Sayyed Nasrallah: ‘Israel’ to pay with blood for civilian deaths

16 Feb 2024

Source: Al Mayadeen English

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen via a video link during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hezbollah leaders, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, February 16, 2024 (AP)

By Al Mayadeen English

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah underlines that the Israeli occupation’s crimes in southern Lebanon will be responded to in kind and that Hezbollah will not only strike military sites.

The Israeli occupation will pay with blood for its killing of civilians in southern Lebanon, as this is a sensitive issue for the Resistance and a red line that was crossed, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a speech on Friday to commemorate the fallen leaders of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.

“The aggression on Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh is a momentous development in the ongoing confrontation because it targeted civilians,” he underlined, stressing that the Israeli occupation killed civilians intentionally. 

“The enemy will pay with blood for its shedding of our women and children’s blood in Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh,” he stressed.

“Civilians are a sensitive issue, and the enemy must understand that it has gone too far if it gets to killing our civilians,” the Lebanese Resistance leader affirmed, noting that the occupation deliberately killed civilians to force the Resistance to halt its operations, as “all the pressures exerted since October 7 had the goal of shutting down the southern front.”

“Bombing ‘Kiryat Shmona’ with dozens of Katyusha rockets and several Falaq missiles is a preliminary response,” Sayyed Nasrallah underlined.

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah continued on Thursday targeting Israeli military sites and settlements in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the Palestinian Resistance, as well as in response to the Israeli occupation’s attacks on Lebanese villages and civilian homes in southern Lebanon. 

The Islamic Resistance issued a brief statement announcing that its fighters targeted the Israeli settlement of “Kiryat Shmona” with dozens of Katyusha rockets as an initial response to the massacres in Nabatieh and al-Sawaneh.

Furthermore, the fighters of the resistance targeted the Samaqa site with missiles, with several direct hits confirmed.

The Islamic Resistance also declared that its fighters, using suitable weapons, attacked espionage equipment at the Marj, al-Raheb, and al-Naqoura locations in addition to the Ruweisat al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms.

While lamenting the loss of civilian life, Sayyed Nasrallah went on to underline that military casualties were a natural part of any battle of liberation. “We are at the heart of a battle that spans over 100km, and the martyrdom of Resistance fighters is part of this battle,” he said.

As he went on to vow that the Resistance would retaliate against the Israeli occupation, he said the response to the massacre in southern Lebanon “must be an escalation in jihadist work on the battlefront,” warning the Israeli occupation that the Resistance has a massive missile power that would allow it to strike Israeli targets from “Kiryat Shmona” all the way to “Eilat”.

Capitulation is not an option

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressed the minority calling for the Resistance to halt its operations and allow for the continuation of the bloodshed in Gaza, saying capitulation “bears a great, devastating cost that could even become existential.”

“Capitulation means subservience and humiliation, and it will allow for violations of our elders, our youth, our women, and our property,” he explained.

In a similar vein and in light of the Arab and Islamic worlds allowing Gaza to be violated as they stood idle, Sayyed Nasrallah asked: “Is it not humiliating and a symbol of weakness that entire states ruling over 2 billion Muslims are unable to administer medicine and food to the people of Gaza?”

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Speaking further on internal Lebanese issues, he pledged that the Resistance’s arms “are not to be used for altering the Lebanese political regime or constitution and imposing a sectarian status quo in the country.”

Moreover, he said the Resistance’s arms “are to protect Lebanon, and the land borders are demarcated; the only way any negotiations take place will be on the basis of exiting our Lebanese soil.” 

“The US is preventing the Lebanese Army from having adequate arms and missiles for defending Lebanon and deterring any aggression on it,” he added.

US to blame for the bloodshed

If an investigation is opened into October 7, Sayyed Nasrallah said, “the basis for the moral and legal pretexts Netanyahu and Biden are using for their goal of destroying Hamas will collapse.”

“Many people have fallen for the historic Israeli false narrative regarding October 7, including countries that claim to be friendly with Hamas,” he said. “The Palestinian Resistance has been subjected since October 7 to the worst humiliation and smear campaigns any Resistance movement has been subjected to in our contemporary history.”

“The worst case of hypocrisy witnessed by the world today is the stance of the US administration regarding what is going on in Gaza,” he further said, noting that if Washington were to stop arming the Israeli occupation, “the war on Gaza will stop whether Netanyahu wills it or not.”

“The United States is more insistent than “Israel” on the destruction of Hamas,” Sayyed Nasrallah added, holding the US responsible for “every drop of blood in the region, while Israeli officials are mere tools used in this bloodshed.”

“[Israeli Security Minister Yoav] Gallant has nearly gone mad,” he jokingly said about the Israeli official. “He’s talking about [striking] 50km [deep into Lebanon] and [striking] Beirut. It appears that he forgot that the Resistance – he might be [having a mental breakdown] and he forgot, although we have addressed this several times – has major precision missile capabilities.”

Resistance sole option

“The Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine broke Israeli deterrence and destroyed its image while shifting the balance of power by establishing a deterrent,” he added.

The Israeli occupation’s goal of the siege on Gaza prior to October 7, was to kill all of Gaza silently while the world stood idle.

“The goal of the Israeli occupation is to expel all the people of the West Bank to Jordan, the people of Gaza to Egypt, and the people of the occupied Palestinian territories to Lebanon,” he underlined.

“It is our responsibility to prevent the displacement of Palestinians, which requires a major confrontation,” he added.

“No matter how much we praise it, we will not be able to describe the legendary Resistance in Gaza and the historic resilience of the people of Gaza,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, commending all Gazans for their steadfastness.

Further stressing that the Lebanese Resistance was acting in solidarity with the people of Palestine, he said: “The Israelis and Americans did not think that the Resistance in Lebanon would have the bravery or the will to launch a front in support of Gaza.”

“Our goal in the Axis of Resistance as peoples, states, and Resistance fighters was and will remain the defeat of the enemy,” he said. “The enemy’s defeat is by foiling its plans,” he further stressed.

“The goal of the Axis of Resistance is inflicting the largest amount of losses on the enemy during this battle to force it to withdraw,” he explained.

Finally, commenting on the ongoing negotiations between the Palestinian Resistance and the Israeli occupation, Sayyed Nasrallah said, “The parties involved in political negotiations are the Palestinian Resistance factions that delegated Hamas, and we have no hand in the ongoing talks.”

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Nasrallah: Islamic govs stance on Quran burning is disappointing

August 01, 2023

Source: Al Mayadeen

By Al Mayadeen English

The leader of the Lebanese Resistance announces that amid the weak support for the Quran shown by Muslim governments, Muslim youth should no longer await anyone in order to defend the desecration of their sanctities.

Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, 1 August 2023

“The stance of Islamic countries in defending the Holy Quran is weak and disappointing,” Sayyed Nasrallah said today during the Ashura march commemorating the 13th of Muharram in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh. 

“There is a Mossad agent who is desecrating Islamic sanctities under the protection of the Swedish police. his actions constitute an insult to two billion Muslims in the world,” Nasrallah said.

However, amid the weak support shown by Islamic countries in their support for the Quran, “There is no longer any point for Muslims to await the decisions of their governments and organizations. They must assume their responsibilities and severely punish those who desecrate the Quran.”

“If the insult had been directed at a king or a member of their family, they would have been upturned in fury. As for the burning of the Quran, they did nothing.” 

“If the rulers in our Islamic world do not have the courage and zeal to defend the Holy Quran, how will they have the courage to defend our land, Lebanon, or the Al-Aqsa Mosque?”

In that context, he highlighted that what protects “Lebanon, its wealth, and its sovereignty is the Resistance, while the international community is a hoax that has remained inconsequential. 

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“We are in an era of victories made by people and Resistance movements, not states and governments.” 

Yesterday, Swedish police granted a permit for a protest outside the Swedish parliament in which the organizers planned to burn the Quran, sparking diplomatic tensions and concerns over security.

