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Editorial: Teachers NEP boycott:

A wake up call for the Ummah

Issue No. 612

Insecurity: Give priority to

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The Weekly Muslim News Update

Dont provoke Muslims local

media told

RENDITIONED KENYANS: From Left Habib Suleiman, Omar Awadh, Muhammad Hamid and Hussein Hassan Agade follow proceeding during a court appearance in a
Kampala court on Monday.

Trial of renditioned Kenyans for March 17

The trial of seven renditioned Kenyans
has been slated for March 17 in the
Ugandan capital Kampala. The seven are
among a group of eleven people accused
of being responsible for the July 2010
bombing in Kampala which claimed more
than 70 lives.
The date was set after the suspects lost
a court bid to block their trial in the High
Court until their intended appeal is heard
and determined by the Supreme Court.
Through their lawyers Peter Walubiri and
Caleb Alaka, the suspects had asked the
court to suspend the trial to allow an appeal challenging the Constitutional Court
decision that dismissed their request to
be freed on grounds of torture and human

rights violations by the State.

What I have is an order of the Constitutional Court directing me to try the accused
persons in the interest of justice. Unless
an order from a superior court has been issued, the hearing of this case will proceed,
said high court Judge Alphonse Owiny-Dollo who presided over the case on Tuesday.
He ruled that the trial of the suspects shall
proceed as per the Constitutional Court order in which five justices directed the High
Court to try the accused persons without
any more delays.
The Constitutional court in October last
year unanimously dismissed the petition
in which the suspects were seeking to halt
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The media in the country has being told

to respect Muslims sensibilities and avoid
publishing inflammatory and inciting content which is deliberately made to provoke anger in the community.
The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims
(SUPKEM) secretary general Adan Wachu took issue with some section of the
local media for republishing caricatures
by a French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which ridicule and demonize
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
In a letter to the Media Council of Kenya,
he condemned the publication of satirical drawings by two local newspapers
saying that they offended Muslims by
demeaning Islam and Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Attacks and
misrepresentation of Islam and Prophet
Muhammad, peace be upon him in any
negative form, design, style, imagination,
figmentation and misrepresentation is unIslamic, blasphemous and is out rightly
unacceptable, he said.
He called on the media regulator to take
stern action against publications which
demean Islam stating that the media
need to play a more visible role in uniting
Kenyans rather than fomenting divisions
among religious line.
In reaction to the killing of its journalist by
gunmen in Paris, the French Magazine
published what it said was caricature of
the Prophet, an action which ignited global Muslims anger.
Wachus comments were echoed by
Sheikh Ibrahim Lethome who castigated
the local press for republishing the offensive cartoons saying that this was
deliberately made to ridicule Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and offend
Muslims.
Addressing the faithful during Friday
prayers at Jamia Mosque, he said that
such action was in a bad faith that was
only meant to insult and provoke Muslims. Dont provoke us to do what you
want us to do, then portray us negatively
the way that you have always portrayed
us said Lethome.
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EDITORIAL

Rabi ul Thaany 02,1436/January 23, 2015

Teachers NEP boycott: A wake up call for the Ummah

The decision by teachers to reject calls
to go back to their workstations in North
Eastern region is crippling education service delivery programmes in the region.
While public schools reopened this week
for the new term after a period of two
weeks when teachers downed their tools
demanding better remuneration, for most
schools in the region, the strike appears
to be ongoing after hundreds of teachers
have maintained they will not travel back to
their workstations due to insecurity fears.
Even after assurances from the Interior
cabinet secretary Joseph Nkaissery and
Mandera Governor Ali Roba that there
should be no cause for alarm as security
has been beefed up in the affected areas,
the teachers remain adamant that they will
not risk their lives to work in the region.
Their decision was taken after grisly attacks claimed by the Somalia based Al
Shabbab militia left scores of people dead,
the majority being teachers and civil servants going back home for the December
holidays.
A vast number of teachers working in the
region have their origins from other parts
of the country and the same is true for
teachers in other Muslim dominated areas
such as the Coast region.
In addition, even in Muslim oriented
schools, non-Muslim teachers vastly outnumber Muslim teachers many of them
who specialize in teaching Islamic religious studies.
This state of affairs has arisen due to a
prevailing attitude by many Muslim students to shun the teaching profession.
There is a chronic shortage of Muslim
students enrolling for teaching courses
at colleges and universities and this has
even seen Muslim learners from primary to
university being taught Islamic studies by
non-Muslim teachers and lecturers.

