Adherents.com: Religion Statistics Geography, Church Statistics (http://www.adherents.com/index.html)
Adherents.com is a growing collection of church membership and religion adherent statistics. Over 40,000 statistics for over 4,200 faith groups from all major and most minor religions, listing number of adherents, number of congregations, and number of countries. Includes both world totals and regional/country breakdowns.
BANGLAPEDIA: Bangladesh Philosophical Association (http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/Content/HT/B%5F0232.htm)
Bangladesh Philosophical Association was established in 1972 to undertake research in philosophical subjects and promulgate humanism. Its main inspiration was to provide a guideline for a healthy and collective life guided by ethics and moral values. 1. On 5 January 1972, a meeting of the members of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress who were living in dhaka was held, chaired by dewan mohammad azraf, treasurer and acting chairman of the Congress. At this meeting, a 15-member organising committee was set up and the Bangladesh Philosophical Association was born. Dev Centre for Philosophical Studies a research centre set up by the 1. university of dhaka on 15 December 1980 commemorating govinda chandra dev. On 31 January 1991 the centre was given a corresponding Bangla name: 'Govindadev Darshan Gabeshana Kendra'. The centre is managed by a seven-member committee headed by a director. The centre studies humanistic and welfare-oriented philosophy, offers scholarships and fellowships for philosophical research, and arranges Dev Memorial Lectures on Dev's death anniversary. It publishes two half-yearly periodicals: Philosophy and Progress in English and Darshan O Pragati in Bangla. [Kali Prasanna Das] Aristotle Visits Bangladesh In Dhaka, a group of philosophy enthusiasts have recently formed a society called the Aristotelian Society. Unlike the exclusively academic British society of the same name, its objective "is to popularise the study of philosophy. The society proposes to enroll both professional philosophers and amateurs, academics and non-academics and women and men from different walks of life who share an interest in philosophy." The Aristotelian Society is based at B Block, Lalmatia, Dhaka. It is not Dhaka's first popular philosophy initiative, however, as a study circle called the Dorshon Club has been operating for the last seven years. Its President, Dr Liaqat Ali, hosts weekly discussion meetings which over the course of a year work their way chronologically through the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to present, taking in Indian and Islamic philosophy along the way. The Dorshon Club is located at 7/A Paribagh.
Baluchi (http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/e/ehraf/ehraf-idx?c=ehrafe&view=owc&owc=AT02)
The Baluchi are predominantly Sunni Muslim, seminomadic pastoralists, whose homelands in south central Asia straddle the Iran-Pakistan border and include a small portion of southern Afghanistan. This file on the Baluchi consists of one article that contains information on the history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion of the Baluchi cultural.
Country Profile: Pakistan (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south%5Fasia/country%5Fprofiles/1157960.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides basic information about Pakistan including its population, exports, religion, leaders, and media.
Iqbal, Poet-philosopher of Pakistan (http://www.allamaiqbal.com/)
Presents a wide range of information on the prominent poet, philosopher, and statesman Iqbal. Features a biography of his life, discussions of his major literary works and political accomplishments, and the Iqbal Academy Pakistan, which aims to "promote and disseminate the study and understanding of the works and teachings of Allama Iqbal." Includes lists of publications, links to online resources, and select articles form the Academy's journal "Iqbal Review."
The Middle East North Africa Internet resource guide (http://www.cc.utah.edu/%7Ejwr9311/MENA.html)
Provides links to Internet resources about the Middle East and North Africa.
PAKISTAN: Musharraf Moots Law Against Religious Extremism (http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/asia/countrystories/pakistan/20010316.phtml)
The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) of the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs offers the article entitled "PAKISTAN: Musharraf Moots Law Against Religious Extremism." Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (1943- ) announced that a new law allowing action against religious extremism will be put into effect in Pakistan. This legislative move follows recent killings and violence in Pakistan between some Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
Pakistan Link (http://www.pakistanlink.com/)
Presents "Pakistan Link," published weekly in Los Angeles, California by Bizlink, International, Inc. Includes news, features, and commentaries on such topics as religion and health.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP). (http://www.ppp.org.pk/)
Features the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Highlights the creed of the PPP, including Islam as the faith, democracy for politics, and socialism for the economy. Discusses the history of PPP, human rights abuses, party leadership, and related news.
Pakistan: The Land of the Pure (http://www.uh.edu/%7Esriaz/pakistan/)
Kamran Riaz presents information on Pakistan. This information covers such topics as the population, life expectancy, religions, languages, exports, imports, industries, and defense forces of the country. Riaz also offers details on Pakistan's art and culture, education, and travel, as well as Web sites on the country's education, sports, and religion.
Pakistani Hindu Patrika : (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7295/)
Sprawling Pakistani on-line journal focusing on social and religious concerns of Hindus in Pakistan. Includes news briefs, Vedic scriptures (in English, Urdu and Hindi), articles, and links to related sites. Archived from September 1997.
Pamir peoples (http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/e/ehraf/ehraf-idx?c=ehrafe&view=owc&owc=RO03)
The Pamir peoples live in one of the highest mountain ranges in the world, the western Pamir Mountains in the Mountain-Badakhshan District of Tajikistan. The Pamirians are an ethnic subgroup of the Tajiks and include various named groups, some of whom live in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The dialects of these groups are mostly mutually unintelligible. Western Iranian Farsi of India and the Dari language of Afghanistan are lingua francas. Grain and legume agriculture and animal husbandry are the primary economic activities. The Pamirians belong to the Isma'ili sect of Islam. This file contains one document that was originally published in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 1994. It is a cultural summary of the Pamir peoples that includes information on their history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion.
Religious minorities in Pakistan (http://www.minorityrights.org/admin/Download/Pdf/MRGPakistanReport.pdf)
Title from initial pdf page image (viewed Dec. 23, 2003).
SARAI (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/813)
Comprehensive list of links to resources about South Asia, including libraries and bibliographical resources, electronic journals and newspapers, directories of scholars and organizations, culture, language, literature, religion, politics, etc. Includes regional pages for Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.
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