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Family Matchmaking App Aims to Help More Muslims Find True Love
By: Jen Frances
Tags: Marriage, Weddings, Dating App, Muslim, Dating

The Muslim community has been hard hit by Covid-19. Families feel anxiety and despair around finding a suitable spouse for their loved ones under current conditions.

TechRound Top 50 BAME Entrepreneur finalist, Fateha Majid, has developed the first Family Matchmaking app for Muslims called Biye Biye. It combines traditional matchmaking with modern technology. It’s FREE and available to download in Google and Apple Stores.

Fateha’s short-lived marriage back in 2012 led her to conduct research into the process of finding love within the Muslim community. The three emerging themes are: 1) Families are not very connected with families of the same origin 2) Process of finding love through family is stressful and 3) Single Muslims become disenchanted with finding love.

She developed an app which addresses these issues and takes a whole family approach to finding love. It’s in line with traditional, cultural and religious values. Key features include: Family Video Chat, to allow Muslim families to safely get to know other families. There is also a Share Profile feature that allows the single Muslim to share their comments on each potential suitor sent to them before introductions are made.

When Fateha was working as a Safeguarding Social Worker, she asked her family to introduce her to potential suitors. She realised that they weren’t well connected in the community, and despite their best efforts to find a compatible match for Fateha, it didn’t happen and she ended up falling for a man she did not meet through family.

In a short space of time, they were married and she moved in with his family. “The first time I tried to leave was after the honeymoon. Five months later, I found myself crying on a park bench whilst it was pouring down with rain. I was desperately pleading with God saying “Please, please, please change my circumstance or remove me out of this situation.” I felt something change within myself and felt a sense of peace. Few hours later I turned up on my parents door step.”

“I am now happily married with a ‘lockdown’ baby. I absolutely adore the family I have married into. I look back at that day on the bench with such gratitude. It was Divine Intervention. I don’t want anyone to go through what I went through as it’s quite traumatic. I wanted to create a product that helps families to step away from a scarcity mindset which can potentially lead to forced marriages. To move towards an abundance mindset where they feel empowered to find a suitable partner on this platform for their loved ones irrespective of what they have been through.”
President Biden signs order to end Trump’s ‘Muslim travel ban’
By: Abid Moon
Tags: Muslim, Ban

President Biden signs order to end Trump’s ‘Muslim travel ban’

Washington: In a blow to his predecessor Donald Trump’s actions to limit immigration, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday has ended the ‘Muslim travel ban’, which blocked travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim and African countries.

Hours after taking the office, Biden on Wednesday signed 17 executive orders memorandums and proclamations including ending the Muslim travel ban.

He has directed the State Department to restart visa processing for individuals from the affected countries and to develop ways to address the harm caused to those who were prevented from coming to the United States because of the ban, The New York Times reported.

Implemented in 2017 during Trump’s first week in office, the Muslim Ban initially restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

The ban faced several legal challenges, but the Supreme Court in 2018 upheld the final version of the measure.

The Muslim travel ban so far restricts citizens from 12 countries – Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Tanzania and North Korea – and some Venezuelan officials and their relatives from obtaining a broad range of US visas, NPR reported.

With another executive order, Biden has bolstered the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, often called Dreamers.

Another executive order revoked the Trump administration’s plan to exclude non-citizens from the census count, and another overturns a Trump executive order that pushed aggressive efforts to find and deport unauthorised immigrants.

Biden has also halted construction of Trump’s border wall with Mexico. The order includes an “immediate termination” of the national emergency declaration that allowed the Trump administration to redirect billions of dollars to the wa
Indonesia’s banned Islamic group gains influence
Tags: Islamic Defenders Front, Indonesia, Political, Islamic, Muslim

Formed in the late 1990s, the Islamic Defender’s Front, widely known by its Indonesian initials FPI, advocates a strict interpretation of Islam and developed a reputation for raiding bars and brothels, intimidating religious minorities. It once forced the cancellation of a Lady Gaga concert.

Its political sway has risen in recent years, and in 2016 the FPI played a role in mass protests against Jakarta’s Christian former governor, who was jailed for insulting Islam.

With nearly 90% of Indonesia’s population Muslim, Islam has always been important in politics.

Indonesia on Wednesday banned the hardline religious group the Islamic Defender’s Front, raising the prospect of rising political tension in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

Security analysts have said the ban, based on historical precedents in what appears to be a politically motivated decision, would do little to address the views of a sidelined minority.

