தற்காலிக திருமணங்களை ஆதரிக்க வேண்டும் என்று ஈரானிய இஸ்லாமிய தலைவர் கூறியிருக்கிறார்.

இள வயது ஈரானியனிய முஸ்லீம்களின் தேவைக்காக தற்காலிக திருமணங்களை ஆதரிக்க வேண்டும் என்று ஈரானிய இஸ்லாமிய தலைவர் கூறியிருக்கிறார்.


இள வயது ஈரானியர்களின் தேவைக்காக தற்காலிக திருமணங்களை ஆதரிக்க வேண்டும் என்று ஈரானிய தலைவர் கூறியிருக்கிறார்.15வயது இளைஞனின் மனத்தில் கடவுள் காமத்தை கொடுத்தால், இஸ்லாம் அதனை கவனிக்காமல் இருக்கமுடியுமா என்று இவர் கேட்டிருக்கிறார்.இந்த தற்காலிக திருமணத்தினால் இரண்டு நாளைக்கு மட்டும் இருவர் கணவன் மனைவியாக இருக்கலாமாம். சுன்னி பிரிவினர் இது விபச்சாரம் என்று கூறுகிறார்களாம்.நபிகள் நாயகம் இதனை தடை செய்துவிட்டார் என்று சுன்னிகள் கூறுகிறார்களாம். அவர் இதனை தடை செய்யவில்லை என்று ஷியாக்கள் கூறுகிறார்களாம்.

நன்றி கல்ப் நியூஸ்Minister backs brief marriages to curb illicit sex AgenciesTehran: Iran's interior minister faced criticism from women activists on Saturday after advocating the practice of temporary marriage as a way to meet the needs ofyoung people in the Islamic state, which bans extramarital sex."Is it possible that Islam is indifferent to a 15-year-oldyouth into whom God has put lust?" newspapers quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, who is also a cleric, as telling a religious seminar this week.Temporary marriage, or sigha, is an agreement between a manand a women to get married for a specified time, even for just afew days. It has long been practised by Shiite Muslims, who are dominant in Iran, even though it is unclear how common it is. Sunni Muslims say it is illegal and akin to prostitution,but some Shiites scholars say it reflects the reality of humannature and provides for the rights and responsibilities of boththe man and the woman."Although temporary marriage has always existed in our law,it is considered improper by Iranian culture," Shadi Sadr, anIranian activist for women rights, told the ISNA news agency.Pourmohammadi spoke on Thursday in Qom, Iran's religiouscentre, and his comments were carried mainly by reformistdailies on Saturday. They also published reaction, mostly from opponents of the practice but also from some clerical backers."Islam is a comprehensive and complete religion and has asolution for every behaviour and need and temporary marriage is one of its solutions for the needs of the youth," Pourmohammadi said according to the Sharq daily."For fulfilling the sexual desires of the youth who do nothave the possibility to get married a decision should be taken."A temporary marriage is easy to arrange. A couple will agreeon how long they will get married - it's usually anywhere froma day to months - and on financial matters.Couples often go to a Shiite cleric for approval of thecontract. The practice is believed to have pre-dated Islam among the tribes of the Arabian peninsula."A great number of women who agree to have temporarymarriage do it because of their problems and financial need,"another women activist, Fatemeh Sadeghi, told ISNA.The Ham Mihan daily quoted a receptionist at a hotel inTehran as saying it accepted couples with documents showing they were temporarily married and that it had about 100 such guests per week. "Our clients are young men with older women," he said.Both Sunni and Shiite scholars agree that the ProphetMohammad (PBUH) did at certain times allow it. But Sunni scholars say the Prophet later banned it. Most Shi'ites say he didn't."In this kind of marriage there is no force, therefore wecan not say it is violating women's rights," one Iranian cleric,Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Ghabel, told Sharq.But a female former parliamentary deputy, Fatemeh Rakei,suggested that entering into a temporary marriage made itdifficult for young women to later find permanent husbands and also expressed concern about the future of children from such marriages."We should expect violations and repercussions if we do not practically respond to young people's sexual needs," the centrist Kargozaran daily quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as saying.Seminary studyPourmohammadi said Iran should seek to promote the practice with "boldness" and urged seminary scholars to study the matter and come up with ways to "execute God's command in society"."We should not be afraid of promoting temporary marriages in a nation that is being governed by the rule of God."Critics condemn 'sigha' as tantamount to prostitution, but clerics argue it is merely a more spiritual way of addressing basic human urges.Sixty per cent of Iran's population is under 30 years of age and the average age of marriage has risen to 30 for men and 26 for women, according to unofficial estimates.

