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OIC condemns terrorist attacks on US
installations
Makkah imam urges Muslims to be
humble
Handicapped pilgrims to get
wheelchairs
Muslim heads of state blast
attacks
Students from 76 states to benefit from
scholarships
New batch of injured Palestinians arrive in
Iran
Need for religious government
stressed
Tanzanian Muslims call for equal
opportunities
UAE charity finances projects in
Kosovo
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IINA – 1
OIC
condemns terrorist attacks on US installations
Jeddah, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz, secretary-general of
the Organization of Islamic Countries, on Wednesday denounced the “barbaric
criminal attacks” against vital US installations in New York and Washington on
Tuesday.
“I was shocked by the tragic
incident. I express my profound sorrow over the death of a large number of
innocent American civilians in the attacks,” the secretary-general said in a
press statement.
He said the criminal attacks
violated all norms and values as well as teachings of divine religions,
especially Islam. “Islam considers the killing of an innocent person as killing
of the whole humanity.”
Belkeziz extended his
condolences to US President George W. Bush and American people on this
horrendous tragedy. He urged the US government to find out the culprits behind
the attacks and hand them to justice after identifying
them.
“The whole Islamic world shares
the sorrow and pain of the American people. The Islamic states condemn the
criminals behind the attacks and express their sympathy with the innocent
victims and their relatives and American people in total,” the OIC statement
said.
Belkeziz said the OIC, which
groups 56 Islamic countries, has always condemned terrorism. “Everybody should
strongly condemn such acts that target democratic systems,” he added. Belkeziz
has sent a message of condolences to President Bush.
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IINA- 2
Makkah imam urges Muslims to be
humble
Makkah, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, imam and Khateeb of the
Grand Mosque in Makkah, has called upon Muslims to shun pride and arrogance and
decorate themselves by the qualities of humility and
humbleness.
“Total disregard of reality has
taken some people to believe that they will live in this world forever. They
look at things with a materialistic viewpoint, like how much someone owns or
what his position in society. Such people will not enjoy freedom until they are
ruled by the values of humbleness and mutual affection that can be found in the
shade of Islam,” Sheikh Shuraim said in his Juma speech.
“Allah will not talk to
arrogant people on the Day of Judgment and will not look at them….such arrogant
people will receive painful punishment,” he said, adding that Allah will raise
the position of those who deal with people with humility and humbleness.
AG/IINA
IINA- 3
Handicapped pilgrims to get
wheelchairs
Makkah, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – The Central Haj Committee has decided to
provide wheelchairs to the handicapped and old pilgrims in Arafat and
Muzdalifa.
The committee during a recent
meeting also decided to construct a new pipeline from the water tank in Muaisem
to the tanks in Arafat and Muzdalifa. It disclosed the plan to construct a
two-km long water supply line to the elevated areas between the central ring
road and the eastern ring road in the holy sites.
The meeting also decided to
replace the existing water pumps with new ones, especially at the stations
surrounding the Haram Mosque in Makkah.
GA/IINA
IINA- 4
Muslim heads of state blast
attacks
Jerusalem, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – Heads of Muslim countries including kings and
presidents have condemned the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York on
Tuesday. The attacks caused untold suffering to civilians, women and children,
government employees and police officers and created large-scale human and
material losses.
The Muslim leaders have sent
messages of condolences to US President George W. Bush on the death of thousands
of people in the attacks.
Meanwhile, Islamic
organizations in the United States have issued a joint statement condemning “the
brutal terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in America.” The
organizations called upon the American administration to track down the
criminals who perpetrated the attacks and bring them to
justice.
GA/IINA
IINA- 5
Students from 76 states to benefit from
scholarships
Cairo, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – The new 222 scholarships announced by the
Egyptian Ministry of Endowments will benefit students from 76 countries,
according to Dr. Mahmoud Zagzoug, minister of endowments. The new scholarships,
he added, will cost the government two million Egyptian pounds.
Speaking to the International
Islamic News Agency, the minister said 10 Arab, 30 African, 13 Asian and 23
European and American countries will benefit by the
scholarships.
At present the ministry offers
636 scholarships to Muslim students in various parts of the Islamic world to
study at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
GA/IINA
IINA- 6
New
batch of injured Palestinians arrive in Iran
Tehran, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – The 14th batch of Palestinians
injured in the ongoing Al-Quds intifada arrived in Tehran recently to be treated
at the city’s Milad-e Nour Hospital.
The 25-member group, mostly
young fighters, included 22 wounded Palestinians. They were airlifted to Iran by
a Tehran-based organization for supporting the intifada.
More than 130 wounded
Palestinians have been given treatment at Iranian hospital since the beginning
of the new uprising in September last year.
GA/IINA
IINA- 7
Need
for religious government stressed
Tehran, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s paramount
leader, said on Monday that intellectuals in the Islamic and non-Islamic
countries have welcomed the idea of forming religious
governments.
“Religion’s sovereignty should
prevail in every aspect of man’s life,” Khamenei said addressing a ceremony in
Tehran. “All Prophets launched campaigns against injustice and evil powers of
their time to establish a religious government,” he
explained.
The Iranian leader said the
first action taken by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) after his migration
to Madinah was the formation of a government. He urged Islamic scholars to
highlight the benefits of religious governments to human
communities.
GA/IINA
IINA- 8
Tanzanian Muslims call for equal
opportunities
Dar es Salaam, Jamad Al-Thani
24, 1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – Tanzanian Muslims have appealed to
President Benjamin Mkapa to find solutions for their
problems.
Addressing a massive gathering
at the Lake Victoria city of Mwanza, Illingo Kapungu, secretary of the
organization of Muslim institutions, urged the government to provide equal
opportunities to Muslims in the public sector.
He called upon Muslims to chart
out programs to make advancement economically and
educationally.
Meanwhile, addressing a press
conference, Sheikh Mussa Kileo, an official of the organization, said the demand
for equal rights by Muslims was purely a domestic issue. “It has nothing to do
with any foreign country,” he stressed.
Kileo refuted pro-government
media reports that the Iranian Cultural Center was asked to reconcile between
Muslims and Christians in the country. “Iran should not be associated with our
domestic issues,” he added.
GA/IINA
IINA- 9
UAE
charity finances projects in Kosovo
Pristina, Jamad Al-Thani 24,
1422/September 12, 2001 (IINA) – The UAE armed forces, which is taking part in
the international peace force in Kosovo, has implemented a number of charitable
and welfare projects in the Balkan state, including reparation of roads,
maintenance of clinics and provision of assistance to Kosovar
families.
The projects are financed by
the Muhammad ibn Rashid Al-Maktoum Charitable Foundation.
Meanwhile, Oman is constructing
a village in Kosovo to provide housing facilities for the
Kosovars.
GA/IINA
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