May 2010 | Islaminet

Monday, 31 May 2010

In Indonesia, the Name of Allah Appears on a Cat’s Body

Indonesia- A female cat named after Emeng is now the most frequent topic of discussion amongst Indonesians because the name of Allah – spelled in Arabic – appears on its body.

Emeng, now one year old, is in the hand of Adang Suryatna who was given the cat by his older brother when Emeng was three months old.

Since its eight months old, Mr Adang’s son Agung Wibawa (14) found the name of Allah appears on its body, precisely on the right side of its abdomen.

One more unique feature of Emeng is that the cat usually awakens its owner, Mr Adang Suryatna (55), when the call of Subuh (dawn) prayer approaching.

“Every Dawn Prayer, Emeng awakens me captiously.. It licks my feet and my face when the Dawn Prayer approaching,” said Adang to local media.

Emeng has been pregnant for three weeks, and now treated by Mr Adang’s brother Agung Finandita in West Java’s capital Bandung City.

It was Mr Finandita who then made the ‘miracle’ spread out massively amongst the Indonesians after he published the photos of Emeng on Facebook.

Since then, some people tried to own Emeng, with some of them offers more than 20 million rupiahs (US $200) just to have Emeng.

No matter what, Mr Adang would never let his cat be sold to other people remembering that the first owner of Emeng mandated so. (Islaminet/Vivanews)

Palestine- One Palestinian woman was martyred as she was rammed by an Israeli settler’s vehicle on Sunday (30/5/2010) night.

Fatima Sabarna (55) was reported to suffer serious wound and her husband was also wounded lightly when an Israeli settler drove his car at the couple near Beit Ummar graveyard, Hebron, Jerusalem.

Mrs Sabarna had once been brought to the Intensive Care Unit at the Al-Ahly Hospital in Hebron, but she martyred later on.

Local sources reported that an Israeli hospital rejected the request to transfer Mrs Sabarna due to her serious wound, meaning that there is common ‘evil-allegiance’ amongst Israeli terrorists.

The incident coincident with the arrogance of Israeli terrorist forces that fired on humanitarian activists ‘Freedom Flotilla’ who were on a mission to stock humanitarian aids to Gaza.

Local media reported on Monday (31/5/2010) that Israeli terrorist forces ‘roped from a helicopter onto the ship and began shooting – resulting in 15 killed and about 30 others wounded.

Amongst the wounded during the raid is Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, who was on the Flotilla ship.

Freedom Flotilla is a humanitarian effort initiated by the Free Gaza Movement and the Humanitarian Relief foundation that is struggling to send multiple ships to the Gaza Strip starting on May 30, 2010.

The humanitarian mission was also backed by some human rights organizations like the Turkish Relief Foundation, the Perdana Global Peace Organization from Malaysia, the European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza, and the Swedish and Greek Boat. (Islaminet/imemc)

Somalia’s Universal TV Warned by Al-Shabab Jihadi Movement

Somalia- The spokesman of Al-Shabaab Jihadi movement, Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Raghe, or known as Sheikh Ali Dhere, has warned Universal TV for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

This warning then means that all kinds of cooperation between Al-Shabaab and Universal TV will be suspended.

Al-Shabaab Jihadi movement, especially its media department, has been in collaboration with Universal TV so far, but all was ‘ceased’ after the TV shows the ‘offensive’ cartoons.

‘The Information Section of Al-Shabaab ceased to collaborate with Universal TV, effective Saturday night,” said Sheikh Ali Dhere.

The policy was issued after on Saturday (29/5/2010), the London-based Universal TV was accused of showing clips of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

To the side of Al-Shabaab Jihadi movement, there is no difference between merely showing the cartoons from producing the cartoons, regarding to the fact that Universal TV did only relay the cartoons instead of producing them.

“Universal TV had deliberately shown the public offensive materials against our Prophet. We shall not buy cheap excuse that the TV had only shown and not produced the cartoons,” said Sheikh Ali Dhere.

Further Sheikh Ali Dhere urged all the Mujahideen all over the world to keep monitoring what Universal TV will do in the future, summoning real action against the TV if necessary.

“This TV is part of the obnoxious campaign against our religion,” Sheikh Ali Dhere remarked.

However, the summon to real action against TV will be suspended only after an admission of penitence from the TV.

“The TV must admit to have committed a sin because any offence against the Prophet Muhammad is an insult against Islam,” Sheikh said further. (Islaminet/DailyNation)

Indonesian Muslims Condemn Bali Govt.’s Plan to Hold Miss World 2014

Indonesia- While the world notices that Indonesia has the world’s biggest Muslim population in the world, a shocking news states that Indonesia’s Bali Province will be host of ‘Miss World 2014.’

Indonesian Muslims react to this with mostly condemn the plan as it might possibly bring ‘clashes’ in Indonesia.

Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) confirmed on Friday (28/5/2010) that Indonesian government must ‘reject wisely’ the Miss World 20104 to be held in Bali.

“The government should ‘wisely reject’ the plan because it will only cause ‘clashes’ amongst societies. This should be avoided,” said the Mr Amidhan, leader of MUI.

Further Amidhan asserted that the event Miss World 2014 will hurt the heart of every single Muslim ummah (people), just like the recent ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ on May 20th, 2010.

“The event will feature some sessions wherein private parts of women’s bodies will be exposed to the public; and we all see that Indonesia is densely populated by Muslims,” Amidhan remarked.

The plan of Bali Government to be host of Miss World 2014 has been confirmed by the province’s governor I Made Mangku Pastika when he was giving an opening speech at International Congress of Real Estate Federation.

Another Indonesian Islamic organization, Islamic Defender Front (FPI), also delivered its fierce condemnation as saying that FPI will always stands against such an event.

“So far if such an event (is held in Indonesia), FPI will always stand against! That’s an event of showing private parts of women’s bodies and it is on the contrary to the Muslim majority in this country,” said Mustafa Embong of FPI spokesman.

“We will condemn and fight against every single kind of sinful activities amongst the ummah, whether a shemale contest or anything,” said Embong further. (Islaminet/Inilah)

Cordoba House Construction Gets ‘OK’ from New York City Community Board

United States- New York City Community Board went to a poll on Tuesday (25/6/2010) resulting in an OK for a plan to erect a huge Masjid and Islamic center Cordoba House near ground zero.

The NYC Community Board members believe the Cordoba House can change the misperception about Islam and tackle perception that Islam relates closely to terrorism.

“Here is a chance to allow moderate Muslims to teach people that not all Muslims are terrorists,” said Bruce Wallace, an American who lost a nephew on 9/11.

Rob Townley, a member of NYC Community Board, supported the construction of the Cordoba House as saying that ‘this is significant step’ to reduce the ‘hate and fanaticism.’

“It’s a seed of peace. We believe that this is significant step in the Muslim community to counteract the hate and fanaticism in the minority of the community,” he said to Associated Press.

Progress to the approval of the Cordoba House alone did not run smoothly by reason of fierce and yelling comments, such as “You’re building over a Christian cemetery!” from the project opponents.

However, a key to getting supports from the surrounding residents are seen to be from the Manhattan Community Board 1 and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

In his statement, Mr Scott Stringer – who got fierce ‘worthless’ criticism from Tea Party Express’s Mark Williams, expressed his support to the construction upon consideration of balancing diversity and bringing different groups together.

“We have to balance diversity and look for opportunities to bring different groups together,” he said.

On another occasion Mr Stringer also said that he will do ‘everything’ to get the Masjid Cordoba House opened.

“I’ll do everything I can to make sure this Mosque does get opened and people have the right to assemble there and practice their religion,” he said.

The Cordoba House, said by one of the construction’s sponsors Cordoba Initiatives, is a means of educating the public about Islam through education and organized experiences of art, culture, and entertainment.

For that reason, the Cordoba House will not merely be functioned a house of worship for Muslims, but also a community center, sports hall, gathering place, and Islamic center for teaching and learning.

The existence of the Cordoba House will also contributes greatly to the social and economic sectors because it is planned that it would provide 150 full-time jobs and 500 part-time jobs to the surrounding people. (Islaminet/AP)

Indonesia- Dated since Wednesday (26/5/2010), the district government of Western Aceh, Indonesia’s Aceh Province issued a regulation banning women from wearing trousers and tight T-shirts.

To underpin its programme to tackle immodesty amongst Acehnesse women, the government further said there are 20,000 skirts to be given freely to every single woman caught at hand wearing trousers.

Talking to the media, regent of Western Aceh district Mr Ramli Mansyur insists the regulation to be passed into a full law, even though anti-Islam activists often said the ban infringes women’s rights.

