500 Indians Attracted To ISIS, Being Tracked In Real Time
New Age Islam News Bureau
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May 2016
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• No Muslim Family Should Engage In Birth Control: Erdoğan
• Saudi-Led Coalition Sends Modern Military Equipment to Al-Qaeda in Yemen
• Bangladesh: Hezb-e-Islami Demands Schedule for Foreign Forces Exit before Peace Agreement
• Plans Found For ISIS Attack in France as England Plays Russia
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India
• 500 Indians Attracted To ISIS, Being Tracked In Real Time
• Babri Mosque Demolition: Hindu, Muslim Leaders Meet For Settlement
• NIA May Have Traced ISIS India Kingpin
• Muslims of Jammu And Kashmir’s Anantnag District Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman
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Mideast
• No Muslim Family Should Engage In Birth Control: Erdoğan
• Turkish PM Urges Merkel for ‘Prudence’ On ‘Genocide’ Resolution
• Five Killed in PKK Attacks in Turkey’s Southeast
• Turkey wants ops with US in Syria, no plan yet
• US attorney Bharara congratulates Gülen-supporting NBA player
• Turkish academic murder suspect may be international serial killer: Reports
• Turkish artillery hits ISIL positions after another rocket attack
• Netanyahu says reconciliation deal with Turkey very close: Report
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Arab World
• Saudi-Led Coalition Sends Modern Military Equipment to Al-Qaeda in Yemen
• Peshmerga Announce Killing 140 ISIL Elements in Battles Northeast of Mosul
• Hajj Spat: Saudi FM Says Iran ‘Answerable to Allah’ For Trying to Politicize Pilgrimage
• Militants in Key Town West of Damascus Agree to Surrender to Syrian Army
• Syria: Terrorists Withdraw from more Lands West of Damascus
• Al-Baghdadi's Important Aide, ISIL Postman Killed in Iraq
• Yemen's Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Military Base in Najran Province
• Recently Freed Greek Prisoner: 4 Iranian Diplomats Alive in Israel's Jail
• Syria: Turkish Army Troops Enter Northern Aleppo Province
• Taliban Militants Kidnap Nearly 200 Passengers Near Kunduz
• Syrian Democratic Forces Continue to Advance against ISIL in Raqqa
• Fresh Soldiers Arrive in Hama to Join Syrian Army's Anti-ISIL Operation in Raqqa
• Syria: ISIL Fails to Penetrate into Gov't Forces' Positions in Deir Ezzur
• Bahrainis Slam Extension of Sheikh Salman's Jail Sentence
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South Asia
• Bangladesh: Hezb-e-Islami Demands Schedule for Foreign Forces Exit before Peace Agreement
• Taliban Kill 17 Passengers after Kidnapping Around 185 in Kunduz
• 14 militants killed in separate airstrikes in Paktia province
• Key ISIS leader killed in an airstrike near Kabul
• Taliban suicide attacks organizer killed in Laghman province
• Afghan Special Forces deployed to Helmand amid intensifying clashes
• Afghanistan, Pakistan territory should not be used against each other: Sartaj
• Afghanistan approves, in principle, strategy to fight ISIS terror group
• BBC reporter released a day after arrested in eastern Afghanistan
• Singapore convicts four Bangladeshis of terrorism financing
• Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery
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Europe
• Plans Found For ISIS Attack in France as England Plays Russia
• Salafists Build a Community in the Heart of Europe
• 900 Muslim Migrants Drown In Mediterranean Sea As Refugee Crisis Deepens
• Top eurocrat admits EU collapse would be BRUSSELS’ fault for mad rush to Euro super state
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Southeast Asia
• Push For Hudud Law Raises Tensions in Malaysia
• Digital Jihad on rise, need specialists to crack online terror indoctrination: Security officials
• Rohingya in Indonesia camps concerned over status, jobs
• Stay out of Islamic matters, Rao tells non-Muslims
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Pakistan
• Spain Arrests Pakistani Man For 'Promotion of Militancy' Via Social Media
• Islamabad ATC Issues Arrest Warrants for Imran Khan, Tahir ul Qadri
• ‘Trade route linking Chabahar Port with Afghanistan a security threat’
• Mamnoon Urges Muslim States to Join Hands On Promotion Of Science & Technology
• PM's open-heart surgery underway: Maryam Nawaz
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Africa
• Libyan Guards Battle Islamic State to Retake Town near Oil Ports
• Suspected Al Shabaab Fighters Kill 3 Village Elders in Kenya
• Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator
• Moroccan BDS Calls On Muslims to Boycott Israeli Dates during Ramadan
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North America
• America Must Save Muslims Facing Death by Extremists
• Meet Khalid Latif, a One-Man Crusade to Fight Bigotry and Oppression Facing Muslims in America
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500 Indians Attracted To ISIS, Being Tracked In Real Time
Neeraj Chauhan
May 31, 2016
New Delhi: Islamic State may have so far failed to create a larger influence in India but the latest estimate of government and intelligence agencies suggests that 400 to 500 Indians have been attracted towards the ideological lure of the so-called caliphate.
