Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The phrase “Terrorist Attack” suddenly makes the headlines, and yet what happened was not a terrorist attack in the more traditional sense of the word. The word “Terrorism” is utilised to describe the deployment of violence in order to achieve a specific political goal, but there is nothing political about an attack on a satirical … Read more
In yet another example that confirm’s Pakistan’s descent into complete and utter lunacy, Dr Mehdi Ali (pictured above), an American volunteer cardiologist was shot dead in Pakistan yesterday. What happened, was this a robbery, or an act of random violence against a stranger? No, this was a planned assassination. Dr Ali’s “crime” in the eyes of the … Read more
Rashid Rehman, was a truly decent honourable human being who did some outstanding work. “He was a dedicated activist from the very beginning. All his life he was helping the downtrodden. He was fearless and never gave any time to the threats. He said he would live for the struggle and die for the struggle.” … Read more
Its Halloween, so lets take a break and enjoy a scary story. The following is not a professional movie, but is instead a nice little clip make for Halloween by a non-professional (it is the YouTube blogger Cristina Rad). I like it, it is well constructed suspense in a true Hitchcock style … the title tells … Read more
Today we learn the tragic news of the murder of Christopher Stevens, the US ambassador in Lybia. The BBC reports … Unidentified armed men stormed the grounds on Tuesday night in a protest over a US-produced film that is said to insult the Prophet Muhammad. They shot at buildings and threw handmade bombs into the … Read more
A week ago there were stories circulating about four women and two men in Pakistan who had been sentenced to death for singing and dancing at a wedding. I need not explain why, by now you will be familiar with the thinking .. it was of course yet another example of Islamic clerics demonstrating just … Read more