Mr Mansyur believed that what he has done in passing the bill into a full law is right as it is part of efforts to imply the Islamic law in the Land of Aceh.

“As a leader, I must imply the regulation because I will be asked to account for the mandate bestowed upon me by Allah Almighty and the people,” he said on Tuesday (25/6/2010).

In advance, Mr Mansyur has issued an order to the local Wilayatul Hisabah (Sharia Police) to hold public monitoring aimed at advising women caught at hand wearing trousers.

“For tomorrow (today), Sharia Police will be centered in some locations throughout the district of Western Aceh, such as in the border of Nagan Raya district, Arogan district, and Kawai district,” Mr Mansyur remarked.

There will be some stages in giving advice to those women caught at hand wearing trousers, in which women caught three times by Sharia Police will be jailed.

In Islam, Muslim women are ordered to wear Hijab, and not to mix with men who are not their relatives.

It is all because Islam puts women in a highly prestigious position (they are respected for their belief and good deeds), not merely being respected for their body or physical appearance. (Islaminet/OkZone)

“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Al-Ahzab [033]: 059”

“And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless (Al-Ahzab [033]: 033)”

Uppsala University ‘Re-provides’ Another Chance for Lars Vilks to Insult Islam

Sweden- Insane Swedish artist who drew the Prophet Muhammad in a dog’s body, Lars Vilks, was given another chance to ‘insult’ Islam by Uppsala University, where he got his first physical assault.

Through an official statement released on Tuesday (25/5/2010) by the university’s spokesman, “The department (of philosophy) has reached a wise decision. Lars Vilks must be allowed to hold his lecture.”

While a number of Muslims are condemning the decision taken by the university to reinvite Lars Vilks, forces from the Western anti-Islam media also played role in the university’s decision-making.

A day after Lars Vilks got his ‘first lesson,’ the university’s spokeswoman confirmed that it would never again invite him as saying, “It’s nothing that we’re discussing right now, but it’s not very likely given how it turned out here.”

Lars Vilks, who was headbutted when he was delivering an insulting speech about the limits of freedom of expression, is scheduled by the university to ‘continue’ the insulting speech in the fall.

On May 11th, 2010, Lars Vilks was given a chance to deliver an insulting speech on the limits of freedom of speech, but it was stop halfway when a student head-butted the crazy artist, resulting in Vilks’s glasses broken.

Witnesses said that on the occasion, Lars Vilks played a video about Islam and homosexuality, in which the video says that Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad are represented in homosexual condition.

Lars Vilks has been targeted by some Muslims who felt hurt by the caricature he made in 2007.

A week after being headbutted, Lars Vilks’s home in Nyhamslage of southern Sweden was almost burnt, and the windows were smashed by people passing by the home.

A Muslim woman Mujahid, Collen LaRose (Jihad Jane) had also once detained by the US police upon charge of planning an attack to Lars Vilks – even though later it was found that the charge could not be proven.

The world’s biggest Jihadi movement Al-Qaeda in 2007 promised $100,000 bounty for every single person who can send Lars Vilks to hell. (Islaminet/AP/SMH)

Ten (10) Foreign Terrorists’ Military Tanks Destroyed by Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan- As Al-Fath Military Operation by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan continued on Saturday (22/5/2010) to Sunday (23/5/2010), at least 10 foreign invaders’ military tanks were successfully destroyed.

Field reporter of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, has reported on Monday (24/5/2010) that the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan destroyed a tank of the US-led coalition in a remote-controlled bomb in Dil Aram district of Nimroz on Saturday (22/5/2010).

On the same day, six US-NATO terrorists were killed at once when two of their military tanks were heavily damaged in an ambush carried out by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the district of Manugi, Kunar Province.

Later in the afternoon of Saturday (22/5/2010), another US-NATO terrorists’ military tank were exploded by an IED planted by the Mujahideen in the district of Nowzad, Helmand Provice.

In Musa Kala district of Helmand Province, another field reporter of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Qari Yousuf Ahmadi has reported that one military tank of the British terrorists was destroyed by a homemade bomb planted by the Mujahideen.

Heavier loss was suffered by the British terrorist forces also on Saturday when four of their military tanks were blown to bits in the district of Musa Kala of Helmand Province.

Fighting went on in the district of Duhra, Uruzgan Province, until late night of Saturday (22/5/2010), and therefore resulted in the demolition of another US-NATO military tanks.

Zabihullah Mujahid reported today that six oil tankers and four military tanks of the US-NATO terrorist forces were annihilated as the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan fired rockets on Kabul-Jalalabad street. (Islaminet)

Indonesia- On Friday (21/5/2010), 300 Muslims in Surakarta, Central Java held a mass protest urging the government to disband Indonesia Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88).

Marching from a Masjid Kota Barat in the heart of the city, they brought posters and slogans calling the Densus 88 ‘the real terrorist.’

The protest was centered in front of the city’s police office where some Muslim students yelled slogans anti Densus 88, which have martyred a number of Muslim activists suspected to be ‘Mujahideen.’

“Issues on terrorism was deliberately spread out in order to tame Muslims’ power,” said a protester.

The group calling themselves after Solidaritas Umat Islam Surakarta-SUIS (Solidarity of Islamic Ummah from Surakarta) also embedded ‘big-boss of human rights infringer’ status to the Densus 88.

Such a status was based upon consideration that the Densus 88’s efforts in eradicating ‘terrorism’ cannot draw symphathy from the public.

“(Those who were) targeted are Muslim missionaries, and volunteers of Islam. Almost 100% arrested by the Densus 88 are civilians and Muslims,” said Muhammad Sholeh Ibrahim, the leader of SUIS.

Ensuring the US government ahead the visit of US president Hussein Obama, the Indonesian police – with its anti-terror squad – intensifies its efforts to either kidnap or kill some Muslim missionaries blindly accused to have relations with ‘Al-Qaeda.’

Recently, the Densus 88 released 11 Muslim missionaries after there is not enough evidence to prove their involvement in any Jihadi movement.

In response to this, the SUIS urged the Indonesian House of Representative to hold an investigation against the Densus 88 upon charge of deliberately killing Muslims, and detaining Muslims without any legal procedure. (Islaminet/Lip6)

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki Warns the US for ‘Intentionally Killing A Million Muslim Civilians’

Yemen- Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki on a new video released on Sunday (23/5/2010) warned the US that ‘American soldiers heading to Afghanistan and Iraq will be killed.’

“Oh America, if you transgress against us, we will transgress against you. And if you keep killing our people, we will kill your people.”

“This is the image that we need to present. These American soldiers heading to Afghanistan and Iraq will be killed. We will kill them if we can, there is Fort Hood, or we will kill them in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Sheikh Al-Awlaki said.

Wearing a white Yemeni robe, turban, and a traditional jambiyah dagger tucked into his waistband, Sheikh Al-Walaki also spoke an irony about the relations between the 9/11 attack and the number of Muslim martyred by the US terrorist soldiers in Muslim lands.

“Those who might be killed in a plane are merely a drop of water in a sea if compared to a million of women and children martyred in Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan.”

“We must treat them the same way and attack them just like they’ve attacked us,” said Sheikh Al-Awlaki referring to the consideration he took to justify the killing of American terrorist soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other Muslim lands.

On the 45-minute video, Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki praised Maj. Nidal Hasan, a former US army psychiatrist, as saying “What Nidal Hassan did was heroic... And I call on all Muslims serving in the US army to follow his path.”

Maj. Nidal Hassan, who was called by Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki as one his ‘students,’ was arrested by the US for deliberately sending 13 US terrorist soldiers to the hell in November 2009.

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki is now the most wanted man in the US, and therefore the US is actively trying to find him and many other (Muslims) throughout the world.

In response to this, Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki said he is safe and ‘move freely in Yemen.’

“I move freely in Yemen. There is a support amongst my tribesmen. Even though they know they are in danger, they welcome me and greet me because they are righteous people. If the Americans want me, let them come and look for me and Allah will protest me,” Sheikh Al-Awlaki said.

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki is reported to be in Yemen, and ‘in safe hands’ – that’s the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Sheikh Nasir Al-Wuhayshi, stated last week on Sunday (16/5/2010).

“Awlaki... is amongst a crowd of Muslims who are indignant towards the oppressive US policy. Do not worry about the Sheikh. He is in safe hands,” Sheikh Nasir Al-Wuhayshi said.

