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Any attack on Pakistan would have an element of surprise. US will certainly go for a preemptive nuclear strike so that Pakistan has little or no chance of retaliating against India and disturbing South Asian security. Most probably, tactical nuclear missiles from USS Carl Vinson would...

A suicide bomber dressed in a burka blew himself up near a French patrol in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing four soldiers and wounding five in one of the deadliest attacks on the French contingent in months. French soldiers from the 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion on patrol near Tagab in...

The article does not debunk any of the point Israel makes in it's defence. Let us compare Israel with Pakistan. Both the countries were shaped by the British Empire as with India and all countries in the middle east. Both of them involved the migration based on religion due to the perceived...

Hi, I'll reply to your post in the headscarf topic a bit later on (you're a machine aren't you lol?) I'm somewhat surprised to learn you're agnostic.

I think you misunderstood my post. My point was, Breivik terrorism, Palestinian terrorism, Pakistan's taliban problem, Chechen terrorism, Kashmir terrorism and so on should be condemned at once or not at all. People should not be selective in condemning terrorism.

Yes, I am well aware of that. The practical implementation of Islamic values saw more depth in the west than any Islamic country for that matter.

Well, you quoted that Europe demands assimilation. So, I compared the situation of Europe to that of a few Islamic countries to illustrate that Europe is far more welcoming for foreign cultures compared to most Islamic countries. Well, we are all here to give our respective perspectives in a...

Western values will obviously be rated higher because they have actually made Europe and West into the developed and civilized society as they are now, as opposed to eastern values (which values?) which have failed to do so for the most part. Those who adopted superior western values such as...

True, had it not been for Egypt, perhaps, Amman would be Israeli territory by now. But Jordan suffered the most after the '67 war (the refugee surge).

Of course, it is the (general) perception that matters. Your point of view is your perception on the matter, and me, mine. Europe insists on "assimilation"? First of all, sharia law and forced headcover/hijab inherently clashes with European values of freedom and human rights, from their...

Jordan got badly humiliated in 1967 war. So much that Jordan's King Hussein, before 1973 war, begged Israel to not invade Jordan by informing Israeli officials of an impending Syrian attack.

I explained that in the later part of my post Orthodox jews who want to force their views on others are no better or worse than Islamic extremists. They're basically the same: religious extremists. However, among all forms of religious extremism, it is Islamist extremism which is by far the...

We were debating whether woman are better emancipated in iran or pakistan.

Such a solution is not viable if the 'individual choice' involves something dangerous for the society. Islamic culture (not Islam itself) terms a woman as "pious" and "true muslim" who wears headscarf. Those who don't are termed as not a good muslim woman. Thus, judgment is being done based on...

Don't know what is being said. But the latest Rockefeller institute report predicts the next war between india and pakistan to be centred along the perceived unfair allocation of water.

That is very unfair.

The headscarf can be considered a form of oppression. It is very different from other forms of religious symbol such as christian cross. The main danger of a headscarf culture is that it gradually creates a divide between "pious" headscarf wearers and "slutty" non-headscarf wearers. If such a...

What could possibly be the motivation behind killing these 19 people?

Situation in Syria can be paralleled to what India faced in Kashmir. Terrorism, insurgency and bigotry. Only much more severe. Almost everyday, terrorist suicide bombers kill scores of innocents by blowing up public places to "protest" against the government. Situation in Syria can be...

Israel is one of the few countries in Middle East where freedom of expression and tolerance is practiced without fear of religious bigotry. Members of any nation, any race and any religion will be composed of homosexuals. If you suppress them they will still remain homo whether you like them or...