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A video circulating on social media purports to show a ship ablaze near Haifa in Israel after being targeted by Yemen’s Huthi rebels and the Islamic Resistance of Iraq. This is false; the clip is from 2019 and depicts gas tankers that caught fire during a fuel transfer.”Yemen and Iraq successfully targeted two Isr*aeli ships carrying mili*tary equipment for the Isr*ael in the port of Ha*ifa,” says a June 6, 2024 post sharing the footage on X.Screenshot of an X post taken June 10, 2024The claim spread elsewhere on X and Facebook, including in Thai, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Indonesian.Since November…
Ranging from Dh400 to Dh2,150, get meat of sheep or goats home-delivered Read more… If you use grocery delivery apps, chances are you have spotted new ‘goat’-themed options added to the menu. For Islamic festival Eid Al Adha this year, residents can pre-order their sacrificial animals on Careem and Noon minutes and have the meat delivered to their doorsteps. Ranging from Dh400 to Dh2,150, both Careem and Noon minutes offer a number of options of sheep and goats of varying sizes. Eid Al Adha sees Muslims sacrifice an animal to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, has already declared Sunday, June 16, Eid el-Kabir day (Sallah)The Sultan will later declare the first day of Muharram Hijri 1446 — the first month of the Islamic calendarConsequently, some Nigerian states will declare public holiday to mark the start of the new religious year which falls in JulyLegit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering governance and public journalism.FCT, Abuja – The federal government declared Wednesday, June 12, a public holiday in Nigeria.The day was announced as a work-free day to commemorate the 2024 Democracy Day in the…
We are now in an era of discovery where our history lessons have been proven false, and our true history is the reverse of what we have been taught. Determined researchers around the world are setting the record straight for all humanity. Lies are rooted out and fabrications debunked. Much of what I learned in Egyptian schools of my youth is now discredited under examination of true facts.For instance, the official narrative of the King Farouk monarchy in 1952 (and today) is that the king allowed a corrupted government, tainted political parties, unfilled promises, manipulation by foreign entities, a poor…
Awantipora, June 11: From postcards with Kashmiri poetry inscribed on them to gaming and jewellery, dozens of stalls set up by students on Tuesday in well-manicured lawns of the Islamic University of Science and Technology ( IUST), offered a diverse array of things to visitors. The stalls were part of the novel Business Fest 0.1 organised by the Department of Management Studies in collaboration with Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development ( CEID). Dozens of students from different departments of the varsity set up over 50 stalls with a plethora of products available on them. The stalls were adorned with…
JAKARTA The strategic cooperation relationship between the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah, and Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) is being tested. The reason is Muhammadiyah’s decision to withdraw deposit funds at BSI.Muhammadiyah is not an ordinary mass organization, because it also has business entities engaged in education, hospitals, and charities. Therefore, the news of withdrawing funds at BSI became boisterous. Muhammadiyah’s plan to withdraw their funds at BSI began with a memo issued at the end of last May.”With this, we ask for a rationalization of deposit funds and financing from BSI by transferring to Bank Syariah Bukopin, Bank…
JOHOR BARU, June 11 — The Johor Islamic Religious Department (Jainj) have not detected any new deviant Islamic activities following the deadly attack on the Ulu Tiram police station last month, the state government said today.Advertising Advertising State Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid said the absence of deviant religious activities was the result of continuous monitoring and intelligence gathering by Jainj. “After further review, we found that there have been no reports on activities involving new deviant religious movements that spread misleading teachings in the state and in districts such as in Ulu Tiram. “Such activities…
Partners in the first phase of Senegal’s five-year National Integrated Livestock Development Program (French acronym PNDIES-P1) met on 28 May. Workshop participants included Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock, the African Development Bank (AfDB) the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The project three project components — animal productivity, products and product processing, animal product marketing and skill enhancement, and project coordination and management — will help make the country’s livestock sector more competitive and sustainably increase employment opportunities for young people and women in livestock…
