Desi, a su padre: "Cruzaste la espalda a mi hermana con una correa y fuiste detenido"

Desi, a su padre: "Cruzaste la espalda a mi hermana con una correa y fuiste detenido" Desi, a su padre: "Tú has estado varios meses detenido" Desirée nunca quiso que su familia apareciese en televisión pero, finalmente, se ha tenido que enfrentar a su padre en un plató. Le acusa de violento y especifica que fue detenido por agredir a su hermana. "Mi madre se fue de casa la noche que mi padre la persiguió con un hacha", denuncia la ex concursante de GH. Su padre niega todo. Ante los maltratos de este hombre hacia su familia,mediaset se podria plantear no pagar a este hombre y a la familia por contar los delitos que le acusa la gran hermana14.Hay muchas familias que sufren con la violencia de genero y en Salvame les están pagando por contar sus delitos que chirrian y tanta violencia verbal con la que actúan esta familia

Sofía Cristo: "Soy adicta a las drogas"

Sofía Cristo: "Soy adicta a las drogas" La tremenda confesión de Sofía Cristo Sofía Cristo: "Soy adicta a las drogas" La hija de Bárbara Rey auncia que ingresa en un centro de desintoxicación "Me ha costado mucho tomar esta decisión pero quiero vivir", dice Reconoce que ha tocado fondo y que toma droga de forma habitual "Mi padre me mandaba a comprarle cocaína y me daba", relata "La droga ha sido uno de los detonantes de mi ruptura con Nagore", cuenta 13.04.13 | 15:04h. Con 15 años, la cocaína entró en su vida. Su primera raya fue a esa edad. Su padre llegó a darle droga para evitar que la tomase adulterada. Ahora, Sofía Cristo reconoce que tiene un problema de adicción. Toma 'speed' y éxtasis líquido ya que dice la cocaína es la droga más destructiva que existe. Anuncia que ingresará en un centro de desintoxicación porque la droga le ha costado el sufrimiento de su madre o la ruptura con Nagore. Sofía Cristo vio en su padre en lo que ella no quiere convertirse. " He tocado fondo y quiero salir. Nunca pensé que iba a ser un problema para mí pero ha entrado en mi rutina habitual". "He probado todo tipo de drogas y estoy enganchada. Llevo enganchada a las drogas desde los 15 años y quiero salir. Mi primera raya fue con 15 años", cuenta Sofía Cristo. No fue su padre quien la introdujo en el mundo de las drogas. "Fue porque me gustaba un chico. Me ofreció una raya y le dije que no. Por una raya no te enganchas me dijo. Mira dónde estoy", reflexiona. La droga se convirtió en una rutina para ella. " A los 15 años tuve una época que consumía de manera habitual y si no hubiese sido por mi hermano y por mi madre, hubiera terminado fatal. Ahorraba todas mis pagas para pagar cocaína. La cocaína es de las peores drogas porque te anula la personalidad", relata sobre su relación con esta droga. "Desde muy pequeña, me he encontrado cocaína por toda la caravana. Mi madre tenía miedo de que fuéramos al circo. Tú esto nunca lo hagas me decía mi padre cuando se drogaba delante de mí. Le robaba cocaína a mi padre. Luego empezó a dármela para que no tomase cocaína mala", afirma la hija del famoso domador. Nagore, el detonante Ahora, cree que el límite ya lo ha pasado y anuncia que entra en un centro de desintoxicación. En ello tiene mucho que ver la que fuera su novia, Nagore Robles. "Se ha convertido en un problema muy importante como mi relación con Nagore o el daño que le estoy haciendo a mi familia. Mi relación con Nagore se acabó por mi adicción a las drogas", reconoce.

Raquel Moragues: "Amador fue infiel a Rosa con otras mujeres"

Raquel Moragues: "Amador fue infiel a Rosa con otras mujeres" El polígrafo certifica que Moragues dice la verdad cuando confirma las infidelidades Moragues no miente cuando explica que tuvo sexo con Amador en la cama de Rosa Raquel Moragues orquestó un montaje para conquistar a Amador Mohedano La verdadera obsesión de Raquel Moragues es Gustavo González El 'poli-deluxe' confirma que Amador le confesó a Raquel haber sido infiel a Rosa Benito con otras mujeres. Raquel no se ha enamorado de Amador y sí hubo sexo en la cama de Rosa Benito según el polígrafo. Lo que sí ha determinado el 'poli-deluxe' es que había interés en el acercamiento por parte de Raquel y confirma que hubo un montaje para que las fotos se publicasen. Otras de las revelaciones del polígrafo es la obsesión de la vedette por Gustavo González. Raquel Moragues tenía interés en conocer a Amador. Dice que era su amor platónico pero no estaba enamorada de él, extremo que confirma el polígrafo. Sin embargo, ninguno de los colaboradores ve tan buena intención detrás de su acercamiento. El 'poli-deluxe' saca todos los trapos sucios de su la breve relación del hermano de Rocío Jurado. Él fue capaz de hablar abiertamente de Rosa y de confirma que sí le fue infiel. El polígrafo confirma que Raquel Moragues miente cuando dice que Amador no está enamorado de Rosa y un hecho determinante fue que él perdió su concentración sexual estando con Raquel al ver a Rosa Benito en Sálvame. "No cumplió" en todas las ocasiones que tuvieron relaciones se limitó a explicar Moragues. Raquel Moragues orquestó un montaje para conquistar a Amador Mohedano. Amador no era conocedor del montaje según el polígrafo. María Patiño cree que la intención real de Moragues era sacar el máximo partido económico a su 'affaire' con Amador Mohedano. Ella confirma que Amador no tenía conocimiento del montaje ni de las fotos que serían publicadas. Eso sí, la amante explica que él sí tenía intención de que su aventura fuese pública. "Tengo la sensación de que él quería hacerlo público para fastidiar a Rosa", cuenta Raquel. Según el 'poli-deluxe', a Raquel le consta que Gustavo González está detrás de sus fotos junto a Amador. "La momia se dedicó a montar emails pero otra persona del entorno de Raquel Moragues se adelantó. Yo asumo públicamente que mi agencia ha hecho las agencias", confirma Gustavo González. Raquel Moragues niega que Gustavo González estuviese detrás de las fotos. Además, el 'poli-deluxe' confirma que miente y sí conocía que iban a hacer las fotos. Gustavo explica que ella no fue quien avisó aunque los colaboradores advierten de que podría haber utilizado una tercera persona para hacerlo. La verdadera obsesión de Raquel Moragues El polígrafo confirma la obsesión de Moragues con el colaborador. Además, certifica que miente cuando afirma que él le tiró los tejos. "Estoy muy tranquilo. ¿Tú me has contado que en este programa te han aconsejado decir que sí me has tirado los tejos? ¿Tú me has dicho a mí que mientes a conciencia?", le pregunta Gustavo González a Raquel. Además, él dice que puede demostrar que Raquel miente a conciencia. "Yo creía que éramos amigos", le dice Raquel a Gustavo González. Él reconoce que han tratado temas profesionales pero nunca personales. Lydia Lozano se enciende y acusa a Raquel Moragues de difamar a Gustavo González.

