VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH
Volume 116, Feb 2, 2010
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful Editorial:
Volume 116, Feb 2, 2010
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful Editorial:
Editorial:
Islam is a religion that stands the test of time. While most of the other major religions are gradually losing followers, Islam is gaining followers and is the fastest growing religion in the world. One of the indicators to measure whether a religion is growing or declining is by observing the member's lifestyle and the extent to which they are implementing their religious beliefs and values into practice in their day to day life.
There are other indicators too, such as attendance of members in their local and revered places of worship. From most of the indicators it appears that Islam is the only religion that is making a dramatic come back. This includes Muslims from Turkey and other Russian republics who now in increasing numbers are voluntarily practicing Islam in their personal lives that was never before seen in the past decades.
Fortunately for Islam, the advancement of Science is in favor of Islam. The more complex research studies that have been done in various fields including astronomy, physics, embryology, gender differences, the more such studies confirm the truth mentioned in the Holy Quran. Below is an excellent article confirming the congruence between Science and Islam.
"ON SCIENCE AND ISLAM"
"Assalamu Alaykum
For those who have not seen the attached file, please read it first before reading the rest of this e-mail…
It’s truly wonderful… A must read!
This is indeed wonderful collection of the awe-inspiring Creation of Allah. And for those who have already read the attached file, there is more than what has been described in the wonderful attachment… The Qur’an states in several places that Allah is the “Lord of the Universes” (Al-Hamdulillahi Rabb-il ‘Aalameen). So the Qur’an is telling us that there are multiple worlds, multiple universes.
Indeed, scientists, specifically modern-day particle physicists have recently reached that same conclusion, based on their research and scientific discoveries. There is an inevitable indication of the existence of multiple real parallel universes, existing simultaneously, with some of these universes being as close to us as a few atoms away from our skin.
The field of science that’s been exploring the existence of these multiple universes is called “Quantum physics”. If you are interested, google it or YOUTUBE it and learn all about it. But there is even more, the Qur’an tells us that there are Seven Skies (Samawat-il Sab’a). In some verses it specifically states that there are above you “Sab’aa Tara’iqa” (Qur’an Surat Al-Mu’minoon 23 verse 17) which literally translates into “Seven dimensions” or “Seven Directions” Allah created above us. The verse states: “And We have created above you seven dimensions...”
Modern quantum physics, led by a Harvard Professor Lisa Randall who is currently the most frequently cited scientist in scientific literature, had reached a theoretical conviction within the last few years that the physical material world is made up of 11 dimensions in total. Three of these dimensions we humans can sense and measure (up-down, left-right, forward-backward, or usually referred to as X-Y-Z axes). The fourth axis is the progression of time. That leaves exactly seven dimensions that we humans are not able to sense or “feel” with our normal senses. These are exactly the seven dimensions that the Qur’an in Verse 23:17 tells us are “above” you, meaning above what you can sense, or higher dimensions….
Absolutely beautiful and accurate beyond doubt. So all the stars and planets and galaxies and black holes discussed in the attached file exist only within the four dimensions we humans can sense. But there are 7 other dimensions that exist, and that contain all the parallel universes, perhaps numbering in the billions or even trillions of parallel universes, just like ours!!!
Truly, ALLAHU AKBAR! God is greater than we can ever imagine. Until recently, all the previous respected commentators and “mufassiroon” of the Qur’an did not have enough scientific knowledge to explain the above verses properly. But Al-Hamdulillah, we know more today than they did and we can see how the Qur’an is a never-ending source of accurate knowledge and scientific miracles. So we can add to their lore of knowledge with what modern science has proved of the authenticity of the Qur’an.
I don’t know who the original author of the attached file is. May Allah reward him/her for the effort. Perhaps the original author of the attachment could add the facts from my e-mail to his/her wonderful collection and pass it around to even more people. Jazakallah Khairan. May Allah reward you. Hany"
WHEN WILL THE GLOBAL UMMAH WAKE UP AND COLLECTIVELY FIGHT AGAINST THE INTERNAL ENEMIES OF ISLAM -
"THE DEVIATED EXTREMISTS"?
