by Farahnaz Ispahani Today is the fifth death anniversary of Pakistan’s iconic leader, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. History remembers her as the first elected woman prime minister of a Muslim majority country. For millions of Pakistanis she was the embodiment of their hopes for a democratic, pluralist country and the desire to be free of the [...]
The terrible shooting of children in America last week should have brought a moment of reflection between our two nations as we shared an empathy over the senselessness of violence, especially violence targeted against the most innocent. Sadly, however, the attack was quickly turned into a political talking point by claiming that American President Barack [...]
Freedom of expression, in my humble opinion, is extremely important for individual and national liberty. No other right is as important as the right to think what you please and then express what you’ve thought, albeit keeping the discourse civil. Being able to debate on ideas and information is important for a community as well. [...]
As I’m sure all avid readers are aware, in the past week there have been multiple attacks on Shias, Ahmadis, Christians and Hindus. It seems no one is spared. Just today a christian charity worker was shot dead. In this past month, more than 80 shias alone have been killed, a Hindu temple was destroyed [...]