Who are the Salafi and Deobandi women fighting in Syria – by Abigail R. Esman: For years she was a mother of 10 young children, keeping a good, Muslim home. Now she’s a rebel commander with a gun, fighting, she says, for her honor and her religion. Her children battle at her side. Speaking

In Pakistan, it’s our own radicalism that produces religious hatred and violence – by Ayesha Siddiqa:     A few days ago, Pakistani newspapers published results of a PEW opinion poll for 2013 and 2014 indicating a large percentage of Pakistanis being perturbed with violent extremism in the country. According to the report of this

Two British Deobandi Jihadist admit to linking up with extremist group ISIS in Syria – by Vikram Dodd:     Mohammed Ahmed, left, and Yusuf Sarwar were arrested on their return to Britain in January. Photograph: West Midlands police/PA Two Birmingham men admitted on Tuesday to linking up with an extremist group fighting jihad in Syria, after

Islamic State rounds up ex-Baathists to eliminate potential rivals in Iraq’s Mosul:     A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according

ISIS Links with Pakistan: Past and Present – by Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi:     The entire world has been gripped by news of ISIS – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham; now just Islamic State) – declaring on 29th June 2014

Can Nouri Al Maliki save Baghdad from ISIS? – by Patrick Cockburn:     In early June, Abbas Saddam, a private soldier from a Shia district in Baghdad serving in the 11th Division of the Iraqi army, was transferred from Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province in western Iraq, to Mosul

کامران خان دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کے ہاتھوں شیعہ ڈاکٹرز کی ٹارگٹ کلنگ کی پردہ پوشی کیوں کر رہے ہیں ؟ – از عامر حسینی: کامران خان دی نیوز انوسٹی گیشن ڈیسک سے جیو کے ڈائریکٹر نیوز افئیر کے عهدے تک جو سفر کرچکے ہیں اس میں ان کی رپورٹوں کے کهرے کبهی تو راولپنڈی کے جی ایچ کیو تک جاتے رہے تو کبهی

داعش کے جنگجووں نے حضرت یونس علیہ السلام کا مزار تباہ کر دیا: بغداد (نیوز ڈیسک) عراق میں شدت پسند گروپ الدولۃ اسلامی فی العراق والشام (داعش) کے جنگجو ہتھیاروں اور بھاری ہتھوڑوں سے مسلح ہوکر موصل میں واقع حضرت یونس علیہ السلام کے مزار مقدس پر ٹوٹ پڑے اور قبر مبارک،

Pro-army wall chalking by sectarian outfits in Bannu – by Taha Siddiqui: Editor’s note: Awaami Baghi Group is an alias used used by banned deobandi militant outfit jaish-e-muhammad another name for the same group is al rehmat trust. At a time when the Pakistan Army claims to be waging a “decisive” and

Homegrown Islamist terrorism: How should we understand the teenage jihadists’ mind?:   ‘Invading armies, bloodthirsty occupations and drone bombings have been extremism’s most potent recruiting sergeants.’ Illustration by Satoshi Kambayashi A friend of mine once gazed at her wayward teenagers and told me she could handle the usual drugs and

Bengal madrasah with more Hindu students draws eyes, President’s award for teacher: اورگرام چتسپلّي کے اس مدرسے کو صدر جمہوریہ کی جانب سے انعام سے بھی نوازا جا چکا ہے بھارت کی مغربی بنگال ریاست کے بردھمان ضلعے کے ایک مدرسے میں ایک مولوی طالب علموں کو قرآن اور اسلام کے

We condemn ASWJ terrorists’ brutal attack on Pashtun nationalist students in Science College, Quetta:   Two students were injured when members of banned Deobandi terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba (aka ASWJ) attacked Pashtun nationalist students of PSO in Government Science College here on Thursday (11 July 2014), police said. (Source) Members of the banned Ahle

The late King of Saudi Arabia, his ‘secret’ Christian wife and the missing £12 million: Janan Harb threatens to ‘spill the beans’ if ‘promised’ money isn’t paid:   The “secret” Christian wife of the late King of Saudi Arabia has won the right to pursue his son for a vast sum of cash and properties that she says he promised her before he died. Janan Harb,

Crime spree helps Pakistani Taliban squirrel away cash before raids begin:   A Pakistani soldier stands in front of closed shops during a military operation against Taliban militants in the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan July 9, 2014. — Photo by Reuters PESHAWAR: In the months before Pakistan jets

Iran Pursues Subtle Strategy on Iraq Without Pushing Sectarian Conflict – by Bill Spindle:   An Iraqi Shiite prays at the Imam Hussein Shrine in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, the fate of which is of great concern to Iran’s government. Getty Images QOM, Iran—Iran is pursuing a delicate strategy of supporting

سعودی عرب عالم اسلام میں سب سے بڑا فرقہ پرست ملک ہے – انسٹی ٹیوٹ فار گلف ا‌فئیرز: آل علی احمد انسٹی ٹیوٹ فار گلف سٹیٹس کے نامور محقق اور دانشور ہیں ،انھوں نے حال ہی میں ایک اور سماجی سائنس دان کرسٹوفر ڈینیوب کے ساتھ ملکر عراق اور سعودیہ عرب کے درمیان ایک تحقیقی تقابلی مطالعہ

ISIS Threatens Holocaust Against Jews – by John Rossomando:   A Twitter post Thursday by supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now calling itself the Islamic State (IS), has promised a Holocaust against the Jews. “The Real Zionist Holocaust is Predicted in the Hadiths!

Hamas, an ally of Al Nusra – by Abdul Nishapuri: Between an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Takfiri Jihadist, I will prefer Israeli Jew any day. He won’t slaughter me for my faith. Hamas must stop firing rockets while hiding behind civilians and then using civilian casualties to blame

US drone strike kills 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan – Bill Roggio: The US launched its first drone strike inside Pakistan’s tribal agencies in more than three weeks, killing six “militants” in an area that in the past has served as a command and control center for al Qaeda’s military. Today’s

Analyst Zahid Hussain is completely off base: Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa says ISIS Al Qaeda & Deobandi Taliban are fruits of the same tree: Zahid Hussain goes to great lengths to show ISIS is very different from Punjabi Taliban Takfiri Deobandi Sipah e Sahaba or the TTP.  Zahid Hussain is maligning Sunni Muslims by saying that the Takfiri Deobandi or Salafi (Wahhabi) doctrines