Sunday, May 08, 2011

உலகெங்கும் ஒசாமை கொன்றதை எதிர்த்து முஸ்லீம்கள் வெள்ளிகிழமை போராட்டம் காட்சிகள்


Effigies burned, flags ablaze and black masked extremists on the streets: Muslim fury over Bin Laden's death erupts at Friday prayers 

Last updated at 4:24 PM on 6th May 2011
Anti-American protests and threats of violent revenge rang out today as pro-Osama Bin Laden demonstrations sprang up across the Muslim world.
Following the U.S. special forces operation that captured and killed Bin Laden on Sunday, there has been criticism from religious and political leaders in the UK and Europe, while the UN has also said it wants to investigate the legality of the killing.
But in the Muslim world Bin Laden remains a hero of jihad for many and the strength of feeling was palpable today in Pakistan, the regular Friday prayers were accompanied by widespread anti-American protests. 
Flag on fire: Pakistani protesters burn a representation of the Star and Stripes in protest against the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Multan
Flag on fire: Pakistani protesters burn a representation of the Star and Stripes in protest against the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Multan
Enlarge Indonesia: The Al Kaida group, which took a public oath to avenge the death of Bin Laden
Indonesia: The Al Kaida group, which took a public oath to avenge the death of Bin Laden
Fury: A child stands at the head of a protest march by Jamaat-e-Islami hold placards in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Fury: A child stands at the head of a protest march by Jamaat-e-Islami hold placards in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Devotion: An Islamist kisses a picture of Osama Bin Laden during a protest in Cairo
Devotion: An Islamist kisses a picture of Osama Bin Laden during a protest in Cairo
Religious hardline groups have hit out at what they see as the Pakistani government's softness on the issue because, while it has expressed its anger over America's violation of its sovereignty, it has not condemned the killing itself, which has angered many among its vast population.
Pakistan's leaders now face criticism from all sides.
The U.S. is complaining of either vast ignorance or shameful complicity on the part of the government.
 
