துருக்கியின் ஏகபோக காலிபாவாகவும் உலகளாவிய முஸ்லீம்களின் காலிபாவாகவும் இருந்த ஒட்டோமான் பேரரசரின் கடைசி வாரிசு எர்ட்ருகுல் உஸ்மான் என்ற 45ஆவது இஸ்லாமிய காலிபா நியூயார்க்கில் ஏழைகளுக்கு அரசாங்கம் கட்டிக்கொடுத்திருக்கும் அடுக்குமாடி கட்டடத்தின் ஒரு அபார்ட்மெண்டில் மறைந்தார்
Ertugrul Osman
Ertugrul Osman, who has died aged 97, should, technically speaking, have been addressed as His Imperial Highness Prince Ertugrul Osman Efendi.
Published: 5:22PM BST 27 Sep 2009
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Had events been otherwise his title would have been grander still: His Imperial Majesty Grand Sultan Osman V, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of Islam. As it was, the man who would have been the 45th head of the continent-spanning Ottoman dynasty, founded by Osman I in 1299, lived on the third floor of a rent-controlled flat in New York and was content to be known as plain old Osman.
As a descendant of Abdul Hamid II (who reigned between 1876 and 1909) he was the last-surviving grandson of any serving Ottoman Emperor, and the only remaining scion of the dynasty to have been born in the imperial homeland.
His death marks the end of a story that reached its zenith at the gates of Vienna in 1683. Shortly after that failed siege, Ottoman power began to decline, culminating in its collapse and the establishment of the Turkish Republic under Kemal Ataturk in 1923. The royal family was subsequently expelled, and Osman, who was abroad at the time, did not return to Turkey until 1992.
During the intervening time he refused to take up a Turkish passport, claiming instead to be a citizen of the Ottoman Empire. With the help of a document drawn up by his lawyer he somehow managed to have this official limbo accepted by passport authorities until September 11 2001, when more stringent regulations came into force.
None the less, he was by no means a firebrand exile, never calling for the return of the Sultanate or the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Turkey. On the contrary, he seemed studiously determined to be as uncontroversial as possible, always replying to the question of whether he was in favour of a future Restoration with the simple answer "No".
Ertugrul Osman was born in Istanbul on August 18 1912, the youngest son of Prince Mehmed Burhaneddin and his first wife Aliye Melek Nazliar Hanim, and spent his toddler years roaming the mahogany parquet corridors of the 285-room Dolmabahce Palace, which clings to the banks of the European side of the Bosporus.
Aged 10 he was sent to Vienna to study, and it was there that he heard, in March 1924, of the abolition of the caliphate, which gave the Sultan authority over the world's Sunni Muslims and was the last significant imperial role to be scrapped by Ataturk. The Sultan and his family were sent into exile. "The men had one day to leave," Osman recalled in a recent interview. "The women were given a week."
Osman stayed in Vienna until the outbreak of war in 1939 and then moved to New York. By war's end he was ensconced in a "walk-up" apartment above a restaurant on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, the only residence in what was otherwise a commercial block.
He lived there with his first wife, Gulda Twerskoy, whom he married in 1947. It was, he admitted, a far cry from the opulent imperial residences in which he had grown up. But instead of growing embittered by his dramatic reversal of fortune, those who met him said Osman assessed his unique situation in understated, often comic tones.
He made his career in the mining business, with the company Wells Overseas, for whom he did indeed frequently travel abroad, particularly to South America. He was on a business trip there in 1974 when the imperial family's exile was repealed and he was told he could apply for Turkish citizenship. "I was in Venezuela when we were granted amnesty," he said later. "We had a mine there. A Turkish ambassador sent me the news: 'Apply to us if you want to be a citizen. We can give you a passport or visa if you want.'"
Osman said he refused the offer, replying: "We do not need amnesty since we have not done anything wrong."
In retirement Osman, who first wife had died in 1985, met Zeynep Tarzi Hanim, an Afghan princess almost three decades younger than he. She too had led the life of a royal exile, after her uncle King Amanullah was toppled in 1929. She had moved with her family to Istanbul before heading to New York in 1971, where she carved out a niche in the fashion world by selling Turkish designs.
Though Osman was worried about the age gap between himself and Zeynep Tarzi, she did not see it as a problem and concentrated his mind by issuing an ultimatum: "Eventually I told him, 'If you won't marry me, I'll marry someone else.' It was an empty threat, but it worked." They married in 1991.
A year later he returned to the land of his birth for this first time in more than half a century. He had been extended an official invitation by the Turkish government and made headline news as he touched down.
Although he granted interviews, he preferred to keep a low profile as he toured the landmarks from which his grandfather had ruled a century earlier. During his trip to the Dolmabahce Palace, for example, he refused a private visit in favour of a public tour group: "I didn't want a fuss," he said. "I'm not that kind of person."
In 1994, with the death of Mehmed Orhan, son of Prince Mehmed Abdul Kadir, Osman became the eldest surviving member of the Ottoman dynasty, and heir – in theory at least – to the title of Pretender to the Sultanate. In fact, he was quite happy to admit that "democracy works well in Turkey".
Things were working less well at home in New York, where the fabric of his modest flat was wearing thin. Four years ago his wife narrowly avoided being struck by falling plaster and they began a dispute with the landlord, to whom – having occupied the flat for so long – they had to pay only $350 in rent each month.
In his final years, Osman finally accepted a Turkish passport, using it to return on several occasions to Istanbul. "I do not have much time left. I want to be in Istanbul all the time," he said.
It was there last year that his wife gave him a surprise birthday party in the garden of a villa on the Bosporus owned by her brother, Mahmut Tarzi.
It was also in Istanbul that Osman was placed in intensive care a week ago, and died on September 23.
According to Turkish reports he will be buried near the tombs of Sultans Mahmut II and Abdulhamit II in the Cemberlitas district of the city.
He is survived by his wife.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
கோடாலியால் முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதியை வெட்டிப்போட்ட காஷ்மீரிப்பெண்
காஷ்மீரப்பெண் ருக்சானாவை முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகள் கேட்டிருக்கிறார்கள் (வேறு எதற்கு? அதுக்குத்தான்)
குடும்பத்தினர் எதிர்த்திருக்கிறார்கள். குடும்பத்தினரை அடித்து மிரட்டியிருக்கிறார்கள் பயங்கரவாதிகள்.
ருக்சானா கடுப்பாகி கோடாலியை எடுத்து பயங்கரவாதியின் மண்டையை பிளந்துவிட்டார்.
வாழ்க.
Young girl kills militant in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
September 28th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Sep 28 (IANS) In what may be the first ever such act of resistance against militants in Jammu and Kashmir, a young woman in Rajouri district killed one militant and injured and drove away two others who had barged into her house and tried to abduct her, police said Monday.
Rukhsana, who gave up her studies two years ago after failing class tenth, was in her house in Shadhara village in Thana Mandi area of the district, about 190 km north-east of Jammu, when three militants barged in late Sunday night, police in Rajouri said.
The militants demanded Rukhsana be handed over to them, which her father Noor Hussain, mother Rashida and brother Ejaz tried to resist. At this, the militants started hitting the family members with rifle butts. This angered Rukhsana and she picked up an axe and hit one of the militants, killing him. He was later identified as Abu Osama of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
A violent scuffle ensued, in which another militant was injured and he and the third soon fled.
Police officials have commended Rukhsana’s courage, while state Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda has sent a special message for Rukhsana and said she would soon be rewarded.
“We have also provided police protection to the family,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Rajouri-Poonch range S.D.S. Jamwal told reporters.
Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/young-girl-kills-militant-in-jammu-and-kashmir-lead_100253419.html#ixzz0SSifVv6E
குடும்பத்தினர் எதிர்த்திருக்கிறார்கள். குடும்பத்தினரை அடித்து மிரட்டியிருக்கிறார்கள் பயங்கரவாதிகள்.
ருக்சானா கடுப்பாகி கோடாலியை எடுத்து பயங்கரவாதியின் மண்டையை பிளந்துவிட்டார்.
வாழ்க.
Young girl kills militant in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
September 28th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Sep 28 (IANS) In what may be the first ever such act of resistance against militants in Jammu and Kashmir, a young woman in Rajouri district killed one militant and injured and drove away two others who had barged into her house and tried to abduct her, police said Monday.
Rukhsana, who gave up her studies two years ago after failing class tenth, was in her house in Shadhara village in Thana Mandi area of the district, about 190 km north-east of Jammu, when three militants barged in late Sunday night, police in Rajouri said.
The militants demanded Rukhsana be handed over to them, which her father Noor Hussain, mother Rashida and brother Ejaz tried to resist. At this, the militants started hitting the family members with rifle butts. This angered Rukhsana and she picked up an axe and hit one of the militants, killing him. He was later identified as Abu Osama of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
A violent scuffle ensued, in which another militant was injured and he and the third soon fled.
Police officials have commended Rukhsana’s courage, while state Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda has sent a special message for Rukhsana and said she would soon be rewarded.
“We have also provided police protection to the family,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Rajouri-Poonch range S.D.S. Jamwal told reporters.
Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/young-girl-kills-militant-in-jammu-and-kashmir-lead_100253419.html#ixzz0SSifVv6E
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
பங்களாதேஷில் மாபெரும் இந்துக்கோவில் தீக்கிரை - முஸ்லீம்கள் வெறிச்செயல்
பங்களாதேஷில் மாபெரும் இந்துக்கோவில் தீக்கிரை - முஸ்லீம்கள் வெறிச்செயல்
Bangladesh: Islamic Fundamentalist destroyed Kali Temple at Rajbari
Source: BDnews.com
Url: http://www.bdnews24.com/bangla/details.php?id=110419&cid=2&aoth=1
Translated from Bengali publication of BDNEWS.com
Rajbari/Firujpur, September 19 (BDnews.com) - On Friday night, a group of miscreants attacked and set fire of a "Goddess Kali" temple at Howli Kautil Village, Chuto Bakla union of Gualanda unpazilla under Rajbari. In a separate incident, unidentified miscreants ransacked puja mandop destroying Goddess Durga idol at Madyampara village, Nazirpur upazilla under Firujpur.
BDnews24.com Correspondent report:
According to locals, a group of miscreants set fire of the “Goddess Kali” temple of the Howli Kautil village at around 10 PM on Friday night. Fire scorched all idols of the temple.