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இஸ்லாமுக்கு மாறாததால் விசா ரத்து

இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாறாததால் NBA வீரருக்கு விசா ரத்து

Former basketball player is still a big man for his peopleBy CANDACE BUCKNERThe Kansas City Star

இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாறாததால் NBA வீரருக்கு சூடான் அரசு விசா ரத்து செய்ததால், அவர் ஐந்து வருடங்கள் சூடானிலேயே தங்க நேரிட்டது. என்.பி.ஏவில் பெரிய ஸ்டாராக இருந்த மானுட்டே போல் சூடானுக்கு திரும்பினார். அங்கு அவருக்கு விளையாட்டு மந்திரி பதவி தருவார்கள் என்று நினைத்திருந்தார். நடந்ததோ வேறு. அவர் இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற வேண்டும் என்று சூடான் அரசாங்கம் அவரை நிர்ப்பந்தித்தது. போல் மறுத்தார். அதனால், அவரது விசா ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டது. இருப்பினும் அவர் இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற முடியாது என்று பிடிவாதமாக இருந்திருக்கிறார். தற்போது தனது எல்லா செல்வங்களையும் தானமாக கொடுத்துவிட்டதனால், பிறரது தயவில் வாழ்ந்து வருகிறார்.

Former basketball player is still a big man for his peopleBy CANDACE BUCKNERThe Kansas City StarFormer NBA player Manute Bol has to duck to get through most doorways, and his home in Olathe is no exception. Bol is now living in the Kansas City area because it is the cultural capital for people of southern Sudanese descent in this country.Manute of Olathe Manute Bol is used to the stares.Bol, who once caused a stir in the NBA with his 7-foot-7 frame, walks slowly, almost painfully, through Terminal C at Kansas City International Airport. He is still recovering from a car accident in 2004 that nearly killed him.Bol is the second one to exit Flight 1751. Because the airport wasn’t made for men this tall, he must duck his head to walk into the busy terminal.Midwestern manners are abandoned. People follow his every awkward step.“What’s he doing in town here?” asks Randy Culp, a business traveler.He lives here.Manute Bol moved to Olathe because of his people, and all great chiefs take care of their people.Kansas City is the cultural capital for those of southern Sudanese descent living in America, a place where decisions are made on everything from beauty pageants to ideas to aid their homeland.“Every time they do something,” Bol says, “they have to do it here, because Kansas City is supportive.”Bol, 44, has lived here since July 7 and has instantly become an easily recognizable celebrity in the area. Besides his NBA fame, Bol has long been a leading voice for the crisis in southern Sudan. Genocide and civil war have ravaged his home country. And although the charitable cause is popular now, Bol was funding thousands of refugees as far back as the early 1990s. Even after he retired, Bol took part in several publicity stunts — like becoming the world’s tallest jockey, boxer and hockey player — to raise money for Sudan.Lual Akoon, a member of the expanding Kansas City Sudanese community, says leaders like Bol are called beny, which means “chief.”His millions may be gone, but Bol still carries the weight of the community on his back. Even if that back can barely carry him.“Manute is a guy who loves where the people are,” Akoon says. “Manute means a lot to us now. More than ever.”•••The big man made a big name for himself in 1985 when he became the tallest player and first African to be drafted into the NBA. During that season, he set a rookie record for 397 blocked shots. Bol was instantly a hit back home and popular among the Sudanese community in America. He carried an entourage before he was even drafted.“He likes to be surrounded by a lot of people — that’s part of his upbringing,” Bol’s cousin Ed Bona says. “But that has a price.