Author, Politician & Human Rights Activist
Countries adapted to celebrating their religious, racial, ethnic, and linguist diversity are typically stable and prosperous and face fewer domestic and external threats. But states obsessed with imposing a militarized uniformity on their diverse societies are prone to instability, secessionism,…
Read More Farahnaz Ispahani’s book review Pakistan’s Beleaguered Minorities by Abubakar Siddique:
As reports of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state pour in, one thing is clear: The international community needs to respond more robustly. The United Nations refugee agency has reported that more than a quarter of the…
On Easter Sunday last year a Taliban suicide bomber detonated ten kilograms of explosives and metal ball bearings in a park full of Pakistani Christian families in Lahore, killing 73. The bomber had chosen a spot between two children's rides.…
