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24th Article of the series

O those who had attained Eeman (who believe) you must stand up right for

justice, (be) witnesses for Allah (SWT) even though be it be against yourself or

(your)parents or (your)kindred , whether a rich or a poor (4 Surah An-nisa Ayat 135)

Monthly Dawat e Fikr Sept, 2008

Christian --- VS --- Hindu

&

Hindu --- VS --- Christian

INDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYExtracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7641247.stm

Published: 2008/09/30 13:47:21 GMT

AntiAntiAntiAnti----Christian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of Indiaover the past month.over the past month.over the past month.over the past month.

The BBC's Soutik Biswas travels to a remote region in the eastern Orissa state,where it all began, to explore the touchy issue of religious conversions

Sixty-year-old Indian farmer Kanduri Digal says he converted to Christianity a

decade ago because he found "it a very useful religion". For most of his life, Digal languished

at the bottom of India's caste pyramid as a Hindu untouchable. But he doesn't say he escapedHinduism because the caste system gave him a raw deal. Instead, he says, Christianity offered him a

road to redemption. "When I was a Hindu I was stealing, doing bad to others. I have become a better

man after I converted. Salvation is ensured in Christianity," he says. Forty-year-old government peon

Ashok Kumar Behera, who converted to Christianity 18 years ago, says he changed faith to get some

"peace of life and salvation". "The Bible says when we die we go to heaven. The holy book also lays

down the instructions about life in detail, unlike Hindu scriptures," he says. However, Digal and

Behera have now discovered that in the Kandhamal district of Orissa state where they live their leap

of faith has a darker side to it.

They are among the over 13,000 Hindu untouchables-turned-Christian converts who

continue to live in 11 camps in the district a month after a wave of anti-Christian violence

convulsed the area. Most have fled their homes which were looted and torched by mobs shouting

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pro-Hindu slogans. At the root of the confrontation is an age-old rivalry between the majority local

Hindu-tribes people and the converted Christians over land, affirmative action benefits and identity

rights.

TOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUE

But last month, it took an overtly religious turn after the killing of an octogenarianHindu holy man who was a working among the tribes people, railing against conversions andarranging for reconversions of people returning to Hinduism. It is still unclear who killed

Laxmananda Saraswati. But angry tribes-people turned on their Christian neighbours triggering off a

spiral of violence that left over 20 dead. Radical Hindu groups say Christian missionaries and NGO's

are responsible for the situation. One of them, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, says in a pamphlet that the

"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BE"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BE"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BE"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BEEN TRYING TOEN TRYING TOEN TRYING TOEN TRYING TO

CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...The tribals in the region over the last few years have been despising conversion due

to the attacks on their cultural moorings by the Christian community". Christian groups denythese allegations and say nobody is being converted against his or her will. Religious conversions

have been a touchy issue here. Orissa is an overwhelmingly Hindu majority state, and at just 3.8% ofthe population, Christians make up the largest minority. Changing faith has also become a messy issue

thanks to a controversial 31-year-old state law which outlaws religious conversion by "force,

inducement and fraud". It also instructs that every case of conversion has to be reported to and

recorded by the local authorities. It is clear that the law was introduced primarily to stop the state's

Hindu untouchables and tribes people, who comprise 39% of Orissa's population, from converting to

Christianity.

The punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isharsher than for converting groupharsher than for converting groupharsher than for converting groupharsher than for converting groups such as higher caste Hindus..s such as higher caste Hindus..s such as higher caste Hindus..s such as higher caste Hindus..

But both Christians and Hindus have flouted the law openly: only two cases ofconversions - both, from Hinduism to Christianity, have been officially recorded in Kandhamalin the last 31 years! But the Christian population in the district has gone up by 56% between 1991 and

2001 alone, over four times the average population growth in the district. The Hindu population has

grown by a more modest 12% during the same period. Orissa has a long and chequered history of

Christian proselytising. On the one hand, large numbers of untouchables and tribes people have

converted to escape poverty and deprivation. It is a moot point whether that has worked: nearly 80%

of the people in Kandhamal, for example, continue to live under the poverty line, according to official

records. At the same time, Christian zealots have sometimes operated with impunity: a state pastors

gathering in November 1996 openly made a call to "win Orissa for Christ by 2000". And, in 1993, the

police booked 21 pastors in Nowrangpur district for carrying out "induced" conversions, invoking the

conversion law. It is another matter, as some analysts argue, whether the state should get in the way of

personal faith and keep tabs on and demand explanation from a person who is changing faith.

'DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM'"Crude evangelism is a reality. We may also be uncomfortable at the fact that

people seem to convert for all kinds of inducements,"says political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta."But as a mature society we have to recognise this fact. The state cannot be in the business of savinganyone's soul. Why people convert is a matter entirely for them to decide. There is a dangerous paternalism

if we give the state the right to decide whether someone's conversion is genuine and when it is not. "Forthat matter why not also inquire into the fact whether staying in any faith is often due to inducement,

coercion and false representations as well?" he asks. Whatever the reason, the religious fault lines in

Kandhamal are now beginning to look ominous and threatening to tear asunderRemaining part of this

article has been omitted to save the readers from boredom. Those wishing to read fullarticle can get it from the above referred BBC News !!, Comments by Major Minhas)

