supporters after her defeat. “May you never ever stop taking those steps forward.” Why representation matters Williams doesn’t think we need to get to 50 per cent representation, but she says the fact there are no women premiers is problematic

because it means half of the population of Canada doesn’t see themselves represented in the upper echelons of political life.

Williams believes having more women involved in higher levels of politics shows females that there are people who may want to do politics the way they may choose to.

Williams also noted that female political leaders tend to bring women on board for She notes while male leaders do this, it’s a senior positions and tend to consider di- more prevalent trend among women. versity because they come from a place of Source: bc.ctvnews.ca knowing what it’s like to be on the outsider.

Women in politics: Is the gender gap in Canadian parliaments growing?

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Why did Bush go to war in Iraq?

By: Ahsan I Butt Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and a Nonresident Fellow at the Stimson Center o, it wasn’t because of WMDs, democracy or Iraqi oil. The real reason is much more sinister than that.

Sixteen years after the United States invaded Iraq and left a trail of destruction and chaos in the country and the region, one aspect of the war remains criminally underexamined: why was it fought in the first place? What did the Bush administration hope to get out of the war?

The official, and widely-accepted, story remains that Washington was motivated by Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme. His nuclear capabilities, especially, were deemed sufficiently alarming to incite the war. As then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, “We do not want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”

Despite Saddam not having an active WMD programme, this explanation has found support among some International Relations scholars, who say that while the Bush administration was wrong about Saddam’s WMD capabilities, it was sincerely wrong.

Intelligence is a complicated, murky enterprise, the argument goes, and given the foreboding shadow of the 9/11 attacks, the US government reasonably, if tragically, misread the evidence on the dangers Saddam posed.

There is a major problem with this thesis: there is no evidence for it, beyond the words of the Bush officials themselves. And since we know the administration was engaged in a widespread campaign of deception and

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propaganda in the run-up to the Iraq war, there is little reason to believe them.

My investigation into the causes of the war finds that it had little to do with fear of WMDs - or other purported goals, such as a desire to “spread democracy” or satisfy the oil or Israel lobbies. Rather, the Bush administration invaded Iraq for its demonstration effect.

A quick and decisive victory in the heart of the Arab world would send a message to all countries, especially to recalcitrant regimes such as Syria, Libya, Iran, or North Korea, that American hegemony was here to stay.

Put simply, the Iraq war was motivated by a desire to (re)establish American standing as the world’s leading power.

Indeed, even before 9/11, then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld saw Iraq through the prism of status and reputation, variously arguing in February and July 2001 that ousting Saddam would “enhance US credibility and influence throughout the region” and “demonstrate what US policy is all about”.

These hypotheticals were catalysed into reality by September 11, when symbols of American military and economic dominance were destroyed. Driven by humiliation, the Bush administration felt that the US needed to reassert its position as an unchallengeable hegemon.

The only way to send a message so menacing was a swashbuckling victory in war. Crucially, however, Afghanistan was not enough: it was simply too weak a state. As prison bullies know, a fearsome reputation is not acquired by beating up the weakest in the yard.

Or as Rumsfeld put it on the evening of 9/11, “We need to bomb something else to prove that we’re, you know, big and strong and not going to be pushed around by these kinds of attacks.”

Moreover, Afghanistan was a “fair” war, a tit-for-tat response to the Taliban’s provision of sanctuary to al-Qaeda’s leadership.

Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith considered restrict-

ing retaliation to Afghanistan dangerously “limited”, “meager”, and “narrow”. Doing so, they alleged, “may be perceived as a sign of weakness rather than strength” and prove to “embolden rather than discourage regimes” opposed to the US. They knew that sending a message of unbridled hegemony entailed a disproportionate response to 9/11, one that had to extend beyond Afghanistan.

Iraq fit the bill both because it was more powerful than Afghanistan and because it had been in neoconservative crosshairs since George HW Bush declined to press on to Baghdad in 1991. A regime remaining defiant despite a military defeat was barely tolerable before 9/11. Afterwards, however, it became untenable.

