How serious is the ISIS threat to South Asia?: Recent weeks have brought a bevy of news headlines attesting to the rising profile of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in South Asia. The group’s literature has circulated in Pakistan, and its flags have been spotted
ISIS: Christians Worse Than Murderers: Editor note: There are now increasing voices in the international media who are using specific terminologies like Wahabi, Salafi and Deobandi to identify the guiding ideologies of violent facist groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, Taliban, Al Nusra and ASWJ-LeJ
On that which cannot be named – Olga Tkachuk: “There is no such thing as radical Islam,” reads a recent headline of a popular American publication. Individual Muslims might be radicals, writes the author, but “[t]here is only one Islam” and it has nothing to do with violence.
From Ibn Taymiyyah to Daish (ISIS/ISIL) – by Sidq Miqal: The gruesome incineration of the Jordanian Pilot by Da’ish (ISIS) in Iraq has shocked many around the world. However, more than countering merely the violence and the mayhem, the current challenge posed by ISIS uprising is how to clearly
Islamic State goes official in South Asia – Arif Rafiq: The group that describes itself as the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) has formally entered the fray in South Asia, recently announcing the formation of a wilayah (province) in the region. IS is positioning itself
Long live the king – Marvi Sirmed: Just a week ago we heard the American President during his Indian visit eulogizing the democratic values both the countries adhered to. One heard him emphasizing gender equality, the safety of women and protection of religious minorities while
اطلاع برائے مفاد عامہ – عمار کاظمی: جس جس شیعہ بریلوی احمدی کرسچن ہندور اور سکھ کو اپنی جان پیاری ہے وہ اپنا عقیدہ، فرقہ، مذہب اور مکتب فکر چھوڑ کر سراج الحق، مولانا فضل الرحمن، مولانا سمیع الحق، مولانا طارق جمیل اور مفتی نعیمی کی
Shia Blood, On Rocks! – Marvi Sirmed: January 30 added another blood-soaked page in the history of Pakistan — the country stalled among other challenges by religious bigotry, extremism and violence in the name of Islam. Around 60 Shia worshipers were killed in a suicide blast,
King Salman’s shady past – Rafia Zakaria: It has been a month dominated by Saudi Arabia. Last week, I wrote about the beheading of a Burmese woman in the Holy City of Makkah. The Saudi King was not dead then, but he died a few days
Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia can’t do: As Saudi Arabia mourns the death of King Abdullah, human rights groups argue he should not be remembered for championing women’s rights, despite the modest changes that he introduced. The conservative kingdom has an abysmal human right record,
The King of Hearts — an obituary: The Australian musician Nick Cave, who often touches on love and death, once mused on a great man’s last rites (his own), “The motorcade will be ten miles long, the world’ll join for a farewell song … they’ll sound
ژے سوئی عبداللہ – وسعت اللہ خان: چھٹے خادمِ حرمین شریفین عبداللہ بھی واصلِ جنت ہوگئے لیکن اس فراق میں اطمینان کا پہلو یہ ہے کہ ساتویں بادشاہ سلیمان نے بھی جنت مکانی عبداللہ کی پالیسیاں جاری رکھنے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ جنت مکانی کا وجود
فواد چودھری سے درخواست ۔۔از نور درویش: گذشتہ ھفتے وفاقی وزیر ریاض حسین پیرزادہ کے سعودی عراب سے متعلق حقائق پر مبنی بیان کے بعد سے فواد چوہدری صاحب کچھ نا گذیر وجوھات کی وجہ سے اور غالبا جلد بازی میں ایسے تجزیے کر رہے
شاہ عبداللہ کا ورثہ – عامر حسینی: سعودیہ عرب کے بادشاہ شاہ عبداللہ کی وفات کا اعلان سعودی عرب کے سرکاری ٹی وی نے 23 جنوری 2015ء کو باقاعدہ طور پر کیا تو ساتھ ہی 78 سالہ شہزادہ سلیمان کے باقاعدہ اگلے بادشاہ ہونے کا اعلان
Saudi King’s death and West’s double standards – by Jim Pivonka: “John Kerry on King Abdullah: “King Abdullah was a man of wisdom & vision.” “John Kerry on Hugo Chavez: “Throughout his time in office, President Chavez has repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by using extra-legal means, including politically motivated incarcerations,