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3(50)Murder of Benazir Bhutto on 27Murder of Benazir Bhutto on 27Murder of Benazir Bhutto on 27Murder of Benazir Bhutto on 27thththth December 2007December 2007December 2007December 2007

Was planned and executed under direct supervision of AmericanWas planned and executed under direct supervision of AmericanWas planned and executed under direct supervision of AmericanWas planned and executed under direct supervision of AmericanPresident Bush (II), Condoleezza Rice and their JuntaPresident Bush (II), Condoleezza Rice and their JuntaPresident Bush (II), Condoleezza Rice and their JuntaPresident Bush (II), Condoleezza Rice and their Junta

1. America has an undisputed history of looking after its national interest throughpitching its allies against each other. America has been supporting Q Muslim League (General

Musharraf) and MQM with its leader stationed at London, Chaudhry Brothers (Ch. Shujjat Hussain and

Ch. Pervaiz Elahi) and PPP.

2. MQMs main adversary has been PPP. There has been no time when each ofthem did not claim to be the sole representative of people of Sindh. The basis of MQM was the bulk

immigration from India at the time of independence of Pakistan. Once established at the capital MQM

proceeded to secure the hold of, initially Hyderabad and then the entire Sindh. Larkana was the centre of

activity of Shahnawaz Bhutto, father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shaheed. It was Larkana (Garhi Khuda

Baksh) which became the hub of political activity and the burial place of Bhutto dynasty.

President Bush (II) and its JuntaPresident Bush (II) and its JuntaPresident Bush (II) and its JuntaPresident Bush (II) and its Junta has all along been operating on bothhas all along been operating on bothhas all along been operating on bothhas all along been operating on bothlevels of diplomacy i.e. open as well as behind the scenelevels of diplomacy i.e. open as well as behind the scenelevels of diplomacy i.e. open as well as behind the scenelevels of diplomacy i.e. open as well as behind the scene

1. In open diplomacy each one of the three referred political forces wasadvised to assist and cooperate with each other on the basis of common objective of the so called demo-

cracy where as in behind the scene diplomacy each one of the three referred political parties advised how

to ensure that their own interest was not jeopardized in the so called cooperation in the common political

objective. The overriding factor was always the national interest of America and its allies.

2. The main worry of Israel, America, Britain, German and G8 countrieswas to contain and destroy Iran. Benazir, on her return after eight years of self exile as per open

diplomacy was given an historic reception at Karachi on 18th

October 2007.

The entire world was watching the waves after wavesThe entire world was watching the waves after wavesThe entire world was watching the waves after wavesThe entire world was watching the waves after waves

of dancing supporters.of dancing supporters.of dancing supporters.of dancing supporters.IT LOOKED THAT NOT ONLY KARACHI AND SINDH BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRYIT LOOKED THAT NOT ONLY KARACHI AND SINDH BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRYIT LOOKED THAT NOT ONLY KARACHI AND SINDH BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRYIT LOOKED THAT NOT ONLY KARACHI AND SINDH BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRYWASWASWASWASBROUGHT IN TOBROUGHT IN TOBROUGHT IN TOBROUGHT IN TO

PROVE THAT BENAZIR WAS AN UNCHALLENGED FORCE.PROVE THAT BENAZIR WAS AN UNCHALLENGED FORCE.PROVE THAT BENAZIR WAS AN UNCHALLENGED FORCE.PROVE THAT BENAZIR WAS AN UNCHALLENGED FORCE.

That was the moment when behind the scene diplomacy passed the feeler,that only she could save the world by joining Israel and Iraqs attack on Iran. She proved her

greatness by declining the suggestion on basis of her religion. Entire world knew that though she

was a non-practicing Shia yet she could not stoop so low. This led President Bush (II) and its

Junta to give green signal to various individuals who were entrusted to switch off the electricity

at the point of scene, presentation of a plastic child wrapped in PPPs flag and the linked actions.

Benazir Shaheed had mentioned these points in her speeches and writings.

Major Minhas aloneMajor Minhas aloneMajor Minhas aloneMajor Minhas alone

Could claim to be the only factual ancestor ofCould claim to be the only factual ancestor ofCould claim to be the only factual ancestor ofCould claim to be the only factual ancestor ofShaheShaheShaheShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoed Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoed Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Had Allah not enabled Major Minhas to lead bloodless coup in GHQhallon the day of Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttos return from United Nations and foil General Hameed, the thenCommander in Chiefs plan to arrest Bhutto. Without this Mr. Bhutto could not have become President of

Pakistan laying the foundations stone of Bhuttos dynasty.

The above claim is fully supported by Hamood-ur-Rahman commissions

award which Major Minhas has been publishing in Monthly Dawat-e-Fikr, various national andinternational Dailies with copies to all national leaders including Shaheed Benazir.

Murder of Benazir Bhutto on 27th

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E mail address: [email protected]

Mr. Ulf Johansson,

Editor in Chief

Nerikes Allehanda Sweden

1. Joining you, and, all others upholding the freedom of press and publication of Art

Cartoons, I had the honour of sending you the following Cartoon for publication onyour front page at the earliest.

2. Payment of charges will be made, in advance, through Bank Fax remittance in yourdesired currency and bank. You are requested to Email your bank account detailsalong with advertisement charges.

3. We certainly do not want to hurt any one

4. We are positive that Lars Vilks whos Cartoon you have published ShowingMuhammad (SAW) head on the dogs body will appreciate the above Cartoon.

