Pakistan’s Pashtun fight against discrimination
Caught between the military and militants, Pakistan’s Pashtuns stand up for their rights. Thousands of ethnic Pashtuns led by 26-year-old Manzoor Pashteen gathered in…
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Malala returns to Pakistan for first time since attack
Malala Yousafzai arrived in Pakistan on Thursday, more than five years after she survived a Taliban attack. Youngest Nobel Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai…
Removing hate speech from sermons
An editorial in Dawn newspaper asks how we can remove hate speech from inflammatory sermons. It has been nearly 10 years since an angry mob raged through the streets of Gojra in…
Chaos ahead as Bangladesh prepares for elections
A jailed opposition leader, a massive influx of refugees and growing Islamic extremism means chaos for Bangladesh ahead of elections. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted…
Is there a link between revolutionaries and terrorists?
Salman Tarik Kureshi argues that there is not much difference between freedom fighters and terrorists. “One man’s terrorist,” goes the received wisdom, “Is another’s…
Why Indonesia’s 2019 election is all about 2024
With Joko Widodo all but set to get a second term, Indonesia’s 2019 elections are about paving way for 2024. If you expect drama and suspense in the 2019 presidential…
Sri Lanka declares emergency as Buddhist mob ransacks Muslim properties
Tension has been brewing between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims in Sri Lanka over the past year. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has declared a…
Attack on Bangladeshi Sci-Fi writer bears hallmark of militant outfit
Officials says a stabbing attack on Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, an outspoken opponent of militancy and communalism, may be the work of Islamist militants. A day after a popular…
Malaysia debate religious conversion law
The Malaysian government’s recent announcement that it may reintroduce a clause preventing the conversion of children to Islam by one parent has sparked debate in the country.…