These men, mostly youngsters, interact regularly on the web and make efforts to get in touch with someone from the IS and are seeking ways to travel to the region in Iraq and Syria held by the outfit even as they discuss the terror group's "achievements" around the world.
The government has claimed that IS has had limited sway on Indian Muslims and it is not likely to make much of an impact. But the 500-odd Indians who are 'attracted' to the IS have kept intelligence agencies, state police departments and National Investigation Agency on their toes.
Full report at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/500-Indians-attracted-to-IS-being-tracked-in-real-time/articleshow/52511056.cms
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No Muslim family should engage in birth control: Erdoğan
31 May, 2016
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again expressed his support for procreation, stressing that no Muslim family should ever consider birth control or population planning.
“I am saying this clearly, we will increase our posterity and reproduce generations. As for population planning or birth control, no Muslim family can engage in such a mentality. We will follow the road that my God and dear Prophet [Muhammad] say,” Erdoğan said in an address to the foundation of the Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey (TÜRGEV) in Istanbul.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/no-muslim-family-should-engage-in-birth-control-erdogan.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99840&NewsCatID=338
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Saudi-Led Coalition Sends Modern Military Equipment to Al-Qaeda in Yemen
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Saudi-led coalition has sent large cargos of state-of-the-art military weapons and equipment to the al-Qaeda terrorist group in Yemen, a commander disclosed on Tuesday.
"The Saudi-led coalition has recently sent modern military equipment, including tanks and armored vehicles, through the sea to the port city of Mukalla in Hadhramout province, Southern Yemen," Adel Abdollah, a Yemeni military commander, told FNA.
"The al-Qaeda terrorist group has received the military equipment to suppress the revolutionary moves and carry out terrorist operations," he added.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000503
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Bangladesh: Hezb-e-Islami Demands Schedule for Foreign Forces Exit before Peace Agreement
Mon May 30 2016
The Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Afghan government are at odd regarding the confirmation of scheduled exit of foreign forces from the country to conclude a peace deal.
An official of Hezb-e-Islami has told Radio Free Europe that certain issues remains unresolved between the party and the Afghan government to conclude the agreement.
The acting head and deputy of Hezb-e-Islami Mohammad Hakim Hakim has said the Afghan government must confirm a schedule for the exit of foreign forces.
Hakim has said the outstanding issue on the way to peace deal is the exit of foreign forces and the government must at least ascertain a schedule for the exit of the foreign soldiers.
He also added that the party supports peace talks with between the Afghan government and the Taliban group.
Full report at: khaama.com/hezb-e-islami-demands-schedule-for-foreign-forces-exit-before-peace-agreement-01115
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Plans found for ISIS attack in France as England plays Russia
MAY 31 2016
Chilling evidence was unearthed following the confiscation of the laptop of Salah Abdeslam, primary orchestrator of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks. Following Abdeslam’s capture, police discovered plans to attack football fans in Marseille where England will play Russia next month in the Euro 2016. Authorities fear that ISIS followers will execute the attacks outlined despite Abdeslam’s arrest.
Full report at: israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/213008#.V010czV97IU
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India
500 Indians Attracted To ISIS, Being Tracked In Real Time
Neeraj Chauhan
May 31, 2016
New Delhi: Islamic State may have so far failed to create a larger influence in India but the latest estimate of government and intelligence agencies suggests that 400 to 500 Indians have been attracted towards the ideological lure of the so-called caliphate.
These men, mostly youngsters, interact regularly on the web and make efforts to get in touch with someone from the IS and are seeking ways to travel to the region in Iraq and Syria held by the outfit even as they discuss the terror group's "achievements" around the world.
The government has claimed that IS has had limited sway on Indian Muslims and it is not likely to make much of an impact. But the 500-odd Indians who are 'attracted' to the IS have kept intelligence agencies, state police departments and National Investigation Agency on their toes.
Full report at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/500-Indians-attracted-to-IS-being-tracked-in-real-time/articleshow/52511056.cms
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Babri Mosque Demolition: Hindu, Muslim Leaders Meet For Settlement
May 31, 2016
Hindu and Muslim leaders have met for a negotiated settlement of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janamabhoomi dispute with both sides saying a peaceful way to resolve the issue must be found.
Mahant Narendra Giri, the newly elected president of All India Akhara Parishad, met Hashim Ansari, the oldest surviving litigant in the Babri Masjid case, on Monday.
Mr. Giri, along with other Mahants and Sadhus, had a half-an-hour-long meeting with Mr. Ansari.
Full report at: thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ayodhya-dispute-hindu-muslim-leaders-meet-for-settlement/article8671822.ece
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NIA May Have Traced ISIS India Kingpin
Drimi Chaudhuri
May 31, 2016
In its investigation into the October 2014 blast at Burdwan’s Khagragarh, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) could have stumbled upon the mastermind behind Islamic State (IS) operations in India.
A 25-year-old from Bengal could be the key to Indian activities of the ultra hard-line Islamic organisation, which has declared itself an independent “Caliphate”.
