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Narrative building in Pashtun society: It is ominous to make predictions these days. Predictions aside, detecting the currents and threads that underlie events and analysing causation and consequences is a futile exercise. But events needs to be dissected and the behaviour it generates should
Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia can’t do: As Saudi Arabia mourns the death of King Abdullah, human rights groups argue he should not be remembered for championing women’s rights, despite the modest changes that he introduced. The conservative kingdom has an abysmal human right record,
The King of Hearts — an obituary: The Australian musician Nick Cave, who often touches on love and death, once mused on a great man’s last rites (his own), “The motorcade will be ten miles long, the world’ll join for a farewell song … they’ll sound
King Abdullah – a discreet but strong advocate of women – Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: “What do you call the unelected leader of a state that beheads people in public, permits only one faith and exports an extreme form of Islam to other countries? If he happens to be Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, self-appointed
King Abdullah dead: We can’t afford not to hold Saudi Arabia’s royals to account: What do you call the unelected leader of a state that beheads people in public, permits only one faith and exports an extreme form of Islam to other countries? If he happens to be Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, self-appointed
نفع بخشی – سید اسرار احمد: یہ غالبا” کوئی تیسری یا چوتھی مسجد تھی جہاں ہمارا سہہ روزہ قیام تھا، اب تک کے ایام میں سیکھی جانے والی باتوں میں بہت سی روایتی سوچ و فکر کے لوگوں سے ملاقات رہی، بعض بہت قابل
کب سنبھلیں گے ہم؟ میاں نواز شریف کے نام – از عمار کاظمی: میاں صاحبان کے گزشتہ دور حکومت میں ایک لطیفہ بہت مشہور ہوا تھا۔ اصل لطیفہ تو پنجابی میں تھا مگر میں یہاں اس کا اردو ترجمہ پیش کر رہا ہوں۔ واضع رہے کہ یہ انتہای گھسا پٹا لطیفہ
7 shocking facts about Saudi Arabia under ‘modernizing’ reign of King Abdullah: Taken aback by the fulsome praise that the recently deceased King Abdullah has garnered from world leaders, RT has decided to assess whether his record stands up to scrutiny. The majority of eulogies went beyond the requirements of diplomatic
ژے سوئی عبداللہ – وسعت اللہ خان: چھٹے خادمِ حرمین شریفین عبداللہ بھی واصلِ جنت ہوگئے لیکن اس فراق میں اطمینان کا پہلو یہ ہے کہ ساتویں بادشاہ سلیمان نے بھی جنت مکانی عبداللہ کی پالیسیاں جاری رکھنے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ جنت مکانی کا وجود
After King Abdullah’s death, western leaders sing false praises: For people living in dictatorships and hoping for Western support on the road to freedom, reactions to the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has been a rude awakening. It was to be expected that the passing of an
‘Nauseating’ Praise for Dead Saudi King Exposes Hypocrisy of West, Say Critics: In the wake of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz’s death early Friday, human rights observers are calling attention to the hypocrisy of laudatory remembrances that appear to ignore the dictator’s disregard for the fundamental rights of Saudi citizens
Flags at half mast and fawning praise for a King ‘loved by his people’ sparks furious backlash over rule which saw ‘death by stoning’ for adultery and regular beheadings: There was anger and disbelief yesterday that flags were lowered to half mast over Buckingham Palace, Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament to mark the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia – despite his country’s shameful
#JeSuisAbdullah? Critics slam glowing Western eulogies for ‘reformer’ Saudi king: Critics are taking Western leaders to task for singing the praises of King Abdullah, the recently deceased 90-year-old monarch of Saudi Arabia, whose regime they claim was marred by countless human rights abuses, warmongering and corruption. US Secretary
