Egypt's dictator, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is on an official state visit to Denmark, where both the royal family and the government have rolled out the red carpet for him. Alongside the top tiers of Danish business, relations with the torture regime are to be nurtured, and cooperation agreements strengthened—all while Muslims are required to assimilate into Western values or told to leave the country.

The renewed fighting by the revolutionaries against the tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a source of hope for the Islamic Ummah, at a time that Muslims are restless for change, from Indonesia to Morocco. The excitement and expectation within the Muslims is valid. Large numbers of Muslims have joined the revolutionaries, including many sincere fighting factions.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan considered that what is happening in Syria is the result of the actions of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, stressing that the United States is not a party to what is happening, and that it is closely following what is happening in the country. (aljazeera.net 12/01/2024)

A lawyer was killed on Tuesday after a scuffle broke out between Hindu protestors and security forces in Bangladesh over the denial of bail to Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. A police inspector, Nurul Alam, told AFP that the victim has been identified as Saiful Islam Alif, a public prosecutor and had deep injuries on his head.