SHIRAZ MAHER
And so Pakistan's descent into chaos continues to gather pace this morning with the news that another opponent of the country's blasphemy laws has been assassinated. Shahbaz Bhatti, minister for religious minorities, was gunned down in Islamabad while travelling to a meeting. The Dawn reports:
SHIRAZ MAHER
And again! Hizb ut Tahrir holds yet another rally in London and is, for the third consecutive time, decisively rejected by ordinary Muslims.
Al-Jazeera reports:
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
Peter Oborne should read his own newspaper before telling us about the glories of a democratically elected Hamas.
SHIRAZ MAHER
Pity the Islamists; the rug has been pulled out from under their feet.
There is a lot of debate at the moment about what the fallout from the Middle East's uprisings will mean for the region. Is this the start of an Islamist uprising or the birth pangs of a more liberal and pluralistic Arab world?
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
A full 40 minute version of a video made by Faisal Shahzad while training for his failed attack on Times Square has been released.
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
A full 40 minute version of a video made by Faisal Shahzad while training for his failed attack on Times Square has been released.
Focus on Islamism is a blog dedicated to analysing and exposing the modern ideological phenomenon known as Islamism.
Shiraz Maher is a writer and broadcaster.
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is a PhD student at King's College, London. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.Â
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