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27th EDITION NOVEMBER 2009 Dhul Hijja 1430

Matriculants die
PICTURES: Sourced

in horror crash
SANAA PETERSEN minor injuries and discharged and
Monique Odendaal was taken to
Five matriculants, all aged 18, of the Groote Schuur Hospital, where she
Oude Molen Technical High school remains in a stable condition after
in Pinelands were involved in a car suffering external injuries.
accident, while travelling home after Education MEC Donald Grant on TRAGEDY: Car that the five matriculants were driving in on the 16
they had finished writing their final behalf of the school and Education November 2009
Physical Science Chemistry exam on Department conveyed his condo-
the 16 November. lences to Hoffman and Isaacs par- offered his condolences to the fami- celebrate the end of their exams.
Darren Hoffman and Roqeeb Isaacs ents. The school has planned a lies and warned about the dangers of "Young drivers must recognise that
died instantly while classmates Ezra memorial service for Hoffman and speeding and reckless driving. Max they don't have the necessary driving
Meisenheimer and Jason Kansley Isaacs, which was provisionally set echoed the sentiments of Deputy experience and skills to react swiftly
were taken to Life Vincent Pallotti for Friday, November 27. Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin, in an unexpected situation," Max
Hospital where they were treated for Community Safety MEC Lennit Max who warned young drivers keen to said.

Muslim women must be paid maintenance, divorce pending


STAFF REPORTER spouses in the province may now use Jacob's 14-year marriage under Mnguni on 13 November, WLC
Rule 43, one of the Uniform Rules of Islamic rites to her husband, Abdul director Jennifer Williams said the
The Western Cape High Court has Court, which regulates court pro- Kader Amod Ayoob, has ended and trust submits that the Divorce Act
ruled a local woman married under ceedings and deals with the Divorce she has asked the court to find that should be interpreted to include a
Islamic law must be paid mainte- Act, which provides for a procedure since she and her husband did not divorce action between the parties to
nance while her divorce is pending. where a spouse can apply for mainte- conclude an ante-nuptial contract, a monogamous Muslim marriage;
According to the judgment handed nance before a divorce is heard. their marriage is one in community and that the failure to include
down earlier this month, Ishrat Banu Hoosein, prior to court proceedings, of property. Muslim marriages in the act will
Hoosein wanted Rashid Ahmed had also started action, against Jacob is asking the court to rule that impact negatively on a "particularly
Aboobaker Dangor to pay her main- Dangor and the Justice and the failure of the Divorce Act of vulnerable class of women" and vio-
tenance while proceedings to end Constitutional Development 1979 to include parties to a monoga- lates a number of constitutional
their marriage were underway and Minister in an attempt to have her mous Muslim marriage is unconstitu- rights.
that Dangor opposed Hoosein's marriage "according to the tenets of tional and discriminatory. The trial will get under way in the
attempts at trying to claim mainte- Islamic personal law" declared valid Jacob is being supported in her legal high court on May 10 next year.
nance as she had lived in Klerksdorp, in terms of South African law. battle to assert her rights by the
outside the Western Cape High In a separate case, a Women's Legal Centre Trust (WLC)
Court's jurisdiction "when the pur- Pietermaritzburg Muslim mother, as an "amicus curiae" (friend of the
YOUTH LINE – I just wan2 say! SMS
ported action for a divorce was insti- Ayesha Jacob, is also seeking to win court) - a Cape-based organisation ‘YEF’ followed by your
tuted". an order for maintenance for her and that aims to advance and protect the comment to 3390
Although, the Divorce Act does not the couple's three children and an human rights of women and girls. (sms charged at R1.50, no free minutes apply)
recognise Muslim marriages, Muslim equitable division of the joint estate. In papers before Judge Jerome

What's New: Woman passes


driving theory
Man is allergic
to wife
The Community News (CNEWS) has trans-
formed into a Women, girls and youth engen-
dered read. The CNEWS has dedicated pages
written by young Muslims for young Muslims. test - at 950th
The 'junior reporters' have been selected
through the Youth Engineering the Future
(YEF) Trust. The CNEWS is committed to the
attempt STAFF REPORTER comes to bedtime Sue does-
journalistic development of young Muslims. STAFF REPORTER reality TV star and a
n't need a headache as an
Each reporter undergoes a ten-m month Media symbol of undaunted
A South Yorkshire man excuse. She just says she
and Communications course capacitating A Korean woman has spirit, reports The
claims to be allergic to his has been using body lotion
them with skills in the print, radio, television finally passed her Times. Even after
wife and says he comes out and it might kill me. "It's
and digital media. Watch them grow! driving theory test - intensive coaching,
in a rash whenever he goes not just Sue - I can get a
near her. reaction if I go into a pub or
at the 950th attempt. her results only bare-
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR YOUTH MEDIA INI - Cha Sa-soon, 68, has ly touched the 60%
Darren Young, 45, is aller- a restaurant where a woman
TIATIVE!!! gic to a component regular- has been sitting. The doc-
been repeatedly try- pass mark that had
ly used in common creams tors don't really know why
EMAIL:info@islamicmedia.co.za ing to pass the multi- eluded her for so
and body lotions, reports it has suddenly happened."
ple-choice exam long. But the green-
The Sun. His heart rate Mr Young discovered his
Banking Details: since April 13, 2005. grocer, of Jeonju,
soars - and could even stop - allergy when he was given a
Islamic Media Agency cc At a cost of more near Seoul, still has
and his body swells if he steroid injection containing
FNB, Sandton City, than £6,000 in bus to tackle and pass the
comes into contact with the polyethylene glycol to treat
Branch Code: 254-605 fares and test fees, more difficult practi-
chemical, known as poly- a problem with his foot. His
Account Number: 62033040007 she has taken the test cal test before she
ethylene glycol. Mr Young, face swelled up, he heart
every day apart from can drive. She told
a bus driver from stopped and he had to be
weekends and holi- her local newspaper
Sprotbrough, says he cannot resuscitated. He now has to
days. During that she needs a driving
get close to his wife Sue be careful of what he touch-
HAVE YOUR SAY SMS ‘CNEWS’ followed time, Ms Cha has license for her busi-
unless she is free of all es and constantly carry
by your comment to 33903 become a local ness.
creams. He said: "When it medication.
(sms charged at R1.50, no free minutes apply) celebrity, a Japanese
2 November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430

