Can we really blame the Christian mob? – Ale Natiq: Yesterday was an unusual day on Pakistani television channels as well as on social media. Clerics who are always short of words to condemn violence, and never speak of sanctity of human life, were seen demanding justice and denouncing
Deobandi madrassas and violence in Karachi – Ali Arqam: The burgeoning of madressahs at the outskirts of the city meant that trained and taught peshimams were readily available for hire to lead prayers elsewhere in the city. It is for this reason that most prayer leaders in posh
The madressa mix: Beneath the surface: Lords of the land In Karachi, some mosques and madressas have slowly but surely drifted away from being part of the community to becoming power brokers By Ali Arqam | Maulana Attaur Rehman has been leading prayers at Farooqi
How serious is the ISIS threat to South Asia?: Recent weeks have brought a bevy of news headlines attesting to the rising profile of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in South Asia. The group’s literature has circulated in Pakistan, and its flags have been spotted
Muslims and extremism: A difficult dialogue: The comments by Prince Charles last weekend about the growing threat of Islamist radicalisation were the day’s most read item on the BBC news website. The Prince of Wales warned that young people are being radicalised at an
The militancy business in Pakistan: Unless the hypocrisy of our religious institutions vis-à-vis foreign funding is exposed, it will be difficult to cut off the power connections these organisations have managed to develop within the large swathes of Pakistan’s population Like never before, the
Al Jazeera interviews Deobandi terrorist Aurangzeb Farooqi: Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani crackdown on armed religious groups has resulted in more than 8,800 arrests, but analysts warn a lack of transparency in the process and clarity on policy could hurt the effort. Police and other security forces
Islamic State goes official in South Asia – Arif Rafiq: The group that describes itself as the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) has formally entered the fray in South Asia, recently announcing the formation of a wilayah (province) in the region. IS is positioning itself
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism: 31 Jan – 05 Feb 2015: Long live the king Marvi Sirmed The Nation February 03, 2015 As per the recent written submission by the Interior Ministry, out of the 23 seminaries declared as recipient of foreign funding, five were Shia receiving Irani money. JUI-F
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism: 14 – 31 January 2015: Govt ponders over issue of madressah financing Khawar Ghumman Jan 14, 2015 Daily Dawn Abdul Qudoos, spokesperson for the Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia — the umbrella body for seminaries of the Deobandi school of thought with about 18,000 seminaries working
Dawn News reports on Deobandi Terror: An expanding war: Editor’s note: LUBP appreciates the clear condemnation of Deobandi Terror by Dawn News. We urge other media outlets to clearly point out that Deobandi Terrorists are the only ones killing Shia, Sunni Brelvi, Christian, Ahmedia and Hindus. AS though
In Need Of A Renaissance – Hasan Suroor: Who’s Who Of Islamist Terror Boko Haram: Jamaatu-Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Da‘watiwal-Jehad or People Committed to the Prophet’s Teachings for Propagation and Jehad, usually translated as “Western education is forbidden”. Killed more than 5,000 civilians and abducted hundreds, including 200
Picture perfect pretty pathos – Humayun Gauhar: Muslims have largely brought their present pathetic position on themselves by falling into traps laid by prejudiced provocateurs Let’s talk of the most degrading and damaging issue, the sheer stupidity of those who claim to be Muslims but commit