Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism: 01 – 15 January 2015: Dust In Our Eyes January 03, 2015 The starting point for the first term would be to tackle madrassas and seminaries; institutes which are significant in creating brainwashed, radicalised and isolated students, following a one-track path to
Ayaz Amir’s clear discourse on Deobandi takfiri terrorism: What should Pakistan’s Christians do? November 07, 2014 There had always been in Pakistan the Deobandi school of thought, co-existing easily and without conflict with other denominations and sects of Islam. The occasional sectarian clash did occur but it
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism: 5 – 25 December 2014: The tragedy of Junaid Jamshed Syed Kamran Hashmi Daily Times December 05, 2014 Once a heartthrob with a western outlook and uncommon coloured eyes, he has grown a long Shenandoah beard (without a mustache) after being impressed by the
Is apolitical Islam possible? – Tahir Kamran: When Prof Joya Chatterji posed the question, ‘is apolitical Islam possible’ I was flummoxed simply because it is a rare nevertheless extremely relevant query. The advent of IS in Levant, which flaunts a peculiar brand of Islam and Tehreek-i-Taliban
Rights groups, activism and Deobandi response – Muhammad Amir Rana: Multiple processes of activism are gaining ground in Pakistan with political and religious parties leading the recent discourse on activism. Social welfare and rights groups are also quite active in Pakistan, but ultimately they contribute to enriching existing religious
Indian Muslims: Deobandi Vs Sunni: NEW DELHI – Ideological differences are widening the rift between two major Muslim groups in central India, with the split escalating to the point of banning each others from attending mosques. “The Barelvis (Sunni or Ahlus Sunnah) in
Truth of Darul Uloom Deoband ‘s Fatwa against Terrorism: Deoband fatwa terms terrorism an enemy: All kinds of ‘unjust violence’ rejected NEW DELHI, June 1: One of the largest Indian seminaries, which is said to have inspired the Taliban, has issued a fatwa against terrorism at a
Terrorism and Darul Uloom Deband – by Amir Quddus: It is often alleged that Deobandi ideology is responsible for spread of terrorism in Pakistan so Darul Uloom Deoband which is mother of this ideology should try to do something to stop extremism and sectarian terrorism in the
How to avoid blasphemy in Pakistan: What a torrid couple of weeks it’s been for anyone who has been accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. And might you there are more people accused than you might think. Starting off with Asia Bibi – she has been
What should Pakistan’s Christians do? – Ayaz Amir: Once upon a time under-class Mohajirs in Karachi, residents not of Clifton and Defence but depressed localities, used to be an object of scorn for other communities, regularly picked upon by the mostly Punjabi police and treated roughly
Does Pakistan have a plan for ISIS? – Marvi Sirmed: The consummate dithering and apathy that the Pakistani state has been demonstrating towards militant organizations gives it a unique status amongst the comity of responsible nations. There is probably no other state in the world ready to put its
Indian magazine Niti Central cites LUBP data on Shia genocide: The Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari has sent invitations for the ‘dastarbandi’ of his successor Naib Imam to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi among others but has
Islam: The crisis within – by Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury: The Islamic world today is faced with extreme violence and conflict that is a danger to global peace and harmony. Countries such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen are topping the list of states most likely to