Deadly culture wars
“I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter’s gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.” — Yasser Arafat,…
Judicial Commission controversy
“Disagreements have often occurred between the chief justice of India and the most senior judge of the court who, historically, have been unable to get along”. — Abhinav Chandrachud, Supreme…
The human cost
THE way a country treats its prisoners says a lot about its values. Nelson Mandela, who was incarcerated for 27 years for opposing apartheid, once said: “A nation should not…
The next Nakba
“HE said flat out, don’t talk to me about history,” Aaron David Miller says of Jared Kushner, the US president’s son-in-law and the architect of the ‘deal of the century’…
Dangers of retribution
Retribution is often seen as positive in a society where it is widely believed that crime or wrongdoing must be met with an act of retribution such as a jail…
Throwing the book
THERE may come a time when Donald Trump proclaims himself to be the saviour of the American publishing industry. After all, never before have the first four years of any…
Arshad is the true Pakistan
It was 2500 years ago that Heraclitus defined change as the only constant. As nations gaining independence with or even after us prospered, Pakistan’s only constant has remained the apathy…
Predictable decline of ANC
The results of South Africa’s general elections have delivered a stunning blow to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), depriving it for the first time since it came to power…
Stirring up the soul, is it?
Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that arise the minute the word “change”…
Haiti ex-coup leader Guy Philippe demands PM resign, wants presidency
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a coup in Haiti in 2004 and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the US, demanded on Friday…
