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Q: Jest test fails when trying to test an asynchronous function throws I have an asynchronous function and I want to test for both: success and failure. On success the function returns a string, on failure it throws. I'm failing miserably at testing failure. Here's my code:

*

*getKmlFileName.test.js

I have disabled by commenting the code that fails and added the results in comments
    'use strict';

    const path = require('path');
    const fs = require('fs');

    const getKmlFilename = require('./getKmlFileName.js');

    const createGoodFolder = () => {
      const folderPath = fs.mkdtempSync('/tmp/test-getKmlFilename-');
      const fileDescriptor = fs.openSync(path.join(folderPath, 'doc.kml'), 'w');
      fs.closeSync(fileDescriptor);
      return folderPath;
    };

    const createEmptyFolder = () => fs.mkdtempSync('/tmp/test-getKmlFilename-');

    describe('/app/lib/getKmlFilename', () => {
      // Success tests
      test('Should return a KML filename', async () => {
        const result = await getKmlFilename(createGoodFolder());
        expect(result).toMatch(/\.kml$/);
      });

      // Failure tests
      test('Should throw if no KML files in folder', () => {
        // Expected one assertion to be called but received zero assertion calls.
        // expect.assertions(1);

        // expect(function).toThrow(undefined)
        // Received value must be a function, but instead "object" was found
        //return getKmlFilename(createEmptyFolder())
        // .catch(e => expect(e).toThrow());

        // expect(string)[.not].toMatch(expected)
        // string value must be a string.
        // Received:
        // object:
        // [Error: No valid KML file in /tmp/test-getKmlFilename-j2XxQ4]

        return getKmlFilename(createEmptyFolder())
          .catch(e => expect(e).toMatch('No valid KML file in'));
      });

      test('Should throw if no KML files in folder - try/catch version',
        async () => {
        // Expected one assertion to be called but received zero assertion calls.
        // expect.assertions(1);

        try {
          const result = await getKmlFilename(createEmptyFolder());
        } catch (e) {
          // Received value must be a function, but instead "object" was found
          // expect(e).toThrow();

          // expect(string)[.not].toMatch(expected)
          // string value must be a string.
          // Received:
          // object:
          // [Error: No valid KML file in /tmp/test-getKmlFilename-3JOUAX]
          expect(e).toMatch('No valid KML file in');
        }
      });

    });

As you can see, nothing works. I believe my tests are almost an exact copy of Promises example for the first failure test and Async/Await example for the last one, however none works.
I believe the difference with the examples from Jest documentation is that they show how to test a function throws and how to test a Promise that rejects. But my promise rejects by throwing.
Checking the function in the node console I get this log:
// import function
> getKml = require('./getKmlFileName.js')
[AsyncFunction: getKmlFilename]
// trying it with a proper folder shows we get a Promise
> getKml('/tmp/con')
Promise {
  <pending>,
  domain:
   Domain {
     domain: null,
     _events: { error: [Function: debugDomainError] },
     _eventsCount: 1,
     _maxListeners: undefined,
     members: [] } }
// trying it with a failing folder shows it's a rejected promise which throws
> getKml('/tmp/sin')
Promise {
  <pending>,
  domain:
   Domain {
     domain: null,
     _events: { error: [Function: debugDomainError] },
     _eventsCount: 1,
     _maxListeners: undefined,
     members: [] } }
> (node:10711) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: No valid KML file in /tmp/sin
    at getKmlFilename (/home/flc/soft/learning/2018.06.08,jest/getKmlFileName.js:14:11)
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickDomainCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:228:7)
(node:10711) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:10711) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

As you can see from the inlined comments, the function is doing what it should, however I don't know how to test this in Jest. Any help would be very much appreciated.
I case the code here looks too convoluted, I prepared a repository which contains my misfortunes learning Jest
UPDATE 2018.06.12:
Somehow my message got scrambled and lost the first part which was the actual code I'm trying to test, my apologies for that, here it is:

*

*getKmlFileName.js
'use strict';
const globby = require('globby');
const path = require('path');

const getKmlFilename = async (workDir) => {
  const pattern = path.join(workDir, '**/*.kml');
  const files = await globby(pattern);
  if (files && files.length > 0) {
    // Return first KML found, if there are others (improbable), ignore them
    return path.basename(files[0]);
  } else {
    throw new Error(`No valid KML file in ${workDir}`);
  }
};

module.exports = getKmlFilename;

A: In your first test:
return getKmlFilename(createEmptyFolder())
  .catch(e => expect(e).toMatch('No valid KML file in'));

It would not complain if the Promise resolves.
In the second test
try {
  const result = await getKmlFilename(createEmptyFolder());
} catch (e) {
  ...
}

It also would not complain if the Promise resolves as it would not get into the catch block.
To test Promises, ask yourself these questions:

*

*Should the promise succeed (resolve) or fail (reject)?

*Is your result or rejection value an Error or a regular object?

In jest, you should be able to do this:

*

*Resolve to regular object: expect(yourThing()).resolves.toMatchSnapshot()

*Resolve to error (never seen that):
expect(yourThing()).resolves.toThrow(/something/)

*Rejects to an error:
expect(yourThing()).rejects.toThrow(/something/)

*Rejects to a regular object (are you sure you want this?):
expect(yourThing()).rejects.toMatchSnapshot()
Be aware that an async function always returns a value (a Promise object), so the "usual" expect(() => yourThing()).toThrow() will not work. You need to wait for the result of the Promise first (by using resolves or rejects) and then testing it.