“Take ‘Ali’ out of your name or your son will get killed”

“Take ‘Ali’ out of your name or your son will get killed” – Narrated by Syed Haider Since the increase in the attacks of the nature where ID cards are checked for Shiite names before the people are killed, our Sunni brothers with names like ‘Ali’, ‘Hasan’, ‘Hussain’, ‘Jaffar’, etc have often been mistaken for Shiites and killed too. I write about an incident with my friends last week. It is shocking how afraid non-Shiites are of having ‘Ali’ in their name. The incident went something like this: A Sunni friend of mine named his son ‘Ahsan Ali Khan’ so another Sunni friend sitting nearby said that he should take ‘Ali’ out of the name otherwise his son would get killed. Then they both turned to me and said I should consider this too and if taking ‘Ali’ off our my name can save my life, then that’s what I should do. Oh dear! Surely they thought I was oblivious to this, but for me this was proof of their simple and oblivious mindset. I was once told that the Taliban terrorists were the enemies of everyone with a different mindset. Whether these people be of a different Sect in Islam of just different ideologies, for example, Shias, Sunni Barelvis, Moderate Deobandis or Secular Liberals, etc. But what can we say about the great Pakistan where some open-minded Secular Liberals are adored by the Taliban. They are in love with the people with the Romanvi [trans: Romantic] name and character like Raza Romanvi. Similarly, I was told Jihadis are Dervishes and do not accept gifts or presents. But those incharge of this country have showered these Jihadis with great rewards because it is no easy task to get 112 terrorists released from Court! Several of these so-called Human Rights Champions and journalists are available only in Pakistan. Their sole task is to rub salt on the injuries suffered by the oppressed. We have gone off topic, though. So the point was, “Take Ali out of your name otherwise your son will get killed”. Protect your children because the Shias aren’t going to change their names and will let their children get killed and beheaded. You worry about yourself because no terrorist will not accept that this person is not a Shia but a Sunni or Deobandi or Barelvi, and your son will get killed just because of his name and you will be left with nothing but regret.

U.S. Commission’s Report on Shiite Genocide

U.S. Commission’s Report on Shiite Genocide “The Shiites, being attacked by suicide bombers and being targeted and killed, are facing a dangerous situation.” An American report was released yesterday, 19th July 2013, claiming over seven hundred Shiite Communty people have been Martyred in Pakistan in the past eighteen weeks. “The harsh facts and challenging picture for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s new government”, compiled by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, based on recent studies has warned. The Commission stressed that Islamabad should take strict and solid actions to end the sectarian violence and in order to do this, it is essential that those involved in these activities be arrested, they be brought to Court and end up in prison. These results are based on the 203 incidents reported by civilians in which over 1800 people were injured and over 700 killed. The Commission said these statistics were very severe. It, again, emphasized the importance of Nawaz Sharif’s government to put those behind these crimes behind bars, if they seriously wish to deal with the matter. The report’s notice also pointed out that the Shiite community has been the target of extremism and sectarian violence for several decades. Furthermore, several of the attacks have occurred during their religious days and sacred places. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was formed under the Freedom Act of 1998 and its purpose is to monitor the situations of religious freedom around the world. It also produces an annual report. There was a special reason for it to be introduced into Pakistan. The reason being the monitoring of the sectarian violence and torture on religious basis. The report said, “The Shiite community, being attacked by suicide bombers and being targeted and Martyred, are facing a dangerous situation, whereas the discrimination is going from bad to worse for the Christian, Ahmadi and Hindu communities. There are countless reports of violent attacks and discrimination where these communities are concerned. There were 77 attacks on people from the Shiite community, 54 on Ahmadis, 37 on Hindus, 1 on Sikhs and 16 on people from different religious backgrounds between January and June 2013. In these attacks, at least 635 Shiites were martyred and 834 injured. The Ahmadis are the second most persecuted community in Pakistan of which 22 people were killed in the past six months and 39 injured. The Christians are third, having lost 11 people to violent attacks and having 36 injured. 2 Hindus were killed in the past six months and 4 others injured. The Sikhs lost 1 man to the violence. Another 46 people, belonging to different religious backgrounds, lost their lives in this violence. The report said extremist groups like Sipah-e-Sahaba, Tehreek-e-Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were the ones mostly responsible for this unrest but the government officials aren’t completely innocent either.

