Jillian York: The Denial of Islamophobia Posted on 27 July 2010 by Emperor loonwatch.com A good piece from Jillian York in the Huffington Post. Paranoid Politics: The Denial of Islamophobia By Jillian York Imagine a fairly widespread, fairly mainstream ethos in which politicians, pundits, and academics convened to denigrate practitioners of Christianity or Judaism. Imagine that these commentators picked apart the New or Old Testament to find its most heinous contents, then used those phrases to justify their hatred and distrust. Imagine a world in which this was utterly acceptable, even encouraged. Now turn on your television. The debate over … Continue reading Denial of Islamophobia

Walid Zafar: Newt Gingrich Joins anti-Muslim Bandwagon Posted on 27 July 2010 by Emperor loonwatch.com Newt Gingrich Joins Muslim-Baiting Movement by Walid Zafar Early this week, disgraced former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich warned that “a commitment to religious freedom and God-given rights is being replaced by a secular oppression…”  Just hours after those words appeared on Human Events, Gingrich issued a statement forcefully opposing the construction of a community center and mosque in downtown Manhattan, two blocks from Ground Zero. Gingrich’s affinity for religious freedom and his belief in God-given rights it would seem, doesn’t extend to Americans … Continue reading Newt Gingrich – Anti Muslim

Robert Dreyfuss: Anti-Muslim Bigot Explains Islam to FBI Posted on 26 July 2010 by Garibaldi loonwatch.com Robert Dreyfuss Robert Dreyfuss, contributing editor to the Nation Magazine and also a frequent contributor to Rolling Stone, The American Prospect, and Mother Jones has a great blog post about anti-Muslim bigot Robert Spencer of SIOA-fame training and explaining Islam to the FBI and Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force. This is how Robert Spencer will react: “Robert Dreyfuss is a leftard, dhimmi, who is tarnishing and libeling me!! Wah! Wah!” Dreyfuss also links to us, and I urge our readers to take time out and comment … Continue reading Is this why the FBI is becoming Anti-Muslim?

Pakistan and Afghanistan: interdependent, distrustful neighbours The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is a lot more complex than described in the stories of ISI goons Michael Semple guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 July 2010 11.15 BST Article history No one should be surprised that 180 of the leaked intelligence reports sound alarm bells about the involvement of Pakistan‘s ISI intelligence service in Afghan insurgency. Plenty such alarm bells have been sounded in the public domain already. But it is important that policymakers draw the right conclusions. During the period covered by these reports, I sat in on one of the first national … Continue reading Michael Semple writes

dawn.com IOA president Suresh Kalmadi had to plead with Delhi’s chief minister for safe passage to avoid a hoard of reporters demanding answers to questions of impropriety in national sports, including the sexual misconduct allegations against national field hockey and weightlifting coaches.—AFP/File Photo Sport Sports boardies seek guarantees from federations Sports boardies seek guarantees from federations NEW DELHI: Allegations of sexual misconduct involving two national coaches exacerbated the problems engulfing Indian sport and had the head of the Olympic association running for cover this week at the launch of the Commonwealth Games tennis centre. IOA president Suresh Kalmadi literally had … Continue reading Sex, corruption scandals tarnish India’s sport image

It’s society’s fault by Sana Saleem For over six decades we have confused, manipulated and twisted the ideology behind the creation of our state. We denied principles that could have prevented us from reaching the brink. In February 1948 in a broadcast to the people of the US on Pakistan , Jinnah said the following: “The constitution of Pakistan has yet to be framed by the Pakistan Constituent Assembly. I do not know what the ultimate shape of this constitution is going to be, but I am sure that it will be of a democratic type, embodying the essential principle … Continue reading Pakistani society’s fault

The ISI: America’s favourite scapegoat by Sahar Habib Ghazi First, a freelance reporter brings down America’s top general in Afghanistan with a damning article in the iconic pop-culture Rolling Stone magazine. Now, thousands of classified military documents are published on to the Internet through a website called WikiLeaks allegedly through a US soldier who had a change in conscience. Both stories have the makings of a future Hollywood film. But most importantly, both stories reveal an Afghan War that is going very wrong. Sadly, coverage in the US, of arguably the two biggest scoops of the year, can only be … Continue reading ISI – America’s favourite scapegoat

Hizb ut Tahrir is not a gateway to terrorism, claims Whitehall report The Government has opened the way for official links with Muslim extremists after civil servants said radical groups could be a “safety valve” for those tempted by terrorism. By Andrew Gilligan Published: 7:30AM BST 25 Jul 2010 telegraph.co.uk Hizb ut-tahrir members chant slogans as they take part in an anti-US protest in Lahore Photo: AFP/GETTY The groups specifically named – in documents leaked to The Sunday Telegraph – include al-Muhajiroun, which has praised 9/11 as “magnificent” and Hizb ut Tahrir, which wants to turn Britain into an Islamic … Continue reading Hizb ut Tahrir – not a gateway to terrorism – Whitehall

COMMENT:Social media Web 2.0—Aliya Anjum Social media is a game of innovation and creativity requiring fecundity of the mind. It has no place for me-too products, which the Pakistani corporate sector thrives on The internet is perhaps the only equitable tool of globalisation. Only in a virtual world are people truly the citizens of the world with no borders. Global migration barely represents two percent of the world population, essentially an alarming brain drain. Globalisation has a heavy tilt towards the global North (popularly called ‘the West’). In a world where globalisation is synonymous with McDonaldisation, social media, or Web … Continue reading Web 2.0

VIEW:US decline is China’s opportunity — II—S P Seth There is a wide chasm between rural and urban China in terms of incomes and socially, creating a lot of resentment and protests in different parts of China. There are reportedly more than 100,000 cases of protests and demonstrations in China annually Although China was hit by the global financial crisis with a significant fall in its exports, the situation has largely been retrieved. Even though western economies are in bad shape, they have no real options except to buy cheap goods from China. Therefore, the US and European countries have … Continue reading US decline is China’s opportunity