Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Demonising Islam and stereotyping 5 million French Muslims will not bring Paris its peace. The eight terrorists who launched the attacks in the French capital were not the product of Daesh in Raqqa, they arrived there already ripe for recruitment as a […]
Source: Reuters Mosques across France held their weekly services on Friday in the shadow of last week’s Paris massacre by Islamist militants, with sermons rejecting violence and asking how some […]
Isis was quick to understand a truth the West must now confront: that the national borders imposed by colonial powers 100 years go are becoming meaningless, says Robert Fisk Robert Fisk @indyvoice 18 comments A Kurdish fighter surveys the border between Turkey and Iraq AFP/Getty Early in 2014, Isis released […]
November 16, 2015 The Paris terror attacks – particularly the methodical shooting of unarmed civilians – have shocked the world and generated new tough talk from policymakers. But the West cannot ignore how some of its violent policy prescriptions over the past 35 years have contributed to the crisis, writes […]
Voices France’s unresolved Algerian war sheds light on the Paris attack The French-Algerian identity of one of the attackers demonstrates how France’s savage 1956-62 war in Algeria continues to infect today’s atrocities. Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 16 November 2015 60 comments 2K People weep as they gather to observe a […]
Despite the President’s huffing and puffing about war the spiritual mentors of the militants will be left untouched Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices The country which lent its Sunni-Wahhabi […]
The Independent David Connett A detailed picture of some of the killers behind the attacks in Paris has begun to emerge with many previously known to have travelled to Syria to fight for Isis. French officials described Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, as the “mastermind” of the attacks. Said to be the […]
REFUGEES Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks Far-right politicians call for borders to be sealed in wake of Paris assaults amid growing fears for refugees’ plight. Anealla Safdar | 17 Nov 2015 In the days after a wave of deadly attacks killed at least 129 people in Paris, a number […]
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — As I left my mosque in Philadelphia Friday afternoon my phone lit up with texts and tweets about attacks in Paris. Muslims have been conditioned on how to respond to these attacks. First, we feel pain for the loss of life. And most certainly […]
French Muslims leaders on Sunday gathered outside the Bataclan concert hall to honour the 89 people who were killed when four men brandishing AK-47 assault rifles opened fire in the hall. Muslims leaders, who were accompanied by the French capital’s Jewish leaders, brought white roses to the site of the incident. […]
Huff Post: by Clay Farris Naff One: Terrorism is the illusion of power. It only becomes powerful when people fall for it. Picture a magician who performs a variation on […]
Hollande says our response to Isis must be “merciless” – and I agree – but it must also be strategic so we don’t fall into their trap Source: The Independent […]
Source: The Guardian Months after the deadly Islamic State and al-Qaida-inspired attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 17 people dead in Paris in January, France has fallen victim to another jihadi onslaught of even more horrifying proportions. On Saturday, the French president, François Hollande, pointed the finger […]
A suicide bomber had a ticket to the France-Germany soccer game, but his explosive vest was found during a security check at the gate A man apparently set to detonate his suicide vest tried to enter the France-versus-Germany soccer match at Stade de France, but was turned away by security […]
Posted 15 hours ago by i100 Staff UPVOTE When Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in Paris were attacked at the beginning of this year by al-Qaeda, the world mourned for the dead – but many were quick to assign blame in the wrong places. Every time a jihadist terror group […]
The West should do everything in its power to make those fleeing ISIS and extremism feel welcome and wanted BY JESSE BERNEY November 14, 2015 One World Trade Center in New York City was lit in the colors of the French flag Friday evening. Daniel Pierce Wright/Getty The anti-Muslim ugliness […]
Chancellor Angel Merkel has been under intensifying fire for opening Germany’s doors to refugees A girl carries her doll as she and other migrants and refugees walk after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on Saturday. The attacks in Paris quickly galvanized opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy. PHOTO: […]
“What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks is republished with permission of Stratfor.” Analysis Update (6:00 CST): According to French media reports, French security forces have stormed and […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, right, receives Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at his office in Tehran in this Nov. 9, 2015 photo. Rouhani is to meet with French President Francois Hollande soon. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 PARIS: An official lunch between the […]
France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served Source: Washington Post BERLIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner — or even breakfast or lunch? Ahead of Iranian President […]