Miss New York is first Indian-American to win Miss America?

Miss New York is first Indian-American to win Miss America - Nina Davuluri won the 2014 Miss America pageant on Sunday, becoming the first Indian-American to wear the crown, which went to Miss New York for the second year in a row...

This is not something India or Indians should be proud of... The west (America) won yet another round in its fight for domination of an ethnic race... What it signals to us is how easy it is for an ethnic minority; in a foreign country (America) to be devoured by an evil and Godless society...

This should be a wakeup call to all other ethnic groups such as the Muslims...

Media Release - Re: The US military intervention in Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons

Media Release:

Re: The US military intervention in Syria
for its alleged use of chemical weapons

Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) cautions and rejects any form of US military intervention in Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons. We call on the PP Government and the citizens of this twin Island State to adopt the same stance.

Keeping in mind the following:

The people in countries regarded as allies of the US are also opposed to military force.

The UN investigative team has not yet completed its investigation and President
Obama should wait until such time the investigation is completed and its    findings made public, before any action is taken with the full support of the UN.
President Obama should be careful not to show arrogant superiority against the  
UN. Former US President George W. Bush was also guilty of such arrogance when he ignored the UN in his decision to wage war on Iraq in 2003.

An attack on Syria would also be a violation of international law since Syria has not attacked the US. As a matter of fact in the last 30 years the US has invaded other sovereign states without going through the United Nations Security Council.

It is highly illogical to think that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for the chemical weapons attack. Why would he do such a thing in the presence of the UN investigation team that he himself invited? What does he have to gain especially after being successful on the battle- ground in recent months?

The armed opposition in Syria has more motives to use chemical weapons. It would not serve Bashar any good to draw the US and its allies into a direct military conflict especially since Obama had declared repeatedly that the use of chemical weapons would provoke a US response. However there have been instances in the past where the opposition forces manipulated situations to engage responses from other countries and the UN. The August 21st chemical attack has all the writings of a well orchestrated false flag operation.

Certainly the US is guilty of fabricating various false flag operations; the battleship Maine incident in Havana in 1898, the Gulf of Tonkin episode in 1964, the Kuwait incubator event in 1990, the weapons of Mass Destruction myth in Iraq in 2003 to name a few; All in an effort to undermine ‘the enemy’.

And how hypocritical! When it comes to the use of chemical weapons, the US contradicts itself; who used Agent Orange in Vietnam which lead to the death of thousands? Who supplied mustard gas to Saddam Hussein in his aggression against Iran in 1988 killing 5000 defenseless people? And what about the depleted Uranium used in the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003? Hundreds of babies continue to be born deformed as a result of this. The US has no moral authority to talk about chemical weapons.

This so called act of morality is a cover to what can also be viewed as an assertion of power against Russia in light of their strained relations. Through the Syrian conflict, the US would have the opportunity to show President Vladimir Putin that the US is still the world’s only superpower and should not be taken for granted.

This conflict raises yet another question of morality and power. The US and its allies, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Israel, are funding, arming, providing intelligence and offering logistical assistance to groups totally committed to violence and terror as a method of achieving their goal of ousting the Bashar government. On the one hand, the US and the others proclaim that they are all opposed to violence and terrorism and yet on the other hand they unscrupulously use terror outfits in pursuit of their power.

This Syrian conflict has also reinforced longstanding sectarian and tribal divisions in West Asia and North Africa. Actors within and outside are exploiting the Sunni-Shia split in particular as a way of playing the majority sect in Islam against the minority with the aim of weakening Muslim solidarity. Sectarian violence is now rearing its ugly head not just in Syria but also and for a much longer while in Lebanon, Bahrain and Iraq.

These sectarian clashes in West Asia and North Africa benefit Israel’s goal of remaining the dominant force in the region. The ability of Israel to perpetuate its dominance is a prerequisite for the security of the state which is their primary obsession. Taking military action against Syria with the objective of overthrowing Bashar is what Israel wants because Bashar is an important link in the axis of resistance to Israeli dominance which includes Iran and Hezbollah. Israel has conducted three air strikes within Syria in the last six months and its commandos have been training segments of the armed opposition. It is believed that the so-called ‘independent’ intelligence on the 21 August chemical weapons incident that is being spread around by the US and Britain is actually from Israel. In this regard, it is worth reiterating that Israel is the hidden hand in much of the politics of other states such as Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Sudan.

