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Deputy President William Ruto hands a present to the Vice Chancellor of Umma Uni-versity Prof. Abdulrazak Shaukat during the ofcial opening ceremony of the maincampus i n Kajiado on Tuesday. The Deputy president was the chief guest at the event.

Addressing the root cause of injustices andpromoting dialogue will go a long way in pro-moting peace and security and bridging theexisting socio-economic inequalities.The Secretary General of the SupremeCouncil of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) AdanWachu said injustices were fueling the glob-al security and economic challenges andcalled on political and religious leaders tocourageously address the issues of injusticeas it was increasingly polarizing society.For us to have peace there must be jus-

tice. Many of the current problems beingwitnessed today are the result of injusticeswhich is being meted out to some sectionsof the society and as long as we do not ad-dress injustice, we will continue seeing therise of social-economic problems, he saidlast week in his address to the conference

'Address injustice to promote peace'-Wachu

Prophet Muhammad'sfarewell Pilgrimage

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Members of the National Assembly havevoiced their anger over a court decisionto ban the wearing of the hijab at an Isi-olo school.

The MPs criticized the decision by Highcourt Judge Justice Nzioki wa Makau de-

scribing it as an assault on the constitu-tional rights to freedom of worship andvowed to go to court to appeal.

The judge issued the order even afterthe education cabinet secretary JacobKaimenyi reiterated that the ministry di-rective to school heads to respect thewearing of the hijab must be adhered to.

The ruling came after the MethodistChurch which sponsors the St. PaulKiwanjani Secondary School in Isiolocounty went to court seeking orders toblock the wearing of the mandatory Is-lamic female dress.

Speaking at a press conference at theparliamentary buildings on Wednesday,the Mvita legislator Abdulswamad SharrifNassir castigated the move saying thatit threatens the freedom of worship en-shrined in the Bill of Rights.

This is a violation of the constitutionwhich is the supreme law of the coun-try. It violates the rights of individuals topractice their religious beliefs, he said.

He explained that the Bill of Rights in Ar-ticle 32 (3) categorically states that anyperson will not be denied access to anyinstitution, employment or the enjoymentof any right because of his or her belief orreligion. The constitution further statesthat any person shall not be compelledto engage in any act that is contrary toa person belief or religion, he furthernoted.

He further noted that 2009 directive fromthe then permanent secretary in the edu-cation ministry Karega Mutahi was clearthat students should not be denied theirconstitutional rights to wear the hijab andsaid public schools should respect sucha decision.

Abdulswamad who was accompanied byvarious MPs described the decision as

oppressive and said laws which compelstudents to go against their religious be-liefs will not be tolerated. We have de-cided as MPs from the religious divide totake up the matter and lodge an appealand if need be, we will travel to Isiolo to

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on inter religious collaboration in the Rwandancapital Kigali.Wachu said it is high time leaders lay theirfocus on dialogue and addressing the rootcauses of violence and social inequalities say-ing that ignoring these issues will only help tofuel intolerance, unemployment, economiccrisis and other social problems."As religiousleaders we have a divine mandate to strive forequity and justice in society, including in thepolitical and economic spheres of society," hemaintained.

"We have to intensify dialogue as an effort totruly understand the other to emphasize thatthe indiscriminate and hateful destruction of lifeis evil," he added.He criticized the attitude to associate Islamwith terrorism describing it as in conceived as


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Address injustice for peace and securitya religion whose foundation is prem-ised on peace cannot in anyway pro-mote violence. Islam is not terrorismnor is terrorism Islam. Islam preachespeace. Anyone who commits or en-courages terrorism is not followingthe teachings of Islam, he said.Wachu, who also chairs the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya, insistedthat the religious justication of indis-criminate violence is based on a mis-representation of scriptures. Islamic

teachings promote tolerance and theQuran does not sanction the killing ofinnocent people, he explained.He said while it is prudent to addressthe problems of youth radicaliza-tion, it should be looked at the prismof social-economic inequalities. Hesaid the problem was not a uniquelyMuslim affair as the West was alsofacing challenges ignited by ignoringthe needs of the young people. Wehave seen hundreds of radicalizedyouth from Latin America, the UnitedStates, France and other WesternStates going to streets agitating theirrights through violence, he said.The chairman of the peace and se-curity committee at the East AfricanLegislative Assembly Abubakar Zain,said peace and security can onlybe achieved when there is justice