شاہ عبداللہ کا ورثہ – عامر حسینی: سعودیہ عرب کے بادشاہ شاہ عبداللہ کی وفات کا اعلان سعودی عرب کے سرکاری ٹی وی نے 23 جنوری 2015ء کو باقاعدہ طور پر کیا تو ساتھ ہی 78 سالہ شہزادہ سلیمان کے باقاعدہ اگلے بادشاہ ہونے کا اعلان
Shia party under pressure to rethink alliance with Deobandi clerics: Allama Sajid Naqvi-led Shia Ulema Council has come under immense pressure from Shia Muslims of Pakistan for its alliance with some Deobandi groups and clerics who also joined hands with the banned takfiri outfits such as ASWJ (Sipah-e-Sahaba). The
The Truth About How King Abdullah Treated Women, Including His Own Daughters: King Abdullah, 90, who died early Friday morning, is being hailed as a reformer, despite condoning human rights abuses and forwarding only very measured efforts to promote democracy in his oil-rich nation. One of the most scrutinized aspects of
Syria Redux in Yemen: Robert Fisk exposes the Saudi-West hypocrisy in attacking the Shia Houthis and Al-Qaeda at the same time: “US drone strikes in Yemen, largely unmonitored by the West’s media, were directed against al-Qaeda, supposedly on behalf of the Saudi-supported Yemeni government. But in December 2009, Houthi spokesmen began to catalogue a series of US raids against their
Saudi King’s death and West’s double standards – by Jim Pivonka: “John Kerry on King Abdullah: “King Abdullah was a man of wisdom & vision.” “John Kerry on Hugo Chavez: “Throughout his time in office, President Chavez has repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by using extra-legal means, including politically motivated incarcerations,
Patrick Cockburn: If all right-thinking people are united against terrorism, where are the ‘Je suis Nigeria’ banners?: By far the worst atrocity committed this year by an extreme Islamist movement was the slaughter of more than 2,000 people last week by Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria. Satellite images publicised by Amnesty International show two towns, Baga
Deobandi and Salafi Proselytizers obsession with destroying monuments: Wahabi/Salafi and Deobandi preachers like Zakir Naik and Tariq Jameel (leader of Tableeghi Jamaat Deobandi and mentor to Indian actor Aamir Khan) echo their Paranoia about graves. As per their logic, the graves of any spiritual leader, including
سعادت حسن منٹو – میں کہاں دفن ہوں – عامر حسینی: بهارت میں اندرا گاندهی نے ایمرجنسی لگائی اور کمیونسٹ پارٹی آف انڈیا سمیت کئی ایک بڑے قد کاٹه کے دانشوروں نے اس اقدام کی حمائت کا اعلان کردیا ، جب یہ خبر کیفی اعظمی تک پہنچی جو اس وقت
The Misfits – by Waseem Altaf: Qurattulain Haider, writer of the greatest Urdu novel ‘Aag Ka Darya’ had come to Pakistan in 1949. By then she had attained the stature of a world class writer. She joined the Press Information Department and served there for
کیا یہ محض اتفاق ہے؟: کیا یہ محض اتفاق ہے کہ صرف ایک فرقے کے علما تکفیری خارجی دہشت گردوں کے خلاف ملٹری کورٹس کی مخلافت کر رہے ہیں کیا یہ محض اتفاق ہے کہ دہشتگرد صرف ایک فرقے کے مدارس سے نکلتے ہیں
تکفیری دھوکے بازوں اور جعلسازوں سے ہوشیار رہیں: کالعدم دہشت گرد تکفیری خارجی دیوبندی تنظیم سپاہ صحابہ کا پر امن سنی مسلمانوں یعنی اہلسنت و جماعت سے کوئی تعلق نہیں، دور حاضر میں دیوبندیت اصل میں تکفیری خارجیت کا ہی ایک چہرہ ہے جو اہلسنت اور امام
ہم بھی کیا لوگ ہیں – وسعت اللہ خان: یہ تاثر ہرگز درست نہیں ہے کہ تنگ دماغی کے لیے محض حلق سے ع نکالنا یا مسجع مقفع اردو بولنا یا کوئی مخصوص وضع قطع اپنانا ضروری ہے۔ کارپوریٹ دنیا میں کسی خوبرو و چست لباس سیکریٹری کو
پاکستانی قوم کے دشمن طالبان اور سپاہ صحابہ کے تکفیری دیوبندی خوارج اور ان کے سرپرستوں کے خلاف پشاور آرمی سکول کے بچوں کے ورثا اور پوری پاکستانی قوم کا عزم: بڑا دشمن بنا پھرتا ہے جو بچوں سے لڑتا ہے بتا کیا پوچھتا ہے وہ کتابوں میں ملوں گا میں کیے ماں سے ہیں جو میں نے کہ وعدوں میں ملوں گا میں میں آنے والا کل ہوں وہ
The Myth of Civilian Failure – by Ayesha Siddiqa: What does it mean to mourn the death of 132 children, and the 9 adults tasked with protecting them? One month on, the tragedy that should have paved the way for an honest conversation about the roots of
