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Pakistan’s Ismaili Shiite community is reeling from an attack Wednesday by gunmen that left at least 46 members of the religious minority dead in Karachi. The violence is the first of its kind directed at the community amid escalating militant threats against the predominantly Sunni Muslim...

My friends, I usually do not post religious content much but I decided to make a thread for the occasion since no one made one so far for some reason (exams). Also I posted this thread in members club as per forum policy on such content Please feel free to share what this month means to you...

The concept of “takfir,” which militants use to judge a Muslim as a “non-believer,” hence exacting the punishment of death for apostasy, serves as the justification for killing civilians. This study analyzes the Salafi/Wahhabi source of inspiration for the diffusion of intra-Islamic terrorism...

The letter by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was refreshing in its lucidity and demonstrated clarity, not common in this era of political correctness, where ambiguity passes for diplomatic-speak. He wrote to a group of exiled Baloch students in Europe: “We are concerned about reports of...

The United States and its European allies appear to be laying the groundwork for military action in Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the embattled regime of President Bashar al-Assad. On Monday, a statement by Secretary of State John Kerry stopped just short of saying President...

]Torrential rains and widespread flooding in southern Alberta have left people throughout the province in awe at the power and scope of the devastation and concerned about the uncertain hours ahead. ALBERTA FLOODINGBefore and After: Powerful rains wreak havoc in Alberta The floodwaters have...

Turkey's opposition party leader accused the prime minister of escalating tensions and dragging the country "into the fire" as enduring anti-government protests that have led to three deaths entered their 11th day on Monday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed a cabinet meeting to...

After a vote to block it failed this week, Canada’s controversial investment treaty with China could be ratified any day now. The government says it protects Canadian investments in China. Critics call it a sell-out. It's not exactly news that Canada ranks among the world's top five energy...

An Ontario judge ruled today that a woman accusing two family members of molesting her as a child must remove her face veil during testimony. (Danish Ismai/Reuters) By CBC News An Ontario judge has ruled a woman must remove her niqab to testify in a Toronto sexual assault case. Justice...

CANADIAN FIGHTERS GUARDING ICELAND SKIES? Did you know that we stand on guard for Iceland? It's true. A contingent of RCAF CF-18 Hornet fighters has been operating out of Keflavik Air Bace, outside the capital Reykjavik, since mid-March and will stay there until the end of April, according to a...

Good day gentleman, this is a thread in the working. Lately in the forum , there has been alot of stereotyping and some even considering Canadian military as irrelevant. Fact is Canada is second largest country on the face of this planet, and with an economiè over a trillion and a member of...

Anglais version 1 Tens of thousands of people gathered in Diyarbakir, the largest Kurdish city in Turkey to attend the funeral of the three militant Kurdish Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) killed last week in Paris. By Dispatch (text) Tens of thousands of people have made a special place on...

Salut gentleman/madamoiselle This thread is regarding a question that I have pondered for many years with respect to linguistic and cultural influences. From my knowledge of history, the french louis empire had huge influence over the subcontinent till the end of late 19th century. However...