A team including District Commissioner (DC) Mr. Faej Ahmed, Police Superintendent Mr. Md Ashrafuzaman, Gualanda upazilla chairman Mr. Hasan Imam Choudhury, UNO Mr. Md Nasiruddin, Officer in charge of Gualanda police station and local UP chairman visited the spot on Saturday morning.
Mr. Faej Ahmed instructed police to immediately apprehend the criminals. The district unit of Hindu Buddhuist Christian Unity Council (HBCUC) expressed concern and district secretary of the organization Mr. Ganesh Narayan Choudhury said, “it is imperative for the law enforcement agencies to investigate and bring offenders to justice those who, with ulterior motive, are working to instigate communal disharmony and undermine law and order situation on the eve of Eid and Durga Puja”.
Gualanda upazilla Awami League organizational secretary Mr. Gulam Mustafa Giaspuri expressed concern stating that each time his party comes to power, a special quarter become active to undermine impression of the government and to undermine law and order situation in the country.
Firujpur: The undergoing construction of Durga Idol at the house of Yogesh Mandol of Madyampara village, Samantagati Union, under Nazirpur was almost ending when unidentified miscreants cut the rope that held the Idol letting the idol to collapse at the ground on Friday night.
On hearing the news, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Mr. Subash Chandra Saha visited the spot. He reported to journalists, someone perhaps with ulterior motive have cut the rope that holds the Durga pratima as a result the idol collapsed on the ground.
In this incident, Yogesh Chandra Mondol filed a FIR at the local police station.
রাজবাড়ী/পিরোজপুর, সেপ্টেম্বর ১৯ (বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম)- রাজবাড়ীর গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলার ছোট ভাকলা ইউনিয়নের হাউলি কেউটিল গ্রামে শুক্রবার রাতে একটি কালী মন্দির পুড়িয়ে দিয়েছে দুর্বৃত্তরা। পিরোজপুরের নাজিরপুর উপজেলার মধ্যপাড়া গ্রামে অজ্ঞাত পরিচয় দুর্বৃত্তরা দুর্গা প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর করেছে বলে অভিযোগ পাওয়া গেছে। বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের প্রতিনিধিদের পাঠানো খবর: রাজবাড়ী: এলাকাবাসী জানিয়েছে, শুক্রবার রাত আনুমানিক ১০টার দিকে অজ্ঞাতনামা দুর্বৃত্তরা হাউলি কেউটিল গ্রামের শত বছরের পুরনো মন্দিরটিতে আগুন ধরিয়ে দেয়। এতে প্রতিমাসহ মন্দির ভবনের আংশিক পুড়ে যায়। এ ঘটনার খবর পেয়ে শনিবার সকালেই রাজবাড়ীর জেলা প্রশাসক ফয়েজ আহম্মদ, পুলিশ সুপারিনটেনডেন্ট মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুজ্জামান, গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলা চেয়ারম্যান হাসান ইমাম চৌধুরী, উপজেলা নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা (ইউএনও) মো. নাসিরউদ্দিন, গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট থানার ভারপ্রাপ্ত কর্মকর্তা (ওসি) ও স্থানীয় ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (ইউপি) চেয়ারম্যান ঘটনাস্থল পরিদর্শন করেন। জেলা প্রশাসক অপরাধীদের খুঁজে বের করার জন্য গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট থানার পুলিশকে নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন। রাজবাড়ী জেলা হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রীস্টান ঐক্য পরিষদের সভাপতি গণেশ নারায়ণ চৌধুরী সাংবাদিকদের বলেন, "ঈদ ও পূজাকে সামনে রেখে সা¤প্রদায়িক স¤প্রীতি বিনষ্ট করতে এবং আইন শৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতির অবনতি ঘটাতে কারা ঘটনাটি ঘটিয়েছে আইন শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষা বাহিনীকে তদন্ত করে তা বের করতে হবে।" তিনি অবিলম্বে দোষীদের গ্রেপ্তারের দাবি জানান। গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সাংগঠনিক সম্পাদক গোলাম মোস্তফা গিয়াসপুরী বলেন, আওয়ামী লীগ ক্ষমতায় এলেই প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল একটি গোষ্ঠী সরকারের ভাবমূর্তি ও আইনশৃঙ্খলার অবনতি ঘটাতে তৎপর হয়ে ওঠে। পিরোজপুর: নাজিরপুর ইউনিয়নের সামন্তগাতী ইউনিয়নের মধ্যপাড়া গ্রামের যোগেশ মণ্ডলের বাড়িতে দুর্গা প্রতিমা তৈরির কাজ প্রায় শেষ পর্যায়ে ছিল। শুক্রবার রাতে অজ্ঞাতপরিচয় দুর্বৃত্তরা রশি কেটে দিলে প্রতিমাটি মাটিতে লুটিয়ে পড়ে ভেঙে যায়। এই খবর পেয়ে সহকারী পুলিশ সুপারিনটেনডেন্ট (সার্কেল) সুভাষ চন্দ্র সাহা ঘটনাস্থল পরিদর্শন করেন। এএসপি সাংবাদিকদের জানান, পেছনের রশিটি কেউ অসৎ উদ্দেশ্যে কেটে দিয়েছে অথবা ছিড়ে গিয়ে প্রতিমাটি ভেঙে যেতে পারে। এ ঘটনায় যোগেশ মণ্ডল নাজিরপুর থানায় একটি মামলা করেছেন বলেও তিনি জানান।
Posted by Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) at 10:45 AM
Bangladesh: Islamic Fundamentalist destroyed Kali Temple at Rajbari
Source: BDnews.com
Url: http://www.bdnews24.com/bangla/details.php?id=110419&cid=2&aoth=1
Translated from Bengali publication of BDNEWS.com
Rajbari/Firujpur, September 19 (BDnews.com) - On Friday night, a group of miscreants attacked and set fire of a "Goddess Kali" temple at Howli Kautil Village, Chuto Bakla union of Gualanda unpazilla under Rajbari. In a separate incident, unidentified miscreants ransacked puja mandop destroying Goddess Durga idol at Madyampara village, Nazirpur upazilla under Firujpur.
BDnews24.com Correspondent report:
According to locals, a group of miscreants set fire of the “Goddess Kali” temple of the Howli Kautil village at around 10 PM on Friday night. Fire scorched all idols of the temple.
A team including District Commissioner (DC) Mr. Faej Ahmed, Police Superintendent Mr. Md Ashrafuzaman, Gualanda upazilla chairman Mr. Hasan Imam Choudhury, UNO Mr. Md Nasiruddin, Officer in charge of Gualanda police station and local UP chairman visited the spot on Saturday morning.
Mr. Faej Ahmed instructed police to immediately apprehend the criminals. The district unit of Hindu Buddhuist Christian Unity Council (HBCUC) expressed concern and district secretary of the organization Mr. Ganesh Narayan Choudhury said, “it is imperative for the law enforcement agencies to investigate and bring offenders to justice those who, with ulterior motive, are working to instigate communal disharmony and undermine law and order situation on the eve of Eid and Durga Puja”.
Gualanda upazilla Awami League organizational secretary Mr. Gulam Mustafa Giaspuri expressed concern stating that each time his party comes to power, a special quarter become active to undermine impression of the government and to undermine law and order situation in the country.
Firujpur: The undergoing construction of Durga Idol at the house of Yogesh Mandol of Madyampara village, Samantagati Union, under Nazirpur was almost ending when unidentified miscreants cut the rope that held the Idol letting the idol to collapse at the ground on Friday night.
On hearing the news, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Mr. Subash Chandra Saha visited the spot. He reported to journalists, someone perhaps with ulterior motive have cut the rope that holds the Durga pratima as a result the idol collapsed on the ground.
In this incident, Yogesh Chandra Mondol filed a FIR at the local police station.
রাজবাড়ী/পিরোজপুর, সেপ্টেম্বর ১৯ (বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম)- রাজবাড়ীর গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলার ছোট ভাকলা ইউনিয়নের হাউলি কেউটিল গ্রামে শুক্রবার রাতে একটি কালী মন্দির পুড়িয়ে দিয়েছে দুর্বৃত্তরা। পিরোজপুরের নাজিরপুর উপজেলার মধ্যপাড়া গ্রামে অজ্ঞাত পরিচয় দুর্বৃত্তরা দুর্গা প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর করেছে বলে অভিযোগ পাওয়া গেছে। বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের প্রতিনিধিদের পাঠানো খবর: রাজবাড়ী: এলাকাবাসী জানিয়েছে, শুক্রবার রাত আনুমানিক ১০টার দিকে অজ্ঞাতনামা দুর্বৃত্তরা হাউলি কেউটিল গ্রামের শত বছরের পুরনো মন্দিরটিতে আগুন ধরিয়ে দেয়। এতে প্রতিমাসহ মন্দির ভবনের আংশিক পুড়ে যায়। এ ঘটনার খবর পেয়ে শনিবার সকালেই রাজবাড়ীর জেলা প্রশাসক ফয়েজ আহম্মদ, পুলিশ সুপারিনটেনডেন্ট মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুজ্জামান, গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলা চেয়ারম্যান হাসান ইমাম চৌধুরী, উপজেলা নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা (ইউএনও) মো. নাসিরউদ্দিন, গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট থানার ভারপ্রাপ্ত কর্মকর্তা (ওসি) ও স্থানীয় ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ (ইউপি) চেয়ারম্যান ঘটনাস্থল পরিদর্শন করেন। জেলা প্রশাসক অপরাধীদের খুঁজে বের করার জন্য গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট থানার পুলিশকে নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন। রাজবাড়ী জেলা হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রীস্টান ঐক্য পরিষদের সভাপতি গণেশ নারায়ণ চৌধুরী সাংবাদিকদের বলেন, "ঈদ ও পূজাকে সামনে রেখে সা¤প্রদায়িক স¤প্রীতি বিনষ্ট করতে এবং আইন শৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতির অবনতি ঘটাতে কারা ঘটনাটি ঘটিয়েছে আইন শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষা বাহিনীকে তদন্ত করে তা বের করতে হবে।" তিনি অবিলম্বে দোষীদের গ্রেপ্তারের দাবি জানান। গোয়ালন্দ উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সাংগঠনিক সম্পাদক গোলাম মোস্তফা গিয়াসপুরী বলেন, আওয়ামী লীগ ক্ষমতায় এলেই প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল একটি গোষ্ঠী সরকারের ভাবমূর্তি ও আইনশৃঙ্খলার অবনতি ঘটাতে তৎপর হয়ে ওঠে। পিরোজপুর: নাজিরপুর ইউনিয়নের সামন্তগাতী ইউনিয়নের মধ্যপাড়া গ্রামের যোগেশ মণ্ডলের বাড়িতে দুর্গা প্রতিমা তৈরির কাজ প্রায় শেষ পর্যায়ে ছিল। শুক্রবার রাতে অজ্ঞাতপরিচয় দুর্বৃত্তরা রশি কেটে দিলে প্রতিমাটি মাটিতে লুটিয়ে পড়ে ভেঙে যায়। এই খবর পেয়ে সহকারী পুলিশ সুপারিনটেনডেন্ট (সার্কেল) সুভাষ চন্দ্র সাহা ঘটনাস্থল পরিদর্শন করেন। এএসপি সাংবাদিকদের জানান, পেছনের রশিটি কেউ অসৎ উদ্দেশ্যে কেটে দিয়েছে অথবা ছিড়ে গিয়ে প্রতিমাটি ভেঙে যেতে পারে। এ ঘটনায় যোগেশ মণ্ডল নাজিরপুর থানায় একটি মামলা করেছেন বলেও তিনি জানান।
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பிரான்ஸ் நாடும் முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு ஜிஸியா செலுத்துகிறது
இந்தியா முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு ஜிஸியா செலுத்துவது போல, பிரான்ஸும் இப்போது முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு ஜிஸியா செலுத்த ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது.
