The international focus on Pakistan has affected how knowledge is produced within Pakistan, and who for. Looking ahead, Pakistani research faces a multiplicity of threats, even as non-governmental voices proliferate.
لقد ادت اعتداءات على عدة سفارات اجنبية و عمليات انتحارية مؤخرا لوقوع العديد من الضحايا. تنعقد مظاهرات كبيرة يوميا و تتبعها سلسلة من المقالات الإخبارية و التحليلية. إننا نرى و نسمع و نقرأ و نضيق بتساؤلات حول ما الذي جعل فيلما رخيص الإنتاج من هذه النوعية السيئة يولد ازمة دولية.
Naturally, people demonstrate to demand better living conditions, yet the Muslim Brotherhood has acquired the habit of showing their presence in the public space, even when they are the ruling party. And they don’t seem to want to quit.
To all non-Muslims, please take it easy on Islam and if you want to know about it so much - please read the Quran.
Is Labour justified in speaking to the British people's fears on immigration, or are they legitimising the far right? How far do the English retain their racist attitudes, or is England at ease with its modern multiculturalism? And what is the case for secure borders in a world where the role of t
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A debate about the feminist economy cannot be brought to the school gates, but a discussion on sexting, advertising and tuition fees can. That's what everyday feminism is and why it must be truly diverse and accessible, says Aisha Mirza.
With men leading on women’s issues, even when we win, we lose. Men shouldn’t be the voices of feminism, but we can build and support the platforms from which women's voices call out, says Gavin Thomson.
Beyond their regrettable cost in terms of human lives, "Innocence of Muslims" and the subsequent protests that spread across the Arab world ultimately entrap the world in a binary entrenchment reminiscent of the civilizational justifications for the War on Terror.
