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The unsung

Waseem Altaf · Aug 10, 2012 · 5 min read

These men were the true symbols of defiance against the oppressive colonial rule, and the freedom the sub-continent won, to a great extent, is owed to these uns...

Towards a new left

Viewpoint · Aug 9, 2012 · 12 min read

From the perspective of the Left, the most pressing task is to imagine a politics that is not confined within the repressive frameworks of our contemporary poli...

Diary of a student led astray

Faheem Yousuf · Aug 3, 2012 · 7 min read

I wondered why travel to Sweden, why not stay at Raiwind (tableeghi Jamaat’s headquarters in Pakistan) and get a Master Degree through God Last year, I was pack...

Islamo-corporatization

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012 · 5 min read

It is really amazing to see ‘pious’ and ‘religious’ Mohammad Yousaf, an erstwhile Christian now converted to Islam, advocating the use of the ‘Judeo-Christian’ ...

Islimization culture under Inzi was the sign of times: Ramiz Raja

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012 · 2 min read

Players couldn't have escaped the changing veneer of the society triggered largely by anti-American sentiments and by what most Pakistanis and the Islamic world...

The Gospel of St. Woolmer

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012 · 3 min read

Satans decided to flout the supremacy of the Lord God and Lord Chief Justice and prayed on the innocent to fix the test at the Lords. So it came to pass that th...

Power loom workers case – A miscarriage of justice: Cindy Zahnd

Viewpoint · Jul 27, 2012 · 5 min read

Over 5000 people attended a jalsa in Faisalabad on Saturday to denounce the judgement by the anti-terrorist court that sentenced six power loom workers to 99 ye...

Ahmedis versus the wrath of Pakistan

Viewpoint · Jul 26, 2012 · 5 min read

Thepersecution.org is a comprehensive web portal that documents the Ahmedi persecution. Unsurprisingly, it’s banned in Pakistan If you are an Ahmedi and by chan...

Now begins the Ramazan show!

Viewpoint · Jul 26, 2012 · 4 min read

For the Express Television Network, Shahid Afridi is going to educate the masses about how to gain spirituality during Ramazan! As the cricketer will be fasting...

Dajjal National Park

Viewpoint · Jul 19, 2012 · 2 min read

Prof. Aamir Hamaqat Hussein (May Allah increase his ratings) was born in a manger on the 15th of Shaaban when the whole of the Ummah was praying that a Messiah ...

Why I’m not celebrating US exit

Viewpoint · Jul 19, 2012 · 4 min read

Today there is only the cruel choice between continued American presence and Taliban rule After a trillion dollars and 2000 dead Americans, there is precious li...

Peepli live: a sociopolitical satire

Shoaib Iqbal · Jul 15, 2012 · 5 min read

It is hard not to notice and feel the absurdity which is considered so normal in today’s “free media world” Told in utterly simple manner, Peepli Live is a stor...

Fellow readers help us publish an essential Viewpoint

Viewpoint · Jul 12, 2012 · 1 min read

Dear Reader, Sympathizer, Supporter! Thank you for being loyal to Viewpoint. Ever since its re-launching on 21st May 2010 as an e-zine, Viewpoint has become an ...

R.I.P. Cass. You fought the good fight

Viewpoint · Jul 12, 2012 · 2 min read

Cassandra Balchin initially worked with Viewpoint and later The Frontier Post (1983-1991) and then with the publications of WLUML network An email from our mutu...

Pakistan: imperialist debt, mass resistance

Abdul Khaliq · Jul 12, 2012 · 31 min read

There is resolution of UN commission on International Law 1980, which says, “A state cannot be expected to close its schools, hospitals and universities, abando...

Please help publish an essential Viewpoint!

Viewpoint · Jul 12, 2012 · 1 min read

Dear Readers, Sympathisers and Supporters! Ever since its re-launching on 21st May 2010 as an e-zine, Viewpoint has become an important progressive outlet for P...

Birth of Pakistan: Death of filmistan

Waseem Altaf · Jul 9, 2012 · 8 min read

In 2013, Bollywood would be celebrating its 100 th birth anniversary accompanied by special events and extravaganza (Raja Harishchandra the first Indian movie b...

‘Omar’s law is unknown in Sweden’: Swedish historian tells Imran Khan

Viewpoint · Jul 5, 2012 · 10 min read

Sweden and northern Europe had very little contact with and knowledge of the Muslim world or the Caliph Omar a hundred years ago. The strength of a broad labour...

Sino-Pak- Iranian alliance against freedom of press

Adnan Farooq · Jun 30, 2012 · 5 min read

Reporters without Borders’ report gives indication that countries with controlled feudal structure, monarchy or dictatorship have worst environment for journali...

Hazara holocaust and the deafening Pakistani silence

Viewpoint · Jun 30, 2012 · 5 min read

Political and religious parties in Pakistan take no interest in the plight of Hazaras since none of the influential politician represents Hazara community and t...

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