Newspaper Articles Archive
Takfiri Wahhabi Deobandi ISIS launches offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq – Sarmad Hasan: Earlier this month, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a two-week offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq. ISIS is targeting Sunni tribes and residents that have refused to swear allegiance to ISIS. ISIS’ campaign started
Turkey: The goal congruence of political Islamists and ISIS: Turkey’s stance in the joint struggle against IS is indeed low-profile, but perhaps this is an understatement. If the recent discourse of its decision-makers is scrutinized closely, one may reach the conclusion that the ruling Islamist government of
Wahabi/Deobandi Islamic state ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants – Reuters: MANILA: A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group’s brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing
The myth of religious violence – Karen Armstrong: As we watch the fighters of the Wahabi Deobandi Islamic State (Isis) rampaging through the Middle East, tearing apart the modern nation-states of Syria and Iraq created by departing European colonialists, it may be difficult to believe we
صاف ستھرے اسلام آباد میں بد بو دار دھرنے – نذیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-19&edition=LHR&id=37227_22376128
نواز شریف حکومت کے خلاف دھرنا دس سال بھی چلے تو کم ہے – حسن نثار: Source: http://jang.com.pk/jang/sep2014-daily/19-09-2014/col2.htm
Our spoilt brats – by Irfan Husain: IT’S easy to spot the entitled Pakistani VIP from a mile away: his head, sitting on a stiff neck, is tilted up so his gaze doesn’t have to linger on the poverty around him; an underling carries his
How U.S. interventionists abetted the rise of ISIS – Rand Paul: As the murderous, terrorist Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq, the region and potentially the United States, it is vitally important that we examine how this problem arose. Any actions we take today must be informed by what
Compromise with political Islam is impossible – Salah Chouaki: Salah Chouaki, noted education expert and dedicated leftwing activist, murdered on September 14, 1994 On the 20th anniversary of the fundamentalist assassination of Algerian educator Salah Chouaki, Karima Bennoune translates his warning – so relevant today – about the
ISIS draws a steady stream of recruits from Turkey – Ceylan Yeginsu: ANKARA, Turkey — Having spent most of his youth as a drug addict in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Turkey’s capital, Can did not think he had much to lose when he was smuggled into Syria with 10
The Islamic state is spreading into Pakistan – Kiran Nazish: in early September, about a dozen militants crossed the border from Afghanistan to Pakistan with pamphlets and flags, urging locals to join the Islamic State. They distributed hundreds of pamphlets in Afghan refugee camps and madrassas in Pakistan’s Peshawar
lawmaker assails foreign donations to think tanks – Eric Lipton: WASHINGTON — Prominent Washington think tanks that routinely provide Congress with policy advice should refrain from taking foreign government donations, particularly from nations like Qatar that have been associated with financing Salafi Wahhabi Deobandi extremist groups, a senior House
ISIS launches offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq – Sarmad Hasan: Earlier this month, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a two-week offensive against Sunni Muslims in Iraq. ISIS is targeting Sunni tribes and residents that have refused to swear allegiance to ISIS. ISIS’ campaign started on
Al Qaeda’s Re-launch in South Asia and the role of Deobandi militants – C. Christine Fair: Lost in the hubbub over the rise of the Islamic State and the Obama administration’s move to war in Iraq was the Al Qaeda core’s declaration of a new affiliate in South Asia—long a home to jihadist activity. C.
Dawn: Senior Pakistan army commander calls for curbing takfiri ASWJ-LeJ network in Southern Punjab and Balochistan: ISLAMABAD: A senior military commander called on Wednesday for action against terrorist groups in southern Punjab and Balochistan, saying the successful Zarb-i-Azb operation was not enough to end the terrorist threat in the country. “Terrorism cannot be eliminated
The lone warrior: An interview with Sheikh Waqas Akram: “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.” When Sheikh Waqas Akram speaks about the state’s shortcomings in combating sectarianism and militancy, he speaks as part of the resistance, as someone experienced and battle-hardened; he
Mufti Naeem says that target killing of Deobandi ASWJ-TTP clerics and activists part of international conspiracy: Administrator Jamia Binoria Aalmia Mufti Muhammad Naeem Deobandi while strongly condemning the assassination of Jamia Taleemul Quran Rawalpindi Deputy Administrator Maulana Mufti Amanullah Deobandi said that the government had miserably failed in protecting lives of the people and eminent scholars. He
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the
Shahbaz became Punjab CM because of defunct SSP – Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Feeling clearly upset over Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N’s changing tone and tenor towards Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan – SSP), the central leadership of ASWJ has reminded Shahbaz Sharif that he owes his present chief ministership
Saying goodbye: my brother, Ali Akbar Kumaili – by Y.G.: The following piece has been written by a close cousin of Ali Akbar Kumaili (son of Shia scholar Abbas Kumaili), who was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Karachi recently. The night he was shot, I sat
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the mainstream
To crush ISIS, make a deal with Assad – Ahmad Samih Khalidi: LONDON — LAST week, President Obama virtually declared war on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. But it is hard to reconcile the seemingly urgent need to confront the threat posed by this organization with the chosen
Pakistan only 36 polio cases short of global humiliation – Shahina Maqbool: Islamabad: With another six children crippled by polio on Thursday, Pakistan is now only 36 cases short of being the world’s only recipient of the ‘Global Humiliation and Reprimand Award.’ It took no more than a year of
How U.S. Interventionists Abetted the Rise of ISIS – by Rand Paul: As the murderous, terrorist Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq, the region and potentially the United States, it is vitally important that we examine how this problem arose. Any actions we take today must be informed by what we’ve
Top 5 contradictions in Obama’s emerging ISIL strategy – by Juan Cole: In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries in the Middle East for the US push against ISIL. Unfortunately, the resulting coalition is riddled with
Islamic State: ‘US failure to look into Saudi role in 9/11 has helped Isis’ – by Patrick Cockburn: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has been aided by the continuing failure of the US Government to investigate the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks and its support of
Robert Fisk on Isis campaign: Bingo! Here’s another force of evil to be ‘vanquished’: Resurrection, reinvention and linguistics. Barack Obama did the lot. And now he’s taking America to war in Syria as well as Iraq. Oh yes, and he’s going to defeat Isis, its “barbarism”, “genocide”, its “warped ideology” – until
Islamic State group issues new curriculum in Iraq – by Sinan Salaheddin & Vivian Salama: The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.” The Islamic State
Pakistani Shias need to discontinue the idea of political allegiance to an external authority figure – by Nabeel Jafri: Where do the Twelver Shias of Pakistan go from here? The violence this group has been subjected to in recent times has been discussed increasingly in mainstream media. The solutions being offered to this problem range from being
More than 160 Shia Muslims have been targeted in Karachi alone during Jan-Sep 2014 – by Huma Yusuf: Perhaps it is the shocking violence in Iraq. Or it might be the growing brutality of the attackers, who now pursue the relatives of previous victims and do not hesitate to slay women and children. It could also be
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the
شریف برادران کی گڈ گورننس کا ایک جائزہ – عمار چودھری: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-16&edition=LHR&id=37070_61284902
Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri’s sit-ins in Islamabad are now an exercise in extended boredom – Ayaz Amir: There’s something like too much of a good thing. Have the twin bozos of the Reverend Qadri and Imran Khan – for this is the title their over-stretched antics are earning for them – not heard of the
Would you invest here? – by Nadeem Ul Haque: Whether there is a Dharna, a flood, or a leaky Fawcett, ‘analysts’ are quick to point out economic consequences. When the flood of 2010 happened, the FM would sing this story of how Pakistan has suffered and the
Club Med for Terrorists – by Ron Prosor: THE hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas persist and the diplomatic war at the United Nations continues, also without resolution. While there is no shortage of opinions on the way forward, the most obvious solution is strikingly
Dawn: Dharna survey: ‘Sit-ins show deep-rooted discontent’: LAHORE: The persistence of the sit-ins reflects that the roots of the discontent are potentially deep and the government cannot remain oblivious to its causes. “For almost a month, women, youth and aged people belonging to the poor and
جمہوریت کو خطرہ ڈی جے بٹ سے ہے – از رؤف کلاسرا: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36968_75922971 DJ Butt arrested in Islamabad
اسلام آباد دھرنا اور وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کی ہٹ دھرمی: صدر ممنون صورتحال کی نزاکت دیکھتے ہوۓ سپریم کورٹ کو ریفرنس بھجوائیں – از کنور دلشاد: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36976_89841730
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent – an imminent threat to India? – by Michael Duffy: The vulnerable Muslims of Burma, Bangladesh, Assam and Gujarat and Ahmadabad and Kashmir, have a new saviour, one that has been two years in the making, Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s recent announcement of a new affiliate Al-Qaeda in
Roaring back at the Dinosaurs – by Fahd Husain: The writer is Director News, Express News. He tweets @fahdhusain [email protected] Party workers are picked up in the dead of night, blindfolded, handcuffed, bundled into caged vans and driven to unknown locations. There they are maltreated, harshly interrogated, booked