That Iraq was attacked for its demonstration effect is attested to by several sources, not least the principals themselves - in private. A senior administration official told a reporter, off the record, that “Iraq is not just about Iraq”, rather “it was of a type”, including Iran, Syria, and North Korea.

In a memo issued on September 30, 2001, Rumsfeld advised Bush that “the USG [US government] should envision a goal along these lines: New regimes in Afghanistan and another key State [or two] that supports terrorism [to strengthen political and military efforts to change policies elsewhere]”.

Feith wrote to Rumsfeld in October 2001 that action against Iraq would make it easier to “confront - politically, militarily, or otherwise” Libya and Syria. As for then-Vice President Dick Cheney, one close adviser revealed that his thinking behind the war was to show: “We are able and willing to strike at someone.

That sends a very powerful message.”

In a 2002 column, Jonah Goldberg coined the “Ledeen Doctrine”, named after neoconservative historian Michael Ledeen. The “doctrine” states: “Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.”

It may be discomfiting to Americans to say

nothing of millions of Iraqis that the Bush administration spent their blood and treasure for a war inspired by the Ledeen Doctrine. Did the US really start a war - one that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, destabilised the region, and helped create the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - just to prove a point?

More uncomfortable still is that the Bush administration used WMDs as a cover, with equal parts fearmongering and strategic misrepresentation - lying - to exact the desired political effect. Indeed, some US economists consider the notion that the Bush administration deliberately misled the country and the globe into war in Iraq to be a “conspiracy theory”, on par with beliefs that President Barack Obama was born outside the US or that the Holocaust did not occur.

But this, sadly, is no conspiracy theory. Even Bush officials have sometimes dropped their guard. Feith confessed in 2006 that “the rationale for the war didn’t hinge on the details of this intelligence even though the details of the intelligence at times became elements of the public presentation”.

That the administration used the fear of WMDs and terrorism to fight a war for hegemony should be acknowledged by an American political establishment eager to rehabilitate George W Bush amid the rule of Donald Trump, not least because John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser, seems eager to employ similar methods to similar ends in Iran.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.. Source. aljazera

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Canada ends the Designated Country of Origin practice

Canada removes all countries from the desig- and of processing refugee claims from these nated country of origin list countries faster. Additionally, several FederOttawa, ON—The Government of al Court decisions struck down certain proCanada is committed to a well-managed visions of the DCO policy, ruling that they asylum system that’s fair, fast and final. Ef- did not comply with the Canadian Charter fective today, Canada is removing all coun- of Rights and Freedoms. tries from the designated country of origin Removing all countries from the DCO list is (DCO) list, which effectively suspends the a Canadian policy change, not a reflection of DCO policy, introduced in 2012, until it a change in country conditions in any of the can be repealed through future legislative countries previously on the list.

De-designating countries of origin has changes.

Claimants from the 42 countries on the DCO no impact on the Canada-U.S. Safe Third list were previously subject to a 6-month bar Country Agreement. on work permits, a bar on appeals at the Quote Refugee Appeals Division, limited access to “We are keeping our promise to Canadians the Interim Federal Health Program and a and taking another important step towards 36-month bar on the Pre-Removal Risk As- building an asylum system that’s both fair and efficient while helping the most vulnersessment.

The DCO policy did not fulfil its objective able people in the world.” of discouraging misuse of the asylum system The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister

of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Quick facts • Claimants from former DCOs who are awaiting a decision on their claim need not take any action. The Immigration and Refugee Board will continue to process these claims as efficiently as possible.

•Each asylum claim is unique and is determined in accordance with the law by an independent decision-maker based on the evidence presented, and the individual merits of the case.

•De-designating countries of origin has no impact on: o visa policy decisions. o the outcomes of decisions at the independent Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

• Asylum claims continue to be decided on the basis of an assessment of the merits of

the individual’s claim.

•From January 1, 2013, to March 31, 2019, 12 percent of asylum claims were from citizens of designated countries of origin.

•Budget 2019 announced $208 million to increase the capacity of the asylum system and shorten wait times at the Immigration and Refugee Board. This is the largest-ever investment into the IRB and builds on funding announced in Budget 2018, as well as a series of measures implemented to improve the efficiency of the asylum system following an independent review.

work with municipal governments for everyone’s benefit.

