that islam is in need of a reformation. reading the book i come away feeling that's what you're arguing for that there needs to be a restoratio reformation. people ask are you calling for the reform of islam. i am taking a much more modest position to suggest i have deep theological understandings but by asking for his clarity from the religious scholars that traditionally have tol held at e respect. we should be asking the clerics to come towards the flock and learn about the people they are guiding and understand this change and today when every one of us has information. the clerics o have a special ara of expertise and i'm asking them to think about the questions each of us face it no longer the seventh century the tenth century arabia. it's dangerous to continue to believe or nonbeliever friend or foe, insider outsider when you bump into all kinds of people all day long. this would be the dream situation if this were the start of a set of dialogs across the societies between the clerics who have the moral knowledge and

islam is in the need of a reformation. i come away figuring there needs to be a reformation is that fair? >> i don't think that is fair to be honest. people ask me are you calling for the reform of islam and that suggests there is a fixed body of doctrine and then a sort of top-down instruction. i am taking a more modest position. to suggest i have some of the deep theological understanding the reality is all that i'm asking for is clarity from the religious scholars who traditionally have held the respect in the societies but what i am saying is i think we should be asking the clerics to actually learn about the people they are dieting and today when every one of us has access to the information and knowledge i think also they have a very specialized area of expertise and i'm asking them to think more broadly about the questions it is no longer the society of the tenth century. it's dangerous to continue friend or foe. especially when you are bumping into all kinds of people all day long. i would like for this, this would

islamic state, this is the pkk? islamic state, this is the pkk? islamic state and the pkk come from com pletely state and the pkk come from completely opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, the pkk is secular, nationalist, militant, seeking independence from 30. islamic state has a religious worldview, that does not recognise the board that today determined tu rkey‘s the board that today determined turkey's middle —— turkey and the middle east. how does ankara, how does residents urdu and deal with this double threat that he is facing, there have been lots of suggestions and allegations that the authorities simply did not wake up quickly enough to the threat of islamic state. and now, instability across the board in syria has helped to make it more of a problem in dealing with kurdish islamists. —— president erdo an. the turkish government needs to reassess its policies, not just rely government needs to reassess its policies, notjust rely on a security response to these twin threats from islamic state

the more mainstream expression of islam, sunni islam. that was certainly my world growing up. again, we will raise in a way that appreciated multiculturalism and you know, religious plurality. and values. my question is sort of two-pronged. my education is a psychologist, often times unfortunately our clerics and religious leaders do a poor job of counseling. and so i guess the question is how do we go about changing them from the inside out? and i guess to follow on, any advice on folks like me that are just sort of community members as far as going about changing that. also going about kind of, holding accountable or encouraging people who are clearly having mental health issues to go about seeking to address those. >> we maybe think about is a way in which clerics traditionally viewed their own function. but they are the ones who possess the knowledge. and essentially that religious knowledge is the only really relevant knowledge.and that if you are not a follower of islam in the way that they are, you do not have a right to engage in

. >> enes wasn't happy with the imam's interpretation of islam. it wasn't strict enough for him. he asked the imam where he had studied. when the imam said, "in turkey," enes said his teaching wasn't strict enough. >> then, enes decided that he wanted to become a jihadi, and fight for allah. in september 2013, enes attended a rally led by pierre vogel, who is perhaps germany's best-known islamist. vogel is a persuasive public speaker, and radical in his views. >> i testify that only allah, the all-powerful, deserves to be worshipped, and no other. >> one day later, enes left for turkey, where he joined a training camp for jihadists. after a month, he was sent into battle in syria. it's not clear which islamist group he was fighting for. what is clear is that he was wounded during fighting in aleppo, and later died. he was buried in turkey. >> enes was killed a week after he arrived in aleppo. don't you feel guilty? >> i'm sorry it happened, but there's nothing i can do. >> but you paid for his plane ticket. >> stop making allegations. i feel bad w

