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With the Name of Allah, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer Muslim News Center Digest for: Thursday, 17th of Jumaada Awwal 1421 / 17 August 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/ --------------------------------- Arab states' stand on Al Quds irks US --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, August 17, 2000 by oneummah: CAIRO: Preparations are afoot for a second Israeli- Palestinian summit, which the Clinton administration hopes will finally produce a permanent agreement before Yasser Arafat's planned declaration of an independent Palestinian state on Sept. 13. The president has dispatched Edward Walker, the US assistant secretary of state for Near East Asian affairs, to the region to try to drum up support within the Arab world. The administration was miffed that its strongest allies in the region - Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan - did not pressure Arafat to compromise during the final stages of the failed Camp David summit meetings, specifically in favour of US and Israeli proposals on the status of Al Quds. --------------------------------- International Con Artists Target Canadian Muslims --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday August 15, 2000 - 01:59:03 PM EDT Waterloo - Arabic-speaking financial con artists who have exploited Muslims in Canada and the U.S. recently, attempted to victimize a Canadian Islamic Congress executive late last week. --------------------------------- Nation of Islam Leader Raises the Loyalty Issue --------------------------------- Posted Monday, August 14, 2000 by oneummah: Louis Farrakhan's comments about the vice presidential candidate's faith concern Jewish leaders. Some Muslims hail the question. The Los Angeles Times "Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday questioned the national loyalty of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph I. Lieberman, asking if his Jewish religion would make him more faithful to Israel or the United States. --------------------------------- Iranian delegation visits Pakistan --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, August 13, 2000 by oneummah: Karachi, Jumad Awwal 13/Aug 13 (IINA) - An Iranian trade delegation visited the headquarters of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on August 8, to discuss ways and means of expanding economic, commercial, and investment cooperation between the business communities of Iran and the OIC countries in general, and Pakistan in particular. The delegation was sponsored by the Zahedan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines (ZCCIM), and was accompanied by Iran’s Consul, A H Zakerabbasli. The leader of the delegation was Muhammad Reza Ehsanfar. --------------------------------- Egypt warns against concessions on Al Quds --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, August 13, 2000 by oneummah: CAIRO, Aug 12: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview published on Saturday that any Palestinian concessions to Israel over Al Quds would lead to violence. --------------------------------- Announcement from Chechen Mujahideen --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, August 12, 2000 by oneummah: Thursday 10 August 2000 Announcement to all Muslims From the Mujahideen Command Shamil Basayev, Chief of the Mujahideen Command Counsel, announced that the current condition of the Russian troops is desperate. Their spirits are simply shattered due to the constant terror and horror they live in... As for the Mujahideen, we are, praise be to Allah, in peace, tranquility, and high spirits. There is not even an ounce of us giving up inshaa-Allah... --------------------------------- Egypt/Care for orphans --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, August 10, 2000 by oneummah: Cairo, Jumad Awwal 9/Aug 9 (IINA) - Dr. Amina Al-Jundi, Egypt’s Minister of Social Security and Social Affairs, has approved the setting up of a Charity House for the care of orphans in Cairo, and to support them materially. --------------------------------- Lebanese troops deploy in south after 22 years --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, August 10, 2000 by oneummah: BINT JBAIL, Aug 9: One thousand Lebanese soldiers and police on Wednesday completed the biggest security deployment to south Lebanon since Israel ended its 22-year-old occupation in May. Lebanon is under international and local pressure to wrest control of the south from the Hezbollah, who drove out the Israeli army. Israel quit south Lebanon on May 24. --------------------------------- Nigeria/Shari’a implementation in Katsina --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, August 8, 2000 by oneummah: Lagos, Jumad Awwal 8/Aug 8 (IINA) - The Katsina region of Nigeria has also jumped on the bandwagon of implementing the Islamic Shari’a, and the spokesman of the region, Musa Muhammad Kankara, said that so far six Shari’a Courts have already been set up in the region, and more would be set up in the near future. --------------------------------- Mullah Omar renews call for peace --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, August 8, 2000 by oneummah: PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has appealed to the people of northern provinces to unite with the Taliban for ending the war and for making the country prosperous, says Afghan Islamic Press. _____________________________ The Muslim News Center http://www.oneummah.net/news/ A Member of One Ummah Network _____________________________