SNAP teams will work on invasive plant removal, native planting maintenance, garbage removal, hosting community events, doorto-door canvassing, park hosting, installing tree base wells, tree watering as well as other projects that benefit our urban forest.

Surrey has over 1500 hectares of natural areas in over 500 parks across the city. Surrey Parks also manages over 100,000 trees in parks and along our city’s boulevards. The partnership between grass-roots organizations and the City helps maintain and enhance the experience of the outdoors for everyone in Surrey.

The program is an opportunity for students to learn from leading practitioners of urban forest management, gain valuable career-

oriented work experience and make great connections in the industry.

Shenae Borschneck, Program Coordinator for SNAP says “By engaging youth and encouraging community involvement in environmental stewardship, SNAP helps to preserve Surrey’s natural heritage for future generations.”

For more information about SNAP visit: www.surreysnaturalareaspartnership.com/

Natural areas partnership jumps into action

Spring is in the air and that means boots on the ground for the 14-member Surrey Natural Areas Partnership (SNAP) team.

14 post-secondary students and recent graduates will be employed from now until the end of August, thanks to the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs program. They will be working on habitat restoration, urban forest outreach, and tree care. Two more students from high school will be hired for

the summer months.

All five of Surrey’s MPs contributed this year: John Aldag, Randeep Sarai, Ken Hardie, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Gordie Hogg.

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National unity ensures dignified survival

By: Zafar Alam Sarwar, Islamabad, Pak. Rawalpindi and Islamabad enjoy notable status and importance for reasons known to all Pakistanis and foreigners, especially neighbouring countries. Karachi was capital of the newly-born independent and sovereign state of Pakistan.

Rawalpindi became the interim capital until Islamabad was built and officially called the federal capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

One can say time shall never forgive us if we do not act upon the message of Almighty God by uniting on one platform and remaining disciplined.

Other metropolitan cities like Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi and Lahore also have unique significance---social, economic and cultural. What is common among the people of the country is the spirit of Islam which keeps them alive to the need for protection of life and property of minorities and a fair deal to them.

Islam advocates justice, equality, fair-play, toleration and even generosity to non-Muslims. They are like brothers to us as the architect of Pakistan said in the Constituent

Assembly that the first duty of a government (civil or military) is to maintain law and order, so that the life, property and religious belief of its subjects are fully protected by the state.

The concept of such unity elders are talking about these days is based on God’s Message translated by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who liberated the poor from slavery and established the world’s first-ever social welfare state, providing a ray of hope to the people oppressed by centuries-old feudal and capitalist system.

The prophet’s revolutionary mission attracted hundreds of thousands from far and near and they willingly embraced Islam---the most progressive religion of the world. Pa-

kistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah told elders of Sibi (Balochistan) that Prophet Muhammad whom he regarded as “great lawgiver” had deeply impressed him as a great socialist, a far-sighted reformer, a successful trader, a brave soldier, a skilful general, an efficient administrator, an impartial judge, and a great statesman. Inspired by such qualities of a nation-builder, Jinnah had envisioned a welfare state.

Peace and harmony are vital to achieving progress and prosperity of the country. But there are obstacles. On one side there are selfish and corrupt politicians, most owning sugar mills and fleecing the masses, not sparing even the district co-ordination offic-

ers and district police officers to meet their own ends.

On the other side are extremists, terrorists and militants in the guise of religious ‘reformers’ who allegedly disturb the peace, tranquillity and harmony of all big cities at a time when the country is on the way to betterment of the common man. The government has to ask the army to tackle the aggressive elements.

Many young men from tribal areas, including Mohmand Agency, explained to this scribe why and how they love Pakistan.

They will defend it against any attack by the enemy; clerics like Fazlur Rehman reportedly have lust for power and money, they aren’t so dependable, they side with any ruling party backed by the US who is allegedly in league with India and Israel to isolate and enslave Pakistan.

“We know masses are with the armed forces, it’s the will of Almighty God that we unite to survive honourably, God helps those who help themselves, our Ka’aba is in Macca--not in Washington.” info: zasarwar@hotmail.com

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By: Shafi A. Khaled y addiction, we mean “out of control, compulsive dependence on a substance” (e.g., alcohol or drug) or a behavior (e.g., gambling, sex or superstitious divination). Astrology is not viewed as a problem in non-Muslim societies even when it is compulsive. Muslims have had a temporally and spatially successful system of addiction curtailment for over 1400 years. It is a true and tested system unlike any other in the history of mankind. It has aspects of bilateral interdiction: behavior change to impact demand as well as supply. Here, we are interested in altering preferences in order to impact demand.

Addiction, theologically, is forbidden among Muslims. While evidence of pockets of addiction exist, its incidence among Muslims is scantily recorded. In 2011-12, there were about 23,573 registered heroin addicts in Malaysia in a population of 29.5m in 2012. Of them 71% were Malays, presumably Muslims. It also seems to be the case that Muslim addicts either do not know enough about Islam or do not practice it as much as they should..

“Countries with Muslim majorities have the lowest (<2.5 pure alcohol liters) or near lowest (2.50 - 4.99 liters) consumption per capita in the world. However, they have a higher proportion of alcohol consumed being unrecorded (alcohol outside the official regulatory system; WHO, 2015). Although alcohol consumption has been reported to be stable in most Muslim-majority countries, in a few countries (such as Turkey) it appeared to be increasing (WHO, 2015)”.

According to Counseling Muslims: Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions and the Handbook of Arab American Psychology, there are certain considerations that could be looked into when Muslim individuals seek addiction treatment Foremost, it appears:- It is crucial to incorporate aspects of Islam into the treatment program. For example, specialized 12-Step groups should focus on Islamic adoptions of the 12 Steps, such as using the Islamic conceptualization of Allah.

- There should be an emphasis on Islamic principles. Counselors and therapists should be individuals the client can identify with.

Most often, male counselors should work with male clients, and female counselors should work with female clients, although this may not always be the case.

There are other problems in the Muslim Community with respect to identification of and treatment for addiction problems. Viewing it as yet another misfortune that has descended upon a once mighty, well put together community, Muslims are essentially clueless. In reality, as has been true about numerous other issues, having assumed a defensive posture the community has been lackadaisical, slow to anticipate or recognize, make corrections and rise up to the challenge. So, there is little or no empathy, scarce resource, limited concrete data, and little if any institutional response. Predominantly, it is not viewed as a disease but as a self-inflicted, fool-hardy wound and as an act that totally disrespects Islam and is oblivious of the historic context in which Islam initially blossomed. Yet these are our people, our children. We want them to get well and be addiction free. It is a desire of their kith and kin and a duty incumbent on the rest of us. Also, the community has to protect itself from multiple sides: An increase in this group will introduce huge problems down the line. So, it must be addressed right away. Non-Muslims more handy with such issues are going to enter the picture and become the celebrated saviors. That may lead to other better unsaid problems. Yet Muslim society could do a far better job of helping its own addicts and rehabilitating them instead of watching from the sidelines. There are excep-

tions. One such undertaking is the US-based program addressing Sex Addiction among Muslims: www.purifyyourgaze.com.

So, to see what may be done to assist fellow Muslims in such a predicament, we have initially displayed the 12 step program developed in the US in the 1930s and directed at Alcoholics. Over time, the same model began to be used for other types of addiction.

This element of the approach is a fertile ground for the Muslims, if only they walked the beat and wrote down their analysis and thoughts. Be as it may, it would constitute the long run or strategic template. The short-run or tactical template involves psychological and medical analysis and intervention.

The 12 Steps is value-based. It does not address the tactical details that also scream to be taken into consideration. That would be true for a Muslim 12 Steps, too. There is an immense amount of hard work involved in fusing these two strands for a successful therapeutic endeavor.

What Are the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous?

The Twelve Steps are a set of guiding principles in addiction treatment that outline a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsion.

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than us could restore us to sanity.

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Where Did the Twelve Steps Originate?

“Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the two men behind AA, drew their inspiration for the Twelve Steps from the Oxford Group who advocated that all problems rooted in fear and selfishness could be changed through the power of God by following the “Four Absolutes,” a moral inventory of “absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness and love,” and through public sharing/confession. The Oxford Group also believed in the work of American psychologist William James, particularly his philosophy of pragmatism and “The Will to Believe” doctrine (by changing the inner attitudes of the mind, we can change the outer aspect of life), and William Silkworth, MD, one of the first medical professionals to characterize alcoholism as a disease.”

“When AA was founded in 1935 by Bill W. and Dr. Bob as a fellowship of alcoholics working together to overcome their drinking problems, the 12 Steps acted as a set of guidelines for spiritual and character development—a blueprint for recovery. The Twelve Steps serve the

same purpose today. As described by Alcoholics Anonymous, following these guidelines “as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.””

Now, programs promoting relief from Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction and Sex Addiction also produce the same 12 Steps. That makes sense. After all, the psycho-social ground, the moral ground and the spiritual ground are common in these afflictions.

Further, the 12 Steps above is content hollow from spiritual and moral points of view thereby allowing an individual recovering addict to plug in however much he knows about his faith and however intensely he interacts with it. As a result, the outcomes are uneven.

Different addicts from different religions and with different levels of studiousness and religiosity are likely to attain different outcomes. Incidentally, the 12 Steps has been adopted by secular groups who gutted the concept of God from their version.

Needless-to-say, the Islamic moral and spiritual bases are very thorough and well-tested.

They are not the product of any subsequent Muslim scholars through the ages. They are either direct from the Quran or the Sunnah.

There is no known controversy. The objective and the game plan are crystal clear.

In writing up a 12 Step approach from the Muslim society’s point of view, we incorporated a known therapeutic step as the first point and lowered the traditional Step 1 to Step 2. Also, since the Muslim experience has been holistic, we make the point at the outset that such a model is for all forms of addiction. So, the recovery foreseen here is in the spirit of entering submission wholeheartedly: udkhulu fis silmi kaffa (2:208)..

In Step 7, one will notice a combination of “Istighfar” and Touba”. After all, a genuine repentance needs both of them. Also, in Step 7, we make clear that any confession is to Allah alone, As-Sitteer, and not to any other human being. The original form reflects a Catholic confessional scheme.

The Step 11 reflects Suratul ‘Asr. Since Muslim addicts have a reduced knowledge base and habit of practice, our version of 12 Steps seeks a spiritual reintroduction. Having moved the 12th step of the traditional 12 Steps up to the 11th step, we felt that we had to close with a reference to God by invoking ‘Ihsaan’ – the original, non-secular definition of mindfulness. Overrall, in our rendition, while there are certain aspects of creed (aqida), the presence of elements of character (akhlaq) is significant.

Using the concept of “la ikraha fiddeen” – there is no compulsion in religion (2:256) and the knowledge that the Islamic approach is holistic, our drafted version of 12 Steps is dubbed ‘Totally Personal Total Choice 12 Steps’.

Totally Personal Total Choice 12 Steps 1. Disaster Awareness. Situational awakening about the utterly pathetic, painful, abusive and injurious futility of unmitigated, morbid, singular dependency on alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, or divination as a safe, secure, balanced, happy, long-lived, stable, promising lifestyle.

2. Helplessness. Feeling inadequate, of being less than self-sufficient, powerless in face of a dark monstrosity that has overtaken normalcy creating umpteenth hazard, strewing random hurdles and “leading from light into darkness”.

3. Hope. Recognizing that there is redemption and hope, “despair and sadness” can be a thing of the past regardless of “the evil whispering of the evasive whisperer, non-human and human, who whispers into the human chest”.

4. God Comprehension. For a direct flight out of chaos and danger into harmony and peace, connecting and forming alliance with “the Supreme Arbiter” of this life and the next, the Composer of the operating manual governing

man’s life and destiny, the Hope of the hopeless, “the One and Only, the Self-Sufficient, the Beginning and the End, the Apparent and the Hidden, the Almighty and the Wise, the Forgiving and the Loving, the Thankful and the Forbearing, the Discounting and the Generous, the Oft-Returning and the Merciful”.

