Israel and Palestine: Idols in the Kaaba!
By Kaukab Siddique
There was no Israel till 1948.
The victors of the Second World War decided to give a big
slice of Palestine to the Zionists.
Palestine did not belong to the victors of the war to
justify their giving it to anyone.
A small Jewish community lived in Palestine. Its existence
did not mean that Palestine could be given to their
worldwide diaspora.
The Zionists were well organized and well armed. The
Palestinians were in no capacity to fight back. Terror
strikes by the Zionists created panic and easy takeover of
Palestinian villages.
Thus the Zionists are occupiers and have become colonists
backed - armed, funded, and publicized - by the western
powers.
American Zionism has made Israel militarily stronger than
all the Arab combined. Jerusalem was taken by the Zionists
almost without a fight. The third holiest city of Islam is
thus militarily occupied by the Zionists.
The liberation of the grand mosque of Turkey, Aya Sofia, has
reminded Muslims that what belongs to Muslims must be
returned to Muslims.
Remember that the sacred mosque of Makka had been taken over
by idol worshippers. The few true believers supporting the
Prophet, pbuh, were forced to leave. Years later the Muslims
returned, took back Makka and removed the idols.
In our own times...
The Arab rulers now do not find it profitable to give even
lip service to the cause of Palestine. The Palestinians are
cooped up in Gaza and face daily aggression in the "West
Bank." Even a person as gentle towards Israel as President
Carter stated clearly that Apartheid has been established in
Palestine.
The Arab rulers in Egypt, Jordan and UAE have openly aligned
themselves to Israel. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain are
getting ready. Pakistan too is preparing for the final
betrayal. The language the rulers of these countries use is
interesting. They say they will not recognize Israel until a
Palestinian state is established.
Thus they have ideologically recognized Israel but are
practically waiting for a Palestinian "state" to emerge.
Obviously there cannot be a Palestinian state which is not
dominated by Israel militarily and economically and even
politically.
In Islam, there is no place for Israel as an occupying state
though the Jews and Muslims have been friends for
centuries.
During the Crusades,
Muslims protected Jews from the invading Crusaders. There is
no anti-semetism in Islam.
What is abhorrent is the systematic arrival of colonists
from all over the world to take over land which does not
belong to them. The real power is not that of Israel but of
America and the western powers including Russia. Salahuddin
Ayyubi ["Saladin"] did show that the Crusaders can be
defeated and yet be treated well.
Islam is starting to emerge again. The Russian defeat in
Afghanistan, the steady withdrawal of USA and NATO from
Afghanistan, are signs of Islamic victory.
Iraq has seen bloody upheavel. Assad, the tyrant of Syria,
is on his last legs. The Islamic State has been bombed down
ruthlessly but may be resurgent again.
Egyptians were very innocent and let their chosen leader,
Morsi, be arrested, humiliated and allowed to die in prison.
Egypt can be explosive. Remember the Blind Shaykh,
al-Zawahiri and the leader of the 19?
The Islamic fighting potential is great!
No true Muslim can claim that Israel is legitimate but its
impossible to predict. Will a new Salahuddin emerge?
Possibly Trump or even after Trump, America will decide that
Israel is too expensive.
The idols in the Kaaba will be removed, inshaAllah.
Pakistan
Full freedom requires independance from International Lending.
by Qaisar Sharif
August 21: Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq has held
a meeting with Sri Lank HighCommissioner to Pakistan
Vice-Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama and congratulated him on
successful elections in the island nation.
Talking on occasion, the JI chief said India's occupation of
Kashmir was main hurdle in establishment of peace in SAARC
region. He said it was moral responsibility of the SAARC
countries to take up the issue with New Delhi, asking her to
end the human rights violations in the held valley and allow
the people of Kashmir to exercise their right to self
determination according to UN resolutions. The matters of
mutual interests were also come under discussion on occasion.
