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લંડનઃધર્માંતરિત મુસ્લિમ મહિલા લોર્ના મૂરે તેના જેહાદી પતિ સાજિદ અસ્લમ અને મિત્રોને મળવા ત્રણ બાળકો સાથે સીરિયા જવાનો પ્રયાસ કર્યો હોવાની રજૂઆત ઓલ્ડ બેઈલી કોર્ટમાં જ્યૂરી સમક્ષ કરાઈ હતી. મેથ્સની તાલીમી શિક્ષિકા લોર્ના મૂરનો જન્મ બેલફાસ્ટમાં થયો હતો. સાજિદ અસ્લમ ત્રાસવાદી સંગઠન ઈસ્લામિક સ્ટેટનો સભ્ય હતો. મિડલેન્ડ્સના નાના શહેર વોલસાલથી Isis તરીકે પણ ઓળખાતા ઈસ્લામિક સ્ટેટના કબજા હેઠળના પ્રદેશમાં જવાનો પ્રયાસ કરનાર લોર્ના ચોથી ધર્માંતરિત મુસ્લિમ વ્યક્તિ છે.

Like other prominent letter writers, I also read Shree C.B.’s Jivant Panth, regularly. Articles like “Good Health is the prime happiness”, ‘Life without aim’ explain fundamental principles of life, essential for survival. Once, whilst writing about his experiences of Charotar he wrote a famous quote ‘Nadiad (my birth place) Saksharoni Bhumi chhe’ (Land of Learned) was heartening. G.M Tripathi, the author of the epic novel Sarswatichandra was born in Nadiad.

I wonder why blinkered West is keeping silence when perfect solution for refugee crisis is staring in their eyes. Super rich Saudi Arabia (SA) has built ultra-modern deep water “King Abdullah Port Complex” on Red Sea coast, at a cost of $100 billion with modern housing facilities for 2 million people.

I read Mr B M Gandhi's letter (AV Feb 6 p10) with interest. Medical workers cover a very wide range of professions, not all of them would fall under the definition of essential services. However, doctors, transport, police and fire do fall under essential services and strikes should be made illegal in these professions.

After reading ‘Readers’ Voice’ on 23 Jan 2016 about Sonia Gandhi by Dr Moorty Handworth and its reply by Arun Vaidyanthan on 30th Jan, I just want to ask Dr Moorty who wrote that Modi was a tea vendor turned politician etc.

Dinesh Sheth has submitted interesting suggestion that contributors to Readers’ Voice be accorded some sort of honor for writing letters. Editor of GS/AV has to decide whether to give such prize in first place.