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Metabolic impairment in heart failure: the myocardial and systemic perspective
Wolfram Doehner, Michael Frenneaux, Stefan D Anker
Applied Medicine
Although bioenergetic starvation is not a new concept in heart failure (HF), recent research has led to a growing appreciation of the complexity of metabolic aspects of HF pathophysiology. All steps of energy extraction, transfer, and utilization are affected, and structural metabolism is impaired, leading to compromised functional integrity of tissues. Not only the myocardium, but also peripheral tissues and organs are affected by metabolic failure, resulting in a global imbalance between catabolic and anabolic signals, leading to tissue wasting and, ultimately, to cachexia. Metabolic feedback signals from muscle and fat actively contribute to further myocardial strain, promoting disease progression. The prolonged survival of patients with stable, compensated HF will increasingly bring chronic metabolic complications of HF to the fore and gradually shift its clinical presentation. This paper reviews recent evidence on myocardial and systemic metabolic impairment in HF and summarizes current and emerging therapeutic concepts with specific metabolic targets.
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World Heritage Convention News
Launch of an online consultation concerning the perception of the List of World Heritage in Danger
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At its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), the World Heritage Committee highlighted that the List of World Heritage in Danger needed to be better understood and therefore decided that this issue be formally addressed in order to overcome the negative perception of this component of the Reactive Monitoring process (Decision 40 COM 7).
As presented to the World Heritage Committee at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021) (see Section B.3 of Document WHC/21/44.COM/7), the World Heritage Centre developed a project, with the generous financial support of Norway, with the main objective to conduct an overall reflection and study on the current image/perception of the List of World Heritage in Danger and on its benefits, and to suggest ways or approaches to reverse this negative perception.
To implement this project and in order to collect useful insights to improve the understanding of the current perception of the List of World Heritage in Danger, the World Heritage Centre has established an online survey, which is now being widely circulated to all key stakeholders of the World Heritage Convention, including States Parties, Advisory Bodies, World Heritage Site Managers, World Heritage Centre, NGOs, academics, etc.
The results of this consultation will represent a major contribution and will be presented to the World Heritage Committee at its 45th session (Kazan, Russian Federation, 19-30 June 2022).
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As an international student who has already paid a big sum of money as health surcharge while applying for a visa, I have been refused treatment just because the registration takes 2 days. There is no ethic in this hospital. I've been ill since 5 days, but just because of a registration which takes 2 days. Am really disappointed and I tend to take this matter in front of a higher authority in due time because its inacceptable that a patient is refused treatment just because the registration has not yet been approved and it takes 2 days. This is the first time ever that I am seeing a hospital refusing treatment and going against the basic ethical policy of doctors that is to never refuse treatment to a patient.
Sad this has closed and it is now in the children's hospital.