This military action against Syria partly on the advice of Israel; the US will bring nothing but misery and suffering to the people. The classic example is of course Iraq; 10 years after its conquest by the US and Britain, Iraq is a totally devastated nation, wrecked by perpetual sectarian violence, first ignited by the invasion itself in 2003. There is the other tragic case of Afghanistan which 12 years after the US-NATO occupation is still mired in the agony of chaos. Why should Syria be any different?

Instead of travelling further down the military route, Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) is calling on the American Ambassador Deputy Chief of Mission, Margaret B. Diop to communicate this release to the US House of Representatives and the Senate advising them to urge President Obama to lend his weight to the proposed US-Russia meeting on Syria and to allow all the other regional and international actors connected to the Syrian conflict to attend. Securing an immediate ceasefire should be the meeting’s principal goal. The US and its allies should cease providing military, monetary and all other forms of assistance to the armed opposition on the ground. When this is done, so too would Bashar’s Russian and Iranian supporters. The ceasefire should be supervised by the UN and would set the stage for the establishment of an interim national unity government comprising representatives from Bashar’s Baath Party, the legitimate Syrian opposition and independent individuals. The unity government should then draft a new constitution which will provide for a parliamentary election to be followed immediately by a presidential election. Both elections, and the referendum on the constitution, should be conducted and monitored by the UN.

For Immediate Release:
September 9, 2013
Umar Abdullah Head of: Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)
Tel: 1 (868) 787-0765/365-6253
Fax: 1 (868) 631-8597
Email: waajihatulislaamiyyah@gmail.com

Lecture Series : " From Darkness Into Light ”.

Bismillah wa -Alhamdulillah wa Salaatu wa Salaam 'alaa Rasulillah 'amma ba'd

Muwahhideen Publications and Islam.tt in conjunction with several Masaajid throughout Trinidad are pleased to present a six-day lecture series with Abu ‘Abdur Rahmaan ‘Ali al-Filistinee entitled, “From Darkness Into Light”. The lectures begin on Wednesday 24th April and end on Monday 29th April 2013. Allah says in the Qur’aan,“It is He Who sends down manifest Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to His slave (Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) that He may bring you out from darkness into light. And verily, Allah is to you full of kindness, Most Merciful.” [Al-Hadid: 9]

Our brother (hafidhahullah) will lecture to us on a number of essential topics in the life of a Muslim and so remind us of our duty to our Lord (Subhaanah) and by the Permission of Allah, we will all benefit from these sittings of knowledge. As the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,"Verily! The world is accursed and what it contains is accursed, except remembrance of Allah and those who associate themselves with Allah; and a learned man, and a learning person.''Thus, we encourage our brothers and sisters in Islaam to make an effort to attend.

Detailed schedule of topics with corresponding venues will be released in the next few days Inshaa Allah ta'alaaWa Billahi TawfeeqWa SallAllahu wa Sallama wa Barak 'alaa Nabiyanna Muhammad wa 'alaa 'Alyhi wa Sahbyhi wa Sallam.

For more information call : Umar Abdullah 1 868 365 - 6253 / 787 - 0765.

The Flood-Gates of American/Israeli Imperialism

The Flood-Gates of American/Israeli Imperialism

By: Umar Abdullah

The hypocrisy, lies and unlawfulness surrounding the execution of Gaddafi have gone too far, it points to a brutal, corrupt, despotic, vicious and murderous abuse of power. I find it hard to stomach the statements of Western leaders about Gaddafi’s “crimes” as they gloat over the televised brutal murder of some man in Libya.


British Prime Minister David Cameron said that day was:

“a day to remember all of Gaddafi’s victims, from those who died in connection with the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, to Yvonne Fletcher in a London Street, and obviously all of the victims of IRA terrorism who died through their use of Libyan Semtex. We should also remember the many Libyans who died at the hands of this brutal dictator and his regime.”

Omitted from the end of Cameron’s statement was “and we should also remember that I’m lying through my teeth.”


The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland was clearly a false-flag operation designed to demonize Libya. It must be noted that Libya has never accepted responsibility for the bombing of Flight 103, but instead paid compensation to the families to “buy peace” in order to allow for the reintegration into the Western elite.


The murder of Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher in St. James’ Sq. London, April 1984; Blamed on Libya, was in fact as was supported by a wealth of evidence shot by a CIA/MI6 operative in an effort to, again, demonize Libya.


