From a diverse history to a sectarian crisis The modern borders of India do not precisely correspond to those of any one of the many sovereign entities that arose in south Asia over the millennia. Instead, today’s India in terms of its political geography was shaped by the modern Partition […]
Far too frequently, Pakistani commentators bemoan the fact that mainstream Arab commentators and even politicians in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Palestine fail to recognise the relevance of Pakistan in spite of the fact that the world is in the early decades of the ‘Asian Century’. Some Pakistanis even feel “insulted” […]
It has been widely stated that in spite of not having African American heritage, Bill Clinton was America’s “first black president”. This expression tended to become a less common refrain after the 2008 election of Barack Obama, but prior to that time, Clinton was seen as someone who embraced African […]
Over 50 civilians at two separate New Zealand mosques were slaughtered by a barbaric terrorist who has been named as 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant. Journalists who looked through the savage’s social media pages found numerous anti-Islamic tirades alongside photos of the weapons that were likely used during today’s vicious terrorist atrocities. […]
It has been widely stated that in spite of not having African American heritage, Bill Clinton was America’s “first black president”. This expression tended to become a less common refrain after the 2008 election of Barack Obama, but prior to that time, Clinton was seen as someone who embraced African […]
Of the many issues that unite India’s ruling BJP and other parties which pander to Hindutva extremists, is a notion that historic names of Indian cities and monuments ought to be changed in order to reflect a purely Hindutva view of history. This Hindutva view of history automatically proscribes place […]
From a diverse history to a sectarian crisis The modern borders of India do not precisely correspond to those of any one of the many sovereign entities that arose in south Asia over the millennia. Instead, today’s India in terms of its political geography was shaped by the modern Partition […]
As more migrants from Islamic backgrounds attempt to build new lives in Europe, both the political class and the populous of many European states have reached the dangerous conclusion that somehow Muslims cannot live in a harmonious relationship with their non-Muslim neighbours. It is consequently supremely hypocritical that these same […]
The Russian Republic of Tatarstan and its capital city of Kazan are known as culturally diverse and historically rich places where a plurality of Turkic Sunni Muslim Tatars live happily with ethnic Russians including both Orthodox Christians and secularists/agnostics. The Kazan Kremlin is famously home to both Orthodox churches and […]
The peace process in Korea which has thus far had more successes than setbacks, has led to many questioning whether a similar peace process could be applied to the longstanding disputes between Pakistan and India. While any suggestion of the possibility of peace is necessarily a hopeful discussion to those […]
