Ali Khan

Ali Khan is a PhD student in history at the University of Cambridge whose areas of interest are South Asia and the greater Middle East.

(Fill in the blank) … - Muslim

The cynical manipulation of the category of ‘radical-Muslim’ in order to advance a political trajectory and perpetuate unqualified stereotypes is most unfortunate.

By Ali Khan

/ 14 Mar 2012

I spy with my little eye something beginning with I…

Once people talked of reds under the bed but nowadays it seems more à la mode to blame Iranians.

By Ali Khan

/ 19 Oct 2011

Syria: dissenting Damascenes and defiant dictators

Young people in Syria are talking about their future. While Bashar al-Assad makes concessions that fail to convince, what is clear is the growing divide between government and people – however anxiously the world looks on

By Ali Khan

/ 13 Apr 2011

When the armies go marching in: Bahrain and Libya

The Gulf Co-operation Council, whose normal work is to consolidate and promote oil interests, would do well to remember that just last week it admonished Gaddafi for using force against his fellow citizens.

By Ali Khan

/ 18 Mar 2011