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[24 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Sabahat Ashraf]
Defining the Responsibilities of our Religious Leaders

Aalims and daa’ees have been given too much responsibility in terms of leading the community.

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[11 Sep 2011 | One Comment | Sabahat Ashraf]
Ten Years After 9/11: What Needs to be Done Now?

For Muslims, it is not only time to control how Islam is viewed but also, and more importantly, how it is practiced in the 21st century.

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[26 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Natasha Japanwala]
It is Time to Come Together and Save Ourselves

Let’s show our government and each other what being a nation really means.

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[25 Aug 2011 | 5 Comments | Aaminah Qadir]
Who Will Lead Pakistanis and Bridge Ethnic Divides?

The recent violence in Karachi, with a hundred people dead in six days, desperately calls for someone to take a stand.

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[24 Aug 2011 | 8 Comments | Akbar S. Ahmed]
The Doctor Strikes Back

Newsline traces the narrative of a man who seems acutely aware of his need for instant image control.

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[22 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Gunshots Fired as Gaddafi’s Eldest Son Talks to the Press

“They’re inside my house,” said Muhammad Gaddafi during a phone interview with Al Jazeera after rebels moved into Tripoli. Gunshots continued in the background. And then the phone went dead.

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[20 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments | Akbar S. Ahmed and Leena Hassan]
Dishonourable Conduct: A Summary of the Infamous Aamir Liaquat Video

The video played ’round the country: Newsline discusses the key points, in all their regrettable glory.

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[20 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
SA Relief Reaches Out to Flood Victims but still Needs Your Help

Cash donations are needed for cooked food, shelter and medical assistance for the residents of Badin district. Two thousand rupees will feed a family of four for one week.

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[20 Aug 2011 | One Comment | Abdulrahman Rafiq]
Spare a Moment for 1.2 Million Flood Affectees in Pakistan

Tell everyone you know about the 2011 flood victims who, having barely recovered from the 2010 floods, are now faced with immense suffering once again, their cries for help ignored by the world.