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Posts tagged Quran
The physically challenged: Will to live honourably their only hope
Dec 3rd
December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities across the globe.
Where did the blasphemy law come from?
Dec 3rd
This black law is yet to see a serious attempt for its repeal due to pressure exerted by religious parties.
Juvenile accused of blasphemy granted bail
Dec 2nd
LHC grants bail to a juvenile accused of burning volumes of the Holy Quran.
Saudi religious cop says ‘no need’ for women to cover up
Dec 1st
Kingdom’s ban on gender mixing should only be applied to men and women meeting in secret.
Culture and sports week begins
Dec 1st
Students across the province to compete in Qirat, Naat, Speeches, Ghazals and Tapay (folk songs) in Pashto.
Girls win two-thirds of medical college seats
Nov 30th
Female candidates win majority of seats in the 18 public medical and dental colleges in the province.
My Journey with ATP
Nov 30th
Mast Qalandar (MQ) It was the summer of 2006. I was in the US on a short visit, but my stay, unexpectedly, stretched a bit too long, and I started missing Islamabad, my home for the last 12 years. A friend told me to look up this new blog, All Things Pakistan (ATP), started by [...]
Can wife-beating ever be justified?
Nov 30th
Out of all the justifications that try to validate domestic violence, the most enraging is the one that uses religion.
Violence against women
Nov 29th
It is fallacious to draw validation of domestic abuse from the Holy Quran. We must stop turning a blind eye.
An instrument of abuse?
Nov 26th
The death sentence handed down to Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi by a court in Punjab province’s Nankana district has once again brought attention to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. And while the 45-year-old mother of five awaits a review of the verdict against her, questions are being raised regarding the intent behind and utility of the [...]