“Siria, y su Papel en la Política Rusa

“Siria, y su Papel en la Política Rusa MOSCÚ, Rusia. (ABNA) — Desde el inicio de la crisis en Siria, ciertas partes occidentales y árabes han venido hablando de un cambio en la posición rusa en favor del gobierno del presidente Bashar al Assad. Sin embargo, este cambio no ha tenido lugar En efecto, los intereses de Rusia en Siria no se limitan a una base naval ni a un partenariado militar ni a inversiones en los sectores del petróleo y el gas. La cuestión es diferente: Rusia ha decidido recuperar integralmente su posición y su influencia internacionales. Una decisión que va a par con la historia de los rusos, de sus proezas, de sus capacidades militares y de su desarrollo económico. Además, esta política supone también una estrategia defensiva para la propia Federación Rusa. Rusia sabe que si da marcha atrás un solo centímetro en el caso de Siria, esto llevaría a la pérdida de su credibilidad y a la fragmentación del estado construido por los zares en la era moderna y fortalecido por el actual presidente, Vladimir Putin, y también a que el escenario de Siria se repita en el Norte del Cáucaso ruso. A finales del período soviético, la élite rusa creyó que Rusia podría adoptar un papel restringido en política internacional y convertirse en un país similar a Francia. Sin embargo, Rusia se hundió con tales políticas. Se convirtió en un país incapaz de pagar los salarios, humillado por Occidente y dañado por el terrorismo. Sin embargo, todo eso pertenece al pasado. Rusia ha descubierto que su papel imperial internacional es una condición esencial para su prosperidad y seguridad nacional. En 1999, la mayor parte de los rusos estaban sumidos en el pesimismo e incluso millones habían caído en la drogadicción. En 2013, las estadísticas occidentales afirman que el 77% de los rusos se muestran “contentos” con su situación. ¿Quién dijo que el bienestar está asegurado simplemente por los empleos, la vivienda y la seguridad social? El sentimiento colectivo de confianza en la patria, en su estatus y en su potencial también cuenta. Rusia no renunciará a su papel internacional. Y en el corazón de este papel se encuentra Siria, un antiguo aliado sólido y el eslabón que enlaza el eje internacional y regional que pasa por Pekín, Moscú, Teherán, Bagdad y Damasco hasta el Sur del Líbano, donde se encuentra la legendaria potencia de Hezbolá, que ha sido consagrado como un aliado de Rusia, tras “la reunión que se prolongó hasta el alba” entre el secretario general de Hezbolá, Sayyed Hassan Nasralá, y el representante ruso, Mijail Bogdanov. Si Siria cae, toda la cadena de alianzas rusa va a caer, e inclusive el propio estado ruso. Siria es el eslabón que mantiene la cadena unida y sólida y el presidente Bashar al Assad es el aliado más próximo a los rusos entre los aliados del nuevo eje. Putin ha encargado a su excepcional ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Serguei Lavrov, dirigir la batalla diplomática, pero, junto con sus generales, está preparado para todas las posibilidades. No sólo en Siria, sino en toda la región. A este propósito podríamos recordar las declaraciones de la emperatriz rusa Catalina la Grande, que dijo en una ocasión: “Las puertas del Kremlin se encuentran en Damasco”.

FIFA Official Urges Hijab in Olympics

FIFA Official Urges Hijab in Olympics Seeing the Olympic games as an opportunity for Muslim athletes to shine and prove themselves, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali of Jordan called for allowing Islamic headscarf in the coming London Olympics to gather athletes of different cultures under one undiscriminating umbrella. Seeing the Olympic games as an opportunity for Muslim athletes to shine and prove themselves, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali of Jordan called for allowing Islamic headscarf in the coming London Olympics to gather athletes of different cultures under one undiscriminating umbrella. "I think that the hijab will not hinder the participation of Muslim women in the Olympic Games," Prince Ali, half-brother of King Abdullah II, told Agence France Presse (AFP) in an interview on Monday, April 28. "The games will be a great opportunity for Arab and Muslim women to show their capabilities and prove themselves." Prince Ali has been campaigning over the past months to allow headscarf for female Muslim athletes in sports following a decision to ban players from wearing it in 2007, claiming it is unsafe. "Safety is important of course, but to date, there have been no reported injuries due the headscarf on the pitch," said the prince. "We all have a responsibility to ensure that all women who wear a headscarf are able to participate in the game they love. Football is a sport for all." Last month, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) allowed women players to wear the hijab, a decision to be ratified later in its meeting next July. "We held a meeting in FIFA with designers of a safe headscarf as well as independent technical testing institutes in order to discuss the new designs," Ali said. "The decision now lies with the medical committee ... which will give a recommendation to FIFA before the July meeting." In April 2010, FIFA announced that it was planning to ban the Muslim headscarf and other religious outings during the 2012 London Olympics. Last year, Iran women's football team were prevented from playing their 2012 Olympic second round qualifying match against Jordan because they refused to remove their hijabs before kickoff. Iran, who had topped their group in the first round of Olympic qualifiers after going undefeated, were given 3-0 defeats as a penalty which abruptly ended their dreams of qualifying for the London Olympics. Empowering Women The FIFA official confirmed that allowing hijab would empower Muslim athletes who shined in former Olympic games in Beijing. "I always support women," said Prince Ali, the son of Jordan's late King Hussein and late Queen Alia. “Personally, I was happy that my sister (Princess Haya) competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in show jumping.” Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations. Physical Olympic sports such as rugby and taekwondo allow Muslim women to wear the headscarf in competition. Hijab shined during Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 when many Muslim women athletes broke Western stereotypes, proving that donning the hijab is not an obstacle to excelling in life and sports. During the games, half a dozen veiled Egyptians, three Iranians, an Afghan and a Yemeni were competing in sprinting, rowing, taekwondo and archery.

Hijab Initially Approved on Football Pitch

Hijab Initially Approved on Football Pitch The world football's lawmakers approved in principle on Saturday, March 3, to overturn a ban on the wearing of Islamic headscarf (hijab) on pitch. "I am deeply grateful that the proposal to allow women to wear the headscarf was unanimously endorsed by all members of IFAB," FIFA executive committee member Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan said, Reuters reported. The initial approval was given by the eight-man International Football Association Board (IFAB) following a presentation by Prince Ali.At the presentation, Prince Ali offered the case for allowing players to use a Dutch-designed Velcro hijab which comes apart if pulled. He said that the wearing of the Dutch-designed outfil will remove safety concerns of wearing hijab on pitch. A final decision, however, was delayed until July when the proposal will be given further testing by IFAB's members. The initial approval won plaudits for giving Muslim players an opportunity to participate in sports. "I welcome their decision for an accelerated process to further test the current design,” Prince Ali said. "I'm confident that once the final ratification at the special meeting of IFAB takes place, we will see many delighted and happy players returning to the field and playing the game they love." The problems of Muslim players started when the football governing body's FIFA banned the wearing of hijab in 2007. In April 2010, FIFA announced that it was planning to ban the Muslim headscarf and other religious outings during the 2012 London Olympics. Last year, Iran women's football team were prevented from playing their 2012 Olympic second round qualifying match against Jordan because they refused to remove their hijabs before kickoff. Iran, who had topped their group in the first round of Olympic qualifiers after going undefeated, were given 3-0 defeats as a penalty which abruptly ended their dreams of qualifying for the London Olympics. The United Nations on Thursday, March 1, called on the FIFA to reverse its ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf on pitch.

