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Shock, Disbelief and Anger

by on 28. Dec, 2007 in Islam, Issues, Pakistan, Politics, World

Yesterday, 27th December 2007, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while leaving a political rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh. She had just given a campaign address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 parliamentary elections. After getting into her bulletproof vehicle, Bhutto stood up through the sunroof of the vehicle to [...]

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Transition in Pakistan is the Number One News Story of 2007 – TIMES Magazine

by on 19. Dec, 2007 in Islam, Issues, News, Pakistan, Politics, U.S, World

I was honestly surprised to hear this on the radio today but then I pondered for a minute and it all started to make sense. Because of Pakistan’s strategic position in Southeast Asia and the so called “War on Terror”, Pakistan should and must be number one if one looks at the current power struggle. [...]

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ISNA: Intrafaith Q&A on Shia/Sunni Relations

by on 01. Dec, 2007 in Islam, Issues

INTRA FAITH WORKS ONE FAITH – Nineteen Questions about Shi’i-Sunni Relations by: Mohamed Nimer, director of research at the Council on American Islamic Relations, is the author of “The North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United States and Canada” (Routledge: 2002). Asma Afsaruddin, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at [...]

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