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Where Are They?

Xari Jalil   Jan 2, 2007   interacts: 1

In Pakistan, since the past few years, there have been a number of missing persons who have been picked up by “law enforcement agencies” and

Understanding Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Zalan Alam   Nov 29, 2006   interacts: 150

Trying to understand Z. A. Bhutto is hard, and to understand that period of Pakistan’s history is harder still.

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

Bhaskar Dasgupta   Nov 16, 2006   interacts: 6

The Muslim Policeman who refused to guard the Israeli Embassy in London, the European Union trying to force the working time directive in the UK,

Mirza Tahir Hussain – the ongoing tragedy

Musa Sami   Oct 31, 2006   interacts: 18

Prince Charles’ visit to Pakistan has brought into sharp focus the case of Mirza Tahir Hussain, a 36 year old dual British and Pakistani national

The Lament of Master Yoda

Shandana Minhas   Oct 25, 2006   interacts: 18

Double standards might well be the last bastion of universal brotherhood, seeing as they are practiced by all people everywhere to some degree or other.

Sissy Fascists

Nadeem F Paracha   Oct 17, 2006   interacts: 47

“Now I get it! If this is how our pop stars are thinking, I find myself to be wasting my time asking them to use

Hang Guru, if that helps

Zafar Choudhary   Oct 3, 2006   interacts: 204

Right from the day, the death warrants were pronounced Srinagar city is under virtual siege as it has become difficult for the government and forces

Let me say..

Tehseen Baweja   Sep 20, 2006   interacts: 8

the hypocrisy of nature’s law
that will now make some millions draw
to selflessly ask for pity and grace
from the one who brought distress!


Abnormal Norms

Salman Siddiqui   Sep 3, 2006   interacts: 3

With persistent awful conditions of our roads that are filled with bumps all year round, and now thanks to the recent monsoon rains, many pot

Remembering a great Pakistani: Sir Zafrullah Khan

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Aug 31, 2006   interacts: 573

His greatest contribution came when he drafted the famous Lahore Resolution, which till this day is the rallying point of

Bihar : Where Kangaroo Courts Rule

Shantanu Dutta   Aug 27, 2006   interacts: 12

Caste panchayats in the heartland of our country often display a lack of consciousness and humaneness which belies the 21st century we live in.

It should be called Stupid Ordinance, not Hudood!

Ahmer Muzammil   Aug 24, 2006   interacts: 121

They are about to resolve another landmark issue for the people of Pakistan. Once the amendments are done to Hudood Ordinance, the entire Pakistani population

Blasphemy, Photocopy and Electromagnetic Theory

ahmad hayat   Jul 4, 2006   interacts: 3

One of the strategic assumptions made by him was that the “Puraana Daur” is back. “Puraana Daur” signified the old times when students, backed by

Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice

Farzana Versey   Apr 18, 2006   interacts: 116

I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch

The Virgin Birth

Abdul R Samnakay   Dec 22, 2005   interacts: 141

Generally for the Muslims, the Immaculate Conception is considered sacrosanct, and to question it would be at the least irreverent

Looking for a New Islamic Fiqh

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Dec 7, 2005   interacts: 92

Today Islam needs a new Fiqh to implement its Shariat. Not many Muslims appreciate the difference between these two very important and distinct terms

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