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UN Scretary General Ban Ki-moon’s meeting with Grand Ayatollaah Al-Sistani: Assalam Alaikum. Ramadan Kareem. I am extremely honored to have met His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani today for the first time. He is a man of the deepest wisdom and tolerance. He is an inspiration and a role
Seven reasons why ISIS or Daesh Salafi militants do not represent Islam and Muslims.: 1. They kill human beings without just cause “O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor:
Iraq’s Waterless Christians: The Salafi Campaign to Expel a Religion: Qaraqosh is one of the last refuges in northern Iraq for Christians fleeing persecution by the militants of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, who swept into the region in June. A historic Christian city of 50,000
عالمی میڈیا اور ہماری راۓ – از عبدلقادر: دراصل عالمی میڈیا ہماری رائے ہموار کرنے میں بڑا اہم کردار ادا کرتا ہے، کچھ مثالیں عرض کئے دیتا ہوں۔ 1) فلسطین میں و ہفتوں میں 380 لوگ مارے گئے (اقوام متحدہ کے اعداد و شمار) 2)
Facing fines, conversion or death, Christian families flee Mosul – by Hamdi Alkhshali and Joshua Berlinger: Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Just days after the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said they killed hundreds of Syrians, dozens of Iraqi Christian families are now fleeing the ISIS-controlled city of Mosul, hoping to avoid
Deobandi Wahabi ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul,Iraq – Al Arabiya News: Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows. The burning of the church
ISIS’s genocidal campaign against Shias, Sunni Sufis and Christians – by Ahmed Rashid: Although it has attracted some three thousand foreigners to fight for it, ISIS’s real war is with fellow Muslims, and in particular Shias and Sunni Sufis, in addition to Christians, against whom it has called for a
Pakistan: Former Shia Muslim faces death threats after converting to Ahmadiyya Islam | Report: Editor’s note: We are cross posting a report from Ahmadiyya Times. A Shia Muslims who has reportedly converted to Sunni (Ahmadiyya) Muslim is facing threats. It is not clear from the report who is threatening the Shia Muslim convert
سلفی اور دیوبندی دہشت گردی کے خلاف مسلمان مسیحی اتحاد کی عظیم مثال: اس مسیحی شہید کا نام ہے “دانی جورج جحا” ان کو جیسے خبر ہوئی کے سلفی وہابی سیدہ سکینہ بنت امام علی (ع) کے حرم کو خراب کرنے کا خام خیال رکہتے ہیں، لباسِ رزم پہن کر حریمِ اھلبیت
Pope gives Palestinians boost of support – by Josef Federman and Mohammed Daraghmeh: JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis delivered a powerful boost of support to the Palestinians during a Holy Land pilgrimage Sunday, repeatedly backing their statehood aspirations, praying solemnly at Israel’s controversial separation barrier and calling the stalemate in peace
A Pakistani Christian Couldn’t Have Cross On Her Christmas Cake – By Wagma Jalawan: Ambreen speaks the local language, Pashto, fluently. She wears the local dress and by all looks and appearances she isn’t any different from other women in her native city of Peshawar, in Pakistan’s northwest. But her Christian faith sets
Pakistani’s pro-Taliban, anti minorities, corrupt former judge in the USA: My first question should be to the US State Department. What the hell are you guys doing? We don’t need more pro Al Qaeda sentiment in the United States, don’t we have enough? Why is a known Al Qaeda
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
APMA’s new alliance with banned Deobandi terrorist outfit ASWJ-SSP: A relatively unknown minority rights group All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has formed a shock alliance with Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat(ASWJ), banned Deobandi terrorist outfit previously working as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP aka LeJ). The ASWJ-SSP-LeJ group is known to
