My Mom begged Me to leave Islam

I reverted to Islam on April 24, 2015. And I started wearing the hijab two weeks after I took my Shahada (testimony of Islamic faith). It wasn’t easy for me because my family is against my decision to become a Muslim.

One of my daughters even told me that she doesn’t want to have anything to do with me. My mom cried and begged me to leave Islam. But I know Islam is the true religion and I thank Allah that I have been chosen to be one of His servants.

I believe that one day my family will accept me and insha Allah they will be reverted too in Islam. I am proud to be a Muslim and I show it by covering myself and using my hijab.

Source: World Hijab Day

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Muslim Student Voted Best-dressed at US School

A hijab-wearing Muslim girl of Palestinian origin has been voted the best dressed student at Clifton High School in New Jersey.

Clifton High School senior Abrar Shahin (far right) was awarded "best dressed" in the class of 2015. Shahin poses for a pre-graduation picture with Taylor Szabo (far left) and Katherine Fraczek (center) on Friday afternoon.

“There are always cheerleaders who win and popular girls, so I was very surprised it was me, being a hijabi,” Shahin said.

“It was a dream come true,” she added.

Shahin who works at a clothing store in Paramus has been shattering long-held views about Muslims but still remains true to her religious traditions.

The “best dressed” vote also shows how tolerance and acceptance has increased at the school which boasts a diverse population of students including 52 percent Hispanic, 35 percent white, 8 percent Asian and 5 percent black, according to state records.

Lindsey Cinque, a French teacher who is yearbook and senior class adviser, said, “Shahin’s award showed that students can look beyond labels to honor someone’s accomplishment.”

Cinque announced the news to Shahin in class, adding, “In a class of 800 people, it’s definitely a huge honor that they picked her.”

Also of interest is that the best dressed male, Abraham Zeidan, also happens to be Muslim. Although Shahin was surprised at being picked for the award, Cinque said that she would always get complemented on her clothes by other students.

Source: NorthJersey

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فیس بک رنگین ڈی پی لگانے کا مطلب جانیئے ۔۔۔

جیسا کہ آپ کو علم ہوگا کہ امریکی سپریم کورٹ نے ایک ہی جنس کے افراد کے درمیان شادی کی اجازت دے دی ہے۔ اس خبر کو دنیا میں آزادی اظہا کے حوالے سے دیکھا جا رہا ہے۔ اور مغربی دنیا خاص طور امریکہ میں اس مکروہ عمل کے حق میں دلیلیں اور ریلیاں نکالی جا رہی ہیں۔ اور ہرطرف لوگوں کی خوشیاں مناتے تصاویر شئیر کی جا رہی ہیں۔

فیس بک بھی کہاں پیچھے رہ سکتا ہے۔ اس نے اس مکروہ خوشی کے لیے "ہم جنس پرستوں" کے رنگ برنگے جھنڈے یا نشان کو بطور ڈی پی DP کی آپشن دی ہے تاکہ لوگ اس خوشی میں شامل ہو سکیں۔

ہمارے معصوم لوگ اس بارے میں قطعی لا علم ہیں۔ اور انہیں اس قوسِ قزح والی رنگین ڈی پی کا پتہ نہیں اور وہ اسے اپنی وال پے لگا رہے ہیں۔ یہ قیامت کی نشانیوں میں سے ایک ہے اور اۤزادی حق رائے کی اۤڑ میں اخلاقیات کا ماتم ہے۔ اۤپ سب سےگزارش ہے اس بات کی حقیقت کو سمجھتے ہوئے اس مکروہ فعل کی خوشی میں نادانستہ شامل نہ ہوں۔

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راولپنڈی، نوجوانوں نے میٹر و بس کو خواتین کے لئےاذیت بنا دیا

راولپنڈی، نوجوانوں نے جدید سفری سہولتوں سے اۤراستہ میٹرو بس کو خواتین کے لئے اذیت بنا دیا ، خواتین کے ساتھ چھیڑ چھاڑ اور ہلٹر بازی میں اضافہ ہونے لگا بعض خفیہ ہاتھ اس جدید سفری سہولتوں سے اۤراستہ میٹرو بس کو ناکام بنانے کے لئے اوباش نوجوانوں کی سرپرستی کر رہے ہیں۔تفصیلات کے مطابق بارانی یونیورسٹی، سکتھ روڈ، رحمن اۤباد، کمیٹی چوک اور مریڑ حسن بس اسٹیشن پر ان اوباش نوجوانوں نے ڈیرے ڈال رکھے ہیں مریڑ حسن بس اسٹیشن پر خواتین کی چیخ و پکار سن کر ٹریفک واڈرنز بس اسٹیشن پر پہنچ گئے اور ان بگڑے نوابزادوں اور اوباش نوجوانوں کے چنگل سے نجات دلائی میٹرو بس انتظامیہ ان نوجوانوں کی سرگرمیوں کو روکنے میں ناکام نظر اۤ ریہ ہے ۔

میٹرو بس کے اندر خواتین اور مرد کے بلاک علیحدہ ہونے چاہیے اور دونوں کے درمیان معقول فاصلہ ہو تاکہ عوام نظر بد سے بچ سکیں اورضرورت اس امر کی ہے ک بسوں کے اندر سیکورٹی اسٹاف تعینات کیا جائے جو خواتین کا سفر با عزت بنانے میں معاون ثابت ہو ۔اگر لیڈیز بلاک میں نوجوانوں کے داخلے کو کنٹرول نہ کیا گیا تو پھر خواتین میٹروبس پر سفر کرنا چھوڑ دیں گی۔انتظامیہ کے بعد معاشرے کی بھی ذمہ داردی ہے کہ وہ ایسے لوگوں کے خلاف متحد ہوں اور بر وقت بُرائی کو روکنے کے لئے اۤواز بلند کریں۔  