இந்தியாவைப் போல பிரான்ஸும் ஹஜ் பயணச் செலவை கொடுக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது.
France Army Organizes Hajj Trips
IslamOnline.net & Newspapers
"[The army] is anaesthetized from all the social questions and debate outside," Bouharb believes.
CAIRO — For Mohamed-Ali Bouharb, the soul-searching journey of hajj he plans to embark on this year will be exceptional, since the Muslim soldier will be traveling all the way to the holy sites on a special trip provided by the army of the secular European country.
"The army is always in advance of society," a jubilant Captain Bouharb told the Globe & Mail on Tuesday, September 15.
For this year’s hajj, Muslims in the French army who will go on the journey to Saudi Arabia will not have to travel on private commercial flights with ordinary civilians.
In a break from tradition, the Defense Ministry will provide its Muslim soldiers a plane to fly them and organize their stay.
The new hajj journey is the first to be sponsored by the army for Muslim personnel.
Longtime before, the army has sponsored annual trips for its soldiers to Catholic shrines in Lourdes with its long history of bonds with the Catholic Church.
Soldiers and officers willing to embark on the hajj journey next November would pay about €3,000, an amount less than most private travel agencies.
On the other hand, accommodation and guide will be provided by the Saudi Defense Ministry.
Muslim soldiers hailed the army's upcoming hajj trip for providing them security.
Military personnel who travel on their own for the hajj could fall victim "to thieves or swindlers or disreputable travel agencies," Bouharb said.
"Or imagine the situation of a serviceman who goes on his own and stays in a place where there's some incident – I don't know what kind, but maybe a bomb or a fire."
Hajj, Makkah pilgrimage, is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Every able-bodied adult Muslim -- who can financially afford the trip -- must perform hajj once in their lifetime.
There are nearly seven million Muslims in France, making up the biggest Muslim minority in Europe.
Changing Atmosphere
While arranging a hajj trip would be unusual for any Western government, it is especially extraordinary in France, a Catholic country with a strict secular tradition.
Some like Bouharb insist that the army remains insulated from the wrangling and heated debates on secularism and thorny issues regarding he Muslim community, like the recent furor over Muslim women burqa.
"It [the army] is anaesthetized from all the social questions and debate outside."
Yet, experts say Islam in the French military was not on an equal footing with other faiths.
The Defence Ministry created a Muslim chaplaincy only in 2005, long after it had established Catholic, Protestant and Jewish offices.
The atmosphere, however, is changing in army with a number of new policies that better accommodated Muslim personnel, like the hajj trips.
"Soldiers I've interviewed say it was hard to be Muslim in the armed forces until a few years ago," said Elyamine Settoul, a doctoral student at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris who has surveyed minorities in the military.
"There were no accommodations for Ramadan," he added.
"If the meals contained pork they weren't offered an alternative. It created tensions. But they say it's much better now."
Other initiatives were designed to help Muslim soldiers understand the history and culture of France.
Last year, the army sent two of its Muslim chaplains to a government-sponsored class on citizenship and secular values for imams, the first of its kind. Another six will attend the course this fall.
“What I knew about secularism going in was what everybody knows,” said Capt. Bouharb, 32, who was one of the first graduates.
“What I learned was its history, all the political debate at the beginning of the 20th century and its legal basis.”
Bouharb also said the course left him embracing his French Muslim identity.
“Even if our parents were not born in France, it's our country.”
இந்தியாவைப் போல பிரான்ஸும் ஹஜ் பயணச் செலவை கொடுக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது.
France Army Organizes Hajj Trips
IslamOnline.net & Newspapers
"[The army] is anaesthetized from all the social questions and debate outside," Bouharb believes.
CAIRO — For Mohamed-Ali Bouharb, the soul-searching journey of hajj he plans to embark on this year will be exceptional, since the Muslim soldier will be traveling all the way to the holy sites on a special trip provided by the army of the secular European country.
"The army is always in advance of society," a jubilant Captain Bouharb told the Globe & Mail on Tuesday, September 15.
For this year’s hajj, Muslims in the French army who will go on the journey to Saudi Arabia will not have to travel on private commercial flights with ordinary civilians.
In a break from tradition, the Defense Ministry will provide its Muslim soldiers a plane to fly them and organize their stay.
The new hajj journey is the first to be sponsored by the army for Muslim personnel.
Longtime before, the army has sponsored annual trips for its soldiers to Catholic shrines in Lourdes with its long history of bonds with the Catholic Church.
Soldiers and officers willing to embark on the hajj journey next November would pay about €3,000, an amount less than most private travel agencies.
On the other hand, accommodation and guide will be provided by the Saudi Defense Ministry.
Muslim soldiers hailed the army's upcoming hajj trip for providing them security.
Military personnel who travel on their own for the hajj could fall victim "to thieves or swindlers or disreputable travel agencies," Bouharb said.
"Or imagine the situation of a serviceman who goes on his own and stays in a place where there's some incident – I don't know what kind, but maybe a bomb or a fire."
Hajj, Makkah pilgrimage, is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Every able-bodied adult Muslim -- who can financially afford the trip -- must perform hajj once in their lifetime.
There are nearly seven million Muslims in France, making up the biggest Muslim minority in Europe.
Changing Atmosphere
While arranging a hajj trip would be unusual for any Western government, it is especially extraordinary in France, a Catholic country with a strict secular tradition.
Some like Bouharb insist that the army remains insulated from the wrangling and heated debates on secularism and thorny issues regarding he Muslim community, like the recent furor over Muslim women burqa.
"It [the army] is anaesthetized from all the social questions and debate outside."
Yet, experts say Islam in the French military was not on an equal footing with other faiths.
The Defence Ministry created a Muslim chaplaincy only in 2005, long after it had established Catholic, Protestant and Jewish offices.
The atmosphere, however, is changing in army with a number of new policies that better accommodated Muslim personnel, like the hajj trips.
"Soldiers I've interviewed say it was hard to be Muslim in the armed forces until a few years ago," said Elyamine Settoul, a doctoral student at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris who has surveyed minorities in the military.
"There were no accommodations for Ramadan," he added.
"If the meals contained pork they weren't offered an alternative. It created tensions. But they say it's much better now."
Other initiatives were designed to help Muslim soldiers understand the history and culture of France.
Last year, the army sent two of its Muslim chaplains to a government-sponsored class on citizenship and secular values for imams, the first of its kind. Another six will attend the course this fall.
“What I knew about secularism going in was what everybody knows,” said Capt. Bouharb, 32, who was one of the first graduates.
“What I learned was its history, all the political debate at the beginning of the 20th century and its legal basis.”
Bouharb also said the course left him embracing his French Muslim identity.
“Even if our parents were not born in France, it's our country.”
முஸ்லீம் சிறுமியை கல்லாலேயே அடித்து கொன்ற படங்கள்
அல்லாவால் செய்யமுடியாததால், அவரது சீடர்களால் செய்யப்பட்ட கொலை இது
The girl who was stoned to death for falling in loveby NATALIE CLARKE
Last updated at 00:52 17 May 2007
Comments (56) Add to My Stories A teenage girl lies dead on the ground in a pool of her own blood.
Her once groomed hair is cast across her face like a rag doll's, her skirt pulled up to complete her humiliation.
In another image, she is seen lying on her side, her face battered and bloodied, barely recognisable.
The concrete block used to smash in her face lies next to her.
Du'a Khalil Aswad was beaten, kicked and stoned for 30 minutes at the hands of a lynch mob before one of her attackers launched a carefully aimed fatal blow.
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Du'a Khalil Aswad: Killed by a lynch mob for falling in love
The murder was carried out in public, watched by hundreds of men cheering and yelling. Du'a's crime? To fall in love with a Sunni boy. Her family practised the Yezidi religion.
The Sunnis and Yezidis hate each other. When Du'a ran away with her Sunni boyfriend, a sentence of death was passed on her.
This act of medieval savagery took place last month in a town in northern Iraq, in the fledgling 'democracy' created by Bush and Blair when they invaded the country in 2003 and 'freed' its people.
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Brutal images captured by onlookers or the barbaric stoning
The sickening scenes, which defy belief in every sense, were captured by some of the observers and participants who thought it would be proper to record these harrowing events as some sort of memento.
Perhaps they thought it would serve as a warning to other young people who dared to follow their hearts - not the strictures of a religion which will not brook dissent - and punishes adolescent impetuosity with the most brutal of public murders.
The killing was filmed on a number of mobile phones. The images were then - all too predictably - posted on the internet.
