EU finally decides to play its part in Syria’s future
Sophie Mangal | While speaking at a press conference during the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on April 3, 2017, the European Union’s High Representative...
Who are the Sufis and Why Does ISIS See Them as Threatening?
Peter Gottschalk | On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in...
Koreans Want Peace & Unity: Will the U.S. & China Allow it?
David Swanson | My biggest concern is not the embarrassment of a US public afraid of the tiny impoverished nation of North Korea. If that...
Safeguarding Islam and Minorities: Rulers finally acting?
Imtiaz Gul | Something unprecedented happened in Pakistan this Holi. Cutting across religious barriers, the prime minister delivered a ground-breaking speech to the Hindu minority....
Who are “Radical Muslims”?
Z. Fareen Parvez | The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror”. From his inauguration address to...
Misadventures of a Female Journalist: My professional courtesy is not Flirtation..!
Wamika Singh | On the very first day at Journalism schools and colleges, we are introduced to the magical art of communication. We are taught...
Pakistan: Nexus between Corruption, Terrorism and Democracy
Dr. Shahbaz Shabbir Gill | Over the past three years, increasing terrorist activities in Pakistan have led the government to accuse India of supporting terrorists...
The Art of Making a Deal With the Taliban
Richard G. Olson | WASHINGTON — This year, America’s war in Afghanistan will pass a grim milestone as it surpasses the Civil War in duration,...
Pakistan’s Fake Fakirs are its people’s ‘Badd Nasibi’
Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Lord of himself though not of lands; Having nothing yet hath it all." Sadeqian – one of the greatest calligraphists of...
“You will Never be Accepted Here!” EU Court Allows Companies to Ban Headscarves
Z. Fareen Parvez | The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which interprets EU law, issued a landmark judgment on March 14 that...
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization?
Terje Ostebo | The Trump administration and the Republican lawmakers are seeking to introduce legislation that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization...
Optimistic Fantasy to hope for peace in Afghanistan without talks with Afghan Taliban
Dr. Zafar N Jaspal | The increasing violence and the continuity of trans-national terrorist syndicate’s sanctuaries in Afghanistan’s peripheral regions have scared the neighbors of...