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Jewish and Muslim Scholars on Shia-Suni Struggle

By kami • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Washington, DC. In last May, an Asia Program event at the Woodrow Wilson Center cosponsored and featured Khaled Ahmed, a Pakistani scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, and Yitzhak Nakash, a Jew and an Islamic history expert of the Middle East and former fellow at Wilson Center.
Ahmed said that, fortunately or unfortunately, most Pakistani Shias [...]



Active VIOLENCE TO Reactive VIOLENCE

By captainjohann • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

The following article by Shri Engineer, a moderate indian Muslim appeared in a blog.He is considered an Islamic scholar of repute and writes in all leading Newspapers in india like times,Express groups etc.My comment will not be seen by him.But i thought this will interest bloggers in TPS. My comments are below the article
Islam, Muslims [...]



Would Ummah Unite Due to Energy Crisis

By Gul Raiz • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The need of hour for the Muslim world is to optimize its potential and to collectively focus energies to avert the looming crisis in energy, water and food sectors. Only a passionate and concerted effort in unison could enable the Muslim world to tackle with the gigantic and redoubtable challenges of this grave time.
The leaders [...]



Blast In Karbala - The Peak Of Inhumanity

By fzuberi • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber blew herself up Monday amid a group of Shiite worshipers near a mosque in Karbala, killing at least 32 people and wounding 51, officials said.
The worshipers were gathered about a half mile from the Imam Hussein shrine, one of the holiest sites for Shiites.
Karim Khazim, the city’s chief health [...]



Is this how Indians return a favor?

By Ammar Yasir • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

India Pakistan relations, Kashmir Singh, Khalid Mahmood, Muslim, Politics



Nabuwat Ka Phul : Jamat-e-Ahmadiya’s Claims

By Tariq • Feb 25th, 2008 • Category: Misc


Will you Vote for a Non-Muslim Prime Minister?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jan 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Though the constitution of Pakistan doesn’t allow a non-Muslim to hold the top office, but then who cares about the constitution here. Just for an instance ignore the constitution (which is extremely easy at least here), and let’s answer this question, would you accept if some competent, sincere, able, and deserving person becomes the [...]



Pilgrimage (Hajj)

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jul 24th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Once a year Muslims around the world go to Makkah (Saudi Arabia) to perform Hajj (Pilgrimage) during 9~11th day of Islamic month of Zil-Hajj. In old times people do travel from many locations around the world on foot or on animal back. As the means of travel improved people start to avail ships and after [...]



Suiting of Pakistani Women

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jun 20th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

In today’s newspaper it was written that the Saudi Government has objected the suiting of Pakistani Woman during Hajj and made it compulsory that she shall have to put on suit recommended by them.
In an TV program on AAG Channel a girl asked the host of the show that you should also wear “Shalwar [...]



"Knighthood to Salman Rushdie"

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jun 20th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

We as Muslim cannot even think a word of disgrace against any prophet of the Almighty. Reason is we believe that every prophet of God is innocent, pious, example of character for the whole humanity from the creation of the universe upto the Judgment Day.
We believe that each of the prophet was sent [...]