Asia

Why Palestinian Arabs Hate Jews

Source: The Conservative Papers. It was reported last May that nearly 70% of Arabs living in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza are in favor of suicide attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers. Yes, seven in ten of the so-called ‘Palestinians’ are willing to send their own children to their deaths in […]

Malik Jarrar Hussain’s assassination: The double whammy of being a Shia and a human rights activist.

Source: The LUBP. Ba Shazia Najmi. Last week when the Human Rights Watch report pointed out Pakistan Army’s complicity in the assassination campaigns against the Shias, the Baloch political activists, and religious minorities such as the Ahmadis, the Christians, and the Hindus, it was apparent that the insane and bloodthirsty […]

With Appology to all Poets!

Source: Munir Munawwar of Austria. (sorry it is only for Urdu Readers) السٹریشن — جمیل خان –. (شاعروں سے معذرت کے ساتھ. لیکن یہ معذرت جینوئن شاعروں کے لیے نہیں، کہ یہاں اُن کا ذکر خیر نہیں ہے) ہم کراچی میں دیکھتے ہیں کہ جس کے پاس  کوئی کام نہ […]

PAKISTAN: Religious extremists attempt to create a bloodbath in Sindh province by the use of false blasphemy charges against Shiites

Asian Human Rights Commission: Though the police have exonerated all five persons falsely accused of committing blasphemy they have failed to take any actions for their protection. This is particularly important as no action whatsoever has been taken against their accusers who are members of the militant Ahle Sunnat Waljamat. […]

Rebels block off key Damascus highway

STORY SUMMARY Rebels block off key Damascus highway Rebels pushed forward in their battle with the Syrian army in Damascus Friday, clashing with regime soldiers in contested neighborhoods in the northeast and shutting down a key highway out of the capital with a row of burning tires, activist said. Meanwhile […]

The most bucks for the biggest bang

Source: The Economist.   Buddy, can you spare a dime? A very, very large one? THERE is no lack of world-beating records in Bangladesh. It starts as the world’s most densely populated country (not counting city-states and the like). Its capital, Dhaka, merely an undistinguished district headquarters at time of […]

Ahmadiyya convention begins

Source: bdnews24.com 1 / 1 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Bangladesh began its three-day annual convention on Friday in Dhaka with a call to spread the messages of the holy Quran and Prophet Hazrat Muhammad. This year’s convention marked its centenary celebrations that kicked off on Thursday amid attacks by their Muslim […]