Archive for the 'God' Category

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 [...]

03 Nov 2009

If I were Taliban’s Advisor

By Anwaar Hussain
Listen up Government of Pakistan. If I were a Taliban advisor, this is what I would advise them;
First and foremost I would tell Hakimullah Mehsud, the Shadow of God, to raise the golden whip of religion a little higher and continue wielding it at that height flogging all and sundry every once in [...]

14 Jun 2009

The Pakistan SitRep

By Anwaar Hussain
SitRep is a military acronym for Situation Report.
Following is Pakistan’s SitRep for the past fortnight or so.
Murder and carnage continues unabated in Pakistan. On May 27, Lahore was struck yet again by a suicide bomber. The primary target seemed to be the ISI building but, owing to good defenses, could not be penetrated. [...]

08 May 2009

Alice in Talibland-2

Continued from part-1
By Anwaar Hussain
Alice’s shriek of terror surprised every one. It rose from the depths of her soul and escaped her throat with a gut-wrenching force. Everyone froze while it echoed eerily in the cave bouncing from wall to wall.
Taking advantage of this brief moment of paralysis, Alice bolted towards the nearest cave opening. [...]

07 Mar 2009

Swat Truce: A Glimpse into the Abyss

By Anwaar Hussain
Now that the state of Pakistan has effectively rolled over, paws up, at the feet of the beheaders, it is time to get a glimpse into the abyss the state has brought us onto.
But before that glimpse, the lessons first.
The lesson that other militants draw from the state’s capitulation to the Taliban in [...]

19 Jan 2009

Imran Khan vs Charles Darwin

By Irfan Husain
THIS year will see a large number of celebrations at campuses and scientific institutions around the world to mark the 200th year of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th year of the publication of his seminal work.
Widely regarded as one of the three most influential thinkers of the 19th century, together [...]

21 May 2008

Christian fundamentalists fighting spiritual battle in Parliament

By David Modell
They think society should be built on their beliefs. They claim non-believers are damned. But these radical Christian groups are not in America – they are here and are aiming to change the laws of our land, discovers the Bafta-winning film-maker David Modell
It’s Tuesday morning and the infants’ classroom in Carmel [...]

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