The town that doesn’t vote: Pakistan’s Ahmadis say forced to abstain
The people of Rabwah don’t vote due to what they say are discriminatory laws that target their minority sect. But the half-million Ahmadis would swing the results of more than 20 seats.
Pakistan set to require telecom companies to block messages from a bizarre word list
Ahmadi Muslims: Facing Persecution Abroad, But Finding a Home in the US
Authorities in Pakistan want to clamp down on unsolicited mobile phone text messages. But as Fahad Desmukh reports from Karachi, the order — and the list of words — have become a target of both ridicule and criticism.
Pakistan’s national language Urdu is in danger of disappearing. That’s because more of the country’s younger generation is using English phrases in their daily speak. The World’s Aaron Schachter tells us more.
Correspondent Rebecca Henschke reports from West Java, Indonesia on violence against followers of a small Islamic sect known as Ahmadiya: the sect doesn’t recognize Muhammad as the final prophet of Islam
Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces us to the music of the Badila Ensemble. Members of the group have been recruited from France, India and Iran. The ensemble’s latest CD is called “Qalandar Express: Love Songs of the Mystic Riders.”
