Mass protest in Egypt is set to realize its first goal of ousting Hosni Mubarak from power after the despot of Tunisia was kicked out couple of weeks ago. A close look into the political set-up is necessary to address the constraints on individual liberty, democracy and the stifling social-economic inequity. Otherwise, this political uprising may subside without achieving...

No I didn’t mean to write god and make a typo. Somebody posted a video on Facebook, titled ‘Wife beating in Islam – Only Rod will help’. This ‘Friday sermon’ was delivered on Qatar TV in 2004. Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which deals with issues faced by the Middle Eastern society, included this video to project woman’s...

On Friday May 28, prayer congregations at two Ahmadiyya mosques were attacked by grenades, gun-fire and suicide-bombers in Lahore, Pakistan. More than 90 individuals lost their lives and over 100 suffered wounds. Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. Journalists reporting the hour long brutality might have been surprised to know that Ahmadiyya worship places cannot...