NEWS BITES Other projects to be complet- offices in Pinetown, who Some women strode the cat-
ed in March 2010 include a have been held responsible walk in vicious spiked
The first passengers checked- consolidated car rental facil- for the death of a youth seek- bracelets and body armor.
in at the Cape Town ity, transport plaza, multi- ing an identity document, Others had their heads cov-
International airport's new storey parkade and aircraft have been fired. Mr ered, burqa-style, but with
central terminal building parking stands. S'khumbuzo Mhlongo, of shoulders - and tattoos -
KwaNqetho near Hillcrest, exposed. Male models wore
The new central terminal 18 July is officially KwaZulu-Natal, committed long, Islamic robes as well
building (CTB) is a five Nelson Mandela suicide after repeated delays as shorts and sequined T-
storey building which com- International Day by Home Affairs to issue him shirts.
bines the check-in process an ID. One of officials "This is our gesture of defi-
ISLAMIC MEDIA AGENCY CC The UN General Assembly
for both international and allegedly also tore up Mr ance to the Taliban," said
Editorial domestic passengers. The
R1.6 billion CTB has 120
declared July 18 'Nelson
Mandela International Day'
Mhlongo's documents
instead of processing his
Ayesha Tammy Haq, the
CEO of Fashion Pakistan
check-in counters, 20 self to mark his contribution to application for an ID in Week. "There is a terrible
Editor service check-in machines peace. August. Mr Mhlongo, 22, problem of militancy and
Sanaa Petersen and a consolidated security A resolution adopted by con- who was desperately in need political upheaval ... but that
screening point covering an sensus by the 192-member of an ID to get a full-time doesn't mean that the country
sanaa@islamicmedia.co.za world body calls for com-
area of 50 000m2. job, gave up and took his shuts down. That doesn't
In addition to the enhanced memorations every year own life. He left a suicide mean that business comes to
Deputy Editor check-in facilities, the retail starting in 2010 on July 18 - note in which he blamed the a halt."
Firdows Badroodien facility has almost doubled, Mandela's birthday - to officials for refusing to issue While the shows in Karachi
info@islamicmedia.co.za moving from 44 retailers and recognise the Nobel Peace him an ID. The officials were resembled fashion weeks in
restaurants to 74. The CTB Prize laureate's contribution fired after an internal inves- other parts of the world,
boasts a new R103 million to resolving conflicts and tigation. It is alleged that there were no foreign
Youth Media Editorial promoting race relations,
baggage sortation system after one official tore up Mr designers or buyers. The
Al Shabaab Team - Almarkaz that operates 3000 bags per human rights and reconcilia- Mhlongo's documents, organizers decided not to
Al Islami hour and is fully automated tion. another demanded a R400 invite them given the precar-
Doublom Street, as well as additional passen- By adopting the resolution, bribe in order "to sort out the ious security situation.
Kalksteenfontein ger loading bridges - a first General Assembly President issue immediately".
Ayesha Nakidien for Domestic users. Ali Treki said the interna- We would like to hear from
Ighsaan Solomons To facilitate vehicular move- tional community was Pakistan models defy you sms on 33093 (sms cost
ment at the airport, the road expressing its appreciation Taliban with 1st fashion R1.50, no free minutes
network is also undergoing for "a great man" who suf- week apply) or email info@islam-
Al Shams -Darul Karaar an upgrade. The new drop off fered for the sake of people Pakistan's top designers and icmedia.co.za
Park Road Wynberg road is now situated right in everywhere. models are taking part in the
Uzair Ramjam front of the terminal build- country's first-ever fashion
ing. The entire road network ID officials fired - week. The four-day fashion YOUTH LINE – I just wan2 say! SMS
Al-Azhar/Colorado Park project will be completed in Government acts over shows took place in Karachi, ‘YEF’ followed by your
March 2010 at a cost of R120 suicide the country's largest and comment to 3390
Masjid - Mitchell`s Plain
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Cnr Rosewood & Two officials at the five-star hotel just next door
This does not mark the end
Weltervreden, Colorado Park of construction at the airport. Department of Home Affairs to the American consulate.
Shakierah De Vries
Abdurosheed Emandien

Husami Go-Getters, Husami


masjid, Cravenby
Local business helps PICTURES: Sanaa Petersen

Kauthar Langry

Helping Hands, Connecting


the elderly
Hearts SANAA PETERSEN could all grow and develop,
Masjidus Sunni , 11 Ayshire especially in these trying
Earlier this year the Beitul times, said, Yusri.
Road, Kromboom Amaan Frail Care in On Tuesday, Yusri and
Raees Ismail, Wynberg was threatened Tasneem invited the execu-
Miekaeel Adams, with closure due to insuffi- tives and staff of Beitul
Yaseen Ebrahim cient funds to care for its Amaan to a buffet supper to
seventy-one destitute elder- handover the cheque and
S.T.E.P.S/Iqra ly and frail residents. also to thank them for their
Academy/Owwal masjid Owners of the Cosy Corner continued selfless efforts in
Take-Aways and Sabria's caring for the elderly.
Jasmyn Street, Belhar Restaurant, Yusri and Naadir Agherdien, chairper-
Fathima Naidoo Tasneem Hartley, alarmed son of Beitul Amaan said
Junaid Mullajee at their plight, pledged R1 that after overseeing to the
from the sale of each gatsby needs of the elderly and
Publishers: and burger towards Beitul frail, they have installed a
ISLAMIC MEDIA AGENCY CC Amaan. Their commitment security system and are
and support from patrons hoping to raise monies to
Ck2002/001313/23 raised R15'000 in the first buy the land next to the
Address :466 Lansdowne HELPING: Owners of Cosy Corner and Sabria’s Take Aways handover
three months. 'If each busi- centre to build cottages for cheque to Beitul Amaan on 17 November. From (l-r) Owner Tasneem
Road, Lansdowne, 7780 ness and neighbor helps the elderly. Hartley, Naadhir Agerdien – chairperson of Beitul Amaan and Yusri
Tel: 021 6972294 each other and share, we Hartley – owner of Cosy Corner and Sabria’s Restaurant
Fax: 021 6972304
Email:
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November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430 3

Examinations, almost done..We know you can do it!


