Pakistan’s minorities: the bigger issue — Farahnaz Ispahani For a little unlettered girl to be investigated under any law at all for the crime of allegedly unwittingly burning the pages of the Holy Quran is intolerable As international and domestic outrage increases against the constant harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan, those who do not want to fundamentally change Pakistan …
Hate crime legislation By Farahnaz Ispahani Published: August 16, 2012 The writer is a suspended member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Adviser to the PPP Co-Chairman Pakistan has become a brutal place to live, especially if you are a member of a religious minority. Most observers agree that the country is being swept by a rising tide of hate …
A truly democratic future By Farahnaz Ispahani Published: July 30, 2012 The writer is a suspended member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Adviser to the PPP Co-Chairman For the first time in its history, Pakistan is close to a democratic transfer of power. One directly elected government will go through the electoral process again in the first quarter of …
Visualising a tolerant Pakistan By Farahnaz Ispahani Published: July 13, 2012 The writer is a suspended member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Advisor to the Co-Chairman PPP We began our lives as a nation with hope and idealism. Pakistan and Pakistanis had those beliefs because of the foundation laid by our Quaid, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Though ignored in our …