Terrorism Archive
Great News – Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize- A Z: Can’t say fairer than that for an honour that has often been awarded for doing absolutely nothing. Remember, Obama? Fantastic news, when there is so much misery and pain in the world, it’s wonderful to know people who
So sorry, Mehrin Kauser, a Hazara victim of Shia genocide – by Abbas Nasir: EVERY day, evidence stares us in the face of how we have failed our people in general and vulnerable sections of society in particular; of how we fail to honour those who stand up to the odds like Nobel
حنیف جالندھری دیوبندی- کرپشن اور تاریخ کے آئنیہ میں، تحقیقی رپورٹ: قاری حنیف جالندھری دیوبندی جنہوں نے حال میں ہی شیعہ سنی مسلمانوں کے خلاف اپنی تکفیری تکلیف کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے ایک فتوی جاری کیا ہے کہ طاہر القادری کی امامت میں نماز عید باطل ہے۔آئیے کچھ دیر ان
New York Times: Pakistani Deobandi militants step up attacks in Iran: TEHRAN — Sunni insurgents in Pakistan increased attacks on Iranian border posts in the southeast of the country this week, employing methods similar to those used by Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. In one instance, a
In Pakistan, Deobandi TTP-ASWJ militants support the so called Islamic State – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: The TTP Ameer, Mullah Fazlullah’s, announcement to send fighters to help the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria is a disturbing development for Pakistan as the move shows that after extending its area of influence in
جرنیل ناصر جنجوعہ صاحب – مظلوم شیعہ ہزارہ برادری سے تعزیت کافی نہیں – تکفیری دیوبندی سپاہ صحابہ کے سرغنہ رمضان مینگل کو گرفتار کریں: جنرل ناصر جنجوعہ صاحب، بڑی مہربانی کے آپ تشریف لائے اور آپ نے زخموں پر مرہم رکھے لیکن یہ کافی نہیں ہے۔ جب تک آپ رمضان مینگل اور رفیق مینگل جیسے دہشتگردوں کو کیفر کردار تک نہیں پہنچاتے، جب
Saudis against the ISIS: sea change? – Dr Mohammad Taqi: Editor’s note: While Dr Taqi legitimately highlights the Saudi roots of global Salafi Wahhabi terrorism and its key role in the spread of ISIS and other similar terror outfits across the globe, it is also important to take into
Isis in Kobani: Turkey’s act of abandonment may mark an ‘irrevocable breach’ with Kurds across the region – Patrick Cockburn: Kurds vented their fury at the Turkish government for standing by as Isis fighters looked poised to take the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani in view of the Turkish border and the watching Turkish army. At least 12
عید قربان پر پیغام – از عامر حسینی: موبائل فون اور فیس باکس کے ان باکس میں بہت سے پیغامات تبریک موصول ہورہے ہیں اور میں بهی سوچنے لگا کہ کوئی پیغام میں بهی اس حوالے سے اپنے جاننے والوں تک اس موقعہ کی مناسبت سےدوں ،
The Gulf members of the anti-ISIS coalition: hypocrisy and secret agendas – Sabah Ayoub: This US Air Forces Central Command photo shows an F-22A Raptor refueling in the US Central Command area of responsibility prior to strike operations in Syria on September 26, 2014. These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike
Iran, the Thinkable Ally – Roger Cohen: LONDON — Breakfast last week in New York with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran was a cordial affair, bereft of the fireworks of his predecessor, whose antics made headlines and not much more. Rouhani, flanked by his twinkly-eyed foreign
Schoolgirl jihadis: the female Islamists leaving home to join Isis fighters: Zahra Halane, 16, poses with an AK-47, an Isis flag, knife and grenade. A series of tweets about her kitten, thrown out by her husband, betray her youth. Hundreds of young women and girls are leaving their homes
Most of the jihadists groups in Pakistan follow the Deobandi sect of Islam, not the Salafist – Arif Jamal: The United States already has its fair share of terrorist outfits to uproot and neutralize, and while the Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) may not be an immediate threat, it could in time emerge to be far deadlier than al
Meet the Syrian Islamist organization controlling Senator McCain’s agenda – Daniel Greenfield: A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a high profile article from one Elizabeth O’Bagy arguing that the majority of the Syrian rebels were actually moderates. Senator McCain mentioned Elizabeth O’Bagy’s op-ed during the Senate hearings, when
The Ancestors of ISIS – David Motadel: CAMBRIDGE, England — IN the last few years, there has been a dramatic rise of a seemingly new type of polity: the Islamic rebel state. Boko Haram in West Africa, the Shabab in East Africa, the Islamic Emirate
ISIS ‘ Harsh brand of Islam is rooted in Austere Saudi (Wahhabi) Creed: BAGHDAD — Caliph Ibrahim, the leader of the Islamic State, appeared to come out of nowhere when he matter-of-factly proclaimed himself the ruler of all Muslims in the middle of an otherwise typical Ramadan sermon. Muslim scholars from the
Picutres of 3 Deobandi terrorists who tried to kill Malala Yousafzai: Press Release No PR197/2014-ISPR Dated: September 12, 2014 Rawalpindi – September 12, 2014: Statement – DG ISPR 1. Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you very much for coming here. Today’s press conference is on a single point agenda. 2.
باچا خان ، فلسطین اور دیوبند – از عامر حسینی: اب سوچتا ہوں کہ جلال آباد باچا خان کی قبر پر جاوں اور باچا خان سے پوچهوں کہ تم فلسطینیوں سے پوچهنے فلسطین جانا چاہتے تهے کہ زمین کس کی ہوئی ؟ اور خود یہ کیا کہ اتمان زئی
شام میں پاکستانی دیوبندی بھی دہشت گردی میں شامل ہیں – امریکی محکمہ انصاف: امریکہ کے محکمۂ خارجہ کے ترجمان نے امریکی انٹیلی جنس اداروں کے حوالے سے بتایا ہے کہ شام میں دیگر ممالک کے لوگوں کی طرح پاکستانی دیوبندی بھی موجود ہیں لیکن اُنھیں یہ نہیں معلوم کہ وہ دولتِ اسلامیہ
مڈل ایسٹ – آل سعود ، وہابی مذھبی اسٹبلشمنٹ ، مسلم بنیاد پرستی اور واشنگٹن – پہلا حصّہ – عامر حسینی: مڈل ایسٹ میں اس وقت جو بھی سماجی – سیاسی حالات ہیں ان میں جہاں عالمی طاقتوں کی حریفانہ کشاکش کا دخل ہے وہیں اس میں عرب ریاستوں کی داخلی و خارجی صورت حال سے ابھرنے والی علاقائی سیاست
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
ایم کیو ایم پر مفتی نعیم کی حامی تکفیری دیوبندی لابی کا غلبہ اور کراچی میں جاری شیعہ نسل کشی: الطاف حسین کا اعتراف کہ متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کی صفوں میں انجمن سپاہ صحابہ/لشکر جھنگوی سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد در آۓ ہیں جو شیعہ مسلمانوں کے قتل عام اور نسل کشی میں ملوث ہیں. واضح رہے رینجرز
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
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
From Ukraine to ISIS, the design is the same – Dr Abbas Zaidi: President Bashar al-Assad defied all odds, and al-Malliki, despite his incompetence and the practically US-backed independent Kurdistan, kept Iraq in one piece. It was not easy to withstand the collective US-EU-UAE-Turkey-Saudi Arabia assault. We must not forget Australia
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
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
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