5. We, as Muslims, hold in utmost respect for all prophets including Jesus and Mosesand thus have to keep the prophets out of Art cartoons.

6. You all love dog as a pet. There cannot be a single man / women without using dogas a best companion in your society. Our responding cartoon will thus give you anational pride too.

Yours truly,

Major Minhas

Tehreek e Fahmul Quraan

Islamabad

PakistanE mail to Mr. Ulf Johansson, Editor in Chief Nerikes Allehanda Sweden, Dawat-e-Fikr August 2007


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Centurys worst incident of blasphemy,

What is the underlying cause? Why was the Christian club formed?

Have you ever analysed how cat relishes her victory over dieing mouse?Crusade Wars started, after 9/11/2001 by the unfortunate Bush, continues even today

i.e.2008, seven years after the incident which according to some was planned and executed by Israeli

agents who saved Israelis working in Twin Towers and en-cashed the disappearance of those who

could not either get out in time or could not be informed.

Crusade Wars are being lead by1-America 2-Americas previous colonist and present stanch ally Britain

3- European Union i.e. Greatest Colonists of Human History, France, Germany,

Britain etc which constitute Christian clubwhose armies and cooperators are responsible for killing hundreds of thousands Muslims inAfrica in the name of democracy who is the greatest hurdle in the way of Turkey becoming member

of EU. It is the same dual policy under which hundreds of thousands of African were chained and

taken to America, the then colony of the then Great BritainHunger, intense violence & cruelty

The dead were thrown into the sea serving as a feed to fish

Britain even today is not prepared to utter a single word of apology,All the colonists put together can not produce a single example of barbarity reaching somewhere near this inhuman conduct.

Opposed to the above The holocaust the mass killing ofJews, the authenticity of which is challenged by its opponents & termed

concoction, yet various countries of Christian club are enacting lawsSo that any one challenging authenticity of holocaust could be arrested and put behind barswithout giving any chance to prove his/her innocence. Three Big initiators of Crusade wars have neither

taken any notice of Israels ever increasing Atomic capability nor will they in future. Each of the three biginitiators of Crusade wars along with

India, installed Governments of Iraq and Afghanistan

Has all along insisted that Pakistan should do more to crush the terrorists (freedom fighters intheir own land) and also that Pakistan is a first-line ally of America This is Americas centuriesold triedtechnique of punishing her first line allies to destroy their countries and them too when they are no moreneeded.

20th

centurys worst incident of blasphemythrough Cartoons classifying these to be right of freedom of Press Chronological

record of the same can be traced back to :-

30th

September 2005- Denmark

20th

October 2005 Muslim Ambassadors complained to the Prime Minister

10th

January.2006 Norway newspaper published the Cartoon for the 2nd

time

30th

January 2006 Saudi Ambassador was recalled

31st

January 2006 Denmarks newspaper rendered apology

1st

February ....2006 Frances Newspaper Francisco Suragh, Germans Die Vilet,

Italys LaStampa and Spains Elpreco published the same againEach & every Muslim head of state including Afghanistans installed

President Hamid Karzai, Iraqs installed President Jalal Talabani has condemned theworst humiliating instigation while remaining the stanch supporter of America and Christian Club

countries. India and Israel have been exemplary partners from 14th

August 1947, the day Pakistanbecame independent, till today (2008) on one point agenda of making Pakistan a subordinate state to India

Clash of civilisations turned into crusade wars started celebrating victoryon 30

thSeptember 2005 by publishing instigating cartoons, which continue till today ( June

2008). Muslim Ummah of today had no choice other than publishing cartoon of a dog with their head

of state exactly in the same way as they have done in case of Prophet Muhammad SAW or to accept a

shameless defeat by practically adopting their civilisation of wine, women and (illegal) wealth and

continue cheating itself by meaningless protests or fight a losing battle which Prophet MuhammadSAW and companions had never fought.

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What had been published in Dawat e Fikr monthly so farWhat had been published in Dawat e Fikr monthly so farWhat had been published in Dawat e Fikr monthly so farWhat had been published in Dawat e Fikr monthly so far(From(From(From(From FebFebFebFeb 2002002002005555 totototo SepSepSepSeptttt 2008)2008)2008)2008)

with specific referencewith specific referencewith specific referencewith specific reference &&&& undeniable factsundeniable factsundeniable factsundeniable factsPart I (From Feb 2005 to Feb 2007) can be read in DF Dec 2007

Part II (From March 2007 to Feb 2008) can be read in DF Feb 2008PartIII(From March 2008 to March 2008)can be read in DF March 2008

PartIV(From April 2008 to Sept 2008)can be read in DF Sept 2008

Monthly Dawat e Fikr April, 2008

An article by BBCs Mr. Tim Frank has been reproduced in IslamAn article by BBCs Mr. Tim Frank has been reproduced in IslamAn article by BBCs Mr. Tim Frank has been reproduced in IslamAn article by BBCs Mr. Tim Frank has been reproduced in Islamunder Siege(Page 1to 2under Siege(Page 1to 2under Siege(Page 1to 2under Siege(Page 1to 2 of this very issue of Dawat e Fikr under theof this very issue of Dawat e Fikr under theof this very issue of Dawat e Fikr under theof this very issue of Dawat e Fikr under the

caption ofcaption ofcaption ofcaption of

Day of Bloodshed in Gaza

is a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofso called war against terrorso called war against terrorso called war against terrorso called war against terror

2 pages article covered the subjects of Israels highest daily loss in the areafor 3 years, Hamas ambush in Northern Gaza killed 3 Israeli troops. That sparked the Israeli airstrike near

Bureij refugee Camp leaving 5 children among 11 people killed. A cameramans car was targeted by Israeli

Tank. At least 100 people were killed during operation launched by Israel in early March.

