Subject: SeratOnline - News at a glance - 22 Sep
The Path of the Ahle Bait (a.s.)
Iraqi 'shoe' journalist eyes Swiss asylum
Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, a reporter with Cairo-based
al-Baghdadia television network, is seeking political asylum in Switzerland.
Pakistan arrests militant commander
Pakistani security forces arrest a pro-Taliban "suicide bomb mastermind" in the
northwest Swat valley after he was badly injured in clashes.
Taliban will not recognize any Afghan govt.
The Taliban say that they will not recognize any government that takes power in
Afghanistan, adding that it would fall after the withdrawal of the foreign
forces.
Pentagon delays Afghan troop request - report
WASHINGTON/KABUL, (Reuters) - The Pentagon has told its top commander in
Afghanistan not to ask for extra troops until the Obama administration
completes a strategy review, The Wall Street Journal reported.
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz’s Investment
Saudi Arabia is celebrating the opening of the King Abdullah University for
Science and Technology in Rabigh, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. It is a
university for postgraduate studies in science, as it specializes in the field
of research, focusing on aspects important to Saudi Arabia and the world, such
as energy, desalinization, biological and industrial technology, and applied
computational science. The studies will be conducted in the English language
and will provide men and women from all over the world with vast opportunities.
UK troops tortured Iraqi detainees, Inquiry finds
British troops have violated international law in Iraqi prisons on numerous
occasions through the "banned interrogation methods," a public inquiry reveals.
Sectarian Reason Behind The Arrest Of Shia Citizen
Saudi authorities arrested Shia citizen Jawad Ali Hussain Al-Abdulrudha (39
years) from Mubbaraz, Al-Hasa, without any official charges or reasons.
High Shia official resigned due to oppression and injustice
A high Shia official in King Abdulaziz Sea Port in Dammam resigned due to
oppression and injustice and depriving him from his promotion rights.
2 Saudi Shias released after 18 months imprisonment
Human Rights Watch said in a report released recently, that Saudi is practicing
Systematic Discrimination and Hostility toward Saudi Shia Citizens. State
discrimination against Shia extends to realms other than religious freedom. The
report cites discrimination in the education system, where Shia may not teach
religion in class and Shia pupils learn from Wahhabi teachers that they are
unbelievers.
India 'still interested in Iran's gas'
A senior Iranian energy official says India has once again shown interest in
joining the gas pipeline between Iran and Pakistan, which was supposed to link
the three countries.
Ahmadinejad warns against any attack on Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a military parade in
Tehran on Tuesday Iran would "cut off the hands" of anyone who attacked the
country.
Foreign media sowing discord in Iran: top cleric
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
said Tuesday that foreign media were using "psychological warfare" to create
discord among Iranians, state media reported.
Religious leader in Cherkessk Martyred for tough stand on Wahhabism
CHERKESSK - The main reason for the assassination of Ismail Bostanov, deputy
chairman of the Muslim spiritual board of the Karachai-Cherkessia Republic and
the Stavropol Territory and rector of the Islam Institute, is his
irreconcilable stand in the struggle against Wahhabism and supporters of the
radical teaching, claimed republican officials.
Shia Muslims in holy Karbala celebrate Eid ul Fitr at Imam Hussain's (a.s) holy
shrine (PIC)
Millions of Ahl ul Bayt's followers from holy Karbala performed the prayer of
Eid ul Fitr at holy shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s) on Monday.
Islamic Scholars Plan for America’s First Muslim College
Sheik Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir share a vision for the next step in the
evolution of Islam in America: creating the country’s first four-year,
accredited Muslim college.
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