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1 day, 23 hours ago

Saeed Naqvi | Will Yemen Turn Out to Be Trump’s Afghanistan or Vietnam Nemesis?

US President Donald Trump, who promised to end all wars and never start one, has travelled 8,000 miles to bomb Yemen. After the Ottomans, Yemen remained two countries: North Yemen, with a population of 20 million, with its capital at Sana’a, and South Yemen, with a population of four million, had its capital at Aden, strategically at the mouth of …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Al Jazeera

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for the community’s votes. On the one hand, analysts said, political iftars help underscore India’s secular identity – non-Muslim political leaders hosting Muslims for a meal during the holy month. They were just the showpieces.” When Indira Gandhi used iftars for revival — …

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2 weeks ago

Jaffar Express hijacking and Balochistan crisis: Time for Pakistan to introspect

Firstpost

Instead of falsely blaming external forces like India for its failures, Pakistan must confront its internal problems. If history is any indication, continued oppression in Balochistan and Sindh may eventually lead to Pakistan’s disintegration Pakistan’s failure to protect its own citizens, even during the holy month of Ramadan, exposes the irony of a country founded in the name of Islam …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state

Al Jazeera

Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah rallied thousands of its supporters for the funeral of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike in September. Israel destroyed infrastructure and homes across Lebanon, targeting parts of the country where Shia Muslims – Hezbollah’s support base – live, such as southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs. “ …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s Gaza formula: Strong resistance expected in mini Arab summit in Riyadh

The Hindu

President Donald Trump’s plans for resolving the Israel-Palestine crisis by ethnic cleansing or “relocating” Palestinian population of Gaza to other Arab states is expected to face strong opposition as Saudi Arabia prepares to host a mini Arab summit in Riyadh this weekend. On the sidelines of the Saudi Media Forum, a media conclave being held parallel to the peace talks …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Israel ‘just wanted to destroy’ in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire

Al Jazeera

In Naqoura, returning townspeople are saddened and perplexed by the ferocity of seemingly pointless destruction. It was after a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah began in November that Israeli forces demolished the home where Awada’s children had grown up. “Shia are not always Hezbollah.” ‘I miss my village’ Getting news on whether your home was still standing …

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Rahim al-Hussaini named new Aga Khan after father's death

Firstpost

Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims. Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims, the community said. The Aga Khan is the hereditary spiritual leader of the Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslim community, a branch of Shia Islam. The Aga Khan …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shias under attack in Parachinar: Understanding the plight of minorities in Pakistan

Firstpost

For years, this community has endured systematic targeting, with little to no substantial response from the state to protect its citizens or address the root causes of these attacks The small town of Parachinar, nestled in the mountains of Pakistan’s Kurram district, has become an epicentre of pain, suffering, and violence for the Shia Muslim minority in the country. The …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill meets in Lucknow

The Hindu

The joint parliamentary committee formed vis-a-vis the Waqf Bill held an important meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by officials of the Shia Waqf Board and representatives of various Muslim organisations and the Uttar Pradesh government. State Minority Welfare Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, who attended the meeting, told PTI, “Various stakeholders related to Waqf properties presented their …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?

Al Jazeera

Lebanon has a new president and prime minister – but can they challenge groups like Hezbollah for political and military dominance? Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad said the group had extended a hand to the nation by voting for Aoun but Salam’s nomination saw that “hand cut off”. Israel’s attacks on Lebanon focused predominantly on areas with high Shia populations, even …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Iraq could be the Middle East’s next battleground

Live Mint

No sooner had it unleashed the first of its drones at Israel on November 8th than the Iraqi militia published an image of missiles streaking through the sky. Iran is furious that America let Israel use Iraq’s airspace to bomb it. Iraq could be the next country to be pulled into Israel’s regional war. Mindful that Israel struck back after …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Kanpur: Mosques, eidgahs, and burial grounds among 1,669 properties, including 548 government-owned, claimed by Waqf Board

Op India

A total of 1,669 properties across four tehsils have been identified in the three-month-long survey of the Waqf Board concluded in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Sadar Tehsil accounts for 914 properties under the Sunni Waqf Board and 34 under the Shia Waqf Board. The properties under Sunni Waqf include the Muslim Orphanage, Khairat Ali Mosque in Nawabganj, a property in Neel …

