MIRWAIZ AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY “Pakistan visit is very important. It should be fruitful. We don’t want it to be a mere event or photo session. It has to be productive and suggestions from civil society will make it so.” – Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Though the Hurriyat may not agree, but the fact is that […]
Anger and Rage Can Cause Terrible Consequences for People
There are people in our society who are suffering from bouts of being angry at their spouses’, children, relatives, friends, co-workers, and other associates. Anger builds to a rage within the mind, heart and soul, and it causes people to act out by saying and doing things they’ve never done before. Anger and rage can […]
Judgement Is God’s Right Only
Pointing a Finger, Accusing a fellow brother or sister in Christ of wrong doing, within the "Christian" community, appears to be a favourite pass-time for some of its members. Those considering themselves "Holier than thou" and sin free. Those who believe themselves to be human, yet in contact with the spirit world of God, and […]
This Is Not Christian Behaviour
Are you a loving and forgiving Christian, or, a hypocritical pharisee pointing a finger of accusation? Pointing a Finger, Accusing a fellow brother or sister in Christ of wrong doing, within the “Christian” community, appears to be a favourite pass-time for some of its members. Those considering themselves “Holier than thou” and sin free. […]
Recognition Awards May 2012 | Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor. Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was […]
Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was gay, he beat him with an army belt, kept him at home for a month, then sent him from Tajikistan to a religious college in Iran to “knock […]
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