Monthly Archives: June 2015

Boston police shooting: Police confirm a call was made from victim to his father shortly before he was shot dead

  Aunt of Usaama Rahim said at press conference she thought her nephew Usaama (above) “felt threatened” when police approached him, given the “slaughter of black men going on right now across the nation.” (Boston Globe)  US media CNN has now … Continue reading

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Boston police shooting: Case update, “terrorism” and the vitriol of Islamaphobia in US society

Aftermath of Boston police shooting of Usaama Rahim (Associated Press) On June 2nd 2015, I decided to write on the reported shooting of Usaama Rahim, a young Muslim man by police in Boston, Massachusetts, US, which was just breaking on social … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate statement on 5 Taliban released from Guantanamo following 1 year of freedom

Statement of Islamic Emirate regarding the completion of one year period by freed leaders from Guantanamo Five leaders of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan who were freed one year ago in exchange for a US prisoner completed their one year … Continue reading

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Imran Khan writes to Ban Ki-moon (UN) urging action on the plight and persecution of Rohingya

Rohingya Muslims trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence in Burma. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has written an open letter to UNSG Ban Ki- moon regarding the plight and persecution … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate list alleged war crimes for May 2015

  “War crimes of foreign invaders and their internal stooge forces (May 2015)”  Compiled by S. Saeed. On 1st May, the fifteen years old son of an ordinary villager named Haji Abdul Bari was taken away as prisoner during a … Continue reading

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Boston: Imam’s Facebook post alleges his brother Usaama Rahim was shot in back 3 times by police on way to work

Imam Ibrahim Rahim posted message of his brother’s death on Facebook (image FB) A Facebook post from Imam Ibrahim Rahim alleges his younger brother Usaama Rahim was shot today on his way to work by police in Boston, Massachusetts, US. The … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: 7 Aid workers, 2 guards killed in Balkh and another case of corruption emerges involving US military

  Security concerns for aid workers grow in Afghanistan (image Dunya) The Czech non-governmental organization People in Need (PIN) has issued a statement suspending their services in Afghanistan following the killing of 7 aid workers and 2 guards who were … Continue reading

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German Federal Prosecutor ‘investigating’ US actions on drones base (Reprieve)

The German Federal Prosecutor is reported to have begun investigating a US base in Germany that is used as a ‘hub’ for drone strikes, days after a Yemeni man testified in a Cologne court about the 2012 strike that killed … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate claim shooting down of US helicopter in country’s north

Mujahideen bring down US helicopter in country’s north (Islamic Emirate statement) PARWAN, May 31 – An unknown number  of the US-Nato troop were killed when Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate shot down one of the enemy helicopter gunships late yesterday … Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Islamic Emirate release account of attack on Jalalabad

Martyr attack strikes Jalalabad, over 16 killed, 30 injured (Islamic Emirate statement) NANGARHAR,  June 1 – A martyr attack, latest in the series “Operation Azm”, struck police headquarters in the center of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province … Continue reading

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