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دیوبندی مافیا کا ڈان – مفتی نعیم: مفتی نعیم اور جامعہ بنوری کے اربوں کے غبن اور فراڈ کی روئیداد سامنے آنے لگیں. متاثرین سے اسلامی کاروبار کے نام پر اربوں کی رقم ہتھیا لی گئی. مفتی نعیم، جامعہ بنوریہ کا دار الافتاء، اور نام نہاد
In reply to the ignorance of Mubashar Lucman- by Akif Khan: The following verses are from chapter 1, poem 10 from Saadi’s Gulistan (Bostan). They resemble a hadith. Somebody ask Mubashar Lucman to issue a fatwa on Hafiz Saadi Shirazi as well and somebody please tell him that Hafiz Shirazi
Taliban peace dialogue: Govt negotiator sees little hope for success – by Qamar Zaman: Says military operation will be launched, if talks break down. ISLAMABAD:While the government’s point-man for Taliban talks expects a ‘positive development’ in the peace initiative, at least one of government negotiators doesn’t have high hopes. Major (retd) Muhammad Aamir,
BJP’s 31% lowest vote share of any party to win majority: The fact that the BJP has won a majority on its own in the 16th Lok Sabha has, inevitably, drawn comparisons with previous elections in which parties have won a majority of seats on their own. What has not
Exploring extremism – by Muhammad Amir Rana: INCREASING intolerance and the growing incidence of violent behaviour in Pakistani society require a review of the conventional understanding of extremism in Pakistan. Apart from the process of social transformation in the country, the Pakistani diaspora’s influence on
This spread of ‘holy fascism’ is a disaster – by Patrick Cockburn: Earlier this month, Saudi liberal activist Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, 10 years in prison and a heavy fine for insulting Islam. In fact, his crime was to establish an online discussion forum where people were free
Wahabbi ISIS in Syria destroy Assyrian statues and artifacts believed to be 3000 years old: Don’t be surprised if it reminds you of the Deoabndi Taliban destroying Buddha statues a few years ago. This is an ideology that views the collective human heritage with hate and disdain as if the human civilization began
پاکستانی مدرسوں کی جہادی دیوبندی لڑکیاں –: مدارس ہمیشہ سے ہی پاکستان میں تعلیمی نظام کا اہم جز رہے ہیں۔ دو ہزار دو سے اب تک مدارس پر حکومت کی نگرانی بڑھانے کی کئی کوششیں کی جا چکی ہیں جو کہ نتیجہ خیز ثابت نہیں ہوسکیں۔
Geo TV owner, 3 others booked for ‘blasphemy’: ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Margalla Police Station on Saturday registered an FIR under sections 295-C and 298-A against owner of the Geo Network Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, morning show host Dr Shaista Lodhi, actress Veena Malik and her husband Asad Basheer Khatak for
Taha Siddiqui: A good fish in a bad pond wins the ‘French Pulitzer’ – by Madeeha Syed: Note (satire) by Syed Riaz Al Hajjaji: The Polio virus is very misunderstood. It represents Bacterial Nationalism against the Occupation by Imperialist Antibodies. We must talk to Polio Virus and not fall into Imperialist Trap of raising awareness against Polio
Silence is deafening, are my fears unfounded? – by Nandita Das: The election of a new government in India is the result of a democratic exercise so vast that any critique of the mandate needs to be respectful. And more so, if it is a pre-emptive one. Yet,
Eight TTP Deobandi militants netted in Lahore – by Ashraf Javed: LAHORE – Police on Friday said they arrested at least eight Taliban men who were planning suicide attacks in the Punjab province. A traffic police warden was also among those arrested on the charges of plotting high-profile attacks
بوکو حرام کے وہابی سلفیوں کی منافقت – از خرم زکی: بوکو حرام یعنی “مغربی تعلیم حرام ہے” نائیجیریا، کیمرون اور نائیجر میں سرگرم عمل وہابی/سلفی “جہادی” (دہشتگرد پڑھا جاۓ) تنظیم ہے جس کے بانی محمد یوسف اور موجودہ رہنما ابو بکر شیخو، محمد بن عبد الوہاب نجدی اور ابن