The organizers of the protest expressed their desire to see the Muslim holy book banned in Sweden. One of the leading organizers, Salwan Najem, vowed to burn it repeatedly until the ban was implemented.

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Clashes in Ain Al-Hilweh

In regards to the recent clashes between the Fatah movement and extremist groups, in the Ain Al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the south of Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah said it is necessary for Palestinians to stop the fighting such that its repercussions would be detrimental to Palestinians in the refugee camp and the South at large. 

He described the ongoing clashes as painful and called on everybody in the camp to stop the fighting. 

“Anyone who can intervene, be it through a phone call or an action to stop the fighting, must do so as soon as possible.”

In the conclusion of his speech, he said, “We see in the army the basic guarantee of the unity of the land and stability,” stressing the necessity of supporting this institution that is developing, and whose soldiers are exposed to many risks.  

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On Saturday, clashes erupted in the camp after an assassination attempt that targeted an official in one of the militant groups in the camp called Abu Qatada, who was injured by direct gunfire.

Earlier on Sunday, clashes renewed in the camp, resulting in the killing of the commander of the Palestinian National Security Forces in Saida, Abu Ashraf Al-Armoushi, and four of his companions, bringing the number of those killed in the clashes to six.

Later, the Lebanese army confirmed that a number of soldiers were wounded by a shell that hit military barracks in the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Saida, South Lebanon.

In a statement, the Lebanese army said some of its posts and observation points came under gunfire during ongoing clashes in Ain Al-Hilweh.

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Denmark Seeks “Legal Means” to Stop Desecration of Holy Books Following Global Backlash

July 31, 2023

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The Danish government says it is looking for “legal means” to stop desecration of holy books following the vehement global backlash over sacrilegious acts against Muslims’ holy book in Denmark.

The Sunday announcement followed several incidents over the past month that featured desecration of the Holy Quran both in Denmark and Sweden with the approval of the two countries’ authorities, which drew strongly-worded condemnations from across the globe.

The sacrilegious acts also opened the floodgates of protests throughout the Muslim world, including in Iran, with all Muslim countries condemning the reprehensible profanity in the strongest terms.

Stressing that such acts of sacrilege “are deeply offensive and reckless acts committed by few individuals,” Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen claimed in a statement issued by Danish Foreign Ministry that “these few individuals do not represent the values the Danish society is built on.”

“The Danish government will therefore explore the possibility of intervening in special situations where, for instance, other countries, cultures, and religions are being insulted, and where this could have significant negative consequences for Denmark, not least with regard to security,” the statement said.

The ministry, however, claimed that any measure taken in this regard “must of course be done within the framework of the constitutionally protected freedom of expression … in Denmark.”

In a separate statement, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he has been in close contact with his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, adding that a similar process is already underway in Sweden.

Following the acts of desecration, a number of Muslim countries summoned Danish and Swedish envoys to convey their strong protests to their respective governments, while recalling their own ambassadors. Iraq moved as far as cutting its diplomatic relations with Sweden, while Iran said it will not send a new ambassador to Stockholm and will not accept the Nordic country’s new envoy.

Iran also summoned Danish ambassador to Tehran in protest at desecration of the Holy Quran in Copenhagen.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation [OIC] is also expected to hold a meeting on Monday to address desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark.

Speaking last Sunday, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said the green light given to desecration of the Holy Quran by the European countries was in contravention of their own claim to freedom of expression.

“Despite the [European countries’] claim to freedom of expression, the permission issued [by them] for the recent acts of desecration against the Holy Quran exemplifies ‘modern ignorance’,” the Iranian president said.

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Imam Khamenei Calls for Severest Punishment for Quran Desecration

 July 22, 2023

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei has called for the “severest punishment” for the perpetrator of the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.

“Effrontery to the sacred realm of the Holy Quran in Sweden is a bitter, conspiratorial and dangerous incident. The severest punishment for the perpetrator of this crime is the consensus view of all Islamic scholars,” the Leader said in a message on Saturday.

“The Swedish government should also know that by supporting a criminal, it has taken a war stance against the Islamic world and attracted the hatred and enmity of the Muslim nations and many of their governments,” His Eminence said.

“The responsibility of that government is to hand over the perpetrator of the crime to the judicial systems of Islamic countries,” Imam Khamenei said.

“The conspirators behind the scenes should also know that the sanctity and grandeur of the Holy Qur’an will increase day by day and the lights of its guidance will become brighter,” the Leader said.

“The likes of this conspiracy and its perpetrators are too lowly to be able to prevent this ever-increasing brilliance,” His Eminence added.

The desecration of the Quran by a Christian extremist has triggered widespread protests and condemnation across the Muslim world.

The demonstrations come after Swedish police on Thursday permitted the man living in Stockholm for the second time to desecrate the Quran.

People in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and other countries have staged massive rallies to condemn the blasphemous act.

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Muslim Nations Should Make Swedish Government Regret: Ayatollah Khatami

 July 21, 2023

Senior Iranian cleric Sayyed Ahmad Khatami

Referring to the repeated sacrilege of the Holy Quran in Sweden, the provisional leader of Friday Prayers in Tehran said that Muslim nations have to make Swedish government regret its actions.

Ayatollah Sayyed Ahmad Khatami made the remarks during this week’s Friday prayer sermon held on the campus of Tehran University.

Stating that the insult was done with the support of the government and the police of Sweden, the Iranian senior cleric said these stupid things will not reduce the status of Islam and religion.

He added that Muslim nations should make the Swedish government regret its actions.

Ayatollah Khatami appreciated the government and people of Iraq for expelling the Swedish ambassador from their country.

“They should know that playing with Quran comes at a heavy price,” the cleric further asserted.

He further pointed to the arrival of Muharram and the anniversary of the Ashura, saying that all Iranian nation across the country commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) even though 1384 years or about 14 centuries have passed.

He noted that as holy Quran and other Islamic texts say, martyrs are immortal and will be honored throughout history.

Iranian crowds took of to streets in Tehran and various cities in order to protest against the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden.

Source: Agencies

بالفيديو | السيد نصرالله يوجه الدعوة لنصرة للقرآن الكريم

 21 July، 2023

اكد الامين العام لحزب الله السيد حسن نصر الله تعليقا على تجدد تدنيس المصحف الشريف ان هذا المصحف سنحميه بقلوبنا ودمائنا وهذه مسؤوليتنا جميعا. وقال السيد نصر الله في الليلة العاشورائية: ادعو جميع الاخوة والاخوات غدا في صلاة الظهرين والجمعة ان لا يكون يوم جمعة عاديا ويجب ان تمتلئ المساجد والمصليات نصرة لمصحفهم والتجمع امام المساجد.

اضاف: عنوان اعتصامنا امام جميع المساجد غدا يجب ان يكون مطالبة الحكومات بسحب سفرائها من السويد وطرد سفراء السويد.

واشار ان الدعوة الثانية هي الى قراءة جماعية في المجالس للقرآن الكريم ويجب ان يرى العالم كله عندما يدنس مصحفنا كيف نحتضنه ونقرأه.

اضاف السيد نصر الله: غدا امام المساجد كلكم مدعوون لنصرة مصحفكم وفي الليل كلكم مدعوون ان تاتوا الى المجالس ونحتضن نسخة من المصحف الشريف.

واكد سماحته ان تدنيس المصحف يمس كل المسلمين واضاف تعليقا على تدنيس المصحف وصور القادة : يبدو هناك اصرار اسرائيلي موسادي على الاستفزاز من اجل الدفع للفتنة التي يجب ان نحذر منها جميعا في العراق وغيره. وقال ان الرد العراقي وما قامت به الحكومة العراقية مهم جدا وشجاع وحكيم من سحب سفيرها واستدعاء السفيرة السويدية.

