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With the Name of Allah, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer Muslim News Center Digest for: Monday, 15 Rabi Thani 1421 / 17 July 2000 To read the entire stories and to read future stories daily as they are posted, point your web browser to: http://www.oneummah.net/news/ --------------------------------- No one has the right concede on Muslims rights in Jerusalem --------------------------------- The Palestinian Information Center Posted Sunday July 16, 2000 - 09:43:55 PM EDT Washington DC - Several American Muslim leaders in the United States representing major Muslim American organization have warned against giving concessions on Jerusalem, saying no one has the right to negotiate Muslim rights in the holy city. --------------------------------- Court acquits Hawamdeh of apostasy charges --------------------------------- Jordan Times (Amman) Posted Friday July 14, 2000 - 10:08:10 AM EDT Amman - Journalist and poet Mousa Hawamdeh was acquitted on Thursday, a day after he refused to "apologise" for a poem that angered conservatives who accused him of apostasy and defaming the prophets. --------------------------------- CAIR-NET: AOL Settles With Muslim Shopper Following Community Pressure --------------------------------- Posted Monday, July 17, 2000 by oneummah: (WASHINGTON, DC -7/17/2000) - Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah), America Online (AOL) and its business partner Cendant Corporation have reached a settlement with a Muslim shopper in Chicago, Ill., who received a racist slur on a catalog from a Cendant-owned company that does business through AOL. "Sand nigger" was printed under the obviously-Muslim name of the catalog recipient. ((link:http://www.cair-net.org/images/special/sand.jpg)http://www.cair-net.org/images/special/sand.jpg) --------------------------------- Israeli official: Iran wants to become regional superpower --------------------------------- Posted Monday, July 17, 2000 by oneummah: Khaled Amayreh Occupied Jerusalem July 16/00 - Israel, the only nuclear power in the Middle East, has vilified Iran for its apparently successful test-firing of an intermediate ground-to-ground ballistic missile, known as Shehab-3, accusing the Islamic republic of "seeking to become a regional superpower." --------------------------------- Chechen leader vows to widen conflict --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, July 15, 2000 by oneummah: BAKU, July 14: Chechen field commander Shamil Basayev pledged in comments broadcast on Friday to extend the guerilla war beyond the region and said his men were not daunted by Russia's numerical might. --------------------------------- IAP-Net: Islamic Leaders Say No One Has The Right to Negotiate Away Muslim Rights in Jerusalem --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2000 by oneummah: The following joint statement was issued today by several major Muslim groups* regarding the up-coming Camp David Summit: Washington, DC (July 10, 2000)- Representatives of major American Muslim organizations said today that the sanctity of Jerusalem and its Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, is not open to negotiation at the upcoming Camp David summit. No individual or group has the right to sign away Islamic rights in that city. Any agreement that diminishes Muslim rights in Jerusalem or prevents refugees from returning to their homes in Palestine would not only be unworkable but also null and void from an Islamic perspective. --------------------------------- Osama's movement restricted --------------------------------- Posted Monday, July 10, 2000 by oneummah: DUBAI, July 9: The Taliban's supreme leader said on Sunday the militia was monitoring and restricting the movements of Osama bin Laden and denied the Saudi-born guerilla had training camps in Afghanistan. --------------------------------- A generation of Iraq's children growing up embittered --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by oneummah: By Mathew McAllester BASRA, Iraq: School is over for Mohammed Al Ramahi _ for good. From now on, he's going to be selling vegetables in the market. "There's no use going to school," said Mohammed, 13, who has recently completed what his father has decided will be the boy's last year of formal education. "Life is so hard and I have to help my father. I don't feel so happy about it but I must help." --------------------------------- Philippines dismantles MILF bases --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 6, 2000 by oneummah: By David Lamb HANOI, Vietnam: The Philippine army carried its biggest offensive against Muslim separatists in years to the perimeter of the rebels' last stronghold on Wednesday, pounding the camp with aerial bombardments and mortars. --------------------------------- Senegal/Islamic societies --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2000 by oneummah: Dakar, Rabie Akhar 3/July 5 (IINA) - According to the latest statistics, there are 900 Islamic societies in Senegal, with a total membership of 3.5 million, that is, 45 percent of the population, with most of these societies focusing on Islamic education. --------------------------------- Iranian Jews Pledge Loyalty To Iran And Accuse Israel of Launching --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, July 4, 2000 by oneummah: IAP July 4/00 - Reuters reported today that Iran's largest Jewish Association has pledged their full loyalty to Iran and have vowed that they will never leave Iranian soil, which they consider to be their homeland. _____________________________ The Muslim News Center http://www.oneummah.net/news/ A Member of One Ummah Network (Please See Web Site for Disclaimer) _____________________________
