France’s National Front: far-right or just right-wing?
With six months to go until local elections, in which Marine Le Pen is aiming to create an upset, the leader of France's National Front (FN) has launched the next…
The banality of outrage
In 1961, political philosopher Hannah Arendt – one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century – travelled to Jerusalem as a reporter for The New Yorker to cover…
Rowhani changes tone of Iran’s relations with West
Iranian President Hasan Rowhani already made headlines ahead of his debut on the world stage Tuesday at the UN General Assembly by changing the tone of Tehran's approach to the…
A history of the future
LIFE`S most traumatic cemetery is surely the memory of pain, for it is buried but not dead. Neither amnesia nor vengeance is a solution, although the timid find solace in…
The same war
“The minstrel and the music, and the melody have all changed. Our very sleep has changed; the tale we used to hear is no longer told. “Spring comes with new…
Hopes and promises
Elections have taken place and - except for a few incidents of violence - they have been mainly peaceful. People were very keen and determined to vote. The last time…
Cyberspace and mischief
Here in Pakistan, we’ve unfortunately had to become used to horrifying images and advertising intruding upon our online lives. Many of the violent extremist groups operational in the country display…
Kargil heights
The successful first three years of his civilian rule notwithstanding, Musharraf failed to give his own core constituency the leadership and direction they deserved for their unwavering loyalty to him…
A nuclear night for South Asia?
A Doomsday scenario for South Asia has been painted in a book by an American writer who quotes Bill Clinton as saying that Pakistan and India had come dangerously close…
Confronting the bomb
In this age of market dictatorship, superficial bestsellers have trivialised the book world. However, every now and then one comes across a work that can not be reviewed in one…
