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The Reasons Behind America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Reasons Behind America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Abid Mustafa Recently, there has been a lot of coverage about America’s planned exit from Afghanistan, which is scheduled to take place at the end of 2014. Hence, it would be good to review whether America [...]

Is US intervention in Syria justified?

Is US intervention in Syria justified?

Qasim Asad The recent horrific chemical weapons attack in Syria left at least 355 people dead and over 3600 displaying neurotoxic symptoms. The attacks have sparked worldwide condemnation from ordinary citizens across the world but also [...]

Obama, China, and the Middle East

Obama, China, and the Middle East

Jack A. Smith There is an obvious connection between the first summit conference attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama in California June 7-8 and Obama’s major speech two weeks earlier redefining the [...]

The False Narrative of a War on Terror

The False Narrative of a War on Terror

Moez Mobeen A Rebuttal of the Official Narrative on the War on Terror in Pakistan The war on terror continues to be the most important and polarizing debate in Pakistan. Yet, it continues to this day [...]

The Malala Yusafzai Case – Debating with the Real Rightwing

The Malala Yusafzai Case – Debating with the Real Rightwing

Moez Mobeen The attack on the young Malala Yusafzai has morphed in to a debate about the future direction of Pakistan. Such debates are healthy for a society which is marred in all sorts of problems [...]

Latest American Unemployment Figures – Flattering to Deceive

Latest American Unemployment Figures – Flattering to Deceive

Jamal Harwood “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” On the first Friday of each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release the “Non-Farm Payroll” numbers for the US economy. It [...]