Terrorism is a form of Jihad: Daniel Pipes
January 31, 2009 by Amitabh Tripathi
Since Islamist attack on Mumbai on 26th of November last year the issue of war on terror has again come on centre stage. This attack was different in some way as it attracted the attention of world media more than ever. But still attack on India is a war against India which India has to fight on its own. Few days back editor of Hindi news portal lokmanch conducted an on line interview with known commentator on Middle East politics as well as Islamic politics Dr. Daniel Pipes. Interviewer Amitabh Tripathi asked several questions to Dr. Pipes which readers in India have in mind on the issue of Islamist terrorism and its connection with traditional Islam. Read more
Hundreds of Muslims from Azamgarh demand probe into Batla shootout
January 31, 2009 by SAF Desk
New Delhi : Hundreds of Muslims from Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, gathered at the Jantar Mantar here Thursday, demanded an end to the police harassment of youths from the community and a judicial enquiry into the Batla House shootout last year, in which two alleged terrorists were killed.
The protesters, numbering around 3,000, gathered at Parliament Street here and raised slogans against the politicians and the police.
“We want an impartial time-bound judicial enquiry into the Batla House encounter by a sitting Supreme Court Judge. We also want an end to the police atrocities on youth of Azamgarh on the pretext of tackling terror,” said Maulana Amir Rashadi Madni, convener of Ulama Council that organised the Ulema Express
Senate urges govt to bring back Aafia Siddiqui
January 31, 2009 by SAF Desk
By Muhammad Bilal
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday renewed its demand from the United States to repatriate Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
The issue surfaced when two separate reports of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Functional Committee on Human Rights compiled after some senators met Aafia – who is currently detained in a New York jail – were presented in the upper house.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said the government should ask US President Barack Obama to release the Pakistani citizen, as there are no charges of terrorism proved against her.
Message Behind Jaipur Blast
January 31, 2009 by Amitabh Tripathi
On 13th of May when a beautiful and comparatively peaceful city nicknamed Pink city became latest target of terrorists it was no secret to anybody who are perpetrators. Within hours statements from Government of India came out blaming openly to foreign hands. This time niddle of suspicion was not only confined to notorious Pakistani agency ISI but another jihadi Islamist organization from Bangladesh was also under scanner. This organization has its strong base in Bangladesh and this jihadi organization is none other than HUJI. This reaction was very mechanical and there was nothing new in it. We have seen from last three years that after every terrorist attack Government has the same reaction that we will fight to this menace, it is an attempt to disturb communal harmony, we will not bow down to terrorist and it is an act by enemy of our nation . But government of India has not openly declared who are those enemies and what strategy they have to fight against them. Government is not going to answer these questions because our policy against terrorism has several lapses. First of all government is not going to declare the enemy and don’t have any resolve to fight against this enemy. Read more