Politics, Religion and Extremism on December 16, 2024Religion and politics have had a complex interaction throughout history to the present. But in the early decades of the 21st century, the rise of violent extremist ideologies disrupted the very fabric of society and undermined the foundational principles of the Westphalian order (1648): welfarism, secularism, plurality, inclusivity, and democracy. The separation of the church […]
Pandemic of Gender-based Violence on November 28, 2024The universality of violence against women is now beyond question; it happens everywhere – there is evidence of its occurrence in all states and cultures. According to the World Bank, violence against women and girls, in other words, gender-based violence (GBV), has become a global pandemic, affecting the lives of one in every three women […]
Pakistan in 21st Century on March 28, 2023Pakistan was carved out of India in 1947, but its birth was not as per normal circumstances. Lawrence Ziring has likened the emergence of Pakistan to “a premature, feeble offspring at birth and although it survived a critical infancy, it never gained the strength necessary to combat its inborn ailments.” There is no evidence that […]