Tagged with Pakistan

New Terrorist Magazine Targets Obama, Drones

By Rym Momtaz @RymMomtaz Follow on Twitter   President Barack Obama appears with a bull’s-eye on his head in a new English-language magazine published online apparently by Islamist militants, who also urge Muslims around the world to try to hack and manipulate American drones. “Wanted Dead Only. Barack Obama Mass Murderer. Reward: in the Hereafter,” … Continue reading »

Pew: Religion and Politics

Pew:The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society Part 3 Religion and Politics Muslims around the world express broad support for democracy and for people of other faiths being able to practice their religion freely. At the same time, many Muslims say religious leaders should influence political matters and see Islamic political parties as just as … Continue reading »

Revealing India and Pakistan’s Ancient Art and Inventions

by Andrew Howley The three-day “Dialogue of Civilizations” conference in Guatemala is bringing together archaeologists studying five ancient cultures to discuss their similarities and differences and what they can tell us about human society as a whole. You can be a part of the conversation as well, tweeting your questions using #5Civilizations. China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, … Continue reading »

Who rules Pakistan?

  By Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi Pakistan is approaching the 10th general elections. It is, therefore, pertinent to ask who rules this country. There is no brief and single answer to this question. If we focus on the elections, we can argue that the people are the ultimate rulers of Pakistan. From another angle, a small … Continue reading »

A Terrorist’s Dream

A Terrorist’s Dream – To have Jews as the Enemy. From Gil Solomon: It must be any Arab terrorist’s dream come true that they have Jews as their enemy. If you are a terrorist facing Israel, you can fire rockets by the thousands and finally receive a response you know will end prematurely and inconclusively. … Continue reading »

Islam’s global civil war

Clifford D. May, Special to National Post FREDERIC LAFARGUE/AFP/Getty Images In much of what we now call the Muslim world, Muslims are fighting Muslims. The conflicts fall into two broad categories: those in which militants battle militants, and those in which militants battle moderates.   The outcomes of these conflicts matter to all of us … Continue reading »

Strong youth support for Shariah in Pakistan

  Hundreds of supporters of different religious and political parties take part in an anti-U.S. and Indian rally organized by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Reuters) FP, Islamabad – More than half of young Pakistanis believe democracy has not been good for their country and nearly 40 percent are in favor of having Islamic … Continue reading »

Zawahiri: Coming To Egypt

By Walid Shoebat Several Egyptian newspapers like Masr Al-Jadeeda, Al-Istiklal and Medan have published the story of a secret meeting in Pakistan between Ayman Zawahiri, the main man of al-Qaeda, and Muhammad Morsi of Egypt. According to the reports, in this meeting Morsi promised to smuggle Zawahiri back to Egypt. The leak came from an … Continue reading »

Where Pakistani Muslims Go to Party

The view of Afghanistan from the top of Bumboret, the largest of the three Kalash valleys. Rudyard Kipling’s “The Man Who Would Be King” is a 19th-century tale of empire, madness, and idolatry centered around two roguish British soldiers who take a perilous journey into Kafiristan, a hostile mountain region populated by pagans who kill … Continue reading »