Islamist extremism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin. Both are products of fear breeding fear, scapegoating, the glorification of irrationalism, and a crisis of identity resolved through violence and bigotry, writes Nadeem F. Paracha Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan often tweets and delivers statements against Islamophobia. Interestingly, in Pakistan, these receive […]
1: The Anti-Ayub Movement (1968-69) After a decade of political chaos, military chief Ayub Khan imposed the country’s first martial law in 1958. It was initially a popular coup which Ayub explained as a ‘revolution.’ With his regime’s economic policies and industrialisation project bearing fruit, Ayub remained firmly in the saddle till 1965. The opposition […]
In 2018, I happened to come across a rather intriguing poster. While driving back from work in the evening I saw it wrapped around an electricity pole. It had a Photoshopped image of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a sherwani and a Jinnah cap. He was mounted on the back of a white horse. His […]