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Home Discourse Ahmadiyya Sharia on the Altar of the Federal Shariat Court
Sharia on the Altar of the Federal Shariat Court
Last Updated on 22nd September 2020
Tanweer Akhtar Shahid
Thinking of the state of Sharia in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan reminds me of the famous line of the Ancient Mariner where he cries "Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink".
One can hear deafening noise of enforcing Sharia in Pakistan by both the leftists and the rightists to secure their worldly interests. However, practically and in essence, the louder the noise became, the national character severed its relationship more intensely with the Sharia. Thus we find the Federal Shariat Court having no relationship with justice based on Sharia which is the primary function of the court, rather it is a perfect embodiment of judicial and moral bankruptcy and completely lacks human decency. The case of a group of Ahmadis, challenging the infamous Ordinance XX of 1984, brought to the Federal Shariat Court, proves the truth of this statement in letter and spirit.
For the sake of understanding we have divided this into three parts.
1. The Background
2. The Discussions
3. The Conclusion
Ahmadiyyat is nothing but the true Islam. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, peace be upon him, claimed on Divine authority to have been appointed as Al-Imam Al-Mahdi and as the Promised Messiah to revive Islam and to re-establish its past glory, fulfilling prophecies found in all major world religions.
Since the inception of Ahmadiyyat in 1889 until 1974, all efforts by so-called religio-social alliances miserably failed to stop the progress of Ahmadiyyat. In 1974 a bigger religiopolitical alliance was created and the Second Amendment to the 1973 Constitution was passed.
The false pretext of Ahmadis not believing in Hazrat Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as the last of the prophets was used and Ahmadis were declared not Muslims "for the purposes of the Constitution or Law". (www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/amendments/2amendment.html) Consequently Ahmadis were left with no option but to sacrifice all their worldly rights, including, but not limited to, the right to vote, enrolling in educational institutions, seeking jobs etc.
The amendment that was being celebrated as a grand victory against Ahmadiyyat, to the utter surprise of its enemies, proved to be counterproductive. As declared in the Holy Quran, "Allah is the Best of planners", (Surah Aal-e-Imran: V.55) so He caused Ahmadiyyat to enter a new era of progress. The Khalifa of the time, following the model conduct of the Holy Prophetsa, admonished Ahmadis not to fret over the constitutional amendment as the Holy Prophetsa did not fret over when infidels called him "muzammam", the condemned one, instead of his holy name "Muhammad", the most praised. The practical response of Ahmadis to this amendment was, as Shakespeare very aptly put it, was:
"What is in a name? That which we call a rose;
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Ahmadi Muslims passed by it with full dignity, as expressed by an Arab poet:
ولقد أمرّ على اللئيم يسبّنی
فمضيت ثمت قلت لا يعنينی
"I passed by a mean person who was swearing at me; I continued to proceed saying he does not mean me."
Following the advice of the Khalifa, Ahmadis remained contented that Allah had called them Muslims and continued to practice Islam in letter and spirit. Panicked and frustrated by this situation, using the amendment pretext, several civil suits were filed to take over Ahmadi mosques and to seek injunctions against Ahmadis.
The plaintiffs alleged that although it was the exclusive right of Muslims but Ahmadi "place of worship is known as a mosque (Masjid) and they perform prayer in it which resembles the prayer in Shariat and includes Azan, Namaz, Qyam, Sajood, Ruku', reading of the Quran, saying Darood-o-Salam on the Holy Prophet and invoking benediction (dua)." (Abdur Rehman Mubashir v. Syed Amir Ali Shah, PLD 1978 Lahore 113; at 126)
As these suits reached the appeal stage, "Finally, in November 1977 the Lahore High Court passed a judgment dismissing orders of the subordinate courts granting injunctions against Ahmadis." (https://appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org/media/RESEARCH-DOCUMENT-1-discrimination-against-religious-minorities.-Analysis.pdf)
Regarding the Sh'aair (sanctified signs) the Court specifically held "They are as good Sh'aair for the Qadianis too since they consider them necessary as a matter of conscience to perform the duty of obedience to Allah." (Abdur Rehman Mubashir v. Syed Amir Ali Shah, PLD 1978 Lahore 113; at 189-190).
It was in line with a previous judgment holding "Except for some other minor differences the Qadianis do believe in the mission of Prophet Muhammadsa, and the Holy Quran and the Traditions…" (Agha Abdul Karim Shorish Kashmiri and others Vs Province of West Pakistan PLD 1969 Lahore)
The frustrated enemies sought help from Zia-ul-Haq, the military dictator, who at that point in time, desperately needed political legitimacy to prolong his dictatorial period. This was an unfortunate but happy marriage of a dictator and the clergy. The couple had no hope of any issue so they quickly adopted the bastard baby born to Mr Doultana and the Ahrars in 1953, who was "still alive and waiting for some-one to pick it up." (Report of the Court of Inquiry Constituted Under Punjab Act II of 1954 to Enquire into the Punjab Disturbances of 1953, p. 286) The baby was used as a simile for illegitimate Ahrari demands against Ahmadis. Zia accepted all these demands through the promulgation of infamous Ordinance XX of 1984.
The Federal Shariat Court under article 203 D of the Constitution "could strike down any law as being repugnant to Quran and Sunnah". (Error at the Apex, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman)
Therefore, a few Ahmadis, in their personal capacity, challenged the religious validity of the ordinance "on the ground that it violated Sharia." (The Nation and Its Heretics: Courts, State Authority and Minority Rights in Pakistan, Sadia Saeed, Indiana University, Bloomington, p. 1)
The proceedings and the judgment both make an interesting but sad story of how "both juridical outcomes and legal reasoning about Ahmadis" were reversed. (ibid., p. 3) The Federal Shariat Court was a creation of an absolute dictator who employed it as a "strategic tool… to exert control over the judiciary". (ibid., p. 38)
The Discussions
Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, one of the petitioners who also argued the case before the Court, writes that in order to support the petition, more than one hundred and fifty references were attached. For every prohibition, specific references were given from the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, explaining through the commentaries from all phases of Islamic history to the present time. The debate continued for about fourteen days, discussing every point in its fullest details. (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu], Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, pp. 7-8)
One cannot help but to appreciate the intelligence of Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Sahib who declared his faith as Islam in the Court and started his opening speech by reciting the Shahada ("I believe that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger") and the Khutba Masnoona, the invocation used by the Prophetsa of Islam.
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Sahib writes that he established three principal stands to argue the case. The first of them had been that as the Court had no power to strike down the Constitutional Amendment even if proved it had no justification, therefore, notwithstanding the Constitutional Amendment, the prohibitions in the Ordinance were to be considered on the anvil of Holy Quran and the Sunnah.
Title of the infamous Ordinance XX