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2 months, 1 week ago

J&K: 6 held for inciting sectarian unrest

Deccan Chronicle

Srinagar: Amid public outrage over using of ostensible unsavoury words against the first three caliphs of Islam in a stanza by a Shia zakir, the Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested six persons and charged them with inciting sectarian unrest. Meanwhile, both Shia and Sunni religious leaders and organisations have strongly condemned the “provocative act” and appealed to the people …

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3 months ago

Ex-Muslims claim Germany Christmas market attacker isn't ex-Muslim, warn of bigger plot

India Today

An attacker ploughed a black BMW into a crowded Christmas market in the German town of Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring 200 others. "If anything, the Magdeburg attacker Taleb A was far right: a self-declared Islam-hating, ex-Muslim atheist, who despised German society not for being against Islam but facilitating its spread," says Neumann. EX-MUSLIMS QUESTION CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACKER'S CLAIM …

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3 months, 1 week ago

RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics

Hindustan Times

Muslim clerics welcomed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on Thursday raising concerns over the resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes in the country. RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics The national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi said: “Everyone must listen to what has to say and also follow it. …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Deccan Chronicle

For a fairly long time, the world appeared to be fixated on the understanding that Iran and Syria acted as almost one nation in the pursuit of strategic security and foreign policy. As one of the main supporters of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the ayatollahs of Iran secured considerable strategic advantage through the territory of the Levant under Syria’s control. …

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Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit to discuss Syria's future and regional security post-Assad

Firstpost

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighboring Syria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in New York City, US, on September 23, 2024. Reuters File US Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

CNN

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN — Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. “My sons were all born here, in Lebanon, this is their first time going to Syria,” Mohammed said, pointing at four little boys sitting next to each other inside the busy border building. Officials told him that while …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Deccan Chronicle

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that indicated land and territory from Shia-dominated Iran running across the Iraqi-Syrian swathes up to the southern coast of Lebanon. Since the time Israel launched the relentless bludgeoning of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, the Sunni Arab leadership has played …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

Firstpost

The shifting geopolitics due to the Iran-Israel conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war, and alleged support from Turkey helped Syrian rebels to succeed in their game plan; the future of Syria now remains uncertain and dependent on the interests of the regional powers With the fall of Damascus, the supposedly inalterable authoritarian Bashar al-Assad regime came to an end. The fall of …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

How the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria will affect the Middle East and Russia

ABC

The Middle East has changed dramatically in just eight days. Whether the regime of Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad is finished or just seriously wounded, he is now a leader with little authority. The outside forces that could have fended off any attack on the regime — Russia, Iran and Hezbollah — have all been seriously distracted. That was the thinking …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ladakh-based activist writes to Rijiju to introduce 'Shia Theology' in Jamia Millia Islamia

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Ladakh-based political activist Sajjad Hussain Kargili has submitted a memorandum to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, requesting the introduction of Shia theology as part of the Department of Islamic Studies at the Jamia Millia Islamia here. Kargili, a representative of Ladakh's largest Islamic organisation Jamiat Ul Ulama Isna Asharia Kargil, also requested the Centre to establish a residential …

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Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan

Hindustan Times

Two distinct vectors have intersected in Pakistan this past week. The first was a high-intensity political clash as the jailed Imran Khan’s wife led large numbers of his supporters into the heart of Islamabad in defiance of the government, vowing to remain till their leader was released. A supporter of the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan …

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Saeed Naqvi | Will Yemen Turn Out to Be Trump’s Afghanistan or Vietnam Nemesis?

India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Jaffar Express hijacking and Balochistan crisis: Time for Pakistan to introspect

In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state

Donald Trump’s Gaza formula: Strong resistance expected in mini Arab summit in Riyadh

Israel ‘just wanted to destroy’ in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire

Rahim al-Hussaini named new Aga Khan after father's death

Shias under attack in Parachinar: Understanding the plight of minorities in Pakistan

Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill meets in Lucknow

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?

Iraq could be the Middle East’s next battleground

Kanpur: Mosques, eidgahs, and burial grounds among 1,669 properties, including 548 government-owned, claimed by Waqf Board

J&K: 6 held for inciting sectarian unrest

Ex-Muslims claim Germany Christmas market attacker isn't ex-Muslim, warn of bigger plot

RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit to discuss Syria's future and regional security post-Assad

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

How the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria will affect the Middle East and Russia

Ladakh-based activist writes to Rijiju to introduce 'Shia Theology' in Jamia Millia Islamia

Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan