Everyone right now must have heard the news that a Muslim Army officer went on shooting rampage at Fort Hood. I first thought it could be any person having Arabic name, but then it became apparent that he is Muslim. And Guardian is reporting that He shouted Allahu Akbar before shooting.
This is sad and worrying [...]
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After Fort Hood Shooting; a Muslim view
Posted in America, American Media, Civil Rights, Islam, Pakistan, Pakistan Military, tagged BNP, extremism, Fort Hood, Fox, India, Islam, maoist, Muslim, Pakistan on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contradictions
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, Politics, Terrorism, tagged America, David Rohde, international politics, New York Times, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reading David Rohde. He describes his life as a captive of Taliban. This allowed him to see and analyze it’s captor, now he is writing about it. I have read only some portions and I feel his article will be widely quoted in coming days to describe and evaluate Taliban, especially because Pakistan has started [...]
Green Genes
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, public awareness, tagged Pakistan, trangenic, science, green gene, reserach on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No it is not about Pakistan. If you think everything Green is about Pakistan than please do your self a service and take your head out of …..
Fill in the blank according to how many “American Slangs”-Lecture Series you have attended.
I know we are passing through rough patch (question will be when in time we [...]
A tough Day for Pakistan as Terrorists wreak havoc
Posted in Civil Rights, Democracy, Pakistan, People, Terrorism on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Past week has been really tough one for Pakistan. Multiple suicide attacks and most importantly some shoot out style attacks on the offical buildings. The vigor and effect of these attacks is very important to notice. These attacks show planning and effectiveness in execution of terrorists, it also shows weakness of our administration.
How in the [...]
Dirty Laundry by Fauzia
Posted in America, Pakistan, People, tagged America, desi, Fauzia, Fob, graphic novel, Pakistani, Wllmart on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today someone sent me the link of a Fulbrighter student posting her experience on the website. It is rare to see Pakistani Fulbrighters coming out and telling their story and it is extremely rare to see it in form of graphic novel.
http://fauziahusain.blogspot.com/
She goes on detailing (or sketching) events and activities of everyday life without indulging [...]
Jewish Freier and Pakistani Shareef
Posted in Pakistan, People, tagged Israel, Pakistan, Shareef, society, Yiddish on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading an article http://www.momentmag.com/Exclusive/2009/2009-10/200910-Opinion-Breger.html
One of the biggest fears of an Israeli is to be a frier—Yiddish for pushover—a person who is taken advantage of by, among other things, following rules. Unfortunately, far too many Israelis—and their elected officials—equate fidelity to the rule of law with being such a fool.
That word got me interested, especially [...]
Cowasjee’s background noise
Posted in Civil Rights, Pakistan, People, Politics, public awareness on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No I don’t like this person’s ideas very much. Most of the time when he is on Tv. he says the things in the way that just irritates you, makes more darama and less sense.
But for some time this person has been trying to wake us out for the things we are loosing, things which [...]
Plagiarism Again! and now Dr. AQ Khan
Posted in Pakistan, Uncategorized, tagged Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dr. AQ Khan, Fahad Rafique Dogar, Pakistan, plagiarism on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And when everything was going nuts (sorry I have not seen the Famous former Army personnels coming on GEO TV and correcting and denying the correction and doing the counter correction) , Mr. Fahad Rafique Dogar found chunks of copied stuff in Dr. AQ Khan’s article (http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=194555).
Well I think many Pakistani’s will be butt of [...]
Why Quaid-e-Azam Only?
Posted in America, Civil Rights, Democracy, Islam, Muslim, Pakistan, People, Politics, public awareness, tagged America, Founding Fathers, history, Independence, Islam, Jinnah, Leader, Muslim League, Muslims, Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam, Religion, Secularism, South Asia on August 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Recently during one debate a religiously minded member of the group (not this one) referenced Quaid-e-Azam’s State bank speech for the basis of Islam for Pakistan. But that member is not alone in this. I have seen many secular minded people quoting Quaid-e-Azam’s speeches and his life to state that Pakistan should be secular. These arguments are [...]
Respect me!
Posted in Civil Rights, Islam, Pakistan, People, public awareness, tagged Fatwa, Human Right, Islam, Jamia Binoria, Mufti, Pakistan, rights of women in Islam, Women on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I recieved an email on one of University Email groups in Pakistan. The emailer sent a attached email about the Fatwa regarding the working of the women; “Aurton Ki Mulazmat” it said. Yes that Fatwa was allowing them to work but only when there is no one to feed them. In just 4 to [...]
