Tag Archives: ISIL

Terrorism: What went wrong and the way forward

Posted on January 23, 2015 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Why is Islam violent? The question is all over the Internet and there are a plethora of answers from the sublime to the ridiculous, from apologists to hate-mongers, from scholars to scumbags, and from moderates to extremists. … Continue reading →

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IS monster and Middle East mayhem

Posted on September 27, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen President Barack Obama has taken his war on terror to another Arab country. Syria is the seventh Muslim country that has been bombed by the US since Obama became president. The other six countries where he ordered … Continue reading →

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US war on IS: Real target is Syria

Posted on September 20, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Cartoonists in the United States and Britain are giving a spit and polish to Barack Obama’s claim that there won’t be American boots on the ground. One cartoonist depicted two Iraq-bound US soldiers in conversation while they … Continue reading →

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War on IS the mystery monster

Posted on September 12, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Thirteen long years after the terror attacks on the United States, it appears that the war on terror will go on till kingdom come. Well, President George W. Bush said so when he started the war on … Continue reading →

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Caliphate: Hysteria or history in the making?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen On the first day of Ramadan as Muslims worldwide began their month-long fasting period, the Islamic State (IS) which was until then known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced the formation of a … Continue reading →

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Al-Baghdadi’s ISIL redraws Mideast map

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Iraq is in the midst of mayhem and bloodshed. It has been so for the past few months though in April the Nouri al-Maliki government managed to hold general elections. With the attention of the world’s big … Continue reading →

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The ISIS war: Hidden hands, hidden agendas

Posted on January 15, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The war in Syria is exploding in Iraq. The most dreaded al-Qaeda offshoot group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a.k.a. Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), in a surprise move captured two key … Continue reading →

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