Various mitigation measures to reduce on

this problem are yet to yield the desired
results. The virtual paralysis of education
in North Eastern particularly in Mandera
has more than even brought the crux of
this problem to the fore.
Like other citizens, Muslims need also to
play a role in this area and be in a position not to serve their communities but
even other Kenyans. The current situation
should not have been a major source of
concern which could paralyze the teaching in schools if the local communities had
produced a significant number of tutors.
It is also regrettable that teaches and other civil servants in North Eastern who hail
from other parts of the country face discrimination from some local residents on
the basis of their ethnic and religious background. It needs to be borne in mind Kenyans working in this marginalized region
are providing vital and essential services
to the local communities and they deserve
respect and acceptance.
As Allah stated in Surat Hujiraat, among
His wisdom of creating mankind into different tribes is for communities to be well acquainted with each other and not despise
one another and this noble Islamic ideals
should be instilled in our societies to promote a harmonious rather an acrimonious
society.
The decision by teachers to shun North
Eastern should serve as a wake up call for
stronger concerted efforts to ensure that
there is a growing number of Muslim qualified teachers around the country.
Lessons ought to be learnt from this current debacle and stakeholders in the education sector such as the Muslim Education Council should urgently explore more
viable strategies to support and encourage students to embrace the teaching profession.

Dont provoke Muslims local media urged

Continued from Page 1
Lethome who is also a member of Jamia
Mosque Committee called for restraint
and sobriety among Muslims saying that
despite the anger, they should not to succumb to emotive reactions.
He accused the West of employing double
standards for justifying that the publication
of the caricatures as a sacrosanct right to
freedom of speech pointing out that like all
other rights, freedom has limits and there
is no absolute freedom.
On his part, the Jamia mosque Imam
Sheikh Muhammad Swalihu criticized the
depictions stressing that Muslims should
change the misrepresentation by spreading the true teachings of Islam to demystify
the misconceptions being spread by the
media.
In his Friday sermon (khutbah), the Imam
told Muslims that the best way to defend
the Prophets honour is by following his
teachings which are inscribed in the Quran
and the Sunnah (the prophetic traditions).

Demonstrations and violence are not the

ways of the Prophet and the Quran. The
only way to defend his honour today is by
putting into practice the sublime teachings and commandments of Allah and His
Prophet peace be upon him, said Sheikh
Swalihu.
The leaders called for peace and calm
in the aftermath of a campaign to mock
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
While several international media outlets
such as CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Sky News
and New York Times refrained from broadcasting and publishing the offending cartoons, two local dailies- The Star owned
by Radio Africa Group and Business Daily,
a Nation Media Group publication-chose
to republish the caricatures. Following
complaints from the Muslim community,
the Star ran an apology affirming that it will
put into consideration Muslim sensibilities
in the future while the Nation Media Group
continues to give a mute response to Muslim concerns.

Renditioned Kenyans
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their trial on the basis that their transfer
from Uganda to Kenya was illegal and
they had been subjected to torture and
inhuman and degrading acts by security
agencies.
In the petition, they had called on the Director of Public Prosecutions not to use
their confession in the trial because the
statements were extracted from them under duress.
The Kenyan suspects include Idris Magondu, Hussein Hassan Agade, Omar
Awadh Omar, Muhammad Hamid Suleiman, Yahya Suleiman Mbuthia, Habib
Suleiman Njoroge and Muhammad Ali.
Ugandan nationals who are accused of
being party to the bombing are Isa Ahmed
Luyima, Hassan Huruna Luyima, Sulaiman
Hija Nyamandondo, Abubaker Batematyo
and Muzafar Luyima.
They face charges related to murder, attempted murder and being accessories
to terrorism in regard to the twin Kampala
bombings in 2010. Their arrest and rendition to Uganda drew a flurry of condemnation from the high court, the Muslim leadership and civil society organization who
accused the government of carrying out
the transfer without following the due regard of the law. Parliament later issued an
order to the government to facilitate their

Graft impediment to
terror war
Corruption in the security force has been
cited as a stumbling block in the fight
against terrorism and other forms of crime.
The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims
(SUPKEM) deputy secretary general Hassan Ole Naado stressed that for strides
to be made in the fight against insecurity,
corruption in the security sector and other
state offices must be addressed.
Speaking last week during an anti-terror
consultative forum in Nakuru, he urged
the government to place more concerted effort in the fight against corruption
to clamp down the rising insecurity and
build confident and trust among Kenyans.
''Corruption among security agencies has
emerged as one of the key issues during
our consultative forum and members of
the community are concerned about confidentiality,'' said Ole Naado.
He explained that due to endemic corruption among security agencies people are
concerned about confidentiality of information divulged to security personnel.
Ole Naado further also called for measures to foster mutual understanding and
build good relations among citizens and
the security agencies as means of boosting the war against insecurity.
The forum attracted
Muslim leaders
drawn from various organizations, peace
groups, civil society and community organizations to discuss measures to counter the growing threats of insecurity affecting the country.