Even though the agency is keeping the details close to its chest, sources said that investigators are focusing on Enamul Mollah, a youth hailing from South 24 Parganas here. He is one of the 30 persons named in the chargesheet to the blast case, which took place at a house in Khagragarh of Burdwan district in Bengal on October 2, 2014.
Full report at: deccanherald.com/content/549583/nia-may-have-traced-india.html
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Muslims of Jammu And Kashmir’s Anantnag District Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman
May 31, 2016
At a time when clashes break out every now and then and people are worried about their secular identity, a perfect example of peace and togetherness was set up by the residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district where the Muslim community performed last rites of a Hindu woman who passed away yesterday. Shanta Devi’s last ceremony was observed with all Hindu customs.
siasat.com/news/video-muslims-perform-last-rites-hindu-woman-964984/
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Mideast
No Muslim family should engage in birth control: Erdoğan
31 May, 2016
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again expressed his support for procreation, stressing that no Muslim family should ever consider birth control or population planning.
“I am saying this clearly, we will increase our posterity and reproduce generations. As for population planning or birth control, no Muslim family can engage in such a mentality. We will follow the road that my God and dear Prophet [Muhammad] say,” Erdoğan said in an address to the foundation of the Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey (TÜRGEV) in Istanbul.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/no-muslim-family-should-engage-in-birth-control-erdogan.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99840&NewsCatID=338
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Turkish PM urges Merkel for ‘prudence’ on ‘genocide’ resolution
31 May, 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in order to congratulate him on his new post, an occasion the latter used to voice Ankara’s uneasiness over the Bundestag’s plans to recognize the World War I killings of Anatolian Armenians as genocide.
Merkel called Yıldırım and extended her wishes of success, sources from the Turkish Prime Minister’s Office told the state-run Anadolu Agency late on May 30.
“The prime minister [Yıldırım] stated that we have attached importance to improving our cooperation with Germany, which has expanded in a wide field, and to the continuation of our high-level political dialogue,” the same sources, speaking anonymously, told the agency.
“He has emphasized that the initiative at the German parliament which contains baseless and unfair judgments concerning the 1915 incidents have been followed with concern by both our government and millions of Turkish citizens living in our country and Germany and that we expect the government and the parliament of Germany to display a prudent approach on this issue,” the sources said.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pm-urges-merkel-for-prudence-on-genocide-resolution-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99887&NewsCatID=510
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Five killed in PKK attacks in Turkey’s southeast
31 May, 2016
A total of five were killed, including civilians, in two separate outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacks in the southeastern provinces of Şırnak and Hakkari on late May 30.
PKK militants detonated a hand-made explosive placed inside a manhole cover during the passing of an armored police vehicle in the Silopi district of Şırnak.
Four civilians identified as İsa Torlak, Ekrem Birlik, Davut Yoksul and 4-year old Halime Birlik were killed in the attack while another 23 were wounded, including five police officers inside the car. Among the wounded, a 6-month-old baby was also reported to be in critical condition.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/five-killed-in-pkk-attacks-in-turkeys-southeast.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99875&NewsCatID=341
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Turkey wants ops with US in Syria, no plan yet
31 May, 2016
Turkey has proposed a joint military operation against jihadists inside Syria with the Americans and other allied troops, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, although a U.S. official said the offer only involved joint efforts to support non-Kurdish forces and did not include any detailed operation proposals.
“If we join forces, they [the U.S.] have their own special forces and we have our special forces,” Çavuşoğlu was reported as saying by Agence France-Presse on May 30.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-wants-ops-with-us-in-syria-no-plan-yet.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99871&NewsCatID=352
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US attorney Bharara congratulates Gülen-supporting NBA player
31 May, 2016
U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara, who has garnered fame in Turkey for launching a probe against controversial Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, has raised eyebrows by congratulating Turkish basketball player Enes Kanter at the end of the season.
Kanter, who plays center for Oklahoma City Thunder, is known as a keen follower of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and is a frequent visitor to his house in Pennsylvania.
“Although your title hunt is over, congrats to Enes Kanter and Oklahoma City Thunder on a great run,” wrote Bharara on his Twitter account on May 31 after the team lost against Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/us-attorney-bharara-congratulates-gulen-supporting-nba-player.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99881&NewsCatID=366
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Turkish academic murder suspect may be international serial killer: Reports
30 May, 2016
An academic who is suspected of killing three people in Turkey may also have killed a Russian woman in Paris, with reports suggesting that the fugitive might be a serial killer.
Olga Seregina has been searched for by Interpol since going missing in 2011, Doğan News Agency reported.
The 29-year-old suspect, identified only as Atalay F., is suspected of killing a history teacher in the Tuzla district of Istanbul on May 26 and the son of a major general and his girlfriend three years ago in the capital Ankara.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-academic-murder-suspect-may-be-international-serial-killer-reports.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99874&NewsCatID=509
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Turkish artillery hits ISIL positions after another rocket attack
31 May, 2016
Turkish artillery units shelled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in northern Syria on May 31, after another rocket attack by the jihadist group targeting the southeastern border province of Kilis.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-artillery-hits-isil-positions-after-another-rocket-attack.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99885&NewsCatID=341
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Netanyahu says reconciliation deal with Turkey very close: Report
31 May, 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of visiting U.S. congressmen on May 30 that an agreement on reconciliation with Turkey was very close, sources involved in the meeting have said, as reported by Israeli daily Haaretz on its website.