In the referred dangerous warfare included a Reuters cameraman among 3

killed by Israeli troopseast of Gaza City.An air strike on a car also killed one Palestinian nearBeit Lahyia in the north of strip. It is hard to say whether the recent spike in Israeli Military, near Beit Lahyia

Since then, casualty figures had dwindled in Gaza with Egypt attempting to broker some sort of ceasefire, theBBC's Tim Franks reports. Now the chances of that appear slimmer than ever, our Middle East correspondent

says. Wednesday's highest death-toll came when Israel launched air-strikes near the Bureij camp. According to

Hamas, Israeli helicopters launched four missiles. Earlier, three Israeli soldiers were killed and three woundedwhen Hamas gunmen approached the security fence near the Nahal Oz crossing, Israel's army said. The deaths

were Israel's highest daily toll in the area since 2006. Pursuing two Hamas fighters who had planted a bomb,

the soldiers were ambushed by a second Hamas group lying in wait, Israel's military said. Hamas said it had

mounted a "sophisticated ambush".

'Dangerous warfare'In other violence throughout the day, a Reuters cameraman was among three

killed when his car exploded, apparently after being hit by an Israeli tank shell. Fadel Shana, 23, was killedalong with two bystanders after he got out of a car marked "TV" and "Press" in central Gaza, the agency

reports. media, photographers and other uninvolved individuals in areas of warfare is extremely dangerous and

poses a threat to their lives," he told Reuters. Film recovered from his camera shows an Israeli tank opening fire

several hundred metres away, Reuters adds. It goes blank about two seconds after the shell is fired - apparently

at the moment it hit the car. An Israeli military official later expressed regret at the cameraman's death.

The presence of Lengthy campaign?The presence of Lengthy campaign?The presence of Lengthy campaign?The presence of Lengthy campaign?In other fighting on Wednesday, four Hamas militants were killed by Israeli

troops east of Gaza City. An air strike on a car also killed one Palestinian near Beit Lahyia, in the

north of the strip. It is hard to say whether the recent spike in Israeli military casualties is down to

more effective tactics by Hamas or simply the result of increased Israeli activity in Gaza and

therefore increased exposure,Continued on next page

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says BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson. A recent Israeli study by a research group

with close ties to Israel's defence establishment said Hamas was currently engaged in the broadest and

most significant military build-up in its history. Some generals argue a major Israeli incursion will

eventually be needed to prevent Hamas growing even stronger militarily. But they also fear the possible

consequences of a lengthy campaign in the crowded cities and refugee camps of Gaza, our correspondent

says. (What a mockery of regret !!, Comments by Major Minhas)

BASRA SECURITY LEADERS REMOVEDBASRA SECURITY LEADERS REMOVEDBASRA SECURITY LEADERS REMOVEDBASRA SECURITY LEADERS REMOVEDExtracted From : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/7350434.stmPublished: 2008/04/16 13:43:01 GMT

The Iraqi government has replaced the commanders of the army and

police forces in the southern city of Basra. The move comes weeks after an assault that aimed to disarmShia militias in the city. The operation was criticised by US commanders as poorly planned and failed to

achieve its stated aims. (It, being based on purchasing of loyalties, had to fail!!, Comments by

Major Minhas)

Itended when Iranian officials brokered a deal that took the militias off the

streets but allowed them to keep hold of their weapons. The Iraqi government says that the police chiefand the army commander in Basra are not being fired, but they are being moved back to Baghdad. Both

Maj-Gen Abduljalil Khalaf and Gen Mohan Furaiji have been in the city for six months. Both men have

been praised by the British and American military and both have survived assassination attempts.

DESERTIONSDESERTIONSDESERTIONSDESERTIONSThe BBC's Baghdad correspondent Crispin Thorold says the men are leaving

Basra at a time when the security forces there are being criticised. Army chief Gen Mohan was the

architect of the recent operations in Basra. He recommended the plan to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.

That operation ground to a halt when the army faced considerable resistance from the

militias, including the Mehdi army loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr .

The fighting spread to variousThe fighting spread to variousThe fighting spread to variousThe fighting spread to various parts of Iraq, hundreds of peopleparts of Iraq, hundreds of peopleparts of Iraq, hundreds of peopleparts of Iraq, hundreds of peoplewere killed and thousands of civilians were trapped in theirwere killed and thousands of civilians were trapped in theirwere killed and thousands of civilians were trapped in theirwere killed and thousands of civilians were trapped in their

homes for days on end.homes for days on end.homes for days on end.homes for days on end.Since the operation, about 1,600 Basra police officers have either been discharged,

detained or are wanted for court martial for dereliction of duty. Iraqi officials told the BBC that thepolicemen were being investigated for failure to open fire at outlaws, joining them or giving them

weapons. Many soldiers also deserted. The new army and police commanders are both from outside

