Strike at ‘den of Western decadence’, Islam,Terrorism and Jihad, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam,Terrorism and Jihad

Strike at ‘den of Western decadence’

The second factor is a sudden upsurge in activity in the violence-wracked tribal agencies along the frontier with Afghanistan, involving highly controversial raids into Pakistani territory. Not only have there been major Pakistani army offensives in recent weeks - as well as formal and informal truces with various extremist elements - but the new escalation that has come along with recent incursions into Pakistani territory by American soldiers based in Afghanistan hunting al-Qaeda figures will have made a major strike into Pakistan more attractive for the militants. Men like Baitullah Mahsud, the most prominent leader of the Pakistan Taliban, believes the ‘infidel’ government in Islamabad needs to be punished for its support for the West - whatever the rhetoric from the capital. The fiercely proud and independent identity of the Pashtun tribes of the border regions fuses with a very contemporary international ‘jihadi identity’. Globalised Islamic radicalism thus radicalises and legitimises a local cause.

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Bangladeshis riot in Kuwait: Look from another angle, Current affairs, NewAgeIslam.com

Current affairs

Bangladeshis riot in Kuwait: Look from another angle

By Tarek Al-Aboudi -- Al-Riyadh

17 August 2008 (17 Sha`ban 1429)

Hence, the priority, after imposing law and punishing the rioters, should be to issue rules and regulations that would make delaying wages and maltreating foreign workers crimes punishable by law. It is not enough to compel an employer to pay the delayed salaries of foreign workers. Rather, he should be made to know that by delaying payments he has violated the law and will be punished. There should be suitable punishments for such crimes starting with fines and ending in imprisonment.

You will be surprised to know that a maintenance and cleaning company, which had a contract with one of the ministries, did not pay a single riyal to hundreds of workers throughout the duration of its contract. It told its workers that in addition to maintenance and cleaning, they should do other personal work to earn something. The workers wash cars of the ministry’s employees and bring them sandwiches. After the working hours, they perform various odd jobs to earn a living.

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