The drone strike in Yemen killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the American voice of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, it eliminated one of Islamic radicalism’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Syrian girl Zainab al-Hosni Killed; beheaded and skinned
An 18 year old whose brother opposed Syria's regime is believed to be the first woman to die in custody in Syria, Amnesty International says.
Relatives found the mutilated body of Zainab al-Hosni by chance at a morgue in the city of Homs, the group says. They had been called to the military hospital to pick up her brother's body three days after his arrest.
A total of 103 people are reported to have been killed in Syrian custody since the uprising began in March. According to the London-based human rights group, the 18-year-old's body had been decapitated, the arms cut off and the skin removed.
"If it is confirmed that Zainab was in custody when she died, this would be one of the most disturbing cases of a death in detention we have seen so far," said Philip Luther, Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. Ms Hosni was abducted by men suspected of belonging to the security forces in July, apparently to put pressure on her activist brother Mohammad Deeb al-Hosni to turn himself in, according to Amnesty.
The case emerged as the office of the UN human rights chief warned that the Syrian government's crackdown also appeared to be targeting activists outside the country. "Prominent human rights defenders, inside and outside the country, are reported to have been targeted," spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said. She gave no further details of the attacks but said the reports were significant enough to raise alarm. More than 2,700 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown, the UN says.
My MMV
This is most henious crime committed by Syrian Regime, as the World watches in silence innocent people are being slaughter by it's government. The corrupt Muslim leaders will do anything to stay in power and more people will be killed in the hope of liberation. It is another sad and shameful day for Muslim community.
Relatives found the mutilated body of Zainab al-Hosni by chance at a morgue in the city of Homs, the group says. They had been called to the military hospital to pick up her brother's body three days after his arrest.
A total of 103 people are reported to have been killed in Syrian custody since the uprising began in March. According to the London-based human rights group, the 18-year-old's body had been decapitated, the arms cut off and the skin removed.
"If it is confirmed that Zainab was in custody when she died, this would be one of the most disturbing cases of a death in detention we have seen so far," said Philip Luther, Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. Ms Hosni was abducted by men suspected of belonging to the security forces in July, apparently to put pressure on her activist brother Mohammad Deeb al-Hosni to turn himself in, according to Amnesty.
The case emerged as the office of the UN human rights chief warned that the Syrian government's crackdown also appeared to be targeting activists outside the country. "Prominent human rights defenders, inside and outside the country, are reported to have been targeted," spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said. She gave no further details of the attacks but said the reports were significant enough to raise alarm. More than 2,700 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown, the UN says.
My MMV
This is most henious crime committed by Syrian Regime, as the World watches in silence innocent people are being slaughter by it's government. The corrupt Muslim leaders will do anything to stay in power and more people will be killed in the hope of liberation. It is another sad and shameful day for Muslim community.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saudi Arabia Allow Women to Vote in Local Elections for First Time
Saudi King Abdullah announced Sunday that the nation's women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local elections to be held in 2015 in a major advancement for the rights of women in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
In an annual speech before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, the Saudi monarch said he ordered the step after consulting with the nation's top religious clerics, whose advice carries great weight in the kingdom.
"We refuse to marginalize the role of women in Saudi society and in every aspect, within the rules of Sharia," Abdullah said, referring to the Islamic law that governs many aspects of life in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, follows deeply conservative social traditions and adheres closely to a strict version of Islam. Despite Abdullah's attempts to push through some social reforms, women still cannot drive and the sexes are segregated in public.
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