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An email on Salman Taseer

By Ahsan Butt Mon, Jan 24, 2011 1:52AM UTC View Comments

I get a lot fewer emails from readers than I used to, primarily (I think) due to Twitter. But I did get one a couple days ago, and I thought it was worthy of sharing with our other readers. This is from Hamza in Lahore. I’m a fairly regular reader of your blog, and in...

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Don’t try to beat the mullahs at their own rhetorical game

By Ahsan Butt Sat, Jan 08, 2011 4:09AM UTC View Comments

Pakistanis offer prayer of thanks at Fasial Mosque in 1999. Pic: AP.

In the aftermath of the Taseer assassination, there has been plenty of reflection and strategizing amongst progressive and liberal minded people about how best to make Pakistan a less crazy country. I must confess that at this juncture, I am personally at a bit of a loss of how best to proceed. But one thing...

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Don’t call someone “conservative” if “murderous” is more appropriate

By Ahsan Butt Thu, Dec 23, 2010 4:38AM UTC View Comments

A Pakistani Muslim recites from the Holy book 'Quran'. Pic: AP.

One of my pet-peeves is when people don’t call things what they actually are. I was reading this ExTrib editorial on the blasphemy laws stuff, and this bit popped out at me: The Lahore High Court has shown bias in favour of the law rather than correcting the abuses that happen because of it. The...

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