Asad Mirza The manner in which China has brokered a peace deal between two arch foes: Saudi Arabia and Iran may help China to emerge as a global peacemaker, eclipsing the USA. Last week a major diplomatic coup was staged by China, when it announced the results...
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood President, Zakat Foundation of India A new term ‘Pasmaanda Musalman’ has been floated in recent times. However, it does not yet have a legislatively created nor judicially accepted definition. So far, at the most, it is a talking point without...
By Latheef Farook In one of the most dramatic developments in the chaotic Middle East political scene Saudi Arabia- ally of United States and Israel, and their sworn enemy, Iran, announced on Friday March 10 to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their missions within...
Frank F Islam In 2023, the polar ice caps are melting. The political polarization in the U.S. is hardening. That’s proof that climate change is not just limited to the environment. The political, social and emotional climate in our nation is changing as well. Much of...
Asad Mirza The slew of anti-women measures adopted by the Taliban government in Afghanistan has essentially gone against them, further isolating them globally and making them a pariah. Reportedly, a handful of Afghan women courageously held a demonstration in the...
Syed Ali Mujtaba Muslims in the US are suffering from marginalization in the media and cinema. This is found out by Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, a leading think tank in the US. The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative develops targeted, research-based solutions to tackle...
Many think that the official motto of the United States is ‘e pluribus unum” — from many one. It is not. In fact, given the national drift toward divisiveness over the past few years, that saying should probably be reversed to “e unum pluribus” — from one many. FRANK...
By Haider Abbas It is now only a week to go to make for the first anniversary of the Russian-Ukraine war. The whole world is right now agog with reports of Ukraine foreign fighters and Ukraine’s brutality to them! What would surely shock the world, is how Ukraine has...
By Muskan Mustaqeem When it comes to the situation of minority constituencies, India has taken centre stage in the debate between the ideological state and the constitutional state. In the past few years, majoritarianism and populist undertones have become a strong...
FRANK F ISLAM There has been much ado about many things in the nation’s Capitol as the country moves into the second month of this new year. One of those things is the debt ceiling. Debt Ceiling Conversations President Joe Biden and the new House Speaker Kevin...