But both Islamists and ordinary Pakistanis are questioning how their leaders can stand by passively after the U.S. sent commandos deep inside the country into a garrison city to eliminate the Al Qaeda chief.   
At the same time, suspicions that some Pakistani security forces might have known he was hiding in the country threaten to strain already uneasy ties with Washington.    
'The country's political and military leadership should immediately resign as they have failed to ensure the country's integrity,' said Fareed Ahmed Paracha, a senior leader of the biggest Islamist political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, at a rally in the eastern city of Lahore.   
'This is an attack on Pakistan's sovereignty.'
England: Muslim protesters clash with police outside the American Embassy in London
England: Muslim protesters clash with police outside the American Embassy in London
Egypt: Islamists, carrying a picture of the late Al Qaeda leader march on the U.S. embassy after the weekly Friday prayer in Cairo
Egypt: Islamists, carrying a picture of the late Al Qaeda leader march on the U.S. embassy after the weekly Friday prayer in Cairo
Turkey: Pro-Islamic demonstrators set fire to the flags of the U.S., Israel and Britain after saying a special prayer for Bin Laden at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul
Turkey: Pro-Islamic demonstrators set fire to the flags of the U.S., Israel and Britain after saying a special prayer for Bin Laden at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul
Russia: Al Qaeda today confirmed the death of Bin Laden but these followers of the extremist group Bratstvo (Brotherhood) at a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Kiev do not believe so
Russia: Al Qaeda today confirmed the death of Bin Laden but these followers of the extremist group Bratstvo (Brotherhood) at a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Kiev do not believe so
About 1,500 Islamists demonstrated near the city of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province in the southwest, saying more figures like Bin Laden would arise to wage holy war against the United States.   
'Jihad (holy war) against America will not stop with the death of Osama,' said cleric Fazal Mohammad Baraich, amid shouts of 'Down with America'.     
'Osama Bin Laden is a shaheed (martyr). The blood of Osama will give birth to thousands of other Osamas.'   
In Abbottabad, where the U.S. operation took place, dozens of Islamists marched through streets calling on the United States to stay out of Pakistan and Afghanistan.  
'America is the world's biggest terrorist,' read one placard.  
Small protests were also held in the cities of Multan and Hyderabad.   
Anti-American sentiment is running high, despite billions of dollars in U.S. aid for nuclear-armed Pakistan.  
Political message: Pakistan's military has told for the U.S. to reduce its troop numbers in the country and public opinion backs the calls
Political message: Pakistan's military has told for the U.S. to reduce its troop numbers in the country and public opinion backs the calls
Kashmir: Muslims offer funeral prayers for Bin Laden in Srinagar today, with Friday the traditional day for prayers in the Islamic world
Kashmir: Muslims offer funeral prayers for Bin Laden in Srinagar today, with Friday the traditional day for prayers in the Islamic world
Lebanon: Radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, right, talks to worshipers about the death of Bin Laden's after Friday prayers in a mosque in the northern port city of Tripoli
Lebanon: Radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, right, talks to worshipers about the death of Bin Laden's after Friday prayers in a mosque in the northern port city of Tripoli
Pakistan's religious parties have not traditionally done well at the ballot box, but they wield considerable influence on the streets of a country where Islam is becoming more radicalised.    
The U.S. war on militancy is unpopular in Pakistan because of the perception of high civilian deaths from drone attacks against suspected militants along the Afghan border and the feeling they are a violation of the country's sovereignty.   
The Pakistani government said Bin Laden's death was a milestone in the fight against militancy although it objected to the raid as a violation of sovereignty.   
Pakistan has denied any knowledge of his whereabouts and the army threatened on Thursday to cut intelligence and military cooperation with the United States if it mounted more attacks.   
Some Pakistanis are too overwhelmed by the daily grind in a politically and economically unstable nation that offers poor government services and education, to react to the fact that the world's most wanted man was living here for years undetected.   
'This is just another instance of us becoming insensitive to all the chaos around us as a nation, and Osama's death is just another day, another incident for us,' said Jibran Jawaid, a film producer in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi.   
Huge crowd: Abdul Qadir, right, the leader of the Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, addresses a pro-Osama Bin Laden rally near Quetta
Huge crowd: Abdul Qadir, right, the leader of the Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, addresses a pro-Osama Bin Laden rally near Quetta
Remembered: Demonstrators prove that, despite his death, Bin Laden will remain the poster boy for Muslim extremists
Demonstrators prove that, despite his death, Bin Laden will remain the poster boy for Muslim extremists
Protest: Activists paraded a banner through the streets of Abbottabad, near where Bin Laden was killed, and chanted of 'death to America'
Protest: Activists paraded a banner through the streets of Abbottabad, near where Bin Laden was killed, and chanted of 'death to America'
'Frankly, when people are so worried about high food prices, no power, security and everything, they cannot be blamed for being insensitive.
'A roti (bread) costs so much, bombs go off every now and then, people are robbed daily, so should they worry about that or the U.S. raid?' 
But it is not just Pakistan where the anger has been clear and there were more explict threats of violent revenge in Indonesia, where more than 100 youths donned black executioner style masks and swore vengeance.
The group, calling itself Al Kaida, vowed to avenge Bin Laden's death and said it would focus attacks on the United States.
There was no indication that it had the capacity to do so but as police monitored the rally in the city of Solo, central Java, the strength of feeling was undeniable.
Armed: Bin Laden is pictured with rifle in hand, celebrating his status as a warrior
Armed: Bin Laden is pictured with rifle in hand, celebrating his status as a warrior
Fanning the flames: In Abbottabad hundreds of Pakistani's blocked roads by burning tyres
Fanning the flames: In Abbottabad hundreds of Pakistani's blocked roads by burning tyres
'One hundred youths from Solo are ready to die to take revenge on the death of Osama,' declared Choirul, a cleric in Al Kaida Solo and also a member of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), which has a history of violent attacks. 
'His fight will not be ending.'
Several other Indonesian Islamists have hailed Bin Laden as a martyr this week, showing the continued militancy of some Southeast Asian groups, but Al Kaida is predicting a major reprisal attack.
'Osama had lived with a principle of living nobly or dying a martyr,' said Endro Sudarsono, spokesman of the Solo group. 
'But the U.S. said he was a terrorist and we objected to this view. Due to this lie we are committed to avenge his death.'
Sudarsono said that the group of men, aged 20-40, were still discussing how to avenge the death, but that Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq were their main destinations.   
There were also protests today in Kashmir and Lebanon.
Indonesia: Muslim youths who call themselves Al Kaida (Alliance of Anti-Israel and America Command) have also been protesting in Solo, in central Java
Indonesia: Muslim youths who call themselves Al Kaida (Alliance of Anti-Israel and America Command) have also been protesting in Solo, in central Java
Masked men: The Indonesian group has vowed revenge for the killing of Osama Bin Laden
Masked men: The Indonesian group has vowed revenge for the killing of Osama Bin Laden


