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سوات میں ٹارگٹ کلنگ میں اضافہ: محمد ذہین خان وادی سوات کے تحصیل کبل کے علاقے ڈھیرئی میں طالبان مخالف ویلج ڈیفنس کونسل یا امن کمیٹی کے سربراہ ہیں۔سوات میں امن لشکروں پر حالیہ حملوں میں اضافے کی وجہ سے ذہین خان جیسے لوگوں کےلیے
Is apolitical Islam possible? – Tahir Kamran: When Prof Joya Chatterji posed the question, ‘is apolitical Islam possible’ I was flummoxed simply because it is a rare nevertheless extremely relevant query. The advent of IS in Levant, which flaunts a peculiar brand of Islam and Tehreek-i-Taliban
Loud speaker: An intrusive presence – Tahir Kamran: Once seen as a technological invention of considerable utility, the loudspeaker (mukabir-e-sawt) is now looked upon by some as a social bane and a source of nuisance. Affixed to the tall minarets of mosques, the loudspeaker has, over the
Analysis: Why it matters that ISIS is not ‘a Sunni outfit’ as reported: Iraq: the last opportunity to counter Islamofascism? IT SEEMS the Western media remains confused about who ISIS are. They are still being labeled a ‘Sunni’ outfit, but it is certain they are Salafi/Deobandi jihadists fighting against both Shias and
The shared history of Saudi Arabia and ISIS: The participation of young Saudis in the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts is neither surprising nor an historical accident, writes Madawi Al-Rasheed. The Saudi regime has imprisoned its moderate Islamists and allowed its radicals to cause mayhem in the
جنوبی کوریا کی عورتوں، قومی غیرت اور امریکی فوج کی کہانی جو امریکہ نواز لبرل آپ کو کبھی نہیں سنائیں گے: ماضی میں ایک امریکی فوجی اڈے کے نزدیک کام کرنے والی 120 سابق طوائفوں نے جوبی کوریا کی حکومت کے خلاف معاوضے کے لیے عدالت سے رجوع کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ ان کا دعویٰ ہے کہ جنوبی کوریا
Silent massacres of Christians, Sunni Sufis and Shias by Boko Haram: From Indonesia to Nigeria, there is a transnational Wahhabi and Deobandi trend to kill the Shias, Sufi, Sunnis, and Christians. Th latest in the series of wholesale assassinations is attack on the central Sunni Sufi mosque of Kano in Nigeria where
جنید جمشید، حلال ٹیکس چور: معروف “مذہبی سکولر” اور “عالم” جناب جنید جمشید ہر کام 100 فیصد اسلامی ڈھنگ سے کرنے کے قائل ہیں وہ نہ تو سود لیتے ہیں نہ سودی اکاؤنٹ میں پیسے جمع کراتے ہیں لیکن مولانا صاحب ٹیکس صحیح
تاج برطانیہ کے جدی پشتی وفادار – از خا پوے گام: یہ وہ ظبقہ ہے جنہوں نے ہمیشہ انگریزوں کی مدد کی ۔۔اس کے صلے میں ان کو القابات اور انعامات سے نوازا گیا۔عام غریب جو اس وقت فوج میں بھرتی ہویے ان کا اس طبقے سے کوٰی تعلق
راجہ گدھ کے بچے -از عمار کاظمی: ايک عرصہ سے بول ٹی وی کی دھوم مارکیٹ میں سنای دے رہی ہے۔ تاہم اس کے پيچھے کون ہے يا اس کے مالکان کون ہیں؟ یہ بات ابھی تک ايک معمہ ہی ہے۔ ايک سينير صحافی، اور قابل
UK: Two Deobandi brothers of Pakistan origin jailed for training at terrorist camp in Syria: Two jihadist brothers have become the first Britons to be jailed for going to Syria to attend a terrorist training camp. Hamza Nawaz, 24, and Mohommod Nawaz, 30, took photographs and videos of themselves as they travelled via France
Pakistan-Iran relations – Ayesha Siddiqa: Posts by some militant outfits on social media about Iran indicate the presence of an ideological lobby inside Pakistan, which opposes improvement of bilateral relations between the neighbours. It also gives an impression that the matter is nothing,
I prayed for your success during Haj, ex-ISI chief told PM: ISLAMABAD: “Sir, I take it an opportunity to tell you that I had prayed for you and your success during Haj,” former ISI Director General Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam told Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif during his farewell
Dawn: Deobandi militant organisations exploiting conservative rhetoric: ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference on national security argued that radicalisation of traditional religious narratives was a dangerous phenomenon that could lead to an outbreak of violence in the society. Speaking during a session on ‘Narratives on Militancy and
