Saudi pumping millions to promote Wahhabism in India: The diplomatic documents released by WikiLeaks last week have revealed that Saudi Arabia is pumping in millions of rupees into India for opening of religious trusts and non-governmental organisations. WikiLeaks have disclosed an undated document that contains a
ISIL warns Hamas in video message: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has threatened the Palestinian armed group Hamas, vowing to end the faction’s rule in the territory. In a 16-minute long video shared by social media accounts sympathetic to ISIL
How Toshihiko made me understand Islam – Monira Al Qadiri: Who would have thought that the best translation ever to be conducted of the Qur’an was actually in Japanese? Many scholars agree that Toshihiko Izutsu’s 1958 version of the holy book is one of the most accurate one available.[1]
بیٹیوں کے ساتھ سیلفی کا انوکھا مقابلہ: بھارت کی ریاست ہریانہ کے ایک گاؤں میں لڑکیوں کے بارے میں بیداری پیدا کرنے کے لیے ایک منفرد مقابلہ منعقد کیا گیا۔ یہ مقابلہ تھا اپنی بچی کے ساتھ سے سیلفي كھينچیے اور انعام حاصل کیجیئے۔ ہریانہ کے
10 must-read Saudi cables on Iraq – Ali Hadi Al-Musawi: While only a small portion of the half a million Saudi cables have so far been released by WikiLeaks, a quick scan of the available documents that relate to Iraq reveal three consistent approaches adopted by the Kingdom in an effort to extend
Yazidi youth protests through his art – Raza Rumi: The barbaric treatment of non-Muslims and Shia in Iraq at the hands of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Daesh has alarmed the world. The Christians have been fleeing from northern Iraq where they have been
Catastrophe in Yemen: Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen’s civil war was always a risky gamble. Now there’s evidence showing just how damaging four weeks of airstrikes have been: more than 1,000 civilians killed, more than 4,000 wounded, and 150,000 displaced.
آفتاب بہادر مسیح بمقابلہ اکرم لاہوری دیوبندی: کمسنی میں جرم کا مبینہ ارتکاب کرنے والے مسیحی آفتاب بہادر کے لیے پھانسی، تکفیری دہشت گردوں رمضان مینگل دیوبندی، اکرم لاہوری اور ملک اسحاق کے لیے سرکاری وظیفے اور مراعات طالبان اور سپاہ صحابہ کے دہشتگروں کے لیے
Pakistan and the Rohingyas – Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: Pakistan’s decision to grant $5 million worth of food for distribution in Rohingya camps in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, smacks of blatant hypocrisy and vile opportunism. For a state whose paradoxical creation played its part in the alienation of
روہنجیا مسلمان اور ’جعلی‘ تصویریں: ذشتہ ماہ میانمار سے بھاگ کر سمندر میں پھنسے بے یار و مددگار روہنجیا مسلمانوں کی حالتِ زار ٹی وی سکرینوں، اخبارات اور دیگر میڈیا کا موضوع رہی لیکن آن لائن پر دکھائی جانے والی سبھی تصاویر وہ نہیں
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism – May 19 to June 07, 2015: Centres Of Ignorance The Nation May 11, 2015 Religious groups belonging to the Deobandi school of thought want the Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed removed for his anti-seminary remarks. He described the seminaries as ‘centres of ignorance and illiteracy.’ In
Besides madrassas, varsities also on watch list – Zia Ur Rehman: Intelligence agencies have started keeping a close eye on Karachi’s academic institutions too along with madrassas following the recent arrest of three university students in connection with high-profile terrorist attacks. The alleged involvement of young men who
Pakistan of the Ismailis – Zaigham Khan: The past is another country, and 1906 is located at a distance of more than a century. In that eventful year, the imam of the small Ismaili Muslim community led the process of forming a political platform for