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World Shia Forum condemns the shooting of Malala Yousafzai – by Ali Taj: Malala was a symbol for resistance against the oppression and school burning by Talibaan. A beacon of hope for young girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan desiring empowerment and education. Much has been written about this in Pakistani and international
Saudi Arabia paying UK trained terrorists up to $3,000/Month for jihad against Syria – by Alexander Higgins: Exclusive rebel interviews detailing Saudi Arabia’s Salafi Jihad operations reveal details Uncle Sam doesn’t want you to know and the media won’t tell you. First hand accounts of rebel operations reveal Saudi Arabia is funding terrorists recruited from Salafi
Weekly Classics: The Blood of Hussain – by Raza Ali Sayeed: “I really have been a reluctant ruler. Really, you can say that. But I am not a person to just give up in disgust and walk away. I am determined to stay here until I solve all of the
Extremism and Solution – by Ali Taj: What is the bigger sin? Dancing (or watching dance) in a private party within one’s four walls – or beheading someone? This is a question asked by a christian friend after reading this news: Taliban behead 17 caught dancing
Imran Khan on Gilgit Baltistan too little too late – by Ali Taj: This morning a got a call from a very dear friend and PTI office bearer. He was excited that Imran Khan had visited Gilgit Baltistan and issued a strong statement against Lashkar e Jhangvi activities in Gilgil Baltistan. PTI CHAIRMAN
Were Jinnah alive today, would he be lynched by a fanatic mob? – by Ali Taj: Additional note for Pakistanis: If this Takfeer of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, continues, you can kiss Pakistan Good bye. For those who stayed quiet on the destruction of the tomb of Data Sb will you protest on that day when theydestroy the tomb of
Sunni Shia unity and the role of MQM – by Ali Taj: World Shia Forum commends Altaf Bhai and the MQM for making a bold statement about Shia Genocide. This statement while heartening is not enough. It is time for all political forces to make a united front and embark on
Are the Saudi Wahhabi clerics waiting for an opportunity to destroy the Prophet’s mosque in Medina?- by Ali Taj: This is a mini documentary which shows a systematic destruction of the holy and historic sites of the Muslim world in Mecca and Medina. Sami Angawi, the founder and former director of Mecca’s Hajj Research Center and opponent of
Letter from a from a friend in Pakistan – by Ali Taj: These 22 people, some were going home for eid with gifts for their kids and families were taken off three buses,  identified and slaughtered. The place is somewhere near Lalusar, after Naran, KPK,  en route to GB. I think
Happy Independence Day Collection – by Ali Taj: A SOMEWHAT IRONIC COMMENT ON FACEBOOK: Pakistan will remain a moth eaten country in perpetual conflict if its Constitution ,Muslim terrorists supported by Khaki’s and Education System is not revamped to keep up with the times. The country needs
Saudi Arabia forcing Wahhabi faith on Hajis and exporting fundamentalism – by Ali Taj: The Sunni cleric is complaining about the Saudi regime distributing hateful literature to radicalize people at Hajj. The so called religious gifts for Hajjis are books in Urdu, Bangla, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian and other languages, promote the intolerant and
Shame on Kashif Abbasi for rubbing salt into wounds of victims of Shia Genocide – by Seema Saeed: Yesterday’s Kashif Abbasi’s Off the Record with Faisal Raza Abdi was quite a traumatic experience for me. Kashif’s wife has very recently been caught staging a controversial show against our very beloved Chief Justice of Pakistan, this was his
Dr. A Q Khan Who is he? – by Ali Taj: I believed that Dr. A Q Khan was the scientist who brought advanced atomic energy technology to Pakistan. Of course there were other stories that he was really a figure head and the real heroes of the atomic power
Media Exoneration Commission, the JJJ (Journalist, Judiciary, Jernail) – by Ali Taj: More than a third of US population thinks President Obama is a Muslim, about the same number believe that he falsified his birth certificate to get into office. These are obviously malicious lies but no one in the American Administration is
