Pakistan

Age of reason?

The Express Tribune: by Shahid Mahmood Sir Isaac Newton said, “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people”. There is no disputing physics; it is a science that involves the analysis of matter and its motion through both space and time. Motion is a […]

PM orders immediate shutdown of Youtube services

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minsiter Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered immediate shutdown of video-sharing website Youtube in the aftermath of protests against anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims,” which is still available on the website, DawnNews reported on Monday. In a directive issued to the Ministry of Information Technology, the PM stated […]

An insult best left in obscurity

Source: Asia Times There is no doubt that the amateur film Innocence of Muslims is offensive and undeserving of attention, but nevertheless it has been plucked from obscurity and is fueling incredible violence. A good word of advice to the Muslim community is to think big and avoid the trappings […]

Imran Khan likens Muslim sentiment for blasphemy to Jews’ for holocaust By Sunara Nizami

Express Tribune; CHITRAL: Touching upon the sensitive issue of the blasphemous film that has generated massive protests by Muslims everywhere, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan likened the sentiments of Muslims for blasphemy with that of the Jews’ for the holocaust and asked for similar rights with regard to hate speech. […]

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat – Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

NOTE:  Shaykh Hamza Yusuf founded Zaytuna Institute in Hayward about 2 blocks from me and has relocated it to Berkeley.  Regarded as a moderate, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is a sought-after Muslim speaker in Bay Area. ( H. Koya) Shaykh Hamza Yusuf & the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Posted by handoftalha on September 12, 2012 in Allegations, Refutations, Theology, Uncategorized And the […]