Source Link : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-security-islam-explainer/explainer-indonesias-banned-islamic-group-has-seen-its-influence-rising-idUSKBN2940T7
Poem: You do not own yourself
By: Farah El-Jayyousi
Tags: Poetry, Spirituality, Muslim, Islam

You do not own your self

Nor do you own your own body

You don’t own your loved ones

You don’t own your belongings

Not even your money

All of it is on loan

from The Owner, Most Divine

Most Generous and Giving

You do not own your body

But rather it is a temporary gift

to cherish, to bring true beauty to the world

Meaningfully, in all of its forms

created in the finest composition

You do not own your heart

It is not yours to give away

But rather, it is a lifeline

A direct connection to your Creator

If you neglect it, you might lose it

And find yourself adrift

But what is lost can again be found

Or rather, returned to its rightful place

Because it is not you who owns your heart

You do not own your soul either

That yearning that you have

That loneliness, that missing piece

That is your soul calling out,

longing to return to The One to whom it belongs

Do not deprive it of that momentous meeting

You do not own your mother, nor your father

your sister, nor your brother

your soulmates, nor your kindred spirits

They may not be yours to keep,

but they are yours to hold for awhile

So long as you handle them gently, with love

and great appreciation for He who placed them in your care

You do not own your money

Nor the things you bought with it

You are its temporary caretaker

Meant to deliver it to its (pre)destination

You do not own anything,

have dominion over anything

Not even your own self

So do not let anything own you

Nor your heart

Nor your soul

Lest you return to The Owner of everything

Empty-handed
Helping Someone Make you feel Happy and Heal your soul
By: Asad Manzoor
Tags: Helping Others, Muslim, Passion, Sympathy

I have done a lot for the people and i only remember one recent activity that i did for someone. There are many people who look for a job around them and they strive for their job. Same is the case with me many people around me who are job less they are used to ask me to find out a suitable job for them. one of my cousin told me that his husband is jobless and he himself also requested me to find a job for him. i asked him to wait for a while i will try my level best to do something for you. my cousin used to call me on daily basis in order to ask about the job status for her husband. I discussed about this matter with many people around my circle for his job and i told them about his financial status becuase his father was died in thier childhood and all the burden of home expences is also on him for being an elder brother.

i sent him to different companiesfor an interview in order to get a job but unfortunately his destiny was not with him at that time. I also tried at my workplace for his job but due to misunderstanding of management he lost the job which was nearly being awarded to him. They were dissatisfied and demotivated and i realized this from there words when he or she spoke on call. I always tried to convince and motivated my cousin that dont worry he will soon get a good job. one day i was working in my office one of my friend to whom i discussed about his job called me and said asad please call your cousins husband and ask him to reach XYZ group of industries where they need a boy for their telephone exchange on urgent basis. so I called my cousin to call her husband and tell him to reach at that place urgently. Finally he attended the call and reached that location in a hurry.

He was taken for an interview which went well. After the interview from the management he by the grace of Allah Almighty got selected for that job and they hire him on a good salary package which he never think of. Now he is very happy from this position and he with her wife came to me at my home for bundle of thanks and they appreciated my efforts to find a job for her husband. i felt very happy at that moment that Allah almighty made me able to help people who are worried and stucked around different issues and tensions. i love to help people and it makes me happy and comfortable.
Jharkhand Mob Lynching: A Muslim man was beaten up and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, dies in…
By: India Gossips
Tags: India, Indian, Muslim, Indian Politics, Jharkhand

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: A Muslim man was beaten up and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, dies in hospital India Gossips Jun 26, 2019·2 min read

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: A 24-year-old Muslim man, Tabrez Ansari was beaten up by a mob on suspicion bike theft and was forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ dies in hospital. Several videos of the Jharkhand mob lynching have gone viral after the incident.

A Muslim man named Tabrez Ansari was beaten up by a mob in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on the suspicion of theft on June 18. He was beaten up mercilessly for over 18 hours before being handed over to the police. On 22 June, he had his last breath at Saraikela Karsawan civil hospital, where he was being treated under judicial remand.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari who worked in Pune as a welder and a labourer and had come to his village in Jharkhand’s Kharsawan district to celebrate Eid with his family. He was married to his wife a month and a half ago. Tabrez decided to return to Pune with his wife and had booked a ticket for 24 June.

Several videos of the mob lynching in Jharkhand have gone viral after the incident. In one of those videos, a man was seen hitting Ansari with a wooden stick as the latter begs him to stop beating him and asks to let him go. Another video displayed Tabrez being forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”.

On June 18, in the night, he left his village for Jamshedpur with two men. Aurungzeb Ansari, a Jharkhand-based activist, has claimed that Tabrez was unaware where the two men were taking him. Ansari told HuffPost India that Tabrez was moulded into going with them.

While the two men escaped from the scene, the mob caught Tabrez and started beating him up. “Ghar mein ghusega [You will enter the house?],” one of the men is heard asking Tabrez.

However, Tabrez was heard denying the charges and said that the two other men did and he was asked to wait near the motorcycle. “I did not know anything,” he said.

At the end of one of the videos of the mob lynching, one of the men asked him to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”.