in the community. "The responsibil-ity to work for peace is not merely torespond to a temporary crisis, but aresponsibility that is rooted in the re-spective faiths," he said.In his keynote address, Prof. Abdul-latif Essajee a University of Nairobilecturer stressed on the need for thedialogue to be taken to the grass rootlevel pointing out that cooperationbetween persons of different religionswill help to build a just and peacefulsociety.The worlds religions share many es-sential values, such as love, compas-sion, equality, honesty, and the idealof treating others as one wishes to betreated oneself. Prophet Muhammad,peace be upon him, said Love forpeople what you would love for your-self, he said.Closing the ve-day conferencewhich attracted over 100 religiouspersonalities from the ve East AfricaCommunity member countries andSouth Sudan, Rwanda's Minister forInternal Security Sheikh Musa Fadhil

Harelimana stressed that religiousleaders have special position androle in strengthening peace and se-curity in the region saying that thisputs them in special position capableof inuencing people's behavior andactions.

Umma University is propelling itself on thepath of becoming a world class university.The Muslim oriented university plans to rollout various academic disciplines that fo-cus on science, technology and innovationwhich meet market dynamics.

These remarks were made by the univer-sity council chairman Dr. Abdulrahman AlMuhailan who said the institution will en-hance on intellectual capacity and contrib-ute to national developments. We are ex-pected to play a role in the disseminationof knowledge, inculcation of values and theadvancement of skills requisite for socio-economic development, he said duringthe ofcial opening of its main campus inKajiado County on Tuesday.

He said the university will invest in a fur-ther Sh800 million to put up various facili-ties in the drive to enhance on its academicfacilities and programmes.

On his part, the vice chancellor Prof. Ab-dulrazak Shaukat emphasised that UmmaUniversity will serve as a reference pointon Islamic issues related to banking, insur-ance and Islamic economics besides otherspecialties and in line with global trends-it will act as a springboard of Arabic lan-guage and research,

He further noted that the institution will helpto positively transform the society throughcontribution to human life and civilization.The university is on a mission of contribut-ing to the provision of quality university ed-

express solidarity with the parents and students, hesaid.

A Nairobi social activist Saleh Abdi Sheikh accused thejudge of being an extremist who aspires to promote in-tolerance in the society. The judge is a dangerous per-son who believes his personal faith is the constitutionwhose judgments are informed by prejudice against aspecic section of the community, he said while stress-ing that hijab is a sacrosanct right of Muslim women.

The church went to court arguing that that the schoolwas a church-sponsored institution and its rules do notallow Muslims to wear the attire since it amounts to dis-

criminating against Christian students.

In his ruling, he restrained the Teachers Service Com-mission (TSC), county director of education and districteducation ofcer from allowing Muslim students to wearhijabs contrary to school rules and regulations.

In March this year nominated MP Zuleikha Juma Has-san demanded a statement in parliament regarding thediscrimination of Muslim students in public schools, anact which she said threatens unity and diversity of thecountry. Students are being denied the right to observetheir daily prayers, being forced to take Christian re-ligious Education and attend church services, forcingMuslim girls to remove headscarfs and stopping themfrom covering their legs, she said.

In response, the education cabinet secretary JacobKaimenyi maintained that the ministrys policy respectsreligious practices to all learners. The ministry directedall school heads to respect the wearing of hijab by fe-male Muslim pupils and students in all public schools,The stand on the ministry on this directive has neverbeen changed, he said.

ucation that is effective and accessible toall, whose end product is a holistic, upright,competent and techno savvy scholars andgraduates, he said.

Prof. Shaukat said that the university willsoon roll out competitive and marketed ori-ented programmes that meet local and in-

ternational needs which compliment on thesocial pillar in the Vision 2030 blue print.

On his part, the Deputy President WilliamRuto who ofcially inaugurated the univer-sity said its establishment was a demon-stration of a positive partnership betweenthe Muslim community and the governmentin the provision of higher education.

He pledged continued governments sup-port and praised the universitys role incontributing towards the economy throughdevelopment of human and social capitals.Ummah University joins many prestigiousKenyan institutions participating in the no-

ble duty of empowering citizens throughknowledge, expertise, talent developmentand education, said Ruto.

