• The mysterious case of the grey lady of Bagram

    Published on : 06 04 2010

    ISLAMABAD: Dr Shams Hassan Faruqi sits amid his rocks and geological records, shakes his bearded head and stares at me. “I strongly doubt if the children are alive,” he says. “Probably, they have expired.” He says this in a strange way, mournful but resigned, yet somehow he seems oddly unmoved. As a witness, supposedly, to […]

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  • Why Obama Used the Cover of Night for His Flying Visit?

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    By making a 6-hour unannounced trip to Afghanistan last night, Obama proved that his military strategy and surge of 30,000 troops, his morale-boosting propaganda, all have failed to make a dent. The Mujahideen have further driven the enemy into the corner, to the extent that  now he is  not able to visit Afghanistan in the […]

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  • Halal becomes big business

    Published on : 05 04 2010

    When my local delicatessen in France closed, it was replaced by a fast-food outlet selling halal fried chicken. When my local kosher butcher closed, it was replaced by a halal butcher. In my local supermarket, there is now a well-stocked halal section. Last week, I received a leaflet proposing Islamic banking services. Suddenly it seems […]

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  • We must never forget Gaza

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    Despite a slight improvement in the general humanitarian situation, the Gaza Strip remains a disaster area. In fact, in terms of the sheer destruction of homes and infrastructure, the coastal enclave can be compared to quake-stricken Haiti, with the main difference lying in the fact that while the Caribbean island’s calamity was a natural disaster, […]

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  • The Life of Imam Abu Hanifah Nu’man ibn Thabit, 80-150 A.H.

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    Marqad Imam Abu Hanifah Better known as `Imam-e-`Adham’ (The Greatest Imam), or by his kunyah `Abu Hanifah’, Nu’man ibn Thabit was born in the city of Kufa (modern day Iraq) in the year 80 A.H (689 A.D). Born into a family of tradesmen, the Imam’s family were of Persian origin.

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  • The Economic Challenge for the Ummah

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    The nineteenth century was a century of political oppression whereby the powerful Western nations enslaved most of the Asian and African nations including a large number of Muslim countries. The present century, which is nearing its end, has witnessed the gradual independence of these countries from Western imperialism. However, despite our apparent success in achieving […]

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  • Russian Muslims Between Oil and Federalism

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    Muslim republics in Northern Caucasus are rich in oil, natural gas, coal, gold, and many other mineral resources.

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  • International Day for mother tongues; Balochi deserves a better treatment

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    The world is celebrating the international day for mother tongues on Sunday. It is being celebrated on the call of the UNESCO, an agency of the United Nations, promoting education, culture and social norms the world over. The day is being observed in Pakistan also. Some of the newspapers are publishing special reports on the […]

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  • Winds of a third intifada

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    For almost a year now, Israeli politicians accused President Mahmoud Abbas, repeatedly, of climbing a high tree by refusing to negotiate with Israel before Benjamin Netenyahu’s Government announces a full freeze of all settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In recent days, Abbas found his way down the tree by climbing the […]

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  • Dr Aafia’s detention

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    THE anger that one feels at the arbitrary arrest of Dr Aafia get further intensified as she completes seven years of detention. And thoughts inevitably turn to the fate of her three children, 9-year old Maryam and two young sons who went missing with her. Their abduction, for which her sister Dr Fouzia points a […]

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