February, 2023

• 9 February

  What happened in Turkiye is NOT the punishment of Allah – Mufti Menk

  

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• 9 February

  Residents struggle to flee quake-hit Turkish city of Gaziantep

  

  People who are stuck in the province take refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centres. Gaziantep, Turkey – After a series of earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey and Syria, many tried to flee the devastated city of Gaziantep, located about 33km (20 miles) from the epicentre. With the airport and many roads outside the city blocked, those who were unable to leave took …

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• 7 February

  Kashmir Solidarity Day Feb 5

  

  Kashmir Solidarity Day is a public holiday in Pakistan on February 5 each year. It focuses on showing Pakistan’s support and unity with the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir, their ongoing freedom struggle, and to pay homage to Kashmiri martyrs who lost their lives fighting for Kashmir’s freedom. Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day every year to express our unwavering political, moral …

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• 6 February

  Major earthquakes hit Turkey, Syria: Who is stepping up to help?

  

  People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey [Sertac Kayar/Reuters] Powerful earthquakes and aftershocks have caused widespread devastation in Turkey and Syria. Dozens of countries and organisations have offered to assist rescue efforts in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria after an earthquake disaster killed more than 1,800 people. Below is a list of the international mobilisation …

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• 6 February

  Major earthquake in Turkey, Syria kills more than 1,400 people

  

  The magnitude 7.8 tremor caused buildings to collapse and was felt as far as Lebanon and Cyprus. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring hundreds in both countries as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The earthquake hit near the Turkish city …

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• 3 February

  Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims

  

  Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser attends a press conference with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable OTTAWA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China’s Xinjiang …

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• 3 February

  Jewish National Fund: A century of land theft, belligerence and erasure by Joseph Massad

  

  Israeli authorities demolish what remains of the Khader family home in the Shuafat neighbourhood of East Jerusalem on 16 January 2023 (Reuters)   The organisation demanding financial compensation from a group representing its own victims has pursued the erasure of Palestinian geography and presence on the land for a century The Zionist movement’s major financial and colonial arm, the Jewish National …

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