The Mail takes no pleasure in publishing these pictures. But we believe our readers should witness the depths of the depravity still being carried out in the 21st century in the name of 'honour'.
Perhaps, then, something can be done to prevent it happening again.
Of course, anyone who takes even a passing interest in news is all too aware of the tragedy that has engulfed the people of Iraq: the daily bombings, murders and kidnappings.
The subjugation of its women, however, has been largely ignored. Yet according to cultural observers, the number of so-called 'honour killings' has increased in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Campaigners say there is an 'epidemic' of such killings in the wartorn country. Autopsy reports in Baghdad often conclude with the verdict: "Killed to wash away her disgrace."
The filming of Du'a's death was just one more macabre element of her killing, but it has achieved something those bloodthirsty amateur filmmakers could not have predicted: it has brought such practices into the open and exposed them to the wider world.
It is, of course, too late for Du'a, a strikingly pretty young girl with long auburn hair. The 17-year-old must have hoped that the 'liberation' of her country would afford her opportunities she might otherwise never have had - for her education and a life of happiness free from oppression.
She lived with her family in the town of Bashika, near Mosul. They were neither rich nor poor.
It is believed Du'a met her Sunni boyfriend - whose name is not known - several months ago. They had grown up in an environment where hatred against rival factions is the norm.
The Yezidis - a Gnostic sect which combines Islamic teachings with Persian religions - despise the Sunnis; the Sunnis loathe the Yezidis.
Du'a and her boyfriend would have been all too aware that theirs was a forbidden love. But like so many teenagers before them, right back to the illicit love of Romeo and Juliet, they couldn't help themselves.
For a while, they met in secret. It was during one such highly charged meeting that they came up with a plan to run away together.
It is not clear whether this desperate measure was a result of their having sought and been refused permission to marry, or if they decided to do it knowing that such permission would never be obtained.
"Her family would never have agreed to such a marriage," says Diana Nammi, a leading Kurdish women's rights campaigner.
Some Muslim groups have claimed that Du'a converted to Islam shortly before her murder. According to other reports, her boyfriend denies this.
They ran away together to an address in Bashika. The girl's family alerted the police and Du'a and her boyfriend were found just a few days later.
According to Ms Nammi, who is calling for the girl's killers to be brought to justice, Du'a was arrested and put into prison.
A few days later, the police apparently received assurances from the leader of her tribe - who Ms Nammi believes is Du'a's uncle - that the girl would not be harmed.
What happened next is the subject of conflicting reports. According to some, the house of the tribal leader was stormed by a mob and Du'a dragged out and killed.
Ms Nammi, however, says she has information that it was the tribal leader who betrayed his niece to the mob. In this man's eyes, Du'a had committed an unforgiveable crime, punishable by death.
The family's 'honour' had been besmirched. The moment Du'a was placed in his house, her fate was sealed.
On April 7, Du'a was brought out of the house in a headlock to face the lynch mob. Hundreds of men were waiting for her - the excited atmosphere is said to have resembled a large sporting event - but no women.
On the video, Du'a's screams can be heard as she is dragged to the ground. In a further humiliation, her lower body has been stripped.
Instinctively, Du'a tries to cover herself; only later was a piece of clothing thrown over her.
She is surrounded by an enormous crowd jockeying for a good view of the ritualistic killing. About nine men take part in the attack, including, it is thought, members of the girl's family.
To any father of a daughter, that a helpless girl should be set upon with such cowardly savagery is beyond comprehension. One can barely imagine her terror.
It is a profoundly disturbing spectacle. One man kicks her hard between the legs as she screams in agony. Du'a tries to lift herself up, but someone hurls a concrete block into her face.
Another man stamps on her face. Someone kicks her in the stomach. Police officers stand idly by, some of them apparently enjoying the spectacle as much as anyone else.
Meanwhile, some observers film the execution on their mobile phones - the modern world intruding on a spectacle that belongs more in the Roman arena than in an apparently civilised society.
After half an hour of this savagery, Du'a is finally - mercifully, perhaps - dead. In a final humiliation, a man tries to lift her up, but drops her again, and her bloodied body is rolled face down into a puddle of blood. The family has had its 'honour' restored.
According to Ms Nammi, Du'a's parents did not want her to be stoned, though it is not clear whether they might have agreed for her to be killed in some other way.
After her murder, according to Ms Nammi, two men were arrested by Iraqi police, but she has heard they were subsequently released without charge.
Reports suggest that two of Du'a's uncles and four other people fled the town as investigators began to search for the culprits. It is thought these included her brother, who appeared in the video of the murder.
As for Du'a's boyfriend - who has lost the girl he loved in the most awful circumstances imaginable - he went into hiding for a while, but it is believed that no action has been taken against him.
Du'a was buried in a simple unmarked grave. Later, says Ms Nammi, her body was exhumed by the Kurdish authorities, who have autonomous control of the region, and sent to the Medico-legal Institute in Mosul.
There her body was examined to find out whether she had been a virgin or not, before being returned to the Sheikh Shams cemetery.
To our Western eyes, this posthumous assault on Du'a's body is the final insult. But according to Ms Nammi, it did at least establish that she was still a virgin and innocent of the 'crime' of which she had been accused.
However, Ms Nammi believes the mere fact that Du'a had run off with a Sunni boy would have been enough to have her sentenced to death.
Meanwhile, the cycle of tit-for-tat murders continues in Iraq. In this instance, in an apparent act of retaliation for Du'a's murder, 23 Yezidi workers were attacked and killed two weeks later, apparently by members of an armed Sunni group.
The men were travelling on a bus between Mosul and Bashika when their vehicle was halted by the gunmen, who made them disembark before killing them.
Tomorrow evening, Ms Nammi, founding member of the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation, will lead a group of women meeting in Shoreditch, East London, to remember Du'a Khalil Aswad and give back to her the dignity torn from her by her violent death.
The women are pledged to campaign against the entrenched beliefs which lead to such senseless deaths - and the fact that the people who commit these crimes are not regarded as murderers, but as heroes of the community.
According to Ms Nammi, there have been an estimated 10,000 cases of honour killings in the Kurdistan region in the past decade.
Under Iraqi law, the punishment for anyone found guilty of an honour killing is just six months in prison.
"Something has to be done to stop this," says Ms Nammi, who came to Britain in 1996. "There is an epidemic of so-called honour killings. It is almost routine and utterly unacceptable.
"We would greatly appreciate any contribution from the British Government in preventing these murders of women in Iraq."
Ms Nammi has the support of Amnesty International.
"This young girl's murder is truly abhorrent and her killers must be brought to justice," says Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK Director.
"Unless the authorities respond vigorously to this and other reports of crimes in the name of "honour", we must fear for the future of the women in Iraq."
For the sake of 17-year-old Du'a, an innocent girl who simply fell in love with the wrong man, it is all too little, too late.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
உலகம் தட்டை என்று ஒத்துக்கொள்ளும்வரை ஜிகாத் முஸ்லீம்கள் அறிவிப்பு
உலகம் தட்டை என்று ஒத்துக்கொள்ளும்வரை ஜிகாத் முஸ்லீம்கள் அறிவிப்பு
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resurrects, Declares Total Jihad
14 August 2009
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The Islamic sect Boko Haram has declared total Jihad in Nigeria, threatening to Islamise the entire nation by force of war.
In a statement dated August 9, 2009, and made available to Vanguard, the sect whose activities led to the lost of hundreds of lives in northern Nigeria recently declared that their leader Yusuf who was killed in controversial circumstances during the crisis, lives forever.
In what looked like a declaration of war on the rest of the nation, the Boko Haram sect said it will unleash terror in Southern Nigeria this August, beginning with the bombing of Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu to make good its words.
Vanguard reproduces the statement below as issued by Boko Haram.
WE SPEAK AS BOKO HARAM
For the first time since the Killing of Mallam Mohammed Yusuf, our leader, we hereby make the following statements.
Vanguard
Boko Haram's former leader Mallam Mohammed Yusuf.
1) First of all that Boko Haram does not in any way mean 'Western Education is A sin' as the infidel media continue to portray us. Boko Haram actually means 'Western Civilisation' is forbidden. The difference is that while the first gives the impression that we are opposed to formal education coming from the West, that is Europe, which is not true, the second affirms our believe in the supremacy of Islamic culture (not Education), for culture is broader, it includes education but not determined by Western Education.
In this case we are talking of Western Ways of life which include: constitutional provision as if relates to, for instance the rights and privileges of Women, the idea of homosexualism, lesbianism, sanctions in cases of terrible crimes like drug trafficking, rape of infants, multi-party democracy in an overwhelmingly Islamic country like Nigeria, blue films, prostitution, drinking beer and alcohol and many others that are opposed to Islamic civilisation.
2) That the Boko Haram is an Islamic Revolution which impact is not limited to Northern Nigeria, in fact, we are spread across all the 36 states in Nigeria, and Boko Haram is just a version of the Al Qaeda which we align with and respect. We support Osama bin Laden, we shall carry out his command in Nigeria until the country is totally Islamised which is according to the wish of Allah.
3) That Mallam Yusuf has not died in vain and he is a martyr. His ideas will live for ever.
4) That Boko Haram lost over 1000 of our Marty members killed by the wicked Nigerian army and police mostly of Southern Nigeria extraction. That the Southern states, especially the infidel Yoruba, Igbon and Ijaw infidels will be our immediate target.
5) That the killing of our leaders in a callous, wicked and malicious manner will not in any way deter us. They have lost their lives in the struggle for Allah.
Having made the following statement we hereby reinstate our demands:
1) That we have started a Jihad in Nigeria which no force on earth can stop. The aim is to Islamise Nigeria and ensure the rule of the majority Muslims in the country. We will teach Nigeria a lesson, a very bitter one.
2) That from the Month of August, we shall carry out series of bombing in Southern and Northern Nigerian cities, beginning with Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu and Port Harcourt. The bombing will not stop until Sharia and Western Civilisation is wiped off from Nigeria. We will not stop until these evil cities are tuned into ashes.
3) That we shall make the country ungovernable, kill and eliminate irresponsible political leaders of all leanings, hunt and gun down those who oppose the rule of Sharia in Nigeria and ensure that the infidel does not go unpunished.
