‘No innocents in Gaza’
Wars force us to recognise that all mortal conflicts come from tribalism.
1y ago
Imran Khan: The ‘honest’ captain myth
Cults—political and religious—can be long-lived and deadly dangerous.
2y ago
Why are Arabs so powerless?
For a terrible 11 days in May, the world watched hellfire rain upon the world’s largest open-air prison camp, otherwise known as Gaza.
3y ago
Why Bangladesh overtook Pakistan
Bangladesh is not some Scandinavian heaven. It is poor and overpopulated, undereducated and corrupt, frequented by natural catastrophes, experiences occasional terrorism, and the farcical nature of its democracy was exposed in the December 2018 elections.
5y ago
Tamimi, Malala and Rahaf—icons of freedom
New forms of resistance to old systems of oppression; three girl-children of near impossible courage have captured the world's imagination. Ahed Tamimi, Malala Yousafzai and Rahaf Mohammed are iconic symbols from the West Bank to London and from Toronto to Tokyo.
5y ago
The hanging of Mir Quasem Ali
Pakistan's Foreign Office says Pakistan is “deeply saddened” by the execution in Bangladesh of Mir Quasem Ali. Mir Quasem was found
8y ago
October 28, 2023
‘No innocents in Gaza’
Wars force us to recognise that all mortal conflicts come from tribalism.
April 11, 2022
Imran Khan: The ‘honest’ captain myth
Cults—political and religious—can be long-lived and deadly dangerous.
June 4, 2021
Why are Arabs so powerless?
For a terrible 11 days in May, the world watched hellfire rain upon the world’s largest open-air prison camp, otherwise known as Gaza.
February 12, 2019
Why Bangladesh overtook Pakistan
Bangladesh is not some Scandinavian heaven. It is poor and overpopulated, undereducated and corrupt, frequented by natural catastrophes, experiences occasional terrorism, and the farcical nature of its democracy was exposed in the December 2018 elections.
January 21, 2019
Tamimi, Malala and Rahaf—icons of freedom
New forms of resistance to old systems of oppression; three girl-children of near impossible courage have captured the world's imagination. Ahed Tamimi, Malala Yousafzai and Rahaf Mohammed are iconic symbols from the West Bank to London and from Toronto to Tokyo.
September 20, 2016
The hanging of Mir Quasem Ali
Pakistan's Foreign Office says Pakistan is “deeply saddened” by the execution in Bangladesh of Mir Quasem Ali. Mir Quasem was found
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