the islamic courtjudge began asking me questions about my education in islam. i told them i had been in yemen. what were you doing in yemen, where did you study in yemen, he asked me? in order to fight the jihad, can anybody fight the jihad? isaid no, you need to special education in islam to fight the jihad. he goes, you know too much. this is very good. he said, you're nojournalist, cia. i was trying to impress him with my knowledge, because he held my life in his hands, but by impressing him with my knowledge, i basically certified myself, in his eyes, as a cia agent. so that was the wrong thing to do. if you ever get caught by these people, do not go on about how much about islam you know, go on about how little you know. and then they go, oh good, you're a journalist. right. thanks for the advice, by the way. i should say you were kept in captivity from january 2013 with the us photojournalist matt schrier, and you shared a cell together, indeed you even shared a bed for six or seven months. what kind of treatment did you both receive? were you treated wor

the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. turkish police have detained eight people in connection to the attack. the gun man is not among them. as the manhunt continues, the firstunerals ve taken place. one of tm was for e 22-year-old policeman shot dead outside the club. morning at of the victims were foreigners. among them, many frothe middle east. but, there were others from germany, belgium, canada. sarah: with more, i am joining -- i'm joined by our correspondent from turkey. i.s. has now claimed this attack. looking at what we know now, doesn't bear the hallmarks of a i.s. attack? reporter: you can call it a typical i.s. target. the turkish secular, upper-middle-class celebrating. i have been there myself a few years back when i was a student. it is above all a place where people celebrate life with alcohol, western music. isis has claimed this attack through their news agency. they say it was an attack on christians having their pagan feast. isis is now openly claiming this attack. it has not done so for past attacks.

in general, actually, in turkey the islamic state group calling themselves islamic state does not claim responsibilities of the attacks happening in turkish territory. so this we could say a rare moment because generally, the attacks thought to be carried out by the is are blamed on the group by turkish officials. in a statement the islamic state group has said that let the government of turkey understand that the blood of muslims that's being shed as a result of its air strikes and mortar attacks will only increase the burning fire inside turkey. so this is clearly a retaliation of turkey's involvement in the war in syria and its operations against the islamic state in syria. turkey had actually engaged in ground operations in a town in september and it feels like the year that has started with a terror attack and the threat coming, allegedly coming from the islamic state, could make this a very difficult year ahead for turkey. what sort of response can we expect from the turkish authorities in the face of this? the immediate response could be further investigations carried out against

the problem is due to islamic -- they try to escape or leave the fight. they are more or less around it. comingthe west side -- from iran and other places. thatcan fight longer and iraqi troops can -- anchor: francois hollande has a few more months left of his presidency. wisely making this visit now? to have a good image as commander-in-chief. this presentation in mali or other places. he's trying to keep an image of ready to fight. anchor: thank you for talking to us. to 60 to brazil, where up inmates have been killed in a prison riot. violence broke out between two rival gains and -- rival gangs and lasted throughout the night. many of the victims were beheaded in what one official called the biggest massacre ever committed at a prison. reporter: a prison uprising of extreme violence. , thought to have instigated the violence. over 60 inmates have been reported ed, and some prisoners have escaped. >> we have bodies outside the prison who were thrown from the prison by the inmates themselves. there have been escapes, we don't know how many. we are looki

so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. s arrive inlomat moscow as donald trump promises new information on the hacking that got them kicked out. and forget about just playing video games. we talk about what it takes to become a character in one. it is a competitive industry where everyone is hoping to leap to the top. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. tonight the turkish government says it is close to identifying the man who opened fire in a nightclub in istanbul, killing 39 people on new year's eve. new images of the attacker and fingerprints are being examined by investigators. so-called islamic state is claiming responsibility for the attack, saying the man who fled the scene is one of its followers. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. mark: it is slowly sinking in. grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. they mourned a 23-year-old killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. a student working there for new year's eve who was simply in the wrong place

