Entries by AIFD
7/8/13 At least 51 killed in Egypt as Islamists urge defiance
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – At least 51 people were killed on Monday when the Egyptian army opened fire on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi, in the deadliest incident since the elected Islamist leader was toppled by the military five days ago. Protesters said shooting started as they performed morning prayers outside the Cairo barracks […]
Mali army fires warning shots to halt Islamist advance
BAMAKO | Tue Jan 8, 2013 7:53am EST (Reuters) – Malian soldiers fired warning shots on Tuesday at Islamist fighters pushing south towards their positions, military and diplomatic sources said, raising fears of the first clashes since militants seized Mali’s north in April. The capture of the northern two thirds of the arid West African nation by […]
“The Right Kind of Jihad”
by Karen Lugo, Gatestone Institute, October 17, 2012 ‘Even though the Syrian-American artist was disinvited and the award cancelled, his parents in Homs, Syria, were beaten and their home was later ransacked. Jasser points to extortionist campaigns to force on Americans policy that does not have popular support and calls on liberty-minded Muslims publicly to criticize such […]
SWETT AND JASSER: No human rights without religious freedom
For U.N., 1948 declaration a practical imperative The Washington Times, 9/27/12 Member states of the United Nations should ponder an alarming statistic: According to a just-released Pew Research Center study, 75 percent of people live in countries where a bedrock human right is endangered. Not all people enjoy the right to think as they please, believe or not believe […]