The “victims of IRA terrorism” through the use of Libyan Semtex is baseless because  on a few occasions, the IRA leadership did successfully bought Libyan weapons and also all major IRA attacks that involved the death of civilians were allegedly the work of British intelligence.


This just gives you a small insight into the lengths to which Western governments and “intelligence agencies’ have gone (and are prepared to go) to “protect their interests’. With the mainstream media bought and paid for; global corporate, fascist domination is a done deal unless we all wake up to the reality of the situation and start calling it for what it is - bullshit, through and through.

Libya, which was producing 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels of oil daily before the conflict, is a coveted market for many countries that are also eyeing potentially massive contracts for rebuilding its infrastructure. One such country is the United States of America who has already indicated its interest in setting up businesses there, pointing to the fact that the new government would be Pro-American.

France also will be seek a leading role in post-war Libya, Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said in an interview, arguing that Libya’s new leaders “owe” Paris for leading the campaign to oust Muammar Gaddafi. As a matter of fact everyone will throw their hat into the ring.

The US had hoped that the deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will either be killed or taken prisoner. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made this point clear during an unannounced visit to Tripoli. This was in complete contradiction to the policy of US officials who had made calls only to bring Gaddafi to justice for his crimes.

Gaddafi’s body was photographed with a bullet hole in the head as the countrymen he allegedly oppressed for 42 years rejoiced at their hard-won freedom.

The 69-year-old former leader’s last day on earth began with a migration from his home city of Sirte as rebel forces closed in on him.

But as he and his supporters fled across the desert in a massive convoy of about 80 vehicles, they were caught by a devastating strike from the air.

First a precision guided missile fired from a US unmanned drone slammed into the convoy.

Then French Mirage fighter jets — part of the Nato force protecting Libyan civilians — swooped to pound the loyalist supporters with bombs.

British Tornado planes were also overhead, providing reconnaissance back-up.

Gaddafi was protected in a special heavily-armoured truck packed with communications equipment.

But he was wounded in both legs in the onslaught and up to 50 of his men were killed.

Gaddafi and a handful of survivors turned back towards Sirte and were said to have run towards some huge drainage pipes. Rebel Saleem Bakeer was among a group of rebels hot on Gaddafi’s trail.

He said: “At first we fired at them with anti-aircraft guns, but it was no use. Then we went in on foot. One of Gaddafi’s men came out waving his rifle in the air and shouting ‘surrender’ — but as soon as he saw my face he started shooting. Then I think Gaddafi must have told them to stop”.

“My master is here, my master is here. Muammar Gaddafi is here and he is wounded”.

“We went in and brought Gaddafi out. He was saying, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong? What’s going on? Then we took him and put him in the car.”

Another fighter, Ahmed Al Sahti, 27, said: “Gaddafi called us rats, but look where we found him — in a stinking drainage pipe.”

The dramatic minutes leading up to Gaddafi’s death were chaotic, violent and gruesome - as testified by the grainy mobile phone footage seen by the world of the former leader, bloodied and dazed, being dragged along by NTC fighters.

Gaddafi was still alive when he was captured but he already had blood streaming down the side of his face and a wound close to his left ear very shortly after he had been seized.

Government fighters hauled him onto the bonnet of a Toyota pick-up truck with the intention of getting him through the crowd of fellow fighters and to an ambulance parked about 500 meters away.

Gaddafi can be heard in one video saying “God forbids this” several times as slaps from the crowd rain down on his head.

“This is for Misrata, you dog,” said one man slapping him.

“Do you know right from wrong?” Gaddafi says.

“Shut up! you dog,” someone replies as more blows rain down.

Another video shows Gaddafi being heaved off the bonnet of the truck and dragged towards a car, then pulled down by his hair. “Keep him alive, keep him alive!” someone shouts.

Another man in the crowd lets out a high-pitched hysterical scream. Gaddafi then goes out of view and gunshots ring out. One of the fighters present said Gaddafi was in a bad way but alive when he was put in the ambulance.

Yet the ambulance driver, Ali Jaghdoun, said Gaddafi was dead when he picked him up and he then drove the body to the city of Misrata.

“I didn’t try to revive him because he was already dead,” Jaghdoun said.

In other video footage obtained by Reuters a convoy of vehicles is seen speeding along a desert road, horns blaring and men shouting “We have Muammar! It’s Muammar!”

