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The Makkah Islamic Summit
The Ummah rally round the Kaaba; support
call by
Khadim Al-Haramain Abdullah Ibn Aziz for moderation and tolerance
and opposing extremism.The pilgrimage to Kaaba each year signifies
the unity of the Muslim Ummah, with every pilgrim seeking
divine grace and guidance. Acting under similar inspiration
Khadim Al Haramain King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz of the kingdom
of Saudi Arabia succeeded in his efforts to convene theThird
Islamic Summit meeting in Makkah Al Mukarramah during the
current Hajj season and helped through his sagacity and wisdom
in the adoption of the Makkah
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The reconstruction challenges in Azad Kashmir
The enormity of the loss in the recent earthquake in different
parts of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir is simply mind-boggling
and beyond any description. Going by different statements,
the government of Pakistan is well determined to turn this
tragedy into an opportunity by re-examining many faulty policies
and allocating maximum resources for the rehabilitation and
reconstruction work in the affected areas. How it shall cope
with this gigantic task without flouting the professional
standards and testing the patience of the hard-hit innocent
people is to remain a heated issue in the days ahead. |
November
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Earthquake disaster in Pakistan
The earthquake which hit Pakistan and Kashmir on October 8
can be described as the greatest catastrophe to befall Pakistan
Entire towns, including the capital of Azad Kashmir, turned
into rubble in a matter of minutes burying thousands of their
inhabitants alive. Villages and hamlets in an area of 28,000
square kilometers were devastated. Houses and farmyards were
catapulted or buried under huge landslides caused by the strong
tremors. The landslides and mud avalanches which followed
cut off dozens of towns and hundreds of villages from the
rest of the world. Roads were blocked or washed away and bridges
were damaged. That made most of the stricken areas inaccessible
except by helicopter. |
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Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Israel
in Istanbul
The Istanbul meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan
and Israel on September 1 marked a radical departure from
Pakistan’s traditional policy with regard to Israel
and the Palestinian issue. The change, however, did not come
totally unannounced; there had been subtle hints for quite
sometime, the last one was the announcement only a few days
before the meeting that President Pervez Musharraf had accepted
an invitation to address the American Jewish Congress during
his impending visit to the United States. |
September
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Passing away of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
The 23 years reign of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
King Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud in Saudi Arabia, which came
to an end with his death on 1 Aug 2005, can be described as
the most eventful period in the current history of that country.
It was marked by a fast changing scenario within the country
and around it; the region saw four bloody wars and a continuing
political turmoil. The collapse of the Soviet Union also had
far reaching repercussions on the Middle East in particular
because it upset the balance of power in the region in favour
of the United States and its protégé Israel
with disastrous consequences for the Arabs. |
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The Road to Holy Jerusalem
Jerusalem has a unique significance as this holy city is revered
by all the three divine religions of the world, namely, Islam,
Judaism and Christianity. For the Muslims, it is not only
the first Qibla for them but also the third holiest shrine.
The Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h), the Muslims believe, started
his famous journey to the seven heavens, called Mairaj, from
there. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque are the
cherished holy places for the World of Islam. |
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Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq:
Secretary General, World Muslim Congress, addressed the opening
session of the 14th Meeting of the Coordination Committee
on Joint Islamic Action at the OIC Conference held on 4-6
June 2005, in Tripoli.
Brother Delegates
At the very outset, on behalf of the participating delegates,
we express our deep gratitude to the Secretary General of
Organization of Islamic Conference for his initiative to hold
this important meeting to coordinate, analyse and to chalk
out the future programme of the Coordination Committee on
Joint Islamic Action. |
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Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq:
World Muslim Congress represented the organization at the
61st Session of the UNESCAP in Bangkok and presented a paper
on “Managing Globalization – The Asian context”
on the 13th of May 2005. Text
The Challenge for Asia
Despite these difficulties, Asia is in a very strong position
to meet the challenge of globalization in the 21st Century
for several reasons.
The Global Dimension
It is undoubtedly the responsibility of developing countries
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Dubai:
There is a noticeable difference between the status of
women in Arab countries and action needs to be taken to deal
with this problem
Mona Al Marri
significant point which was the sad reality of discrimination
against women. “This is an unacceptable reality as religion,
constitutions and civil government systems all prohibit this
DPC
DPC is ready to provide full support for the office in
Dubai by giving full media support. |
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The officers’ actions were premeditated
The officers set out to capture approximately 100 leading
demonstrators and filmed the demonstrators
Transportation was poorly organized
Some of the officers’ treatment of prisoners was inhumane.
Condition of the injured in hospital
Some had bruises. In some cases destroyed muscle cells
had circulated into the vascular system, causing kidney malfunction.
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Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya.
Uppermost in the commission’s agenda must surely
be the question of how to strengthen the prospects for peace.
Islamic Conference (OIC)
The OIC landscape is a distressing one. Darfur is a humanitarian
disaster, two of us are occupied,
Nearly 50 scholars and diplomats
Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco,
Nigeria, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey
and Yemen. |
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2005, Election year in the Middle East |
News Roundup
Election
2005 is the year of elections. Iraqis, Palestinians, Egyptians,
even Saudis will be going to the polls. "Elections is
a magic word.
Parliamentary elections
Egyptians vote yes or no to a single presidential candidate
presented to them by Parliament,
Palestinian Election
As expected, veteran PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas has been
elected as President of Palestine Authority. |
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