Later, the JI chief addressed a "Traders Convention" in
Peshawar where he highlighted the need to get rid of the
interest based economy which was main hurdle to put
thecountry on development track. He said Pakistani nation
could not achieve full freedom until the country got rid of
the international lending agencies. The way forward to
achieve this objective, he added, was the financial system
based on the principles of Islam. He said devaluation of
rupee, massive taxation on small traders and closure of
economic activities during the Covid-19pandemic completely
destroyed the business community in the country. Above of
all, he said, economic policies were being prepared on the
direction of the IMF and the World Bank which burdened the
poor with massive in;ation, making thousands jobless. He
said the state of Madina seemed nowhere and PTI back stepped
all its promises.
Al-Khidmat Tajran organized the event which was attended by
large number of trader community.
Keep Religious Harmony during Muharram.
LAHORE- August 21: Milli Yakjehti Council Secretary General
Liaqat Baloch has said that there was dire need to prevail
atmosphere of religious harmony among different schools of
Islamic thought during and after the holy month of
Muharram.
Issuing 17-point declaration which was prepared with the
consultation of the MYC leaders, Baloch, who was also
thedeputy emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami, said the secular and
anti-Pakistan lobbies were fully bent upon airing the
sectarian violence in the country. Hence, he emphasized,
there was dire need to counter these conspiracies and create
unity in the ranks of followers of dfferent schools. He said
it was duty of the religious scholars to play their role to
keep the environment peaceful in the country. He said the
communiqué prepared by the MYC covered all
the Islamic aspects and it was also a source to transform
country into a welfare Islamic state.
He said the MYC already raised concern over the
Tahffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam Bill passed by the Punjab Assembly
and issued the declaration to settle down the objections on it.
Released byMedia Cell, JIP, Mansoora, Lahore.
War News & Civil Discord
Iraq
Two Iraqi women were shot dead on Wednesday by unidentified
gunmen in Iraq's southern city of Basra, a local security
source said.
The attack took place in the afternoon when gunmen opened
fire from their assault rifles on a sport utility vehicle
(SUV) carrying four women in a commercial street in Basra,
some 550 km south of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on
condition of anonymity.
The attack resulted in the killing of Reham Yaqoub, a female
doctor who works in Basra Hospital, and also a civil society
activist who supports the anti-government protests in Iraq
which demanded comprehensive reform, fight against
corruption, better public services, and more job
opportunities, the source said.
The attack also resulted in the killing of another woman and
the wounding of the two others in the vehicle, the source
added.
The attackers fled the scene before the arrival of the
security forces, he said.
Two days ago, the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi
sacked the police chief of Basra province, as well as the
head of the National Security Service, due to repeated
security violations and assassinations in the province
recently.
On Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated a civil society
activist Tahseen Ali with silenced weapons in Basra,
according to the provincial police.
Protesters set fire to Iraq parliament's regional office in Basra
[Prime Minister al-Kadhimi has just returned from a
successful visit with President Trump who promised him large
sums of money. In return, he promised to curb Iranian
activity in Iraq. Kadhimi is also the head of Iraqi
intelligence.]
[There are demonstrations going on in Iraq against Turkey
following Turkish airstrikes which killed two Iraqi
commanders. See previous issue of New Trend for report on
killings
ntma1876.htm
].
Syria
Russian General Killed. Heavy Fighting in eastern Aleppo.
Unrest in Deraa. Turkish Troops
On August 18, an ISIS attack by ID killed Russian Major
General Vyacheslav Gladkikh near Deir ez Zor city.
Three Russian troops with him were injured. A local
commander of Assad's militia known as NDF was killed.
Russian air strikes followed trying to hit the IS raiders.
in Suwaida province another IS attack killed 3 Assad troops.
In northeastern Aleppo city, opposition fighters withdrew
from 30% of the area they had captured last month.
There is high tension in Deraa province owing to daily acts
of resistance against Assad.
A large Turkish military convoy entered Irbid province to
pre empt a regime attack follwing severe artillery shelling
of 6 villages by Assad-Iranian forces.
News Within the U.S.
