Islam
Lost war and a lost cause
By: Amjad Malik
On the anniversary of tragic events of September 11, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia. New York Times reported today that ‘President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time to allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan [...]
The victory of ‘US lead war against terror’: on US judicial system and human rights
Guest Blog by Silence from Islamabad Observer
A United States court Thursday found American-educated Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqi guilty on charges to attack U.S army in Afghanistan as a member of Al-Qaeda, said a statement released from US court. This statement is a declaration of the first defeat of United States judicial system in so-called war [...]
Say NO to Terrorism - Yeh Hum Naheen
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Almost a year back in February of 2007 we had on this blog, participated in campaign launched by Waseem Mahmood, where a number of popular Pakistani vocalists had joined hands to raise their voice on behalf of the Muslim world coming together in the form of an amazing soul touching sound track called Yeh Hum [...]
Pakistan; The Ongoing “Soft Revolution” towards a “Welfare State” - Part II
Guest Post by Silence
Part I of this series can be read here
The first Cultural Revolution in history of sub-continent was the Sufi movement, from the 13th century A.D. Sufism increasingly attracted the creative social and intellectual energies within the community and with the passage of time it acquired new dimensions and began to deal [...]
Ahmedis expelled from Medical College
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BBC Urdu reports that a group of 23 Ahmedi students having been expelled from a Medical College in Faisalabad on 4th June 2008. The pretext was that it would create a law and order situation because the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) had protested that these students were propagating their religion which these students deny. [...]
Economic Terrorism - by Zaid Hamid
I share with you a five-part series of the talk show Brass Tacks televised on TV One, the interview is of Mr. Zaid Hamid who shares his opinions on the global banking problems in light of historical understanding. He has some strong arguments, definitely worth a listen. Your views would be interesting to [...]
Geert Wilders to edit ‘Fitna’ for Copyright Infringement & Dutch businesses threaten to sue
Geert Wilders the creator of the anti-Quran film which drew worldwide condemnations will edit out a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad after complaints of copyright infringement. He had used the cartoon by Danish artist Kurt Westergaard twice in the film “Fitna.” The drawing, which depicts Islam’s prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban with a [...]
Geert Wilders uploads Fitna, but host forced to delete video a day later
The Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted his controversial film critical of Islam’s holy book, the Koran, on the Internet. I personally have not seen this video and do not plan to watch it simply in protest of his deliberate attempt to spark hatred along religious lines. Generally when reading the description [...]
Pakistan-wide censorship results in 2-hour YouTube Global Shutdown
Yesterday in a funny yet serious incident youtube was knocked off-line for over two hours and in a comedy of events the blame goes squarely on our beloved Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and their attempt to censor the offending video of the Dutch (Right-Wing) Politician Geert Wilders. Yesterday we had reported that the offending video [...]
Nizam-e-Sharia - Islamic Religious Laws in Pakistan
Senator (R) Iqbal Haider shares his opinion on the recently announced plans for Nizam-e-Sharia. It is without doubt worrisome and important to highlight this issue for everyone and also to open it up for debate.
These days General (R) Pervez Musharaf is on a mission to convince and pacify the European Union that he is [...]
STRATFOR: Bhutto and the U.S.-Jihadist Endgame
An article appearing in STRATFOR [Strategic Forecasting Inc.] about Pakistan, its definitely worth reading, but mind you its from the perspective of a Non-Pakistani, its time that WE stand up for what we believe is right for Pakistan, not what they hope is good for us. Is that too much to ask…..
Pakistan, Bhutto and [...]
Eid Mubarak
I would like to extend my warm greetings to all my readers, on this Eid-ul-Fitr wishing you all a very Happy Eid Mubarak.
At this joyous occasion please take a moment to offer a prayer for the hundreds and thousands of innocent lives being lost in North Waziristan for the sake of ’someone else’s [read USA] [...]
Turkey Censors Wordpress.com
A few months back in March there was a huge circus surrounding the decision by the Turkish government to block the entire YouTube website as it hosted a video which according to the official government statement was insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Unsurprisingly the same, modern Turkey was now [...]
Pakistan, Northwoods & American Oil Empire
Since 2001, we have all been exposed to the ever growing mass of evidence indicating a major conspiracy theory surrounding the events of 9/11. I have heard far too many, read many and even ended up believing a few, but the fact remains that whosoever orchestrated that event simply served us right into the [...]
Mushy: I Pledge Allegiance to …..
Musharraf Addresses the Nation
Today as anticipated, General Pervaiz Musharraf addressed the entire nation on national TV simply, in an attempt to talk to his people and try to convince them that his actions in the Lal Masjid issue were justified. It was probably the icing that needed to be added despite the propaganda effort [...]
