Extremism threatens Myanmars democracy on September 14, 2017 Tasnim — a 13-years-old Rohingya Muslim — was at home with her father when a group of men broke into it. She was brutally raped by fifteen men as her father was forced to watch. He begged them to stop but was beaten until he succumbed to his injuries. Months later, Tasnim realised she […]
Chaos in Balochistan: a boon for US and its allies? on September 1, 2016For Balochistan, its strategic location is both a blessing and a curse. With its vast natural resource wealth along with being South Asia’s gateway to the Middle East, Balochistan holds the keys to Pakistan’s next phase of economic development. However, given its vast mineral reserve, geostrategic location and geo-economic potential, Balochistan finds itself at the […]
Pakistans angry Republicans on July 9, 2016Pakistan’s religious right and American Conservatives are two sides of the same rusty coin. The head of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), a constitutional advisory body that provides recommendations to Pakistan’s government on Sharia compliance, recently defended his decision for advocating for “lightly beating” women. The council drafted their own version of the Women’s […]