In later footage the convoy slows to a halt. Fighters rush to an ambulance shouting that Gaddafi is dead.

A young man appears beside the ambulance, a bearded man beside him shouts out:

“He’s the killer. And I am the witness who saw him.”

The young fighter exclaims excitedly:

“We found him in a hole. He had somebody with him inside it.”

Grinning and brandishing a handgun, there was jubilation around him while being embraced by the fighters.

“This is the guy who killed Gaddafi. Using this, you see,” the man with the beard shouts, holding up the young man’s hand in which he has a gun.

“He did it in front of me. I saw it in front of me.”

A dramatic climax to a series of protests and demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa which has become known as the “Arab Spring”; in my opinion it should be relabeled “The American Green Pasture”.

Libya like the rest was feed to the vicious dog (America) and her pairs by her own people and at the point of being devoured she would have uttered a very profound and thought provoking statement; “I was not devoured today, I was devoured the very day Iraq was consumed within the bowels of this vicious beast”. This; my dear brothers and sisters would be our fate if we give-up, betray and kill our brothers and sisters.

In some of Gaddafi’s last words he was saying “God forbids this” and was asking the NTC rebels the question “Do you know right from wrong?” a statement and a question no one paid much attention to but would you believe it is the two most important set of words to come from the lips of Gaddafi in this whole brutal affair? Let us now from an Islamic point of view take a deeper look at these two utterances.

Allah mentions in the Quran; chapter 18 103-105: “Say: ‘Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds? They are those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?’ They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall we, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.”

Here Allah makes mention of a group of misguided, ignorant criminals who would call themselves Muslim; the term used in Arabic to describe them is Khawaarij which means to go out or leave something. This label of theirs may be translated as separatists, insurgents, rebels, nonconformist, etc. They are called this because of their leaving the (fundamentals of the) religion and for their opposing the Muslims  and it is also said that they were called this due to their leaving the path of the Muslim Community. They were the first people to go against Imam Ali in the war of Siffin, they distanced themselves from Uthman and Ali (May Allah be pleased with them). They called people with major sins kuffar and they said that it is legitimate and compulsory to rebel against an Imam if he differs or opposes a Sunnah (according to their opinion).

The ideology of Khawaarij was the first innovation to appear in Islam and the first opposition and insurgency from them occurred against the leader of the believers, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) when the issue of who has the right to pass rulings was debated. The Khawaarij gathered at a place called Harura near Kufah in Iraq. It must be noted here that the people of the land of Iraq have a history of upheaval and chaos and groups that cause strife. They are so infamous for it that they are referred to the “People of division and hypocrisy.”

Let us now direct our attention to what the Prophet of Islam said about this affair by first focusing on where it all began; Iraq.

The Prophet of Islam said the following: “O Allah, put barakah (blessing) on our Sham (Syria)! O Allah put barakah on our Yemen. The people said, and on our Najd as well? I think the third time he (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, There (Najd) is a place of earthquakes and afflictions and from it the horn of Shaitan (Satan) will come out.” (The Najd is in the direction of the east and is in the city of the highlands of the Iraqi steppe/desert. Its direction is east of the people of Madinah, so Najd is with regard to the land of Iraq.)

In other narrations he (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “In there (Iraq) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations and there will appear the horn of Satan.” In another narration he (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said “from there (Iraq) will arise the horn of Satan and the trials and tribulations would come like mounting waves.” There is another saying which is similar where he (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “indeed there is the Horn of Satan, and the trials and tribulations will come like mounting waves, and indeed harshness/coarseness is in the east.”

The Prophet of Islam (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then goes on to describe these people as was narrated by Abu Sa’ed al-Khudri; he said that the Prophet of Islam (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made a mention of a sect that would be among his Ummah which would emerge out of the dissension of the people. Their distinctive mark would be shaven heads. Now what is understood from this narration is that they would shave the hair on their heads in the later era. This has become a principal for all the Khawaarij. However the only thing that distinguishes the Khawaarij is not only shaving their heads. Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had shaved the hair on his head also and some among the companions. Some Muslims among the Ummah had continuously shaved their heads also. For this reason the narration here does not carry a meaning that it is restricted to shave the heads. Therefore there is a possibility that this matter referrers to the Khawaarij who shave their beards as well. There is a possibility that there are Khawaarij who would rise in some eras who would shave their beards and cut their hair.

So my dear reader, have you seen the leaders of the revolution? Do they have beards? Something you should ponder upon. 

