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Floods destroy thousands of hectares of farmland

Edit Jakarta Post 26 Jan 2016
“The seedlings have just been planted, but they have been engulfed by flood water for weeks and have died,” said Kuantan Singingi Agriculture and Food Crop Office head Maisir on Monday ... “We have proposed the immediate provision of seedlings from the National Seedling Reserve so that farmers can immediately replant their crops,” said Maisir. In Rokan Hulu regency, since Jan ... The other areas were spared by the floods ... Tweet ....

Chess is evil, says Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti

Edit New York Post 21 Jan 2016
Chess makes people hate each other, according to the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia ... He compared the game to the pre-Islamic Arabian game of maisir – which is forbidden by the Koran – in which players shoot arrows to win camel meat ... Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin AbdullahPhoto ... ....

Saudi Arabia's highest Islamic cleric 'bans' chess and claims game spreads 'enmity and hatred'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 Jan 2016
Saudi Arabia’s highest religious cleric has declared chess “haram”, meaning it is forbidden for Muslims, while claiming the game shows “enmity and hatred”. Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti, made the proclamation while taking questions during his weekly television show. Share Go To ... Abdullah reportedly compared it to a pre-Islamic Arabian game called “maisir” which was forbidden by the Koran ... Read more....

Game Is Outlawed Because It ‘Causes Hatred Between People’

Edit Inquisitr 21 Jan 2016
Chess in saudi pic.twitter.com/nkjhTiz11f. — Musa BinThaily (@Mousa_BinThaily) January 21, 2016 ... The grand mufti, the most powerful Sunni figurehead, Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah says the game must be banned as it is “haram and a waste of time.” Abdullah notes that chess is comparable to the pre-Islamic Arabian game of maisir ... The cleric says that chess is similar to this game and must be stopped ... [Image via Shutterstock]....

View Point: The queering of Indonesian state and society

Edit Jakarta Post 16 Dec 2015
Exciting, huh? Indeed, but not in the way you think. They were activities related to Human Rights Day, which falls every year on Dec ... Recently, Aceh’s criminal code, which spells out jarimah (sinful and illegal acts) such as khamar (drinking), maisir (gambling), khalwat and ikhtilath (being alone with the opposite sex), zina (adultery), sexual harassment, rape, liwath (male homosexuality, sodomy) and musahaqah (lesbianism) was passed....

‘Qanun Jinayat’ becomes official for all people in Aceh

Edit Jakarta Post 23 Oct 2015
The Aceh administration is officially implementing the Qanun Jinayat (Islamic Criminal Code Bylaw) on Friday for Muslims and non-Muslims in the province, criminalizing drinking liquor, dating in public and homosexuality, among other things. The Aceh Islamic Sharia Agency (DSI) held a meeting at Banda Aceh City Hall on Thursday to disseminate information on the implementation of Qanun No ... ‘Qanun Jinayat’ No. 6/2014 ... 1 ... Maisir (gambling);....

Issue of the day: MUI denies issuing edict against BPJS

Edit Jakarta Post 06 Aug 2015
The MUI issued the edict during an open meeting in Tegal, Central Java, recently, saying that the way the program was run by the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) involved elements that contravened Islamic law, such as maisir (gambling) and riba (interest), both of which are forbidden by Islamic teaching....

National scene: MUI denies issuing edict against BPJS

Edit Jakarta Post 31 Jul 2015
... Kesehatan) involved elements that contravened Islamic law, such as maisir (gambling) and riba (interest), both of which are forbidden by Islamic teaching....

Haram edict on health insurance ‘misguided’

Edit Jakarta Post 30 Jul 2015
The MUI issued the edict during an open meeting in Tegal, Central Java, recently, saying that the way the program was run by the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) involved elements that were not consistent with sharia law, such as maisir (gambling) and riba (interest), both of which are. forbidden in Islam ... “There are lots of sharia elements [in the program], one of them being that it is not for profit....

Islamic or un-Islamic, that is the question

Edit Dawn 22 Dec 2014
DESPITE strong disagreements on the Islamic mode of financing, Islamic banking is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. According to one estimate, global Shariah-compliant assets are estimated at $1.4trn ... However the Islamic realm prohibits individuals from riba (interest), gharar (uncertainity) and maisir (gambling), and no exception is acceptable ... Islamic banks work on the risk-reward principle ... laraeeb.tariq@gmail.com ... ....

Goldman Henry Launches Groundbreaking Fund

Edit Scoop 20 May 2014
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 3.53 pm. Press Release.. Goldman Henry Launches Groundbreaking Fund. New Zealand's first Sharia compliant investment fund is about to be launched. AmanahNZ Trust and Amanah KiwiSaver Plan are the brainchilds of Brian Henry and Alan Goldman, principals of Goldman Henry Capital Management Ltd. The venture is tailor-made for the burgeoning Muslim community in New Zealand ... ... ... Maisir/Maysir - No speculation or gambling ... ... ....

Takaful Malaysia on track to retake leader status

Edit New Straits/Business Times 18 Feb 2014
Takaful insurance companies were introduced as an alternative to commercial insurance companies, which operate against the riba (interest), al-maisir (gambling), and al-gharar (uncertainty) principles that are outlawed under syariah ... ....
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