The second of them had been that as per the intent of Article 203 D of the Constitution, although other Islamic sources would be consulted for the sake of proper understanding of any injunction of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, but in order to test the justification of the laws the only yardstick on which the decisions should be based should be the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, even excluding all shades of Islamic jurisprudence.
The third and the last of them had been that as the decision should be based on the Holy Quran and the Sunnah, it should also be decided what principles be applied to understand the injunctions of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. The following five principles for the interpretation of the Holy Quran, as agreed by classical and modern Muslim scholars, were presented before the Court by the petitioners:
1. The Holy Quran
2. The Holy Prophet'ssa sayings and established conduct
3. Sayings of the Companionsra of the Holy Prophetsa
4. The Arabic language
5. The contextual requirements of the statements. (ibid. pp. 15-17)
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Sahib writes that it was contended that:
a. "The Ordinance violated the letter and spirit of Quranic injunctions about freedom of conscience and religious liberty."
b. "The Quran and Sunnah do not justify any compulsion in the matter of faith."
c. "What has been declared to be lawful by the Quran and the Sunnah cannot be declared unlawful by State authorities and that the acts declared laudable and commendable by Quran and Sunnah cannot be made criminal offences punishable under law."
d. "There is nothing in the Quran and Sunnah to stop a non-Muslim from believing in and declaring the unity of Allah or to acknowledge the Holy Prophetsa of Islam to be truthful in his claim or to adopt the teachings of Quran as a code of life or to act upon the injunctions of Islam if he voluntarily so chooses."
"There were lengthy arguments on both sides." (Error at the Apex, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, www.thepersecution.org/archive/erratapex/04.html) Under the special instructions of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IVrh, the petitioners placed before the Court the following questions:
1. "Does Islam entitle and allow a non-Muslim to declare the unity of Allah?"
2. "Does Islam entitle a non-Muslim to acknowledge the Holy Prophetsa as truthful in his claim?"
3. "Does Islam entitle a non-Muslim to acknowledge the Quran as furnishing a good Nizam-e-Hayat i.e. way of life and to treat it as worthy of obedience?"
4. "Is [it] permissible or not for a non-Muslim to act upon the Injunctions of the Holy Quran if he so likes?"
5. "If the answer be in the negative, where is the injunction in the Quran and the Sunnah in support of this negation?"
6. "What course of action does the Quran propose or provide for a person who is not considered Muslim nor has any right to be so considered by believers, in the truthfulness of Quran, in the prophethood of Muhammad Rasulullahsa and the Oneness of Allah." (PLD 1985 FSC, p. 89)
Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court (Urdu) | Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
The Court dealt with these questions saying:
"The first four questions posed by Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman have to be answered in the affirmative. There is no bar – Constitutional, legal or [Shar'i] against the right of a non-Muslim to declare the unity of Allah, to acknowledge the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, as truthful in his claim, to acknowledge the Quran as furnishing a good way of life and to act upon its injunctions. The fifth question does not arise in view of the affirmative answer of the fourth question. A clear answer to the sixth question is that such a non-Muslim is to be dealt with like other minorities, subject to the conditions imposed by the Quran and the Sunnah which shall be considered at the appropriate place." (PLD 1985 FSC, p. 93)
The court categorically stated:
"The Muslim Sharia affords full protection to the practice of religion by the non-Muslims as well as to its profession." (ibid.)
The Court goes on to say that:
"Islam teaches absolute tolerance in matters of religion and leaves it to the conscience of a man to accept the religion of Islam. No compulsion in this respect is allowed in Islam."
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Sahib challenged the ban on Azan – Islamic call to prayer – by Ahmadis. He writes that he "mainly relied upon verses 5:2 and 41:33 of the Holy Quran. In the verse 5:2 'best of utterance' refers to Azan, which cannot be made punishable. It was further argued that if a religious practice is common between Muslim and non-Muslim it cannot be denied to non-Muslim and that according to Quranic mandate Muslims are required to cooperate with non-Muslims in such matters. It was also argued on the authority of Quranic text that sacred rites are not to be desecrated or denied just because non-Muslims wish to carry them out. Azan was such a sacred rite. It was also argued, again on the authority of Quranic text, that Muslims should cooperate with non-Muslims on the basis of a common denominator.
"Confronted with the thrust of the argument based on the unimpeachable Quranic text, at one stage the Counsel for the Federation found no escape but to argue that the particular portion of the verse of the Quran stood repealed." (Error at the Apex, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman)
It is interesting to note that regarding the Sh'aair the Court mentions arguments presented by both sides. Then, it states, "The opinion of Pir Muhammad Karam Shah, now a Judge of the Supreme Court Shariat Bench, in his well-known commentary Ziaul Quran favours the opinion of Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman." (PLD 1985 FSC, p. 111)
On this situation, Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman comments in his book by saying:
"The court did not record any finding as to which of the two contending views prevailed with the court. Nor did it record any reason either for accepting or for rejecting one view or the other and felt content merely with the recording of the two views. The inference is obvious." (Error at the Apex, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, www.thepersecution.org/archive/erratapex/04.html)
This was not a case of seeking validity and correctness of the Ahmadiyya version of Islam from a court that comprised of judges who, in order to secure these jobs for themselves, had demonstrated their partiality and bias by taking oath and rejecting the claim of the holy founder of Ahmadiyyat. It was a case asking the Court to strike down a law that was categorically repugnant to Quran and Sunnah. But the Court permitted the respondents to enter into irrelevant discussions about doctrinal issues during the proceedings. These issues were Khatm-e-Nubuwat (finality of prophethood), jihad, prophecies of the Promised Messiahas, "insult" to Jesus Christas, praise of British Empire, etc. The petitioner accepted this challenge and chased them in that haven as well. The petitioners explained to the Court that for the sake of argument, even if it was proved that Ahmadiyya interpretations were incorrect, did that justify the prohibitions in the Ordinance XX according to Holy Quran and Sunnah? Did it justify that religious freedoms of a community be taken away on the basis that the religious doctrines of that community could not be approved and accepted by the majority of a country? What actually happened in the Court during these proceedings can precisely be known from the following:
Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman expresses his deepest sense of gratitude to Almighty God for His miraculous help and support that he received while he was arguing this case. In his book (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu]) he devotes a full chapter (p. 20) on his recollection of Divine favours that he received and witnessed during those proceedings. He also mentions the level of panic in the respondents' camp.
