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Pakistan’s Shia Muslims and other persecuted groups must fight the minority self-image
Editor's note: The following is an unusual post because it is based on a facebook conversation between three persons. However, the topic under discussion and the debate itself may not only provide some useful food for thought on an important topic but may also help start further debate. Happy reading! (Shaheryar Ali) Shaheryar Ali (SA): What do [...]
Pakistan’s modernity: Between military and militancy – by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa
Editor's note: We are cross-posting a thought provoking article by Dr. Siddiqa which was recently published in The Friday Times. This is an important theoretical piece, which may be used as guidance document for further analysis. It provides the theoretical structure to understand Pakistan; supports the hypothesis of two shades of Pakistani [...]
Notes on Conflict: Political Immunology of Islamic Republic – by Shaheryar Ali
The fundamental confusion in analyzing Pakistan is the neglect of her foundational myth. A country locked in history and geography. Without taking into account the character of Pakistani nationalism, its various shades it is not possible to analyse the crisis of Pakistani state. Both shades of Pakistani nationalism, the civil or so called [...]
Sacrificial beings and imperialist agendas – by Shaheryar Ali
What is currently happening in Kohistan, Gilgit, Parachinar, Quetta and other places in Pakistan to Shia Muslims has its roots in Pakistani establishment's dream of renting itself out to imperialism against Islamic Republic of Iran. They want to bully Shia Muslims of Pakistan into submission so they wont oppose this. And they want to create a [...]
Mullah Omar is part of the problem, not the solution
The following worrisome development reflects the mindset and MCA (minimum common agenda) of imperialism in Pakistani establishment. Mullah Omar we know has blood of so many ethnic and religious groups (Tajiks, Hazaras, Shias) as well as other oppressed groups (LGBT) on his hand. He can't be part of a solution. This mindset of Pakistan's military [...]
Resistance and Law: Land Mark Decision by Indian Supreme Court – by Shaheryar Ali
“…people do not take arms, in an organized fashion, against the might of the state, or against fellow human beings without rhyme or reason. Guided by an instinct for survival, and according to Thomas Hobbes, a fear of lawlessness that is encoded in our collective conscience, we seek an order. However, when that order comes with the price of [...]