NAZEEMA OMAR prophets and the memory of the messenger, and EXAMS TIME
those nearest to You. O Allah! Make my tongue Read all the questions before you choose the ones
Beads of cold sweat dripping down your blow full of Your remembrance, and my heart with con- you will answer. Read the full question thoroughly
dried fringe is not good. There is nothing left to sciousness of You. (O Allah!) You do whatever You before you answer. Read it again. Now spew out
chew at the tips of your fingers and your tummy wish, and You are my Availer and Protector and that mother load of information stored in your
flip-flops as if you have just met Michael Jackson. the best of aid. beautiful brain.
Your mind begins to look like a brand new big If you come across a difficult question skip it and
screen, totally blank! This is it! The final moment Step two: GET HELP return to it later. Do not fret!
has arrived. The difference between make-or-break Arrange for extra tuition if you need it or work out Watch your time. Last one done is not a rotten egg.
is what you have put in. What you put in is what study sessions with buddies who would be of ben- It might very well be the first one done is the rot-
you get out. efit. It is too late to book a physics session with ten egg in this case!
You think about everyone routing for you. Family, NASA but there are excellent tutors you could help Grown ups generally speak fondly of their school
friends, neighbours, the shopkeeper, aunty Lama you through some final areas of concern. days. Many often wish they could have it back. We
who sells the koeksusters on a Sunday, they were all know that is as impossible as Bush winning a
all in matric and school with you this year. Step three: FOCUS, MEMORIZE Nobel Peace prize.
It wasn't easy you know, all the stress and hard Make notes as you study. These images will be Enjoy every moment of it. Once it is gone you can
work. Just ask Boeta Shamiel who cut and painted imprinted in your swelling brain. Focus. never get it back.
the bundle of dole sticks for your Science project. Make mind maps where the main ideas are high- You will only move on to bigger and more serious
You were both equally proud of the B+ you scored. lighted. Focus. Charles Dickens died a long time things in life. Don't be fooled though, you will
Does this humungous load of expectation add to ago so do not try to revive him. The key to this miss it. You will almost miss it as much as Jen
your already back breaking burden? Do you fear method is to be brief and to the point for it to misses Brad. Good luck!
letting them down? What about the anxiety all work.
matriculants feel about their names not appearing Memory games are the way to go. Memorize by Duah before writing the exams:
in the newspaper? What if you don't make it? making sentences of the first letters (acronyms). Allahumma innee qad is tow da'tukka maa 'allam
Horror upon horror, what if they leave your name Memorize by making associations or drawings. ta nee hi Fa rudda hu ilay ya 'inda ghaaja tee ilay-
out by mistake? Arhhhhh! Again, focus. hi wa laa tun si nee hi Yaa rabbal 'aala meen.
People, Energy pills and drinks is not the answer! And to think you laughed when your first teachers
Sour worms won't help either! taught you to rub your earlobes with the opposite O Allah I left as a trust with You that which, You
Blood, sweat and tears, hard work, hard work and hands by crossing your arms. I guess it never taught me (memorized when studying), So please
more hard work is your only salvation. If you were occurred to you that if you crossed your midline return it to me when I need it, and do not let me
one of those who missed all the family functions you would stimulate both sides of the brain. If you cause to forget it. O Lord of the world.
and made all the sacrifices you or chose to party did you would not have such a one track mind
instead. today. To realize the value of…
But hey guys, all is not lost. The following advice 1 year, ask a student who has failed a grade.
might still help you survive. Step 4: REVISE 1 month, ask a mom who has given birth to a pre-
Revise, revise, revise! Do not cram the night mature baby.
Step one: PLAN before or you might feel like a bottle of All Gold 1 week, ask the editor of a weekly paper.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. tomato sauce. They cram thirty sicsh tomatoes into 1 day, ask a daily labourer with a family to feed.
Check you exam time table and plan your study a bottle, remember? 1 hour, as a couple waiting to meet.
time table accordingly. Allocate more time to the The night before the exam is for chilling. 1 minute, ask a person who has just missed the
difficult subjects or those you might be struggling Eat a wholesome meal and have healthy snacks and train.
with. Allow for breaks or relaxation time. Coffee drinks. This does not include Energy drinks and 1 second, ask a person who has avoided an acci-
growers do not need you to boost their profit mar- Okkah. dent.
gin in the final quarter of 2009. Keep a cool head Your biggest mistake would be to try to study until 1 milli-second, ask a person who has won a silver
and focus instead. 3 in the morning and still hope to feel as fresh as a medal in the Olympics.
daisy at 9am when you have to start writing.
Recite the following duah before studying: Make sure that you start each day with a healthy Good Luck and we making duah for your suc-
Allahumma infa'nee bimaa 'allamta-nee wa breakfast so that hunger pangs do not slow down cess, but you need to help us!
'allimnii maa yanfa 'unee. Allahumma innee as your already strained, drained brain.
aluka fahman-nabiy yeen wa ghifthal mursaleen Finally pray. Pray as you have
nal-muqarrabeen. Allahummaj-'al li saa-nee a- never prayed before. Stay clam
mir-an bi thikrika wa qalbee bi-ghash ya-tika. and stay focused. You can do it!
Innaka 'alaa ma-tahaa un qadeer wa anta ghasbu Now wipe away that cold sweat
naa wa na'mal wakeel as you take your seat and breathe
in and out slowly, making sure
Meaning: that you are taking in all the pos-
O Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me itive energy around you. Clear
and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. your mind and save your fringe.
O Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the

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4 November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430