وقال “هناك تكرار واصرار على الاعتداء على المصحف ومن حق الناس ان تعبر عن غضبها واذا اردنا للموضوع ان لا يتكرر فعلى كل الدول العربية والاسلامية ان تفعل ما فعل العراق. واشار ان فكرة مقاطعة البضائع جيدة لكن ما يهز السويد ويربي كل دول العالم هو هذا (مثل ما فعله العراق).
اضاف: ادعو الشعوب العربية والاسلامية الى مطالبة حكوماتها من الليلة ان تسحب سفراءها من السويد وتطرد سفراء السويد من بلداننا العربية والاسلامية، واذا عادوا الى ذلك فالخطوة اللاحقة يجب ان تكون قطع العلاقات الدبلوماسية مع السويد.

واكد الامين العام لحزب الله السيد حسن نصر الله في خطابه انه في المجتمع عندما نطلق الصفة نطلقها على الوجه العام والاغلب فهناك مجتمع صالح قد يوجد فيه فاسدون وقد تطلق على المجتمع وتقول فاسد ولو كان فيه بعض الصالحين، ونقول فرد مقاوم ونقول مجتمع مقاوم اذا كانت اغلبيته مقاومة ومواجهة ورفض الذل والهوان ولو كان فيه مستسلمون.

واكد ان الجماعة لها مسؤولية وشخصية ودور وهي التي تصنع حاضرها ومستقبلها وهناءها وتعاستها وعزها وذلها ونصرها وهزيمتها كمجتمع، وهناك مسؤوليات تتوجه الى الجماعة وليس الى الفرد وسيحاسب كمجتمع. واضاف ان المجتمع الذي غزا بلاده غازٍ ولم تقم فيه جماعة كافية لطرد الاحتلال هذا المجتمع يوم القيامة سيحاسب . واشار انه يمكن للمجتمع الفاسد ان يصبح صالحا والمجتمع الجاهل يمكن ان يصبح واعيا كما ان المجتمع او الامة او القوم او الشعب يمكن ان يكونوا صالحين ولكن لاسباب معينة ينحرفون.

واشار ان ما يحتاجه المشروع الالهي هو الى مجتمعات مؤمنة مجاهدة مضحية ومسؤوليتنا ان نحقق هذا السبب وفي كل بلد مسؤولية المؤمنين ان يوجدوا المجتمع المؤمن والمضحي والصادق في ندائه للمهدي (ع) ان تعال الينا يا مولانا.

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Sayyed Nasrallah on 1st Ashura Night: Upholding Muslim Sanctities, National Unity Crucial

 July 18, 2023

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on 1st Ashura Night

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech during the commemoration of the first night of Ashura ceremonies in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday.

Expressing his deep sorrow, Sayyed Nasrallah mourned the loss of a revered scholar, formidable warrior, and paternal figure of the founding generation, the esteemed Sheikh Afif Al-Nabulsi. He extended heartfelt condolences to Sheikh Al-Nabulsi’s family, as well as to the esteemed scholars and references within the Islamic schools (Hawza).

In addition, Sayyed Nasrallah took a moment to extend warm greetings and congratulations to Muslims worldwide on the arrival of the new Hijri year. He fervently prayed for their protection and sought divine assistance for them in navigating the numerous challenges they face.

Furthermore, on the occasion of the Ashura anniversary, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized the invaluable lessons that Karbala imparts.

His eminence highlighted the virtues of patience, resilience, and steadfastness, urging all to bravely confront the hardships of siege, combat injustice, and refuse to yield in the face of enemies. He highlighted the importance of protecting Muslim sanctities, unity, and national existence.

In the city of Karbala, a momentous ceremony unfolded this evening, marking the onset of the sacred month of Muharram. The revered dome of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) witnessed the symbolic changing of the flag from red to black, an emblematic gesture steeped in profound significance.

Moreover, alongside the flag replacement, a solemn act of raising the Noble Qur’an unfolded, resounding with condemnation against the recent burning of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden.

This event in Karbala stands as a poignant reminder of the sanctity and reverence accorded to both the sacred month of Muharram and the Holy Qur’an, uniting hearts in solidarity against acts of disrespect.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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 July 8, 2023

Eid Al-Ghadir is one of the most significant Shi’a feasts and pleasant occasions observed on Dhul-Hijja 18 (Islamic lunar calendar). On that day, the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) implemented God’s orders and appointed Ali Ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) as his successor (caliph) and the first esteemed Imam after him. This took place in 10 AH during the Prophet Mohammad’s Farewell Hajj in a region called Ghadir Khumm, Saudi Arabia. The occasion has been alluded to in hadiths as “the Greatest Eid of God” and “the Most Honorable Eid”.

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Appoints his Caliph

The Prophet (PBUH) assembled people in Ghadir Khumm at the time, raised Ali’s (AS) hand for everyone to see, and asked, “O people! “Do I not have greater guardianship over you than you’ve got over yourself?”

“Yes, O our Prophet!” said the crowd. “God is my guardian, and I am the guardian of the believers; I have guardianship over them more than they have over themselves. So, whoever I am his guardian, Ali will be his guardian,” the Prophet (PBUH) remarked. Then, the Prophet (PBUH) repeated that three times and then said, “O Allah, guard whoever follows him, be an enemy to whoever opposes him, love whoever loves him, hate whoever hates him, support whoever supports him, let down whoever betrays him…” He (PBUH) addressed the crowd, saying, “Those who are present, convey this message to those who are absent.”

Why Ali (AS)?

Undoubtedly, an enlightened and sanctimonious man must continue to fulfill these duties as he leads Muslims after the Prophet Muhammad. The first person to profess Islam and embrace Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) message was Imam Ali (AS). He was also revered for his courage, wisdom, humility, and knowledge. Above all, appointing Imam Ali (AS) was God’s will implemented by the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). In the Holy Quran, countless references are made to Imam Ali (AS) in unequivocal verses reaffirming the legality of his caliphate and overseeing Muslims’ affairs after the Prophet, such as: “Your guardian is only Allah and His Messenger, and those who believe, those who establish prayer and pay the zakat while they are kneeling”, Al-Maeda; 55.

Worldwide Celebrations of Eid-Al Ghadir

On the day of Eid al-Ghadir, the holy shrines of Imams of Ahl-al-Bayt (AS) are adorned with flowers, and thousands of Muslims will gather to celebrate.

Imam Ali Holy Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, hosted tens of thousands of jubilant believers on the eve of Eid Al-Ghadir:

On the morning of Eid al-Ghadir, the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (AS) prepared the longest cake, with a length of around 1000 meters.

Muslims in different cities in Yemen have also been celebrating this auspicious occasion for days by holding different ceremonies and gatherings.

On Eid al-Ghadir 2022, Iranians attended a 10 km-long celebration in Tehran where food, beverages, entertaining games were offered for free.

Imam Reza Holy Shrine, in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, was filled with well-wishers from all over the world.

Tehran hosts 10 km street celebration of Eid al-Ghadir

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In light of the importance of feeding on Ghadir Day and Lebanon’s stifling economic crisis, people took advantage of the occasion to collect donations and offer rations of food to needy individuals in various Lebanese regions.

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Eid Al-Ghadir in the Eyes of Imam Khamenei

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei underlined the importance of Al-Ghadir day, citing the Islamic Hadith which contributes to this notion.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Muslim Fury over Quran Burning, Hezbollah Says Swedish Authorities ‘Complicit’

 June 29, 2023

Two men impudently burning a copy of holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm (Wednesday, June 28, 2023).

Hezbollah firmly denounced on Thursday burning of the holy Quran in Stockholm, lashing out at Swedish authorities for being “complicit in such crime.”

In a statement, Hezbollah Media Relations stressed that continuous desecration of Quran in Sweden and other countries is unacceptable, warning that the Lebanese resistance group won’t keep mum on such violations.

