"Peace in Afghanistan was always possible, but it was captives on both sides that helped to start the process."
Read More »Modi, Kashmir, and Pakistan’s Dilemma
After the repeal of Article 370 and a total shutdown of Kashmir 28 days ago, politics lecturer Muhammad Jalal takes an in-depth look at the politics behind the decision.
Read More »Hekmatyar: “If you have the courage and strength, test your power on Russia’s Putin, not on innocent Afghans”
Afghans chant “Death to Trump” in rally following remarks that he could wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the Earth”
Read More »“What’s wrong with you Afghans?”
There is a long queue stretching for miles at Torkham, one of the major international border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Men, women and children are queuing up to get their hands on a visa to Pakistan; many of whom ...
Read More »Iran sending Afghan child refugees to fight for Assad in Syria
Human Rights Watch report, "several said they were threatened with deportation back to Afghanistan...”
Read More »Will there be peace for Afghanistan?
With the recent landmark events in Afghan politics largely ignored in the countries responsible for its unjust destruction, it is more crucial than ever to follow our Afghani brothers and sisters long-awaited fight for peace...
Read More »“Moral Injury” and the pre-emptive war without end
If the justifications for recent military action against Muslim countries seem weak to non-Muslims, what do the people encouraging Muslims to join the military imagine they look like to us? The devastating effect that taking part might have on us is not completely unpredictable. Abdullah Thomson investigates Moral Injury in the new norm of pre-emptive war.
Read More »Will Muslims be Collateral Damage in the new Cold War?
Renewed tension with Russia amid new Cold War fears means new realities for the Muslim World In the early 1980s a policy that was orchestrated by the Reagan Administration, named after none other than the then President himself, came into ...
Read More »Returning Jihadis aren’t so bad, I used to be one
Returning Jihādis from Syria now potentially face a new charge alongside being accused of terrorism: Treason![1] Let us leave aside how such an approach plays right into the hands of the ISIS narrative; such blanket treatment of suspects is…well it ...
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