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A World Of Denial
We live in a world of denial: The Burmese deny the Rohingya; they call them Bengali even though they have lived in Burma for...
The ‘Why’ Of the Embassy Move to Jerusalem: ‘Nose to Nose With a Con Man’
The Jerusalem story is the centerpiece of news this week. Donald Trump and Mike Pence, an evangelical, in favor of moving the embassy and...
Qatari Wahhabism vs. Saudi Wahhabism and the perils of top-down change
A multi-domed, sand-coloured, architectural marvel, Doha’s biggest and national mosque, symbolizes Qatar’s complex and troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia. Its naming six years ago...
Arbitrary Role of Military to End Islamabad Sit-In
On October 2nd, 2017 the Federal Government of Pakistan led by Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) passed the ‘Elections Act, 2017’ bill containing a controversial...
Targeting Islamic scholars from Malaysia to Tunisia, Saudi Arabia puts itself in the bull’s eye
By declaring the Qatar-based International Union of Islamic Scholars (ILUM) a terrorist organization, Saudi Arabia is confronting some of the world's foremost Islamic political...
Understanding the concept of Democracy in Pakistan
The word democracy is used widely in contemporary era and often considered as common sense. Democracy has its roots in Greek city-state but it...
Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?
Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and North Africa. The question is transition to what? Dominating...
The power struggle within Saudi Arabia
In the current vision of the Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi national anti-corruption Commission “Nazaha” has worked very well. The anti-corruption Nazaha...
Balfour Declaration: Christian Zionism of 19th Century
November this year marks the completion of 100 years of the most audacious act of British Imperialism in flagrant violation of international norms and...
Saudi Crown Prince’s unprecedented power grab could come to haunt him
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has won the first round of what could prove to be an unprecedented power grab that comes to...