Archive for February, 2010

26 Feb 2010

The Misery on our Faces

By Ayaz Amir
Times may be hard but why add to the sum of national misery? Some of our afflictions, like the economic downturn and the war raging along the Afghan frontier, may be beyond anyone’s control. But some are entirely self-created.
We are not a police state in the political sense of the term. This is [...]

21 Feb 2010

No Tombstone for the Hero?

By Anwaar Hussain
The text books that are taught to Pakistani children recount exploits of numerous past Muslim heroes in them. Standing tall amongst these heroes is one Arab by the name of Muhammad bin Qasim, born on 31 December 695 in the city of Taif in modern day Saudi Arabia.
Following are just some of the [...]

17 Feb 2010

Morality and Atheism

By Irfan Husain
Consider this demographic projection for the UK, and ponder its implications for a moment: within five years, the majority of babies will be born to unmarried parents.
However, before you put this down to yet another example of Western immorality, just remember that all these babies will have the same legal rights as [...]

15 Feb 2010

Aafia Siddiqui VS (Jews, Zarina Mari, Shazia Khalid and others)

By Anas Abbas
Aafia Siddiqui was finally convicted on 4th February 2010 for trying to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan.  She is now expected to face a maximum of 60 years in prison.
Below is a study that will analyze some important questions that are related to Aafia Siddiqui’s case.  The questions are:
What happened to Aafia and [...]

11 Feb 2010

Of Surfers and Sufferers

A Truth Spring exclusive
By Pervaiz Alam*
The other day I was driving on one of Islamabad’s roads when I saw a black Mercedes slightly bumping into a car moving ahead. Four young men alighted from that car, rushed to the Mercedes, dragged out the young driver and started beating him, calling him a drunkard. Suddenly, about [...]

05 Feb 2010

The Hague, not the Chilcot Inquiry

By Anwaar Hussain
Chilcot Inquiry was set up by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to inquire into Iraq war covering a period from 2001–2009. The hearings are being held in public unless there are “compelling reasons” for witnesses to be heard in private. The inquiry started at the end of July 2009, after the return of most [...]

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