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Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Policy Is Simply Not Working. It Needs A Major Rethink
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Dara Shikoh’s World Of Islam Imagined
TFT - NAYADAUR January 3, 2023

During the Fall 2022 semester, I had the pleasure of taking a course titled “The World of Islam,” taught by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed: author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, former Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Wilson Center Global Fellow, and the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University. One of my personal […] The post Dara Shikoh’s World Of Islam Imagined appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.

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How Dalrymple Dives Into The Anarchy After Aurangzeb – II
TFT - NAYADAUR October 28, 2022

The Company’s entry into India had begun with the Battle of Plassey in Bengal in 1757. The Company’s forces were led by a young man, Robert Clive, who was a humble accountant with no training in warfare. More than once, he would return to England, only to be sent back to India. He made no […] The post How Dalrymple Dives Into The Anarchy After Aurangzeb – II appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.

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How We Can Stop Turning Despots Into Heroes
TFT - NAYADAUR June 23, 2022

When asked what the Constitution meant for him, the enlightened despot took a pause and then in his usual nonchalant manner remarked “I think that the Constitution is a piece of paper that should be thrown away in the dustbin.” Yet to hear all these uncles talk about forgiveness and reopening the debate on Musharraf’s […] The post How We Can Stop Turning Despots Into Heroes appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.

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