Zeenat-ul-Razaniya has no news about the body of her deceased husband Mohammed Hilmi Kiyasdeen, who suffered from kidney failure and died on November 30 last year.

The family had taken him to the hospital, where he was due to undergo a dialysis procedure. The family was shocked to learn that Kiyasdeen would be cremated as per the regulations for those who die of coronavirus-related complications.

“We were not shown any reports to prove the status of his infection. He showed no [COVID-19] symptoms. He was in close contact with us in his last days,” Zeenat told DW, adding that she and her three children all tested negative for the virus.

“How is it possible that he had the virus? They just forcibly took away the body,” she said.

Zeenat sought a court intervention, but judges ruled in favor of Sri Lanka’s coronavirus cremation policy.

It has been a distressing experience for the family.

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#SriLanka's controversial policy to cremate the bodies of #COVID19 victims has outraged #Muslims, for whom cremation is forbidden. Critics say the decision isn't based on scientific evidence and targets minorities. @akankshasxn https://t.co/th3oLxEI17

— DW Hotspot Asia (@dw_hotspotasia) February 3, 2021

From there:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

The Bishop’s Search Committee is now receiving names for consideration to become the next Bishop of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina.

After prayerful review of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina Diocesan Profile and the Job Description for our next bishop, please send your suggested name to us using the provided Suggestion Form from our diocesan website. The Suggestion Form may be submitted directly from the website, or printed and emailed to bishopsearch@adosc.org, or mailed to St. Paul’s Church, Attn: Bishop’s Search Committee, 710 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526.

The Bishop’s Search Committee will prayerfully consider every suggestion submitted. After April 1, a smaller list will then be selected to continue in the selection process as a “Nominee.” The Nominees will be interviewed by our Search Committee and after considerable prayer and intercession, a smaller list of nominees will be presented to the Standing Committee for consideration.

The Standing Committee will then make the final decision as to who will become “Candidates” to be presented to the Diocese. These candidates will be introduced to the Diocese and delegates to a Special Convention will then cast their ballots on October 16, 2021, for a Bishop Coadjutor. After approval from the College of Bishops the selected person will spend a season with Bishop Lawrence and then become our next Bishop of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina.

All suggestions must be submitted to us by April 1, 2021. Thank you for your prayers and support as we seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Faithfully,

The Bishop’s Search Committee

The Latest Edition of the #Anglican Diocese of #SouthCarolina Enewsletter https://t.co/nObQj0e7vl #parishministry #lowcountrylife #religion pic.twitter.com/OTYk4n58b6

— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) January 21, 2021

The story of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs began in 2015, almost entirely by accident. Brett Veach, in his role as the Chiefs co-director of player personnel, was studying some game film to scout one of the Texas Tech offensive tackles, yet he was distracted by their sophomore quarterback. Arm strength, bravery and cannily elusive in the pocket — could this young man be the real deal?

We know now, of course, that’s exactly what he is. Mahomes is the closest thing the world has seen to a perfect quarterback and on Sunday he will attempt to win back-to-back Super Bowls, emulating what Tom Brady — his opposite number for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend — achieved 17 years ago.

At 25, he has the NFL in the palm of his hand and a career in front of him that will feature more MVP awards and tilts at the Lombardi Trophy. He signed a ten-year, $500 million (about £365 million) contract with Kansas City last summer and is one of the most coveted sporting faces in the world for endorsements. From insurance companies to shampoo, a commercial break in any NFL game rarely goes by without Mahomes making an appearance.

So, how is it that this global superstar and generational talent from Tyler, Texas was ignored by numerous colleges and passed over by nine different teams in the NFL Draft? With the great benefit of hindsight, it is a story that leaves plenty of people looking foolish and even more wondering what might have been, including two of the coaches tasked with halting Mahomes on Sunday night.

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‘He’s not ready for the NFL and may never be’ – how the world misjudged Patrick Mahomes

Some thought he would play baseball like his father, others considered him too much of a maverick. @paddyvb https://t.co/rRnTmH1YLW

— Times Sport (@TimesSport) February 3, 2021

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This is evil, and worse than anyone thought. At one- million-plus Uighurs and others unjustly interned, the world can’t continue its silence. https://t.co/UQ1nz0FS9E

— K.A. Ellis 🌍 (@K_A_Ellis) February 3, 2021

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Holy God, who didst inspire the Dorchester chaplains to be models of steadfast sacrificial love in a tragic and terrifying time: Help us to follow their example, that their courageous ministry may inspire chaplains and all who serve, to recognize thy presence in the midst of peril; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who livest and reignest with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Four US Army World War II chaplains died, linking arms, to save troops as SS Dorchester sank today 1943-here an early stamp design: pic.twitter.com/bhGZu3VLRH

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 3, 2017

Almighty and everlasting God, who didst send thy servant Anskar as an apostle to the people of Scandinavia, and dist enable him to lay a firm foundation for their conversion, though he did not see the results of his labors: Keep thy Church from discouragement in the day of small things, knowing that when thou hast begun a good work thou wilt bring it to a faithful conclusion; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Anskar, now known as the ‘Apostle of the North’, was a missionary, abbot, Bishop of Hamburg and Archbishop of Bremen. He founded schools and enabled slaves to be released. He's also the patron saint of Denmark. Find out more about him here – https://t.co/BfD1yrnJSM. pic.twitter.com/ayOYMoM25K

— Peterborough Cathedral (@pborocathedral) February 3, 2020

Truly, O Lord, because Thou madest me, I owe unto I Thy love my whole self; because Thou didst redeem me, I owe Thee my whole self; because Thou makest me such great promises, I owe Thee my whole self, nay more, I owe unto Thy love more than myself, insomuch as Thou art greater than I, for whom Thou didst give Thyself, to whom Thou dost promise Thyself. Make me, I beseech Thee, O Lord, to taste by love that which I taste by knowledge; to perceive by affection what I perceive by understanding. I owe more than my whole self to Thee, but I have no more than this, neither can I of myself render even all this to Thee. Draw me, O Lord, into Thy love, even this whole self of mine. All that I am is Thine by creation: make it to be all Thine by love.

–Frederick B. Macnutt, The prayer manual for private devotions or public use on divers occasions: Compiled from all sources ancient, medieval, and modern (A.R. Mowbray, 1951)

"Good Morning" … Summer sunrises over the River Wear to the North Sea. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour #staysafe pic.twitter.com/ldnwi4iqd0

— simon c woodley (@simoncwoodley) February 3, 2021

Tell me, you who desire to be under law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written,

“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and shout, you who are not in travail;
for the children of the desolate one are many more
than the children of her that is married.”

Now we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now. But what does the scripture say? “Cast out the slave and her son; for the son of the slave shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” So, brethren, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.

–Galatians 4:21-31

I haven’t had a good sunrise photo in a while. This morning, Tucson, out my front door. #SomethingBeautiful pic.twitter.com/Sc7rBNEKiE

— Guy Consolmagno (@specolations) February 3, 2021