Ideology and intolerance
Mohammad Ali Jinnah visualized the state of Pakistan as “a homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent”. Sadly, he did not specify precisely which sect of Muslims he had in…
Fostering intolerance…Legal eye
This holy month has been a grim reminder of how intolerant we have become as a people. Whether it the massacre of Hazaras or the indiscriminate killing of Shias across…
No excuse for intolerance
Barack Obama used his visit last week to the world`s largest Muslim country to renew his plea for harmonious coexistence between Christians and Muslims, reiterating his stance that “America is…
Zero tolerance to bigotry
Is this another sign of our disarray that we cannot even celebrate one Eid throughout the country? Some would argue that this is not a new problem; that the NWFP…
Shades of intolerance
Public complaints received by the judiciary, government functionaries and human rights organisations reveal an alarming decline in the moral values observed by our society. In particular we are witnessing new…
Monster of intolerance
As a child, I loved sitting next to my grandmother and listening to stories from the lives of different Prophets, specially the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). These stories always contained…
Countering intolerance
A Few years before the Nazi government arrested him in 1937 and sent him to a concentration camp, Martin Niemoller, a German theologian, spoke the powerful words that have come…
Religious intolerance
On September 8 BBC Radio 4 and the World Service will broadcast a dramatised documentary about the murder last year of Punjab’s Governor Salmaan Taseer by one of his security…
Ignorance and intolerance confusing the issues
Hysteria, intolerance and ignorance are certainly not solely the hallmark of the Taliban, as I discovered last week when I defended the actual Nizam-e-Adl Regulation on television in terms of…
Everyday intolerance
Hakimullah Mehsud, a major leader for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is seen here with a weapon. - Photo on file Judging from news accounts, the Pakistani military has been making significant inroads…