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Saturday, May 07, 2011

ஆடைக் கண்காட்சியில் இந்துமதம் நிந்திப்பு:சர்வதேச இந்து மதபீடம் கண்டனம்

[Saturday, 2011-05-07 04:07:46]

அவுஸ்திரேலிய தலைநகர் சிட்னி யில் கடந்த வியாழக்கிழமை இடம் பெற்ற அவுஸ்திரேலிய பஷன் வீக் ஆடைக்கண்காட்சியில் இந்துக்கடவுளான மஹாலஷ்மியின் உருவப்படங்கள் பொறிக்கப்பட்ட நீச்சல் உடை பற்றி சர்வ தேச இந்து மதபீடம் நிகழ்ச்சி ஏற் பாட்டாளர்களுக்கு கண்டனத்தை தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். இது இந்து மதத்தையே கேவலப்படுத்தும் செயலாகும் எனவும் இந்து மதபீடம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

மஹாலக்ஷ்மி பொறிக்கப்பட்ட நீச்சல் ஆடையும், உள்ளங்கியும் இந்து மக்களின் புனித உணர்வை தெய்வீக தன்மையை மழுங்கடிக்க செய்கின்றது. இது பற்றி சர்வதேச இந்து மத பீடம் இலங்கையில் உள்ள அவுஸ்திரேலிய தூதரகத்துடன் தொடர்பு கொண்டு இச்செய்தி பற்றி இந்து மக்களின் மனம் புண்படுவதாகவும் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

தூதரகத்தின் ஊடாக அவுஸ்திரேலியா வின் பிரதமருக்கு இந்து மக்களின் கவலையை தெரிவிக்க உள்ளது. குறித்த நிகழ்ச்சி ஏற்பாட்டாளர்கள் உலகில் வாழும் இந்துக்களிடம் மன்னிப்பு கோர வேண்டும் எனவும் இந்துமத பீடம் வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்துள்ளது.

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Thursday, May 05, 2011

ஷரியா சட்டப்படி பெண்களுக்கு வாக்குரிமை கிடையாது. சவுதி அரேபியா திட்டவட்டம்

ஷரியா சட்டப்படி பெண்களுக்கு வாக்குரிமை கிடையாது. சவுதி அரேபியா திட்டவட்டம்

Saudi Arabia keeps female voting ban
By Zaki Safar


Published: Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Updated: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 10:05



Recently, Saudi Arabia opened registration for the second municipal elections, initially scheduled for Oct. 31, 2009, but delayed on the grounds that the authorities "needed time to expand the electorate and study the possibility of allowing women to vote." The first such elections were held in 2005 when women were excluded.

It took a year-and-a-half before the epiphany finally struck and the delay was ended; women, it was decided to the chagrin of human rights advocates, would not be permitted to vote this time either.

Nevertheless, the ban hasn't swayed a number of intrepid Saudi women from taking to voter registration centers in major cities to push for their right to register to vote.

"You fear God and you love your country. Why won't you let us participate?" one of the women asked the male officials in charge of a center in the capital city, Riyadh.

"There is no article in the system denying us the right to cast our vote," proclaimed another.

Laws and acts discriminating against women must end, say the women, particularly since the Kingdom has signed international agreements prohibiting such prejudice.

In Saudi Arabia, my homeland, women are prohibited from traveling or working without the written consent of their male guardians, banned from the ballot box and not permitted to drive.

Two misconceptions vis-à-vis Saudi women are ordinarily mentioned in the Western media. The first is that such sexist practices are relics of the Islamic faith. However, this notion belies well-known historical facts.

During the early centuries of Islam, women were granted the right to participate in the political process and all other aspects of life. However, the current brand of Islam applied in the oil-rich Saudi Kingdom is fueled by an austere, convoluted interpretation of Shari'ah, or Islamic Law, at times at odds with Islam in its pure form.

The other Western misreading of the Saudi social environment is that the government is single-handedly accountable for the ostracization of Saudi women, an ill-informed opinion to anyone familiar with Saudi society.

Men and on occasion women, have been intransigent in their opposition to gender parity, concerned that any hints of compromise, such as allowing women to pilot a car, would open the floodgates of promiscuity in the profoundly conservative Kingdom. As an example, when two young women made attempts this week to register to vote, they were subjected by some of the public to a broad spectrum of insults, ranging from "unoriginal and impure Saudis" to "attention seekers" to "whores." They were told "to stay home and raise kids," and in some cases thought to warrant legal prosecution.

What at heart engenders such narrow-minded viewpoints?