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DA'WA

Rabi ul Thaany 02,1436/January 23, 2015

Insulting the Prophet The beginning of the end

Abu Haneefa
If I was sure I would be faithful to him, I
might hope to meet him, and if I were with
him, I would wash his feet. Heraclius,
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire [Sahih
Bukhari]
The Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi
wa sallam) stands alone as the most remarkable and influential figure in human
history. He was described by Michael Hart
in his The 100 A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History as supremely
successful in both the religious and secular realms. He was the ascetic who spent
his nights weeping to Allah and standing in
solemn prayer until his feet swelled; He was
the military commander who launched 19
battles, fighting in 8 with sword and shield
in hand, unifying the tribes of the Arabian
peninsula, shaking the foundations of the
Byzantine empire and demolishing the Persian empire. He was the diplomat who negotiated treaties with heads of state, never
breaching his word or compromising his integrity. He was the head of state who transformed the marauding Bedouin Arabs into a
sophisticated, well-organised and just society. He was the loving grandfather, devoted
to his children and grandchildren, remaining
in prostration for extended periods until his
grandchildren finished playing on his back.
He was the loving husband who described
his wife Aisha as the most beloved person
to him, treating her with the affection and
romance of a true gentleman, breathing his
last breath while resting in her arms. He was
the quintessence of human perfection and
refined character. He was the leader who
stands tall above all other leaders.
For Muslims, he is the Messenger of Allah.
The final Prophet sent to mankind to complete the legacy of Ibrahim, Musa and Isa.
He was known by his community prior to
Prophethood as as-Sdiq (The Truthful)
and al-Amn (The Trustworthy). And at the
age of 40 he was visited by the angel Jibril who revealed the very first verse of the
Quran, Read. In the Name of your Lord,
who created. This remarkable journey continued for another 23 years until the Prophet
SUNDAY
Muhammad (sall Allhu
alayhi LECTURE
wa sallam)
discharged the responsibility entrusted
upon him of conveying the final revelation.
Late in the 19th year of Prophethood, on his
return from signing the Treaty of Hudaibiyah
that guaranteed peace between the early
Muslims and the pagans of the Arabian
Peninsula, the Prophet Muhammad (sall
Allhu alayhi wa sallam) sent letters to the
kings beyond Arabia calling them to Islam.
In order to authenticate the credentials of
his envoys, a silver seal was made in which
were graven the words, Muhammad the
Messenger of Allh. [Shahih Bukhari]
The manner in which two of these letters
were received reveal much of the mindset
of their respective civilisations, but more
importantly, they provide an insight into the
final end of those who ridicule or insult the
Prophets of Allah. The first of these letters
was sent to Heraclius, King of the Byzantine

Empire, also known as the eastern Roman

Empire with its capital in Constantinople. It
simply read:
In the Name of Allh, the Most Beneficent,
the Most Merciful. From Muhammad, the
slave of Allh and His Messenger to Heraclius, King of the Romans. Blessed are those
who follow true guidance. I invite you to embrace Islam so that you may live in security.
If you come within the fold of Islam, Allh will
give you a double reward, but in case you
turn your back upon it, then the burden of
the sins of all your people shall fall on your
shoulders[Shahih Bukhari].
The response of Heraclius was completely
consistent with an empirical rational approach that was to become the forte of
progressive western societies. He investigated, questioned and then arrived at an
evidence-based conclusion free of bias.
He summoned Abu Sufyan, who was then
the chief of the pagan Arabs and an adversary of the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu
alayhi wa sallam), and placed behind him
his companions, instructing them to contradict Abu Sufyan if he spoke a lie. Heraclius
then proceeded to interrogate him regarding this man who claimed Prophethood. Abu
Sufyan answered as follows:
Muhammad descends from a noble family.
No one from his family has ever assumed
kingship. His followers are those deemed
weak with numbers ever growing. He neither tells lies nor betrays others, we fight
him and he fights us but with alternate victory. He bids people to worship Allh Alone
with no associate, and abandon our fathers
beliefs. He orders us to observe prayer,
honesty, abstinence and maintain strong
family ties.[Shahih Bukhari]
The response of Heraclius reveals a leader
who was endowed with some wisdom and
understanding and knew too well the lofty
status of the Prophets of Allaah. He neither
mocked the call of the Prophet Muhammad
(sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam), nor accepted
it blindly but verified his claim:
I fully realise that Prophets come from noble families; he does not affect any previous example of Prophethood. Since none
of his ancestors was a monarch, we cannot
then allege that he is a man trying to reclaim
his fathers monarchy. So long as he does
not tell lies to people, he is for the more
reason, immune to telling lies as regards
Allh. Concerning his followers being those
deemed weak with numbers ever growing,
it is something that goes in agreement with
questions of Faith until this latter assumes
its full dimensions amongst all places and all
peoples. I have understood that no instance
of apostasy has as yet appeared among
his followers and this points to the bliss of
faith that finds its abode in the human heart.
Betrayal, as I see, is alien to him because
real Prophets hold betrayal in abhorrence.
Bidding worship of Allh with no associates,
observance of prayer, honesty and abstinence and prohibition of paganism are traits

bound to subject to him all my possessions.