This is America:
A man gets life in prison for stealing a pair of hedge
clippers. The State Supreme Court says it's a fair sentence.
Economic Martial Law
by sis.Aisha (Jamaat al-Muslimeen)
New York City - Recently, I listened to a podcast featuring
Robert Kiyosaki ( author of Rich Dad Poor Dad), his wife Kim
and their guest David Stockman, former Reagan Administration
Budget Director and congressman, as well as a theologian.
Robert Kiyosaki is an avowed capitalist. So, I do not agree
with a lot that he says, especially on social issues.
However, there were some interesting points made during this
podcast that I wanted to share.
The title of this podcast was "The U.S. is Suffering from
Economic Martial Law." They discussed the shelter-in-place
imposed on us by the state governments due to the
coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak.
David Stockman began by stating that this is not a normal,
organic recession or depression but "economic martial law"
where politicians, including public health authorities, have
decided to shutdown the economy, which is a totalitarian
tactic.
Here are the following point he made:
The U.S. and other governments are following China's
example for shutting down their economy.
The republicans and democrats have a duopoly, as opposed
to a monopoly, and are just pretending to argue with each
other while having the same policies.
There are 50 million people who have been forced out of
work and 31 million people drawing unemployment, which is 5
times the amount claiming unemployment during the recession
in 2009, which was 6 million.
He questioned the legitimacy in shutting down the
economies across America based on so few deaths to
coronavirus among adults but, especially children. According
to him, there are 61 million children in this country under
15 years old and there have been 45 deaths from covid-19,
which is still unfortunate.
Since the elderly have 10,000 times a higher rate of death
from covid-19 then, society should take care of the elderly
and those with life-threatening conditions, rather than
prohibiting younger, healthier people from socializing.
He said if the federal government did its job and bought
all of the debt then, interest rates would be higher and
there would be less spending to compensate for what he terms
"Lockdown Nation", which has come out to over 5 trillion
dollars - This is how capitalist economies operate.
By being a borrowing and spending economy that weakens the
dollar further. This spending is being done as a result of
the government Lockdown, not a natural disaster. These
compensation packages are being given even to people who
never worked! Many financial experts are predicting (or
prognosticating) that this overspending will lead to an
unimaginable economic disaster.
(Note: Businessman Trump was very critical of government
spending but, as President Trump, he has acquiesced to it
demonstrating how the Political Machine's agenda overrides
personal views, common sense, ethics, etc).
The 99.6% of people who tested positive for coronavirus
have recovered from it. Yet, CNN continues to run the
mortality rates.
L.A. Mayor has stated that he would shut off water and
power to any house reported to have an unauthorized party
and he believes that we have not seen the worst of it,
yet.
Robert Kiyosaki asked if by the U.S. following a Marxist
nation's policy does it make the U.S. a Marxist country?
People's careers have been ruined for being associated with
communism in some way yet, the entire world is following a
Communist country's lead. He also reminded listeners that in
spite of the AIDS epidemic, in the 1980's, people today are
still having sex.
People are questioning these shutdowns overseas, as well.
Germany has been experiencing coronavirus rallies with
people protesting the wearing of masks and their economic
shutdown, beginning August 1st. In America, racism is being
used to distract people from holding such rallies.
Before George Floyd's May 25th murder sparked Black Lives
Matter protests, there were huge rallies demanding the
reopening of the economy, beginning in mid-April 2020, in
the U.S. The same way the U.S. has used wars as distractions
from domestic issues, such as the Civil Rights Movement or a
government scandal, now, it is using calls for "social
justice" as a distraction. I am not saying that George Floyd
was murdered just for the sake of distracting people but,
the media's intention was to distract viewers by reporting
on it, daily.
The fact that Zionist run professional sports leagues are on
the bandwagon was always suspect. What would land-stealing
Zionists know about social justice anywhere? The fact that
BLM has attracted so many hypocritical White millennials has
led many people to further question BLM's motives,
especially since they have undermined genuine revolutionary
protests against police oppression, in the past.