Empty slogans and rhetoric of Siraj-ulHaq – by Waseem Altaf: The Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Molvi Siraj-ul-Haq has stated that World War Three will break out in case blasphemous cartoons are not taken care of. I don’t think any other Muslim country would come forward to wage a war against
سپاہ صحابہ کی دہشت گردی اور لدھیانوی دیوبندی کا وعدہ – علی رضوی: کالعدم دیوبندی دہشت گرد تنظیم سپاہ صحابہ المعروف اہلسنت والجماعت کے سربراہ احمد لدھیانوی نے دعوی کیا تھا کہ اگر ہماری جماعت پر دہشتگردی ثابت ہوجائے تو مجھے پھانسی دی جائے.- ملاحظہ فرمائیں سپاہ صحابہ کی دہشت گردی کے
We reject Kufi-Shia-Fazloo’s attempt to deflect Deobandi terrorism to secular and ethnic parties: There is no massive secular, ethnic or language based terrorism in Pakistan. Any attempt to deflect attention from religious and sectarian terrorism of Deobandi terrorists is a treason to the blood of 45,000 Sunni Sufis and 22,000 Shia Muslims.
تبلیغی موسیقارجنید جمشید دیوبندی نے کافر ملک برطانیه میں سیاسی پناہ کے لیے درخوست دے دی: Dr Ayesha Siddiqa said: Breaking News: Junaid Jamshed has applied for political asylum in the non-Muslim country, the UK. How could he insult Islam, Tableeghi Jamaat & Maulana Tariq Jameel in this way by seeking refuge in a country
Most brutal beheading of a Burmese woman in Saudi Arabia vs warm reception to genocidal ASWJ leaders: Ever wondered where did the Wahhabi-Deobandi terrorists of ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, Taliban (TTP), Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) learn the beheading and slaughtering tactics from? This Wahhabi-Deobandi penchant for slaughter comes from the most pristine and genuine Salafi/Wahhabi/Deobandi state:
Hello Pakistani “liberals”, Deobandi apologists and false neutral club: Care to read this comment by Rahul Sharma?: Rahul Sharma said: Just a thought, all the criticism of the Iraqi Shia, for their majoritarian attitudes flies in the face of how they participate and recognise the common humanity of the Christians that are left in their territories,
جدید ایرانی شاعری اور حزن و ملال – فہمیدہ ریاض: دفتر میں اس کتاب کا مسودہ پڑھنے کو ملا۔ کتنی اچھی ملازمت جس میں آپ سے کتابیں پڑھنے کے لیٗے کہا جاے – بس غرق ہو گٗئ۔ فروغ یادا ٓنے لگی جس کا ترجمہ کرتے ہوے ایسے ہی کھو
Asma Jahangir in defence of convicted Deobandi takfiri terrorists – Khalid Noorani (Voice of Sunnis): Asama Jahangir who calls herself gaurdian of human rights , justice and equality is nowadays clearly supporting Deobandi fascist, extremist and militant banned organization Spiah Sahaba aka Ahlesunnat waljamat (ASWJ ) while calling hanging of deobandi takfiri terrorists ,killers
The Quran does not forbid images of the Prophet: In the wake of the massacre that took place in the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, I have been called upon as a scholar specializing in Islamic paintings of the Prophet to explain whether images of Muhammad are banned
Test case for General Raheel Sharif: Punjabi Taliban chief Asmatullah Moavia Deobandi unlikely to be tried in military court? – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Despite the Pakistani ruling elite’s repeated resolve after the Peshawar school massacre not to show any distinction between ‘good’ or ‘bad’ Taliban, the Ameer of the Punjabi Taliban, Commander Asmatullah Moavia, seems to have been granted amnesty after
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
Appeal to PEMRA, Pakistan Army, Civil Society: Take action against Geo TV for providing coverage to leader of banned terrorist outfit ASWJ: On 14 January 2015, Jang Group’s Geo TV network provided uncritical coverage to the press conference of Ludhyanvi Deobandi, head of banned takfiri sectarian terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP aka ASWJ). ASWJ is reincarnation of banned terrorist outfit SSP.