Thema: Arabische Welt

„Iraq’s parliament has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol in a surprise move. Proponents of the ban argue the ban is justified by the constitution, which prohibits any law contradicting Islam. Opponents say it violates the same constitution which guarantees the traditions of religious minorities such…

„A top Egyptian officer was gunned down in front of his home north of Cairo just after dawn Saturday in another sign of the increasing conflict between the government and its opponents – both armed and unarmed. The Lewaa Al-Thawra (Revolution Brigade) claimed responsibility for the assassination of Major Adel…

„Islamic State jihadists in Mosul executed 284 civilians in the city in recent days, 61 of them children, CNN reported Saturday, quoting an unnamed Iraqi security source.  The source said men and boys, who had earlier been used as human shields in fighting against Iraqi forces, were rounded up and…

„The calls come to Khaleel’s phone every day, dozens every week: Women and girls, held captive by the Islamic State, beg us to rescue them. Like us, they are Yazidis. And in the wickedest of ironies, they are survivors of genocide, kept alive by the Islamic State to be raped…

„Die von den USA geführte Anti-IS-Koalition droht an schweren Menschenrechtsverbrechen mitschuldig zu werden, die im Irak von schiitischen Milizen an der sunnitischen Zivilbevölkerung begangen werden. Denn beim Sturm auf Mossul sichert sie durch Luftschläge und logistische Kooperation auch das Vordringen dieser Kräfte ab. Ähnlich wie in Syrien die Armee Assads…

„Für den Spott braucht bekanntermaßen nicht zu sorgen, wer den Schaden hat. Und tatsächlich luden die vielen Versäumnisse, Pannen und Fehler im Zusammenhang mit der Verfolgung, der Festnahme und dem Suizid von Jaber al-Bakr, der unter dem Verdacht stand, einen Sprengstoffanschlag zu planen, dazu ein, über die Behörden zu spotten.…

„There are no surprises anymore for Syrians when it comes to denying the realities of their suffering and when it comes to the shamelessness of of those who accuse truth-tellers of being outright liars. This is especially the case when the shameless one is Bashar al Assad. As Syrians would…

„Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war. The increased pace of transfers in recent months, which officials said include missiles and small…

„Russian warships off the coast of Norway are carrying fighter bombers that are likely to reinforce a final assault on the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in two weeks, a senior NATO diplomat said on Wednesday, citing Western intelligence. The fleet passed by the Norwegian city of Bergen on Wednesday,…

„Sag mir, hat irgendjemand von ihnen das Recht, mich nach meiner Religion zu fragen? Hat irgendjemand von ihnen das Recht, mich nach meiner politischen Anschauung zu fragen? Sie hat ja sowieso so zu sein wie ihre, auch wenn wir uns überhaupt nicht kennen. Warum machen sie das? Glauben sie, dass…

„Behnam Abboush won’t feel any safer if Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of their stronghold of Mosul. That’s why he and 300 other Assyrian Christians in the paramilitary force under his command are taking matters into their own hands. Abboush says some members of his community, one of Iraq’s…

„Senior commanders in the Sunni Palestinian Quds Brigade, known as the Liwa al Quds or the Syrian Arab Army Fedayeen, have been photographed receiving medals from Russian military officers for battlefield action. The latest interaction further indicates the deep level of Russian involvement and impact they are having on the…

Von Raymond Ibrahim Auf der Höhe eines der schlimmsten Monate für Christen unter dem Islam, dem Juni 2016, ignorierten sowohl die US-Regierung als auch die „Mainstream-Medien“ weiterhin die Notlage der Christen. Obwohl die US-Regierung eingesteht, dass ISIS an Christen im Irak und Syrien einen Völkermord verübt, zeigten die Flüchtlingsstatistiken, dass…

„Various Israeli assessments say that the organization that calls itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Islamic State for short – has lost more than one-third of its fighting members over the past 18 months. Israeli and other Western officials estimated the number of its combat fighters…

„Egypt Without Hijab is an Arabic Facebook page which goes way past its shortened name, with a main focus on the portrayal of Egyptian society and women during a time when Cairo was dubbed one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in the world. The page is essentially a…