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Facebook refuses to take down ISIS terror group fan page – by Rahat Hussain: [UPDATE: Facebook removed this page from its website about an hour after this article was posted Monday.] Users of Facebook have reported this week that the website is refusing to take down a known ISIS terror group
Radical Salafi and Deobandi autumn, not Arab spring – by Chris Cork: The writer is editorial consultant at The Express Tribune, news junkie, bibliophile, cat lover and occasional cyclist. The Arab Spring was never aptly named — for one thing it is a coinage of the West rather than
Massacre of Sunnis by Salafist Saudi-backed Nawaz Sharif Regime: In a typical display of brutality reminiscent of his spiritual father, Zia ul Haq, the Shahbaz Sharif regime massacred over a dozen unarmed Sunni Barelvis and wounded nearly another hundred workers of Minhaj ul Quran. Certain sections of the
Why is Western media blacking out the ISIS’s war with Al-Nusra and FSA in Deir al-Zor, Syria?: Currently, Salafi ISIS (Al-Qaeda 2) is fighting with Salafi Al-Nusra (Al-Qaeda 1) and Free Syrian Army (FSA) in order to gain control of Deir al-Zor in Syria. Sunni population in Deir al-Zor is extremely worried because of the immient
Iraqi Shi’ite, Sunni political leaders call for national unity: (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite and Sunni political leaders made a joint call for national unity on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting called after a week of sectarian violence that saw Sunni militants seize northern cities. The leaders,
شیعہ نسل کشی کے بعد نواز لیگ کی سرپرستی میں بریلوی نسل کشی کا آغاز: لاہور میں ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری کی رہائش گاہ اور منہاج القرآن کے گرد کھڑی رکاوٹیں ہٹانے کا معاملہ سات بیگناہوں کی جان لینے کے بعد ایک نیا رخ اختیار کر چکا ہے – پولیس کی جانب سے نہتے
ISIS Expands its Killing Fields from Syria to Iraq – by Rusty Walker: Salafist ISIS ‘execute’ 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers Why are organized soldiers attacking Iraq, and who are these Army combatants in Iraq? And, who is funding them? The first question includes the component of timing: Iraq is neither militarily or economically
عراق اور سعودی نواز میڈیا: مغربی میڈیا کے متوازی وہابی عرب ریاستوں کا میڈیا عراق میں جاری حالیہ وہابی-دیوبندی فاشسٹ حملوں اور اسے ملنے والی چند ابتدائی کامیابیوں کو ایک انقلاب اور عراقی قومی تحریک کے طور پر دکھانے کی کوشش کررہا ہے بلکہ
Saudi Salafi inspired and funded Al Shahaab kill at least 50 people in a Kenya – by Drazen Jorgic: (Reuters) – Somali-linked Islamists have killed at least 50 people in a Kenyan coastal town, executing men in front of their families and killing others who had gathered to watch World Cup soccer on television. The al Shabaab
Iraq blowback: Isis rise manufactured by insatiable oil addiction – by Nafeez Ahmed: Following the bulk of western reporting on the Iraq crisis, you’d think the self-styled ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‘ (Isis) popped out of nowhere, took the west completely by surprise, and is now rampaging across the Middle East
بلوچ و پختون قوم تحریکیں اور دیوبندی وہابی فاشزم – از عامر حسینی: بلوچ قوم کی تحریک کے وہابی دیوبندی مذھبی فاشزم سے رشتے اور اس کے اینٹی شیعہ دھشت گرد تنظیموں سے تعلق کا سوال نیا نہیں ہے ایران میں شیعہ انقلاب کے آنے کے بعد جب ایران کی مرکزی حکومت
ISIS: Ankara’s spoiled child? – by Mahir Zeynalov: It was Dec. 25, 2013. A week after a major raid against suspects implicated in a corruption investigation in Turkey, including the sons of three ministers and pro-government businessmen, prosecutors ordered another wave of raids. Police chiefs appointed
US prepares for talks with Iran to stop Iraq militants, says official: Volunteers to fight Wahabi militants gather in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, eastern Baghdad on Sunday. Photograph: Thaier Al-sudani/Reuters The United States is preparing to open a direct dialogue with Iran about how to deal with the Sunni