I have already known that a Prophet must
arise but it has never occurred to me that
he will be an Arab from among you. If I was
sure I would be faithful to him, I might hope
to meet him, and if I were with him, I would
wash his feet.[5]
Despite the fact that the Byzantine Empire
remained at war with the Muslims, their armies frequently meeting on the battlefield,
the respect and honour afforded to the
Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa
sallam) by Heraclius set a precedent that
was to be observed by future generations
of Byzantine monarchs. The 12th century
Muslim historian, al-Suhayli, reports that
Heraclius ordered the letter of the Prophet
Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam)
be preserved in a golden tube. It was venerated by successive generations of monarchs until it reached the monarchs that
conquered Toledo in central Spain. Abdul
Malik ibn Sad, a commander of the Muslim armies in Spain narrates that a Christian
king brought forth the letter from a golden
tube and identified it as the letter of the
Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa
sallam). Abdul Malik wept and asked permission to kiss the letter but permission was
not granted.
Being a people of Christian faith, endowed
with knowledge of the Gospels they fully
recognised the Prophethood of Muhammad
(sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam). More importantly they understood that venerating the
signs of this Prophet such as his letter, was
a sure means of preserving their kingdom.
The second of these letters was sent to
Chosroes, Emperor of the Persian Empire.
It stated simply:
In the Name of Allh, the Most Beneficent,
the Most Merciful. From Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allh to Chosroes, King of
Persia. Peace be upon one who follows true
guidance, believes in Allh and His Messenger and testifies that there is no god but
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vite you to accept the religion of Allh. I am the Messenger of Allh
sent to all people in order that I may infuse fear of Allh in every
living person, and that the charge may be proved against those who
reject the Truth. Accept Islam as your religion so that you may live
in security, otherwise, you will be responsible for all the sins of the
Magians.[Fath al Bari]
The reaction of the Persian emperor reveals ignorance of Prophethood, and a level of arrogance that would prove to be their own
downfall. The proud monarch was enraged by the style of the letter
as the name of the Prophet had been put above his own name. He
tore the letter into shreds and forthwith dictated a command to his
viceroy in Yemen to send troopers to arrest the Prophet and bring
him to his presence. The Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa
sallam) upon hearing of how his divine call was received invoked
Allah against him, May Allh tear up his kingdom. As soon as the
troopers reached the city of Madinah, the Prophet was informed
by Divine Revelation that the emperor of Persia had been murdered by his own son. The Prophet disclosed to them My Lord has
killed your lord. The news stunned the troopers, and the Prophet
instructed them to tell their new monarch that Islam would prevail
everywhere and outstrip the sovereignty of Chosroes himself.
Where is the Persian Empire today? Consigned to the annals of
history, no trace remains of their kingdom and their proud rulers
have left no legacy. Poignantly, the divine retribution for insulting
the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam) by tearing
up his letter was to have their ancient and proud kingdom torn to
shreds.
So what of those today who insult the Prophet Muhammad (sall
Allhu alayhi wa sallam) through ridicule, smutty cartoons and
low budget films? The divine precedent remains exactly the same.
Muslims believe that Allah has sent His Prophets and given people
the choice to believe or disbelieve, promising each their due recompense. He has however given no license to insult, ridicule or mock
his Prophets. The message of the Prophets of belief in one Allah
and that He alone deserves worship must remain in its pristine condition, accessible for all people at all times. It must not be permitted
to be disfigured by venal individuals who seek to gain profit through
peddling vile obscenities, courting controversy and offending the
sensibilities of countless millions.
So where you find a culture or civilisation attacking the persona
of the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam), it is a
sure sign of the beginning of their end. A sure sign that they have
become so intoxicated with the perception of their own power that
they no longer see truth from falsehood, morality from obscenity, or
that which benefits them from that which destroys them. Where you
find a civilisation that respects and honours the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allhu alayhi wa sallam), even if they do not profess faith
in his religion, then that is a sure sign of a nation endowed with
some wisdom and knowledge, and of a civilisation that has taken
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Rabi ul Thaany 02,1436/January 23, 2015

