Pakistani Christians Told to Convert to Receive Flood Aid

issue 199 8.31.2015

TOPSTORIES

Pakistani Christians Told to Convert to Receive Flood Aid

Christians left homeless due to devastating flooding in Pakistan were told by Muslim charities: convert to Islam or become bonded servants. More

MORENEWS

A British Woman's Struggle Against the Sharia Courts of Dubai Afsana Lachoux had her son taken from her and custody awarded to an ex-husband she says was abusive. More
US Terror Suspect on No-Fly List Wants to Drive School Buses Homeland Security says Amir Meshal represents a threat of 'conducting a violent act of terrorism' and 'is operationally capable of doing so.' More
African Imams & Scholars Denounce Al-Shabaab, Extremism A conference of Sufi Muslims resolved to promote “tolerance and co-existence between the followers of Islam and Christianity.” More
Hezbollah Trying to Overthrow Lebanese Government Hopefully, the Lebanese protestors will learn from the Egyptians' and Tunisians' experiences and stop the Islamists from riding their coattails to victory. More

FEATUREDVIDEOS

Syrian Cartoon Mocks Relationship Between Assad and Nasrallah An animated video out of popped up on the internet satirizing the relationship between the leader of the Syrian government and the terror group Hezbollah. Watch

BLOGPOST

Karachi: Former 'City of Lights' Blacked by Islamists Karachi today is a time bomb waiting to explode, the consequences of which will spell disaster in the region and beyond. More

RECOMMENDEDREADING

The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State By William McCants The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam: the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world-into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same. Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic-including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen -The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future. Buy Now

READERSWRITE

[Re: 'No, the Afghanistan War Is Not Over; 2 Americans Killed']: If we withdraw the Taliban will complete the occupation and move on to Pakistan (has nukes) but staying has a no win outcome. Its a lose / lose situation. J.R.

[Re: Quote from Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO, on the destruction of antiquities in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State]: A tragedy! What a sham though because if you are referring to the International Community as the UN, they watch and do nothing. When President Assad started killing his own people that is when action to prevent the slaughter of 10,000 should have taken place. All words, shallow ones, no action. S.Z.

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