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Pakistani Christians and Western Interests

It’s time to think twice about what NGOs under Christian supervision, churches and political leadership are doing.

(ISLAMABAD) - It is general perception in the west that foreigners are helping Pakistani Christians, but the reality is different.

On February 6, 1997, a religiously charged mob attacked village Shantinagar; 800 houses including churches, hostels were torched. In November 2005, about 100 Christian houses, schools, hostels, and Christian Clinic were burnt in Sangla Hill.

`We will not leave you alone` -Slogan of WVIP

World Vision in Progress – WVIP is a Lahore based organization working against social and religious injustice based on religion.

(ISLAMABAD) - A couple of days back, when I went to Lahore to distribute food to the Badami Bagh victims, there were many other organizations doing the same; some were distributing food stuff, others were distributing clothes.

After my work was done, I went to take a look around the other camps. There I saw a group, who placed a slogan, “we will not leave you alone”...

Chief Justice Says Police Failed to Protect the `Property and Dignity` of Christians in Joseph Colony

Justice Gulzar Ahmad, said the incident has caused an element of trauma that will keep on lingering in the minds of minority Christians living across Pakistan.

(ISLAMABAD) - On Monday, the Supreme Court's three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry declared that police had failed to protect the property and dignity of the Christians of the Joseph Colony.

This the very first time in Pakistani history that the Supreme Court expressed deep frustration and anguish over this issue...

Virginity Survey Reveals 21 is Portland`s `Lucky Number`

“Many women regret losing their virginity to a loser” - Brandon Wade, CEO and Founder of SeekingArrangement.com

(PORTLAND, OR) - When is the right time to lose one’s virginity? According to 52 percent of the 3,560 Portland females surveyed, 21 is the “lucky number.”

SeekingArrangement.com conducted a national study of over 77,000 women in 24 major US cities and found that single women in Portland females generally wait longer than the national average of 17.4 years old.

American Women Must F.U.C.K. More Effectively!

Where are we, in March 2013, the month we celebrate women’s achievements?

(SALISBURY UNIVERSITY) - With respect to International Women’s Day, March 8^th, 2013, this also applies to every country where women’s rights are being challenged, including the Middle East (where this student visited last year.) We need to Fight our fears; Use our brains; Control our destinies; Know our strengths.

It’s time for us to F.U.C.K., as in: Face our oppressors. Unchain our voices and ambitions. Challenge the prejudices unleashed against us. Knock down those who are trying to return us to the dark ages.

Situation of Afghan Women Improving, Official Says

Meanwhile, the UN mission in Afghanistan has reported that Afghan women continue to suffer from the effects of the Taliban- led violence and armed conflicts.

(KABUL Xinhua) - Although the situation of women in the post-Taliban Afghanistan has been improving, it still has a long way to go in gender equality.

This statement comes from Public Health Minister Suraya Dalil, who also calls for empowering women in society.

Smoking Blunderbuss

Illegal failure to consult with tribal peoples dooms giant solar and wind plants across the West.

(SOLANA BEACH, CA) - Chris Clarke's recent article deconstructs a video clip from the film, "Who Are My People?"

It is important for the public (us) to get our heads around the idea that the federal government is legally responsible to Native people.

PAKISTAN: Another Blasphemy Law Victim: Sawen Masih

It is clear that a recipe to destroy the life of any minority member, involves accusing him/her of blasphemy.

(ISLAMABAD) - Sawan Masih, a resident of Joseph Colony, became another victim of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law in Lahore Pakistan.

According to the daily Jang Lahore, on March 8, 2013, Mr. Shahid Imran, who works as a barber at Badami Bagh Lahore, alleged that Sawan Masih of Joseph Colony has disrespected the prophet Muhammad.

Shamrock Shenanigans: Luck or Skill?

Let us depend less on the myth of elusive luck and instead sharpen up our skills regularly.

(SALEM) - Each of us has a "personal beef" in the many cliches we hear in everyday conversation.

People do not generally mean to be misleading or inaccurate. Yet that pitfall is very hard to avoid. How many of us fall automatically into wishing "Good Luck" to somebody facing a new challenge?

Rawalpindi High Court Bar: Former President Sajid Ilyas Bhatti Says Apex Court Saves Democracy from Derailing

Bhatti said traitors would be held accountable through a vote.

(RAWALPINDI, Pakistan) - Sajid Ilyas Bhatti said the "Apex court saves democracy from derailing" while talking with the editor of daily Punjab Express, on Friday March 1, 2013.

Representatives of the civil society and people from various walks of life were present.