So as we continue the Prophet of Islam (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said they would be the worst creatures or the worst of the creatures. In another narration he (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said while pointing his hand towards Iraq. ‘There will appear in it (i.e., Iraq) some people who will recite the Qur’an but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will go out from (leave) Islam as an arrow darts through the game’s body’.”

It can be deduced from the above sayings that Najd is neither blessed nor a good place but a place of upheaval and chaos and Evil. Najd has been deprived of the blessings of Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and therefore Najd has the seal of misery and misfortune and hoping for any good from there is going against the Will of Allah. According to the narration; it is a place that so many upheaval and chaos had occurred and will be occurred.

It is exactly what we are witnessing today, the removal of Saddam Hussein and the chaos and anarchy that followed was the door that opened up that lead to the path of the “Arab Springs” or as I would put it “The American Green Pasture”

Let us continue “Once the Prophet of Islam (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was distributing booties (Spoils of War) when a person named Thul-Khuwaysara, who was from the tribe of Bani Tamim addressed him (saw) ‘Oh Muhammad Be Just!’. The Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: ‘A Great pity that you have doubts, if I am unjust then who will be just, you are a loser and a failure.’ Thul-Khuwaysara's attitude infuriated Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) and he pleaded with the Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to permit him to slay Thul-Khuwaysara. Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) remarked: ‘Leave him, as his slaying will serve no good purpose, as he is not the only individual but there are a host of others like him and if you compare their prayers and fasting to that of yours, you yourself will feel ashamed. These are the people who will recite the Quran but it will not go beyond their throats, with all these apparent virtues they will leave the fold of Islam just like the arrow leaves the bow’.”

It is said that these people of Khawaarij are the off springs of Thul Khuwaisarah at-Tamemee and he was among the tribe of Tamemee. During the era of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) the people of tribe of Tamemee were behind the false prophets such as Sajah and Musailamah.

The Khawaarij collectively agreed that both the 3rd and 4th caliphs of Islam; Uthman and later Ali (May Allah be pleased with them) were in fact disbelievers as were the other companions... And they think revolting against the leaders and governments is permissible. They also believe that any major sin is an act of disbelief…

It must be noted here that After the Khawaarij was defeated by Ali (May Allah be pleased with him), two of them fled to Oman, two to Karmaan (near Khorasan in Iran and Sijistaan), two to Sijistaan(Seistan), two to the Arabian Peninsula, and one fled to Yemen. The innovated beliefs and methods of the Khawaarij appeared in these places from them (the nine people who were defeated and fled) and they’ve remained ever since up until today.

The Prophet of Islam (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) condemned them saying “The Khawaarij are wicked people, and I don’t know of any people on earth more evil than they.”

Now to further understand the gravity of this affair one must know there are many Sects of Khawaarij that are classified as sitters and revolutionaries. There is the sect who revolts and fights against. Then there are the sitters who are revolutionary in nature; they prefer to sit and provoke common-folks against the ruler without actually revolting themselves. They are those who incite the people, stir up hatred within the hearts against the rulers and issue fatwas making lawful what Allah has declared unlawful in the name of changing the evil. They are, in most cases, more dangerous than the Khawaarij themselves. Since, speech, inciting hatred within the hearts and provoking the common-folks against the rulers has the most profound effect upon the souls; especially when it comes from a man who is an eloquent speaker who dupes the people with his tongue and disguises it with the Sunnah. And then there is the sect of the Khawaarij who declares those who don’t agree with their views to be disbelievers, and they consider their blood lawful for shedding. They also permit the killing of the women and children that oppose them; sounds familiar?

They (the Khawaarij) were the first ones who split away from the unified body of the Muslims declaring them disbelievers due to (their committing of) sins. They will kill the People of Islam, while leaving alone the people idol worship.

It was reported that Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The most evil of people to be killed beneath the sky/on the face of the earth, and those whom they kill are the best of people, are the dogs of the hellfire. They used to be Muslims and became kuffar.”

There is a great reward for he who kills them. Ali bin Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “If the army that encounters them knew what was ordained for them upon the tongue of their prophet, they would only rely on that action.”

So from the analyst given above It is not permissible for the one who sees the uprising of a khariji who has revolted against the leader, whether he is just or oppressive, to be deceived by this persons recitation of the Qur’an, the length of his standing in the prayer, nor his constant fasting, nor his good and excellent words in knowledge when it is clear to him that this persons way and methodology is that of the Khawaarij.”

