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It is in Trump’s America that a seven-year-old Muslim boy can be bullied and bruised
He was physically abused by classmates. His family had been harassed by neighbours too and called ‘terrorists’.
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Of dirty politics, Cyril Almeida, Lal Masjid and Asia Bibi
The issue of Asia Bibi has no doubt inserted the government of Pakistan between a rock and a hard place.
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This Muharram, I realised that my father’s childhood is still alive
When sectarian tensions dominate the narrative, it is important to remember the role of the silent majority as well.
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India: The surgical strike has damaged us more than you, Pakistan
Any kind of dissent is construed as a question on the ability of the Indian army, hence a highly unpatriotic act.
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Biscoot and chai, anyone?
These biscuits date back to when Dutch explorers touched the subcontinent’s shores back in the 16th century.
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No Trump, sexual harassment is not “locker-room talk”
When they realised that I was too afraid to talk, they told more people and did things I was too ashamed to talk about
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Mourning is not exclusive to our Shia brothers - I am a Sunni and I mourn in Muharram
We weep for Hussain (ra) because Karbala wasn’t a sacrifice for Shias or all Muslims. It was a sacrifice for...
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Karbala and the importance of women in Islam
Imam Hussain (RA)'s message would have been lost in the heat of Karbala, if his sister had not spread it far and wide
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Is it time for Wayne Rooney to retire?
Once revered as an idol by the Man United faithful, Rooney is now openly castigated by them on different fan forums
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I am trapped in a cycle of suicidal thoughts
I just want it all to end. This is the only way out of this darkness now. Just end it, my mind tells me. Just jump…