"THE DEVIATED EXTREMISTS"?
ED NOTE
It is really sad that when addressing the wrongful anti-islamic actions of extremists specially when they kill innocent men, women and children some of us become defensive of the extremists ("after all they are our brothers"). It behooves us as to why some of us are so complacent and passive in our response to such extremists.
The basic truth is that if anyone involves in killing innocent human beings, they should be viewed first as CRIMINALS and appropriate actions taken against them to the fullest extent of the law in their local/State/National jurisdiction.
We personally have nothing against Jews. However the fact remains that as long as uprooted Palestinians do not have a homeland of their own to proudly anchor to, sadly INJUSTICE has prevailed over JUSTICE in that part of the world. The Israel-Palestinian conflict is currently the longest running conflict in the world and it is really a shame that the conflict still remain unresolved. Both the terrorist actions of the Palestinians that leads to killing of innocents as well as the brutal and excessive force used by Israelis are WRONG.
What is the problem here ? Science and technology has advanced tremendously in various fields but somehow in the field of CONFLICT RESOLUTION, mankind is still continuing to take baby steps. Unfortunately FIGHTS BETWEEN TWO GROUPS OF HUMAN BEINGS that has continued for thousands of years, still continue unabated in this 21st century. Look at the scene of a suicide bomber's wrath or air strike by Israeli planes and then decide for yourself whether we indeed are CIVILIZED in this 21st century.
The Palestinians are the most helpless national group in the world. One and half billion Muslims in 57 plus Muslim countries by their passive indifference still do not realize why our loving Prophet Mohammed (SAW) emphasized so much on the concept of ONE UMMAH. If majority of the Global Ummah really implemented the concept of the UNITY AMONG THE UMMAH, we bet Palestine would be an independent country today.
In name we do have WORLD MUSLIM LEAGUE which paradoxically was created even before UNITED NATIONS was created, but in terms of ACTIONS, there is still room for improvement. Due to lack of proper global Ummah's leadership, the extremists have literally taken over the driver's seat of Ummah and not surprisingly you see negative headlines about Islam almost everyday in the news specifically because of their anti-islamic actions of violence leading to destruction and loss of lives.
In name we do have WORLD MUSLIM LEAGUE which paradoxically was created even before UNITED NATIONS was created, but in terms of ACTIONS, there is still room for improvement. Due to lack of proper global Ummah's leadership, the extremists have literally taken over the driver's seat of Ummah and not surprisingly you see negative headlines about Islam almost everyday in the news specifically because of their anti-islamic actions of violence leading to destruction and loss of lives.
It is high time that the global ummah wake up, unite as ONE SINGLE ENTITY as our loving Prophet truly wanted and work towards fighting injustice. If Islam is truly a religion of peace, the Muslims must no longer be passive and instead be assertive to renounce the anti-islamic acts of violence committed by the extremists be it Al-Qaida or Taliban and treat their actions as criminal actions.
One can safely assume that if Islam is really a religion of PEACE, then it must have by default various PEACEFUL tools to deal with conflict and difference of opinions. Although there is wealth of information representing above peaceful tools in the gems of Holy Quran and Hadith, unfortunately what is really practiced in real life by the extremist Muslims is nothing but violence, gore and terror. In other words, they are not truly representing what Islam really is - A RELIGION OF PEACE, LOVE AND UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD.
It is high time that the UMMAH wake up and go after them aggressively and neutralize them. If one truly believes in Allah, one need not get insecure to visualize a life without the extremists. Although in their speeches to the world, they portray themselves as GUARDIANS OF ISLAM, please don't get fooled by them. They inadvertently are destroying the image of Islam, by continuing such terrorist acts.
Unless the global Ummah does rise up aggressively against them, they will continue to be in their own delusion that they have the full support of the global Ummah. So dear brothers and sisters, you have seen enough of bloodshed and mayhem they have caused to humanity, please do your two cents worth, in whatever way you can to detach such cancerous elements from the landscape of GLOBAL UMMAH.
