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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Handball Championship begins today Muslim scholars Stiff penalty condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon for delay in DOHA: A leading association of Muslim academics has criti- cised the decision by French weekly Charlie Hebdo to publish a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), salary transfer claiming it would “stir up hatred”. “It is neither reasonable, nor logical, nor wise to publish draw- Cabinet okays ministerial decision ings and films offensive or attack- ing the prophet of Islam,” the DOHA: The Ministry of Labour on payment of the workers’ wages. International Union of Muslim and Social Affairs has proposed WPS aims to ensure that Scholars, based in Qatar and strict penalties on employers employers fulfil their obligation headed by Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi, who fail to transfer salaries of of paying the workers’ wages in said in a statement. their employees to the bank a timely manner, and in accord- It was the first edition of the within a maximum seven days ance with their contracts and the magazine to be published since from the due date. applicable regulations in the state. gunmen killed 12 people in an The penalties are included in The draft authorizes the depart- attack on its Paris offices last week. the draft ministerial decision on ment at the Ministry of Labour Publication of the drawing Wage Protection System (WPS) and Social Affairs to take the nec- would give further “credibility” to approved by the State Cabinet yes- essary measures to implement the the idea that “the West is against terday.