Rabi Ul Awwal 25,1436/January 16, 2015 Issue No. 611 FridayBulletin The The Weekly Muslim News Update ww w. i s l am k e n y a.o r g Page 2 Page 7 Page 3 The publication of the satirical caricature falsely depicting Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him by a French publi- cation Charlie Hebdo have sparked off criticism by Muslims from the country and around the world. The French magazine on Wednesday published on its front page a cartoon which aimed at mocking and insulting Prophet Muhammad in reaction to the kill- ing of 12 of its staffers by gunmen at its Paris ofce last week. Speaking to the Friday Bulletin Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) Secretary General Adan Wachu con- demned the publication terming it as “highly offensive” and could dampen ef- forts of mutual understanding between the Muslims and non-Muslims. Wachu termed the depiction as a clear provocation to Muslims as it is against Is- lamic teachings to make a photographic A bird's eye view of the Globe roundabout plot. The area will in the meantime provide affordable and secure parking facillities with a capacity to accomodate 600 vehicles. It will also provide car washing services and a car sale bazaar during weekends. Future plans include establishment of a mosque and an ultra modern shopping complex. The new development marks the end of eight years of protracted efforts for Jamia mosque to secure the land after vested interests had frus- trated development plans for the area. Muhammad the prophet of mercy Editorial: The irony of freedom of expression Controversy over tetanus jab Global outrage ov er of fensiv e French cartoons Continued T o Page 2 Muslim and Christians lead- ers across the country have come out strongly to oppose proposed laws to ease legal restrictions on homosexu- als, prostitutes and intrave- nous drug users. The leaders drawn from var- ious religious organizations opposed the comprehensive review of all laws said to hinder the groups from en- joying the provisions of the Bill of Rights and accused United States of introducing alien traditions that are not acceptable religiously and in the African society. Religious leaders op- pose pro gays laws This Newsletter contains some of Allah’ s names. Please do not throw in the trash. Either keep, circulate or shred Continued T o Page 2 representation of the Prophet, peace be upon him. “This action is terrible, unethical and de- serves to be condemned in the strongest terms possible, it is a clear provocation of Muslims the world over,” said Wachu. He noted that world leaders should come out strongly to condemn the publication of the cartoon just as they did during the Paris attacks that left 17 people dead. “We equally condemn the killing of the car- toonist by extremist groups but there is no justication for this publicati on. The publi - cation is meant to avenge the killings by evoking the emotions of Muslims.” Wachu added. He further took issue with a section of the local press for republishing the caricature from the Charlie Hebdo magazine saying that the action was done in bad faith and it was deliberately made to offend Muslims. The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) also condemned the mock- ing of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalam by the satirical publication. The national organizing secretary Sheikh Muhammad Khalifa told the media to re- spect Muslims while stressing that free- dom of expression should not be used as an excuse to insult and offend noble per- sonalities of Islam. “We don't want to see people misusing freedom of expression and religious to provoke and offend others for nothing”, said Sheikh Khalifa. He nevertheless called on Muslims to re- main calm and peaceful urging Muslims to live by the Quranic principles which em- phasize on repelling evil with good acts. The Charlie Hebdo's caricature of the Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam has elicited strong global condem- nation.
