Entries by AIFD
Malala, the Nobel, and Meaningful Peace
“And now I know that you must not be afraid of death. And you must move forward. You must go forward, because education and peace are very important.”– Malala Yousafzai It’s not every year that the Taliban weighs in on the decision of the Nobel Committee. This year, however, the decision to award the prestigious award to the Organization for the […]
7/16/13 Syria pro-regime militia kills reconciliation team: NGO
Source: Fox News BEIRUT (AFP) – Members of a Syrian pro-regime militia gunned down seven Sunni men working on reconciliation in the central province of Homs overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. Clashes broke out, meanwhile, between Kurdish fighters and the radical Islamist Al-Nusra Front in northern Syria’s Ras al-Ain, said […]
Saudis say they want more women’s rights – this Muslim-American reformer doesn’t believe a word of it
Source: Borderless News Online Saudi Arabia now says it requires brides-to-be to agree to their marriage, instead of the usual practice of having fathers decide who their daughters will marry. This seems like progress, but one Muslim-American reformer says it’s just the latest smoke screen in an ongoing bid to appease the West, and that […]
9/10/13 Eyewitness Places ICNA Official at Bangladesh Mass Killings
Source: The Investigative Project on Terrorism A survivor of a 1971 Islamist killing spree in Bangladesh tearfully told a war crimes tribunal Monday that he saw a man who would go on to lead the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) giving orders during the kidnapping, torture and murder of intellectuals. Delwar Hossain, 70, provided a dramatic […]
8/5/13 WSJ: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Influenced by Conspiracy Theories
Source: Newsmax.com Extremist publications found in the apartment of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev have suggested that he was deeply involved in conspiracy theories that went beyond radical Islam. Tsarnaev discovered some of the radical publications while working as a caregiver for a 67-year-old man who passed them on, along with his beliefs, reports The […]