Populism, religious zealotry, social media: the unholy trinity that made a lawless mess of PakistanWhen Pakistan's highest court acquitted Aasiya Noreen, also known as Asia Bibi, of a false charge of blasphemy, some naive commentators hailed the judgment as a harbinger of hope for a freer Pakistan....
There’s little cheer as we prepare to see off a bad yearThe world is just about to say, 'goodbye and good riddance' to a year that has been disappointing in more ways than one. On the economic front, downside risks to global growth escalated in the first h...
Let’s be honest about what’s really driving Brexit: bigotryToday, I shall go to the German embassy in London to sign the necessary forms so that my half-German sons may apply for dual citizenship. My father and one of my brothers have already been granted Mal...
Does Turkey regret supporting Saudi Arabia in Yemen war?According to the UN, war-torn Yemen is on the brink of a major catastrophe as nearly three-quarters of its 22 million population need humanitarian aid and protection. The conditions on one of the poor...