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		<title>My New Blog Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends and followers, please note that I will be blogging at my new address from now on: http://KashifMD.com Thank you for following.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=193&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Huffington Post] An Ahmadi Muslim&#8217;s Plea: Be My Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religious freedom (or the lack thereof) in Pakistan cannot be emphasized enough. Due to the preposterous demeanor of Pakistan&#8217;s self-righteous right-wing, many in the world today are aware of Pakistan&#8217;s notorious blasphemy problem. Much frustration has been expressed on liberal Pakistani blogs and through international media outlets &#8212; especially after the heartless murders of GovernorSalmaan Taseer and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=189&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Express Tribune] “If you speak up for Ahmadis, Hazaras, you are Anti-Pakistan”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I think its natural for Pakistanis in USA to speak ill of this country.. Kashif , your hate for Pakistan is admirable .. Didnt you get your Medical training from that country??? you dont love Pakistan… lets admit this.. Look at your posts” - Ajnabi Rastay These were the accusations levied against me recently on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=184&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Pak Tea House] An Ahmadi’s Plea to Pakistan: Be my voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religious freedom (or the lack thereof) in Pakistan cannot be emphasized enough. Due to the preposterous demeanor of Pakistan’s self-righteous right-wing, many in the world today are aware of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy problem. Much frustration has been expressed on liberal Pakistani blogs — especially after the heartless murders of Governor Salmaan Taseer and Minorities Minister [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=178&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Newsline] Curbing the Dengue Epidemic: What the Government Should Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two things are vital during an epidemic. First, people should be aware of the disease and be able to utilise healthcare resources when needed. Second, unnecessary panic must be avoided so as not to overwhelm these same resources. The media, where it can help to educate the masses, can sometimes be counterproductive by creating excessive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=172&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Newsline] Will Qadri’s Death Sentence be his End?</title>
		<link>http://kashifmd.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/newsline-will-qadri%e2%80%99s-death-sentence-be-his-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi passed a verdict yesterday that sentenced Governor Salmaan Taseer’s murderer to death. Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri’s crime was doubly heinous: he not only showered bullets on a fellow human but also brought disrepute to Islam by claiming to represent the religion in the act. He has no remorse and he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=153&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Express Tribune] Jinnah’s Pakistan, hijacked by clerics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the partition of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan came into existence on August 14, 1947. The valiant and astute Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the minority Muslim community of united India to a separate homeland to fulfill the demand for freedom of religion, profession, and speech. Jinnah was an outstanding lawyer who had studied law in London. He had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=150&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[The Record] Muslim group saving 30,000 lives to mark 9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the original post here. As communities throughout the country undertake special events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Muslim group with strong North Jersey ties is launching a nationwide blood-drive campaign. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has begun Muslims for Life, a nationwide campaign with a goal of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=145&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[The Record] Op-Ed: At the center of Ramadan is the daily fast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the original Post here. IF YOU know a Muslim, you are sure to have heard about Ramadan and the tradition of fasting in Islam. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and it began Aug. 1 in the United States. Millions of Muslims across the country and many more across [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=142&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[The Record] Ten years after 9/11, U.S. Muslims still battling stereotypes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed by &#8220;The Record&#8221; for a piece on 9/11. Read Online Here. Ten years have passed since al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four planes in an attack that killed nearly 3,000 people and wiped the World Trade Center from the New York City skyline. But time has done little to dispel the deep mistrust some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kashifmd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15322332&amp;post=139&amp;subd=kashifmd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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