The myth of religious violence – Karen Armstrong: As we watch the fighters of the Wahabi Deobandi Islamic State (Isis) rampaging through the Middle East, tearing apart the modern nation-states of Syria and Iraq created by departing European colonialists, it may be difficult to believe we
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism – 11-14 Sep 2014: The scourge within Huma Yusuf Dawn 15th Sep,2014 Moreover, across Sindh, waderos with political ambitions are also willing to highlight the sectarian affiliations of rivals to win the support of Deobandi groups who have growing influence in the
Our spoilt brats – by Irfan Husain: IT’S easy to spot the entitled Pakistani VIP from a mile away: his head, sitting on a stiff neck, is tilted up so his gaze doesn’t have to linger on the poverty around him; an underling carries his
Compromise with political Islam is impossible – Salah Chouaki: Salah Chouaki, noted education expert and dedicated leftwing activist, murdered on September 14, 1994 On the 20th anniversary of the fundamentalist assassination of Algerian educator Salah Chouaki, Karima Bennoune translates his warning – so relevant today – about the
The Islamic state is spreading into Pakistan – Kiran Nazish: in early September, about a dozen militants crossed the border from Afghanistan to Pakistan with pamphlets and flags, urging locals to join the Islamic State. They distributed hundreds of pamphlets in Afghan refugee camps and madrassas in Pakistan’s Peshawar
lawmaker assails foreign donations to think tanks – Eric Lipton: WASHINGTON — Prominent Washington think tanks that routinely provide Congress with policy advice should refrain from taking foreign government donations, particularly from nations like Qatar that have been associated with financing Salafi Wahhabi Deobandi extremist groups, a senior House
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism – 05 – 21 Sep 2014 –: Why are Muslims Fighting Against Each others ? Tunde Agara There are thousands of current practitioners of Wahhabism. Most citizens of Saudi Arabia, including hundreds of members of the royal family, practice Wahhabism. According to Stephen Schwartz in an
The lone warrior: An interview with Sheikh Waqas Akram: “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.” When Sheikh Waqas Akram speaks about the state’s shortcomings in combating sectarianism and militancy, he speaks as part of the resistance, as someone experienced and battle-hardened; he
Bilawal tours Punjab: This little kid wants to snatch every single inch of Kashmir from India. Moreover, he makes fun of tens of thousands of people currently protesting against PM Nawaz Sharif government in Islamabad. Claims that he will not hand
From Ukraine to ISIS, the design is the same – Dr Abbas Zaidi: President Bashar al-Assad defied all odds, and al-Malliki, despite his incompetence and the practically US-backed independent Kurdistan, kept Iraq in one piece. It was not easy to withstand the collective US-EU-UAE-Turkey-Saudi Arabia assault. We must not forget Australia
Open letter to new ISI Chief Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar: To: Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar, new DG ISI On the continued progress of the Zarb-e-Azb operation, which resulted in the death of a senior Taliban terrorist this weekend, we congratulate the appointment of Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar to the
Shahbaz became Punjab CM because of defunct SSP – Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Feeling clearly upset over Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N’s changing tone and tenor towards Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan – SSP), the central leadership of ASWJ has reminded Shahbaz Sharif that he owes his present chief ministership
شہری سندھ کے عوام کی دشمن تحریک انصاف: پاکستان کی علمی ادبی صحافتی معاشرتی اورسیاسی حلقوں میں جب کبھی مظلوم قومیتوں کے حقوق اورجاری ناانصافیوں کا تذکرہ کیا جاتا ہے اس ذکر میں نجانے کیوں مہاجروں کے ساتھ جاری نصف صدی سے زائدعرصہ پرمحیط ناانصافیوں کو شامل