Deobandi Imam arrested on sodomy charges: Tension prevailed in Bareilly on Tuesday after Barelvi and Deobandi sects of Sunni Muslims clashed over the appointment of an Imam in a local mosque, Masjid Qutubkhana, in Lucknow. The appointment was necessary as the Imam of the mosque was arrested
یوم بم پر ایک نظم – سلمان حیدر: زیادہ چاٹو یا کم چاٹو جب بھوک لگے تو بم چاٹو زیادہ پہنو یا کم پہنو کپڑوں کی جگہ بهی بم پہنو زیادہ ہو یا کم بانٹتے ہو جب بیٹهتے ہو غم بانٹتے ہو میاں یوم ولادت ہے بم
Not Axactly – by Arif Nizami: Samuel Johnson, literary titan of the 18th century, once famously said: patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. I was reminded of the famous quote while reading allegations against Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, the beleaguered Chief Executive of Axact,
سعودی شیعہ انصاف چاہتے ہیں: وہ غصے اور صدمے میں ہیں لیکن سعودی عرب کی اقلیتی شیعہ برادری ان کی مسجد میں اس خود کش بم دھماکے کی ہولناک تباہی کے بعد بھی مشتعل نہیں ہوئی جس کے بارے میں حکام کا کہنا ہے
Deobandi imam jailed for five years for anti-Shia sermons: LAHORE: A court in Pakistan has jailed an Imam or prayer leader for five years for inciting hate against a rival sect, officials said Wednesday. Maulana Abubakar a prayer leader was arrested in February in Kasur district, Punjab, some 50
جعلی ڈگریاں – از فہمیدہ ریاض: یہ پرانی بات ہے لیکن جب ہم اسکول مین پڑھتے تھے تب سنا کرتے تھے کہ امریکی ڈگریوں کا کوی اعتبار نہیں ۔ وہاں جعلی ڈگریاں بیچی جاتی ہیں ۔اس زمانے کے بہت بعد تک ، اعلی تعلیم کے
Tipu Sultan the great – Tahir Kamran: A popular exhibit in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is a musical instrument made in the shape of a tiger devouring a European settler. It signifies the mindset of the important individual from South India who commissioned it and
Celebrating death not life – Tahir Kamran: “IS celebrates death, not life” was a statement from a young Jordanian colleague who works on Middle Eastern politics. Despite being visibly distressed and shaken over the gruesome killing of the Jordanian pilot, Moaz al-Kasasbeh, who was burnt
Islam and open societies – Tahir Kamran: The shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris has acted as a wake-up call for several European nations, Belgium and the United Kingdom being the most conspicuous of them. Their concern seems all the more visible primarily because Western