“Swedish authorities are complicit and partners in this crime as they greenlighted such move despite the fact that they previously knew about the perpetrators’ intention to desecrate the holy Quran.”

Hezbollah flags raised in south Lebanon (photo from archive).

“Swedish Government has to stop this grim downward trajectory instead of arguing about the so-called ‘freedom of speech’ and other bombastic mottos,” read the Hezbollah statement, carried by Al-Manar.

The Lebanese resistance group, meanwhile, called on Muslim governments and bodies to take all appropriate moves “in order to prevent the repetition of such follies and to put an end to hatred speech.”

Earlier on Wednesday, two men and burned a copy of the Quran outside the Swedish capital of Stockholm’s central mosque, in a repeated and state-authorized instance of sacrilege against the Muslim holy book.

The move came following a go-ahead given to them by a Swedish court. It also coincided with the Muslim festivity of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), which marks the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that is partaken by millions of Muslims from across the world.

Muslim Countries Decry Desecration of Quran

The Quran burning in Stockholm drew wide condemnations by Arab and Muslim countries.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm Central Mosque.

The OIC warned on Thursday in a statement about the dangers and consequences of such actions, which are in contradiction to current efforts to develop coexistence and moderation.

Emphasizing the need to stick to international charters and regulations concerning respect for human rights, the OIC called on nations and governments to take the necessary measures to prevent repetition of such hideous actions.

According to the OIC statement, fundamental freedoms must be respected, regardless of religion, language, race, and nationality.

On Wednesday, an extremist protected by the Swedish authorities and police tore and burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of nearly 200 Muslims outside the main mosque in the Swedish capital.

Certain European countries have been the scene of violations and desecration of Muslim sanctuaries in recent years.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday, in which it strongly condemned the move as unacceptable.

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“These hateful and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification, as they clearly incite hatred, exclusion, and racism, and directly contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance, moderation, and rejection of extremism, and undermine the necessary mutual respect for relations between peoples and states,” the statement read.

For its part, Iran lashed out at the government of Sweden for granting consent to desecration of the Muslim holy book.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani denounced in the strongest terms the Swedish government’s “move to authorize the repetition of such act of sacrilege by Sweden-based Islamophobes, who have similarly insulted the holy book on several occasions in the past.”

Nasser Kanaani, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

“Acts of insult against holy books serve as an instance of inclination towards aggression and hatemongering, and counter authentic human rights values,” the spokesperson noted, as quoted by Tasnim news agency.

Stockholm, he concluded, “is advised to prevent the repetition of acts of insult against international sanctities in the future, and pay serious attention to the principles of responsibility and accountability in this regard.”

Turkey also denounced the desecration of holy Quran, with speculations that Stockholm’s move to greenlight the anti-Islam move may jeopardize Sweden’s bid to join NATO before the bloc’s key summit in July.

Turkey’s foreign minister condemned the protest on Wednesday, calling it a “heinous act.”

“It is unacceptable to allow these anti-Islamic actions under the pretext of freedom of expression. To turn a blind eye to such heinous acts is to be complicit in them,” Hakan Fidan said in a statement.

The Turkish government’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun added in a tweet: “We are sick and tired of enabling of Islamophobia and continued instances of hatred for our religion on the part of European authorities especially in Sweden.”

There has occurred yet another disgusting and despicable act of Quran burning in Sweden on our most holy day.

We are sick and tired of enabling of Islamophobia and continued instances of hatred for our religion on the part of European authorities especially in Sweden.

Those who…

— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) June 28, 2023

Lebanese Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, condemned the move in strongest terms, stressing that this “repeated act is an aggression on Muslim sanctities and a provocation to their feelings.”

Morocco, for its part, summoned the Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of Sweden in Rabat, and the Ambassador of the Moroccan King in Stockholm for consultations in the wake of the provocative move in Stockholm.

“This act of hostility is irresponsible and shows disregard to the feelings of more than a billion Muslims in this holy period that coincides with the Hajj season and Eid Al-Adha,” a circular distributed by the Embassy of Morroco in Lebanon stated on Thursday.

Syria has condemned in the strongest terms the disgraceful act of insulting the Holy Quran on the morning of Eid al-Adha by an extremist with the permission and approval of the Swedish government.

“The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms the disgraceful act of insulting the Holy Quran in the morning of the holiest day for millions of Muslims by an extremist with the permission and approval of the Swedish government,” an official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement to SANA.

“This crime, apart from offending the feelings of millions of Muslims and the sentiments of love and respect between religions, unequivocally illustrates the immoral level to which Western governments have descended, and the hypocrisy and lies of the values they claim, which have not been reached even by the most extreme groups that are very far from the humanitarian and spiritual values”, the sources added.

The source added that “Western governments, which suffer from the complex of civilizational superiority, must stop spreading and fueling feelings of hatred among peoples, and know that the freedom of some stops at the limits of others’ freedom and the respect for their feelings, and therefore they cannot in any way justify their crime by attacking the Holy Quran.”

The Russian State Duma voted on Thursday to condemn the Swedish authorities’ permitting of a demonstration in Stockholm at which the Quran was burned on the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

“State Duma members resolutely condemn yet another act of desecration, which was approved by the Swedish authorities, and call on them to take measures to prevent any human rights violations or insults to the religious feelings of Muslims,” the lower house of Russia’s parliament said in a statement.

According to the statement, such actions “may incite extremist manifestations as they grossly violate the goals and principles of the United Nations Charter.”

Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin had previously initiated the drafting of such a statement. The senior Russian lawmaker expressed the opinion that parliamentarians should not refrain from discussing the issue, as long as European nations “infringe on fundamental human rights.” He denounced the violation of believers’ rights on the festive day for Muslims, calling it inadmissible. “Can you imagine this happening in enlightened Europe, as they are so fond of calling it?” he asked rhetorically.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Iran: Apartheid “Israel” Biggest Threat to Region, Muslim Nation

April 22, 2023

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian considered that the apartheid “Israeli” entity to be “the biggest threat to the region and the international Muslim Nation.”

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Thursday in a phone call with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi.

The Iranian top diplomat also laid emphasis on the necessity for the existence of unity across the Muslim world in the face of the occupying regime, the need to cut the regime’s hands off the al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound in the holy occupied city of al-Quds’ Old City — which is Islam’s third holiest site, and the importance of complete restoration of Palestinians’ rights.

Turning to the issue of the bilateral ties, Amir-Abdollahian pointed to his visit earlier this year to Amman, and announced the Islamic Republic’s readiness for expansion of the level of relations and cooperation between the countries.

For his part, Safadi stressed his country’s support for regional peace and stability, and defense of the holy sites in Al-Quds in the face of the Zionists’ acts of aggression.

He further hailed Iran to be “an important country in the region”, pointing out that Amman attached “great importance” to further development of its ties with Tehran.

Safadi, meanwhile, welcomed the recent reconciliation agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia under the auspices of China in Beijing.

Also on Thursday, Amir-Abdollahian talked on the phone with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan.

The officials described as positive the process of underway work by the technical teams that have been exchanged mutually to lay the groundwork for the reopening of each country’s Embassy and Consulate on the other’s soil.

The Iranian official expressed hope that the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh and its Consulate General in the port city of Jeddah be opened in time before this year’s Hajj Pilgrimage.

The Saudi official said the kingdom would do its part to contribute to the prospect, and also hoped that the top diplomats would meet each other in the countries’ respective capitals in the near future.

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Sayyed Al-Houthi: Quran Burning Amounts to Declaration of War Against Muslim World

 January 29, 2023

By Staff, Agencies

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has severely censured the desecration of the Holy Quran by a far-right Swedish-Danish politician in Stockholm and Copenhagen, terming the sacrilegious move as a declaration of war against the Muslim world.

Addressing a ceremony in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa on Friday evening, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi stated that the spread of Islam in European and Western societies has been a source of constant worry for enemies of Islam, and prompted anti-Islam individuals to set fire to the copies of the Muslim holy book in a show of desperation.

