Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Pakistan to embrace unity and end sectarianism. Speaking at the National Ulema Convention, he said mocking the armed forces harms the nation’s honor. Sharif emphasized that progress comes through hard work, determination, and collective effort, not superstition or magic. He praised the courage and leadership of Pakistan’s armed forces. […]
Countering extremism
Pre-litigation case for HRC on terrorism with religion to injure religious right
Recently, and especially after the war of terror was launched, there has been a disturbing trend in the media narrative and academic discourse where terrorism is, without any qualm, associated with any religion such as Muslim terrorists, Islamic terrorist or Christian terrorism. Such misleading and unfounded associations can further exacerbate the already troubling sense of […]
Countering extremism with Sufism
Islam, the religion of peace, moderation and tolerance has, unfortunately, been virtually hijacked by some people with a narrow understanding of its true spirit. They believe that those who differ with them deserve to be obliterated. Consequently, we see a surge in intolerance and extremism that manifests itself sometimes in a Hazara genocide, sometimes in […]