Pakistani Shia Clerics rejected deal with any Taliban group


A grand loya jirga of Shia clerics in which Turi & Bangash tribes held on Monday in headquarter of Kurram Agency in which more than five hundred tribal elders of two main tribes and six sub tribes particpated.In this loya jirga Shia tribal leaders rejected any possible deal or agrrement with any taliban group including haqani network for using the land of Turi & Bangash for terrorism.

Shia Tribal clerics in their speeches cleared that they are Anti Taliban and there Sponsors USA. They further told that this is the plan of USA and Occupied Forces that when they want to enter or occupy the land or locaility first they enter thier extremists agents like Al-Qaeda and Taliban, the best example is Iraq, Afghanistan and Waziristan where occupation and drone attacks are  continued. But further added that they will never allow this international game of so called War on Terror. The best proof is American investigative journalist wayine madcine recent report .

Turi Bangash tribal elders also denounced puppets of establishment in the name of tribal elders who particpated in talks with Haqani Network at Peshawar and Islamabad. They further added that these puppet agents have no crediibilty in the area even in thier families.

Meanwhile Grand loya Jirga of Shia Turi & Bangash tribes also criticized the civil and military bureaucracy for giving them treatment as of a step child and doing nothing to lift the siege and economic blockade on Turi and Bangash tribes in Parachinar and surronding upper Kurram.

They also mentioned that in negotiations in Peshawar and Islamabad Haqani Network on the instructions of military establishment offered that the closed thall Parachinar road will be opened With a  gaurantee that from the day of agreement no Shia will be hurt or   murdered. Which clearly shows that since 2007 upto now more than 1200 Shia were martyred, more than 5000 injured and more than 200 kidnaped; while  six Shia are still missing from Charkhel Lower Kurram govt convey attack. These figures clearly shows that all these crimes for the last  four years , which includes the continous siege of the area was done on the behest of the  military estibleshement. These figures are more than the attrocities of Indian occupied forces in Kashmir ,therefore instead of shedding crocodile tears on state terrorisim in Kashmir, all concern should focus on state terrorisim in Pakistani Gaza:  Parachinar. These speakers added that to pressurize the locals for accepting the Islamabad  agrreement the Pak-Afghan border was completly sealed to stop even the limited supply of food stuff and life saving medicines.The tribal elders blamed the government and especially the establishment that they wants to do genocide of Turis and Bangshs.

In the endof loya jirga passed some resolutions  which says that :

  • Shia Turi Bangash tribes will survive on even  grass (due to imposed and continous cripiling siege) but will never allow Taliban on thier land,
  • Loya Jirga also criticised the role of civil society and human rights groups who even  highlight the non issues for thier vasted intrestes and does  not highlights  the real issues and humantiran catastrophe Such as  Pakistani Gaza  : The Parrachinar,
  • Loya jirga demanded the Government and security forces to stop the state terrorisim by ending the inhuman siege of Patriotic Turi and Bangash tribes who have sacrificed there lives  in 1947, 1948, 1965, 1971 Kargil and post 9/11 the figures of casuilities of Turi and Bangash tribes serving in secuurity forces is highest than all other tribals of FATA, but yet they receive step child’s  treatment and state terrorism which is unbearable, Government should take urgent steps to end the siege of the Thall – Parachinar Road if they consider Parachinar as Part of Pakistan.

Hezbollah Condemns Attack on Church


Hezbollah vehemently condemned on Monday the attacks on the Archeological Baptist Church in Al Quds and Sayyidat Al Najat -Our Lady of Deliverance- Church in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, which resulted in tens of victims, some of which were worshippers in the Church.

Hezbollah vehemently condemned on Monday the attacks on the Archeological Baptist Church in Al Quds and Sayyidat Al Najat -Our Lady of Deliverance- Church in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, which resulted in tens of victims, some of which were worshippers in the Church.

In a statement it released, Hezbollah said that the malicious Zionist hallmarks in this crime are clear as the Zionist scheme is based on fragmenting this region into feuding entities in order to dominate it.

37 Christians along with seven security force members were killed Sunday night when US occupation soldiers and Iraqi forces stormed a Baghdad cathedral to free dozens of hostages as an Al-Qaeda group claimed the attack.