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki is an outstanding Muslim academician who holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, and a Master’s degree in Education Leadership from San Diego University. (Islaminet/Cnn/Huffington)

Press Release from Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Statement Regarding to the Maldives Talks

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Some media outlets have once again published a report about talks between representatives of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Kabul surrogate Administration. This is the same previous baseless rumors which are now being repeated anew.

The stand of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is well-known regarding such irresponsible and impracticable negotiations. The Islamic Emirate had clarified its stand concerning the issue in its recent statement. But unfortunately, some media outlets play their subservient role to the invading and tyrant forces by publishing these fatuous rumors, ostensibly in the name of performing journalistic obligation. They have reported that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate has participated in Maldives talks which are against the ground realities.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan believes that in condition of the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan, all talks, whatsoever, will only prolong the current tragedy in Afghanistan and, therefore, Islamic Emirate categorically rejects reports about participation of the representatives of the Islamic Emirate in the Maldives talks.

Those persons who participated in the Maldives meeting in the name of envoys of the Islamic Emirate, are, in fact, persons who have already surrendered to Karzai Administration and are currently active members of the State organs of the Surrogate Administration or members of puppet State intelligence department. Foreign invaders utilize their former positions and portfolios, to use them as paid recruits. They are members of Karzai administration rather than envoys of the Islamic Emirate. Their participation in such meetings emanates from their economic and political constraints and is never aimed at solving the current issue of Afghanistan.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, while expressing its satisfaction about the results and achievements of the Al-Fatah operations, once again announces that the essential solution of the Afghan issue lies in unconditional and immediate withdrawal of the foreign forces from the country whereas such impractical talks which are only a waste of time, will never serve the purpose.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Disrespecting Islam, Spain-based Moroccans Publish ‘Gay Magazine’ in Morocco

Morocco- Some Moroccans grouped in a gay rights organization published the first ‘gay magazine’ in the country, meaning there is no respect to Islam at all.

Funded and managed from Spain, the ‘Mithly’ magazine has been sold around 200 copies so far in Morocco, where Muslims make up to 99% of the entire population.

Despite the fact that homosexuality is strictly forbidden in Islam and in the country, Kif-Kif gay rights organization lied about helping 'tackling’ negative attitudes to homosexuality.

Muslims in the country oppose the magazine as claiming that it will lead to moral degradation amongst the young Moroccans.

The launching of the magazine was possibly held along with the celebration of the Mawazine World Rhythms Festival where Elton John – who is also a gay – appeared on stage.

Many Moroccan Muslims disagreed with Elton John’s appearance at the festival saying that he is known for ‘bragging about his homosexuality.’

“We asked the government to exclude this person from the list of artists invited to this festival. This man – sorry I should say this person, not this man – is known for bragging about his homosexuality,” said Mustapha Rahmad of Islam-based PJD Party about the plan of the festival organizer to invite Elton John.

Under the law of Morocco, homosexuality is illegal referring to the country's criminal code on Article 489 saying that people who commit to ‘lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex’ could be sentenced to prison.

In Islam, homosexuality – either gay or lesbian – is strictly forbidden as what the Quran says below:

“And Lot who said to his people: 'Do you do what is indecent though you see its iniquity? Would you really approach men in your lusts rather than women? You are a people grossly ignorant.' His people gave no answer but this: 'Drive out the followers of Lot from our city. They are indeed men who want to be clean and pure.' But we saved him and his family except his wife: We destined her to be of those who lagged behind. And We raked down on them a shower: and evil was the shower on those who were admonished. (An-Naml: 54-58)”

“When our messengers came to Lot, he was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless to protect them. He said: 'This is a distressful day.' His people came rushing towards him and they had been long in the habit of practicing abominations. He said: 'O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer for you (if you marry). Now fear God and cover me not with disgrace about my guests! Is there not among you a single tight-minded man?' They, however said: 'You know very well we have no need of your daughters. Indeed you know quite well what we want'. He said: 'Would that I had power to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support'. (The angels) said: 'O Lot! We are messengers from your Lord! By no means shall they reach you. Now travel with your family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back; but your wife, to her will happen what will befall them. Morning is their appointed time. Is not the morning near'. When Our decree issued we turned the cities upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread layer on layer, marked from your Lord. Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong. (Hud 11: 77-83)”

(Islaminet/PinkNews)

United States- Muslim population living in ‘Church-surrounded’ Sheboygan County now find it easy to strengthen up relations with other Muslims and more importantly to improve their understanding on Islam because new Masjid in the area has started operating on Friday (21/5/2010).

They called the Friday first service at the Masjid a ‘Happy Day’ as they no longer need to drive one hour to Milwaukee just to attend the mass prayer.

Palestine-born Hashem Allah (48) said he used to drive one hour to Milwaukee just to have a mass prayer, but now he ‘thanked to God’ as the Masjid ‘so close’ to him.

Masjid Sheboygan came to real after on Monday (17/5/2010) the Wilson Town Board voted publicly to grant a conditional use permit to use the Masjid located at 9110 Sauk Trail Road in the former Tom’s Wisconsin building.

The first Friday sermon at the Masjid was led by the Masjid’s imam Mohammad Hamad, and attended by 16 Muslim men and three Muslim women in separate room.

Talking to Sheboygan Press, Mr Hamad expressed his happiness for having a Masjid standing in the surrounding Churchgoing population.

“I see the happiness and joy in their faces. They’re glad it’s over. They want to feel normal and put this behind them,” Mr Hamad remarked.

“It’s been so long since I prayed and worshipped. Now I’m starting fresh. There are million Churces around here for kids to go to. I’ve never had that opportunity,” said Leyla Birilik (18).

The approval for the operation of the Masjid Sheboygan was issued after a 90-minute fiery discussion attended by hundred speakers and 120 people including the local resident of Sheboygan County.

It is estimated that 80 to 100 Muslim families are living in Sheboygan County with about 20 to 25 families would possibly attend the mass prayer held five times in a day at the Masjid routinely.

Mr hamad further unveiled the background of the local Muslim residents there as saying that most of the Muslim population in the area are from Europe, especially from Bosnia and Albania with some other from Tajikistan, Jordan, and Syria. (Islaminet/SheboyganPress)

Sultans of Science Exhibits Great Contribution of Islam to Modern Science

Canada- Gathering on Friday (21/5/2010), some Muslim scholars were telling the public that Islam contributed greatly to the modern science at an event entitled ‘Sultans of Science.’

Opened on Friday, the exhibition will run until September 6th, 2010, with gallery of scientific discoveries by the past Muslim scholars, such as Abbas bin Firnas, Ibnu Al-Haitham, and Al-Jazari.

Frank Florian of Public Programs at Science Centre at the opening of the exhibition remarked that Islamic researches have inspired much of the European Renaissance.

“A lot of the science and technology we use today actually had its origins in Mesopotamia. While the Dark Ages were occurring in Europe, Islamic science was flourishing,” Mr Florian said.

Speaking at the exhibition held by the Dubai-based MTE Studios, Mr Florian emphasized on giving historical facts showing how Muslim scientists in the past have contributed to the modern science and technology.

He once explained about a Muslim scientist named after Ababs bin Firnas who created the first successful flying machine in the 9th century, and another great figure like Ibnu Al-Haitham who invented the pinhole camera in the 10th century.

Another message that he wanted to share with the audience is that the Quran is the most scientific Holy book referring to the modern scientific discoveries that have relations to some verses in the Quran.

A number of Muslim scholars’ scientific discoveries, such as automatic flutes and elephant clocks, can be seen at the exhibition currently being held in Western Canada.

Also appearing at the opening day of the exhibition was Robert Smith – a science historian at the University of Alberta – who concluded that the 8th to 15th centuries were the most productive era for the Muslim scholars. (Islaminet/AlbertGazette)

Brigades of Ansar Al-Islam Admit Firing ‘Khaibar’ Rocket to Israel

Palestine- One of Al-Qaeda-inspired Jihadi movements in Palestine, Brigades of Ansar Al-Islam, said on Friday (20/5/2010) that they launched an attack to southern Israel by firing ‘Khaibar’ rocket.

No casualties or injuries were reported by an Israeli spokesman in a statement regarding to the rocket attack on Thursday (20/5/2010) night.

On the same day, Israeli terrorist forces responded to the rocket attack by holding an airstrike targeting a number of areas in the Gaza Strip, such as in Al-Faraheen area in Khan Younis.

No civilians were martyred, but several farming lands ablaze due to of explosions carried out by those Israeli terrorists.

Another airstrike was launched in Beit hanoun in the north part of the Gaza Strip when several missiles of the Israeli terrorists were fired at a location presumably to be the training camp of Al-Qassam Mujahideen.

