Word: usman
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...renamed the mosque Lal Masjid - that is, the Red Mosque - after the seminary in Islamabad where dozens of radical young students died last month in a military raid ordered by President Pervez Musharraf. "We took over the mosque [to protest] against Islamabad's action against the religious seminaries," declared Usman, a young man wearing a balaclava, when I visited last week. I could feel the anger in his brown eyes...
...named Umer Khalid. It refuses to disclose the backgrounds of the militants who have occupied the mosque - though one Pakistani newspaper reported that the men were from "banned jihadi organizations operating in Kashmir." Whatever the case, the group is media-friendly: the militants were happy to be photographed, and Usman says his men would be happy to escort foreign journalists from Peshawar to Mohmand Agency with full security...
...tribal wars with the British and died while in hiding in Mohmand Agency in 1937 at the age of 81. Today, Fazal Wahid, who remains an important social and religious figure in the region, is much better known as Haji Saheb Turangzai, after the place of his birth. Commander Usman says he and his other brothers selected the shrine and mosque because it was a symbol of mujahideen struggle against foreign occupation. "We would begin our campaign from here. Our first objective is to set up a seminary. And if anyone tries to stop us, he will answer it with...
...regime. Priyanto will walk free as early as March, after serving a two-year sentence for forging papers to get on Munir's flight. His release "could be a chance for us to determine who was really behind Munir's death and what role the intelligence services played," says Usman Hamid, coordinator of Kontras, the rights group Munir founded. Munir's widow, Suciwati, wants President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to launch a new investigation to go after those suspected of plotting the killing. "How come the government is able to roll up the terrorist networks and make so many arrests...
...five very successful events and it’s really a tribute to how much time and effort people have put into making this a success,” Siddiqui said. The seven comedians featured in the show, who participated free of charge, were: Modi, Lampanelli, Barry, Azhar Usman, Mitch Fatel, Judah Friedlander, and Kevin Brennan...