Are There No Universal Truths For Pakistani Post-Modernists?
Journalist and author Nadeem Farooq Paracha has written about post-modernism for this publication on more than one occasion. He explains,...
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The Legal Is Not Always Ethical
Those who are deeply familiar with the temperament of Islamic Shariah understand that what is prohibited is not always morally...
Shireen Mazari Waded Into TLP Waters
Pakistani analyst Nadeem Farooq Paracha (NFP) recently shared a tweet by the former Federal Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari,...
By Ignoring Lives That Matter, Imran Khan Has Done Us Dirty
The media is obsessed with the political games of PM Imran Khan and the opposition. There are blind PTI supporters...
Does ‘Kashmir Files Merit A Response?
There is a huge media hype in India on the movie Kashmir Files, which depicts the persecution of Kashmiri Pandits...
Muslims, The Global South And War In Ukraine: Towards A Politics Of Contribution
The normative Muslim position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is simple. It is to stand against oppression wherever it...
India, Pakistan’s Silence On Human Rights Violations In Ukraine Reeks Of Hypocrisy
The position (or lack thereof) taken by India and Pakistan on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a reminder that...
Criticism Of The West Should Not Trump Our Humanity Towards Ukrainians
When Europe stood united with Ukraine with offers to help Ukrainians, many people from the global South accused them of...
Now Is A Time For Solidarity With Ukrainians – Without Ifs And Buts
Al Jazeera recently published an article on the double standards and racism associated with the outpouring sympathy for Ukraine, that...
India Hijab Row: Men Can Liberate Women By Getting Out Of Their Way
Hindutva trolls are out in scores weighing in on what Muslim women should wear in Karnataka. They are spewing senseless...
The Uncanny Similarities Between Tayyip Erdogan And Imran Khan
On January 29, Turkish President Erdogan sacked the chief of the state’s statistics agency, after data showed record high inflation...
Pakistan’s Woes And The Long Divergence
Some Pakistanis lament that everybody knows the problems of Pakistan. They don’t want to read more about the problems and...
Can Pakistan’s Passionate ‘Wokesters’ Effect Change?
A few weeks ago, Raza Rumi and Ailia Zehra, the editors of The Friday Times–Naya Daur, released a video in...
Are Motivational Speakers Just Modern-Day Snake Oil Peddlers?
Pakistanis spend a lot of time reacting on religious issues. I do not blame them, for their spirituality and sexuality...
Hot Air: Pakistani Public Discourse Is Loud But Lacks Vision
Recently, TV news analyst and journalist Hasan Nisar, publicly expressed that “Anyone mentioning democracy should be dealt by a firing...
When Will We See Pakistanis As CEOs Of Global Companies?
Dhruv Rathee is a young Indian YouTuber who makes educational videos on a wide variety of topics that range from...
Women’s Bodies Are Not ‘Shameful’, Insensitivity Of The Bystanders Is
UK-based Pakistani scholar Ayesha Siddiqa recently tweeted a video of women who were allegedly stripped in Faisalabad. She expressed that,...
Parity Not Partition: The Vision That Drove Mr. Jinnah’s Politics
I came across Dhruv Rathee’s video that equates Jinnah with Savarkar based on communalism. Rathee is young YouTuber with a...
What Is It About Ahmedi Beliefs That Bothers The Pakistani Mainstream So Much?
Pakistanis, it seems, hate Ahmadis so much that even in the UK there have been cases of incitement to murder...
Why Is Ghamidi Not Better Received In Pakistan?
About two weeks ago, the U.S. based Ghamidi Center for Islamic Learning released a video that addressed the question of...
Pakistan’s Extremism Problem: Why Does Imran Khan Always Get It Wrong?
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently stated that force will not eliminate extremism. Instead, he said that unfiltered content on phones...
Imran Khan’s State is Responsible for the Lynching of Priyantha Kumara
The lynching and subsequent burning of a Sri Lankan factory manager, Priyantha Kumara, in Sialkot has brought disgrace to Pakistan....
Speaking Up For Kashmir While Staying Silent On Rights Violations In Pakistan Reeks Of Hypocrisy
Pakistan recently condemned the state-sponsored terrorism of India when they killed two Kashmiri Muslims. That Kashmir is marred by human...
Hindus Need To Rescue Their Religion From The Hindutva
Popular Indian stand-up comedian Vir Das is facing lawsuits in India for allegedly defaming his country at the John F....
Imran Khan Gave Us Quraysh’s Mecca Instead Of Riyasat-e-Medina
Prime Minister Imran Khan is enamored with religious symbolism. His overt use of a rosary, the religious jargon in his...
Hindutva Trolls’ Abuse After Pakistan’s Smashing World Cup Performance Is Understandable
Pakistan lost the T20 semi-final match. But it doesn’t matter, for winning and losing are part of such games. What...
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How The Demagogues Of Our Era Are Perfecting Their Sales Pitch
A wave of populism and majoritarianism seems to...
Uncertainty Looms As The Apex Court Rules On Defecting Lawmakers
The judgment on the Presidential Reference seeking the...