The Wrong Mix

Refusing to ally with capitalist-democracies of the West and cautious about openly supporting the USSR/communism Islamic Socialists attempted to come up with a "third way."

Student Politics in Pakistan: A Profile

Student politics in Pakistan has had a history of mixed fortunes and shades. Though extremely tumultuous, it is also a history of rich democratic traditions.

At Last...Nationalism at Last

Socialism, the destroyer of the civilisations, took the world under its claws after the Second World War. This (Kosovo) win might be the beginning of the end of the anti-nationalist hegemony all round the world.

Religiosity, National Ethos and Governance

Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.

Media: A Catalyst for Social and Political Change

Media should connect the public spirit of politics by encouraging the people’s participation in political decisions.

Footfalls of Indian History

Nivedita shows a remarkable insight into India’s past which comes out in this book. It is not that she accepted India without questioning.

Local Knowledge, Capital, and Social Change in the Age of Globalization

Whether it is selling vegetables or tourism, the local agent does not, by definition, possess anything that cannot be brought from elsewhere in the globe.

The need for De-Bhuttofication of the Pakistan People's Party

In the last 5 years, PPP in the assembly at least has emerged as a strong force against obscurantism.

Days of Rage

“However flawed democracy here is, it is still the only answer,� she (Asma Jahangir) continued.

The Quest

“Amman can you tell me who my real mother was?� Nazish asked gazing at the wall in front of her.

Book Dropper

Nicholas Nassim Taleb says there are two ways to look at your bookshelf. The books you have read and consider yourself well read or...

Guddi

'Am I forever destined to wish better luck to others when nothing good ever comes my way?'

Façade of Pseudo Feminism

Pseudo feminism unlike positive feminism is guilty of bringing disaccord to human social lives rather then contributing more to the good of every one.

Sissy Fascists

“Now I get it! If this is how our pop stars are thinking, I find myself to be wasting my time asking them to use there art for social and political causes. Of course you will never use your star status to talk about the Hudood Ordinance, now would y

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rising Trend?

There is a growing interest in businesses taking a lead in addressing those issues in which they have an interest where national government have failed to come up with a solution.

Blasphemy, Photocopy and Electromagnetic Theory

One of the strategic assumptions made by him was that the “Puraana Daur” is back. “Puraana Daur” signified the old times when students, backed by corrupt local politicians, walked on campus brandishing guns, acting like mafia guys.

Socialist Yuppies

Khasi: A Fulbright scholar, Harvard graduate, Marxist, Teaches marketing for a living.
Khabees: Super rich and good looking, thought he knew everything until he met Khasi.

South Asian Socialism

Who in the world is lending Uncle Sam all that money?... When Pakistanis, or Indians for that matter, come and sell their souls to the West, they all too often forget the reality from which they have come

Other Impressions of the WSF-A Political Opinion

Even though WSF may have helped Karachi’s image for the very forces of oppression it stands against and not threatened them in the least, it was a big deal. It was politicizing, and consciousness raising for many people

The Missing Girls

Are we heading towards warped, daughterless families as the prototype of Indian society?

Children of Guest Workers

There exists a strong resentment amongst the immigrant youth against the German system; I see a highly polarised society

The State of the World and other ruminations

A Rapist-Friendly System

The verdict is out. Five of the six men received a non-guilty verdict and for one the death sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.

EMACE

It has been two days since I arrived in Sri Lanka as a volunteer for the post-tsunami rebuilding efforts.

Meeting Sattar Edhi

No visitor to Karachi can ignore the presence of the Abdul Sattar Edhi and his wife Bilquis and their work on behalf of Pakistan’s poor.

Karma Camry

Even a car can be trapped by the web of culture that we weave....

HREP: Bringing in the Little People

Initiated in Karachi almost ten years ago, HREP aims to foster education that contributes to peace and understanding. Their books are beautifully illustrated and produced, but cheaply priced, available in Urdu as well as English.

International Law: Applicability and Real Politik in the Middle East

For the first time since 1948, an Israeli prime minister or government elect has publicly stated what the Palestinians have been crying out for years

Failure of Institutions in Pakistan?

There is nothing wrong with Pakistan’s socio-cultural institutions; they are working exactly the way they should logically be working, i.e., what they are meant for.

Restructuring Identity

For the past twenty-three years, the meaning of my identity has eluded me. As a Pakistani-born girl brought up in Germany by an American Army community, I constantly questioned myself: am I more Pakistani or American? Can I preserve an Eastern culture in

Yesterday’s Failures are Today’s Successes

Nehru would have turned in his Samadhi on knowing that the alumni of his highly subsidised institutes of learning ended up serving the very multinationals from whose clutches he wanted to protect his socialist India.

The Great Game for Central Asian Oil

The Imperialist Ring from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan

Sobho: the struggle continues

I still believe in the revolution, in a society that provides justice for all

The Clash Of Un-Civilizations And Osama-ism

It is misleading to think and give an impression that these issues will just disappear if Osama is captured or killed today.

WW III? An Analysis of Yugoslavia

The media has been lying to the world about the crisis in Kosova

A Nobel for Development Studies

Amartya Sen wins Nobel prize in economics

From the Continuum

Get an omniscient alien race’s view of our little world in general and of the land of the pure, in particular.