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Ayat Al Sayf (the verse of the sword) Chapter 9 verse 5 Frequently quoted by fundamentals and terrorists the world over to justify their barbaric and inhuman acts this verse is perhaps one of the most controversial of the verses of the Holy Quran. It has been thrown in the face of peace loving Muslims…
Today is a sad day, one of my favourite authors Michael Crichton passed away at age 66 finally succumbing to his long private battle with cancer. Michael was a Harvard medical school grad and an amazing writer who provided his readers with escapism which could be justified by scientific facts. Most of his books deal…
I’m not a Democrat. I’m more of a Republican. I’ve grown up Republican, I dabbled with the donkeys, but finally grew into my “right” roots. Its a lot more complicated that Bush and Iraq, but that’s how elections usually go. I like the Republican party for its history, albeit as checkered as it may be….
At about 8am Pakistan time at the start of our day here the results of the U.S election came in and they were not disappointing. Barrack Obama is the new president elect of America and what an election campaign he ran, with turn outs in the high 70’s his genius and empathy made people stand…
Allen Stanford, mention this name around puritan english cricket fans and you would probably get the equivilant of a mental wedgie these days. Such is the horror his presence conjures up in their minds that they have tried hook line and sinker to avoid talk of the dreaded 20 20 debacle the ECB engaged in…
Sarah Palin prank call
Muslim scholars from all over the world are arriving at the Vatican this week to hold talks with the pope. It seems that the bulb finally lit up over someone’s head to sit down on a table and hash things out between the two biggest religions of the world, by sheer volume of followers at…
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has described Pakistan as an “international migraine ” and argued that the South Asian country will be one of the hot spots that the next American president will have to contend with. Albright, who served President Bill Clinton in his second term of office, said Pakistan gives you…