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Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’

Palestine Inching Towards State Hood!

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Nov 12th, 2011 • Category: Politics

It is refreshing that United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accrued the distinction to become the first UN agency to welcome Palestine as its full member. UNESCO has indeed kept up its apolitical mandate, while responding to the collective voice of international conscience.
A huge cheer erupted in UNESCO’s General Assembly after the vote. [...]



Education and Muslim Ummah

By Saleem Kolachi • Nov 3rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Education has always been used as an effective tool for change and it helped the nations to achieve for what they longed for centuries. A cursory glance will reveal that in today’s world the accessories that a common person uses are invented by the army of englishmen. Muslim Ummah on the contrary remembers it’s centuries [...]



Disputes, Mediation and United Nations

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Jul 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Recently two eye-catching events took place at the United Nations, in a quick succession; unfortunately both escaped desired focus. First, Ban-Ki-Moon was approved for the second five year term. He took the oath of office, placing his hand on the original UN Charter, promising to discharge his functions in the interests of the entire UN [...]



Flotilla Campaign Summery Report is Out

By A Khokar • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Politics

There were more than 700 participants from 36 countries in “Palestine our Route, Humanitarian aid our load” flotilla, which was bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza; they had come together to ensure that the illegal siege to which the people of Gaza were being subjected should come onto the International agenda. This organisation which was completely [...]



SOS - From Faith Massacre

By Aftab Alam • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Inflicting, bringing forth & maintaining severe bleeding wounds; Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq & Afghanistan in Muslims spiritual as well as geographical body on one hand and provoking Muslims Masses by carrying out very blasphemous &  rude caricatures in innumerable websites on the other, are the deeds which are very much fertile seeds of terrorism being sown [...]



Control the geography, control the people

By Justin Podur • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Just over a month ago (Oct 14/09) Palestinian geographer and director of the “Center for Global Consciousness” Saed Abu-Hijleh spoke at the University of Toronto. Traveling to the North American continent was no escape: Canadian Border services had put him through the ringer at Pearson airport, the border agent asking him whether he would “say [...]



War Over Niqab

By Natasha Suleman • Oct 10th, 2009 • Category: Features

Without getting into the details of whether the partial niqab ban imposed at Al Azhar is right or wrong , I wish to highlight a related news that caught my attention while I was going through the details of the ban. A paragraph read :
A millitant Palestinian group,Jand Ansar Allah,posted a statement on the Internet [...]



What are Rental Power Plants

By Guest Blogger • Aug 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

In Pakistan, you are damned if you do and you are damned if you don’t. Not always, but more often than not. There is massive power loadshedding across the country, factories and plants are closing down, manufacturing businesses and exports are down, unemployment and poverty is increasing, there are riots on the streets, trains and [...]



A Secret Back Channel

By Guest Blogger • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

US and Israel miserably failed in gaining success in their Middle Eastern and South Asian policies. The murder of Hariri in Lebanon and strengthening of Muslim nationalism led US and Israel to involve third party in fulfilling their objectives. However, they could not find a better partner than India to play as a front man. [...]



Question for Pakistani Intellectuals

By Anwar Jalal • Jul 18th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Whenever some Muslim countries( Palestine, Iraq. Chechnya ,Bosnia ,Kashmir, Afghanistan etc ) have ever been attacked or atrocities are committed to Muslims by (non Muslim) states or powers , the people of Pakistan , in particular Pashtoon have always shown solidarity with them by arranging protests ,demonstrations , strikes and public meetings besides [...]