Netanyahu was very optimistic about relations with Turkey, repeating his statements on the matter three times during the meeting with the congressmen, the sources said.
They said Netanyahu had noted that while relations would not return to the level they were at a decade ago, normalization would help both nations in advancing a long list of shared regional interests.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/netanyahu-says-reconciliation-deal-with-turkey-very-close-report-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=99883&NewsCatID=510
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Arab World
Saudi-Led Coalition Sends Modern Military Equipment to Al-Qaeda in Yemen
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Saudi-led coalition has sent large cargos of state-of-the-art military weapons and equipment to the al-Qaeda terrorist group in Yemen, a commander disclosed on Tuesday.
"The Saudi-led coalition has recently sent modern military equipment, including tanks and armored vehicles, through the sea to the port city of Mukalla in Hadhramout province, Southern Yemen," Adel Abdollah, a Yemeni military commander, told FNA.
"The al-Qaeda terrorist group has received the military equipment to suppress the revolutionary moves and carry out terrorist operations," he added.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000503
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Peshmerga Announce Killing 140 ISIL Elements in Battles Northeast of Mosul
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- An informed source within the paramilitary Peshmerga in Nineveh Province announced the killing of 140 ISIL elements during military operations in the past two days in al-Khazir Northeast of Mosul.
“Peshmerga forces managed to liberate more than 130 square kilometers and nine villages from the grip of ISIL,” said Arif Tayfur, the military commander in the al-Khazir region, Iraqi News reported.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000870
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Hajj Spat: Saudi FM Says Iran ‘Answerable to Allah’ For Trying to Politicize Pilgrimage
May 31, 2016
(CNSNews.com) – The sectarian-charged rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran widened Monday, with the regional rivals sniping at each other over an Iranian decision not to participate in this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca.
Iranian officials said the Sunni kingdom during bilateral discussions stipulated conditions making it impossible for Iran to take part in a “dignified” manner, including a ban on Iranian flags. President Hasan Rouhani said Saudi Arabia’s stance served the interests of “the Zionists.”
Full report at: cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/hajj-spat-saudi-fm-says-iran-answerable-allah-trying-politicize
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Militants in Key Town West of Damascus Agree to Surrender to Syrian Army
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scores of militants in a key town in Western Ghouta have agreed to lay down their arms and turn themselves in to the Syrian government forces, the town's officials said Tuesday.
"Based on an agreement between the Syrian army and residents of the town of al-Mo'adhamiyeh, the militants in the town have to lay down their arms and end fight against the government forces," municipality's officials said, adding, "The entire positions, built by the militants, will be ruined and the army will deploy forces inside the town."
"This agreement will be materialized in the next few hours," the municipality added.
Military sources said in mid-May, following the significant advances of the government forces East of Damascus, tens of militants laid down their arms and turned themselves in to the Syrian officials.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000859
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Syria: Terrorists Withdraw from more Lands West of Damascus
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian soldiers and their popular allies, in a new round of joint offensives, drove the terrorist groups back from five large farms in Western Ghouta.
The Syrian government forces struck the terrorist groups' positions in the Southern axis of the town of Darayya and forced the militants to pull force back from the region.
The terrorist groups suffered a heavy death toll and their military hardware sustained major damage in the attacks.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000912
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Al-Baghdadi's Important Aide, ISIL Postman Killed in Iraq
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- One of the most important aides to ISIL ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in Iraq's volatile province of al-Anbar along with the terrorist group's postman.
The Iraqi air force in coordination with the joint operations command center targeted one of the important hideouts of ISIL criminals in al-Qaem region," Soumeria news reported on Tuesday.
"During the operations, a number of terrorists, including the former ISIL war minister and governor of the Euphrates region and one of the most important aides to al-Baghdadi who was in charge of several terrorist attacks and the commander of the ISIL's Tabouk brigade in Syria and Iraq, were killed both," it added.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000855
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Yemen's Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Military Base in Najran Province
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Yemeni army and popular forces pounded a Saudi military base in the kingdom's Najran province with ballistic missile on Tuesday, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on them.
"The ballistic missile was fired in response to the numerous instances of ceasefire violations by Saudi Arabia," the Arabic-language Saba news website quoted an unnamed military source as saying.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000681
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Recently Freed Greek Prisoner: 4 Iranian Diplomats Alive in Israel's Jail
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Greek prisoner who has recently been freed from Israeli jail disclosed that the four Iranian diplomats who had been abducted by Phalange forces in Northern Lebanon in 1982 are still alive and in Israel's custody, media reports said.
