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| Facebook removes Jamaat-i-Islami's page for covering 'Indian atrocities' in held Kashmir |
| 2016-09-29 |
| [DAWN] The official page of Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... Pakistain was removed by Facebook, reportedly for covering and highlighting Indian atrocities in held Kashmire, said a party statement issued on Wednesday evening. The statement claimed that the page had more than three million 'likes' and it was the second most viewed page [with respect to ’likes’] of any local political party. Social Media head of Jamat-e-Islami Shamsuddin Amjad, while talking to Dawn.com, confirmed the development that "the party’s official page was removed on Wednesday evening". Amjad further informed that two other pages operated by the party have been removed from the social media website in the past two days. "The party pages representing Jamaat's zonal sections Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... and Women Wing were removed on Tuesday," he said. The party's social media head further informed that the personal accounts of around two dozen admins of the Jamaat's official page, which was removed, were also suspended. In the past few months, Facebook has repeatedly come under fire for suspending certain accounts on the social media platform, belonging to both native Kashmiris and foreigners present in and outside of the disputed Himalayan region. The accounts which have been suspended till date had posted comments, pictures or videos to highlight the treatment meted out to Kashmiris in the latest episode of unrest. In July, Facebook removed actor Hamza Ali Abbasi's post in which he had praised a deceased separatist commander killed by Indian forces in Indian-held Kashmire. The social media platform had suspended Abbasi's account following the post, but later restored the account after the post had been removed. |
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