Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Pakistan: Call to remove Senator from Parliament for incorrectly reciting Qur’an verse

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“According to Article 62 of the constitution of Pakistan, a member of Parliament should not ‘violate(s) Islamic Injunctions,’ should have ‘adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings,’ and practices ‘obligatory duties prescribed by Islam.’” This effectively disqualifies non-Muslims from serving in the Pakistani Parliament — unless, of course, they become experts on Islam. Surah-e-Ikhlaas is the 112th […]

Pakistan frees Taliban leaders “to further facilitate the Afghani reconciliation process”

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Yeah, that’ll do it, all right. Fairly soon the entirety of Afghanistan will be reconciled, just as it was back in the days when the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas. “Pakistan frees Taliban leaders to promote Afghan peace,” from AGI, September 7 (thanks to C. Cantoni): (AGI) Islamabad, Sept 7 – The Pakistani government […]

Pakistan: Muslim leader wanted by U.S. speaks to 10,000 people: “U.S. and India are angry with us. This means God is happy with us.”

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Our friends and allies the Pakistanis don’t seem in much of a hurry to apprehend Hafiz Saeed, or help us do so. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “Wanted in U.S. and India, Islamist leads mass rally in Pakistan,” by Maria Golovnina and Syed Raza Hassan for Reuters, September 6 (thanks to Twostellas): ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – […]

U.S. has given Pakistan $26 billion over last 12 years, steps up surveillance of Pakistan

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“The mistrust now exceeds the trust,” but the money keeps flowing. “Wary of Pakistan, US steps up surveillance: report,” from AFP, September 3 (thanks to Ravi): While US intelligence agencies spend billions monitoring enemies like Al-Qaeda and Iran, they pay just as much attention to ally Pakistan, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The United States […]

Pakistan: Christian widow threatened by husband’s Muslim family with Islam or death

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“There is no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an 2:256), but many Muslims have a substantially different idea of what constitutes “compulsion” from that what most non-Muslims assume. “Lahore: Christian widow threatened by husband’s Muslim family, Islam or death,” by Jibran Kahn for Asia News, August 31 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Islamabad ( AsiaNews) – ” When […]

“I”m a prisoner because I used the same cup as those Muslim women, because water served by a Christian woman was regarded as unclean”

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In Pakistan the supremacists are Muslims, and those considered “unclean” are Christians, in accord with Qur’an 9:28: “O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean….” This is considered to apply to Christians because of the Trinity. “Sentenced to death for a sip of water: As her religion faces persecution across the Middle East, […]

“Every Hindu in Pakistan is bearing atrocities, girls are kidnapped and forcibly converted but now, Hindu boys are being made to embrace Islam”

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“There is no compulsion in religion,” says the Qur’an (2:256), as Islamic apologists in the West endlessly remind us, but what exactly constitutes compulsion for many Islamic supremacists is not what Westerners assume. Even in the Qur’an itself, Muslims are directed to exact a tax (jizya) from the subjugated “People of the Book,” i.e., primarily […]

Pakistan: Islamic school outraged over being designated “terrorist training center” by U.S.

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They say they focus entirely on religious instruction. But when one’s religious instruction touches on Qur’anic directives to wage war against the “People of the Book” and subjugate them (Qur’an 9:29), the distinction between religious instruction and terror training may become a bit blurry. “Pakistani seminary furious over US ‘terrorist’ tag,” by Jibran Ahmed for […]

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