Anti-al-Qaeda Sunni Group Backs Iraq’s Shiite Government – by Zaid Sabah and Caroline Alexander: A key Sunni Muslim tribal leader said his forces are helping Iraq’s Shiite-led government battle Islamist militants and called for urgent U.S. military intervention to help stop their advance. “We’ve been fighting al-Qaeda in Anbar for the past
Different Salafi movements and the growth of ISIL in Iraq: Turkish intellectuals are largely ignorant about the new threat that is bordering Turkey. The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is still an unknown entity for Turks. We have been hearing comments declaring that
Survival of the plural: A singular identity breeds violence – by Khaled Ahmed: An article in a Lahore Urdu monthly, Naya Zamana, of May 2014 by a friendly writer, Ubaidullah Ubaid — using a naming technique of the Taliban when they threaten someone with assassination — has upbraided me
Revolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? – by Bruce Riedel: The overthrow of the Saudi royals is finally a possibility. In an excerpt from a new Brookings Institution briefing book for Obama’s second term, Bruce Riedel on what a catastrophe it would be for Obama. Saudi Arabia
A guide to the bitter political fights driving the Iraq crisis – by Zack Beauchamp: The ongoing vicious fighting in Iraq is often characterized as a battle between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and the Iraqi government. Many people think of that as simply being a proxy war between
America’s Allies are Funding Deobandi/Wahabi ISIS – by Josh Rogin: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now threatening Baghdad, was funded for years by wealthy donors in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror. The
عراق: وہابی شدت پسندوں کے کنٹرول کا دائرہ وسیع تر: عراق میں شدت پسندوں نے دو نئے قصبوں پر قبضے کے ساتھ اپنے کنٹرول کا دائرہ وسیع تر کر لیا ہے اور اب ایسا معلوم ہو رہا ہے کہ دارالحکومت بغداد کو بھی خطرہ لاحق ہو سکتا ہے۔ وہابی
عراق اور شام کو وہابی خلافت میں بدلنے کا منصوبہ ،دولت اسلامیہ عراق والشام کی کہانی —از قلم محمد بن ابی بکر: دولت اسلامیہ عراق والشام نے عراق کے سنّی اکثریت والے صوبے انبار کے بعد سابق عراقی صدر صدام حسین کے آبائی شہر تکریت اور موصل پر بھی قبضہ کرلیا اور موصل بغداد شہر سے صرف 90 کلومیٹر کی دوری
Western media’s obfuscation and lies about the situation in Iraq: In the lasts few days, Saudi-funded, Salafi-Wahabi and Deobandi militants in Iraq have seized Mosul and Tikrit, two of the country’s most important cities, and are beginning to drive toward Baghdad. However, as Iraq faces collapse at the hands
Insurgents seize Iraqi city of Mosul as security forces flee – by Liz Sly and Ahmed Ramadan: BEIRUT — Insurgents seized control of most of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday in a powerful demonstration of the threat posed by a rapidly expanding extremist army to the fragile stability of Iraq and
The curious case of drone strikes in FATA – by Farooq Yousaf: According to New America Foundation’s drone database, a total of 58 high profile targets have been killed in drone strikes – making up only 2% of the total casualties in 370 drone strikes. PHOTO: FILE Peter Bergen
Book Review : An ideological army, jihad and greed – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Fair’s assessment of the Pakistan army is out: it is an ideological war machine that is not amenable to any inducements or assuaging of its security concerns. Professor C Christine Fair, a security studies expert at Georgetown
Republicans question U.S. prisoner swap with Taliban – by Warren Strobel: (Reuters) – U.S. politicians questioned whether the deal that freed Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban militants amounted to a negotiation with terrorists as the U.S. soldier was flown out of Afghanistan to a military hospital in
بغض اہل بیت کی بڑی نشانی مدح آل سفیان و بنو امیہ ہے: یہ سٹیٹس اپ ڈیٹ حسن معاویہ دیوبندی جو کہ طاہر اشرفی دیوبندی کا بھائی اور لاہور میں مذہبی اقلیتوں کے خلاف ہونے والے پر تشدد واقعات کا ماسٹر مائنڈ ہے اس نے سماجی رابطے کی ویب سائٹ فیس بک