Despite controversy, religious art increasingly popular in Iraq: Painter Mohammed Hetlr has been preoccupied with drawing and painting sacred Shiite figures from Iraq and around the world. He has been making good money selling his work and, in an interview with Al-Monitor, said that he considered his
Muawiya, the takfiri khariji connection and Imam Ali’s assassination: From the second half of 658, Muawiya, the governor of Syria, had been steadily escalating violence against the dominions of Ali. Some of his inroads reached Ain-at-Tamar and Anbar, only 170 miles north of Kufa. The men of
How Pakistani law inspired Israel to seize Arabs’ land: In an irony of history, the new state of Israel, a year after its founding in 1948, was “inspired” by Pakistan in enacting laws to seize the property of defeated Arabs. Mark Twain’s quip, “Buy land, they’re not making
Wahhabism to ISIS: how Saudi Arabia exported the main source of global terrorism: As the so-called Islamic State demolishes nation states set up by the Europeans almost a century ago, IS’s obscene savagery seems to epitomise the violence that many believe to be inherent in religion in general and Islam in particular.
War against Isis: British Deobandi Jihadist Abu Rumaysah taunts police and heralds new ‘generation’ of terrorist as he parades ‘newborn son’ in Syria: Abu Rumaysah appears as a talking head throughout a 20-minute programme for Aljazeera – at one point being identified simply as ‘a British Muslim’ A British jihadist who skipped bail to join Isis in Syria has taunted police
Transnational Wahhabi Deobandi terrorism: Al Shabab militants kill 28 non-Muslims in Kenya: Editor’s Note : When takfiri Deobandis did this to Shia Muslims in Quetta and Gilgit Baltistan, the media and rights groups called it Sunni vs Shia. When takfiri Wahhabis separated out non-Muslims in Kenya by asking
A Pakistani Deobandi boy recites a song in praise of Taliban-ISIS: This is how Deobandi clerics and seminaries are brainwashing innocent Sunni Muslims to convert them into Wahhabi and Deobandi terrorists and suicide bombers. In this specific meeting, people are waving flags of ISIS, Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ), and JUI-F. This transnational
خود کش بمبار سے بی بی سی اردو کا انٹرویو: شرک، بدعت اور کفر کے نام پر سنی صوفی اور شیعہ کے خلاف نفرت کی کہانی: پاکستان میں دیوبندی اور وہابی مدارس شرک اور بدعت کے نام پر سنی صوفی اور شیعہ مسلمانوں اور مسیحیوں اور دیگر برادریوں پر حملے کر رہے ہیں – آج سے چند سال قبل میران شاہ وزیرستان سے تعلق رکھنے
معتدل دیوبندی مزاج اور شدت پسندی – کاشف نصیر: ہوسکتا تها کہ ہم میں سے بهی کوئی اس شام سیاحت کی غرض سے واہگہ بارڈ پر ہوتا، بے آبرو ہوکر مارا جاتا اور جسم کے چهتهرے فضاوں میں بکهر جاتے۔ اگر جسم کے یہ بکهرے چهتهڑے شناخت کے
صاحبزادہ ابوالخیر محمد زبیر نے داعش کو عالم اسلام کےلئے سب سے بڑا خطرہ قرار دیدیا: جمعیت علمائے پاکستان (نورانی) کے صدر ملی یکجہتی کونسل کے سربراہ ڈاکٹر صاحبزادہ ابوالخیر محمد زبیر عالمی اسلامی کانفرنس میں شرکت کے لئے ایران میں موجود ہیں جہاں انہوں نے ایران کے شہر قم میں تکفیریت کے خلاف
بابا فرید، بیت المقدس اور ہندوستانی سرائے: تاریخی شہر بیت المقدس (یروشلم) میں ایک چھوٹا سا کونہ ایسا ہے جو ہمیشہ سے ہندوستان سے منسوب رہا ہے۔ اگر ہمیشہ نہیں تو گذشتہ آٹھ سو برس کی تاریخ تو ہمیں یہی بتاتی ہے اور اس جگہ کے
Pakistan issues permits to visiting Gulf royalty to kill endangered houbara bustards: From the Daily Times in Pakistan: The government has once again issued several Gulf royal families dozens of permits to come and hunt (read poach) the threatened Houbara Bustard, alias Tiloor in the local language, in different areas of
