Rethinking Davos in the DesertCrown Prince Mohammed Bin Sultan (MBS) faces an embarrassment of sorts. For his much-touted Future Investment Initiative (FII), only in its second year, risks playing to empty seats; relatively speaki...
Football stadium politicsIran this week undertook a bold step. At least that is the story being told. The country has, after all, allowed women to enter football stadiums as spectators after a lapse of nigh on 40 years. Never...
Justice for Zainab?Less than a year after a six-year-old girl’s body was found left in a rubbish dump in Kasur — the man convicted of raping and murdering her has been sent to the gallows. Pakistan, sadly, is a country...
Understanding Tribal IslamAfter 9/11 there has been a tendency among commentators to view Muslim societies as a monolith. Whether they live in big cities or remote deserts and mountains they are seen as essentially the same. A...
The Real Reasons behind Pakistan’s IssuesEver since its independence, Pakistan has constantly found itself on the path leading to economic downfall. According toone particular school of thought, the underlying reason behind the deterioration...