Ahmad Ali Khalid
The term ‘intellectual’ has become a fashion label – a sign of social prestige, a particular elite who claim ...
Published 20 Dec, 2011 05:08am
Selective outrage is a national pastime – and it’s becoming incredibly infectious. Those who profess to hold the up...
Published 28 Nov, 2011 11:39am
It is an inevitable part of the human psyche to quickly carve out a social profile of a person you’ve just met based...
Published 08 Nov, 2011 01:00pm
Our earliest memories as a child are the ones that ultimately shape who we are, and for me the memories of living in...
Published 29 Oct, 2011 11:38am
— Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan/Dawn.com When Tariq Ramadan wrote “The Call”, calling for a temporary suspension...
Published 18 Oct, 2011 07:20am
The role of the ‘public intellectual’ is in disrepair. In the Arab Spring the revolutions and uprisings were brought...
Published 27 Sep, 2011 01:11pm
Confidence, the ability to express oneself clearly and freedom are what Western Muslims need.
Published 11 Sep, 2011 08:25am
—Photo courtesy Eefa Khalid For some in Pakistan, marriage is a sacred tradition that acts as a filter for blood...
Published 06 Sep, 2011 09:04am
Pakistani politics has always been a messy business, it isn’t pretty and it usually involves angry Pakistani men ...
Published 30 Aug, 2011 09:31am
For a self proclaimed religious society we are incredibly reserved when it comes to talking openly and frankly about...
Published 23 Aug, 2011 02:42pm
—Photo Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan/Dawn.com Public reason is a pillar of modern liberalism. We can trace the...
Published 20 Aug, 2011 09:01am
Independence is one of those words that is used excessively with the awful price that its meaning becomes more...
Published 09 Aug, 2011 06:54am
Be not content with stories of those who went before you. Go forth and create your own story. —Rumi It’s difficult...
Published 06 Aug, 2011 09:33am
Beloved are men’s native lands Passions only the heart can gratify, over there. Longing for home, men tenderly...
Published 26 Jul, 2011 08:42am
Life in Saudi Arabia is good - oil rich, tax free incomes, multiple servants, big villas and security. Even...
Published 19 Jul, 2011 06:19am
Everyone who knows about films, will know about Transformers. There is a lot wrong with the franchise even though it...
Published 12 Jul, 2011 12:02pm
John Esposito is a professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC...
Published 18 Apr, 2010 12:00am
