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Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide by Bat Ye’or, translated from the French by Miriam Kochan and David Littman. 2002.FarleighDickinsonUniversity Press, Associated Universities Press,Cranbury,NJ,USA and Gazelle Book Services,Lancaster,England. 528 pages. Price $60 (HB), $19.95 (PB).
By Team Folks On Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
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Dhimmitude: Historical Consequences of Jihad

Islamic conquests resulted in a multitude of second-class citizens known as Dhimmis and a state of mind called ‘dhimmitude’. It is characterized by victims of Jihad going into denial and flatter their tormentors.  Book More...

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By Team Folks On Thursday, January 17th, 2013
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Pakistan is crumbling, Is India Prepared?

Reports from Pakistan indicate that institutions of the state are heading for collapse. The Indian leadership represented by the inept troika of Sonia-Manmohan-Rahul seems indifferent, concerned about protecting More...

Title: The Qur’anic Concept of War (Hardcover, 193 pages), 2008 edition | Author: Brigadier S.K Malik (Pakistani army) | Foreword: General Zia ul Haq (Late President of Pakistan) | Publisher: Adam Publishers & Distributors. New Delhi, India
By Team Folks On Saturday, January 12th, 2013
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Pakistan’s War Manifesto

Book Review by Sujit Das Title: The Qur’anic Concept of War (Hardcover, 193 pages), 2008 edition | Author: Brigadier S.K Malik (Pakistani army) | Foreword: General Zia ul Haq (Late President of Pakistan) | Publisher: More...

Afghan dealers exchange currency at a money market in Kandahar
By Team Folks On Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
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Special Report: Stalking the Taliban in Afghan currency markets

Report by Matthew Green KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:04pm EST (Reuters) – Haji Khairullah Barakzai is the ultimate Afghan success story: illiterate village boy makes a fortune thanks to a lifetime More...

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By Team Folks On Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
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Obama, Dobama, And the Price of Ignorance

Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz India has hanged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, for his involvement in the infamous terror assault on Mumbai in 2008.  The Islamabad government, which subsidizes More...

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By Team Folks On Sunday, September 30th, 2012
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Criminalizing The Defamation of Islam

Column by Amil Imani Nothing prompts the hundreds of ordinarily feuding and fighting sects of Islam to come together like the slightest disrespect shown to the founder of their religion or their religious sanctity. More...

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By Team Folks On Friday, September 7th, 2012
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Educated Professionals and Jihadism in South Asia

Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - Tragically, India, proud of its long-lasting democratic institutions and its far-reaching efforts at integration and equality for a population of 1.2 billion, has again been More...

Supporters of Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Pakistan religious and political party Jamaat-e-Islami, hold their party flags as they burn tyres on the road during an anti-American demonstration in Peshawar, July 5, 2012. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez
By Team Folks On Thursday, July 5th, 2012
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Long road ahead in U.S.-Pakistan ties after NATO deal

Pakistan and the United States are set to resume broader talks on security cooperation, militant threats, aid and other issues in the wake of an agreement to reopen supply routes into Afghanistan, Pakistan’s More...

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By Team Folks On Sunday, June 24th, 2012
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Reinvigorated Islam

Columns by Amil Imani – Trauma, viruses, or bacteria cause the death of a biological entity. Viruses and bacteria are major killers of human beings and present great challenges to medicine. They can be deadly More...

Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Raja Pervez Ashraf smiles during a meeting with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (not in picture) head of coalition party Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) in Islamabad June 22, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer
By Team Folks On Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
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Pakistan lawmakers elect former minister Ashraf as PM

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court. Pakistan’s More...