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ایگزیکٹ کے سرور سے غیر اخلاقی ویب سائٹس آپریٹ ہونیکا انکشاف

کراچی ,  ایف آئی اے سائبر کرائم سرکل نے فرانزک کی مدد سے ایگزیکٹ کمپنی کے سرورسے 25 سے زائد غیر اخلاقی ویب سائٹس آپریٹ کرنے کا سراغ لگا لیا۔ مذکورہ سائٹس کی ہوسٹنگ ایگزیکٹ کے سرور سے ہوتی تھی۔ ایگزیکٹ انتظامیہ مذکورہ فحش ویب سائٹس کی ہوسٹنگ سے مسلسل انکار کرتی رہی ہے ۔ 

جعلی ڈگری کیس کے علا وہ ایزیکٹ کپمنی غیر قانونی  سائٹس  کئی ممالک میں ہوسٹ کر رہی تھی ،ذرائع نے مزید بتایا کہ سائٹس درجنوں سرور پر چل رہی تھی اور  کمپنی غیر اخلاقی مواد تخلیق کرنے میں بھی ملو ث ہے جو انٹر نیٹ پر اپلوڈ کیا جاتا 
تھا ۔اس ضمن میں انکوئری بنا دی گئی ہے جو تحقیق کر رہی ہے کہ یہ فلم پاکستان   یا دوسرے ممالک میں فلمائی گئی ہے ۔

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فحش مواد دیکھنے سے چھٹکارا کیسے پائیں ؟

نشہ کسی بھی قسم کا ہو اس کا نتیجہ زندگی کی بربادی کی صورت میں نکلتا ہے اور کچھ یہی مال نئے زمانے میں فحش فلموں اور دیگر مواد کے نشے کا ہے۔
اگرچہ اکثر نوجوان یہ محسوس کرتے ہیں کہ وہ انٹرنیٹ اور دیگر ذرائع سے دستیاب فحش مواد کو دیکھنے سے کسی بھی طرح باز نہیں رہ سکتے لیکن اگر نیت سچی ہو تو آپ باآسانی اس لت سے چھٹکارا پاسکتے ہیں۔ اس لئے چند انتہائی مفید ہدایات پر عمل کریں:
1۔ پہلے تو یہ تسلیم کریں کہ اگر آپ آئے روز انٹرنیٹ استعمال کرتے ہوئے فحش مواد دیکھتے ہیں یا موبائل فون کو اس مقصد کیلئے استعمال کرتے ہیں تو آپ کو اس کی لت پڑچکی ہے اور اس سے نجات کیلئے عزم کرلیں۔
2 ۔اگلا کام یہ کریں کہ اپنے کمپیوٹر پر موجود تمام فحش مواد کو ڈیلیٹ کردیں اور براﺅزر میں موجود کنٹرولز کو استعمال کریں تاکہ آئندہ ایسی کوئی ویب سائٹ آپ کے سامنے نہ کھلے۔
3 ۔اپنی زندگی میں مثبت تبدیلیاں لائیں، جیسا کہ اچھے دوستوں کے قریب ہوں اور گھر والوں کے ساتھ زیادہ وقت گزاریں۔
4 ۔ایسی خوراک کا استعمال بڑھائیں جس میں کاربوہائیڈریٹ کی کثرت ہو۔
5 ۔باقاعدگی سے ورزش کریں اور کھیلوں میں حصہ لیں۔
6 ۔نیند اچھی طرح پوری کریں اور خصوصاً رات کو دیر تک جاگنا بالکل بند کردیں۔
7 ۔صبح جلدی اٹھیں اور نماز باقاعدگی سے پڑھیں۔
8 ۔تفریح کیلئے کمپیوٹر اور انٹرنیٹ استعمال کرنے کی بجائے اچھی کتابیں پڑھیں اور کوشش کریں کہ آپ انٹرنیٹ پر اپنا کام سب کے سامنے کریں۔
9 ۔مذہب کی طرف توجہ دیں اور اپنی سوچ کو مثبت اور صاف رکھنے کیلئے کوشاں رہیں۔
10 ۔منفی اور غیر اخلاقی سوچ والے دوستوں سے دور رہیں۔

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گندے میسج کس طرح صحت کو تباہ کرتے ہیں

 سمارٹ فون، لیپ ٹاپ اور دیگر آن لائن آلات آج کے دوران میں بہت ہی سہولت سمجھی جاتی ہیں اور ہر دوسرے شخص کے پاس یہ تمام آلات موجود ہوتے ہیں لیکن جیسا کہ کہا جاتا ہے کہ ہر شے کے فوائد اور نقصانات ہوتے ہیں۔ اگر ان آلات کا استعمال رابطے میں رہنے کے لئے کیاجائ