Basra, large parts of which are still controlled by different militias. (It, being based on purchasingloyalties, had to fail and did fail in Iraq Even though the Nobel Prize winner for peace PresidentObama keeps on insisting that it had succeeded and hopes that it will succeed in Afghanistan too!!,

Comments by Major Minhas) Major Minhas suggests:-

BE A TRUE MUSLIM AND DENOUNCE THE SO CALLED DEMOCRACYBE A TRUE MUSLIM AND DENOUNCE THE SO CALLED DEMOCRACYBE A TRUE MUSLIM AND DENOUNCE THE SO CALLED DEMOCRACYBE A TRUE MUSLIM AND DENOUNCE THE SO CALLED DEMOCRACY

(Save your self, Save your kith and kin, Save your Country, Save the World by

separating yourself fromThe Catholic Church says this sort of portrayal of Jesus is disrespectful tobelievers and thus is wrong to use him for advertising. 'Number one dad' The advertisement is being aired

on country's main TV channel to promoteyouth

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Monthly Dawat e Fikr May, 2008

An article by BBCs Mr. Tim Frank has been reproduced in Islam

under Siege 20thArticle ,

"DREAM OF A JEWISH STATE"(Page 1 of this very issue of Dawat e Fikr under the caption of

DREAM OF A JEWISH STATEis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter ofis a real eye opener to any soul searching supporter of

so called war against terrorso called war against terrorso called war against terrorso called war against terror

With apologies to the interviewees, here is a very partial taster:With apologies to the interviewees, here is a very partial taster:With apologies to the interviewees, here is a very partial taster:With apologies to the interviewees, here is a very partial taster:

Yuli, the secular trainee teacher from Jerusalem: "The moment that people will prefer todeal with their own stuff, and dream their own dreams, rather than the dreams of the big Jewishnation, maybe the situation will get better."

Shoshana, the settler from Qedumim: "This is the Middle East: another language, another

code. It's not Europe; it's not America My father, who built this state, always told us that we haveto pay a tax, a price, for living here. We have an obligation to pay, as we don't have any other placeto go."

Mohammed, the Palestinian from a village near Nazareth: "The way Israel deals with itsArab minority is the indication of how the world should deal with the Jewish minority. If Israelcontinues to discriminate against the Arab minority in Israel, it has no moral right to speak againstdiscrimination against Jews around the world."

Jonathan, the Haredi (ultra-orthodox man) from Jerusalem: "Israel was meant to create aNew Jew - the idea that the term Jew was not enough, and we had to create something new,something that was a rejection in many respects of the Jew of the exile. But that New Jew hasturned out to be a chimera."

Mila, the non-Jewish Russian immigrant: "I am not a Jew, no. But when I singsongs in class about love for the land of Israel, it's just like in Russia when we would have momentsof love for our homeland. Then when I hear the songs and spoke with older Arabs, my heart hurts

and I start to cry.

"""" EYES WIDE OPENEYES WIDE OPENEYES WIDE OPENEYES WIDE OPEN""""The closing quote, on Israel's 60th anniversary, goes to a young woman, who

appears in Paula Weiman-Kelman's documentary, Eyes Wide Open. For a year, Ms Weiman-Kelman followed American Jews as they visited Israel. Towards the end of the film, a young,

articulate woman comes out with this sweet solipsism: "I would love to be non-conflicted about thisplace." Quite.



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Monthly Dawat e Fikr July, 2008

Jew --- VS --- MuslimAAAANGER AT WEST BANK BOY'S FUNERALNGER AT WEST BANK BOY'S FUNERALNGER AT WEST BANK BOY'S FUNERALNGER AT WEST BANK BOY'S FUNERAL

Extracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/7533858.stmPublished: 2008/07/30 17:47:30 GMT

Large crowds have attended tLarge crowds have attended tLarge crowds have attended tLarge crowds have attended the funeral of a Palestinian boy shot deadhe funeral of a Palestinian boy shot deadhe funeral of a Palestinian boy shot deadhe funeral of a Palestinian boy shot deadduring a confrontation with Israeli troopsduring a confrontation with Israeli troopsduring a confrontation with Israeli troopsduring a confrontation with Israeli troops

in Nilin in the West Bank on Tuesday.in Nilin in the West Bank on Tuesday.in Nilin in the West Bank on Tuesday.in Nilin in the West Bank on Tuesday.

Palestinian officials say 12-year-old Ahmed Musa was killed by a live bulletfired by an Israeli border policeman. Israeli media reports say an initial police investigation showed an

officer used live rounds against protesters. About 3,000 people took part in the funeral march fromRamallah to Nilin shouting slogans denouncing Israel. Crowds chanted: "O martyr, rest in peace, we shall

continue the struggle" and other slogans. Eyewitnesses say a dozen Israeli army vehicles were parked at

the entrance to the village and troops fired a tear gas grenades to disperse the crowd.

CONTROVERSYCONTROVERSYCONTROVERSYCONTROVERSYAhmed Moussa died during a protest against Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank.

Regional Governor Said Abu Ali said an autopsy showed Ahmed Moussa had been struck by a single bulletfrom an M16 assault rifle which entered his forehead and exited the back of his head. The planned route for

Israel's barrier threatens to separate Nilin from hundreds of hectares of it olive groves.

