Present-day images of Muslims and Islam in Western media vary considerably. However, since the collapse of the Soviet Union the general drift…
by Nasir Khan, September 11, 2011 I fully appreciate the concerns of Mr Engelhardt (Engelhardt: Bury the War State's Blank Check at…
Prelude to the War of Terror I fully appreciate the concerns of Mr Engelhardt (Engelhardt: Bury the War State's Blank Check at…
About the roles of Jesus and Muhammad by Nasir Khan, NOTE: In 2006, the Norwegian philosopher and sociologist Dag Österberg wrote me…
Editor’s Note: Gorki wrote a comprehensive comment on my article ‘Resolving the Kashmir Conflict (Foreign Policy Journal, January 13, 2011), in which…
Almost the whole world had condemned the Mumbai attacks of November 2008. Such terrorism had also, once again, reminded us how important…
Obituary: Radical Historian George Barnsby, 1919- 2010 by Nasir Khan Dr George Barnsby, who died on April 11 at the age…
On February 27, President Barack Obama delivered his much-anticipated policy speech on Iraq. The important point in his announcement was the withdrawal…
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