King Abdul Aziz University ( Students Campaign to stop misuse of Prophet’s name " Muhammad " )

One type of the manifestation of our deep respect and love for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is to show the utmost respect to his name and preserve its sanctity by preventing its use for any common purpose such as calling expatriate workers ‘Muhammad’ just because we don’t know their names.


 A group of students from the Faculty of Economics and Administration in the King Abdul Aziz University (KAAU) in Jeddah recently started a campaign aimed at honoring the name of the Prophet (pbuh) and are trying to halt the spread of the phenomenon where Saudis use his name to call any stranger, even non-Muslims, in restaurants or supermarkets. The name of the Prophet (pbuh) has come to denote inferiority when used in this manner and the speaker usually has a sullen expression which is not only impolite but an insult to the Prophet (pbuh).
The students started to garner support for their campaign by sending text messages via social networking services or through the mobile phone’s “WhatsApp” application where the message reads, “Assalamu alaikum, this is a campaign carried out by the Saudi community aimed at honoring the name of our Prophet (pbuh) and stopping the use of his name to call people whose names we don't know, workers and sometimes even non-Muslims.”
As a result of this misuse, the name Mohammad has come to be associated with any person whose name we don’t know and denotes inferiority which contradicts our love and respect for the Prophet (pbuh).
A long time ago, we used to call unknown people with the term, “Oh brother” or “Mr.” So why don’t we use those instead of calling the person with the name of our Prophet (pbuh).
Commenting on the campaign, Saleh Salem, a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in the KAAU, said: “It is a commendable initiative by our students who are aware of the malpractices of some people in our community and are willing to change this phenomenon by raising awareness in society of the importance of showing the ultimate respect to our Prophet (pbuh) in all possible ways.”
He said the campaign was expected to be launched by the students of the Islamic Studies Department in the faculty, but the students of the Economics Department beat them to it.
“The prevalence of using ‘Mohammad’ in this inappropriate way surfaced around 15 years ago and I remember we never used this name to call unknown people or workers before. Unfortunately, we as Muslims and members of the Saudi community disregarded the sanctity of the name until we arrived at a point that we began to use it to show our resentment toward strangers,” he said.
Khalid Al-Madani, a flight attendant, told Arab News that he gets annoyed when some passengers call him Mohammad. He said that when someone does that he usually points to his badge implying that he be called by his name.
“I know that it is such an honor for every Muslim to be called by the name of the Prophet (pbuh). However, the name in our society has regrettably come to denote a lowly person,” said Madani.
Well-known Saudi scholar Sheikh Abdullah Al-Muslih told Arab News in a telephone interview that any initiative based on Islamic rules, which aims to honor the personality of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) or any aspect related to him including his name is regarded as praiseworthy and is rewarded by Allah.
To the specific question whether it is permissible under the Shariah to call someone whose name is not known Mohammad, Al-Muslih said: “Calling a Muslim person whose name we don’t know with the word Mohammad was originally considered an honor. Moreover, it is not prohibited to do so for a Muslim as he is a follower of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). As for non-Muslims, it is better to call them with a title such as ‘Fellow’, ‘Friend’ or even ‘Abdullah’ as we are all servants of Allah.
“However, if the use of the name of our Prophet (pbuh) has conventionally become a norm or sign of contempt when calling unknown or low-class people and workers, it is unacceptable in Islam and could amount to a lack of respect for the Prophet (pbuh) and his honorable name,” expounded the sheikh.
Tawfeeq Al-Saqqa, an Egyptian engineer, said that when he came to Saudi Arabia 10 years ago he was surprised at seeing many people here using the word Mohammad to call workers or cleaners. He said that in his country people use “Man” or “Brother” to call unknown people.
“My son told me that his friends at school just shout ‘Hey, Mohammad’ at the canteen’s Nepalese guy, a non-Muslim, when they want to buy something. My son asked me why people didn’t call the canteen guy 'Ammo' (uncle) as we usually do in our schools in Egypt. I really commend this campaign for preserving our Prophet’s name,” concluded Al-Saqqa.
Usamah Al-Ajlan, a Saudi businessman, said that we should never ever use the name of our Prophet (pbuh) in this inappropriate and unacceptable way which indicates a lack of Islamic and religious basics of respecting our Prophet (pbuh). He said that in his frequent travels around the world on business trips he has never heard people in the West use Jesus as a common name or to call unknown people by that name.
“We, as Saudis living in this country of the Two Holy Mosques, should be the first to show the utmost respect to the name of Prophet (pbuh) and preserve it from any misuse. I support this campaign wholeheartedly. I have received the text messages on my cell phone and forwarded them to as many contacts as I could. I also suggest that the campaign be supported by the local media and senior scholars,” added Al-Ajlan.

Mexico ( Another homicide in the " Killing Fields " of Mexico )

According to the version of the ministerial authorities, this person was beaten to death, he had multiple bruises and wounds in different parts of the body. The victim remains unknown.


Note from Editor ( I would take a second glance at anyone buying trash bags, cardboard signs and colored pen's in Mexico )

The body fully "packed" in black garbage bags and wrapped with a sheet, which turned out to be a male person aged between 20 and 25 years from about age, was located during Sunday morning on the shoulder of Coatzacoalcos-Minatitlan the road at kilometer 9.5 on the place known as Las Matas.

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Mexico ( Mexican Authorities Arrest 10 Suspected People Smugglers )

MEXICO CITY – Three Indians and seven Mexicans were arrested for smuggling people from Asia and Africa into the United States via Mexico, the federal Attorney General’s Office said Sunday.

The 10 suspected people traffickers, who belong to an international network, were arrested in Mexico state, Quintana Roo and the Federal District, the AG’s office said in a statement.