The manner in which the Sharia was being interpreted by the respondents in the Court to oppose the petition was not different from the one in which it is being interpreted from the pulpits of the mosques even today. Realising the revulsion of human nature against such a version of Islam and expected criticism from the international community, Justice Fakhar Alam could not help but comment, "In such a situation would we be able to show our faces to the present world?" (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu], Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, p. 32) Qazi Mujeeb-ul-Rehman, showing utter disregard to human nature and prospective censure from international community, sticking to his version of Sharia retorted, "I am talking of Sharia and I don't care about anything else". (ibid., p. 34)
Mr Tahir ul Qadri also appeared before the Court as a jurist consult. Summing up why he was called by the Court and what was happening in the Court, all this he tells about in an inside story. Mr Qadri describes the situation of respondents in the Court who appeared to oppose the petition. He says:
"Scholars from around the country appeared before the Court – the foremost scholars. When they appeared and the hearing came to a complete end, I swear by Allah as my witness and proclaim that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger, all of them were defeated. This is the inside story and I am telling you today the thing that happened inside. They could not secure the dismissal of the appeal made by Qadianis. And they made themselves an object of laughter. Included among them were scholars from Tahaffuz Namoos-e-Resalat, Tahaffuz Khatam-e-Nubuwat, Ulama Deoband, Ahl-e-Hadith, Ahl-e-Sunnat; all of them appeared. They could not answer any one of the questions that was put to them by the Court, which were raised by Qadianis. Whosoever from the scholars appeared before the Court would start discussing the issue of his [Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas] prophethood, that he made a claim to prophethood [in light of the Hadith] 'There shall be no prophet after me' and [the status of] 'Khatam-un-Nabiyyin' and that a person who claimed to be a prophet would naturally become an infidel and apostate. Therefore, they said, they [Ahmadis] are not Muslims. The Court said that this was not an issue before the Court. This had been settled in the 1973 Constitution in the time of Mr Bhutto through the parliament. They [Ahmadis] had been declared a non-Muslim minority. So his [Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas] claim to be a prophet, being an infidel and apostate was not a matter under the consideration of the Court. They would come and present arguments that he was one-eyed, that he used to ask women to press his legs, that he was not a believer and that he used to say that he received revelations [which made no sense to them]. They were citing this sort of references just to cause laughter. This very act of those scholars rendered the sanctity of religion to a laughing stock. The scholars spoke about such things while the Court laughed at them. The Court told them that in doing so, they would lose the case! None of these matters was under consideration. They [Ahmadis] had asked a simple thing – why did the Constitution declare them non-Muslims? They demanded their freedom of religion being a non-Muslim minority. They said, 'This is what our religion requires from us and we should have the right to it. Why interfere in it? Present your arguments on this issue from the Sharia whether we can or cannot use such and such words as a matter of our freedom of religion.' When all of the scholars had appeared before the Court and the Court became extremely upset, I was on a tour in Norway. I received a telephone call. None of them argued about the matter before the Court. This is their problem even today. They make the non-issue an issue, thereby confusing matters. This is the reality. They present their arguments about his [Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas] being an apostate and that is not an issue before the Court. The issue is what freedoms they have as non-Muslim minority."
Mr Qadri takes credit and claims that it was exclusively due to his representations before the Court that the petition was dismissed.
I conclude this part on what Mr Mujeeb-ur-Rahman writes in his book:
"The discussion was very lengthy and many issues came under discussion. The complete discussion that continued for fourteen days cannot be reduced to writing." (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu], Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, p. 48)
Through a short order, pending the detailed judgment by the consensus of all the five judges, the petition was dismissed. (PLD 1984 FSC 136) As Faiz Ahmad Faiz once said, "Par terey ehad sey agey to ye dastoor na tha" [This was not the law before your time]. (Quoted by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmadrh, Khutbat-e-Tahir, Vol. 3, p. 399) The judgment presented a textbook example of "a historical reversal, of earlier court commitments to safeguarding rights and religious freedoms of minorities". (The Nation and Its Heretics: Courts, State Authority and Minority Rights in Pakistan, Sadia Saeed, Indiana University, Bloomington, pp. 1-2)
The reasons that could not be accepted by the independent judiciary since 1953 to 1978 became acceptable by it under a dictator's rule. The judges in 1953, exposing the unreasonable nature of the demands against Ahmadis said that the Prime Minister "could not have accepted the demands as it would certainly have exposed Pakistan to ridicule and disillusioned the international world of her claims as an advancing, progressive and democratic State." (Report of the Court of Inquiry Constituted Under Punjab Act II of 1954 to Enquire into the Punjab Disturbances of 1953, p. 264) But in 1984 the judges, by giving this judgment that justified the acceptance of these demands by a dictator, practically declared: Who cares about Pakistan?
The Court, showing its utter disregard to human decency, incorporated in its detailed judgment irrelevant material and presented in judicial garments what was already available in the public domain as malicious content and hate speech against Ahmadis and was being propagated by the clergy. (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu], Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, p. 203) The petitioners protested against this illegal, illogical and indecent attitude of the Court in their appeal. (ibid., p. 213)
To the utter astonishment of the international legal fraternity, the detailed judgment was signed by the four judges while the fifth judge's opinion, who was the Chief Justice of that Court, was not mentioned anywhere. (Gustaf Patern, (1987) Pakistan: Human Rights after Martial Law. Geneva: International Commission of Jurists. p. 62) Though the petition was dismissed, the Court accepted almost all the arguments of the petitioners. (Ordinance XX of 1984 Before the Federal Shariat Court [Urdu], Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, p. 201) As a matter of faith, all five judges were not only themselves a party to the petition, rather they also lacked the moral courage to declare "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
As a conclusion of the conclusion, we would like to quote here the verse of Mirza Ghalib as cited by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmadrh when he commented on the expected outcome of the petition. Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IVrh says, "I had written to the petitioners at the very beginning of the proceedings:
'Qaasid ke atey atey khat ik aur likh rakhun; mein janta hoon jo vo likheingey javab mein'
[Better I write another letter before the messenger returns; I know what they will be writing in reply to my letter already sent.] (Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmadrh, Khutbat-e-Tahir, Vol. 3, p. 447)
