The cricket world cup is over. But in its wake the tournament has left the South Asian region even more divided and bitter. There used to be times...
Good looks alone cannot hide the unbearable ugliness of poverty and inequality in Pakistan. Likewise, attempts at introducing popular measures,...
Expressing one’s love for his/her partner at a wedding anniversary used to be a very private affair. Not anymore. Now, love is not real unless...
First off, let me briefly define social media so as to differentiate it from traditional media as well as ‘alternative media’. By social media I...
While there is a dangerous tendency to casually describe Islamic fundamentalists as anti-imperialist, there is an equally problematic trend to...
The suicide attack on Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester has evoked a predictable knee-jerk response from various left-liberal circles in...
Indonesia has recently been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In the most recent case, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Jakarta,...
The phenomenon of the Muslim Brotherhood is a vital case study to build an understanding of Islamic fundamentalism. While many have researched the...
Christine Fair, assistant professor at the Georgetown University, in a recent editorial piece for the Times of India , titled ‘A Campaign of...
With the election of Masood Khan as the president of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on August 16, preceded by the elections for the legislative assembly...
Part - 1 Corruption is a buzz word in Pakistan. However, a broader definition of corruption than what is currently bandied about in the...
The so-called Panama leaks have brought to the centre stage, yet again, the question of corruption. By default, if not by design, the Panama leaks...
The writer is a freelance contributor. The title of Gilbert Achcar’s latest book ‘Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising’ ...
Professor Nergis Mavalvala is the latest sensation in Pakistan. While Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – heading a government that banned...