The then charge d'affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Seyed Mohsen Mousavi, military attaché Ahmad Motevaselian, embassy technician Taghi Rastegar Moghadam and journalist of the Islamic republic news agency Kazzem Akhavan were kidnapped by the Lebanese mercenary army - also known as the Phalange forces - at gunpoint in Northern Lebanon in 1982 and were later handed over to Israeli army.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000552
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Syria: Turkish Army Troops Enter Northern Aleppo Province
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kurdish sources announced that several units of the Turkish Army have crossed the border with Aleppo province in Northern Syria and have deployed forces to the surroundings of the towns of Azaz and Marea.
Member of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PDS) Ahmet Arac said that the hundreds of the Turkish soldiers crossed the Syrian border at Bab al-Salameh border-crossing and deployed their forces in al-Shahba'a region near Marea and Azaz.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000780
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Taliban Militants Kidnap Nearly 200 Passengers Near Kunduz
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Taliban insurgents reportedly kidnapped dozens of passengers near Kunduz city, the provincial capital of Northern Kunduz province.
A local official said the passengers were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents established a post to stop the passenger buses and vehicles, Khaama Press reported.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000759
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Syrian Democratic Forces Continue to Advance against ISIL in Raqqa
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to drive the ISIL back from more territories near the capital of the self-proclaimed Caliphate, taking back several villages and farms, battlefield sources said a few minutes ago.
"The SDF fighters have significantly advanced in Tabaqa region near an ISIL-held airbase on the Euphrates River's bank only 60 kilometers away from Raqqa city," the sources said adding, "The SDF fighters inflicted major losses on the ISIL and captured nine villages and three farms in the Eastern side of Euphrates River."
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000661
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Fresh Soldiers Arrive in Hama to Join Syrian Army's Anti-ISIL Operation in Raqqa
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Military sources said that a large number of fresh Syrian soldiers have been deployed to the Eastern part of Hama province bordering Raqqa province to join the government forces' imminent operation to take Raqqa back from the ISIL.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000573
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Syria: ISIL Fails to Penetrate into Gov't Forces' Positions in Deir Ezzur
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army troops and popular forces repelled ISIL's offensive to break through the government forces' strongholds in the Deir Ezzur city districts, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000522
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Bahrainis Slam Extension of Sheikh Salman's Jail Sentence
31 May, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrainis hold hundreds-strong protests throughout Manama, venting rage at a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that has more than doubled the jail sentence against the country’s top opposition leader.
On Tuesday, the protesters defied a curfew placed over the village of Saar, west of the capital, chanting angry slogans and setting the British flag on fire, presstv reported.
Protesters also took to the streets in the Bilad al-Qadeem area of Manama, calling for the immediate release of Sheikh Ali Salman.
Security forces fired tear gas canisters in the al-Ma’ameer area south of the capital to counter a similar protest.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950311000683
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South Asia
Bangladesh: Hezb-e-Islami Demands Schedule for Foreign Forces Exit before Peace Agreement
Mon May 30 2016
The Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Afghan government are at odd regarding the confirmation of scheduled exit of foreign forces from the country to conclude a peace deal.
An official of Hezb-e-Islami has told Radio Free Europe that certain issues remains unresolved between the party and the Afghan government to conclude the agreement.
The acting head and deputy of Hezb-e-Islami Mohammad Hakim Hakim has said the Afghan government must confirm a schedule for the exit of foreign forces.
Hakim has said the outstanding issue on the way to peace deal is the exit of foreign forces and the government must at least ascertain a schedule for the exit of the foreign soldiers.
He also added that the party supports peace talks with between the Afghan government and the Taliban group.
Full report at: khaama.com/hezb-e-islami-demands-schedule-for-foreign-forces-exit-before-peace-agreement-01115
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Taliban kill 17 passengers after kidnapping around 185 in Kunduz
Tue May 31 2016
The Taliban insurgents have killed at least 17 passengers after abducting nearly 200 in the early hours of today in northern Kunduz province.
According to the local government officials, the Taliban militants have killed at least 12 of the abducted passengers.
However, a security official, Shir Aziz Kamawal, said the militants have killed at least 17 of the passengers after they were kidnapped from Kunduz-Takhar highway.
The Taliban insurgents kidnapped at least 185 passengers after establishing a check post on the highway around 2 am local time.
Full report at: khaama.com/taliban-kill-17-passengers-after-kidnapping-around-185-in-kunduz-01124
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14 militants killed in separate airstrikes in Paktia province
Tue May 31 2016
At least 14 militants were killed in two separate airstrikes in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday.
According to a statement by MoD, the first airstrike was carried out in Gian district of Paktia, leaving at least 8 militants dead and 4 others wounded.
The statement further added that the second airstrike was carried out in Gomal district leaving at least 6 militants dead and 2 others wounded.
Full report at: khaama.com/14-militants-killed-in-separate-airstrikes-in-paktia-province-01123
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Key ISIS leader killed in an airstrike near Kabul
Tue May 31 2016
A key leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in Maidan Wardak province, located some 35 kilometers west of Kabul.
According to the defense officials, the ISIS leader was identified as Mujahid and was killed along with one of his bodyguards.
The officials did not elaborate further regarding the airstrike and whether it was carried out by the Afghan Air Force or the US Forces.
