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Philosophy and religion

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By Aziz Ali Dad Before delving deep into the debate of religion, it is important to know what makes religion the religion. According to Rudolf Otto religion is about the ‘the Holy’ or ‘numinous’, whereas Emile Durkheim call it ‘the sacred’, whereas, Paul Tillich terms it the object of ‘unconditional concern’. Although these definitions define certain aspect of religion, they …

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Christians & caste

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December 24, 2021
in :  Human Rights, Opinion, Pakistan, People, Religion, Slider, Society
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Christmas

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Christmas is hardly a big occasion in Pakistan. More than two million Pakistani Christians celebrate it guardedly, with few from the Muslim majority joining them. Government officials issue cut-and-paste statements and put up a Christmas tree or two in public places, and then return to the business of lending legitimacy to majoritarianism. Indeed, Christians in this country …

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Religious history and heritage of Tangir

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October 7, 2021
in :  Architecture, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, Heritage, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, History, Religion, Tangir, Terrorism
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History, religon and heritage

Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro shares what he learned from village historian of Tangir and some field notes.

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For Afghan students, new orders cut contact between peers

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September 7, 2021
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Taliban dress code

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, marked on August 15, has prompted a sequence of pushbacks on the rights and regular movements of citizens, especially women who, as they anticipated, are facing multiple threats to political representation, education and public work.

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Saudi Arabia limits use of loudspeakers in mosques

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May 26, 2021
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Sound pollution

The tradition of using microphones for calling to prayers in mosques started in 1930s. While many Muslim scholars were at first skeptical of its use on theological grounds, it established itself firmly as a sophisticated method in call for prayers and religious summons in mosques all over the world.

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Dance, drums and guns: the Kalasha funeral ritual

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May 22, 2021
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Kalasha ritual

In the remote mountain region of Chitral valley of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Kalash people, followers of a pre-Islamic religion, mark death as few on the planet do. With dance, drums, and gunfire, the colorful funeral ritual is an elaborate and expensive celebration of a loved one's life.

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Conflict, peace and fragility: fault lines in Gilgit-Baltistan

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March 29, 2021
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Slider
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By Ghulam Amin Beg For some years we thought that we have learned our lessons and embraced peace after decades of violence. We thought ‘the powers that be’ will ensure peace and calm in Gilgit-Baltistan as the gateway to CPEC and will shun the policy of ‘divide and rule’. We thought coalition governments and inclusive policies will help transition to …

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FIR against women march organisers: AAM dismayed at a Peshawar court order

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March 27, 2021
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Press Release Islamabad: The organisers of the Aurat Azadi March (women liberation march) Islamabad chapter has expressed dismay at the order issued by a Peshawar session court. The sessions court judge on Friday directed the Peshawar Cantonment police to file an FIR under Section 22A of the CrPC against organisers and participants of ‘Aurat March’ held on 8th March 2021 …

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Are Hazaras victims or blackmailers?

By thehighasia
January 9, 2021
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 by Naveed Toshi The handsome and smart woke up late in the evening to meet the producer of Diriliş: Ertuğrul, the popular Turkish television series on the glory of the Ottoman Empire. IK was reportedly full of praise for the drama because it has depicted how Turkish Muslims made history by creating an empire fighting Mongols, Christian Byzantines and the …

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Unwarranted abductions in UAE: Shia families fall into a further despair

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December 25, 2020
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by Asad Raza Gokal Since September 2020, when the UAE struck with Israel a deal on normalizing relations, alarm bells began to ring louder for the Pakistani Shia diaspora residing in the country. In the United Arab Emirate (UAE), members of the Shia families, a religious minority, are mostly employed in professions that pay them enough to cater the needs …

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Tajik doctor donates Hajj savings to help battle COVID-19 back home

By thehighasia
July 13, 2020
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News Desk Shirin Nazirmadova, a doctor from southern Tajikistan, has been saving for years to afford the hajj pilgrimage that all able Muslims are required to make once in their lives. But like millions of others, Nazirmadova’s dream journey of a lifetime was shattered when Saudi Arabia decided last month to bar international visitors from making the pilgrimage this year …

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Mubarak Wakhani: the Leonardo da Vinci of Yamga

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June 26, 2020
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Yamga Wakhani Museum is a treasure trove of artefacts, pottery, musical instruments and various objects invented by or remained in use of the Mubarak Wakhani Farman Ali Mubarakkadam Ibn Abdullo, popularly known as Mubarak Wakhani, was a multi-faceted personality — a philosopher, poet, musician, astronomer, art teacher, and Sufi (mystic) scholar — from Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Born in 1839 in a small village …

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Rights activists decry vicious campaign against academics in Sindh

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June 13, 2020
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HRCP, PAC, WDF and WAF call for the immediate release of Professor Sajid Soomro and an end to the vicious campaign against Dr Arfana Mallah Herald Report Academia, human rights activists, writers and lawyers have expressed concerns at the shrinking space for dissenting voices in Pakistan and abuse of draconian laws against intellectuals and teachers. Professor Sajid Soomro of Shah …

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Feminist organisations express solidarity with academic

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June 12, 2020
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WDF, WAF, AAM and other feminist and women rights organisations condemn threats hurled by JUI to Dr Arfana Mallah; demand release of Dr Sajid Soomro and others   Herald Report Islamabad, June 12: Pakistan’s leading feminist organisations have condemned the harassment of a prominent academic and activist through a malicious campaign by religious zealots in Sindh. In a joint statement …

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‘Afghan women with disabilities face discrimination’

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April 28, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Conflict, extremism, Features, Feminism, Governance, Health, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Latest, People, Religion, Slider, Society, Women
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News Desk Disabled women in Afghanistan have complained of widespread discrimination they suffer in their country, which has one of the highest proportions of disabled people in the world. Their accounts come as Human Rights Watch reports that many also face sexual harassment from government officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/denied-treatment-education-and-jobs-afghanistan-s-disabled-women/30581580.html?ltflags=mailer Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghan women and girls with disabilities are being confronted …

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