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  • Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    An event due to be held in London and Yorkshire in England has been billed as the event of the year.

    There has been a rise in Islamophobia, Islamic principles and practices are under the spotlight, and Muslims are being subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

    On top of that, Muslims are constantly being asked to prove their loyalty. This has made them feel foreign in their own countries. As Muslims come under pressure to maintain their creed in this difficult time, some are close to losing their faith.

    In response, the ‘Losing My Religion’ conference has been organised to discuss some of the challenges faced by Muslims in Britain.

    Prominent international speakers will be sharing knowledge and guidance from the Qur’an, Hadith and the Seerah to help Muslims preserve their faith during these testing times.

    Speakers include: Imam Omar Suleiman, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Dr Tariq Ramadan, Shenaz Bunglawala, Shaykh Abu Esa Niamatullah, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, Maryam Amir and others.

    The conference will take place on Saturday 22nd April in Yorkshire and Sunday 23rd April at the Excel.

     

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    Source: http://ilmfeed.com

  • Kelongsong Besi Didakwa Peluru, Ibu Marah Polis Cuba Soal Siasat Anak Berusia 7 Tahun

    Kelongsong Besi Didakwa Peluru, Ibu Marah Polis Cuba Soal Siasat Anak Berusia 7 Tahun

    Ibu kepada seorang murid Muslim menuduh kakitangan di sekolah anaknya itu ‘bersikap diskriminasi’ setelah para guru tersalah sangka dan menganggap kelongsong besi yang dibawa masuk ke dalam bilik darjah adalah peluru lalu menelefon polis.

    Pelajar berkenaan, yang berusia tujuh tahun, mendakwa kelongsong besi tersebut adalah “peluru” dan memberitahu para guru bahawa abang beliau, yang menyertai kursus kadet tentera, pernah memegang senjata, lapor laman Daily Mail.

    Oleh sebab itu, kakitangan di Sekolah Rendah Katolik St Edward, Birmingham memaklumkan kepada Polis West Midlands dan para pegawai dikerahkan ke rumah pelajar tersebut.

    Ibu pelajar itu, yang tidak didedahkan namanya tetapi merupakan seorang ahli akademik di Universiti West Midlands berkata, beliau mendapat tahu tentang keadaan tersebut setelah pegawai polis tiba di rumahnya dan mula bertanya soalan tentang anaknya.

    RESPONS MUNGKIN BERBEZA “JIKA ANAK BERKULIT PUTIH”

    Beliau memberitahu Sunday Times, kehadiran polis di rumahnya “menakutkan” dan beliau percaya respons kakitangan di sekolah itu mungkin berbeza “jika anak beliau berkulit putih”.

    Beliau menambah: “Saya tidak rasa sekolah tersebut akan memperbesarkannya jika kami bukan Muslim. Ia seolah-olah kami perlu membuktikan bahawa kami tidak bersalah, berbanding mereka membuktikan yang mereka mempunyai asas yang kukuh untuk menyoal kami atau membuktikan kami bersalah.”

    Ibu pelajar itu enggan membenarkan polis menyoal anaknya tetapi kelongsong besi tersebut diperiksa dan tiada tindakan lanjut diambil.

    Beliau memberitahu Tell Mama, iaitu sebuah pertubuhan yang menyokong mangsa anti-Muslim, insiden itu “mengarut” dan tindakan mereka seperti tidak menggunakan akal.

    Beliau juga menambah: “Sekolah itu dan polis bersikap menindas dan tanpa sebab yang munasabah mencurigai budak berusia tujuh tahun; mereka membuatkan anak saya tertekan dan ini sebenarnya boleh dielakkan.”

    SEMUA PELAJAR DILAYAN SAMA RATA

    Menyusuli insiden tersebut, Pengetua St Edwards Joanne Kennett memberitahu Sunday Times: “Kami sudahpun meminta maaf kepada ibu kanak-kanak berkenaan kerana menyebabkan mereka sekeluarga berasa tertekan.”

    “Kami juga menjelaskan duduk perkara sebenar, kerana pelajar tersebut menyebut tentang senapang, maka kami bertanggungjawab merujuk insiden itu kepada pihak berkuasa,” tambah Cik Kennett.

    “Sebagai sebuah sekolah Katolik, semua pelajar dilayan dengan sama rata dan kami berbangga kerana mempunyai para pelajar dan kakitangan dari latar belakang yang pelbagai.”