So Alas! The American/Israeli Imperialist had gotten themselves an important ally in the war against Islam and Muslims, an agenda in part to completely destroy the Islamic culture and to plunder the wealth of the Muslim lands and now that Gaddafi is gone, makes this more achievable but would it be an easy task? Keeping in mind that the country’s new leaders; the National Transitional Council, must do all they can to avoid the country falling into the same state of chaos and anarchy which hit Iraq in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

The National Transitional Council has now an obligation to put an end to the ragtag bands of rebels, to protect the Libyan residents, to forbid any wild behavior; in short it must ensure the spirit of justice and reconciliation prevails over that of revenge.

Off course this might be all wish full thinking for we all know The National Transitional Council has been plagued by infighting and the emergence of factions. Those rifts include sharp divisions among rebel groups, such as leaders in the western city of Misrata who have refused to recognize the eastern-based National Transitional Council as the country’s new government, And with Gaddafi dead, the primary unifying force that held the rebels together is gone.

Off course with that accomplished, the question for the rebels becomes whether they will be able to stick together and not descend into a situation of chaos and civil war.

We must also understand the divisions have taken on an increasingly ideological tone. It is the same old story: Liberals and so called Islamists come together during the revolution, only to split afterward, often in acrimony.

Above all else, a government needs to govern. It has to have a monopoly on the use of force, and this is a challenge in one of the world's most heavily armed countries. The various militias that helped bring down Gaddafi now represents competing centers of power and influence. Disarming them, or integrating them into the national army, is a key task ahead for Libya’s new leaders.

As for what could happen to Libya after Gaddafi, we need not look no farther than Egypt. The world celebrated with that nation’s people in February when intense demonstrations against the rule of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak forced him to relinquish power. Several months later, the country is ruled by a military council, and fierce political struggles dominate.

The same thing applies to Libya; In fact, Libya is much more divided than Egypt or even Yemen.

In conclusion, it is an absolute fact that if you begin wrong you are going to end wrong and these uprising are a perfect case in point. From an Islamic point of view none of these rebellions was in accordance with Islamic law and whenever and wherever there is any attempt to usurp the authority of the Muslim leaders in the Muslim lands only one thing will inevitably follow; total anarchy.

Umar Abdullah
Head of: Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)
Tel: 1 (868) 787-0765/365-6253
Fax: 1 (868) 631-8597
Email: waajihatulislaamiyyah@gmail.com

The Liquor Licensing Board: Sacrilegious, Cynical or Corrupt?

 The Liquor Licensing Board: Sacrilegious, Cynical or Corrupt?

      

Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) an Islamic Organisation situated in Bon Accord Tobago had strongly objected to Urmela Ragbir and Dundee Mohammed of Stop n’ Shop located at shop #4 of Lal’s Hardware Compound, #31 Store Bay Local Road, Bon Accord, Tobago, from obtaining a Licence to sell Spirituous Liquors. We saw this as having a negative impact on our adult citizens and by extension our youths, our families and our community. However the hypocritical pious, Ignorant, Narrow-minded Liquor Licensing Board did not see it that way hence their Irrational, Unintelligent, decision to grant the same.

Every Citizen is a building block of this Society; it implies a sacred vow to protect and create a safe and peaceful environment. The consuming of alcohol encourages vile and vulgar displays of human behavior, thus creating a Godless society. It was Sacrilegious to grant such a licence and in so doing brought humiliation on the Liquor Licensing Board by offering themselves to being very cynical indeed.   

The sale and consumption of alcohol has negatively impacted on our society for many years.

This fallout has resulted in a gateway into the use of illicit drugs and as a consequence grown to addiction and health issues, caused the break-up of families and homes, decreased productivity in the work place, have contributed to an increased occurrence of crime – assault, rape, robbery and murders. Alcohol related activities have placed an added burden on health care and health care reform and worst of all have plunged the youths into a state of adolescence intolerance reaping havoc in the home and in school. Adding another venue where alcohol can be brought will just make alcohol more easily available and accessible to the public and in particular the youths. This action in itself would counteract all the initiatives and programs being facilitated by our government in promoting a culture of Peace, safety and security in our communities.

It was within this context we begged the Liquor Licensing Board not to grant this licence. The decision they made to Grant this Licence will inevitable allow the continued degradation of our society at the hands of reckless, irresponsible and immoral citizens of this Twin Island state of ours.