He stressed that the burning of the Holy Quran in European countries falls within the framework of their hostile war on human societies, and their efforts to distance societies from Quran, and create animosity towards Islam.

On Friday, Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan torched copies of the Holy Quran near a mosque and outside the premises of the Turkish Embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

Paludan had already infuriated the Muslim world by staging a Quran-burning protest in Sweden’s capital Stockholm on Jan. 21. The right-wing extremist has vowed to continue the stunt every Friday until Sweden is admitted into the US-led NATO.

“The burning of the Holy Quran is not justifiable by any means. It is considered a hostile, criminal and profane action against all holy books,” Houthi said.

The Ansarullah chief noted, “Oppressors are trying to put up a barrier between world nations and the Quran, because they view it as the biggest danger for themselves and the biggest savior for human beings.”

“Burning of the Holy Quran and declaring enmity towards it and Islam amount to a blatant disrespect for all Muslims. Such an approach also attests to the extent of satanic forces’ anger towards Quran and their weakness in the face of the sacred book,” he noted.

Houthi went on to condemn the burning of the Holy Quran as the gravest act of hostility against Islam and Muslims, emphasizing that the pro-Zionist lobby stands at the forefront of the aggressive campaign against Islam, Quran and Muslims.

“Satanic forces try to perpetrate grievous sins and despicable crimes in the name of freedom of thought and speech, and enlist political and legal support for them,” the leader of the Ansarullah movement said.

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Hezbollah Officials: Burning of Holy Quran Assaults Dignity of All Muslims

 January 23, 2023

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed that burning of Holy Quran in Sweden is an assault on humanity and the divine religions, a fabricated sedition with Western support, and a clear inability to promote the materialistic concepts in face of the loftiness of Islam.

Sheikh Qassem wondered whether insulting 1.5 billion Muslims does not deserve to be confronted, holding the Swedish authorities and all the governments which allow the anti-Islam offenses responsible for their assaults

For his part, Head of Hezbollah Juridical Committee Sheikh Mohammad Yazbek indicated that the Swedish offense of burning Holy Quran is an assault on the dignity of all the Muslims, calling on all the Islamic World to move against this slander.

Head of Hezbollah Juridical Committee Sheikh Mohammad Yazbek

Member of Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Ibrahim Al-Moussawi, affirmed that burning of Holy Quran comes in the context of a plan to attack the Islamic icons and sanctities, adding that this assault will unify the Muslims.

Hezbollah MP Ibrahim Al-Moussawi

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Yemenis Take to the Streets of Saada to Denounce Sweden’s Crime Against Muslims

January 24, 2023

By Al-Ahed News

Yemenis held a massive rally in Saada to protest against the Swedish permission to burn a Holy Quran edition, calling to boycott Stockholm and expel its ambassadors from all Muslim countries.

A statement issued after the march slammed “the crime of burning copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden,” labelling the measure as “hostile in the series of war against Islam and Muslims.”

The statement further accused the western-controlled Zionist lobby of standing behind the crime of burning copies of the Holy Quran, and called on “the western leaders and the international community to liberate themselves from the Zionist Judaism and to stop insulting the prophets, their books, and fighting their teachings.”

The protesters also demanded in their statement an official apology from the Swedish government as well as to hold the criminals accountable. “We call for boycotting Sweden and expelling its ambassadors from the Muslim countries for its criminal behavior against the sanctities.”

In the same context, Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement strongly condemned on Sunday the crime that took place in Sweden, describing “the anti-Islam behavior in the west as reflecting the ethical and political bankruptcy of the western governments.”

Relatively, the Sanaa government foreign ministry denounced the burning of the Holy Quran.

Additionally, several other countries slammed the Swedish decision to permit the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran, and warned against inciting Muslims all across the world.

الــكَــثْــرَة والـقـلَّــة

2023/01/16

بقلم: أ. د. بثينة شعبان

في كثير من الأحيان أتساءل ما هو منشأ بعض العادات في مجتمعاتنا التي اكتسبت صبغة القدسيّة مع أنها لا تمتّ للدين بصلة، بل على العكس هناك ما يناقض الدين كثيراً من هذه الموروثات التي تناقلتها الأجيال بشكل أساسيّ لانعدام الجرأة في طرح الأسئلة العميقة والجوهريّة والتي يخشى طرحها الكثيرون، ولنبدأ على سبيل المثال لا الحصر من موقع كبير السنّ في الأسرة، ووقع رأيه على الأصغر منه؛ حيث يسود الاعتقاد أنه يجب إطاعة كبير السنّ، ولا يجوز أبداً لمن هو أصغر منه سنّاً أن يشكّ في قدرته وقيادته، ولكنّ سيدنا إبراهيم عليه السلام أخذ موقفاً حاسماً ضدّ أبيه الذي كان يعبد الأصنام، وحاول أن يهديه إلى طريق الحقّ، وهذه بالطبع ليست دعوة للتمرّد على من هم أكبر سنّاً، ولكنها دعوة للوقوف مع الحقّ ومع الصّح حتى وإن تطلّب هذا جفاء مع ذوي قربى.

«يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ لِلَّهِ ولَوْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أو الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالأَقْرَبِينَ»، أي إنّ العدل والحقّ أهمّ من صلة القربى والوفاء لهم، بينما نلاحظ أنّ العصبية الأسريّة أو القبلية تضرب بالحقّ عرض الحائط تحزّباً لذوي القربى وانتصاراً لهم وإن كانوا على باطل، مع أنّ أسرة يوسف، عليه السلام، أظهرت بشكل جليّ أنّ الإخوة قد يكيدوا لأخيهم: «قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْداً».

كما نلاحظ أنّ الناس تسعى جاهدة، وأحياناً ترتكب المعاصي من أجل تكديس الثروات لأولادهم، مع أنّ الله عزّ وجلّ قال: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَادِكُمْ عَدُواً لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ»، وقال في آية أخرى: «إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ»، ومع هذا فالعرف والعادة هو العمل المستميت من أجل ضمان مصلحة الأولاد حتى بعد رحيل الأبوين عن هذه الدار.

ولكن، ومما يشغل بالي أحياناً هو من أين أتت كلّ المسؤوليات الخدميّة المترتّبة على المرأة إذا كان الله عزّ وجلّ قال: «فإِنْ أَرْضَعْنَ لَكُمْ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَأْتَمِرُوا بَيْنَكُم بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَإِن تَعَاسَرْتُمْ فَسَتُرْضِعُ لَهُ أُخْرَى»، إذا كانت المرأة ليست مجبرة بحكم الدين على إرضاع ولدها، بل يجب أن يُدفع لها أجر إذا أرضعته، فمن أين أُلصقت كلّ هذه المهام الخدميّة بالمرأة، والتي تستهلك وقتها وعمرها ولا تنال عليها جزاء ولا شكوراً، بل تعتبر جزءاً لا يتجزّأ من المهام الملقاة عليها بحكم طبيعتها وكونها زوجاً وأمّاً وأختاً وبنتاً.