Law enforcement agents from Mexico state, which surrounds the Federal District and forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area, and the Federal District arrested the people smugglers and rescued 13 migrants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal, the AG’s office said.

The two Indians, five Bangladeshis and six Nepalese were “being held in unhealthy conditions,” the AG’s office said.

Federal Police officers and personnel from two other agencies also participated in the operation.

The investigation started in August and led to the identification of the leaders of the smuggling network, which helped people from Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Somalia enter the United States illegally, the AG’s office said.

Arrest warrants have been issued for several other suspects, federal prosecutors said.

Yemen ( Al -Qaeda said " Sorry for attack on hospital " it was a mistake )

SANAA: A deadly Al-Qaeda attack this month on a Yemeni defense ministry hospital was a mistake and the group is ready to pay blood money, a top jihadist commander has said.
The brazen daylight attack on the defense ministry complex on December 5 left 56 people dead, including patients and foreign health workers from the Philippines, Germany, Vietnam and India.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has already claimed responsibility for the attack and late Saturday its military chief said in an online video the assault on the hospital had not been authorized.
“The attack was on the ministry of defense, it was not on the hospital,” said AQAP military commander Qassem Al-Rimi.


 Rimi said the militants were told to stay away from the hospital and a prayer hall in the sprawling defense ministry complex, but that one lone jihadist disobeyed orders.
“We told them (jihadists) to be cautious, not to enter the prayer place or the hospital. Eight of our brothers were cautious, and one did not. May Allah forgive him and have mercy on him,” said Rimi.
AQAP admits its mistake and offers “apologies and condolences” and accepts “full responsibility” for the attack, including the paying of blood money to compensate the families of the victims, Rimi said.
AQAP, which is considered by Washington as the most dangerous affiliate of Al-Qaeda, is also willing to pay for the medical treatment of civilians wounded in the hospital attack, he added.
“Whatever our Sharia (Islamic law) commands us we will do. Because we are preachers of Sharia and not frauds,” he said, according to an English translation of comments he made in Arabic.
Following the December 5 attack Yemeni state television aired footage from a hospital security camera showing a heavily armed gunman shooting in a hospital corridor.
At one point he lobs a hand grenade at a group of doctors and nurses and in further footage a gunman can be seen executing a man and a child.
AQAP said earlier this month that its militants struck at the defense ministry a control center for US drone attacks against jihadists in Yemen.
The Washington-based think tank New America Foundation says there have been 93 strikes by drones since 2002 in Yemen, killing between 684 and 891 people, among them between 64 and 66 civilians.

Mexico ( Two phoenix boys " Murdered " on the way home ) Update

To kids 15 and 17 years old, who were cousins. were intercepted by armed men "and killed". The kids were on their way to Phoenix from El Ejido Matamoros, Coahuila, after a family reunion.



Two bodies were found with the coup de grace in the vicinity of the ejido El Fenix ​​de Matamoros.

The  two minors, who on Saturday night went to a family party in the ejido Solima and three o'clock decided to return to the Phoenix, when they were intercepted by several armed men who were then murdered in front of a football field.
The bodies were identified as Brandon Iván Martínez Estrada 17 years , residing in the ejido El Fenix ​​Estrada and Eduardo Perales 15 years , with housing in the community Solima

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Mexico ( Gunmen burst into party of " 15 year old " and shoot guests )

Cuernavaca, Mor. - A group of armed men burst into a room where a party was held for a 15 year old and shot the guests.


Locally one man died and another was taken to hospital, while four others were injured by bullets, including a minor.

State Attorney reported that the incident occurred in the Spring Farm Hall of colony around 19:30 pm when a group of armed men entered and shot the party guests.

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Syria ( Dozens of people were killed in an eighth day of air strikes )

BEIRUT: Dozens of people were killed in an eighth day of air strikes on Aleppo in Syria on Sunday, a watchdog said, as a bombing in Homs killed five schoolchildren.
"Dozens of people were killed or wounded" in attacks that saw loyalist warplanes drop so-called barrel bombs near the Friday market in Aleppo city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Separate attacks also targeted the rebel-held Sakhur, Ahmadiyeh, Baideen and Ard Al-Hamra neighbourhoods of the former commercial capital, it said.
The Aleppo Media Centre, a network of citizen journalists on the ground, also reported the attacks, adding that the barrel bomb attack "destroyed a bus, leaving no survivors".
The bombing also destroyed "some 10 cars, as well as a residential building," the AMC said.
It added that "hospitals are packed with wounded", and that the number of dead could not yet be confirmed.

The air force was "continuing to bombard several areas of Aleppo," the AMC added.
It posted footage on the Internet showing pools of blood inside the wreckage of the bus that was hit.
A second video showed burning vehicles, while images distributed by activists showed the bloodstained faces of wounded children.
The Observatory also reported a man and his son were killed in bombing on the Aleppo province village of Atareb, while a man, woman and child from one family were killed in Marea in the same province.
Footage distributed by Shahba Press, another network of citizen journalists, showed children in a bombed-out school in Marea, as one said "the warplane staged four raids here" while classes were on.
The Syrian Revolution General Commission, a network of grassroots activists, described "panic and mass flight to the countryside, despite the intense cold".
On Saturday, Human Rights Watch accused regime forces of "wreaking disaster" in Aleppo with its intense aerial bombing campaign, which has killed hundreds in the past week.
In the central province of Homs, a car bombing on Sunday killed eight people, six of them schoolchildren, the official SANA news agency reported.
"Terrorists blew up a car bomb near the primary school in the town of Omm al-Amd in the countryside outside Homs, killing eight people including six children, and wounding 34 others," SANA said.
The Observatory reported a higher death toll of at least 12, including five children