Later on Friday (21/5/2010), local report said that Israeli terrorist troops attacked the residents of Nabi Saleh in the central West Bank.

One Palestinian Muslim, Kamal Al-Rimawi, was reported to suffer from fatal injury as an effect of tear gas inhalation fired by the Israeli terrorists.

Kamal, whose face was hurt when the Israeli terrorists’ tear gas bullet struck his face, has now been getting medical treatment at a hospital near to Ramallah city.

The incident occurred when dozen residents of Nabi Saleh were holding a protest against the construction of the ‘tyrannical’ wall separating Palestine from Israel. (Islaminet/Imemc/Xinhua)

Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri Applauds Martyrdom of Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, Sheikh Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir

Islamic State of Iraq- Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri made his first video appearance since December 2009 with a message of praising the martyrdom of Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi and Sheikh Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir.

In an excerpt aired by Al-Jazeera, Sheikh Al-Zawahiri thanked to the both martyrs for ‘reviving Jihad’ in the country, and condemned the Crusade orchestrated by the Baghdad government and the US invaders.

Likewise, Sheikh Al-Zawahiri on the video launched on Thursday (20/5/2010) called on the new Amir Al-Mukminin of the Islamic State of Iraq, Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Al-Husseini Al-Qurashi, to take revenge over the martyrdom of both.

“You will finish what has been begun by Zarqawi and Al-Baghdadi, and must take revenge on their martyrdom,” said Sheikh Al-Zawahiri.

Sheikh Al-Zawahiri further accused the alliance of the Crusader-Safavid in a military operation that martyred both Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi and Sheikh Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir.

‘Safavid’ alone is a specific term for the secret cooperation between the US and Iran (Safavid Empire) in the massacre of the Iraqi Sunni Muslims.

Sheikh Ayman (Muhammad Rabaie) Al-Zawahiri is the second and last Amir (leader) of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, or was the successor of the former Amir Abbud Al-Zumar who was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Compared to Sheikh Usama bin Ladin, Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri – who is an outstanding surgeon – made less appearance to the public with his last video tape was in December 2009.

Many claim Sheikh Al-Zawahiri as a ‘lieutnant’ to Sheikh Usama bin Ladin, but the author of Sheikh Usama’s biography said that Sheikh Al-Zawahiri is the ‘real brain’ of Al-Qaeda.

His contribution to the global Jihadi movement is huge following his efforts to merge the Egyptian Islamic Jihad to Al-Qaeda in 1998, which former resulted in a bigger global Jihadi movement under the Islamic State of Iraq upon initiatives of Abu Mushab Zarqawi in 2005.

Following the martyrdom of Abu Mushab Zarqawi in 2006, the late Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi Al-Qurashi was elected the Amir Al-Mukminin of the Islamic State of Iraq before later he was martyred on April 9th, 2010.

25 days after the martyrdom of Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, the Shura council of the Islamic State of Iraq appointed Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as the new Amir Al-Mukminin of the Islamic State of Iraq, and Sheikh Abu Abdullah Al-Baghdadi as the state’s Vice Amir. (Islaminet/DailyBeast/Jazeera)

France- Following the massive misleading coverage on the Burqa ban issue by the Western media, a French lawyer was arrested by the local police for insulting a Muslim woman wearing Burqa.

The incident occurred when a 26-year-old Muslim convert was having a shopping at a store in Trignac, Nantes, then she met with the French lawyer who made ‘snide remarks about her black Burqa.’

A local police officer witnessed the lawyer was not happy with the Muslim woman and wanted the Burqa ban introduced as soon as possible.

Small-scale quarrel began when the lawyer likened the Muslim woman to Belphegor, a demon character that is famous amongst the French TV viewers for haunting the Louvre museum in Paris.

“The lawyer said she was not happy seeing a fellow shopper wearing a veil and wanted the ban introduced as soon as possible,” the police said.

“The shop manager and the husband of the Muslim woman moved to break up the fighting,” said the police further.

As a result, the Muslim woman, the lawyer, and the lawyer’s daughter were arrested by the Trignac police for questioning.

The lawyer’s daughter was also arrested as she was involved in ripping another Muslim woman’s veil off that led to a fierce quarrel between her mother and the 26-year-old Muslim woman they met at the store.

A speaker of the Trignac police has confirmed that it has received two complaints from the incident with the French lawyer and her daughter were accused of racial and racial assault.

France is now examining to pass a bill on the Burqa ban into a full law that will impose one year prison sentences and fines up to £14,000 for every single Muslim woman caught in hand wearing the Burqa or Niqab in public spaces.

If the bill is approved into a full law, this will make France the second country that outlaws Burqa, Niqab or any kind of face-covering.

Protests against such a discriminative treatment to those veiled Muslim women have emerged massively both from Muslims or non-Muslims in Europe.

John Dalhuisen of the Amnesty International affirmed the complete ban on the Burqa ‘would violate the rights to freedom of expression and religion.’

“A complete ban on the covering of the face would violate the rights to freedom of expression and religion of those women who wear the burqa or the niqab,” he said.

Later on May 11th, 2010, Council of Europe decries the plan by the French government to ban the Burqa or the Niqab in public spaces as saying that women should be free to wear the Burqa, Niqab, or Hijab if they want to. (Islaminet/Telegraph)

Press Release of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: The War-mongering Politics and the British Parliamentary Elections

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

The results of the recent parliamentary election in Britain showed that the British people do not want their country to be part of the global war-mongering politics, aimed at bringing other countries under their bellies. The ruling Labor Party faced defeat at the elections, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down. As such, neither the Labor Party nor the Conservatives achieved a land sliding victory. However, the Labor Party under the leadership of Gordon Brown humiliatingly faced defeat particularly for siding with the USA in its invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

London unhesitatingly supports the American belligerent policy. In fact, the current war-mongering politics have created a gap between the British people and the Labor Party which expectedly resulted in defeat of the ruling party. If we have glance at the history of the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, we clearly see that the British government has had full participation in every crimes and brutality that the American has been committing in both countries. They have sent thousands of troops to the country to wage the war and are making the second largest contribution in terms of money and logistics. Such brutalities against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq at the hands of the invaders are unforgettable.

Expectedly, the so-called strategic friends of America faced defeat at the polling and showed that the British people are no more ready to allow their rulers to fight for the interests of America in Afghanistan and Iraq and pay in terms of life casualties. Hence, many allies of the crusaders coalitions are now backing away from their commitment to participate in the war, though initially America started the war with their support. They are no more willing to prop up the colonialist war and suffer life losses.

The recent unannounced and covert trip of John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand is a good example. He met with the New Zealand troops in Afghanistan and heard their grievances. The troops were worried about their life and completely despondent whether they would ever be able to go out of Afghanistan alive and join their families back home. On his return to New Zealand after a three day visit to the country, he told reporters that waging war in Afghanistan was tantamount to playing with death and devastation. He pledged that he would pull the New Zealand troops out of Afghanistan as soon as possible.

The defeat of the Labor Party in the recent parliamentary elections — a party which supported initiation and continuation of the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq — shows that the public opposition to the war is steadily growing. They do not want their wealth and troops should become fodder of this war. This is a new development which simultaneously gives momentum to the current resistance in Afghanistan and Iraq, and meanwhile pointing to the fact that the victory is near at hand. Similarly, it portends that the freedom-fighting people in both countries will ultimately obtain their independence which has been snatched from them and will establish an Islamic government on the basis of the aspirations of their people.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Muslims in Marseille Soon to Have A ‘Mega-Masjid’

France- After 60 years French Muslim leaders campaign for a ‘mega-Masjid’ (Mega-Mosque), Muslims in France on Thursday (19/5/2010) celebrated the beginning of a construction of a mega-Masjid in Marseille.

Located precisely in the Saint-Louis area of Marseille – France’s biggest Muslim population, the Grand Mosque of Marseille is planned to accommodate up to 7,000 people within.

The Thursday lay-the-cornerstone ceremony was attended by local Muslims, Muslim leaders, and French politicians, who have just approved a bill on banning the Burqa and Niqab.

The Masjid alone will be open for either Muslims or non-Muslims in 2012, and will have Quranic school, libray, and restaurant.

Welcome to the construction of the Grand Mosque of Marseille is so far warmth, just like what Nourredine Cheikh said that the construction is a ‘recognition’ the the equal status between Catholics and other religious followers.

“This is recognition. This is what tells me that I have the same status as Catholics and other religious people in this country,” said Nourredin Cheikh, who is the president of the association leading the campaign for the Grand Mosque.