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4) We promise the West and Southern Nigeria, a horrible pastime. We shall focus on these areas which is the devil empire and has been the one encouraging and sponsoring Western Civilisation into the shores of Nigeria.
5) We call on all Northerners in the Islamic States to quit the follower ship of the wicked political parties leading the country, the corrupt, irresponsible, criminal, murderous political leadership, and join the struggle for Islamic Society that will be corruption free, Sodom free, where security will be guaranteed and there will be peace under Islam.
6) That very soon, we shall stir Lagos, the evil city and Nigeria's South West and South East, in a way no one has ever done before. Al Hakubarah
ITS EITHER YOU ARE FOR US OR AGAINST US
Mallam Sanni Umaru
Acting Leader Boko Haram
Signed: August 09, 2009
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resurrects, Declares Total Jihad
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The Islamic sect Boko Haram has declared total Jihad in Nigeria, threatening to Islamise the entire nation by force of war.
In a statement dated August 9, 2009, and made available to Vanguard, the sect whose activities led to the lost of hundreds of lives in northern Nigeria recently declared that their leader Yusuf who was killed in controversial circumstances during the crisis, lives forever.
In what looked like a declaration of war on the rest of the nation, the Boko Haram sect said it will unleash terror in Southern Nigeria this August, beginning with the bombing of Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu to make good its words.
Vanguard reproduces the statement below as issued by Boko Haram.
WE SPEAK AS BOKO HARAM
For the first time since the Killing of Mallam Mohammed Yusuf, our leader, we hereby make the following statements.
Vanguard
Boko Haram's former leader Mallam Mohammed Yusuf.
1) First of all that Boko Haram does not in any way mean 'Western Education is A sin' as the infidel media continue to portray us. Boko Haram actually means 'Western Civilisation' is forbidden. The difference is that while the first gives the impression that we are opposed to formal education coming from the West, that is Europe, which is not true, the second affirms our believe in the supremacy of Islamic culture (not Education), for culture is broader, it includes education but not determined by Western Education.
In this case we are talking of Western Ways of life which include: constitutional provision as if relates to, for instance the rights and privileges of Women, the idea of homosexualism, lesbianism, sanctions in cases of terrible crimes like drug trafficking, rape of infants, multi-party democracy in an overwhelmingly Islamic country like Nigeria, blue films, prostitution, drinking beer and alcohol and many others that are opposed to Islamic civilisation.
2) That the Boko Haram is an Islamic Revolution which impact is not limited to Northern Nigeria, in fact, we are spread across all the 36 states in Nigeria, and Boko Haram is just a version of the Al Qaeda which we align with and respect. We support Osama bin Laden, we shall carry out his command in Nigeria until the country is totally Islamised which is according to the wish of Allah.
3) That Mallam Yusuf has not died in vain and he is a martyr. His ideas will live for ever.
4) That Boko Haram lost over 1000 of our Marty members killed by the wicked Nigerian army and police mostly of Southern Nigeria extraction. That the Southern states, especially the infidel Yoruba, Igbon and Ijaw infidels will be our immediate target.
5) That the killing of our leaders in a callous, wicked and malicious manner will not in any way deter us. They have lost their lives in the struggle for Allah.
Having made the following statement we hereby reinstate our demands:
1) That we have started a Jihad in Nigeria which no force on earth can stop. The aim is to Islamise Nigeria and ensure the rule of the majority Muslims in the country. We will teach Nigeria a lesson, a very bitter one.
2) That from the Month of August, we shall carry out series of bombing in Southern and Northern Nigerian cities, beginning with Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu and Port Harcourt. The bombing will not stop until Sharia and Western Civilisation is wiped off from Nigeria. We will not stop until these evil cities are tuned into ashes.
3) That we shall make the country ungovernable, kill and eliminate irresponsible political leaders of all leanings, hunt and gun down those who oppose the rule of Sharia in Nigeria and ensure that the infidel does not go unpunished.
Relevant Links
West Africa
Nigeria
Conflict
Arms and Armies
Religion
Conflict
4) We promise the West and Southern Nigeria, a horrible pastime. We shall focus on these areas which is the devil empire and has been the one encouraging and sponsoring Western Civilisation into the shores of Nigeria.
5) We call on all Northerners in the Islamic States to quit the follower ship of the wicked political parties leading the country, the corrupt, irresponsible, criminal, murderous political leadership, and join the struggle for Islamic Society that will be corruption free, Sodom free, where security will be guaranteed and there will be peace under Islam.
6) That very soon, we shall stir Lagos, the evil city and Nigeria's South West and South East, in a way no one has ever done before. Al Hakubarah
ITS EITHER YOU ARE FOR US OR AGAINST US
Mallam Sanni Umaru
Acting Leader Boko Haram
Signed: August 09, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
ஏன் இஸ்லாம்? பாகிஸ்தான் இந்துக்களுக்கு பதில் தெரியும்.
பாகிஸ்தானில் சிறுபான்மை இந்துக்கள் மீது வந்தேறி முஸ்லீம்கள் கற்பழிப்புகள், கொலைகள், கடத்தல், கட்டாய மதமாற்றம் ஆகியவற்றை செய்வதால் ஏராளமான இந்துக்கள் பாகிஸ்தானிலிருந்து இந்தியாவுக்கு ஓடி வருகிறார்கள்.
அவர்களுக்கு “ஏன் இஸ்லாம்” என்ற கேள்விக்கு பதில் தெரியும்.
இங்கே இருக்கும் செக்குலர் இந்துக்களுக்குத்தான் தெரியாது.
Fearing Taliban, Pak Hindus take Thar Express to India
Vimal Bhatia , TNN 10 September 2009, 02:15am IST
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JAISALMER: In the past four years, some 5,000 Hindus may have crossed over from Pakistan, never to return. It has not been easy abandoning their
homes, sometimes even their families, but they say they had no choice: they had to flee the Taliban.
It started as a trickle in 2006, the year the Thar Express was flagged off. The weekly train starts from Karachi, enters India at Munabao, a border town in Barmer, and runs up to Jodhpur. In the first year, 392 Hindus crossed over.
This grew to 880 in 2007. The next year, the number was 1,240, and this year, till August, over 1,000 have crossed over. They just keep extending their visas and hope to become Indian citizens.
Incidentally, these are official figures. Sources say there are many more who cross over and melt in the local milieu. And officials have a soft corner for these people, most of whom have harrowing stories to tell.
Ranaram, who used to live in the Rahimyar district of Pakistan’s Punjab, says he fell prey to the Taliban. His wife was kidnapped, raped and forcibly converted to Islam. His two daughters were also forcibly converted. Ranaram, too, had to accept Islam for fear of his life. He thought it best to flee with his two daughters; his wife was untraceable.
Dungaram, another migrant, says atrocities against Hindus in Pakistan have increased in the past two years after the ouster of Musharraf. "We won't get permanent jobs unless we convert to Islam."
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of Seemant Lok Sangathan, a group working for the refugees in Barmer and Jaisalmer, says there's unfortunately no proper refugee policy in India even though people from Pakistan reach here in large numbers.
He said in 2004-05, over 135 families were given Indian citizenship but the rest are still living illegally in the country and are often tortured by police because they don't have proper citizenship certificates. "In December 2008, over 200 Hindus were converted to Islam in Mirpur Khas town of Pakistan. But there are several others who want to stick to their religion but there’s no safety for them in Pakistan."
Immigration officer at Munabao railway station, Hetudan Charan, says the arrival of Hindu migrants had suddenly increased as over 15 to 16 families were reaching India every week. “None of them admit they are to settle here but seeing their baggage, we easily understand,’’ he said.
Ravi Kumar, who was Barmer collector till his transfer two days back, said the government in 2007 had given permanent citizenship to a few Pakistani immigrants.
அவர்களுக்கு “ஏன் இஸ்லாம்” என்ற கேள்விக்கு பதில் தெரியும்.
இங்கே இருக்கும் செக்குலர் இந்துக்களுக்குத்தான் தெரியாது.
Fearing Taliban, Pak Hindus take Thar Express to India
Vimal Bhatia , TNN 10 September 2009, 02:15am IST
Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: |
JAISALMER: In the past four years, some 5,000 Hindus may have crossed over from Pakistan, never to return. It has not been easy abandoning their
homes, sometimes even their families, but they say they had no choice: they had to flee the Taliban.
It started as a trickle in 2006, the year the Thar Express was flagged off. The weekly train starts from Karachi, enters India at Munabao, a border town in Barmer, and runs up to Jodhpur. In the first year, 392 Hindus crossed over.
This grew to 880 in 2007. The next year, the number was 1,240, and this year, till August, over 1,000 have crossed over. They just keep extending their visas and hope to become Indian citizens.
Incidentally, these are official figures. Sources say there are many more who cross over and melt in the local milieu. And officials have a soft corner for these people, most of whom have harrowing stories to tell.
Ranaram, who used to live in the Rahimyar district of Pakistan’s Punjab, says he fell prey to the Taliban. His wife was kidnapped, raped and forcibly converted to Islam. His two daughters were also forcibly converted. Ranaram, too, had to accept Islam for fear of his life. He thought it best to flee with his two daughters; his wife was untraceable.
Dungaram, another migrant, says atrocities against Hindus in Pakistan have increased in the past two years after the ouster of Musharraf. "We won't get permanent jobs unless we convert to Islam."
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of Seemant Lok Sangathan, a group working for the refugees in Barmer and Jaisalmer, says there's unfortunately no proper refugee policy in India even though people from Pakistan reach here in large numbers.
He said in 2004-05, over 135 families were given Indian citizenship but the rest are still living illegally in the country and are often tortured by police because they don't have proper citizenship certificates. "In December 2008, over 200 Hindus were converted to Islam in Mirpur Khas town of Pakistan. But there are several others who want to stick to their religion but there’s no safety for them in Pakistan."
Immigration officer at Munabao railway station, Hetudan Charan, says the arrival of Hindu migrants had suddenly increased as over 15 to 16 families were reaching India every week. “None of them admit they are to settle here but seeing their baggage, we easily understand,’’ he said.