The Unbelieving Zionists, racists, and Black LGBTQIA are all
on the same page making mischief in an effort to prevent
Americans from truly uniting against this imposed
totalitarian lockdown. Since this shutdown began, there has
been an for the increase in domestic violence cases,
suicides, poverty, bankruptcies, crime, drug use, even human
and animal patient deaths since doctors' offices were
closed, too. No one racial group or culture can say that
these events have not affected them.
The question is how long will it take before Americans
reconvene to hold rallies demanding this shutdown end?
If Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Shiva
Ayyadurai was correct in claiming that these forced
government shutdowns are really a way to create a shift in
global wealth then, of course, government officials will use
any issues to distract their citizens from questioning their
moves. Barring the use of distractions in other countries,
not that they won't try this, Europe can be a force in
opening the rest of the world's eyes to these unnecessary
economic martial laws.
(Sources: Rich Dad Channel - YouTube)
Anti-Semitic protests outside Michigan synagogue are
allowed, district judge rules
Anti-Semitic protests that have been staged outside a
synagogue in Michigan for nearly two decades will be allowed
to continue, a local judge ruled this week.
The demonstrations, featuring signs that say "Jewish Power
Corrupts" and "Resist Jewish Power," have been taking place
during Shabbat services at Beth Israel Synagogue in Ann
Arbor.
Some members said their right to worship had been violated
by offensive signs that caused emotional distress. But U.S.
District Judge Victoria Roberts said the protests were
protected by the First Amendment, The Detroit News
reported.
"There is no allegation that the protesters prevent
plaintiffs from attending Sabbath services, that they block
plaintiffs' path onto the property or to the synagogue, or
that the protests and signs outside affect the services
inside," Roberts said on Wednesday.
Peaceful demonstrations were "entitled to the highest level
of constitutional protection, even if it disturbs, is
offensive and causes emotional distress," the judge
posited.
"The court is effectively saying that the emotional distress
experienced by Jews in reaction to the anti-Semitic slurs,
hurled at them every week for 16 years in front of their
house of worship, is insufficient injury to grant them
access to federal court," Reich stated.
The protests outside the synagogue have been organized by
"Witnesses for Peace," a vehemently anti-Zionist protest
group started by Henry Herskowitz, who identifies as a
"former Jew."
Anti-Semitic signs carried by the group outside the
synagogue also call for boycotts of the State of Israel,
denounce the "Holocaust" against the Palestinians and charge
that the U.S. government is controlled by Israel.
Why did Hitler lose the war? Insider's view of the most
hated man in the West.
by Dr. Kaukab Siddique
The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Keitel, Chief of the German
High Command 1938-1945.
300 pages plus 23 photos and 4 maps. Translated by David
Irving.
Edited by Walter Gorlitz.
Autographed to me by David Irving.
After the defeat of Germany, Keitel was imprisoned,
sentenced to death and executed.
During his imprisonment, Keitel remained calm and wrote his
memoirs. They were not for publication and they are valuable
because they are candid reporting on Keitel's immediate
boss, Hitler, and how Keitel lived the years which shaped
the history of Europe.
Keitel, along with millions of Germans, saw Hitler as a
genius who brought Germany out of a crumbling economy and
decades of
humiliation into seemingly miraculous victories. Even when
his generals, all of them, thought there was no chance of
victory, he led his nation into astounding victories.
Poland, France, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Denmark fell and a
vast British army was pinned down at Dunkirk in a corner of
France and allowed to escape.
Keitel depicted Hitler as not only a general of generals but
also as an astute politician who brought the Germanic
nations of Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia into the
German homeland without a shot being fired.
On all these historic occasions, Hitler remained humane and
humble. He left the beautiful city of Paris untouched and
undamaged, visiting it so early in the morning that the
population was still asleep.
We get a close up look at Hitler's interaction with the top
army generals. They stronlgly disagreed with him and many of
them resigned when they could not keep up with his
plans.
