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China's Uighurs Muslims moved into factories as forced labour used by Apple, BMW, Sony: Australian Strategic Policy Institute

SYDNEY, Australia – China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of the world's leading brands, an Australian think tank said Monday, March 2. Top global brands such as Apple, BMW and Sony have been accused of getting supplies from factories using the forced labor, an explosive allegation that could reverberate in boardrooms across the world. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute said the Chinese government has transferred 80,000 or more Uighurs out of camps in Xinjiang and into factories across the country. "Uighurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors," the think tank said. "Some factories across China are using forced Uighur labor under a state-sponsored labor transfer scheme that is tainting the global supply chain."

Eid Mubarak Wishes, Quotes, Greetings, Messages

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May God’s blessings and kindness be with you and your family, always! Eid Mubarak! May this Eid bring happiness, love and Allah's blessings. Eid Mubarak from our family to yours. And the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues. Allaah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward [al Ahzaab 33:35]  And whomsoever Allah guides, there is none that can mislead him. [39:37] Verily, we are AllĂ h’s and verily to Him shall we return. (Holy Quran – 2:156) Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward. (Al-Qur’an 11:11) He is the One GOD; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise. [59:24] Make Allah your everything and you’ll have nothing to lose. Eid Mubarak!  This Eid, may Allah’s blessings bring happiness, peace, and prosperity in your life. Eid

Eid al-Fitr 2020: When is it and how does Eid al-Fitr differ from Eid al-Adha?

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Birmingham (UK) - The Islamic festival Eid is celebrated in the UK and across the world each year by millions of Muslims.. There are two main Eid events in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr falls at the end of the ninth month, Ramadan, while Eid al-Adha comes within the 12th and final month, Dhu al-Hijjah. We are now well into the Muslim year 1441 because the new year started last autumn. So when are those key celebrations taking place? Eid al-Fitr 2020 Eid al-Fitr - also written as Eid ul Fitr - means Festival of the Breaking of the Fast. It come after Ramadan, the month of fasting, and is on the first day of the next month, Shawwal. More than 100,000 Muslims attended Birmingham's main celebrations at Small Heath Park in 2019. It's Europe's largest Eid gathering. Islamic worshippers follow a lunar calendar, with the start and end of each month determined by a sighting of the first crescent of the new moon. Some Muslim organisations draw up astronomical ch