5. Active Obedience. Fully functional submission to God, “the Knower of All Things Covert and Overt, the Knower of All Things Subtle, the Inventor, the Maker and the Shaper (of man)” for forgiveness and guidance for a permanent resolution that brings immediate as well as long lasting, confidence building relief as it uplifts the spirit, heals the heart, educates and calms the mind by separating right from wrong, and kind from harsh, spelling out rights and duties, and the do’s and the don’ts for a wholesome, dynamic private and public life.

6. Inventory. Taking stock – continually, meaningfully recalling the excesses and the follies, the victims and the spoils of a life however imprudent, arrogant, mendacious, treacherous, lecherous, boorish, or wanton it may have been.

7. Repentance and Redirection. Voluntarily atoning to “the Concealer of Sins”: by being transparent and accountable to God Alone for having produced every trash that has blighted own and others’ lives; and as a finality, following the Divine guideline for a life well lived, and whenever possible, making direct or indirect admission and/or material amends to those hurt or harmed.

8. Intentional-Incremental-Consistent. Making all good work intentional and remembering that the job best done in God’s eyes is the one done with regularity even if it is as small as giving an M&M, or failing which “owing to poverty giving a simple smile”, and that failures are designed to test quality of faith and make us stronger through reflection and humility as we pull our act together once again and get back into thick of things. Only then failures will be temporary. One thing to take note: a believer never puts his hand in the same hole twice.

9. Courage of Conviction. Making “Justice and Goodness”, in all forms, a part and parcel of life and steering clear of “lewdness, evil and disruption”.

10. Heart Welfare. For “a sound heart” – the visa to enter Paradise, giving a wide berth to “hypocrisy, vanity in submission, lying and betrayal and standing well clear of slander, backbiting, pride and jealousy”.

11. Serving Self and Others. Assuming dual responsibility by first dutifully rendering “belief and goodness” and then “joining others to promote truth and patience”, allows leading a life without a bleeding account. For example: sharing the obnoxious truth about addiction and its inevitable defeat via hope in God as well as patiently pursuing His commands.

12. God is Number One. Remembering that we have been created only to worship God. So, everything we do, we should do on account of and for God: “my prayer, my sacrifice, the way I live and the way I die are for the Lord of the Worlds”. “No doubt, I am close, responding to the call of every caller when he calls upon Me. So, let them respond to Me and believe in Me so that they may be guided”. True mindfulness is “being able to see God while praying; else, knowing that He sees you when you turn toward Him in submission”! Source: Islamicity

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Today is Friday

By: Asma Shmas omeone asked another, “What did you do last Friday?” What did you eat that day?” I couldn’t recall but then I was asked what was done on Mother’s Day and I remembered. We have a good time that everyone gets together and wish each other.

We are treated nicely with gifts, flowers and compliments. We have many celebratory days but we need to have a “Change Day”.

Change Day

We always remember anything we are given as gifts or on our special occasions. Everyone’s level of understanding differs. And people’s status in this life differs. People who are respected highly will receive pricier gifts and others may receive lesser valued gifts. These special days create festive atmosphere. We should make every day as such. Wherein, houses are cleaned and tidy.

The days will pass by quickly... Today will become yesterday and soon it will be called “past”. We have our present and whether we want good memories or sweet-bitter memories is up to us. We have the opportunity to make our days special as we want it to be and not negative. Everything has its own place in life and as we have special days we make special efforts but let us not stop there.

We are not Super Human Beings

By Asma Shums : Two boys were lost and did not get any food or water in a deserted area. They saw a masjid.

One boy wanted to introduce himself as a Muslim to get food and water.

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We are not super human beings that we can do justice to all situations but we can try and be honest to admit our mistakes, apologize when needed and explain if needed.

Life Should Be Smooth When we have difficult trials in our life we should learn from them and not become stagnant and negative and never build on that. Let us celebrate each day in present.

Today is the day I will try to be happy.

Today is the day I will try to honour my commitments.

Today is the day I will study well, work with all my capacity.

Today is the day I will take out time from my busy schedule and spend time with my family.

Today is the day I will spend in charity. The list can go on and on according to the life you are leading.