32 Killed in a Suicide Bomb Attack Targeting a Shia Mosque, Cafe in Iraq

32 Killed in a Suicide Bomb Attack Targeting a Shia Mosque, Cafe in Iraq At least 22 people have died and nearly 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah on Monday. A separate bombing in a cafe in a Shia district of Baquba, killed another 10 people and wounded more than 20 others on Monday. At least 22 people have died and nearly 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah on Monday evening, police say. The attack came on the same day the UN mission in Iraq released figures indicating that over 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April. Muqdadiyah is located 80km (50 miles) north-east of the capital, Baghdad. It is the latest in a series of deadly sectarian attacks to strike Iraq's Diyala province. Iraq has been suffering its worst sectarian violence in several years with May the bloodiest month since June 2008, according to recent figures. However, the UN's latest casualties figures show a drop in the number of fatalities from 1,045 in May to 761 in June. Trapped A suicide bomber set off his explosive belt at the funeral ceremony of a police officer in Muqdadiyah late on Monday, police say. The police officer was reportedly killed in a recent roadside bomb attack. The explosion brought down the ceiling of the mosque, with people still believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. A separate bombing in a cafe in a Shia district of Baquba, the capital of Diyala Province, killed another 10 people and wounded more than 20 others on Monday. In June, 10 Iranian Shia pilgrims were killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a bus in Muqdadiyah.

History of the Shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S)

History of the Shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S) The visit of Prophet Abraham and Isaac and Abraham's prediction and desire to buy the Valley of Peace. Those who have visited Najaf will remember vividly that to the north and east of the town there are acres of graves and myriads of domes of various colours and at various stages of disrepair. Whoever goes to Najaf will follow a road that approaches the town by a winding course through this vast cemetery. The Prophet Abraham had come to this place along with Isaac; there had been many earthquakes in the vicinity, but while Abraham remained there, there were no tremors. On the night, however, when Abraham and Isaac went to a different village, and sure enough Najaf was visited with another earthquake. When they returned, the people were most eager for them to make Najaf their permanent dwelling-place. Abraham agreed to do so on condition that they would sell him the valley behind the village for cultivation. Isaac protested and said that this land was neither fit for farming nor grazing but Abraham insisted and assured him that the time would come when there would be a tomb there with a shrine, at which seventy thousand people would gain absolutely undisputed entrance to Paradise, and be able also to intercede for many others. The valley that Abraham wanted to buy is called the Valley of Peace (Wadiu's-Salaam), and it is related on the authority of the fourth Imam, that Ali once said that this ValIey of Peace is part of Heaven and that there is not a single one of the believers in the world, whether he dies in the east or west, but his soul will come to this Paradise to rest. "As there is nothing hidden in this world from my eyes," Ali went on to say, "I see all the believers seated - here in groups and talking with one another." How Najaf was given its name is explained in the tradition. At first there was a mountain there, and when one of the sons of Noah refused to enter the Ark, he said that he would sit on this mountain until he would see where the water would come. A revelation came therefore to the mountain, "Do you undertake to protect this son of mine from punishment?" And all at once the mountain fell. to pieces and the son of Noah was drowned. In place of the mountain a large river appeared, but after a few years the river dried up, and the place was called Nay-Jaff, meaning, "the dried river." And so as per the prediction of Abraham, Imam Ali was buried here. Ali is absent today from our midst only physically. His soul even to this day is the greatest spiritual resort everyone who seeks the help of God through his medium. Thousands and thousands of people call out to him in their difficulties, and the word "Ya Ali Madad", automatically comes to them. A famous prayer known as "NADEY ALI" (Call Ali) is recited wherever abound the lovers of Ali. The Mausoleum "The Mausoleum itself of Imam Ali at Najaf, is breathtaking. There is one large central dome which stands out of a square-shaped ornate structure at the two sides of which are two minarets. The predominant colour of'the exterior is gold, bright shining gold and the entire exterior of the mausoleum is inlaid with a mosaic pattern of light powder blue, white marble, gold again with an occasional splash of Middle East rust." So says D. F. Karaka after his visit to Najaf, and further adds, "I have sat and wondered at the marbled splendour of our Taj Mahal, the tomb which Shah Jahan built for his Empress Mumtaz Mahal, but despite its beauty, the Taj appears insipid in comparison with this splash of colour at Najaf. The tomb surpassed anything I have seen in gorgeous splendour. All the great kings of the world put together could not have a tomb as magnificent as this, for this is the tribute which kings and peasants have built together to enshrine the mortal remains of the great Ali." Countless number of people from all over the world flock to his tomb day after day to pay their respects and to offer salutations and to pray to Allah seeking his intercession. And those who cannot afford to go there personally, are constantly praying to Allah to help them to visit the shrine of their Maula Ali, and when somebody goes on a pilgrimage to Najaf, they request him to offer salutations on their behalf, and to pray to God - for some particular favour - and to seek Imam Ali's intercession. The deer hunting incident of Harun al-Rashid "During the reigns of the Umayyad Caliphs his blessed resting-place could not be disclosed, and so it was also under the Abbasids until the reign of Harun al-Rashid. But in the year 175 A.H. (791 A.D.), Harun happened to go hunting in these parts, and the deer he was chasing took refuge on a small piece of raised ground. However much he asked his hunting dogs to capture the quarry, they refused to go near this spot. He urged his horse to this place, and the horse too refused to budge; and on this, awe took possession of the Caliph's heart, and he immediately started to make inquiries of the people of the neighbourhood, and they acquainted him with the fact that this was the grave of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Holy Prophet. Harun ordered a tomb to be erected over the grave, and people soon began to settle down in its vicinity." _____________________________ 1. Majlisi op. cit. page 108. 2. Mailisi op. cit. Page 111. 3. Majlisi op. cit. page 111. 4. The Shrine of Ali at Najaf from "The shi'ite Religion" by Dwight M. Donaldson.

Nabih Berri says blacklisting Hezbollah is ‘stupid'

Nabih Berri says blacklisting Hezbollah is ‘stupid' Berri called the president and thanked him for his efforts to prevent Hezbollah from being listed on the EU terror list despite Arab and local pressure pushing for such labeling,” the state-run Nation News Agency reported Friday. The speaker said that such pressures can at best be described as “very stupid.” Berri said that Sleiman’s endeavor is the best for Lebanon’s internal situation, according to the NNA. The speaker also thanked some European countries “that rejected pleasing Israel at the expense of Lebanon.” Sleiman has asked for Lebanon’s representative to the EU to submit a request to the European body to keep Hezbollah off a list of terrorist groups because the party is an “essential component of Lebanese society.” EU foreign ministers are scheduled to decide Monday whether to blacklist Hezbollah’s military wing or not. Last year, the EU flatly rejected an Israeli call to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group. The EU regards Hezbollah as an active political party in Lebanon. It says there is not enough evidence to warrant listing the Lebanese group as a “terror group.” Led by France, European countries argue that their relations with Lebanon, where Hezbollah provides extensive social services and its political wing holds government power, would be damaged by the designation.

