Farahnaz Ispahani

New indictment against Osman Kavala ‘politically motivated, bereft of legal credibility’

Duvar English - Duvarenglish.com 128d 1 tweets

The second indictment against human rights defender and businessman Osman Kavala presents no new grounds to justify his detention and is politically motivated, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in a...

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Farahnaz Ispahani New indictment against Osman #Kavala ‘politically motivated, bereft of legal credibility’ Human Rights Watch @hrw duvarenglish.com/human-rights/2… via @duvarenglish #OsmanKavala #Turkey 128d

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Begum Nusrat Bhutto — We salute you By Farahnaz Ispahani

Farahnaz Ispahani - FARAHNAZ ISPAHANI 132d 1 tweets

The political history of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been one of relentless and unyielding struggle to restore democracy in Pakistan in the face of overwhelming resistance by the forces o…

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Farahnaz Ispahani Begum Nusrat Bhutto — We salute you. Dubbed “the Iron Lady of Pakistan”, Begum Bhutto was the backbone of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD) A piece I wrote several years ago but thought younger readers would benefit from. #NusratBhutto 132d

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Demand for Pakistan Visas Sets Off Deadly Stampede in Afghanistan

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At least 12 people died as thousands crowded a soccer stadium. Many were seeking medical care in Pakistan, which recently eased its pandemic border restrictions.

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Farahnaz Ispahani Tragic. #Afghanistan Stampede Over #Pakistan Visas Leaves at Least 12 Dead - The New York Times 133d

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Forum puts weight behind Pakistan democracy campaign

Asia Times - Asia Times 142d 4 tweets

While Maryam Nawaz is set to start a decisive movement for the supremacy of democracy by addressing the first public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) against the government this …

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Farahnaz Ispahani “Pakistan’s international standing is being lost due to its policies of encouraging extremism and suppressing freedom, not due to the activism of those fighting for #humanrights,” Haqqani said, adding that the military should “stop seeing us an enemy.” 142d

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Afghan Peace: Illusion and Reality | TOLOnews

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Afrasiab Khattak says the Doha talks are "practically a sideshow in comparison to negotiations in Islamabad."

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Farahnaz Ispahani Afghan Peace: Illusion and Reality by @a_siab Khattak. A month after the beg of the intra-Afghan talks between the #Taliban and #Afghan govt little progress towards ultimate goal of securing an agreement over #Afghanistan’s political future 143d

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Prime Minister Khan’s Not So Special Representative On Religious Harmony

NayaDaur - Naya Daur 149d 1 tweets

A few years back, at a roundtable for religiously motivated violence, Ashrafi while performing his moderate maulana role, insisted that Ahmadis were a problem.

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Farahnaz Ispahani The farce continues ... #Pakistan Prime Minister Khan appoints Not So Special Representative On Religious Harmony nayadaur.tv/amp/2020/10/pr… via @nayadaurpk 149d

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Attack at German Synagogue During Sukkot Raises Anti-Semitism Fears

Katrin Bennhold - Nytimes.com 150d 2 tweets

Almost exactly a year after a far-right extremist shocked Germany by attacking a synagogue during Yom Kippur, another assault targets a synagogue in Hamburg.

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Farahnaz Ispahani Human hate has lived on even after the brutality and evil of the Holocaust. This is #Germany today: Anti-Semitic crimes nearly double in past 3 years. 2,032 anti-Semitic crimes, culminating in the attack on the synagogue in Halle Oct. 9. #Antisemitism 150d

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RFI Senior Fellow Speaks at Middle East Minorities Event: Spark of Hope or Escalating Extremism? — Religious Freedom Institute

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Farahnaz Ispahani, a Senior Fellow at the RFI, and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, highlighted the loss of pluralism across the Middle East and how it becomes the pretext for acts of violence, atrocities, and genocide. She...

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Farahnaz Ispahani RFI Senior Fellow Speaks at @ADL Middle East Minorities Event: Spark of Hope or Escalating Extremism? 152d

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Pull the plug on the Taliban talks

TheHill 154d 6 tweets

Suspension of talks would recalibrate the perception that the U.S. is so eager to withdraw from Afghanistan that it does not care if the Taliban return to power.