In its statement, Hezbollah said that this region has never witnessed such a heinous crime, where it had always been a land of meeting, forgiveness, and coexistence, until the US occupation came to Iraq, and triggered incitements and sectarian conflicts.

The Resistance party concluded its statement by expressing belief that the malicious Zionist enemy is clearly behind this crime, in reference to the Zionist scheme in dividing the region into rival entities and peoples in order to impose its dominance.


iran condemns Jewish settlers' assault on Jerusalem church in Holy Quds


Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned burning an old church in Holy Quds by Zionists.

Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned burning an old church in Holy Quds by Zionists.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran regards the recent provocative measure of Zionists in desecrating an old church in occupied Quds as another evidence of Zionist regime’s insult to divine religions and religious,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast.

“Zionist regime has already shown that it does not respect divine sources and its followers with desecrating religious sites of Muslims, Christians and al-Aqsa Holy Mosque.”

He called for the international community to denounce the Zionist measure and take steps to stop such insulting actions.

A group of extremist Jewish settlers set fire to a one hundred year old Christian church in holy Quds on Friday causing substantial damage to its first floor.

Australian politician rails against Islamic banking


An Australian lawmaker has urged fellow members of parliament to block legislation that would allow financial products that met the Islamic banking principle prohibiting the payment and collection of interest.

An Australian lawmaker has urged fellow members of parliament to block legislation that would allow financial products that met the Islamic banking principle prohibiting the payment and collection of interest.’Sharia finance is one aspect of sharia law, or Islamic law, and I reject it entirely,’ the opposition Liberal Party’s Cory Bernardi said Tuesday. ‘We shouldn’t be changing our legal system or our legal framework to accommodate a system of laws that is wholly incompatible with Western values.’

Face to Face with Tony Blair's sister-in-law "Lauren Booth"


British ex-premier Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has inspired mixed reaction in the West after converting to Islam following a visit to the Iranian holy city of Qom.

British ex-premier Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has inspired mixed reaction in the West after converting to Islam following a visit to the Iranian holy city of Qom.

Lauren Booth, a broadcaster with Iran’s English-language Press TV news network, has talked about her “journey” to Islam on a Press TV program which will be aired next Sunday.

The journalist and human rights activist was recently in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to cover the Quds Day solidarity march held annually on the last Friday of Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan.

She explains in details how she later traveled to a place which led her to one of the most important decisions in her life.

She said she “did not know that she was on such a journey” until she reached “a mosque” in the holy Iranian city of Qom, 156 kilometers southwest of Tehran. It was there that she “felt it” as she kept vigil all through the night.

As for what started it all, she reminisced about her encounters with Muslims, especially Palestinians in Gaza and Ramallah whose rights she has actively defended during much of her adult life.

The 43-year-old half-sister of Cherie Blair now wears hijab outside her home and prays five times a day.

Booth, who had moved to France with her husband and two daughters in 2004, returned to Britain after her husband suffered a sever brain injury following a motorcycle accident in April 2009.

In an hour-long appearance on Press TV’s Face to Face program, Lauren revealed all about her conversion to the world’s fastest growing religion and shared with the world all the feedback she has received from Muslims, non-Muslims as well as her own beloved family and friends.


21 Shia Muslims Martyr by Suicide Bomber in North of Baghdad


BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt martyred at least 21 people on Friday in a town north of Baghdad, shattering what had been weeks of relative calm, the town’s mayor said.

A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt martyred at least 21 people on Friday in a town north of Baghdad, shattering what had been weeks of relative calm, the town’s mayor said.

The suicide bomber blew himself up inside a popular cafe in the town of Balad Ruz, 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, said the town’s mayor, Mohammed Maaruf. An additional 65 people were injured, he said.

The neighborhood where the explosion occurred is home to many Faili Kurds, a small sect of ethnic Kurds following the Shia branch of Islam, and many of the dead were Shias.

Feyli Kurds are largely a Shiite community living in Baghdad and Iraq around Khanaqin and Mandili. There are an estimated 2-3 million Feylis living in Iraq.