he was inspired by islamic state. he was inspired by islamic state in the last few months, but pa rt state in the last few months, but part of the problem and this is the main obstacle for peace, is that the palestinian education system indoctrinate children with two messages, that israel should be destroyed sooner or later regardless of any borders and that the jewish people are horrible creatures who should be exterminated. when you educate young people from childhood with such messages, the end result is heated and terrorism and we see it today. unfortunately, we feel today not just extremely it today. unfortunately, we feel today notjust extremely sad, but also frustrated. frustrated for people in the western world, from some countries in the western world who always feel to understand what we face and that the main obstacle for peace in the middle east is not borders, but the fact that many arabs and many palestinians do not accept the right of the jewish people to preserve their own democracy in the middle east.

the islamic state group said it carried out the attack. the former iranian president — akbar hashemi raf—sanjani has died at the age of 82. he was considered one of iran's most prominent politicians — since the iranian revolution in 1979. he died after suffering heart failure in hospital in tehran. we can speak to someone from the centre for iranian studies. he was a pivotal figure in centre for iranian studies. he was a pivotalfigure in iranian politics, but also a controversial one. how do you think he showed iranian politics? i think they former president address and johnny denies —— defies classification is. on the one hand he was one of the founding fathers of the islamic republic. 0n the other hand, he is one of the founding fathers of irani reformism. the sort we see today under president rouhani's leadership. do you think he achieved his ambition is? i think he did. when he put his weight and influence, his political orientation behind a candidate, for example, rouhani, use all their electoral success was in many ways a m

islamic state group has been sending more and more youth into the battlefield. this video is believed to have been shot in syria. a boy climbs into a car loaded with bombs. >> translator: fellow islamic state comrades get into the car and carry out a suicide attack. this is the doorway to heaven. we should all meet there. >> reporter: the car explodes in enemy territory. they are trying to avoid suicide attacks because the group is soldiers. a former islamic state group leader describes how they recruited the boys. >> translator: it used to be only adults who carried out suicide attacks. but after we lost some battles, we began recruiting boys. we convinced them that if they volunteered, they would go to heaven. >> reporter: every day, civilians fleeing the violence arrive in refugee camps. this 44-year-old used to live in the suburbs of mosul. his neighborhood tried recruiting boys to fight the oncoming iraqi forces. >> translator: an islamic state soldier who came here tried to recruit my son. he is only 10 years old. >> translator: he would show me how to kil

so—called islamic state says it is behind the shootings. as details of the 39 people who died begin to emerge, the hunt for their killer goes on. back in control — the end of a prison riot in brazil, that left 56 inmates dead and visiting families distraught. donald trump rejects north korean claims that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the us. and a walk on the hilly side. what is it like to live on the world's steepest residential road? hello. authorities in turkey believe they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a cellphone in the centre of istanbul. it is thought he is walking around taksim square. turkish police looking for this suspect have raided several addresses in istanbul, and arrested 12 people. during the day some of the first funerals were held for victims, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. it is slowly sinking

some of the attacks have been blamed on so—called islamic state and some on kurdish pkk militants. according to turkish state tv, more than 250 people have lost their lives in a year many turks were eager to leave behind. as a result public gatherings for new year's eve are already restricted, with about 17,000 police on duty and a country already nervous. but, just as it entered 2017, turkey was reminded once again that tight security can't always prevent such a determined attack. a former member of the turkish parliament earlier spoke to us. i asked whether the attacks were likely to be targeting the nightclub 01’ likely to be targeting the nightclub or the new year's eve celebrations. this was not only targeting one of istanbul's top nightclubs but also a symbolic target, that is, targeting a secular lifestyle, targeting western lifestyle. it is in fact quite similar to the paris attack in the sense that the islamic state, if it is confirmed that they were behind the attack, is yet again trying to undermine turkey's secular western lifestyle. so from that point of view this is