Click here to see the full video → https://www.indiagossips.in/2019/06/jharkhand-mob-lynching-muslim-man-jai-shri-ram.html
Not-Muslim reuse Not-Muslim video to get real Muslims to fight Non-Muslim war against Israel for real Muslims in Palestine under the flag of Not-Muslim Organisation
Tags: Israel, Palestine, Muslim, Gaza, Islam

Not-Muslim reuse Not-Muslim video to get real Muslims to fight Non-Muslim war against Israel for real Muslims in Palestine under the flag of Not-Muslim Organisation WalkingProblem May 18·2 min read

A “he is not a muslim” video praises the islamic god and calling for muslims who condemns these self-professed muslims, who are not real muslims, to go to syria to fight in a islamic jihad, is now reused by not-muslims to get real muslims to answer the call of the self-professed muslims that are condemned to be not muslims to go to Gaza to fight the Israelis for the muslims brothers in palestine… but i’m sure these people fighting the israelis are also not muslims, since they can use the same footage of the self-professed muslims who are not considered muslims by real muslims to go fight the Israeli in the perceived oppression (or perhaps real oppression) against the real muslims in palestine, that are defended by maybe-yes-maybe-not real muslims….

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“He also said Isis did not want to come to Gaza’s aid as this would be the same as defending Hamas, which Isis views as an “infidel” for cooperating with its fellow “infidel” Iran, a Shia country.”

< — — this blows my mind… LOL~

Not-muslims dont want to go to Gaza’s aid to protect the real muslims there because it is the same as defending another not-muslims, because the not-muslim views them as not-muslims too for cooperating with its fellow not-muslims Iran, which is a not-real-muslim country….

Boomz… my brain hurts…

#palestine #israel #muslim #islam #gaza

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3133968/whatsapp-video-encourages-malaysian-indonesian-militants-head
Acting Out
By: Clayton Cooper
Tags: Movies, Acting, Masks, Success, Self Image

Acting Out

“One of the thins about acting is it allows you to live other people’s lives without paying the price” — Robert De Niro Clayton Cooper Aug 7, 2019·1 min read

People are actors playing a character created from childhood.

In its innocence and its guilt to keep conveniently tucked away from the embarrassment of yesterday to be used as fuel for inspiration today.

So, it is acted it out.

On stage and under the lights.

For the approving applause.

Paying the actor attention, to rob his presence in the the current moment.

Whilst it flows out of him. And into the hands holding an envelope to reveal his name, justifying the need to escape into other worlds with other characters, to be a success.

But he played the success like another character.

For public consumption and private healing.

Once the crowd was no longer cheering, the glitz no longer glamorous and black tie longer attire

The air was arrogant with it sudden silence after ubiquitous noise.

Knowing the actor will never be fulfilled without her.

The golden awards began to weigh on him like a bad diet.

Arresting his cardiac like an officer.

He forgot to put on his mask, of personality, his costume of occupation , and read his script of reality

His true character, revealed, to play the role meant for him.

Because the role is him
Basic Skills Always Be With You
By: Ichika Kawarada
Tags: Illustrator, Designer, Design, Basic Skills

For a web designer, what are the basic skills? Be able to deal with a computer, Adobe Suite such as Illustrator, Photoshop, etc, Sketch app, have good communication, and more.

In this article, I will talk about the technical side of skills. In my opinion, to be a good web designer, we need to deal with those basic skills like Illustrator as if they were your hands and arms. Design mainly is covered with coming up with ideas, making a trial and error. Then people want to make their ideas to an actual shape by using the technical skills. I imagine professional designers spend more time brainstorming than after steps. In other words, they need to speed up using the basic app to raise their ideas to the real world. They know how to use them effectively even those apps always update to new.

Knowing how to use those basic skills always helps all designers. I enjoyed learning how to use and make a design by Illustrator. Illustrator is my favorite, I learned it when I worked as an internship in Japan. Illustrator can make any shapes and the point is we need to combine those skills to make what we want to make. Drawing is the easiest way to describe and show what I want to make, however, in web design, we usually need vector images or any other digital ones.

Then, how do we raise the basic skills? The answer is “time and effort”. I made many shapes and lines in the class. Trying many times is so important for that field. After complete several assignments, I feel I’m very used to using Illustrator. This makes me come up with new ideas on how to deal with effectively.
LOVE FOR MY MOTHER
Tags: Friction, Mother, Paulpipar, Love, Respect

With no apologies, I prefer my mum to my dad. I can say that because it is me and I have the right to prefer one thing over another. My mum is always there for me when I am in need. The love for my mother is extreme. Love is a feeling towards another person. The love in this instance is not the love of boyfriend and girlfriend, but rather the love of compassion and likeness. If I need money, and my want is justifiable, she will give me money. She is more friendly; most times when she is coming back from work, she buys us goodies. If I need a book in school, she will buy it for me. In a situation where most persons will not understand my quest my mum seems to understand. Tell me why would I, not love her?

