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The abominable treatment of civilians aboard the flotilla, including that which is documented in footage shared by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is unacceptable. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has directed officials to summon the Israeli ambassador to demand assurances regarding the safety and security of Canadians involved. Canada has already imposed strict sanctions on Mr. Ben-Gvir, including asset freezes and a travel ban, in response to his repeated incitement of violence. The protection of civilians and respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times.

My dear Pakistani Sunnis, Remember that Shia played a significant role in the founding of Pakistan by forming strong alliances with Sunnis. So, let’s not make generic statements, lest they backfire. In fact, there is a strong case that its founder, M. Ali Jinnah, was also a Shia.

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Wahhabism is the tool of extremism and modern day terrorism. It began as theology fused with power. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab was an 18th-century cleric from Najd who preached uncompromising monotheism and condemned what he saw as religious deviation. But his defining weapon was not spirituality. It was takfir: declaring other Muslims outside the fold. And even inside his own home, there was alarm. His father, Abd al-Wahhab ibn Sulayman, reportedly warned people not to follow his son’s extremism. His own brother, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Wahhab, wrote an entire refutation: 📖 الصواعق الإلهية في الرد على الوهابية Al-Sawa‘iq al-Ilahiyya fi al-Radd ‘ala al-Wahhabiyya (“Divine Thunderbolts in Refutation of the Wahhabis”) In it, he warned that reckless takfir leads to bloodshed. He compared the movement to early Kharijite extremism — religion weaponized against Muslims. And, that is exactly what happened in the following years. Then came 1744. The pact between Ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Muhammad bin Saud in Diriyah. The formula was simple and ruthless: Al-Sheikh holds religion. Al-Saud holds power. Through that alliance, theology became state machinery. Expansion was framed as purification. Campaigns like the attack on Karbala in 1802 are documented in multiple chronicles. Sectarian violence was justified as religious correction. Unity meant obedience. Dissent meant deviance. That fusion : Religion as political legitimacy became the backbone of the Saudi state model. Fast forward to the 20th century. Oil wealth globalized the doctrine. Religious institutions expanded. Clerical authority was centralized. Universities such as Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University became exporters of a rigid interpretation of Salafism. Then came Afghanistan. During the Soviet war, Saudi religious rhetoric aligned with U.S. anti-communist strategy. “Arab Afghans” were mobilized under religious banners. The ideological infrastructure created centuries earlier proved adaptable to modern geopolitics. From that environment emerged figures like Osama bin Laden, founder of Al-Qaeda. Later movements from Al-Qaeda to ISIS drew heavily from Takfiri Wahhabi logic: excommunication as a political weapon to justify jihad and murder. This does not mean Ibn Abd al-Wahhab sat in the 18th century planning 9/11. It means that when you normalize declaring Muslims apostates, and when state power protects that logic, you build an intellectual ecosystem extremists can later radicalize further. The 9/11 hijackers, European terror cells, sectarian militias in Iraq and Syria — they justified violence using theological frameworks built on takfir and militant “purification.” That ideological pipeline matters. Throughout modern Middle Eastern politics, religion was repeatedly used as leverage: Against Arab nationalism. Against Jamal Abdulnasser. During Cold War alignments. During regional rivalries. Each time, theology served strategy. And now? When Saudi enters political conflict whether in Yemen, Qatar, or against the UAE — the instinctive tool is familiar: religious framing. Accuse. Label. Delegitimize. Same method. New arena. History shows the pattern: When religion becomes state armor, power hides behind piety. When dissent becomes heresy, control becomes sacred. And when takfir becomes political currency, violence follows. The earliest warning came from inside the family itself. But were silenced so Bin Saud and Alsheikh can carry out their gruesome acts of genocide against the Shia people in Alhassa and then in 1802, Saudi-Wahhabi forces attacked Karbala and killed under the justification of Takfir.

So a Madkhali gave his explanation for why Muslims shouldn’t talk about the Epstein files. He then got harshly criticised by Muslims, and rightly so. But another Madkhali decides to defend him by calling the Muslims dogs of hellfire. This is Madkhalism in its original form.

Pakistanis made mass takfir on Afghans for having diplomatic engagement with India. Meanswhile, their own government celebrates Hindu religious festivals. Where are the experts in takfir and al walaa wal baraa now?

All front rows occupied by women journalists at the Afghan Embassy.