According to German domestic intelligence, the threat of Islamist terrorist attacks in Germany is currently significantly greater than in previous years, partly as a result of the Gaza war. “The risk of jihadist attacks is greater than it has been in a long time,” the head of domestic intelligence services, Thomas Haldenwang, told dpa. Haldenwang stated that the risk of seizures has increased due to several factors. He emphasized the threat posed by radicalized individuals. In addition, he mentioned the influence of the Islamic Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, as well as the strengthening of the Islamic State’s offshoot, the Islamic…
Partners in the first phase of Senegal’s five-year National Integrated Livestock Development Program (French acronym PNDIES-P1) met on 28 May. Workshop participants included Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock, the African Development Bank (AfDB) the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The project three project components — animal productivity, products and product processing, animal product marketing and skill enhancement, and project coordination and management — will help make the country’s livestock sector more competitive and sustainably increase employment opportunities for young people and women in livestock value…
Former Super League star Keith Mason has been prevented from standing for election for the Workers Party of Britain after being sacked by the party leader over tweets that rendered him “guilty of anti-Islamic bigotry”. It was a surprise when Keith Mason confirmed he would be standing as the candidate for the Workers Party of Britain at the upcoming General Election, his candidacy that was announced back in early May being met with shock from fans. The former Huddersfield Giants man was set to stand in his home constituency of Wakefield and Rothwell for George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain…
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 10 June 2024 – Islamic Development Bank President and Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, has reaffirmed unwavering commitment to contribute to Tajikistan’s growth and prosperity. “The success of Tajikistan is our success. IsDB’s strategic framework for Tajikistan will boost our ongoing cooperation and enhance our interventions in the country,” Dr. Al Jasser said while addressing the National Development Council (NDC) meeting chaired by the Hon. President of the country, H.E. President Emomali Rahmon. In his speech, H.E. Dr. Al Jasser commended Tajikistan’s remarkable economic progress under President Rahmon’s visionary leadership. He then underlined continued support for…
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) – International service: Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, said that her country considers removing the name of the Islamic Emirate from the banned list and establishing relations with the Islamic Emirate as a necessity in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking. The spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made these statements to TASS news agency yesterday (Sunday, June 9) on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg economic meeting.In response to Moscow’s interaction with the current government in Kabul, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that…
One of the famous Islamic scholars, Sheikh Abdallahi Gadon-Kaya, has said an acceptable hajj (Hajj Mabrur) is a sure and genuine path to paradise. He stated this while delivering a lecture on rituals of hajj to the Kebbi pilgrims at Hotel Number One in Qudai, Makkatul Mukarrama, otherwise known as Kebbi House on Monday.The cleric quoted the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) as saying: “Acceptable Hajj (Hajj Mabrur) has no reward except paradise.”Mr Gadon-Kaya, who summarised the entire hajj in 10 steps, observed that every pilgrim that had the opportunity to come to perform hajj, “God Almighty wants him…
(NewsNation) — A social media account linked to the Islamic State group is circulating a potential threat aimed at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The group’s supporters are sharing a poster of a manipulated image seemingly depicting the moments before a theoretical attack in Paris with text that warns of a lone wolf-style event. The implied threat comes just weeks before the Paris Olympic games, all while French authorities are on their highest terror alert level after foiling an alleged Olympic-related plot in recent weeks. Blinken: ‘We’re all waiting on Hamas’ after weekend hostage rescue NewsNation was not able to…
The sheikh who was sent into hiding after a series of statements criticising extreme Islamic views has demanded a Royal Commission into radical Muslim groups.Taking to Facebook once more, Sheikh Mohammad Tawhidi called for an official inquiry into Islamist extremism, just days after Hizb ut-Tahrir released footage which was accused of promoting domestic violence.That footage showed Muslim women discussing exactly when and how men should hit their wives.“We urgently need a Royal Commission into Wahabism, Salafism, Hizb ut Tahrir and all other forms of radical Sunni Islam,” Sheikh Tawhidi said on Facebook on Tuesday.Sheikh Mohammad Tawhidi called for an official…
