Funny protesters (they did, 1936.! lol) I hope this funny protesters signs made you laugh 🙂 Funny protesters pics Continue reading Big collection of funny protesters pictures.

Christian Stealth Jihad? A favorite theme of the right-wing nutjob community in the US is to fantasize about the threat of an Islaimc Shariah takeover of the United States. They accuse every effective Muslim leader and every successful Muslim organization in one way or another of scheming to institute Islamic law (Shariah) as the official law of our government. The pictures they paint in their books, radio shows, and blogs range from Muslims conspiring for a hostile takeover (through violent Jihad) to Muslims conspiring for a peaceful takeover of the United States (through perfectly legal means).  The latter is what … Continue reading A Christian Stealth Jihad in the United States

Chicago Tribune Fail: Quotes Robert Spencer on Tariq Ramadan Posted on 06 April 2010 by Emperor Manya Brachear The Seeker, Manya Brachear’s blog about religion on the Chicago Tribune website has a post, Chicago welcomes once-banned Muslim Scholar, about the upcoming trip of Islamic scholar/reformer and Oxford professor Tariq Ramadan to the United States (hat tip: iSherif). You may remember that Tariq Ramadan had his visa revoked by the Bush administration, ostensibly because he donated money to a charity organization that it was later charged had links to Hamas. The charge was clearly fallacious as the organization was not listed … Continue reading Chicago Tribune Fail: Quotes Robert Spencer on Tariq Ramadan

Al-Zulfikar: The unsaid history Posted by Nadeem F. Paracha Pakistan is infamous for having a history cramped with assorted Islamist and sectarian organisations that have been unleashing havoc on its people and the state for over a decade. But long before violent terror groups like Sipah-e-Shaba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and the Tehrik-e-Taliban-Pakistan started using unprecedented violence and coercion to turn their idea of a mythical Sunni Islamic utopia into reality, there was Al-Zulfikar, – a leftwing terror group formed by the sons of former Pakistani prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and the brothers of late Benazir Bhutto. The son rises Al-Zulfikar … Continue reading Murtaza Bhutto

Decoding Islamabad By Cyril Almeida dawn.com Nothing is simple in Islamabad. There are wheels within wheels. —Online My New Year’s resolution was to keep a diary. Four months into the new year, I’m already regretting I didn’t get around to filling it up. Not with my own thoughts — self-reflection is a pursuit I leave to the brave — but with the thoughts of others. Or more precisely, their predictions. In the business of politics here, everyone has predictions. Often certain facts are assumed before the predictions kick in. I’ll explain. Everyone knows that Zardari will be forced out of … Continue reading Pakistani whispers

The sudden hero By Nadeem F. Paracha dawn.com Supporters of Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari shout slogans during a pro-Zardari rally in Lahore. – AFP (File Photo) Pakistan SCBA, LHCBA may challenge 18th Amendment bill SCBA, LHCBA may challenge 18th Amendment bill The historic passage of the 18th Amendment Bill in the current National Assembly is rightly being paired with the country’s first ‘Constitutional revolution’ i.e. the making and passage of the 1973 Constitution during the government of the country’s first elected Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The 1973 Constitution was an outcome of a widespread consensus struck between the … Continue reading Zardari – The sudden hero?

Room for optimism By Mohsin Hamid dawn.com Despite the desperate suffering, Pakistan is also something of a miracle. —AP/File Photo World ‘Pak army must give up its ambivalence’ WRITER’S THOUGHTS ‘Pak army must give up its ambivalence’ EVER since returning to live in Pakistan a few months ago, I’ve been struck by the pervasive negativity of views here about our country. Whether in conversation, on television, or in the newspaper, what I hear and read often tends to boil down to the same message: our country is going down the drain. But I’m not convinced that it is. I don’t … Continue reading Room for optimism in Pakistan

Reliving Polynesian history through an epic sea voyage dawn.com Boat builders from Salthouse Boat Buildier on the North Shore of Auckland putting the finishing touches on a traditional Poylnesian canoe before an official launch. The four double-hulled canoes — 22 metres (72 feet) long with twin 13-metre masts – will sail 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles) to French Polynesia, reversing the route believed taken by taken by New Zealand’s first settlers. –AFP Photo Sport Match-fixer Cairns not for IPL: Modi Match-fixer Cairns not for IPL: Modi WELLINGTON: A fleet of traditionally-designed Polynesian voyaging canoes will leave New Zealand next week for … Continue reading Polynesian history through an epic sea voyage

VIEW: The importance of local intelligence —Gulmina Bilal Ahmad The local population, particularly in the tribal areas, has started cooperating with the agencies to offer information regarding the whereabouts of the militants. Gone are the days, fortunately, when the local population would give protection to the militants The monster struck again. The city of Peshawar was struck again by violence and terror. As horrified as the whole nation was whilst viewing the media footage of the three blasts, one could not help but think, when will it all end? Soon after, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for this ghastly … Continue reading The importance of local intelligence