Nigeria is illegally holding hundreds of people suspected of taking part in violence orchestrated by a radical Islamist sect, a rights group warned today, adding that they were being kept in inhumane conditions and denied access to lawyers. Amnesty International claims most of the prisoners are held without charge and suggests some have been summarily …
Category Archive: News From the Ummah
Sir Winston Churchill: Zionist hero
Jewish supporters of Winston Churchill are to unveil a bust of the British wartime leader in Jerusalem this weekend in what they say is a long-overdue recognition of his staunch and unwavering support of the Jewish cause and their desire for a homeland. “As a passionate Zionist all his life and a philo-semite, Churchill has …
Palestinians furious with Abbas for giving up refugees’ right to return
Palestinian activists have denounced their President, Mahmoud Abbas, for saying he would ensure there was “never” be a third intifada, or uprising, against Israel – and for giving up his “right of return” to his Israeli birthplace. Asked on Israel’s Channel 2 News whether he expected to return to Safed, the hill town in the …
Report denounces Myanmar attacks on Rohingya
Human Rights group Amnesty International has accused security forces and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists of carrying out fresh, targeted attacks against Rohingya, the Muslim minority group in Myanmar. Violence in the last six weeks has been “primarily one-sided, with Muslims generally and Rohingya specifically the targets and victims,” Benjamin Zawacki, a Bangkok-based researcher for Amnesty, said on Friday. …
Syrian military and fighters clash in Aleppo
Violence is raging in several locations across Syria, with activists reporting some of the heaviest clashes to date in the country’s commercial capital of Aleppo. Government forces and rebels were reportedly clashing for a second day in the city’s Salaheddine district on Saturday. Aleppo-based activist Mohammad Saeed said dozens of rebels from the Free Syrian Army …
Mohamed Morsi to visit US as White House pledges ‘new partnership’
Egypt’s new Islamist president will visit the US during UN general assembly following invitation from Barack Obama Matt Williams and agencies President Barack Obama has invited Egypt’s newly elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to the US, it emerged on Sunday as Washington pledged a “new partnership” with the Arab nation. The official visit will take …
Egypt’s ‘un-Islamic’ Ramadan TV tackles rise of Islamist power
Egyptians anticipating new seasonal television dramas and quiz shows during the upcoming Islamic month of Ramadan in July could be in for a mood dampener. The county’s recent political change, which has shown a rise in Islamic political power with the recent inauguration of President Mohammed Mursi ─ who came from the ranks of the …
Mladic faces first war crimes witness
The first witness in the long-awaited trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic testified on Monday, describing a harrowing escape and scenes of horror in his home village despite a motion by defence attorneys to adjourn the war crimes case for six months. United Nations judges at International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said the prosecution …
Israeli strikes continue after rocket barrage
Israeli warplanes have carried out three raids against the Gaza Strip after militants pounded Israel with rockets, but no one was hurt, Palestinian security officials said. The raids early on Wednesday targeted a training centre for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas at Rafah in the south of the Strip, a “workshop” …
Egyptians rally for power, Mubarak ailing
(Reuters) – Staking its claim to Egypt’s presidency, the Muslim Brotherhood rallied in Cairo on Tuesday to demand the ruling generals hand over real power, following moves by the army that its U.S. ally labeled an assault on democracy. Up to 10,000 gathered as darkness fell on Tahrir Square, cradle of last year’s Arab Spring …