Muslim and non Muslims joins Qur’an festival in London

Muslim and non Muslims joins Qur’an festival in London London Qur’an festival makes use of the holy book of Islam to gather prominent Muslim figures from different countries and promote the message of peace and kindness between followers of different religions and those of Islam. Translation of the divine book of Islam in different languages is shown in the Week-long event. This festival also shows Islamic books on different topics including history, law, Women and kids in Islam besides an exhibition of artistic and Qur’anic Calligraphy works. Baron Nazir Ahmad, Muslim member of British House of Lords, attending this festival, said,” Qur’an bears the message of kindness and it is very important that this message is explained not only for Islamic communities and Muslim kids but also for the followers of other religions.” He called London Qur’an festival an opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims to be familiar with the teachings in the holy book of Islam. Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, referred to several problems in Muslim societies and said, “It is quite necessary that Qur’an’s message of kindness is explained in the UK and other western countries.”

Egipto Destruyó 36 Túneles de Supervivencia cerca de Gaza en Vísperas de Ramadán

GAZA, Palestina ocupada. (ABNA) — En lo que va del mes de ayuno de Ramadán las fuerzas egipcias han volado 36 túneles que unen la asediada Franja de Gaza y Egipto, lo que dificulta gravemente el ingreso de bienes vitales, incluído el combustible y las medicinas. La destrucción de los túneles vino como parte de una misión llevada a cabo por las fuerzas de seguridad de Egipto a lo largo de las fronteras de Gaza que sufre un asfixiante bloqueo ilegal por parte del régimen de Israel desde el 2007. El movimiento de resistencia palestino HAMAS hizo un llamamiendo a los nuevos gobernantes de Egipto el jueves para no seguir adelante con la destrucción de los túneles de superviviencia en la Franja de Gaza, advirtiendo que corrían el riesgo de estrangular el pequeño territorio palestino con una población de 1,7 millones de habitantes. En el 2005 el régimen ocupacionista de Israel retiró a sus colonos de Gaza. Después de esto hubieron elecciones democráticas que terminaron con la victoria de Hamas. Por el hecho de haber votado por el "camino equivocado" el pueblo palestino de Gaza ha sido objeto de un asedio por parte del régimen sionista. Los habitantes de Gaza están bloqueados por tierra, mar y aire por las fuerzas del régimen israelí. El bloqueo de Gaza por parte de Israel está negando el acceso de los palestinos a los suministros médicos y alimentos. Los hospitales se enfrentan a una grave escasez, con un 40% de los medicamentos esenciales a nivel de stoch cero, de acuerdo con un informe de la investigación global con sede en Canadá. De los 1,7 millones de palestinos que viven en Gaza el 54% están en situación de inseguridad alimentaria, incluídos 428.000 niños. El bloqueo integral de Israel también ha dado luga a una enorme escasez de materiales de construcción para reparar las casas, hospitales, escuelas e infraestructura de saneamiento que han sido destruídos por el régimen en los últimos 5 años. La mayoría de los suministros de agua en Gaza están contaminados e inseguros para beber. Hay proongados cortes de energía todos los días también, cortes que alcanzan las 16 horas en algunas ocasiones. La Cruz Roja internacional y las Naciones Unidas han encontrado asedio en la Franja de Gaza por parte del régimen israelí el cual es ilegal según el derecho internacional. En septiembre de 2011 cinco expertos independientes de derechos humanos de la ONU hicieron un informe al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU que dice que el asedio israelí de Gaza ascendió a un nivel de castigo colectivo del pueblo palestino y era ua "flagrante violación de los derechos humanos y del derecho internacional humanitario" en el marco del Cuarto Convenio de la Convención de Ginebra. El prominente político y pensador Noam Chomsky ha descrito la Franja de Gaza como la "mayor prisión al aire libre del mundo".

La solución de un solo Estado, la unidad palestina y el bloqueado "proceso de paz"