Homowo festival Celebrated by the Ga people of Accra, the Homowo Festival is typically held in the months of August or September. It commemorates the harvest season and involves various rituals, including the sprinkling of ‘Kpokpoi’ (a special dish made from maize) to signify the end of the famine period. Asafotufiam festival Held by the people of Ada in the Greater Accra Region, the Asafotufiam Festival is celebrated in August. It is a military-themed festival that honors the warriors of the Ada traditional area through drumming, dancing, and mock battles. Akwambo festival Celebrated by the people of the Nzema in…
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) – Tehran: Nasser Kanani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was speaking to reporters today, Monday, June 10, in his weekly news conference, answered two questions of the AVA reporter about the latest decision regarding He answered the situation of the Afghan consulate in Mashhad, as well as holding a meeting of the regional contact group in Tehran without the presence of the representative of the Islamic Emirate. In response to the first question about the situation of the Afghan consulate in Mashhad, he noted: Regarding the…
Image caption, Umm Hudaifa, the first wife of the late IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is now in prison in IraqArticle informationAuthor, Feras KilaniRole, BBC ArabicReporting from Baghdad10 June 2024In a rare interview from prison, a widow of the Islamic State group’s leader has shared her account of their life. Umm Hudaifa was the first wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and was married to him while he oversaw IS’s brutal rule over large parts of Syria and Iraq. She is now being held in an Iraqi jail while she is investigated for terrorism-related crimes.In the summer of 2014, Umm Hudaifa…
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Home » General » Senegal: African Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank fund livestock project to improve animal product quality Partners in the first phase of Senegal’s five-year National Integrated Livestock Development Program (French acronym PNDIES-P1) met on 28 May. Workshop participants included Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock, the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The project three project components — animal productivity, products and product processing, animal product marketing and skill enhancement, and project coordination and management — will help make the country’s…
I recently binged the first season We Are Lady Parts, a Channel 4 comedy about an all-female Muslim punk band which is back for its second season. The American punk (and Muslim), Michael Muhammad Knight, could not have imagined what he was calling into existence when he came up with the name “taqwacore” for his debut novel, The Taqwacores, in 2004. Knight’s book describes a fictional Muslim punk house in New York: “inhabited by burqa-wearing riot girls, mohawked Sufis, straightedge Sunnis, Shi’a skinheads, Indonesian skaters”. The Taqwacores has since become a catalyst for a new sub-genre, taqwacore. Taqwacore’s name is…
Ad The Organisation of Islamic Countries Arbitration Centre (OIC- AC) has indicated interest in supporting foreign direct investment into Nigeria though amicable resolution of disputes. The Secretary General of OIC-AC, Dr Umar Oseni, gave this indication at a reception organised in his honour in Abuja on Sunday night. Oseni, a Nigerian, said in all the bilateral treaties Nigeria is entering into with other countries, OIC will ensure that there is a clause in them for dispute settlements and the body had provided the platform to actually resolve those disputes. “For Nigeria, what we can encourage is to ensure that Nigeria…
Since he assumed office on May 20, 2023, as the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NBAIS) Professor Yahuza Sulaiman Imam has been recording remarkable achievements in the turnaround of the agency towards delivering its primary mandate of conducting Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) in Nigeria.In fact, Prof. Imam is working assiduously to ensure that NBAIS is well positioned for smooth and effective conduct and supervision of SAISSCE in 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Board is undoubtedly a key player in the promotion and preservation of…
Bedeviled by bad lending JUBAIR HASAN | Published: June 11, 2024 00:20:59 A crisis of confidence among clients following massive lending malpractices lands Islamic banking in Bangladesh in a quandary with liquidity crunch bedeviling their operations, according to official disclosure.From deposit to investment, and even in case of wage earners’ remittance, the shariah-based banking operations keep losing their share in recent months, which becomes a matter of concern particularly to a section of unconventional bankers.According to Islamic banking-related statistics of Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, Islamic banking held 23.86 per cent of the entire deposit portfolio with the country’s…