Newspaper Articles Archive
Destruction of Sunni Sufi and Shia cultural property and state structures in Iraq by the ISIS Salafi terrorists: JP (@AgenerationXer) tipped me off that the Islamic State had released another brochure of ethnic cleansing/politicide/urbicide. This time, it’s Bashir village, Kirkuk province, Iraq. As far as I can tell, the images are genuine – the release is consistent
بھارت میں دیوبندی اور سلفی دہشت گردی کے بڑھتے ہوئے سائے: دنیا کے کئی تھنک ٹینک اور تحقیقی ادارے بنگال کے مدرسہ ماڈل کامطالعہ کر ہے ہیں بھارت کی ریاست مغربی بنگال میں پہلا انگریزی میڈیم مدرسہ شروع ہو گیا ہے۔ بنگال کے مدرسے پہلے ہی بر صغیر کے مدرسوں
Israel and Hamas Need Each Other – by Aaron David Miller: In her fascinating book A History of God, Karen Armstrong posits that the reason people believe in God is because God “works for them.” That is to say, God is compelling because the idea of a divine
Al-Qaeda plans final jihad for India: Intel report points to terror recruitment drive targeting nation’s Salafi and Deobandi Muslims: Ghazwa-e-Hind refers to an indoctrinated view of a final apocalyptic war in which India will be conquered by a jihadi army. All soldiers of this army are guaranteed a place in heaven. This term is freely used
Palestinians set fire to humanitarian aid donated by Hezbollah: Editor’s note: Palestinians, once again, refuse/reject and burn the aid sent under sectarian grounds. Maybe Iran can stop sending millions funding Salafi terrorists of Hamas and instead help Shias suffering in Iraq and Pakistan. They are not worthless, and
Saudi diplomats avoided drink-drive charges in UK because they have diplomatic immunity – but would be sentenced to 800 lashes if caught in Riyadh: Two Saudi diplomats have avoided drink-drive charges in the UK because they have diplomatic immunity. However, anyone caught drink-driving in Saudi’s capital Riyadh would face 800 lashes. Mark Simmonds, a Foreign Office minister, said Scotland Yard’s diplomatic protection
Washington Examiner: Obama waives ban on arming Al-Qaeda/ISIS terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition: President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to “vetted” opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar
Laser beam focusing pilgrims’ plane creates scare: QUETTA: Several suspects were arrested from settlements around the Quetta International Airport on Wednesday after unknown people created scare by throwing laser light on an aeroplane carrying Shia pilgrims from the Iranian city of Mashhad the previous night.
The phenomenon of the British Salafi and Deobandi Jihadis: Has Syria become the new Afghanistan? – by Anwar Rizvi: When British troops were first deployed into Afghanistan as part of “Operation Enduring Freedom”, their mission seemed straightforward enough. Defeat the Taliban & their Al Qaeda allies, & secure the country for a democratically elected government that would
We single Israel out because we in the West are shamefully complicit in Its crimes – by Mehdi Hasan: Seventeen members of a single family wiped out in a missile strike. A centre for disabled people bombed. Schools and mosques attacked. Operation Protective Edge has been a humanitarian disaster for the residents of Gaza. This, apparently, is how
Fleeing Iraqis relieved that Cheney has no regrets about war – by Andy Borowitz: BAGHDAD (The Borowitz Report)—Just days after former Vice-President Dick Cheney said that he had no regrets about the invasion of Iraq, people fleeing their homes across that war-torn nation expressed tremendous relief that he was at
Syria conflict exclusive: Western aid going to help territory held by ISIS militants: Western governments are sending millions of pounds of aid to areas held by the radical Islamic group Isis in northern Syria, The Independent can reveal. The aid, which is paid for by the UK, European and US
While international attention is focused on Gaza, Isis Salafi militants march further into Syria battling to crush the resistance of Sunni Kurds – by Patrick Cockburn: Isis fighters have captured much of eastern Syria in the past few days while international attention has been focused on the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Using tanks and artillery seized in Iraq, it has taken almost all of
