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By Majed Iqbal- Nearly 2,000 people packed into Manchester’s Sheridan Suite over the weekend where former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf launched his new political party despite protests inside and outside the building.The Manchester launch followed ones in London and Birmingham where Musharraf announced his comeback with the All Pakistan Muslim League to restore a ‘troubled Pakistan.’ After a musical start with [...]
By Majed Iqbal- Debates raging around extremism and radicalisation have actively been discussed in the last years in government circles, by Politicians, ‘expert’ think tanks and the media. Adding to this list comes forth Salman Ahmad, dubbed as South East Asia’s version of Bono and a Global citizen working for peace. Salman Ahmad is Pakistan’s leading [...]
By Majed Iqbal- On Sunday night over a hundred people from the Manchester Muslim community attended a panel debate where participants looked into the upcoming elections. The audience were given a lively and vibrant debate where panelists shed light on the much discussed topic of the role of the Muslim community in the upcoming elections. Prior [...]
A Rochdale blogger wants to hear your views on the up-coming general elections. Community activist Majed Iqbal wants to know how the local Muslim community views the current elections for his documentary, To Vote or Not to Vote. It will give people the chance to talk about how they feel about voting, the political parties [...]
By Majed Iqbal- Pakistani Cleric Sheikh ul- Islam Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, has issued a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing. His 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, aims at completely dismantling al-Qaeda’s violent ideology. The scholar developed his Fatwa last year as a response to the increase in bombings across Pakistan by militants. It has now been [...]
Excerpts of article published on the Asian News By Majed Iqbal- In light of the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, local residents gathered to protest in Manchester and Bradford, sending a strong condemnation to Pakistan’s government for allowing America to operate as a state within a state with immunity in Pakistan. The protests, organised by the Islamic Political Party [...]
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