La solución de un solo Estado, la unidad palestina y el bloqueado "proceso de paz" El trabajo del profesor Ilan Pappé, propugnador de un boicot internacional contra Israel y del establecimiento de un solo Estado para israelíes y palestinos, ha recibido elogios así como duras críticas en círculos académicos y políticos. Las críticas no son sorprendentes, en vista de que el trabajo de Pappé ha tratado de cuestionar las verdades aceptadas de un país dividido. Finalmente lo llevaron a verse obligado a renunciar a su puesto en la Universidad de Haifa en 2007. El destacado académico israelí, que ahora enseña en la Universidad de Exeter en el Reino Unido, presenta la historia del Estado de Israel de una manera que engloba la narrativa del pueblo palestino, una ambición audaz en una sociedad en la cual militarismo, nacionalismo y religión son potentes fuerzas unificadoras. Los últimos meses hemos visto un período intenso de actividad diplomática dirigida por EE.UU. entre Washington, Jerusalén y Ramala, mientras el presidente Obama trata de reiniciar negociaciones directas entre lod dirigentes de Israel y Palestina. No obstante, las perspectivas de paz siguen siendo tan poco alentadoras como desde el inicio de la Segunda Intifada hace más de una década. Al Jazeera y el profesor Pappé hablaron del paralizado “proceso de paz”, de la unidad palestina y de los éxitos del impulso por una solución de un solo Estado. ¿Cómo evalúa los recientes esfuerzos del Secretario de Estado de EE.UU. John Kerry para reiniciar las negociaciones entre israelíes y palestinos? Hay muy pocos motivos para suponer que esto abra un nuevo capítulo en la historia del proceso de paz en Palestina. Las razones básicas de la falta de avance desde 1993 no han cambiado. Israel, bajo cualquier gobierno sionista, cuando habla de “paz” quiere decir una partición de Cisjordania en un área judía y otra palestina, e incluso la más cooperadora, o sumisa, dirigencia palestina no podría estar de acuerdo con algo semejante. Y para colmo, las demandas israelíes significarían renunciar, más o menos, al derecho de retorno. Todos los gobiernos de EE.UU. han buscado maneras de persuadir a los palestinos para que acepten este dictado; Kerry no es diferente. ¿Piensa que EE.UU. cree realmente en la probabilidad de la solución de dos Estados? No, pienso que EE.UU. no tiene ninguna estrategia con respecto a Israel y Palestina, solo tácticas. La estrategia, si lo fuera, se formulo alrededor de 1968, durante el gobierno Johnson, y fue una política de ignorancia intencional de las acciones unilaterales de Israel, en particular en Cisjordania., El discurso estadounidense e israelí sobre dos Estados se hizo uno: permitir a los palestinos, dependiendo de su “buena conducta”, un régimen propio en las áreas palestinas densamente pobladas. Buena conducta significaba renunciar a cualquier demanda futura. ¿Cómo ve la posibilidad de que los palestinos logren sus ambiciones nacionales y cuáles son las opciones que tienen? En vista del actual equilibrio de fuerzas local, regional y global, hay muy pocas esperanzas de que los palestinos realicen sus esperanzas nacionales en un futuro cercano. Sin embargo, los grandes cambios que están ocurriendo en la región, el drástico vuelco de la opinión pública mundial en su apoyo, las crisis económicas globales y los posibles cambios del equilibrio de las fuerzas internacionales abren todos opciones de una actitud global distinta respecto a Israel, tal vez… de una manera parecida a la Sudáfrica del apartheid. Con el fin de aprovechar semejantes posibilidades, las cuestiones de la representación y la unidad palestina dse debería resolver rápidamente, de otra forma se perderían esas futuras oportunidades. Sobra decir que, por el momentp es la determinación palestina, a veces a un nivel muy individual, lo que impide que se desarrolle una catástrofe total. El arte de la resistencia palestina ¿Cómo evalúa la posibilidad de que ocurra otra Intifada palestina, en vista de la situación política y militar actual en los territorios ocupados? Como bastante grande. La desesperación puede conducir, por cierto, a una especie de parálisis o a la falta de un impulso para rebelarse. Pero ahora, cuando una tercera generación ha nacido en la megaprisión que Israel construyó en los territorios y la política de las colonias israelíes y sus colonos es más extremista, brutal e inhumana de lo que era antes, siempre existe el escenario para una explosión a pesar de todas las adversidades. ¿Cómo caracteriza la naturaleza de la Autoridad Palestina y su papel en el conflicto? Existen dos aspectos en la AP. Por una parte, es la reguladora de la vida en Cisjordania (como Hamás en Gaza), y como tal se ocupa de una especie de normalidad dentro de la megaprisión que Israel construyó en Cisjordania. Por otra parte, es un instrumento en manos de Israel para asegurar la tranquilidad y la complacencia en dicha megaprisión. La AP se presenta, y la presentan, como el único socio posible de las negociaciones, pero pienso que ese papel ya está erosionado. La historia juzgará cómo semejante autoridad puede navegar entre las dos funciones que Israel y la ‘comunidad internacional’ esperan que cumpla. ¿Cómo ve el futuro de la Autoridad Palestina? ¿Puede seguir existiendo si quebrara con EE.UU. e Israel, y sería posible considerando sus arreglos de financiamiento? No puede existir fuera del marco de la Pax Israelí y la Pax Americana. Por cierto, ambas no tienen nada que ver con la paz, sino más bien con una relativa conformidad de la población local con su encarcelamiento en Cisjordania. Si se desmantela unilateralmente, pasarían dos cosas: un período de un vacío caótico y una presión sobre todos los afectados para encontrar un marco diferente para una solución. ¿Existen divisiones entre las principales facciones políticas de Palestina de tal dimensión que no pueden presentar un frente coherente, en mayor detrimento de su causa nacional? Por supuesto el faccionalismo ayuda a los israelíes a implementar constantemente sus políticas. El tema de la representación de los palestinos es algo que el pueblo palestino tendrá que resolver más vale pronto que tarde. Es lo más urgente en la lucha general por la paz y la justicia en Palestina. ¿Se considera partidario de la solución de un Estado? Sí, lo soy. Creo que un solo Estado es la única solución justa y funcional del conflicto. Creo que cualquiera que esté más de cinco minutos en el terreno en Cisjordania se da cuenta de que no hay sitio para un Estado palestino independiente. Y además, cualquiera que reflexione un poco más profundamente sobre las razones del conflicto comprende que solo un órgano político semejante podría responder a todos los aspectos de dicho conflicto: el desposeimiento de los palestinos en 1948, la discriminación de los palestinos en Israel y la ocupación de Cisjordania y de la Franja de Gaza. ¿Cómo evalúa el éxito de la campaña por la solución de un Estado? El principal éxito de la campaña fue ofrecer una nueva conversación sobre una alternativa. Sus aspectos más fuertes son que se relaciona mucho mejor con la realidad que se desarrolló en Palestina desde finales del siglo XIX, donde ahora tenemos una tercera generación de colonos que no lograron vaciar el país que invadieron, y ambos lados tienen que replantear su relación sobre esta base mutua: no es posible librarse de los colonos ni de la población nativa. Su segunda ventaja es el fracaso total, después de más de 65 años, del intento de dividir Palestina en varias formas y disyuntivas como la mejor solución. Ahora sabemos que no va a funcionar y que hay que encontrar una alternativa. Su desventaja es que todavía no es un movimiento popular y no ha logrado avances y estructuras de poder en las instancias políticas de ambos lados. Además, ‘la comunidad internacional’ y el mundo árabe no apoyan esta idea, aunque pienso que la opinión pública en el mundo y en la región la apoyan de todo corazón. ¿Cómo se puede realizar un objetivo semejante si en gran parte está limitado a círculos intelectuales, mientras parece contar con poco apoyo entre los palestinos o israelíes comunes y corrientes? El poder de esas ideas reside en dos proyectos: uno de trabajo intensivo que ha comenzado a diseminar la idea entre los que ya forman parte de organismos representativos, especialmente entre los palestinos y entidades externas. El segundo: que existe la necesidad de mostrar, aunque sea teóricamente en este momento, cómo sería la vida en todos sus aspectos dentro de un organismo político. ¿Cómo caracteriza la actitud del establishment político israelí en el logro de sus objetivos en los territorios palestinos, y qué piensa que constituyen estos últimos? Los objetivos actuales no son diferentes de los establecidos por el movimiento sionista desde muy temprano, cuando apareció en Palestina: tener tanto de Palestina como fuera posible con tan pocos palestinos como fuera posible. Las tácticas cambian continuamente. En 1948 se logró por medio de la limpieza étnica; hasta 1967 imponiendo el régimen militar a la minoría palestina en Israel; después de 1967 encarcelando a los palestinos en Cisjordania y la Franja de Gaza en una inmensa prisión, mientras se anexaba la mitad de Cisjordania a Israel y de "desarabizaba" y se "judaizaban" Galilea y el Néguev. Estos objetivos no se han completado gracias a la determinación y la lucha de los palestinos, y por lo tanto seguirán siendo las tácticas del siglo XXI. ¿Ha visto un cambio en la naturaleza de la sociedad israelí durante su vida?, y si fuera así, ¿diría que esos cambios presentan un obstáculo para el logro de una solución justa del conflicto o que la facilitan? Hay dos aspectos que siempre me interesaron respecto a la sociedad israelí: uno es su relación con los palestinos –y por extensión con el mundo árabe- y el otro la dinámica interna en la sociedad judía. Respecto al primer punto, he visto muy pocos cambios en la actitud básica. A los palestinos se les veía, y se les sigue viendo, como usurpadores extranjeros de la antigua patria y como un obstáculo para una vida activa y pacífica. El deseo era no formar parte del mundo árabe, esto incluía por desgracia a los judíos árabes, y produjo una mentalidad de fortaleza occidental sitiada en medio de una región “hostil”. El resultado de esa mentalidad fue una sociedad intolerante, tensa y paranoica que cree que solo puede basarse en el poder militar para sobrevivir. En cuanto al otro aspecto, crecí en una sociedad relativamente modesta que por lo menos se preocupaba del otro en la sociedad judía, más igualitaria y secular. Se ha vuelto más polarizada en los enclaves americanizados y hedonistas como Tel-Aviv y en espacios de ardiente teocracia como Jerusalén y las colonias. ¿Puede darme una idea de cómo ve alguna solución política entre las dirigencias de israelíes y palestinos? ¿Considera que la Primavera Árabe altera la situación del conflicto palestino-israelí? Si no hay cambios en el equilibrio de fuerzas locales, regionales o internacionales, la relación no cambiará en el futuro. Es decir, los israelíes asesinarán a los dirigentes que se resistan a su dictado y esperarán que los demás por lo menos mantengan silencio al respecto, incluso aunque no expresen su apoyo en público. Por lo tanto se pueden condenar las colonias israelíes en E-1 en el Gran Jerusalén, pero no se puede apoyar un intento palestino de defenderlo. Si, no obstante, la opinión pública del mundo sigue viendo a Israel como la nueva Sudáfrica del apartheid, como lo hace, esto puede llevar a largo plazo a un cambio en la actitud de las elites políticas, como la Primavera Árabe puede conducir a que haya un día una cantidad de nuevos gobiernos mucho más comprometidos con la causa palestina que en la actualidad. Entonces la relación podría ser entre los dirigentes israelíes en representación de una sociedad de comunidad de colonos que busca la reconciliación con la dirigencia de la población nativa. Podría ser un nuevo paradigma mucho más esperanzador.

Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies

Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies PARIS: Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum, said a European study published on Wednesday. A separate report said short-term surge in these particles or other gas pollutants in the air also increases the risk of heart failure. European epidemiologists said they had found an unmistakeable link between lung cancer and localised air pollution by particulate matter. The evidence comes from 17 high-quality investigations carried out among 312,000 people in nine European countries, according to the paper in The Lancet Oncology. These earlier studies, which had already been published, were based on reliable records of the health and lifestyle of 2,095 people who died from lung cancer during an average 13-year monitoring period. The team sourced environmental data around the individuals' home addresses, then calculated their exposure to levels of particulate matter -- the gritty residual pollution from fossil-fuel-burning power stations, cars and factories. Particulate matter falls into two categories: PM2.5, meaning particles measuring no more than 2.5 micrometres, 30 times smaller than a human hair, and the slightly coarser variant, PM10. Current EU air quality standards limit PM10 exposure to a yearly average of 40 microgrammes per cubic metre, and PM2.5 exposure to 25 microgrammes per cubic metre per year. The UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) has guidelines recommending that annual exposure be limited to 20 microgrammes per cubic metre for PM10 and 10 microgrammes per cubic metre for PM2.5 Unexpectedly, the new study found a cancer risk at every level, and confirmed that the higher the level, the greater the risk. The results took account of smoking, diet and occupation -- which can skew the risk picture. "We found no threshold below which there was no risk," said Ole Raaschou-Nielsen from the Danish Cancer Society Research Centre in Copenhagen. "The more the worse, the less the better." Every increase of five microgrammes per cubic metre of PM2.5 drove the risk of lung cancer up by 18 percent. And every increase of 10 microgrammes per cubic metre of PM10 boosted risk by 22 percent, including for adenocarcinoma, a type of lung cancer associated with non-smokers. In an independent comment, Jon Ayres, a professor of environmental and respiratory medicine at the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Birmingham, central England, praised the design and scope of the study. "There is now no doubt that fine particles are a cause of lung cancer," he told the Science Media Centre in London. In a separate study in The Lancet, scientists at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland carried out a meta-analysis of 35 studies in 12 countries. It looked at PM2.5, PM10 and four air pollutants: carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. They found that even a brief spike in exposure -- the kind that happens when a city calls a smog alert -- caused the risk of hospitalisation or death from heart failure to rise by two or three percentage points. The only exception was ozone, a well-known respiratory irritant at the ground level. Modelling the situation for the United States, the study suggests that if the average PM2.5 were reduced by 3.9 microgrammes per cubic metre, nearly 8,000 heart-failure hospitalisations would be averted each year and the country would save a third of a billion dollars annually.

Smoking bans, tax could save 9 million Indians: study

Smoking bans, tax could save 9 million Indians: study WASHINGTON: Banning smoking in the workplace and levying a tobacco tax could prevent more than nine million deaths from cardiovascular disease in India over the next decade, according to a US study. In India, smoking is blamed for the deaths of one in five men, and one in three people report being exposed to smoking in the workplace. Deaths from cardiovascular disease linked to tobacco use there are projected to climb 12 percent over the next decade. As questions persist over how effective anti-smoking measures may be in low and middle income countries, a team of scientists based in the United States, Britain and India made a mathematical model to compare suggested measures to reduce future heart attack and stroke deaths from 2013 to 2022. They found that smoke-free laws and increased tobacco taxes were the single two most effective measures, according to the study in PLoS Medicine on Tuesday. These two measures alone would reduce heart attack deaths by six million and stroke deaths by 3.7 million, for a total of 9.7 million, over the next decade, the paper said. The study compared five different tobacco control measures: smoke-free legislation, tobacco taxation, provision of brief cessation advice by health care providers, mass media campaigns, and advertising bans. India, along with 175 other countries, ratified the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2004, which advises these measures. Researchers at Stanford University said the findings, though subject to uncertainties because they assume the Indian population would react to recommended measures similarly to other populations, are an "important" model for other developing countries looking to stamp out preventable diseases. Strokes and heart attacks are on the rise in low- and middle-income countries due in part to tobacco. In India, consumption takes several forms: smoking cigarettes, smoking small, hand-rolled cigarettes called bidis, chewing tobacco and second-hand smoke.

