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Extremism

A collection of 6 posts

Assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti

Pakistan’s minorities minister was murdered, a few weeks after the murder of the Punjab Governor. These are senseless and tragic events. Who are the perpetrators? In the first case, it might have been the case of misplaced and violent religious fervour. In the latter, a curious leaflet has been

Pakistan's Jewish Problem

Interesting stuff – how the dots are connected and the focus on Urdu media and KN: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5090.htm

Muddled Cameron Swerves Hard Right

Although the Prime Minister’s speech about British Muslims’ lack of values was couched in politically correct and not overtly Islamophobic language, the messages from the EDL in Luton and from Munich were the same and on the same day. While we welcome Mr. Cameron’s review of the ‘Prevent’

Murderer or Hero?

by Rayaz Ahmed Pakistan’s estimated population is over 170 million making it the world’s sixth most-populous country, which consists of 96.3% of Muslims. Due to uncertainty overs Sharia law, there is almost lawlessness in many parts of the country and corruption has spread like cancer in every

Blasphemy Law: Debate to Assassination

We absolutely condemn the assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and all the unwarranted furor that may have led to it. If anything, the Salman Taseer murder shows the importance of having a public and respectful debate about the Pakistan blasphemy Laws. Along with the murder of the governor, there

Blasphemy Law on Iqra TV

I was given the opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of the Pakistan Blasphemy law in much more detail on Iqra on 19 December 2010. Please view below: