Turkey passes law tightening control of internet

Source: BBC Turkish protesters used the internet to spread pictures and information in last year’s demonstrations Related Stories Twitter under pressure in Turkey BBC concern at Turkey ‘intimidation’ Dozens arrested over protest tweetsWatch The Turkish parliament has approved a bill that would tighten government controls over the internet. The new […]

Pakistan’s future is tied to the Taliban

Guardian: Twelve years ago, a few weeks into the occupation of Afghanistan, I suggested (in these pages) that the euphoria aroused by an easy conquest was misplaced. It would be a long war and one of its side effects would be to seriously destabilise Pakistan. Unfortunately, events have not contradicted the analysis. […]

Uruguay’s president nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana

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British Far Right politician wants UK Muslims to denounce parts of Quran

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Urdu Op-Ed: Taliban are True and All Pakistanis are Wrong

طالبان سچے ہیں اور ہم جھوٹے ہیں Courtesy: Obaidullah Khan تحریر: ٹیپو یوسفزئی یہ ملک طالبان کا ہےاور انکا موقف سو فیصد درست ہے۔ وہ سچے محب وطن ہیں اور پاکستان کے مقدس آئین کے محافظ ہیں۔ پاکستان کے سچے محافظ اس وقت طالبان ہیں اور جو لوگ انکے مخالف […]

Japan Should Follow – Germany

The Diplomat —  As a Jew who escaped Nazi Germany as a child in 1935, I have a lifelong interest in the ways nations deal with their pasts. I am closely following developments in Japan, in particular the moves to revise Japanese textbooks in a nationalistic direction, the debate about […]