Sydney siege: Gunman takes hostages in Lindt cafe
Source: BBC At least one gunman has taken several people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney. Pictures on Australian television show at least three people with […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
The elements of radicalization in youth!
Source: The Malta Independent, December 10, 2014; by Laiq Ahmed Atif A few months ago the world was not very much aware of a great threat, which the world is facing these days, and which has now become the talk of the town, and that is the horrific threat of ISIS. […]
5 Lessons From Prophet Muhammad to Stop Torture
Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” This week, America and the world were let in on the secret that everyone knew but no one would […]
UNICEF: ‘Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality’
The Washington Post: by Nick Kirkpatrick — Esther Tokpah, an 11-year-old orphan in Monrovia, Liberia, who lost both parents to Ebola. A new report released on Monday by UNICEF declares 2014 a “devastating” year for children. “Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality,” UNICEF Executive Director Anthony […]
CIA Report’s Most Shocking Passages about Torture
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/us/2014/12/10/newday-acosta-dnt-cia-torture-report.cnn Washington (CNN) — Here’s a look at some of the techniques the CIA used to interrogate detainees that were included in a Senate Intelligence Committee report released Tuesday. 1. […]
Report fellow students on road to terrorism, Ottawa imam urges
Ottawa Citizen: by Chris Cobb — Ottawa Imam Imtiaz Ahmed, leader of Stop the CrISIS, an initiative to counter the radicalization of Canada’s Muslim youth, says new converts — like former University of Ottawa student John Maguire — appear particularly vulnerable. Canadian Muslims, especially students, shouldn’t hesitate to report anyone […]
Somalia suicide bombs kill seven in Baidoa
bbc.co.uk: At least seven people have been killed in a twin suicide bomb attack in the town of Baidoa in southern Somalia. READ MORE…
Pope Francis Says Equating Islam With Violence Is Wrong
Huff Post: by Philip Pullella —- (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global […]
UK Faces Biggest Terrorism Threat In Its History: Minister
Huff Post — LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take […]
Bomber ‘kills 45’ at Afghanistan volleyball match
Continue reading the main story in BBC Taliban Conflict Five worries for Ghani The Karzai years Where are Pakistan’s militants? Before and after Taliban A suicide bomber has killed at […]
A global strategy required to stop radicalization – Ahmadiyya Supreme Head.
Lankaweb: by A. Abdul Aziz — According to our Press Department U.K., on 8 November 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at the 11th National Peace Symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK. […]
Nigeria suicide blast in Potsikum school kills dozens
theguardian — Survivors say a suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform detonated a backpack full of explosives. A suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform set off a backpack full of explosives during an assembly at a high school in Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 48 students and wounding 79 […]
Muslims in Calgary mark holy day with anti-terror march
cbc.ca: An annual gathering of Calgary Muslims took on a different tone this year, as hundreds came out to protest terrorism ahead of the holy day Ashura. READ MORE…
ISIS five commanders enter in Pakistan
thenewstribe.com — KARACHI: At least five commanders of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) entered in Pakistan from Australia, the country’s intelligence agencies revealed ISIS activities in a high-level meeting in Karachi today, November 1. According to the agencies report, the large quantity of gold has also been transferred […]
Ottawa Shooter or Blackwater guards, Calling a Spade a Spade
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful Dear Editor, Convictions of four Blackwater guards who murdered Iraqi civilians (including children) in 2007 restores some faith in our legal […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Top Japanese General on ISIS: ‘Terrorism Is Never Tolerated’
FP.com: by John Hudson — SHARE + Japan isn’t the first country that comes to mind when discussing the growing phenomenon of foreign fighters flocking to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group. But for top officials in Tokyo, the spread of Islamic State propaganda is a growing concern […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against […]