برطانوی یونیورسٹی نے حال ہی میں اس پر تحقیق کی ہے اور اس کے نتائج نے مغربی معاشرے کو جھنجھوڑ کررکھ دیا ہے۔ تحقیق کے مطابق نوجوان لڑکے اور لڑکیاں غیر اخلاقی میسج اور تصاویر شیئر کرتے ہیں تو ان کی دماغی صحت پر انتہائی خطرناک اثرات ہوتے ہیں۔ وہ اپنے خاندانوں اور دوستوں سے دور ہوتے جاتے ہیں اور ان کی شخصیت میں منفی خیالات حد سے زیادہ ہوجاتے ہیں جبکہ معاشرے میں ایک ایسا اخلاقی بگاڑ آتا ہے جو کہ مستقبل قریب میں تمام انسانوں کے لئے انتہائی خطرناک ثابت ہوں گے۔ مزید برآں جو نوجوان لڑکے اور لڑکیاں یہ تصاویر ایک دوسرے سے شیئر کرتے ہیں تو اکثر یہ احتمال ہوتا ہے کہ یہ تصاویر اکثر سماج دشمن گروہ مذموم مقصد کے لئے استعمال کرتے ہیں۔ تحقیق میں بتایا گیا ہے کہ گندے میسج کی وجہ سے نوجوان خود لذتی کا شکار ہوتے جاتے ہیں اور نتیجے کے طور پر ان کی جنسی زندگی تباہ ہونا شروع ہوجاتی ہے۔ جبکہ ذہنی طور پر یہ لوگ معاشرے میں ناصرف تنہائی کا شکار ہوجاتے ہیں بلکہ وہ ایک مثبت کردار ادا کرنے میں بھی ناکام ہوجاتے ہیں۔ تحقیق کاروں کا کہنا ہے کہ اگر موجودہ نسل کو اس طرح کی مکروہ حرکات سے نہ روکا گیا تو آنے والے دور میں معاشرہ مکمل تباہی کا شکار ہوسکتا ہے۔

ے تو یہ ایک اچھی بات ہے لیکن اگر ان آلات کو شیطانی خواہشات کی تکمیل اور جنسی لذت کے حصول میں ضائع کیا جائے تو ناصرف مالی طور پر نقصانات ہوتے ہیں بلکہ اس کے صحت پر انتہائی خطرناک اثرات بھی ہوتے ہیں۔

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خود لذتی کی مکروہ عادت سے چھٹکارا پانے کےلئے مفید مشورے

خود لذتی کی عادت نو عمر لڑ کوں میں عام پائی جاتی ہے۔اگرچہ اس کے منفی اثرات کے بارے میں ماہرین میں اختلاف پایا جاتاہے ۔لیکن ایک بات وضح ہے اس عادت کا حد سے زیادہ رسیا ہو جانے والے نوجوانوں کو جسمانی اور ذہنی مسائل کاسامنا کرنا پڑتاہے ۔اگر آپ بھی یہ سمجھتے ہیں کہ یہ عادت آپ کی روز مرہ زندگی میں مسائل پیدا کر رہی ہے تو اس پر قابو پانے کے لیے کچھ مفید مشورے پیش خدمت ہیں ۔

سب سے پہلے تو ندامت اور احساس جرم کو ختم کریں کیو نکہ ہر ایک کی شخصیت میں منفی اور مثبت باتیں پائی جاتی ہیں اور اگر آپ کسی عادت میں نقصان دہ حد تک مبتلا ہو چکے ہیں تو یہ کوئی جرم نہیں ۔ اس کی اصلاح کے لیے کمر بستہ ہو جائیں۔ایسے حالا ت کا تدراک کریں جو آپ کو خود لذتی پر مائل کرتے ہیں مثلاً رات کو دیر تک جاگنا ،فحش فلمیں دیکھنا ،تنہائی میں رہنا اور جنسی خیالات میں کھوئے رہنا وغیرہ ۔فراغت اور تنہائی میں آپ کو خود لذتی پر مائل کرتی ہے لہذا زیادہ سے زیادہ وقت گھروالوں اور اچھے دوستوں کے ساتھ گزاریں  صحت مند سرگرمیوں کا آغاز کریں جیسا کہ کھیل کود ، فلاحی بہبود کے کام اور لکھے پڑھنے جیسے شوق اپنائیں ۔ اپنی خوراک میں پھلوں اور سبزیوں کا اضافہ کریں تاکہ آپکے جسم و ذہن کو توانائی ملے اور آپ اپنے کمر ے کو چھوڑ کر بیرون خانہ سرگرمیوں میں متمرک ہو جائیں،  صبر سے کام لیں ۔اگر آپ سمجھتے ہیں کہ آپ اس عادت سے چھٹکارہ پانے میں کامیاب نہیں ہو رہے تو ہمت نہ ہاریں اور پیہم کوشش جاری رکھیں کیو نکہ یہ عادت تبدیل ہو نے میں وقت لگ سکتا ہے ۔ کسی قابل بھروسہ بڑے یا بزرگ سے مدد لیں اور رہنمائی کے لیے مشورہ کریں ۔اخلاقی اصلاح کرنے والے بزر گ مدد گار ثابت ہو سکتے ہیں  اپنے ذہن میں بات بٹھا لیں کہ یہ کوشش آپ کو جسمانی اور ذہنی طور پر مضبوط کر ے گی اور اس کے مفید نتائج بر آمد ہونگے ، یہ بات آپکو یکسوئی کے ساتھ محنت جاری رکھنے میں مدد دے گی۔

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Google, Microsoft Tighten Online Searches To Combat Child Porn

Google and Microsoft unveiled measures to block online searches for child sex abuse images on Monday as part of a bid by British authorities to crackdown on Internet pedophiles.

 The companies said as many as 100,000 search terms will now fail to produce results and trigger warnings that child abuse imagery is illegal while offering advice on where to get help.

The world's two largest search engine operators' move was a rare display of unity ahead of an Internet safety summit on Monday hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Cameron welcomed the progress to block illegal content but said far more still needed to be done.

"If more isn't done to stop illegal child abuse content being found, we will do what is necessary to protect our children," he tweeted ahead of the summit that will announce a new trans-Atlantic task force to tackle online child abuse. The summit comes after Cameron this summer called on Internet firms to do more to stop access to illegal images. Now both companies have introduced new algorithms that will prevent searches for child abuse imagery.

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt wrote in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that these changes had cleaned up the results for over 100,000 queries that might be related to the sexual abuse of children.

"As important, we will soon roll out these changes in more than 150 languages, so the impact will be truly global," he wrote, adding the restrictions would be launched in Britain first then expanded to other languages in the next six months.

