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PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1.5pt solid"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <H4>Topic Addresses</H4> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#muslim">Muslim leaders condemn WTC and Pentagon incidents</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#saudi">Saudi minister receives Bosnian head of scholars</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#kuwait">Kuwait: No haphazard printing of Islamic publications</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#ghana">Ghana meet recommends formation of supreme council</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#experts">Experts to meet in Niger to discuss Arabic teaching in the African Sahel</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#uae">UAE inaugurates 23 new mosques in Indonesia</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#azhar">Azhar: 41,000 foreign students enrolled</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#yemen">Yemen: President donates YR200m for charity foundation</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#prince">Prince Naif authorizes spending of SR5m for Palestinian victims</A></P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1.5pt solid"> <P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  01</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=muslim></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#muslim"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: muslim">Muslim leaders condemn WTC and Pentagon incidents</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: muslim"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Cairo, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  A number of leaders of Islamic organizations and groups in various countries have roundly condemned the incidents that took place in New York and Washington, describing them as crimes against humanity. </P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>Muslims and their leaders throughout the world have been expressing their revulsion and sorrow at what had happened, in the wake of which there were victims from 40 different countries, and have called for the perpetrators of these crimes to be brought to book, be they individuals, groups, or even states.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>However, they called upon the U S to thoroughly investigate the matter and identify the real culprits, who should then brought to justice, instead of making haste in punishing those who might eventually be proved innocent.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The Muslim leaders have also called upon the US government not to use its military might randomly or in a vengeful way, simply on suspicion. They warned America not to put itself in the position of prosecutor, judge, and executioner, saying that this would only lead to oppression and revenge. They called upon the world community to stand against terrorism, and called for the punishment to be meted out after due legal process had been initiated.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The statement was signed by 33 prominent Muslim personalities, among them Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mutawa a, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hussein Al-Ahmar, and Abdul Aziz Al-Rantisy.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  02</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=saudi></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#saudi"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: saudi">Saudi minister receives Bosnian head of scholars</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: saudi"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Jeddah, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  Saudi Arabia s Minister of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Sheikh Saleh Al-Alsheikh, has received in his office here the head of the Muslim Scholars Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dr. Mustafa Siric and his accompanying delegation. The minister assured his guests that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has been doing everything possible to help Muslims in all parts of the world get a better and more comprehensive of the teachings of their religion, adding that it has been the Kingdom s policy to support and help Muslim minorities in all spheres of human endeavor.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>Dr. Siric, for his part, thanked his host who had invited him and his delegation, and said that was not the first, nor would it be the visit of its kind, and added that Saudi Arabia, under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has been helping Bosnia-Herzegovina in the building of many mosques and Islamic centers in various parts of the country. He said that among the most prominent mosques are the King Fahad Mosque in Sarajevo and the Prince Abdullah Mosque in Tuzla, plus the Islamic Academy at Bihac and the Princess Jawahir Al-Brahim Mosque and Center in Bikinor.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  03</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=kuwait></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#kuwait"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: kuwait">Kuwait: No haphazard printing of Islamic publications</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: kuwait"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Kuwait City, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  The Ministry of Information in Kuwait has warned that no copies of the Holy Qur an, or other religious books, are to be printed until after they have been scrutinized and approved by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs. The aim of this directive is to avoid any typographical or other mistakes in the final print.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  04</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=ghana></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#ghana"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: ghana">Ghana meet recommends formation of supreme council</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: ghana"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Accra, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  A seminar that was attended by representatives of not less than 160 West African Islamic societies and organizations has recommended that a supreme council for Muslim affairs in Africa should be set up, the aim being to coordinate Islamic work in the continent and unify the efforts of the various existing organizations that are involved in Da awa, educational and charity work.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  05</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=experts></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#experts"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: experts">Experts to meet in Niger to discuss Arabic teaching in the African Sahel</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: experts"></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: experts"> </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Rabat, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA) - The Rabat-based Islamic Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will organize a meeting of experts here to discuss the syllabus of teaching the Arabic language in the African Sahel. The meeting is to be held September 26  29 at the Islamic University of Niger.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Collaborating with ISESCO in this effort is the World Islamic Propagation Organization, and the meeting will be attended by representatives from a number of West African countries, including experts from Niger itself. Dr. Abdul Aaly Wudgheiry, Rector of the university is also expected to attend the meeting.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  06</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=uae></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#uae"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: uae">UAE inaugurates 23 new mosques in Indonesia</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: uae"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Abu Dhabi, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  The Dubai Charity Society s Projects Section, has inaugurated 23 new mosques in Indonesia, while another 25 mosques that are under construction were inspected, and its is expected that they, too, would be inaugurated before the advent of the holy month of Ramadhan. The inauguration was ceremony was presided over by the head of the Projects Section, Muhammad Abdullah.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  07</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=azhar></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#azhar"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: azhar">Azhar: 41,000 foreign students enrolled</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: azhar"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Cairo, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  Egypt s Minister of Endowments, Dr. Mahmoud Himdi Zaqzouq, has said that there are at present 14,000 students from various Islamic countries enrolled at the Azhar University and its constituent colleges. He said this large number is due to the fact that their governments have confidence in the teaching methods and subjects covered at this institution. The minister said this during a meeting with the Senegalese Ambassador in Cairo, Mamdou Sow, accompanied by the Minister Plenipotentiary, Baba Osman Sei.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>Dr. Zaqzouq said the Azhar has also approved the increase in the number of scholarships granted to Senegalese students from the present 23 to 33. He said that the Azhar would also send a consignment of religious books to Senegal, in the light of the cooperation between Cairo and Dakar.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  08</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=yemen></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#yemen"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: yemen">Yemen: President donates YR200m for charity foundation</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: yemen"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Sana a, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has donated YR200 million, to help in the formation of a charity foundation for orphans, plus another YR20 million, for an orphanage in the capital, Sana a. The President said the government has sponsored more than 107,000 orphans, through the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, at a total cost of YR2.5 billion.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The President was speaking at the Third Orphan Festival, and said that the Social Reform Charity Society has been doing good work in taking care of orphans, and providing them with all the necessities of life, including technical education, medical care and the like.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>During the same occasion, a sum of YR50 million was donated by Sheikh Abdullah Hussein Al-Ahmar, Speaker of the Yemen National Assembly, while Qadhi Abdul Salam Sabrah donated YR2 million, and several other individuals and corporations made their donations to the cause of helping orphans. There also were donations received from some of the neighboring countries.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>IINA  09</P> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=prince></A><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#prince"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: prince">Prince Naif authorizes spending of SR5m for Palestinian victims</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: prince"></SPAN></A></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Riyadh, Rajab 7/Sep 24 (IINA)  The Saudi Minister of the Interior, Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz, has authorized the expenditure of SR five million on 1,984 Palestinians wounded in the on-going Intifadha. Prince Naif is the overseer of the Saudi Committee for Supporting the Intifadha.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>In another development, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, has donated 158,000 copies of the Holy Qur an to a number of Islamic organizations, in various parts of Asia and Africa. The copies of the Holy Qur an and their translations have been printed at the King Fahad Qur an Printing Complex in Madina, Saudi Arabia.</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>King Fahd has also directed that an aircraft laden with medical and relief aid be sent to Iran, to help the victims of floods in that country.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>OB/IINA</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><A href="http://www.islamicnews.org/english/en_daily.html#_top">Back to the Top</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal>_____________________________________________Ends</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>