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Who killed Mashal Khan?

What was killed in the form of the bodily existence of Mashal Khan was liberal and progressive thinking and 21st century global thinking. But, who killed him: the one who…

Why They Lynched Mashal Khan

Why they lynched Mashal Khan

The mental state of men ready and poised to kill has long fascinated scientists. The Nobel Prize winning ethologist, Konrad Lorenz, says such persons experience the ‘Holy Shiver’ (called heiliger…

Who killed Mashal Khan?

What was killed in the form of the bodily existence of Mashal Khan was liberal and progressive thinking and 21st century global thinking. But, who killed him: the one who…

Owning Mashal Khan

Owning Mashal Khan

The mob murder of a student at a public university campus in Mardan on April 13, 2017 hit home through videos and photos of the gruesome act. In the ensuing…

ANP And The Ghosts Of Mashal And Bacha Khan

ANP and the ghosts of Mashal and Bacha Khan

A war can result in many consequences. Perhaps no result can be more dreadful than turning into a mirror image of your own enemy. According to Michael Prescot: “When you…

Mashal is waiting

MASHAL Khan was murdered by a mob of his fellow students six years ago. His loved ones still run from pillar to post seeking justice. But business as usual continues…

What We Owe Mashal

What we owe Mashal

At some level, the verdict in the Mashal Khan lynching case should have given us a sense of closure. But that has not happened. We still seem unable to contend…

Silencing Mashal

Silencing Mashal

Mashal Khan was neither the first nor is he the last victim of the religious bigotry that has become so pervasive in our society. The gruesome lynching of the young…

Mashal’s Murder

Mashal’s murder

A murder most foul, carried out in a manner most beastly and barbaric. That it happened at a supposed seat of learning makes it even more despicable than it would…

No More Lynchings Of Our Mashals

No more lynchings of our Mashals

Will this be the last time a promising youngster is lynched at a supposed place of learning by a crazy mob in the presence of those who are bound to…