[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] What's left of the Nanduadua mosque lies deep within a labyrinth of alleyways in Mocimboa da Praia, a port town in Mozambique's far north.
A handful of veiled women hurry past the one-time place of worship, which is now reduced to rubble.
"It was the mosque of criminals," local resident Ussene Amisse told AFP. "The mosque of those with hearts of stone."
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The unified sermon for Friday prayer in Kuwait last week stirred controversy for linking moral decay to granting women freedom and for slamming yoga and physical activity, deeming them reflective of atheism, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida reported.
The sermon, which is distributed by the Ministry of Awqaf, said atheists have "sanctified the human mind" and think that by practicing yoga, they will possess "God-like energy".
"They’ve called this cosmic energy or attraction laws or yoga or physical activity among other terms which do not fool the faithful and only deceive those who are ignorant of their religion," the sermon added.
The sermon also criticized yoga as an act which atheists promote.
Many voiced surprise of the sermon’s content and voiced fear that these remarks on yoga may incite bandidosLions of Islam in society to attack licensed institutes which offer yoga classes.
The sermon also slammed calls to grant women freedom and said such calls aim to make women abandon chastity and modesty and adopt "atheist habits" resulting in moral decay.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf tried to deny addressing women’s affairs as such; however, the sermon, which is available online, clearly linked granting women’s freedom to atheist habits.
Member of Parliament, Ahmad al-Fadhl, voiced his discontent with the sermon.
"These sermons take us backwards tens of years. The minister must investigate this matter and know who is responsible for sending this sermon," Fadhl said, adding that isolating people and restraining thought are acts of "intellectual terrorism."
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A member of the Saudi Shura Council and the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue accused Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... of using its intelligence apparatuses to attract the leaders of several organizations like al-Qaeda and the Saudi branch of the Moslem Brüderbund.
In an interview with Al Arabiya, Issa al-Ghaith said Doha granted al-Qaeda leader in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, a Qatari passport to facilitate his entrance into the kingdom to execute terrorist activities.
He added that the Sururist group, which was established in Saudi Arabia after defecting from the Saudi branch of the Moslem Brüderbund, was also among the list.
Ghaith also noted that members of the Moslem Brüderbund and Sururist Movement visited Qatar and were also seen in Rabaa Square when Mohammed Mursi was president of Egypt.
He said that they have also been to Istanbul, adding that these members blindly defended Qatar and The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire.... , while instigating against their own countries.
"We have thousands of books, most of which are worthless, while there is a complete absence of publications about this dangerous reality of secret ideology-based organizations that have existed for years and that threaten our lives, thoughts and country. I can only remember one book on the matter called Awakening Islam by Stephane Lacroix," he said.
Ghaith criticized the general dereliction at dealing with these secret and dangerous organizations and noted that Iran, Turkey and Qatar have been interfering in other countries’ affairs via their agents which consist of Sunni and Shiite Islamist organizations.
"We need professional security apparatuses in the Arab world to deal with what happened and with what has been happening for at least 40 years, since 1979," Ghaith said.
"I think there are four entities which can be viewed as the worst enemy and largest threat on Arab security and they are, the Persian Iran, the Ottoman Turkey, the terrorist Qatar and the Moslem Brüderbund and its branches which are the most dangerous," he added.
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[IsraelTimes] After ceremony, dozens huddle around Lassana Bathily, thanking the 27-year-old who hid a dozen people from the jihadist who killed four at a kosher store in 2015
“I am here to support French Jews, sure, but I’m also here to support myself and other Frenchmen,” said Ndigal, a devout Christian of African descent. “We know by now that what begins with the Jews never ends with them. We are also in the crosshairs.”
French Jews mourning a Holocaust survivor murdered in her Gay Paree apartment welcomed the presence of La Belle France’s interior minister, Gérard Collomb, at a vigil in her memory.
"We appreciate authorities’ swift action for justice and continued support," Joel Mergui, the president of the Consistoire Jewish group, said Wednesday during a vigil at the Tournelles Synagogue in Gay Paree in memory of Mireille Knoll.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] A Belgian court found the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) member, Arben Imishti, age 38, guilty of carrying out murders in Syria, the Brussels Times reported this evening. At the end of thirty years the dead guys get their heads back and they'll be alive again and everything will be square. Right?
According to the report from the Brussels Times, Imishti was sentenced by a Mechelen court to 30 years in prison, despite his absence from the courtroom. Ahah. Recipe for rabbit stew: First, catch a rabbit...
And that is why this article is on Page 2: WoT Background. When they actually jail or kill him, his story will move to Page 1.
Imishti had appeared in several Islamic State videos alongside a British terrorist known as "Jihadi John." The Belgian national was easily identified by the prosecution because unlike his accomplice Jihadi John, he did not wear a mask in the Islamic State execution videos.
Imishti’s family maintains that he was killed in Syria; however, this did not stop the Belgian authorities from charging him for the crimes he committed. In particular, Imishti was filmed beheading as many as 20 captured Syrian Army soldiers in the al-Raqqa Governorate in late 2014.
The ISIS member had participated in the execution of these soldiers and was later identified by the Belgian authorities one year later.
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[Ynet] The New York Police Department can use a Cold War-era legal tactic to conceal whether it put two Moslem men under surveillance, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.
The Court of Appeals, in a split 4-3 decision, ruled that the NYPD was in its rights to decline acknowledging whether records existed pertaining to possible surveillance of a Talib Abdur-Rashid, a Manhatta holy man, and Samir Hashmi, a former Rutgers University student.
In 2012, the two men filed separate Freedom of Information Law requests seeking any records the NYPD had relating to surveillance or an investigation. The NYPD responded by saying it could "neither confirm nor deny" the records even existed.
The men sued the NYPD separately in lawsuits prompted by a series of Pulitzer Prize-winning stories by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named on NYPD surveillance of Moslem groups in New York and New Jersey after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. After moving through lower courts, the two cases were combined for the Court of Appeals case.
[ATimes] The community, already under siege in Pakistan, now fears an increase in violence after 'menacing' verdict by Islamabad judge.
Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya community, who are shunned by staunch followers of Islam, face more persecution after a ruling on March 9 by a High Court judge.
A judge at the Islamabad High Court has ordered that applicants for jobs in the public service declare their faith before being considered for any positions. The court urged state institutions to ensure that citizens are “easily identifiable” by faith.
The verdict was handed down by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who last year declared blasphemers “terrorists” and worse than jihadists.
The verdict was delivered after hearings on amendments to the controversial Khatm-e-Nabuwwat, or finality of prophethood, clause in the Election Reforms Act, 2017, which would have eliminated a separate voters’ list for Ahmadis, an Islamic sect declared heretics in Pakistan.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution excommunicated the Ahmadiyya Muslims in 1974, enshrining belief that Khatm-e-Nabuwwat was integral to the Islamic faith.
[ALMASDARNEWS] As part of its cross-border anti-Kurdish military operations, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... is attacking Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria, in addition to regularly carrying out Arclight airstrikes against gunnies from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ‐ which has been designated a terror organization by the US, the EU and Turkey ‐ in northern Iraq.
Turkey has expressed its readiness to launch a ground operation against PKK gunnies in the Iraqi district of Sinjar, but an official from Iraq’s State of Law coalition warned that such an operation would be a violation of the country’s illusory sovereignty and would warrant a response by Iraqi forces.
Abbas al-Bayati from the aforementioned coalition made the comments in an exclusive interview with Baghdad Today and warned that the presence of Ottoman Turkish ground troops on Iraqi soil would be a breach of international law.
"Turkey cannot cross into Iraqi territories as our country enjoys illusory sovereignty and independence," the coalition member said on Wednesday.
He also highlighted that there are no reports of "any Ottoman Turkish penetration into Iraqi territories."
Iraqi forces have been conducting their own military operation in the Sinjar region to oust PKK gunnies from the area, which is close to the Iraq-Turkey border.
Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey... previously said that "Turkey will do what is necessary" if Iraqi forces fail to clear the area, but Prime Minister Binali Yildirim clarified today that Ottoman Turkish forces would only mount a ground operation with prior approval from Baghdad.
"Turkey respects Iraq’s illusory sovereignty and will never commit any violation on its territories," PM Yildirim said in a phone call with Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday.
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Who among the Arabs will stand up to the Turks (aka Ottomans)?
[Ynet] Replacing outgoing COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) Maj. Gen. Mordechai, Abu Rokon will be the second ever Druze appointed to the post; 'As the most senior representative of the Druze community in the defense establishment and in the IDF, I take upon myself an additional responsibility, even if not formally,' he says.
Congratulations, General Abu Rokon! May you accomplish all you set out to do, and even more!
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian government has begun a campaign to arrest security personnel caught looting or selling stolen goods from the East Ghouta region, a military source told al-Masdar tonight.
According to the source, a large police force has entered the East Ghouta in order to ensure no more looting take place.
The source added that the primary culprits behind the looting were members of the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF).
The National Defense Forces have been accuse looting captured areas on several occasions, prompting the government to crackdown on their personnel.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Mufti of Leb, Sheikh Abdul Latif Fayez Durian, asserted his condemnation of the Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews ... missile attacks on the villages and cities of Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... "We are committed to support security in Saudi Arabia, and we condemn the Houthi terrorist missile attacks that have sought to harm the cities, towns and villages of Saudi Arabia," he said.
