Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s attribution of the slaughter of people to the Pakhtun tribal ethos has created a stir in the media. He has also underscored the erroneous interpretation of Islamic injunctions as ...

A prominent Islamic scholar has launched a blistering attack on Pakistan's blasphemy laws, warning that failure to repeal them will only strengthen religious extremists and their violent followers.

For previous articles click here. This series began at a time of relative calm. Now, with the murders of Alexander Levlovitz, Eitam and Na’ama Henkin, Nehemia Lavi, Aharon Benet Hy”d, and others and ...

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February 22 marked the day when Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, the founder of the infamous Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), and the ideological godfather of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) — the radical group ...

The month of Ramazan is approaching. It is the month in which the revelation of the Qur’an began on the Holy Prophet (PBUH). It is also the month when many Muslims around the world ‘reconnect’, so to ...

On March 17, the Express Tribune reported that books authored by Islamic scholar, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, were barred from being displayed at a book fair held at the Peshawar University. Initial reports ...