Economic targets: Govt has failed to deliver on most of its promises: In its first year, the PML-N government could not achieve all but one of the economic targets it promised to deliver in its election manifesto and prospects for the current year also remain uncertain, shows the findings of an
Long term state support of Deobandi militant outfits leaves pakistan vulnerable to infiltration by ISIS: ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference on national security argued that radicalisation of traditional religious narratives was a dangerous phenomenon that could lead to an outbreak of violence in the society. Speaking during a session on ‘Narratives on Militancy and
The ASWJ-BLA connection: This is an ASWJ-LeJ rally glorifying their terrorist Deobandi leader, Ramzan Mengal. It is about placing an ISIS-affiliated Deobandi terrorist group, ASWJ-LeJ, above the interests of Pakistan. This image is also a disturbing reminder of how the once
World finally waking up to anti-Shia hate literature by Deobandi and Salafi hate groups: picture taken from AFP Editor’s Note: For years, a few activists have gone hoarse in trying to draw attention to the increasingly virulent anti-Shia hatred that has been spread all over the world by Salafi and Deobandi websites. Groups,
Shiraz Maher must distinguish between Wahhabi Deobandi ISIS and peaceful Sunni Muslims: Editor’s Note: In presenting a report about the horrifying propaganda videos of ISIS, BBC’s Shiraz Maher typically fails to mention the specific Deobandi and Salafi faith identity of ISIS barbarians. Using sweeping terminologies like “Sunni” to describe the beliefs
Bahrain’s sham election ignores calls for reform: Bahrain’s national election planned for this Saturday portends no change in the al-Khalifa regime’s anti-Shi’a stance and is yet another futile exercise in sham democracy. The mainstream al-Wefaq Shi’a opposition party has decided to boycott the election because of
India: The Notorious Dr. Zakir Naik: He supports Al Qaeda on his television channel: He says, “If he Osama Bin Laden is fighting the enemies of Islam, I am for him. If he is terrorizing the terrorists, if he is terrorizing America the terrorist,
منور حسن کا پاکستانی عوام و مسلح افواج کے خلاف قتال کا اعلان عام – خرم زکی: واضح ہو گیا کہ جماعت اسلامی نہ ہی انتخابی سیاست پر یقین رکھتی ہے اور نہ ہی جمہوریت سے ان کا کوئی لینا دینا ہے بلکہ اسلام کا لبادہ اوڑھ کر یہ ملک میں داعش اور انہی جیسی
Daily Times and The Nation’s editorials on Deobandi terrorism: The Nation: Revolutionary Religion With Operation Zarb-e-Azb in full swing, can a politicised silent Shia-Sunni majority challenge the prevalent status-quo sponsored narrative of religion? Tahir ul Qadri has pitted himself against more extremist Deobandi groups and sectarian issues
An introduction of Deobandi sect and its branches – by Ata Us Salam: Nowadays Khatm-e-Nabuwwat group of Deobandis is very active in the United Kingdom. A large popularity and financial strength has made them well active and organized in this country. This group was come into being with only one point
Indian Muslims: Deobandi Vs Sunni: NEW DELHI – Ideological differences are widening the rift between two major Muslim groups in central India, with the split escalating to the point of banning each others from attending mosques. “The Barelvis (Sunni or Ahlus Sunnah) in
Times of India: Pro-ISIS stir is visible in Deobandi and Wahhabi communities in India and Kashmir: SRINAGAR/MUMBAI: The unexpected appearance of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS flags during recent anti-Israel protests in Srinagar has left government authorities, Sunni-Barelvi scholars and even Kashmiri separatists searching for answers. Masked Kashmiri youngsters were seen
Deobandi Loyalists of the British Empire – by Yasser Hamdani: Almost all Deobandi religious leaders — supposedly the most militant of anti-British elements were on the payroll of the empire. This is how they sustained a living and ample proof can be found in their own books. For