Another local Muslim, Salima Bassousilia, 46, said the construction of the Grand Mosque is a ‘good project’ saying that the Grand Mosque will be an ‘honour’ for Muslims in France.

‘This is a good project. It will be an honour for us to come here,” said Bassousilia, who is a pastry chef.

One makes the Grand Mosque controversial amongst the Muslims is that there will be no ‘adzan’ (an Islamic call to prayer), but only a blue light that will flash five from a 25-meter-high minaret.

Another obstacle to the construction of the Grand Mosque of Marseille is the lack of financial support to underpin its continuation.

The construction of the Grand Mosque of Marseille requires about 22 million euros to fund it, while the campaigners said that they are still hoping for huge financial support from north African countries, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia.

Marseille is home to about five to six million Muslims, and creates the biggest Muslim population in France, the most Muslim populated country in Europe.

The dynamics of Islam in the region has been faced with pro and contra referring to the current act of vandalism, in which a Masjid in Istres (few kilometers from Marseille) was vandalized with 30 gunshots on the Masjid’s facade. (Islaminet/AFP)

Mark Williams of Tea Party Express Calls Muslims’ God (Sorry) a ‘Monkey’

United State- Mark Williams, chairman of Tea Party Express, called the Muslims’ God a ‘monkey-god,’ while the Muslims ‘the animals of Allah,’ that’s Islaminet.net understands.

Writing at his personal blog about the construction of the Cordoba House Islamic Center, Williams said, “The monument would consist of a Mosque for the worship of the terrorists’ monkey-god..”

“The animals of Allah for whom any day is a great day for a massacre are drooling over the positive response that they are getting from New York City officials over a proposal to build a 13-storey monument to the 9/11 Muslims who hijacked those 4 airliners,” he wrote.

Corey Saylor of Council on American-Islamic Relations responded to Williams’s writing as saying, “It would be shocking if such ignorant comments failed to elicit a strong response not only from Tea Party leaders, but also from other parties throughout the political spectrum.”

Negative response was also shown by an activist for Tea Party Patriots who said that the statement is a ‘hate speech’ and such an offensive comment cannot be accepted by the internal of Tea Party.

“This is hate speech and has no place in the tea party movement,” he said.

Marks Williams is standing against a plan by the Cordoba Initiative to build a huge Masjid and an Islamic cultural center at 45 Park Place New York City, which is close to Ground Zero.

Coverage on the issue by Western mainstream media has often shown a sign of Islamophobia by falsely claimed that the Cordoba House Islamic Center will be used to demonize American Muslims.

The Cordoba Initiative alone insists that the Cordoba House Islamic Center is necessarily built to ‘provide an opportunity to educate individuals about Islam through education and organized experiences of art, culture, and entertainment.’

The Cordoba House Islamic Center will have 13 storeys, and not be only functioned a place of worship, but also a community center, sport hall, gathering place, and Islamic center for teaching and learning. (Islaminet/TPM/NYT)

Indonesia- Muslims worldwide has urged the owner of Facebook to shut ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ down, but the link does still exist until one day ahead of the event – that’s www.Islaminet.net understands.

Muslims worldwide, such as those in Indonesia and Pakistan, have urged the owner of this biggest social networking to block the link, but it appears that the summon has been neglected.

On Wednesday (19/5/2010), Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Information Tifatul Sembiring has just recently sent an official letter to Facebook, calling for ban to the account.

“Directorate General of Telemathic Application has sent a letter to the FB manager in order to shut the account down. The letter was sent today,” said Mr Tifatul, who was former leader of Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Prosperous Justice Party.

Condemnation on ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ also came from Pakistan’s Islamic Lawyer Movement that has filed a petition in Lahore High Court through Chaudhry Zulfiqar.

Further Mr Zulfiqar, while referring to Article 2A, said that any practice against Islam is not allowed under the country’s regulation.

Good news comes from a report of A Pakistan News who said that the Pakistan’s Ministry of Communication has ‘blocked all the links of Facebook, holding a competition of blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

As of May 19th, 2010, ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ Facebook invitation can still be accessed and has become an online ‘battle ground’ pitting one religion against other religions.

The invitation has got 14,404 confirmed guest, while 34,322 other Facebookers confirmed their opposition to the event as saying they would not attend the event.

Not only is the page used to publish insulting images of the Prophet Muhammad, but some offensive pictures of Jesus were also uploaded, while it appears that many Muslims on the account prefer to show the truth about Islam.

‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ was created by ‘Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor (CACAH) and a crazy American artist Jon Wellington, who will accordingly ‘exhibit’ offensive pictures of the Prophet Muhammad tomorrow on May 20th, 2010.

In a statement to Comic Riffs, Wellington – who is an Adjunct Professor, said, “I created a Facebook event because that’s an easy way to remind myself of upcoming events and I thought it might serve that purpose for others too.”

In Islam, drawing the Prophet Muhammad is strictly forbidden, even though there is no specific tenet in the Quran saying so.

Making any picture of specific people in order to honour them or to idolize them very much is likewise prohibited; also meaning that images can give rise to idolatry.

Two verses in the Quran, Surah Al-Anbiya Verses 51-52, are consideration of the above assertion. (Islaminet/PakNews/VivaNews)

“We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him. Behold! he said to his father and his people, ‘What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted (Surah Al-Anbiya [21]: 51-52).”

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan- International Jihad forum has just recently reported that Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan launched another massive attack at one of the biggest NATO military base in Afghanistan.

On the pre-dawn attack, 20 Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan entered NATO Air-base in Bagram and blew themselves inside the base while some others outside on Wednesday (19/5/2010).

Further it is reported that seven Mujahideen were martyred; and 13 others returned safely after the attack, but the NATO alone faced heavy losses as 46 of their terrorist soldiers were killed at once.

However, spokesman of the Bagram’s NATO base Lt. Col. Clarence Counts falsely claimed that only five foreign terrorist troops were wounded.

“We’re always prepared to deal with attacks on our base, the this morning was immediate,” Counts said.

Later on Tuesday (18/5/2010), another martyrdom attack by Mujahideen of the Islamic State of Afghanistan was launched at US-NATO military vehicle convoy in the city of Kabul.

It is said that Mujahid Isamuddin – originally from Qara Bagh district of Kabul – drove his car, which had been provisioned with 750 kg explosive, to the convoy.

Following the Tuesday attack, six of US-NATO armoured vehicles were destroyed, but the exact number of killed terrorist soldiers remains unknown. (Islaminet/Reuters)

British Muslim Initiative, Stop the War Coalition to Hold ‘Defend the Muslim Community’

England- The UK’s ‘Prevent’ policy has ‘attempted’ to discriminate the British Muslims, and therefore British peace campaigners will join British Muslims to sound anti-discrimination against Muslim under an event called ‘Defend the Muslim Community.’

Coming as the initiators of the event, which will be held on June 5th, 2010, are the British Muslim Initiative that will work together with UK-based peace campaigner, Stop the War Coalition (StWC).

“The government’s Prevent anti-extremism programme has actually gone a long way in attempting to criminalize Muslims for their political beliefs. A person should not be regarded as an extremist just because they oppose a war most people in this country do not support,” said StWC’s Lindsey German.

The event alone will feature some outstanding speakers including Daud Abdullah of the Muslim Council of Britain, Moazzam Begg of Cage Prisoners, Kate Hudson of CND, Salma Yaqoob of Respect Party, and Robert Lambert of Scotland Yard’s Muslim.

In response to the July 2005 martyrdom operation targeting the London transport system that killed 52 people, the government of the United Kingdom has tunneled hundreds of millions from its national budget to launch an anti-extremism policy under the name ‘Prevent Programme.’

Opposition to the programme not only comes from the Muslim community but also non-Muslims as claiming that the policy is ‘spying on Muslims,’ and ‘stigmatizing and alienating Muslims.’

A committee of UK’s MPs has said on March this year that the Prevent Programme is used to ‘spy’ on Muslim community.

Chairman Phyllis Starkey talked to This Is London Magazine, “Many witnesses made plain they believe Prevent has been used to ‘spy’ on Muslim communites.”

Same as Lindsey German’s assertion, the Prevent Programme is considered an effort to create an opinion that discrimination against Muslims (under the name government’s policy) is ‘not racist.’

“People are (then) claiming that the discrimination (against Muslims) is not racist because it is about religion. But that is exactly what they said about the Jews and we all know that happened there,” German said further.

“Defend the Muslim Community” is to be held to unite people of the left, the Muslim community, peace campaigners, and anti-racists to scare up some things to cope with the Prevent Programme.