Though as it happens to everyone, there are some times we have some minute frictions, and later on will resolve back. I never feel free with anyone like I can feel free with my mum. This is to tell how much I and my mum are close. Though this closeness is there, there is a room for respect to play its' role. When I get older or more wealthy, tell me why I will not care for her? Of course, I would.

She is the type of person who deserves the best ever. And the best, if possible, needs to be given to her.
Breastfeeding Pain — What to Do?. Breastfeeding pain is something that…
By: Susan Urban
Tags: Breastfeeding, Moms, Baby, Breastfeeding Tips, Parenting

Breastfeeding pain is something that should not happen. Several reasons may cause unpleasant feelings; some of them are easy to solve; others require visiting a specialist.

What are the most common situations causing the issue? What should you do if you’re feeling discomfort during breastfeeding?

First things first

The first thing to do — check your baby’s latch. Your baby not latching correctly is number one of the most likely causes of breastfeeding pain. Luckily — it is also the one that you can fix pretty quickly.

Breastfeeding problems don’t mean you are doing something wrong; you and your baby just need a little practice!

Positions

Try different breastfeeding positions. In myHow to make breastfeeding pleasant and easy, you will find few different methods of breastfeeding with drawings. A back-lying, cross-cradle, or football hold may take the pressure off the most painful areas of your breast. You can also read the whole guide, just to be sure you’re doing everything right.

Take good care

Wipe damaged nipples gently with several pieces of water-moistened cotton wool after feeding to remove any debris that could lead to infection. Always remember to protect your nipples. Consider wearing breast shells, preventing your clothes from rubbing against sore areas.

Soothe your nipples. Gently apply a few drops of your own breast milk or natural moisturizer of any kind.

Free your boobs!

Seriously. Air-drying nipples help to cure the infection.

Mental approach

Be patient. In the first days, soreness is normal; your body needs to get used to breastfeeding. Most probably, your breastfeeding pain will go away in just a few days! Your baby, you and your nipples will eventually get used to a new situation.

Although, if you can see something is wrong, or you used to breastfeed previously, and now you can tell that the problem is something else then improper latching, don’t hesitate to contact a doctor!

Susan Urban
The Perfect Parent
By: David Swayne
Tags: Education, Moms, Dads, Parents, Parenting

During my forty-year career, I worked with thousands of children. Not two of them shared the exact same way of processing information. My challenge was always to help them discover their own learning strengths. I would let them understand what worked best for them through individualized instruction. Firmly supported by their strengths, they were free to focus on being the very best learners they could be.

As children began to demonstrate progress, their parents would begin dropping by the office more frequently. They wanted to talk about how their children were changing and as a result, they wanted to talk about the changes in themselves. Anger and conflict, once so prevalent when working with their learner, seemed to be dissipating. New channels of communication seemed to be opening up. Most importantly, they were reaching a deeper, more loving understanding of their child.

When a parent sees a child beginning to recognize, practice and take pride in their own learning abilities, the hidden pressures that adults put on themselves to be the ‘perfect parent’ (able to provide everything their learner needs) fall away. So does the sense of burden, guilt and shame. How does this happen?

Their kids’ journey was achieved through carefully structured and incremental learning. It is a process of understanding and strengthening each child’s emotional relations with themselves as a learner. This relationship comes with a long history of failure and confusion, one that is finally overcome once they understand their learning process. The same is true for their parents. The answers they are hoping to ‘discover’, exist far beyond the instant wisdom of a Facebook post or a Google search. Those must be earned through their own discovery process about their own emotional relationship with learning and then practiced in a manner which is most effective for them.

After all those years of teaching, this is what I know.

Just as it is true for their child, there are no two parenting profiles exactly alike.

There is no such thing as a Perfect Parent. Daily practice and incremental steps will have a dramatic effect on the family dynamic. One of the greatest joys of parenting is realizing that you as a parent can change. And this is good news for everyone.

As you embrace this process, be compassionate with yourself. Because to be able to touch the soul of your child, you must be able to touch your own.
Happy Birthday Mom!
By: Amos Bracewell
Tags: Moms, Humor, Life, Family, Love

Mom would have turned 67 today.

She passed nearly 4 years ago, and so this morning I wanted to say thank you.

Thank you for standing up for me all the times I felt so misunderstood as a kid.

I never thought I’d get caught stealing those ghettoblasters. God knew I was planning on giving one of them away to less fortunate kids.

Less fortunate in that, too bad they were going to be receiving the broken one that had fallen from my bike, during my attempt to abscond.

The modern day Robin Hood I was, you knew it.

That nosed punch you ploughed the clerk with, after you found out he’d collared me, made me feel special — protagonistically protected.

Heck, it almost made me cry.

That time you told the preacher I was only joking around, pleading my righteous case, after I’d assigned a numerical ranking system of hotness to all the girls in my Sunday school class — handing out their herum punch cards, to be redeemed at a day of my choosing.

