Tag: Pakistan
Two Muslim women who are fighting for freedom
Dressed in all their ethnic finery, two heroic, religious, anti-Islamist Muslim women—Anila Ali from Pakistan and Soraya Deen from Sri Lanka—came to see me. They are beautiful women. Anila is a teacher and a community leader. Soraya...
Nuclear War with Iran: Israel’s science-based options
“I learn a science from the soul’s aggressions.” - St. John Perse
The evidence is compelling.
In various parts of the world, including the Middle East, a nuclear war is increasingly plausible. Still, identifying meaningful time...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency” (FIA) has arrested five of the country’s citizens for entering Israel. Another two suspects are being sought, the agency said.
“The accused were working as helpers and car washers in Tel...
Muslim-American delegation visits Israel, UAE in support of Abraham Accords
A 14-member delegation of mainly Muslim-Americans of Pakistani background were in Israel from May 8-14 to show support for the 2018 Abraham Accords between Israel and several Muslim states. The 10-day trip to both...
As Taliban conquer Afghanistan, time to sanction Pakistan
As Taliban insurgents swept through Afghanistan this month on their brutal quest to return that country to the 7th century, ceremonies were held in neighboring Pakistan to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the death...
Muslim countries call for UN probe into possible human-rights violations during Israel-Gaza conflict
Muslim countries submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations on Tuesday, calling for the establishment of an international commission of inquiry to investigate potential human-rights violations during the recent fighting between Israel and...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court frees men convicted of Daniel Pearl’s murder
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl and ordered his...
Pakistani Supreme Court rules Daniel Pearl’s murderer to stay in prison
The four men convicted—and freed and rearrested earlier this year—in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal Jewish reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan will remain behind bars for another three months, ruled Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday.
“The court...
State Department: ‘There must be justice’ for slain Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl
The U.S. State Department called for “justice” one day after Pakistan’s Supreme Court refused to suspend a lower court’s ruling freeing Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted of being part of the 2002 killing in...
Pakistani Supreme Court paves way to free man convicted of Pearl’s murder
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to suspend a lower court’s ruling freeing Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted of being part of the 2002 killing in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, paving...