Abba was a great storyteller. That simple truth sat at the centre of so many of our family gatherings, and even now, years later, I can still hear the particular way his voice would shift when he was about to start one of his tales. He had so many stories about his own life and...
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November 7, 2026November 7, 2026Columns
Title: The Inner Reflection: The Crisis of Character: When the Guiding Lanterns Fade
It has been a long time since we last spoke to the mirrors hanging on our living room walls. We stand before them daily, smoothing out the creases in our attire, applying fresh colors to mask the lines of age, and granting ourselves a reassuring smile before stepping out into the marketplace of the world....
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November 5, 2026November 5, 2026Columns
Israel and the New Configuration of Power
The recent parliamentary elections in Israel have brought forth an unusual political configuration, one that has unsettled the established equilibrium of power, called familiar party allegiances into question, and exposed the inherent complexities of the country’s constitutional process of government formation. The results of the election held on 27 October 2026 have made plain that...
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November 3, 2026November 3, 2026Columns
The Rise of Islamic Civilisation: Lessons from History and the Imperatives of the Present Age
History is not merely a chronicle of events consigned to the irretrievable past; it is a mirror in which the rise and decline of human societies, the ordering of their intellectual priorities, and the consequences of their collective decisions are reflected. Within its accumulated wisdom lie intimations of the future and the means by which...
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October 31, 2026October 31, 2026Columns
THE FOUNDATIONAL MARXIST DIALECTIC Understanding Contemporary Capitalism | The Role of Media
An important question today is whether the foundational Marxist dialectic remains relevant to understanding contemporary capitalism and exploring the possibilities of transforming it.Capitalism in the twenty-first century appears different from the capitalism of the nineteenth century in several respects. Today, the global economy operates through digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), the global financial system, multinational...
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October 31, 2026October 31, 2026Columns
The Disintegration of the National Memory
There are losses in the life of nations whose magnitude cannot be measured by financial statements, national productivity, or the scale of developmental undertakings. They are losses of a more insidious and enduring character, advancing almost imperceptibly into the innermost recesses of collective consciousness until a society, though outwardly acquainted with its history, becomes inwardly...
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October 30, 2026October 30, 2026Columns
I Threw Out My Five-Year Plan
People often ask the usual questions. What is your long-term plan? Where do you see yourself in five years, ten years? My answer stays simple. I do not map too far ahead anymore. I hand myself small tasks, one after another. You could say I move through life a day at a time now. It...
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October 28, 2026October 28, 2026Columns
Democracy in the Dock
A state can compel its people to obey through force for a time, but it cannot win their trust through force alone. The imposition of emergency rule and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has raised a fundamental question about democracy in Pakistan, its federal structure, and the relationship between the state and its people: Is...
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October 26, 2026October 26, 2026Columns
Your Attention Is the Most Expensive Currency in the World
Social media feeds are built to show you more of yourself, not more of the world, and that keeps millions scrolling Open Instagram and scroll for ten minutes. Then ask yourself when you last saw something that disagreed with you, surprised you, or came from a world you do not live in. If you cannot...
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October 26, 2026October 26, 2026Columns
Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India
Stanley Wolpert (1927–2013), one of the most distinguished American historians and a foremost authority on South Asian constitutional and political history, spent decades dissecting the high statecraft and ideological currents that shaped the modern Indian subcontinent. Through seminal biographical works on figures such as Jinnah, Nehru, and Bhutto, Wolpert earned a reputation for combining painstaking...