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Far right faith

GIVEN President Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’, imposed right at the start of his presidency, it’s perhaps unsurprising that many Pakistanis believe his administration was always hostile to Islam. But in War…

Will the Trump era come to an end?

“Incredible!” “Unbelievable!” These are the most frequently used adjectives Donald Trump pulls out of his limited vocabulary to describe his businesses, his family members, his actions, or himself. He has…

Four years later

“They came, they uprooted, they burned, they killed, they plundered, and they left.” This is celebrated Persian historian Ata-Malik Juvayni’s (1226-1283) description of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia. Literary…

Banking on a miracle

“The latest infection cluster has raised awareness that, even during the stabilisation phase, similar situations can arise again anytime, anywhere, in an enclosed, crowded space. It's not over until it's…

Virus Challenges

Virus challenges

At a dinner party in mid-February, an architect told me that he was having a problem finishing his building projects. It was the carpets. It might seem ridiculous to expect…

The Facebook ‘leaks’

A world overburdened with power, conspiracies, intrigue will crack under the weight of an overload of hidden data creating crevices that lead to breach of secrecy and security. The WikiLeaks…