ISIS chief Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi By Behroz Khan As US president Obama and Pentagon confirmed attacking the al-Qaeda linked Khurasan group in Syria on Monday night, the US intelligence experts have indicated the group has links with terrorists hiding in Pakistan’s border regions near Afghanistan. If true, the revelations will send ripples in Islamabad’s power […]
Will Syrian Khurasan Surface in Pakistan Too?
Khumariyaan Intoxicate Washington, D.C.
by Niala Mohammad “Art is Like Water for the Fire of Fundamentalism”-Khumariyaan the Band As I sat on in the grand foyer of the Kennedy Center, overlooking the Potomac River, a feeling of pride and nostalgia overcame me as I watched a group of young Pashtun men dilute the image of extremism placed upon their […]
Degrading the Islamic State; the debate inside America
By Iftikhar Hussain President Obama, US top officials and Congress are engaged in a grappling debate over how to degrade IS or Islamic State, the extremist Sunni militant group that holds large swaths of territories in Iraq and Syria raised the level of threat for other nations, including Western capital. As the broader lines of […]
VOA Deewa @ISNA
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) 51st Annual Conference was held from August 29-September 1, 2014 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. This year’s theme was-“Generations Rise: Elevating the Muslim American Culture”. VOA Deewa & VOA Urdu teamed up to Interview the President of ISNA, Imam Mohamed Magid. Thousands gathered to hear […]
Will Indian Muslims listen to Ayman-Al –Zawahiri call?
By Iftikhar Hussain Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahiri’s announcement of opening up a new Al-qaeda franchise in India, Bangladesh and Burma that in his words would address the grievances of Muslims there, has not only alarmed the three countries but also the world at large, raising fears of the expanding threat of the organization, […]