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Dr. Younis Shaikh Has Been Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Author Not Set | August 26, 2001 | Kiosk Article
The following is the text of an action alert from the International Humanist and Ethical Union Executive director Babu Gogineni.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is shocked by the conviction for blasphemy, and the award of the death penalty, to Dr. Yunis Shaikh on 18 August 2001 in Pakistan. Peace Activist and founder of the Progressive group 'Enlightenment', Dr. Yunis Shaikh has also been fined an equivalent of US Dollars 1500 by the Additional Sesions Judge, Islamabad, Mr. Safdar Hussain Malik. While a group of murderous and menacing fundamentalist clergy was present throughout the open court trial, thus intimidating the udge and the defence, the last two sittings of the Court itself were held in camera, and conducted in the premises of the Adiala jail itself where Dr. Shaikh has been lodged since his arrest in October 2000.
The civilised world should shudder at the news that in this Century a human being can be tried and eventually be killed by Pakistan's brutal Islamic State for merely saying that neither Prophet Mohammed nor his Parents could logically have been Muslims before Islam was revealed to the Prophet. The other charges of blasphemy against Dr. Shaikh's remarks – supposedly made in the course of a routine lecture he gave in a Medical college where he was a lecturer in Physiology – are equally ridiculous and malicious.
None of the complainants to the police were
eyewitnesses to the alleged offence: the complaint was
lodged by leaders of the Majlis Tahaffuz
Khatm-i-Nabuwat (Committee for the Protection of the
Finality of the Prophethood), a conservative
organization that is known to have harassed and
attacked non-orthodox Muslims in the past. In the
course of the trial, one of the witnesses to the
prosecution was completely discredited, as it was shown
that he was not present in class on the day Dr. Shaikh
supposedly made his 'blasphemous remarks'.
Unfortunately, none of this made any difference to the judge. A Human
Rights activist writes "the lower courts are always very scared of letting off
accused blasphemers. Many of the judges have been bumped off when they
gave decisions in favour of such persons. Why should they stick their neck
out? Particularly when they know that a recourse to
higher courts would be available to the convicted person".
Dr. Shaikh has been given a week's time to appeal in the High Court, as
opposed to the 30 days that is usual. While so far no one has been hanged
due to blasphemy convictions in the country, hundreds of Pakistanis
languish in Pakistan jails after being accused or convicted of blasphemy.
Convicts are locked up in extremely small 'death cells' where prisoners can
barely stand. If we do not act now, Dr. Shaikh – the most moderrn minded
of all the blasphemy-accused so far – will meet with a similar fate.
We have a duty to try and save the life of this affable, peace loving and
courageous Doctor who has a deep commitment to the welfare and
freedoms of his fellow citizens – some of the poorest people in the world.
Please write to your Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Members of
Parliament urging them to put pressure on the Pakistani Government.
Demand that your country's diplomats based in Islamabad attend the
High Court trial as observers.
Write to President Musharraf of Pakistan about the contempt Pakistan's
legislation has to international human rights standards as regards freedom
of and from religion, and the freedom of expression. E Mail ce@pak.gov.pk
Please copy all your e mails and letters to campaign@iheu.org from where
the international campaign will be coordinated.
Please spread this alert far and wide, recruit as many signers to the on-line
petition as possible, which is posted at , along with details of the case. You
may also send a support e mail to humanism@iheu.org. Those who sign
the petition will also be kept informed of further developments. If you are
able to contribute financially, or if you can organise a protest demonstration
outside a Pakistan Consulate or Embassy, please send an e mail to
humanism@iheu.org
For a short history of blasphemy law in Pakistan, and various news articles about this affair, please visit the IHEU Web.
We have also learned the following from Rationalist International, where more can be learned about this crime against freedom:
The Lahore High Court has allowed the appeal of Dr. Shaikh, Pakistani rationalist and founder president of "The Enlightenment", against the death sentence awarded to him for blasphemy by the Islamabad additional district and sessions court on 18 August. Dr. Shaikh was given only one week's time to appeal in the High Court. A court official has confirmed that the appeal by Dr. Shaikh's sister had been admitted.
Dr. Muhammed Younus Shaikh, British educated physician and physiology professor in a local medical college was accused to have defied Prophet Muhammed with his statement that Muhammed did not become a Muslim before the age of forty and that his parents were non-Muslims. Dr. Shaikh was found guilty and convicted under the law that prescribes death sentence if charges of blasphemy are proved. This law was added to the Pakistan Penal Code in 1986 which said whoever made derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammed "by words either spoken, or written, or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine."
You can write letters appealing to the President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf at the following address with copy to the DR.SHAIKH DEFENSE COMMITTEE.
To: CE@pak.gov.pk
Copy to: Dr.ShaikhDefense@rationalistinternational.net
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These are the best one-handed games for iPhone and iPad in 2019, toWhenever you want to enjoy games to the fullest and beat out every other player effortlessly, bring this roster of super cool one-handed games for iPhone and iPad in the year 2019. Ditto, they can let you kill your time elegantly!
