Zushan Hashmi

The holy month of Ramadan (I assure you, Ramzan or Ramazan will suffice as well, I have opted to use Ramadan, though) has arrived once again. According to Muslims, it is supposed to be a time where the ummah (however much of it one believes to exist) comes together in fasting, prayers and communion. In […]

Be it a wedding, a dinner party or even a game of cricket at the park, Pakistanis almost always tend to sit down and discuss politics at the end of the day. Unfortunately though, a vast majority of these Pakistanis, particularly the middle class, blindly follow the Khaleeji (Gulf) Islamic interpretations of today. However, in […]

The Panama Papers seem to be the talk of town lately; actually they have probably been one of the most important discussions currently taking place across the international community. Also, Mossack Fonseca has also become one of the most talked-about (infamous or famous, depends on perspective) companies in the world; all this publicity has definitely […]

As Pakistanis once again mourn and remember the victims of the horrendous attack carried out on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar last year, Saudi Arabia has announced a new ‘Muslim’ coalition, which includes 34 nations from around the globe. The Saudis aim to counter all forms of terrorism across the Muslim world through […]

Recently, tens of thousands took to the streets of Kabul to protest the murder of seven Hazaras, including a nine-year-old girl named Shukria. It is believed that militants from either the Taliban or Islamic State (IS) in the southern province of Zabul held them captive and eventually beheaded them. This protest ignited a string of […]