Memories of Aligarh Days: How The Milestones Fall One By One
My friend and cousin Syed Tamezul Hasan passed away last month. We came from the same small town, Sahaswan, Badaun,...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
When South Asian Muslims Fled To Find Refuge In Afghanistan
Millions of Afghan refugees, starting from the Soviet invasion of their country in 1979 and subsequent wars and upheavals, have...
US Democracy Brought To The Brink
It seemed like a scene from Paris of 1789, when an angry, unruly mob stormed the Bastille prison and freed...
Yesterday’s Heroes, Today’s Villains
Dr. Syed Amir on the case of Columbus in an era when European narratives about the past are being reexamined
Fountain of Tears
Dr. Syed Amir on a tale of love and tragedy from Muslim-ruled Crimea that inspired the legendary Pushkin
An unfair legacy?
Dr. Syed Amir urges a reexamination of the role of the last ruler of Muslim Spain
Turkey – will the dream survive?
After the failure of the July 16 coup, Turkey is embroiled in another potentially destructive crisis
Alienated in America
The terrorist attack in Florida and its impact on the US elections
Divisions
The refugee crisis will test the unity of Europe
The pirates of North Africa
The events that compelled a pacifist US to raise a naval force
How will America react?
Muslims fear backlash after San Bernardino shooting
Fighting a political vortex
Hillary Clinton's 'right-hand woman', Huma Abedin, is being targeted for her religious identity as the presidential race heats up. Dr....
American democracy is a messy affair
Dr Syed Amir explains why Donald Trump has emerged as a star
The price of aging
Dr. Syed Amir reviews Atul Gawande's book that urges readers to look beyond the obsession with prolonging human life at...
Letters for a Nation
It has been a singular failing of the founding fathers of both India and Pakistan that none found time to...
By the Danube
On a recent visit, Dr. Syed Amir attempted to trace remnants of Budapest's Ottoman history
The story of the Nobel Prize
It is a miracle that Alfred Nobel's will survived, and the award he founded became the most prestigious in the...
Viennese Days
The Austrian capital's architectural, historical and musical charms had Dr. Syed Amir enthralled
Hejaz Railways, the mystique endures
At the turn of the 20th Century, the romantic chimera of Muslim unification manifsted itself in a pan-Ottoman train, writes...
The Betrayal of Arab Spring
The promise of a new period of renaissance has all but vanished
Great longing
Cordoba Mosque still evokes emotions
The mystery of Sergeant Bergdahl
The US is divided over the release of five dangerous Taliban militants to free an American soldier
Right turn
Is India still the land of Gandhi, Nehru and Azad?
What makes a nation rich?
When Jews and Muslims were expelled from Spain in the 15th Century, the Ottoman sultan who welcomed them said Ferdinand...
Territorial ambitions
A history of conflicts in Crimea, which was once an Ottoman-Muslim state
Biographies of the powerful
What motivates 'great men' to write their life stories?
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Rana Tanveer Facing Backlash Over Foul Language During NA Speech
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) senior leader and...
Part II ‘Whither Capitalism: Can The UK economy Shed Light On Its Future?’
Led by the UK, after the victory of...