A new challenge for Zarb-e-Azb: Uzbek terrorists join ASWJ: In the aftermath of Pakistan army’s operation against TTP-ASWJ and other takfiri Khawarij terrorists, Uzbek terrorists in Pakistan have decided to merge in the banned Deobandi terror outfit ASWJ (formely Sipah-e-Sahaba). This confirms that ASWJ is the single major

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

Liberal discourse on Deobandi terrorism – A Facebook Discussion:       AN: 80s and 90s: SSP killed Shia en masse. Shias retaliated by target killing SSP leaders. Urban Liberals were not happy with Shias. Late 90s to 2010: Shias stopped retaliating to prove they are genuinely ‘mazloom’.

9 myths about Hinduism — debunked – by Moni Basu:     Suhag Shukla knows that’s how some people outside Hinduism see her religion. As the head of the Hindu American Foundation, Shukla, 42, clarifies misconceptions all the time. Hinduism is ancient, though there is no specific date for

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

Balochistan minority MPA shot dead in Quetta – by Syed Ali Shah:     QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: Minority member of the Balochistan Assembly Handery Masieh was killed by his guard in Quetta on Saturday, an official said. He was killed in a firing incident in Nawan Killi — located in the suburbs of

اقلیتی رکن صوبائی اسمبلی کا دن دھاڑے قتل – از سید علی شاہ:       بلوچستان اسمبلی کے اقلیتی رکن ہنری مسیح کو ہفتے کےدن  کویٹہ میں ان کے گارڈ نے فارنگ کر کے قتل کر دیا – جان محمد بلیدی جو کہ بلوچستان حکومت کے ترجمان ہیں ان کا اس

Condolences to Nawaz Sharif and other TTP-ASWJ apologists on Zarb-e-Azb – by Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji: Condolences to the “anti-establishment” Comrade Nawaz Sharif on the launch of operation against the Taliban in North Waziristan. Condolences to pro-TTP-ASWJ journalists including Hamid Mir, Saleem Safi, Irfan Siddiqi and Ansar Abbasi of Geo TV/Jang Group. Condolences to Hazrat

سعودی حمایت یافتہ سلفی دہشت گرد تنظیم داعش کے ہاتھوں عراق میں سینکڑوں سنی اور شیعہ فوجیوں کا قتل عام: عراق میں موصل اور تکریت پر قبضہ کرنے والی سلفی و دیوبندی دہشت گرد تنظیم دولت اسلامی عراق والشام نے انٹرنیٹ پر تصاویر جاری کی ہیں جن سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ اس کے جہادی جنگجو عراقی فوجیوں کا

Let’s blame Iran for the current mess in Iraq – by Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji: Just few months ago, some Good Liberals of Pakistan were actively supporting ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria – back then, we knew them by their former avatar which was Free Syrian Army (FSA). What happened to FSA? Clearly

ISIS doesn’t represent Sunni Muslims – by Ali Raza: In 1801 and 1802, the Saudi Salafi militans under Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud attacked and captured the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in Iraq, equally revered by Sunni Sufis and Shias, began to massacre parts of

Tracking ISIS from Syria to Iraq: An analysis – by Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji: Caution: Graphic content While these pictures and the video would have made my ancestor, Hajjaj Bin Yousuf, quite happy, even I sort of wimped out towards completing it. Basically, this story starts in Homs, Syria, where as per SoS

نازو کی بدحواسیاں ،پی ٹی وی پر درباری مولوی طاہر القادری پر بلاسفیمی کا الزام لگانے لگے: مسلم لیگ نواز کی حکومت پاکستان عوامی تحریک کے ڈاکٹر طاہرالقادری کے خلاف پروپیگنڈا سیل متحرک ہوگیا ہے پی ٹی وی پر ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری کے خلاف درباری مولوی متحرک ہوگئے اور پی ٹی وی ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری کے

A country of dead women – by Rafia Zakaria:   Before Farzana Parveen was bludgeoned to death with bricks there was Shahida Parveen who was sentenced to be stoned. In early 1988, when democracy was new and a woman was about to take over the helm of the

The Invasion of Pakistan : The country created the Deobandi Taliban that now aims to destroy it.:     Pakistan’s elites have spent decades fretting about an invasion from India, but it turns out they have invited their own invasion from within. By striking a Faustian bargain with the Taliban, the military and intelligence services have

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

The mega follies: POLITICS is all about perception. If people believe that a policy is detrimental to their interests, not even a deluge of spin, arranged news conferences, full-page advertisements and assurances by its advocates is going to change that perception. A

Salafi-Deobandi Jihadis in Iraq want to demolish Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani’s shrine before marching to Karbala – by Laleen Ahmad: The Western media continues to label the ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) a “Sunni” outfit. Certainly this is an old Western ploy to create divisions between Shias and Sunnis. But as the ISIS’s Salafi-Wahabi and Deobandi leaders

Media discourse on Deobandi terrorism – 20 May to 14 June 2014: War on the Rocks, 20 May 2014 Who’s killing Pakistan’s Shia and why? – C. Christine Fair With this victory under their belts, Islamists—particularly led by those associated with the Deobandi interpretative tradition—aimed to have Pakistan’s Shia declared non-Muslim.

Pashtun scholars’ mysterious silence on Pashtun massacre in Taftan, Balochistan – by Abdul Nishapuri: Pashtun scholars, including nationalists, progressive or right-wing scholars, remain consistently silent on Deobandi ASWJ (Sipah-e-Sahaba aka Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat)’s atrocities against Shias, Sunni Barelvis and other communities. In most recent incident, on 8 June 2014, at least 30