Generals and Oil Corporations: In this post, we present some snapshots from Pakistani and international media that demonstrate incompetence of generals (Pakistani, American, British etc) and also the role of Oil Corporations in international strategies and policy decisions. Ayaz Amir (The News, 4
اداریہ: عالمی تکفیری وہابی دیوبندی دھشت گردی: عراق میں دولت اسلامیہ عراق والشام کی تازہ خون ریزی اور عراق کی تقسیم کے خطرے کے سامنے آجانے اور پاکستان میں کراچی ائرپورٹ کے بعد پشاور ائرپورٹ پر ایمرٹس ائرلائن کے طیارے پر فائرنگ ،اسلام آباد میں ایک
Why must muslims look to be reassured? – by A Z: Here is a piece in Telegraph, premised on two recently published books and mainly defending British Muslims, that a friend sent to me, hoping that it will help me see the ‘light’. It is indeed a commendable effort
Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form – The New Yorker: WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — After announcing, on Thursday 26 June 2014, that it would seek $500 million to help “train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the moderate Syrian armed opposition,” the White House today posted the following
Obama’s Disastrous Iraq Policy: An Autopsy – by Peter Beinart: Mourners in Najaf carry the coffins of Iraqi Special Forces soldiers killed in clashes with Wahabi militants in Ramadi, in January 2014. (Ahmad Mousa/Reuters) Yes, the Iraq War was a disaster of historic proportions. Yes, seeing its architects
More evidence of ISIS brutality – graphic video – by Khurram Zaki: The narratives and evidences of ISIS/ISIL/Da’ish brutality and inhumanity in Iraq and Syria are nothing new. These terrorists are even infamous within their own takfeeri kharijite circles for their extreme ruthlessness and butchery. Even AQ head Ayman al-Zawahiri is
Takfir and terrorism – by Tahir Kamran: Like khalafah, umma, jihad and shahadat, takfir has attained a wide currency in modern day Muslim discourse. For analysts, takfir has a peculiar specificity, especially when referring to modern day proponents of revivalist Islam. Takfir denotes excommunication or