You could see I was simply trying to better my world. A modern day Christ.

And that time I got caught pickpocketing from grandma, when she veggie-like lied there — nothing but drool for a year.

You believed me.

She was basically begging me to go buy us slurpees at the store again, her glassy-eyed jaw-hanging gaze practically gave it away.

Plus, she loved the purple straws I’d bring us back.

And even though I always finished hers first — on my pedal home, she still found the effort endearing.

You knew this. You saw my sainthood. You believed the best.

And for these things, and many others, Mom, I thank you.

No one else ever bled, blistered, or broke skin for me.

You alone, still stand a giant among midgets.
Cleanser Ingredients: Surfactants
By: Soleil R
Tags: Vegan, Covid 19, Cleaning, Nature, Korean Beauty

Cleansing is the first vital step in your skincare. Health skin begins with washing away things that have accumulated on our skin, so we tend to prioritize on how well impurities are removed. In addition, people also tend to be more concerned about the texture and how efficiently the cleanser removes make-up.

These are all good things, but we miss a critical detail — the ingredients.

Some ingredients are pretty bad for our skin and health. Knowing what’s included in your cleanser is vital to ensure we’re actually helping our skin. If you’re not already conscious of the ingredients you’re using on your skin, this lesson is for you.

Surfactants — the biggest factor

Surfactants are detergents that allow water to wash away the oil and dirt from your skin by decreasing the surface tension of water. There is a constant debate about the harmfulness of surfactants. Surfactants are divided into two types: synthetic surfactants and natural surfactants.

Synthetic Surfactants. According to the research, long-term use of synthetic surfactants causes skin irritation effect and results in some degree of damage. Sulfates totally harm the natural skin barrier and cause serious dryness. In effect, they’re way too effective to remove oil from your skin, leaving you with a lipid deficiency.

Natural surfactants are plant-derived and have a cleansing effect but do not irritate the skin. Remains on your skin and rapidly disappears, making side effects less likely to occur.
Governor of Texas finally wakes up, when will some others like Floridians for example??
By: Left Wisdom
Tags: Texas Politics, Covid 19, Politics, Health, Pandemic

Finally, after seven days when the cases of Covid-19 went from 131,917 on June 26 to 175,977 on July 2, Governor Abbott finally decided that it was time to act. For those, like me, who are math-challenged, that is an increase of 44,060 in just seven days. The evidence was convincing enough to get him to issue a mandate that all residents of any country with more than 20 cases were to start wearing masks in public starting Friday. That means that as of Friday, July 3rd, all people out in the public MUST wear masks or risk a fine of 250.00 with one warning per person.

He has stated that nobody will be sent to jail, which would be kind of counter to the effort, I would surmise since it would probably increase crowding. This state is of particular interest to me because it is our next-door neighbor and their citizenry is likely to fall over into our state and affect our numbers until they get it under control.

This is a major reversal for Republican Governor Abbott, but I would say, “About darn time” that people start looking at the medical issue rather than politicizing it for the economy and for the egomaniac in the White House. I don’t think the federal government under trump has any concern for the actual people suffering, just his re-election efforts.

Meanwhile, Florida’s numbers of new cases have grown faster than Texas with 46,146 new cases in the same seven day period. The only thing DeSantis seems to be able to come up with is a reminder to continue (as though the numbers indicate that they have been) to remember those are risk and to keep social distancing in a crowd. Thanks for absolutely nothing, DeSantis.
Care home deaths: What does geography tell us about the impact of Covid-19?
By: Nimra Shahid
Tags: Care Homes, Covid 19, Data Journalism, Deaths, Coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic inside England’s care homes has consistently seen lack of PPE and underlying health conditions centred as key issues.



What can the geography behind data on care home deaths tell us though?

How do care home deaths across England compare?

Choropleth map showing the number of care home deaths in England per 10,000 in the week ending 9th May 2020.

Care home deaths per 10,000 general population v per 10,000 over 65

East Suffolk had the highest number of care home deaths per 10,000.

Yet the local authority’s number of deaths paled in comparison to central parts of the UK, when they were accounted for the population over 65, according to ONS data.

Coastal areas including Cornwall were missing from the top 3% of areas in England for care home deaths per 10,000, despite having one of the highest raw number of deaths overall and one of the highest populations in the UK.

Yet London boroughs consistently ranked lowest for the number of deaths per 10,000 and additionally, over 65.

Tower Hamlets is notable for having the least care home deaths per 10,000 while upholding one of the highest deprivation rates, according to the English Indices of Deprivation 2019.

Choropleth map showing the number of care home deaths in England per 10,000 over 65 in the week ending 9th May 2020.

Deprivation and Inequality

Statistics on the number of deaths per 10,000 and over 65 specifically, highlighted that Middlesbrough scored highest out of all England local authorities.

The local authority appeared in the lowest 25th percentile of data ranking UK neighbourhoods’ income scales.