سعودیوں نے مجبور پناہ گزینوں کو بھی نہ بخشا: دوہا (مانیٹرنگ ڈیسک) جنگیں صرف تباہی اور بربادی لاتی ہیں لیکن اس تباہی و بربادی کا سب سے بڑا نشانہ معصوم بچے اور عورتیں بنتے ہیں۔ شام میں 2011ءسے جاری خانہ جنگی نے لاکھوں شامیوں کو بے گھر کردیا
دیوبندی مدرسہ مہتمم کی لڑکیوں سے زیادتی: Source : http://ummatpublication.com/2014/05/14/news.php?p=news-84.gif مدرسہ مہتمم اور اس کا گروہ لڑکیوں کے ساتھ زنا بالجبر کا گینگ چلا رہا ہے۔ مذہبی اثر و رسوخ کی وجہ سے پولیس ہاتھ نہیں ڈالتی اور ہر دفعہ بچ نکلتا ہے۔ اب ہمارے بعض
‘Ripeness is all’: Surrender to Duty and Parenthood – by AZ: (Prologue: Not long ago, my son and I were wandering around, looking for the signs of a spring that has been usurped by an unusually obstinate winter, and I remarked in response to something that all man’s efforts are
UN rejects Pakistan’s allegations on fake polio campaign – by Sardar Sikander Shaheen: ISLAMABAD: The country chief of a UN agency on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan’s allegations that the UN agencies were used in fake polio vaccination campaigns – an obvious reference to the tracking of slain al Qaeda
شاہ محدث دہلوی یا تکفیری دہلوی – از علی ناطق: نام نہاد مجدد الف ثانی تکفیری کی ہی طرح ایک اور تکفیری شاہ محدث دہلوی تھا جس کے تکفیر پر مبنی مضامین اور فتووں کو سپاہ صحابہ کے تکفیری دیوبندی جاہل انپڑھ ملا حق نواز جھنگوی نے شیعہ نسل
Saudi Arabia sacks preachers for Brotherhood links – by Habib ToumiBureau Chief: Manama: Saudi Arabia has sacked “for life” three Friday preachers, banning them from delivering sermons or speeches at mosques or in religious camps. The decision was taken after the authorities ascertained they belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood and
After the Sheikhs – by Christopher Davidson, Alex Doherty: Christopher Davidson is a Reader in Middle East politics at Durham University and the author of, most recently, ‘After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies.’ New Left Project’s Alex Doherty spoke with him about the possibilities
بحرین کے عوامی انقلاب کو دبانے کی پاکستانی دیوبندی وہابی لابی کی ناکام کوششیں: لاہور(نعیم مصطفےٰ سے) بحرین سے ڈی پورٹ ہو کر آنے والے 500پاکستانی فوجیوں کے گھروں میں فاقہ کشی نے ڈیرے ڈال لئے ہیں۔ چند ایک کے سوا کسی کو بھی روزگار نہیں مل سکا جبکہ کم و بیش 400فوجیوں
Deobandi Taliban impose polio sharia on Pakistan: Editor’s note: We are cross posting an article by the BBC which describes the dire situation in Pakistan with respect to the alarming increase in the spread of polio virus. Pakistan, which had eradicated polio more than a decade
The inner tragedies of feudal life: A response to Bina Shah – by Ayesha Siddiqa: A few days ago I chanced upon some writings of Bina Shah explaining the intricacies of feudalism. Her key point was that people must separate the wheat from the chaff – the feudal system is not as bad
سونامی خان کی جمہوری قلابازیاں: عمران خان پی پی پی کے دور حکومت میں اسی چیف جسٹس کی غیر جانبداری اور عدل و انصاف کی تعریفیں کرتے نہیں تھکتے تھے۔ اور آج جب خود اسی چیپ جسٹس کے دہرے معیار کا شکار
Islam and Female Genital Mutilation – by AZ: I am not competent to comment on Why anyone widely considered as the bearer of divine authority did or did not do something. Apart from that, it is true that FGM existed and continues to persist in wide
60% of prisoners belong to Deobandi sect – Dawn: Editor’s note: Deobandis are only 20% of Pakistani population but account for 60% of prisoners. This percentage could be much higher because Deobandi terror outfits (TTP, ASWJ, JeM etc) are responsible for 99% of acts of terror against Pakistani
نوجوان بلاول ، کالعدم تنظیمیں اور پی پی پی کا بایں بازو کو الوداع – از کشور ناہید: Source : http://e.jang.com.pk/pic.asp?npic=05-09-2014%2FLahore%2Fimages%2F10_09.gif اس سے پہلے بھی پیپلز پارٹی کے کی رہنما جن میں امین فہیم لدھیانوی سے ملاقاتیں کرتے ہوے پاے گیے ہیں جب کہ قمر زمان کائرہ ، قائم علی شاہ اور خورشید شاہ بھی اپنے علاقوں
Muslim world’s silence over Salafi-Wahabi outfit Boko Haram’s crimes against humanity: THE news from Nigeria is blood-curdling. Shrouded initially in mystery, the kidnapping of almost 300 Nigerian girls last month has now been owned by the Salafi-Wahabi extremist outfit Boko Haram, with its chief threatening ‘by Allah’ to sell
‘If there is a referendum in Balochistan, people will vote for independence’: At 72, Qadeer Baloch or “Mama” Baloch walks the talk. After covering 3,300 km from Quetta, a journey that began on October 27, 2013, he and his fellow marchers reached Islamabad on February 28, with a long stop in
Who are Boko Haram? – by Jonathan Russell: Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video released yesterday that the 276 girls the Nigerian Islamist extremist group kidnapped three weeks ago in Borno should not have been in school in the first place; they should
Roots of intollerance: Deobandi and Wahhabi ideologies – by Aṣḥama AlNajashi Ibn Abjar: Few of our friends would realize that all violent versions of the so called Islamic Movements, Talibaans in Pakistan, Boko Haram in Nigeria, Salafi Wahabi terrorists in Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan etc and all others have ideological and
برطانوی صحافی کارلوٹا گیل کا دیوبندی دہشت گردی پر غیر مبہم موقف: حال ہی میں اپنی شہرہ آفاق کتاب ” دی رانگ انیمی ”میں کتاب کی مصنفہ محترمہ کارلوٹا گیل نے تکفیری نظریات میں کراۓ کے قاتل تکفیری دیوبندیوں کے بارے میں کافی وضاحت کے ساتھ لکھا جو کہ ایک نہایت
No action on banned Deobandi groups: IF banning terrorist and militant groups has not led to any credible or effective results, does that mean the government should quietly give up on the practice altogether? Or if the government is engaged in dialogue with the
The Middle East: Salafi Wahabi war on Christians – by Ron Prosor: This week, as Jews celebrate the Passover holiday, they are commemorating the Bible’s Exodus story describing a series of plagues inflicted on ancient Egypt that freed the Israelites, allowing them to make their way to the Holy Land. But
Deobandi extremists target kill innocent Sunni & Shia as well as rival Deobandis – by Waqar Gillani: February 18, 2013. Dr Ali Haider, a prominent eye surgeon of Lahore, was driving his 11-year-old son Murtaza Haider to school when two motorcyclists opened fire on them. The motorcyclists targeted them with Kalashnikov in front of the
’متعصبین توہین مذہب کے مقدمات میں شفافیت نہیں چاہتے‘: پاکستان کے صوبہ پنجاب کے جنوبی شہر ملتان میں حکام کے مطابق نامعلوم مسلح افراد کی فائرنگ سے انسانی حقوق کمیشن کے عہدیدار اور توہینِ رسالت کے ایک مقدمے کے وکیل صفائی راشد رحمان ہلاک ہو گئے ہیں۔ پولیس
Deobandi Taliban attacks on polio workers is crippling the country – by M. Waqar Bhatti: Karachi With a three-year-old paralysed son, Akbari Begum understood the pain that parent went through when the crippling disease of polio struck their children. That is what motivated her to take the risk of vaccinating children for polio despite
سعودی عرب: بلاگر کو دس سال قید کی سزا: سعودی عرب کی ایک عدالت نے انٹرنیٹ بلاگر رائف بدوی کو ’توہین مذہب‘ اور انٹرنیٹ پر آزاد خیال فورم چلانے کے الزام میں دس سال قید اور ایک ہزار کوڑوں کی سزا سنائی ہے۔ مقامی میڈیا کے مطابق عدالت
Assassinations decimate pakistan’s tribal leadership – by Monawar Shah: A Pashtun tribal leader addressing a jirga near the Khyber Pass. The killing of thousands of clan leaders in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas has destroyed leadership among the ethnic Pashtun tribes inhabiting one of the country’s most embattled
Saudi princess calls for uprising in Saudi Arabia: A Saudi Arabian princess has called on people across the kingdom to rise against the ruling regime. Sahar Al Saud, 42, the eldest daughter of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, made the call in video message from a