European miasma
ON the night of the Swedish election on Sept 11, a 26-year-old politician from the Sweden Democrats hailed its triumph in becoming the nation’s second-biggest parliamentary party by raising one…
Asma’s legacy for justice
An annual gathering in Lahore this coming weekend (April 27-28) to remember the late Asma Jahangir for her services to promote justice in Pakistan could not be more timely for…
Asma Jahangir Conference 2021 — I
After a hiatus of two years brought on by the Covid pandemic that forced postponement last year, the Asma Jahangir Conference 2021 (AJC21) was held in Lahore on November 20-21,…
Asma Jahangir Conference 2021 — II
After the first day’s explosive inaugural session on the judiciary’s role, past and present, the run of sessions of the Asma Jahangir Conference 2021 (AJC21) on The Right to Dissent…
Myanmar’s miasma
There was a young lady of Niger/ Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;/ They returned from the ride/ With the lady inside,/ And the smile on the face…
Asma Jahangir: A fighter against injustice to the last
The entire country is reeling from the shock of Asma Jahangir's sudden passing away on February 11, 2018 and in mourning. Her unexpected death has elicited an unprecedented outpouring of…
Living Asma’s legacy
The first time I heard the political colossus called Asma Jahangir was at one of the sessions at the Karachi Literature Festival. As she spoke, she commanded the attention of…
Civil society after Asma
Throughout this week, our minds have been concentrated on Asma Jahangir. Those of us who passionately endorse the universal values of democracy and social justice are still in a state…
Asma Jahangir, my fearless friend
It is hard to find a measure of Asma Jahangir’s greatness. She was a brilliant intellectual, a superb humanist, a great political leader, an epitome of kindness, a personification of…
