Socio-political History of Modern Pop Music in Pakistan

A complete chronology of influences on Pakistani Pop music and the rapid trend to being 'globalized'

Gujarat, Madrasas and Other Things

I thought I had only five identities

The Company Bahadar

In its 250 years, it expanded to rule most of India, founded Hong Kong and Singapore, held Napolean a prisoner

Once Upon A Time: When The World Spoke Arabic

A survey of the Golden Period of Islamic Civilization, during the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

Independence Thinker

Gandhi is one of the most written about individuals in modern history... But recently his status has been somewhat eroded.

The Naked Fakir

’The naked fakir,’ Churchill called him. ’Greatest man ever who walked on the earth ...’ said Einstein.

The Middle Kingdom Wallas

In a nutshell, the Middle Kingdom is unique in three aspects to the other ancient civilizations. It did not produce

Recent Terror in Egypt

Egypt is where it all started as early as 1928. Indeed it was not as much a reaction to non-Muslims or even colonial rule as

Were Buddhists and Jains Persecuted in Ancient India?

Many genuinely believe that Hinduism had always been a tolerant religion that assimilated other peoples and ideas without bloody conflict.

India-Pakistan Reconciliation School

As a pilot project, twenty-five high school seniors (+2 level) each from India and Pakistan would be brought together to live and study together for

Joint Indo-Pak School History Textbook on the Web

A team of historians from South Asia will jointly write a history text suitable for middle and high school students.

A Forgotten Hero Named Jassa

no street/ town/ city is named after him

Skeptical And Counter-Skeptical Trends In Medieval Islam

There are hundreds of religions in the world, each one of them claiming to be the only true religion

Pakistan and Israel: Through the prism of realities

Despite some striking ideological parallels between Pakistan and Israel, rightly summed up by General Ziaul Haq that both Pakistan and Israel are products of ideologies

India: The Empire Strikes Back

In 1600 India produced 22.5% of global GDP. By 1870, India had been reduced into a Third World nation, thanks to the Raj.

Islam in Crisis (part 1)