The nation has heard plenty of debate over racial profiling. But there's a form of religious profiling that some young Muslim women in America say they endure whenever they voluntarily wear the hijab. The hijab, also known as the veil, is the headscarf worn by Muslim women around the globe. It's a simple piece of cloth, but it can place young Muslim women in Western countries in difficult situations. She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; ... Read More

It has become a growing trend to use shoes in protest. "Shoe" managed to capture more attention than the blood of the helpless. And today, as a symbolic act of resistance against the Israeli occupation and military assault on Gaza, a shoe was thrown at the Isreali Ambassador,  Benny Dagan, during a public lecture at Stockholm University. A red sneaker, to be more exact...and it hits its target! At the time, there were about 50 spectators in the lecture hall, which was also being ... Read More

People all over the world are protesting against the Israel's aggression over innocent people. Everyone is showing their anger and disapproval in their own way. People  of Islamabad held a peaceful protest in the city on friday 2nd jan 2009. Today people of England are protesting but they are living in a democratic society for years and are more organized in their protest. A series of demonstrations are taking place across the UK to try and stop the Israeli air strikes ... Read More

Tata abandons cheapest car plant BBC.co.uk Work at the West Bengal plant was suspended in August India's Tata group has abandoned plans to build the world's cheapest car in the eastern state of West Bengal. Tata group chief Ratan Tata said: "We have little choice but to move out of Bengal. We cannot run a factory with police around all the time." He was speaking after protests in a row over land acquired from local farmers. The car, the Nano, is expected to cost about 100,000 ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More