Animated bar chart showing 10 England areas with the highest care home deaths per 10,000 over 65 across England in the week ending 9th May 2020.

Half of all neighbourhoods classed as the ten most deprived in the 2019 English indices of deprivation, featured in the top 50th percentile of data showing the number of deaths per 10,000 and over 65.

Overall, ONS data showed Birmingham ranked highest for the number of deaths inside care homes and hospitals registered during the week of 9th May. Bradford, Leeds featured in the top 10 locations for care home deaths.



These local authorities were ranked in the five districts in England with the lowest income scale by the English Indices of Deprivation 2019.

Less densely populated local authorities including West Oxfordshire and Mid Sussex dominated the twenty locations with the highest number of deaths per 10,000 and additionally, over 65.

These two areas appeared alongside affluent neighbourhoods, including Surrey Heath and Cheltenham — a local authority with one of the fastest growing death rates across the country, overtaken by Watford in the week ending 9th May 2020.

The fastest growing death tolls V England

This line graph highlights how the three local authorities’ respective death tolls compared with the median, East Riding of Yorkshire and the three London boroughs with the lowest death tolls per 10,000 over 65 from 3rd January 2020–9th May 2020.
Iran’s Top General Expresses Concern over Kashmir Crisis
By: Maryam Khy
Tags: India, Iran, Kashmir, Muslim

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has expressed Iran’s concern and that of the Muslim countries over the recent events in Kashmir.

He expressed the concern in a telephone conversation with the Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday.

During the talks, General Baqeri said taking military approaches in this region will make the situation more complicated.

General Baqeri further discussed the latest security situation at the joint borders, military-security relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, regional developments and especially the situation in Kashmir.

Congratulating his Pakistani counterpart on Eid-al Adha, the Iranian top general highlighted the need to remain calm to manage the events in Kashmir.

“We hope that through political efforts, we will secure the real rights of the Muslim people of the region and avoid hurting the sentiments of the Muslim nations,” he added.

He also expressed regret over the current political and security situation in Afghanistan, saying that the current situation was caused by foreign intervention, especially by Western and trans-regional powers.

He said the current situation has caused more and more abuse by the terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

Therefore, he added, Afghanistan’s neighbours should, for their part, assist the Afghan government in bringing back peace and security to the region.

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff also expressed his gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its care for the Muslims saying that “we will try to make the joint borders of the two countries be the borders of peace and friendship for the people of the two countries, and we will do our best in this regard.”

Pakistan reacted with fury this week after India revoked the special status for the portion of Kashmir that it controls, calling the action illegal, a claim New Delhi denies.

“The parties are expected to refrain from any hasty decision on the fate of the (Kashmir) region, without regards to the people’s will,” General Baqeri was quoted by Fars as telling Pakistan’s army chief by telephone.

Seeking to tighten its grip on the region also claimed by neighbouring Pakistan, India this week scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s right to frame its own laws and allowed non-residents to buy property there.

Regional leaders have warned of a backlash in the area, where militants have been fighting Indian rule for nearly 30 years, leading to the deaths of more than 50,000 people.

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir and engaged in an aerial clash in February after a militant group based in Pakistan claimed responsibility for an attack on an Indian military convoy.

India has long accused Pakistan of funding and harbouring the groups. Islamabad denies this, saying it provides only diplomatic and moral support to non-violent separatists on the Indian side.

https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/irans-top-general-expresses-concern-over-kashmir-crisis/
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Tags: Resilience, Black Muslim, Muslim, Faith, Islam

To say that the last few months have been a lot is an understatement. Digesting all of this as a Black Muslimah means reliving experiences I have encountered in my day to day life. My escape from reality lies within the four walls of my bedroom but even then the urge to rise at dawn is damning. Every morning I read the daily paper aka my twitter timeline, and take my dose of negativity. A gravely grouding reminder that the world we reside in still does not hold space for people like me. While I am granted the gift of life every waking hour, I’m reminded that people live in scraps and I question and ponder. How have my ancestors lived on, facing colonizers that reaped their land and tyrants among them that were willing to spare them to be enslaved. how have they lived on, and still found the capacity to love and be loved, raise families and build for their own. How? I wake up greeted by prarie skies in a land that sees me as a foreigner.

Every morning this is what I am reminded of, no matter what you do or achieve you’re just another handout taking Black Muslimah. Yet I still prostrate to my Maker, praying for the protection of my kinfolk. While my escape is bordered by my bedroom on my twin bed, supplication is my only constant. It’s crazy that chaos breeds this need for faith intervention, but has become my only resort. The stillness of my body while I converse with my Creator has become the only place I feel no burden. Yet as I ponder, I realize that my urge to push through my day is the resilience placed in me by the Creator I seek refuge to…
FALSE: Ethiopian Muslims did not protest against the government during Eid prayers
Tags: Protest, Ethiopia, Muslim, Eid Al Fitr

FALSE: Ethiopian Muslims did not protest against the government during Eid prayers

A Facebook post with a video claiming to show Ethiopian Muslims protesting against the government on May 24 during prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr celebrations at Addis Ababa Stadium is FALSE.