The German people did not think that that their ruler was a
tyrant. Some of the stories Keitel tells are romantic and
lively. One of his friends, a top general, broke off from
Hitler and left with the woman he loved and all of Hitler's
pleading could not get him back.
Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, turned out to be Germany's
Achilles heel. Wherever Italian troops went into action to
support Germany, they failed, often miserably. This weak
ally severely hurt Germany by its failures repeatedly.
Hitler saw the Communist giant USSR [now known as Russia] as
his real enemy. His intelligence services saw massive Soviet
armies gathering on the German frontiers. Hitler attacked
Russia and obtained stunning victories which could have
broken any country. However the Communist giant had
unlimited military forces. Finally the tide turned and
German resistance could not hold back the Russian tide.
On the eastern front both Hitler and his generals made
serious mistakes. Finally the Russian hordes entered Germany
and wrought havoc. Keitel remained loyal to Hitler to the
end. All of Hitler's serious blunders were attribured to
Keitel by the victors.
In the final years of the war, Hitler's genius did not work.
Germany supported him all the way but could not win. The
British and American air forces demolished German cities.
The Russians steam rollered the German army. Keitel thought
Hitler would never give up but was shocked to know that his
leader, with his wife, had committed suicide.
At the end Keitel wanted that he should be treated like a
military leader and not a criminal. He wanted execution by
firing squad. He was hanged as a war criminal.
Although Hitler's orders for major missions, particularly in
the eastern front, passed through the office of Keitel,
there is no order against the Jews or the their
extermination.
Researchers have debunked the claims of holocaust which are
so prevalent in western countries.
Canada
Islamic Organizations Call For Police Action After 6 Attacks
On Mosques in 3 Months
The windows at a downtown Toronto mosque are set to be
repaired for the third time in three weeks.
The windows had just been fixed, and now will be repaired
for the third time in three weeks, the Muslim Association of
Canada (MAC) said in a statement posted to its website.
"These incidents are now occurring at a frightening rate and
we cannot accept to wait any longer for police action," the
organization said.
The MAC is calling for authorities to "step up" to offer the
necessary protection right now, adding that the attacks are
meant to intimidate the Muslim community at one of Toronto's
most-visited mosques.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
Food & Eating Habits According to the Sunnah*
Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah~{Rahimhullah} Comprehensive
notes covering the most important qualities of the Prophet
(Sallallaahu 'Alayhi
wa Sallam) in regards to food and diet.
'It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few
mouthfuls, to keep him
going.. If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him
fill one third with food, one third with drink and one third
with air.
FOOD...
[1]: When he put his hand in the food, PROPHET
ﷺ~would say..
"Bismillah (with the Name of Allaah),'' and he told people
to say this
when eating. he said, "When any one of you eats, let him
mention the
name of Allah. If he forgets to mention the name of Allah at
the
beginning, let him say... 'Bismillahi fee Awwalihi wa
Aakhirihi,'
(with the name of Allah,at its beginning and at its
end)."
[2] The correct view is that it is obligatory to mention the
name of Allah
(say 'Bismillah') when eating... {The ahaadeeth which state
this are
Saheeh (Authentic) and are clear, with no contradictions in
them.}
When he raised the food to his mouth, *PROPHET*
ﷺ~would say...
"Al-hamdu lillaahi hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubaarakan
feehi,
hayra [makfiyyin wa laa] muwadda'in, wa laa mustaghnan
'anhu
Rabbanaa 'azza wa jall.
Translation:
"All praise is to Allah, praise in abundance, good and
blessed
It cannot [be compensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can
it be done
without, our Lord. [3]
3]: he never criticized food at all. If he liked it, he
would eat it, and if he
did not like it, he would leave it and not say anything. [4]
or he would
say... "I do not feel like eating this." [5]
[4]: Sometimes he would praise the food, as when he asked
his family
for food, and they said, "We have nothing but vinegar." he
asked for it
and started to eat it, saying.. " What good food is
Vinegar." [6]
[5]: he used to talk whilst he was eating, as is seen from
the report
quoted above about vinegar. And he said to his stepson
...
