Monthly Archives: July 2015

Still from the Boko Haram video showing a soldier just before his death Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram (whose name in the Hauser language means “education is forbidden”) has released its first video showing the decapitation of a regime … Continue reading →

Shahidullah Shahid (Shaykh Maqbool) … conflicting media reports confuse as to whether dead or alive? (Image, EAP) The usual confusion surrounds the latest news on deaths by US drone strikes. TOLO News (Afghanistan) tweeted, BREAKING: Shahidullah Shahid, leader of Daesh … Continue reading →

  Murree, venue for “Pakistani- brokered peace talks” (Image Dawn) Dr. Hameedullah Zabuli Recently Pakistan has expended a lot of political capital into kick-starting peace talks between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and officials of the Kabul administration. Simultaneously with … Continue reading →

Talks will have little impact on Taliban fighting on the ground unless relevant stakeholders are involved (Image, Mirror)  Yesterday I reported on the news that the Official Account of the Office of the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani – ARG had announced … Continue reading →

Politicians evacuating the building after Taliban attacked parliament on 22nd June (image Faryab MP) Today the Official Account of the Office of the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani – ARG announced on Twitter that a delegation from the High Peace Council of Afghanistan has traveled … Continue reading →

Aftermath of Saudi bombing, Yemen (image via Nasser Arrabyee) Graphic video footage and photographs have appeared on social media today purporting to show the aftermath of a Saudi Arabian airstrike on Yemen. The Saudi government are targeting Houthis, a Shiite rebel … Continue reading →

11 hours and we’re here stopping the manufacturers of murderous drones at #blockthefactory #Kent #StopArmingIsrael (Block The Factory) Pro-Palestinian activists claim for the second year in a row to have closed down an Elbit factory at Shenstone, Staffordshire where parts are … Continue reading →

Australian anti-drone activists had a somewhat cooler day of action than their fellow protesters in the UK as they wrapped up warmly outside the Elbit Systems factory in Melbourne with a message to stop trading arms with Israel. The protest … Continue reading →

The International Human Rights Watch has asked the figurehead leader of the Kabul Administration Ashraf Ghani in a statement last Monday that he should not be silent versus the assertions made by his Army Chief, who said: “laws of armed … Continue reading →

  Guest blog from Abu Hudhayfah and Umm Aaminah. Message to Parents of Special Needs/Disabled Children… Assalamu Alaykum This is a message from myself and my wife (Umm Aaminah) to all parents who have children (as well as family members) with … Continue reading →