Tag Archives: Islam

Barbarians – May They Rot in Hell

Posted on April 3, 2009 by sm

This is the religion of the Taliban. It is not mine, nor is it the religion of 160 million people in Pakistan. This is neither humane, nor compassionate, and by their own laws, that strange men held down a young girl in public should be enough to convict them of the same crime. Continue reading →

Posted in civics and society | Tagged arrest, barbarians, Islam, neanderthal, pakistan, punish, Supreme Court, taliban | 1 Comment

Cast Ye Doubt On My Faith?

Posted on July 11, 2007 by sm

Over the many conspiracy theories and hotly-debated views on various blogs and forums regarding Lal Masjid (LM), few have reacted to the notion that one Muslim has the power to doubt another Muslim’s faith. The common theme among many Pro-Lal … Continue reading →

Posted in civics and society | Tagged assault, bloggers, christian right, collateral damage, community, Conservative, court, decadence, drinking, extremism, fundamentalists, gambling, God, hostages, Islam, Judgement, lal masjid, Liberal, media, molotov cocktails, morality, muslims, pakistan, pornography, Prophet, shame, suicide bombings, terrorism, theft, values, vandalism, weapons of mass destruction, women | 4 Comments

Clerical Islam

Posted on July 8, 2007 by sm

Over the past 5 days, we’ve seen the face of clerical ‘Islam’ in Pakistan: a hypocritical movement by power-hungry individuals who are willing to send our sons and daughters to their death, rather than face it themselves. If Abdul Rasheed … Continue reading →

Posted in civics and society | Tagged Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, Afghan, Blasphemy, Bugti, Christian Church, clemency, clerics, Council, Ghazi, Hindu, hostage, Hudood Ordinance, Imamhood, Islam, Jamaat-e-Islami, kafir, kalima, lal masjid, Law, maulana, media, military, MMA, mullah, muslims, politics, priesthood, Prophet, Qazi Hussain, Quran, religious parties, Sharia, subjugate, Ulema | 1 Comment

WHY? (Freedom to De’press’ II)

Posted on July 6, 2007 by sm

Amidst the relentless coverage of the Lal Masjid Operation, our news channels and papers have tried very hard to keep abreast of the situation and to present the blow-by-blow news, as it happens, when it happens. Along with the situation … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged Abdul Aziz Ghazi, Al-Qaeda, Balochistan, BBC, burqa, channels, clerics, CNN, Islam, journalism, journalists, lal masjid, media, newspapers, newspeople, NWFP, operation, questions, shaheed, terrorism | Leave a comment

Judiciary Above Suspicion

Posted on March 21, 2007 by sm

When the Prophet brought Islam to Arabia, one of the first things he requested of his followers was to abandon the tradition of long, trailing robes worn by the elite tribesmen at the time. The length of the robe indicated … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged accountable, AFP, Aitzaz Ahsan, Allah, Arabia, bribery, Chief Justice, corruption, ignorance, Islam, judges, judiciary, jurists, mullahs, nepotism, politicians, power, President, Prophet, supreme, tolerance | 1 Comment