Hazaras in Pakistan Caught Between Persecution and the High Seas
Funeral in the Hazara graveyard in Quetta for victims of gunmen. Credit: Altaf Safdari/IPSBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Pakistan, Sep 6 2012 (IPS)It will be no less than a miracle if Nadir Ali makes it to...
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At the launch of a helpline for women in Peshawar. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan , Sep 7 2012 (IPS)Samina Afridi, a lecturer at the University of Peshawar, regrets...
View ArticleReligious Groups in Brazil Condemn Attacks on Islam
Rio de Janeiro march in defence of religious freedom. Credit: Media GospelBy Fabiana FrayssinetRIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 19 2012 (IPS)The Brazilian Commission for Combating Religious Intolerance (CCIR)...
View ArticleHopeful but Homesick in Peshawar Schools
Girls in a hostel in a school in Peshawar, sent there by parents defying Taliban threats to education. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sep 13 2013 (IPS)“I miss my...
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