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SHAFAQNA –If you thought the cancer of Terror under control, you most certainly did not read, or heard about Balochistan. But then again why would you when the lives of faraway Balochs weigh little in the balance of Weste politics? Quetta is no Paris! On August 8, 2016, a horrific suicide attack took place in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s province Balochistan claiming the lives of over 70 civilians, notwithstanding dozens upon dozens of casualties. Should such a violent and bloody attack had hit a Weste capital you can be sure the outpouring of grief and condemnation would have long flooded the world wide web – a grand righteous cry against the evil of Islamic terrorism. But like I said...

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SHAFAQNA –If Yemen has been the forgotten war of our generation – the untold story of a violent war of theocratic occupation, Yemen has also suffered from much media bias, and political bigotry. In our day and age, military conflicts are as much fought on the ground as they are in through the airwaves – in this global community we all live in, perception is absolutely everything. Perception – or rather, the manipulation of reality, has allowed for Weste powers to play imperialism for well over a decade, while cloaking themselves in Democracy’s holy shroud. Perception today can tu war criminals into heroes, and freedom fighter into dangerous dissidents. Remember those words: dissident, rebel...

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA –Peace-talks on Yemen have broken down in Kuwait, somewhat. The former regime’s delegation has withdrawn from the direct peace talks. The Ansurallah movement has blamed the suspension of talks on the lack of seriousness and the inability to take decisions on the part of the other side. In this edition of the debate, we’ll disucss whether the former regime is serious about the talks, or is it using the same tactics that it’s supporter Saudi Arabia is using in Syria. Guests:– Programs Dir., Shafaqna Inst. of ME Studies, Catherine Shakdam (LONDON)– U.S. Foreign Policy & National Security Analyst, Lawrence J. Korb (WASHINGTON) SHARE Facebook Twitter ...

SHAFAQNA – The human beings do good deeds but then they remove all the (Divine) blessings they have gained from those good deeds with some other acts or sayings; like saying to someone else: First God and then you; which is considered as the hidden Shirk (ascribing others beside God) as mentioned in Ayah 106 of Surah Yusuf says: “And most of them do not believe in Allah (SWT) unless they associate (others) with God.” Commenting on the above holy verse, Imam Sadeq (AS) said: If the human being say: If it was not for such a person, I would have been destroyed or if it was not for such a person, my family would have been destroyed; can’t you see by saying these words, partners have been ascri...

SHAFAQNA – Abu Hashim Ja’afary narrated: I heard from Imam Hassan Askari (AS) who said: One of the sins which will not be forgiven is that a human says: I wish I could not be questioned and punished except for this one sin. I was reflecting on this and was telling myself that every human being must take care in every case and do self-assessment. At this time Imam Askari (AS) added: O’ Abu Hashim, you thought right, be careful about any event and deed because committing “Shirk” (ascribing or considering partners with God; which is the greatest sin in Islam) by people is more hidden and more invisible than the ant walking on a shiny smooth stone at dark night or the movement of the ant on a ...