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Racial Profiling , Suicide Bombings , Terrorist Attacks , Extremism , September 11 Attacks , US PoliciesRecent articles from the archives
Chillchinga, the US Soldier
kashkin dabruski Apr 22, 2008The only desire now
To go home
To converse few words
In Spanish as he pays the price
For migration and adventure
Little Pakistan: Brooklyn’s Coney Island Avenue
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 21, 2008This article does not discuss racism or race relations. Instead, it hopes to capture how a community has gone through such adversity and is coming back to life, after almost losing it.
Gen. Petraeus & Crocker's Washington Show is a Damp Squib
Gajendra Singh Apr 17, 2008If an act of mercy is twice blessed, then an act of illegal invasion and brutal occupation has since proved to be doubly cursed for the invaders as well.
Europe and the Film Culture
noman siddiqui Apr 7, 2008Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna” was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.
Pakistan: The War of Drones
Pervez Hoodbhoy Mar 10, 2008Why do so many Pakistanis suddenly lose their voice when it comes to condemning suicide bombings? Is it because the bomber kills in the name of Islam?
The Naval War College Bomb Blasts
Feroz R Khan Mar 4, 2008I was about 800 meters away from the bomb blast. The force of the explosion was powerful enough to rattle the windows nearly a mile away.
The Deoband Declaration on Terrorism: Why Now?
Dost Mittar Mar 3, 2008On February 25, 2008 an “All India Terrorism Conference” was attended by over 10,000 Islamic clerics, scholars, muftis and teachers.
Long Road Ahead
Khalid Bhatti Feb 19, 2008PML(Q) showed a very dismal performance with managing just 38 seats against the boastful claims of more than 110 seats in national assembly before the elections.
Monday Morning Blast in Rawalpindi ... An eyewitness account
Sabahat Vahidy Feb 4, 2008This morning marked the first day of classes for the current batch of officers chosen from around the country to take the Unit Command Course. Five of them never signed-in today.
Taliban, Pashtoons and Pakistan
Khalid Bhatti Jan 28, 2008The militants have become so bold that they have started to fight pitch battles against the Army instead of employing hit and run tactics that were the hallmark of tribal battle skills.
Child Interrupted
ehsan syed Jan 14, 2008The boy who blew himself in Dera Ismail Khan last Muharram was hardly 17 years old. Still a child, legally speaking, dying a violent death, martyr to some, and terrorist to others.
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before blowing himself up.
Why the American War on Terror is Failing Miserably
Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 17, 2007USA's counter terrorism effort in the Global War against Terror is frankly creating more terrorists than it is stopping.
Pakistan at War
Akmal Hussain Nov 16, 2007There is little doubt that Pakistan is under attack by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and Taliban. It is equally clear that the war is not going well.
An Open Letter to Hizb-ut-Tahrir
Gupangam Khan Nov 12, 2007What do you really mean by "re-establishing the Khilafat and carrying Islam to all Mankind by way of Jihad" on your website?
Voice from Waziristan
Khalid Bhatti Oct 28, 2007Today on 28th October, 2007 I woke up to the horror stories of killing and beheading of thirteen people in Swat, Pakistan.
Welcome Home Ms Bhutto
Ayesha Umar Oct 20, 2007There is no doubt that Benazir was the prime target of the attack. A lot has been changed in those 8 years. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for being the key US ally in the war on terror.
Of Carnage and Triumph
Dilawar Syed Oct 19, 2007At least 135 innocent lives lost; hundreds of families devastated.
A Silent World
Tooba Shah Oct 12, 2007There are bodies strewn as far as the eye can see. Are they amongst these dispersed corpses? No! I quell all such thoughts. To be certain, I now start looking carefully.
Friends Not, Masters
Hussain Gadehi Sep 24, 2007An overview of the declasified US secret documents, it has been alleged in those documents that the Pakistan is supporting the Taliban


