Terror attack leaves 31 dead in Belgium
BRUSSELS, March 22, 2016 – Terrorists exploded bombs at the Brussels airport and a downtown Brussels metro stop, killing 31 people and wounding more than 150, prompting world leaders to issue terror alerts across the globe. The airport bombing was caused by a suicide attack. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters that his country…
The Islamic State was created by the United States and the West
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15, 2015 – In the Middle East almost everything is slightly off center. Weekends are on Thursdays and Fridays, calendars are lunar rather than solar, reading is done from right to left instead of the other way around and there are dozens of other examples where nothing is quite the way it […]
Pakistan’s commendable role against eliminating terrorism lauded
Shaarik H. Zafar Special Representative to Muslim Communities U.S. State Department has said that across the world, Muslims are facing sever challenges and passing through turmoil of the time, to get rid of menace of terrorism and extremism, it is utmost need to value education and to empower youth which is precious asset of Muslim […]
Don’t let terrorists define American values
The events in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., were outrageous. There is no way to predict when or where the next atrocity will occur. My first reaction to these events was that we should bomb the Islamic State into oblivion, cut off their money supply and destroy their leadership. I sounded like some of our […]
Killing of people nothing to do with Islam: Fazl
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl(JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that terrorists engaged in killing innocent people across the country are harming the interests of the country and have nothing to do with Islam. He expressed these views after offering Dua’a for the martyrs of Bacha Khan University Charsadda here at Parliament’s House mosque. Quran Khawani and special […]
Majority of Americans says Obama hasn’t done enough to protect U.S. from terrorism
Forty-three percent of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s security from terrorism, marking a 16-point drop since last year and a 26-point decline since 2014. Fifty-five percent said they were dissatisfied with the country’s security from terrorism, according to Gallup poll results released Monday. In 2015, 59 percent had been satisfied and 36 percent had […]
Suicide bomber kills five worshippers at mosque in Cameroon
Yaounde (dpa) – At least five Muslim worshippers were killed Monday morning when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northern Cameroon. The attacker had joined an early prayer session at the mosque in the locality of Guetchewe in Cameroon’s Far North Region, regional governor Midjiyawa Bakary told dpa by phone. “He later detonated his […]
Ulema must educate youth about extremist propaganda: Ashrafi
Pakistan Ulema Council Central Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that it is the responsibility of ulema, imams, clerics and religious scholars to educate Muslim youths about the false and evil propaganda of extremist and terrorist organsiations. Addressing a training session workshop for ulema and seminary students on Sunday in Lahore, Ashrafi emphasised […]
Morocco arrests Belgian citizen linked to Paris attacks
A Belgian national of Moroccan origin directly linked to the Paris attacks has been arrested in Morocco, according to a local newspaper quoting Morocco’s interior ministry. Hespress reported on Monday that a Belgian national has been arrested in al-Muammadia port city on the west coast of Morocco, between Casablanca and Rabat, in the region of […]
Police Identify Jakarta Attackers
An Islamic State group flag was found with one of the attackers behind Thursday’s assault in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta and police said they have established identities of the attackers involved, national police spokesman Anton Charliyan said Friday, according to the Associated Press (AP). Seven people, including five suicide bombers and gunmen, were killed […]