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Al Shabab [الشباب], vol. 02, no 120 [Oct 26, 1938]. From "Palestinian":Memory of Palestine AmakinDetailsYouth newspaper; Second Year; Issue 120; 26 October 1938; And in it: Allah is the guardian of the people of Palestine who have neither Hitler nor a nation for them; Allal El Fassi, leader of the movement.ذاكرة فلسطين صحيفة الشباب؛ السنة الثانية؛ العدد 120؛ 26 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر 1938؛ وفيه: الله ولي أهل فلسطين الذين لا هتلر لهم ولا أمّة لهم؛ علال الفاسي زعيم الحركة . __ https://archive.is/3u9Bk/image______From Eltaher site:. The "Ashoura" newspaper license was suspended by the Government of Egypt from August 1931 until January...

Ashoura is a bloody Shi'ite Muslim ritual where the men beat themselves to a bloody pulp. The craziness. (WARNING: Graphic Photos and video – Remember, this is all taking place inside the United States) Once again the annual bloody ritual of Ashura is upon us. Muslims flagellate themselves and their children with whips and chains until bloody to commemorate the death of our President's namesake, Hussein. Why is this savagery tolerated in the US, considering that blood borne illnesses could be hazardous and such? But it's more important to adhere to and to respect the sharia and not offend Islam....

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Shiite Muslims staging a religious procession near Pakistan’s capital Friday killed seven Sunnis from an Islamic seminary for insulting them as they passed, officials said. ... The Shiites were observing Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. The schism between Sunnis and Shiites dates back to that time.

SNIPPET: "Some of the bravest and most distinguished analysts from the Middle East emphasize that region's culture of cruelty." SNIPPET: "That cruelty, usually at a remove from outsiders, became cinematically vivid on April 22, 2009, when ABC News aired a tape of a prince from the United Arab Emirates sadistically torturing an Afghan merchant he accused of dishonesty. No less instructive were the passive reactions of his government and of American officials. The story reveals much and is worth pondering:"

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday that three Somali pirates who were killed by the Navy's Seals to end a hostage crisis were "untrained" teenagers. Addressing an audience at the Marine Corps War College in Quantico, Virginia, Gates said that the slain pirates, aged at between 17 to 19, were heavily armed but inexperienced. They were shot dead on Sunday at the end of a five-day standoff with the U.S. military after they attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship about 400 kilometers away from Somali and held an American captain as hostage. "As long as you've got this incredible...

The feast of Ashoura Warning: gruesome, bloody images. There are some Catholics who self-inflict all kinds of things in staged crucifixions and such, but I don't think it's quite like this. The observance of Ashoura is one of the most important events in the Shia calender. Ashoura marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Husayn, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in what is now Kerbala, Iraq. The death of Husayn was the beginning of the Sunni/Shia split, which persists in Islam to this day. In the past, many Shia men have demonstrated their devotion to Husayn by letting their...

The peaceful followers of peaceful Islam took some time off from peaceful rioting, burning, pillaging, beheading infidels, killing Jews and killing each other in the name of their peaceful g0d to peacefully celebrate the peaceful holy islamic holiday of Ashura. In order to participate, you will need a sharp sword and metal chains to flagellate yourself in this unique Religion of Peace ceremony. You will also need white robes to show off the blood and gore to your fellow celebrants. Children and horses are expected to participate...

KARBALA, Iraq - More than one million Iraqis marched and beat themselves Thursday in blood-soaked processions through this holy city and other Shiite centers around the country to mourn the seventh century death of their revered martyr, Imam Hussein. Swept by a thick yellow sandstorm, mass processions choked Karbala's wide streets as more than 8,000 security forces and additional militiamen prevented terrorist attacks that have rocked Ashoura ceremonies over the past two years, killing more than 230 people. Karbala police chief Brig. Razzaq Abid Ali al-Taei said up to 2 million people either marched in drum banging and flag waving...

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has detained 30 people in connection with an attack this week on minority Muslim Shi'ites in the southwestern city of Quetta, which killed 44 people and wounded at least 150, police said on Sunday. Police also registered a complaint by relatives of the slain Shi'ites against seven local members of an outlawed Sunni militant group whom they blamed them for the attack. A senior police official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters 30 people had been arrested so far in an extensive investigation into the massacre on Tuesday, when Shi'ites were observing Ashura,...

LAHORE – Federal Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said on Saturday that preliminary investigations suggested that Al-Qeada is not involved in the recent terrorist attack in Quetta. He said three separate inquiries at different levels were under way to fix responsibility in the security lapses that led to the unfortunate incident. The investigations, he said, would also reveal the provincial government’s security measures. To a question, the Minister said he had ordered report on the murder of PPP-P MPA in Karachi and according to initial reports, he said, personal enmity was behind the killing. “There is a thin line between...

How are the Americans to persuade the Shia leadership in Iraq that they must fight the same enemy? The people who blew up the Shia Muslim shrines in Karbala and Baghdad at the end of the Ashoura festival (which commemorates the assassination of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in a 7th-century power struggle), are the same who have been attacking American convoys, and secular Iraqi police stations. But the Shia leadership of Grand Ayatollah Sistani is currently positioning itself for power, after the Americans leave. It refuses to cooperate openly with the U.S. and allied military, or other Iraqi groups, and...

Shiite Muslim Mohammed Jomahaa cuts the head of his son with a sword during the annual ritual to mark Ashoura Day in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh, Tuesday March 2, 2004. Ashoura day marks the Shiite Muslim's commemoration of the 7th century killing of their most revered Saint Imam Hussein. Al Hussein was a grandson of Islam's prophet Mohammed and is a symbol of martyrdom for Shiites. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) A group of Shiite Muslim youths hit their heads with swords and razors during the annual ritual to mark Ashoura Day in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh,...

At least 143 Iraqis were killed in terrorist attacks today in Baghdad and Karbala, coalition officials said at a Baghdad news conference. Suicide bombers attacked Shiia Muslims as they observed Ashoura, the holiest day in the Shiia calendar. Ashoura commemorates the death in battle of Hussain, the third Shiite Imam, in A.D. 680. The Iraqi Governing Council wasted no time in attributing the blasts to Abu Musab Zarqawi, a terrorist with ties to al Qaeda. He wrote a letter to al Qaeda leaders, detailing how he would bring on a sectarian civil war in Iraq, which was intercepted by the...

A Look at Ashoura, the Holiest Day of the Shiite Muslim Calendar Mar 2, 2004 The Associated Press The series of deadly blasts Tuesday struck important shrines on the holiest day of the Shiite Muslim calendar, Ashoura, which marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, in a 7th century battle for leadership of the Islamic world. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites around the world traditionally gather at the Hussein's tomb in Karbala and other Shiite holy sites in Iraq. Black-garbed pilgrims flagellate themselves with chains and cut themselves with swords in grief at Hussein's death...