Will Europe Ban Male Circumcision?
Source: Mosaic By Seth Kaplan, who lectures at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), is the author of, among other books, Fixing Fragile States and Pathways for Peace: […]
Direct democracy: Regional ‘burqa ban’ up for vote in Switzerland
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 21 September 2018 The government of St Gallen says the proposed ‘burqa vote’ is unnecessary. File photo: Patrick Denker A second Swiss canton will vote Sunday […]
China treats Uighur kids as ‘orphans’ after parents seized
AP September 21, 2018 The families say that among these children, 14 are known to be in state-run orphanages and boarding schools ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to […]
In Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, the removal of an Ahmadi economist shows power of religious bias
The backlash to Atif Mian’s appointment came not just from rival parties but from within the new prime minister’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf too. AFP Pervez Hoodbhoy It has always been easy […]
Their churches were attacked, but Indonesia’s Christians showed the power of forgiveness
Source: The Catholic Herald By Benedict Rogers Almost three months after suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, I stood at the very spot where the […]
I’m a Uyghur Muslim who fled China’s brutal crackdown – it’s time the world showed us some support
Source: Independent Chinese officials have been targeting the ethnic group for decades. As well as being imprisoned in internment camps, human rights violations like tracking Uyghurs with QR codes are […]
HRCP condemns govt’s decision to withdraw Dr Atif Mian’s nomination from EAC
PUNJAB Staff Report SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the government’s decision to withdraw its nomination of Dr Atif Mian from […]
Sadly, already ‘out of date’ : OP-ED: Imran Khan’s government takes a bold stand
No Pakistani government in its right senses would dare antagonising both the Sunni and Shia Ulema Ishtiaq Ahmed SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary’s statement that the new government […]
Ahmadi solidarity needed
Editorial Daily Times August 26, 2018 One of the most urgent challenges confronting Naya Pakistan is the safeguarding of minorities; especially those from the Ahmadi community. A good place to […]
Rise of institutional Islamophobia in the West
MUSHTAK PARKER Protesters hold banners during a demonstration organized under the slogan “New Islam Law? Not with us!” in front of the parliament building in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 24, […]
Tom Waddell: Do you value your religious freedom?
The Trump administration doesn’t. By Tom Waddell Do you value your religious freedom? Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? File photo: Donald Trump points to the audience […]
China’s Xinjiang Region A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen
In western China, Beijing is using the most modern means available to control its Uighur minority. Tens of thousands have disappeared into re-education camps. A journey to an eerily […]
Pak’s descent into violence rooted in its intolerance to religious diversity: US Congressmen
Press Trust of India | Washington Last Updated at August 3, 2018 Pakistan has failed to arrest the country’s descent into violence mainly due to its intolerance to religious diversity, […]
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 Ayah, 37, a wearer of the niqab weeps as she is embraced by a police officer during a demonstration against […]
With religious freedom ministerial, an opportunity to act on behalf of oppressed Ahmadi Muslims
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributor — 08/01/18 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill […]
Loyal citizens, persecuted minority: the plight of Pakistani Ahmadis
Commentary / Insight Neither the Ahmadi individuals nor their community has any agenda to conspire against you or Pakistan. Far from it, we have said time and again that have […]
The elephant in the room
Perspectives The hate and propaganda against Ahmadis have become so potent that they have shaped themselves into a new force, parallel to the writ of the state Obaidullah Khan July […]
Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
July 24, 2018 Survivors of religious persecution, left, stood and were recognized by Sam Brownback, at podium on right, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, during the start of the […]
I’m Jewish and Pakistani… let me go to Israel
The only things that can stand in the way of progress are the laws made by the majority to rule over the people in the minority. It is only by […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
July 24, 2018 Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 23, 2018. Pakistan holds general elections […]