British Muslim scholars, activists and the community speak out against ISIS. Scholars from the Orthodox Salafi school of Islamic thought have made a direct video appeal to release Alan Henning, warning the killing would directly oppose Islamic laws. Furthermore, activists led by Britain’s Active Change charity are spreading peace online, using the same social media…
An open letter signed by prominent Sunni scholars from around the world was released on September 24th calling on IS Leader Dr. Ibrahim Awwad Al-Badr, alias ‘Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. DOWNLOAD FULL PDF: Letter to Al-Baghdadi
The daily newspaper Der Standard reports, that some of the IS leaders and their companions were receiving medical treatment in Turkey. Ahmet EL H, a close friend of Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi, was under the IS members, which were receiving medical care in Turkey. According to the newspaper, Ahmet EL H was seriously injured mid-August during…
Because of the IS crisis in Iraq some European nations decided to equip the Kurds in northern Iraq with modern weapons. This, according to the daily newspaper Der Standard, leads to serious concerns in Turkey. Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said last week during a NATO meeting, that the terror organization PKK (Kurdish Workers Party)…
Abu Qatada, the controversial Muslim cleric deported from the UK for his extremist views, states that beheading of journalists are against Islamic teachings. Speaking from his courtroom cell in Jordan, he told journalists: “Messengers should not be killed,” quoting the prophet Muhammad. The Salafist preacher has been in Jordan since last July, deported from the…