that was claimed by islamic state. the fact this heat and nightclub with revellers and civilians among the casualties, that would point, i suppose, towards the islamic state group. at this point it is too early to tell who is behind this attack. we never islamic state has released a video saying that turkey is very much targeted by the group, that they are trying to recover it in turkey. turkey has become ever more embroiled in the war in syria. there was a ground operation in syria earlier this year to try to target is. i think the finger of suspicion will probably point towards is. as i say, the kurdish militancy is at play as is a homegrown left—wing group as well, but is classified by turkey is a terrorist group. this is a vulnerable country, and that is the state of affairs in 2016 and beginning to thousands 17, with another terror attack in the heart of turkey's most popular and biggest city —— beginning 2017. of turkey's most popular and biggest city -- beginning 2017. thank you very much. i know you are k

according to the signs, he was a supporter of the islamic state. we know there has been a series of terror attacks. there definitely could be a connection between them, from france to berlin and now jerusalem. israel has blamed previous attacks on incitement by palestinian officials and social media. palestinian leaders say they have been driven by anger after more than 20 years of on—and—off peace talks have failed to deliver an independent palestinian state. with me is fawaz gergez, the director of the middle east centre at london school of economics. thank you for coming in. israel is saying this is a supporter of the so—called islamic state group. there's the evidence? there's the evidence? the first thing i would say, we have to wait and see the evidence before we make any conclusions. historically speaking, the israeli prime minister has often linked attacks against israelis to global terrorism, worldwide. yet the evidence shows, the attacks on israel are basically, really relate to the palestinian/israeli conflict, as opposed to global

you mentioned the pkk and islamic state. the answer is we still do not know yet. yet the governor of istanbul is coming out with a very strong statement, saying without doubt this was terrorism. yeah. clearly this was a terror attack. this country sadly has become accustomed to such terror attacks that have targeted public areas, police, security forces. what has tended to happen is that the pkk, the kurdish militant group, has targeted the security forces, police and the army. a few weeks ago, there was a twin bombing in instanbul outside a football stadium which targeted police. that was claimed by a kurdish militant group. but there have been more public attacks, such as on the airport, which was claimed by islamic state. the fact this hit a nightclub with revellers and civilians among the casualties, that would point, isuppose, towards the islamic state group. at this stage it is too early to tell who is behind this attack. we know is has released a video saying that turkey is very much targeted by the group, that they are trying to wreak havoc in turkey. turk

the so—called islamic state claims it was behind it. five men are arrested after a hit—and—run in oldham in which a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin left fighting for her life. tackling food waste with an app that's selling like hot cakes. restaurants, cafes and bakeries use the app to sell off meals at the end of the day. hungry bargain hunters can buy them for a couple of pounds. and hull's year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. go go up and join me in the next half—hour for weather world. good morning and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long—suffering rail passengers. but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail—modernisation programme for mor

. carried out by a supporter of so-called islamic state. we have very clear evidence. i am unable to share it currently. the investigation is still going on, but we have clear evidence and now i am not saying it is only islamic state. he was inspired by islamic state in the last few months, but part of the problem, and this is the main obstacle problem, and this is the main o bsta cle for problem, and this is the main obstacle for peace, is that the palestinian education system indoctrinate is children with two messages, that israel should be destroyed sooner or later, regardless of any borders and that the jewish people regardless of any borders and that thejewish people are horrible creatures who should be exterminated. when you educate young people from childhood with such messages, the end result is hatred and terrorism. we see it today. u nfortu nately, we and terrorism. we see it today. unfortunately, we feel notjust extremely sad, but also frustrated. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front

