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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism – III

Afghan jihad fed into global Islamic war

Mahmood Mamdani

The CIA looked for, but was unable to find, a Saudi Prince to lead this crusade. It settled for the next best thing, the son of an illustrious family closely connected to the Saudi royal house.

The Baloch and Pashtun nationalist movements in Pakistan: Colonial legacy and the failure of state policy – IV

Nationalism, religion, political and economic representation

Kriti M Shah

While Pashtuns and Baloch have had a similar history and experience with regards to atrocities committed against them by the state, their movements have taken different paths.

Pakistan Here and Now: The Language of the Heart – III

At the crossroads of poetry and politics

Navid Shahzad

The term ‘culture’, which is commonly used as a synonym for western civilisation, was popularised by the British anthropologist Sir Edward B Tylor

From Marx to Mao – and After

Ray Nunes

The Restoration of Capitalism in China

The restoration of capitalism in the Soviet Union was the outcome of the growth of a new capitalist class within the country, commonly referred to as ‘the new bourgeoisie’.

The War in Ukraine – A History: How the US Exploited Fractures in the Post-Soviet Order

Thomas I Palley

The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia has been driven by internal and external factors.

German court declares Karl Marx’s teachings unconstitutional

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A court in Hamburg, Germany, has stated in the details of a ruling concerning a Karl Marx reading group that Marx’s teachings may be contrary to the “free democratic basic order”.

Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism – II

The Cold War after Indochina

Mahmood Mamdani

Eqbal Ahmad draws our attention to the television image from 1985 of Ronald Reagan inviting a group of turbaned men, all Afghan, all leaders of the mujahideen, to the White House lawn for an introduction to the media.

The Baloch and Pashtun nationalist movements in Pakistan: Colonial legacy and the failure of state policy – III

The Conflagration of Pakistan’s Northwestern Border

Kriti M Shah

The Aftermath of 9/11

In 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda and the Taliban government that protected it. The war would bring monumental changes to Pakistan’s northwestern border.

Pakistan Here and Now: The Language of the Heart – II

Exile, yearning and loss

Navid Shahzad

On still further examination and despite obvious sociocultural, political and linguistic differences and distant geographies, it is interesting to note that a single common thread often features powerfully in the exile’s life.

Authoritarian-Dark Triad Personality and Politics in Pakistan

Zulfiqar Gilanii

Democratic politics in Pakistan has degraded into a farce, and the country now closely resembles a dystopia.