Pakistan Turns the Corner
Written by S.G. Jilanee    PDF Print E-mail

The forthcoming election is going to be a watershed in Pakistan’s political and constitutional history, setting a clear direction for the future of the country’s political trajectory.
 

Elections 2013 – Thrills and Threats
Written by Javed Ansari    PDF Print E-mail

Those who enter the parliament this time are expected to represent the people in a much more meaningful manner, having qualified to contest elections through very strict filters.

The

 

Battling Polio
Written by Arsla Jawaid    PDF Print E-mail

It was a crisp morning. The Area Incharge had asked polio workers to report to Gulshan Bunir (Karachi) to conduct the anti-polio drive. With security threats at an all-time high, it

 

The X Factor
Written by Daud Khattak    PDF Print E-mail

As the drawdown date for US troops approaches, what role will India play in Afghanistan after 2014?

With the United States and NATO allies drawing down their military presence in Afghanistan

 

A Tough Tussle
Written by S. M. Hali    PDF Print E-mail

Could a US-Israeli military airstrike on Iran trigger another war on South Asian soil?

The war of words between Iran and Israel has been heating up with Israel threatening the use of

 

SouthAsia Magazine wins US Genesis Award 2013
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Pakistan’s Southasia Magazine has been declared winner of the US Genesis Award 2013 in the Brigitte Bardot International Print category. The other contender for the award was South Af
 

The Budgeting Trick
Written by Sijal Fawad    PDF Print E-mail

India’s recent fiscal budget appears to be practical and realistic but not without a few caveats.

The moot point over India’s 2013-14 budget stems not just from the budget itself bu
 

Erasing the Past
Written by Daniah Ishtiaq    PDF Print E-mail

Despite the end of the civil war, a systematic pogrom of Tamils in Sri Lanka has raised serious concerns about the country’s future and its relationship with India.

In the 18th century,
 

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Author-Director Kamran Pasha says that “colonialism is [not] the root cause of all of Muslims problems, but rather that it was our mindsets and attitudes that brought colonialism to us.”

The War on Terror is not just about winning the hearts and minds of our enemies, but it’s also dependent upon learning from our mistakes and healing the wounds from our past.

2010 saw the heated controversy over building a Mosque near Ground Zero, thereby rekindling the decade-long debate over what it means to be a post 9/11 Muslim.

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From what has transpired in Sri Lanka over the recent past, it is unfortunate that religious-based conflicts are increasing and are becoming more intense. The otherwise peaceful island nation, which is just recovering from a bloody conflict against the LTTE, has now been pitted into another strife. Interestingly, the standoff between the Sinhalese majority population of Sri Lanka and the minority Muslims had been cooking for some time as it seems the Sinhala Buddhists have lost their enthusiasm for interfaith harmony and now seem to regard Muslim and Christian minorities as a threat to Buddhist culture. Vigilante Buddhist groups led by monks are known to have been running campaigns against Muslims and there have even been calls to ban halal meat.

 

Muslims account for about 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s population. After recent attacks on Muslim life and property, commando forces have stepped up security measures around Muslim-owned businesses and homes around the nation to counter mobs of Buddhist extremists who have taken to setting fire to Muslim businesses in the capital Colombo and in other parts of the country. The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka has even warned that anti-Muslim disturbances are pushing religious and ethnic tensions on the island to the limits and this is despite the fact that the majority of the Buddhist population does not support such activity.


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