ڈاکٹر پال بھٹی کی سپاہ صحابہ کے دہشت گردوں سے پینگیں: شرم تم کو مگر نہیں آتی: بدھ 26 مارچ 2014ء کو روزنامہ ڈان لاہور نے صفحہ چار پر ایک خبر شایع کی جس کے مطابق اسلام آباد میں کل پاکستان اقلیتیں اتحاد(اے پی ایم اے) نامی ایک تنظیم کی جانب سے “اسلام اور اقلیتی حقوق
عالمی دھشت گرد نیٹ ورک کی جڑیں سلفی دیوبندی عقیدے میں پیوست ہیں اور سعودی عرب اور پاکستان کا اس میں مرکزی کردار ہے – برطانوی اخبار انڈیپنڈنٹ میں پیٹرک کاکبرن کا تجزیہ: ادارتی نوٹ: تعمیر پاکستان ویب سائٹ پاکستان میں وہ پہلی ویب سائٹ ہے جس نے مڈل ایسٹ اور جنوبی ایشیا،افریقہ اور مشرق بعید میں دھشت گردی کی سلفی دیوبندی تکفیری بنیاد اور شناخت پر تسلسل سے لکھنا شروع کیا
اقلیتوں کو انصاف دلانا شاید کبھی ترجیح ہی نہیں رہا: شمائلہ جعفری بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام, لاہور لاہور کے علاقے بادامی باغ میں تنگ گلیوں اور اونچی اونچی دیواروں کے پیچھے کروڑوں روپے کا کاروبار ہوتا ہے۔ یہاں لوہے کے بڑے بڑے گودام ہیں۔ انھیں گوداموں کے
Express Tribune and Punjab government protect terrorists: Pakistani Christians are repeat victims of Deobandi Terrrorists: It has been reported in the Express Tribune, that an Okara Christian Church has been vandalized by Okara residents. This is a vague and almost silly news item of very little journalistic value. Yes a place of worship has been
Shahbaz Bhatti Murder Case: Witnesses Threatened: “Threatening pamphlets claiming to be from the Punjabi Taliban were found in the office of our key witness, whose name cannot be disclosed for security.” Shamoon Gill, spokesman of APMA, told AFP. He said the pamphlets had warned the
ملائی اپارتھائیڈ حکومت کا اگلا نشانہ عیسائی ہیں-خصوصی رپورٹ: ملائیشیا میں جب سے مسلم ملآئی پارٹی کی حکومت بنی ہے تب سے نسل پرستانہ اور مذھبی تعصب میں اضافہ دیکھنے کو مل رہا ہے مسلم ملائی پارٹی بنیادی طور پر تکفیری وہابی خارجی نظریات کے زیر اثر ہے
Children of Lesser God: Early this January, liberal quarters of Pakistan’s civil society commemorated fourth death anniversary of Shaheed Salmaan Taseer, the slain Governor of the Punjab. He was assassinated in broad daylight four years ago because of his unrelenting support for a
Pakistan should protect minorities says UK Attorney General: Britain’s Attorney General Dominic Grieve MP has said that it’s the responsibility of the government of Pakistan to protect its religious minorities from persecution by the extremist groups through vigorous action against those who perpetrate crimes in the name
NYT: Saudi engineered Christmas attacks in Iraq: Note by Agha Jafri: These facts and figures, indeed, do not include over 8000 Muslims, Sunni & Shia, who have been massacred just during the year, 2013 by the cruel and criminal agents of Al Qaida (takfiri deobandi salafis),
Ignore Salafi, Deobandi bigots. It’s perfectly Islamic to wish Merry Christmas to your non-Muslim friends – by Abdul Nishapuri: Recently, some Muslim friends asked me if it is okay to wish Merry Christmas to Muslim or non-Muslim colleagues, friends and neightbours. On futher probing, it transpired that quite a few of them were affected by the Wahhabi-Salafi and
کرسمس مبارک: ملتان میں شیعہ برادری کی جانب سے 700 مسیحی خاندانوں میں تحائف کی تقسیم: ادارتی نوٹ:تعمیر پاکستان ویب سائٹ کی جانب سے تمام مسیحی برادری کو کرسمس اور سال نو مبارک ہو-ہم سمجھتے ہیں کہ پاکستان میں آج جب تکفیری سوچ نے غالب مذھبی ڈسکورس کی شکل اختیار کرلی ہے تو ہمیں آگے
Merry Christmas: Is that Santa at the door? No, its Shia Muslims of Multan: Editors Note: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our Christian readers. If we are not brothers in faith there is no reason we cannot be bothers in humanity and respect each other’s beliefs even if we disagree with
Pakistani Christian selected for Canadian National Cricket Team: Cecil Pervez Khan recorded his name in the history of Cricket Canada by becoming the first ever Pakistani Christan to play for team Canada in the international cricket matches after his good spell of bowling and batting on
