Iraq declares Ramadi liberated from Islamic State
Source: BBC The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been “liberated” from so-called Islamic State, the Iraqi military has declared. Spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said forces had achieved an “epic” […]
It’s suicide bombing: Evidence from Ahmadiyya mosque spot, autopsy suggest dead youth was bomber
Daily Star: Three people were injured during Juma prayers in a suicide bomb attack in this mosque on Friday. Police cordon off the Ahmadiyya mosque at Bagmara of Rajshahi to conduct investigations as curious onlookers crowd the scene. Photo: Banglar Chokh It was a suicide attacker who blew himself up […]
ISIS Violates The Consensus Of Mainstream Islam By Persecuting Christians
Huff Post: In central Syria, Daesh (“ISIS”) recently destroyed an ancient monastery and a church. This, after abducting several Christians, in what has become the group’s long scourge on humanity. While global Muslim leaders have categorically condemnedDaesh, Daesh continues to insist their acts are permitted — even commanded — by […]
How to make Syria peace talks work
Source: Aljazeera The dark cloud of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may yet have one silver lining. Its attacks have managed to galvanise the international community’s […]
How does IS communicate securely?
Source: BBC In the wake of the terrible events in Paris, governments around the world have renewed their calls for tech companies to design products that will allow law enforcement […]
Assistants of terror: How women raise funds for Da’ish in Karachi
Source: ET PHOTO: THE TELEGRAPH KARACHI: It all started with a request. Short and simple. “Aap se darkhwast hai [We’re making a request to you]”. And that was enough. It was a code, used by Islamic State-inspired militants to raise funds for their activities in the metropolitan city. The women’s wing […]
Doubts About Saudi Arabia’s Antiterrorism Coalition while it keeps financing Wahhabi schools & clerics
NY Times: One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in defeating the militants, especially on the ground. Saudi Arabia’s plans to organize a military coalition of 34 Islamic nations against terrorism could be a breakthrough, […]
Views of Government’s Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low
Source: Pew Research center Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public’s concerns about terrorism have […]
These People Are Fighting Anti-Muslim Hate After San Bernardino
Huff Post: by Jawed Kaleem — “ISIS wants to create a division between Christians and Muslims.” Following last week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which was carried out by Muslims who FBI officials say were Islamic State supporters, American mosques and Muslims have been hit with threats and attacks. […]
Untangling the Overlapping Conflicts in the Syrian War
Source: The New York Times What started as a popular uprising againstthe Syrian government four years ago has becomea proto-world war with nearly a dozen countriesembroiled in two overlapping conflicts. 1. […]
Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley to ‘Disrupt’ ISIS
Source: The New York Times WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that the Islamic State had become “the most effective recruiter in the world” and that the only solution was […]
“Isil does not represent Muslims”, Imam Ibrahim M Noonan, Vice President, Ahmadiyya Muslims Ireland
Imam Ibrahim M Noonan is Imam of Galway Mosque ‘Masjid Maryam, Vice National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland and Missionary In-Charge of Ireland. Isil does not represent Muslims […]
A Vision for a Moderate, Modern Muslim World
Source: Foreign Policy St. Petersburg and Sinai, Bamako and Beirut, Mosul and Paris, the world has been shocked by a murderous month of Islamic extremist violence. With a more sophisticated […]
Islamic State agents from Syria ‘in Thailand to target Russians’
Source: BBC Thai police say they were warned by Moscow that 10 Syrians working for the so-called Islamic State (IS) entered Thailand in October to target Russians. A leaked Thai […]
Islamic State: Where key countries stand
Source: BBC The lightning rise of Islamic State (IS), the jihadist militant group that has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq since 2014, has sent shockwaves around the Middle […]
From Indonesia, a Muslim Challenge to the Ideology of the Islamic State
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The scene is horrifyingly familiar. Islamic State soldiers march a line of prisoners to a riverbank, shoot them one by one and dump their bodies over a […]
ISIS not Muslim, people of other faith defaming Islam: Assam leader
Source: Dna India “ISIS is not at all Muslims, rather these are people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”, viewed Vice President of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat HRA Choudhury. […]
In nations with significant Muslim populations, much disdain for ISIS
Source: Pew Research Center Recent attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have once again brought terrorism and Islamic extremism to […]
Bombs may kill extremists, but they will not kill extremism
Source: Belfast Telegraph ‘Bomb and be done with it. Destroy the enemy, and all will be well.’ This seductive voice cannot go unchallenged. ISIL must be defeated, but it will […]
Syria air strikes debates: Whether we should go to war | Ahmadi Muslims Advice Diplomacy
Dr Irfan Malik, secretary of Nottingham branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, said diplomacy was the only way forward. “There are so many different countries involved so I think the better […]