Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
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Nearly a Million Palestinians Face Forced Displacement in Gaza City Takeover
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A New Security Axis: Pakistan–Saudi Pact and the Future of the Middle East
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Israel’s ‘Tactical Pause’ Fails to Halt Gaza Suffering as Hunger Deaths Mount
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Documenting hate crimes against Indian Muslims
Using video and picture evidence submitted by a network of Indian activists, along with news aggregation, the site tracks hate crimes by Hindus against Muslims, Christians and members of the lower-ranked castes…
Rashid Khan: From Refugee in Peshawar to Cricket’s T20 King
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Feminism versus Familism
The understanding of the terms of feminism and gender equality I have attained through these conferences aided in my understanding that Islam believes in equity, neither male chauvinism nor feminism, as acceptable standards in Islam. It emphasizes on the prioritization of family as a source of stability in society. And that the need of the hour is to adopt a new term to replace all others, “Familism”
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Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
ANALYSIS: Western Allies Re-engage China as Ties With Washington Strain
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Parallel Order While Gaza Burns
Any serious evaluation of Donald Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” must begin with an uncomfortable truth: while Israel has been killing thousands of innocent Palestinian children and unarmed civilians in Gaza, much of the international system has either looked away or failed to act decisively.
Explained: Could Jamaat-e-Islami Rule Bangladesh Next?
For the first time in its chequered history, the Islamic party has a credible chance of leading a governing alliance. Read more…