Islam,Terrorism and Jihad *"People Did Not Want the Taliban"<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1601> *
In the 1980s, there was an American-sponsored jihad in Afghanistan. America provided a lot of money, a lot of arms, and a lot of training, not just to Pashtuns, not just to the people of northern Pakistan, but also to people from a number of other countries, from Saudi-Arabia to Egypt. They encouraged everybody to come to the northern part of Pakistan and take part in the jihad that was being waged against the Soviets in Afghanistan. When the Soviets and Americans left, they didn't even think about what all these well-trained, very well-armed people would do next; nobody thought about that. They used to be called mujahedeen - that's what America called them and that's what most other people called them too. The Taliban is, in effect, the second generation of the mujahedeen. -- *Mohammed Hanif* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1601> Islam, Women and Feminism *Pakistan’s Women legislators: how have they performed?<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1600> * *Studies show that it is better to have a quota for women in Parliament* In the current Pakistani Parliament, there are 75 women in the 342-seat National Assembly — 60 through the quota and 15 in general seats. At nearly 22 per cent, this is better than any other Asian democracy and is more than several western democracies, including the United Kingdom and the United States. The statistics are interesting. According to the Aurat Foundation, the 73 women members in the last Parliament moved 42 per cent of the private member bills and 27 per cent of the total number of questions. There were 3,698 interventions by women legislators; they asked 2,724 questions; participated in debates 380 times; raised 306 points of order; moved 101 private member’s Bills, 99 calling attention notices, and 69 adjournments and privilege motions. -- *Nirupama Subramanian* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1600> Islamic World News *No Penalty in Islam for drinking alcohol, eating pork: Islamic Scholar<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1599> * Ibn Taymiyyah extolled the militant jihad we call “terror” Virginia school scrubbed jihad, may still preach violence "Shiny phones, handsome boys" out--Taliban Home-grown jihadis: Coming to your neighbourhood *Kualalumpur: Quran Reciters' Assembly * AJMER: Maulanas examining Raza's statement MANILA: 'Cory also embraced Islamic values' Ahmadinejad gets key endorsement * Hate Engulfs Christians in Pakistan * China Arrests 319 People in Unrest in Xinjiang *Compiled by Syed Asadullah* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1599> Radical Islamism & Jihad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. Wanna subscribe to this group, send email to [email protected] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ *********************************************************** The Official Website of Group is LAUNCHED, http://www.geocities.co -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