Muslim man asked Sherbini killer gets life


to remove his fez STAFF REPORTER PICTURES: Sourced

SANAA PETERSEN Equality Court on 1 A man who stabbed a


September 2005 in which pregnant Egyptian
A Muslim man wanting to Woodways was found to woman to death in a
buy skirting at a wood have unfairly discriminat- German courtroom in
store in Brackenfell was ed against Vallie within front of her husband and
asked to remove his fez as the meaning of the three-year-old son has
a pre condition of sale. Promotion of Equality & been sentenced to the
Appalled at the request Mr Prevention of Unfair maximum penalty of life
M Vallie approached the Discrimination Act 4 of in jail. Alex Wiens, 28,
Equality Court on grounds 2000 ("the Act"). The stabbed Marwa el-
of discrimination. court ordered Woodways, Sherbini, who was wear-
According to the judg- '1. to restrain from dis- ing a hijab, at least 16
ment, Vallie walked into criminating against people times on July 1, in the
Woodways on 13 April belonging to the Muslim same courthouse in the
2005 as he was looking for faith; eastern city of Dresden
skirting boards and was 2. to pay the respondent an where the trial took
asked by the sales assis- amount of R2 000-00 as place.
tant to remove his fez. damages; It all started on August HAPPY TIMES: Marwa el-Sherbini on her
He asked her why she 3. to send a written wedding day
21, 2008, when el-
requested him to do that, unconditional apology to Sherbini walked onto a A woman handed her a phone, understanding since when is
and she replied that "this the respondent within 14 playground on and the man who would later forbidden to tell truth in this
is a Christian company". days of the date of judg- Hopfgartenstrasse in Dresden testify in the murder trial so-called 'constitutional
The owner, Mrs Hearn ment; and with her son and asked Alex called the police Wiens began state.' Everyone knows that
said in the judgment that 4. to pay respondent's Wiens if he could make room shouting at the woman whose Islam is dangerous and crazy
'she and her husband are costs on a party and party for her son on the swing. el- phone was being used, asking religion, and that members of
committed Christians who scale.' Sherbini was an attractive her, in Russian, why she had Islamic religion describe oth-
believe in practising their Judge Zondi reiterated a woman wearing jeans and a done it. "I'll give my mobile ers as 'non-Islamists' and mis-
religion in a manner which previous ruling by Judge blouse; her headscarf was the phone to whoever I want," the guided people who must be
pays full heed to the Langa in the case of the only thing that identified her woman replied in Russian. either converted or destroyed.
teachings of Jesus Christ, Hindu school girl wearing as a Muslim. Her son wanted "They're killing our soldiers," In light of all this it is easy to
as recorded in the Bible.' a nose ring. He had this to to play on the swing, but both W. shouted, "and you're kiss- understand why I see them as
She further states after say: swings were occupied by ing their ass!" enemies ... To tell you truth, I
studying the Islamic scrip- 'The traditional basis for Wiens and el-Sherbini, speak- el-Sherbini filed a complaint also want to say that the
tures it became clear to invalidating laws that pro- ing in German, asked him if against Wiens for verbal insanity of the Islamists is not
her that 'Islam and hibit the exercise of an he would make room for her abuse. In October 2008, the just because of religion but
Christianity are opposing obligatory religious prac- son on the swing. Dresden District Court mostly because of their race
belief systems'. tice is that it confronts the Wiens immediately began ordered Wiens to pay a fine of itself ... I feel humiliated and
She further argued that the adherents with a Hobson's swearing at el-Sherbini, call- seven hundred and eighty unfairly treated by the
'fez worn by male choice between obser- ing her an "Islamist" and a German justice system."
Muslims to cover their vance of their faith and "terrorist" who had no busi- Wiens, who arrived in
heads just as the scarves adherence to the law. ness being in Germany. He Germany from Perm in the
worn by female Muslims, There is however more to also said that her son would Urals in 2003, reportedly
is a religious expression of the protection of religious grow up to become a "terror- struggled with bouts of
their faith, which to her and cultural practices than ist." depression. "It is true that I
embodies offensive reli- saving believers from hard "The defendant refused to am hostile to foreigners but
gious doctrines. She and choices. As stated above, accept that he, as a German, that was not the motive,"
her husband had consid- religious and cultural should make room for a non- Wiens said in a statement
ered it incumbent upon practices are protected German," a witness who tried read by one of his lawyers on
themselves to express because they are central to to calm Wiens down later told November 4. Prosecutors,
their Christian belief by human identity and hence the court. "He said that 'those including an Egyptian delega-
requesting any person to human dignity, which is people,' the Muslims, should tion from Cairo's Lawyers
wearing a fez or the head- in turn central to equality. not be allowed to have chil- Syndicate, have said that the
gear to remove it when Are voluntary practices dren, because they would KILLER: Alex Wiens sentenced to man was driven "by a pro-
entering their premises.' any less a part of a per- only end up blowing up life imprisonment for killing nounced hatred of non-
Western Cape High Court son's identity or do they Germans." Marwa el-Sherbini Europeans and Muslims."
Judge J Zondi ruled on the affect human dignity any The string of insults contin-
31 August 2009, that less seriously because they ued. el-Sherbini told Wiens euros. He formally objected HAVE YOUR SAY SMS
Vallie has been unfairly are not mandatory?" that it was a public play- to the order and wrote to the ‘CNEWS’ followed by your
discriminated against ground and asked the court, his German marked by comment to 33903
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upheld the judgment and mobile phone she could use. minutes apply)
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Israeli Jews and the one-sstate solution