Saudi king’s sons well-placed for transition – by Bruce Riedel: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who will turn 90 this summer, has quietly placed his own sons in positions of power and influence in the kingdom. His sons have increasing authority in the Foreign Ministry, National Guard and two key
Foreign Jihadis Fighting in Syria Pose Risk in West – by Kimko De Freytas-Tamura: LONDON — Two years ago, a young man who now calls himself Abu Muhajir slipped into Syria with a few friends and $80,000, forsaking what he said was a job as a high school science
Anti-Shia Sentiment Simmers Ahead of Indonesia’s Election – by Ethan Harfenist: Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, is overwhelmingly Sunni. The Pew Research Centerestimated that in 2010 over 99 percent of the country’s 205 million Muslims were Sunni. Indonesia’s estimated one million Shiites are no strangers to discrimination,
لشکر جھنگوی کا ملک اسحاق دیوبندی تین مقدمات سے بری: راولپنڈی: انسداد دہشت گردی کی خصوصی عدالت کے جج رانا مسعود اختر نے آج کالعدم تنظیم کے رہنما ملک اسحاق کے خلاف مقدمات کی سماعت کی۔ ڈان نیوز ٹی وی کی رپورٹ کے مطابق عدالت نے وکلاء کے دلائل
The Deobandi Taliban’s Unity of Purpose – by Asim Yousafzai: Taliban and like-minded jihadis are becoming more united in their determination to impose their brand of sharia on both Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the help of their international mentors under the banner of al-Qaeda. While the terrorists are
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Power Couple: Samar Badawi has done jail time to advance women’s rights, and now husband Walid Abulkhair will represent himself in court against the kingdom. Samar Badawi and Walid Abulkhair are Saudi Arabia’s most high-profile human rights couple. Samar is a leading
سعودی عرب میں اہل تشیع کی احتجاجی تحریک: سعودی عرب کے مشرقی صوبے میں شیعہ اقلیت سال 2011 سے صلاحات کے لیے احتجاج کر رہی ہے جس کے خلاف سعودی حکام کی کارروائیاں بھی جاری ہیں۔ سعودی ذرائع ابلاغ میں اس احتجاج اور مظاہروں کی خبریں شایع
American who joined Syrian rebels becomes first known US suicide bomber: Social media posts by an Al-Qaeda affiliate claim a man named Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki (Abu Hurayra the American) blew himself up in an attack in Syria. US officials say he is the first-known American suicide bomber in the civil-war
پاکستان میں دہشت گردی کی پچانوے فیصد کاروائیوں میں تکفیری دیوبندی ملوث ہیں: وطن عزیز پاکستان میں گزشتہ چند عشروں میں ستر ہزار سے زیادہ شہری جن میں سنی، شیعہ، احمدی، مسیحی، پولیس اور فوج کے افراد شامل ہیں تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گرد گروہوں کے ہاتھوں شہید کیے جا چکے ہیں. پاکستانی
Pope gives Palestinians boost of support – by Josef Federman and Mohammed Daraghmeh: JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis delivered a powerful boost of support to the Palestinians during a Holy Land pilgrimage Sunday, repeatedly backing their statehood aspirations, praying solemnly at Israel’s controversial separation barrier and calling the stalemate in peace
Bahrain recruiting former Pak Army to quell protests – by Ikram Junaidi: ISLAMABAD: Recruitment of retired military personnel by the armed forces’ welfare bodies for serving in Arab hotspots such as Bahrain is not official government policy, explains Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tasneem Aslam. “Those who have been going to Bahrain
Pakistani Mercenaries in Bahrain: The cruel crackdown of the uprising: CONTENT 1. Introduction 2. Bahrain: a general overview 2.1. Bahrain unleashes his three-headed beast 3. Mercenaries in Bahrain 3.1. Recruitment 3.2. Evidences, Reasons and Effects. 4. Mercenaries under the International Law Conclusion 1. Introduction Until very recently, in order
Top Bahrain activist released from prison: Bahraini anti-government protesters, carrying Bahraini and religious flags, run from riot police firing tear gas during clashes in Diraz, Bahrain, Friday, May 23, 2014. Clashes erupted in several northern towns after last-minute notification that a planned opposition rally would