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Press statement by united muslim forum of south Africa

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11 JUNE 2010

We the under mentioned organizations making up the United Muslim Forum of South Africa (UMF):

Somali Association of South Africa
Al Bayaan Islamic Council Trust (Somali community)
Jamiat ul Ulema
Channel Islam International
Muslim Judicial Council
Media Review Network
Jamiat ul Ulema Gauteng
Sunni Ulema Council of S.A.
Muslim Lawyers Association
Muslim Students Association – Wits
Association of Muslim Accountants and Lawyers
Call of Islam
Jameah Mehmoodiya Springs
KZN Society for the protection of Human Rights
Jamiat ul Ulema KZN
Islamic Research Organisation
Radio Islam
Saaberie Chishty
United Ulema Council of South Africa
Darul Ihsaan
Mujlisul Ulema
Jamiat ul Ulema Eastern Cape
South African National Zakaah Fund
Samnet

Met with high ranking officials from the State Security Agency (SSA) on 10th June 2010The meeting culminated from concerns arising from recent media reports suggesting a terror threat to the 2010 Soccer World Cup by Muslims.

The discussions were frank and both parties agreed that it was imperative that the hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup by South Africa not be disrupted by any unlawful and criminal conduct by any individuals or groups.

Both parties agreed on the importance for channels of communication to be kept open between the SSA and the Muslim community.

The UMF made it clear that to its knowledge, there was no threat to the 2010 Soccer World Cup from the local and international Muslim community.  The UMF was categorical that there is no justification for any local or international Muslims to jeopardize the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the safety of those who are attending the World Cup tournament.

The UMF welcomes the assurance by the SSA that they are in full control of security for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and that they have investigated every possible threat, including, but not limited to, local threats, foreign threats, third force elements and opportunistic crime.

Issued by the United Muslim Forum of South Africa (UMF)

Convener: Zahid Asmal 0847868937 –  zahid@ciinetwork.net

Spokespersons: Iqbal Jassat –  0835943749 – mrn_ij@telkomsa.net
                               Moulana Ebrahim Bham  – 0837862859
                               Moulana Ighsaan Hendriks – 0833846937
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After the Isaraeli flotilla incidentTurkey is the new palestinian champion

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By Alastair Crooke

(source: Afflicts Forum)

“This is language that we have not heard since the time of Gamal Abdul Nasser.” Thus wrote the influential chief editor of Al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper, referring to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery response to the Israeli assault on the Gaza flotilla – adding that such “manly” positions and rhetoric had “disappeared from the dictionaries of our Arab leaders (since the demise of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser).” He lamented that “Arab regimes now represent the only friends left to Israel.”

There is no doubt that it is President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, President Nasser’s successor, to whom Abdel Bari Atwan principally refers; and there is no doubt, too, that the “flotilla affair” marks a watershed moment for Egypt – and to a lesser extent for Saudi Arabia.

Even the notoriously tin ear of President Mubarak to his own people’s sympathy for the Palestinian cause in Gaza could not fail to hear the grinding of the tectonic plates of Middle East change. Even Mubarak has felt obliged to respond to the Israeli assault. He ordered the immediate opening of the Egyptian crossing into Gaza.

What we are witnessing is another step – perhaps crucial – in the shifting strategic balance of power in the Middle East. The cause of the Palestinians is gradually passing out of the hands of Mubarak and King Abdullah bin Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. It is the leaders of Iran and Turkey, together with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who recognize the winds of change. Mubarak appears increasingly isolated and is cast as Israel’s most assiduous collaborator. Here in the region, it is often as not the Egyptian embassies that are the butt of popular demonstrations.

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Israel has no right to defend the indefensible

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By Dr Firoz Osman

The blind fury and brutal massacre by Israel in murdering 9 Turkish civilians aboard the Mavi Marmara and 4 Palestinians on the Gaza coast betrays the increasing fear and insecurity facing the mighty Zionist entity.

Israel cannot claim that it has the right to defend itself whilst it:

  •  Illegally invades and occupies the Sheba Farms (Lebanon), Golan Heights (Syria) and Palestine
  • Constructs Settlements on the above lands housing over a half-a-million Zionists from the USA and Europe
  •  Violates International Law, the Geneva Conventions and over 60 UN Security Council resolutions demanding the return of stolen lands and Human Rights
  • Obstructing the Palestinian Right of Return to their homes

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