Addressing the guests, the chairman ofthe board of trustees Prof. AbdulghafurEl Busaidy said the institution is proud tohave complied with the requirements of es-tablishing an institution of higher learningin accordance with the regulation of Com-mission for University Education (CUE)and will live up to its obligation of providingquality education.

The Kajiado Central Member of ParliamentHon. Joseph Nkaissery lauded the estab-lishment of the institution in the countysaying that its benets have also trickeddown to area residents.

Speakers paid tribute to the late Dr. Abdul-rahman Al-Sumait the founder of the Ku-wait-based Africa Muslim Agency (AMA),whose role in promoting education, help-ing the needy and serving humanity in Af-rican and other parts of the world won himglobal accolades.

The event was graced by the former presi-dent of Sudan Abdul Rahman Suwar Al-Dhahab, majority leader in the National

Assembly Adan Duale, prominent Muslimleaders and diplomats among notable per-sonalities.

Africa Muslim Agency established the Thi-ka College of Shariah and Islamic studiesin 1997 which in July last year evolved intothe rst fully edged Islamic university toreceive government recognition.

The institution is among few learning in-tuitions which have fully embraced mod-ern technology and digitised its learningsystems which include the use of smartboards in alllecture rooms.

Currently, it provides degree programmesin Islamic Shariah, Islamic Studies, Busi-ness Management and Computer Scienceas well as various diploma and certicateprogrammes which allow students at thelower level to progress further.

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Starting from Makkah on the eighth day ofDhul-Hijjah, the Prophet at midday, on hisshe-camel, went to Mina, where he spentthe night before leaving, after sunrise,for Arafat, where he delivered his majorspeech. The Prophets speech that daywas the highlight of his pilgrimage, outlin-ing the nature of Islamic society.

After beginning his speech with, as usual,the praise and glorication of Allah he wenton to say: People, listen to me as I explainto you, for I do not know whether I will evermeet you again in this place after this year.People, do you know in what month, dayand city you are?

They said: We are on a sacred day, in asacred month, in a sacred city.

He said: Know, then, that your blood,property and honor are forbidden for you till

you meet your Lord in the same way as thesanctity of this day of yours, in this monthof yours, in this city of yours. You will cer-tainly meet your Lord and He will certainlyquestion you about what you do.

Have I delivered my message?

They answered: Yes.

He said: "My Lord, bear witness."

"He who holds something belonging to an-other for safekeeping must give it back tothe person to whom it belongs. All usurytransactions which have been made in thepast days of ignorance are hereby abrogat-ed. You may claim only your capital, neither

inicting nor suffering any injustice.

Allah has decreed that no usury is permis-sible. The rst usury transactions I abro-gate are those of my uncle, al-Abbas ibnAbd al-Muttalib. All cases of vengeancekillings are hereby waived.

The rst case of killing I thus waive is thatof Amir ibn Rabiah ibn al-Harith.

Have I delivered my message?

They said: You have.

He said: "My Lord, bear witness.

"People, the postponement of sacredmonths is an excess of disbelief, a meansby which those who disbelieve are ledastray. They declare this postponement tobe permissible in one year and forbiddenin another, in order to conform outwardlyto the number of months which Allah hasmade sacred, and thus they make allowa-ble what Allah has forbidden. Time has nowbeen set back in its original fashion whichit had when Allah created the heavens andthe earth.

The number of months, in the sight of Al-lah, is twelve, out of which four are sacred,three consecutive ones and a single one:Dhul-Qadah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram and

Rajab, which falls between Jumada andSha'ban. This is the ever-true law of Allah.Do not, then, sin against yourselves withregard to these months. When I am gone,do not revert to disbelief, killing one anoth-er. Have I delivered my message?

Prophet Muhammads farewell PilgrimageAdil Salahi

They answered: You certainly have.

Continuing his speech he said: My Lord,be my witness.

"People, you have an obligation towardsyour womenfolk and they have an obliga-

tion towards you. It is their duty not to allowinto your homes anyone whom you dis-like without your permission. Should theydo that, Allah has permitted you to desertthem in bed, then to beat them without anyseverity. Should they desist, they have theright to be provided with food and clothing,in fairness. Your womenfolk are in yourcustody; they are helpless. You have takenthem on the basis of a pledge to Allah, andthey are lawful to you with Allahs word.Fear Allah, then, in your treatment of wom-en, and be kind to them. Have I deliveredmy message?