Being very Acrimonious we decided to pursue an answer as to what may have influenced their decision. Further to our Assumptions, information has come to us that Urmela Ragbir is the wife of Subash Ragbir CEO of MIC a Government Tertiary Education Program. Isn’t it ironic on the one hand we have the Husband participating in the development of youths and on the other we have the wife volunteering her services to destroy them? Which leads us to our next question: How is it possible that the wife of a Government appointed CEO be granted a Licence to sell Spirituous Liquors? Especially in light of the following:

1. There existed a number of Health, electrical, Fire and structural issues with the building where the said business establishment is located. All the necessary Statuary checks and inspection was not conducted according to law before approval was given.
2. The preservation of moral and ethical values in our community was compromised.
3. A number of religious organisations and churches are operating in very close proximity to the said establishment i.e. less than 400 meters away.
4. A lot of families with children live in very close proximity to this business establishment.
5. A lot of very young children and teenagers frequent this same business establishment and there is no clearly visible signs cautioning the Sale of alcohol to minors.
6. Just opposite operates a Day Care Centre.
7. The social culture in Tobago is as such that where ever alcohol is sold whether it be a Bar, Supermarket or Mini Mart you’ll find individuals sitting right outside consuming the alcohol they brought. And that was exactly what happened there. Urmela Ragbir and Dundee Mohammed would provide seating arrangements for their customers and would also gather and collect the empty beer bottles and take it inside their shop. They would often times have a young boy name Davanand Singh serve out Alcohol and cigarettes to the customers. Also visible at times were children accompanying those customers while consuming alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Doesn’t that type of activity bears the resemblance of a Bar? There isn’t any urinal so those customers would pass urine all over the compound thus creating an unhealthy environment with a stench in the air.
8. Directly arising out of the sale and consumption of this alcohol as it relates to this business establishment – ‘Stop n’ Shop’ – is a number of criminal and civil matters that is now before the courts.
9. Dundee Mohammed was convicted of a criminal offence and did spend time in a correctional facility.
10. It is alleged that Urmela Ragbir the wife of CEO Subash Ragbir attempted to pervert the course of justice by paying $100.00 to avoid prosecution in a matter where it is alleged she destroyed property belonging to a tenant. That alleged $100.00 was logged at the Crown Point Police Station by Officers Karute and Sergeant Piggott.    
11. There are already too many Shops and ‘Watering Holes’ that sell alcohol in the Canaan, Bon Accord and Crown Point area. Just to think, the very same street on which this shop is located there were already ‘FOURTEEN’ Shops, Bars and Mini-Marts that sell alcohol and this does not include the Shop in question and other areas of the community.
12. Copies of an objection letter and a petition were submitted to The Liquor Licensing Board and others.

In consideration of the entire above, one would assume that the granting of this licence was politically motivated. Our question is; was it?

Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) sees this action as corrupt on path of The Liquor Licensing Board. We therefore call on all Citizens of this beautiful Island of Tobago to lobby The Liquor Licensing Board to review their decision in this regard and revoke with immediate effect any and all such Licence granted to Urmela Ragbir; the wife of CEO Subash Ragbir and by extension urge all stakeholders and Government agencies to have all such license reviewed and to further disallow all such first time application for sale of Spirituous Liquors in communities where it will negatively impact on our adult citizens and by extension our youths.

  

Ten (10) years from now when all statutory limits would have ended we may then come to the realization that a wrong decision was made in granting this and all such licence and we did nothing to prevent it. At that time it will be too late and nothing we do would be able to change it.

Umar Abdullah
Head of: Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)
Tel: 1 (868) 365-6253
Fax: 1 (868) 631-8597
Email: waajihatulislaamiyyah@gmail.com

Letter to Madam Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Date: 10 June 2010

Your Ref:

Our Ref:

Re: Madam Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar

Peace, Guidance and Salutations to you Madam Prime Minister;

I entertain Allah’s praise, there is no god but He, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Source of peace, the Giver of peace, the Guardian of faith, the Preserver of safety I also entertain that Muhammad is His last and final Messenger.

Waajihatul Islaamiyyah would like to inform you that at no point in time did we ever support any Political Party in the 2010 General Elections. We voted for no one. We see this act of voting in Democratic Elections as Haram which is a violation of our God given rights and obligations.

Muhammad reminded Muslims that “The believer is not bitten from the same hole twice.”

