The emergence of media powerhouses in the global South, such as India, Brazil, Turkey, and South Korea, has captivated media scholars, politicians,…
Mainstream Pakistan is basking in (self)glory. As host of the US-Iran negotiations ā rumours of a second-round abuzz ā Islamabad is upbeat.…
Interview on the Arab Uprising and the rise of the Islamic State
A short history of Pakistan’s Trotskyist Left, and a plea for re-evaluation
Frequent remote-control bombings and Fidai missions have claimed over 70000 lives in Pakistan since 9/11
On May 11, as millions queued in sweltering heat to cast their vote, defying Taliban threats, Pakistan made history. For the first…
“You don’t have to be for the Taliban, and you don’t have to be for the Americans. Whether in Pakistan or…
Recently named one of ‘100 most influential people in the world’ by Time magazine, Malalai Joya was called ‘Afghanistan’s most famous women’,…
The Inuit of the Arctic had a clever technique for hunting wolves. They would plant a bloody knife in the snow. Lured…
When reasoning ends, believing begins. In case, religion does not offer self-serving explanations, fantastic conspiracy theories come in handy. Like religion, conspiracy…
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