Today is the day I will have courage to change for the better.

Asma Shums <asmashums@gmail.com

The other boy disagreed. When they introduced themselves respectively, the Imam of the Masjid gave food and water to the second boy and said, “Ramadan Kareem” to the first boy.

Forever refugees?

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By:Arif Azad HE tragedy of the ongoing Palestinian dispossession has been played out in full view of the world ever since the creation of Israel. In two big waves, 1948 and 1967, the Palestinians were driven out of their land, with large segments becoming refugees in neighbouring countries. The dream the diaspora had of returning to their ancestral land began to fade as Israel expanded its oppressive sway over Palestinian territory, grabbing more land through wars and then through building illegal settlements on Arab lands, which is an ongoing exercise.

The total number of Palestinian refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) stands at 5.3 million. Jordan hosts more than 2m refugees, and has operated a largely Palestinefriendly policy in terms of giving passports and citizenship rights to Palestinians, except for those from the Gaza Strip. Syria has been hosting another 526,000 refugees, who enjoy all rights of the local population, except citizenship. The UNRWA runs camps in Gaza and the West Bank. Egypt and Iraq also host thousands of refugees. The Palestinian dream of return is slowly fading away.

Lebanon, the smallest of the countries, accepted more refugees in proportion to its local population. It is here that the plight of the Palestinian refugees is the worst in the region. With no access to citizenship since 1948, the bulk of Palestinians have been destined to lead a squalid existence in refugee camps — the most (in)famous ones be-

ing Sabra and Shatila which were the site of a horrific massacre of Palestinians at the hands of Phalange militia with Israeli connivance during the civil war.

With the first generation of refugees slowly dwindling, the second generation finds itself limited to the circumscribed life of the camps with no promising future prospects.

Palestinians refugees do not have the same rights as other foreigners. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are barred from entering over 20 professions and cannot buy property. They cannot even make changes to the makeshift structure of the camps. One report by the American University of Beirut found that only 36 per cent of the Palestinian population was employed and only 6pc of Palestinian youth were participating in university training schemes. Though the total number of refugees registered with UNWRA in Lebanon is somewhere in the region of 500,000, the actual figure is reckoned to be less — between 200,000 and 300,000, according to various estimates, while there are between 3,000 and 5,000 Palestinians refugees who are believed to have no identification papers. This group is wholly dependent upon the charity of local NGOs. There are also around 30,000 Palestine refugees from Syria who have fled the civil war there.

A Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue committee has identified increasing migration trends among Palestinians from refugee camps in Lebanon. Palestinians are so depressed by their living conditions in the camps that they are desperate to migrate to Ethiopia, and even go as far afield as Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay.

In recent years, the plight of the Palestinians has been worsened by the withdrawal of funding to UNWRA by President Donald Trump’s administration. This has placed an enormous burden on the already scarce social services operated by UNWRA. The funding cuts have seen essential services

Ramadan and the 3 Groups of Youth

observe. Some fast but do not offer salah.

Others perform the taraweeh and tahajjud, optional prayers while leaving off the obligatory salahs. How they should be reminded that salah is their miftahu Jannah (key to Paradise)—a key to receive their rewards!

The said group of youth must be the people who are described in the hadith as those “who fast but do not get from their fasting but hunger and thirst and get nothing from their standing up at night to pray but loss of sleep.” Also, another hadith reminds them,

By Norhassan Curo – A guest post from the “whoever does not give up lying and evil acPhilippines tions, then Allah is not in need of his leaving “We relate to thee their story in truth: they his food and drink” (Sahih Bukhari). were youths who believed in their Lord, and Third Group: They know both that they are We advanced them in guidance” (Surah Al- young and like Ramadan, their youth will Kahf 18:13). With the present visit of our soon leave after its very short and limited exalted guest—the month of Ramadan, visit. The third group of youth take Ramamany gifts of rare opportunities are given to dan’s visit as a sign that Allahu ta’ala has thousands of young Muslims in the world. given them another opportunity to draw They, being in their prime energies and po- closer to Him and earn His paradise through tentials, are given the best opportunities like worship in this month. They are the ones no other to grab the bountiful gifts of this who understand fully well that the present month. Some young Muslims welcome this month of Ramadan is the best month to guest with arms wide open and see Rama- make use of their youth. Thus, they weldan’s visit as one with so much a blessing come the present Ramadan they witness that it becomes a life changing event. Others with all the efforts and strength their youth take it as a sign that Allah Ta’ala has given can offer as if this was the first, and will be them another opportunity to draw closer to the last Ramadan they will ever entertain.