some say it is not islam at all, but they are looking at islamic scripture, history, and the policies are not plucked out of the air. precedentpresident -- they think they are always you can enact things best in their society. joe: i want to bring you a new post from mark zuckerberg from about 15 minutes ago about donald trump. regarding some recent executive orders. he said it might -- my great germany,nts came from austria, and poland. i'm concerned of the recent impact of the executive order signed by donald trump. we need to keep this country focus on we need to people who actually pose a threat. he says more optimistic stuff, thatg he was glad to hear president trump was going to work something out for "dreamers who were brought to this country at a young age by their parents. " joe: what did you miss? let's look at turkey, where on inflation and unemployment cap find -- have climbed to levels we have not seen in years. it is above 20, the combined measure. it has rarely been higher over the last five years. during our show, downgrading the credit rating on political risk. were t

you know that takes us to the birth place of islam. that takes us to mecca, saudi arabia or i can, as a muslim, point you to 20 websites and 20 publication enterprises that are exporting this extremist interpretation of islam that people from fort hood to orlando to san bernardino get into their heads to do damage and -- >> neil: couldn't they do that already? couldn't they link up online, wouldn't have to fly anywhere? they can go online and get that? >> yeah. that's why we need a more effective strategy, absolutely, that addresses all of the idealogical problems. i read and have studied very carefully all of the strategies that general flynn, for example, has put forward and others in the administration. i do know that they recognize there's an idealogical problem. they want to go after the state actors also. so in this next 30 days when they're developing their islamic state strategy, i'm hoping that we'll develop those lasting solutions to the serious problem. >> neil: real quickly, i want your take on the council of american islam

iraqi forces make new gains in their babattle to takeke mosul m so-called islamic state. government forces reach the river tigris and the top commander says i.s. will be chased out of eastern mosul within days. we talk to a reporter just back from the front line. also coming up, germany's chancellor says the state must act faster to prevent terror attacks like the one in the country's capital last month. north korea's leader kim jong un celebrates his birthday and rattles his saber. our missiles can hit you, he tells the united states. we'll ask whether that is true. also on the show tonight, , he haunts g germany stitill. adolf hitler's manifesto for the third reich, "mein kampf," is selling well here a year after being published for the first time in postwar germany. we will find out why it is selling like a bestseller. and "la la land" sweeps a politicized golden globes. we will show you what happened when hollywood rolled out the red carpet for the these names in film and tv around the world. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, iraqi special forces bat

he said that's not what islam is all about. islam is peace. and yet the message that is being sent with this ban on muslims from these seven countries entering the united states is clear. the message is that the united states is at war with this religion, that we are at war with people of the muslim faith. and as we speak, these recruitment bulletin boards are lighting up with arguments being made as to the true nature of america's intent against the islamic people. one posting on one of these message boards said that trump's actions -- quote -- reveal the truth and harsh reality behind the american government and their hatred towards muslims. another posting on one of these extremist websites hailed trump as the best caller to islam. and another message said that the leader of isis al baghdadi has the right -- banning muslims from america is a blessed ban. now that's a phrase with very meaningful connotations. to the extent that these messaging boards are calling this ban on muslims entering from seven countries a blessed ban, it's rooted in

and if you want to know about islam, if you want to understand islam, if you want to understand islam come if you really want to get a cultural appreciation for this go and talk to the people that have had to have lived alongside islam their entire lives. do not talk to israelis. do not talk to greeks. do not talk to indians. do not talk to egyptian don't talk to lebanese, they will tell you about islam. they will explain to you what it is about islam that causes the problems that it causes. i am infinitely concerned about islam in america, and to western civilization. these people will not stop until all of us are gone. they will not stop until they have achieved Ãbut they so passionately want. the issue for us is, up until now they have wanted to win more than us. and it is just like any street fight. the person who wants it the most, who wants more wins. we have to match their intensity. we have to match their hunger, we have got to want to live as much as they want to die. we have got to want to protect western civilization as much as they want to establish Ãuntil that happens w