The petitioners made an appeal before the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, but on the hearing date they found that two of the judges to hear the appeal had already publically approved the legality of the infamous Ordinance XX of 1984. These judges insisted to continue to sit on the bench. There was no wisdom to argue an appeal before judges sitting with such closed minds so the petitioners sagaciously withdrew their appeal.
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Crisis Launches New Sustainable Fashion Campaign
The UK national charity for homeless people Crisis launched a sustainable fashion campaign across its London shops. Called "Change into Change," it highlights the positive social impact of buying second-hand fashion.
Many of the Crisis London shops serve as a community hub for people affected by homelessness to come together. Found in key locations around the city, they sell quality preloved goods, including clothes, shoes, accessories, books, and homeware.
During the event, the Crisis shops in Dalston, Peckham, Finsbury Park, and Elephant & Castle welcome images of models wearing clothing from the stores.
The newly-formed creative agency, Jagged Edge, donated this sustainable fashion campaign to Crisis with a high-end editorial style.
"We're delighted to have worked with Crisis on changing the perception of what it means to shop at charity shops. As an agency, we're fully committed to Crisis' mission of ending homelessness, especially in a time as trying as this. The idea that a change of outfit can have a positive social impact is something we hope will resonate."
- Tom Sitton, Jagged Edge Creative
Crisis shops raise funds to help people affected by homelessness. They provide education, training, and support with housing, employment, and health across the country.
The UK charity is on a mission to end homelessness for good, while ensuring people remain safe, delivering food packages, and protecting people from ending up back on the streets.
The "Change into Change" sustainable fashion campaign began in the Autumn season on Monday, 7th September, for the re-opening of Crisis' shops after the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown.
"Everyone should have a safe and stable home, and our shops raise vital funds to help Crisis achieve that goal. We have been thrilled by some of the stylish outfits we have received since the end of lockdown and 'Change into Change' helps to show them off, while giving something back. It shines a spotlight on the fashion we provide that contributes to our efforts to end homelessness for good. We are relieved that we can once more open our doors to provide a space for people to come together, share ideas, and enjoy a Crisis coffee and a piece of cake. Our shops are also a place for us to train people affected by homelessness with skills that they can use to find confidence and rebuild their lives. We rely on dedicated volunteers to help our shops thrive so please get in touch if you would like to help out."
- Georgina Evans, Head of Retail at Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the fashion world hard. The global textile and apparel industry is sinking due to the pandemic. One of the positive after the crisis is the regained interest in sustainable fashion.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, consumer behavior is changing. Many people have been concerned with sustainability, one of the biggest challenges the industry is facing today.
Luckily, consumers' interest in eco-friendly clothing is now stronger. They want to buy longer-lasting fashion items that they will eventually reuse, repair, recycle, or resell.
Clothing resale a very attractive model for both businesses and consumers, especially popular among Millenials and Gen Zs. You can find stylish and unique clothing pieces for a fraction of the retail price.
Second-hand fashion promotes the circular economy and has been growing at a steady pace. It reduces the need for manufacturing resources and diverts pre-loved garments from landfills.
You can also find unique clothing pieces at nonprofit organizations such as Crisis offering social services to underserved communities with philanthropy and social well-being in mind.
People generally donate extra clothes to charities as a generous gesture. It also takes less time and effort than selling them. Contributions are welcomed and can potentially do a lot of good.
Visit crisis.org.uk for more information on shopping at the stores to look amazing and raise vital funds to support people affected by homelessness.
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This Way Up: 43rd AWARD Awards Special winners and AWARD School national top student announced
Rachael Hoy
This Way Up: Australia's Advertising Festival of Creativity came to a spectacular close tonight, with creative luminaries from Australia and around the world joining the next wave of breakthrough talent to celebrate 2022's most prestigious creative awards.
The masses crammed into the AWARD Pencil Bar, the hub of AWARD's three-day creative festival, to hear the announcement of the 43rd AWARD Awards 'Special' winners and AWARD School's national top student.
"What a way to end our first-ever creative festival in Sydney," said AWARD Chair Cam Blackley.
"Over the last few days we've heard from the industry's biggest innovators while spotlighting the power of creativity, and tonight we get to kick back and party as part of paying homage to the very best creative thinkers, agencies and emerging talent going round," he said.
"This Way Up lived up to expectations and more, but tonight is all about the winners of these incredible awards."
The 43rd AWARD Award Special winners announced tonight are:
Individual Agency of the Year: The Monkeys Sydney
Individual Creative or Team of the Year: Tom Lawrence and Samuel Raftl, DDB Group Sydney
Individual Director of the Year: Steve Rogers, Revolver
Emerging Creative or Team of the Year: Katie Kidd and Lizzie Wood, The Monkeys
Emerging Director of the Year: Tom Campbell, Good Oil
Emerging Indigenous Creative Talent: Alysha Menzel, Re, M&C Saatchi Group
The Grand Award: Save Ralph, Collider
Strategic Leap: Silver Pencil, Andrea Nelson, AJF Partnership
View the top three in each category here.
AWARD Awards Jury President and Accenture Song Global Chief Creative Officer Neil Heymann said: "The Special Awards are really quite unique in that they are judged on the entrant's overall quality and breadth of creative work, not on how many times work has been entered and won.
"That said, it's great to see individuals and agencies who have consistently produced the very best work across the year singled out. The quality of the competition was extremely high and we congratulate all finalists and winners," he said.
AWARD also announced this year's AWARD School national top student, who was nominated by a super jury of leading creatives from all parts of the globe.
Brendan Morrow, a copywriter from Western Australia, took home the top honours after state finalists were announced at graduation celebrations held throughout the week.
"Brendan's portfolio was exceptionally strong, reflecting the audience's mindset, challenges and pain points. The jury loved the fact that his creative ideas were simple and well executed and that he fulfilled the brief in all instances," said AWARD School Co-Head Katrina Alvarez-Jarratt.
Matt Chandler, AWARD School Co-Head said: "Brendan definitely stood out in a year marked as one of AWARD School's best, and receives the inaugural Ray Black Pencil. We congratulate him and all of this year's students and wish them well in carving out what will no doubt be successful creative careers," he said.
AWARD and Advertising Council Australia would like to thank this year's school heads, tutors, speakers and judges who continue to make the AWARD School program a success, and AWARD School principal sponsor Meta for its ongoing support of the next wave of Australia's creative talent.
Steve Coll, Head of Creative Shop ANZ, Meta, said: "Each year we are amazed at the talented cohort who participate in the AWARD School programme and this year's community is no different. As proud partners, Meta would like to thank everyone involved and a massive congratulations to this year's winners."