غير أنّ المفهوم الذي أحدث أكبر الضّرر بأداء المسلمين في دولهم المتعدّدة هو مفهوم الكثرة والقلّة، والخلط بين مفهومي المساواة والعدالة، دون التركيز على الاستخدام الصحيح والمعنى الدقيق لكلّ منهما، حيث ما زال معظم الناس يعتقدون أنّ الحقّ دائماً مع الكثرة، مع أنّ سور وآيات القرآن الكريم عامرة بامتداح القلّة وذمّ الكثرة: «وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»، «فَأَبَى أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُوراً»، «وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ»، «كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِين»، «بل أكثرهم لا يعلمون»، في المقابل نجد أنّ القلّة استحقّت المدح الإلهي لأنها التعبير الصادق عن رفض الانجرار وراء الأكثرية التي توهّمت أنّ كثرتها تجعلها محقّة فيما هي عليه من الاعتقاد، أو أنها طريق النّصر: «وما آمن معه إلّا قليل»، و«قليل من عباديَ الشَّكوْر»، وإذا أردنا أن نترجم هذه اللغة إلى لغة الحداثة نقول إنّ النخبة العارفة العالمة يجب أن تكون محطّ تقدير ومديح، وليست الأكثرية التي تعتبر كثرتها مبرّراً لها أن تكون محقّة، وإذا ما تفكّرنا بهذا المفهوم نجد أنّ الدول التي بنت مجداً وحقّقت تطوّراً فعلت ذلك من خلال اعتمادها على النخبة في الهند والصين والغرب بحيث يتمّ إيلاء معظم الاهتمام للنخبة الكفوءة القادرة والتي تتمتّع بكل التسهيلات فتُحدث تقدماً وتطوّراً.

أمّا البلدان التي لا تولي أهمية تذكر للتمييز بين الذين يعلمون والذين لا يعلمون، فنجدها تسير كالسلحفاة في المسار البشريّ، ولا تُحدث التطوّر أو القفزات التنموية المأمولة، فرغم الفقر والمشاكل الحياتية في الهند، تمكّنت النخبة الهندية من بناء دولة قويّة متطوّرة يُحسب لها حساب، كما عملت الصين على إعمال حكم النخبة من خلال الحزب الشيوعي الصينيّ الذي يعتبر قلّة قليلة؛ مئة مليون من أصل مليار ونصف المليار، والفاعلون به هم بضعة ملايين الذين يخطّطون لمستقبل البلاد، ويعملون على تحقيق تطوّرها وازدهارها، ناهيك عن القول إنّ الغرب قد طوّر، وعلى مدى عقود، نُخباً سياسية وفكرية وعقائدية، وهي التي تدير شؤون البلاد فعلياً بغضّ النظر عن ادّعاء الديمقراطية والتخفّي وراء مقولات حكم الأكثرية التي لم تحكم يوماً أيّ بلد من هذه البلدان.

وهنا يكمن الفرق بين مفهومي المساواة والعدالة، هذا المفهوم الذي يتعرّض للتشويه وإساءة الاستخدام؛ إذ لا يمكن أن نقول إنّ البشر متساوون لأنّ الله سبحانه وتعالى خلقهم بإمكانات ومقدرات مختلفة، وهم عملوا أيضاً بطرائق مختلفة، فكيف يمكن أن يكونوا متساوين؟! إذاً المطلوب ليس المساواة بين البشر، بل تحقيق العدالة بينهم وأن ينال كلّ منهم ما يستحقّ بناءً على قدرته وجهده. أي إنّ العدالة تكمن في تكافؤ الفرص، وليس في أن «يستوي الأعمى والبَصير»، والمنطق ذاته ينسحب على من ادّعوا حمل لواء تحرّر المرأة في الغرب في سبعينيات القرن الماضي، وطالبوا بالمساواة مع الرجال، فإذا كان الله عزّ وجل قد خلق كائنين مختلفين ليكمّل أحدهما الآخر من أجل إعمار هذا الكون، فكيف يمكن تجاهل الطبيعة البشرية الضرورية لاستمرار الخلق؟!

المطلوب هنا حقّاً هو العدالة وتكافؤ الفرص، وأن يأخذ كلّ إنسان، رجلاً كان أم امرأة، في الحياة الفرصة التي يستحقّها في العلم والعمل والحياة، والدليل الأهمّ على نفاق الغرب وقصوره في هذا المجال هو أنّه ترك مسؤولية الأسرة على عاتق المرأة، وقال لها أنت حرّة أن تبدعي، كيف يمكن أن تبدع وكاهلها مثقل بتربية الأولاد ومسؤولية العائلة، ولم يوفّر لها الفرص الخدمية التي تمكّنها فعلاً من تحقيق ذاتها والتميّز في مهنتها، بينما قامت الصين بتوفير كلّ الظروف للمرأة الأمّ واستوعبت الأطفال في حضانات ورياض أطفال كي تتمكّن المرأة من متابعة مسيرتها المهنية.

وأنا أتفكّر بكلّ هذه المعاني والموروثات، أشعر وكأننا نقول «وجدنا آباءنا لها عابدين»، أو ليس من واجبنا الدينيّ والفكريّ والأخلاقيّ والإنسانيّ أن نتوقّف مع الموروثات، ونتساءل عن جدواها وصحّتها ودورها السلبي أو الإيجابي، والتصحيح الذي يجب أن تخضع له وفق حاجات وتطلّعات مجتمعاتنا المعاصرة.

• مصر العربية بين مطرقة إفلاسها المادي وسندان إفلاسهم الأخلاقي.. قولوا خيراً أو اصمتوا!

Hezbollah Denounces Charlie Hebdo’s “Hideous Offense”, Calls on France to Act

 January 10, 2023

Hezbollah firmly condemned on Tuesday as a “hideous offense” Charlie Hebdo’s defamatory cartoons of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, calling on France not to be part of the aggression.

“Once again, the Charlie Hebdo ominous magazine attacks our sanctities and honored figures,” Hezbollah’s Media Relations Office said in a statement, pointing to previous offences by the French magazine against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Prophet Issa (Jesus) and other religious figures.

“The magazine targets today the supreme Islamic figure in the world, Imam Khamenei, who is not only a leader of a great country, but also an Imam and religious reference for tens of millions of Muslims and an icon of humanity, freedom, dignity, resistance and pride.”

“We, in Hezbollah, firmly denounce the hideous act committed by this magazine, as we call on free people around the globe to do so.”

The Lebanese resistance party, meanwhile, urged French authorities to take “decisive measures in a bid to hold the offenders accountable.”

“Justifying the offense by attributing it to the so-called ‘freedom of expression’ is now exposed and futile,” Hezbollah’s statement read.

It lashed out at the West for adopting double standards, saying: “We have all witnessed the West’s double standards when the cause opposes with its major political interests.”

“The French government has to avoid being part of this offense and to dissociate its political disagreement with Iran from allowing impudent magazines like Charlie Hebdo to attack sanctities and dignified figures of Muslims.”

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Bahraini Regime Allows Jews to Celebrate Their Festivals but Persecutes Muslims

December 24, 2022

By Staff

The Bahraini authorities has allowed Zionist settlers to celebrate “Hanukkah” in the capital, Manama, despite popular rejection and demonstrations, rejecting normalization with the “Israeli” entity.

This comes at a time when the Al-Khalifa regime regularly suppresses the ceremonies commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein [AS] and prevent the reception of Gulf citizens into Bahrain during Ashura.

Bahraini activists posted on their Twitter accounts a video showing Jewish settlers practicing “Hanukkah” rituals in a “synagogue” in Manama.

In light of this reality, which the Al-Khalifa regime authorities forcibly imposed on Bahrainis, a number of regions in the tiny gulf kingdom witnessed demonstrations and marches rejecting normalization with the occupying entity and the settlers’ celebration of “Hanukkah” in Manama.

Dozens of Bahrainis marched in the village of Al-Markh, carrying Palestinian flags and banners rejecting the Zionist presence in the country. The same happened in the town of Al-Maqshaa.

Despite the deployment of police forces, a massive demonstration was held on the island of Sitra raising slogans rejecting the presence of the occupying entity in Bahrain and the settlers’ celebration of “Hanukkah” in Manama.

It is noteworthy that the “Israeli” entity’s so-called president, Isaac Herzog, visited Bahrain earlier this month and met with a number of officials, more than two years after the US-brokered agreements to normalize relations between the two sides.

