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...Pakistani student studying in the U.S., I would like to point out that the vast majority of Muslim youth in the West are working against ideas of jihadist violence and hatred. People in the West need to know that Muslims are not all fanatics and that there are those among us who seek to build a bridge between two different ideologies. Arsalan Usmani San Francisco...
...Others suspects are believed to have links to the now banned Pakistani terrorist group Lasker-e-Toiba. It attracted recruits from around the world to undergo jihad training at camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan. After 9/11, the group sent supporters to fight on the side of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Australian David Hicks, currently held by the U.S. at Guant?namo, is believed to have trained with LeT in Pakistan...
...roles as artists as touching the audience in a way beneath the hardened political rhetoric," says Ayad Akhtar, who co-wrote and stars (in his debut lead performance) in War Within. His character, Hassan, is a Pakistani who plans, coldly, to blow himself up. But he falls in love, is touched by suffering and speaks passionately about his cause. That, Akhtar recognizes, is a treacherous balance. "As an actor, I very much approached this as a portrayal of a suicide," he says. "As filmmakers, we always had to keep in mind that this was an act of murder...
...ambassador, but it's less a political act than payback for a personal betrayal. Often U.S. actions play a role. War Within's Hassan is radicalized after American agents snatch him in Paris as a terrorism suspect and send him to Pakistan to be tortured. In Syriana a young Pakistani immigrant can't find work in a rich Persian Gulf nation, so he joins an extremist madrasah, but the movie's sprawling story also faults the U.S. for supporting corrupt, oil-rich despots...
...last month’s disaster that left over 3 million homeless and led to over 79,000 deaths, said Rabia G. Mir ’07. Mir, who was the main coordinator and master of ceremonies, said she was inspired to get involved because she is a Pakistani citizen. “For me this hit home,” she said. “It hit people that I grew up with and family members and I know I’m not the only one.” “It still hasn?...