For Muslims, it is kosher to insult Christianity, more so at Christmas!: یہ شخص برمنگھم کے ٹاؤ ن سینٹر میں کھڑا قران پاک کی مفت انگریزی کاپیاں تقسیم کر رہا ہے وہ بھی اس وقت جب یہاں سال کے سب سے مقدس دن کرسمس کی تیاریاں عروج پر ہیں اور ہر
Concesus of Christians in Pakistan: A Fact or Conspiracy? – by Waheed Anjum: Fight and struggle to gain the fundamental rights and respect is always been a custom of alive and awakened nations. And such kind of efforts has had been made where strong class dominates the weak class, resulting
Why are Christians missing from Pakistan’s history books? -by Nasir Saeed: The 64th anniversary of the death of S P Singha was recently marked by Christians in Pakistan but if I said his name outside of Christian circles, few would know him. That is because the role of Christians like
Saudi-backed Salafi-Wahhabi terrorist insults Lady Mary, one of the most respected ladies in Islam and Christianity: LUBP strongly condemns this hateful act. It is about time that the world stops using vague and generalist terms like “Islamists” to describe the Slafi-Wahhabi and Deobandi extremists responsible for this and other similar atrocities. The Global Wahhabist agenda
Predatory state and minorities -by Mustafa Kamal: Pakistan is yet again at crossroads after two brutal suicide attacks on Christians in Peshawar on 22 September 2013. Previously, around forty people died and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack on Shia town in Karachi during March.
A Christian Family Threatened As They Participated In Protest Against Church Bombings – by Madeeha Shakeel: A Christian family faces life threats as they remain hiding since they reportedly participated in protests held against the twin suicide blasts at a local Church. They have been reportedly receiving death threats for protesting against twin suicide attacks;
Let us dare to speak for persecuted Christians – by Nasir Saeed: On October 10 the European Parliament passed three separate resolutions, one of them condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Iran. MEPs expressed concern for Christians in Syria, condemning the attacks on the historically Christian town
A Mirror to the West: Christian persecution with western support – Zahid Khan: Here is a recent video from Syria that shows Salafiists beheading Christians. Please don’t watch it if you have a weak heart or are below 18, as this presents an extremely graphic content. To me this video holds a
Blasphemy tragedy: Two new cases of blasphemy against Christians: LAHORE:“I became perplexed and distressed after going through the contents of the registered FIRs under Sections 295 A,295 B and 295 C PPC against Christians at Police Station Township and Police Station Green Town”,said Advocate Sardar Mushtaq Gill,Chief of
Human rights: persecution in Syria, Pakistan and Iran, censorship in Sudan, Iraq: Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Iran, calling for protection for journalists and free access to the internet in Sudan and condemning acts of terrorism and sectarian violence
پاکستان میں بڑھتی ہوئی مذہبی جنونیت – از حق گو: اسلام آباد پولیس نے ان تین افراد کو گرفتار کر لیا ہے جن پر الزام ہے کہ اُنہوں نے ایک عیسائی شخص کو اسلحہ کے زور پر مسلمان کرنے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ ملزمان کی نشاندہی پر پولیس نے
A journey from APMA to PMA -by Waheed Anjum Bhatti: In third world countries where public is a victim of different problems there minorities have to face extra ordinary torment and in such discriminative environment fundamental rights are unachievable. In such circumstances, somehow any leader arises and takes the
Editorial – Syria: The Saudi tail wags the American dog: “This story,” said the sociologist Michel de Certeau, “continues to be written during travels through a country from which I’m away.” de Certeau might have been talking about the American capitulation to the Takfiri Monarchy of Saudi Arabia in