state although it has to be said that actions inspired by islamic state have been rare. what we have seen over the past 16 months in these palestinian attacks, most have been nice attacks. there have been some shootings as well. about 40 been some shootings as well. about a0 israelis have been killed during that period and more than 230 palestinians have been shot dead. israel says most of them were carrying out attacks, some were killed in clashes and in protest as well, but in the past few weeks, it had seemed there had been a big lull in these attacks and what will concern people now is any idea that that could be changing. here, israel's ambassador to britain has apologised after a member of his staff was secretly recorded saying he wanted to "take down" certain mps. shai masot, a political advisor, was filmed by a reporter in a london restaurant. the minister he's referring to is sir alan duncan, who he claimed was creating "problems" for israel. sir alan has previously criticised israeli settlement building in the west bank. the authorities in florida have charged

it is about islam, it is about islamism. you can't bring by force the political philosophy -- >> i think this is my problem with it. what we saw take place, omar machin, what we saw in the new york city bombing. that is people who are radicalized. i would argue eyes they are not islamic. >> you say they are islam appears to go out when you use words like radical islam and you route a whole group of people that people believe in as being radical, which is what ends up happening. >> rachel, i want to get you in here because the political point then is are we safer now than we were eight years ago? >> exactly. you know, when donald trump would have us arise, he doesn't want to say america will make a great again, he would state america makes it again. including ms. les moms and at rest that there were so important when just seeing a stabbing, by the way, and st. cloud minnesota mall. some things you never thought you would see on an isis is inspired stabbing. we have to go back to the root of this. there was a point when isis -

nothing at all to do with islam. but that's not what the little guy who drove that plane into the building. it had everything to do with islam. what we are doing that's incorrect because i'm the guy that interested in finding them and killing them. i can imagine a situation in which someone has crucified and childers said someone on fire in a cage or through people off the building or nailed people to trees. i can imagine a situation in which i say to that person, here's how it really is. with aikido like us. here is i didn't think of it that way. not that you put it like that, i'm going to quit doing these horrible things. they don't think like that. what i say to them, we want to get a law. we would like to get along with you. there's no reason for us to fight. the first bank asm thinks that that's a weakness. that and they got it in your hand so i can manipulate you. that's what he thinks. we have to start inking about terrorists the way they think about themselves and not have a big thing. in another life before

could there be an islamic state sell around 7 that could there be an islamic state sell around? that is what the police are trying to determine. the central asian minority here feels increasingly tense. translation: there could be traitors anywhere, but it make is sad if the attacker was from central asia. we love this country. i have not seen him before. ifi country. i have not seen him before. if i had seen him, i would have killed him with my bare hands. 39 pa rtygoers were killed him with my bare hands. 39 partygoers were killed and around 200 people gathered today in a show of solidarity and protest the spate of solidarity and protest the spate of attacks that have crippled turkey, especially the tourism industry. this country has already seen industry. this country has already seen around 30 attacks this year alone and the fear is this violence could get out of hand. well with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. given what we know about the attack, what background is the gunmen likely to have? there is quite a lot of discussion he has had some kind of military

it's not islam, but it's ideology. ideology makes a person blind. the eis has to criteria, two categories. one is a worse person, who belongs to the caliphate of al—baghdadi, and other people are infidels, like yazidis, shias and christians, and they have just the right to be a slave or to be killed. and so they make us an object. we are not human, a kind of dehumanisation of the human. they kill a yazidi, an eight—year—old girl, and they view her as not human, they are like chickens, they are actually not a human, they have no feeling of empathy. they don't feel anything if they kill kurds, this kind of person. this is how it works. if you look back to the history... i'm from germany, and we witnessed this with the nazi regime. the nazi regime was the same withjewish. i put to use something that scott atran, an anthropologist who has advised the united nations and the white house on terror, and he says, we have to acknowledge that isis fighters more similar to ask psychologically than we might like to believe. violent people, members of milit