Full report at: khaama.com/key-isis-leader-killed-in-an-airstrike-near-kabul-01122
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Taliban suicide attacks organizer killed in Laghman province
Tue May 31 2016
A key Taliban group commander who was involved in planning and coordinating suicide attacks was killed during an operation in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.
The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said Mullah Abdul Saboor was killed along with his three fighters.
Full report at: khaama.com/taliban-suicide-attacks-organizer-killed-in-laghman-province-01121
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Afghan special forces deployed to Helmand amid intensifying clashes
Tue May 31 2016
The Afghan Special Forces have been deployed to southern Helmand province amid intensifying clashes between the Taliban insurgents and Afghan security forces.
Sediq Sediq, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the Afghan forces are busy in conducting the military operations and a number of the Special Forces have also been deployed in this province.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghan-special-forces-deployed-to-helmand-amid-intensifying-clashes-01120
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Afghanistan, Pakistan territory should not be used against each other: Sartaj
Tue May 31 2016
The Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan should not allow the use of their territory against each other.
During a meeting with the Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, Aziz expressed serious concerns over the US drone strikes in Pakistan, according to the local media reports.
The meeting between Aziz and Zakhilwal followed days after the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghanistan-pakistan-territory-should-not-be-used-against-each-other-sartaj-01118
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Afghanistan approves, in principle, strategy to fight ISIS terror group
Mon May 30 2016
The Afghanistan National Security Council (NSC) approved in principle the strategy to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group as the loyalists of the terror group are attempting to expand foothold in the country.
Chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the NSC meeting, discussed regarding the strategy to fight the terrorist group in the country.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghanistan-approves-in-principle-strategy-to-fight-isis-terror-group-01117
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BBC reporter released a day after arrested in eastern Afghanistan
Mon May 30 2016
A local reporter of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been released a day after he was arrested by the security authorities in eastern Afghanistan.
According to the local government officials, Nematullah Kariab, was released earlier today by the security authorities.
Full report at: khaama.com/bbc-reporter-released-a-day-after-arrested-in-eastern-afghanistan-01116
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Singapore convicts four Bangladeshis of terrorism financing
Mon May 30 2016
A Singapore court has convicted four Bangladeshis of providing and raising money to fund terrorist acts in Bangladesh, local media reported.
They were part of a group of six who were charged on Friday under the country’s Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act.
Full report at: bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/05/31/singapore-convicts-four-bangladeshis-of-terrorism-financing
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Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery
31 May 2016
DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh sentenced six Islamist militants to hang on Tuesday for a bank robbery on the outskirts Dhaka in April that left eight people dead, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
The gang killed the branch manager of state-run Bangladesh Commerce Bank to get the key to the vault and made off with 700,000 taka (6,095 pounds), detonating crude bombs as they fled.
Full report at: channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/bangladesh-sentences-six/2833000.html
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Europe
Plans found for ISIS attack in France as England plays Russia
MAY 31 2016
Chilling evidence was unearthed following the confiscation of the laptop of Salah Abdeslam, primary orchestrator of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks. Following Abdeslam’s capture, police discovered plans to attack football fans in Marseille where England will play Russia next month in the Euro 2016. Authorities fear that ISIS followers will execute the attacks outlined despite Abdeslam’s arrest.
Full report at: israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/213008#.V010czV97IU
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900 Muslim Migrants Drown In Mediterranean Sea As Refugee Crisis Deepens
May 30, 2016
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) reported Sunday that about 900 Muslim refugees – most of them Syrians – drowned in the Mediterranean Sea last week while attempting to reach Europe. The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR puts the number at 700 while a staggering 13,000 immigrants were rescued from the sea over the same period.
Most refugees perished in three separate incidents when their boats turned over. All three ships departed from Libya.
Full report at: westernjournalism.com/900-muslim-migrants-drown-mediterranean-sea-refugee-crisis-deepens/
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Salafists build a community in the heart of Europe
Monday, 30 May 2016
Two veiled women work the land while a man collects eggs in a bucolic Bosnian village – now notorious for exporting fighters to Syria.
“This is how we finance terrorism,” joked 50-year old Izet Hadzic as he opened his henhouse in Osve, which overlooks a peaceful valley in the Balkan country’s north.
A gray-bearded former rock musician, Hadzic founded this “dzemat” (religious community) in the late 2000s – one of dozens in Bosnia that refuse to comply with the country’s official Muslim leaders.
Full report at: english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2016/05/30/Bosnia-s-radical-Muslims-defy-crackdown.html
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Top eurocrat admits EU collapse would be BRUSSELS’ fault for mad rush to Euro superstate
May 31, 2016
In a frank acceptance of rising euroscepticism across the continent, European Council president Donald Tusk confessed Brussels officials have blindly hurtled towards forming an EU superstate against the wishes of most Europeans.
The ex-Polish prime minister, who worked with David Cameron on his renegotiation of Britain’s EU relationship, also claimed now is the wrong moment to push ahead with further integration between all 28 member states.
Speaking less than four weeks before the UK’s historic in/out referendum on EU membership, Mr Tusk delivered a candid speech to federalist euro politicians.
