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Immediately following the death of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu 'Akleh in a firefight between Palestinian gunmen and the Israeli armed forces in Jenin refugee camp on May 11, 2022, a debate arose in the Arab and Muslim world as to whether Muslims may refer to Abu 'Akleh, who was a Christian, as a "martyr," and whether it is permissible for them to say 'may Allah have mercy upon her,' a phrase traditionally uttered in Arabic about the deceased, or to pray for Allah to grant her pardon.
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Media Advisor To The Qatari Foreign Ministry: Adoption Of Western Customs Harms Our Society s Values
Na ima Abd Al-Wahhab Al-Mutawa a wrote: Many of us have begun adopting Western customs, behaviors and occasions that have nothing to do with us. We adopt them and even encourage our children to do so. [I refer to customs like] celebrating [the Christian] New Year [by] holding dance parties at home and waiting for midnight in order to scream and shout [in excitement] and [only] then eat supper; or celebrating Halloween in October [by] doing everything [the Westerners] do: wearing strange costumes and scary masks, holding frightening competitions and [decorating] our homes with images of demons, skulls and the like.