Is Islam Anti-Semitic?
Gibran Bham Oct 13, 2004 interacts: 85To work towards peace requires an acceptance of criticism from both sides. Unfortunately, the scars on the psyche of the Jews have not healed, and
The Dream of a Crime-Free Society
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur Sep 17, 2004 interacts: 5He seemed agonized. I asked him what was wrong. He had called his folks in Karachi and learnt about a robbery next door to where
The Price of Love
Beena Sarwar Sep 15, 2004 interacts: 17Hameed may not find it so easy to dispose of his daughter, who has refused to accept her fate lying down; before being locked up,
International Law: Applicability and Real Politik in the Middle East
Nisreen Zain Jul 19, 2004 interacts: 72For the first time since 1948, an Israeli prime minister or government elect has publicly stated what the Palestinians have been crying out for years
The Mullah and the Munir Report
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 11, 2004 interacts: 178Never again did any judicial officer in Pakistan speak his or her mind so clearly and so eloquently.
Trial of Saddam Hussein & The Rule of Law
Gajendra Singh Jul 6, 2004 interacts: 24This event is part of pattern of west’s demonisation of eastern leadership. Double standards on the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and 2003 Invasion of Iraq,
Why not a well thought out constitution?
Abdus Samad Jul 5, 2004 interacts: 25The current consitution can be amended to fit our needs
The Abu Ghraib Scandal: Who’s Shame is it?
Laila Kazmi May 22, 2004 interacts: 99As a Pakistani-American, it is especially difficult to watch this war between “good” and “evil.” On the one hand, our government bombs countries and encroaches
A Weapon to Wipe Out the Arts
Rafay Alam Apr 25, 2004 interacts: 9The proposed Public Performances Act will be nothing more than a tool of censorship.
Criminals -- or Victims of an Unjust System?
Beena Sarwar Mar 28, 2004 interacts: 22If the President really wants to help women in prison, he would do well to repeal the Hudood Ordinances. This would have a far greater
Pakistan’s Hudood Laws: Extremely Misused
Beena Sarwar Mar 9, 2004 interacts: 35Two decades of a lack of public debate has contributed to the continuing misconceptions about these laws. People often assume that they are Islamic, and
Honour Killing: Understanding The Legal Background
Nasir Ali Mar 9, 2004 interacts: 17Hadood Ordinance has provided this ill-practice, a legal cover. Now, the male members sit together, chalk out the plan and kill the women without the
On Self Reference and the Law
Rafay Alam Dec 15, 2003 interacts: 12This article is about itself ... does it or does it not assert that 'the systems (some would say paradigms) in which society and law
Human Rights, Justice and Affluence
Riffat Jahan Dec 8, 2003 interacts: 34Islam fully compatible with democracy: It doesn’t take much brainpower to realize that a society can never flourish where rules and laws are being implemented
Banning Fashion Shows
Rafay Alam Dec 1, 2003 interacts: 97To fully grasp the ramifications of the ban, one needs to understand the various dimensions of the front on which the Prime Minister has sought
Killing the Nation with Impunity
Nighat Yasmeen Sep 23, 2003 interacts: 42Those who bear the ultimate responsibility for reinforcing a culture of lawlessness where lawbreaking garners more respect than law-abiding should be reviled not admired; cursed
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