How to Criticize Israel Without Being Anti-Semitic: If you’ve spent any time discussing or reading about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I guarantee you’ve heard some variation of this statement: OMG, Jews think any criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic! In the interests of this post, I’m going to

Does USA have a role in the shooting down of Malaysian ariliner in Ukraine?: The pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine were always well armed and have popular support in the industrial towns of the Donbas, the Russian-speaking industrial and mining area. It has always been propagandistic and misleading for Western politicians and media to

Poll reveals that 92% of Saudi Salafis support ISIS:       The Sakina Campaign plans to carry out a scientific survey to determine the position of the Saudi public on the “caliphate” announced by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. This comes after the results

Sanctions on Iran cost the U.S. as much as $175 billion, study says:     A new study published this week by the National Iranian American Council argues that the various trade sanctions the United States has maintained on Iran for more than a decade actually hurts the American economy. The NIAC, a

Australian Salafi Jihadist arrested in Lebanon: A prominent Australian jihadist who reportedly commanded 300 militiamen and orchestrated clashes in Syria has been arrested in neighbouring Lebanon. The arrest of Hussam Sabbagh in Lebanon’s second city, Tripoli, has again underscored the substantial involvement of Australians in

Israel singles out Qatar as key Hamas terror sponsor – The Times of Israel: President Shimon Peres accused Qatar on Wednesday of becoming “the world’s largest funder of terror” due to its financial support for Hamas in Gaza. “Qatar does not have the right to send money for rockets and tunnels which are

UN Scretary General Ban Ki-moon’s meeting with Grand Ayatollaah Al-Sistani:   Assalam Alaikum. Ramadan Kareem. I am extremely honored to have met His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani today for the first time. He is a man of the deepest wisdom and tolerance.  He is an inspiration and a role

Average Gaza citizen wants a steady job — in Israel — not more Hamas rocket fire, poll finds:     Hamas leader Khaled Meshal was in Doha, Wednesday, telling reporters from his five-star hotel the hardline Islamists would not back down from their bloody fight with Israel until Gaza’s borders are opened, and the crippling Israeli and

Klavan’s One-State Solution for the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Looking for a solution to bring peace to the middle east? Andrew Klavan has hit upon an interesting answer to a complex situation. Klavan’s One-State Solution: Give the Middle East to the Jews.  

عراق میں تکفیری خارجی دہشتگرد گروہ داعش کے ہاتھوں انبیاءکرام کے مزارات کا انہدام – از خرم ذکی: ملعون تکفیری خارجی دہشتگرد ابو بکر (البغدادی) نے، جو اپنے آپ کو تکفیریوں کا “خلیفہ” بھی گردانتا ہے، موصل عراق میں اپنے لعین تکفیری دہشتگرد گروہ داعش کے ذریعہ بزرگ انبیاء کرام حضرت یونس علیہ السلام اور حضرت دانیال

سندھ میں شیعہ نسل کشی اور پیپلز پارٹی کی مجرمانہ خاموشی – از عامر حسینی:   علامہ طالب جوہری یوم شہادت حضرت علی کرم اللہ وجہہ الکریم کے موقعہ پر مجلس عزاء سے کراچی میں خطاب کررہے تهے کہ دوران خطاب اہل سنت کے چالیس سے زائد علماء کا وفد تشریف لے آیا اور

Don’t Reward Qatar and Turkey By Letting Them Dictate Israel/Hamas Ceasefire:   Responding to reports that the United States, anxious to facilitate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, “may be looking to Qatar and Turkey to help negotiate an end to the hostilities,” Jonathan Schanzer and David A. Weinberg, respectively

Israel-Gaza conflict: Israel may have committed war crimes, says UN human rights chief:   The two week offensive in Gaza, which has led to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian men, women and children in the crowded coastal enclave, could have seen war crimes committed by Israel, the UN’s top human rights

Salafi Jihadist return from Syria: Norway warned of imminent security threat:     Norway’s intelligence service says it has been warned of an imminent “concrete threat” against the nation from people with links to fighters in Syria. Benedicte Bjoernland, the head of Norwegian security service PST, said on Thursday the

An Israeli perspective on differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims – by John Myhill: The great majority of Israelis simply don’t know the difference between Sunnis and Shias and they can’t be bothered to learn them. A related problem is that, believe it or not, there is also a pro-Sunni anti-Shia bias in

Al Quds Day, human rights and the hypocrisy of Iran-centric Pakistani Shias – by Abdul Nishapuri: Here’s an example of how Iran-loyalist Paksitani Shias remain very selective in their choices of human rights and political agenda. This conversation with an Iran-loyalist Pakistani Shia took place on 25 July 2014, the day when Iran-loyalist Shias in

24 July 2014: Debate in UK’s House of Lords on human rights violations by Salafi, Wahhabi and Deobandi militants: House of Lords Daily Hansard, Thu, 24 July 2014 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Motion to Take Note 24 July 2014, 11.40 am http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/140724-0001.htm Moved by Lord Alton of Liverpool In an all too brief survey of worldwide violations

Israel supporters really can’t afford to lose Jon Stewart:     Comedy CentralJon Stewart appearing on the July 22 episode of The Daily Show. While covering the Christians United for Israel conference this week, I heard a couple of gripes about Jon Stewart’s reports on Israel’s operation in

علی شناسی – از عامر حسینی: علی شناسی کا سب سے بڑا پیغام یہ ہے کہ ظالموں ،استحصال کرنے والوں کے خلاف قیام کیا جائے اور مظلوموں اور استحصال زدوں کا ساته دیا جائے ،اگر اس پیغام کی عصر حاضر میں تشریح کی جائے تو

ISIS Salafi militants order all girls and women in Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation – UN:   Iraqi families displaced by the Isis offensive in Mosul and northern Iraq at a refugee camp near Irbil. Photograph: Kamal Akrayi/EPA The United Nations said on Thursday that Deobandi/Wahabi militant group Islamic State (Isis) had ordered all girls