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Patricia Schutte Resigns Pound Village Clerk/Treasurer Position
Members of Pound Village Board found a surprise waiting for them when they arrived for their regular monthly board meeting on Monday, June 3. Long-time Clerk/Treasurer Patricia "Trish" Schutte was not there. Instead, waiting for them on the table in the meeting room, was a letter of resignation from her, effective immediately.
In the letter, dated June 3, Schutte wrote:
"To the Village of Pound Taxpayers: It has been my pleasure and an honor to have served as your Village Clerk-Treasurer for the past 19.5 years."
"To the Village Board: I can no longer work for people that do not trust me, do not communicate with me and spread false accusations about me.
"Therefore, on June 3, 2019, effective immediately, I resign my position as Village Clerk-Treasurer and terminate my employment with the Village of Pound," and concluded, "I submit this resignation with the same consideration that I have been given by this Village Board."
Month-end financial reports and minutes of the last meeting were also on the table as usual.
All board members were present, including Village President Terry Earley and trustees Mary Meyer, John Homontowski, David Navis and recently appointed Mike Rogodzinski. The only others on hand were a member of the press and Schutte's husband, Public Works Director Kevin Schutte.
Late in the meeting the board discussed the letter during time for public comment, since it had not been received in time to place it on the evening's agenda. They agreed that Earley should see if he can get someone to handle the clerk's duties on a temporary basis, and should place an ad seeking persons interested in filling the job permanently. Earley said he may call a special emergency board meeting if he gets a suitable applicant.
Due to lack of a quorum, there had been no meeting of the Village Utility Board for two months, and a proposal to combine the Village Board and the Utility Board was a major item on the meeting's agenda. After some discussion the board voted unanimously to do that, largely due to difficulties with getting people to serve on the Utility Board.
Former Trustee Jerry Rogge had remained a member after his trustee position ended in April, but then resigned due to illness. The other two Utility Board members are - or were - Trustee Homontowski and former Village President Jay Martens. The Utility Board had not held an official meeting for two months due to lack of a quorum. Only Homontowski, Clerk/Treasurer Schutte and Kevin Schutte were present for the May 13 meeting. Rogge had resigned and Martens father had died.
Financial report shows the utility on May 31 had a balance of $47,301.16 in all accounts, including receivables, and total debt of $475,184.27, which is owed on a loan from Stephenson National Bank and Trust. The report included a notation from Patricia Schutte that it would be revised due to timing of bank statements.
When discussion began on combining the two boards Navis asked if they could do that and still keep separate accounts for the utility and the village. At previous meetings it had been noted that the village is dangerously close to its state-established debt limit, and Navis commented with the amount of money the utility has borrowed they would be far over that limit.
Everyone agreed the utility's finances would need to be kept separate for a number of reasons in any case.
Earley said he had no problem with combining the two boards, and it would resolve the quorum issue. He noted the Village board has to approve the utility reports in any case.
Homontowski then moved to dissolve the Utility Board and combine utility business with the village board meeting and Meyer seconded. Everyone voted in favor.
Earley expressed hope that Martens would come to Village Board meetings for input, at least for a while.
As to financial reports, Earley commented that is something they will need to take up with the new clerk.
In his utility report, Kevin Schutte said in May a relay went out at the lift station, due to a burned out relay switch. This caused all the village wastewater to back up and they had to hire Jim's Pumping to truck it to the wastewater treatment plant in Coleman at a cost of $4,000 or $5,000. There also were bills from Superior Septic, one for $2,000 and one for $1,400. Meyer asked if any of that cost would be covered by insurance, and Schutte said no, because it was simply that the switch burned out, and the problems were not caused by a lightning strike or other natural disaster.
There had been a leak at 109 Colburn Street due to a broken meter when no one was home. Schutte said that break had been sending a couple gallons a day into the village sewer system, and the property owners had been billed for it.
He said the wastewater/sewage the utility had shipped to the Coleman treatment plant in April and May far exceeded the contract amount and eventually they will be billed for the excess. He said there is much fresh water infiltration into the sewer system, and he believes most of it comes - about 80 percent - from leaky basements with floor drains or sump pumps that run into the sanitary system instead of into yards or the storm sewer system, rather than other sources of groundwater infiltration.
"This is the worst year we've had in 10 years," Schutte declared. He said due to rate increases, their regular bill from Coleman is $1,000 per month higher than it was last year at this time, and at the end of the year they will be billed for overages, which includes penalties. Discussion indicated $4,120 is paid to Coleman Water and Sewer Utility for the monthly contract and then Pound is billed for excesses at the end of the year. Schutte said last year they were billed cost and penalties totaling $7,166 over the contract amount, and he expects the 2019 overages will cost even more.
Another major agenda item was employee handbook review, an issue which has been under discussion for several months. The village has never had an employee handbook and creating one has been a work in progress. Patricia Schutte had reviewed duties of the clerk/treasurer office at the board's May meeting and made some suggestions for changes, which Navis had incorporated in the updated version for this meeting.
There was a suggestion from Meyer to postpone action the handbook in view of everything that was happening, but Navis declared there obviously going to be a change in the clerk/treasurer, "and we should have the new rules in place before we hire someone."
He asked Kevin Schutte if he saw any changes needed in his job as explained in the handbook, but he had not seen the revised version, so Earley gave him a draft of what the board was thinking of adopting and asked him to make changes in his job duties so they could act at the next meeting.
