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The blasphemous use of blasphemy Print E-mail
Monday, 20 December 2010 00:06
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


Another day, another arbitrarily imposed blasphemy case.

Last Updated on Monday, 20 December 2010 11:22
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Israel, anti-Semitism and the black humour of hypocrisy Print E-mail
Friday, 17 December 2010 12:25
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By David Cronin

Sometimes the best comedy is made by people who are not trying to be funny. At least, that’s what I discovered when I was accused of emulating the Nazis.

During a recent tour of Britain and Ireland to promote my book Europe’s Alliance With Israel: Aiding the Occupation, I heard that the pro-Israel Simon Wiesenthal Centre had filed a complaint about me with the Dublin government.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 December 2010 12:35
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Is Veena Malik a threat to Islam? Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:33
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By Shyema Sajjad Khan

How is it that religious leaders are ready to hurl accusations and profanities at celebrities on camera but are fearful of shunning terrorists or corrupt leaders in the same way? Perhaps because celebrities neither possess weapons and nor a public office, hence they remain easy targets.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:38
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Immigration - why the cap won't fit Print E-mail
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 20:46
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By Faiza Shaheen

In the rush to tighten borders, the government is engaged in a disservice not only to the British public today, but to future generations of British workers.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:38
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Tourism in Pakistan - surely not? Print E-mail
Friday, 10 December 2010 16:03
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By Sohail Azhar

In October 2007, Newsweek magazine ran with the front cover headline that ‘The Most Dangerous Nation in The World Isn’t Iraq – It’s Pakistan’. In July this year, David Cameron publicly accused Pakistan of exporting terror.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 21:03
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Saudi and Pakistan - leaky logic Print E-mail
Friday, 10 December 2010 05:11
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By Nadeem F Paracha

Now how bad can it be for a president to be criticised by a monarch who is alleged to have asked the Americans to bomb Iran and whose countrymen are still thought to be one of the leading donors to terror organisations like Al-Qaeda? Well, that’s what the recent US intelligence documents uploaded on WikiLeaks suggest.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 December 2010 05:16
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Urgent action needed to tackle Islamophobia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 15:49
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By Sabby Dhalu

The recent report Islamophobia and anti-Muslim Hate Crime: UK case studies, published by the European Muslim Research Centre based at the University of Exeter, documents the grim reality of a sharp increase in violence against Muslims and their religious institutions in Britain since 2001. Whether it is assaults on individual Muslims or arson attacks on mosques much goes unreported in the media, so little is understood outside the communities subject to this wave of violence.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 December 2010 16:07
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Wikileaks: the truth is not treason Print E-mail
Saturday, 04 December 2010 17:08
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By Ryan Gallagher


"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy." – Joseph Pulitzer.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:39
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The last time you’ll see me write 'Wikileak' and 'dump' in the same sentence Print E-mail
Friday, 03 December 2010 19:17
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


It has been a few days since the latest Wikileaks fiasco began, and news channels, online media sources and Twitter have been flooded with constant updates.

Last Updated on Monday, 20 December 2010 00:18
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