They replied: Yes, indeed.He said: My Lord, be my witness.

"People, the believers are brothers. It is il -legal for anyone to take the property of hisbrother unless it is given without any co-ercion. People: your Lord is one and yourfather is one. All of you are the children of

Adam, and Adam was created from dust.The most noble among you is the most

Allah-fearing. No Arab enjoys any privilegeover a non-Arab except through the fear of

Allah. Have I del ivered my message?

They answered: Yes, you most certainlyhave.

He said: My Lord, be my witness.

"People, Satan has given up any hope ofbeing worshipped in this land of yours. Heis satised, however, to be obeyed in mat-ters which you consider trivial. Guard your-selves against him, lest he corrupts yourfaith. I have left with you what should keepyou safe from going astray should you holdfast to it. It is something clear and simple:

Allahs Book and the Sunnah of His Proph-et. You will be questioned about me. Whatwill you say?

They said: We bear witness that you havedelivered your message complete and you

have discharged your mission and givengood counsel.

The Prophet pointed his forenger at thesky and lowered it to point to the people,saying all the time: My Lord, bear witness.My Lord, bear witness.

The Prophet then concluded: Let thosewho are present communicate what I havesaid to those who are not with us today. Itmay happen that those who come to knowof it in this way may understand it betterthan some of those who have listened to i t.

Key Principles

This memorable speech outlines ve basicprinciples of the Islamic programme of ac-tion, two of them work on the level of the in-dividual and three relate to the structure ofIslamic society. Islam moulds the characterof the Muslim on the basis of two funda-mental principles:

1- Islam severs all ties which a Muslimhas with Ignorance, or Jahiliyyah, its idols,practices, nancial dealings, usury trans-actions and so on, because the adoptionof the religion of Islam means a start of anew life for a Muslim which is completelydivorced from the erroneous ways of thepast.

2- To guard against all forms of sin. Theeffects of sin are far more serious than thedanger presented by any enemy in battle.The Prophet also made it clear that he didnot mean by sin the sinking back into idola-trous worship.

The Prophet has also outlined three ba-sic principles on which Islamic society isfounded:

1- The tie of Islamic brotherhood whichmoulds the proper relationship between all

Muslims. It is this brotherhood which makesevery Muslim a patron of every other Mus-lim, giving him whatever help he can.

2- Supporting the weak so that their weak-ness does not make the whole societyvulnerable. One should note in particularhow the Prophet stressed the importanceof being kind to women, since they are theweaker element in society.

3- The cooperation between an Islamicgovernment and the members of an Is-lamic society to achieve the proper imple-mentation of Islamic law which works forthe removal of all evil from society and its

replacement with what is good.Short as it was, the Prophets speech in-cluded all the principles which are neededfor the moulding of the perfect believer inIslam and the perfect Muslim society.

Adil Salahi is the Executive Director of Al-Furqan Heritage Foundation. He teachesIslamic Studies at the Markeld Institute of

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Whenever police announce that they haveconducted an operation that led to thekilling of a most wanted terrorist, manyKenyans feel the government is on top ofthings and they can rest assured that, atleast, one security threat has been dealt

with. However, many dont askwas theperson gunned down really a terrorist?The recent gunning down of a 26-year-oldman suspected of perpetrating terror activi-ties has prompted me to ask some criticalquestions.On the morning of Sunday, September 14,police raided a house in Bondeni, Mom-basa, and shot dead Idris Mohammed.County Commander Robert Kitur said thepolice, acting on intelligence, raided thehouse where the suspect was killed whilehis accomplice escaped.

As much as terrorism continues to pose aserious threat to national security, there is

nothing in it to justify violation of the con-stitution.

Article 50 protects the right to a fair hear-ing, which is also listed under Article 25as one of the fundamental freedoms andrights that, notwithstanding Article 24, can-not be limited in any way.