'Umar Ibn Abee Salamah (Radiyallahu 'Anhu)
when he was eating with him... "Say Bismillah and eat from
that which is in front of you in the dish.'' [7]
[6]: He would repeatedly urge his guests to eat, as generous
hosts do,
and as is seen in the hadeeth of [Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu
'Anhu),
related by al-Bukharee..] about the story of drinking milk,
where he
repeatedly said to him... "Drink," and he kept telling him
to drink
until he (the guest) said... "By the One Who sent you with
the truth,
I have no more room for it "! [8]
[7] When he ate with others, he would not leave until he had
made Du'aa (supplication) for them. he made Du'aa in the
house of
'Abdullaah Ibn Bishr,(Allah be pleased with him) and
said...
" O Allah, bless for them that which You have provided for
them,
forgive them and have mercy on them." [9]
[8]: he commanded people to eat with their right hands and
forbade
them to eat with their left hands.
*PROPHET* ﷺ~ said..." The Shaytaan eats with his left
hand and drinks
with his left hand." [10]
Note: This implies that eating with the left hand is
'Haraam' (unlawful),
and this is the correct view, because the one who eats with
his left
hand is either a Shaytaan (Devil), or he is imitating the
Shaytaan.
It was also reported in an authentic 'Hadeeth' that he told
a man who
was eating with his left hand in his presence...
" Eat with your right hand ! " The man said, "I cannot."
*PROPHET* ﷺ
aid... " May you never be able to." and the man never lifted
his right
hand to his mouth after that... !
[9]: he commanded those who complained that they never felt
full to eat
together and not separately, and to mention the name of
Allah
(say 'Bismillah') over the food so that He might bless it
for them. [12]
[10]: It was also reported that he said.. " I do not eat
reclining." [13]
[11]: he used to eat using the first three (3) fingers (of
his right hand),
which is the best way of eating .. !
THE PROPHET (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam)
GUIDANCE REGARDING EATING:
[1]: The Prophet used to know what he was eating.
[2]: he used to eat whatever was good for him.
[3]: he used to eat enough to keep him going, but no so much
as to
make him fat. Ibn 'Umar [Allah be pleased with him] related
that
.PROPHET ﷺ said..."The believer eats in one stomach
whilst the
disbeliever eats in seven !" [14] [4]: He taught his 'Ummah'
something to protect them from diseases caused by eating and
drinking.
*PROPHET* ﷺ~said.. "The son of Aadam does not fill
any vessel worse
than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Aadam to
eat a few
mouthfuls, to keep him going.
If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one
third with food,
one third with drink and one third with air." [15]
~My 'Salaams' to all ~
Y a s m i n.
Footnotes... Source of 'Hadeeth'.
[1] Zaadul-Ma'aad (p. 2/397-406)
[2] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no.. 1859) and Aboo
Daawood (no. 3767).
[3] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5142)
[4] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 3370) and Muslim (no.
2064).
[5] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5076) and Muslim (no.
1946).
[6] Related by Muslim (no. 5052)
[7] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5061) and Muslim (no.
2022).
[8] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 6087)
[9] Related by Muslim (no. 2042)
[10] Related by Muslim (no. 2020)
[11] Related by Muslim (no. 2021)
[12] Saheeh: Narrated by Abu Dawood (3764) and Ibn Maajah
(3286).
[13] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5083)
[14] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5081) and Muslim (no.
2060).
[15]: Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no. 1381)and Ibn
Maajah (no. 3349). It was authenticated by Shaykh Muhammad
Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheehah
(no. 2265).
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura, r.a.:
Allah's Apostle said,
"(O 'Abdur-Rahman!)
Do not seek to be a ruler, for, if you are given the
authority of ruling without your asking for it, then Allah
will help you; but if you are given it by your asking, then
you will be held responsible for it (i.e. Allah will not
help you ). And if you take an oath to do something and
later on find another thing, better than that, then do what
is better and make expiation for (the dissolution of) your oath."