As a Saudi Arabian national, I attest to the extremely narrow interpretation of the Qur'an and the Prophet's actions, called Sunnah, that are inculcated into us from an early age in schools and Friday sermons, and through fatwas (religious rulings) and lectures disseminated through books and AV media. The doctrines promulgated devoted no small part to the subject of women, their rudimentary role in society and the protection of their honor.

Less than a week ago, a woman called a prominent sheikh during his TV show, reporting that her brother had sexually harassed his own daughter. The outcome? Rather than advising the caller to immediately report the sexually abusive father to the police, the cleric spared the father 90 percent of the blame and instead, based on pure conjecture, lambasted the molested girl for the manner in which "she dresses around her father," for "spending time alone with him" and for all the sexual provocation that her erogenous actions could evoke in the father who, after all, is "a man" with desire.

Compounded by the 2006 Qatif Girl saga, in which a kidnapped and gang-raped Saudi girl was, for having been in a car alone with unrelated male, sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail (later to be pardoned by the King), the sheikh's response epitomizes the prism through which Saudi women are seen: the presumption of guilt in a wrong committed by man is usually attributed to some woman's sinful conduct.

Notwithstanding entreaties from women's rights activists to open up more job opportunities for women, a recent fatwa was issued to render impermissible the employment of women as clerks in supermarkets due to "un-Islamic sex mingling."

Yet, amid the bleak clouds of deep-seated misogynic societal convictions, strict policing by the religious establishment, and fatwas further curtailing women's liberties, a ray of sunshine may be working its way to the top.

Having witnessed the far-reaching impact of social media in neighboring Arab countries, Saudi women have begun taking to Facebook and Twitter to make their voices heard.

Saudi Women Revolution (SWR) is a fast-growing women's rights movement in a culture where women's rights largely remain an alien concept, asserting time and again their demands work in tandem with Shari'ah Law, while calling for equality with their male counterparts.

For his part, a progressive King Abdullah has exhibited support when, in the face of vociferous outcries from conservatives, he inaugurated King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the first co-ed institute in the Kingdom.

The future of gender equality in Saudi society therefore rests first and foremost in the hands of its women. To be sure, it will take considerable time and effort to undo decades of rigid interpretation and application of religion, but if you don't fight for your rights, no one else will.

This round of municipal elections is a good place to start.

இந்து பெண்ணை கூட்டாக் கற்பழித்த 12 பங்களாதேஷி முஸ்லீகளுக்கு தண்டனை

இந்து பெண்ணை கூட்டாக் கற்பழித்த 12 பங்களாதேஷி முஸ்லீகளுக்கு தண்டனை வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

Eleven sentenced to life for Bangladesh gang rape

File photo of Bangladeshi Hindus protesting against rape in 2001 The attacks in 2001 caused considerable disquiet among the Hindu community

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A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 11 people to life imprisonment for gang raping a female school student during post-election violence in 2001.
A judge in the town of Sirajganj delivered the verdicts on Wednesday.
Six of those convicted were in court to hear their sentences, but five are still on the run and were convicted and sentenced in their absence.
The court heard that the victim was a Hindu. There were several attacks at the time against religious minorities.
A judicial commission in April concluded that more than 200 Hindu women had been raped following the 2001 parliamentary election. It was won by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Jamaat-e-Islami allies.
Both parties have steadfastly denied any link to the rapes.
Many terrorised Hindu families were forced to flee Muslim-majority Bangladesh at the time to India, the commission said.
All of those convicted on Wednesday were members of the BNP, which is now in opposition.

ஜம் ஜம் தண்ணீர் ஆர்சனிக் உள்ள விஷத்தண்ணீர். ஜாக்கிரதை

ஜம் ஜம் தண்ணீர் ஆர்சனிக் உள்ள விஷத்தண்ணீர். ஜாக்கிரதை. முஸ்லீம்கள் புனித நீர் என்று கருதும் ஜம் ஜம் தண்ணீரில் ஆர்சனிக் என்ற விஷம் இருக்கிறது. இதனை குடித்தால் கான்ஸர் வரும்.

Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include headache, confusion, convulsion, diarrhoea, vomiting, and in severe cases coma and death.

தமிழர்களே...ஜம் ஜம் தண்ணீரை குடித்துவிட்டு குழம்பிப்போய் இழுத்துகொண்டு அலைபவர்களிடம் ஜாக்கிரதையாக இருக்கவும்.