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Farahnaz Ispahani Pull the plug on the #Taliban talks writes @husainhaqqani thehill.com/opinion/intern… #Afghanistan #afghanistanpeacetalks 153d

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Afghanistan signs $160 million renewable energy deal with US, Turkey and India

Arab News 154d 1 tweets

KABUL: Solar photovoltaic and wind power projects signed by Afghanistan under a $160 million international deal on Wednesday evening will add 110 megawatts to the country’s grid in the next 16 months, officials said. The projects will be developed...

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Farahnaz Ispahani #Afghanistan signs $160 million renewable energy deal with #US, #Turkey and #India | Arab News 154d

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Ridiculing armed forces, personnel to be a crime

Thenews.com.pk 169d 2 tweets

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday introduced the Criminal Law Bill 2020 in the National Assembly to make intentional ridiculing and defaming the armed forces as a punishable crime.According to...

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Farahnaz Ispahani #Pakistan: Govt moves amendment bill in parliament: Ridiculing armed forces, personnel to be a crime 169d

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President Xi postpones visit to Pakistan

The Nation 178d 1 tweets

ISLAMABAD - Chinese President Xi Jinping has postponed his visit to Pakistan which was expected this year, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing said

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Farahnaz Ispahani President Xi of #China postpones visit to #Pakistan 178d

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Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State

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Farahnaz Ispahani #Sudan Ends Laws and Separates #Religion and State “For Sudan to become a democratic country where the rights of all citizens are enshrined, the constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state.” 179d

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Pakistan’s Brave Women Journalists Stand Up to Attacks - New Pakistan

New Pakistan 196d 2 tweets

Pakistan is one of the worst countries to be a journalist or work in the media. However, it is an even more dangerous person if you are a woman journalist or commentator. While attacks on women are old, in the last year or more, there has been...

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Farahnaz Ispahani #Pakistan’s Brave #Women #Journalists Stand Up to Attacks new-pakistan.com/2020/08/12/pak… via @New Pakistan #media #PressFreedom 182d

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The Harsh Realities of Religious Violence in the Middle East

RealClearReligion 189d 3 tweets

Six years after the genocide conducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against the small Yazidi religious community, the Middle East is even less multi-cultural, multi-faith, and multi-e

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Farahnaz Ispahani My latest piece in @RealClearRelig w/@TurkishFacade: ‘The Realities of Religious Violence in the Middle East: The #Yazidis in the crosshairs.’ realclearreligion.org/articles/2020/… #Genocide #ReligiousMinorities #ReligiousFreedom #yezidigenocide 189d

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The return of Sunni Messianism

The Hindu 190d 1 tweets

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vulgar display of triumphalism and what it could mean for the Muslim community

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Farahnaz Ispahani Interesting piece by ⁦@FaizEngineer⁩ on Erdogan’s Vision: The return of Sunni Messianism - The Hindu 190d

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Her American father was shot in a blasphemy trial in Pakistan. Now she’s fighting for justice.

Aysha Khan - Religion News Service 196d 4 tweets

(RNS) — Tahir Ahmad Naseem’s daughter is fighting for the U.S. government to deliver justice for her father — an American citizen who was killed while being tried on blasphemy charges in Pakistan.

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Farahnaz Ispahani Her American father was shot in a #blasphemy trial in #Pakistan.Now she’s fighting for justice by @ayshabkhan⁩ of ⁦@RNS⁩. I am quoted. #ahmadiyya #Ahmadi ⁦@TheWilsonCenter⁩ 196d

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Public Toilet Erected on Former Site of Razed Xinjiang Village Mosque

Radio Free Asia 202d 4 tweets

Observers say authorities are desecrating Uyghur holy sites as a form of ‘spirit breaking.’

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Farahnaz Ispahani The CCP will accept nothing less than the eradication of #Uighur faith and culture.... Public Toilet Erected on Former Site of Razed #Xinjiang Village #Mosque 200d

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Kamala, Goddess of Wealth Creation

WSJ 203d 9 tweets

It’s ‘comma-la,’ and don’t mix her up with the late pro wrestler.

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Farahnaz Ispahani ⁦⁦@tunkuv⁩ writes about Kamala Harris, the Democratic party’s VP pick and whether she should embrace her ‘Indianess’. 203d

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Farahnaz Ispahani Watch ⁦⁦@svaradarajan⁩ of ⁦@thewire_in⁩: Demolition Men Don’t Build Nations, They Destroy Them. #india 207d