Article 24 provides exceptions under whicha right or fundamental freedom in the Bill ofRights can be limited. Hence, between Ar-ticle 24 and 25, we gather that the right to afair hearing is so fundamental that nothingcan warrant its limitation.It is a common knowledge that a fair hear-ing is one of the principles of natural justice

established under the law of equity. Theprinciple of natural justice has two limbs hear the other side too, or hear the alter-native party too. It is most often used to re-fer to the principle that no person should be

judged without a fair hearing in which eachparty is given the opportunity to respond tothe evidence against them.In a nutshell, no man shall be condemnedunheard, and that effectively justies theprinciple of presumption of innocence.It is a principle of natural justice that no per-son can judge a case in which they have aninterest. The rule is very strictly applied toany appearance of possible bias, even if

there is actually nonehence the maximjustice must not only be done, but must beseen to be done.In 2012, civil society groups, citing the in-tegrity provisions of Chapter Six, went tocourt seeking orders to stop presidentialcandidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his runningmate William Ruto from contesting becausethey had been indicted at the InternationalCriminal Court. The court declined to issuethe order, saying the two were presumedinnocent until proved otherwise. In es-sence, the court said since Uhuru and Rutohad been given the chance to be heard atthe ICC, it would amount to condemningthem unheard if the local court issued theorders.So why did the police deny Idris the rightto be heard before being condemned? Byshooting Idris three times in the head de-spite handcufng him, the police not onlycondemned him unheard, but also became

judge in their own cause. In essence, theydeclared Idris guilty by association and ex-ecuted him.Summary execution of suspected terror-ists without giving them the opportunityto be heard is not helping matters at all.

If security agents are capable of conduct-ing operations that would capture suspect-ed terrorists alive, they should use theirskills to extract valuable information fromthem, if any. Cold-blood executions serveto enrage and encourage more youths to

join extremist groups, especially when theperson executed was perceived to be in-nocent.Terrorism will never be defeated throughpolice brutality, but could be effectivelychallenged through partnership and collab-oration with local communities. By applyingthe newfound unofcial counterterrorismstrategy of extrajudicial killings, the police

are emptying intelligence sources that arecrucial in counterterrorism.This, therefore, leaves the country morevulnerable to terrorist attacks and recruit-ment than before, as many youth will bepersuaded to join violent extremist groupsas a counter reaction.Terrorists are uncivilised people and that iswhy they engage in barbaric activities. Butgovernments are supposed to be civilisedand that is why their actions are guidedby the rule of law. However, when policeengage in barbaric and unlawful executionof suspects, then there is no difference be-tween them and the terrorists.

Kenyans, including Muslims, supported theenactment of the Prevention of Terrorism

Act, hoping it would be used as a civilisedway of resolving challenges posed by thismenace. I can only urge the police and oth-er security agents to get back to civilisationand start dealing with terrorism within theconnes of the law. We cant defeat terror-ism by ofcially terrorising citizens.The writer is deputy secretary general,Supreme Council of K enya Muslims.

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Crescent Takaful Sacco is facilitatingMuslims to have a share of the pie in anupcoming mega development project inIsinya, Kajiado County.

The Green Isinya City project is being de-veloped in partnership with Cretum Prop-erties Ltd and a consortium of housing andinvestment co-operatives.

The development comprises 5,000 units-sitting on 1,000 acres and is central to thegreater metropolis of Machakos, KonzaTechnopolis city, and Nairobi Metropolis.

The Green Isinya City is the rst collabo-rative project to be undertaken as a joint-venture by several housing and investment

co-operatives and Saccos. By teamingtogether, the co-operatives will achieveeconomies of scale in both land purchaseas well as housing development. This willensure that ordinary members have an op-portunity to purchase high-value plots andhousing affordably, said Antone Wamburathe CEO of Crescent Takaful Sacco, a sis-ter company to Takaful Insurance of Africa.

He said the Sacco will provide nancing tofacilitate the purchase of the plots and aswell as mortgage facilities for the construc-tion of the houses on a Shariah compliantbasis.

The proposed city will have a commercialcentre witha mosque, hospital, shoppingmalls, sports complex amphitheatre, rec-reational areas, community library, ICTcentre among other facilities.

Starting with a deposit of only Sh150,000,our qualifying members will access bothplot nancing and construction mort-gages; and ultimately have their housesconstructed for them in a stress-free waywithin a very short period, he added.

