Terminology
Sorry please, can somebody explain to me what the term ‘Daesh’ means? I heard this word many times, and often see it in the newspaper, but I can’t seem to find out the meaning. Who is Daesh?
From Mr Ronald de Kroll
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website comment
Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the group which calls itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). In Arabic, it is called ‘Al Dawla Al Islamiya Fil Iraq Wal Sham’. The group, who self-proclaimed the creation of an Islamic state, has been widely condemned by Muslim clerics and scholars and rejected by the over 1 billion Muslims in the world. Their savage, bloody actions have no actual basis in the religion of Islam. Therefore, Gulf News wishes to not give credibility to their outrageous claim that they represent an Islamic state or Islamic values. Various international media have been using different acronyms for the group, ranging from Islamic State (IS), to Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) to Isil.
Gulf News
Don’t taunt
What a report from Gulf News’ cricket writer (‘Indian fans taunt and Pakistanis response’, Gulf News, February 17)! Is he touring Australia to write this silly information? I find it really funny. Gulf News is a reputed daily in the UAE — please avoid such provocative headlines to attract readers’ attention. No one forced me to read this article, but I still find it to be a cheap trick.
From Mr Murali Krishna
Dubai
Long history
Gulf News has a history of publishing reports to humiliate Pakistan, as seen with this report. The newspaper loses credibility like this. Congrats.
From Mr Junaid Ahmad
Dubai
The headline was changed to ‘Indian fans celebrate, Pakistan fans ponder’, in print as well as online. The story did not contain any offensive remarks as there was actually a lot of banter exchanged among fans. We would like to apologise if it has hurt the sentiments of any cricket fans. We are a fair newspaper and would never pursue bias or malice in our reportage.
Gulf News
No point
I wonder why Gulf News has opened up a comments section online, for such a silly thing (‘Pakistan players fined for breaching curfew’, Gulf News, February 14)? It is not needed, except if someone wants to criticise the players for it. If that’s the case, the media is not being responsible, as people will be encouraged to criticise silly things.
From Mr Ahmad Ali
Dubai
Website comment
We open up all those reports for comment that show reader interest to engage, based on online statistics. Readers have the right to voice their opinions on issues.
Gulf News
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