Cruise Ship Sinks
Source: CNN The captain of the ill-fated vessel, which turned over on its side after the grounding, was arrested late Saturday and was being investigated for abandoning ship and manslaughter, […]
Un-teaching extremism
Source: Dawn Author: Fahad Faruqui The US has taken an initiative to spread the counter-extremist message across Pakistan to prevent the breeding of extremism and to deradicalise militants who were completely taken […]
Pending blasphemy cases: Govt orders arrest of accused
It is pertinent to mention here that over 960 people had been charged with blasphemy in Pakistan from 1980 to 2009. Of these, 479 were Muslims, 340 Ahmadis, 119 Christians, […]
The rewards of honesty
Source: Dawn Author: Sana Saleem You would have to be exceptionally callous to be able to forget the image of a woman being shot in broad daylight; unarmed and seven […]
Islamic Law in Western Nations
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source of the article: The Muslim Sunrise By Azhar Ahmed Hussain: a Juris Doctor candidate at Hofstra University School of Law. Islamic law and western countries have a unique relationship that spans nearly 900 years, […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or […]
Outcries of Pakistani women
Source: Dawn Author: Faiza Mirza Amidst the clouds of political and economic turmoil looming over Pakistan, including fiascoes as big as “memogate scandal” and “President Zardari’s departure to UAE”, Pakistanis, […]
Email amnesty for some, work slavery for others
Source: Dawn Are you fed up with your Blackberry because it effectively puts you on call for your employer 24/7? Are you a slave to its blinking red light and […]
Memogate and the Media
Source: Dawn Author: Irfan Husain Indeed, these functionaries are today`s media stars, together with their inquisitors. So focused are we on the non-stop political drama unfolding before us virtually around the clock that we forget that state institutions were created for purposes other than public entertainment. Read More
I have a dream … I have a dream that Islamophobia does not become the new Racism!
If Martin Luther King had survived till today and not martyred, he would have added: I have a dream … I have a dream that Islamophobia does not become the […]
Persecution of Ahmadis in the Islamic Republic
By Yasser Latif Hamdani esq. The basic premise on which we won ourselves Pakistan was that a permanent majority cannot and should not dominate a permanent minority on account of numeric strength. Yet contrary to that founding logic, Pakistan is today legally a totalitarian fundamentalist theocracy A fresh round of […]
Eight protesters killed in Cairo violence
As many as eight people have been killed and 299 others injured in Egypt’s capital Cairo, where Egyptian Army rulers are cracking down on the protesters demanding an end to military rule in the country. The casualties were caused on Friday in clashes between the police and protesters. Activists said […]
Three Myths that Perpetuate Islamophobia
Author: Atif Munawar Mir This article was published in originally in November 2010 Alislam-eGazette: Universal Brotherhood. Introduction What is it about Islam that frightens the western world? Has Islamophobia risen […]
Crimes of `honour`
Dawn Editorial: PAKISTAN, where the regularity with which honour killing is reported is matched only by the frequency with which the perpetrators go unpunished, would do well to take a leaf out of Belgium`s book. On Monday, a court in Mons handed down lengthy sentences to the parents and siblings […]
Separation of Mosque-Church and State
Source: September 2011 Alislam-eGazette This post is part of the Muslim Times’ campaign to demystify Sharia Law and diffuse the propaganda of the fundamentalist Christians and power grabbing politics of the […]
You do not have the right to remain silent
Source: Dawn Author: Sana Saleem Today marks the celebration of human rights around the world, but for us there’s much to mourn and little to celebrate. The scourge of discrimination lies at the root of our most pressing problems, faced with prejudice we fall silent and complacent. In the conclusion of its State […]
How Shariah, an Intended Compass for Peace, Became a Tool of Oppression
Soure: Alislam eGazette – November 2011 Issue Author: Atif Munawar Mir What is Shariah? Shariah is the set of principles and rules outlined in the Holy Qura’n. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, […]
PAKISTAN: The government dodges the international community on civil and political rights
Source: Asian Human Rights Commission The state has become dysfunctional in providing basic human rights to the people…The Pakistani society and the government remain under the strong grip of the military which does not allow them to interfere in the affairs of the armed forces. …The laws for the benefit […]
President Zardari suddenly leaves Pakistan — is he on the way out?
Source: Foreign Policy Author: Josh Rogin Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari left Pakistan suddenly on Tuesday, complaining of heart pains, and is now in Dubai. His planned testimony before a […]
Saudi activist: Conservative report claims letting women drive will encourage premarital sex
Article Source: The Associated Press Photo Source: Change.org A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital sex, a rights activist said Saturday. The ultraconservative stance suggests increasing pressure on King Abdullah to retain the kingdom’s […]