Jarring absence
Afghan women are justified in feeling abandoned.
Huma Yusuf
Shrinking spaces
Cultural festivals seem a likely next target.
Climate denial
Facebook’s wider policies work in favour of deniers.
Digital wars
Tech platforms face the challenge of being neutral and transparent.
Silence won’t pay
Pakistan has kept quiet on the Uighur crackdown.
Domestic abuse
Our rage should be a constant feature of our public discourse.
Learning dilemma
Post-pandemic education initiatives must be responsive.
Racist attitudes
Pakistan is a prime candidate for a BLM movement of its own.
Gender inequalities
There are sad reminders of how deeply rooted misogyny is.
Emerging realities
The stage may be set for a US-vs-China order.
Missing rights
State efforts to stifle dissent was a key trend of 2019.
Reporting the crisis
Censoring the news during a pandemic can be fatal.
Bigger questions
Britain’s leadership remains ambivalent.
Corona crackdown
Democracy is particularly vulnerable to the virus.
Whose values?
Why was the onus on the marchers to change their slogans?
Defining extremism
Clear definitions help countries identify extremists.
Divided Muslims
There are broader dynamics within the Muslim world that minimise the likelihood of a joint voice on Kashmir.
Handling crises
The country's healthcare system is too fragmented to deliver a coordinated response to an outbreak.
Missing link
Spurring innovation while stifling thought leads nowhere.
Urban sovereignty
Karachi is the dystopia that other world cities will want to avoid.