December, 2023

• 14 December

  Hamas says Gaza mosque destroyed, urges UNESCO to save heritage

  

  The Great Omari Mosque has been reduced to rubble, with only its ancient minaret standing, according to images released by the Palestinian group. The Great Omari Mosque, the largest and oldest in Gaza City, reduced to rubble [Doaa Rouqa/Reuters] Published On 8 Dec 20238 Dec 2023   Hamas has said that Israel bombed Gaza’s medieval Omari Mosque, causing widespread destruction …

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• 12 December

  What is the global strike demanding an end to Israeli war on Gaza?

  

  Demonstrators display signs calling for a ceasefire during a protest in Massachusetts [Steven Senne/AP] Activists and grassroot organisations worldwide are striking on Monday to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Palestinian organisations and grassroot activists have called for a worldwide strike on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which has been devastated by more than two months of Israeli bombardment. Nearly 18,000 Palestinians …

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• 11 December

  Denmark’s parliament adopts law banning Quran burnings

  

  Those who break the law – which forbids publicly burning, tearing or defiling holy texts – risk a fine or up to two years in prison. Activists take part in a demonstration in Karachi on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world [File: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP] …

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• 11 December

  Journalist honored for his contributions to Palestine cause

  

  Veteran journalist and author Latheef  Farook was honored  for his contribution to Palestinian cause for more than   half a century  .The award was given  by    Dr. Zuhair M.H. Zaid , Palestinian Ambassador in Sri Lanka and  Bimal Ratnaiake  MP and the President of Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People, SCSP, at a  ceremony held at the  Lotus Room …

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• 10 December

  M.H.M.Ashraff Was The Single Most Popular Mass Figure in Eastern Muslim Politics By D.B.S.Jeyaraj

  

  COLOMBO : Extensive arrangements are being made by the National Unity Alliance,NUA, to commemorate the Late minister Ashraff’s 75th birth anniversary at the BMICH in Colombo on Tuesday, Nov.12 NUA leader and former governor Azath Salley said the organization is the brain child of the Late leader who really wanted to bring all citizens under one umbrella to work for …

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• 10 December

  Israel-Palestine war: How Hamas sees the Gaza conflict unfolding – and why it thinks it can win

  

  A source close to Hamas’s political leadership says the group believes it can defeat Israel but acknowledges the heavy price being paid by those on the ground   People inspect destroyed buildings in Gaza City following Israeli air strikes on 28 October 2023 (AP) By David Hearst in Doha   The Hamas attack on 7 October has been dubbed “the biggest miscalculation …

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• 10 December

  Netanyahu’s Divine License For Gaza Genocide By Ameer Ali –

  

  “The Zionists indeed learnt well from the Nazis. So well that it seems that their morally repugnant treatment of Palestinians, and their attempt to destroy Palestinian society within Israel and the occupied territories, reveals them as basically Nazis with beards and black hats” ~ (Norman Finklestein)   Amidst a chorus of worldwide voice of protests and criticisms against the indiscriminate killing …

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