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1. 1. The phantasmagoria of Pakistan’s women’s rights

   Asian News, Wednesday 02 June 2010 The past few days have been filled with such dramatically contrasting news about the fortunes of Pakistani women that one can liken the rights of Pakistani women to a phantasmagoria: a changing scene made up of many elements in which the changes that take place make it impossible to discern what is real and what is merely an illusion.

2. 2. Fatwa undercuts extremist rhetoric regarding terrorism

   Asian News, Tuesday 04 May 2010 In recent years, the words and actions of extremists claiming to commit violence in the name of Islam, time and again through the media, has arguably caused great harm to Islam’s peaceful reputation.

3. 3. Conspiracy or cure? An Islamic perspective on interfaith dialogue

   Asian News, Wednesday 28 April 2010 Interfaith dialogue is criticised by some religious leaders as a conspiracy designed to merge all religions into one.

4. 4. Media should get Islam right

   Asian News, Wednesday 28 April 2010 Given the amount of violence and instability in countries with Muslim majorities, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, some people mistakenly assume the violence stems from Islamic teachings, when in fact Islam does not condone such actions.

5. 5. All that jazz in Pakistan

   Asian News, Wednesday 21 April 2010 Science fiction fans may remember how humans and aliens communicated with one another using a five-tone musical motif in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

6. 6. No difference between Palestinian Christians and Muslims: an interview with Michel Sabbah

   Asian News, Wednesday 21 April 2010 Jerusalem - Contrasting with the general pessimism regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the 77-year-old former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah continues to believe in harmonious Christian-Muslim coexistence in Palestine and shared his thoughts with reporter Laurent Grzybowski.

7. 7. Fighting extremism in a suit and tie

   Asian News, Wednesday 07 April 2010 Less than two weeks after the death of Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed Tantawi's successor to the most senior post at the 1,000-year-old university, the oldest and most revered seat of learning for many Sunni Muslims.

8. 8. Distance, not differences, at root of Pakistani integration in Italy

   Asian News, Wednesday 07 April 2010 A closer look at the pattern of Pakistani immigration to Italy and integration into Italian society indicates that it's the distance - and not the difference - between the two cultures that has proved to be the most stringent barrier in cultural integration.

9. 9. Pakistani literary festival uses words to heal

   Asian News, Wednesday 07 April 2010 To generations of young Pakistanis before the tragic events of 9/11 the British Council meant books: great books, pages and pages of both historical and contemporary literature that could be borrowed from or read at the many libraries that the Council maintained in the country.

10. 10. Pakistan initiates People's Resolution for change

    Asian News, Friday 02 April 2010 Despite the threat from further terrorist attacks, people have stepped out all over Pakistan and have begun to take responsibility for change.

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