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A few months ago, not many Americans,in fact Europeans as well, knew that aYazidi sect in fact existed in northwestIraq. Even in the Middle East itself, theYazidis and their way of life have been anenigma, shrouded by mystery and mostlygrasped through stereotypes and ctitious

evidence. Yet in no time, the fate of theYazidis became a rally cry for another US-led Iraq military campaign.It was not a surprise that the small Iraqiminority found itself a target for fanaticalIslamic State (IS) militants, who had re-portedly carried out unspeakable crimesagainst Yazidis, driving them to Dohuk,Irbil and other northern Iraqi regions. Ac-cording to UN and other groups, 40,000Yazidi had been stranded on Mount Sin-

jar, awaiting imminent "genocide" if the USand other powers didn't take action to savethem.The rest of the story was spun from that

point on. The logic for intervention thatpreceded the latest US bombing campaignof IS targets, which started in mid-June issimilar to what took place in Libya overthree years ago. Early 2011, imminent"genocide" awaiting Libya's eastern cityof Benghazi at the hands of MuammarGadda was the rally cry that mobilizedwestern powers to a war that wroughtwanton killings and destruction in Libya.Since NATO's intervention in Libya, whichkilled and wounded tens of thousands,the country has fallen prey to an endlessand ruthless ght involving numerous mili-tias, armed, and nancially and politically-

backed by various regional and interna-tional powers. Libya is now ruled by twogovernments, two parliaments, and a thou-sand militia.When US Special Forces arrived to thetop of Mount Sinjar, they realized that theYazidis had either been rescued by Kurd-ish militias, or were already living there.They found less than 5,000 Yazidis there,half of them refugees.The nding hardly received much cover-age in the media, which used the originalclaim to create fervor in anticipation forWestern intervention in Iraq.We all know how the rst intervention

worked out. Not that IS' brutal tactics ineastern, northern and central Iraq shouldbe tolerated. But a true act of genocidehad already taken place in Iraq for nearlytwo decades, starting with the US war in1990-91, a decade-long embargo and amost destructive war and occupation start-ing in 2003. Not once did a major news-paper editorial in the US bestow the term"genocide" on the killing and maiming ofmillions of Iraqis. In fact, the IS campaignis actually part of a larger Sunni rebellionin Iraq, in response to the US war andShiite-led government oppression over thecourse of years. That context is hardly rel-

evant in the selective reporting on the cur-rent violence in Iraq.It goes without saying, US policymakerscare little for the Yazidis, for they don'tserve US interests in any way. However,experience has taught that such groupsonly become relevant in a specially tai-

Another failed war to re-arrange the Middle EastRamzy Baroud

lored narrative, in a specic point in time,to be exploited for political and strategicobjectives. They will cease to exist themoment the objective is met. Consider forexample, the fact that IS has been com-mitting horric war crimes in western andnorthern Syria for years, as did forces loyal

to President Bashar al-Assad and militantsbelonging to the various opposition groupsthere. Hundreds of thousands of Syrianshave been killed and wounded. Various mi-nority groups there faced and continue toface genocide. Yet, somehow, the horrify-ing bloodshed there was not only tolerated,but in fact encouraged.For over three years, little effort was putforward to nd or impose a fair politicalsolution to the Syria civil war. The Syrianswere killing each other and thousands offoreigners, thanks to a purposely porousTurkish borders were allowed to join in, in aperpetual "Guernica" that, with time, grew

to become another Middle Eastern statusquo.Weren't the massacres of Aleppo in factgenocide? The siege of Yarmouk? Thewiping out of entire villages, the beheadingand dismembering of people for belongingto the wrong sect or religion?Even if they were, it denitely was not thekind of genocide that would propel action,specically western-led action. In recentdays, as it was becoming clear that theUS was up to its old interventionist games,countries were being lined up to ght IS.US Secretary of State John Kerry wasshuttling the globe once more, from US to

Europe, to Turkey, to Iraq to Saudi Arabia,and still going. "We believe we can take onISIL (previous name for IS) in the currentcoalition that we have," he said. But whynow?In his speech on the eve of the 13th anni-versary of the September 11 attacks, Oba-ma declared war on IS. Obama's tangledforeign policy agenda became even moreconfused in his 13-minute speech from theWhite House. He promised to "hunt down"IS ghters "whenever they are" until theUS ultimately destroys the group, as sup-posedly, it has down with al-Qaeda. IS, ofcourse, is a splinter al-Qaeda group, which

began as an idea, and thanks to the USglobal "war on terror", has morphed intoan army of many branches. The US neverdestroyed al-Qaeda; but it inadvertently al-lowed the creation of IS."That means I will not hesitate to take ac-tion against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq.This is a core principle of my presidency: ifyou threaten America, you will nd no safehaven," Obama said. Of course, he neededto say that, as his Republican rivals haveaccused him of lack of decisiveness andhis presidency of being weak. His demo-cratic party could possibly lose control overthe Senate come the November elections.