It is high time that the UMMAH wake up and go after them aggressively and neutralize them. If one truly believes in Allah, one need not get insecure to visualize a life without the extremists. Although in their speeches to the world, they portray themselves as GUARDIANS OF ISLAM, please don't get fooled by them. They inadvertently are destroying the image of Islam, by continuing such terrorist acts.
Unless the global Ummah does rise up aggressively against them, they will continue to be in their own delusion that they have the full support of the global Ummah. So dear brothers and sisters, you have seen enough of bloodshed and mayhem they have caused to humanity, please do your two cents worth, in whatever way you can to detach such cancerous elements from the landscape of GLOBAL UMMAH.
We hope a day comes, when MAN judges the extent of his being civilized by linking it to PEACE around him.
ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE AND WE ALL MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE.
As Muslims we profoundly thank all non-Muslims who have voluntarily taken up the cause to work for JUSTICE for Palestinians.
ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE AND WE ALL MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE.
As Muslims we profoundly thank all non-Muslims who have voluntarily taken up the cause to work for JUSTICE for Palestinians.
JEWS & CHRISTIANS FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS:
(FREE PALESTINE = FREE ISRAEL)
(All photos below from yahoonews.photos.com)
Palestinian, foreign and Israeli left-wing activists hold up placards during a protest in the mostly Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Hundreds of people, mostly left-wing Israeli activists, demonstrated against settlements in east Jerusalem in defiance of police efforts to crack down on the weekly protests. (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
Israeli police officers detain a left-wing activist during a demonstration in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
An Israeli border police officer detains a left-wing activist during a demonstration in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
In this Dec. 18, 2009 file photo, showing Israeli police as they detain a left-wing activist during a demonstration in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Israel is arresting a growing number of prominent opponents of its policies toward the Palestinians, spurring accusations that it is trying to crush legitimate dissent. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
PHOTOS OF OUR PALESTINIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
Palestinian men who were prevented from crossing from the West Bank into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, pray at the Kalandia checkpoint, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. ONLY PALESTINIAN MEN OVER 50 AND WOMEN OVER 45 WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER JERUSALEM FROM THE WEST BANK, AS WELL AS PALESTINIANS WITH SPECIAL PERMITS, a police statement said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
A Palestinian woman walks past an Israeli soldier as she passes security checks at the Kalandia checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on her way to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
An Israeli security officer stands guard as Palestinian women wait to cross Qalandiya checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah August 28, 2009. Hundreds of Palestinians lined up as they tried to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Palestinian women cross a checkpoint on their way to pray for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Palestinians wait to cross a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem August 28, 2009, as they try to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun
Palestinian women wait to cross a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem August 28, 2009, as they try to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun
There were long queues at the Qalandia checkpoint as Palestinians try to make their way into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Tens of thousands of faithful thronged the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, with Israeli police reporting no significant incident. (AFP/Marco Longari)
Palestinian women have their documents checked by an Israeli Israeli security officer at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem August 28, 2009, as they try to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Palestinian women have their documents checked by Israeli Israeli security officers at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem August 28, 2009, as they try to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Palestinian women speak to an Israeli border police officer as they wait to cross a checkpoint on their way to pray for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
A Palestinian woman stands next to a section of Israel's separation barrier at the Israeli Kalandia checkpoint, on her way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Palestinian women wait to cross a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem August 28, 2009, as they try to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun
A Palestinian woman shows her identification card to Israeli border police officers as she tries to cross the Kalandia checkpoint on her way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
