Women Burn ‘Flag of Islam’ in Paris

The Arutz Sheva, Israel: Three members of the French feminist group FEMEN burned an Islamic flag this week outside the Grand Mosque of Paris. The flag-burning was carried out as a protest of oppression of women in the Muslim world. A Tunisian activist set fire to the flag, on which […]

Grandmother Razia Amini’s Gambian schools aid

Telegraph & Argus, by Kathie Griffiths. Bradford grandmother and full-time bargain hunter Razia Amini is off to Gambia to help youngsters get an education in the remotest parts of the tiny country. Mrs Amini, of Heaton, is the north east regional co-ordinator for London-based charity Humanity First and despite 13 years […]

Musharraf’s nomination papers rejected

Source: ET KASUR: Former president Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-139 were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday, Express News reported. His papers were rejected following six objections made by advocate Javed Kasuri. One of the objections stated that the ex-general does not meet the criteria established in […]

Tell jokes, go to jail

Source: CNN We saw a disturbing example this week when Egyptian TV host and comedian Bassem Youssef, frequently described as Egypt’s Jon Stewart, was charged with the crimes of mocking Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy and insulting Islam. If convicted, Youssef could be fined and sentenced to prison. Now, before you […]

The circus, the tamasha

Source: ET In extolling the seamless way in which the caretakers have taken over after the elected governments left office to pave way for the elections, I had noted in this space just last week that we had shown the world that “we are not a bunch of monkeys but […]