Islamic World News Pakistan fighting for survival against Taliban: Zardari Pakistan and the Islamist challenge
By A H Nayyar & Zia Mian The motives of Al-Qaeda by Rizwan Tahir Khan Why the U.S. should leave Afghanistan by Terrell E. Arnold Obama quotes Muslim Holy Scripture Satanic Verses' polarising untruths by Lawrence Pollard Italy: Rome Grand Mosque shuns meeting of radical mosques The Saharan Conundrum by NICHOLAS SCHMIDLE Compiled by Syed Asadullah 4 Comments More.. http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1194 Radical Islamism & Jihad Missing the essence of Pakistani Talibanism Pakistani Talibanism, as represented by Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan and Maulana Fazlullah in Swat, is a slightly different phenomenon. It may have originated as a side-effect of the Afghan war but it has now mutated into something with a personality of its own. With all its primitive and even barbaric permutations — the bombing of schools, the insistence on what amounts to female segregation, the slitting of throats — it is a revolt against the Pakistani state. Or rather a revolt against the dysfunctional nature of this state. Every Punjab town, large and small, has a mosque, if not more than one, sympathetic to the Taliban brand of Islam. So at least there is a handy network — a Ho Chi Minh Trail, so to speak — down which the ideology of the Taliban can travel, whether we like this ideology or abhor it being a separate issue altogether. If this were Nepal this would be a Maoist uprising. If this were a Latin American country it would be a peasant or a Guevarist uprising. Since it is Pakistan, the revolt assaulting the bastions of the established order comes with an Islamic colouring, Islam reduced to its most literal and unimaginative interpretations at the hands of those leading the Taliban revolt. But then we know that with our Pakhtoon brothers there are no halfway measures. They are given to extremes. No wonder then if evangelicalism in their hands has descended to primitivism and barbarism.-- Ayaz Amir More.http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1197 Islam, Women and Feminism Islam says let love blossom: Reflections on Saint Valentine's Day by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Before reading this article I should warn you that it might be considered subversive. It may lead you into the paths of disbelief. Beware dear reader, for we are about to discuss Valentine's Day. -- Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 'Islam must not be used to discriminate against women' by SHAHANAAZ HABIB Militant group issues Valentine's Day threat through emails 1 Comments More.. http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1195 -- Syed M. Asadullah -- Syed M. Asadullah --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Dear Friends Check your inbox daily + delete your junk emails & keep your inbox empty! Its a friendly Request for all of my group members. ----------------------------------------------------- For More Information: Contact Us : M'E-Sagari Group Network Email: [email protected] : [email protected] Cell : +92-321-9239099 ----------------------------------------------------- ...........|""""""""""""""""""""""""|\|_ ...........|........Hot Paki.........|||"|""\___ ...........|__________________|||_|___|) ...........!(@)'(@)""""**!(@)(@)***!(@)'' -~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.¸,.-~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.¸,.-~*´¨¯¨`*• Visite: www.hotpaki.net.ms Subscribe mail to: [email protected] send your comments and mail : [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
