My friend and cousin Syed Tamezul Hasan passed away last month. We came from the same small town, Sahaswan, Badaun,...

Millions of Afghan refugees, starting from the Soviet invasion of their country in 1979 and subsequent wars and upheavals, have...

It seemed like a scene from Paris of 1789, when an angry, unruly mob stormed the Bastille prison and freed...

Dr. Syed Amir on the case of Columbus in an era when European narratives about the past are being reexamined

Dr. Syed Amir on a tale of love and tragedy from Muslim-ruled Crimea that inspired the legendary Pushkin

Dr. Syed Amir urges a reexamination of the role of the last ruler of Muslim Spain

After the failure of the July 16 coup, Turkey is embroiled in another potentially destructive crisis

The terrorist attack in Florida and its impact on the US elections

The refugee crisis will test the unity of Europe

The events that compelled a pacifist US to raise a naval force

Muslims fear backlash after San Bernardino shooting

Hillary Clinton's 'right-hand woman', Huma Abedin, is being targeted for her religious identity as the presidential race heats up. Dr....

Dr Syed Amir explains why Donald Trump has emerged as a star

Dr. Syed Amir reviews Atul Gawande's book that urges readers to look beyond the obsession with prolonging human life at...

It has been a singular failing of the founding fathers of both India and Pakistan that none found time to...

On a recent visit, Dr. Syed Amir attempted to trace remnants of Budapest's Ottoman history

It is a miracle that Alfred Nobel's will survived, and the award he founded became the most prestigious in the...

The Austrian capital's architectural, historical and musical charms had Dr. Syed Amir enthralled

At the turn of the 20th Century, the romantic chimera of Muslim unification manifsted itself in a pan-Ottoman train, writes...

The promise of a new period of renaissance has all but vanished

Cordoba Mosque still evokes emotions

The US is divided over the release of five dangerous Taliban militants to free an American soldier

Is India still the land of Gandhi, Nehru and Azad?

When Jews and Muslims were expelled from Spain in the 15th Century, the Ottoman sultan who welcomed them said Ferdinand...

A history of conflicts in Crimea, which was once an Ottoman-Muslim state

What motivates 'great men' to write their life stories?