Ramadan Mubarak to all in Advance.

Good News:

By the Grace of  Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala

It gives me immense pleasure to inform all our beloved

Brothers and Sisters that by the Grace of  Almighty ALLAH Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala

I returned back from Umarah on Tuesday the 23^rd April 2019, after staying

Fifteen days in Holy Makka Moazzama and Madina Manawwara. I request to all

Please pray to Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala to accept my Umarah. Aameen

I have started to attained the office of Rahmah Foundation (RF) and

Bengal Educational & Social Trust (BEST).

Mohammed Omer Khan, General Secretary

Rahmah Foundation, Bengal Educational & Social Trust

Email: best.kol@gmail.com, Mobile: 9339105712

How Hijabi Rapper Neelam Hakeem is Changing the Game

 By Caterina Minthe

 Vogue Arabia, 5 September 2018

 Championed by Diddy and Will Smith, Neelam Hakeem is breaking onto the scene with her piercing rap and modest hijab style.

“I converted to Islam in 2007, but I never felt like I was fully ready to commit to hijab – my hair was a crutch for me,” says burgeoning rap artist Neelam Hakeem. “From a fashion perspective, I didn’t realize that you could be modest and fierce at the same time; that you could walk into a room and command it. Not that I was ever a skin-shower,” she laughs. “I don’t have a Kardashian body.” The diminutive Hakeem, whose face has the full and regal features of an African queen, is speaking from her home in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband, Marquis Henri, their two young children, and her mother. At first glance, the 31-year-old, with her Instagram following of 300 000, may give the impression of being just another modest influencer, posing in brands like Dulce by Safiya, Culture Hijab, and Hayah Collection. Then you play one of her videos, and she starts rapping about everything from political and social injustices to women’s rights.

 In a matter of months, her lyrics, rapped to songs by Jaden Smith and Kanye West, have made impressive rounds on social media. Diddy, Will Smith, The Shade Room, and Erykah Badu have all regrammed her songs. Their combined followings have broadcast Hakeem’s lines and modest style to some 47.7 million followers.

 With her international visibility on such steep ascent, how does Hakeem stay grounded? “I have a mission,” she says, with distinct determination. “And my mission is more important than my ego.” Hakeem was born in 1986 in Seattle, Washington. She describes her childhood as normal, peppered with outdoor adventures alongside her two sisters. When she was 15, her parents divorced, and the world as she knew it shifted. “My mom drove us from Seattle to Los Angeles, we stayed in shelters along the way. My first day in South Central LA was September 11, 2001,” she remembers. In her new neighbourhood, she was exposed to guns and gang shootings around her school. Meanwhile, her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “I saw her lose 80% of her bodily function,” she says of her mother’s rapid deterioration. “Growing up, I was a shy kid, scared of everything, but when my mom got sick, I had to step up – I had to take care of her and my sisters. That completely changed me. I grew strong.”

 It was Henri, her husband of eight years, who saw her inner light. “He told me I had talent. I didn’t know what he was talking about.” He has always supported her evolution. “I remember it was March 27, Muslim Women’s Day, and I was going through the hashtag on social media. What I saw inspired me. When I told my husband that I was thinking about wearing the hijab, dressing modestly, and seeing if I can use my social media to inspire other women, he told me to do it. I’m a believer in doing something because you want to. Hijab should be a choice.”

 A former medical claims analyst, Hakeem and her husband began collaborating to produce music. Of her genre, she observes, “Rap is not always positive in its portrayal of women. While I do believe that we should do whatever we want – no one should dictate to a woman how she should dress. There should be options.” She reminisces of artists like Lauryn Hill and Badu, “These are women who are positive and authentic and not overly sexual. Meanwhile, rap has been calling women bitches and hoes – there’s no other music genre that treats women like that. It’s unreal. As if twerking is all we have to offer. Just have some more positivity! Instead of degrading a woman, call her a queen. I’m surprised by how many men are into this new direction, who say, ‘Wow, you’re so beautiful and not naked.’ People tell me that I’m changing the narrative; opening their eyes. It’s important for me to be able to touch people from all walks of life.”

Ali Kazak

Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate Israeli Crimes

On the eve of the first anniversary of the “Great March of Return” at the Gaza border, lawyers and jurists around the world are calling on the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute Israeli crimes against the Palestinians.

By Prof. Marjorie Cohn

April 01, 2019

A Palestinian and his daughter are among the victims of Israel’s bombardment of a residential district in Gaza.

A Palestinian and his daughter are among the victims of Israel’s bombardment of a residential district in Gaza.

Today, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers presented a petition from the International Lawyers Campaign for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Committed Against the Palestinian People to Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor of the ICC. The petition urges Bensouda to initiate a full investigation and prosecute violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed by Israeli officials in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The petition has garnered the support of tens of thousands of lawyers worldwide.