Times when you are relaxing on your couch or trying to kill the fatigue of the long travel; a fun-loving and easy-to-play game can bring in plenty of joy to your moments. That's when you'd like to explore this list of best iPhone games that can be played with one hand.
From puzzle to the arcade, we've chosen a variety of games in this collection. With soothing music and ever intriguing gameplay, they never seem to let the fun go away. Plus, they also offer a lot of cool achievements so that your toiling always feels worth. Take a peek!
To me, Candy Crush Saga" is the most loved one-handed game for iOS. This match 3 puzzle game is pretty simple to play but once you get into the groove, it becomes very addictive.
The game offers you many ways to play. For instance, you can test your skill in "order mode," get into "timed levels" or target tons of scores.
Make the most of great boosters like color bombs and tasty candies to crack challenging levels. With thousands of levels in the offing and new ones added quite frequently, your gaming will be a joyful experience.
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As a player, you have to try your best to escape the cursed idol. Smartly pass through the dangerous cliffs, mines, and forests while also ensuring you don't miss out on the coolest achievements.
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Should you wish to get into a fun-loving puzzle adventure, "Two Dots" would be a fantastic pick. The rule of the game is pretty easy as you just have to connect dots. But then again, there are plenty of twists and turns to offer plenty of food to your mind.
With the relaxing game music and neat design, the game will soon become your favorite board game. As there is no time limit, you can play it at the desired pace.
Along with Temple 2, "Super Mario Run" is my best one-handed endless running game for iOS. It offers a great chance to showcase stunning jumps, mid-air spins, and wall jumps.
Your jumping ride has to tackle a number of hurdles while traveling through ghost houses, caverns, castles, and plains. You need to complete 24 fun-filled courses to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
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Times when you feel stressed or wish to get rid of anxiety, "I Love Hue" would become the need of the hour. This color-based gameplay comes with over 600 levels. The puzzle games are more about perception and less about logic.
It can teach you the subtle difference between similar colors. With the relaxing soundtrack, it ensures you play the game with complete peace of mind. You can check out the top performances of your rivals and try your best to beat them.
When you talk about one of the finest match 3 puzzle games, you should never keep "Farm Heroes Saga" away from the discussion. The villains are trying to destroy the farmlands and you get a great chance to showcase your heroics to save them.
Join hands with the farm heroes to collect as many Cropsies as you can. There is a variety of Cropsies and you need to try your best to pick them all.
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If flying Jetpacks excites you a lot, "Jetpack Joyride" should be your hot pick. To get going, customize your avatar by choosing from several stylish outfits. Then, equip yourself with advanced gadgets so that you will stay ahead of the race.
Once you are ready for the battle, use the deadly missile to destroy your enemies. Finish off the difficult missions to bolster your rank as a player. And earn a lot of achievements to power up both your arsenal and your status.
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Relish the real-world snowboarding, exploring alpine hills, neighboring villages, ancient woodlands and more. The excellent lighting, rainbows, shooting stars and weather effects ensure your adventure remains a thrilling experience.
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Mother Emma Hopewell b. 10 Jun 1851, d. c 1909
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Elizabeth Getliffe was born in 1727 at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England.
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Mother Emma Towe b. 1843, d. 1874
Elizabeth Getliffe was born in 1866 at Meriden, Warwickshire, England. She died in 1876 at Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.
Father John Thomas Getliffe b. 27 Jul 1862, d. 17 Sep 1927
Mother Martha Billsdon b. 9 Apr 1862, d. 1924
Elizabeth Getliffe was Teacher. Her married name was Holmes. She was born on 3 August 1892 at 9 Marfitt Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. She married 1st Lieutenant Harry Holmes, son of Isaac Holmes and Emma Getliffe, on 25 March 1916 at Methodist Chapel, Claremont Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Elizabeth Getliffe died on 5 March 1933 at The School House, Cringleford, Norfolk, England, at age 40.
1st Lieutenant Harry Holmes b. 10 Nov 1891, d. 12 Jan 1983
Elizabeth Ann Getliffe
F, b. 1 December 1863
Father Thomas Getliffe b. 1 Dec 1841, d. 1869
Mother Emma Dakin b. 1842, d. 1909
Reference G-12156-EA
Elizabeth Ann Getliffe was born on 1 December 1863 at Warwickshire, England.
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F, b. 1870, d. 9 June 1920
Her married name was Holmes. Emma Getliffe was born in 1870 at Shustoke, Warwickshire, England. She was a Scholar on 3 April 1881. She lived on 3 April 1881 at 97 New Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. She married Isaac Holmes, son of John Holmes and Fanny Robinson, on 23 December 1890 at Wesleyan Chapel, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Emma Getliffe died on 9 June 1920 at 48 High Street, Scunthorpe, Linconshire, England.
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Alice Irene Shipley+ b. 11 Oct 1901, d. 1999
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Ernest Gardiner Getliffe was Teacher. He was born in 1887 at 9 Marfitt Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. He lived on 5 April 1891 at 47 Leire Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. He married Editha Kate Potts on 1 June 1920 at Faversham, Kent, England. Ernest Gardiner Getliffe died on 25 October 1952 at Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