“Some of them are friends; some of them are hangers-on. That’s the nature of the entourage. Some people care for you, and some people just want to be there.”Although Bol afforded himself many of the spoils of the American dream, during his offseasons he traveled to Sudanese refugee camps. He donated his own money — reportedly $3.5 million while he was in the NBA.Bol could have simply retired and been remembered for his towering presence had his homeland not needed him so much.“A lot of people know me, not because I’m tall or that I’m a basketball player,” Bol says, “but what I did for my country.”•••Bol is a long way from his NBA fame and fortune.In 1995, Bol returned to his country under the belief that he would become the minister of sport, but that position was contingent on Bol, a Christian, converting to Islam. He refused, so the government revoked his visa, and Bol was stranded in Sudan for nearly five years.When Bol, who has four children from a previous marriage, was released, his NBA fortune was gone. Still, he moved to Connecticut with his second wife, Ajok, and son, Bol, and spent his days as one of the most visible advocates for the Sudanese causeThen in June 2004, Bol was a passenger in a speeding taxi. The driver was drunk and slammed into a highway guardrail. The impact killed the driver and mangled Bol, who was ejected from his seat. Bol suffered broken bones in his neck, extensive hand and wrist injuries and a dislocated knee. He was hospitalized for more than a month, and until last September needed a cane to walk.“At first I thought, ‘Why me, God? I thought I helped a lot of people,’ ” Bol says. “But I still made it, because God did it for me. I don’t complain, because I’m alive and I’m walking.”In a twist of fate, the man who spent so much helping others would need the money he once gave away. However, friends such as former Golden State Warriors teammate Chris Mullin organized a fund-raiser to pay Bol’s medical bills. Bol lives mostly off money from the fund-raiser and his speaking engagements — from people who care about him.“He’s a generous person,” Bona says. “But the irony with him is the people who help him are not the south Sudanese people. It’s his good friends from America.”•••Bol likes everything about the two-story home he is renting in Olathe. The four bedrooms, three baths and finished basement. But especially the quiet cul-de-sac it rests near. The neighborhood keeps his Ajok happy.The house is already set up and decorated with Ajok’s touch. A framed picture of Bol in a generic NBA uniform, the only open display of his former lifestyle, hangs on the family-room wall. His home is always packed. Just last weekend, many friends and family filled the rooms when Kansas City was host of the Miss South Sudan beauty pageant. Even with his crippled hands, Bol barbecued chicken for the remaining guests later in the week.He still gets calls for speaking engagements and plans to travel later this summer to Nairobi. There’s little he is able to give these days, but Bol remains a man of the people.“I have to help my people,” Bol says. “I love my people.”

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கிறிஸ்துவர்களது பெண்களை முஸ்லீம் இளைஞர்கள் துன்புறுத்தால்

லெபனானில் கிறிஸ்துவர் முஸ்லீம் கலவரத்தில் 5 பேர் காயம் ஒருவர் பலி

ஷியா பிரிவு முஸ்லீம்களும் கிறிஸ்துவர்களும் லெபனானில் மோதிக்கொண்டதில் ஐந்து பேர் காயமடைந்தனர். ஒரு போலீஸ்காரர் பலியானார்.

கிறிஸ்துவர்களது பெண்களை ஷியா முஸ்லீம் இளைஞர்கள் துன்புறுத்தியதால், கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் புகார் செய்ய சென்றது கலவரமாக வெடித்தது.

