Saudi Arabia KSA Archive
The Saudi King who fought the wrong wars: There is one man for whom Hosni Mubarak’s acquittal will come as welcome relief: his friend and fellow potentate King Abdullah. Such was the Saudi King’s anxiety about Mubarak that he has nudged the Egyptian military to be
Indignity and death in Saudi Arabia: Many years ago, an uncle of mine, since deceased, was employed in the Baldia of Riyadh — capital of the land of the very pure, Saudi Arabia. During his annual trips back home, he had many stories to narrate
داعش کے تکفیری خوارج اور مسلمانوں کا قتل عام۔ خرم زکی: یوں تو داعش کے تکفیری خوارج اور ان کے “خلیفہ” ابو بکر البغدادی لعنتی الخارجی پر بہت کچھ لکھا جا رہا ہے اور گویا یوں ہے کہ مسلمانوں کی چودہ سو سالہ تاریخ اپنے آپ کو دہرا رہی
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
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,
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
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.
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
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
ISIS women – Takfiri Wahhabi and Deobandi ideology is radicalizing Muslim women in the West: Time: Last March 11, was a normal Thursday morning for the Ali Mehenni family, or so Kamel Ali Mehenni thought when he dropped off his 17-year-old daughter Sahra at the train station on her way to school. It was
Europe and ISIS, an islamic state within the old continent: CAIRO — “One day, not long from now, Europe will wake up to a nightmare.” I made this comment to friends during a 2012 visit to Europe. They swiftly dismissed it. Yet just two years later, with supporters of
NATO’s Libya: From successful model to failed state: Libya’s chaos and violence may seem like a continuum of painful replays. However, as the situation festers, the risk of extremist elements gaining a more dangerous foothold and broader freedom of action increases. Indeed, since the beginning of this
لشکر جھنگوی اور نواز لیگ کے سیاسی گٹھ جوڑ کی تیاری: ایک علیل اور لاغر شیعہ عالم سید غلام رضا نقوی کو رہا کر کے اور ایک ایسی تنظیم ( تحریک جعفریہ پاکستان ) جو حقیقت میں اب کوئی وجود ہی نہیں رکھتی سے پابندی ہٹا کر نواز شریف نے
What is sectarianism in the Middle East? – Salameh Kaileh and Victorios Shams: Salameh Kaileh: The sect is a community that subscribes to certain religious beliefs from the past. These beliefs, at the time of their formation, were the expression of the ideological and class conceptualisation of a certain social group. This conceptualisation
سعودی عرب: ایک مہینے میں 7ویں پاکستانی کا سر قلم: There are some Pakistani liberals, leftists, atheists and rights activists who wrote facebook statuses and articles on the execution of an Iranian woman in Iran but remain silent on the execution of seven Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. ریاض:
Sufyani liberals silence on proposed demolition of Prophet Muhammad’s birthplace: Many Pakistani “liberals” – increasingly being referred to as “Sufyani liberals” remain silent on the atrocities committed by Saudi Arabia. Many of these “liberals” are toadies and sycophants of the Saudi Stooge in Pakistan – Nawaz Sharif. Their silence
Our Friends in Riyadh – by Toby C. Jones: Last Wednesday, a criminal court in Saudi Arabia sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, one of the kingdom’s most visible political dissidents, to death. Saudi authorities have justified the verdict in terms of national security. Convicted on vague
Shameful silence on the massacre of Sunni Muslims by ISIS: Editor’s Note : I condemn all those Shia, Sunni, Christian, Marxist, atheist, liberal and other activists who are silent on the massacre of Sunni Muslims by takfiri Wahhabi Deobandi Khawarij of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The world
Mecca under threat: Outrage at plan to destroy the ‘birthplace’ of the Prophet Mohamed and replace it with a new palace and luxury malls: The site in Mecca where the Prophet Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be “buried under marble” and replaced by a huge royal palace. The work is part of a multibillion-pound construction project in the
Russia Today’s report on how Hamas, Al-Nusra and ISIS dragged Palestinians into Syria’s conflict – by Sharmine Narwani: Palestinians didn’t jump into the fray in Syria. They were dragged into it – violently and reluctantly. Here is the story of how and why Palestinians and their 14 refugee camps became strategic targets in the Battle for
Wahhabi, Deobandi and Saudi connection: Introduction Its claim of representing Islamic ‘orthodoxy’ is the Saudi regime’s principal tool of seeking ideological legitimacy. Saudi Arabia prides itself on being, as it calls itself, the only ‘truly’ Islamic state in the world, although this claim