Both Google and Microsoft, who were due to join other Internet companies at the summit on Monday, have also agreed to use their technological expertise to help in the identification of abuse images.

Schmidt said Google planned to provide engineers to give technical support to the Internet Watch Foundation in Britain and the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and to fund internships for engineers at these organizations.

Conservative parliamentarian Claire Perry, who is Cameron's adviser on childhood, said British and U.S. law enforcement agencies would back up this effort by tracking pedophiles using the "hidden Internet" or so-called "dark web" of encrypted networks to distribute images of child abuse.

(Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith, editing by William Hardy)

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Swiss Lawmakers Reject Burqa Ban

Swiss lawmakers have voted against a ban on the Muslim women burqa (face veil), putting an end to plans made by far right parties several years ago. “Today in Switzerland, wearing this type of clothing for religious reasons doesn’t pose any problems in daily life and is a rare practice in the Swiss Muslim community,” centre-right Radical Party parliamentarian Hugues Hiltpold said. Following a March Senate vote with the same result, the lower house of the Swiss parliament rejected the motion pushed by the canton of Aargau in a vote of 93 to 87.

The burqa ban proposal was first made by far-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) under the title “Masks Off”.

It proposed a ban on wearing of face-veils, which is also called Niqab, on public transport. The bill also allowed authorities to “ban or restrict access to public buildings to such individuals in order to guarantee the security of other users.” Far right lawmakers had argued that the ban was necessary for public safety. But opponents said the proposal was excessive because so few women wear burqas in Switzerland.
The wearing of face-veil has been the focus of growing debate in the West in recent years.While hijab is an obligatory code of dress for Muslim women, the majority of Muslim scholars agree that a woman is not obliged to wear the face veil. Scholars believe it is up to women to decide whether to take on the veil or burka, a loose outfit covering the whole body from head to toe and wore by some Muslim women.
Hurting Muslims
Speaking for the majority, Hiltpold said banning the burqa would be excessive and would encourage tourists from Muslim countries to have negative opinions of the country. Affecting the country’s image abroad, he added that a ban on Muslim face veil would have bad effect on the countries Muslim minority. “Banning the niqab or the burka in Switzerland would have adverse consequences for Swiss Muslims.”
The proposed ban on burqa is not the first move by far right politicians against the country’s Muslim minority.
In 2009, the SVP has championed a ban on the building of mosque minarets in the European country.
According to the CIA Factbook, Switzerland is home to some 400,000 Muslims, representing 5 percent of the country’s nearly eight million people.

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Blocking Immoral Websites would Fail to Protect Children and only give Parents False Sense of Security

What we disagree with is the mechanisms by which we protect our children. It's not that easy and the solutions that are being discussed are not perfect. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked thousand of Adult contents earlier, but in spite of blockage children are not safe. Because there are other things and contents circumnavigating round the Internet that hurts Children. Regulation of content on mobile phones and video iPods is largely absent.
Texting, tweeting, facebooking, web-surfing, emailing and social networking are the toys of the so-called ING (Internet Next Generation). Like their parents, this generation must contend with playground bullies. Often, a child will not even know the name of their tormentor. The victim's parents may feel helpless because they have no recourse or tools to protect their child online. The problem is the most frequent threat a child faces online. All episodes of bullying are serious. Dismissing them as inconsequential could have grim consequences that include depression, dropping grades, school truancy and health problems.
Parents themselves ultimately must take up the responsibility of instilling the right framework in their child and they have the power and right to ban and control their children from accessing adult content. I think the government haven’t an appropriate system to filter the adult content on Internet and cannot develop the right mindset in one child's mind. It is parents themselves who wield the ultimate control and power over their child. Thus, the responsibility also lies on parents to control and monitor their children.
Educating your kids
But, as always, common sense prevails: Tell your kids that the same rules they use when walking down a street apply when they surf the Net. Some good guidelines are following below:
· Set guidelines for how your child uses the computer and discuss those guidelines with your child.
· Don’t let your child give out personal information, such as address, phone number, or school name, online.
· Don’t let your child arrange for online meetings with a stranger or send his or her photograph.
· Tell your children to come to you immediately if someone sends them messages that they don’t like.
Controlling kids’ access
No matter how safe you make your home computer, your child may have access to other computers that don’t have such filters. While elementary schools may install these features, public libraries usually don’t because the filters would block adults from accessing legitimate information. And, of course, your child’s friends’ computers may not have the same safeguards as the one in your home does. So be sure to include other computers your children may use when setting the rules for them. And it would be a good idea to talk to the parents of the children your child visits often and ask if they use filters on their computer. These parents may not use any filters just because they don’t know they exist.
Porn sites are all over the Internet and, unfortunately, kids are certainly smarter than adults are about computers. The good news is that online services provide tools for parental control that protects curious young minds from getting inappropriate materials. With varying degrees, they let you surf for what you want without worrying too much about whether your kids can also find the material. You can, in fact, allow your children to use the computer and still protect them from evil and other inappropriate online content. Dozens of software filters are now available, and http://www1.k9webprotection.com/ can lead you to the one that has the features you want. It’s totally free, safe and tested by me. (If you need any assistance regarding installation of “K9 Web Protection” then don’t hesitate to ask me)

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In Pakistan, underground parties push the boundaries

This is not Saturday night at a club in New York, London or Paris. It is the secret side of Pakistan, a Muslim nation often described in the West as a land of bearded, Islamic hardmen and repressed, veiled women.

People dance to the beat of the house music at Centrifuge, a
Pakistani underground rave party at a farmhouse on the
outskirts of Pakistan's Capital, Islamabad early July 15, 2012.
Credit: REUTERS

Pakistan was created out of Muslim-majority areas in colonial India 65 years ago, and for decades portrayed itself as a progressive Islamic nation. Starting in the 1980s, however, it has been drifting towards a more conservative interpretation of Islam that has reshaped the political landscape, fuelled militancy and cowed champions of tolerance into silence.

