Minorities at risk
AS a country, we bask in the praise of foreigners, but when they are critical — as they often are — we bristle with indignation and go into our usual…
Minorities’ long wait
INDICATIONS that the government is planning to act proactively in addressing the grievances of the minority communities can only be welcomed. Fortunately, no time-consuming inquiry is needed to ascertain the…
Politics of religious animosity
“When even suffering is ignored, there will be seeds of conflict, for suffering degrades, embitters and enrages” said Aung San Suu Kyi – rightly so – in her Nobel Peace…
Who’s afraid of minorities?
Although India may be shining upon its middle class and Hindu nationalists, a Kali Yuga – the mythical Dark Age – is descending on Muslims and other religious minorities in…
Love Pakistan, love minorities!
The father of the nation wrote an indelible page in the struggle for creation of Pakistan! It was to be of a land of equal opportunities for all irrespective of…
Perils of religious chauvinism
The majority of humanity is associated with four major religions. On top of the list is Christianity with 2,200 million in its fold followed by Islam with 1,600 million followers.…
India’s Hindu cow mobs rule as religious debate rages
As a truck screeches to a halt on an Indian highway in the middle of the night, devout young Hindus armed with sticks scramble inside, searching for cows they consider…
Minorities, maniacs and Dante
At the Karachi Literature Festival, two sessions in particular, both on completely divergent themes, thoroughly captivated the audience’s attention. The first, a powerful, uncompromising dialogue on minority rights, had the…
Minorities and land predators
When future historians look back at Pakistan as it was in the early 21st century they will observe that this period was unparalleled when it came to repression of minorities.…
Religious intolerance new form of racism?
Religious intolerance is "the new form of racism," and one of the main causes of persecution of minorities in the world, London-based Minorities Rights Group International has said in its…
