New York, February 29, 2016: In a statement issued to the media on February 26, 2016, the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said that it has imposed sanctions on three individuals and four organizations over their ties with the terrorist organization Hezbollah. The names of those sanctioned are Fadi Hussein Serhan; Adel Mohammed […]
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Mumtaz Qadri murderer of Taseer hanged, Lahore shuts down
New York, February 29, 2016: Pakistan today reluctantly embraced the news of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri hanging. The execution took place at 4.30 am on Monday at the Adiala Jail. Mumtaz Qadri was an Elite Force commando and he was convicted of killing Salman Taseer who he had shot at 28 […]
Christians of the Middle East may get themselves heard soon!
New York, February 27, 2016: A new online petition is urging Secretary of State John Kerry not to exclude Christians from a declaration of genocide at the hands of ISIS. Co-sponsored by In Defense of Christians (IDC) and the Knights of Columbus, the petition can be signed at www.StopTheChristianGenocide.org The petition is being promoted […]
Saudi Arabia against terrorism: A perspective
Saudi Arabia keeps vouching for its commitment against terrorism but what will it actually do? When the news came that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met in Riyadh on Tuesday this week and discussed the joint efforts that could be undertaken to combat terrorism […]
Pakistan: Hindu community and temple attacked near Mirpurkhas
Mirpurkhas, February 25, 2016: The Hindu community’s troubles in Pakistan are refusing to get over. A report has come to light that the Meghwar And the Kolhi Hindu community which is living in the village Rao Babu Ehsan near Miprurkhas were attacked by an extremist feudal lord Haji Bashir Rao. He not only got the […]
Bangladesh Minority Watch team in India, meets WB BJP President
West Bengal, February 25th, 2016: The Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW), which is working to highlight the plight of minorities like Hindus, Christians and the Chakmas in the country, met with Dilip Ghosh, who is the President of Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. The meeting took place in Kolkata on 23rd February 2016 at his office. […]
Bangladesh: Hindu boy murdered for his faith
Dhaka, February 23, 2016: Bangladesh which is mourning the assassination of a Hindu priest by the Islamic State’s foot soldiers is shocked by the latest report that a 10-year old Hindu boy has been murdered, allegedly for his religion. The name of the deceased boy is Sajib Majumdar and he used to live in the […]
Bangladesh: Hindu priest beheaded, IS gaining ground?
Dhaka, February 22, 2016: Bangladesh is turning violent by the day for its minority Hindu community. Bangladesh Minority Watch has stated that the Bangladesh government does not believe that the latest murder of a Hindu priest, which also injured two other (devotees) people, is the work of the Islamic State nor is this murder a […]
Donald Trump now calls for boycotting Apple
New York, 21st February 2016: Donald Trump is now asking people to ditch Apple till the time the conglomerate does not yield to the demand of the USA government to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The technology giant is trying to wriggle out of the situation and in […]
King Faisal International Prize has US-Indian in the winner list!
Riyadh, 20 February 2016: Spanning the fields of science, literature and Islamic thought, the seven recipients of this year’s King Faisal International Prize – the most prestigious award in the Islamic world – have been announced and the great news is that a US-American Professor Vamsi Krishna Mootha has got the award in the field of […]