Ravi Kumar, who was Barmer collector till his transfer two days back, said the government in 2007 had given permanent citizenship to a few Pakistani immigrants.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
சொந்த வாழ்விடங்களிலிருந்து இந்துக்களை துரத்தும் முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகள்
Fearing Taliban, Pak Hindus take Thar Express to India
Vimal Bhatia , TNN 10 September 2009, 02:15am IST
Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: |
JAISALMER: In the past four years, some 5,000 Hindus may have crossed over from Pakistan, never to return. It has not been easy abandoning their
homes, sometimes even their families, but they say they had no choice: they had to flee the Taliban.
It started as a trickle in 2006, the year the Thar Express was flagged off. The weekly train starts from Karachi, enters India at Munabao, a border town in Barmer, and runs up to Jodhpur. In the first year, 392 Hindus crossed over.
This grew to 880 in 2007. The next year, the number was 1,240, and this year, till August, over 1,000 have crossed over. They just keep extending their visas and hope to become Indian citizens.
Incidentally, these are official figures. Sources say there are many more who cross over and melt in the local milieu. And officials have a soft corner for these people, most of whom have harrowing stories to tell.
Ranaram, who used to live in the Rahimyar district of Pakistan’s Punjab, says he fell prey to the Taliban. His wife was kidnapped, raped and forcibly converted to Islam. His two daughters were also forcibly converted. Ranaram, too, had to accept Islam for fear of his life. He thought it best to flee with his two daughters; his wife was untraceable.
Dungaram, another migrant, says atrocities against Hindus in Pakistan have increased in the past two years after the ouster of Musharraf. "We won't get permanent jobs unless we convert to Islam."
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of Seemant Lok Sangathan, a group working for the refugees in Barmer and Jaisalmer, says there's unfortunately no proper refugee policy in India even though people from Pakistan reach here in large numbers.
He said in 2004-05, over 135 families were given Indian citizenship but the rest are still living illegally in the country and are often tortured by police because they don't have proper citizenship certificates. "In December 2008, over 200 Hindus were converted to Islam in Mirpur Khas town of Pakistan. But there are several others who want to stick to their religion but there’s no safety for them in Pakistan."
Immigration officer at Munabao railway station, Hetudan Charan, says the arrival of Hindu migrants had suddenly increased as over 15 to 16 families were reaching India every week. “None of them admit they are to settle here but seeing their baggage, we easily understand,’’ he said.
Ravi Kumar, who was Barmer collector till his transfer two days back, said the government in 2007 had given permanent citizenship to a few Pakistani immigrants.
Vimal Bhatia , TNN 10 September 2009, 02:15am IST
Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: |
JAISALMER: In the past four years, some 5,000 Hindus may have crossed over from Pakistan, never to return. It has not been easy abandoning their
homes, sometimes even their families, but they say they had no choice: they had to flee the Taliban.
It started as a trickle in 2006, the year the Thar Express was flagged off. The weekly train starts from Karachi, enters India at Munabao, a border town in Barmer, and runs up to Jodhpur. In the first year, 392 Hindus crossed over.
This grew to 880 in 2007. The next year, the number was 1,240, and this year, till August, over 1,000 have crossed over. They just keep extending their visas and hope to become Indian citizens.
Incidentally, these are official figures. Sources say there are many more who cross over and melt in the local milieu. And officials have a soft corner for these people, most of whom have harrowing stories to tell.
Ranaram, who used to live in the Rahimyar district of Pakistan’s Punjab, says he fell prey to the Taliban. His wife was kidnapped, raped and forcibly converted to Islam. His two daughters were also forcibly converted. Ranaram, too, had to accept Islam for fear of his life. He thought it best to flee with his two daughters; his wife was untraceable.
Dungaram, another migrant, says atrocities against Hindus in Pakistan have increased in the past two years after the ouster of Musharraf. "We won't get permanent jobs unless we convert to Islam."
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of Seemant Lok Sangathan, a group working for the refugees in Barmer and Jaisalmer, says there's unfortunately no proper refugee policy in India even though people from Pakistan reach here in large numbers.
He said in 2004-05, over 135 families were given Indian citizenship but the rest are still living illegally in the country and are often tortured by police because they don't have proper citizenship certificates. "In December 2008, over 200 Hindus were converted to Islam in Mirpur Khas town of Pakistan. But there are several others who want to stick to their religion but there’s no safety for them in Pakistan."
Immigration officer at Munabao railway station, Hetudan Charan, says the arrival of Hindu migrants had suddenly increased as over 15 to 16 families were reaching India every week. “None of them admit they are to settle here but seeing their baggage, we easily understand,’’ he said.
Ravi Kumar, who was Barmer collector till his transfer two days back, said the government in 2007 had given permanent citizenship to a few Pakistani immigrants.
ஷியா பிரிவை சேர்ந்த 4 சிறுவர்கள் சுட்டுக்கொலை சுன்னிகள் வெறியாட்டம்
சுன்னி அல்லாவை திருபதி படுத்த ஷியா பிரிவு சிறுவர்கள் நால்வரை சுட்டுக்கொன்றுள்ளனர் சுன்னி இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள்.
காபிர்கள் கிடைக்கவில்லை என்றால், ஷியா பிரிவினர் மீது ஏறுகிறார்கள் போலிருக்கிறது
Death at school
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Four schoolboys were killed and several others injured when gunmen opened fire on them near their school. All are said to have been aged under 16 years. The attack, carried out according to eyewitnesses by Taliban militants, is believed to be sectarian in nature. The boys targeted were all Shia. The incident triggered an angry response from anti-Taliban tribesmen, who killed at least three militants as fierce clashes broke out. This retaliatory action will of course do little to console the families of the dead. Nor will it necessarily prevent other killings like it from taking place. The indications of an expansion in sectarian violence across the tribal areas are alarming. The Kurram Agency has already been ravaged by it. Indeed tensions continue and the main road into the principal town of Parachinar remains blocked. Calls from local people to intervene have too often gone unheeded. The tragic shooting in Orakzai is a direct outcome of the failure to tackle problems when they occur, allowing them to grow terrifyingly in proportion.
This applies too to the matter of the Taliban. In many places these militants remain able to operate at will. There is as yet no real estimate as to their numbers and strength. But the effort to eradicate them must be stepped up. Merely driving them out of Swat is insufficient. Indeed some accounts suggest the militants have merely moved into other areas. A strategy which can rid people of the terror they inflict must be worked out. There must be no more deaths along the lines of those seen in Orakzai. Local people have made clear their outrage over the act of violence. They must now be involved in an effort to make their areas safe again so the lives of ordinary people can continue without the fear of violence and the senseless spilling of blood.
காபிர்கள் கிடைக்கவில்லை என்றால், ஷியா பிரிவினர் மீது ஏறுகிறார்கள் போலிருக்கிறது
Death at school
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Four schoolboys were killed and several others injured when gunmen opened fire on them near their school. All are said to have been aged under 16 years. The attack, carried out according to eyewitnesses by Taliban militants, is believed to be sectarian in nature. The boys targeted were all Shia. The incident triggered an angry response from anti-Taliban tribesmen, who killed at least three militants as fierce clashes broke out. This retaliatory action will of course do little to console the families of the dead. Nor will it necessarily prevent other killings like it from taking place. The indications of an expansion in sectarian violence across the tribal areas are alarming. The Kurram Agency has already been ravaged by it. Indeed tensions continue and the main road into the principal town of Parachinar remains blocked. Calls from local people to intervene have too often gone unheeded. The tragic shooting in Orakzai is a direct outcome of the failure to tackle problems when they occur, allowing them to grow terrifyingly in proportion.
This applies too to the matter of the Taliban. In many places these militants remain able to operate at will. There is as yet no real estimate as to their numbers and strength. But the effort to eradicate them must be stepped up. Merely driving them out of Swat is insufficient. Indeed some accounts suggest the militants have merely moved into other areas. A strategy which can rid people of the terror they inflict must be worked out. There must be no more deaths along the lines of those seen in Orakzai. Local people have made clear their outrage over the act of violence. They must now be involved in an effort to make their areas safe again so the lives of ordinary people can continue without the fear of violence and the senseless spilling of blood.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
சுன்னி பிரிவிலிருந்து ஷியா பிரிவுக்கு மாறிய கர்ப்பிணி பெண் சுட்டுக்கொலை
சுன்னி பிரிவை சேர்ந்த ஒரு பெண்மணி, ஷியா பிரிவுக்குமாறிவிட்டதால் கோபம் கொண்ட சுன்னி பிரிவினர் இந்த பெண்மணியை சுட்டு வீழ்த்தி சுன்னி அல்லாவை காப்பாற்றிவிட்டனர்.
ஷியா அல்லா கோபம் கொள்ளாமலிருக்க வேண்டும்.
Pregnant woman killed for changing sect
KARACHI: Ayesha Obaid, a pregnant woman who was seriously injured by gunmen in a Mirpurkhas village on Friday, died on Sunday night at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). Ayesha married Hassan Raza on June 25, and the two had been moving from town to town because Ayesha had changed her sect from Sunni to Shia, invoking the ire of her father, Qari Obaidullah. Hassan told reporters on Monday that he had sent Ayesha, his second wife, to live with a relative in Mirpurkhas after their house in Landhi was set on fire a few days ago, adding that he too was in hiding with his first wife and children. Hassan has appealed to the authorities for protection, fearing a reprisal from Ayesha’s family. staff report
ஷியா அல்லா கோபம் கொள்ளாமலிருக்க வேண்டும்.
Pregnant woman killed for changing sect
KARACHI: Ayesha Obaid, a pregnant woman who was seriously injured by gunmen in a Mirpurkhas village on Friday, died on Sunday night at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). Ayesha married Hassan Raza on June 25, and the two had been moving from town to town because Ayesha had changed her sect from Sunni to Shia, invoking the ire of her father, Qari Obaidullah. Hassan told reporters on Monday that he had sent Ayesha, his second wife, to live with a relative in Mirpurkhas after their house in Landhi was set on fire a few days ago, adding that he too was in hiding with his first wife and children. Hassan has appealed to the authorities for protection, fearing a reprisal from Ayesha’s family. staff report
Monday, September 07, 2009
மலேசிய முஸ்லீம்களின் எதிர்ப்பினால், இந்து கோவில் உருவாக்கம் தடை
மலேசிய முஸ்லீம்களின் எதிர்ப்பினால், இந்து கோவில் உருவாக்கம் தடை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
மாற்று மதத்தினருக்கான பாசம் பொங்கி வருகிறதா?
