Raza Rumi’s dangerous ad hominem war against journalists and bloggers – by Mahpara Qalandar
“This Ali Abbas Taj let it be known, is another coward who is a puppet of Nishapuri who calls himself ‘former editor’ but orchestrates hate.”
This is how Raza Rumi, the Editor of The Friday Times (TFT) and a director at the Jinnah Institute (JI) denounced Ali Abbas Taj, the Editor of LUBP and the World Shia Forum. Raza Rumi, a promoter of the Takfiri Deobandis, did not tell on what basis he thought Mr Taj was a coward. But he did not have to. Like his Takfiri brethren, he just demonizes anyone who happens to ask him a question which exposes. What was Mr Taj’s question? “Who finances the JI?” There were other questions too asked by the likes of Abdul Nishpuri and Ada Khakwani: “If you [i.e., Raza Rumi] are a genuine liberal, why has The Friday Times become a forum for the Takfiri ASWJ-LeJ to promote anti-Shia hate speech? Does the ISI fund the JI through a private bank?”
https://lubpak.com/archives/271215
“You are terrorist?” Thus Raza Rumi threatened Ada Khakwani. “I know who you are. You hide behind a false name and I know where you live.” About the LUBP editorial staff, he tweeted,
“Ali Abbas Taj name in FIR in 2 police stations in Karachi along with his fellows/LUBP. Let me now get his warrant.”
https://lubpak.com/archives/271369
Saqlain Imam a senior and one of the most respected journalist of South Asian and now with the BBC, stepped in. He asked Raza Rumi: Do questioning the nature of the contents published in The Friday Times and the source of the funding of the JI constitute hate speech?
Coming from a seasoned journalist, one would have thought Raza Rumi would show some respect to him. But he threatened Saqlain Imam too: “You are merging hate speech and the freedom of speech.” Rumi went on harassing Mr Imam: “You are misinformed and regurgitating hate speech.”
Mr Imam politely said that Rumi’s was an ad. “Thanks for your patience. No more interaction.”
But the blood thirst of Rumi was not quenched. He intensified his assault on Mr Imam: “You are the one who has not bothered to investigate anything and indulge in ad hominem.”nIn the end Raza Rumi succeeded. First he silenced Ada Khakwani, and now he has silenced the voice of Saqlaim Imam on the issue of the credibility of The Friday Times and the JI. What is the difference between Mallik Ishaq of the LeJ and Raza Rumi of the FT-LeJ? Not much. Mallik Ishaq silences Shias by murdering them. Rumi silences them by threatening them with the implication that he has some hidden and not-so-hidden powers at his disposal. At the end of the day, both of them have the same goal: to silence opposition. Incidentally all the journalists and bloggers Rumi has threatened are Shias.
The Pakistan Human Rights Commission and other national and international institutions should take notice of Razi Rumi’s fascism before it is too late.
Below are some relevant tweets:
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Ali Abbas Taj, Nishapuri, khakwani and the rest (irritating him) are great freedom fighters. Opposing Pakistani state sponsored terrorism is not ‘cowardness’ but heroism. Given that he knows where he lives, what will he do with Taj? Lodge another FIR in Pakistan or send LeJ terrorists to kill him? What does Rumi thinks of himself and powers behind him?
The struggle will go on, more heroes will fall, but will never end. Centuries of persecution, but Shia has not vanished!! Right?
Whenever I see his picture, an injured wild pig that I saw on an Islamabad road, appears in my view, so I think it is appropriate to replace his face by the face of wild pig on this blog.
You are right, he closely resembles a pig, but there is a problem —– NGO’s for animal rights might protest.
RUMI, JINNAH INSTITUTE , SETHI and others are operation Mochingbird for the ISI
“Operation Mockingbird was a secret Central Intelligence Agency campaign to influence media beginning in the 1950s. Organized by Cord Meyer and Allen W. Dulles in the 1950s, it was later led by Frank Wisner after Dulles became head of CIA. The organization recruited leading American journalists into a network to help present the CIA’s views, and funded some student and cultural organizations, and magazines as fronts. As it developed, it also worked to influence foreign media and political campaigns, in addition to activities by other operating units of the CIA.
In addition to earlier exposes of CIA activities in foreign affairs, in 1966 Ramparts magazine (a CIA-funded front)[citation needed] published an article revealing that the National Student Association was funded by the CIA. Congress investigated, publishing a report in 1976, and other accounts were published. The media operation was first called Mockingbird in Deborah Davis’ 1979 book, Katharine the Great: Katharine Graham and her Washington Post Empire.[1]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Wurlitzer_(media)
Ali Taj should file a report in the country he lives, against designs of Rumi. Rumi’s veiled threats need not be underestimated.
Show Solidarity with Ali Abbas Taj
If you belong to a persecuted minority, religious or ethnic, then show solidarity with LUPB Editor. Your voice matters most …. at this stage send a comment to this blog. Don’t shy away, don’t be scared, show courage. Let us support each other and be a source of strength to each other.
OKay. Persecuted but not demoralized. Minority but united. We seek strength from Allah and do not know to buckle. We stand by Saqlain Imam, Ali Taj, Nishapuri and all freedom lovers. Stay together.
Down with the cheap touts.
With you Ali Abbas Taj. Kalima Haq Kehtay Raho.
If Ali Abbas Taj is ever harmed, Rumi will be held responsible!!!
یہ جس دن سے جناح انسٹیٹیوٹ میں گئے اس دن سے موصوف زیادہ آئی ایس آئی کی پالیسیوں کے حمائتی بن گغے ہیں-اور علی عباس تاج اور نیشاپوری پر گولہ باری کرکے اپنا قد بڑھانے کی کوشش کی جارہی ہے-
Hand in hand, we are united. Bravo Tajs, Saqlains, Khakwanis and Nishapuris. Will never give up the struggle.
Mr. Rumi, do not try follow the footsteps of Thair Ashrafi and Marvi Sirmed. We will defend Taj by all legal means available to us. And do not forget intelligence agencies use and abandon their touts when they become a liability!
True ISI even dumps its touts, as was tried with Hamid Mir.
Keep it up Mr Taj, Abdul and Adda,
You are the real journalist who writes for the right cause, Rumi and his colleagues are the puppets of ISI,
LUBP zindabad. Karai kay tatto murdabad.
All this hate-blogging and tweeting makes my research all the more fun and interesting. Why travel to the US or Bosnia, when you can watch live or maybe web(casted) media wars of educated people. Keep humming and drumming the war cries.
“Wars of educated people”. What is the point? Mercenaries of Islamofascism are openly threatening and harassing voices of protest and dissent. “FIR’s”, veiled threats to reveal location (of Ali Abbas Taj). “Bosnia”, yes, there is already a Bosnia-like cleansing going on in Pakistan. Is that hard to see?
Journalist and mangement of FT times should take notice of such LEJ hidden team working in media supporting them through this great chnnal
Agree. TFT must do a cleanup, it is time.
He is a terrorist in print as well as electronic media.
I am a Pakistani christian and know this is the only website where I can protest against persecution of Christians in Pakistan which Raza Rumi calls a hate blog. Shame upon Mr. Rumi.
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