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Saudi king publicly blames Hamas for Gaza war – by Thomas Rose: In a stunning five minute statement read on state television late Friday, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, leader of Israel’s oldest and most implacable foe, called the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza a “collective massacre” caused by Hamas. It is just
جنت البقیع اور جنت المعلیٰ کی دوبارہ تعمیر کا شیعہ سنی متفقہ مطالبہ: آل سعود نے بیسویں صدی میں حجاز پر قابض ہوتے ہی مدینہ میں جنت البقیع اور مکہ میں جنت المعلیٰ نام کے تاریخی مقامات پر موجود صحابہ ، اہل بیت ، امہات المومنین اور اسلام کی مشہور شخصیات کے
Asif , Amir and Butt – these cheats should not be trusted again – by AZ: For some reason, I cannot reconcile with the fear that these cheats will again don the colours of Pakistan. They are an epitome of the people who are very interested in the dubious and unethical ways to
DISPATCHES: Della Mae in Pakistan – by Amy Reitnouer: Our favorite ‘grass gals, DELLA MAE, are traveling through Central Asia as part of the U.S. State Department’s American Music Abroad program. Bassist SHELBY MEANS sent the Sitch an update on their journey and time spent in
نجدی وہابیوں کا کربلا پر حملہ – تاریخ کے آئینے میں: اسلام کی حالیہ تاریخ میں وہابی نجدیوں کا کربلا پر حملہ یقیناً ایک سیاہ باب کی حثیت رکھتا ہے اٹھارہ سو دو میں ہونے والے کربلا پر حملے کے بارے میں مسلمانوں کی ایک بڑی اکثریت لا علمی کا
Saudi grand mufti issues fatwa against solidarity marches with Gaza – by Aziz Allilou: A fatwa has been issued against pro-Gaza marches by a Saudi cleric who says that demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians “are just useless demagogic actions.” The fatwa was issued by Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and General President for
The Wahhabi sack of Karbala (1802 A.D.): Among the most atrocious acts committed in modern Islamic history has been the sack of Karbala in 1802. Unfortunately, this remains a little known fact to most Muslims. However, at a time when the cultural and religious heritage
Haqqanis new home: Parachinar – by Kahar Zalmay: Note by Senge Sering : May be Syed Faisal Abidi can shed some light on what his beloved army and good Taliban are doing in Kurram agency. Another comment on Faccebook: Pakistani military going at great length to eliminate/frighten/dysfunction Shia leadership
Salafi/Deobandi islamic state seizes small towns In Iraq’s north – by Ahmed Rasheed and Raheem Salman: BAGHDAD, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns on Sunday after inflicting their first major defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping across much of northern
Selective muslim outrage & social identity theory – by Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi: As I write this, news of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) bombing UN protected schools in Gaza is making the rounds. The impunity with which Israel is carrying out war crimes, the impotence of world powers and the UN,
Humanisation of ISIS will not work – by Ali Wahab: In mid June 2014, news started circulating of the capture of Mosul, a city of nearly 2 million inhabitants in Northern Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, referred to as Isil. Not only news
Forced from Mosul, centuries old Christian community vanishes –: An Iraqi Christian man who fled the violence in the Iraqi city of Mosul sits inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chaldean Church in Telkaif near Mosul, July 20, 2014. (photo by REUTERS) ERBIL, Iraq — When fighters from
Qatar facilitates ransom for Al Qaeda related groups: Officials from Switzerland, left, and Qatar flanked Silvia Eberhardt at Doha’s airport after she was freed from captivity in Yemen in 2013. Agence France Presse/Getty Images Note by Agha Jafri: The most dangerous and bloodthirsty terrorists in the
Oz: ‘Lose-lose situation for Israel’ –: Israel’s ground offensive against Gaza is excessive, Israeli writer Amos Oz tells DW. But he also criticizes Hamas’ strategy, in which both Israeli and Palestinian victims boost the organization’s standing in Gaza. Amoz Oz: I would like
Isis winning its war on two fronts: Militants conquered Sunni regions of Iraq and are now consolidating hold on north-east Syria: While the world has been understandably focused on events in Gaza and Ukraine, the Islamist force has been extending its self-styled caliphate and consolidating its previous gains In the early hours of 24 July a Saudi volunteer belonging to
Life of a coal miner in Punjab: Workers at this mine in Choa Saidan Shah dig coal with pick axes, break it up and load it onto donkeys to be transported to the surface. Employed by private contractors, a team of four workers can dig
Two Shia Hazara men shot dead in Quetta – by Syed Ali Shah: A Pakistani policeman (L) stands guard at the site of an attack by unknown gunmen in Quetta. — File photo by AFP QUETTA: Two members of the Shia Hazara community were gunned down on Wednesday in Spini road area
Arab Leaders, Viewing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent – by David D. Kirkpatrick: CAIRO — Battling Palestinian militants in Gaza two years ago, Israel found itself pressed from all sides by unfriendly Arab neighbors to end the fighting. Not this time. After the military ouster of the Islamist government in
عید کے دن تین اور شیعہ جوان تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردی کا نشانہ بن گیے: کویٹہ میں عید کے دن تکفیری دیوبندی لشکر جھنگوی سپاہ صحابہ کی دہشت گردی کا نشانہ بننے والے شیعہ ہزارہ سکاوٹس سید ذاکر حسین اور سید جواد وہ پہلے شیعہ نہیں ہیں جو تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کی وحشت