The petition condemns “the unimaginable atrocities that have been committed and continue to be committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians which deeply shock the conscience of humanity.”It cites the well-established legal principle that victims of gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law “have a right to a remedy and reparation.”The petition denounces “the failure and refusal” of Israel to hold accountable “those suspected of committing crimes against Palestinian civilians,” which has resulted in “abandoning the rule of law and replacing it with widespread impunity for Israeli officials who have sanctioned and for Israeli individuals who have perpetrated such crimes.”Israel Bombs Gaza Ahead of Great March of Return AnniversaryOn March 25 and 26, in anticipation of the forthcoming election and the anniversary of the Great March of Return, Israel pummeled Gaza with dozens of airstrikes, instilling terror in 2 million Palestinians.On Saturday, March 30, tens of thousands of Palestinians are planning to walk toward the Gaza border to commemorate the March 30, 2018, launch of the Great March of Return. For the past year, during the weekly protests, tens of thousands of Palestinians have demanded an end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the right to return to their homeland. In response, Israeli forces have engaged in violent and illegal repression against demonstrators.UN Commission Documents Crimes by Israeli LeadersOn March 18, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, convened by the UN Human Rights Council, issued a 252-page report of its findings on the Great March of Return demonstrations.“We present this comprehensive report with an urgent plea to Israel to immediately ensure that the rules of engagement of their security forces are revised to comply with international legal standards…. The excessive force that took place on 30 March, 14 May and 12 October 2018 must not be repeated,” Commission Chair Santiago Canton told the Human Rights Council.The Commission found “reasonable grounds to believe that during these weekly demonstrations, the Israeli Security Forces killed and gravely injured civilians who were neither participating directly in hostilities nor posing an imminent threat to life. Among those shot were children, paramedics, journalists, and persons with disabilities. 183 people were shot dead, another 6,106 were wounded with live ammunition.”Unless acting in lawful self-defense, the Commission noted, “intentionally killing a civilian not directly participating in hostilities is a war crime. Serious human rights violations were committed which may amount to crimes against humanity.”The Commission concluded that the Israeli Security Forces’ “conduct also violated international humanitarian law, which permits civilians to be targeted only when they ‘directly participate in hostilities.’ This purposefully high threshold was not met by demonstrators’ conduct, in the view of the Commission, with one possible exception.”Furthermore, the Commission stated,“Targeting unarmed demonstrators purely on the basis of their current or former political views, or their current or former membership of an armed group — and not on their conduct at the time — is impermissible in the view of the Commission.”The Commission recommended that the government of Israel:

§  Prohibit the use of lethal force against civilians who pose no imminent threat to life;

§  Make sure the rules of engagement don’t sanction lethal force against “main inciters” as a status. Ensure the rules only allow lethal force as a last resort, where the target poses an imminent threat to life or is participating directly in hostilities;

§  Do not allow targeting based solely on actual or alleged affiliation with a group rather than conduct;

§  Investigate all protest-related killings to determine whether war crimes or crimes against humanity have been committed with a view toward accountability;

§  Ensure prompt and effective remedies for those unlawfully killed or wounded; and

§  Immediately lift the blockade on Gaza.

The Commission’s report will be forwarded to the ICC.Petition Seeks Accountability in International Court for Israeli LeadersIn the summer of 2014, Israeli forces killed 2,200 Palestinians, nearly one-quarter of them children and over 80 percent of them civilians, in an operation dubbed “Operation Protective Edge.”The following January, Bensouda opened a preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine. In a preliminary examination, the Office of the Prosecutor determines whether there is sufficient evidence of crimes of sufficient gravity falling within the ICC’s jurisdiction, whether there are genuine national proceedings, and whether opening an investigation would serve the interests of justice and of the victims.The petition from the International Association of Democratic Lawyers urges Bensouda to take the next step — from a preliminary examination to a full investigation into Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people. In an investigation, the Office of the Prosecutor gathers evidence, identifies suspects, and asks ICC judges to issue an arrest warrant or a summons to appear.On April 8, 2018, in light of Israeli actions during the Great March of Return, Bensouda stated that “any new alleged crime committed in the context of the situation in Palestine may be subjected to my Office’s scrutiny. This applies to the events of the past weeks and to any future incident.”

She added, “I am aware that the demonstrations in the Gaza Strip are planned to continue further. My Office will continue to closely watch the situation and will record any instance of incitement or resort to unlawful force.”She added, “Violence against civilians – in a situation such as the one prevailing in Gaza – could constitute crimes under the [ICC’s] Rome Statute.”Bensouda noted, “Any person who incites or engages in acts of violence including by ordering, requesting, encouraging or contributing in any other manner to the commission of crimes within ICC’s jurisdiction is liable to prosecution before the Court, with full respect for the principle of complementarity.”“Complementarity” means the court will take jurisdiction only over people whose home country is unwilling or unable to genuinely investigate and prosecute.Israel has demonstrated its unwillingness to mount an impartial investigation into Operation Protective Edge. In August 2018, the Israeli military absolved itself of any wrongdoing in that operation.The lawyers’ petition was inspired by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers’ previous international call for lawyers to support the campaign to free Nelson Mandela in the 1980s. Just as that campaign “proved to be for those living under Apartheid in South Africa,” the current petition “is an essential first step in securing equal justice under law” for the Palestinian people.Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, former president of the National Lawyers Guild, deputy secretary general of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and a member of the advisory board of Veterans for Peace. Her most recent book is Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues. She is a frequent contributor to Global Research.https://www.globalresearch.ca/lawyers-worldwide-urge-international-court-investigate-israeli-crimes/5673234Read more:UN Report Accuses Israel of High Crimes in Gaza

General Secretary Journey for Umarah

                                                                           

                                        

    

Most Respected & Most Beloved

I pray to ALLAH that this message will find you in good spirit.

By the grace of Almighty Allah Subhanahu Tala, I am going for Umarah.

I will leave Kolkata on Monday, 8th April'19 by Air India for Jeddah.

After staying few days in Makkah I will go to Madina. I will return to Kolkata on Monday the 22nd April 2019. 
Insha Allah!

I humbly request all of you, Please pray to Allah Almighty for my easy journey and to accept my Umarah. 
Insha Allah I will pray for all of you in both the Harams. Aameen!

Wassalam.

Mohammed Omer Khan, General Secretary

Bengal Educational & Social Trust (BEST) | Rahmah Foundation (RF)

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