Coronalization
I coined the term ‘Coronalization’ considering its multi-dimensional and global effects. The word ‘coronalization’ is a combination of ‘corona’ from coronavirus and “lization taken from globalization. The fatal effects of…
Alarm raised as apocalypticconditions grip Gaza
Aid charities have sounded the alarm about an “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza after more than two months of war between Israel and Hamas, warning of starvation and an outbreak of…
Gaza and the Muslim world
TODAY, a new round of peace talks begins in Cairo but all indications are that Israel’s genocidal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is setting conditions that Hamas will find impossible to…
Gaza burns cases surge as medical supplies dwindle
In Gaza City’s Al-Ahli Hospital, five-year-old Amir Habib al-Habeel screams out in pain from the burns he suffered from an Israeli air strike on his home in Shujaiya a fortnight…
Polio outbreak looms in Gaza’s crippled health system
The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the prospect of outbreaks of polio and other diseases in war-ravaged Gaza, amid an already crippling health crisis. Here is an…
Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border
Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that could allow Israel to pull back its troops from…
Feeding Gaza: Traders run gauntlet of bullets, bombs and bribes
Mohammed describes a delivery job from hell. “I get screwed on every shipment,” the Gazan trader told Reuters. He said he has to fork out more than $14,000 for each…
PMDC allows Gaza students to pursue studies in Pakistan
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has permitted medical and dental students from Gaza to complete their studies in Pakistan. The council’s decision will enable Palestinian students from Gaza to…
Stories from Hazara
The tradition of writing historical novels in Urdu is over a century old. From Abdul Halim Sharar and Rashidul Khairi to Aslam Rahi, M Aslam, and Naseem Hijazi, there is…
Lessons from Gaza
A lesson is where there is a learning over a structured period of time; and learning a lesson is to understand something because of an unpleasant experience, where the underlying…