All 45 Christian Institutions in Mosul Destroyed or Occupied by Wahabi/Deobandi ISIS: (AINA) — Since taking over Mosul on June 10, ISIS has destroyed, occupied, converted to mosques, converted to ISIS headquarters or shuttered all 45 Christian institutions in Mosul. The following is the complete list of the Christian institutions
Convert to Islam or Pay Taxes or be Killed This’s no way to spread a religion, be it islam – by Mansoor Ahmad: Muslims are creating more enemies by threatening minorities and in this case the Christians in Iraq who have been living there since centuries and had adopted it as their home. Latest threat came from the Caliphate of Islamic State
Iraq crisis: Is Turkey’s government supporting ISIS? – by Daniel Pipes: The battle in Iraq consists of “Turkish-backed Sunni jihadis rebelling against an Iranian-backed Shi’ite-oriented central government,” I wrote in a recent article. Some readers question that the Republic of Turkey has supported the “Islamic State in Iraq and
Why No One Cares About the Christians of Mosul: No one cares about the Christians of Mosul–or perhaps we should say the Christians formerly of Mosul. The reports in recent days suggest that the last Christians have now fled that city, forced out by Islamist militants who implemented a
Bahrain’s Ongoing Political Impasse Imperils U.S. Interests – by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen: The fallout from Bahrain’s expulsion of Tom Malinowski, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, illustrates the continuing political impasse in this deeply polarized U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf. While the danger to
تکفیری دیوبندیوں کی جانب سے پر امن زکری برادری پر حملہ: پاکستان کے صوبہ بلوچستان کے ضلع خضدار میں زائرین کی بس کو دھماکے میں نشانہ بنایا گیا جس کے نتیجے میں سات افراد زخمی ہوگئے ہیں۔ لیویز فورس کے مطابق زخمی ہونے والے زائرین ہیں جو کہ کوہ مراد
شان علی (ع ) بزبان علامہ کوکب نورانی اوکاڑوی: عالم اہلسنت کوکب نورانی صاحب آدھی حدیث بیان کرنے والے بغضی مولوی کو آن ایئر کیا شرمندہ کیا، اوپر سے عامر لیاقت کےسوال نے اور ماحول گرما دیا کہ کیا یہ سچ ہے کہ منافقین کو پہچاننے کے لیے
UKIP councillor comes under fire after wrongly branding religious procession in Ilford a ‘nice Islamic call to war’: Ilford Jaloos 2014 A UKIP councillor who wrongly branded a religious Islamic procession in Ilford a “call to war” on Twitter has been blasted. Cllr Rod Butler tweeted a link to a video of the annual Jaloos through
Gaming Israel and Palestine: We have long argued that the Arab-Israeli conflict is inherently insoluble. Now, for the third time in recent years, a war is being fought in Gaza. The Palestinians are firing rockets into Israel with minimal effect. The Israelis
Long march to Islamabad: Imran Khan tells army to stay neutral – by Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi: BANNU/KOHAT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday demanded the army should not support the government and stay neutral in his party’s August 14 rally.Imran threatened to file a murder case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif if violence
…داعش نے شام اور عراق میں ظلم اور بربریت کی بد ترین مثال قائم کی مگر فلسطین: آپ ایسے خلیفہ تل مسلمین کے بارے میں کیا کہیں گے جس کے سر ہزاروں معصوموں اور بے گناہوں کا قتل ہو؟اور ایسا خلیفہ جس کے دل میں اولیا ء اللہ اور اصحاب رسول تو کیا انبیا علیہ السلام
اردو زبان کی عربا ئزیشن – از امجد اسلام امجد: Source: http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1102341373&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20140727
The Salafi/Deobandi Islamic State Killing Fields in Iraq – Daily Mail: In what should be a time of happiness when Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, Salafi/Deobandi Islamist militants in Iraq celebrated Eid by releasing a video showing scenes of them carrying out genocide. The slickly produced footage shows
مظفر گڑھ میں ایٹمی بجلی گھر اور مقامی افراد کی پریشانیاں – بی بی سی اردو: ہم کچھ نہیں جانتے۔ بس اٹامِک اٹامِک ہو رہی ہے۔ وہاں بارود بنے گا۔ اُس کا دھواں نکلے گا۔ اِدھر اُدھر والے سب (لوگ) مر جائیں گے۔ ہمیں اِس بلا سے بچا لیں۔‘ پاکستان میں جنوبی پنجاب کے ہزارہ
Saudi crocodile tears over Gaza – by David Hearst: It is tough work being the Saudi ambassador to the UK. First, you have to stir yourself into action to deny the undeniable: The Israeli attack on Gaza comes with Saudi backing. That, in itself, is demeaning.
Spectacular strategies – by Waseem Altaf: Sectarian killings continue to take their toll as four Ahmadis were murdered Sunday night in Gujaranwala while on Eid day a Shia named Ahsan Manzoor has been gunned down in Karachi. So let us protest and save
Qatar’s purchase of billions of US weaponry for hamas: Qatar recently cemented an enormous weapons deal with the United States. But this week, the tiny, resource-rich Gulf kingdom with outsized geopolitical ambitions — and a seemingly bottomless pocketbook — might be setting itself up for more problematic relations
Eight hundred dead Palestinians. But Israel has impunity – by Robert Fisk: Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17 over Ukraine. And if you refer only to the “innocent” dead –
Longtime U.S. ‘Allies’ Qatar, Kuwait Prime Terror Financiers – by Ryan Mauro: David Cohen, the Treasury Department Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, has stated for the record what no other U.S. official would: Qatar and Kuwait, two supposed “allies” of the U.S., are facilitating Islamist terrorism and
Statement of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) following Gujranwala Attack: World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns killing of 3 Ahmadi Muslims On 27 July 2014, Ahmadi Muslims in Kachi-Pump in Gujranwala were attacked by local extremists in a sectarian attack. During the attack, 3 Ahmadi Muslims,
Islamic State militants open office for potential wives: monitor: Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al Qaeda offshoot, a monitoring group said on Monday. The office in al-Bab, a town