In addition, the Israeli army is replacing the main accessIn addition, the Israeli army is replacing the main accessIn addition, the Israeli army is replacing the main accessIn addition, the Israeli army is replacing the main accessroad to the village with a tunnel under military control.road to the village with a tunnel under military control.road to the village with a tunnel under military control.road to the village with a tunnel under military control.Daily demonstrations there frequently turn into clashes between stone-throwers

and Israeli soldiers and border police, who usually use tear gas and rubber-coated bullets rather than liveammunition. Nilin was already in the news for a recent controversial incident when a soldier was filmed firinga rubber-coated bullet at a bound and blindfolded detainee from close range. Israeli officials said they would

deploy anti-riot units at Nilin in future to deal with the protests.

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE RAFIQ HUSSEINI, WHOPALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE RAFIQ HUSSEINI, WHOPALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE RAFIQ HUSSEINI, WHOPALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE RAFIQ HUSSEINI, WHO

ATTENDED THE FUNERAL, IS QUOTED SAYINATTENDED THE FUNERAL, IS QUOTED SAYINATTENDED THE FUNERAL, IS QUOTED SAYINATTENDED THE FUNERAL, IS QUOTED SAYING THE SHOOTING WASG THE SHOOTING WASG THE SHOOTING WASG THE SHOOTING WAS

"TRULY A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD"."TRULY A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD"."TRULY A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD"."TRULY A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD".Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfled said Palestinian protesters had been

throwing stones and "the unfortunate incident that led to the death" of Ahmed Moussa was beinginvestigated. Israel says the half-built barrier, projected to stretch for 723 kilometres (454 miles) around and

within the West Bank, is needed for security. Palestinians disagree

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Jew --- VS --- MuslimABBAS AND OLMERT MEET FOR TALKSABBAS AND OLMERT MEET FOR TALKSABBAS AND OLMERT MEET FOR TALKSABBAS AND OLMERT MEET FOR TALKS

Extracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/7590777.stmPublished: 2008/08/31 17:50:51 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority PresidentIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority PresidentIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority PresidentIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President

Mahmoud Abbas have met in Jerusalem for a further roundMahmoud Abbas have met in Jerusalem for a further roundMahmoud Abbas have met in Jerusalem for a further roundMahmoud Abbas have met in Jerusalem for a further roundooooffff

USUSUSUS----BACKED PEACE TALKSBACKED PEACE TALKSBACKED PEACE TALKSBACKED PEACE TALKS....Mr Olmert wants to draw up a document of understanding that will serve as aframework agreement they can take to Washington next month, officials say. However, the Palestinians have

said they will not sign a partial deal. Mr Olmert has promised to resign after his Kadima party chooses a newleader in a primary election on 17 September. The prime minister announced his intention in July following

months of pressure resulting from the opening of a police inquiry into money he received from a US-Israelibusinessman. He denies any wrongdoing.

'CONSIDERAB'CONSIDERAB'CONSIDERAB'CONSIDERABLE GAPS'LE GAPS'LE GAPS'LE GAPS'

Mr Olmert's spokesman, Mark Regev, said his premature departure from office"would not interfere with the discussions" as the two leaders sat down for the latest of the meetings theyhave held every few weeks since the Annapolis peace conference last November.

OBSTACLES TO PEACEOBSTACLES TO PEACEOBSTACLES TO PEACEOBSTACLES TO PEACEAfterwards, Mr Regev told the Associated Press that "significant progress had

been made", but admitted there remained "considerable gaps between the two sides". He would not

elaborate on the specific disagreements, (Why should he when the persisting traditional mockery

of political style of USA !!, Comments by Major Minhas)

but correspondents say they are likely to include the borders of a futurePalestinianstate, settlement construction in the West Bank, and the status of Jerusalem. Before the meeting, Israeliofficials said Mr Olmert wanted to discuss drawing up a "framework agreement" that could be presented to

US President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice nextmonth, before he left office. Theyhoped such an agreement would show that progress had been made and indicate where the negotiations couldbe picked up by Mr Olmert's successor. However, an aide to

Mr Abbas, Yasser Abed Rabbo, insisted the Palestinian negotiating team would reject"any partial deal". After the talks, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told reporters in the West Bank

town of Ramallah: "The time factor is important but we either have an agreement on all issues or no

agreement." Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a favourite to succeed Mr Olmert, has cautioned against

rushing the process, saying attempts to "bridge gaps prematurely" can lead to misunderstandings and

clashes. Ms Livni's comments were echoed by her US counterpart during a visit to the Middle East last

week. Nevertheless, Ms Rice said she was "very heartened" by the fact that the negotiations continued to

be "serious" and "intensive".(Ms Rice would have earned some self respect if she had said

that negotiations are as per well established political style of USA !!, Comments by Major Minhas)

ALARM BELLS IN UKRAINEALARM BELLS IN UKRAINEALARM BELLS IN UKRAINEALARM BELLS IN UKRAINEBy Steven Eke Russian affairs analyst

Extracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/7584576.stm

Published: 2008/08/28 08:31:25 GMTThe British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has travelled to UkraineThe British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has travelled to UkraineThe British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has travelled to UkraineThe British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has travelled to Ukraine

to discuss what he termed "a coalition against Russian aggression".to discuss what he termed "a coalition against Russian aggression".to discuss what he termed "a coalition against Russian aggression".to discuss what he termed "a coalition against Russian aggression".

