Posted By:  CAPteam Posted On:  Aug 13, 2008	Condemning the killing of Aid Workers in Afghanistan
The killings of three aid workers alongwith their Afghan driver employed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), an international relief organization, is deeply deplorable act that shows the true gruesome nature of violence in Afghanistan.   This killing is further proof of the...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 4, 2008	Muslim women don’t need your approval, but you can make yourself useful in our cause
What do you have against sheperds? Time to confess something to you:   I’m more than a little disturbed by some of the responses to my post on the Pakistani Taliban’s threats to maim women with acid . Talk about missing the point! I’ve received emails from...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 1, 2008	Pakistani Taliban: wear hijab, or be disfigured
Good news: Congratulations to  The Hijab Blog and Hijab Style on their feature story in the Toronto Star . I’m excited about the additional coverage being given to women who are pushing the envelope. In challening expectations about Muslim women, they’re not only educating...... [view]

Posted By:  linkadnan Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	Pakistan ( Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad ) Stock Exchanges Crashed. On The Other Side Taliban Give NWFP Government 5 Day Ultimatum
News # 1 = Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad ( Pakistan ) Stock Exchanges Crashed. Angry protestors broke windows and damaged banks and brokerage houses as country's Stock Exchanges hit their lowest. ( Geo / Aaj / ARY One World, Waqt, Express, Samaa News ) The Karachi...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	Two Afghan “Prostitutes” Allegedly Murdered by Taliban
The following news story was taken from here Two Afghan “Prostitutes” Allegedly Murdered by Taliban Two Afghan women were killed last weekend outside Ghazni City for allegedly running a prostitution ring for US military personnel and foreign contractors. The women were...... [view]

Posted By:  CWBloggers Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	Omar Khadr, the Teenager Who Really Did Have Something to Sulk About
It’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Omar Khadr, the Canadian citizen who was captured by American forces in Afghanistan in 2002 and has been locked up at Guantanamo Bay ever since. Omar made the news this week because his Canadian lawyers released some grainy video excerpts from his...... [view]

Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	Omar Khadr, the Teenager Who Really Did Have Something to Sulk About
It’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Omar Khadr, the Canadian citizen who was captured by American forces in Afghanistan in 2002 and has been locked up at Guantanamo Bay ever since. Omar made the news this week because his Canadian lawyers released some grainy video excerpts from his...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jun 18, 2008	Afghanistan: the latest
A friend recently wrote to me on the subject of Afghanistan. She wondered if, given all of the attention being given to other situations worldwide - Afghanistan has slipped many people’s radar screens. She elaborated: people are still...... [view]

Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jun 16, 2008	The Great Kandahar Jailbreak
I thought I’d follow up Louis’ post with a bit more commentary on the recent and all-too-successful Taliban raid on Sarposa Prison in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Apparently the attack was carried out by dozens of Taliban fighters mounted on motorbikes, along with two suicide bombers....... [view]