Top EU bosses have consistently warned Britain exiting the EU on June 23 could spark the entire break-up of the bloc.
Full report at: express.co.uk/news/politics/675366/EU-referendum-Donald-Tusk-EU-break-up-United-States-of-Europe-superstate-Brexit
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Southeast Asia
Push for hudud law raises tensions in Malaysia
May 31, 2016
Kuala Lumpur (CNN)A proposal in Malaysia's Parliament to introduce the strict Islamic penal code known as hudud law is threatening to split the country's government apart.
The proposed bill was introduced in parliament last Thursday by Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of the country's opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.
It will be debated in October and, if passed, will replace current provisions in the country's Sharia courts -- which govern Muslims -- with harsher hudud punishments. Hudud law allows for penalties such as amputation of limbs and stoning.
Full report at: edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/asia/malaysia-hudud-bill/
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Digital Jihad on rise, need specialists to crack online terror indoctrination: Security officials
May 31, 2016
Digital jihad and cross-border infiltration of terrorists have been the two biggest challenges for the Narendra Modi government in the last two years even though there has been no major strike in the hinterland. But this, security officials feel, is just "good fortune" and no reason to pat each other's back. However, the government has managed to get a grip on the situation in the Northeast. In a rare act, security forces last year crossed over to Myanmar and carried out an operation against the NSCN (K) soon after the group killed 18 Army personnel in Assam.
SECURITY THREATS
Full report at: indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-government-needs-to-check-cyber-and-border-space/1/681340.html
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Rohingya in Indonesia camps concerned over status, jobs
31.05.2016
One year after Indonesia offered temporary shelter for hundreds of Muslim Rohingya, those who remain in camps are seeking employment and clarity regarding their status.
Hundreds of refugees have even fled northern Aceh province in hopes of reaching Malaysia and meeting relatives and acquiring jobs in the neighboring country, the chief of the National Committee for Rohingya Solidarity (KNSR) said Monday.
Mustafa Tiba told Anadolu Agency that Rohingya “hope there is work to support their families who still live in Myanmar."
Full report at: aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/rohingya-in-indonesia-camps-concerned-over-status-jobs/581369
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Stay out of Islamic matters, Rao tells non-Muslims
May 31, 2016
PETALING JAYA: Non-Muslims should not interfere with Islamic laws as they are meant specifically for those of only one religion, said Ramesh Rao of NGO Pertubuhan Minda Sosial dan Prihatin (PMSP).
Rao’s stand has however contradicted that of the other non-Muslim leaders from both sides of the political divide, who have openly opposed the proposed Shariah Court (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill 2016, tabled by the PAS President in Parliament last Thursday.
Full report at: freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/31/stay-out-of-islamic-matters-rao-tells-non-muslims/
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Pakistan
Spain arrests Pakistani man for 'promotion of militancy' via social media
31 May 2016
MADRID: Spanish police arrested a Pakistani man from Barcelona on Tuesday accused of promoting militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The man had been promoting the actions of various militant groups operating in the conflict zones of Syria and Iraq, especially the militant Islamic State group, the ministry said.
Including Tuesday's arrests, Spain has detained 24 people so far this year with suspected links to militancy including 14 people belonging to terror groups allegedly glorifying terror acts on Facebook and Twitter.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261831/spain-arrests-pakistani-man-for-promotion-of-militancy-via-social-media
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Islamabad ATC issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, Tahirul Qadri
31 May 2016
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad issued arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahirul Qadri and others on Tuesday in a case relating to the attack on Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Asmatullah Junejo.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261825/islamabad-atc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-imran-khan-tahirul-qadri
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‘Trade route linking Chabahar Port with Afghanistan a security threat’
31 May 2016
ISLAMABAD: Two former defence secretaries insist the trade route which is being established by Iran, India and Afghanistan, linking Chabahar Port with Afghanistan, is a security threat.
The comments made by the former defence secretaries just a week after the agreement for the trade route was signed by Iranian, Afghan and Indian leaders, is a reflection of the opinion held in military circles, which have been deeply suspicious of the port and the trade route.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261792/trade-route-linking-chabahar-port-with-afghanistan-a-security-threat
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Mamnoon Urges Muslim States to Join Hands On Promotion Of Science & Technology
Tuesday,31 May 2016
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday urged upon the Muslim countries to join hands in promotion of science and technology to find ways to end poverty and ensure provision of basic facilities to their people.
"Muslim countries need to increase their budget for scientific research as skillful human resource is the basis of a developed society," the President said in his address at the inauguration of 15th session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).
Full report at: brecorder.com/top-news/pakistan/299364-mamnoon-urges-muslim-states-to-join-hands-on-promotion-of-science-.html?-technology=
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PM's open-heart surgery underway: Maryam Nawaz
31 May 2016
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's open-heart surgery is underway in London, the premier's daughter, Maryam Nawaz confirmed on Tuesday.
"PM's surgery started at 8am UK time. Spoke to him earlier, he was in high spirits," Maryam tweeted.