ALI ABUNIMAH A 1988 study by political scientist Toronto Star, 5 October 1986).
But does solid Israeli Jewish opposi- Pierre Hugo documented the wide-
Anyone who rejects the two-state tion to a one-state solution mean that spread fears among South African A 1990 nationwide survey of
solution, won't bring a one-state a peaceful one-state outcome is so whites that a transition to majority Afrikaner whites (native speakers of
solution. They will instead bring one unlikely that Palestinians should not rule would entail not only a loss of Afrikaans, as opposed to English, and
war, not one state. A bloody war with pursue it, and should instead focus political power and socioeconomic who traditionally formed the back-
no end. -- Israeli President Shimon only on "pragmatic" solutions that status, but engendered "physical bone of the apartheid state), found
Peres, 7 November 2009. would be less fiercely resisted by dread" and fear of "violence, total just 2.2 percent were willing to
Israeli Jews? collapse, expulsion and flight." accept a "universal franchise with
One of the most commonly voiced Successive surveys showed that four majority rule" (Kate Manzo and Pat
objections to a one-state solution for The experience in South Africa sug- out of five whites thought that major- McGowan, "Afrikaner fears and the
Palestine/Israel stems from the accu- gests otherwise. In 1994, white- ity rule would threaten their "physi- politics of despair: Understanding
rate observation that the vast majori- minority rule -- apartheid -- came to cal safety." Such fears were frequent- change in South Africa,"
ty of Israeli Jews reject it, and fear a peaceful, negotiated end, and was ly heightened by common racist International Studies Quarterly, 36,
being "swamped" by a Palestinian replaced (after a transitional period tropes of inherently savage and vio- 1992).
majority. Across the political spec- of power-sharing) with a unitary lent Africans, but the departure of
trum, Israeli Jews insist on maintain- democratic state with a one person, more than a million white colons Perhaps an enlightened white elite
ing a separate Jewish-majority state. one vote system. Before this hap- from Algeria and the airlifting of was able to lead the white masses to
pened, how likely did this outcome 300,000 whites from Angola during higher ground? This was not the case
But with the total collapse of the look? Was there any significant con- decolonization set terrifying prece- either. A 1988 academic survey of
Obama Administration's peace stituency of whites prepared to con- dents ("Towards darkness and death: more than 400 white politicians,
efforts, and relentless Israeli colo- template it, and what if the African racial demonology in South Africa," business and media leaders, top civil
nization of the occupied West Bank, National Congress (ANC) had only The Journal of Modern African servants, academics and clergy found
the reality is dawning rapidly that the advanced political solutions that Studies, 26(4), 1988). that just 4.8 percent were prepared to
two-state solution is no more than a whites told pollsters they would accept a unitary state with a universal
slogan that has no chance of being accept? Throughout the 1980s, polls showed voting franchise and two-thirds con-
implemented or altering the reality of that even as whites increasingly sidered such an outcome "unaccept-
a de facto binational state in Until close to the end of apartheid, understood that apartheid could not able." According to Manzo and
Palestine/Israel. the vast majority of whites, including last, only a small minority ever sup- McGowan, white elites reflected the
many of the system's liberal critics, ported majority rule and a one per- sentiments and biases of the rest of
This places an obligation on all who completely rejected a one person, one son, one vote system. In a March the society and overwhelmingly con-
care about the future of vote system, predicting that any 1986 survey, for example, 47 percent sidered whites inherently more civi-
Palestine/Israel to seriously consider attempt to impose it would lead to a of whites said they would favor some lized and culturally superior to black
the democratic alternatives. I have bloodbath. As late as 1989, F.W. de form of "mixed-race" government,
long argued that the systems in post- Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid but 83 percent said they would opt CONTINUED TO PAGE 7
apartheid South Africa (a unitary president, described a one person, for continued white domination of
democratic state), and Northern one vote system as the "death knell" the government if they had the choice HAVE YOUR SAY SMS ‘CNEWS’ followed
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Young Israelis try to liberate Palestine PICTURES: Raees Ismail

UZAIR RAMJAM they send you to prison for three to


nine months to try and break you One of the most
On the 2-4 October, the Channel Four down and persuade you to join. Some important phrases
- Palestinian Film Festival, held at have gone to the extreme as to having they had said was
the Joseph Stone Auditorium to cre- psychiatric evaluation; to convince that it was impor-
ate and propagate awareness for the Israel that you are not fit to join the tant to understand
struggle of liberation in Palestine army. They also proclaim that they where they came
invited me to attend a discussion with are Orthodox Jews and to say war is from. It seemed
two Israelis who refused to serve in against their beliefs. as if they have
the Israeli army and was therefore not learnt from
imprisoned. Yuval Auron and Omer Goldman, their history and
Yuval Auron and Omer Goldman, two however, feel it is imperative that are repeating it
guests from Israel had been exposed they speak to the Jewish Community over and over.
to the heinous crimes committed by of South Africa and try to make them
Israel through a trip to the West understand the Israeli reality. But Shministim was
Bank. they find this difficult because there an organization
Once they had seen the conditions are those Jewry who are not exposed which began with
Israel had put the Palestinians under, to these views but both believe there a mere ten mem-
they decided there and then that is hope. As an organization, they aim bers; seven girls
Israel had committed crimes against for the progression with all religions and three boys.
humanity. This was the beginning of and work towards an understanding. SHARING: Young Israelis opposing the occupation in Palestine
their protests against Israel. They, One question that was asked was if They have decid- picture
however, assured us though that they Israel should have an army; they ed to have a joint
were lucky to have witnessed these could not comment on behalf of their struggle with the Palestinians; could live together; and they
living conditions before they were organization, but Omer personal view marching to the separating wall answered that with the Palestinians
asked to serve in the Israeli army. It is no, because she is against war. together and enduring the Israeli that they knew, then yes.
widened their perception of their Omer could also describe the Israeli teargas and being taken to prison.
environment and allowed them to prison in such detail. There would be As a way forward, Yuval Auron and
question their society. . 30 girls to a prison cell and everyone And in these prison cells, they would Omer Goldman would prefer a One-
They said it is sometimes difficult for has to wear an American uniform. receive letters from Palestinians State solution and they felt that the
their families to understand, but they They would be forced to do petty thanking them for their much needed Israelis needed to be exposed much
have their unwavering support. They activities such as cleaning a line of help. more to what is happening to the
have encountered many threats, even chalk on the floor from 5 o'clock in Palestinians in the Israelis back yard.
upon arriving in South Africa. Within the morning to 11 o'clock at night. Another act of rebellion from the They would want the international
Israel those with similar beliefs face organization against the illegal occu- community to boycott Israel academ-
much hostility and aggression. But From these 'Question and Answer' pation was that they pasted a check ically and economically and to allow
Yuval said it is difficult to break their sessions; to the listener it seems as if point in the middle of Tel-Aviv capi- Shministim to have much more inter-
society free because their govern- Israelis are in a bubble and taught tal, for people to feel how it is to be nal support from within Israel
ment propagates that the world hates that the world hates them. Thus the in West Bank or in the Gaza Strip.
the Jewish people and the media people become afraid and then their They would even go as far as to
transmits these claims. government takes on a more tyranni- protest by lying on the airstrip before YOUTH LINE – I just wan2 say! SMS
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6 November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430