“We want to bring together people on the left with the Muslim community and peace campaigners, and anti-racists to discuss what can be done.

“We hoe this will be the start of a campaign which will see Muslims and non-Muslims standing together to reject the scapegoating the Muslim community and racist attitudes,” German remarked. (Islaminet/MorningStar)

Somali Parliament's Speaker Sheikh Aden Nur Madobe Quits, Mujahideen Get More Powerful

Somalia- Amidst the instability of the Somali puppet government, the spokesman of the country’s parliamentary, Sheikh Aden Nur Madobe, has clearly stated on Monday (17/5/2010) that he resigned from working for the puppet government.

Talking with reporters at the state house in Mogadishu, Sheikh Madobe announced his resignation in laud saying he will work with any other body who will intend to employ him.

Some claims that his resignation was due to continuous pressure from the president, while some other more state that there was pressure from the internal members of the parliament.

Above all, one pure and simple reason to this is that the Mujahideen struggle to establish an Islamic state in the country has become more apparent, which results in the inability of the puppet government to ‘defeat’ the Mujahideen of either Al-Shabab or Hizb Al-Islam.

This becomes clearer as local newspaper, Garowe Online, has reported on Monday (17/5/2010) that several Somali government military soldiers – with their weapons of about 4,000 machine guns – defected to the Mujahideen.

Indha Adde, former Minister of Defense, said, “Trained Somali government forces with their weapons have joined the ‘insurgent’ fighting us; and this is the work of some members in the government.”

Further Adde remarked that the resignation of those Somali government forces was because the government has failed to ‘pay’ their salaries.

“The soldiers were trained to fight so if the government fails to pay them then they will defect to the insurgent,” he added.

In Somalia, there are two major Jihadi movements namely Al-Shabab Mujahideen and Hizb Al-Islam Mujahideen who both work together to establish an Islamic state in the country and more importantly to bring down the puppet government sponsored by the UN.

Jihadi movements in Somalia have successfully taken control of about 80% of the entire regions in the country, meaning that the Islamic State of Somalia is coming closer to real.

Signs of the power of the Islamic Mujahideen of Somalia were clear when both Al-Shabab Mujahideen and Hizb Al-Islam have agreed on April 3rd, 2010 to invite Sheikh Usama bin Ladin and international Mujahideen to come to Somalia.
Al-Shabab Mujahideen have also ordered BBC and VOA broadcasting companies to stop operating, as well as banned the use of Christian-inspired school bells in all school in the country.(Islaminet/Garowe/WorldNewsVine)

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki ‘is in Safe Hands’ – Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Yemen- The Amir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasir Al-Wuhayshi, has confirmed on Sunday (16/5/2010) that Yemen-American born Muslim Mujahid scholar Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki is ‘in safe hands.’

“Awlaki... is amongst a crowd of Muslims who are idignant towards the oppressive US policy. Do not worry about the Sheikh. He is in safe hands,” said Nasir Al-Wuhayshi in a 10-minute audiotape distributed on the international Jihadi online forums.

The Amir Nasir Al-Wuhayshi, who spoke of Al-Qaeda’s religious duty, also warned against the US just in case Sheikh Wanwar Al-Awlaki gets hurt.

“Once you reach any of our regions, then you have reached... our support, and our troops will provide you with whatever you need,” Al-Wuhayshi remarked.

Also in the audiotape, the AQAP’s Amir Nasir Al-Wuhayshi praised the Nigerian hero Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is a student of Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki.

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki, who holds a Master’s degree in Education Leadership from San Diego State University, has been listed on the US’s most wanted people because of his involvement in two martyrdom actions in the US.

Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki was first linked to an effort of Major Nidal Hasan to kill US soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas November 2009, which resulted in 13 US terrorist soldiers killed.

He was also accused of training and encouraging Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to conduct a martyrdom attack by exploding a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas last year.

In March 2010, Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki released a 12-minute audio message calling on American Muslims and other Muslims worldwide to take part in the global Jihad against America.

On his message, Sheikh Al-Awlaki believes that Jihad against the US is ‘binding upon’ himself and Muslims worldwide.

“I eventually came to the conclusion that Jihad against America is binding upon myself just as it is binding on every other Muslim,” Sheikh Al-Awlaki said. (Islaminet/Jazeera)

One Helicopter, Four US-NATO Armoured-Tanks Destroyed by Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan- The ceaseless Jihad of Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan resulted in one US Helicopter and four US-NATO terrorist forces’ armoured-tanks destroyed on Sunday (16/5/2010).

As the Al-Fath military operation continues, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has reported on Saturday (15/5/2010) that they have successfully shot down a helicopter of foreign invaders in Kandahar’s Arghandab district.

“A large number of the US invaders and puppet army terrorists, backed up by the aerial support, were on an attack mission against the Mujahideen in the area as the enemy forces came under Mujahideen heavy and small arms attack and a US helicopter hovered searching the ground to carry out bombings was shot down by Mujahideen’s RPG,” the report says.

Twenty people – either US terrorist soldiers or the Afghan puppet army forces – were killed at once.

Later on Sunday (16/5/2010) still in Kandahar, the field reporter of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan told that two agents of National Directorate of Security (NDS) and a local spy were killed.

Three other more at the same location were killed as a ‘motorcycle bomb’ exploded in the district of Bashmol near a check-point of the Afghan puppet army.

The report also says that the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have brilliantly destroyed four US/NATO tanks in total during the attack on Saturday (15/6/2010) until Sunday (16/5/2010).

One US armoured tank was destroyed and three American terrorists were killed at once when the tank was passing a road planted with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kunar.

Another IED also blew up one NATO tank carrying one NATO officer within in Dil Aram district of Nimroze.

In Paktia, two armoured tanks of the foreign invaders were destroyed at Sunday predawn (16/5/2010). A Mujahid was reported to be wounded at this attack.

Indonesia- Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88) is keen to arrest and kidnap all the Indonesian Mujahideen.

At the same time, Indonesia’s most wanted Mujahid Abdullah Sunata on May 3rd, 2010 published a message to all Indonesian Mujahideen not to surrender in continuing the path of Jihad in Indonesia.

“Ikhwanunall Mujahideen Rokhimakumullah…. This is an advice from me, slave of Allah who is poor, to all of you Muslim activists and especially the Mujahideen, and all the Muslim people in general. I’m not a person of knowledge or the best amongst you, but this message was composed by me in a hiding place as a wanted person who is listed on DPO (list of most wanted person) as a tanashuh and tadzkiroh for us all. Wish that we all could take a lesson from this message, that is truth coming from Allah and that is wrong coming from me myself, and may Allah forgives me for all the sin,” that’s a short paragraph of the message says.

In a post at http://7ihadmedia.wordpress.com, Abdullah Sunata – who is escaping from the Densus 88’s probe – also advised all the Indonesian Mujahideen not to be ‘Bani Abbas’ (Abbas’s family); referring to Nasir Abbas, an ex-top leaders of Southeast Asia’s Jihadi movement Jamaah Islamiyah who is now working for the Indonesian government in eradicating ‘terrorism.’

“And it’s all real that amongst the Muslim people who became anshor thogut (helper of evil) and (follows the path of) Abas’s family. Should we all be like him??! Should we all cease from the path of Jihad in the name of Allah?? No brethrens, be sturdy!” it says.

When Islaminet.net was attempting to open http://7ihadmedia.wordpress.com, the website has been banned for violation of terms of service.

One pure and simple reason is that the message called on all the alumni of Jihads in Afghanistan, Moro, Indonesia’s Ambon province, and Indonesia’s Poso district to unite against the enemies of Allah, such as the United States and it allies.

“All my brethrens let us strengthen our azzam (intention) up. Bolden up our principles. Unite our line. Never be we weak in confronting the enemies of Allah, and never will the worldly affairs kill our heart and turn our heads from the path of Jihad,” said Abdullah Sunata who has surname Abu Ikrimah Al-Bassam Al-Muthlub II.

The message has been visited by a number of people, especially those from Indonesia, and the coverage on this issue flourishes amongst the mainstream media in Indonesia.

However, there has been accurate information whether the website was truly created by Abdullah Sunata or only by those who want to seek sensation.

Indonesia is currently active in eradicating terrorism by arresting and kidnapping a number of pious Muslims, some even were shot to dead meaning that Indonesia is fighting ‘terrorism’ with ‘terrorism.’

Indonesian Police argued that it is pursuing those involved in the bombing of JW Marriot hotel, which resulted in only nine foreigners killed, but the Indonesian Police alone has killed more than nine Muslims.