A Palestinian woman reacts next to cut olive trees in the northern West Bank village of Burin, Thursday, Jan., 7, 2010. According to Burin's mayor, Jewish settlers cut more than 20 olive trees in the village in protest against the Israeli army's recent evacuation of an unauthorized settlement outpost in the area. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
A Palestinian woman walks behind a partly cut olive tree in the northern West Bank village of Burin, Thursday, Jan., 7, 2010. According to Burin's mayor, Jewish settlers cut more than 20 olive trees in the village in protest against the Israeli army's recent evacuation of an unauthorized settlement outpost in the area. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
A Palestinian Hamas policeman controlling the traffic in Gaza City reads the Koran, Islam's holy book, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
Palestinian Muslim girls walk to a mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
Israeli border police and an army officer, centre, set down Palestinian children who they had lifted through a narrow point at a checkpoint, on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan on the way from the West Bank town of Bethlehem to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Only older people and those with special permits were being allowed to cross. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
A Palestinian Muslim walks past Israeli police officers in the Old City of Jerusalem, on his way to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
A Palestinian Muslim woman, reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, while waiting to break her daily fast during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Palestinian girls read the Koran in a mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini
Palestinian Muslim girls and women, pray in a yard outside a mosque, after breaking the fast on the third day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
With the Dome of the Rock Mosque seen in the background, a Palestinian Muslim worshipper reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.(AP Photo/Mahfouz Abu Turk)
Palestinians take part in a protest calling for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails in the West Bank city of Betunya. The chances of a new Palestinian uprising erupting in 2010 are low, barring a dramatic event like an attack on Muslim holy places, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency was quoted as saying. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
Islamic Group Seeks Israeli Minister's Prosecution
Taiwan News
Associated Press Jan 15, 2010
An Islamic human rights group (in Turkey) has petitioned a prosecutor to start legal proceedings against the Israeli defense minister for alleged crimes committed against Palestinians during the Gaza war. The Turkish authorities did not act on the Friday's petition by the Istanbul-based Mazlum-Der group.
EXTREMISTS IN ANTI-ISLAMIC ACTION:
ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE, LOVE AND UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD, ARE THEIR ACTIONS AND INTENTION INDICATIVE OF WHAT ISLAM STANDS FOR ?
This image obtained on December 30, 2009 from the SITE Intelligence Group was issued on jihadist forums in a communique by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announcing its capture of an Italian couple. The two Italians were kidnapped in Mauritania earlier this month. (AFP/SITE)
(Rayhana-Muslima Playwright Rayhana)
radiofranceinternationalie www.rfi.fr
Jan 15, 2010
radiofranceinternationalie www.rfi.fr
Jan 15, 2010
The Algerian playwright Rayhana said Tuesday night's attack was the first she had suffered in France. The 45-year-old was attacked on Tuesday night outside the theatre in Paris where her play is showing. Two men insulted her in Arabic and poured petrol over her. They then threw a cigarette at her, which failed to ignite.
The prefecture of police confirmed what it called an attempted homicide. A judicial source said the preliminary investigation is being launched under the anti-terrorist section of the brigadecriminelle, or crime unit. Covered in petrol, Rayhana performed her play regardless. Politicians and Muslim associations have expressed horror at the attack. The Muslim association Foi et Pratique also joined in the condemnation of the assault, saying "nothing can prepare us for such acts and nothing can explain them".
The prefecture of police confirmed what it called an attempted homicide. A judicial source said the preliminary investigation is being launched under the anti-terrorist section of the brigadecriminelle, or crime unit. Covered in petrol, Rayhana performed her play regardless. Politicians and Muslim associations have expressed horror at the attack. The Muslim association Foi et Pratique also joined in the condemnation of the assault, saying "nothing can prepare us for such acts and nothing can explain them".
MISLED AND DEVIATED MUSLIMS
(A) UMAR FAROUK
(A) UMAR FAROUK
(Umar Farouk)
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Graph explaining the failed attack on a passenger jet. President Barack Obama has ordered a review of US no-fly lists and passengers faced sweeping new restrictions after a failed bid to blow up a transatlantic airliner. (AFP/Graphic)
"Nigerian-American Muslims Held Convention During Attack Attempt,"
Niraj Warikoo (condensed version)
Detroit Free Press, December 27
Detroit Free Press, December 27
Hundreds of Nigerian-American Muslims from across the U.S. -- including some from metro Detroit -- had gathered this weekend in Boston, Massachusetts for their annual gathering. It's considered the biggest meeting of Nigerian Muslims in the U.S.
