by Caroline Hawley and James LongmanWorld Affairs Unit, BBC News (23rd December 2014) A German author given rare access to territory run by Islamic State has told the BBC that the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he had expected. Juergen Todenhoefer spent six days […]
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For the Swiss-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), dialogue with Islamic State (IS) fighters is key to keeping aid workers safe, and the NGO is working to establish direct contact with decision-makers in the IS organisation. ICRC Director General Yves Daccord told the Ostschweiz am Sonntag newspaper that […]
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BY KEIR SIMMONS NBC NEWS The head of Jordan’s Air Force on Sunday said that his country’s fighters have done 56 bombing raids on ISIS in the past three days, […]
In the early 1960s, a very important event took place in The Gambia. Granted, it was considered by many to be insignificant. A missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Hafiz Gibreel Sa’eed visited the country to follow up on literature that had filtered through the country by chance, or by […]
A former American sniper says US soldiers had no clear understanding of who the enemy was in Iraq and often “went off the playbook” when opening fire in the battlefield. “We weren’t fighting a common uniformed enemy and there was actually a lot of confusion on who our enemy was, […]
Foreign Minister Zarif appears to rule out new extension to negotiations, saying parties need to “seize opportunity”. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has appeared to rule out any new extension to negotiations with world powers over his country’s nuclear programme after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry for […]
Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, has been officially confirmed as Emir of Kano in a coronation ceremony in the northern state. The coronation on Saturday attracted high-profile personalities and former presidents of Nigeria, but there were no representatives of the current government. Sanusi was named Emir of Kano in […]
Source: Arab News: The number of smokers among Saudi secondary schoolgirls reached 65 percent, while the rate among intermediate schoolgirls stands at 45 percent, a recently-published survey said. The survey, conducted by the Faculty of Medicine at the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University, said the phenomenon poses a real threat to […]
Source:bizshift-trends.com ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) is the world’s largest, richest terrorist organizations, ever. It’s a self-sustaining enterprise that runs mainly on extortion and crime networks, hostages, oil, donations… According to Martin Chulov; ISIS has grown from a ragtag band of extremists to perhaps the most […]
RT: Over 500 rabbis from Israel, Britain, the US and Canada have called on the Israeli prime minister to stop demolishing Palestinian homes. Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) say Benjamin […]
Source:Dawn KARACHI: While challenges such as terrorism and religious extremism were among the country’s major concerns, there was a “deficit of logic and common sense in governance” that was compounding such issues, senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir said here on Saturday. She was addressing a panel discussion […]
The Prince of Wales has spoken of his anxiety at the number of young British Muslims being radicalized by extremist preachers and the internet and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East 145 98 0 0 243 Email Prince Charles arrives at Marka Airport, Amman Photo: Sam Tarling By […]
Since ISIS emerged on the scene last year, Muslims worldwide have been bombarded with the claim that this terrorist group represents an interpretation of Islam “as legitimate as any.”Therefore, the […]
Global Post: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A commission advising Pope Francis on how to root out sexual abuse of children by clergy in the Catholic Church is studying sanctions for bishops suspected of cover-ups or of failing to prevent abuse, members said on Saturday. “There have to be consequences,” Cardinal […]
Source: sputniknews.com According to US Senator Jim Inhofe, a new US Senate resolution urges the United States to work toward repealing existing blasphemy laws internationally. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A new US Senate […]
Source: syracuse.com | Safeta Cerimovic By InterFaith Works of Central New York This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard and InterFaith Works of CNY. We are progeny of the same Father. The Prophet […]
Source: ahmadiyya.us Supports President’s call to remain united against all religious extremism The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA commends President Obama’s powerful remarks against extremism at the annual prayer breakfast. In recognizing […]