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Information that reached Negashi OJ indicated that Ato Ezedin Mohammed, editor-in-chief of the weekly Newsletter Al-Quds has been sentenced to a one year imprisonment. The reason for the sentence is an article that he published a year ago. The particular article was analysing the implication and impact of the draft regulation of the Ministry of Education.The regulation was seen by the Muslim Community as a measure intended to curb the rights of Muslims.

Insha Allah, Negashi OJ will soon bring more on the arrest of Ato Ezedin Mohammed.

BEIRUT – An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in flames early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut, authorities said.

Four bodies were recovered in the hours after the crash as ships searched through the choppy waters under gray skies and driving rain, a Lebanese military official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Lebanon has been slammed by stormy weather since Sunday night, with crackling thunder, lightning and pouring rain.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said terrorism was not suspected. “Sabotage is ruled out as of now,” he said. The Boeing 737-800 took off around 2:30 a.m. (7:30 p.m. EST) for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, said Ghazi Aridi, the public works and transportation minister. “The weather undoubtedly was very bad,” Aridi told reporters at the airport. He added that the plane went down about 2 miles (3.5 kilometers) off the Lebanese coast.

The Lebanese army said in a statement the plane was “on fire shortly after takeoff.”

The wife of the French ambassador to Lebanon was on the plane, according to an embassy official who asked that his name not be used because of the sensitivity of the matter. Helicopters and naval ships were scrambled for a rescue effort in poor conditions. Huge waves lapped the shore as several ships plowed through the water.

Ethiopian Airlines released a statement on its Web site confirming the plane was missing. “A team is already working on gathering all pertinent information,” the statement said. “An investigative team has already been dispatched to the scene and we will release further information as further updates are received.” Calls to the airline were not immediately returned.

Relatives of the passengers began arriving at the airport early Monday, many of them crying and hugging. Officials led them into a VIP area. The plane was carrying 90 people, including 83 passengers and 7 crew. Aridi identified the passengers as 54 Lebanese, 22 Ethiopians, one Iraqi, one Syrian, one Canadian of Lebanese origin, one Russian of Lebanese origin, a French woman and two Britons of Lebanese origin.

Ethiopian Airlines reported that there were 82 passengers and eight crew; the discrepancy could not immediately be explained.

Ethiopian Airlines has long had a reputation for high-quality service compared to other African airlines, with two notable crashes in more than 20 years.

• Read more: Ethiopian Jet Crashes off Beirut, Lebanon _ 90 on Board

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The Meaning of Justice

In the Islamic worldview, justice denotes placing things in their rightful place. It also means giving others equal treatment. In Islam, justice is also a moral virtue and an attribute of human personality, as it is in the Western tradition. Justice is close to equality in the sense that it creates a state of equilibrium in the distribution of rights and duties, but they are not identical. Sometimes, justice is achieved through inequality, like in unequal distribution of wealth. The Prophet of Islam declared:

“There are seven categories of people whom God will shelter under His shade on the Day when there will be no shade except His. [One is] the just leader.”(Saheeh Muslim)

God spoke to His Messenger in this manner:

“O My slaves, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and forbade it also for you. So avoid being unjust to one another.” (Saheeh Muslim)

• Read more: Justice in Islam

OTTAWA — Three years ago last week, Bashir Makhtal was arrested at a Kenyan border post, one of thousands fleeing fighting in Somalia.

Three weeks later, the Canadian businessman was shackled and forced onto a night flight to Ethiopia, along with dozens of other foreign nationals. Once in Addis Ababa, he was placed in solitary confinement in a military prison. Makhtal was held with no access to a lawyer, no access to Canadian diplomats, no charges laid against him.

Three years later, Makhtal is still in jail, but much has changed. Of the almost 100 foreign nationals illegally deported to Ethiopia during the same period, only Makhtal and a Kenyan man remain in detention.

• Read more: Three years later, Canadian businessman languishes in Ethiopian jail