Islamophobia and the duty of dawah

Salwa Rashad

A girl like you should take off this burqa and start getting an education, a middle-aged white woman told a 17-year-old Muslim girl
at the dressing room of a respected health club.
The Muslim girl was shocked by these hostile comments but
chose not to reply. Later, she reported the harassment incident
to the clubs manager. The manager apologized and assured her
that this behavior is against their policy, and if it was repeated, he
would take an action against the aggressor.
Ironically, this Muslim girl is a national merit scholar who started
her college education at one of the well-known universities at age
16.
In the middle of a friendly conversation, a receptionist at a medical
clinic told a young Muslim mother who came to see a doctor for
her baby, You dont know how to drive. In both cases, stereotypes and presumptions were absolutely wrong.
Cashiers at department or grocery stores often assume that Muslim women who wear scarves (in accordance with the Islamic
dress code) do not speak English.
One Muslim girl put it this way: Do I need to wear a shirt with labels saying I speak English, I know how to drive, I have an education so that the general public dont think otherwise just because I
am devoted to my religion and covering my hair?
Anti-Muslim hate: Why Dawah is our top priority
Since September 11, 2001, the damage of planned media campaigns against Islam and Muslims has been increasing exponentially with time. Hateful, negative rhetoric regarding Muslims is
on the increase both in tone and frequency. It has almost become
socially acceptable to engage in bigoted and racist speech about
Muslims.
More frightening is the reality that the hateful thoughts and speech
can turn into hateful, even violent action, which can ruin an innocent persons life, Karen J. Dabdoub, the director of the Cincinnati office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR),
Ohio, USA, wrote in the Enquirer.
Islamophobes are aggressively organizing propaganda that portrays Islam as a foreign religion that came with the backward,
violent Arabs, who oppress women and deny them their rights
of education, driving, working, or even leaving their homes. This
completely distorted image is ingrained in the minds of the majority of the American public as a result of organized efforts by
bigoted figures.
Daniel Pipes, a critic of Islamism, has proposed the creation of
a new Anti-Islamist Institute (AII), designed to expose legal political activities of Islamists, according to Jim Lobe of the Inter
Press Service News Agency (IPS).
The draft of a grant proposal by Pipess Middle East Forum (MEF),
obtained by IPS, reads, In the long term the legal activities of
Islamists pose as much or even a greater set of challenges than
the illegal ones. Pipes is also working with Stephen Schwartz
on a new Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) whose aims are to
promote moderate Islam in the U.S. and globally' and to oppose
the influence of extremists, Lobe writes.
The extremists, according to the CIP proposal, are mainly represented by an array of organizations consisting of CAIR, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the North American Islamic
Trust (NAIT), the Muslim Students Association of the U.S. and
Canada (MSA), the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), as well
as secular groups, including the Arab-American Institute (AAI)
and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), he
adds.
Muslim civil rights organizations, such as CAIR, are working day
and night to counteract the effects of such campaigns. But they
are limited in number and resources compared to Islamophobes.
The American people are victims of the biased and racist media
propaganda. Ordinary American citizens do not have the time or
motivation to filter the information fed to them through media outlets.

Leaving this destructive tide unchallenged could lead to serious

consequences: For instance, some Muslims especially the
young will be forced or tempted to deviate from the authentic
teachings of Islam in order to be called liberal or progressive. On
the other hand, those who have strong beliefs will be persecuted
for false allegations; they will be labeled extremists, isolated, and
discriminated against.
We must unite for the sake of Da`wah
To preserve genuine Islam in the West, every sincere Muslim has
an obligation to educate as many people as they can about Islamic beliefs and values.
Islam is a complete way of life. We must adjust our lifestyle to our
religion not the other way round. That is, we cannot twist the
laws of Allah and His message to fit our convenience or to please
a person or group.
To accomplish this noble mission, Muslims need to coordinate
and unite their efforts to withstand the plots that aim at distorting
Islamic teachings under slogans like Reforming Islam or Promoting Liberal Islam. We need to focus our energy in passing the
genuine message of Allah to humanity.
In order to do this, we must begin to unite. The Muslim community
in the West is so diverse that Muslims end up getting segregated
in clusters. Not only is this disunity totally against the spirit of Islam, it also makes Muslims much less effective in pursuing their
goals or acting as a powerful minority that can positively influence
the societies they live in.
Muslims in the West need to put aside cultural differences developed from their ethnicity or original country and consider their
Islamic identity as the only source for a unified Islamic culture.
Muslims from every background should review all their customs
and traditions, give up what is national but not Islamic, and preserve only what is compatible with the Quran and Sunnah. Every
Muslim must make learning the Arabic language a high priority.
In their golden days, Muslims used the language of the Quran to
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OPINION

