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By Enum Naseer The atmosphere is heavy with the smell of rotting corpses,rust and petrol. A beat-up old Rolls Royce,almost on the verge of collapse with a small Union Jack flag on its bonnet,carries the burden of conjoined twins that insist on being driven to the Promised Land creaking and moaning under the weight of their dreams. . . . →Read More:FP Analysis:Destination Nowhere Much of the news that comes out of Pakistan is about dictators,drones and destruction,but 31-year-old Shehrbano Saiyid is one of the few Pakistanis who is trying to change the narrative of this beleaguered nation. She recently became the first Pakistani to lead an all-female mountaineering expedition through the Shimshal range in the Northern . . . →Read More:Shehrbano Saiyid leads mountaineering expedition through the Shimshal range Pakistani police blocked a bail request for the minor who reportedly suffers from Down’s syndrome,claiming her release would endanger her life and that of her family. The girl is accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning a Koran. . . . →Read More:Rimsha Masih in prison for her own safety ISLAMABAD — Last week,a group of police officers in the eastern city of Lahore visited a mosque run by Ahmadis,a minority Muslim sect viewed by the rest of the country as heretics. They took a look around and announced their conclusion:This mosque looks too much like a mosque. So,two laborers . . . →Read More:Disputed design of religion A mob is only as smart as its dimmest member. If the political discourse is anything to go by,our society is under attack from “outsiders”hell-bent on “undermining Islam” who we now must destroy. The destructive nature of mob mentality manifests itself every now and then in this country,be it under the banner of religion or . . . →Read More:Headless Chicken Syndrome  Leave a comment  Public Gripes  AK- 47,BALOCH NATIONALIST,Balochistan,dengue,DIFA-E-PAKISTAN,DIFAI PAKISTAN,DIFAI PAKISTAN COUNCIL,DPC ACTIVISTS,DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI,GREENE’S LAWS OF POWER,HAFIZ SAEED,HEADLESS CHICKEN SYNDROME,HYPERNATIONALISM,Islamic,Lashkar-e-Taiba,MEDIA COVERAGE,NATO SUPPLY ROUTES INTO AFGHANISTAN,Pakistan’s population,PESHAWAR RALLY DEMANDS RELEASE OF MISSING PERSONS,PIED PIPERS FLUTE,religion,SOCIETY IS UNDER ATTACK,terrorists,ZIA’S LEGACY 1 Geopolitics:‘Rivals will take greater risks against the US’ No balance of power lasts forever. Just a century ago,London was the centre of the world. Britain bestrode the world like a colossus and only those with strong nerves (or weak judgment) dared challenge the Pax Britannica. . . . →Read More:Changes we should expect in the next 25 years Leave a comment i-Spy,Speaker's Corner apparent reductions in attention span,Area 14/8,attack,Brazil,challenge the Pax Britannica,Changes we should expect in the next 25 years,educated populations of Poland,Geopolitics,London,New territories,religion,rising power and wealth,technological change,Turkey,world's major power To build a universal definition of secularism,we must first understand its complex historical relationship with secularisation The question: What is secularism? What is the relationship between secularism,the state policy;and secularisation,the social process? Most conversations tend to confuse the two,moving from one to the other. However,we don’t really have a clear . . . →Read More:The difference between secularism and secularisation This little piece is interesting. It strives to explain why Indians are susceptible to bribery. One of the explanations it espouses is that bribery lies in the transactional nature of Hindu religion i.e this comes down to bribing God,for Him to bestow unmerited favours. This being the religious practice,it is concluded,that bribery . . . →Read More:Bribery –Culture of India Leave a comment Corruption Bribery - Culture of India,British rule,Chinese are generally so corrupt,Corrupt india,corruption in India,Hindu population,Hinduism,India fighting,Indian moral ambiguity towards corruption,Indian society and Indian history is the caste system of India,Indonesians,Italians,Muslims,Nigerians,Pakistanis,religion It’s surprising to many that the majority of Pakistanis support the Islamists and their apologists as the saviors of their religion. But this didn’t happen overnight. The mindset of the large segment of society didn’t change with a blink of an eye. No serious attempt has been made to analyse this phenomenon even though the . . . →Read More:Pakistan’s Urban Metamorphosis Leave a comment Social Issues Area 14/8,civilian administration for good governance if they want Pakistan free of extremists,King Ashoka,local financial system,majority of Pakistanis support the Islamists,mindset of the large segment of society didn't change with a blink of an eye,modern industrial era coupled with the formation and development of an industrial and manufacturing sector,new technologies,Pakistan,Pakistan's Urban Metamorphosis,real estate sky-rocketing in Pakistan,religion,Soviet occupation of Afghanistan,Taliban supporter,transformation of Pakistani society In recent weeks,several commentators have dwelt upon the amorphous notion of ‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’,challenging its notional contours and exposing its overt ideological underpinnings. Whilst such a debate is healthy in a democratic society,it becomes a worrying sign in a deeply polarised polity such as Pakistan. Jinnah’s Pakistan was no consensus project:It had . . . →Read More:‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’ is not dead | |||
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