Colonel Gaddafi  scores a three in 500 success rate after holding another Islam conversion party in Rome for glamorous models By Nick Pisa And he’s the only man allowed in the room with them Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi hosted another Islam conversion party attended by 500 glamorous women during the first day of an official visit to Italy. Gaddafi was the only man at the event – apart from security officers who were kept outside – while the women who were invited to take part were all asked to ‘dress demurely’. Three women were said to have undergone ‘spontaneous … Continue reading The Funny Colonel and 500 Chicks!

No, I’m top cat! Tiger stands up for himself at British zoo By Katherine Faulkner Whether you’re in the wilds of Siberia or deepest Bedfordshire, there comes a time in every tiger’s life when you have to stand up for yourself. And this big cat left its impudent rival in no doubt who’s the boss. Rearing up on its hind legs, front paws outstretched, it made a fearsome sight which served to settle an argument-without the need for bloodshed. Standing up for himself: The Siberian tiger shows his rival who’s boss at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire The clash between two … Continue reading Top Pussy!

 Battle of the sexes savannah-style: Moment two lionesses launch extraordinary attack on a threatening male By Mailonline Reporter Two lionesses stalk their male counterpart before launching an extraordinary attack on the stunned lion. The dramatic set of photographs capture in startling detail the moments two females trade blows with the bigger lion. The females were out hunting when they spotted the lion, and fearing he might be competition, they gave a show of force by landing powerful blows. Game ranger Malcolm Bowling captured the images of a lifetime as he instinctively snapped away during the dramatic encounter, which lasted … Continue reading The Husband, His Wife and Her Mother!

COMMENT: Re-strategising the anti-terror war —Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan Terrorism is not a legal problem or merely an issue of law and order. It is basically a political problem requiring a political approach to solve it. There should be political ownership and political control over the war against terrorism as war is too serious a business to be left to the generals only Pakistan has been waging a war against terrorism for the last nine years. Despite incurring huge losses of life and property, its efforts have often been subjected to severe criticism for lack of a comprehensive and coherent … Continue reading Re-strategising the anti-terror war

COMMENT: The metastasis of power —Nazish Brohi Veerji was abducted, assaulted, kept in confinement, and threatened with the demand that the Kasturi case be retracted otherwise he could be kidnapped again, with worse consequences. But it is a lesson he has deliberated over and chosen not to learn Our hearts are wrenched, our minds boggled, our eyes scarred, our pockets upturned by this flood. But like with all other crises, whether terrorist attacks, rape and killings of women or inflation and price hikes, there are certain people who keep us going; at times our children, our parents, spouses, or those … Continue reading The metastasis of power

VIEW: The Singapore model of religious pluralism —Ishtiaq Ahmed On the whole, Singapore’s approach to prevent radicalisation of society is to actively engage with the religious communities, maintain close link with their organisations and allow unrestricted religious freedom to them, yet put limits to such freedom when national interest is adversely affected In this essay I would like to share with the readers the very positive views on the Singapore model of religious pluralism that I formed during my recently completed 3-year stay in that country. The religious composition of the 4.8 million-strong Singapore population is currently as follows: 42.5 … Continue reading The Singapore model of religious pluralism

By Jawed Naqvi dawn.com Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s comments about “saffron terrorism” should be taken as nothing more than a convenient slogan that purports to show the government’s agenda as secular while it allows communalism to expand and flourish. – File Photo. The Indian parliament in its wisdom passed a law on Friday that seeks to further restrict the flow of foreign funds to NGOs, which it fears induce religious conversions. On the face of it there is nothing wrong with the new law except that it is perhaps not as impartial as it claims to be. For no other … Continue reading Will India get the real culprits?

Where is the ‘Pak’ in ‘Pakistan’? by Guest Last week at a boardroom luncheon in Sydney, many people asked me about the floods in Pakistan, gave their condolences and shared their views on the humanitarian disaster. One person actually asked me, ‘What is the meaning of Pakistan’, and ‘What does it stand for?’ ‘Pak’ means pure and ‘Stan’ means land, so essentially it means land of the pure, I retorted almost robotically. After I answered that question I thought to myself, either I would make a great politician or a great diplomat because although the answer was correct, my sentiments … Continue reading The ‘Pak’ in ‘Pakistan’

Pakistan floods: British Muslims should give money to UK causes, says charity Haroon Siddique guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 August 2010 16.18 BST Article history A child at a temporary shelter in Thatta in southern Sindh. Pakistani troops and workers were on a “war footing” over the weekend battling to save the city of Thatta after most of the population fled advancing flood waters. Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty ImagesAn Islamic charity says British Muslims should fulfil their religious obligation to help the poor by giving money within the UK rather than abroad – despite the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan. Muslims … Continue reading British Muslims should spend Zakat in UK

Bjørn Lomborg: $100bn a year needed to fight climate change ‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ and critic of climate scientists to declare global warming a chief concern facing world today Juliette Jowit guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 August 2010 20.17 BST Article history Danish professor Bjorn Lomborg. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe world’s most high-profile climate change sceptic is to declare that global warming is “undoubtedly one of the chief concerns facing the world today” and “a challenge humanity must confront”, in an apparent U-turn that will give a huge boost to the embattled environmental lobby. Bjørn Lomborg, the self-styled “sceptical environmentalist” once compared to Adolf … Continue reading Global Warming, A Reality – Bjørn Lomborg