Saudi The World Council IN THE SPOTLIGHT


Arabia, PICTURE: Raees Ismail

US sign of Churches says


pact to 'resist' Israel's
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Saudi Arabia and the


expansion
United States have dis-
cussed prospects of
expanding military The World Council of Orthodox churches "strongly
cooperation during a Churches (WCC) has called condemns the decision ... to
strategic meeting for "resistance" against expand the illegal Gilo settle-
attended by Prince Israel's decision to expand its ment as we believe that this
Khaled bin Sultan, settlements in east Jerusalem decision will hinder attempts
assistant minister of Al-Quds. now in process to restart the
defense and aviation for WCC declared that the peace negotiations."
military affairs, it was expansion of the Israeli set- "If settlements continue to
announced in tlements "may destroy any expand and proliferate, they
November. chance for peace", AFP will further complicate nego-
The Saudi Press Agency reported. tiations and may destroy any
said the two sides Secretary General Reverend chance for peace" Kobia said
signed an agreement Samuel Kobia called on in a statement.
following a meeting of organizations related to the The WCC brings together
the Saudi-American Council "to act with resolve, 348 Protestant, Orthodox and
Strategic Planning in concert ... to reverse this Anglican churches represent-
Committee. Prince decision of the Israeli gov- ing about 560 million
Khaled and US Deputy ernment and the settlement Christians in 110 countries.
Defense Secretary program it represents."
Michele Flournoy Israel on Wednesday – AFP BIRTHDAY: The Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) celebrated poet
signed the pact. "The announced that it will build Shabbir Banoobhai 60th birthday on the 25 October with the
meeting reviewed mili- 900 new homes in east YOUTH LINE – I just wan2 say! SMS launch of 3 new books. The titles of his 3 new books: the mir-
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ways to realize the joint occupied in 1967.
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interests of both coun- Expressing "great disappoint- adise.
tries." ment", Kobia said the leading
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The Qur’baan obedient to His commands. are a true believer, an inti- from Your beloved Prophet
When Prophet Ebrahim (as) mate friend of Allah, and Muhammad (saw). O Allah!
The ud’hiyah/qur’baan are placed the knife on the neck that was indeed a manifest Accept all our deeds offered
the animals that are slaugh- of Ismaeel (as) and recited trial. by us, for You are the All-
tered on the day of Eid and the name of Allah, it would- hearing, the All-Knowing,
the three days thereafter n’t cut. Prophet Ebrahim (as) Duah to recite and accept our repentance
are called the days of tried repeatedly, he checked after the qurbaan for You are Oft-Returning,
Tashriq, to gain nearness to the sharpness of the knife, and make us of those under
Allah. The qur’baan originat- but it would not cut. Then O Allah! This sacrificial ani- whom rivers will flow in the
ed when Allah commanded Allah said: O Ebrahim, you mal is from You and is meant delighted gardens. And
his Prophet Ebrahim (as) in a have fulfilled the dream, you for You. We beseech You to peace on the messengers.
dream to sacrifice his only will be rewarded tremen- accept if from us as you have And all praise be to Allah,
son Ismaeel (as). Father and dously for this unique and accepted it from Your true Lord of the worlds.
son loved Allah and were supreme sacrifice, for you friend Ibraheem (as) and
November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430 7

