Addressing a public reception in Chittagong on March 26, 1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah said, “Brotherhood, equality, and fraternity of man – these are all basic points of our religion, culture and civilization and we fought for Pakistan because there was a danger of the denial of these human rights in this Subcontinent.” Unfortunately, the very […]
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Origins of the polio conspiracy narrative
An important lesson of history is that rumours of a conspiracy against large segments of population can only be ignored at great peril. Neglect on this front can easily lead to anarchy and bedlam. In 1857, for instance, the rumour that the new cartridges used cow and pig fat, insulted the pride of both Hindu […]