Editha Kate Potts b. 8 Jun 1891, d. 1977
Florence Getliffe
Reference G-12160-F
Florence Getliffe was Shoe Machinist. Her married name was Weston. She was born in 1872 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. She lived on 3 April 1881 at 18 Leir Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. She was a Scholar on 3 April 1881. She lived on 5 April 1891 at Blaby Road, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England. She was a Shoe Machinist on 5 April 1891.
Geoffrey Alan Getliffe
M, b. 12 January 1928, d. 1986
Father Richard Reginald Getliffe b. 1 Jan 1901, d. 1 Mar 1968
Mother Elsie Margaret Alder b. 1903, d. 1 Dec 1960
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Geoffrey Alan Getliffe was born on 12 January 1928 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He died in 1986.
Harry Getliffe
M, b. 1 September 1890
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M, b. 15 August 1680
Father Vicar Samuel Getliffe b. c 1654
Mother Mary Fowler
James Getliffe was born on 15 August 1680 at Thornton, Leicestershire, England. He was baptized on 17 September 1680 at Thornton, Leicestershire, England.
John Getliffe
Father Soldier Thomas Getliffe b. 1 Aug 1797, d. 1 Jan 1876
Mother Elizabeth Monk b. 1815, d. 6 Sep 1860
John Getliffe was born in 1844 at Thurmaston, Leicestershire, England. He was baptized on 3 June 1844 at Thurmaston, Leicestershire, England. He lived on 30 March 1851 at South Thurmaston, Leicestershire, England. He married Emma Towe on 30 January 1864 at Register Office, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. John Getliffe was a Fireman in 1876. He married Sarah Dicken on 28 August 1876 at Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England. John Getliffe was a Fireman At Colliery & Wesley Local Preacher on 3 April 1881. He lived on 3 April 1881 at 97 New Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a Locomotive Engine Cleaner on 3 April 1881. He appeared in the 1891 census living at 97 New Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. He lived on 5 April 1891 at 97 New Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. He died in 1918 at Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.
Emma Towe b. 1843, d. 1874
John Getliffe+ b. 1865, d. 1941
Elizabeth Getliffe b. 1866, d. 1876
William Henry Getliffe+ b. 1869, d. 1955
Emma Getliffe+ b. 1870, d. 9 Jun 1920
Julia Getliffe+ b. Sep 1873
Sarah Dicken b. 1843, d. 1918
James Dickens b. 1874
Sarah Elizabeth Getliffe b. Mar 1878
Richard Getliffe b. 1880
Joseph Getliffe+ b. 1883, d. 28 Dec 1952
John Getliffe was born in 1865 at Thurmaston, Leicestershire, England. He was a Labourer on 3 April 1881. He lived on 3 April 1881 at 97 New Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. He married Emma Aldridge, daughter of William Adridge and Annah (?), in 1889 at Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England. John Getliffe lived on 5 April 1891 at 16 Forest Road, Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a Banksman Coal Miner on 5 April 1891. He was a Colliery Weigh Machine Clerk - Worker on 31 March 1901. He lived on 31 March 1901 at 126 Annesley, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. He died in 1941 at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
Emma Aldridge b. 1867, d. 1930
Private John William Getliffe b. 1 Mar 1891, d. 27 Mar 1918
Charles A Getliffe b. c 1899
Father Richard Getliffe b. 1 Jun 1800, d. Dec 1867
Mother Mary Elliott b. 1803, d. 1 Dec 1865
John Getliffe was born in 1836 at East Indies. He lived on 30 March 1851 at South Thurmaston, Leicestershire, England.
Father William Getliffe b. 1724, d. b 1807
Mother Mary Hall b. 1734, d. c 6 Apr 1807
John Getliffe was born in 1760 at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England. He was baptized on 6 September 1760 at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England.
John Getliffe was born in 1829.
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M, b. 29 June 1901, d. 23 May 1963
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John Harold Getliffe was Teacher. He was born on 29 June 1901 at 9 Marfitt Street, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England. He married Harriet Hilda E Sharp in 1927 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England. John Harold Getliffe died on 23 May 1963 at Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England, at age 61.
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Father William Getliffe b. 1847, d. 1919
Mother Emma Spence b. 1848, d. 1922
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Private John William Getliffe was born in 1873 at Methley, Yorkshire, England. He was a Scholar on 3 April 1881. He lived on 3 April 1881 at Church Lane, Methley, York, England. He served in 1/Sherwood Foresters, Tregantle Fort, Antony, Cornwall, England, on 5 April 1891. He married Honor Austin in 1917 at York, Yorkshire, England. Private John William Getliffe died in 1951 at York, Yorkshire, England.
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Clifford Getliffe+ b. 28 Dec 1919, d. 1976
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M, b. 1 March 1891, d. 27 March 1918
Mother Emma Aldridge b. 1867, d. 1930
Private John William Getliffe served in Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion,
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Jonathan Getliffe
M, b. 4 December 1803, d. 1 May 1804
Father William Getliffe b. 3 Aug 1774, d. c 1 May 1803
Mother Sarah Monk b. c 1771
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Q: Combine JS from within the JS I have a javascript library which is used by web clients. The library has a main JS file and bunch of other supporting files which are being used by main JS. The web clients always call main JS.
Now, I want to bundle all the files before deploying and want to keep them separate for development purpose. What is the best possible way to bundle these scripts?