‘Holy Land Foundation 5’ are Victims of America’s Unjust Persecution of Palestinians

November 27, 2022

A Holy Land Foundation press conference. (Photo: via Twitter)

– Iqbal Jassat is an Executive Member of the South Africa-based Media Review Network. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle. Visit: www.mediareviewnet.com

By Iqbal Jassat

America’s destructive wars on Muslim countries launched in the wake of 9/11 under the misplaced rubric known notoriously as “War On Terror” (WoT), spawned mindless death and bloodshed on an unprecedented scale.

The George W Bush administration, heavily infested with neoconservatives and Likudniks, contemptuously ignored and willfully disregarded the sovereign status of Muslim lands by unleashing invasions, bombings, massacres and ultimately occupying them.

In a gross display of raw power, America shamelessly sought to demonstrate its unchallenged position as a military superpower to refashion the world in its image.

Since the unmistakable target of US belligerence was Islam and Muslims, it adopted a well-worn Israeli strategy by dehumanizing victims as “terrorists”. The tactic was designed to fool the world by claiming that the war was not on “good Muslims” but only the “bad ones” depicted as “terrorists”.

Against this background, one is reminded of the extent of maliciousness associated with the WoT paradigm and the abuse of justice flowing therefrom.

A classic example in this regard is the case of what became known as the “Holy Land Foundation 5”.

Fourteen years ago, five highly respected US-based Palestinian academics were unfairly targeted and jailed for providing humanitarian aid to orphans and widows in Palestine.

They have been described as the “Holy Land 5” who were actively involved in the Holy Land Foundation (HLF)based in Texas.

The HLF was at the time, the largest Muslim welfare and charity organization in the US until it was singled out and hounded by the Bush administration and Israeli forces.

Using the cover of the WoT, and fuelled by hostile Zionist agencies who profiled the HLF as a “nest of terror”, it was shut down in December 2001 by US authorities.

The case against the “Holy Land 5” led to the wrongful conviction and unjust long-term imprisonment of five highly respected Palestinian men. Three of them, Mufid Abdulqader, Ghassan Elashi, and Shukri Abu Baker, remain imprisoned today.

The two others, Abdulrahman Odeh and Mohammed El-Mezain, sentenced to 15 years each, were released in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

An intriguing yet deplorable aspect of the highly politically-charged case is the fact that these men were convicted on false charges of “providing material support to terrorism,” despite the fact that they were never even accused of funding the legitimate armed resistance to Israeli occupation and colonization.

According to various reports including by Samidoun, interestingly the same charities funded by the Holy Land Foundation were also funded by the International Red Cross and even USAID, the US Agency for International Development.

In other words, the criteria for aiding or funding “terrorism” ought to have been applicable to the International Red Cross and USAID, rendering them “guilty” as well.

However, as is known, the Holy Land Foundation was selectively targeted and borne out by the fact that after failing to convict the HLF5 in their first attempt, the US. judiciary allowed untested “evidence” by an anonymous Israeli intelligence agent.

The “War on Terror” has and remains a playbook on how to subvert justice to gain political goals. The dubious, torture-produced “evidence” by a faceless Israeli spook against the HLF5 was typical sensationalism and anti-Palestinian bigotry.

Though the subversion of American politics by Israel is a well-known documented fact, it cannot remain unchallenged. By the same token, the ill-conceived path of destruction known as the WoT needs to be derailed and its perpetrators brought to justice.

And the case of the three men who remain behind bars, deserve a global campaign to secure their freedom.

Russia courts Muslim countries as strategic Eurasian partners

Thursday, 13 October 2022 7:10 PM  [ Last Update: Friday, 14 October 2022 9:14 AM ]

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) attend the CICA summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 13, 2022.

By Pepe Escobar

Everything that matters in the complex process of Eurasia integration was once again at play in Astana, as the – renamed – Kazakh capital hosted the 6th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

The roll call was a Eurasian thing of beauty – featuring the leaders of Russia and Belarus (EAEU), West Asia (Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Palestine) and Central Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan).

China and Vietnam (East and Southeast Asia) attended at the level of vice presidents.

CICA is a multinational forum focused on cooperation toward peace, security, and stability across Asia.,Kazakh President Tokayev revealed that CICA has just adopted a declaration to turn the forum into an international organization.  

CICA has already established a partnership with the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU). So in practice, it will soon be working together side-by-side with the SCO, the EAEU and certainly BRICS+.

The Russia-Iran strategic partnership was prominently featured at CICA, especially after Iran being welcomed to the SCO as a full member.

President Raeisi, addressing the forum, stressed the crucial notion of an emerging  “new Asia”, where “convergence and security” are “not compatible with the interests of hegemonic countries and any attempt to destabilize independent nations has goals and consequences beyond national geographies, and in fact, aims to target the stability and prosperity of regional countries.”

For Tehran, being a partner in the integration of CICA, within a maze of pan-Asia institutions, is essential after all these decades of”maximum pressure” unleashed by the Hegemon.

Moreover, it opens an opportunity, as Raeisi noted, for Iran to profit from “Asia’s economic infrastructure.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin, predictably, was the star of the show in Astana. It’s essential to note that Putin is supported by “all”nations represented at CICA.

High-level bilaterals with Putin included the Emir of Qatar: everyone that matters in West Asia wants to talk to “isolated” Russia.      

Putin called for “compensation for the damage caused to the Afghans during the years of occupation” (we all know the Empire of Chaos, Lies and Plunder will refuse it), and emphasized the key role of the SCO to develop Afghanistan.

He stated that Asia, “where new centers of power are growing stronger, plays a big role in the transition to a multipolar world order”.

He warned, “there is a real threat of famine and large-scale shocks against the backdrop of volatility in energy and food prices in the world.”

Hefurther called for the end of a financial system that benefits the “Golden billion” – who “live at the expense of others” (there’s nothing “golden” about this “billion”: at best such definition of wealth applies to 10 million.)

And he stressed that Russia is doing everything to “form a system of equal and indivisible security”. Exactly what drives the hegemonic imperial elites completely berserk.

“Offer you can’t refuse” bites the dust

The imminent juxtaposition between CICA and the SCO and EAEU is yet another instance of how the pieces of the complex Eurasia jigsaw puzzle are coming together.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia – in theory, staunch imperial military allies – are itching to join the SCO, which has recently welcomed Iran as a full member. 

That spells out Ankara and Riyadh’s geopolitical choice of forcefully eschewing the imperial Russophobia cum Sinophobia offensive.  

Erdogan, as an observer at the recent SCO summit in Samarkand, sent out exactly this message. The SCO is fast reaching the point where we may have, sitting at the same table, and taking important consensual decisions, not only the “RICs” (Russia, India, China) in BRICS (soon to be expanded to BRICS+) but arguably the top players inMuslim countries: Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar.

This evolving process, not without its serious challenges, testifies to the concerted Russia-China drive to incorporate the lands of Islam as essential strategic partners in forging the post-Western multipolar world. Call it a soft Islamization of multipolarity.  

No wonder the Anglo-American axis is absolutely petrified.

Now cut to a graphic illustration of all of the above – the way it’s being played in the energy markets: the already legendary Opec+ meeting in Vienna a week ago.

A tectonic geopolitical shift was inbuilt in the – collective – decision to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a very diplomatic note with a stunning piece of information for those equipped to read between the lines.

For all practical purposes, the combo behind the teleprompter reader in Washington had issued a trademark Mafia threat to stop “protection” to Riyadh if the decision on the oil cuts was taken before the US mid-term elections. 

Only this time the “offer you can’t refuse” didn’t bite. OPEC+ made a collective decision, led by Russia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 

Following Putin and MBS famously getting along, it was up to Putin to host UAE President Sheikh Zayed – or MBZ, MBS’s mentor – at the stunning Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg, which datesback to Peter the Great.

That was a sort of informal celebration of how OPEC+ had provoked, with a single move, a superpower strategic debacle when it comes to the geopolitics of oil, which the Empire had controlled for a century. 

Everyone remembers, after the bombing, invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, how US neo-cons bragged, “we are the new OPEC”.