His ght against IS is meant to help re -brand the president as resolute and deci-sive, and perhaps create some distractionfrom economic woes at home.That same media has also cleverly deval-ued and branded conicts, and acts of gen-ocide in ways consistent with US foreign

policy agendas. While the Yazidis werepurportedly stranded on mount Sinjar, Isra-el was carrying out a genocide against Pal-estinians in Gaza. Over 2,150 were killed,mostly civilians, hundreds of them children,and over 11,000 wounded, the vast major-ity of whom were civilians. Not an alleged

40,000 but a conrmed 520,000 thousandwere on the run, and along with the rest ofGaza's 1.8 million, were entrapped in anopen-air prison with no escape. But thatwas not an act of genocide either, as faras the US-western governments and me-dia were concerned. Worse, they activelydefended, and, especially in the case ofthe US, UK, France and Italy, armed andfunded the Israeli aggression.Experience has taught us that not all "actsof genocide" are created equal: Someare fabricated, and others are exagger-ated. Some are useful to start wars, andothers, no matter how atrocious, are not

worth mentioning. Some acts of genocideare branded as wars to liberate, free anddemocratize. Other acts of genocide are tobe encouraged, defended and nanced.But as far as the US involvement in theMiddle East is concerned, the only realgenocide is the one that serves the inter-ests of the west, by offering an opportunityfor military intervention, followed by po-litical and strategic meddling to re-arrangethe region.The US experience in Iraq also taught usthat its effort will only succeed in exacer-bating an already difcult situation, yieldingyet more disenfranchised groups, political

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Pumwani Mosque seeks clearance over Al-Shabaab links

Eid ul Adh'ha on Oct. 4


President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointeda peace and reconciliation committee tospearhead peace process among the war-ring communities in North Eastern region.

The peace team will be headed by theChairman of the National Cohesion and In-

tegration Commission (NCIC) Francis OleKaparo and Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji.

President Uhuru made the announcementlast Friday stressing that he was concernedabout the loss of lives in the ongoing in-ter-clan conict between the Degodia andGarre communities.

The conict has led to loss of lives, dis-placement of people and destruction ofproperty. Schools have been closed anduntold suffering has visited innocent Ken-yans. There also has been unnecessarydisruption of economic activities, Presi-dent Kenyatta said.

He pointed out that despite efforts towardspeace and security in the region beingmade, a long-term solution had not yetbeen found.

Uhuru however said he was optimistic andcondence that the Kaparo-Haji team willspearhead a structured and long-lastingpeace process for resolving the inter-clanconict in Mandera and Wajir counties re-spectively.

The perennial conicts between the Garreand Degodia clans of Mandera and Wajircounties have been attributed to clan andpolitical disputes. Since June, more than

50 people have been killed in the violencewhile thousands have been made home-less.

The ghting keeps erupting after a brief lullwith either side accusing the other of beingbehind the eruption of violence.

Uhuru appoints NEPpeace team

The Pumwani Riyadha Mosque Commit-tee in Nairobis Majengo area has calledon the Inspector General of Police DavidKimaiyo to clear its names from allega-tions that its support acts of terrorism inthe country. The mosque managementcommittee ofcials noted that it is three

years since the police launched investiga-tions into the mosque's alleged links withthe Al-Shabaab militant group in Somaliabut to date no results have been released.

The vice chairman Ali Abdulmajid said thatif the police have no evidence linking themwith criminal groups they should ofciallycome out and clear their name to removesuspicions that are still hanging over them.

We are still waiting for the report of theInvestigations so far done on these wild,baseless and malicious claims madeagainst our mosque, leaders and commu-nity, he said

''We deserve to get the truth, we deservejustice, we deserve dignity and a life freeof shadows and stigma that the allegationshave brought on us. We are tax-payers,law abiding citizens who deserve protec-tion and respect like any other law abidingKenyan citizens,'' the ofcial said.

