The Violent Mullahs Unrest in Iran Sends Waves of Uncertainty Across the Region
With each victim in Iran, the question as to how the West should react becomes more pressing. Experts are skeptical that the end is nigh for the regime in Tehran […]
Moral panic
Moral panic Umair Javed Published October 18, 2021 – IS Pakistan in the middle of a moral crisis? Is cultural breakdown afflicting all aspects of social life? Have Pakistanis, as a collective […]
Dismantling the ‘ulema-state’ is crucial for the future of Muslim-majority countries
Ahmet T. Kuru 11 Oct, 2021Opinion: Instead of solely blaming Islam or Western colonialism, Muslim societies should practice critical self-reflection and dismantle the “ulema-state” to truly address political and socio-economic […]
Despite opposition from Muslim Imams in Bosnia, Humanity First continues charity work
17th September 2021 Zubair Khalil Khan, Director Projects Humanity First Germany for South Eastern Europe On 7 September 2021, a newspaper published an agonising anti-Ahmadiyya report as a reaction to […]
Investigating child sexual abuse in Pakistan’s madrasas
Experts think several factors are behind the incidents at Pakistan’s religious schools. “The children will not speak against clerics out of fear, and clerics will definitely not admit anything,” one […]
Hypocrisy Of Mufti and Mullah
June 18, 2021 ByRubab Saleem – Advertisement – Lahore police have registered a case against Mufti Azizur Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazal (JUI-F) leader and former Jamia Asad ul Farooq […]
Cost of enforced modesty
Cost of enforced modesty Pervez Hoodbhoy Published June 19, 2021 – DAWN.COM IMPLEMENTATION of the PTI’s Single National Curriculum has started in Islamabad’s schools and for students the human body is to become […]
Hostage to extremism
Hostage to extremism Zahid Hussain Published April 14, 2021 IT is not for the first time that a religiously motivated group has disrupted civic life but what happened this week is extremely serious. […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi mosque demolished with the help of police
18 Mar 2021, 13:18 MALAYSIA SUN Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): An Ahmadi mosque in Garmola Virkan village, Gujranwala district on Wednesday was demolished by a mob of extremist Mullahs, […]
Grab the Popcorn: Free Speech Foe Gets Threatened with Prison for ‘Blasphemy’
BY ROBERT SPENCER JAN 23, 2021 (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File) Amid the Left’s headlong rush to embrace the fascist suppression of all dissent, few of those who are calling for […]
Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Tried For Blasphemy, Headed To Canada: Family Friend
She spent years in solitary confinement. By Amardeep Bassey, HuffPost UK Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy, is expected to […]
On the follies and failures of secular convictions-I
Sher Ali Tareen December 30, 2018 1 Comment Furthering the conversation around the interaction of religion, secular power, and minority suffering in Pakistan and beyond My mid-September essay in […]
Debt-ridden Pak removes illustrious economist for being Ahmadi
Source: ANI | Updated: Sep 07, 2018 13:59 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 07 (ANI): The newly formed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has axed economist Atif R Mian from the Prime […]
UK urged to intervene as female Saudi activist becomes ‘first to face death penalty’
Officials are pushing for a women known to document protests to be executed if she is convicted by a secret terrorism court. 18:22, UK, Wednesday 22 August 2018 Image: […]
Remembering Salman Taseer
Source: The Beginning By Saira A. Nizami January 2014 Years on, nothing has changed. Those who chant Qadri’s name stay the same and those who condemn this act and ask […]
There is not a place in paradise awaiting terrorists – but there are abusive hate preachers who exploit vulnerable young Muslims in this life
There are no violent, extremist or provocative verses in the Quran, only distorted, misquoted and purposefully misinterpreted ones Atif Rashid @tif_49 85 comments The anti-Islam bandwagon has resurfaced in the wake of theManchester attack, led by extremist commentators and a whole host of Islamophobes on social media. They reaffirm false […]
A Christian Television Station set on fire in Pakistan
Karachi: November 25, 2015. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian Television Channel named “Gawahi” was set on fire by some masked men destroying studios, computers, Bibles, cable network equipment and furniture on night of November 24, 2015. The Gawahi Television was broadcasting Bible teachings, Hymns, Sermons and Christian youth evangelism attracting […]
Riots in Jhelum
Source: ET There is no member of any religious minority in Pakistan that can sleep safe in their beds. The virulent intolerance displayed against minorities has left two groups particularly vulnerable to attack and discrimination — Christians and the Ahmadis. The latter have the added disadvantage of discriminatory practices being […]
A guide to growing up Ahmadi in Pakistan
Dawn: Welcome, to the beautiful land of the pure. Here, we are blessed with four wondrous seasons and the geographical features are aplenty. This is a land hard won through the sacrifices of many and now, you too, are a part of this nation of the free. There is only […]
Video: Mob attacks Ahmadi Muslims in Jhelum, Pakistan
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Thousands converge on chip-board factory and residential area owned by Ahmadi Muslims. An extremist mob numbering thousands attempted to murder Ahmadi Muslims at a chip-board factory in Jhelum, Pakistan, […]