Rabi ul Thaany 02,1436/January 23, 2015

Freedom of speech is a French myth

Firoz Osman
Years of taunts, insults and humiliating
caricatures of the revered Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and immigrants,
by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
has resulted in what the French authorities
have long warned against, an explosion of
violence leading to the tragic deaths and
injuries of more than 20 people.
President Franois Hollande described the
carnage as an assault on secular French
values, democracy, freedom of speech and
expression; he condemned "Islamic terrorists" for such heinous crimes.
The bloodbath in Paris, though, had nothing to do with freedom of speech nor, indeed, Islam.
The deliberate provocation of six million
Muslims in France and their 1.8 billion coreligionists worldwide through constant
racial vulgarity and indignity directed at
the Prophet and Islam under the guise of
freedom of speech is reckless and reprehensible. Do French "values" and democracy really confer the freedom to denigrate
someone who is cherished so deeply by
fellow human beings?
It is now being promoted that the French
media is free to publish anything as a fundamental right without restrictions of any
kind; this is a myth. For example, French
law does not permit the publication of material that promotes the use of drugs; hatred based on race or gender; insults about
the national flag and anthem; or questions
about the Nazi Holocaust. Dieudonn
M'Bala, a French comedian and satirist,
was convicted and fined in a French court
for describing Holocaust remembrance as
"memorial pornography".
In fact, in 2008, one of Charlie Hebdo's famous cartoonists, Sin, wrote a short note
citing a news item that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean was going to convert to Judaism to marry the heiress of a prosperous appliance chain. Sin
added the comment, "He'll go far, this lad."
For that, Sin was sacked on the grounds
of his "anti-Semitism".
When Sarkozy was the Interior Minister he
ordered the sacking of the director of Paris
Match because he had published photos of
his wife Ccilia Sarkozy with another man
in New York. He even had rapper "Joestarr's" song censored because it criticised
the politician.
A French court banned Closer magazine
from re-publishing or distributing photographs in France of Britain's Duchess of
Cambridge sunbathing topless. Despite
this, Muslim women have been ostracised
and forbidden to wear the headscarves in
educational institutions and are ridiculed,
arrested and fined for wearing the face veil
in public.
The "Quenelle" hand sign has been described as anti-establishment and antiZionist by French youth and famous footballer Nicolas Anelka. It has stoked serious
controversy in France since first being used
by anti-establishment comedian M'Bala in
2005. He has been barred from many theatres and convicted a number of times for
exercising his "freedom of speech" and using the Quenelle.

Protests by Muslims about blasphemous

films and cartoons have been banned by
the French authorities; France was the first
country in the world to ban demonstrations
in support of the Palestinians massacred in
Gaza. This has led to the further marginalisation of France's Muslim and African minorities in the political and social life of the
nation and increasing anti-Muslim bigotry
and hate-crimes.
Many have seen through the hypocrisy of a
nation outraged at the murder of 12 people
at Charlie Hebdo's office, and yet is complicit with Israel in the murder of 17 journalists and 2,300 men, women and children in
Gaza last year.
France's support for the "war on terror", the
invasion and occupation of Afghanistan,
Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and its pivotal role
in Libya and Mali, resulting in the deaths of
hundreds of thousands of innocent people,
adds to the grievance and disaffection of
French Muslims. The humiliation, suffering
and injustices felt for their co-religionists
makes for a common cause.
There is undoubtedly political motivation
underlying the vile, racist and vulgar cartoons lampooning Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) which is fuelling the
climate of Islamophobia. Claims by defenders of Charlie Hebdo that other religious
icons have been vilified disregard the fact
that the targeting of Muslims has been
more systematic and consistent. Instead
of maligning the rich and powerful in society, the magazine's cartoonists satirise the
weak and marginalised, adding fuel to an
already volatile fire.
When Muslims are mocked and insulted,

and their Prophet, whom they love more

than themselves, is dishonoured in an appalling way under the guise of "freedom of
speech", it has to be a factor in the explosion of violent fury in Paris. Freedom of
speech does not mean the freedom to defame or malign a Prophet except, it seems,
in Europe.
There has been a near-universal condemnation by Muslim leaders of the attack on
Charlie Hebdo. Muslims have been urged
to follow the Prophet's example of never
retaliating against those who insulted him
personally. Islam emphasizes that the
rights of each individual are limited by the
rights of others and society at large. These
rights do not merely include freedom of
speech, but equally the basic right to dignity, privacy and respect, and the right not
to be subjected to degrading or inhuman
treatment. Perhaps the French and their
European and Western counterparts (including those in the supposedly Muslim
world) need to imbibe Islamic values of
tolerance, respect and honour if the obvious application of double standards is to be
avoided in future.

