An Israeli exercise in hubris By Irfan Husain dawn.com The ongoing row between Washington and Tel Aviv serves to show that the tail can wag the dog only for so long. After a while, even the most indulgent of uncles will stop handing out blank cheques to a spoiled nephew. The public — and unprecedented — rebukes emanating from the Obama administration will probably subside soon. But the underlying tension over the housing activities being carried out in blatant disregard for international law in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank will linger.Privately, Obama is said to be seething over … Continue reading Americans must stand up to Likud extremists!

Encountering fundamentalism —Nizamuddin Nizamani Extremist Islam is encroaching deeper into the Thar Desert and almost all district and tehsil headquarters of Sindh and Balochistan, where large numbers of seminaries, with new buildings and equipped with every kind of infrastructure, have been erected during the last few years Lethal suicide blasts in Lahore on March 13, 2010, which killed more than 60, including seven soldiers, shows the resilience and capability of the fanatics to strike in highly secured zones in the urban areas. Previously, they have attacked several security offices in Lahore, Rawalpindi and other cities in the Punjab and the … Continue reading Extremism in Islams name is encroaching deeper?

Fighting in the dark —Meher Bokhari Last year alone, innumerable incidents made a mockery of the Punjab government and its denial. The truth is, there is no dearth of facts. The tragedy is, there is no visible action being taken to address the evil, which now resides within “What world am I bringing my child into?” I didn’t have the answer to my four-month pregnant friend’s panicked question, but it is still ringing at the back of my mind. Friday night was possibly the most terrifying and confusing night for the citizens of Lahore. Alarm and bewilderment rushed through the … Continue reading PML-N Playing games with our childrens future?

CARTE BLANCHE: Pakistan’s new national game —Mehmal Sarfraz The Ministry of Sports has passed a decree that in view of the current sports crisis, it has been decided that to boost the morale of the general public we should have something that we excel in as our national game In the past week we have seen quite a flurry of activity on the sports front in Pakistan. First there was the whole cricket controversy where we saw the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) dishing out all sorts of lifetime and-years-long bans, levying heavy fines on players and what have you. Then … Continue reading Pakistan’s new national game ?

Blasphemy in a human world —Sikander Amani Whether you like it or not, the notion of blasphemy, or of ‘defamation of religion’, creates a hierarchy of beliefs which is simply incompatible with the plurality of the world, and the very right to hold a belief The Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, recently announced the revision of the Blasphemy Law. For anyone remotely familiar with the outrageous abuse of this law, which has more often than not been used to target non-Muslims for persecution, personal scores or political vendettas. This is very welcome — and long overdue — news. For anyone … Continue reading BLASPHEMY! – The word that takes away power from The Creator and gives it to the Mullah, Priest, Rabbi……..

US military targets Israeli ‘intransigence’ By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – The crisis touched off by last week’s announcement of Israel’s plans to build 1,600 new homes for Jews in Arab East Jerusalem during a high-profile visit by United States Vice President Joseph Biden appears to be escalating rapidly. Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to Washington and a historian who has written widely on ties between the two nations, called the growing contretemps “the worst [bilateral] crisis in 35 years” in a teleconference with other US-based Israeli diplomats on Saturday night, according to a number of published accounts. Twenty-four hours later, the … Continue reading Southern Baptist Mullahs put US troops at risk in Middle East

Political correctness strikes back: Jedi believer wins apology after being kicked out of Jobcentre for wearing a hood By Andrew Levy As any Star Wars fan knows, the Force is a powerful tool that can be harnessed to control the minds of weak-willed individuals. So when Jedi believer Chris Jarvis was told to remove his hooded top at a Jobcentre, its staff must have been made of stern stuff. Despite explaining he wears a cowl as part of his faith, the 31-year-old was marched off the premises by security guards after refusing to comply. Infuriated by his treatment, he wrote … Continue reading British Government to stop persecuting people of the Jedi faith ?

Is Robert Spencer Captain Oblivious? A Case Study in His Epic Double Standards Loonwatch.com Had I been really motivated, I would have photoshopped this picture and put Robert Spencer’s head on it. Since I didn’t, kindly just imagine it there. I’m absolutely no fan of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Unlike the neocon nutter Daniel Pipes who said that he was “rooting for Ahmadinejad,” I was praying for the opposition to win.  But I must always speak the truth, and therefore object to (the fraudulent liar) Robert Spencer’s absolutely deliberate misquoting of the Iranian president.  Spencer just published an article which he entitled … Continue reading Robert Spencer supports the GENOCIDE OF MUSLIMS!

Petrol to hit 120p a litre, as motorists ‘mugged’ by oil companies Petrol is due to hit a record of 120p a litre in a matter of days, even though the price of oil is little more than half the levels it was at its peak, the AA motoring group has warned. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Petrol could soon hit 120p a litre, the AA said Photo: MARINA IMPERI Senior MPs and motoring groups said that oil companies were “mugging motorists on the forecourt” and urged Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, to delay next month’s planned increase in … Continue reading British Motorists are being mugged – why do they continue to take this abuse?

Workers’ jihad at Islamic website Staff at IslamOnline have gone on strike. But is it about workers’ rights, religious principles or national rivalries? Jack Shenker guardian.co.uk Islamic advice websites aren’t the first thing that spring to mind when talking of strikes, sit-ins and workers’ occupations, but if there’s any proof needed that Egypt’s extraordinary wave of industrial action is every corner of the nation, then today’s drama at IslamOnline.net fits the bill. With more than 120,000 hits a day and a global reach that extends through several languages, IslamOnline is one of the biggest and most influential Muslim websites. From … Continue reading Staff at IslamOnline have gone on strike. But is it about workers’ rights, religious principles or national rivalries?