Israel-Palestine conflict: Why doesn’t the media ever mention the lack of progress in the Middle East? – by Robert Fisk: Once, we used to keep clippings, a wad of newspaper cuttings on whatever we were writing about: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza. Occasionally, we even read books. Maybe it’s because of the internet, but in most of our
The ‘Iranian Schindler’ who saved Jews from the Nazis – by Brian Wheeler: Thousands of Iranian Jews and their descendants owe their lives to a Muslim diplomat in wartime Paris, according to a new book. In The Lion’s Shadow tells how Abdol-Hossein Sardari risked everything to help fellow Iranians
Deobandi and Salafi extremists make inroads in Pakistan’s tolerant Sindh province – by Saba Imtiaz and Declan Walsh (NYT): MIRPURKHAS, Pakistan — In a country roiled by violent strife, the southern province of Sindh, celebrated as the “land of Sufis,” has long prized its reputation as a Pakistani bastion of tolerance and diversity. Glittering Sufi shrines
Top ten issues more pertinent for Pakistanis than Gaza: Every time there is Israeli aggression in Gaza Pakistani activists make it a point to clamour left, right and centre to feel good about themselves and also to boost their PR. Even though there are few issues that bolster
العربیہ ٹی وی : سعودی سلفی جہادی کی بیوہ نے بغیر طلاق کے داعش دہشت گرد سے شادی رچا لی: سعودی عرب میں القاعدہ کے انتہائی مطلوب کمانڈر کریم المجاطی کی مراکشی بیوہ فتیحہ المجاطی داعش کے خلیفہ ابو بکر البغدادی کے معاون خصوصی سے نکاح کرنے عراق جا پہنچیں۔ العربیہ ڈاٹ نیٹ کی رپورٹ کے مطابق فتیحہ کا
Teenage cricketer Halima Rafique dies under mysterious circumstances: Editor’s note: While PCB’s current chairman Najam Sethi is focused on protecting and promoting political and economic interests of his benefactors, Nawaz Sharif, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman and CIA in particular, this the actual state/plight of cricket at grassroots level
Deobandis in Pakistan divided on ISIL terrorist Abu Bakar’s Caliphate: Eminent figures of Deobandi sect of Pakistan divided on the self-proclaimed Caliph Abu Bakar Baghdadi of notorious terrorist outfit ISIL. Pro-Bakar graffiti was daubed in Bannu and a Deobandi cleric thinks Taliban ringleader Mulla Omar will decide
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
Anti-Semitism: what it is and is not – by Alan Hart: “An anti-Semite used to be a person who disliked Jews. Now it is a person who Jews dislike “ Those are the words of my dear Jewish friend, Nazi (Auschwitz) holocaust survivor Dr Hajo Myer. They are taken
Four men from Mumbai believed to have joined Iraq jihad, a father appeals for help – by Praveen Swami: Families of the four have filed missing persons complaints with the police station in Kalyan. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar) From the window of his apartment, Ejaz Badruddin Majeed stares out over the grimy suburban heights
Islamic State rounds up ex-Baathists to eliminate potential rivals in Iraq’s Mosul – by Maggie Fick and Ahmed Rasheed: (Reuters) – One night last week, Islamic State militants in an SUV with tinted windows pulled up at the home of a former Iraqi army officer, one of the men they see as an obstacle to
Israel, ISIS and Iran – by Ali Khan Mahmudabad: In 1871 in the small north Indian town of Bareilly Richard Bourke, the Governor General and 6th Earl of Mayo, made a speech in the presence of the Nawab of Rampur and other notables. This came in the
Fox News: ISIS destroys Sunni shrines and Shia mosques, may be targeting Mecca: ISIS is leaving a path of destroyed churches, shrines and mosques in its wake as it storms across Syria and Iraq, and has even set its sights on Mecca — Islam’s holiest site. The nihilistic jihadis, led
Former US ambassador to Iraq says: It’s not Washington’s job to tell Iraq who its leaders should be: James F. Jeffrey has served as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Turkey and Albania. He is the Philip Solondz visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. As the U.S. ambassador to Iraq from 2010 to 2012,
