Jewish atrocities at Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, 65 years ago…and today Omid Safi President Obama’s visit to Israel reaffirmed the close political bond between American and Israel, and even affirmed the right of Israel to exist as a “Jewish nation”, whatever that means to the non-Jewish indigenous population of the region, i.e., the Palestinian people. […]
AlHittin.com on hiatus
April 9, 2013 By
Sri Lanka’s Muslims bear brunt of Buddhist extremism
April 6, 2013 By
Sri Lanka has been rocked in recent weeks by a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment led by ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks. According to one expert, the small island nation is suffering a profound and worrying identity crisis. – By Charlotte Boitiaux, France 24 On the evening of March 28, a Muslim clothes trader watched as his warehouse […]
Youth support Sharia law in Pakistan
April 3, 2013 By
Strong youth support for Shariah in Pakistan (AFP) – By AFP, Islamabad More than half of young Pakistanis believe democracy has not been good for their country and nearly 40 percent are in favor of having Islamic sharia rule, according to a survey published Wednesday. Pakistan goes to the polls in a historic general election […]
Myanmar: Eye witness accounts of Meiktila massacre; Beaten, burnt and stabbed
April 3, 2013 By
- By Assed Baig, AssedBaig.com Reports of what actually took place in the Central Myanmar town of Meiktila are still emerging. IDPs are beginning to speak out and tell the world of what they witnessed with their own eyes. “They beat them in front of me. I was watching. I can still see it.” Noor Bi, […]
Kashmir: Yet another fake encounter by Indian forces unearthed
April 3, 2013 By
Sopur teenager was killed in fake encounter: SHRC (GreaterKashmir) – By Arif Shafi Wani Srinagar, Apr 2: Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday revealed that a teenager of Sopore was killed in 1997 a fake encounter in Handwara allegedly by Army and labeled as a militant. The Commission asked the Director General of […]
Palestine: Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza | A list of ceasefire violations by Israel since November 21, 2012.
April 3, 2013 By
Israel has launched fresh air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first such attack since the November ceasefire between the Hamas and Israel. Israel has been continuously violating the ceasefire since November with the first violation coming on the very second day after the agreement. The Jerusalem Fund has published an extensive list of […]
Russian Court Bans ‘How to Accept Islam’ Book
April 3, 2013 By
- By RIA Novosti Flickr.com/ Diane M. Byrne MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) – A court in south Russia has banned as “extremist” a book entitled “How to Accept Islam,” officials said on Tuesday. The Krasnoyarsk district court ordered all copies of the book to be confiscated and destroyed. Investigators, citing linguistic experts, said the book, […]
The rise of TTP’s Aafia Siddiqui Brigade
April 2, 2013 By
- By Amir Mir, The News International The Pakistani authorities investigating the March 18 fidayeen attack on the Judicial Complex in Peshawar which killed four people and injured 50-plus others have reported to the Ministry of Interior that it was the second act of terrorism which has been attributed to the Aafia Siddiqui Brigade. The […]
