Students Islamic Movement protested against dance and music parties under the supervision of college administration. Hundreds of students gathered at college. They said that these kind of vulgur activities should be stopped and that this was against our beliefs. About 400 students of college have written an application to the principal but there has been no response. Agitation is […]

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Source: BBC News
Pakistan has signed a peace deal with a Taleban group that will lead to the enforcement of the Islamic Sharia law in the restive Swat valley.
Regional officials urged the Taleban, who agreed a 10-day truce on Sunday, to lay down their arms permanently.
Once one of Pakistan’s most popular holiday destinations, the Swat valley […]

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The mission of the Holy Prophet was still in the early stage. Islam was still weak and helpless. The chiefs of Mecca were up against it. One night the Holy Prophet stood in the Kaaba, lost in thoughts. Presently he raised his hands and turned his eyes heavenward. […]

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//www.thecurrentaffairs.com/?p=214 5 minutes introduction to ISLAMPlease share with your Muslim Brothersand Non-Muslim Friends.The Event is called “Qasida Burdah” by Muhammad Al Husa…

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Source: Telegraph
Just when it was looking as if the situation in Pakistan could not get any worse, along comes the global credit crisis. As if the newly appointed administration of President Ali Zardari didn’t have enough on its plate already trying to establish its political authority while waging war against a determined Islamist insurgency. But […]

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The Bomb blast in the Marriot hotel in Islamabad has brought Pakistan to a point which has shaken it from its base. Every Pakistani has been pushed into a maze of questions which were deemed sacrilegious to our nationalism sometime back. But now the answers to these questions are the key to our survival.
 
Why was […]

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Source: Daily Times
* International Religious Freedom report says discrimination against minorities prevalent
* Says promotions for minorities limited
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: While Pakistan was credited with have taken ‘some steps’ to improve the treatment of religious minorities, the International Religious Freedom Report, released at the weekend, described the general situation on this front in pretty negative terms.
The […]

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Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal’s dream of Pakistan turned into a reality on 14th August 1947. Surely, they did not know that the Pakistan they dreamt about is still far from reality. Though, despite of its socio-political problems Pakistan has done considerably well in the past 60 years but that doesn’t not mean in any regard […]

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Charity is the source of spreading happiness in the society by giving basket full of benefits to the deserved ones. This benefit is not just entitled for the person who receives relief but it brings equal remuneration for those who sponsor relief to the poor, needy and the orphans. Charity is essential for the development […]

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How would one weigh a person?
Hey I KNOW EVERYONE DOES WEIGH AS THE LADY ABOVE IS DOING..THIS IS WRONG GUYZ !
Ah, I know a bigwig has just said what a stupid question is this, because the answer is as simple as putting an elephant in the refrigerator – where you open the door of the refrigerator, […]

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We hear everyday by the media of Musharaf’s coalition partners that Pakistan is a terrorist state. Moreover, we were told that we would be sent back to the Stone Age at the time of Afghan war post 9/11. Nevertheless, we are warned by Uncle Sam day after day to sort things out or else they […]

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Source: Pro Pakistan
Finally something that has been widely debated with respect to its allowance in the light of Islam .There are always conflict of opinion regarding such matters .
Something I found with a little research it is in Sahih Muslim Book #004, Hadith #1942
‘A’isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) came […]

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[Note: The following article has been re-published on NaiTazi.com with permission from Selina Haider of the WeCite Blog]
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Qari Ziauddin, who teaches Koran to boys in Qari Latif Islamic school, hanged Atif upside down with a ceiling fan in the school after beating him with sticks, which caused his death.
This is the police statement released in […]

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Source: Daily Times 
Plagued by concerns over the teetering coalition at the Centre, and ravaged by the enormous losses in infrastructure being imposed daily by militants, the NWFP government has adopted a policy of least resistance against the militants
According to the peace deal reached between the NWFP government and the Tehrik-e Taliban, the Government has agreed […]

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Unity, faith and discipline - I wonder who follows it these days in our country. This dream of Mohammad Ali Jinnah is stomped on harshly by the successive regimes of our country. Unity creates brotherhood and gives patience in return to survive with people of different ideologies, Faith is the basis for the creation of […]

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We are the beginning of the new century which is nearing its first decade, more than six decades old and are still lagging behind in the field of education. People from the west have reached the moon and are trying to touch other galaxies because they invest in the most vital entity for the survival […]

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USA has the flair of meddling in our domestic affairs and has once more proved this notion correct. A US congressional panel by Sheila Jackson Lee, a congresswoman, was told on Wednesday the PPP was doing a good job in Pakistan while Nawaz Sharif needed to be watched. As a matter of fact, since the […]

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For a Nation every Individual is the star in the galaxy of its destiny. The story of Pakistan is the story of ambitious generals who are denying the people of their rights; therefore, today’s Pakistan is a baby who is deprived of mother’s milk. At the age of sixty, it should been as strong as a […]

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Law and order is going from bad to worse. Man made laws and law administrators around the world have failed to curb crime. The instance of sexual harrassments, robberies and organised crime has reached its pinnacle. To stop this virus to infect our coming generations we have to create an antidode for it. As we […]

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Source: Reuters
While living in Delhi after 9/11, and in particular after India and Pakistan nearly went to war over an attack on the Indian parliament on December 13, 2001, one of the questions that cropped up frequently was about how much the Pakistan army had been permeated by hardline Islamists. In other words, how much […]

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Whenever, there is a sucide attack in Pakistan, Musharaf blindly points his finger at the people of Waziristan or Baluchistan. When people in North West Frontier hold arms against his Un-Islamic idealogies, he calls them ‘terrorists’ and ‘extremists’ and seek the support of ‘Uncle Sam’. When thousands of lawyers and judges ask Musharaf to go and […]

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As Shakespeare says,’ There is something rotten about the state of Denmark’. Danish newspapers have once again tarnished the name of Islam and made mockery of our beloved Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H) on the name of freedom of expression. But the situation has backfired for them as Muslims have become more united on the stance against Denmark. […]

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Jihad today is probably the most controversial of all Muslim practices. Some believe that ‘fighting’ for Islam, however it may be or against whoever it may be, is called Jihad. Those who believe in this line of thought are otherwise very good Muslims. This writer sincerely urges such believers to consider the following:

There is no […]

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What is it and where did it come from?
Consider Valentine’s Day, a day that after dying out a well deserved death in most of Europe (but surviving in Britain and United States) has suddenly started to emerge across a good swath of Muslim countries. Who was Valentine? Why is this day observed? Legends abound, as […]

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by Jasmine Rafique
Newspapers across Europe Wednesday reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked worldwide protests two years ago.
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