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Venue: Masjid Salaam Mugoya

South C next to MOW
Date: Sunday 25th Jan. 2015
Time: From 10.00 am
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neighbours, school mates, workmates
and friends for this Islamic awareness programme.
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NATIONAL

Rabi ul Thaany 02,1436/January 23, 2015

No justification for abuse of Islam- Saudi Arabia TSC directs teachers to

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denounced
the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine
for publishing blasphemous material about
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The Kingdom condemns the magazine
for mocking Islam and the personality of
Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of guidance and compassion, a Foreign Ministry official said, adding there is no justification for this deliberate abuse of Islam,
hurting the feelings of 1.5 billion Muslims
around the world.
The Kingdom emphasized that freedom
of expression does not approve insulting
religious faith. We call upon everybody to
keep away from creating hatred against

Insecurity: Give more

priority to Muslim
leaders
Imams and Muslim preachers deserve to
be given priority to protect them against the
rising incidences of attacks.
Reacting to calls to arm religious leaders to
ensure their safety, the national chairman
of the Council of Imams and Preachers of
Kenya (CIPK) Sheikh Abdallah Ateka said
Muslims have been the main victims of
the unprecedented attacks and called on
the government to investigate and bring to
book those responsible for the killings.
He said scores of Imams and preachers
have lost their lives under mysterious circumstances leaving behind a cloud of fear
in the community.
''We are the main victims because many
of our Muslim preachers have been killed
under mysteriously circumstances. If the
church leaders agitation for arms is based
on the number of their killed colleagues
then Muslim leaders deserve to be given
priority,'' Ateka said.
The chairman questioned the rationale behind arming religious leaders saying that it
is not a practical solution to end the attacks
and appealed to the government to beef
up security in mosques and churches and
seek out gangs who are targeting religious
leaders.
He emphasized that both political and religious leaders should be at forefront in initiating dialogues to promote mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence among
people of different faiths.
Sheikh Atekas call came in the wake of a
killing of a Mombasa church official as he
was on his way to attend services at the
Maximum Revival Church in Mvita. The
killing drew calls from some religious leaders who called on the government to arm
church officials as a means of their protection.
The Mombasa Catholic church archdiocese vicar general Willybard Lagho and
Congress of Pentecostal and Ministries
churches chairman Bishop Tee Nalo came
out strongly to oppose the calls stressing
that dialogue should be the focal point to
nurture peaceful coexistence among Kenyans irrespective of their religious affiliations.

Islam and Muslims, the official said, while

reiterating Riyadhs condemnation of the
terrorist attack on the magazines headquarters.
Meanwhile, a leading Islamic organization
has called on the United Nations to make
contempt of religions illegal and urged
the West to protect Muslim communities
following the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
The Qatar-based International Union of
Muslim Scholars, headed by Yusuf AlQardawi, appealed to Muslims to continue
peaceful protests against images of the
Prophet Muhammad but not to resort to
any violence.
The union has condemned the publication
of offensive material by the magazine.
It said that the new drawing would give
credibility to the idea that the West is
against Islam and warned the image
would incite further hatred.
Earlier, Pope Francis criticized the French
publication while affirming that there are
limits to freedom of speech, especially
when it insults or ridicules someone's faith.
By way of example, he referred to Alberto
Gasparri, who organizes papal trips and
was standing by his side aboard the papal
plane.
"If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a
curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch," Francis said half-jokingly,
throwing a mock punch his way. "It's normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make
fun of the faith of others," he said.
"There are so many people who speak
badly about religions or other religions,
who make fun of them, who make a game
out of the religions of others," he said.
"They are provocateurs. And what happens to them is what would happen to Dr.
Gasparri if he says a curse word against
my mother. There is a limit," the Pope further said.

resume work in NEP

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC)

has rejected a plea by teachers working
in North Eastern Kenya to be transferred
from the region on security grounds.
Last week about 1000 teachers stationed
in the counties of Mandera, Wajir and
Garissa demonstrated outside the TSC offices in Nairobi and demanded to be transferred to other safer counties urging that
they no longer feel safe in the region.
The commission secretary general Gabriel Lengoiboni however, maintained that
there was no cause for alarm as the workrelated and social issues raised by the
teachers are being comprehensively addressed by the county governments and
area leaders.
He noted that the government has beefed
up security in the region and all public
transport vehicles to the three counties will
be given armed security escort.
The teachers employer further said that
security personnel will be posted around
learning institutions and other public facilities.
In view of the foregoing, all the affected
teachers are required to travel to their
work stations from Monday 19th January
2015 and start performing their teaching
duties by 26th January 2015 without fail,
said Lengoibon.
The Kenya National Union of Teacher
(KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion however, said that TSC cannot order
the teachers to return to the region without
consulting the teachers union.
Sossion noted that security of the teachers must be guaranteed before they travel
back to their work stations. TSC cannot
direct teachers to report to such area unless they meet with us.TSC must agree
first to a policy meeting. We raised five security concerns but TSC has not responded up to now said Sossion.

