Author Archive: Infoeditor
The Ahmedi Question
I have grown up struggling against the Ahmediyyah sect in my locality. But however hard I tried to keep away from the sect; I have been increasingly drawn to its cultural elements. The western hip-hop, with its underpinning in the Nation of Islam, is one of the most vocal features of contemporary Muslim culture. The […]
The Faithful as a Nation
Nations are born in the hearts of Poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians. – (Iqbal) PHILOSOPHICALLY and ideologically, Pakistan is the legacy of Iqbal. To say this, however, is to overstate the significance of his role. Pakistan is the outcome of the struggle of Indian Muslims during the British Raj; it is […]
Ambiguities of Pakistan
‘ Go to Pakistan’ in India means ‘Go to hell.’ When a BJP leader Giriraj Singh exhorted the voters either to back Narendra Modi in the ongoing election or to go to Pakistan, nobody was really shocked. First, it’s BJP’s exhortation, despite the party’s recent attempt to bury the hatchet of chauvinism in its drive […]
“In Pakistan We Have Selective Islam”
My Generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been slaves and had a huge inferiority complex of the British. The school I went to was similar to all elite schools in Pakistan, despite becoming independent, they were, and still are, producing replicas of public […]
JINNAH: THE ELUSIVE TRAGIC HERO
Qaed-e-A’zam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who learned the alphabet of politics at the feet of Dadabhai Naroji and was gently initiated to the altar of Indian politics by a giant political seer Gopala Krishna Gokhale was admirably sung as the “Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity” by Sarojini Naidu, the nightingale of India.But, later he was treated […]
PAKISTAN : A STATE OF BORROWED IDEAS
HERE is a cliche : Pakistan was created as an Islamic state, as a separate home for Muslims of the Indian sub-continent, as an expression of their desire to establish an Islamic society. The Pakistan Movement was inspired by the “Ideology of Islam”, India was partitioned and millions sacrificed their lives, honour and millions sacrificed […]
Iraq Parliamentary Election: First since US Withdrawal
Twenty two million registered Iraqi voters cast their ballots in 50,000 polling booths across the country on Wednesday, amidst rising violence to elect a 328-seat Parliament, in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the US troops moved out three years ago. More than 9,000 candidates are competing in the elections. Polling began at 07:00 local […]
US And EU Urged Egypt to Reverse Mass Trial
The United States, on Tuesday, urged the Egyptian leaders to reverse the court ruling sentencing 682 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death including the group leader, Mohammed Badie. The much condemned verdict came on Monday, by a court in the southern city of Minya, issuing a death penalty for the supporters of Morsi, who faced charges […]
Missing MH370: Australian Company Claims the Wreckage to Be In Bay of Bengal
A private Australian exploration company has claimed that it had found the remains of the disappeared Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Bay of Bengal, 5,000 km away from the current search zone in the Indian Ocean and about 190 kilometres south of Bangladesh. The search authorities however dismissed the possibility. The wreckage was reportedly […]
Kenya Legalizes Polygamy
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a controversial bill into law legalizing polygamy. The new law permits men to marry as many wives as they wish. Several male MPs supported the bill, voting through the amendment while their female counterparts walked out of parliament in disgust stating that a decision to take on another wife […]
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