But the country remains home to a large wealthy and Westernised elite that, in private, lives very differently.

Every weekend, fashion designers, photographers, medical students and businessmen gather at dozens of parties in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore to push social boundaries in discreet surroundings that would horrify, and enrage, advocates of the stricter brand of Islam.

"This is just epic," said Numair Shahzada, bobbing his head to the beat at a party in a farmhouse outside Islamabad as fitness instructors moonlighting as bouncers looked on. "The light and smoke show is phenomenal."

Young men and women mix freely, dancing, talking or drinking. Some curl up together in quiet areas.

Although alcohol is prohibited in the country, many have brought their own liquor. Whisky is carried in paper bags and vodka is disguised in water bottles arranged along the dance floor.

The party-goers form only a tiny minority of the country's 180 million people, but overall, Pakistan is not repressive. Women can drive, are enrolled in universities and have played prominent roles in politics. Unmarried men and women can interact without risking the wrath of religious police.

People from its most populous province, Punjab, are renowned for their exuberance.

But a conservative form of Islam is chipping away at the tolerance.

A few hours' drive from Islamabad's party circuit, parts of remote tribal regions have fallen under the sway of hardline Taliban militants, who dream of toppling the U.S.-backed government and creating a society where revellers would face flogging, or worse.

"Men and women who dance together are damned by God. Whenever we see such displays of vulgarity we will definitely make them a target," said a senior Taliban commander.

News reports have said a tribal council in a village near the Afghanistan border ordered four women killed earlier this year for clapping and singing as men danced at a wedding. The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation, but there have been no further details.

CREEPING CONSERVATISM

While the vast majority of Pakistanis abhor the Taliban's violence, there are many who share their belief that Islam should be Pakistan's guiding force. Religious parties, which do poorly at the polls but exert considerable sway over public debate, believe Islam should govern all spheres of life.

"It's so messed up," said Myra, a 23-year-old Pakistani who has dyed her hair reddish-brown.

"You see the servants and the drivers at the parties watching you and you wonder what kind of a person they think you are."

To avoid prying eyes, the kind of alcohol-fuelled blow-outs enjoyed by Myra and her friends are held in lonely farm-houses in the outskirts of Islamabad and other cities, or in affluent neighbourhoods behind high walls. Organisers charge on average a $60 entry fee, an amount most Pakistanis earn in a month.

Rafia, petite with long, black hair and wearing tight jeans and a low-cut black blouse, is a regular on the party scene.

She frowns on women who carry secret cell phones unmonitored by their parents and wear revealing outfits under conservative dress that come off before getting on the dance floor.

"You can either be God-fearing or you can party," she said, taking a drag on a marijuana joint at a recent rave.

"I don't pray regularly and I usually stick to my fast. But at the end of the day, I don't say I am a very religious person."

Not everyone agrees.

Bina Sultan, 40, an attractive fashion designer, showcases nude paintings and topless male models in shows. She also wears a silver pendant engraved with a verse from the Koran.

"People think I am shameless but I am actually very religious," she said at her studio, peppering her sentences with "jaani", Urdu for darling, while chain smoking.

"My faith is very strong. But everything I do is between my God and me."

LONELY LIBERALS

Conservatism began sweeping through Pakistan during the military dictatorship of General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq in the 1980s under a drive to Islamize the state.

Zia's policies are widely blamed for a creeping culture of intolerance that has further isolated liberals.

In an incident that traumatised the elite, the governor of Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was assassinated by his own bodyguard last year for opposing harsh anti-blasphemy laws.

The reaction was almost more shocking to liberals than the murder itself. Clerics organised huge rallies to praise the killer. Even lawyers, once at the vanguard of Pakistan's democracy movement, showered him with rose petals.

In the growing climate of fear, the space for liberal voices is shrinking.

Pakistani rapper Adil Omar, who attends weekend parties, pokes fun of the Taliban and rising conservatism in his songs. But he never goes too far.

"A lot of people seem to be torn and seem to have an identity crisis," said Omar, who wears the traditional flowing shirt and baggy trousers. His elaborate forearm tattoo featuring a semi-naked woman and a unicorn has drawn fire on his Facebook page from some fans who see it as an offence to Islam.

"I am careful not to give any opinions regarding religion on the record," he said, adding: "I don't want some crazy person chopping off my head." 

(Ref: Reuters)

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No Dance Parties but Dars Allowed, Rules DHA

Two months ago, DHA issued the new set of guidelines on its website and outside its main office listing permissible and prohibited activities.

Mehndis, nikkahs and birthday parties are allowed but musical and dance parties have been banned in what some residents see as DHA’s attempt to morally police its residents. “DHA has no legal authority to issue such a directive,” reacted Asad Kizalbash of the Association of Defence Residents. “Responding to a complaint from a neighbour about too much noise is something different. Issuing a firm directive like this means they are out to teach us morality. This is unacceptable.” The Association of Defence Residents is an umbrella group of half a dozen associations.
The largest one is Defence Society Residents Association with 3,000 members. DHA vigilance staff has been directed to stop events held without permission. In a meeting held with DHA Administrator Brig Aamer Raza a few weeks back, the association registered its protest. “Vigilance staff will be taking the law into their hands if they start peeking into our homes,” pointed out Kizalbash.
There are close to 50,000 tax-paying households in DHA and Cantonment Board Clifton which has its own bylaws on the use of property. Some residents suspect that DHA’s restrictions are an attempt to clamp down on people renting out houses for private events even though there are clear delineations on residential and commercial spaces.
According to resident Nasir Husain, a 1,000 sq yd house will fetch a maximum of Rs100,000 in rent. “Give it for any other purpose and you can earn Rs250,000 a month. Owners are naturally tempted to let all this happen.” He gave the example of a house off Khayaban-e-Rahat being used to record or ‘dharna’ or protest with 30 people. In his brief remarks, a DHA spokesman said residents have to seek permission before arranging any event. “This has been done to address complaints about noise pollution,” he said. DHA has thus restricted the use of loudspeakers to play music but has not said anything about religious congregations.
The DHA neighbourhoods are not close knit like others around Karachi. “When you know your neighbour, you get to learn about each other’s family background and the dislikes,” said one resident. “If loud music, drinking and dancing is an issue, you can simply talk things over. That doesn’t happen here.” The association for residents has realised this problem and is organising meetings to bring residents together.
This would help at least spread the message – which for now was only available on the website and at the DHA office. Residents Farea Khan and Amra Ghazanfar told The Express Tribune that they had no idea that there were restrictions. “Why would they do that?” added Farea.
As for one resident Mehek Ali, the news was met with skepticism: “I don’t see it lasting – no one is going to stick to the ban.”