இதே போல இந்தியாவிலும் முஸ்லீம்கள் மசூதி கட்ட முடியாது என்று வந்தால் மலேசியாவில் இந்துக்களின் நிலை உருப்படியாகும்.
Malaysia Muslim protest derails Hindu temple plan
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
A Malaysian state government searched for a new site for a Hindu temple Sunday, bowing to pressure from Muslim residents who staged a gruesome protest against its planned construction that triggered debate about religious intolerance.
Authorities in central Selangor state tried to reach a compromise in talks Saturday with residents of the Muslim-majority neighborhood in the state capital, Shah Alam, where the temple was to be built. The meeting descended into chaos when protesters shouted insults at Selangor Chief Minister Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and other lawmakers, according to a video of the meeting posted on Malaysiakini, an independent news Web site.
The protesters insist the temple would be too close to their homes and could generate excessive noise and traffic, which would disrupt their concentration during Muslim prayers.
மாற்று மதத்தினருக்கான பாசம் பொங்கி வருகிறதா?
இதே போல இந்தியாவிலும் முஸ்லீம்கள் மசூதி கட்ட முடியாது என்று வந்தால் மலேசியாவில் இந்துக்களின் நிலை உருப்படியாகும்.
Malaysia Muslim protest derails Hindu temple plan
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
A Malaysian state government searched for a new site for a Hindu temple Sunday, bowing to pressure from Muslim residents who staged a gruesome protest against its planned construction that triggered debate about religious intolerance.
Authorities in central Selangor state tried to reach a compromise in talks Saturday with residents of the Muslim-majority neighborhood in the state capital, Shah Alam, where the temple was to be built. The meeting descended into chaos when protesters shouted insults at Selangor Chief Minister Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and other lawmakers, according to a video of the meeting posted on Malaysiakini, an independent news Web site.
The protesters insist the temple would be too close to their homes and could generate excessive noise and traffic, which would disrupt their concentration during Muslim prayers.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
சர்ச் அனாதை இல்லத்தில் 2 பெண்கள் கற்பழிப்பு- பாதிரியார் கைது
சாது இம்மானுவேலாம்.
கிறிஸ்துவ தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களைபுறக்கணியுங்கள். இந்து தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களை கட்டுங்கள்.
கிறிஸ்துவர்களிடம் ஜாக்கிரதையாக இருங்கள். பெண்கள் குழந்தைகளை கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரிகள் அண்ட விடாதீர்கள்
சர்ச் அனாதை இல்லத்தில் 2 பெண்கள் கற்பழிப்பு- பாதிரியார் கைது
ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை, செப்டம்பர் 6, 2009, 10:37 [IST]
சென்னை : திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் மீஞ்சூர் அருகே சர்ச் வளாகத்தில் உள்ள அனாதை இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்த இரண்டு பெண்களை கற்பழித்த குற்றத்திற்காக பாதிரியார் ஒருவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
மீஞ்சூரை அடுத்த வேலூர் கிராமத்தில் சத்யம் சாரிட்டபிள் டிரஸ்ட் என்ற அனாதை இல்லம் உள்ளது. இதை சாது இமானுவேல் என்ற பாதிரியார் நடத்தி வந்தார். 1988-ம் ஆண்டு முதல் இந்த அனாதை இல்லம் செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது.
இந்த இல்லத்தில் முன்பு வசித்து வந்தவர் கீதா. இவர் எட்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு இந்த இல்லத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறினார். பாதிரியார் சாது இமானுவேல் பாலியல் சேஷ்டைகளில் ஈடுபட்டதால் கீதா வெளியேறியதாக தெரிகிறது.
இருப்பினும் அவ்வப்போது இங்கு வந்து இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருப்பவர்களுக்கு உணவு உள்ளிட்டவற்றை வழங்குவது கீதாவின் வழக்கம்.
அதுபோல சமீபத்தில் அவர் வந்தபோது அவரை அணுகிய இரண்டு பெண்கள், தங்களை பாதிரியார் இமானுவேல் பாலியல் ரீதியாக மிகுந்த தொந்தரவுகள் செய்து வருவதாகவும், இருவரையும் அவர் கற்பழித்து விட்டதாகவும் கூறி கதறியுள்ளனர்.
இதைக் கேட்டு அதிர்ச்சி அடைந்த கீதா, உடனடியாக ஜஸ்ட் டிரஸ்ட் என்ற என்ஜிஓ அமைப்பைத் தொடர்பு கொண்டார்.
அவர்கள் உடனடியாக நடவடிக்கையில் இறங்கினர்.
மாவட்ட எஸ்.பி. சாரங்கனிடம் புகார் சென்றது. அவரது உத்தரவின் பேரில் கோட்டூர் போலீஸார் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்தனர். பின்னர் இல்லத்திற்கு விரைந்து வந்த போலீஸார் பாதிரியாரைக் கைது செய்தனர்.
மேலும் இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்தவர்களும் வேறு இடத்திற்கு மாற்றப்பட்டனர்.
இதுகுறித்து திருவள்ளூர் எஸ்.பி. சாரங்கன் கூறுகையில், சாது இமானுவேல் இரண்டு பெண்களை பாலியல் ரீதியாக தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தியது தெரிய வந்துள்ளது.
மேலும் அதில் ஒரு பெண்ணை ஆறு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு செங்குன்றத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு தனியார் மருத்துவமனைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்று கருவைக் கலைத்துள்ளார்.
தனது குடும்பத்தினர் வீட்டில் இல்லாத போது வீட்டை சுத்தம் செய்யும் பணியில் இல்லத்தில் உள்ள பெண்களை ஈடுபடுத்தி அவர்களை பாலியல் பலாத்காரம் செய்வது அவரது வழக்கமாக இருந்து வந்துள்ளது.
சர்ச்சுக்குள்ளும் கூட இந்த மாதிரியான வேலைகளை அவர் செய்து வந்துள்ளார்.
அந்த இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்த எட்டு இளம் பெண்கள் மற்றும் 2 சிறுவர்களை மீட்டுள்ளோம்.
கடந்த 25 ஆண்டுகளாக இந்த சர்ச்சையும், அறக்கட்டளையையும் அவர் நடத்தி வருகிறார். அவரால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் வேறு யாரேனும் உள்ளனரா என்பது குறித்து விசாரணை நடந்து வருகிறது என்றார்.
கற்பழிப்புப் புகார் கொடுத்த இரு பெண்களும் மருத்துவப் பரிசோதனைக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். அனாதை இல்லம் சீல் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
கிறிஸ்துவ தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களைபுறக்கணியுங்கள். இந்து தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களை கட்டுங்கள்.
கிறிஸ்துவர்களிடம் ஜாக்கிரதையாக இருங்கள். பெண்கள் குழந்தைகளை கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரிகள் அண்ட விடாதீர்கள்
சர்ச் அனாதை இல்லத்தில் 2 பெண்கள் கற்பழிப்பு- பாதிரியார் கைது
ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை, செப்டம்பர் 6, 2009, 10:37 [IST]
சென்னை : திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் மீஞ்சூர் அருகே சர்ச் வளாகத்தில் உள்ள அனாதை இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்த இரண்டு பெண்களை கற்பழித்த குற்றத்திற்காக பாதிரியார் ஒருவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
மீஞ்சூரை அடுத்த வேலூர் கிராமத்தில் சத்யம் சாரிட்டபிள் டிரஸ்ட் என்ற அனாதை இல்லம் உள்ளது. இதை சாது இமானுவேல் என்ற பாதிரியார் நடத்தி வந்தார். 1988-ம் ஆண்டு முதல் இந்த அனாதை இல்லம் செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது.
இந்த இல்லத்தில் முன்பு வசித்து வந்தவர் கீதா. இவர் எட்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு இந்த இல்லத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறினார். பாதிரியார் சாது இமானுவேல் பாலியல் சேஷ்டைகளில் ஈடுபட்டதால் கீதா வெளியேறியதாக தெரிகிறது.
இருப்பினும் அவ்வப்போது இங்கு வந்து இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருப்பவர்களுக்கு உணவு உள்ளிட்டவற்றை வழங்குவது கீதாவின் வழக்கம்.
அதுபோல சமீபத்தில் அவர் வந்தபோது அவரை அணுகிய இரண்டு பெண்கள், தங்களை பாதிரியார் இமானுவேல் பாலியல் ரீதியாக மிகுந்த தொந்தரவுகள் செய்து வருவதாகவும், இருவரையும் அவர் கற்பழித்து விட்டதாகவும் கூறி கதறியுள்ளனர்.
இதைக் கேட்டு அதிர்ச்சி அடைந்த கீதா, உடனடியாக ஜஸ்ட் டிரஸ்ட் என்ற என்ஜிஓ அமைப்பைத் தொடர்பு கொண்டார்.
அவர்கள் உடனடியாக நடவடிக்கையில் இறங்கினர்.
மாவட்ட எஸ்.பி. சாரங்கனிடம் புகார் சென்றது. அவரது உத்தரவின் பேரில் கோட்டூர் போலீஸார் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்தனர். பின்னர் இல்லத்திற்கு விரைந்து வந்த போலீஸார் பாதிரியாரைக் கைது செய்தனர்.
மேலும் இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்தவர்களும் வேறு இடத்திற்கு மாற்றப்பட்டனர்.
இதுகுறித்து திருவள்ளூர் எஸ்.பி. சாரங்கன் கூறுகையில், சாது இமானுவேல் இரண்டு பெண்களை பாலியல் ரீதியாக தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தியது தெரிய வந்துள்ளது.
மேலும் அதில் ஒரு பெண்ணை ஆறு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு செங்குன்றத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு தனியார் மருத்துவமனைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்று கருவைக் கலைத்துள்ளார்.
தனது குடும்பத்தினர் வீட்டில் இல்லாத போது வீட்டை சுத்தம் செய்யும் பணியில் இல்லத்தில் உள்ள பெண்களை ஈடுபடுத்தி அவர்களை பாலியல் பலாத்காரம் செய்வது அவரது வழக்கமாக இருந்து வந்துள்ளது.
சர்ச்சுக்குள்ளும் கூட இந்த மாதிரியான வேலைகளை அவர் செய்து வந்துள்ளார்.