Israeli Jews and the one-sstate solution


CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 tarily, then it was perfectly reason- al "Jewish and democratic state" is preserve and legitimize a status quo
able for the anti-apartheid movement proving impossible to maintain in which Israeli Jews exercise power
ALI ABUNIMAH to bring them the rest of the way against the reality of a militarized, in perpetuity. But there's little reason
through "coercion" in the form of ultra-nationalist Jewish sectarian set- to expect that Israeli Jews would
Africans. Just more than half of sanctions and other forms of pres- tler-colony that must carry out fre- abandon this quest voluntarily any
prominent whites were prepared to sure. "The quicker the white tribe quent and escalating massacres of more than South African whites did.
accept "a federal state in which submits," the magazine wrote, "the "enemy" civilians (Lebanon and Gaza As in South Africa, coercion is neces-
power is shared between white and better its chance of a bearable future 2006, Gaza 2009) in a losing effort to sary -- and the growing boycott,
non-white groups and areas so that no in a black-ruled South Africa." check the resistance of the region's divestment and sanctions (BDS)
one group dominates." Ultimately, as we now know, the indigenous people. Zionism cannot movement is one of the most power-
During the 1980s, the white elec- combination of internal resistance bomb, kidnap, assassinate, expel, ful, nonviolent, legitimate and
torate in South Africa moved to the and international isolation did force demolish, settle and lie its way to proven tools of coercion that
right, as Israel's Jewish electorate is whites to abandon political apartheid legitimacy and acceptance. Palestinians possess. Israel's vulnera-
doing today. Support seeped from the and accept majority rule. However, it Already difficult to disguise, the loss bilities may be different from those
National Party, which had established of apartheid South Africa, but Israel
formal apartheid in 1948, to the even PICTURES: Sanaa Petersen is not invulnerable to pressure.
more extreme Conservative Party. Coercion is not enough, however; as I
Yet, "on the issue of majority rule," have long argued, and sought to do,
Hugo observed, "supporters of the Palestinians must also put forward a
National Party and the Conservative positive vision. Neither can
Party, as well as most white voters to Palestinians advocating a one-state
the 'left' of these organizations, ha[d] solution simply disregard the views
little quarrel with each other." of Israeli Jews. We must recognize
The vast majority of whites, wracked that the opposition of Israeli Jews to
with existential fears, were simply any solution that threatens their
unable to contemplate relinquishing power and privilege stems from at
effective control, or at least a veto, least two sources. One is irrational,
over political decision-making in racist fears of black and brown
South Africa. hordes (in this case, Arab Muslims)
Yet, the African National Congress stoked by decades of colonial, racist
insisted firmly on a one person, one demonization. The other source --
vote system with no white veto. As certainly heightened by the former --
the township protests and strikes and are normal human concerns about
international pressure mounted, The personal and family dislocation, loss
Economist observed in an extensive of socioeconomic status and commu-
1986 survey of South Africa pub- nity security: change is scary.
lished on 1 February of that year, that PROTEST: March against the occupation in Palestine in Cape Town But change will come. Without
many "enlightened" whites "still indulging Israeli racism or preserving
fondly argue that a dramatic is important to note that the com- of legitimacy becomes impossible to undue privilege, the legitimate con-
improvement in the quality of black bined strength of the anti-apartheid conceal once Palestinians are a cerns of ordinary Israeli Jews can be
life may take the revolutionary sting movement never seriously threatened demographic majority ruled by a addressed directly in any negotiated
out of the black townships -- and per- the physical integrity of the white Jewish minority. Israeli Prime transition to ensure that the shift to
suade 'responsible' blacks, led by the regime. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's democracy is orderly, and essential
emergent black middle class, to Even after the massive township demand that Palestinians recognize redistributive policies are carried out
accept some power-sharing formula." uprisings of 1985-86, the South Israel's "right to exist as a Jewish fairly. Inevitably, decolonization will
Schemes to stabilize the apartheid African regime was secure. "So far state" is in effect an acknowledge- cause some pain as Israeli Jews lose
system abounded, and bear a strong there is no real physical threat to ment of failure: without Palestinian power and privilege, but there are
resemblance to the current Israeli white power," The Economist noted, consent, something which is unlikely few reasons to believe it cannot be a
government's vision of "economic "so far there is little threat to white ever to be granted, the Zionist project well-managed process, or that the
peace" in which a collaborationist lives. ... The white state is mighty, of a Jewish ethnocracy in Palestine vast majority of Israeli Jews, like
Palestinian Authority leadership and well-equipped. It has the capaci- has grim long-term prospects. white South Africans, would not be
would manage a still-subjugated ty to repress the township revolts far Similarly, South African whites typi- prepared to make the adjustment for
Palestinian population anesthetized more bloodily. The blacks have virtu- cally attempted to justify their oppo- the sake of a normality and legitima-
by consumer goods and shopping ally no urban or rural guerrilla capac- sition to democracy, not in terms of a cy they cannot have any other way.
malls. ity, practically no guns, few safe desire to preserve their privilege and This is where the wealth of research
Because of the staunch opposition of havens within South Africa or with- power, but using liberal arguments and real-life experience about the
whites to a unitary democratic state, out." about protecting distinctive cultural successes, failures, difficulties and
the ANC heard no shortage of advice This balance never changed, and a differences. Hendrik Verwoerd Jr., opportunities of managing such tran-
from western liberals that it should similar equation could be written the son of assassinated Prime sitions at the level of national and
seek a "realistic" political accommo- today about the relative power of a Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, local politics, neighborhoods,
dation with the apartheid regime, and massively-armed -- and much more apartheid's founder, expressed the schools and universities, workplaces,
that no amount of pressure could ruthless -- Israeli state, and lightly problem in these terms in 1986, as state institutions and policing,
force whites to succumb to the ANC's armed Palestinian resistance factions. reported by The Toronto Star, stating emerging from South Africa and
political demands. The ANC was What did change for South Africa, that, "These two people, the Northern Ireland, will be of enor-
warned that insistence on majority and what all the weapons in the world Afrikaner and the black, are not capa- mous value.
rule would force Afrikaners into the were not able to prevent, was the ble of becoming one nation. Our dif- Every situation has unique features,
"laager" -- they would retreat into a complete loss of legitimacy of the ferences are unique, cultural and and although there are patterns in
militarized garrison state and siege apartheid regime and its practices. deep. The only way a man can be history, it never repeats itself exactly.
economy, preferring death before Once this legitimacy was gone, happy, can live in peace, is really But what we can conclude from
surrender. whites lost the will to maintain a sys- when he is among his own people, studying the pasts and presents of
Even the late Helen Suzman, one of tem that relied on repression and vio- when he shares cultural values." others is that Palestinians and Israelis
apartheid's fiercest liberal critics, lence and rendered them internation- The younger Verwoerd was on the are no less capable of writing them-
predicted in 1987, as quoted by al pariahs; they negotiated a way out far-right of South African politics, selves a post-colonial future that
Hugo, "The Zimbabwe conflict took and lived to tell the tale. It all hap- leading a quixotic effort to carve out gives everyone a chance at a life
15 years ... and cost 20,000 lives and pened much more quickly and with a whites-only homeland in the heart worth living in a single, democratic
I can assure you that the South considerably less violence than even of South Africa. But his reasoning state.
African transfer of power will take a the most optimistic predictions of the sounds remarkably similar to liberal Co-founder of The Electronic
good deal more than that, both in time. But this outcome could not Zionist defenses of the "two-state Intifada, Ali Abunimah is author of
time and I am afraid lives." have been predicted based on what solution" today. The Economist clari- One Country: A Bold Proposal to End
But as The Economist observed, the whites said they were willing to fied the use of such language at the the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse.
view that whites would prefer "col- accept, and it would not have time, stating that "One of the weirder
lective suicide" was something of a occurred had the ANC been guided products of apartheid is the crippling
caricature. The vast majority of by opinion polls rather than the dem- of language in a maw of hypocrisy,
Afrikaners were "no longer bible- ocratic principles of the Freedom euphemism and sociologese. You talk
thumping boers." They were "part of Charter. about the Afrikaner 'right to self- HAVE YOUR SAY SMS
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The Economist concluded that if more isolated as a result of its determination" amidst an intermixed
whites would only come so far volun- actions. Israel's self-image as a liber- population, is in effect a demand to
8 November 2009 - Dhul Hijja 1430