Iraqi Main Shia Bloc Rejects Saudi Offer


National Alliance turns down Saudi monarch’s offer to host all-party talks to break Iraq’s political impasse.

he National Alliance, Iraq’s main Shia bloc, has turned down a Saudi offer to host all-party talks to resolve months of deadlock over forming a new Iraqi government.

The offer was turned down on Sunday after some politicians voiced fears over foreign interference. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah had a day earlier volunteered to host the talks in November.

The National Alliance, a coalition of Shia blocs, including that of incumbent prime minister,
Nouri al-Maliki’s coalition, said that a deal in Baghdad was close after the highest court ordered parliament to resume sessions last week.

“Though we express our appreciation to Saudi Arabia for its concern about the situation in Iraq and its willingness to provide support, we would like to confirm Iraqi leaders are continuing their meetings to reach a national consensus,” a statement issued by the alliance, said.

According to a senior member of al-Maliki’s bloc, the Kurdish Alliance also supports this statement.

The Kurdish alliance has 57 seats in parliament and al-Maliki’s camp is working closely with them to form a coalition government.

The Kurdish bloc was not immediately available for comment.

A spokeswoman for the rival Iraqiya list, led by Iyad Allawi, the former prime minister, however, welcomed the Saudi monarch’s initiative.

“We ask all political blocs to welcome the initiative, preventing Iraq’s security situation from deteriorating” amid continued political deadlock, Maysoon al-Damluji, a prominent member of the bloc, said.


A Shia cleric and two mosques' administrators were detained by the Saudi authorities


Saudi police arrested since Tuesday a cleric and two other people from Qatif city on allegations of establishing a memorial ceremony on the anniversary of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Al-imam Al-Khomeini.

According to reliable sources, Saudi authorities detained Sheikh Saeed al Bahhar, the imam of Imam Reza Mosque in Tarot Island, and the administrator of the mosque Mr. Mohammad Hassan al Hubail.

In a similar event, Saudi police also arrested the administrator of Imam Al-Hadi Mosque in the village of Sanabis, Mr. Hussien al Dubaisy.

Family sources said that the three arrests were under the pretext of establishing a memorial day to commemorate the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Al-Imam Al-Khomeini.

According to some sources attributed to Sheikh Saeed Albahhar and some people known to be close to him, indicated that he had never organized or participated in any memorial service of that kind recently.

Sheikh al Bahhar was called in on Monday by the Saudi police at Tarot Island police station and was subjected to a lengthy investigation before being released on the same day.

However, on the following day after the first call, he was called in again accompanied by Mr. Hussien al Dubaisy and Mr. Mohammad Hassan al Hubail , where they were all taken to custody at Al-Qatif Police Station. Since then, they still remain in the detention center.

According to family sources, arrest warrants were issued by the office of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, the governor of the eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

In addition, many observers noticed the ambiguity and contradiction that surrounds the circumstances and justification for the arrests.

It is noteworthy to indicate that Sheikh Albahhar was just grant a passport since few days ago after the travel ban against him that lasted more than fourteen years.


Sunnis lose Bahrain Parliament Majority


Sunnis in the Bahraini government have lost control over the parliament after independent candidates extended their lead to 13 seats

Sunnis in the Bahraini government have lost control over the parliament after independent candidates extended their lead to 13 seats.
The results of the second round of the country’s legislative elections were announced early on Sunday.

Shia opposition group al-Wefaq had already secured 18 out of 40 seats in the first round of the legislative elections in the Persian Gulf kingdom.

Shias and independent candidates now have most seats in Bahrain’s new parliament.

The results are a major blow to Sunnis, who had dominated the last two parliaments.

A total of 127 candidates were competing in the elections, which came in the wake of a crackdown on Shia opposition activists.

Bahrain’s National Assembly is made up of two chambers. The lower house has 40 elected members and the upper house has 40 members appointed by the country’s King.

The Shia opposition refuses to recognize the 2002 constitution and has called for an electoral boycott.

The Shias comprise the majority of Bahrain’s population. They have, however, long complained about being discriminated against by the Bahraini government when it comes to employment opportunities and the right to services.

Amnesty International has criticized Manama over the pre-election crackdown on the Shia opposition figures and rights activists.

The Human Rights Watch and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — a non-profit body with the stated aim of promoting democratic standards in the region — have also noted the campaign of suppression ahead of the polls.