Forgiveness: An Important Skill to Learn – A Z: That I have always found it very easy to forgive those who have wronged me is not because I am a saint, it is because it makes a lot of sense to me. There is so much schmaltzy rhetoric
Life of a coal miner in Punjab: Workers at this mine in Choa Saidan Shah dig coal with pick axes, break it up and load it onto donkeys to be transported to the surface. Employed by private contractors, a team of four workers can dig
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Power Couple: Samar Badawi has done jail time to advance women’s rights, and now husband Walid Abulkhair will represent himself in court against the kingdom. Samar Badawi and Walid Abulkhair are Saudi Arabia’s most high-profile human rights couple. Samar is a leading
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
Dirty Al-Qaeda business in the name of ‘Syrian Observatory for Human Rights’: This so called human rights activist, an affiliate of @syriahr (Syrian Observatory of Human Rights SOHR) in Aleppo who was killed recently https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=396970620411282 was, in fact, a Wahhabi sectarian monster affiliated with Al-Qaeda: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/07/syria-aleppo-alqaeda.html See this article on Syrian Observatory
A sequel to ‘White legend of Pakistan’s creation’ – by AZ: As evidenced by the comments coming forth, my article “The White Legend of Pakistan’s Creation” seems to have received warm attention. I always value the viewpoints that diverge from mine as difference in views opens the doors unto learning.
On Women’s Day: The Gift of Life – by Shiraz Paracha: Women are like flowers–soft and delicate like light in darkness, like color and fragrance Beauty means women and women mean beauty They are our strength and they are our weakness They purify our souls and inspire our minds
What has LUBP done for Pakistan’s Shia Muslims in last 5 years?: Related post: Has LUBP alienated genunine sympathisers of Pakistani Sunni Sufis and Shias? https://lubpak.com/archives/332674 Let Us Build Pakistan (LUBP – www.lubpak.com) is a citizen-journalism based website to act as an alternative media to contribute to building a democratic, multicultural
Interfaith conference: Once again Zardari stabs the hearts of Pakistani victims of Islamofascism: Author: Mahpara Qalandar On 22 February 2013, President Asif Zardari addressed an interfaith conference called “Living together with diversity – Interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue”. (Reports on his address can be viewed at: http://tribune.com.pk/story/511421/interfaith-conference-president-faults-global-counter-terror-approach/ and http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\02\23\story_23-2-2013_pg1_1) What he said at
Human rights and cultural ideals -by Naseer Ahmed: Current Pakistani social discourse mostly is about a cheap variety of sentimentality. This cheap sentimentality is used by decision makers to dodge the real questions and real problems. If you ask people about the reasons behind violation of rights,
Resistance to genocide is a human right and a moral duty!: Related post: طالبان و سپاہ صحابہ کے تکفیری دہشت گردوں پر فدائی حملےجائز ہیں – سنی شیعہ علما کا مشترکہ فتویٰ Shia genocide database Sunni and Shia are two different nations: We demand Hussainistan for Pakistan’s 30 million Shia
Unchallenged Hatred: Neither Hindu nor Muslim Sacrificing pride, let us sit together. Neither Sunni nor Shia, Let us walk the road of peace! (Bulleh Shah) But things don’t look like so among us proud Pakistanis. We see God as the one
Visualising a tolerant Pakistan -by Farahnaz Ispahani: We began our lives as a nation with hope and idealism. Pakistan and Pakistanis had those beliefs because of the foundation laid by our Quaid, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Though ignored in our textbooks, in the speeches of parliamentarians and by
Tribal NGOs condemn brutal assassination of Fareeda Afridi: Peshawar: A condolence meeting was held in SPO office Peshawar to remember Ms. Farida Afridi who was brutally assassinated by the brutal, negative and anti social forces today morning at Jamrud Khyber Agency, FATA. Farida Afridi was a founding