'Poisonous' Muslim Holy Water on Sale in London

- Zam Zam with arsenic and other cancer-chemicals found in shops in south and east of capital
Thursday, 5th May 2011
'Poisonous' Muslim Holy Water on Sale in London
MUSLIM Holy water sold in London "is poisonous", according to health experts.
The sacred water, known as Zam Zam water, comes from a well in the Muslim Holy city of Mecca, but researchers have found that it is full of dangerous chemicals including arsenic.
Bottles of Zam Zam water are allowed to be brought to the UK for personal use but, partly due to the health risks, they are not meant to be sold commercially.
However, an investigation by the BBC has discovered that shops in east and south London have been selling the liquid.
"The water is poisonous, particularly because of the high levels of arsenic, which is a carcinogen and can cause cancer," said Dr Duncan Campbell, of the Association of Public Analysts.
As well as arsenic, carcinogenic nitrates have also been found in the water.
"The limits set in drinking water are set there for very good reason," added Campbell.
"Once the water gets above that limit, it's not safe."
Last year the Food Standards Agency advised that, "Muslims need to be aware of the health risks associated with drinking this water".
"If consumers find any water on sale that is labelled as Zam Zam, they should contact the local authority enforcement office at their local council so they can investigate further," added the FSA.
Unlimited fines and imprisonment are available to the authorities as punishments for shops that continue to sell Zam Zam water.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

அறநெறி பாடசாலை ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு கண்டியில் இந்து சமய கருத்தரங்கு


school_studentநாவலப்பிட்டி நிருபர்  : கண்டி,மாத்தளை மாவட்ட அறநெறிப் பாடசாலை ஆசிரியர்களுக்கான ஒரு நாள் இந்துசமயக் கருத்தரங்கு எதிர்வரும் 07 ஆம் திகதி
சனிக்கிழமை காலை 8 மணி தொடக்கம் மத்திய மாகாண இந்து கலாசார அமைச்சின் ஏற்பாட்டில் கண்டி ஸ்ரீ செல்வவிநாயகர் ஆலய மீனாட்சியம்மன் கல்யாண மண்டபத்தில் இடம்பெறவுள்ளதாக அமைச்சின் கலாசார உத்தியோகத்தர் திருமதி ஆர்.கிருஷ்ணவேணி தெரிவித்தார்.
மத்திய மாகாண அறநெறிப் பாடசாலை ஆசிரியர்களின் கற்பித்தல் ஆற்றலை மேம்படுத்தும் நோக்கில் மத்திய மாகாண அமைச்சர் அனுசியா சிவராஜாவின் பணிப்புரையின் பேரில் இடம்பெறவுள்ளதாகவும் அமைச்சில் பதிவு பெற்ற அறநெறிப்பாடசாலைகளுக்கு இது தொடர்பாக கடிதம் அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் பதிவு செய்யப்படாத அறநெறிப் பாடசாலை ஆசிரியர்களும் இக்கருத்தரங்கில் பங்கேற்க முடியுமெனவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.
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500 Nigerians Killed in Post-election Violence: Christians Told to Leave the North


Kaduna
 : Nigeria | Apr 28, 2011
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It has been estimated that more that 500 Nigerians, mostly Christians and other southerners have been so far killed in the post-election violence that erupted in some parts of the tick Muslim populated north.
Reports also have it that the Nigeria Muslim Council (NMC) issued an ultimatum on April 6, demanding Christians leave the north of the country within the week.
These views are contained in a report by the Release International, (www.releaseinternational.org) a United Kingdom (UK) based Christian advocacy group stressing that at the same time 60 churches were burnt and thousands of Christian homes destroyed in protest at the electoral victory of southern Christian Goodluck Jonathan.
It noted that a report by the religious rights charity, Open Doors have it that Muslims were then targeted in revenge attacks and that the Red Cross said that 16,000 people had been displaced across six states in the predominantly Muslim north of the country.
Release partner, Stefanos Foundation said that it had had words from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kano state to say that Christian leaders were struggling to cope with the high number of homeless people in need of help.
It also reported that CAN in Bauchi state had said that Christians had taken refuge at police barracks, after receiving threats adding that opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari confirmed to the BBC that churches were being burnt – but denied that the violence was religiously motivated.
Quoting BBC, it noted that most of the violence so far has occurred in the northern state of Kaduna. In one rural town there, Zonkwa, more than 300 people died.
It submitted that violence broke out on Monday, April 18, after the preliminary results of the presidential poll were announced. Supporters of opposition leader Buhari claimed the vote was rigged – though international monitors declared the poll to be free and fair.
“Many in the north believed the next president should come from their region because the last Muslim president, Umaru Yar'Adua, died in 2010 before he had finished his term. President Jonathan won 57 per cent of the votes,” it further postulated.