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Articles with tag: Extremism

Another Lal Masjid in the Making?

Ahmad Bilal   Jun 8, 2008   interacts: 106

The walls were filled with anti-west hate slogans, “Al-Jihad Al-Qital” (holy war, bloody battle) written everywhere around the central mosque. This was not the Bahawalpur I knew.

Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad

Atif Mian   Jun 8, 2008   interacts: 696

On Thursday, June 5th the principal of Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad expelled every student who belonged to the minority Ahmadi community from his college.

The Wrong Mix

Nadeem F Paracha   May 17, 2008   interacts: 130

Refusing to ally with capitalist-democracies of the West and cautious about openly supporting the USSR/communism Islamic Socialists attempted to come up with a "third way."

Whither Enlightened Moderation

saeed qureshi   May 17, 2008   interacts: 13

The latest patch up between the NWFP provincial government and Taliban of Swat and South Waziristan buries the much touted President Musharraf’s theme of enlightened moderation

Europe and the Film Culture

noman siddiqui   Apr 7, 2008   interacts: 38

Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna” was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.

An Open Letter to Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Gupangam Khan   Nov 12, 2007   interacts: 130

What do you really mean by "re-establishing the Khilafat and carrying Islam to all Mankind by way of Jihad" on your website?

The Durrani Family Saga

Muhammad Tariq   Oct 19, 2007   interacts: 1

The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are caught.

Life on the Periphery in the Absence of Humanism

Syed Shah   Aug 3, 2007   interacts: 5

While the clergy and the liberal intellectuals bicker, the million dollar question remains where all the moderates have gone...

Preventing More Lal Masjids

Pervez Hoodbhoy   Jul 10, 2007   interacts: 961

What should the government do after the guns stop firing and the hostages are out, whether dead or alive?

Countering Our Very Own Frankenstein

Beena Sarwar   Jul 10, 2007   interacts: 6

According to media reports, pro-Taliban elements like the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Moham have already clashed with the military. The TNSM has reportedly seized all highways in the area, including the Silk Road leading to China.

Pakistan – The Threat From Within

Pervez Hoodbhoy   May 31, 2007   interacts: 393

It is an open question as to exactly how much further Pakistan will move towards religious radicalism in the years to come.

Why is the Government Dithering When it Should Stand Firm?

Kamal Siddiqi   May 2, 2007   interacts: 21

With religious extremists openly challenging the writ of the state, and despite overwhelming public demands that this be stopped, the government seems to be giving in.

On Sexual Liberation, Extremism and Simple Hypocrisy

farrukh kamrani   Sep 8, 2006   interacts: 28

Mr. Ishtiaq Ahmed’s article Convoluted Hypocrisy and Extremism published in the Daily Times on May 30, is a curious read affording us a unique opportunity to see the capacity some people have to retain and propagate wrong and distorted ideas!

Interpretation of Islamic Extremism in Mass Media

Zara Hafeez   Jun 21, 2006   interacts: 2

Interpretation of Islamic Extremism by the western mass media

Recent Terror in Egypt

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Jul 28, 2005   interacts: 206

Egypt is where it all started as early as 1928. Indeed it was not as much a reaction to non-Muslims or even colonial rule as it was opposed to its own co-religionists.

Will Pakistanis Listen and Act?

Sushil Bhatnagar   Jul 22, 2005   interacts: 226

President Musharraf's response as extremism in Pakistan comes under scrutiny once again

A Season of Faith’s Defection

Fahd Raza   May 20, 2005   interacts: 12

The message of tolerance is necessary not only for the Islamic militants but also for the so-called secularists, who in turn are extremist to the point of judging a man by his facial hair, or the clothes he or she wears.

The Commonality of ’Fundamentalisms’

Beena Sarwar   Oct 11, 2004   interacts: 35

Lalit Vachani documentary will resonate in Pakistan -- and other societies traumatized by ideologically-motivated violence -- due to the insight it gives into the minds of those involved in organizations that contribute to such violence.

A Case for Moderation

Gibran Bham   Aug 26, 2004   interacts: 138

Battling conspiracy theories and extremism: The old complaints of corruption and violence had been replaced by antipathy against the government’s policies, especially its close relationship with the United States. Now, the poor, and the rich, the e

Muslims Vs. Modernity

A Shiraz   Jun 17, 2004   interacts: 110

A modern Muslim can revert to fundamentalism as was the case with Mohammad Atta, the September 11 terrorist, and countless other Lebanese, Iranian, Algerian, Egyptian and Iranian elites. What causes this reversion?

My Pakistan

Ahmed Sadozai   Nov 24, 2003   interacts: 152

I wonder whether Islamic extremism is the future of Pakistan, it surely seems the case in the northern and western parts of Pakistan, where ‘Taliban-like’, long bearded people have made their government, who have the education and civilization

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