ICOI fires Sheikh Sadullah YOUTH LINE – I just wan2 say! SMS
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The Islamic Center of Irvine in California termi- California to be


nated Sheikh Sadullah Khan's position as director involved with the academia and youth develop-
of religious affairs on Oct. 4. ment.
Asim Khan, an ICOI executive council member,
announced the termination to the community at Community response to Sheikh Sadullah termi-
Friday Prayer on Oct. 9. nation:
The Board of Directors at the Center has declined
to comment on the specific reasons that led to their 1. I've gone to ICOI a couple of times since
decision, other than to say Khan's contract was ter- his termination, and I have to say, to me it felt like
minated due to misconduct. the life had been sucked out of the community.
Reached via e-mail in his native South Africa, Mind you, Imam Zaid Shakir was there one of
Khan also declined to comment on the issue. those days ... Regardless of what he may or may
In addition to serving as the religious director of not have done, this man had a tremendous impact
ICOI, Khan was the director of Muslim Affairs at on our community, on our youth, and to be person-
the University of Southern California, a lecturer at al, on me. I learned so much from him and miss
UCLA and Cal State-Dominguez Hills, and an him dearly.
advisor for the UC-Irvine Interfaith Board and for 2. This guy was the pillar of pillars of our
the Islamic Studies program at Claremont community
Graduate University. 3. Its gonna take some time for us to come
Originally born and raised in South Africa, Khan outta this, but we're doing well
moved to the United States in 1998 to accept an 4. His weekly classes were awesome. I
invitation by the Islamic Center of Southern learned a lot from him.
WORKING: The Muslim Judicial Council attended a
lunch host by the Cape Town Society for the Blind.
Cellphone rates to reduce next year On arriving MJC representatives, Sheikh Ebrahiem
Gabriels, Moulana AK Allie and Nabeweya
STAFF REPORTER
Malick, were led into a pitch black room and seat-
new agreed reduced mobile ter- Nyanda said.This would allow ed at their table, they were then invited to enjoy
mination rates (MTR) by Cell the mobile operators and small, their lunch. After lunch the lights were switched on.
Cellphone rates to reduce next C, Vodacom, and MTN would medium and micro enterprises Sheikh Ebrahim said, that he ‘never really under-
year be 89 cents in peak times and 77 to re-align their business opera- stood the concept of trust, than today, when he had
Staff reporter cents off peak. tions accordingly."This... is put- to place his trust in another humanbeing for the
Cellphone rates will be reduced Currently, subscribers paid ting money back in the pockets basics in life, retrospectively, maybe this is what the
by 36 cents from early next world lacks, trust in his fellow brother.’ Malik
R1.25 in peak times and 77 of ordinary South Africans who echoed her gratitude to God for her sight, as she
year, Communications Minister cents off peak. The new rates need it more now than ever," he had to feel her way through lunch. Moulana Allie
Siphiwe Nyanda announced on would come into effect on said. praised the competent waitress who ushered them
Thursday. Speaking in the February 1 for Vodacom and to their seats and assisted to finding the crockery,
National Assembly, he said the Cell C, and March 1 for MTN, pouring the juice and the simple tasks of eating.
They were astounded to discover that their wait-
ress, Magdelene was blind. Sedick Jordan of CT
Society for the Blind said that if the guests were
Climate change will impoverish women told beforehand that they were to be served by
the blind, they would not of placed their trust in
them always thinking that the blind or challenged
SPIEGEL ONLINE
are incapable, ‘Today, is a demonstration of their
are in the most vulnerable posi- lation growth would, in turn, cut abilities to perform in the workplace and that is
tion, the report entitled 'The greenhouse gas emissions. what we want to do, we want to encouraged busi-
With the world struggling to State of World Population 2009' "[There] are fundamental ques- nesses to support them.’
come up with an agreement said. tions about how climate change
ahead of December's Climate Until now, the pre-Copenhagen will affect women, men, boys
Change Summit in Copenhagen, discussions have stumbled over and girls differently around the
one important fact has been issues like which countries world, and indeed within
overlooked: Women are hit hard- should shoulder most responsi- nations, and how individual
est by the extreme weather
shifts, according to a new UN
bility for climate change -- as
countries shy away from con-
behavior can undermine or con-
tribute to the global effort to
Lansdowne Glass
report. crete pledges to trim their green- cool our warming world," Obaid
When seas rise, droughts hit and house gas output and pump said.
glaciers melt, it is women from
the developing world who are
money into renewable energy Among its recommendations Wish all Muslims a
sources. were more investment in family
likely to come off worst, a Despite waning hopes of a bind- planning and girls' schooling -- joyous
report by the United Nations ing agreement from the U.N.'s which would reduce poverty and
Population Fund (UNFPA) says. Dec. 7 summit, the report's have a positive climatic effect Eid ul Adhaa and a
"Poor women in poor countries
are among the hardest hit by cli-
authors said it was time for a
rethink on how the international
because more educated girls typ-
ically go on to have smaller and
Haj Mabool and Haj Mabroor
mate change, even though they community tackles the problem. healthier families. to all hujaaj
contributed the least to it," "The fight against climate In addition, women are more
wrote UNFPA Executive change is more likely to be suc- likely than men to die in natural
Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid cessful if policies, programmes disasters, especially among Blomvlei road, Lansdowne
in a press statement released on and treaties take into account poorer people. "With the possi-
Wednesday. the needs, rights and potential of bility of a climate catastrophe
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Living in the most marginalized women," they wrote. on the horizon, we cannot afford
areas and dependent on agricul- Fundamental New Questions to relegate the world's 3.4 bil-
ture to survive, it is the poor Family planning, reproductive lion women and girls to the role
who are in the frontline of cli- healthcare and gender relations of victim," Obaid said.
mate change. Given that most of are all key elements of future
the 1.5 billion people living on global agreements, the report Supporting the young
$1 a day or less are women, they said, stressing that slower popu- Muslims’
development in a
non-MMuslim

Evangelist sentenced to 175years in prison and pluralistic


environment
TEXARKANA, Arkansas - Evangelist Tony Harry F. Barnes said Alamo used his status as
Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in father figure and pastor and threatened and threat-
prison for taking underage girls across state lines ened the girls with "the loss of their salvation."
for sex, effectively punishing him for the rest of The evangelist will stay in Texarkana pending a
his life for molesting children he took as "brides" Jan. 13 hearing in which Barnes will decide
in his ministry. whether Alamo's victims will get restitution from Wish all Muslims a joyous
During the hearing, some of Alamo's victims tes-
tified about how their families were destroyed
him. After that hearing, Barnes said Alamo would
go to a federal prison that has hospital facilities.
Eid ul Adhaa and a Haj Mabool
while the evangelist took over their lives. and Haj Mabroor to all hujaaj
Alamo, 75, had been convicted in July on a 10- - MSBC
count federal indictment. U.S. District Judge

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