Khalid ibn al-Walid’s legacy: A Wahhabi cleric illustrates the roots of ISIS ideology in early Islamic history: The murderous and inhuman Wahhabia and Deobandi ideology of the ISIS, Al Qaeda, Taliban and ASWJ emanates from the early Islamic era, not only the Kharijites but also certain other “holy” persons. Unfortunately just as the history of Islam
ISIS ideology is grounded in Saudi education: According to an article published Oct. 21 on Al-Monitor, the Islamic State (ISIS or IS) has issued new regulations for the school systems under its control in Iraq and Syria. The announced purpose of the so-called guidelines,
Libyan model for Syria? The West is silent as Libya falls into the abyss – Patrick Cockburn: Remember the time when Libya was being held up by the American, British, French and Qatari governments as a striking example of benign and successful foreign intervention? It is worth looking again at film of David Cameron grandstanding
رائیونڈ تبلیغی اجتماع کی آڑ میں دیوبندی منشیات کی سمگلنگ کرتے ہوۓ پکڑے گئے: Source: http://daily.urdupoint.com/livenews/2014-11-06/news-322068.html تبلیغی جماعت کی آڑ میں سپاہ صحابہ، لشکر جھنگوی، احرار، جنداللہ اور طالبان کے تکفیری خوارج دہشت گردوں کو پناہ دینے اور ان کی نقل و حمل کے ساتھ ساتھ دیوبندی تبلیغی اب چرس، ہیروئن اور
Deobandi seminaries fail to support the humanist values of equality, tolerance, liberty and religious pluralism – Elham Manea (Huffington Post): The fact that Islamic religion has yet to go through a reformation process has made it an easy target for political manipulation — changing according to the political contexts, the leaders and the Geist of the time. With the
Australia: Deobandi Salafi terrorists shoot to kill a Shia Muslim on the eve of Ashura of Muharram: As long as we are using generic and vague terms (Sunni, Islamist, radial, terrorist, takfiri) instead of specifying the Wahhabi Salafi and Deobandi identity of terrorists, this is bound to happen and will keep on increasing. A great majority
Ashura massacre in Saudi Arabia: Men, women and children killed by ISIS’s Salafi Deobandi terrorists: Editor’s note: Oppression of the Shia of Eastern Province is not limited to the Saudi Wahhabi monarchy anymore. With a constant dose of Takfirism and support for extreme Salafi and Deobandi terror, the oppressed Shia of Eastern Saudi Arabia
State-backed Deobandi and Wahhabi Salafi militants use multiple names to confuse ordinary public – Dr Ayesha Siddiqa: On Sunday, November 2, more then 50 people died in Lahore at the hands of a suicide bomber. The TTP and Jundallah hurriedly claimed responsibility for the heinous act. And we can all now go to sleep peacefully with
Victimizing the victim: After the Al-Ahsa massacre of Shia Musims, Saudi government witch-huning Shias across the country: According to reports from Saudi Arabia, at least 300 Shia Muslims were arrested in Medina on the eve of Ashura of Muharram. At least 100 of them are from Pakistani and Indian Shia backgrounds. Their only crime? Participation in
Christian community’s legitimate reaction to the Wahhabi Salafi and Deobandi terrorists in Syria – Robert Fisk: Abdul Qadir al-Djezairi’s palace is on the right, noble in spirit as well as architecture. He is the one who brought the Christians and Jews of Damascus to his home when they feared the Muslims in the 19th
شام کے قدیم شہر سلمیۃ کی اسماعیلی آبادی پر داعش کے منڈلاتے سائے: شام کے صوبے حماۃ کا قدیمی اسماعیلی شیعہ اکثریت کا صوبہ سلمیۃ کا ایک منظر شام کے قدیم تاریخی شہر سلمیۃ پر داعش کے سائے اور ماغوط کی شاعری عامر حسینی کل رات کو امام بارگاہ سے واپس
There’s only one way to beat ISIS: work with Assad and Iran – by Leslie H. Gelb: The Obama administration has pulled together a coalition as ineffectual as it is unwilling. It’s time to join up with the forces, however unsavory, that can do the job. Earlier this week, outside Washington, the Obama team hosted senior
اسلام کے نام پر تکفیری دیوبندی اور وہابی فتنہ – از نذیر ناجی: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-10-28&edition=LHR&id=39433_53058804
Islam: The crisis within – by Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury: The Islamic world today is faced with extreme violence and conflict that is a danger to global peace and harmony. Countries such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen are topping the list of states most likely to
Should Turkey be Ousted from NATO for Supporting ISIS? – by Ali Naqvi: For several years now, West has silently watched Turkey’s slow descent into a radicalized Islamic state. Under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s religious extremist ideology, and his fascination with returning Turkey to the Islamic caliphate stature, the country