That embrace was very serene,
When I was in a dream,
Through that time memorable,
That I envisaged; all I treasure.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Hazara Shia Genocide - Protest Updates from Islamabad
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| Right: Irfan Khudi Ali, Left: Ali Abbas Zaidi Courtesy: Ali Abbas Zaidi (http://ow.ly/gLfEQ) |
10th of January, 2013, Thursday night was catastrophic for the Hazara Ethnic Community of Quetta when in a dual bomb blast atleast 100 Hazaras were murdered in cold blood. As usual Lashkar-i-Jhangwi accepted the responsibility. A well known peace activist Irfan Khudi Ali from Hazara community was among the deceased. The corpses were completely mutilated due to bomb blast and the unfortunate relatives of the deceased had to collect their body parts. Irfan was buried without an arm.
Sadly and shamefully people are completely unaware of the tragic condition of Hazaras in Balochistan. They even don't know who are Hazaras. Senior journalists from Islamabad even, confuse Hazara Ethnic group of Quetta with Hazara Division of KPK. Let me clear it here that both are entirely different things. Hazara is an ethnic community and more than 0.5 Million of them are settled in Quetta since last 200 years. There are many prominent Hazaras whose services to Pakistan can never be forgotten. General Musa Khan was a Hazara. More on Hazara People can be learnt from here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazara_people.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Thy Love is Hypocrite - Editorial
Originally published in The Rationalist, Vol 1, Issue II, Oct-Dec, 2012
After the success of our inaugural issue of “The Rationalist Pakistan”, the first online magazine of Pakistan that seeks promotion of “rationality and humanism“ based socio-political discourse , here we are with the second issue of our e-mag. With over 1500 online subscribers of the first issue and a very good response from all over the world, our spirits are very high. But we are aware that without continued support of all our readers and like-minded people we cannot achieve our desired levels of success. We want to remind our valued readers again that RSOP is a purely charitable organisation and this magazine, from contributors to the editors, is the product of selfless voluntary work. This in itself is an admirable novelty as the e-mag brings together shared dreams and dedications of all rationalists, whether they belong to Pakistan or not. The ability to rise above our narrow country specific identities is a giant leap towards a better tomorrow shaped by feelings of mutual respect and tolerance. A tomorrow, where humanism reigns supreme and where the flowers of various faiths and identities add colour to the vase of one world and where discords and hatred give way to concerns for human dignity.
Movie Review - The Devil Inside
Since the advent of 21st century, the world has moved away from
superstitions and heading more towards rationality. However, still there
are conscious efforts being made to divert people from rationalist
behavior. This movie, "The devil inside", is a similar futile attempt in
this regard.
Released by paramount pictures this january, the story revolves around the life of a girl who investigates the condition of her mother who is being held in a psychiatric institute in Italy. Tracing back her childhood memories, one finds out that her mother committed three murders of her family members, while possesed by a demon. The girl investigates the reality of exorcism and after believing, involves two exorcists to free her mother. The mother happens to possess multiple demons and during the exorcism one of the demons transfer to the priest's body, eventually causing his death.
Released by paramount pictures this january, the story revolves around the life of a girl who investigates the condition of her mother who is being held in a psychiatric institute in Italy. Tracing back her childhood memories, one finds out that her mother committed three murders of her family members, while possesed by a demon. The girl investigates the reality of exorcism and after believing, involves two exorcists to free her mother. The mother happens to possess multiple demons and during the exorcism one of the demons transfer to the priest's body, eventually causing his death.
Gravity hills - supernatural forces at work?
Originally published in The Rationalist, Vol I, Issue I - http://rationalistpk.org/2012/06/gravity-hills-supernatural-forces-at.html
Gravity hills are the places where due to the surrounding perspective and absence of a reliable reference point, a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope. Hence, when a ball is rolled or water is dropped or a car is freed of gears, all of them seem to move uphill - against the gravity. Recently, and even more frequently people at facebook and through emails started sharing the youtube videos of Wadi-i-Jinnat (The valley of Ghosts). Very learned fellows with scientific backgrounds showed offensive belief in the presence of supernatural forces in the valley, especially when it was located in Saudi Arabia (hence increasing the probability of existence of supernaturals).
