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Articles with tag: fundamentalism

The Long Road to Talibanization

Nosheen Ali   Apr 8, 2009   interacts: 49

The perpetrators of religious terror in Pakistan are not just the terrorists, but also actors embedded in state and society, and neither have been made answerable.

How it Became Bakistan

Feroz Qutabshahi   Feb 21, 2009   interacts: 77

A brief political history of Pakistan, from Jinnah’s idealism to Bhutto’s socialism and from dictatorships to present day Islamic fundamentalism.

Humanity at a Crossroads

Khalid Sohail   Feb 2, 2009   interacts: 342

Humanity is passing through an adolescent phase as is at a crossroads. All of us have to make certain choices. We can choose the path of collective suicide or the path of peace and harmony.

The God Delusion

Mutaal Mooquin   Sep 13, 2008   interacts: 274

In protest of all religio-zealots, I am bringing to attention of all, the work of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion".

Fundamentalism and Violence

Khalid Sohail   Dec 10, 2007   interacts: 123

Human beings are conditioned by their families and communities and violent cultures produce violent people.

Militant Liberalism

ahmad hayat   May 9, 2007   interacts: 387

Do we have liberals amongst us that are willing to carry a Kalashnikov in the name of values of Egalitarianism and Social Justice?

Reclaiming the Middle Ground

Ishrat Saleem   Jan 17, 2007   interacts: 53

No matter how we try to dissociate ourselves from our Muslim identity, it comes back to us in unexpected ways.

‘Our Liberals’ and Minority Psyche

farrukh kamrani   Jun 22, 2006   interacts: 760

Although they enjoy all the benefits of the society, they are the people who do not identify themselves with the majority of the people dwelling the country.

London’s Hour of Reckoning

Ozer Khalid   Jul 8, 2005   interacts: 502

A surreal silence and eerie calm haunts Europe. Yet Londoners display steely resilience in the eye of the terror tiger.

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.

Learning in Saffron: RSS Schools Orissa

Angana Chatterji   Nov 13, 2003   interacts: 123

At the intersections of globalisation and hyper nationalism, Hindutva intervenes, unravelling the fragile fabric of democracy.

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