As a journalist who began his career in the late 1960s, I feel that the media is neglecting its real role of providing information through objective and responsible reporting and analysis. Why is it that the news stories, such as the one below, about the peaceful coexistence of Hindus and Muslims rarely find a place [...]
Homegrown terrorism is an alarming and very chilling idea. No country likes to believe that violent and armed insurgency and militancy has taken root in its backyard. Countries tend to put the matters at the back burner for as long as possible. India is ignoring the terrorists of RSS, BJP and Bajrang Dal [...]
Irrespective of that who made Al-Qaeda, Taliban etc like groups and used for what reasons and on what fronts, when the utility of such groups is over then defaming and creating and projecting negative (required) image is done by use of media and diplomatic channels. There could be certain different affiliations of these created groups and [...]
In Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Arab States are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today. May there be Eid in Pakistan Tomorrow. Weather experts say that sighting of moon in Pakistan will be most probably on the evening of 30th Ramadan rather than 29th Ramadan. So Eid in Pakistan may be after two days of Saudi Arabian Eid [...]
In it’s blind pursuit to fully control the Kashmir and subjugate the overwhelming Muslim majority and preferring Hindu minority in every field, Indian government has once again started using Gestapo measures in the Jammu and Kashmir region, which it occupies for more than last sixty years.
In the recent skirmishes, Indian police stormed into the houses [...]
In methodology of US law or else, whereby, it awards legitimately, “free speech” in the contest of expression, means, a “freedom to communicate with all forms of expression”…………… mode and platform to respond in lieu of speech is in the domain of retaliator, depending on his trait, qualities and threshold to accept brunt, and the brunt itself depends on his previous or innate abilities as tolerances.
Some .2 million Kashmiris were protesting against the economic blockage of Hindu fanatic organization of Jammu, which has brought the economy and business of the Indian held Kashmir to a virtual stand still and the overflowing fruit business of the held Kashmir valley was getting death knolling brunt. As the incensed Kashmiris peacefully reached near [...]
Our modern religious history tells us that all the religious denominations have their roots source in the Middle East. The annals of other civilizations found in far off lands also speak of the spiritual connections to the knowledge and wisdom found in this area. The Judaic, Christian or the modern day Muslims, their intellectuals have always [...]
“Are there many Muslims in Cuba?”
“Why would a Cuban want to become a Muslim?” These are the two questions I am most frequently asked when introducing myself, or in the case of old friends re-introduce, by my Muslim name, Assad Jibril Pino. The answer to the first query is a simple yes. Several [...]
