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Where did the blasphemy law come from?
According to Islamic belief, blasphemy is considered the use of profanity or a show of disrespect towards religious beliefs and holy personages, but unlike Judaism and Christianity, no strict...
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What Muslims in the West can learn from Jews
“Muslims in America have to start taking the route of our Jewish brothers and sisters, and they need the help of the latter to make it happen.” This suggestion comes from acclaimed American Muslim...
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5 signs of a lame conspiracy theory
We often find ourselves being buried alive beneath an avalanche of conspiracy theories that are often racist, usually illogical and almost always hilarious. That does not change the fact that...
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Why Israel and Pakistan can never be allies
In 1947, Israel’s founder, David Ben Gurion sent a telegram to Muhammad Ali Jinnah in an attempt to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan. The telegram was initially ignored and to date,...
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Dr Seuss and the Mullah
At the mosque today, a man takes the pulpit. He warns us quite gravely that we are all culprits; Islam is the true religion, it would seem. The others seem destined to fail, in his dream. So we’re...
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I entered Jerusalem as a Pakistani Muslim
While I was planning a trip to Jerusalem, I knew that I was taking the risk of losing my money on hotel bookings and transport, as well as the time and effort that went into planning the trip. I visit...
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Is Islam better practised in the West?
Most people are very quick to point out the flaws and imperfections of Western lifestyle, citing promiscuity, free flowing alcohol, homosexuality, gay marriage and a free mixing of sexes as the main...
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Every Jew is not a Muslim foe!
At the very outset of this blog, I would appeal to the readers to be open-minded. To label, without any basis, all Jews outspoken in favour of tolerance to Muslims or vice versa, of having some hidden...
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A numbness to murder
The murder on a mundane Monday morning was as meaningless as the murder on a tedious Tuesday morning. The details, however, differ in terms of bullet count. Dr Mehdi Ali Qamar, an Ahmadi cardiologist...
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From India: It wasn’t us, Pakistan!
I was sitting on Facebook when a friend of mine, a very patriotic Indian, messaged me informing me of the airport attack in Karachi. I replied expressing shock and grief, a feeling he reciprocated. We,...
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I found God in Turkey
“Whatever is meant for you, […], is bound to come to you. It may have to come all the way from Istanbul to San Francisco, or even by a more roundabout route, but it will come to you.” – Sheikh Mozaffar...
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Glorifying Hitler will not help Gaza!
The death toll of the latest Israeli military operation in Palestinian Gaza has soared to 121 Palestinians. These Palestinians aren’t the ‘terrorists’ Israel is aiming to target; one of Israel’s...
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Are we going through the South Asian Complex?
When Israel resumed its onslaught on the people of Gaza, social networking sites became a medium of protests from around the world. But in Pakistan, there were mixed reactions. Some were quite...
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Be pro-Gaza, not anti-Jew
Repeat after me: “All Jews are not extremists.” “All Jews do not hate Palestine.” “All Jews do not want to eradicate Muslim identity.” Each “Jew joke” you share with your Whatsapp friends’ group...
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How Hollywood reacts to Gaza: Welcome to the dark side
Since the early 20th century, Hollywood has been persistently flourishing and progressing towards better and greater dimensions; shaping filmmaking trends for rest of the world’s leading film...
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Talia, my Israeli friend
By the time two hundred people had been killed in Gaza, I had shared an array of articles and videos through my Facebook on the crisis at hand. I was not alone: every second Muslim was running their...
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Noor Inayat Khan: The Muslim WWII heroine who helped Jews
Noorunnisa Inayat Khan, also known as Madeleine or Nora Baker, a Muslim woman who is known for her valour and fearlessness during the World War II, was introduced to the world in the recent docudrama,...
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Talking out loud – Islam needs a reboot
At the very outset, let me clarify that I am neither a religious scholar nor do I have disciplined knowledge about the Muslim faith. The views expressed in this article are purely based on the...
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Interfaith gestures: Moral placebos or progress?
On November 14, 2014, Muslims prayed at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. South Africa’s US Ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, gave a sermon and declared that, “never again must there be intolerance...
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Lub pay aati hai dua bann kay tamanna meri
On December 16, 2014 The Express Tribune blogs desk received many submissions from grief stricken people from all over Pakistan. These people wanted to show their solidarity with the families of the...
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