Political parties contradict Islam and also give legislative authority to man besides Allah. Muslims should secure their Islamic interest politically but politically within the means that Islam allows. Islam does not permit Muslims to vote in none Islamic based elections. Whilst elections and voting for a political leader is committed in Islam it is only permitted for an Islamic leadership and within the Islamic System, no such system exists today this is the burning problem and vital issue for the Muslims globally. 

How can Muslims vote for local or national interest at the expense of the interests of their global ummah? How Muslims can votes for a manifesto that contradicts Islam and compromises Allah’s’ sovereignty? Muslims must be political upon Islam, forging unity and self-reliance. This would give us Muslims the means to engage, while at the same time retaining the Islamic values and dignity and avoid exploitation and humiliation both in this world and the next. It is against this backdrop that we make the following statement:

Waajihatul Islammiyyah (The Islamic Front) will monitor the New People’s Partnership Government in light of their promises made to the people of this nation; keeping in mind promises made by previous Governments before were never fulfilled. Remember the promises made by the PNM? And to date, Manning has the longest list of broken promises of any leader in the Caribbean. We demand that these promises made by the New People’s Partnership Government, be fulfilled in the time set out in your Manifesto. Failure to do so will be met with stiff resistance. Having said that, we will also be looking very closely at your policies as it relates to the following:

·         Gay Rights and Abortion

·         Illegal Immigrants (Undocumented Immigrants), Human Rights and Prison Reform

·         Sustainable development, agriculture  and  the Preservation of the Environment and eco systems

·         Accessing Information and Education reform that will balance the scale of intellectual perception.

·         Public consultation and participation

·         Health and safety

·         Crime and Socioeconomic ills.

·         Emergency and disaster relief

·         The continued granting of licence to sell spirituous liquors.

·         Interest Free Housing and Medical care for Muslims especially Muslim Sisters

·         Islamic Banking and the Setting up of an Islamic Court

·         Facilitating Muslims wanting to perform Haj by forging new diplomatic and travel relations with the Saudi Government

·         The God given right of every citizen to bear arms to defend themselves.

Your foreign and local policy as regards laws affecting our Muslim Brothers and Sisters such as laws forbidding Muslim women to wear the Hijab and the Burka, laws forbidding the building of Minarets, and whole Body scans at our nation’s airports and check-in Points in other countries etc. and equally important your relationship with the Rogue State of Israel. Letters regarding these issues were sent to the Foreign Ministry of the previous administration as well as the various Foreign Missions to no avail, pointing out the negative impact on the Foreign Ministries office and by extension the government.

We suggest that your Foreign Ministry play a more decisive and active role in International Relations especially the relation between the capitalist, democratic world and Islam.

We have seen in recent times an Israeli attack on two aid convoy to the Gaza. Those Israeli soldiers invaded those ships in international waters, breaking international law, and, killing civilians.

The Israeli government approved the boarding of those aid ships by an elite unit of commandoes. They were armed with automatic weapons to pacify the civilians on board and not with crowd dispersal equipment in case of resistance. Whatever the circumstances of the confrontation, Israel must be held responsible for sending in soldiers and recklessly endangering the lives of all the civilians on board, including a baby and a Holocaust survivor.

Israel has no right to control Gaza’s sea as its own territorial waters and to stop aid convoys arriving that way. In doing so, it proves that it is still in belligerent occupation of the enclave and its 1.5 million inhabitants. And if it is occupying Gaza, then under international law Israel is responsible for the welfare of the Strip’s inhabitants. Given that the blockade has put Palestinians there on a starvation diet for the past four years, Israel should long ago have been in the dock for committing these crimes against humanity.

Today Israel chose to direct its deadly assault not only at Palestinians under occupation but at the international community itself. All of the world’s leaders must move to act!


PLEASE be advised I am prepared to do whatever it takes to properly deal with these

matters. These are the policies that will stand on the threshold between your Government and Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front). These are the policies that will determine our relationship in the coming months. These are the policies that will either make or break your Government.

Madam Prime Minister... I am open for dialog on these and other issues that affect us Muslims here in Trinidad and Tobago. You can contact me through the following Numbers: 787-0765/365-6253 or email me at waajihatulislaamiyyah@gmail.com. Please don't allow this opportunity to pass you by. Thank You.

Peace, Guidance and Salutations

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Umar Abdullah

Head of Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)