we haven't had an actual claim of responsible, but probably islamic state. just a couple fax about that. islamic state is thought thof attacked turkey several times. the last two other three years. almost have never claimed responsibility for any attack they've been suspected of launching, so that means if it was islamic state. and you can be certain some elements will be focus odd that, they have a tendia ento not claim responsibility. so it's possible this terror attack could go unclaimed, and the actual perpetrator could go without. if there's no solid claim of responsibility from islamic state, but there is one clue that we should mention here, islamic states, a group affiliated, just a couple days ago released a statement urging its followers to try to launch attacks again soft targets. we saw the berlin attacks last week that killed ten people when a hijackers jumped a current, but in catches even in western europe. now that this attack happened, this al nashir post specifically called out turkey and set that turkey that's let by the united states, tha

islam where it is basically means submission. ,hey have throughout history many of them still believe in jihad and things like that. sayones that do -- i do not all due and i am not saying there are good muslims in this country, there are. the ones that believe in this .adical blend -- brand of islam they have never had a reformation like we have in christianity as we moderate some of these views. it is more of a political religion -- political theory than a religion, if you take it at his work which is to subjugate other people's and force them to conform to islam. on that basis alone we have to be very weary of who we admit to this country. to me, that is not -- christianity does not do that and judaism does not do that and buddhism does not do that. this is something we have to watch out for because it has been inherent in islam from the beginning of -- from its origins -- 600 ad. host: do you see conflict between the temporary ban and the refugee policy outlined by the president and the constitution's first amendment and the

the islamic state now keeps an and women ,000 girls in sexual slavery, while mr. down the clock on his time in office and hands the the against isis off to next president. because of his delusional acquiescence, may place the finger of launch button of an entire nuclear arsenal and merica's children and future generations may thereafter been forced to live their lives in of nuclear terrorism. mr. obama stood before a group of thousands of supporters in proclaimed, quote, when the chips are down, i have israel's back. but then as president he blatantly refused even to knowledge jerusalem as israel's capital and consistently expressed more open than he didd israel an rd iran for building entire nuclear effort to someday hreaten the world. i'm going to say that again, mr. speaker. as president, mr. obama blatantly refused to even israel as israel's capital. rere-- he refused to acknowledge heusalem as israel's capital consistently expressed more open rebuke toward israel for its capital s in city than he expressed for iran's efforts to build nuclear with which to exi

so—called islamic state claim that they were behind it. five men are arrested after a hit and run in oldham, where a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin is left fighting for her life. sport now, and for a full round up, let's head to the bbc sport centre. many thanks. the arsenal forward olivier giroud scored a contender for goal of the season, as his side moved up to third place in the premier league with a 2—0 win over crystal palace. as the ball comes in from the left, he flicks it over his head. a superb goal, well worth another look. manager arsene wenger says it is one of the best he has seen. alex iwobi headed in a scrappy second for the gunners. but what did the man himself think of that effort? i think i needed god's help to score this goal, so yes, thanks, god. i was a bit lucky, but it was the only thing i could do, you know, the ball was behind me, and i tried to hit it from the backheel, and it was good luck. the title race continues to hot up. tottenham are into the top four for the first time sin

they were talking about the islamic awakening and that these were arab uprising to fight colonialism, imperialism, but as of 2014, when he made this big speech in july he basically said hezbollah is now-- that's-- i'm simplifying it, but that's my message, when he acknowledged they had boots on the ground in syria after there was overwhelming evidence of the case, but iran has done the same thing, basically. because of their military activity in arab countries that you mentioned, they can no longer talk about islam is in them or being a state that represents all muslims against the west and so this, i think, and this is what i talk about in the book , the reason that these speeches are important and the reasons these developments are important from leaders whether it's hezbollah is the way it's proceed on the ground because as you know, arab society is now in a state of anxiety. host: completely. i was in morocco last summer and just average people we talked to and they would be, you know, we don't like the king that much, but we don't want syria and i think the fact that the war in s