Well, not anymore. And the move had to come from the Russians and US Persian Gulf “allies” when everyone expected that would happen the day a Chinese delegation lands in Riyadh and asks for payment of all the energy they need in yuan.

OPEC+ called the American bluff and left the superpower high’n dry. So what are they going to do to “punish” Riyadh and Abu Dhabi? Call CENTCOM in Qatar and Bahrain to mobilize their aircraft carriers and unleash regime change?

What’s certain is that the Straussian/neocon psychos in charge in Washington will double down on hybrid war.

The art of “spreading instability”

In St. Petersburg, as he addressed MBZ, Putin made it clear that it’s OPEC+ – led by Russia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE – that is now setting the pace to “stabilize global energy markets” so consumers and suppliers would “feel calm, stable and confident” and supply and demand “would be balanced”.

On the gas front, at Russian Energy Week, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller made it clear that Russia may still “save” Europe from an energy black hole.

Nord Stream (NS) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) may become operational: but all political roadblocks must be removed before any repairing work starts on the pipelines.

And on West Asia, Miller said additions to Turk Stream have already been planned, much to the delight of Ankara, keen to become a key energy hub. 

In a parallel track, it’s absolutely clear that the G7’s desperate gambit of imposing an oil price cap – which translates as the weaponization of sanctions extended to the global energy market – is a losing proposition.

Slightly over a month before hosting the G20 in Bali, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati could not make it clearer: “When the United States is imposing sanctions using economic instruments, that creates a precedent for everything”, spreading instability “not only for Indonesia but for all other countries.”

Meanwhile, allMuslim-majority countries are paying very close attention to Russia. The Russia-Iran strategic partnership is now advancing in parallel to the Russia-Saudi-UAE entente as crucial vectors of multipolarity.

In the near future, all these vectors are bound to unite in what ideally should be a supra-organization capable of managing the top story of the 21^st century: Eurasia integration.    

Pepe Escobar is a veteran journalist, author and independent geopolitical analyst focused on Eurasia.

(The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

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The modern epic of Palestine

June 7 2022

Source: Al Mayadeen English

Mehdi Rizvi 

Palestine remains a burning issue for the Muslims of the world.

The modern epic of Palestine

The Palestinian cause: the most important cause of the Islamic world

The Palestinian cause is the most important cause in Islam. No other international issue in the world of Islam is more important than the issue of Palestine because the domination of the occupiers of Palestine and Al-Quds over this part of the Islamic Ummah is the source of many of the weaknesses and problems in the world of Islam.

Bait Al-Maqdis The main pivot of the Al-Aqsa Intifada is Bait Al-Maqdis

In other words, the spark that provoked the anger of the Palestinian people was the Zionists’ affront to the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Al-Quds. Having realized their great mission to safeguard the sanctity of one of the most sacred Islamic sites, the Palestinian people entered the arena of struggle against the Zionists.

Occupation of Palestine: A long-held Western wish

Certain western powers have always wished to occupy Palestine and holy Al-Quds and the fact that they imposed the long Crusades on Muslims is a clear sign of their greed for this holy land. After the Allied Powers defeated the Ottomans and entered Bait Al-Maqdis, some of their commanders said, “Today the Crusades came to an end!”

Palestinian uprising ruined all Israeli calculations

The second point that is very important is that this uprising has ruined all calculations of this usurping Zionist regime. This is because their calculations were based on the assumption that over time the Palestinian people would lose the energy and determination to fight back after those early pressures and after the exile of more than half the population of Palestine.

“Israel’s” defeat in the 33-day and 22-day wars: Signs of steep decline

Two important events are “Israel’s” unbelievable military and political defeat against the Lebanese Islamic Resistance in the 33-day war in Lebanon -in the year 1427 of the Islamic calendar- and the humiliating defeat of the Zionist regime in the 22-day war on the people and the legitimate government of Palestine in Gaza.

Resistance of the people of Palestine: an obstacle in the way of Israel:

Of course, the Palestinian nation is powerful: it has proven this.

The Palestinian nation has proven that it has the power to resist. It has proven that it is highly motivated and that it will undoubtedly break the teeth of the brutal and blood-thirsty aggressor.

With its resistance and steadfastness, the Palestinian nation has created a big and insoluble problem for the fake and usurping Zionist regime, a problem that this fake “state” had not faced over the past 50 years. The pressure that the Zionists and their supporters exert on the oppressed people of Palestine is because their movement and their uprising have created such a problem for global arrogance and colonialism that all calculations have been ruined.

The opinions mentioned in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Al mayadeen, but rather express the opinion of its writer exclusively.

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Ansarullah Leader: US Seeking To Take Control over Muslim Nations, Plunder Their National Assets

June 3, 2022 

By Staff, Agencies

Leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement Sayyed Abdul Malik Badreddine al-Houthi said the United States is aggressively seeking to exert its absolute dominance over Muslim nations, stressing that Washington cashed in on the September 11 attacks to accomplish the objective.

“Enemies are trying to appoint the Israeli enemy as the direct representative of the United States and the West in the region,” Sayyed al-Houthi said in a televised speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a on Thursday while addressing a ceremony held to commemorate former Ansarullah chief Martyr Sayyed Hussein Badreddine al-Houthi.

“All the actions of enemies prompt us to take a firm stance in the face of existing dangers and the ongoing all-out offensives,” he said, noting that the United States and its allies had plans to occupy Arab and Muslim countries and attack other states.

The Ansarullah leader continued, “Hussein Badreddine al-Houthi aimed his condemnations at aggressors, and adopted the approach of countering hostile attacks against the Muslim nation [Ummah].”

Stating that his slogan of “the cry in the face of the arrogant” shows the anger and protest of the Muslim Ummah against the conspiracies, Sayyed al-Houthi noted that the purpose of this slogan is to protect the internal arena of Muslims from influence, because the US attacks are comprehensive in all areas.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Sayyed al-Houthi stated that ‘Israel’ is trying to utilize American and Western measures in order to completely annihilate the Palestinian cause, emphasizing that Washington and the Tel Aviv regime do not want any country to stand in the way of their plots and that they want to implement their conspiracies in Muslim countries.

“Late Houthi’s motto centered on humanity and disowning enemies. The motto was meant to empower Muslim nations both militarily and economically, and exposed the hollow nature of enemies’ claims about freedom of opinion and expression,” the Ansarullah leader pointed out.

Sayyed al-Houthi underlined that losses and regrets inevitably await all those who bank on friendship with the enemies of the Muslim world, saying, “Many Arab regimes are moving towards friendship with the ‘Israeli’ enemy and forging economic partnership with it.”

The Ansarullah leader stated that Zionist lobbyists harbor hostility towards Islam, noting that those who are serving the Tel Aviv regime are actually turning a blind eye to ‘Israeli’ crimes being perpetrated on a daily basis in the occupied Palestinian territories.

“Whatever action that benefits the ‘Israeli’ enemy is a hostile act, which targets Palestinians and the rest of the Muslim world,” Sayyed al-Houthi said.

He also said that Washington has been targeting Yemen in all areas, including politics, economy, security and culture.

Sayyed al-Houthi further noted that the US and its allies resorted to an atrocious military campaign against Yemen after losing hope of controlling the country politically.

“They have, however, failed to achieve their goals due to the spirited steadfastness and resistance of the Yemeni nation,” the Ansarullah chief said.

“Yemenis will not give in to any campaign against their country,” Sayyed al-Houthi said, emphasizing that resistance is the only path to victory against the enemies of the country.

Al-Houthi: Our cry is the voice of the nation against the plans of the enemies

Muslims Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr [Photos]

 May 3, 2022 

By Staff | Photos: Social Media

Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the day that ends the fasting month of Ramadan, with mass prayers held to mark the festive occasion.

Muslims follow a lunar calendar and differences in the sighting of the moon can lead to communities marking the occasion on different days.