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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palestine: 64 year old prisoner Maysara Abuhamdia dies.
April 2, 2013 By
Prisoner Maysara Abuhamdia dies; son accuses PA of betrayal (The Electronic Intifada) – By Linah Alsaafin Maysara Abuhamdia has died, shackled to his bed in Saroka Hospital. He was 64 years old. This marks the second time in less than two months that a Palestinian prisoner has died in custody. Arafat Jaradat was tortured to death in Megiddo […]
Myanmar: Fire at an Islamic school in Yangon kills 13 children
April 2, 2013 By
Residents ‘suspicious’ as school fire kills 13 amid Myanmar violence (Al Arabiya) – By Reuters A fire at an Islamic school in Yangon killed 13 children in the early hours of Tuesday in what officials said could have been an accident, but comes in the aftermath of a wave of violence against Muslims in Buddhist-majority […]
Israeli forces attack annual “Land Day” protests
March 31, 2013 By
- By Ma’an, WAFA Israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber coated bullets at Palestinians marking the annual Land Day in towns across the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday, local media reported. Eyewitnesses told Ma’an News Agency that hundreds of Palestinians gathered in agricultural lands near the West Bank village of Jayyus to plant trees […]