Courtesy :The Express Tribune

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Net Cafes – It’s Time to Shutter them Down

It’s a paradox that a country like Pakistan, which was built to practice Islam and was often called ‘Laboratory of Islam’ by its founder, has now fallen a prey to some un-Islamic norms of which net cafes is one of the darkest un-Islamic practice. Net-Cafes that were originally built to provide internet facilities to public in those times when internet was a new phenomenon and was not readily available as is now, has now become an immoral platform corrupting our youth badly.  According to the statistics, Pakistan is one of the top searchers of porn sites and videos, a really shameful fact for an Islamic Republic.

Those unemployed people, who are uneducated, see promising prospects of business in providing cabins in internet cafes. As Muslims it a double-fold sin of providing access of pornography and earning through this dirty business. Though the economic conditions of Pakistan do not leave much choice for the people to choose an earning, which is the most frequent excuse for the net café earners, but we ought to think that our religious values come first, and it is not only a religious issue but a moral one too. No religion or nation allows the blasphemy done to its youth as the net café is doing.

 Most of the net café users are young people, while, mature people seldom goes to a net café. To add evil to this immoral business, the net café holders have introduced cabins and couples use these cabins for dating purposes, not realizing that a hidden camera is capturing their activities, which, the net café owners upload on YouTube and other such site for the so-called entertainment and use these to blackmail the couples.

It’s a high time to think seriously to overcome this immoral disease otherwise it will eat us up as a nation. Our youth is wasting money and values in the net cafes in the dark alleys and it is time to show them the light. They should learn to be a proud nation by saying no to this immoral net café business. Youth is the most flexible entity of a nation easily influenced by changes, if the seed of net café can yield in them why not the hope of getting rid of it. So let’s promise to spread this hope among our youth and shutter the internet cafes down.

By: Sara Waqar

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Is it necessary to hire an attractive female to boost up your Business?

Islam is the complete code of Life. We should live our lives according to the traditions of Islam. Because Islam is the only religion which provides guidance in very sphere of life weather it is trade, relationships or business. To keep oneself away and protected from devil one needs a protective covering or sheath against evils which ISLAM provides. Bad things appear to be little in their impact in the start but with time bring huge flaws in society’s morality.

I want to put your attention on depravity that is grabing businesses in the form of marketing, promotion tools, attractiveness glamour and other services. Now a day’s people are using females as a tool to grab public attention about their special products regardless of the thing that it is useful for that gender or not just to add more glamour and masala.

For Example: You are promoting Ferrari cars in showroom irrespective of the gender, but it would be a female model with seducing poses makes it appear more unique and expensive. There’re many examples in which same kind of marketing techniques are used thus causing immorality. Why we’re recruiting females as receptionist, in commercials, for bus service or product promotion with attractive look to appeal customers without focusing of that product. I agree with the fact that some organization prefer talented human resource without gender discrimination but most of them follow immoral ways to boost up their selling business. 

Say No To hire an Attractive Tool to Boost Up Your Business

Let's Wage A War Against Immorality In Business Sector

Your favourable comments would be highly appreciable

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Petition Against ISPs Filed for not Blocking Adult Websites

A petition has been filed in Lahore High Court seeking cancelation of licenses for those internet and broadband service providers who are unable (or reluctant) to block adult websites, despite PTA’s orders.
Kashif Waseem through his counsel Fahad Ahmad Siddiqi has filed the petition. He submits that pornography is one of the internets’ worst crimes against children. Easy availability of obscene material websites on the internet is resulting in increasing number of cases of sexual violence against women.
Siddiqi submitted that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had issued a list of 170,000, websites to the Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan, Wateen Telecom, WorldCall Telecom Limited, LINKdotNET, Wi-Tribe Wireless Broadband Internet Service, Broadband Internet Service Provider, Qubee Pakistan, Mobilink Infinity, COMSATS Internet services, and Pakistan Software Houses Association for directing them to stop providing access to porn sites.
He said none of these companies had complied with the PTA directions. He requested the court to cancel their licenses and direct the IGP to register criminal cases against the respondents.

