Moscow revisited by mass murder By Mahir Ali dawn.com A part of a car used in the bomb attack is pictured (L) in Kizlyar March 31, 2010. Suicide bombers killed at least 12 people in North Caucasus on Wednesday, two days after deadly attacks in Moscow. A car packed with explosives blew up as police gave chase, and a bomber in a police uniform set off a second blast in a crowd of police who rushed to the scene, authorities said. – Photo by Reuters. On a typically freezing day in early February, a bunch of folk from the Chechen … Continue reading Moscow revisited by mass murder by the black widows

Reinventing the Taliban By Rafia Zakaria dawn.com Valued space is created for saying that the Taliban can indeed be rehabilitated and transformed into potential partners in peace, unlike Al Qaeda which must be eliminated at all costs. British Foreign Secretary David Milliband emphasised in an interview the need for “political talks” with the Taliban as part of the ultimate solution to the region’s problems. – Photo by AP. Controversy has raged in recent days over whether the video of a 17-year-old girl being flogged by the Taliban, released last April, was real or staged. The initial news report published in … Continue reading Sexy Taliban making hearts flutter?

The times, they are a-changin’ dawn.com I could’ve been in any city of the world as I munched on onion rings at Johnny Rockets while members of the bikers’ club, sporting top notch Harley Davidsons, gathered outside for a meeting and some photo ops. I was not the only woman around as I clicked away on my phone camera, taking in the bikes and jeeps plastered with stickers for a breast cancer charity, among others. The men looked like bikers anywhere in the world – colourful bandanas and shiny leather jackets. A few Hummers were parked to the side and … Continue reading Saudi Women more Free than Pakistani?

The Eurabian threat By Irfan Husain dawn.com Although the number of Muslim women in Europe affected by the law of banning a Islamic veil is tiny, this shift away from the generally tolerant attitudes of the past is an indicator of the mounting resentment the local population is feeling about the millions of Muslims in their midst. –Photo by ReutersMore and more, references to ‘unsustainable immigration’ in Europe are code for rising concerns about the ever-expanding Muslim presence there. Recently, Belgium passed a law banning any Islamic veil that covers the face. The logic is that those who can see … Continue reading The Eurabian threat to Christian Extremists!

Women walk topless through US city in protest Dozens of women walked topless through a US city – and expressed surprise that men turned up to watch. telegraph.co.uk By Paul Thompson Published: 12:15AM BST 06 Apr 2010 Hundreds of onlookers, mostly men, turned out to watch the topless demo Photo: WGME Organiser Ty MacDowell, 20, said the protest in Portland, Maine, was aimed at showing the double standards in the state of Maine. Men are allowed to walk down the street shirtless but, although not illegal, women are too afraid to go topless. Related Articles Peru with children: A beano … Continue reading Women walk topless in protest!

A family has claimed to have seen the image of Jesus in a discarded piece of chewing gum. telegraph.co.uk Previous 2 of 2 Images Next 11 year old River Noden holds the chewing gum Jesus Photo: AL STEWART 11 year old River Noden holds the chewing gum Jesus Photo: AL STEWART Nelly Noden had been chewing her gum on Good Friday but left it on the mantelpiece while she ate some crisps. When she returned, she claimed the gum had turned into an image that resembled Christ. Related Articles Jesus ‘appears in a pan’ Pictured: ‘face of Jesus Christ’ in family log fire … Continue reading Jesus ‘appeared in my chewing gum’

Wikileaks Releases Video Depicting US Forces Killing of Two Reuters Journalists in Iraq by: Dan Murphy  |  Christian Science Monitor A video released on the Internet Monday by WikiLeaks, a small nonprofit dedicated to publishing classified information from the US and other governments, appears to show the killing of two Iraqi journalists with Reuters and about nine other Iraqis in a Baghdad suburb in 2007 that is sharply at odds of the official US account of the incident. WikiLeaks said the video was from the camera gun of one of two Apache attack helicopters that participated in the incident. The group said … Continue reading TOP SECRET: US Forces Killing of Two Reuters Journalists in Iraq

view: Peace, prosperity and progress for tribal people —Ishtiaq Ahmed What is utterly disgraceful is the fact that women have been effectively and comprehensively denied their right to education by both commission and omission. Nowhere is this fact more glaringly manifest than in FATA My recent discussion of tribal society and culture in the Daily Times evoked several e-mail responses by people curious to know what can be done to prevent that region and its people being drawn into the midst of violent conflicts. Most immediately the thing that comes to mind is to see to it that peace is … Continue reading Peace, prosperity and progress for Pashtuns!

Dear Friend of Chicken Soup for the Soul, We owe most of our success to writers like you for the wonderful contributions of inspiration, hope, overcoming life’s challenges and realized dreams. We hope that this letter finds you well and sitting atop a plethora of stories that you just don’t know what to do with. We welcome stories from contributors of any age. Recipe for A Winning Chicken Soup for the Soul Story A Chicken Soup for the Soul story is an inspirational, true story about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It is a story that opens the heart and … Continue reading Chicken Soup for the Soul

Poem: Childhood of the Saint (Note: I find myself presently writing poems under the title: In Constant Incandescence, swirling around thoughts of saintliness and godliness. With now three grandchildren, the newest being a grandson in Switzerland (the other two granddaughters in London, and we grandparents in Philadelphia), and thinking about what the great awliyya’s childhoods might be like (of which we often have more factual information), this poem has come, partly in honor of the new arrival, of whose saintliness actually only Allah knows for sure… but of which each child born partakes…) for Noah Leon Sanders The childhood of the … Continue reading Childhood of the Saint