    “Sebelum ini pernah berlaku insiden yang serupa daripada pelajar yang bukan Muslim dan tindakan yang sama diambil,” ujar Cik Kennett.

    Polis West Midlands menyatakan, para pegawai dikerahkan ke sekolah tersebut dan ke rumah pelajar lelaki berkenaan setelah menerima aduan “seorang pelajar membawa peluru ke kelas”.

    Menurut seorang jurucakap: “Alat itu diperiksa dan didapati bukan peluru dan tiada tindakan lanjut diambil.”

    Ketua Detektif Inspektor Nick Dale berkata: “Para pegawai akan sentiasa menjalankan siasatan yang teliti terhadap sebarang aduan tentang pemilikan senjata api dan peluru secara haram di kalangan masyarakat.”

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • England FA Chief: Blatter’s Resignation ‘Great For Football’

    England FA Chief: Blatter’s Resignation ‘Great For Football’

    LONDON: Sepp Blatter’s shock resignation as FIFA president on Tuesday (Jun 2) was hailed as “great for football” by one of his chief critics, English FA chief Greg Dyke, who said he suspected a “smoking gun”.

    Dyke, who told BBC World he lost faith in Blatter last year, said he thought the 79-year-old Swiss realised the mounting corruption scandal that has engulfed world football’s governing body ‘was getting close to him’.

    “It is a good afternoon! I think it’s brilliant for world football. This is the start of something new,” said Dyke.  “When I left on Friday (when he was re-elected for a fifth term) I said ‘this is not over’ – but even I couldn’t have thought it’d be over so soon.

    “Why didn’t he step down last week? Clearly there’s a smoking gun of some sort. He’s not been honourable in years. Now he’s gone – let’s celebrate. The whole organisation of FIFA needs re-structuring. The whole organisation needs looking at financially.”

    Dyke added that FIFA under Blatter has done some good, including taking the World Cup to Africa for the first time in 2010, but added: “It’s all been done under a cloud of corruption and today it ends.”

    However, Dyke said that with Blatter due to go, the hosts of the 2022 World Cup Qatar should be very nervous. One of the two investigations involving FIFA is a Swiss one regarding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. “If I was in Qatar I wouldn’t be very confident,” said Dyke, who was involved with the bid for the 2018 edition.

    Indeed Dyke said the reason he began to turn against Blatter was down to the latter’s dismissive attitude to an article in The Sunday Times – often a purveyor of stories on FIFA – last year. “I got very upset with Blatter a year ago after an excellent article in the Sunday Times regarding the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar,” said Dyke.

    “He dismissed it as just being racist. I found that offensive and it was then with (Dutch FA president and who withdrew from the presidential race the week before the election) Michael van Praag that we formed a platform against him.”

    However, Dyke, a former leading television executive with roles including Director-General of the BBC, ruled himself out of being a candidate to replace Blatter. “My wife might kill me if I did,” he said.

    He said, though, that the next president would have to be pure as driven snow. “They must have an impeccable character and be able to run an organisation where corruption has been rife for years … a lot of people could do the job.”

    Football Association vice-chairman David Gill, who had said last week he intended to resign from the FIFA executive committee if Blatter remained, has indicated he will now reconsider his decision.

    “As I announced following the election at FIFA congress, I simply could not countenance serving on the FIFA executive committee alongside Mr Blatter,” Gill said in a statement released by the Football Association.

    “I respect his decision but am pleased he is standing aside and by the clear determination for real change within FIFA. This in turn allows me to reconsider my position.

    “Having yet to confirm formally my resignation, I am more than willing to play my part in helping to bring about a positive future for FIFA and to work with the many people within the organisation who are only committed to developing and promoting the game around the world.”

    British Secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale told BBC Radio 5 live: “I hope football can now come together. The chasm was created by Blatter wanting to hang on. Europe was supporting an alternative candidate and as long as he was there it was going to be difficult to move forward. I now hope everyone can come together to make the changes required.”

    In Zurich, UEFA president Michel Platini hailed Blatter’s resignation as a brave and difficult decision. “It was a difficult decision, a brave decision, and the right decision,” Platini said in a statement.

    Asked whether the Frenchman would be a candidate to succeed Blatter, the UEFA press service said there would “no more statements today.”

    Platini had called several times for Blatter to resign. But he announced last year that he would not be a challenger to Blatter who was re-elected to his post only last Friday. Platini, who turns 60 later this month, has not ruled out standing in the future.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com