அந்த இல்லத்தில் தங்கியிருந்த எட்டு இளம் பெண்கள் மற்றும் 2 சிறுவர்களை மீட்டுள்ளோம்.
கடந்த 25 ஆண்டுகளாக இந்த சர்ச்சையும், அறக்கட்டளையையும் அவர் நடத்தி வருகிறார். அவரால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் வேறு யாரேனும் உள்ளனரா என்பது குறித்து விசாரணை நடந்து வருகிறது என்றார்.
கற்பழிப்புப் புகார் கொடுத்த இரு பெண்களும் மருத்துவப் பரிசோதனைக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். அனாதை இல்லம் சீல் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
முஸ்லீம் இமாம் : பெண் கைதிகளை கற்பழிக்கும் போது பிரார்த்தனை கெய்யவேண்டும்
முஸ்லீம் இமாம் : பெண் கைதிகளை கற்பழிக்கும் போது பிரார்த்தனை கெய்யவேண்டும்
Ahmadinejad's Imam: Islam Allows Raping, Torturing Prisoners
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz
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(IsraelNN.com) A highly influential Shi'a religious leader, with whom Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly consults, apparently told followers last month that coercion by means of rape, torture and drugs is acceptable against all opponents of the Islamic regime.
The gathered crowd heard from Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad.
Warning: The imam's question-and-answer session, partially reproduced here, contains disturbing descriptions of the sanctioned brutality.
In the wake of a series of publications worldwide regarding the rape and torture of dissident prisoners in Iran's jails, supporters of Ahmadinejad gathered with him in Jamkaran, a popular pilgrimage site for Shi'ite Muslims on the outskirts of Qom, on August 11, 2009. According to Iranian pro-democracy sources, the gathered crowd heard from Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad himself regarding the issue.
According to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), an independent Israeli intelligence analysis organization, Mesbah-Yazdi is considered Ahmadinejad's personal spiritual guide. A radical totalitarian even in Iranian terms, he holds messianic views, supports increasing Islamization, calls for violent suppression of domestic political opponents, and, according to the ITIC, "declared that obeying a president supported by the Supreme Leader was tantamount to obeying God."
At the Jamkaran gathering, Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad answered questions about the rape and torture charges. The following text is from a transcript alleged by Iranian dissidents to be a series of questions and answers exchanged between the ayatollah and some of his supporters.
Asked if a confession obtained "by applying psychological, emotional and physical pressure" was "valid and considered credible according to Islam," Mesbah-Yazdi replied: "Getting a confession from any person who is against the Velayat-e Faqih ("Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists", or the regime of Iran's mullahs) is permissible under any condition." The ayatollah gave the identical answer when asked about confessions obtained through drugging the prisoner with opiates or addictive substances.
"Can an interrogator rape the prisoner in order to obtain a confession?" was the follow-up question posed to the Islamic cleric.
Mesbah-Yazdi answered: "The necessary precaution is for the interrogator to perform a ritual washing first and say prayers while raping the prisoner. If the prisoner is female, it is permissible to rape through the vagina or anus. It is better not to have a witness present. If it is a male prisoner, then it's acceptable for someone else to watch while the rape is committed."
This reply, and reports of the rape of teen male prisoners in Iranian jails, may have prompted the following question: "Is the rape of men and young boys considered sodomy?"
One aspect of these permitted rapes troubled certain questioners.
Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi: "No, because it is not consensual. Of course, if the prisoner is aroused and enjoys the rape, then caution must be taken not to repeat the rape."
A related issue, in the eyes of the questioners, was the rape of virgin female prisoners. In this instance, Mesbah-Yazdi went beyond the permissibility issue and described the Allah-sanctioned rewards accorded the rapist-in-the-name-of-Islam:
"If the judgment for the [female] prisoner is execution, then rape before execution brings the interrogator a spiritual reward equivalent to making the mandated Haj pilgrimage [to Mecca], but if there is no execution decreed, then the reward would be equivalent to making a pilgrimage to [the Shi'ite holy city of] Karbala."
One aspect of these permitted rapes troubled certain questioners: "What if the female prisoner gets pregnant? Is the child considered illegitimate?"
Mesbah-Yazdi answered: "The child borne to any weakling [a denigrating term for women - ed.] who is against the Supreme Leader is considered illegitimate, be it a result of rape by her interrogator or through intercourse with her husband, according to the written word in the Koran. However, if the child is raised by the jailer, then the child is considered a legitimate Shi'a Muslim."
Ahmadinejad's Imam: Islam Allows Raping, Torturing Prisoners
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz
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(IsraelNN.com) A highly influential Shi'a religious leader, with whom Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly consults, apparently told followers last month that coercion by means of rape, torture and drugs is acceptable against all opponents of the Islamic regime.
The gathered crowd heard from Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad.
Warning: The imam's question-and-answer session, partially reproduced here, contains disturbing descriptions of the sanctioned brutality.
In the wake of a series of publications worldwide regarding the rape and torture of dissident prisoners in Iran's jails, supporters of Ahmadinejad gathered with him in Jamkaran, a popular pilgrimage site for Shi'ite Muslims on the outskirts of Qom, on August 11, 2009. According to Iranian pro-democracy sources, the gathered crowd heard from Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad himself regarding the issue.
According to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), an independent Israeli intelligence analysis organization, Mesbah-Yazdi is considered Ahmadinejad's personal spiritual guide. A radical totalitarian even in Iranian terms, he holds messianic views, supports increasing Islamization, calls for violent suppression of domestic political opponents, and, according to the ITIC, "declared that obeying a president supported by the Supreme Leader was tantamount to obeying God."
At the Jamkaran gathering, Mesbah-Yazdi and Ahmadinejad answered questions about the rape and torture charges. The following text is from a transcript alleged by Iranian dissidents to be a series of questions and answers exchanged between the ayatollah and some of his supporters.
Asked if a confession obtained "by applying psychological, emotional and physical pressure" was "valid and considered credible according to Islam," Mesbah-Yazdi replied: "Getting a confession from any person who is against the Velayat-e Faqih ("Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists", or the regime of Iran's mullahs) is permissible under any condition." The ayatollah gave the identical answer when asked about confessions obtained through drugging the prisoner with opiates or addictive substances.
"Can an interrogator rape the prisoner in order to obtain a confession?" was the follow-up question posed to the Islamic cleric.
Mesbah-Yazdi answered: "The necessary precaution is for the interrogator to perform a ritual washing first and say prayers while raping the prisoner. If the prisoner is female, it is permissible to rape through the vagina or anus. It is better not to have a witness present. If it is a male prisoner, then it's acceptable for someone else to watch while the rape is committed."
This reply, and reports of the rape of teen male prisoners in Iranian jails, may have prompted the following question: "Is the rape of men and young boys considered sodomy?"
One aspect of these permitted rapes troubled certain questioners.
Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi: "No, because it is not consensual. Of course, if the prisoner is aroused and enjoys the rape, then caution must be taken not to repeat the rape."
A related issue, in the eyes of the questioners, was the rape of virgin female prisoners. In this instance, Mesbah-Yazdi went beyond the permissibility issue and described the Allah-sanctioned rewards accorded the rapist-in-the-name-of-Islam:
"If the judgment for the [female] prisoner is execution, then rape before execution brings the interrogator a spiritual reward equivalent to making the mandated Haj pilgrimage [to Mecca], but if there is no execution decreed, then the reward would be equivalent to making a pilgrimage to [the Shi'ite holy city of] Karbala."
One aspect of these permitted rapes troubled certain questioners: "What if the female prisoner gets pregnant? Is the child considered illegitimate?"
Mesbah-Yazdi answered: "The child borne to any weakling [a denigrating term for women - ed.] who is against the Supreme Leader is considered illegitimate, be it a result of rape by her interrogator or through intercourse with her husband, according to the written word in the Koran. However, if the child is raised by the jailer, then the child is considered a legitimate Shi'a Muslim."
இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற மறுத்த ஆறு கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் சுட்டுக் கொலை
இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற மறுத்த ஆறு கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் சுட்டுக் கொலை
Pakistan: “Six Christians Shot Dead by Islamic Militants” after Threats to “Convert to Islam or Die”
Pakistan Christian Post: “Six Christian shot dead by Islamic militants in Pakistan”
– Pakistan Christian Post reports:
– “the Islamic extremists gunned down 6 Christians and injured 7 more in Quetta city of Baluchistan on August 28, 2009, after threats of ‘Convert to Islam or Die’”
– “The sad incident of killing Christians was target killing when Baluchistan was observing death anniversary of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti and Islamic extremists targeted peaceful Christian.”
– “According to PCP, Mushtaq Masih owned a Laboratory named ‘Maryiam Labs’ in front of Civil Hospital Quetta located in busy city centre.”
– “On Friday, August 28, 2009, at 9:00 AM, two gunmen on motorcycle opened discriminatory firing at Maryiam Labs killing Mushtaq Masih, Naveed John, Naymat Gill, Nadeem Akhtar and Suleman who were in laboratory while 7 other were seriously injured and hospitalized.”
– “The sources told PCP that Christians were receiving threats from Islamic militants to convert to Islam or Die letters and calls from months which resulted in killing.”
Pakistan: “Six Christians Shot Dead by Islamic Militants” after Threats to “Convert to Islam or Die”
Pakistan Christian Post: “Six Christian shot dead by Islamic militants in Pakistan”
– Pakistan Christian Post reports:
– “the Islamic extremists gunned down 6 Christians and injured 7 more in Quetta city of Baluchistan on August 28, 2009, after threats of ‘Convert to Islam or Die’”
– “The sad incident of killing Christians was target killing when Baluchistan was observing death anniversary of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti and Islamic extremists targeted peaceful Christian.”
– “According to PCP, Mushtaq Masih owned a Laboratory named ‘Maryiam Labs’ in front of Civil Hospital Quetta located in busy city centre.”
– “On Friday, August 28, 2009, at 9:00 AM, two gunmen on motorcycle opened discriminatory firing at Maryiam Labs killing Mushtaq Masih, Naveed John, Naymat Gill, Nadeem Akhtar and Suleman who were in laboratory while 7 other were seriously injured and hospitalized.”
– “The sources told PCP that Christians were receiving threats from Islamic militants to convert to Islam or Die letters and calls from months which resulted in killing.”
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