A: RequireJS comes with an optimizer which is designed to take care of most of the issues that come up with optimizing a RequireJS setup.
For instance this configuration would bundle an entire application into a single minified file:
({
    appDir: "../",
    baseUrl: "scripts",
    dir: "../../appdirectory-build",
    modules: [
        {
            name: "main"
        }
    ]
})

It reads the main module, finds all dependencies and bundles all that into a file located in the directory specified by the dir parameter.
What configuration to use really depends on the specifics of each project. Bundling everything into a single file is not necessarily the best method, etc. I suggest reading the documentation of the optimizer and asking specific questions if you run into trouble.

A: If you really simply just want to bundle those files into a single file, you could simply use cat from your deploy script:
MAIN=main.js
PLUGINS=plugin1.js plugin2.js plugin3.js
cat $PLUGINS $MAIN >bundle.js

A: You could minify the main js file along with all the other js files it is using.
Try : Minify Javascript Online / Online JavaScript Packer
Minification will make it difficult for others to read or change your code. Also performance will be improved.

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Q: C++ error: no matching function for call to 'Track::Track(char, char)' I'm trying to assign a one-dimensional array to my default constructor, but I keep getting this error message. Is there a way to create two default constructors for the same class, one with no parameters and one with parameters?
header
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

#ifndef SUBWAY_H
#define SUBWAY_H

class Track
{
    public:
    //Default Constructor
    Track();                      //error here

    //Destructor
    ~Track();

    //Member variables
    char node_1;
    char node_2;
    bool visited;
};

class Station
{
    public:
    //Default Constructor
    Station();

    //Destructor
    ~Station();

    //Member variables
    char station_name;
    int track_starting_ID;
    int track_size;
};

class SubwaySystem
{
    public:
    //Default Constructor
    SubwaySystem();

    //Destructor
    ~SubwaySystem();

    //Member variables
    Track my_track[34];
    Station my_station[12];

    int count_routes;
};

#endif

cpp
#include "subway.h"

SubwaySystem::SubwaySystem()
{
    my_track[0] = Track('a', 'b'); //error here
    ...

}

A: I do not see any constructor for class Track which accepts two parameters. Due to this you are getting a compiler error. You need to define a 2 parameter constructor for class Track.