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A young Islamic scholar in Kano State, Mallam Isa Ibrahim has alleged that the duo of Governor Abba Yusuf and former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso are not interested in the governance of Kano State but politics. The cleric claimed that Governor Yusuf is a “mere errand boy” for Kwankwaso who is bent on asserting vengeance on perceived political enemies at the expense of peace and development in Kano State. Addressing his congregation recently in Tudun Wada, Kano, Mallam Ibrahim, noted that the dangerous politics that Governor Yusuf and his godfather Kwankwaso are playing has brought untold hardship to the state. “Recently,…
The 74-year-old librarian is on a mission to gather and preserve their literary heritageDjerba, Tunisia: In an unassuming house on the Tunisian island of Djerba, Said al-Barouni embarked on a mission to safeguard his Muslim community’s little-known heritage, using technology and AI to save age-old religious manuscripts.The 74-year-old librarian and member of the Islamic offshoot Ibadism took up the reins of his family’s six-generation library in the 1960s and has been in a race against time to preserve whatever Ibadi manuscripts he can find.”Look at what Djerba’s humidity has done to this one,” he said, his gloved hand bearing a…
KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has pioneered the inaugural Islamic Sustainable Financing Facility for Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) wholly-owned subsidiary, PNB Jersey Ltd, with a £210.0 million (£1=RM5.99) Islamic Green Financing Facility (Green Facility). OCBC Malaysia is the sole lead arranger and sustainability structuring adviser for the green facility to finance the refurbishment of PNB’s investment property located at One Exchange Square, London. The bank shared that the property is an office tower which has been designed to attain the “Excellent” rating under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), with a targeted National Australian Built Environment Rating…
Applicants have dumped plans to build a mosque but residents say the updated bid to open a community centre in their quiet neighbourhood would still be used as a noisy place of worship. Merrylands Islamic Centre For Youth and Adults Incorporated proposes a $1.4m community centre on Myee St where it would be hired for private, community and cultural events, small group indoor sports activities and fundraisers.The applicant states the centre would not be used as a place of public worship but welcomed people from all faiths.Despite this, some objectors are sceptical.“The plans also strongly suggest that this will be…
Over the past month, there has been a surge in attacks from Iraq against Israel attributed to the Islamic Resistance. This group consists of several militias backed by Iran, active in both Syria and Iraq, including existing U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations such as Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada. Since the war in Gaza began on Oct. 7, the group has claimed responsibility for over one hundred attacks on Israeli soil. Moreover, the group has made egregious claims, such as targeting the Ministry of Defense HQ in Tel Aviv, the port of Haifa, and…
(MENAFN- Mid-East) Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has been honoured with two prestigious awards at the Islamic Finance News Awards 2024, acknowledging the bank’s market-leading offerings and innovative banking solutions.The Islamic Finance News Awards honour the best in the global Islamic financial industry and are among the most prestigious awards recognised by Islamic banks worldwide.Emirates Islamic was awarded the title of ‘Best Overall Islamic Bank’ for the bank’s outstanding performance across banking segments and for driving growth in the uptake of Islamic banking solutions throughout the UAE. Celebrating its 20-year anniversary, the bank…
Shusha is officially the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov said at the opening ceremony of the “Shusha – Youth Capital of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation” program, News.az reports. “Shusha is not only one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan, but also officially the cultural capital of the country,” the minister said.Gayibov pointed out that, during the current year, within the framework of the program, activities in the fields of science, education, culture, entrepreneurship, etc. will be implemented, in which young people from Islamic countries will also take part.“The government shows special…
The 2016 Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne, in his office a year later. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The Supreme Court has declared the then National-led government broke the law in 2016 when it cancelled a woman’s passport on national security grounds. The Crown has been ordered to pay the woman $30,000 to cover her legal costs, but the court declined to require further payment – saying if there were issues relating to costs in the lower courts those courts should resolve them. The ruling decides an eight-year legal battle shrouded in secrecy, and overturns previous rulings by the High…
After graduating from medical school, Salomat had to settle for working as a masseuse at a Dushanbe beauty salon because hospitals in Tajikistan don’t allow the Islamic hijab, which she wears.”I had to choose between my career and my faith, and I chose the latter,” says Salomat, who didn’t want to give her full name. “I did remove my hijab in college because I thought that was temporary. But a career is for life.”Thousands of women in Tajikistan have faced similar choices in recent years as the staunchly secular government in Dushanbe has been increasingly cracking down on the Islamic…
An Islamic scholar in Kano State, Mallam Isa Ibrahim has claimed that the duo of Governor Abba Yusuf and former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso are not interested in the governance of the state but politics. The cleric alleged that Governor Yusuf was a “mere errand boy” for Kwankwaso who is bent on asserting vengeance on perceived political enemies at the expense of peace and development in Kano State. In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday, Ibrahim was said to told his congregation in Tudun Wada, Kano, that the dangerous politics that Governor Yusuf and his godfather Kwankwaso were…
Pakistan Pakistani courts to decide on un-Islamic marriage charge against Imran Khan: US State Dept spox notes former premier acquitted in Cipher case Updated On: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:34:55 PKT WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – Commenting on the legal proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan, the US States Department has said that the US would leave the matter [of legal proceedings] for the Pakistani courts to decide – in accordance with the laws and constitution. Asked during a press briefing why…
Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz says Zil Hajj moon is expected to be sighted on June 7 News Desk | June 04, 2024 As Pakistanis prepare for Eidul Azha by purchasing sacrificial animals, an official on Tuesday announced that the Zil Hajj moon is expected to be born on June 6. Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz stated that the new moon, which marks the start of the Islamic month of Zil Hajj, will be born precisely at 5:38 pm local time. He said that there were high chances of the moon being sighted on June 7 as it would be of more…
The Islamic University of Maldives (IUM) has announced that it will be selling Sukuk of MVR 60 million in order to raise funds to construct the ‘Sanaabil’ building in Hulhumale’ Phase 1. The announcement was made a special ceremony held at the university yesterday. Speaker of Parliament Abdul Raheem Abdulla was the Guest of Honour at the event. Yesterday, 60 sukuks with a face value of MVR 1 million was issued. The University said that interested parties can subscribe to Sukuk through the Maldives Stock Exchange’s Viyana Portal from June 23 onwards. A sukuk is a sharia-compliant investment product similar…
A laborer works on the al-Hadba minaret during the reconstruction of the Grand al-Nuri mosque, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2020. It has been 10 years since the fall of Mosul happened June 4-10, 2014, when Islamic State insurgents took over the city from the Iraqi army. (OSV News photo/Abdullah Rashid, Reuters) Abdullah Rashid AMMAN, Jordan | For Iraqi Catholics, it’s a date they will never forget. The takeover of Mosul by militants of the Islamic State group 10 years ago began their bloody and destructive rampage over the weeks that followed through the country’s ancestral…
Banning Islamic face coverings is about more than feministic protection of women; countries deserve to know who lives behind the mask. Europe is on the move to ban veils that cover women’s faces, like the burqa and niqab, with several countries putting a stop to the Islamic garb. The U.S. should be next.Western civilization is the beacon on the hill where liberty and God connect to form a society that promotes human dignity and freedom from oppression. There is nothing dignified about a religion that would require women to cover their faces as if to say their femininity is obscene,…
Awantipora 04 June: Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice Chancellor chaired the meeting of the Finance Committee of Islamic University Science and Technology today, which was attended by Shri Santosh D Vaidya, IAS Principal Secretary to Govt., Finance Department, Shri Shahzada Bilal, DG Planning Development and Marketing Department, Dr. Mohd. Ismail Parray, Former Director EDI, Shri Pankaj Gour, CFO JKBFSL, Shri Mushtaq A. Mir, Director WizKid, Prof A H Moon Dean Academic Affairs, Registrar, Finance Officer and Deputy Finance officer. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Romshoo talked about different initiatives underway at different levels and thanked the Government of J&K for…
The Islamic University of Maldives (IUM) has announced that it will be selling Sukuk of MVR 60 million in order to raise funds to construct the ‘Sanaabil’ building in Hulhumale’ Phase 1. The announcement was made a special ceremony held at the university yesterday. Speaker of Parliament Abdul Raheem Abdulla was the Guest of Honour at the event. Yesterday, 60 sukuks with a face value of MVR 1 million was issued. The University said that interested parties can subscribe to Sukuk through the Maldives Stock Exchange’s Viyana Portal from June 23 onwards. A sukuk is a sharia-compliant investment product similar…
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the southwestern city of Mannheim in which a police officer was fatally injured.Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote on the social media platform X late Monday that “there are now clear indications of an Islamist motive” for the attack and federal prosecutors, who are responsible for terrorism and national security cases, are taking over the investigation.kAm%96 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CVD @77:46 4@?7:C>65 %F6D52J E92E :E 92D E2<6? @? E96 :?G6DE:82E:@?[ 4:E:?8 E96 D:8?:7:42?46 @7 E96 42D6 2?5 E96 DFDA:4:@? E92E :E H2D…
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U Microfinance Bank (U Bank) has inaugurated its first Islamic Banking Window in its branch in Karachi. This will be followed by the availability of Islamic Banking Windows across all 28 of its branches in the metropolitan city. The launch marks a significant milestone in U Bank’s mission to provide accessible and Shari’ah-compliant banking services to its customers. The inaugural ceremony of the first Islamic Banking Window was held at U Bank’s Clifton branch and was graced with the presence of Mr. Mohamed Essa Al Taheri, President & CEO – U Bank, Mr. Syed Irfan Ali, Executive Director Financial Inclusion…
Liquidity shortages are still affecting Bangladesh’s Islamic banking sector, which is more vulnerable than the conventional banks, according to a report released by Fitch Ratings yesterday. The American credit rating agency added that though the Islamic banking market share is sizable in Bangladesh, it has been stagnant over the past two years. The share of Islamic banks in terms of deposit in the overall banking sector came down from 25.8 percent in 2022 to 25.3 percent at the end of last year. Meanwhile, their share in the overall lending among all banks fell from 29.2 percent in 2022 to 28.9…
Israel increased the alert level and the Army deployed its mobile anti-aircraft defense system, Iron Dome, following threats from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza to avenge their deaths in the tunnel destroyed by Israel two weeks ago.A military spokeswoman confirmed that a battery of the Iron Dome anti-missile system has been deployed in the central region of Gush Dan, around the city of Tel Aviv, and said that the resorts of Black Arrow, the Hill of the Mountains, have been closed. Campanas and Nizmit, in the vicinity of Gaza.«A week ago we received a statement from the Army that…
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Home » General » Environment » Islamic seminary issues fatwa against cutting trees, burning crops Posted By: Gopi June 2, 2024 Lucknow, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a rare ‘green’ gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming. The ‘advisory’ has been issued by the Islamic Centre of India (ICI), on a clarification sought by one Mohammad Tarique Khan given soaring temperatures. “According to the Quran, it is the…
Palestinian Islamic Jihad personnelThe terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) assured that it has the capacity to launch more than a thousand rockets a day at Israel for months.During an interview with the Al Manar channel, organ of the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah, the leader of the JIP, Ziad al Nakhala stated that during the last escalation against Israel in Gaza “we operated with a small military capacity. I am not exaggerating when I say that we can launch more than a thousand rockets a day towards Israel for months. The resistance has the capacity to harm any target…