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Pornography – The Next Epidemic for Pakistan

A recent survey conducted by Nielsen group concluded that the majority Youth of Pakistan are deeply frustrated and feel abandoned by the government. As more and more urban centers of our country, which hold the cream intellect of our nation, get connected to the communication networks the epidemic of Pornography grows.
In light of growing socio-economic pressures & eroding religious and moral values our strength our youth could well be on its way to a Demographical as well as Social/Morale Disaster.
The recent report commissioned by the British Council revealed that an overwhelming majority of young Pakistanis say their country is headed in the wrong direction and only 1 in 10 has confidence in the government. They are now entering a work force in which the lion’s share cannot find jobs, a potentially volatile situation if the government cannot address its concerns.
The despair among the young generation is rooted in the condition of their lives. Only a fifth of those interviewed had permanent full-time jobs. Half said they did not have sufficient skills to enter the workplace. And one in four could not read or write a legacy of the country’s abysmal public education system, in which less than 40 percent of children are enrolled in school which is far below the South Asian average of 58 percent. The study interviewed 1,226 Pakistanis ages 18 to 29, from different backgrounds across the country, in March and April earlier this year.
The combination of this increasing frustration among youth of our country and their growing access to World Wide Web and information unchecked is driving the youth of this country in a disastrous direction. In order to understand the growing epidemic of Pornography we need to consider the following information about this industry which sheds light on the magnitude of this growing problem:
Revenue Statistics on Pornography Industry:
Global Revenue from Pornography Industry
$ 57 Billion Worldwide (Greater than the combined revenues of all the world’s football, baseball and basketball franchises
Pornography Revenue – United States
$ 12 Billion (Exceeds the combined revenue of ABC, CBC & NBC which is 6.2 Billion Dollars)
Adult Video Trade
$ 20 Billion (To give clean fresh drinking water to all the people of this planet you only need $ 8 Billion)
Adult Magazines
$ 7.5 Billion
Cable Pay Per View
$ 2.5 Billion
Pornography Trade on Internet
$2.5 Billion (12% of world wide websites are pornographic)
Pornographic CD ROMS
$ 1.5 Billion
The pornography industry is 1 – 10th of the World’s Oil Industry and let us not forget that oil is used in everything.
Viewership Statistics for Pornography:
World Wide Pornographic Websites
4.2 Million Websites (12% of world wide websites are pornographic)
Pornographic Web-Pages
372 Million WebPages
Daily Pornographic Search Requests (Estimated)
68 Million (25 % of Total search engine requests are to search pornographic websites)
Daily Pornographic E-mails
2.5 Billion
Monthly Pornographic Downloads (Peer 2 Peer)
1.5 Billion (35% of all Downloads)

Gender Statistics on Pornography:
Adults admitting to Internal Pornographic addiction
10 % (These are the ones who are admitting)
Female Vs Male visitors to Pornographic websites
72% Male, 28% Female
The above mentioned statistics are just some of the many that are available, this Information might vary in case of Pakistan due to our different social-economic and cultural condition yet we have to admit this fact that Pornography has started and gained a strong hold in the Pakistani society. There are numerous Public markets in major cities of Pakistan like Karachi, Lahore & Rawalpindi where this heinous trade is taking place.
Apart from this as the Teleco penetration increases and more and more people get access to faster more reliable means to gain information, especially the internet, this epidemic promises to pose a great threat to our society if allowed to go unchecked.
As we can clearly see from the Statistics above that internet has proven to be a huge medium of transfer for this industry therefore measures need to be taken to ensure that Young ones, and Adults alike, do not have open access to such information. Blocking their path is one way, a short one I would say. Real need of the time, for the long run, is the awareness.
We need to educate parents to make sure that they monitor activities of their children while they are using internet or mobile phones. These awareness campaigns should not focus on urban areas only, but those masses in rural regions should be educated as well. Awareness is all we can spread to sustain as a society with moral values. For the purpose, a large scale, government funded and supported by private sector, campaign is severely needed.
Broadband companies need to develop Corporate Social Responsibility campaigns condemning this trade and they need to make sure that they take all measures to stop this process of degeneration from spreading.
The government also has heavy responsibility on it because it is the government which needs to develop policies which can obstruct the trade & sharing of pornography.
Let us not forget that the worth of a civilization is not the tall buildings, roads and the economy they construct but in fact it is their religious belief, their morale values, their civic dealings, arts, culture and their ability to bring up good human beings not animals which are driven by their desires. If we fail to provide the youth of our country a strong religious and morale basis we will only end up raising a generation which is not only frustrated but also ethically and morally lost.

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PARENTS' GUIDE TO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

Very little formal research has been done to understand how information technology affects children of  different ages and when is the “right time” to start various activities. Also, children differ in their development and maturity—so parents should first consider their own child’s emotional development and abilities. But common sense, combined with advice from child development  experts, suggests some age-appropriate guidelines. It is also a new resource to help satisfy a child’s seemingly endless curiosity and find answers to those amazing questions kids constantly come up with. Many of the tips in this section apply to more than one age group. We have placed the tip in the age group where it is first applicable.

Ages Four to Seven:
Children at this age begin to make greater use of computer games and educational products. Older children in this age range, with their parents, may also begin exploring online children's areas. Children learn intuitively and quickly, but at this age they still depend on parents for reading and interpreting directions. Between the ages of four and seven, children begin to form their first friendships, grasp the basics of gender differences, and acquire morally relevant rules and behaviors. This is a good time to begin talking about rules for using the computer and going online. Spend as much time as you can with your child while he or she uses the computer. You and your child should have the same address, so you can oversee his or her mail and discuss correspondence.

Ages Eight to Eleven:
Most children begin to directly encounter and appreciate more fully the potential of online experiences. For example, they can begin to use online encyclopedias to do research and download graphics and photos for school reports. They may correspond via e-mail with faraway relatives and online friends. Be aware of your child's e-mail habits and do not allow correspondence with strangers. Get to know your children's online friends just as you would get to know their friends at school or in the neighborhood. Remember, even in cyberspace, the most vulnerable children are those with low self-esteem. Encourage your children to find friends and interests outside of the Internet. Set clear guidelines as to how much time is spent online. Even if a child's online experience is educational, recreational, and enriching, relating to a machine will never offer the benefits of relating to other people face-to-face.

