Numbers leaving Germany to join Islamic State on the rise
Berlin (dpa) – The number of terrorist sympathizers leaving Germany to join Islamic State’s fight for power in the Middle East has climbed this year, according to intelligence service data released on Wednesday. By July 20, 840 men and women had left Germany to travel to the extremist group’s battlegrounds of Syria and Iraq, up […]
Guidance Residential Hits $4 Billion Milestone in Delivering Islamic Home Financing
Largest U.S. Islamic Home Finance Employer Helps 18,000 Families Nationwide RESTON, Va., Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Guidance Residential, LLC, Islamic market share leader in the Shariah-compliant home finance space, announced today that it has reached a significant milestone of originating $4 Billion in home financing. This $4 Billion threshold is more than the cumulative […]
Gay Drunk Racist Tulsa Man Murders Lebanese Neighbor, Nothing To See Here
Keeping Oklahoma safe for Western Culture Might be time to get the bunny and kitten photos ready, guys, because we have another one of THOSE stories: In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Friday, a racist old shithead shot and killed Khalid Jabara, his 37-year-old next-door neighbor, for the crime of being from Lebanon. Vernon Majors, 61, had been […]
The roots of terrorism
THE post-Quetta commotion is heading towards a predictable denoucement: those who pointed fingers at the security apparatus have been chastened, the government has pleaded guilty to its indictment by the COAS and a new body to oversee implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) has been created. Is that enough? Those who had asked the […]
Egypt judoka sent home after Israeli handshake snub
Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. El Shehaby, who was sent home by his own team, lost the fight on Friday and was reprimanded by the […]
Mosque from Early Islam Discovered in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh-Antiquities found in Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia highlight an important civilization back to the Stone Age. Therefore, the joint French-Saudi mission for archeological exploration maintains its works in a number of governorates mainly Al-Yamamah site to reveal the history of the region and the old civilizations that settled in it. The mission that has 18 […]
Merkel says refugees didn’t bring Islamist terrorism to Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that Islam belonged in the country as long as it was practised in a way that respected the constitution. More than a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere arrived in Germany last year The […]
How Muslim Women Are Rising Up Against Discrimination
A British parliamentary committee recently discovered what many people in Muslim communities have known for ages—that Muslim women face discrimination on account of their gender, their ethnicity and their religion.
Deconstructing extremism in Punjab
Over the years, Punjab has been considered as hotbed of extremism, especially its southern region where huge landholdings are coupled with high unemployment and low literacy rates. The districts in the region have witnessed mushroom growth of madaras (religious seminaries), along with hefty foreign financial aid for establishing large infrastructures for medical, housing and educational […]
Pakistan third amongst countries with worst reputation
The Reputation Institute in its annual RepTrak index has named Pakistan in the list of countries with the worst reputation.The index is calculated based on the level of tolerance, safety, standard of living and attractiveness to tourists. The overall marks are given out of 100. It is dominated by African and Middle Eastern countries, though […]