Thursday last week, Indonesian Police released 11 Muslims after finding no evidence to prove that the 11 Muslims were involved in a Jihadi military training in Aceh or in the July 2009 bombing of JW Marriot hotel in Jakarta. (Islaminet/Arrahmah)

Islamic State of Iraq- The new Amir Al-Mukminin (Leader of Believers) as well as the Vice Amir Al-Mukminin of the Islamic State of Iraq has been chosen by the Shura council today (16/5/2010).

The new Amir Al-Mukminin is an Iraqi-born Sheikh Al-Mujahid Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Al-Husseini Al-Qurashi, while the Vice Amir Al-Mukminin (Prime Minister) is Sheikh Al-Mujahid Abu Abdullah Al-Husseini Al-Qurashi.

The two top leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq, which is an umbrella organization for Al-Qaeda and other Jihadi movements, have now replaced the martyrs Abu Umar Al-Baghdadi, and his Minister of War Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir.

The election of the two top leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq then also means that the Jihad against the US invasion and the Shi’a in Iraq will flourish and be continued with new administration.

The announcement came a day after the Islamic State of Iraq announced its new Minister of War Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser Lideen Allah who promised to continue the path of Jihad in the Land of Iraq.

Muslim Mujahideen worldwide welcomed the news happily saying that the names of the new leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq is ‘a strike on the kuffar’ Shiites, American terrorists, and the puppet government.

They do believe that foreign invaders, especially the US with its intelligence, will find it hard to determine who Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and Sheikh Abu Abdullah Al-Baghdadi are.

“We ask God to help them make the right decisions, to provide them with good followers who ask and urge them to do good, and prevent them from wrong doing... And let them finish what the two martyred Sheikhs started in lifting the flag of Jihad and seeking the rule of Allah and building a strong and cherished Islamic state,” the statement says.

Both Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Al-Hussein Al-Qurashi and Abu Abdullah Al-Baghdadi A-Husseini Al-Qurashi are pious Muslims and ‘have deep knowledge of theological science and...Jihad.’

The two are apparently not related each other, in the case of kinship, but the two are believed to be descendants of the Prophet Muhammad’s tribe, Quraishi.

The choosing of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and Abu Abdullah Al-Baghdadi is based on the Islamic teaching that a leader of a region must be the one originally from the region, and fortunately, the two not only meet the point but the two are also descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.

Mujahideen worldwide are now hoping that there will be stronger fight against the discrimination and invasion from either US terrorists or the Shiites.

This is just like what happened during the leadership of Abu Umar Al-Baghdadi who continued the initiative of Abu Mus’ab Al-Zarqawi to unite all the Jihadi movements in Iraq under one single umbrella the Islamic State of Iraq.

United States- The Michigan office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations urged the US President Hussein Obama to unveil the reality behind the murder of wise Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah by FBI terrorists.

In a letter dated today, the Michigan’s CAIR called on the President to begin a civil rights investigation upon the martyrdom of Luqman Ameen Abdullah who was shot to death by FBI terrorist on October 29th, 2009.

"Due to conflicting accounts of the incident and numerous Freedom of Information Act request filed to law enforcement agencies relating to the shooting which have been denied, numerous parties ... have called for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to open a thorough and robust civil rights investigation into the circumstances of Abdullah's death," the letter to Obama stated.

Michigan’s CAIR has also sent request to the FBI terrorists for a video footage recorded during the raid in a Dearborn warehouse in order to prove whether or not Luqman Ameen Abdullah was holding a gun at that time.

“All the FBI has to do is release the video footage. If it shows him with a gun in his hand, then we were wrong and we will admit that. But if not, then it is a whole different story,” said Dawud Walid, executive director of Michigan’s CAIR.

The support for Michigan’s CAIR’s effort to uphold the justice was also supported by the Rev. Charles E. Williams II – pastor of Historic King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church – on Saturday (15/5/2010).

“We have to get the past the religious differences that we may have and come together. This community is going to stand together and insist on knowing the truth,” he said in an open house held by Michigan’s CAIR.

Luqman Ameen Abdullah was a wise Muslim and an Imam of the Masjid Al-Haqq in Detroit.

The FBI terrorists shot him to dead on Thursday October 29th, 2009 in Dearborn, Michigan upon consideration that Ameen Abdullah conspired to sell stolen property and illegal weapons.

“He would give the shirt of his back to people. The congregation he led was poor. He fed very hungry people in the neighbourhood who were Christians. He helped and assisted a lot of troubled youth. People would come to him who were hungry and he would let them sleep in the Masjid,” Mr Dawud Walid testimonied on the great figure of Luqman Ameen Abdullah. (Islaminet/DetroitNews)

Sweden- The home of insane Swedish artist Lars Vilks was almost burnt as he swore not to give up after getting physical assault few days ago.

Vilks’s home in Nyhamslage of southern Sweden was hit by a suspected arson attack on late Friday night (14/5/2010), local police has confirmed.

No casualties were reported from the attack, but some windows were broken after apparently being smashed by people passing by the home.

Police also found plastic bottles filled with petroleum and fire damage on the wall of the home, looking like the attackers tried to begin the fire from inside but the flames had been tamed.

The Friday attack on Vilks’s home adds one entry to the list of attack and threat addressed to this insane artist who drew the Prophet Muhammad in a dog’s body in 2007.

On Tuesday May 11th, 2010, Vilks finally got his first physical assault when a student of Uppsala University head-butted on him then resulted in his glasses broken.

Later on Wednesday (12/5/2010), Vilks confirmed to the media that he will not ‘give up’ after the Tuesday attack on him as well as after knowing his personal website was hacked.

Threat to Lars Vilks had once also been sent by a Muslim woman Mujahid, Collen LaRose, or widely known as the “Jihad Jane,” who had once investigated by the US Police but later it was proven there has no enough evidence to jail her.

In 2007, or in the same year as Vilks published his offensive sketch on the Prophet Muhammad, the world’s biggest Jihadi movement Al-Qaeda announced to reward $100,000 bounty for every single person who can kill Vilks.

Free Dr. Aafia Sadiquee...! Lord Nazir Ahmed Believes Dr. Aafia Sadiquee ‘Innocent’

Pakistan- Ex-member of the UK’s Labour Party, Lord Nazir Ahmed, states that Dr. Aafia Sadiquee is innocent in regards to the US charge on her of shooting at American soldiers.

While delivering his success story in business at the Punjab University, Lord Nazir Ahmed said that there no enough evidence to prove that Dr. Aafia Sadiquee is involved in the shooting of American soldiers.

Further he urged that all Pakistani Muslims should unite to push the US to free Dr. Aafia Sadiquee and all the Pakistanis detained at Guantanamo Bay, and finally to force the US apology to Pakistan and the Muslims worldwide.

Mr Nazir Ahmed (Baron Ahmed) is a member of the UK’s House of Lords as well as the first UK’s Muslim life peer in 1998.

By the Pakistani kuffar intelligence, Dr. Aafia Sadique was handed over to the US military court in Afghanistan where she was reported to have been suffering from continuous torture and abusive action for years.

Local Pakistani paper, The News, on August 7th, 2008 has reported some treatments suffered by Dr. Aafia Sadiquee as below:
One of her kidneys had been removed
Her teeth had also been removed
Her nose had been broken, and improperly reset
Her recent gunshot wound had been incompetently dressed, was oozing blood, leaving her clothes soaked with blood.

Reuters has also published a report on her on August 11th, 2008 that Dr. Aafia Shadiquee appeared at her court hearing in a wheelchair.

Mujahideen worldwide also cast support to Dr. Aafia Sadiquee who was kidnapped by the Pakistani intelligence in March 2003.

In conversation with local Pakistani and Afghan radio channels, the Mujahideen of Pakistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have made an agreement to free all the US/Afghan prisoners as long as the US frees Dr Aafia Shadiquee.

The Mujahideen also warned the US that if their demand was not responded well, they will send all the foreign Crusader prisoners to hell. (Islaminet/TheNews)

Islamic State of Iraq’s New Minister of War, Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser Lideen Allah, Promises to ‘Continue the Path of Jihad’

Islamic State of Iraq- The administration of the Islamic State of Iraq has appointed a new Minister of War named after Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser Lideen Allah (The Supporter for the Faith of Allah) replacing former Minister of War Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir.

On his official statement released on Friday (14/5/2010), Abu Suleiman promises to ‘continue the path of Jihad,’ also meaning that the Jihadic movement will continue after the martyrdom of two top leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Umar Al-Baghdadi and Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir on April 18th, 2010.