He further pointed out that the allegations

have portrayed the committee in bad lightand made life difcult for residents of Ma-

jengo in Nairobi. ''We continue to sufferbias and stigma in our own country, pleasecome out and do what you swore to do inthe constitution to uphold the truth and jus-tice,'' he added.

''Due to the baseless claims against us,we are being seen as criminals who arenancing the outlawed group. No one iswilling to make contributions to our pro-

jects. We need the police and the govern-ment to ofcially declare us innocent, Alipassionately appealed.

In 2011, former Police CommissionerMathew Iteere formed a team to investi-gate the Riyadha mosque, after a UN re-port alleged the mosque's ofcials play anactive role in nancing the Somali militiaand facilitating the recruitment and travelof local youth to travel to Somalia for mili-

tary expeditions.The mosque is currently struggling tocomplete the construction of the mosque

and sustain various key projects in the low-income community.

The committee runs various community-based projects which include a nurseryschool, clinic offering subsidised health-care to residents,an Islamic religiousschool (madrasah) as well as initiative totake care of vulnerable members of thecommunity including orphans and the oldamong other projects.

The mosque's projects have stalled be-cause nanciers are afraid of being associ-ated with the terror group.

Muslim residents in South Rift region havebeen urged to play an active role in the so-ciety and take the message of Islam to non-

Muslim communities at the grass root.

The National Muslim Leaders Forum(NAMLEF) Rift Valley region chairman AliHaji Abdi Noor said the message of Islamneed to be disseminated widely in urbanand rural areas so as to convey the pris-tine teachings of Islam and also correct theprevailing misconception about Islam andMuslims.

Addressing Muslim faithful at Longisa Ja-mia Mosque in Bomet County during Fridayprayers last week, the chairman said that itwas imperative for du'at to embrace mod-ern methods in furtherance of da'wah and

further abandon those which have not beeneffective in projecting the image of Islam.

''We should use methods that will go alongin addressing the misconception and nega-tive attributes which are being unleashedon the faith and its followers.

He however, decried that da'wah (Islamicpropagation) activities have for the mostpart been conned to the traditional Muslimareas and main urban centres leaving outmany other parts of this country without astrong presence of Islam.

The NAMLEF chair observed that mosquesshould take up their role in the society andincrease efforts in disseminating the mes-sage of Islam to both Muslims and non-Muslim

Abdi Noor further called on Muslims toplay their role in portraying a good imageof Islam by giving support and assistanceto new reverts as this will also work on de-mystifying the mistrust leveled against thefaith and make the new reverts feel part ofthe Muslim community.

He pledged that NAMLEF will lend itshands to support local Islamic projects forthe benet of Muslims. Naivasha JamiaMosque Imam Sheikh Adam Ali Hassancalled for unity and peace among Muslimcommunity in the region for prosperity.

Sheikh Swaleh Ali Kibet, the Imam Longisamosque urged the local Muslims to main-tain Islamic brotherhood for peaceful coex-istence and progress.

Bomet Muslims urged toplay active role in Da'wah

Following the sighting of the crescent ofDhul Hijjah on Wednesday, Eid ul Adhha,the feast of sacrice will be marked around

the world on Saturday October 4 corre-sponding to the tenth day of the month ofDhul Hijjah, the last month of the Islamiccalendar.

The day will be preceded by the standingon plains of Arafah, near Makkah whichmarks the peak of the annual pilgrimage.

Eid Al-Adhha and `Eid ul-Fitr which markthe end of Hajj and Ramadhan are the twomost important Islamic celebrations.

After special prayers to mark the day, Mus-lims offer udhhiyah, a ritual that remindsthe great act of sacrice Prophet Ibrahimand his son Isma`el were willing to make

for the sake of Allah.

Festivities and merriment then start withvisits to the homes of friends and relatives.

In Nairobi, the main prayers will be held atthe Sir Ali Muslim grounds as well as sev-eral other grounds and mosques.

Unlike Eid ul Fitr, the event is not markedas a national public holiday but a holidayfor only Muslims according to the PublicHoliday Act.

Several calls from Muslim leaders to havethe event declared a public holiday havereceived cold shoulder from the govern-

ment.Currently, millions of Muslims are in Saudi

Arabia to observe the hajj, the largest an-nual gathering of humanity. More than4,000 Kenyans this year made the journeyfor the hajj in fulllment of the fth pillar ofIslam.


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