Gravity hills are the places where due to the surrounding perspective and absence of a reliable reference point, a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope. Hence, when a ball is rolled or water is dropped or a car is freed of gears, all of them seem to move uphill - against the gravity. Recently, and even more frequently people at facebook and through emails started sharing the youtube videos of Wadi-i-Jinnat (The valley of Ghosts). Very learned fellows with scientific backgrounds showed offensive belief in the presence of supernatural forces in the valley, especially when it was located in Saudi Arabia (hence increasing the probability of existence of supernaturals).
Editorial - Quarterly, The Rationalist Pakistan - Vol I, Issue I, June-Aug, 2012
Originally published in The Rationalist, Vol I, Issue I, Jun-Aug, 2012 - http://rationalistpk.org/2012/06/miracle-of-water-spring-under-obls.html
The influence of online social media has significantly presented its importance in the second decade of 21st century. The twitter and facebook lead revolutions in middle east have shook the world. Moreover, big guns tweeting directly on a common person's computer updating him every second is another example of revolution. The communication had never been so effective in human history.
The influence of online social media has significantly presented its importance in the second decade of 21st century. The twitter and facebook lead revolutions in middle east have shook the world. Moreover, big guns tweeting directly on a common person's computer updating him every second is another example of revolution. The communication had never been so effective in human history.
Osama Bin Laden's Spring
Originally published at http://rationalistpk.org/2012/06/mythbusting-osamas-spring.html
Surprise happens, when gushing water oozes out from OBL's compound in Abbottabad. But this is not the surprise. The surprise is that the local residents calls this a miracle. A miracle which happens because according to them innocent (yes, you read it right, innocent) people were killed there. Now I wonder which myth do I do bust here. The myth of innocence or the myth of non-sense. Let's stick to the later one as it is related to an indigineous and unknown phenomenon.
Surprise happens, when gushing water oozes out from OBL's compound in Abbottabad. But this is not the surprise. The surprise is that the local residents calls this a miracle. A miracle which happens because according to them innocent (yes, you read it right, innocent) people were killed there. Now I wonder which myth do I do bust here. The myth of innocence or the myth of non-sense. Let's stick to the later one as it is related to an indigineous and unknown phenomenon.
E-Jihadis at Full Throttle: Fake Column of Hamid Mir
http://rationalistpk.org/2012/11/e-jihadis-at-full-throttle-fake-column.html
Today Ahmad Waqass Goraya tagged me in a post of E-Jihadis on a facebook page named Golden Pakistan (https://www.facebook.com/Goldenpak). What I saw was equally nonsense and depressing. There was a column by Hamid Mir Sb in which he exposed his editor and some other fellow journalists including Mubashar Luqman, Nusrat Javed, Kamran Khan and Hassan Nisar. What I read was unbelievable and It was perceived at the first moment that it was a fake column. But provided the conditions of our youth present in social media and the shares of this column (shown in the picture below) one needs to worry a lot. Because this trend is not going to let create any sense of reason in the society. I am posting the link of the column and providing summary for those who cannot read Urdu.
Today Ahmad Waqass Goraya tagged me in a post of E-Jihadis on a facebook page named Golden Pakistan (https://www.facebook.com/Goldenpak). What I saw was equally nonsense and depressing. There was a column by Hamid Mir Sb in which he exposed his editor and some other fellow journalists including Mubashar Luqman, Nusrat Javed, Kamran Khan and Hassan Nisar. What I read was unbelievable and It was perceived at the first moment that it was a fake column. But provided the conditions of our youth present in social media and the shares of this column (shown in the picture below) one needs to worry a lot. Because this trend is not going to let create any sense of reason in the society. I am posting the link of the column and providing summary for those who cannot read Urdu.
The Great Malala Drama
Originally published at http://rationalistpk.org/2012/12/the-great-malala-drama.html
Let us have a look on another obsession of our nation with a drama, recently telecasted by all the news channels and newspapers live on whole planet earth. This is the drama of Malalai Yousufzai; a 14 years old girl who acted to be shot by Taliban due to her being vocal for women rights and education. But I do not think it is true. Taliban are the nicest people on earth and they are Khurasani people with black turbans who will eventually turn out to be the great prophesied saviours of Islam. Some of them are bad Taliban and are CIA agents.
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