July, 2021

• 19 July

  The last sermon of Prophet Muhammad

  

  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration from Makkah to Madinah) in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat. His words were quite clear and concise and were directed to the entire humanity. After praising, and thanking Allah …

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• 19 July

  Muslim Aid donates LKR 2.2 million worth of Electronic and E-Learning Equipment to Trincomalee Zonal Education Office

  

  On the 15th of July 2021, Muslim Aid Sri Lanka donated LKR 2.2 million worth of E-learning equipment and electronic items to the Trincomalee Zonal Education Office. The event was organized by the Zonal Education Office in association with Muslim Aid Sri Lanka.   Eastern Provincial Director of Education Mr.M.D.A. Nizam graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, and formally …

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• 18 July

  Germany: An enduring enemy of the Palestinian struggle by Joseph Massad

  

  German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem on 1 July 2021 (AFP)   Germany’s contribution to the colonisation of Palestine over the years has been ideological, financial, physical and military German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Israel two weeks ago and met Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whose American parents came from San Francisco to colonise Palestine in July 1967. Bennett has boasted: …

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• 16 July

  The Kiswa: The story behind the covering of the holy Kaaba

  

  MAKKAH: On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed over the Kaaba Kiswa (black cloth) to the senior caretaker of the Kaaba, Saleh bin Zain Al-Abidin Al-Shaibi. The Kiswa will be replaced on the ninth day of the month of Dul Hijjah, following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions.

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• 15 July

  The EU’s shameless complicity in Israel’s crimes by David Hearst

  

  A Palestinian woman outside the house of Montaser Shalabi after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Turmus’ayya near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, 8 July 2021 (AFP)   Israel works actively, day and night, to quash all forms of resistance and bury the dream of a Palestinian state Two months after Palestinians rose to defend al-Aqsa …

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• 14 July

  The Israeli occupation cum ethnic cleansing in Palestine and the way-out by Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal

  

  The unending war Those who want to occupy a land and want to cleanse its people, their war doesn’t end. They only take pauses for making a bigger battle for full occupation and full cleansing. The Israeli occupation of Palestine is the perfect example of that. The imperialists’ war started against the Muslims in the Arab World in 1917; it …

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• 11 July

  UN special rapporteur says Israeli settlements ‘amount to war crime,’ drawing ire from Tel Aviv

  

  FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,on June 30, 2020. ©  Reuters / Ammar Awad The world should finally hold Israel accountable for its continuous settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories, a UN human rights rapporteur has said, provoking criticism from Jewish officials and activists. Israel can no longer be allowed to …

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