TORONTO • VisionTV says it will monitor one of its shows more closely after it broadcast a lecture by an Islamic preacher who said scripture requires Muslims to either fight jihad or finance it. The multi-faith channel, available in 7.8 million Canadian homes, said it took the precaution following a complaint about last Saturday's broadcast of a lecture by the Pakistani fundamentalist.
In the hour-long talk, Israr Ahmad said, "Jihad in the way of Allah, for the cause of Allah, can be pursued either with your financial resources or your bodily strength when you go to fight the enemy in the battlefield.
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Algeria: Army 'arrests 65 militants linked to al-Qaeda'
Algiers, 20 July 2007 - Algerian security forces are conducting an ongoing military operation in northern Algeria which 65 militants allegedly linked to al-Qaeda have been arrested in the Maghreb region of north Africa. According to security officials quoted in local media, the Islamic militants were surrounded in the mountains of Yakouren, 150 kilometres from Algiers.
In an ongoing operation to rout terrorists, security forces were said to be pummelling the area with heavy artillery said the Algerian daily, El Chourouk. Of those arrested, three were reportedly recognised in an al-Qaeda video aired on the internet in late June.
Among the militants found in thick forest was Abdelqader Benhadj, was the son of the former second in command from the outlawed political organisation, the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). His father Ali Benhadj, a former Islamic preacher and a founder of the FIS reportedly disappeared last year without a trace. Despite claims that the authorities had abducted him, local news sources said he recently appeared in a propaganda video prepared by a militant group.
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Interesting posts. Thanks, Oorang.