November, 2020

• 16 November

  Burial or cremation – the polemic has begun By Dr M. HARIS DEEN

  

  The front page headline item in The Island (12.11.2020), titled “Resumption of burials a high risk the country cannot afford to take” – (copy of the article is attached below of this post), ascribed to Member of Parliament Muzammil, shows his ignorance; he has caused a reprehensible affront on the Muslim community. Muzammil’ss reasoning is unacceptable, when he says “that the country …

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• 14 November

  Inheritance in Islam By Fazli Sameer

  

  Introduction This publication was initiated, based on many questions and answers that were discussed on real life Islamic Inheritance situations online. Based on the massive interest and responses received it was decided to publish all of the Q&A together with a brief understanding of the logic and methodology of Inheritance according to Islamic Law that is used to compute the …

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• 13 November

  Death in the Time of Corona: A Risky Business for Muslims By SHREEN SAROOR AND MINOLI DE SOYSA

  

  The question of the burial or cremation of COVID-19 victims took a bizarre turn to expose a government at odds with itself with Ministers and health authorities sending out mixed messages and contradicting each other. It was suddenly announced that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had agreed to the burial of Muslims who died of COVID-19 and instructed health authorities to look …

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• 9 November

  Athens’s first mosque since the 19th century is ‘a dream come true’ By Demetrios Ioannou in Athens, Greece

  

  The mosque overcame opposition from Golden Dawn, and now Covid has closed its doors for now. But Greece’s 200,000 Muslims finally have a place of worship   Imam Sidi Mohammed Zaki crosses the light blue carpet and takes his place under the mihrab. Behind him, seven men and, in a separate room, one woman are waiting for Zaki to begin one of the first …

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• 6 November

  OIC condemns cremation of COVID-19 infected Muslim remains in Sri Lanka

  

  JEDDAH: The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its deep concerns on Thursday over multiple reports indicating that the Sri Lankan government is cremating all people who die in the COVID-19 pandemic. This effectively bans burials, a practice followed by many religious minorities, including Muslims.The issue has been raised by many human …

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• 5 November

  China Removes Domes and Minarets of Mosque, UK Diplomat Shares ‘Depressing’ Before-after Photos

  

  China allegedly removed the Arabic-style domes and minarets of Nanguan Mosque in Ningxia province and repainted the building to make it fall in line with the Communist Party of China’s strict stance against the expression of religion. Amid an alleged rise in clampdown on religious minorities in China, the government has been “renovating” mosques in across several provinces to adhere …

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• 5 November

  Denmark to cull up to 17 million mink amid coronavirus fears

  

  As many as 17 million minks are to be culled in Denmark after a mutated version of the coronavirus that can spread to humans was detected on mink farms. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the mutated virus posed a “risk to the effectiveness” of a future Covid-19 vaccine. Denmark is the world’s biggest producer of mink fur. Police said the …

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