Poisonous Pedagogy (Cruelty in the Name of Love) by Sibte Hasan “The main psychological mechanism that operates in all child abuse involves using children as what I have termed poison containers … the parent injects his or her bad feelings into the child and uses it to cleanse his or herself of depression and anger. ”(De-Meuse, the author of ‘History of […]
In recent years, the Islamist leaders in India have diligently sought to court Dalit leaders to advance their own Islamist agenda. By Tufail Ahmad Yeksan civil code thopa gaya to mulk mein takrao ke halaat paida ho jayen gein” – if the uniform civil code is imposed, situations of confrontation will emerge in the country. This is a banner headline […]
By Tufail Ahmad Turkey is in the throes of radical transformation. On the night of December 31, thirty-nine people including two Indians were killed in a shooting spree at a New Year’s eve party at the Reina club in Istanbul. Similar terror attacks have taken place in Turkey over the past few years, but this was perhaps the first attack […]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s spy agency ISI will continue its proxy war against India regardless of any change in its leadership because it needs an enemy, and ISIdefines it as India’s “control over Kashmir”, said German political scientist Hein Kiessling, who spent 13 years in Pakistan researching and interacting with its intelligence and military elites, here on Monday. Last month, Pakistan’s new army chief, General Qamar […]
It is clear that Noorani’s commitment to Sharia is absolute. By Tufail Ahmad Over the past few centuries, civilisation has witnessed a worldwide movement to separate religion from the state and law, giving birth to secularism. In India, one man is trying to reverse this process. His name is AG Noorani. The main allegation against Noorani is that he is […]
By Sibte Hasan and Qudsia Kalsoom Education has many facets but the most emphasized aspect of education all over the world is imparting subject knowledge to the students. John Dewey, the great philosopher, affirms that heavy dependence on subject knowledge and methods is fatal to the best interests of education. Instead, education should focus on the cultivation of a mindset […]
Tufail Ahmad It is time for Faizan Mustafa – a leading columnist on Indian Muslim issues and vice chancellor of the Hyderabad-based NALSAR University of Law – to enroll in a madrassa and teach Islamic Sharia. In article after article, Mustafa, a former law teacher of mine when I was at the Aligarh Muslim University, is advancing the cause of […]
Trade utopia of CPEC will remain incomplete if India is kept out by Khaled Ahmed The only big thing going for an isolated Pakistan is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Unable to tackle its internal security problems — for which it now wrongly blames India — it prefers focusing on the good times the world thinks the Chinese investment of $46 […]
by Tilak Devasher Pakistan has been inching towards a water crisis for decades. In 1951, it was a water-abundant country with an annual per capita availability of around 5,260 cubic meters (m3). By 2013, this declined to as low as 964 m3 per annum. The country is expected to become “absolute water scarce” — less than 500 m3 per capita per […]
by Afrasiab Khattak The 110 pages damning report by Justice Qazi Faez Isa-led Inquiry Commission on Quetta terror attack of August 8 has categorically exposed the hypocrisy and double-dealings of the state institutions in their policy and action on terrorism. The report has been submitted to a three members Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer […]
by Praveen Swami THE names of two detainees accused by the government of being guides for the terrorists who attacked the 12 Infantry Brigade headquarters in Uri figured on a list given to the Pakistan High Commission of detainees who could be repatriated home, a top Pakistan diplomat has told The Indian Express. The two detainees, the diplomat said, were […]
States have more room for manoeuvre if they keep their options open. By Khaled Ahmed India’s brilliant ex-foreign secretary and a scion of great Indian statesmen, Shivshankar Menon, in his book ‘Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy’ (2016) begins by positing his thesis: “All governments claim eternal consistency and success. Some even claim omniscience, and yet the essence […]
Parliament in Bratislava has approved a bill that effectively prevents Islam from being registered as a state religion in the near future. Sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS), which is a member in Prime Minister Robert Fico’s coalition, the legislation was passed Wednesday, Reuters reported. The law was approved by a two-thirds majority in parliament, comprising both ruling and […]
by Kamran Siddiqui There are about fifty Muslim majority countries in the world and about 25 countries that have more than 10% Muslim population. Islam is the second largest religion with about 1.6 billion followers. However, other than the population scale, Muslim majority countries and Muslim population in general score relatively low on various global scales for scientific advancement, education […]
The outgoing Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif is being hailed as the country’s most “beloved army chief”. By Rajeev Kumar The outgoing Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif is being hailed as the country’s most “beloved army chief”. Such praise for a man who couldn’t contribute much, like all his predecessors, to make Pakistan a peaceful, prosperous country shows how […]
by Khaled Ahmed In the West, Islamophobia is characterised by hatred of an alien faith practised by émigré communities. (AP Photo) Indian teacher Dr Mohammed Ayoob, professor emeritus of international relations, Michigan State University, recently wrote that neither violent jihadism nor sectarian conflict was responsible for the crisis of the Muslim state in the Middle East. He debunked the view […]
I’m a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump. By Asra Nomani A lot is being said now about the “silent secret Trump supporters.” This is my confession — and explanation: I — a 51-year-old, a Muslim, an immigrant woman “of color” — am one of those silent voters for Donald Trump. And I’m not a “bigot,” “racist,” […]
by Khaled Ahmed Just as the trouble in Kashmir is getting highlighted internationally, publication of the book The Mind of a Terrorist: David Headley, the Mumbai Massacre and his European Revenge (2016) by Kaare Sorensen fills in the missing background. Dawood Gilani alias David Headley makes confessions of importance in this carefully put together document. What leaps out of the […]
A number of militant groups, including so-called “Islamic State” (IS), have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a police academy in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. Masked gunmen stormed the facility late on Monday, taking hostages and killing at least 60 people, mostly cadets, and injuring some 117. Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise. Quetta, the capital […]
By Kamran Siddiqui The Kashmir issue is once again bringing Pakistan and India close to another armed conflict. The consequences of such conflict this time however, could be far more devastating for both countries than previous. The issue is alive for 68 years and there are still no signs of a peaceful settlement. While the public sentiments are high in […]
