Zanz vice president H.E Seif Shariff meeting with the Zanzibar Diaspora
Minister for Africa welcomes First Vice President of Zanzibar
They discussed a range of issues, including Tanzania’s constitutional review, commercial opportunities and consular issues.
Commenting after the meeting, the Minister for Africa said:
“We look forward to building on the warm relationship that exists
between Zanzibar and the UK. I asked about how the Government of
National Unity was working and the implications of Tanzania’s
constitutional review. I expressed my concern to the First Vice
President about the safety of passenger ferries between the mainland and
Zanzibar. We also agreed that we must continue to work in partnership
to promote the conditions necessary to increase investment and promote
growth in Zanzibar. We discussed the role British companies could play
in delivering this and assisting UK economic growth.”
Hi,
Tafadhali kama wewe ndio mmoja wapo wa watajwa hapa chini tafadhali wasiliana na mimi haraka sana, kupitia email hii.
Ninatafuta
watanzania ambao wana very practicle ideas za kuleta mabadiliko katika
jamii yetu hapa UK and nyumbani tanzania, katika level ya jamii na nchi.
zisiwe idea za kibinafsi au biashara zako tafadhali.
Watu
hawa ninawahitaji kwa haraka sana, na kama wataweza kuwasiliana na mimi
haraka ili tuweze kupanga kukutana haraka, na tuweze kuweka hizi idea
pamoja na set the ball rolling.
Please respond kama inawezekana before 18th september 12
Natanguliza shukurani kwa kujibu ya haraka
Asante
PeteR - Mtanzania UK Reading
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| World Security Network reporting from London in the United Kingdom, September 15, 2012 |
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
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| "The
U.S. must enforce all possible measures against hate speeches and
crimes in America and not simply argue that this is not possible because
of the First Amendment. Under the fixed rules of The Holy Qur’an it is
forbidden to attack people who did not insult you. All acts of
self-defense have to be directed against the attacker personally.
Therefore a protest against the film is in line with Islam, but not any
attack on U.S. citizens." |
For many years the independent World Security Network Foundation (WSN) has promoted the Human Codes of Tolerance and Respect through its global project www.codesoftolerance.com to enhance tolerance and respect towards other religions, races and ethnic minorities with a focus on Islam (also on Facebook).
Below
are our WSN proposals on how to react to the 14-minute trailer that
mocks the Holy Prophet as a womanizer, child molester and ruthless
killer (called “ Innocence of Muslims”,
posted in YouTube) and the angry reactions across the Muslim World,
including the killing of U.S. Ambassador John Christopher Stevens in
Benghazi (Libya) and three of his staff members:
1. A
double strategy of containment, condemning the insulting video clip on
one side and violence against people who have nothing to do with the
film on the other is necessary. We also have to promote the Golden
Nuggets of tolerance we all share in our global village (see Hubertus
Hoffmann, Codes of Tolerance Speech in Dubai UAE here).
2. The
video clip violates the world religion of Islam, as well as insulting
attacks on the Holy Qur’an, the Holy Bible in Nigeria or India or the
Holy Torah the Palestine. In a world of 7bn individuals you will always
have some who misbehave and hurt the religious convictions of others.
3. The
U.S. must enforce all possible measures against hate speeches and
crimes in America and not simply argue that this is not possible because
of the First Amendment. The burning of the Qur’an by Terry Jones in
Florida led to the killing of UN personal in Afghanistan and now this
film has resulted in the killing of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya. U.S.
federal prosecutors and courts must act now to protect Americans. The
U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 in
U.S. 465 in 1987 under which several Canadian films were defined as
"political propaganda," requiring their sponsors to be identified.
Something like this should be required with hate propaganda films as
well.
4.
Republican U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in a statement
on September 11, 2012: "It's disgraceful that the Obama administration's
first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions,
but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. "This was not only
wrong and far from the style of a true president but also a
counter-productive attack on the acting president. He too needs a double
strategy approach and must avoid collecting voters on a national
tragedy.
5. If a
single American insults Islam with one YouTube video, he is not
representing 300 million Americans at all. The only man who represents
all Americans is the U.S. President.
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| "John Christopher Stevens,
US Ambassador to Libya since May 2012, was killed on September 13, 2012
inside the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya by protestors. I demand
that the city of Benghazi name an important street or public place in
front of the U.S. consulate after U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, for,
together with his country, the United States of America, he contributed
to making the revolution in Libya and the overthrow of Col. Gaddafi
possible." |
6. Under the fixed rules
of The Holy Qur’an it is forbidden to attack people who did not insult
you. All acts of self-defense have to be directed against the attacker
personally. Therefore a protest against the film is in line with Islam,
but not any attack on U.S. citizens. Moreover, any slogan suggesting
that “America” is responsible for the act of one man contradicts Sharia
and the Holy Qur’an. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, Afghan President
Karzai, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki or the new Prime Minister
of Libya Mustafa Abushagur should condemn the short film, but it is just
as important to make clear these Islamic rules do not allow attacks on
any people who have not attacked you. In a symbolic gesture, these
Muslim leaders as well as imams in the Arab world must invite American
citizens in front of TV cameras to make that statement very clear. This
is their political and religious responsibility; otherwise they
themselves offend against the Holy Prophet and the Holy Qur’an. Not only
U.S. officials, but all Western leaders, foreign ministers and
diplomats must make that very clear in letters to them now.
7. I
demand that the city of Benghazi name an important street or public
place in front of the U.S. consulate after U.S. Ambassador Chris
Stevens, for, together with his country, the United States of America,
he contributed to making the revolution in Libya and the overthrow of
Col. Gaddafi possible.
8. We
have to cut the dangerous tit-for-tat strategy of the radicals who
provoke a spiral of confrontation, while making it clear that a majority
of 99.99 percent of the people tolerate and respect all other religions
and want a global village of peace and love. We should not leave the
public attention and media coverage to the few criminals only.
This
newsletter of the global World Security Network Foundation is dedicated
to U.S. Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and three of his
team-members killed serving a free and better Libya as true American
patriots and global concerned citizens.
Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann
President and Founder
World Security Network Foundation |
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