Ages Eight to Eleven:
Children between the ages of nine and eleven are the most likely victims of child sexual abuse. Make sure that your child is aware that not all "friends" whom he or she meets on the Internet will be well meaning. Teach your child to end any experience online when he or she feels uncomfortable or scared by logging off and telling you or a trusted adult as soon as possible. Discuss the unique aspect of anonymous behavior in cyberspace and what it means for your child and others. Explain to your child that many of the people that he or she will meet on the Internet do not use their real identities. For example, a man may identify himself as a woman, or, in some cases, adults may attempt to pass themselves off as children. Explain that while these actions may seem funny and harmless, many children are often seduced and lured into dangerous situations by such predators. As your child moves toward independence, you need to stay "hands-on" and help guide him or her to appropriate online content. Children of this age are also prime targets for programmers and advertisers. Help your child evaluate content and understand what's behind advertising. Discuss the difference between advertising and educational or entertainment content. Show your child examples of each. Begin to show your child the difference between sources of information that are credible and those that are not.

Ages Twelve to Fourteen:
Adolescents are capable of using the sophisticated research resources of the Internet, accessing everything from library collection of magazines and newspapers to letters and archives from around the world. Just as most teenagers are interested in chatting on the phone, many will want to be involved in chatting online. However, these areas are often the playgrounds of pedophiles, criminals, and unscrupulous marketers who may target your child. Thirteen to fifteen-year-old teenagers are at the greatest risk of sexual exploitation by Internet predators. While you (and your teen!) may feel that he or she doesn't need the same restrictions that are placed on younger children, please consider the risks of allowing your teenager unlimited Internet freedom. This age group is more likely to explore the Internet and reach out to people outside their peer groups, which increases the likelihood of being preyed upon by sexual predators. Parents must set up clear rules for teenagers. This means agreements about Internet access at and away from home, time limits, and periodic check-ins. Help your child understand the laws governing online behavior (including pornography, predators, and stalking) and the consequences to them or anyone else for breaking them. Remind your son or daughter that possession, distribution, and production of some pornographic material is illegal. Ask your teenager very specific questions like: Have you seen any pornographic pictures? Has anyone online talked dirty to you? Have you met anyone online whom you don't know? Has anyone asked you for personal information? Has anyone asked to meet you in person?

Ages Fifteen to Nineteen:
Teenagers often want to have a computer in their bedroom. In spite of a teenager's need for privacy and independence, it is not recommended that a computer with Internet access be placed in his or her bedroom. It's very difficult for a parent to monitor a teen's online activities when the computer is behind a closed door. Some parents have reported seeing a blue glow coming from under their teen's door in the middle of the night. Later when they received their phone bill, they put the puzzle together and discovered unauthorized computer use. When it comes to Internet access, keeping the computer in a common area of the home is the safest option. Older teens can use the Internet to search for information about job opportunities, internships, and colleges or universities. With their increased skills, curiosity, and freedom come more ways to run into undesirable and even dangerous experiences. Parents must find creative ways to stay in touch with their teenage children about online activities.

(Adapted in part from Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway, The Children's Partnership)

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A Survey about Night Calling Packages by "SNTPP"

Mobiles phones are the requirement of every body nowadays and every body should have it. But its misuse must be condemned and discouraged. This will reduce by Government, Cellular Companies, ISP’s, Parents, and Teachers etc. The night is important part of the day, after working all time we should go sleep in night instead of spare and immoral conversation.

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Do you want Government to Ban Night Calling & Internet Packages?

Mobile phones or Internet are very useful utilities which I am strongly favoring to be in the hands of every individual. It is the requirement of every body nowadays and every body should have it. But its misuse must be condemned and discouraged. This will reduce by Government, Cellular Companies, ISP’s, Parents, and Teachers etc.

The night is important part of the day, after working all time we should go sleep in night instead of spare and immoral conversation. A Survey prove that some 80 percent of the youth were utilizing this night-time free call service, and that they were therefore unable to attend to their academic responsibilities. The late night packages are totally targeting our young generation, like “Lambi Raat Lambi Baat” etc. This is all nothing but just a waste of time, money, energy and peak potential of our youngsters. It is the age to learn and to do something worthy in the practical life. By such packages, they become mentally loose, lazy and sluggish. Restless nights are naturally not healthy for human body and these kids end up with serious mental and physical disorder, if they keep making nigh calls for long time. They cannot exhibit mental toughness and show a solid character to meet the challenges and combat the hard situations in their practical lives. This strait does not leave them active for the rest of their lives. It is creating a general unrest and disharmony in the society; it is further scratching our already torn social fabric. The recent instance of 3 boys and 3 girls run away from their school (Rawalpindi) and went to Peshawar and then caught by Police is an instance of this ludicrous activity.

Even if we put aside the health reasons these night crawlers callers spend their time doing what?

Almost all of them are calling boy/girl friends. What good purpose does that serve? Also, it’s forbidden in Islam to do activities like that. If you are a Muslim (One who does Islam, which is submitting yourself, your will, your desires to the Creator), you are piling up huge amounts of sins doing just that. People who think they should be given freedom of choice, well humans are not so good in choosing what’s good for them. History proves that why there are laws. 

I think the Government should instruct to Companies which can work in favouring of youth. Any investor in Pakistan is do business only for profit not only for providing facility to the nation. They don’t take care about there high profits may harmful for the general public. These companies offered extremely low priced, on-net hourly calls, which ended up with sleepless nights of the (young) callers. But if you eye other regions, they offer such discounts on all type activities, be it an on-net, off-net, international or any other type of data or voice call.

However, Parents role are most important, they should keep an eye on their rooms especially in night and check their cell phones regularly. School Principals and Teachers are also taking care of their students while wasting time.They should visit hostels habitually and implement, “Say No To Long Night Calls” which leads to startling results in future.

By: Sultan Alam 

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