Bukhari Volume 8, Book 79, Number 715
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Petition to President Donald Trump for:
Release or Home Confinement for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from
Coronavirus Infected Prison Petition
[From Nadrat Siddique.]
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, is serving
an 86-year term at FMC Carswell. Carswell is a
prison-cum-medical facility for female prisoners in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Other than Seagoville
Prison, which is also located in Dallas-Fort Worth and has
1,359 cases, Carswell has the largest COVID-19 outbreak of
any U.S. prison. According to Bureau of Prisons own website,
the number of reported cases there is 542. (Other sources
place it even higher, at 571.) Carswell's inmate population
totals 1,357. That translates to an infection rate of 40% at
the facility. Three female prisoners, Andrea Circle Bear,
Sandra Kincaid, and Teresa Ely, have died from the virus at
the facility. Of the deceased, Circle Bear, was 30-years of
age. Dr. Siddiqui is 48, and has been in poor health for a
long while, due to the extremely harsh conditions under
which she has been held. She is clearly at grave risk.
According to the Appeal, a project of the Justice
Collaborative, at Carswell, "there's no air conditioning;
incarcerated women are confined to their cells; the
commissary is closed indefinitely, so women are running out
of basic hygiene products like soap and shampoo; the warden
was nowhere to be found; women weren't getting necessary
medical care; inedible meals arrived in brown sacks." The
facility is also sorely lacking in cleaning supplies and
PPE.
(Much of the information on conditions at Carswell
originates with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a local news
outlet in the area, with no political agenda. The paper has
been reporting on the situation there since April. The
reports were later picked up by the local NBC affiliate,
Time Magazine, and Newsweek.)
The bottom line is that Dr. Siddiqui, an MIT and Brandeis
graduate, with no prior record of violence, and who was
likely turned in by a vindicative, abusive ex-husband, has a
greater than 40% chance of contracting the deadly
Coronavirus while in U.S. custody. She is already in very
poor physical, as well as mental health, having been denied
timely medical treatment from a gunshot wound when she was
captured in Afghanistan. The torture she endured while in
captivity in Pakistan and Afghanistan exacerbated her
physical condition. The death of her baby, Sulaiman, in the
course of her arrest, and the imprisonment of her other two
children, Ahmad and Mariam, along with her (they were each
separately released years later), added to her grave mental
trauma.
Not one person was killed or injured in connection with the
charges for which Dr. Siddiqui was convicted. And she was
convicted in New York District Court, on the basis of
ambiguous and highly contradictory testimony, due largely to
the climate of fear and Islamophobia which existed at the
time. Upon her conviction, she called for her supporters to
stay calm, and to refrain from violence. She has continued
to maintain her innocence throughout her 17-years of
captivity.
Her sister, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui, a Pakistan-based physician
who holds a degree from Harvard University, has long
spearheaded a national campaign in Pakistan, calling for her
release. In Pakistan, the broad masses of people believe Dr.
Siddiqui to be innocent, and the prevailing view is one of
disbelief that the U.S., which touts itself as a supporter
of women's rights, has accorded torture, solitary
confinement, and now (the prospect of) COVID-19 to this
Pakistani woman neuroscientist.
Supporters from the Aafia Foundation and other groups hold
annual rallies outside FMC Carswell calling for her release.
Human rights advocates in London, Durban, New York, Boston,
and other cities worldwide regularly march calling for Dr.
Siddiqui's release.
Countries like China and Russia are often associated with
the jailing of scientists. The U.S. need not join their
ranks.
Dr. Siddiqui's release on humanitarian grounds from a
COVID-infected prison would open the door to improved
U.S.-Pakistan relations.
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, is neither a threat to public welfare,
nor a flight risk. She has suffered enough.
Asalamu alaikum,
"Aim to live in this world without allowing the world to
live inside you because when a boat sits on water it sails
perfectly, but when water enters inside the boat, it
sinks."
- Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA)
O Allah, help us to see the reality of this dunya so we can
use it and we can invest in it for the akhirah.
