Op-ed: Muslim voters in US should remember who dropped bombs in Islamic countries

During the presidential debate alongside Donald Trump in September, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uttered the invocative Islamic expression “Inshallah,” meaning “God willing,” to...

Are anti-establishment movements becoming anti-institutional?

Around the world, being anti-establishment is deemed as a status symbol. It has its own political as well as social advantages. Though, some people...

Emmanuel Macron does not need to build an Enlightenment Islam, because that already exists

A French high school teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his class was beheaded on Oct. 16 by an 18-year-old Muslim...

The history of secular education in the subcontinent

When the British came (and they took almost 150 years before they had control over the entire subcontinent) the system of education was managed...

Donald Trump: The seven rays of his political spectrum

If it were up to Trump, he would fire every registered democrat in America, but fortunately for us, he does not. Inside his mind, is...

Op-ed: Shiny face of Indian democracy disfigured by repressive laws

In yet another damning report, UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet expressed 'concern over restrictions on non-governmental organizations, arrests of activists and...

Pakistan’s struggle with air pollution

Over the last 20 years, air in Pakistan has become polluted beyond ordinary levels as climate change becomes a deadly fact. According to a...

Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires?

Afghanistan is a notoriously difficult country to govern. Empire after empire, nation after nation have failed to pacify what is today the modern territory...

Intra-Afghan talks: Understanding the ground realities

Over five weeks into their first face to face meeting, the Afghan government and the Taliban delegations have yet to agree even on the...

Op-ed: Pakistan should raise voice for oppressed people everywhere

Silence ensures a safe journey to the top. Though the silence does do the talking, you can never surely tell one's viewpoint. Like if...

Op-ed: Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz are national security threats to Pakistan

After the Panama-gate saga, the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson resigned in a civil manner and never said “Mujhy Kyun Nikala”. The...

Afghanistan, world’s least peaceful country: Who is responsible?

Imagine Afghanistan. What do you see? Do you visualize poverty, refugees, drugs, suppressed voices, oppressed women, and structural violence? Surely, Afghanistan tells a tale of destruction, terror,...
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