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Republicans "outraged" after shooting of National Guards in Washington DC,
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Citing The Hill, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) wrote on X, "The Afghan terrorist who shot 2 National Guard heroes in D.C. was welcomed into this country with open arms by Joe Biden." He went on to say, "We must IMMEDIATELY BAN all ISLAM immigrants and DEPORT every single Islamist who is liv
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Bangladesh's interim government bows to Islamists' pressure
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's interim government has faced sharp criticism after cancelling the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools, a move widely seen as a capitulation to pressure from Islamist groups.
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US help against Islamist insurgents "welcome" if "territorial integrity" r
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nigeria has said it would welcome assistance from the United States in combating Islamist insurgents in the country, provided that its territorial integrity is respected, following remarks by US President Donald Trump threatening a possible military action over the alleged persecution of Chr
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US DNI Gabbard says strategy of "regime change" over, foreign policy fuell
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the opening debate of the Manama Dialogue, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Bahrain on Friday, Gabbard argued that decades of Washington's interventionist foreign policies had backfired--breeding instability, draining trillions of dollar
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Pakistan: Tablighi Jamaat's grip on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fuels concerns of r
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The rise of the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is changing Pashtun culture, promoting strict religious rules, and preparing followers for extremism. Critics say it weakens Pashtun identity and nationalism, helping the Pakistani state control the region and support Islamist
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UK MP Bob Blackman condemns violence against Bangladesh minorities, calls
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UK MP Bob Blackman urged the government to pressure Bangladesh to protect Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, and Ahmadiyya minorities following attacks on Rath Yatra celebrations. He also criticised the delay in announcing election dates and called for a Foreign Office statement on safeguarding min
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Pahalgam massacre echoes global pattern of Islamist violence, say experts
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to David Cohen, a former US official, and Avatans Kumar, an award-winning journalist and linguist, the attack in Pahalgam is not an isolated event. In their Newsweek opinion piece titled "The Intifada Is Already Globalized. Its Victims Must Unite," they argue that such incidents ar
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"Directed Chief Secretary, DGP of West Bengal to ensure her safety": NHRC
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We received a complaint from an organisation called Legal Rights Observatory regarding a law student, who was arrested by West Bengal Police from Haryana in the middle of the night over an allegedly objectionable social media post. The complaint alleges that proper legal procedures were not
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Pakistan's ISI, Hamas links "worthy of further research": Middle East Foru
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Discussing ISI's possible role in maintaining connections with Hamas, Spyer stated, "It's quite feasible and not hard to believe that ISI, a crucial, of course, agency within the Pakistani state regarding the support for proxy Islamist terror groups, could also be reaching out to Hamas, a
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Middle East Forum researcher blames Pakistan's use of terror proxies for I
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Jonathan Spyer, Director of Research at the Middle East Forum, emphasised that much of the media coverage is missing the real reason behind the current India-Pakistan tension. He said the root cause is Pakistan's long-standing practice of usin
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Israel's Druze leader urges international protection for Syrian minorities
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a conference on Israeli security and the Druze in Akko on Monday, Sheikh Muafak Tarif, spiritual leader of Israel's Druze community called on the international community to protect Syrian minorities from radical Islamists.
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Massive vigil in Toronto calls on Canada to designate Pakistan as terroris
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Over 500 Canadians from Hindu, Jewish, Baloch, Iranian, and other communities gathered in Toronto to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack and urged Canada to designate Pakistan as a terrorist state, stressing global solidarity against extremist violence.
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