Washington Post’s Editorial: The U.S. must take a stronger stand on Bahrain after it expels a senior official: ARAB STATES dependent on the United States for military and economic support once went out of their way to avoid public conflict with Washington. More than five years into the Obama administration, there has been a reversal: Now
The Communist Party of Israel strongly condemns Israeli aggression in Gaza and Hamas’s attack on Israeli civilians: The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) expresses its strong resentment and condemnation to the vicious and murderous terrorist war that the government of Israel has been waging on the people of Gaza and on the Arab-Palestinian People at
Chakwal’s lone Hindu family leads peaceful but secluded life – by Nabeel Anwar Dhakku: Ravindar Kumar with his mother Sudesh Kumari and daughter Manisha Chhiber. CHAKWAL: “When I first went to a local college two years ago, students and teachers gave me a strange look,” recalls 18-year-old Manisha Chhiber, a Hindu girl
Sunni And Shiite British Imams Denounce Wahabi/Deobandi ISIS Together In New Video – by Yasmine Hafiz: Sunni and Shiite Muslim leaders in the United Kingdom have come together to denounce the Islamic militant group ISIS in a video posted by a group called Imams Online, reports the BBC. A statement on the Imams Online website
Radical Salafis/Deobandis face jail for attack on group of Shi’ites ‘in first case of Muslim sectarian violence in Britain’ – by Lucy Crossley: Radical Salafi/Deobandi Muslims are facing jail for attacking a group of Shi’ites in what is believed to be the first case of Muslim sectarian violence on the streets of Britain. Violence broke out on London’s Edgware Road, a
Pashtun tribes reject Deobandi militants’ call for Jihad – by Mian Saifur Rehman (The News): Despite the fact that militants launched effective and misleading propaganda against forces through Fatwas urging the tribesmen to wage Jihad against the country’s security forces in retaliation for the Operation Zarbe Azb, vast majority of tribal people have
Iraq crisis: How Saudi Arabia helped Isis take over the north of the country – by Patrick Cockburn: How far is Saudi Arabia complicit in the Isis takeover of much of northern Iraq, and is it stoking an escalating Sunni-Shia conflict across the Islamic world? Some time before 9/11, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, once the powerful
Stephen Hawking’s boycott hits Israel where it hurts: Science: Stephen Hawking‘s decision to boycott the Israeli president’s conference has gone viral. Over 100,000 Facebook shares of the Guardian report at last count. Whatever the subsequent fuss, Hawking’s letter is unequivocal. His refusal was made because of requests
Twitter uproar over pic of ‘applauding’ Israelis watching night attacks on Gaza: An image of Israelis in Sderot who gathered on a hill to watch and celebrate Gaza being bombed has gone viral on Twitter. The photo posted by a Danish journalist caused uproar online. Allan Sørensen, the Middle Eastern
Leaked audio features Al Nusrah Front emir discussing creation of an Islamic emirate – by Thomas Joc: A leaked recording of Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of the Al Nusrah Front, giving an impassioned speech to his fighters surfaced online late yesterday. While the audio appears to be a real recording of Julani, The Long War
Dawn’s report: Startling facts about Deobandi suicide bombers’ training den in North Waziristan – by Ismail Khan: A copy of the form containing details of a trainee suicide bomber found at the centre. MIRAMSHAH: It was one of the many non-descript buildings around, located at the dead-end of a small street inside Serai Darpakhel.
دیوبندی تکفیری خود کش بمباروں کی تربیت گاہ کے بارے میں چونکا دینے والے حقائق: میران شاہ: یہ سرائی درپہ خیل کے اندر ایک چھوٹی گلی کے آخری سرے پر موجود عمارتوں میں سے ایک تھی۔گلی کے باہر موجود ایک گارڈ نے ہمیں بتایا کہ ‘پہلے ہم سیدھا جائیں پھر بائیں جانب ایک دروازہ