Him and earn His pleasure through worship They are described in the hadith as “those in this month. Some others, unfortunately, who fast with full sincerity and will have are too lazy and just see it like any ordinary all their sins forgiven.” For this, these youth guest who comes and leaves without any will receive the rewards of their fast not only meaning and importance.The Muslim youth with manifold increase but rewards only Alvisited by the noble guest respond in three lah may know. Youths of this group make groups. this month a turning point in their lives.

First Group: They think they are young, As such, they use their youthful energies will live long and reach another Ramadan. to stand up for the night to ask forgiveness Thus, they do not grab the golden gifts of for all the disobedience and sins they have opportunities the present Ramadan offers committed, thereby earning the pleasure of .The first group of youth are the ones who Allah. They use their youthful clear vision come out after Ramadan unchanged and and clear minds to recite the noble Quran unmoved. They come out in the same be- and try their best to understand its meaning and state inside and out as they entered ings. They are the youth who use this month in this month. With their mentality that they to bond the spirit of brotherhood and unity are still young and more time to live, they of all Muslims in the world as they fasted procrastinate everything they need to do in with full sincerity along them. They sympatheir young age and live as if there is no end. thize with their Muslim brothers and sisters, Thus, despite their deepest and darkest sins, rich and poor, young and old who suffer the they procrastinate their asking for forgive- pangs of hunger. ness. They are considered the most unlucky Finally, they will be the youths for whom youth as described in the Hadith, “people their fasts will intercede on the Day of Judgwho reached Ramadan but had not their sins ment and say “My Rabb, I deprived him forgiven. These youth do not know that they from eating and curtailed his desires, so might not see this visitor again. He might permit me to intercede for him.” And the not come next year or they might not be Qur’an will say: “I deprived him from his there when he comes back. sleep, so permit me to intercede for him.”

Second Group: They know it is Ramadan To this, both will be given the permission so they fast without however giving any to interede. Yes, they are the welcoming importance to their fast and their youth. visitors who exactly know the essence and So they only fast and get nothing from excellence both of their youth and their their fasting.“Let it not be that the day that guest—month of Ramadan.I pray that may you fast and the day that you break fast be Allah shower His mercy and forgiveness equal.” This is the attitude of the second upon the Muslim Ummah and include us group of youth. Their real behaviors, at- among the third group of youth who strive titudes and outlooks are the same during hard to earn His pleasure and forgiveness the day they fast and the night they break in this month of Ramadan. I pray that may their fast or, their undesirable attitudes come He not include us among those who say that back the time they break their fast. Fasting which they do not do. May we be among the has no effect upon them since they do not youths who believed in their Lord, and were reflect upon the lessons of fasting that they given guidance. such as health and education being drastically hit. The funding shortfall currently being met by the Gulf nations and other countries may not last forever. This may be a factor in forcing Palestinian refugees to seek a better life elsewhere. The flight of the Palestinian population from the miserable camps, where the dream of return is still entrenched, may reduce the count of refugees with implications for the right-to-return debate. With a declining refugee population, the issue of the return of displaced Palestinians may fade.

The UN resolution upholds the right of return of Palestinian refugees which has been at the heart of the Arab-Israeli talks. As more and more Palestinians flee the life of camps for the West, the dream of return may dim as the Palestinian diaspora in Europe and the West is less likely to press its claims of right of return. However, beyond the politics of return and dispossession, the tragedy of Palestine continues to be enacted in the camps in neighbouring countries where many generations of Palestinian are trapped in a dead-end life. The politics driving the larger cause of the Palestinians adds to the destitution of the refugees triggered by funding cuts as well as the withholding of citizenship and human rights for the refugees.courtesy: The Dawn

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