Navis said since the clerk/treasurer duties had been updated they could adopt that half of the handbook at this time "in view of the letter," and wait on the public works employee portion until July. He then moved to approve pages one through 11, Rogodzinski seconded and all voted in favor.
Navis had questioned having minuted corrections show up as crossed out in the records, and he said after speaking with the Marinette County Clerk and the Pound Village Attorney he had learned the correction of Jan. 7 minutes would have been correct as done had the minutes been approved before the corrections were made, but since that had not happened the crossed out portions should not have been put into the permanent record. The difference is the county has an elected clerk and Schutte was an employee.
"We don't have a clerk, so there isn't a lot we can do about that at this time," Earley commented.
Later in the meeting Navis noted Schutte had not worked for two weeks of her final month as clerk/treasurer. Earley said she was on salary, and the check for her monthly had already been written. He said in any case he never had any accounts of the hours she worked. Kevin Schutte commented she also never got paid for overtime. There seemed to be general agreement that the new person hired will not be a salaried employee.
When reviewing financial statements and bills to be paid, Navis commented since it was so early in the month they had no bank statement and he would like to see one.
Meyer agreed. She noted they borrowed $90,000 two months ago because they were running short of money and after that $15,000 was taken from the local draw, so "I would like to know how much we have at this time."
On a three to two vote the board approved all three liquor licenses applied for, from the R-Store, Cottage Bar and Grill and Papa Bears. Voting in favor were Earley, Rogodzinski and Meyer. Homontowski and Navis were opposed.
Are we going to put people out of business if we turn them down?" Rogodzinski asked before the vote. Navis said they could, but legally they could not refuse the licenses without good cause unless they hd an ordinance against it, which they do not.
"Hopefully we'll never go there," Earley declared.
"In my opinion, alcohol is fine to sell, as long as the people selling it are responsible for the damage it causes," Navis responded
In the absence of Fire Chief Turner Gross, Rogodzinski gave the Fire Department report and handed out the monthly financial reports. He said the department had four fire calls in the past month. One was for a lift assist, two for motor vehicle accidents on Hwy. 141 in the Town of Beaver, and one for a fire at a wood processing facility on 22nd Road. Crivitz Fire Department assisted with with one of the accidents on Hwy. 141, and all went well with the calls, Rogodzinski said.
The Fire Department financial report showed a beginning checking account balance of $12,902.36, sweepstake ticket sale deposits of $4,791, DNR grant of $816.80, and a Lions Club Donation of $500, and payouts of $400 to NEW Motor Sports and $32.97 to reimburse Rogodzinski for purchasing wristbands for the upcoming picnic. The report includes a note that $1,169.52 of the money in checking is from the Pound/Brazeau dry hydrant fund raiser. The Fire Department savings account shows a total of $18,673.33, with no deposits or withdrawals during May.
Kevin Schutte reported he is trying to get started with work on Walker Street, but rain has been a problem. He said he had finished the equipment inventory requested by the auditors, and "listed basically everything except the tables and chairs at the Community Center." He worked Saturday and Sunday and has re-opened the village park. He said he has been mowing grass at night when possible and has been working on the cemetery wall.
Schutte said he has been getting 10 to 15 calls a week from people upset because the village will not be having its car show this year. Earley asked why it is not being held and Schutte said he and Trish (Patricia) had been doing everything, ""�nobody wants to work."
Rogodzinski said he had complaints from people upset because the Fireman's Picnic on June 15 and 16 is being held at Equity Park instead of in the village. He was told this is hopefully for just one year, and it was decided to not use the village park because the many areas have too recently been filled and re-seeded and would be nothing but mud and ruts if cars park there this year.
At the last meeting Rogodzinski had questioned a decision to eliminate the annual Spring Cleanup Day, and volunteered to work with no pay for a cleanup day later in the season.
That offer was on the agenda for the June meeting, and Rogodzinski said he would be glad to sit out there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Saturday after Labor Day. He asked Schutte to explain what he has to do, and what he charged. Schutte is to make arrangements for dumpsters and help set up rules and fees for the special trash disposal day, and Rogodzinski will sit out there, collect fees, supervise, and take names to be sure the service is not abused by those from other communities.
The agenda also called for discussion of options for promoting the village's industrial/commercial park to help pay off the costs incurred in developing it as a TIF District. Meyer declared the village cannot afford to make all the payments when they become due unless there are taxpaying properties in the district. She will seek suggestions from Marinette County Administrator John LeFebve, Bay Lakes Regional Planning Commission in Green Bay and inVenture North, which is the successor organization to Marinette County Association for Business and Industry (MCABI).
A person who had expressed interest in establishing a salvage yard there seems to no longer be interested.
Early in the meeting there was brief discussion on the pending audits and the asset lists the auditors needed to complete them. The audit for 2016 is being done by Johnson and Rennie, and the other is a special audit being done by Sikich, LLC for 2013 and 2014. There has not been a completed audit in many years.
Kevin Schutte asked how the numbers had come out.
"We weren't questioning the numbers, we were trying to get the numbers," Meyer told him.
Navis explained Rennie had told him he needed the itemized asset list before he could finish his 2016 audit. Schutte had reported that his itemization is now complete. It will be forwarded to Rennie. No one seemed sure how the vacancy in the clerk/treasurer position will affect completion of the pending audits.