Xi’s masterstroke
The 11th of March, 2023 witnessed an historic rapprochement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, forged by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Iran and Saudi…
Ali the martyr
As blood oozed down profusely from the forehead of Hazrat Ali (a.s) where he was struck with a poison dipped sword during the fajr prayer inside the historic Masjid-e-Kufa, his…
Constitutionalism in Islam
Islam enjoins upon its followers to integrate their spiritual and mundane life. It founded a political system which guaranteed freedoms and liberties. It controls the state authority by laying down…
The question of recognition
We have a humanitarian crisis, a tragedy, unfolding right in front of our eyes. Between September and October, it was reported that 19 million Afghans experienced high levels of acute…
Journey from Karbala
It is a remembrance of the unprecedented Karbala battle between Imam Hussain (a.s.) and the numerically much larger army of Yazid ibne Muawiya. The fallout from the massacre of Imam…
Palestine: peace and its discontents
An unjust lull has set in after eleven days of Israeli barbarity that saw the use of disproportionate murderous force against a Palestinian population that has defied death, displacement and…
Iran and the sanctions
The recent decision of the Iranian government aimed at curtailing the powers and rights of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s officials is very unfortunate. Tehran has reduced the access of…
Unity via Karbala
The commemoration of the ‘chehlum’ [40th day after the passing] of Imam Hussain (a.s.) on Thursday (October 8), presents Pakistan with timely lessons amidst reports of an increasing sectarian divide.…
Freedom, peace and neutrality
In our daily life we use notions like freedom, peace and neutrality without understanding their essence and meaning. We aspire to attain freedom and peace as ultimate political goals to…
Peace in Afghanistan
The peace talks between the United States and the Taliban to end the 18-year-old war in Afghanistan have gone on for some months. After eight rounds of talks in Qatar,…
