Category : Guest Articles
Pearls of Democracy
By Muhammed Khan No Sir, thank you, we don’t need another Massiha, We need democracy and the real democracy. Despondency is here again, so is...
Why Antonio Gramsci is the Marxist thinker for our times
By George Eaton Courtesy Newstatesmen At the trial of Antonio Gramsci in 1928, the prosecutor declared: “We must stop this brain from working for 20...
The Grandfather of Modern Leftism
Further, Rousseau argued that mankind was capable of achieving an innate moral perfectibility, but only in the natural “state of nature.” The trappings of property...
As they build India’s first camp for illegals, some workers fear detention there
The camp, near the town of Goalpara, is the first of at least ten detention centers Assam has planned, according to local media reports....
Students who protest against discriminatory laws are real patriots. They offer hope for future
Courtesy: The Indian Express If there is any hope that the polarisation of India on grounds of religion will come to an end, that there...
‘This is the beginning of the end of this govt.’: Arundhati Roy
Roy warns, ‘This is the beginning of the end of this government.’ While expressing fears that they will unleash goons, police, hatred, rumours on the...
Preparation For A Genocide Under Way In India: Warns Dr. Gregory H. Stanton
The Congressional briefing was organized by three U.S.-based civil society organizations, namely, the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Emgage Action, and Hindus for Human Rights...
Arundhati Roy on Citizenship Act: ‘We are faced with the biggest challenge since Independence’
The writer blamed the government’s demonetisation exercise for the economic slowdown. “Three years ago, we stood in line obediently outside banks as demonetisation was imposed...
Arjuna’s Dharma and Kashmir
Courtesy Saud Amin Khan Does the end justify the means? Despite centuries of debate, we do not quite know. How is one to decide whether one’s...
‘We are enemies in the eyes of India’
Courtesy BBC News Dozens of mainstream political leaders and workers have been under detention in Indian-administered Kashmir since August, when India stripped the region of...
Two days before Royal visit, Sweden sends tough statement on Kashmir
Courtesy Suhasini Haidar Two days before the arrival of the Swedish Royal couple King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and senior Ministers, including Foreign Minister...
Why Sikhs Are Angry With the Ayodhya Judgment
The 1045-page judgment not only refers to Sikhism as a ‘cult’ but also quotes accounts of Sikhs worshipping idols, which experts believe is an affront...
Woman—UoB Scandal and the Unheard Voices
Courtesy HaalHawal By Zaheer Baloch This article endeavours to expose male-politics on the horrific incident which took place at the University of Balochistan with female...
Early Marriages Legislature in Pakistan
By Najma Naseem(Advocate High Court) The parents as a guardian by the law of nature are responsibility for the care and protection of children. Parental...
The Secret History of Elizabeth I’s Alliance With Islam
In 1570, Elizabeth I was in a bind. She had been excommunicated by the Pope, and her country was shunned by the rest of Europe....
When time stood still By Yousaf Salahudin
I was dining with friends at my home when Shaukat Aziz, the finance minister, mentioned to me that the Quaid-i-Azam’s daughter and her family were due to...
My Experience of Child Abuse by Nadia Khan Yousafzai
Note: “Zohra is 23 years old and lives in New York, USA. Her name and city is changed for privacy purpose.” “We were playing this...
Naseeruddin Shah remembers Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah was hardly individualistic, in fact as a student at FTII, he was scarcely distinguishable from his two closest friends Ravi Ojha and Gopal...
What Delhi Needs to Learn from Islamabad by SYED ATA HASNANIN
Recently Pakistan was embarrassed in the UN General Assembly by its Permanent Representative’s gaffe, when she waved the photograph of a Palestinian girl injured in...
A SHADOW OF KARBALA by Asif Farrukhi
More than a thousand years ago, a small group, including women and children, fearing bloodshed in the sanctified city of Makkah began an arduous journey...
