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Enter 888bingo, a gaming site which offers various facilities such as high cash payouts, bingo bonuses, large progressive jackpots, bingo games and other related gaming services which will be sure to delight gamers. Online casino lovers who enjoy to play poker, casino and online bingo games on the Internet would find that this is the best place to have their gaming experienced enhanced.

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However one should note that not all the shops that we go to have a merchant account available, or even if they do, there is a possibility that the credit card system had gone offline at the time. Hence it is always a good idea to bring some cash at all times for emergency reasons. I would suggest that if you plan to shop or even dine in a restaurant, always ask if they accept credit card payments or if so, if their machine is online. Have it double-checked too because we never know if we have the cash on hand or otherwise.

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Turkey’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that would ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities.

Headscarves were banned from campuses after pressure from the staunchly secularist military ousted a government seen as too Islamist in 1997.

Wednesday’s vote was carried by 397 in favour to 113 against. Final approval is expected in a vote on Saturday.

The Islamist-rooted AK Party has a safe majority in the Turkish parliament.

It is very good news indeed and alhamdulillah, I am very happy with this outcome. It will not be long before the scourge of Kemalism is wiped out from the annals of Turkish history. We hope that this vision will come sooner rather than later.

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Vandals damaged or destroyed dozens of graves belonging to Muslims in the Austrian city of Graz, heightening tensions in the southern city where a local politician made disparaging comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Police in Graz, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) south of Vienna, said about 60 gravestones belonging to Muslims were found overturned or broken in the central cemetery, but said it was unclear when the vandalism took place.

Officials said they could not rule out the possibility that extreme-right groups active in the city may have been behind the attack.

Tensions have risen in Graz since a local female politician from the right-wing Freedom Party disparaged the Prophet Muhammad, calling him a “child molester” who wrote the Quran during “fits of epilepsy.”

Many Muslims stayed away from recent protests organized in Graz to support Palestinians suffering under a punishing Israeli blockade, fearing tensions could spill over into violence so soon after the comments by Freedom Party (FP) politician Susanne Winter, Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung said on Jan. 26.

This is how Christians will behave when they are in power.

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12.03pm: Abdul Aziz allows substantive appeal by wife and also allows injunction except confirmation of conversion. But injunction applies in re husband seeking ancillary relief.

11.59am: High Court could and should have granted injunction against Syariah court to stop abuse of process and undermining divorce petition under section 51 of the 1976 Act. While conversion of child is valid injunction should be granted to stop conversion until objection by wife is heard and it is granted.

11.52am: Aziz FCJ said his judgment 110 pages long and so he is going to summarise it. Question of date of husband’s conversion needs to be tried. High Court has exclusive jurisdiction over civil marriage even though husband has converted. It’s abuse of process to file custody proceedings in Syariah courts in re civil marriage as those courts have no jurisdiction.

11.45am: Conversion of eldest son valid. Not abuse of process. Wife’s appeal dismissed with costs. Datuk Abdul Aziz’s judgment being read now.

11.37am: Nik Hashim FCJ hold that (interpreting section5 Guardianship of Infants Act 1961) in converting a child to another religion, only 1 parent is necessary. On Erinford injunction, he holds that the High Court ’s decision to grant the injunction pending appeal to the Court of Appeal is correct. He felt, notwithstanding the argument of the husband’s counsel that the court’s very jurisdiction is being questioned, Erinford can still be granted to retain status quo of parties in this case.

11.32am: Non-Muslim marriage which is dissolved by Syariah court has no legal effect to the marriage in civil court unless it is dissolved by civil courts. Contention that wife may submit to Syariah court is wrong. As non-Muslim she has no locus in Syariah court. But Syariah courts are of equal standing with civil courts under Constitution and they are not inferior courts.

11.28am: Husband cannot shield behind freedom of religion under Article 11 and civil court still has jurisdiction under the 1976 Act. But not abuse of process if husband seeks remedies in Syariah court.

11.21am: Wife to file divorce petition afresh and to ask for ancillary relief. But assuming wife’s petition was filed correctly, the High Court has jurisdiction to hear matter even if husband had converted and filed in syariah. Tan Sung Mooi referred. Section 51(1) does not violate Article 8 of the Federal Constitution. Converting party is respondent. Status of marriage at time it was converted is relevant and material period.

11.18am: Nik Hashim FCJ: Lack of jurisdiction issue not a bar to granting of injunction in civil court. Divorce for petition must only be filed 3 months after date of conversion. It is mandatory provision. Wife filed divorce prematurely and in contravention of section 51 Law Reform Marriage Act 1976 provision. Divorce petition invalid. Judgment still being read.

11.10am: Haris Ibrahim, Shanmuga Kanesalingam and Richard Wee for wife. Nubashur, Zanul Rijal for husband. Meera for women’s groups. Joy for MCCBCHST. Mohd Aznil for Abim. Tajuddin for Persatuan Peguam Syariah. Edmund Bon for the Bar Council. Datuk Nik Hashim FCJ chairing. Reading his judgment now.

PUTRAJAYA, Thurs - 10.59am: The three judges who will deliver decision are Datuk Nik Hashim, Datuk Azmel and Datuk Abdul Aziz.

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Never forget what happened to the Babri Mosque.

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ABIM notes with deep concern that some of the actions and contents of various documents issued by HINDRAF, in substance and wordings constitute extreme, exagerated and sensationalised allegations implicating the Muslim community in one way or another. The use of terms and expressions such as “ethnic cleansing”, “permanent colonization” of Indian Malaysians by ” Islamic extremists” “Malay gangs” and the like is clearly racially and religiously unjustified, seditious and borders on the subversive.

However, we believe that this should not be the basis for any unwarranted reactions from the Muslim community. We believe that although there may be grievances amongst the Indian community, the majority of our peace-loving Indian friends and mainstream Hindu organizations do not harbor ill will or undue enmity against the Muslims and are also not agreeable to the manner, style and approach erstwhile adopted by HINDRAF. We would also like to reaffirm our solidarity with the poor and marginalized amongst the Indian community and other races in this country and urge the government and all parties to undertake continuous effort to improve their livelihood.

Let us all be reminded that issues involving racial and religious interests in our multi-communal society are very delicate, sensitive and potentially explosive. Those who are fighting for racial and religious interests should learn from our past history that such issues, if not carefully handled, may cause tensions to flare up. When emotions are left unchecked and the communal temperature is too high, there’s no guarantee that public order and safety can be maintained.

ABIM condemns all forms of racial and and religious extremism and urges peace-loving Malaysians not to take actions that may jeopardize peace, harmony, public order and safety in the country. Although the freedom of assembly and expression are recognised fundamental rights under our Constitution and should generally be exercisable by all citizens, the relevant authorities should be allowed to regulate the exercise of such rights taking into account the circumstances of each case. At the same time we urge the police to observe due restraint and be reasonable in exercising their discretion in handling the situation. We also believe that the current situation is such that it is very irresponsible and dangerous for anyone to manipulate this issue to fan racial sentiments for any political or ulterior agendas.

YUSRI MOHAMAD
President

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