PM's surgery started at 8 am UK time. Spoke to him earlier, he was in high spirits. I entrusted him to Allah.
Zubair Gul, president of PML-N's United Kingdom chapter said the surgery, which began at 12pm Pakistan time, is expected to last anywhere from six to eight hours.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1261835/pms-open-heart-surgery-underway-maryam-nawaz
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Africa
Libyan guards battle Islamic State to retake town near oil ports
MAY 31 2016
Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard captured a town near the country’s biggest oil port of Es Sider after clashes with Islamic State militants as the divided country works to reunite factions and revive the economy and oil production.
The force took control of Bin Jawad in central Libya after clashes during which five petroleum guards were killed and 16 others wounded, PFG spokesman Ali al-Hasy said by phone. At least six Islamic State militants were killed, he said. The petroleum guards were also battling Islamic State militants at the nearby town of Nofaliyeh, he said.
“The Islamic State’s retreat came after we besieged them and prevented them from getting supplies over the past weeks,” al-Hasy said.
Full report at: energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/110878/libyan-guards-battle-islamic-state-retake-town-near-oil-ports/
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Suspected Al Shabaab Fighters Kill 3 Village Elders in Kenya
MAY 31 2016
NAIROBI – Suspected al-Shabaab militants shot and killed three village elders, including a Muslim cleric, in Kenya’s coastal region on suspicion of helping security agencies fight the insurgents, police said on Monday.
Village chairman Juma Mwanyota, religious leader Hassan Mwasanite and a member of local neighbourhood security group, Mohammed Manguze, were shot and killed separately on Sunday in Kwale county, south of Kenya’s port city Mombasa.
Kwale county police chief Joseph Omija said they believed the killers were young recruits who had returned to Kenya from training by al-Shabaab in Somalia.
Full report at: ewn.co.za/2016/05/31/Suspected-al-Shabaab-fighters-kill-3-village-elders-in-Kenya
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Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator
MAY 31 2016
A DESERT warfare specialist, Chad’s Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of remorseless dictator, with brutal repression the hallmark of his eight-year reign of terror.
Often dressed in combat fatigues that complemented his "desert fighter" nickname, Habre fled to Senegal after he was ousted by Chad’s current President Idriss Deby in 1990.
Now 73, Habre’s rule was marked by fierce crackdowns on dissent, including torture and executions of opponents, earning him comparisons to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Habre was handed a life prison sentence in his trial in Dakar for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture yesterday.
Full report at: bdlive.co.za/africa/africannews/2016/05/31/habres-rise-from-war-specialist-to-dictator
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Moroccan BDS Calls On Muslims to Boycott Israeli Dates during Ramadan
MAY 31 2016
The upcoming Islamic fasting month of Ramadan is stirring up a vibrant debate in the Arab world regarding the Israeli date, which is popularly consumed by Muslims during the holy month.
The Moroccan BDS movement has recently launched a new campaign that calls on Moroccans not to consume the Israeli-produced Medjool dates, which flood Middle Eastern markets.
In a statement the anti-Israel movement issued to mark the launch of the campaign, the local activists appeared to try to reassure their countrymen of the origin of the date species. The statement claimed that the Medjool dates were in fact grown on Moroccan trees that had been stolen by Israel. They alleged that Israel has changed the genetics of these trees and planted them in "stolen lands...just like the Argan tree which was also uprooted by Israel and replanted in the Negev."
Full report at: jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Moroccan-BDS-calls-on-Muslims-to-boycott-Israeli-dates-during-Ramadan-455530
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North America
America Must Save Muslims Facing Death by Extremists
May 30, 2016
I had the most amazing experience last Friday.
Ever since The New York Times first published the story of the couple who came to be known as the Afghani Romeo and Juliet, a young couple named Zakia and Mohammed Ali, who simply wanted to marry each other and then faced an honour killing, I have endeavoured, together with philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson, to help save the couple’s lives.
A word about Miriam. Along with Rod Nordland, whom I’ll discuss in a moment, she is one of the true heroes of this incredible story.
Full report at: jpost.com/Opinion/NO-HOLDS-BARRED-America-must-save-Muslims-facing-death-by-extremists-455479
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Meet Khalid Latif, a One-Man Crusade to Fight Bigotry and Oppression Facing Muslims in America
May 30, 2016
On the morning of the September 11 World Trade Centre attacks in 2001, Khalid Latif was an 18-year-old undergraduate at New York University. During one of several campus evacuations that day, at the top of his dormitory stairway, Latif felt a forceful shove on his shoulders. Turning around, he faced the anger-stricken face of a fellow student who had attempted to push him down the stairs. Latif had already heard students voicing anti-Muslim sentiments that morning, and says he believes his visible identity as a Muslim made him a target.
Now 33 and one of the nation’s most outspoken Muslim leaders, Latif says he knew that day that life for Muslims in America would never be the same. Today, as chaplain and director of the Islamic Centre at NYU, Latif says he has seen anti-Muslim sentiment surge in this election cycle to a level unmatched since 9/11.
Full report at: alternet.org/belief/khalid-latif-muslim-imam-speaks-out
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