Viewpoint archive - English articles (2010-2016)
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To learn and practice the ideas of the saint Mr. Raja had no need to visit his shrine. Rather he can sincerely try to follow the saints teachings in letter and ...
Armed militias cannot be allowed to operate and hold territory. Unless the aim of the talks is to settle how armed rebellion is to be ended, they will get nowhe...
You begin to see episodes and reminders of violence as normal components of the environment. You see those protective barriers, checkpoints and armed guards jus...
Our nation is on a mission to wipe out everything remotely related to art – especially dissenting art - in the name of vulgarity and replace it with something w...
In the year 2011, it is clear that Pakistan Army will not fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda the way the world wants it to. And the reason is Punjab. Many will find...
Volunteers from Communist Party joined British army to fight Nazi Germany. Faiz Ahmad Faiz had the rank of an honorary Captain in Royal Indian Army and time pro...
The Sunni Jamaat which used to buy airtime on previously secular channel DM Manchester, has launched its own Takbeer TV. The Hidayat TV belongs to Pakistani Shi...
Between 1991 and 28 February 2012, there were 15 general strikes in India Over one hundred million workers across India struck work for two days, on 20 and 21 F...
‘Islamists’ were trying to focus the discussion on replacing the current system with the Khilafa while the others, while accepting the flaws, were geared up to ...
Hugo’s role could perhaps be compared with that of the old Lazaro Cardenas, President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. He, too, carried out massive reforms includin...
Coming from a poor family, Chavez ascended to the highest position in his country through elections and his charm as a charismatic leader who always rejected st...
The “reader-as-producer” perspective expresses little concern regarding globalization, despite the fact that most intercultural communication and dialogue filte...
What of the country he leaves behind? A paradise? Certainly not. How could it be, given the scale of the problems? But he leaves behind a very changed society i...
The Communist Party of Bangladesh or Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dol (Socialist Party) have been unwavering in their commitment to the war criminal trials ‘Sadly, t...
The place of a woman is in the harem and in the kitchen. Those who defy this custom will face the full power of the divine law as formulated by the divine autho...
The statement below was issued by the Women Action Forum (WAF), Karachi, following the attack on Shia residents of Abbas Colony Once again we share unspeakable ...
Now fresh presidential elections will be held probably in thirty days. Chavez’s appointed successor and PSUV candidate Nicolas Maduro will most probably win. Ma...
A country where 80% of the population does not have access to clean drinking water feels pride in having a nuclear weapon Muslim League was created in Dacca, th...
Here is the answer to Correa’s question: Marx, in Latin America today, would not be an extractivist, because that would mean abandoning the goal of transforming...
“It is Mujib’s home district. Kill as many bastards as you can and make sure there is no Hindu left alive,” I was ordered. I frequently met Mr Fazlul Qadir Chau...