The post claims that the protestors were chanting “We need an election now,” “Abiy is a thief”, “The election board is illegal”. The video shows protestors shouting “We don’t need lies” and holding up yellow cards to caution the government.

Ustaz Abubeker Ahmed, the chairman of the Ethiopian Muslims Arbitration Committee, also known as Dimstachin Yisema, confirmed to PesaCheck that no such event took place on May 24, 2020. He said that the Eid prayer and the last Friday prayers of Ramadan did not take place in the presence of large gatherings to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

The video shown was recorded on October 26, 2012, and shows demonstrations to protest the arrest of leaders of the Ethiopian Muslims Arbitration Committee, based on false allegations, according to Mr Abubeker.

Dimtsachin Yisema, which translates as ‘Let our voice be heard’ in Amharic, is a civil rights movement of Ethiopian Muslims advocating for freedom from interference by the government in religious affairs and institutions.

Mr Abubekr and other Muslim scholars were elected in December 2011 by the congregation to manage the leadership crisis in the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, also known as Mejlis, at the time.

The government arrested the leaders of the movement, including Mr Abubeker, charged and sentenced them under Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism laws.

The nationwide protests which followed the movement forced the ruling party to decide to release political prisons on December 29, 2018, during which all the leaders of the movement were freed.

Ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, the Ethiopian Islamic Supreme Council held a press conference and released a statement, announcing that there would be no mass prayers in public places and called on Muslims to celebrate the holiday by protecting themselves from the pandemic.

Following that announcement, a celebration was held at Grand Anwar Mosque in the presence of a limited number of religious leaders to allow for COVID-19 social distancing regulations. The prayers were broadcast live by a number of local media houses.

PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook claim that Ethiopian Muslims held anti-government protests on May 24 during prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr at Addis Ababa Stadium and finds it to be FALSE.
ReOpen NC spreads COVID + Anti-Muslim Hate
By: Zainab Baloch
Tags: Covid 19, Muslim, North Carolina, Reopennc

I am done letting the 3 Percenters control the narrative of our country and you should be too. Why?

~750 people showed up at ReOpen rallies on Monday. 10.5 million people in NC. That’s 0.00007% of the population.

2. There are 328 million people in the U.S. 3% of that is ~10 million. We are letting only 10 million people control what the world sees us as — hateful.

3. That means there are, also, ~318 million people whose narratives aren’t being heard.

The math is simple. We outnumber them, let’s start acting like it. Let’s create our own realities and show our state, country, and world that the majority of us are good human beings.

We want to do good and we want a better future for everyone. This incident was traumatic, but we just got a whole new plan forward. Subscribe to my new YouTube channel or follow me on Instagram to stay updated.

➡️ @notnaked.notafraid ⬅️

Here’s the backstory.

I made a mistake Monday by going to this rally alone and I want to encourage others to never make that mistake. I had no intention to engage and was planning on getting some social media footage and leaving. However, when I got there the speaker was telling the cult-like group about the dangers of Islam. It got to me, so I broke my silence. Y’all tell ME what my faith has absolutely anything to do with this group’s apparent goal of getting Governor Cooper to reopen NC to protect businesses and constitutional rights (didn’t we already open against the data?). Go ahead — I’ll wait.

This group is getting more dangerous each and every day.

One of their leaders told the WRAL on Friday that “violence would only be an option if society gets out of line from the group’s interpretation of the Constitution” and in a FB live said that he feels “called by God and by his understanding of the Constitution to prepare for a violent showdown.”

Let’s switch his words around.

“*Osama* said that he feels called by God and by his understanding of the *Quran* to prepare for a violent showdown.” — Any Muslim

⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ This language is the exact same Trump, the media, and White Supremacists use to defend their “War on Terrorism”. If a Muslim — hell, if any Person of Color, would have said that, the FBI would have swarmed their house and arrested them. Instead, these ReOpen leaders continued to casually spread hate in a parking lot while surrounded by the cops i.e. thousands of our tax dollars in police resources were spent protecting their hate. On the contrary, our Masjid spends almost $100,000 annually to have a Raleigh Police officer on site to protect our community from the hate we constantly receive. What kind of backwards society are we living in?

So, like I said — we just got a whole new plan forward, so follow me ➡️ @notnaked.notafraid

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EID Festival
By: Abdul Samad
Tags: People, Festivals, Eid Mubarak, Muslim, Love

May Allah flood your life with happiness on this occasion, your heart with love, your soul with spiritual, your mind with wisdom. H old to forgiveness, command what is right; but turn away from the ignorant.