Police officer killed, five men wounded in Muslim-Christian clash in south LebanonThe Associated PressPublished: July 22, 2007BEIRUT, Lebanon: A police officer died and five men were injured Sunday in a sectarian clash between Christian villagers and their Shiite Muslim neighbors in southern Lebanon, security officials said.The fight erupted when residents in the Christian locality of Tanbourit argued with Shiite youths from the nearby town of Ghaziyeh, blaming them of having harassed some women as they cruised around the village in their car, the officials said.The two groups quickly scuffled and then hurled rocks at each other before shooting broke out, the officials said, speaking on conditions of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.Four Tanbourit villagers were wounded in the brawl, and a fifth was hit in the head by a bullet when gunshots erupted, they said.Elias Samir Haj, 22, a member Lebanon's security services and a village resident, was later killed by the gunmen as he drove the critically injured villager to hospital in the nearby coastal town of Sidon, the officials said.The Shiite youths were suspected of having fired all of the shots, officials said.They said the army had arrested 10 men for questioning over the incident, which threatened to inflame sectarian tensions at a time when Lebanon is facing its worst political crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war that tore the country apart along mostly sectarian lines.Many Lebanese have kept weapons since the war, and the youths suspected in the shooting were not thought to belong to the Shiite Hezbollah or any other guerrilla group, the officials said.Southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, but has a patchwork of communities that often congregate by religion and live in separate villages .Lebanese troops and policemen deployed in Tanbourit to prevent renewed friction between Christians and Muslims from the two localities, which lie a few hundred meters (yards) from each other. Soldiers also raided a number of houses and hideouts in Ghaziyeh and seized the car used by the youths, officials said.Ghaziyeh's mayor, Mohammed Samieh Ghadar, denounced the clash and vowed it would not hurt the "brotherly" ties between the two communities."This is an isolated incident, it will not affect our relations," Ghadar said.The bloodshed came as Lebanon is facing its most serious political crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war, with the Western-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition locked in a fierce power struggle.The crisis has taken on an increasingly sectarian tone and led to Sunni-Shiite street clashes between pro- and anti-government factions, killing 11 people in recent months.


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ஒரு மலேசிய முஸ்லீம் பெண்ணின் போராட்டம்

கிறிஸ்துவ மதத்துக்கு செல்ல ஒரு மலேசிய முஸ்லீம் பெண்ணின் போராட்டம்
மலேசியாவில் ஒரு முஸ்லீம் வேறெந்த மதத்துக்கும் மதம் மாற முடியாது என்று சட்டம் இருக்கிறது.இதனால், ஒரு முஸ்லீம் பெண் கிறிஸ்துவ மதத்துக்கு சென்றது சட்டப்பூர்வமானதாக இல்லாமல் அவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.42 வயதான லினா ஜாய், ஒரு முஸ்லீம் பெற்றோருக்கு பிறந்தார். அவரது பெயர் அஜ்லினா ஜெய்லானி. அவர் 26 வயதில் கிறிஸ்துவராக முடிவு செய்தார்.அவரது அடையாள அட்டையில் மதம் இஸ்லாம் என்று இருப்பதை மதம் என்று கிறிஸ்துவத்தை போடுவதற்காக இவ்வளவு வருடங்கள் போராடி வருகிறார்.மே 30 ஆம் தேதி அது தீர்ப்புக்கு வரும் என்று தெரிகிறது.

Wednesday decision on Lina JoyPUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set next Wednesday for the delivery of its decision on the appeal of Lina Joy against the Court of Appeal’s majority ruling two years ago, that the National Registration Department was right in not allowing her application to delete the word “Islam” from her identity card. Lina’s solicitor Benjamin Dawson confirmed May 30 as the date of decision yesterday. On July 3 last year, Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Justice Richard Malanjum and Federal Court judge Justice Alauddin Mohd Sheriff reserved their judgment to a date to be fixed. Lina, 42, was born Azlina Jailani to Malay parents. She was brought up as a Muslim but at the age of 26 decided to become a Christian. In 1999, she changed the name in her identity card to Lina Joy but her religion remained as Islam. On April 23, 2001, the High Court refused to decide on her application to renounce Islam as her religion on grounds that the Syariah Court should decide the issue. It also dismissed her application for an order to direct the department to drop the word “Islam” from her identity card

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