Thousands Bid Farewell to the Boxing Legend
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SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016 RAMADAN 6, 1437 AH No: 16901 India’s Muslim Euro 2016 kicks Private schools’ Ramadan TImings off in France fees to be raised women fight Emsak: 03:03 Fajer: 03:13 ‘triple talaq’ despite strikes three percent Shrooq: 04:48 Dohr: 11:47 divorce and threats annually Asr: 15:21 Maghreb: 18:47 11 48 3 Eshaa: 20:19 Thousands bid farewell to the boxing legend Ali Min 28º 150 Fils Final tribute to ‘The Greatest’ Max 47º LOUISVILLE: Thousands of people came together across creeds and nationalities for a Muslim prayer service in remem- brance of Muhammad Ali on Thursday, the start of a two-day farewell to the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero. Men, women and whole families filled the cavernous Freedom Hall arena in Ali’s hometown in Kentucky to pay their respects before the casket of the 20th century’s most singular person- alities, who died last week at age 74. The brief ceremony in Louisville launched two days of interfaith tributes, bringing together dignitaries and ordinary fans, honoring a man known for both his tenacity in the ring and his social activism outside of it. “It was fabulous, seeing all the different nationalities, cultures, races, religions come together, even though it’s a very sad situation that he passed, it’s very inspirational,” said Makeeba Edmund, a city employ- ee, who is Muslim. Muslim men and women prayed in sepa- rate rows, most of the latter with their heads veiled. One of those paying his respects was Babacar Gaye, a 54- year-old native of Senegal who remembers watching Ali fights at a house in Dakar as a teenager. “There would be at least 60 people watching it on a small black and white television,” Gaye said. Born Cassius Clay at a time of racial segregation in the American South, the boxer converted to Islam in 1964, LOUISVILLE: The funeral procession for Muhammad Ali makes its way down Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Louisville, Ky changing his name to Muhammad Ali and shocking America. yesterday. — AP Continued on Page 9 Ramadan Kareem Little support for 3 parts of Ramadan Trump in Arab world JERUSALEM: An Israeli college has conducted an opinion poll of By Hassan T Bwambale attitudes inside Egypt and Saudi Arabia, finding virtually no sup- port for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald amadan is said to be split into three thirds: the Holy Trump in the two Arab countries. The survey, conducted by the Prophet (PBUH) has said, “It (Ramadan) is the month Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, could signal trouble for Trump if whose beginning is mercy, middle, forgiveness and its he wins the November election and sets out to devise a Mideast R policy. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are two of America’s most powerful end emancipation from the fire” (Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol 93). Salman Al-Farisi (RA) reported that Prophet Muhammad and important allies in the Arab world. When asked who their pre- (PBUH) said,”...The first third of the month of Ramadan is the ferred candidate was, just 3.8 percent of Egyptian respondents time for mercy, the second third is for forgiveness, the third chose Trump. In Saudi Arabia, only 6 percent favored Trump. is for release from Hellfire...” (Ibn Khuzaymah.) We hope to The presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, did bet- ter, though support was far from overwhelming. In Egypt, 35.7 make the most of each third so that we can receive the percent of respondents chose Clinton, while in Saudi Arabia that blessing related to each. number was 30.2 percent. “The overall pattern is that most people For the first third of mercy, the following hadith comes to ... do not support either candidate, but they hate Trump essential- mind: The Prophet (PBUH) said, “While fasting remember ly and one out of three support Hillary,” said survey director Alex the hunger and thirst on the Day of Judgment. Give alms to Mintz, director of the IDC’s Institute for Policy and Strategy. the poor and needy. Pay respect to your elders, have sympa- Mintz said Trump’s poor ratings were likely the result of his thy for your youngsters and be kind towards your relatives inflammatory comments toward Muslims. Following the attacks and kinsmen. Guard your tongue against unworthy words, by Islamic extremists in Paris and San Bernardino, California, last and your eyes from scenes that are not worth seeing and year, Trump called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the your ears from sounds that should not be heard. Be kind to US. He has also spoken against accepting Syrian refugees. orphans so that if your children may become orphans they Mintz said the large number of respondents who preferred nei- will also be treated with kindness.” ther candidate - 41 percent in Egypt and 50 percent in Saudi Arabia The second third of Ramadan is characterized as a time - signaled general unhappiness with both of them. But the discon- when Allah (SWT)’s forgives. The Quran says, “And hasten to tent with the US runs deeper than the presidential candidates. Just forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden the extensiveness JERUSALEM: Palestinian men pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque 16.7 percent of respondents in Egypt described President Barack Continued on Page 9 compound, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Obama as being good or very good for the Muslim world. In Saudi Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday. — AP Arabia, that figure was 20.1 percent. — AP LOCAL SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016 KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is seen off Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Sabah and Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the airport by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh bin Hamad Al Thani. — Amiri Diwan photos are pictured shortly after Sheikh Tamim’s arrival to Kuwait. Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Qatari Amir leaves Kuwait after congratulating Amir on Ramadan KUWAIT: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and His Highness the Amir and Sheikh Tamim held cordial talks his accompanying delegation left Kuwait late Thursday after during their meeting which reflected the firm fraternal ties paying a fraternal visit during which Sheikh Tamim congratu- between the two nations and countries, and discussed means lated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber of enhancing them in all fields to serve mutual interests. They Al-Sabah on the holy month of Ramadan. also dealt with issues of mutual interest and the latest devel- Sheikh Tamim was seen off at the airport by His Highness opments on regional and international levels. the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince, Speaker of National His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem, senior Sheikhs, Deputy Chief Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the National Guards Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, Sheikh Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, and senior Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh officials were present in the meeting. Meanwhile, His Highness Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier, Finance Minister the Amir held an Iftar (fast-breaking) banquet in honor of Al-Sabah bids farewell to Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin and Acting Oil Minister Anas Khaled Al-Saleh. Sheikh Tamim and his accompanying delegation. — KUNA Hamad Al Thani. Kuwait joins Patent Cooperation Treaty GENEVA: Kuwait has officially joined the World Intellectual Property Organization Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the (WIPO) Director General, Francis Gurry. By country’s Permanent Representative to joining the PCT, Kuwait has thus made UN and International Organizations in much headway in organizing intellectual Geneva Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim and industrial property, patents in partic- has announced. Ghunaim made the ular, he noted. This is part of a series of statement yesterday after he handed agreements Kuwait has joined over the KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah meets with US Ambassador to over the country’s PCT instrument to the past two years, Ghunaim said. — KUNA Kuwait Douglas Silliman. — KUNA Deputy FM meets US Ambassador KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al- Bureau affairs, Ambassador Aiham Abdullaltif Jarallah met on Thursday the US Ambassador Al-Omar, and the Assistant Foreign Minister to Kuwait Douglas Silliman, discussing bilater- for the Two Americas, Reem Al-Khaled. al relations between the two countries and Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker conditions on the regional and international Marzouq Al-Ghanem received in his office arenas. The meeting was attended by the German Ambassador to Kuwait Eugen Assistant Foreign Minister for the Minister’s Wollfarth. — KUNA GENEVA: Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to UN and International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim hands over the country’s PCT instrument to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets with German Ambassador to General Francis Gurry. — KUNA Kuwait Eugen Wollfarth. LOCAL SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016 Private schools’ fees to be raised 3 percent annually Decision issued one month after fee hikes halted KUWAIT: A ministerial resolution will be issued in fees before obtaining a permit from the ministry.