But remember one thing here. Eid is not only about celebrating or gathering or chilling with friends. It is a festival in which we help poor people who can not even but food two times a day. It is a festival in which we meet poor people and help them. It is a festival of helping poor people so they can also take part in this festival because we must take care of them. We can help them by giving food, clothes, and money. We must treat them in the way humble because they are also part of our society, not come from another world. EID is the festival of love, caring, enhancement, affection, and helping. Many people spend this festival differently.

our people

Let me tell you how did I spend these days. Nothing important to tell you, but there is always something to tell. On the first day of this festival, as usual, I offered the EID prayer, But I did not sleep that night before, I know, it is my terrible habit. I did not sleep at night. But I am trying to make it better. This EID was not as special as EID always been. Because of the coronavirus, no, it’s not about coronavirus. As you have grown up over time, you started losing the worth of some things. As I was a child, I always think about the EID when this festival will come and receive money from my parents and buy the plastic fake gun. Because at that age, we are free to do whatever we want to do. We do not think before doing anything. I think there is a child in everyone who is lost now. Please let that child come outside. There is always something to improve something. So, where are we, after offering the prayer. I met some relatives and friends at the mosque who envy me EID by hugging. Then, as usual, I came home and jump on my bed. In the evening, I met some college friends. Someone said that if you have nothing, then do not worry, you have friends. We do some gossips and play video games. At night, we go to Multan Cantt. Our chief point at which we mostly go is Bala tea. When I reached home, my mom started yelling at me because my uncle reached home before me. As I already told you, it’s about the gathering of relatives.

The second day, mostly spent with friends and we stuck at traffic. But, it is always an interesting meeting with old friends after a long time.

Keeping supporting, I need your love. Abdul Samad.
MUSLIMS
By: Hari Sankarpriya
Tags: India, God, Muslim, Humanity, Religion

Muslims are an important web in the social fabric of India. While India is the original home of Hinduism which consti­tutes the system of beliefs and rituals for the great majority of our people, Indian ethos has liberally accommodated Islamic elements of religion, philosophy and culture which penetrated the sub-continent at different points of time in history. There is evidence to show that this give-and-take continued for centuries, and contributed to the dis­tinguishing traits of India’s composite culture.

The Muslims of India are integrated with other sections of the In­dian population Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christians at different levels of regional hierarchy. Responding to distinctly differ­ent environmental conditions, assimilating diverse ideas in the historical process of cultural intermingling and reaching disparate lev­els of socio-economic development, Muslims of India, like other communities, have developed their cultural traits under distinct re­gional molds. It is in the context of these regional facets that the basic parameters of their identity can be defined. Muslims believes that God is so loving that He recreated His attribute of love as an instinct in us. Hence true love is part of God’s love, and it is our duty to love one another truly, as indeed He loves us. Without Divine Love there can be no human love.
Anti-Muslim Bias in Canada
By: The Affair Magazine
Tags: Muslim Hate, Canada, Muslim

By Neve Walker, Edited by Myint Myat Theingi & Harvi Karatha, Layout by Nivi Chozhan, & Blogged by Taruni Manam

Although Canada is known for its inclusivity and neutrality, there are still hate crimes being committed against minorities, especially Muslims.

Recently, a driver intentionally ran over a family of 5 and killed a father, mother, grandmother, and daughter in Ontario on the basis of their religion, Islam. Because of this, a boy is now an orphan. This killing has caused an outcry for the government to take action regarding the hate crimes against Muslims. Mohamed Salih, a member of London’s City Council, has said, “Even after this, there are still people saying that Islamophobia doesn’t exist. The challenge and a reality we must face is that far too often in our city, there is Islamophobia. It’s something we’ve known for far too long.”

After lifting COVID-19 restrictions for a few hours, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, went to a memorial for the family, along with thousands of people. At the vigil, Trudeau said, “Islamophobia is real. Racism is real. We must stand together and say no to hatred.”

Nathaniel Veltman, the driver, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The London police have said they are consulting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the attorney general regarding potential terrorism charges. The police have said that these attacks were targeted toward Muslims and were a “planned, premeditated act”.

Canada has a reputation for tolerance and has even welcomed Syrian refugees. However, Canada continues to ignore the rising hate towards Muslims. The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service reported that “the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated xenophobic and anti-authority narratives, many of which may directly or indirectly impact national security considerations.” In 2019, the police reported 1,946 hate crimes in Canada:those made against Muslims rose 10% from 2018.

References:

Austen, I. (2021, June 9). As a Family Is Mourned, Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/world/canada/muslim-family-london.html.

J, L. (1999, February). Bramall v. RCMP, (1999) 164 F.T.R. 132 (TD). vLex. https://ca.vlex.com/vid/bramall-v-rcmp-681526109.

Justice for All , C. (2021, June). Mourning the London Muslim Family Massacre. Justice For All Canada. https://www.justiceforallcanada.org/london_ontario_family_terrorist_attack_massacre_2021_06_07.html.