PML-N playing politics on the abolition of death penalty – by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali: One of the first acts of ZAB, after Dec 20th 1971, was de facto abolition of death penalty. At the time Pakistan was one of the few such countries.On the black night of July 5th, he asked his servant
Phone interview with Dr. Syed Taj US congress contender – by Ali Taj: Today I caught up with Dr. Taj for a telephone interview when he was about to go for his Maghrib prayers. Although the name implies that he may somehow be related to me, yet the only relation I bear
Analysing the Syria situation – An interview with Dr. Muhammad Rehan Naqvi: SHAFAQNA exclusive | Dr. Muhammad Rehan Naqvi analyses the situation in Syria This is the English version of the interview that I gave to SHAFAQNA analysing the overall situation in Syria. The original interview was in Urdu, which is
The deadly sand fly – by Brig Mehboob Qadir: Before the advent of this paralysing strain of religious virus in the subcontinent, particularly in the ‘Ziaist’ Pakistan, most shades of Islam were peacefully cohabiting here Desert is a formidable stilling basin that can soak up volatility and bite
Fiction and omissions in Safdar Mehmood’s ‘dil phaink’ – by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali: It is true that we have historians like Mubarak Ali who (should) make us proud. But it is also true that main arena has been occupied by military establishment’s flunkey fictorians. Fictorians are those who mix facts and fiction
LUBP Special: Interview with US Congressman Keith Ellison: Western policy makers should also consult alternative media of Pakistan The following is an interview conducted by Ali Abbas Taj with US Congressman Keith Ellison (D). Keith Ellison the first Muslim Congressman in United States House of Representatives. The interview
Fake historian Dr Safdar Mehmood caught lying once again – by Ali Taj: While browsing through Facebook Groups concerned about yellow journalism I came across the following comment: Zulfiqar Ali : Fake PhD and Fake Historian Mr Safdar Mehmood !!Please check the facts before you lie. You write that Iqbal’s father had started job at Bank.
State-sponsored Shia genocide or Sunni violence against Shia community? A response to Sadanand Dhume: Related post: ISI-sponsored #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan or Sunni-Shia sectarian violence?  ‘Sectarian Violence’ or Gradual Genocide of Shia Muslims? – by Dr. Nakvisson Raza Rumi’s discourse on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims Is Shia genocide an adequate term to describe the plight of
Protest outside Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles – by Ali Taj: Just came back from protesting outside Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles. It was a small protest comprising my 8 year old son, by 12 year old niece, my loving wife and my brother. I thank the Almighty for such a loving
Would be migrants mistaken for Shia pilgrims – by Ali Taj: Gunmen mowed down a group of would-be migrants in Turbat district near the Iranian border on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring another two in what appears to be an ethnically-motivated attack. This reminds me of when they
Apathetic/Biased Media Media Ignoring Shia Movement – by Durreshahwar Jafri: A friend made a comment on a facebook page: I am not Shia, but why there was not media coverage of July 1 , 2012 jalsa at Minar e Pakistan. Why these news? Ahle Hadeeth Conference PTI Regional Conference
The Blackmailing Game: Pak Army and United States – by Ali Taj: Why has Pakistan suddenly reopened NATO supply routes which were closed for several months following the Salala attacks of November 2011? A US military investigation last year had already exonerated American troops operating in Afghanistan from inappropriate use of force against
Shia, Shia, Shia, where is Pakistan? – by Sabah Hassan: Related posts: You know you are a Pakistani Shia when… Intellectual dishonesty in misrepresenting Shia massacres in Pakistan 50 ways to gracefully ignore Shia Genocide Shia, Shia, Shia, where is Pakistan? – by Sabah Hassan Recently some on our Facebook
The mysterious resignation of Faisal Raza Abidi – Official and Leaked Version – by Ali Taj: While the official version lacks any depth or reason we cannot stop and wonder that it is not a tradition in Pakistan to casually resign coveted offices. The grapevine and leaked information says otherwise. Faisal Raza Abidi in leaked media call is resigning in protest