DSP Malik Maqsood faked his Jacob Lines attack: DIG Tahir Naveed

DSP Malik Maqsood faked his Jacob Lines attack: DIG Tahir Naveed KARACHI: The findings of investigation into an alleged armed attack on Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Malik Maqsood revealed that such attack never took place at least in Jacob Line, Geo News reported. According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Tahir Malik, DSP Maqsood faked the attacked to frame the police officers he wanted to settle a score with. DSP Maqsood had claimed that gunmen opened fire on his car in Jacob Lines area, however the bullet marks on his official vehicle came for the gunshots fire by the protestors near Sohrab Goth. According to details, some days back DSP Maqsood and his men had resorted to aerial firing to force their way through a roadblock put up by protesters near Sohrab Goth only to incur a retaliatory fire from some of the armed demonstrators. He and his associates, however, survived that attack. The result was a police car with multiple bullet holes in it, which Maqsood conspired to "assassinate the characters" of some of his fellows. Thus he invented the Jacob Line attack story but forgot to make sure that none of his minions spill the beans. The sources said one his junior officers squealed under pressure and laid everything bare before the authorities. DIG Tahir Malik said DSP Maqsood would face disciplinary action for conspiracy, blackwash, lying to the officers of law, etc.

Egypt investigating complaints against ousted Morsi

Egypt investigating complaints against ousted Morsi Egypt's public prosecutor's office says it is investigating complaints against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. They include spying, inciting killing protesters, attacking military barracks and damaging the economy. It did not say who had filed the complaints. Mr Morsi was deposed by the army on 3 July. The US has called for his release from detention at an unknown location. Egypt's interim leader Adly Mansour has promised new elections early next year. Reconciliation blow The prosecutor's office said it was investigating the complaints in order to prepare a file so that those accused could be questioned. Among those named with Mr Morsi are the Brotherhood's leader, Mohamed Badie, and senior members of its political wing, the Freedom of Justice Party (FJP) including Deputy Director Essam El-Erian. Mr Morsi's supporters, many of them members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement he comes from, have been staging mass protests in the capital, Cairo, since the army's intervention on 3 July. They are demanding his reinstatement as president and say the military's actions amounted to a coup. The army says it intervened to remove Mr Morsi in response to protests by millions of Egyptians who accused him of becoming increasingly authoritarian and failing to tackle economic difficulties. Dozens of people have died in clashes during major demonstrations by pro- and anti-Morsi protesters. The BBC's James Reynolds, in Cairo, says the move by the prosecutor's office appears to weaken the already remote prospects for a reconciliation between the interim authorities and the Brotherhood. On Friday, Germany's foreign ministry urged the authorities to end restrictions on him and allow an international organisation, such as the Red Cross, access to him. Asked later if the US agreed that he should be released, state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters: "We do agree." On Saturday, the Brotherhood said the main issue was "protecting the legitimate right of the people and their will through a democratic ballot box". Spokesman Gehad el-Haddad said there would be further protest and sit-ins "until the president is released and reinstated regardless of his physical condition". Transition rejection Mr Morsi, who was Egypt's first freely elected leader and the first Islamist president, has been held at an undisclosed location since 3 July. The army has suspended the constitution. On 8 July, Mr Mansour laid out the timetable for a new constitution and elections, which included: a panel to form formed within 15 days to propose changes to the constitution parliamentary elections to be held by early 2014 presidential elections to be held once parliament has convened But Mr Morsi's supporters have rejected the plan and some political groups opposed to him, including the main liberal coalition to the National Salvation Front (NSF) say they were not consulted about it.

Malala Yousafzai Best Speach

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has addressed the United Nations as part of her campaign to ensure free compulsory education for every child. She marked her 16th birthday by delivering the speech on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. Taliban gunmen shot Malala on her school bus last October following her campaign for girls' rights. "I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child," she said. Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all. Speaking on her 16th birthday, Malala said efforts to silence her had failed. She was shot in the head on a school bus by Taliban gunmen because of her campaign for girls' rights. The speech at the UN headquarters in New York was her first public address since last October's incident in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley. Malala has been credited with bringing the issue of women's education to global attention. A quarter of young women around the world have not completed primary school. 'Afraid of women' After the shooting, Malala was flown from Pakistan to the UK for treatment, and now lives in Birmingham, England. Amid several standing ovations, Malala told the UN on Friday that the Taliban's attack had only made her more resolute. "The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions," she said, "but nothing changed in my life, except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born." She continued: "I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists." Malala - who is considered a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize - said she was fighting for the rights of women because "they are the ones who suffer the most". "The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens," added Malala, who was wearing a pink shawl that belonged to assassinated Pakistan leader Benazir Bhutto. "They are afraid of women." She called on politicians to take urgent action to ensure every child has the right to go to school. Latest figures show Pakistan has the second highest number of children out of school in the world. "Let us pick up our books and pens," Malala summed up. "They are our most powerful weapons. "One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first." A passionate campaigner for female education, Malala addressed more than 500 students at a specially convened youth assembly. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown opened the session, telling the youths gathered they were a "new superpower" in the world, and appealing to them to help overcome obstacles to accessing education. The event, described by the UN as Malala Day, was organised by Mr Brown, now the UN Special Envoy for Global Education. He said: "Getting every girl and boy into school by 2015 is achievable. "Malala says it is possible - and young people all over the world think it is possible," he said. Aid agencies say that female access to education in Pakistan is a particular problem. They say that the country ranks among the lowest in terms of girls' education enrolment, literacy and government spending. Unesco and Save the Children released a special reported ahead of Malala's speech. It found that 95% of the 28.5 million children who are not getting a primary school education live in low and lower-middle income countries: 44% in sub-Saharan Africa, 19% in south and west Asia and 14% in the Arab states. Girls make up 55% of the total and are often the victims of rape and other sexual violence that accompanies armed conflicts.