Women encouraged to embrace change

Women in Western region have been
urged to embrace change in order to confront social -economic challenges facing
them due to inaccessibility to information
and education.
At the same time, the Muslim women leadership has been called upon to address
challenges being experienced by women
groups at the organizational level by setting up leadership training and development programmes to enhance on effective
leadership and management for the success of the groups.
The call was made by the Kakamega Jamia Mosque and Islamic centre women
leader, Amida Indimuli during the launch
of Muslim Women Welfare Community Organization (MWWCO).
Addressing participants, Amida noted
that the establishment of training projects to empower women with leadership
and management skills will realize their
dreams of participation in politics, governance and other socio-economic development activities.

She further emphasized on the importance of women participation in incomegenerating and micro-enterprise activities
to improve and made a call to financial
institutions to support Muslim women access shariah compliant loans to enable
them venture into businesses and other
investments.
On her part, Hawa Omar Malenya,a
committee member at Kakamega Jamia
Mosque and Islamic centre advised women to ensure their daughters acquire both
secular and religious education to enable
them have a holistic life and cautioned
them against engaging their daughters in
early marriages instead support the young
girls complete their education and careers.
''Let us employ all available resources
including bursaries and CDF in ensuring
that our children get educated. Education
is the sole inheritance of the parent to their
children unlike before,'' said Hawa.
Muslim Women Welfare Community Organization (MWWCO brought together
eleven women groups.

Helping the disabled

People who are physically challenged are sometimes wrongly
regarded by some as not being able to contribute to society in
any meaningful way because of their disability, but there are many
whose strength of character and will to overcome all odds, have
done more than just prove they can equal the efforts of our best
not physically challenged community members.
Many have achieved more, much more. It appears that as long as
the person has the passion and spark for life, the achievements
of that person can become unbelievably outstanding as many of
the inspirational stories we are told daily, attest to. Besides being
inspirational to other physically challenged people they are equally
inspirational to those of us who feel we are unable to make a difference and give up trying when the obstacles we face are minuscule compared to what these people have had to overcome.
Physically challenged people have lots of devices and tools available to them that can help lessen the impact of their limitations.
Having a physical disability no longer means sitting on the sidelines.
Ummah Foundation for the past years has been striving within its
limited resources to make sure we empower our disabled brothers and sisters to be mobile and flexible enough to go out to find
a living. More than1200 wheelchairs and other paraplegics have
been distributed so far to the affected groups and individuals. After
some research we have come to notice that the Muslim community has the tendency of hiding their kids and old for fear of stigma
that surrounds disability. Even the National Council of people with
Disabilities (NCPWD) could not give us proper statistical figures
due to the fact that many have not been registered and therefore
cannot be able to access the essential help and support that the

National body is mandated with in aiding the disabled. We should

also reiterate the fact that all people living with disabilities are
entitled to certain privileges, stipulated in Kenyan law, that most
Muslims are ignorant of and hence are left out. Ummah Foundation is in the process of conducting sensitization and awareness programs that are geared towards educating our Brothers
and sisters about these issues. We would like to note that the
NCPWD provides a lot of assistance to the physically challenged
and disabled people to overcome some challenges that they face
daily. We urge our Muslim families that have within them people
with disabilities to have them registered with NCPWD so that the
government assistance and funding can include them as well.
We also need to understand that disability is not inability and what
an able person can do, a person with some disability challenges
can do if he/she is properly empowered. We appeal to well wishers and donors to come out in full force and let us help our brothers and sisters who go around the streets seeking for our mercy.
You can donate a wheelchair, crutches and other mobility aids to
our offices and we will take the responsibility and burden to make
sure they are delivered to the deserving and needy beneficiaries.
Contact us:
Ummah Foundation
Village Plaza, 2ND Floor, Ngara Rd
P.O. Box 58717-00200, Nairobi
Tel: +254(20) 20680610/13, Mob: 0734845277
Email: info@ummahfoundation.net
Web: www.ummahfoundation.net

ANSAARU SUNNA TRUST

(GROUP OF SCHOOLS)

AL-ANSAARU

KAMUKUNJI - NAIROBI - KENYA

AL-ANSAARU

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