O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should you treat them with harshness …. (Surah Nisa)
Forced marriages are very common is South Asian countries, practiced by people of all religions. Although men are also forced into marriage by their parents, this crime is usually committed against girls. I [...]
Number of people affected in 2004 Tsunami: 5 million
Number of people affected in 2010 Haiti Earthquake: 3 million
Number of people affected by Pakistan floods 2011: 9.7 million
Floods have flown, and along with the floods tears have also flown in abundance. The pain, agony, and grief of flood victims is inapprehensible. Mothers with little kids, not [...]
I advise you and all your troops that are with you to be obedient to Allah SWT in all circumstances, as this is better than the weapons against the enemy, and a strong stratagem in the war.
I advise you and the soldiers who are with you to be more cautious and afraid of your own [...]
By now everyone knows that Salman Butt has been sentenced to 2.5 years in jail, Mohammad Asif to a year, Mohammad Aamir to 6 months, and agent Mazhar Majeed to 2 years and 8 months. Are the sentences too harsh, too lenient, or perfect?
It is sad for Pakistan cricket. The image of the country is [...]
Many people are suffering from depression all over the world. And many are in hospitals from months. No medicine seems to work. A huge number of cases of depression, to the point of hospitalization, have nothing to do with any illness whatsoever. In fact, medicine only makes it worse. This is because the body is [...]
Death toll due to dengue has reached 300 with over 20,000 affected. Although most of the affected have been cured, 20,000 is still a very large number. And getting affected from dengue is not a joke. Furthermore, over 9 million have been affected from floods.
Maulana Tariq Jameel on dengue and floods. Video can be [...]
Sohail Tanveer, who decided to take a second wife, is now giving death threats to his current wife to keep quiet, and is not supporter her nor their daughter financially. Video can be seen here.
Yet another case of how men treat women like chattel in Pakistan.
The modelling industry seems all glamour and glitz. However, the number of women who are trafficked after being promised a career in modelling, the number of girls kidnapped after being lied to, the number of fake fashion ads; all that is hardly known. Also, for those who are in the industry, the job itself is [...]
I must admit, I was impressed with Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol. The simple reason was that he raises his voice against overpopulation, or more specifically, jahil mullahs (and the so called religious people of society) who are against contraception.
Shoaib Mansoor tackles a lot of issues in his movie Bol, without giving proper time to any. A [...]
Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One was the most expensive movie in the history of Bollywood, with a whopping budget of 150 crores.
Even with such a large budget, the movie fails to impress. There is nothing that holds the viewers interest and it fails to captivate the audience. Also, there is little that is original. Scenes and [...]