The Mufti stressed that "the security of Saudi Arabia means the security for every Arab and every Moslem."
"Moslems in Leb have no other choice but to be with Saudi Arabia," he said.
The Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The Security Council affirmed that the ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militias threaten the security of the region and expressed the concern that the militias announced their intention to target Saudi Arabia and other countries.
It urged that all member States implement fully the arms embargo as required by Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2216.
The security Council members expressed their deep concern over the violation of the embargo.
Saudi Arabia's air defense forces blocked 104 ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias against the kingdom since the dawn of June 6, 2015 when a Scud missile was destroyed by the Saudi Patriot defense system, in addition to seven ballistic missiles which were launched this week on a number of Saudi cities.
The missiles were monitored and intercepted while in air.
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Hopefully he has an expendable car driver
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] La Belle France’s president on Thursday assured the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of Gay Paree’ support to stabilize northeastern Syria against ISIS, and Kurdish officials said he had committed to sending troops to the region.
Emmanuel Macron has been criticized at home over his response to a Ottoman Turkish military operation against YPG bad boys. The group makes up a large portion of the SDF, which have been at the forefront of the US-led coalition’s strategy to defeat the hard-line bad boys.
Macron met earlier for the first time with a delegation that included the YPG, which The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... is trying to sweep away from its border, its political arm the PYD, and Christian and Arab officials.
"The president ... paid tribute to the sacrifices and the determining role of the SDF in the fight against ISIS," Macron’s office said in a statement.
"He assured the SDF of La Belle France’s support for the stabilization of the security zone in the north-east of Syria, within the framework of an inclusive and balanced governance, to prevent any resurgence of ISIS."
Former president Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... , who originally approved French support for the Kurds, bemoaned on March 23 Macron’s Syria policy, in particular his attitude to the YPG, accusing him of abandoning them.
Ankara considers the YPG to be an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the state within Turkey.
La Belle France, like the United States, has extended arms and training to the YPG-led militia in the fight against ISIS, and has dozens of special forces based in the region, which has infuriated Turkey.
Turkey stormed the northern Syrian town of Afrin last week, and has repeatedly threatened to push its operations further east to Manbij where US troops are stationed.
Speaking to Rooters after the meeting with Macron, Khaled Eissa, a PYD member who represents the northern Syria region in Gay Paree, said Macron had promised to send more troops to the area, provide humanitarian assistance and push a diplomatic solution.
"There will be reinforcements to help secure from attacks by Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... and stop a foreign aggression," he said, referring to Turkey. "It’s message that this irresponsible action from the Islamists in Ankara stops."
The French presidency declined to comment on whether Gay Paree was sending troops. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... it said in the statement that Macron was offering to mediate between the two sides given that the SDF had distanced itself from the PKK.
"Acknowledging the commitment of the SDF to have no operational link with this terrorist group ... he (Macron) hopes that a dialogue could be established between the FDS and Turkey with La Belle France and the international community’s help," it said.
Macron spoke with US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... on Tuesday about the situation in northern Syria.
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[Al Jazeera] US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... has declared that the United States will withdraw from war-torn Syria "very soon", without offering any other details.
"We will be coming out of Syria very soon. Let the other people take care of it now," Trump said on Thursday in a televised rally in the state of Ohio.
Trump complained that the US spends trillions of dollars in the Middle East, but get "nothing" in return.
He did not say whether the withdrawal also includes the US halting its air operation against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, also known as ISIS) fighters, who remain in Syria.
He told the Ohio workers that the American troops have "knocked the hell out of ISIS".
"We're going to have 100 percent of the caliphate, as they call it. Sometimes referred to as land. We're taking it all back quickly."
US troops in Syria are mostly stationed in the northern part of the country, and are embedded with the Kurdish YPG, its main ally in fighting ISIS.
Last week, the US State Department denied reports that it reached a deal with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on the presence of American troops in the Kurdish city of Manbij.
Turkey, which recently launched a military operation inside Syria, considers the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria and its armed-wing YPG to be "terrorist groups" with ties to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The PKK has waged a decades-long armed fight against the Ottoman Turkish state that has killed tens of thousands of people.
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Use goggle translate as needed and expand. The French don't look like a "Done Deal".
"Non, nous n'enverrons pas de troupes à Manbij", assure l'Elysée au Figaro, au lendemain de la première rencontre entre E. Macron et une délégation de Kurdes syriens à Paris. A leur sortie, ceux-ci avaient affirmé que la France enverrait des troupes à Manbij pour contrer Ankara. pic.twitter.com/ODwpg9XxtG
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] What's left of the Nanduadua mosque lies deep within a labyrinth of alleyways in Mocimboa da Praia, a port town in Mozambique's far north.
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
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... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
