ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Mohammad Hassan secluded himself in a religious seminary in Pakistan’s largest city for 11 years until he memorized the more than 6,000 verses that make up the Koran, Islam’s holy book. Now the 27-year-old spends his nights at a computer in Islamabad teaching Muslims in the United States, Canada and Europe how to recite the Koran with the same Arabic pronunciation and intonation he believes the prophet Muhammad would have used. “Read…
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The Afghan Air Force carried out an air strike in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, and destroyed a radio station reportedly run by Daesh. According to Dawlat Waziri, a defense ministry spokesman, this was the third time security forces had silenced the radio station. Nangarhar residents have become increasingly concerned over the radio station in the past few weeks as the station known as the “Voice of the Caliphate” has been broadcasting…