Death of a Dreamer

Two days ago on Wednesday the most eminent visionary and dreamer of the last century passed away in Sri lanka. Arthur C. Clarke was not just the man who gave us fascinating works like “2001 A Space Odyssey (originally his book “The Sentinel”) but he was a visionary of the highest degree. When he was…

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Why do a lot of us hate?

Often this question is raised in media circles around the world. The West does not understand Muslims and they wish to know why it is that Muslim people hate them so much. No it is not because Islam teaches them hate, it is not because we are fundamentalists or because we want you to join…

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Community Portals

A community portal is basically defined in various dictionaries and geek speak as a place where people of common interest gather virtually, to engage in activities and networking. In the recent years we have seen a huge rise in community portals in our country. So here is my take on the three major types in…

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Controversial Verses Part I

A few blogs ago i posted my distaste for the movie Geert Wilder is making on Islam called “Fitna” the reasons for my reactions were simple as i do not think we need more hate in this world. I received numerous comments regarding this movie and different opinions of my religion Islam, among them a…

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U.S Election 08, Hope for change!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc4qnpu3N0M] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD9F1t9GQzA] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwqDxLJNucg] Hmmm Obama is the sort of politician that i would definitely give a few 100 Nawaz Sharif’s for!! Obama’s election campaign deals with change in his country, change in small minded neo con politics they have been dealing with in the last 8 years of the Bush regime. Some of his key…

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State Of Our Collective Mind!

In recent reports more than half of us involved in the daily grind of some sorts are facing mucho depression and anxiety related illnesses here in Pakistan. Te reason for this huge problem is quite simple to me. We as a nation are utterly naive and totally overconfident in anything we can imagine. We deal…

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Women’s rights Blooming in Iran

We have all by now heard the various media luminaries of the western world utter phrases like the following about the treatment of women in Islam a) They are like cattle, hidden in floor length burkhas and forced to work all day long in their households. b) They have no rights at all, and are…

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Women’s rights Blooming in Iran

We have all by now heard the various media luminaries of the western world utter phrases like the following about the treatment of women in Islam a) They are like cattle, hidden in floor length burkhas and forced to work all day long in their households. b) They have no rights at all, and are…

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We want our weekend back!

There used to be a time when in this great nation of ours, one would get both Friday and Saturday off as a weekend. Friday for the religious sake, as Friday prayers are involved and all, and sunday as an official break. Then came the 20th century and Nawaz Sharif deemed it uneccessary to have…

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Geert Wilder speaks on “Fitna” his movie.

Now that youtube has been unbanned, although the reason for it has been removed, which was Mr Geert Wilders video against Islam called “Fitna”. We here in Pakistan can get a look at what this idiot is preaching. I do not call him an idiot because he is voicing his opinion or engaging in his…

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