Brides will laugh heartily and longer when they know they are not beholden to serving their husbands or their in-laws... Published Dec 05, 2018 07:18am

Mass surveillance, particularly that which utilises big data to eliminate all forms of privacy and individual choice... Published Nov 28, 2018 07:02am

The whole point of all the vetting is to ensure that the dissolution of a marriage never occurs. Published Nov 21, 2018 06:36am

The proposed rules, if passed, will eliminate family reunification as a category of visas. Updated Nov 14, 2018 07:33am

The results of the DNA tests done are not considered determinative in the courts. Published Nov 07, 2018 06:20am

Even a woman who is extremely popular cannot get through the harsh process of electioneering without some... Published Oct 31, 2018 07:05am

The United Nations today is experiencing perhaps an unprecedented devolution in terms of its power and its influence. Updated Oct 24, 2018 08:46am

Unlike more critical aid givers of the past, China will let Pakistan perpetuate its own misogynies. Updated Oct 17, 2018 09:53am

Women have not amassed enough power to actually overthrow the patriarchal system that was at the core of arranged Published Oct 10, 2018 06:55am

It is difficult to imagine a sexually abused woman in Pakistan speaking up publicly about her ordeal. Published Oct 03, 2018 06:52am

Politics became entertainment long ago, but it is at best bad entertainment, and in Pakistan it is terrible ... Updated Sep 26, 2018 10:22am

The targets described in the task orders and grant reports are not always the real goals. Published Sep 19, 2018 07:14am

Ending drug addiction, a huge problem in Afghanistan, is not really America’s goal. Updated Sep 12, 2018 09:22am

The headscarf has evolved from a spiritual basis of modesty and equanimity to a symbol of political identity. Updated Sep 05, 2018 12:03pm

According to the UN report, once children are ‘procured’ by the IS, they are indoctrinated through various methods. Published Aug 29, 2018 07:08am

All Muslims who live as minorities in Western countries may have lost. Published Aug 22, 2018 04:21am

In a history boiled down only to a religious past lies a simplistic moral clarity that may never be present ... Published Aug 15, 2018 07:05am

It would be a win-win for all were it not for the intrusion of uncooperative and angry nature. Published Aug 08, 2018 06:53am

In a fast urbanising Pakistan, neighbours who have no understanding and connection to each other are routinely thrown Published Aug 01, 2018 07:03am

The democracy of today is a lot less shiny, quite a bit tarnished with the scum of being subjected to too much... Published Jul 25, 2018 07:06am