Monthly Dawat e Fikr Sept, 2008 Continued on Next PageGist of historic events of clash of civilisations from April 2008 to Sept 2008- Dawat-e-Fikr Sept 2008


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Christian --- VS --- Hindu-- & -- Hindu --- VS --- Christian

INDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYINDIA'S CONVERSIONS CONTROVERSYExtracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7641247.stm

Published: 2008/09/30 13:47:21 GMT

AntiAntiAntiAnti----Christian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of IndiaChristian riots have rocked several parts of Indiaover the past month.over the past month.over the past month.over the past month.

The BBC's Soutik Biswas travels to a remote region in the eastern Orissa state,where it all began, to explore the touchy issue of religious conversions

Sixty-year-old Indian farmer Kanduri Digal says he converted to Christianity a decade

ago because he found "it a very useful religion".For most of his life, Digal languished at the bottomof India's caste pyramid as a Hindu untouchable. But he doesn't say he escaped Hinduism because the castesystem gave him a raw deal. Instead, he says, Christianity offered him a road to redemption. "When I was a

Hindu I was stealing, doing bad to others. I have become a better man after I converted. Salvation is ensuredin Christianity," he says. Forty-year-old government peon Ashok Kumar Behera, who converted toChristianity 18 years ago, says he changed faith to get some "peace of life and salvation". "The Bible says

when we die we go to heaven. The holy book also lays down the instructions about life in detail, unlike Hinduscriptures," he says. However, Digal and Behera have now discovered that in the Kandhamal district of Orissa

state where they live their leap of faith has a darker side to it.

They are among the over 13,000 Hindu untouchables-turned-Christian converts who

continue to live in 11 camps in the districta month after a wave of anti-Christian violence convulsedthe area. Most have fled their homes which were looted and torched by mobs shouting pro-Hindu slogans. At

the root of the confrontation is an age-old rivalry between the majority local Hindu-tribes people and theconverted Christians over land, affirmative action benefits and identity rights.

TOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUETOUCHY ISSUEBut last month, it took an overtly religious turn after the killing of an octogenarian

Hindu holy manwho was a working among the tribes people, railing against conversions and arranging forreconversions of people returning to Hinduism. It is still unclear who killed Laxmananda Saraswati. But angry

tribes-people turned on their Christian neighbours triggering off a spiral of violence that left over 20 dead.Radical Hindu groups say Christian missionaries and NGO's are responsible for the situation. One of them,

Vishwa Hindu Parishad, says in a pamphlet that the

"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BEEN"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BEEN"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BEEN"CHRISTIANS IN THE AREA HAVE LONG BEEN

TRYING TO CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...TRYING TO CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...TRYING TO CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...TRYING TO CONVERT THE TRIBAL POPULATION...The tribals in the region over the last few years have been despising conversion due to

the attacks on their cultural moorings by the Christian community". Christian groups deny theseallegations and say nobody is being converted against his or her will. Religious conversions have been a

touchy issue here. Orissa is an overwhelmingly Hindu majority state, and at just 3.8% of the population,Christians make up the largest minority. Changing faith has also become a messy issue thanks to a

controversial 31-year-old state law which outlaws religious conversion by "force, inducement and fraud". It

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clear that the law was introduced primarily to stop the state's Hindu untouchables and tribes people, whocomprise 39% of Orissa's population, from converting to Christianity.

The punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isThe punishment for converting these groups illegally isharsherharsherharsherharsher than for converting groups such as higher caste Hindus..than for converting groups such as higher caste Hindus..than for converting groups such as higher caste Hindus..than for converting groups such as higher caste Hindus..

But both Christians and Hindus have flouted the law openly: only two cases of

conversions - both, from Hinduism to Christianity, have been officially recorded in Kandhamal inthe last 31 years! But the Christian population in the district has gone up by 56% between 1991 and 2001

alone, over four times the average population growth in the district. The Hindu population has grown by

a more modest 12% during the same period.

Orissa has a long and chequOrissa has a long and chequOrissa has a long and chequOrissa has a long and chequered history of Christian proselytising.ered history of Christian proselytising.ered history of Christian proselytising.ered history of Christian proselytising.On the one hand, large numbers of untouchables and tribes people haveOn the one hand, large numbers of untouchables and tribes people haveOn the one hand, large numbers of untouchables and tribes people haveOn the one hand, large numbers of untouchables and tribes people have

converted to escape poverty and deprivation.converted to escape poverty and deprivation.converted to escape poverty and deprivation.converted to escape poverty and deprivation.

It is a moot point whether that has worked: nearly 80% of the people in Kandhamal,

for example, continue to live under the poverty line, according to official records. At the same time,Christian zealots have sometimes operated with impunity: a state pastors gathering in November 1996

openly made a call to "win Orissa for Christ by 2000". And, in 1993, the police booked 21 pastors in

Nowrangpur district for carrying out "induced" conversions, invoking the conversion law. It is another

matter, as some analysts argue, whether the state should get in the way of personal faith and keep tabs on

and demand explanation from a person who is changing faith.

'DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM''DANGEROUS PATERNALISM'''''"Crude evangelism is a reality. We may also be uncomfortable at the fact that people

seem to convert for all kinds of inducements,"says political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta. "But as amature society we have to recognise this fact. The state cannot be in the business of saving anyone's soul. Whypeople convert is a matter entirely for them to decide. There is a dangerous paternalism if we give the state the

right to decide whether someone's conversion is genuine and when it is not. "For that matter why not alsoinquire into the fact whether staying in any faith is often due to inducement, coercion and false representations

as well?" he asks. Whatever the reason, the religious fault lines in Kandhamal are now beginning to look

ominous and threatening to tear as under two indigenous communities who have lived in mixed villages for

centuries.

Things are so bad that a spokesman of Orissa's Christian community, Dr

Swaroopananda Patra, has been given, of all things, a bullet proof jacket by the police to protecthimself. "The Christians are so angry in Kandhamal that they want gun licenses to protect themselves. Iam telling them to restrain themselves," he says. And in Kandhamal, the head of an influential Hindu

tribes people organisation sits in his house-cum-office surrounded by two bare-chested armed constables

of the local police. "I am scared that this has become a religious war now.

I don't want our tribal agenda to be hi-jacked by religious interests.," says

Lambodhar Kanhar. Kandhamal, clearly, needs a respite from proselytizers of all kinds to return tonormalcy and calm. After which, the people and authorities can begin sorting out the real issues.

Remaining part of this article has been omitted to save the readers from

boredom. Those wishing to read full article can get it from the above referred BBC News

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Voice of AllahVoice of AllahVoice of AllahVoice of AllahA Call by Allah SWT to American and its Allies SpeciallyA Call by Allah SWT to American and its Allies SpeciallyA Call by Allah SWT to American and its Allies SpeciallyA Call by Allah SWT to American and its Allies Specially

G 8 and European CountriesG 8 and European CountriesG 8 and European CountriesG 8 and European CountriesWill they respond? 2nd Article of Series

LEHMAN SEES 750 EUROPE JOBSLEHMAN SEES 750 EUROPE JOBSLEHMAN SEES 750 EUROPE JOBSLEHMAN SEES 750 EUROPE JOBS AAAAXEDXEDXEDXEDExtracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/7644937.stm

Published: 2008/09/30 16:48:00 GMT

The administrators of Lehman Brothers' European divisionThe administrators of Lehman Brothers' European divisionThe administrators of Lehman Brothers' European divisionThe administrators of Lehman Brothers' European divisionhave cut 750 jobs at the firm with immediate effect.have cut 750 jobs at the firm with immediate effect.have cut 750 jobs at the firm with immediate effect.have cut 750 jobs at the firm with immediate effect. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, said the move came "despite exhausting all

avenues" tosave the posts. The vast majority of the cuts will be made in London, where the firmemployed about 5,000 people. Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest investment bank in the US, filed forbankruptcy as it was hit by the credit crunch and could not be rescued. The jobs will go from the firm'sEuropean fixed income and personal investment management units, after a buyer could not be found.

'MAXIMISING VALUE''MAXIMISING VALUE''MAXIMISING VALUE''MAXIMISING VALUE'"It is extremely disappointing that despite exhausting all avenues these jobs

could not be saved," said PwC partner Tony Lomas. "We continue to be focused on maximising thevalue of recoveries for creditors, whilst minimising the impact on other stakeholders as much as possible."

Shortly after the collapse, Barclays bought Lehman's US investment banking unit for 250m. And last weekJapanese bank Nomura said it was buying some of Lehman's European and Middle Eastern operations for anundisclosed sum. Under the deal announced last week, Nomura will acquire the equities and investmentbanking businesses from the US bank which filed for bankruptcy protection in mid September. The Japanesebank said it expected to save the jobs of a "significant proportion" of the 2,500 Lehman staff in thosebusinesses. The Nomura deal does not include any of Lehman's trading assets or liabilities, Nomura said. It is

also going to acquire Lehman's assets in Asia. (What else could be the punishment by Allah to

those who claim to rescue under developed counties from poverty?? !!, Comments by Major

Minhas)

SECOND BELGIAN BANK GETS BAILSECOND BELGIAN BANK GETS BAILSECOND BELGIAN BANK GETS BAILSECOND BELGIAN BANK GETS BAIL----OUTOUTOUTOUTExtracted From :http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/7643638.stm

Published: 2008/09/30 10:04:13 GMT

Dexia hasDexia hasDexia hasDexia has become the latest European bank to be bailed outbecome the latest European bank to be bailed outbecome the latest European bank to be bailed outbecome the latest European bank to be bailed outas the deepening credit crisis shakes the banks sector.as the deepening credit crisis shakes the banks sector.as the deepening credit crisis shakes the banks sector.as the deepening credit crisis shakes the banks sector.After all-night talks the Belgian, French and Luxembourg governments said they would

put in 6.4bn euros ($9bn; 5bn) to keep it afloat.Shares in the Belgian-French bank fell 30% onMonday before being suspended on Tuesday as the bail-out was announced. It is the second bank rescue indays by Belgium and its neighbours. On Sunday Fortis bank was partly nationalised. This latest move byEuropean governments to shore up another bank under pressure came as global stock markets plunged after

the US House of Representatives rejected the White House's planned $700bn bail-out package . (Remaining

article can be read on the above quoted reference !!, Comments by Major Minhas)

Voice of Allah SWT, A Call to Americans, G 8 and European Countries, Will they respond? 2nd Article, Dawat-e-Fikr Sept 2008

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