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**Srewxardsasv** · 08-12-2012, 04:09 PM

Brothers and sisters will some be so kind to summarize the arguments of the thread, may be after Ramadan. The topic is very relevant and I would like to know the state of the discussion. in advance.

Respected brother, if I may summarize the thread

OP sister received a request for an interview for employment at Express Tribune, the Pakistani newspaper/website partnered with the International Tribune, the New York Times international arm. Here is what the ET says in it's own company profile About Us:

The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan. Partnered with The International Herald Tribune – the global edition of The New York Times – the paper caters to the modern face of Pakistan. With its groundbreaking layouts created by an international award winning designer, the paper offers a stimulating visual experience designed to make stories come alive on paper.

With a staff of acclaimed journalists, our mission is to defend the liberal values and egalitarian traditions we believe in, and which deserve to be upheld in writing that is both informative and insightful. The newspaper covers a variety of topics ranging from politics to the economy, foreign policy to investment and sports to culture.

The Express Tribune joins our other flagship media brands: the Daily Express – the only newspaper that is published on a daily basis from 11 cities across Pakistan; Express News, our leading Urdu news channel. I enboldened the ideological angle by which ET and historically both the IHT and NYT ascribe.

A few sisters and brother or two initially suggested joining the company and working from within to incorporate an Islamic angle to its coverage. Opposing brothers responded to this by indicating that the ET has an antiIslamic slant and the notion of working within to change a company would require a great deal of compromise on the sister's part. Brothers deftly mentioned that the nature of most media companies is the editorial board has its ideological angle. In order to reach the top of the company, one would need to comply and compromise according to that ideology, in ET's case: liberalism. If someone reached the top, once that person would attempt to assert their own ideology, it would serve as grounds for the CEO/publisher/ (NYT/IHT 'partners'?) to push them out.

The OP sister ended up by mentioning that she will decline the interview.

Brothers and sisters mentioned that the security of Sunniforum should be reevaluated to insure that posters' personal information is secure and protected from outsiders. And that OP sister's identity should be protected.

And a brother mentioned several of the compromises which ET would enforce through it's editorial agenda, such as identifying Qadianis as Ahmadis, as apparently several ET employees consider Qadianis to be Muslim.

It should be mentioned that there are Pakistani media companies which receive funding from American think tank/foundations with their own ideological agenda in Pakistan. One of those agendas is the sustained propagation of secular liberalism and secular humanism initiated in America's educational system (such as elite universities). America's political and ideological think tank/foundations function today as the CIA functioned decades ago: quietly propagating secularism through 'soft empire' of culture, education, entertainment, 'dialogue'.

After watching the video from ET, many of those young Pakistanis working at ET seem largely unaware and/or unconvinced of the diabolical scheming of Western powers in Pakistan and how and why they would 'partner' with Pakistani company. America consider's itself in confrontation with Pakistan, an ideological conflict whicn includes military measures. The cases of Raymond Davis, the OBL and family assasination in Abbotabad, the American drone murders, as well as the American base at Karachi described as the regional command for American special forces in Central Asia.

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[Incidently using the name 'Ghulamite' along with Qadiani sounds appropriate in english usage and Islamic idiosyncracy of english. It also has an infamous, villianous resonance based solely on the sound of the name "Ghulam" in english sounds similar to "Goolum" from LOTR RR Tolkien- the first name of Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani. As well, -ite as a suffix is often used to describe a follower/member of a sect or group, such as Shiite, or Levite, Canaanite, Sodomite. Hence, Qadiani = Ghulamite. The downside is obviously there are good people named Ghulam, but so too are there good people in Qadian. But that is neither here nor there.]

08-12-2012, 04:09 PM	#33
Srewxardsasv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Brothers and sisters will some be so kind to summarize the arguments of the thread, may be after Ramadan. The topic is very relevant and I would like to know the state of the discussion. in advance. Respected brother, if I may summarize the thread OP sister received a request for an interview for employment at Express Tribune, the Pakistani newspaper/website partnered with the International Tribune, the New York Times international arm. Here is what the ET says in it's own company profile About Us: The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan. Partnered with The International Herald Tribune – the global edition of The New York Times – the paper caters to the modern face of Pakistan. With its groundbreaking layouts created by an international award winning designer, the paper offers a stimulating visual experience designed to make stories come alive on paper. With a staff of acclaimed journalists, our mission is to defend the liberal values and egalitarian traditions we believe in, and which deserve to be upheld in writing that is both informative and insightful. The newspaper covers a variety of topics ranging from politics to the economy, foreign policy to investment and sports to culture. The Express Tribune joins our other flagship media brands: the Daily Express – the only newspaper that is published on a daily basis from 11 cities across Pakistan; Express News, our leading Urdu news channel. I enboldened the ideological angle by which ET and historically both the IHT and NYT ascribe. A few sisters and brother or two initially suggested joining the company and working from within to incorporate an Islamic angle to its coverage. Opposing brothers responded to this by indicating that the ET has an antiIslamic slant and the notion of working within to change a company would require a great deal of compromise on the sister's part. Brothers deftly mentioned that the nature of most media companies is the editorial board has its ideological angle. In order to reach the top of the company, one would need to comply and compromise according to that ideology, in ET's case: liberalism. If someone reached the top, once that person would attempt to assert their own ideology, it would serve as grounds for the CEO/publisher/ (NYT/IHT 'partners'?) to push them out. The OP sister ended up by mentioning that she will decline the interview. Brothers and sisters mentioned that the security of Sunniforum should be reevaluated to insure that posters' personal information is secure and protected from outsiders. And that OP sister's identity should be protected. And a brother mentioned several of the compromises which ET would enforce through it's editorial agenda, such as identifying Qadianis as Ahmadis, as apparently several ET employees consider Qadianis to be Muslim. It should be mentioned that there are Pakistani media companies which receive funding from American think tank/foundations with their own ideological agenda in Pakistan. One of those agendas is the sustained propagation of secular liberalism and secular humanism initiated in America's educational system (such as elite universities). America's political and ideological think tank/foundations function today as the CIA functioned decades ago: quietly propagating secularism through 'soft empire' of culture, education, entertainment, 'dialogue'. After watching the video from ET, many of those young Pakistanis working at ET seem largely unaware and/or unconvinced of the diabolical scheming of Western powers in Pakistan and how and why they would 'partner' with Pakistani company. America consider's itself in confrontation with Pakistan, an ideological conflict whicn includes military measures. The cases of Raymond Davis, the OBL and family assasination in Abbotabad, the American drone murders, as well as the American base at Karachi described as the regional command for American special forces in Central Asia. ______________ [Incidently using the name 'Ghulamite' along with Qadiani sounds appropriate in english usage and Islamic idiosyncracy of english. It also has an infamous, villianous resonance based solely on the sound of the name "Ghulam" in english sounds similar to "Goolum" from LOTR RR Tolkien- the first name of Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani. As well, -ite as a suffix is often used to describe a follower/member of a sect or group, such as Shiite, or Levite, Canaanite, Sodomite. Hence, Qadiani = Ghulamite. The downside is obviously there are good people named Ghulam, but so too are there good people in Qadian. But that is neither here nor there.]
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