Indiatimes2d
In its 1st major hit in Pakistan this year, IS kills cleric Mufti Abdul Baqi Noorzai
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Mufti Abdul Baqi Noorzai, a senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam official, in Quetta, Pakistan. The attack highlights ISKP's growing ...
Daily Post Nigeria6d
Don’t return to your old ways, observe Ramadan, Christian fast – Cleric to inmates
An Islamic Cleric has warned inmates to learn from their incarceration and resist temptation to return to their old ways. The cleric, Sanusi Muhammad-Jamiu, popularly known as AmiOlorun ...
Indiatimes3d
ISI under fire after IED blast kills cleric known for criticism of Pakistani state
Mufti Munir Shakir, a vocal critic of the Pakistani state, was killed in an IED attack in Peshawar, leading to significant backlash against the ISI and military. His funeral saw mourners blaming ...
USA Today3d
Near 'constitutional crisis': Legal showdown over deportations of Venezuelans: Recap
Alawieh had deleted photos of Nasrallah and Iranian cleric Ali Khamenei from her phone shortly before her return flight to Boston, according to a border officer's affidavit. Alawieh allegedly said ...
The Providence Journal2d
Deported RI doctor's phone had photos of Hezbollah leaders. What to know about these men.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney doctor working in the U.S. on an H-1B visa, was detained and deported after customs officials found photos and videos related to Hezbollah on her phone. Alawieh claims ...
National Catholic Reporter4d
Galway Diocese urged to move disgraced Bishop Eamonn Casey's remains
Doesn't it represent a kind of an honor afforded to a cleric who served the diocese well? That is an honor that he doesn't deserve — it is as simple as that," McAleese told NCR. The papal nuncio ...
The Times of Israel4d
Iranian ex-officers to Israeli TV: Israel should bomb Khamenei’s home, help topple regime
A man said to be a retired colonel in the Iranian air force urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to facilitate a coup by striking the home of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in an ...
The Hill5d
The limits of US tolerance: What Mahmoud Khalil’s case reveals about assimilation
In 2013, the U.K. deported Abu Qatada, a radical cleric with alleged ties to Al-Qaeda, after a years-long legal battle. Anjem Choudary, who inspired jihadist attacks in the U.K., was convicted for ...
Yahoo3d
'Nothing to do with politics': How Hezbollah photos led to RI doctor's controversial deportation
In an affidavit, a CBP officer reported asking Alawieh about photos found on her phone of Nasrallah and Iranian cleric Ali Khamenei that had been deleted one or two days prior to her return flight ...
Pacific Daily News4d
Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital - with cake - but future uncertain
The Argentine cleric's situation has markedly improved since then and he is reported by the Vatican to be stable -- and at least well enough to eat cake. "He celebrated a little bit with the ...
The Free Press Journal6d
Hurriyat Chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed Under House Arrest, Barred From Congregational Friday Prayers
Mirwaiz, who is Kashmir's chief cleric, was kept in detention at his residence in Nigeen area of Srinagar, they said. The Hurriyat chief was scheduled to visit Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta locality to ...