Prof Tausif on journalism: Part – II
Prof Tausif Ahmed’s writings on journalism take us through the vicissitudes of this country and how journalists have endured hardships while fighting for the freedom of expression. One such article…
Life in lockdown
As Covid-19 surged across the world in February this year and countries hurtled towards imposing lockdowns as a preferred course of action, knowing no other way to respond to a…
Journalism and textbooks: Part – II
The tragedy of textbooks by Dr A S Khurshid and Miskeen Hijazi is that you do get to read something about the history of journalism and that too mostly pre-Partition,…
Trump and Cuba
US President Donald Trump has taken to pandering to the hawkish Cuban exile community in Florida that supported his bid for the presidency. Addressing a meeting of this community in…
Cycle of dependence
Outrage over the Aurat March each year flags the need to revisit John Rawls’ Theory of Justice. If you honestly engage with arguments rooted in culture, religion, morality, economics and…
Beyond the constitution
The world today is witnessing a fascinating rebirth of popular republicanism. The central feature of this phenomenon is the mass public participation of citizens in defence of rights guaranteed in…
Soldier citizen all-American John McCain
The timing of the death of soldier citizen John McCain has immense ramifications for the dangerous crossroads the US is placed in today. For me personally this extraordinary all-American defender…
Senate elections and after
The dust had barely settled on the Senate elections on the 52 seats of the retiring members or half the house when the results indicated that the rumours of horse-trading…
Asma Jahangir: A fighter against injustice to the last
The entire country is reeling from the shock of Asma Jahangir's sudden passing away on February 11, 2018 and in mourning. Her unexpected death has elicited an unprecedented outpouring of…
The National Question in Pakistan
February 5 for many years now is commemorated in Pakistan as Kashmir Solidarity Day. Rallies, marches, protests and discussions ensue on the right of self-determination for the long suffering people…
