Need of Ijtehad in modern times on August 29, 2019With the rapid and ever-changing course of the world, the need to recourse to ‘ijtehad’ has significantly increased. Islam, with its unique attributes of assimilation and adaptation, is the religion of every day and age. It offers solutions not only of the problems of antiquity but also of modern times. As George Bernard Shaw, a […]
Modi: the renascence of Hitler and the founder of Lynchistan on August 23, 2019In his address to the provincial assembly of Azad Kashmir, Imran Khan compared his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi with Adolf Hitler over the scrapping of article 370 and 35 (A), and thereby, revoking the special status of Jammu & Kashmir as well as a blockade of the entire region. “What Modi is doing in Kashmir,” […]
Fault lines in our socio-economic development on August 1, 2019Poverty, lack of education and unemployment allow people to be used in the name of religion. Ever since its emergence on the map of the world, Pakistan has witnessed a myriad of hurdles in the way of its socio-economic development. Our adversaries left no stone unturned to weaken its very foundation, at its embryonic stage. […]
Saffronised India on July 26, 2019The saffron ideologues are also working on the academic demise of Muslim history. With Modi assuming the country’s top executive office, India has undergone a rapid transformation from a secular and a democratic state to a fascist and saffronised state. There is no room for others, but Hindus in the world’s so-called biggest democratic dispensation. […]
Putin’s impact on Russia and the world on July 12, 2019Russians deem Putin as their messiah since he is the only leader who uplifted their country from nadir to apogee. A great sensation in contemporary international politics, Vladimir Putin has, undoubtedly, proved his mettle not only in statecraft but also in tactics of global diplomacy. By virtue of his success at home as well as […]
World War III: who, where and why? on July 4, 2019The US is putting economic and military pressure on Iran to trim its ever-growing wings of power in the region. “I don’t know with what weapons world war III will be fought, but world war IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” (Einstein) Polemics concerning the probable occurrence of third-world war, nowadays, form a […]
Iran’s strengths and weaknesses on June 19, 2019Given the mounting tensions between the United States and Iran, questions pertaining to Tehran’s strengths and vulnerabilities, nowadays, form the nucleus of many a political discourse. This piece is aimed at providing the readers with a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Strengths: One of the key strengths […]
Countering extremism with Sufism on May 8, 2019Islam, the religion of peace, moderation and tolerance has, unfortunately, been virtually hijacked by some people with a narrow understanding of its true spirit. They believe that those who differ with them deserve to be obliterated. Consequently, we see a surge in intolerance and extremism that manifests itself sometimes in a Hazara genocide, sometimes in […]
Key players in the new great game on May 1, 2019The Great Game that began between the Russian and the Britain empires and culminated in the fight for dominance over Afghanistan came to an end with the collapse of the Soviet Unionin 1991. That development created a power vacuum in the Central Asian region, which is rich in hydrocarbon wealth and other precious mineral resources. […]
Which way will Turkey go? on April 25, 2019The Treaty of Lausanne is due to expire in 2023. This has triggered a debate on how Turkey sees the opportunity and how it would choose to act. Will it seek to resurrect the Ottoman Empire or something resembling it in Europe? Will the geopolitical maps be redrawn? Will Turkey project hard power leading to […]