*Ameen*
Our August 16th issue of New Trend reached 147,579 people.
It contained the following main items:
Why Pakistan is surviving despite major setbacks,
JI calls for liberation of Palestinde, condemns UAE backstab,
ISIS shock move in Mozambique,
Blasphemy punished in Kano,
Sharpton, Justice and money
Guidance on Parents
Islam and AIDS control. [Dr. Jamil]
and much more
Group floating incendiary balloons into Israel says it's a
form of pressure on Israel to lift devastating Gaza
blockade.
For the past two weeks, a group of seven Palestinian men
have camped close to the buffer zone separating the Gaza
Strip from Israel in the early hours before dawn.
But this is no ordinary camping trip. Among their supplies
are gas cylinders, small inflammable cubes, balloons and Guy
Fawkes masks, which they wear to conceal their identity.
The Palestinians call themselves the Barq (Lightning) Unit -
one of several groups involved in floating "fire" balloons
and kites into Israel.
Hiding between the bushes and olive trees, the men fill the
balloons with helium, group them in a bundle, and then
attach a small incendiary object to their tail. Once the
wind direction is right, they launch the objects discreetly
in the direction of empty areas within Israel that are close
to the buffer-zone fence.
The balloons, which Israel has described as "arson attacks",
have been causing large fires on some agricultural land.
While no Israelis have been hurt, the airborne devices have
prompted Israel to bombard the Gaza Strip for 10 consecutive
days - targeting Hamas field training facilities and
monitoring points without causing any Palestinian
casualties.
'Fiery message'
"We came here to send a fiery message to the Israeli
occupation that we in the Gaza Strip can no longer tolerate
the blockade that's been taking place for 13 years," Abu
Yousef, the spokesman of the Barq Unit, told Al Jazeera.
"We would like to send a message that we deserve a decent
life to our families and loved ones," the 24-year-old
added.
China defends detention of Uighur model in Xinjiang
Merdan Ghappar sent video of himself, and a series of
accompanying text messages, to his family in February.
They were passed to the BBC and published earlier this
month.
The messages offered a rare, detailed account from inside
Xinjiang's highly secure and secretive detention system.
In his account, Mr Ghappar described 18 days spent shackled
and hooded with over 50 others in a jail. He said he was
then isolated in an epidemic prevention centre, where he
filmed the video.
Relatives say the 31-year-old was forcibly transported back
to the far-western region of Xinjiang in January after
completing a 16-month sentence for a drugs offence in the
southern Chinese city of Foshan, where he'd been living and
working.
Now, more than two weeks after the BBC sent a list of
questions to Chinese authorities, a response has come in the
form of a written statement by the Xinjiang government press
office.
"According to article 37 of the Prison Law of the People's
Republic of China, the people's government shall help
released prisoners to resettle," it says.
"During the transfer, Merdan Ghappar committed acts of
self-harm and excessive acts against the police."
It continues: "They took legal measures to stop him, and
lifted those measures once his mood had stabilised.
Mali coup:
Thousands have taken to the streets of Mali's capital to
celebrate the coup against Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Coup leaders arrested Mr Keïta on Tuesday and forced him to
resign, sparking global condemnation.
But Mr Keïta was facing huge street protests before his
arrest and many in Mali have welcomed his removal.
Thousands gathered in Bamako's Independence Square to the
sound of vuvuzelas, with many declaring victory over the
former president.
"I am overjoyed, we won. We came here to thank all the
people of Mali because it is the victory of the people,"
Mariam Cissé, an opposition supporter, told the AFP news
agency.
"IBK has failed," said retired soldier Ousmane Diallo, using
a common reference to the ousted president by his initials.
"The people are victorious."
However, he cautioned, "the military should not be thinking
now that they can stay in power".
West African leaders have called for Mr Keïta to be
reinstated and the UN says all those detained should be
freed.
But coup leaders say they are talking to opposition parties
about appointing a transitional president, who could be
civilian or military.
BBC.com/news/world-africa-53868236
