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Shakir Mumtaz
Born in Pakistani City Lahore.
Graduated from Punjab University, Pakistan
majoring in Political Science, Economics & Persian Language.
Professional Banker UAE Dubai 1974-19990.
Diplomaed associate of Inst of Banker Pakistan.
Associate of Chartered

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Religion & Spirituality > Islam Are modern Muslim fatwas (religious orders issued by leaders of Islam) fueling Islamic extremism?: 1 of 20
Fatwa by modern Muslim and its implications. Here are few things which one needs to explore and understand before the question could be tackled in general. What is fatwa and what is its origin and definition? The definition of fatwa is "The legal guidance of a pious and knowledgeable scholar on any matter of Islamic law, bas... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Are the Palestinians or Israelis causing most of the unrest in Gaza?: 1 of 14
It is very interesting issue to be taken up.Most often what one hears is one sided story that the Palestinians are aggressors and the Israelis the poor victims. It sound dubious to just talk about the unrest in Gaza and an attempt to push the real issue under the carpet by deliberate focusing on the areas of shantytowns and ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Should the US have freed up millions in aid to Palestinians in the face of a civil war there?: 2 of 8
The question posed is absolutely wrong. It forces one to write either in affirmative or in negation ignoring the background and the root cause of the civil strife or what you may call "CIVIL WAR". The root cause of the civil war is USA and its client state Israel so the civil war and the freeing up of the funds does not go t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Why we need to be righteous towards Allah and the difficulties it presents: 1 of 4
given hereunder are more than one reasons why we need to be righteous towards Allah and the difficulties it presents as most often than not we are unable to comprehend the resons and implications of those.to understnad read the conceptual mirages what the life presents and than see if you still think in affirmative or negati... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Is the Taliban taking back Afghanistan?: 2 of 7
This is very interesting topic. The exposure of the facts will displease many patristics who blindly hail Bush & CO under the false assumption that whatever the situation president, military, the country its policies and actions are sacred and have to be defended. If you look at the history of that landlocked, rugged country... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Priests should be permitted to marry: 43 of 90
The priests and Nuns should be allowed to marry as this is just and innovation adopted for political reasons. The churches used to be very powerful in the begining and the ruling elited even used to borrow funds from these curches as these churches used to be the biggest land owners and used to exercsise an extensive infulen... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Judging Michael Jackson: 13 of 27

I agree with Ms. Jackson why in the world would someone send his children to a person who happen to be celebrity. I watched the whole drama of his trial and came out with the view that he was being framed for the sake of money.He is strange and that is how most of the notables happen to be. He is a living legend whether we l... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Successful black man syndrome: 3 of 6
Successful Black man seems odd, very odd to read, hear and even talk about. no offense but i do not think that they even understand what is success and that it is something to be achieved. if you read the very first article it just reflective of the superficiality of the thinking process of the blacks. That woman, claiming t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Understanding Pope Benedict XVI's views on faith and violence: 1 of 2
I do not understand the purpose of the only article written. if it means to explain the position of the Benedict xvi, the speech seems to be quite explanatory. I am, however, glad that Benedict referred to the final book of God the Quran to make his point that there is no compulsion in the religion.It is absolutely true and ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Identifying Jemaah Islamiya: 1 of 1
Jemaah Islmiya-it is a religious party in Indonesia headed by an old clergy.According to western media and so called intelligence reports of the US Govt it has ties with Al-Qaeda. Its leader, Hassan al Bashir, is very well respected in the country. He was a suspect in Bali bombing of the night club case but has since been ac... More..