Radical Pakistani TV show host barred from entering U.S.

A Pakistani TV show known for his extreme views and hate speech has been barred from entering the U.S. Orya Maqbool Jan who hosts TV Show “Harf-e-Raz” on NEO TV claimed he was stopped from boarding a flight to the U.S. by Pakistan’s airport authorities. Jan claimed the “American narrative in the Muslim world had failed and is closed to its worst defeat in Afghanistan”, he added “if they [U.S.] want to take revenge by stopping me from going to …

The Burkini Ban casts shadow over French Freedom

France might be very progressive when it comes to fashion sense, but their recent ban on the burkini shows how the administration’s thinking still dwells in the past. Burkini is a swimwear designed to allow women to cover as much of their body as they please and still feel free to actively participate in water sports/fun. Contrary to popular belief, it gives Muslim women like me nothing but the freedom to exist at a beach or pool without feeling forced …

The Hairy controversy gripping the U.S.

Being an adolescent, I’ve seen quite a few number of “distracting” hairstyles from fellow classmates. Needless to say none of those were natural hairstyles. In the state of Kentucky which recently just abolished unnecessary regulations for hair braiders, there is a high school that just banned natural hairstyles mostly worn by black students. Louisville’s Butler Traditional High School rolled out the new rules on registration day. Attica Scott, a female African-American legislature, had a daughter who returned home with a …

Kashmir separatist leader issues warning against Ahmadiyya Muslim minority

Speaking to a Friday congregation, Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who is the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference and chief of Muttihda Majlis-e-Amal Ameer said the ‘Ahmadis won’t be allowed to spread tentacles in Kashmir’. Mirwaiz warned people to beware of the expansionist plan of the Ahmadis in Kashmir and foil their nefarious designs. “Earlier, Christian Missionaries were trying to spread their tentacles in Kashmir by offering monetary benefits and now it was Ahmadis who want to do the …

Pakistan bans BlackBerry’s encrypted messaging services

Pakistan has reportedly ordered the nation’s carriers to cease offering services that route email through BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), a product that among other things encrypts email. Pakistan’s Express Tribune reports that the nation’s Ministry of Interior last Friday instructed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to tell telcos they must not offer the service from December 1st, depriving Pakistanis access to a secure e-mail service.