Al-Qaeda chief uses Karnataka hijab row to target democracy in India

AlQaeda chief Ayman AlZawahiri has used the recent Hijab controversy in Karnataka to target democracy in India saying we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu democracyIn a 843minute video clip released by the terror outfit online and verified by the American SITE Intelligence Group Zawahiri also showered praises on Karnataka college student Muskan Khan for confronting a group of students opposing hijab in her college in early FebruaryIn the Arabic video clip with English subtitles provided by SITE Intelligence Group that tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadist organisations Zawahiri also reads out a poem which he says he wrote for our Mujahid sister and for her brave featMay Allah reward her for exposing the reality of Hindu India and the deception of its pagan democracy the AlQaeda chief said in the video also ending speculations about his death due to natural causesThe video the AlQaeda chiefs second in the past six months focused mostly on the hijab controversyWe must shake off the delusions that confound us we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu democracy of India which to begin with was never more than a tool to oppress Muslims said Zawahiri one of the worlds most wanted terroristsAddressing the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent he said they must realise that in the real world there is no such thing as human rights or respect of the Constitution or lawIt is exactly the same scheme of deception which the West has employed against us the true nature of which was exposed by France Holland and Switzerland when they banned the hijab while allowing public nudity he saidThe enemies of Islam are one and the samewho vilify the hijab and assail the Islamic Shariah It is a war on Islam its core doctrines its laws ethics and etiquettesCalling for the unity of Muslims from China to the Islamic Maghreb and from the Caucasus to Somalia Zawahiri said We must rely on Allah alone and actively cooperate with one anotherWe must realize that the governments imposed on us specifically in Pakistan and Bangladesh do not defend us rather they defend the very enemies that they have empowered them to fight against us he saidThe hijab row began in January from a government PU College in Udupi where six students who attended classes wearing headscarves in violation of the stipulated dress code were sent out It later spread to a few other colleges in nearby Kundapur and ByndoorThe Karnataka High Court later dismissed all writ petitions filed by Muslim girl students seeking permission to wear a hijab in colleges saying Hijab is not a part of essential religious practices of IslamThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever