Author Archives: Dawood Ahmed
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17th September, 2012
Taking the bait
If we seriously want to demonstrate that Islam is a religion of peace, does it make any sense to engage in self-righteous displays of religious fervor?
If we seriously want to demonstrate that Islam is a religion of peace, does it make any sense to engage in self-righteous displays of religious fervor?
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7th August, 2012
The two faces of religious persecution in Pakistan
Why has a state that was founded to provide sanctuary for a vulnerable religious minority become home to a majority that allows religious persecution?
Why has a state that was founded to provide sanctuary for a vulnerable religious minority become home to a majority that allows religious persecution?
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16th August, 2011
The judicial death of reason
On 12th August the Anti-Terrorism Court handed down its judgment in the Sarfraz Shah case: one death penalty and six life sentences and compensation payments…
On 12th August the Anti-Terrorism Court handed down its judgment in the Sarfraz Shah case: one death penalty and six life sentences and compensation payments…
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10th June, 2011
The extra-judicial death of reason
The murder, in broad day light, of a 25 year old boy, Sarfraz Shah, has shocked and shamed many of us; despite our best…
The murder, in broad day light, of a 25 year old boy, Sarfraz Shah, has shocked and shamed many of us; despite our best…
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28th May, 2011
War powers: judicially yours
I have been led to believe that law is a privileged profession practiced by thoughtful, independent-minded and educated individuals who have a distaste for injustice…
I have been led to believe that law is a privileged profession practiced by thoughtful, independent-minded and educated individuals who have a distaste for injustice…
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6th May, 2011
Justice for eunuchs – a quest for dignity
In the wake of the much criticised Mukhtar Mai decision handed down a couple of weeks ago, a significant judgment by the Supreme Court of…
In the wake of the much criticised Mukhtar Mai decision handed down a couple of weeks ago, a significant judgment by the Supreme Court of…
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22nd April, 2011
Guilty or not – does it really matter?
Revelations by CBS News that Greg Mortenson, the American mountaineer and philanthropist, has fabricated parts of his two best-selling books, Three Cups of Tea and…
Revelations by CBS News that Greg Mortenson, the American mountaineer and philanthropist, has fabricated parts of his two best-selling books, Three Cups of Tea and…
