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Loopholes into democracies

In American elections, there is the existence of this unreasonable practice called the electoral college vote. If you really think about it, the...

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Too many doctors, not enough scientists

The push for the education of science comes primarily from parents. They’re the ones who tell us from the outset that we must either become doctors...

07.04.2024 60

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The final gasps of Pakistani patriotism

Shafique-ur-Rehman in his famous book, Hamaqatain, has written a passage titled Neeli Jheel. For those of you who may not have read it yet, I just...

04.04.2024 50

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The world’s strongest men are the biggest cowards

The most successful entrepreneurs in the world such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and so forth have some distinct features that are quite...

28.03.2024 50

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Can we stay out of space?

There are those who argue that we have bigger and more serious issues to deal with right here on earth instead of venturing out into space. Former US...

24.03.2024 30

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Star and crescent

The sons of Nawaz Sharif have been acquitted in corruption cases. They would be walking on the soil of Pakistan as free and powerful men. About five...

21.03.2024 20

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Once upon a time, Pakistan enjoyed its golden age. I don’t mean the 60s or the 70s but rather Pakistan about a decade or so ago. Yes, during the...

14.03.2024 60

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An all seeing America chooses not to see

I was in Islamabad last year. Suddenly, one evening, my internet stopped working. I tried rebooting the modem but it did nothing. Then I called the...

07.03.2024 30

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Pakistani Americans

W hile the American missions set out to go to the moon, one of the Apollo commanders said something very wise, which was that we went to the moon to...

29.02.2024 30

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A threatened world

Something funny just crossed my mind about us human beings. There are ghosts in this world that we don’t see, yet, we believe and sort of know that...

25.02.2024 20

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Don’t insult the nation’s intelligence

In the movie The Godfather , there is a famous scene where Al Pacino confronts the murderer of his elder brother who also happens to be the husband...

22.02.2024 50

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The birth of a nation

I n space, stars are formed and they are also destroyed in supernova explosions all the time. The stars and the planets we came to know and love are...

15.02.2024 40

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Jewish terrorism

I srael was established as a home for the Jews. The Law of Return basically says that any Jew has the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli...

08.02.2024 20

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Hamas — created, indoctrinated and armed by Israel

N ot much discussion happens about this one topic that has perhaps been pushed down the Orwellian hole — at least in the US academia and media...

01.02.2024 50

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Humans’ standing on two feet and the story it tells

E volution and exploration complement each other. Evolution in human beings as well as evolution in society leads us to explore and understand things....

28.01.2024 30

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When foreign policy becomes domestic policy

Nation states around the world broadly use 3 justifications to pursue foreign policy that is otherwise devoid of reason, vision and popular support....

25.01.2024 90

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Beer and quiche

S outh African comedian Trevor Noah was once going about his stand-up comedy. He was comparing the level of threat people feel from Russians versus...

18.01.2024 30

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I don’t want to believe, I want to know

T he above are the words of the great Carl Sagan. Almost everyone has associated his words with his belief that there was no God and religions were...

14.01.2024 70

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Pakistan — an Israel without America

M any people like to draw parallels between the states of Pakistan and Israel. They view many similarities such as both the states being created for...

04.01.2024 100

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2023: the warmest in 174 years

The above is not an opinion. It is a cold hard fact. Here is another hard fact: next year would perhaps break the warming record of this one, and it...

31.12.2023 40

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Is America a democracy?

I n war, they say, truth is always the first casualty. In the Israeli war against the children of Gaza, a lie has become the first casualty. The lie...

28.12.2023 60

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Gaza and climate change

I was once driving from Houston to Colorado. If you ever got the chance to make that drive or if you take a look at the map, you’d realise that...

17.12.2023 50

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Global politics and the erosion of democracy

W hen Imran Khan visited Russia to meet Vladimir Putin. The Russian president had been reading books about Imran Khan. What Imran wasn’t reading was...

14.12.2023 90

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How Israel violates Western sovereignty

T he US habitually criticises the UN, International Criminal Court and other such global bodies as hostile platforms, which would violate American...

07.12.2023 40

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The Chinese century and the fate of India

I had the chance of reading the book Destined For War by Graham Allison. The author was not able to escape out of his prejudices while explaining...

30.11.2023 90

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The two most dangerous countries in the world

M any people argue that Israel and Pakistan are similar states. That both were created in the name of faith and declared a home for the followers of a...

23.11.2023 100

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Israel actions proved the erosion of democracy

I sraeli terrorism in Gaza has driven home further the idea that one of the key threats to the world is the erosion of democracy worldwide. The...

16.11.2023 30

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Do we support Palestinians just because they are Muslims?

I was offering Friday prayers in a mosque here in Houston. The Imam was talking about the situation in Gaza and how we need to show our support and...

09.11.2023 40

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A harmful climate debate

In 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen stood in front of the US congress and made a stark declaration for which the audience was not trained or...

05.11.2023 30

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This really was Israel’s 9/11

In the Indian movie Aakhri Raasta, there is an interesting scene between Amitabh Bachchan and his son who happens to be his duplicate. The father...

02.11.2023 40

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Patriotism on Covid

During the 90s, dish antennas were in fashion in Pakistan and quite frankly, they were our portal to the outside world, away from the boring national...

26.10.2023 20

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Artificial evolution due to climate change

The world has gradually moved from saying that climate change is a threat to humanity to now saying, with scientific proof that climate change is...

23.10.2023 60

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A tale of domino effects

Nowadays when you want to refer to 9/11, you have to clarify that you actually are referring to the real one that happened on September 11, 2001....

19.10.2023 30

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No innocent occupier

American columnist CJ Werleman posted on X: “there is no such thing as an innocent occupier.” In every story of global politics, when a powerful...

12.10.2023 30

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Muslims and science

I went to an observatory here in Texas where I had the chance to look at stars and planets through some high powered telescopes. The fun, yet, sad...

08.10.2023 40

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Survival mode is the new Pakistan

Almost every week I receive a text message from friends, which I haven’t even talked to in years, asking me about ways to come to America and if...

05.10.2023 40

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Will Nijjar come to haunt India?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused the Indian government of killing Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. Ever...

28.09.2023 50

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We are causing more than 100% global warming

We have all heard the joke that Muammar Gaddafi once got more than 100% votes in an election. People wondered if dead people came out of their graves...

24.09.2023 40

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Pakistan’s Fermi paradox

Enrico Fermi, an Italian American physicist, was once having a discussion with his fellow physicists while walking to lunch. This was in the year...

21.09.2023 30

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G-20 Summit: a tale of hypocrisy and greed

One of the biggest and most vividly present self-deceptions that mankind has created is what we call a ballot. A ballot is no guarantee or indication...

15.09.2023 80

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Confessions of a patriot

It’s always challenging and stressful when facing aggression and hostility from an adversary or a rival. I have spent over a decade in America...

07.09.2023 20

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