5/27/2013

VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH

Volume 224, April 21, 2013

Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin

In the Name of Almighty Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful 


 (www.xeniagreekmuslimah.wordpress.com)

EDITORIAL:





It is with deep sadness that we share our feelings of grief for the  innocent victims in the recent Boston bombings. Whenever innocents are senselessly killed such brutal actions by criminals should be condemned. This is not an issue of the identity of the victims or the identity of the criminal perpetrators. It is an issue of a crime committed by one or more criminals who have broken the law not only local, national or international but the unwritten law of the human species that has ingrained within it a minimum code of moral conduct. No sensible value system be it of a nation, religion or culture is above such universal law. We hope the perpetrators are caught and punished to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. 

PART I: 

THE TRAGIC BOSTON BOMBING





 

     American Muslims Condemn Boston Marathon Bombings


16 Apr 2013

By Townsquare News Network

American Muslim organizations are condemning the Boston Marathon bombings and urging Americans of all faiths to join them in praying for the victims and their families.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations also is asking American Muslims to offer authorities any leads they may have to help capture the perpetrators of Monday’s blasts.

CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper says it’s unfortunate that Muslims are often instantly considered suspects in such attacks.

The Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Muslim Peace Coalition USA also condemned the Boston bombings and extended condolences to victims and their families

PART II:

Arab International Festival Revamped with New Location, Better Security   

By Samer Hijazi
(www.arabamericannews.com)
04.18.2013

Dearborn:

The Arab International Festival will be going through some changes this year, the city announced last week. The 18th annual event, that will take place from June 14-16, includes a change of location and stronger enforcement by the city.

Ford Woods Park, located off of Greenfield Rd., will be the new location spot for the festival, which attracts thousands of visitors every year for performances, food, games and rides. In previous years, the festival was located on Warren Ave., in between Schaefer and Wyoming.

Organized by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC), the city has been looking for alternative locations for a few years now. Mayor Jack O'Reilly expressed interest in moving the festival to Ford Woods Park last year, however the AACC didn't agree with the change then, fearing that the park wasn't large enough to host the festival.

For the complete article: http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=Community&article=6671


PART III:

Pigs Can't Fly - Qantas Bans Pork on In-flight Menu to Respect Islam

 Angela Saurine and Peter Holmes
The Daily Telegraph
April 05, 2013




QANTAS has removed pork from its in-flight menu on flights to and from Europe as a result of its partnership with Middle Eastern airline Emirates.

No food containing pork or pork products will be served on those flights - which now has a stopover in Dubai - because it is strictly forbidden in Islam and is considered "unholy".

All meals offered on the route in first, business and economy classes will also be prepared without alcohol in keeping with the Islamic religion. A note on the Qantas menus on flights in and out of Dubai states that the meals do not contain pork products or alcohol. The airline has also introduced a mezze plate offering traditional Middle Eastern fare in its upper classes and has Arabic translations after in-flight announcements.

A Qantas spokesman said the decision to remove pork, ham and other related food items had had minimal impact on its menu and it was still offering the same meal choices.

"Qantas in-flight catering often reflects the cultural and regional influences of the international destinations we fly to," he said.Qantas also offers meals without pork and alcohol on flights to the Indonesian capital Jakarta, which also has a large Muslim population.

Several other airlines which fly from Australia to the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia do not serve pork either. Virgin Australia does not serve pork on flights to and from Abu Dhabi and all meals that are prepared are halal accredited, with meat prepared in a way prescribed by Islamic law.

Qantas passengers heading to any European city now fly via Dubai instead of Singapore, as they did under the airline's previous longstanding partnership with British Airways.



PART IV:

Judge Approves McDonald's Non-halal Settlement

04.17.2013

Detroit:
On Wednesday morning, Judge Kathleen Macdonald of the Wayne County Circuit Court approved the $700,000 non-halal meat class action lawsuit settlement against defendants McDonald’s Corporation and Finley’s Management Company, the franchisee of McDonald's store number 11663 located at 13158 Ford Rd. in Dearborn.

The plaintiffs, Ahmad Ahmad and his representation Dearborn law firm Jaafar & Mahdi Law Group, P.C., who also represented the whole class, sought damages of $700,000 for the alleged possible selling of non-halal meat at the Dearborn location.

$274,000 of that settlement total will be given to the HUDA clinic in Detroit, which provides services to people with no health insurance. $150,000 will also be dispensed to the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. Additionally, $20,000 will be awarded to plaintiff Ahmad Ahmad, the complainant on the case, who originally made the allegations against the restaurant. The court agreed that his compensation was not for damages, but rather for the time he committed in helping to move the case forward.

The remaining $254,000 will go towards the plaintiff attorneys on the case, who spent hundreds of hours over a 19-month period assessing and verifying details surrounding the case, as well as consulting with numerous parties in order to determine the best possible settlement agreement that would benefit the entire class. The lawyers were also responsible for looking at dozens of organizations in surrounding areas to determine which ones could use a donation and would put it to good use.



PART V:

Halal Easter Eggs and Cat Food: Where Big Money Meets Religion

 March 28, 2013
Paul Sheehan

Cadbury will sell a mountain of chocolates this Easter, as it does every Easter. It has been careful to make sure that its products are certified as halal, even though it is not necessary. Hundreds of companies in Australia do the same. Halal certification has become a big business.

Food labelled as halal invariably involves the payment of a fee. It does not extend to chocolate but Cadbury lists 71 products which are halal, ranging from Dairy Milk to Freddo frogs to Red Tulip chocolates. The website also states: ''We do not have any kosher-certified products.''

''Cadbury also pay for halal certification on the Easter product range, even though Easter is a Christian celebration and nothing to do with Islam,'' says Kirralie Smith, who runs a website called Halal Choices. The website lists 340 companies in Australia that pay for halal certification, including Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, Franklins, Kellogg's, MasterFoods, Nestle and even Kraft's Vegemite.

Halal Choices has received more than 250,000 visits since Smith, a Christian activist, created the website two years ago to draw attention to the incremental extension of sharia into Australian culture.

…..At the World Halal Forum held in Malaysia last April, Australia had 13 delegates. Nestle was a major sponsor, Fonterra another. The forum's website stated: ''Two milestones [at the conference] were the first major steps towards the convergence of halal and Islamic Finance, and recognition of the importance of halal accreditation schemes, especially in the non-Muslim world.''




PART VI:
Noble Laureate from Yemen, Tawakul Karman responds to Hijab
(www.themuslimtimes.org)
Apreil 19, 2013 



Photo Expl: Tawakkul Karman - First Arab Woman and Youngest Nobel Peace Laureate

When asked about her Hijab By Journalists and how it is not proportionate with her level of intellect and education, she replied:

“Man in The early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the removal of clothes again that is regressive back to ancient times.”

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