Abu Suleiman has also promised to take revenge against the ‘polytheistic rejecters’ – common term addressed to Shiites – under the new Jihadi military operation named “The Attack of the Monotheists in Revenge for Honors in the Prisons of Apostates.”

“The matter has become unbearable, patience has run out... We named this invasion, 'The Attack of the Monotheists in Revenge for Honors in the Prisons of Apostates,” he said on the statement.

It is apparent that the Jihadi military operation has been launched on Monday (10/5/2010) when a series of martyrdom operations and ambushes resulted in 119 Shiites and members of kuffar security forces.

Many Jihad analysts believed the attack was a revenge to the martyrdom of Abu Umar Al-Baghdadi and Abu Hamzah Al-Muhajir as well as a lesson to the Iraq’s military, police, and Shiites for abusing the Sunni Muslims in many secret prisons.

“How can the men of the state close their eyes while they see... (Shi'ites) transgressing against the people of Islam, men and women, in the prisons of the apostates in Baghdad, Mosul, and Diyala,” he remarked further.

Shiites are now the target of the Mujahideen of the Islamic State of Iraq after US terrorist soldiers, and the Iraqi kuffar government officials because the slander of the Shiites towards Sunni Muslims has become apparent in the recent times.

Conflicts between Sunni Muslims against Shiites began when Shiites rejected the leadership of the first three companions of the Prophet Muhammad; Abu Bakr, Umar Ibn Khattab, and Usman Ibn Affan.

Shiites wrongly believe that the most rightful successor of the Prophet Muhammad was the Prophet’s son-in-law Ali Ibn Abi Thalib, while all Muslims in the world agree that Abu Bakr, Umar Ibn Khattab, Usman Ibn Affan, and Ali Ibn Abi Thalib were the rightful successors of the Islamic Caliphate after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

In effort to eradicate the slander of the Shi’a, Islamic State of Iraq warned the Shiites of ‘the long gloomy nights and dark days soaked with blood.’

“Wait for the long gloomy nights and dark days soaked with blood... What is happening to you nowadays is just a drizzle,” Abu Suleiman’s remarks addressed to ‘polytheistic rejecters’ of Iraqi Shiites. (Islaminet/AFP/AP/Reuters)

Southern Aceh Govt. Bans Civil Servants from Growing Beard

Indonesia- The district government of Southern Aceh bans all civil servants from growing beard, meaning that Indonesia is also suffering from Islamophobia.

The ban is now facing a number of criticism from Muslim activists saying that the ban a kind of discrimination.

“The ban on growing beard amongst civil servants is categorized a discrimination and restriction to public expression,” said a Muslim activist, Hendra Budian on Thursday (14/5/2010).

Further Budian called the ban has no significant importance to the progress in developing the area.

“It’s arrogant and has no substance, while there are so many sectors need to get more attention from the government,” he said.

As reported on Tuesday (11/5/2010), the district government of Southern Aceh issued a policy of banning its civil servants from growing beard.

The regent of Southern Aceh – Husin Yusuf, talked to local sources, said that the ban is based upon consideration that Aceh Province is part of Indonesia, ‘not Iran’

Secretary General of Aceh Ulema Assembly (HUDA), Teuku Faisal Ali decries the ban because growing beard is a sunnah (Islamic teaching as what the Prophet Muhammad ordered and did during his life) in Islamic teaching.

“In Islam, growing beard is a sunnah, but the regent bans it. It’s strange!” said Ustadz Faisal Ali.

Islam suggests all the Muslim men to grow beard as an effort to differ Muslim people from the Jewish people.

Likewise, it is an order from the Prophet Muhammad that a Muslim should cut moustache, but grow beard as the hadiths (the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad) below say:

Narrated By Nafi': Ibn Umar said, The Prophet said, 'Do the opposite of what the pagans do. Keep the beards and cut the moustaches short.' Whenever Ibn 'Umar performed the Hajj or 'Umra, he used to hold his beard with his hand and cut whatever moustaches. Ibn Umar used to cut his moustache so short that the whiteness of his skin (above the upper lip) was visible, and he used to cut (the hair) between his moustaches and his beard (Narrated by Bukhari Hadith No. 780)

Narrated By Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Cut the moustaches short and leave the beard (as it is)." (Narrated by Bukhari Hadith No. 781)

Wrong Arrest, Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad Free 11 Muslims Silently

Indonesia- Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88) has wrongly arrested 11 Muslims slandered as ‘terrorists’ on May 6th, 2010 in the capital Jakarta.

Knowing such a mistake then Densus 88 freed the 11 Muslims on Thursday (13/5/2010) without informing the public via the media that those Muslims are not ‘terrorists,’ and the Densus 88 alone has made a big mistake.

Local sources has on Friday (14/5/2010) reported that the 11 Muslims were only members of Jamaah Ansar At-Tauhid, and had no relations with a Jihadic military training in Aceh Province.

The 11 members of Jamaah Ansar At-Tauhid are Nining, Hendro, Salahudin, Mali, Firman, Heri Purwanto, Agus, Heriyanto, Adriansyah, Muhammad Ilham, and Abdullah Al-Katiri.

Guntur Fatahilah, head of Muslim Advocacy Team (TPM), witnessed that the 11 Muslims were brought outside of the jail one by one on Thursday night, without telling the public that they are not ‘terrorists.’

“If pure there were no strong evidences, why should those Muslims be arrested. This is a wrong arrest,” Fatahilah said.

Further TPM will react to this wrong arrest saying that TPM would sue for pre-court against the Densus 88.

“We will do legal action, pre-court against the Indonesian Police,” said Fatahilah.

TPM would also sue the Indonesian Police for ‘kidnapping’ those 11 Muslims.

“There was no letter of arrest to those 11 Muslims, and only this day did the Indonesian Police issu the letter of arrest to them,” Fatahilah remarked.

Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88) has made an advanced progress in detaining and kidnapping a number of Indonesian pious Muslims ahead of the visit of the US President Barrack Obama.

Though the Indonesian Police often said they were hunting for ‘terrorists’ taking part in a Jihadic military training in Aceh Province last February, many analysts believed this progress is only a way of turning the public’s heads from some scandals involving the Indonesian Police within.

The image of the Indonesian Police is at stake following a whistle-blowing action by Susno Duadji, a high-level official of the Indonesian Police, who unveiled some scandals that involve some officials of the Indonesian Police.

Mr Susno Duadji alone is about to be arrested by the Indonesian Police for such whistle-blowing action, but the arrest against him is facing opposition from a huge number of Indonesian politicians.

While the Indoensian mainstream media is being concerned with the case, the Indonesian Police is trying to turn the public attention by making some arrests to Indonesian pious Muslims upon allegation of being involved in the Jihadic military training in Aceh.

On May 6th, 2010, Densus 88 ‘kidnapped’ 16 Muslims, members of Jamaah Ansar At-Tauhid, in the capital Jakarta, but later the Indonesian Police freed 11 of them for the absence of evidence.

Lars Vilks Not to Give Up after Physical Assault on Him

Sweden- An insane artist Lars Vilks who drew the Prophet Muhammad in a dog’s body said on Wednesday (12/5/2010) that he would not give up, and wished for being ‘re-invited’ to deliver another lecture as a means of insulting Islam.

“I’m ready to go up again. This must be carried through. You cannot allow it to be stopped,” Vilks talked to AP.

Upsalla University alone, via its spokeswoman, has confirmed that it would never again invite the insane artist as saying, “It’s nothing that we’re discussing right now, but it’s not very likely given how it turned out here.”

Lars Vilks found he was head-butted by a student at Upsalla University on Tuesday (11/5/2010) when he was delivering a offensive lecture about the limits of freedom expression.

On the same occasion, he also played a banned-by-Youtube short movie that shows Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad were represented in homosexuality.

Not only did he receive his first physical God’s punishment through the incident, but also his personal website was hijacked with a message and links to information about the Prophet Muhammad.

As reported by Islaminet yesterday, Vilks’s glasses got broken following the incident, but he admitted that he did not give up to the situation and hoped for another chance to do the same at the Sweden’s oldest and most prestigious university.

However, he should now face the reality that the university part would never again invite him to freely insult and offend Islam.

Opposition against him, likewise, emerged from Fredrik Reinfeldt – Sweden’s Prime Minister – who said that he takes the case ‘very seriously.’

“I take it very seriously. There is a risk that tensions form between individuals and the Swedish society, which is something we don’t want,” Mr Reinfeldt said to AP in Stockholm. (Islaminet/AP)

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