he was talking about and islamic awakening, he was talking about islamism was just going to be these were arab uprisings to fight colonialism and, imperialism but Ãas of 2014 when they made this big speech i think in july, he basically said you know hezbollah is now the shi'a militia. in their iranians, that is Ãi am simplifying this. but that was his message when he acknowledged this of course after there was overwhelming evidence of that was the case. but iran has done the same thing basically. because of their military activity in arab countries that you mentioned, they can no longer talk about pan- islamism. they can no longer talk about being a state that represents all muslims against the west. and so this i think, and is aware think about in the book. the reason that these speeches are important and the reason that these developers are important from leaders, whether it is hezbollah or Ãit is and how it's received on the ground. as you know arab societies now are in a state of anxiety. >> completely. i mean i was in morocco last summer and just average people would go throu

benjamin netanyahu linked the attack to the islamic state militant group. iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has led tributes to the former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, who has died aged eighty—two. the conservative ayatollah described his long—time more moderate friend as a companion of struggle, despite their differences. blizzards and dangerously low temperatures are continuing to cause problems across much of central and eastern europe, where 23 people have died in recent days. dozens of villages in serbia and bulgaria are without power and water. snow has even fallen in the greek islands. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the so—called islamic state may be coming under pressure in both syria and iraq, but still, accounts emerge of atrocities carried out by them. the minority yazidi community has been amongst one of the most persecuted groups of people, living mostly in northern iraq. they have been killed, forced to convert to islam, and the women and girls have been held in sexual sla

the aim is to introduce islamic culture through women's wear. designers from southeast asia are here to showcase their latest looks. they come from countries whose increasingly prosperous muslim women want clothing that blends religious requirements with cutting edge style. >> translator: it's so chic. >> translator: the designs are very modern. >> reporter: modesty is key in muslim fashion. but as the growing demand for more patterns and designs, some desisigners are turnrning to traditional japanese fabrics for inspiration. this singaporean designer is one of them. the quality and variety of japanese textiles caught her eye. and she has created a collection of turbans using kimono fabric. >> for me, because i like sakura. so i'm looking for something a bit flowery type of fabric and cannot find in singapore. >> reporter: kimono textiles are gaining popularity in southeast asia for their colorful prints, but designers say availability of the fabric outside japan is still limited. she is in japan to show her work and seek out new materials. at t

the tunisians say they are doing all they can to stop islamic state. but that doesn't always seem to be the case. take the suspects who admitted being involved in the attack at the bardo museum. we've discovered some of them are no longer behind bars. the tunisian authorities made much of their arrest of the cell behind the bardo attack just a week afterwards. but amazingly, members of that cell, who had made apparently a frank and detailed confession, were later released on the quiet. the release happened two months after this sousse attack, officially because of allegations of torture. but francois and her lawyer believed the confessions were genuine. translation: their lawyers claim the defence of torture to get these presumed terrorist accomplices out. but their testimonies were matching and detailed, even though they were interrogated by police in different locations. we received information that the bardo suspects were released, in return for hostages held by the islamic state. we can't confirm that, but tunisian hostages were freed in libya arou

they were the ones who were committing all the crimes against humanity in the name of islam. the people were in dire, dire straits, and they were living in abject poverty. they were suffering under the greatest, most oppressive regime that we've seen in modern history. it makes me feel angry, but i don't want to live just to feel angry. i want to do something to change it. that's why i went to afghanistan. in march of 2001, i moved to afghanistan. to join a relief agency called shelter now international. their objective was developing small business enterprises for women and programs to teach job skills to street kids. >> there were a number of internationals in afghanistan who were doing humanitarian work there. who really wanted to serve the afghan people. over half of the population is female. of course, in islam, any contact with women with whom you are not related by blood outside of marriage is absolutely forbidden. and so just from a humanitarian standpoint, yeah, there was a very important role that female humanitarian workers would have in a place like afghanistan. >