Posts Tagged ‘ Movie ’

Ishq e Rasool – Let’s talk about it

Sep 24th, 2012 | By | Category: Latest, Pakistan, Religion, World
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That a thirteen-minute long tawdry inanity from a dubious manic character could trigger off an uproar both from the emotionally and psychologically volatile fundamentalist groups as well as from states and governments is something that needs talking about. Complex social trends are taking over, quite beyond taming- a plethora of forces, factors, ideas and ideologies […]



Freedom of Speech, really?

Sep 22nd, 2012 | By | Category: Latest, Religion, World
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Solid argument in Huffpost from Geoffery R Stone (A distinguished professor of Law at University of Chicago) that even if what you say in public is inflammatory and incite violent reaction, you cannot be blamed for it because of this idea called ‘freedom of expression’ (according to the first amendment of the US Constitution). I […]



Responding to Profanity

Sep 20th, 2012 | By | Category: Latest, Religion, World
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It was indeed shocking news of what happened as the aftermath of a released preview of a profane film which has left the Muslims in a state of sadness and shock across the world. As horrific and offensive as the video might be, nothing justifies the sort of violent acts we have seen in Egypt, […]