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The MEMRI Daily: December 27, 2010
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The following is research published today on the MEMRI Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project.
*Special Dispatch Series
Special Dispatch No. 3473—Qatar/Democratization and Reform in the Arab & Muslim World/Minorities in the Middle East
Qatari Liberal 'Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari: 'The Perpetrators of the Massacre at the Baghdad Church are 'the Children of the Culture of Hate'
In an article titled "The Children of the Hate-Culture and Its Victims," Qatari liberal Dr. 'Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari responded to Al-Qaeda's murderous attack on the Baghdad church, in which dozens of innocent civilians were killed. He asked why it is that Iraq's Christians face terrorism, persecution, and discrimination, as do other non-Muslim minorities throughout the Muslim world, when Islam itself preaches tolerance towards non-Muslim minorities. After reviewing several possible explanations, Al-Ansari concluded that the reason for this is the culture of hate which is spread in Muslim countries by extremist preachers and is fueled by radical religious discourse and by a climate of social strife. He called on the Iraqi government to take substantial measures to protect the country's religious minorities, and on intellectuals and civil society organizations to reject the culture of exclusion and hate for the other.
The following are excerpts:
- To view the MEMRI page for 'Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, visit,http://www.memri.org/subject/en/129.htm
To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4872.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3474—India/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
Indian Website Gives Detailed Information about Various Cells of Pakistan-Backed Terror Organization Indian Mujahideen (IM)
The complimentary full text of this report is made available from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM).
Following the December 7, 2010 blasts in the northern Indian holy town of Varanasi (formerly Benares), Indian security agencies have released the names of 31 most wanted militants operating under the banner of Indian Mujahideen (IM), a militant group comprising Indian Muslim youth but run by the Pakistani jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
In the years following the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) roped in a number of Muslim youth from India. Around 2005, a number of new militant organizations began coming to the attention of Indian security agencies, among them Indian Mujahideen and Deccan Mujahideen, which allegedly have strong links to Pakistan.
To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4873.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3475—Afghanistan/Taliban/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
Fadl Ahmed, Taliban's Deputy Official for Jihadist Activities in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, Reports about Taliban Operations against German Troops Present in the Province, Says: 'Infidels of All Sects and Creeds have Gathered and United to Strike the Muslim Ummah'
The complimentary full text of this report is made available from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM).
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Fadl Ahmed bin Abdul Samad is the deputy official for the Taliban's jihadist activities in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. Fadl Ahmed was born in Khashak Nadi village of the province's Kishim district. In a recent interview with the official website of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government), Fadl Ahmed gave details about the Taliban's influence in the province.
In the interview, he also talked about how he joined the Islamic Emirate, stating: "I finished the early stage of my education in my village, and then I began to learn shari'a sciences, spending one year studying between my village and the district center at Kishim. I subsequently transferred abroad to Pakistan and spent eight years in different madrassas."
He added: "Upon the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, I joined it, leaving my studies and working in various positions. When the madrassa 'Al-Jihad' was opened in Kandahar, I enrolled in it to finish my shari'a studies. After spending three years there, through the grace of Allah, I finished my studies and earned a graduation certificate."
Following are excerpts from the interview:
To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4874.htm.
*The MEMRI TV Project
MEMRI TV Clip No. 2733 – Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir Vows that if Sudan Is Partitioned, New Constitution Will Adopt Islamic Law as Main Source of Legislation
Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, which aired on Russia Today TV (recorded from Sudan TV) on December 20, 2010.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2733.htm.
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