But in the middle of five-day convention came breaking news -- a Nigerian Muslim man attempted a terrorist attack on a Northwest plane descending into Detroit.
The participants were horrified and scrambled to put out a press release strongly condemning the incident, said leaders of the 9th annual national convention of the National Council of Nigerian Muslim Organizations, which ended today.
Muyideen Ibiyemi, of Providence, Rhode Island, said the incident has only made him and other Nigerian-American Muslims more committed to spreading the true message of Islam, which he said was about peace and harmony. The focus of the convention this year was about maintaining Islamic traditions among Nigerian Muslims. "There is no room in the Quran for this type of thing," Ibiyemi said of the attempted terrorist attack by a 23-year-old Nigerian man who is Muslim. "There is no room in Islam for killing innocent people."...
Meanwhile, Ibiyemi said that he and others in his community will continue to preach the correct message of Islam. "There is no extremism in this religion," he said. "The Prophet, peace be upon him," was not an extremist.
"The tenets of Islam are to respect the laws of the country," Ibiyemi added. "We want to let the world know we won't associate" with terrorism. Imam Kazeem Agboola, a Nigerian-American Muslim who heads the Muslim Community Center-Detroit, said that "some will call us names, but there's nothing we can do about it." His congregation is predominantly Nigerian.
(B) Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi
This undated image provided Thursday, Jan. 7, 2009 by al-Jazeera purports to show Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, the suspected Jordanian double agent who killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan on Dec. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/english.aljazeera.net)
(C) Zakaria Amara
(Judge hands down stiffest punishment imposed to date under Canada's antiterrorism laws against Zakaria Amara for plot to bomb Toronto)
(theglobeandmail.com)
Colin Freeze Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Jan. 18, 2010
A Canadian terrorist was sentenced to life in prison Monday in a precedent-setting judgment in the case of young al-Qaeda-inspired extremists who plotted to blow up their fellow citizens.
Calling the conspiracy "spine chilling," Mr. Justice Bruce Durno imposed the stiffest sentence since the federal government put anti-terrorism laws on the books in 2001. "The potential for loss of life existed on a scale never before seen in Canada," Judge Durno said as he read aloud his 48-page decision. Nearly all of the plan was hatched, he said, by the young man standing in front of him, whom he called the "directing mind of a plot that would have resulted in the most horrific crime Canada has ever seen."
(D) Naveed Haq
January 14, 2010
seattletimes.nwsource.com
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Naveed Haq was sentenced to life in prison this morning for barging into the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle 3 ½ years ago, killing one woman and wounding five others amid an anti-Israel tirade.
(E) Mohamed Ibrahim
Memphis Man Arrested:
Accused of Making Bomb Threats & Threatening to Start “Holy War”
Dec 25, 2009
myeyewitnessnews.com
Accused of Making Bomb Threats & Threatening to Start “Holy War”
Dec 25, 2009
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Memphis, Tennessee: (Dec 25, 2009)
Tonight, Mohamed Ibrahim is out after posting $100 bond. Earlier in the day, he was arrested after police say he walked into several Memphis businesses and threatened to blow them up.
Court records show Ibrahim was also telling people he was Muslim, and wanted to start a jihad, or holy war, in Memphis.
Police say when they arrested him, he had a butcher knife hidden in one of his jacket sleeves.
Tonight, Mohamed Ibrahim is out after posting $100 bond. Earlier in the day, he was arrested after police say he walked into several Memphis businesses and threatened to blow them up.
Court records show Ibrahim was also telling people he was Muslim, and wanted to start a jihad, or holy war, in Memphis.
Police say when they arrested him, he had a butcher knife hidden in one of his jacket sleeves.
(ED NOTE: May Allah guide the World Ummah towards peace and harmony).
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