Islamic State Goes Official in South Asia Although its prospects in the region are likely limited, IS could bring further death and destruction to South Asia. By Arif Rafiq February 04, 2015 The group that describes itself as the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) has […]
A parallel state within Turkey? How the country’s democracy came under attack from two men’s rivalry They were once allies but since 2013, the feud between exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been steadily escalating Once upon a time, Fethullah Gulen and Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
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Summary Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has retracted his resignation after escaping house arrest in the militia-controlled capital, an aide said on Tuesday. An aide to Hadi said he had sent a letter withdrawing the resignation to Yemen’s parliament, which had never met to formally accept it. Prime Minister Khalid […]
388. Commandment – They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them [2:188] It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. Allah knows […]
Dawn: SHIKARPUR on Jan 30, Peshawar on Feb 13, Rawalpindi on Feb 18. In less than three weeks, suicide bombers have targeted three imambargahs packed with worshippers. Outside of Syria and Iraq, Pakistan is the world’s deadliest country for Shia Muslims. Hazara are fleeing Balochistan, and barricades surround segregated Shia […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it. By Graeme Wood Source: The Atlantic What is the […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History The cover of the 1992 edition. Author Michael H. Hart Country United States Language English Series 1st Edition (1978) 2nd Edition (1992) Subject History Genre Non-Fiction Published 1978 (Hart Publishing company) Media type Print ISBN […]
MAKKAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Published — Monday 23 February 2015 Emphasizing the need to map out a strategic plan to combat terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stated on Sunday that Saudi Arabia will not wait idly by while extremists tarnish the image of Islam. “Saudi Arabia […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 22, 2015 | 21:08 Updated: Feb 22, 2015 | 21:08 AMMAN — Jordan will soon launch a plan to fight extremist ideologies and raise awareness among all segments of society of their dangerous impact, according to an Awqaf Ministry official. Under the projected plan, several […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The 13th-century fall of an obscure king into the river Euphrates, the pride of the Ottoman empire and modern Turkey and a humiliating French retreat after the 1914-18 war provide the truly Byzantine origins of Turkey’s little military operation to remove a long-dead body from […]
Dawn: POST-Peshawar the need to rethink our national security policy and terminate the state’s patronage of jihadists has been under focus. Also under spotlight has been the state’s capacity deficit that partly explains the gap between law and its implementation (obsession with military courts being a misconceived response to this […]
Daily News Egypt: Nader Soliman, founder and head of the Christian Youth Movement, is calling for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to be awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, Soliman told Daily News Egypt Wednesday. Soliman supported his request to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, who give out the award, […]
Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century, […]
The Daily Star The latest episode in the long-running U.N.-produced soap opera “peacemaking in Syria” emerged this week when envoy Staffan de Mistura informed the Security Council about the regime’s readiness to halt its attacks in Aleppo. However, the offer coincided with regime offensives in Aleppo as well as southern […]
387. Commandment – Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and women a share of that which they have earned [4:33] And covet not that whereby Allah has made some of you excel others. Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and […]
News courtesy: Shahid Parvez Badruddin Saheb, Sec. Dawat-il-Allah, Bangalore For the 2nd year in a row the Book Stall of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangalore has been awarded the Best […]
Source:ET The outcome of last week’s three-day counter-extremism summit in Washington would be judged by the follow-up actions stemming from the exchange of ideas at the forum. The one idea that should be fundamental to any action plan was articulated by US President Barack Obama, who made it clear that […]
The Nationalist Solution Source: New York Times The struggle against Islamic extremism has been crippled by a failure of historical awareness and cultural understanding. From the very beginning, we have […]