Railway journey…Lahore

| October 25, 2011

William Dalrymple adds his usual over-wrought commentary, but I traveled through this station a lot and it brings back memories: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W38rfHyYfpk#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY720ckzT2s&feature=related see also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZC-MTlKSgQ&feature=related and further links there. Both India and Pakistan were going to have to build up their own capacity for running this enterprise from below at a rate faster than it would (inevitably) decay [...]

Ghazi Ilm Deen on screen

| October 24, 2011

Part XIV of our occasional series “things the Guccis may have missed”: http://www.viewpointonline.net/ghazi-on-screen.html     Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Of course Huma Abedin’s parents are probably “backward thinking”

| October 23, 2011

Anthony Weiner Sexting Partner Says Politician Criticized Muslim In-Laws: In excerpts of Nobles’ book obtained by MailOnline, she writes that she and Weiner shared more than just dirty talk. Weiner confided in her about his relationship with his in-laws, allegedly saying they were “backwards thinking.” Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, Secretary of State Hillary [...]

Reporter confronts Rapist of 6yr old girl in Pakistan

| October 23, 2011

watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ucIVzHX1Qgg#! Must watch video. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Bhutto Clan (only one remaining now)

| October 23, 2011

The Bhutto family, sitting left to right in back row: Nusrat, Shahnawaz, Zulifiqar Ali, Sanam (only surviving member of family). In front, Murtaza and Benazir. The Iranian-born matriarch of the Bhutto clan Nusrat Bhutto passed away today. One of the most interesting facets of Pakistani politics has been the “usurpation” of the Bhutto dynasty within their [...]

European “foreigners” in Switzerland

| October 23, 2011

Switzerland’s population is now more than a fifth non-Swiss, with the influx of immigration partly attributed to Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway. The new foreigners reaching Switzerland each year number some 80,000. The Italians, Germans, Portuguese and French are the most numerous. This was ammunition for the UDC party, even though the financial crisis has not hit the Swiss [...]

The better angels of Arabia: Libyans show that the Arab street is also becoming less violent than it used to be..

| October 22, 2011

http://takimag.com/article/peaceful_globalists_expedite_libyan_dictators_murder/print#axzz1bWoNebso Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Britain’s Muslim Soldiers

| October 22, 2011

Many young Muslims believe that their heritage has originated and progresses along a completely different trajectory to that shared by other British people. Consequently this has negatively impacted the idea of a viable British Muslim identity and caused a number of unnecessary fracture lines across our society. However, this idea that Muslim and other British [...]

| October 21, 2011

Which Islam would approve of such uncouth discrimination between a rich Canadian and eight poor Bangladeshis? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Paint it Black..

| October 21, 2011

Continuing our occasional series about “news from Pakistan that the Guccis may have missed”: Dr Adib Rizvi’s name blacked out from a road sign because its a shia name: http://grandtrunkroad.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/paint-it-black-dr-adib-rizvi-road/ and this: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\10\21\story_21-10-2011_pg7_16 and the shrines continue to go: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\10\21\story_21-10-2011_pg7_6     Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]