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Memoir: A Surprise Dinner (Video)
by Habib Khan: For a salaried person earning in rupees, traveling abroad for vacations can…
After Hamas & Syria Now Pakistan’s Turn?
From Dawn: (Recent) developments do not inspire confidence about the future of Pakistan-US ties. Plus, a podcast on a perspective post-Syria…
Once They Were My Captors, Now They Rule Syria
A personal essay on regime change in Syria: “I’ve spent the past few days watching my former captors’ wildest dreams come true.”
What the Law Supposes
I am not a judge, but the principles that apply to judicial and arbitral decision making are essentially the same.
Jackie Onassis’ Trial Against Paparazzo Ron Galella Revisited in a New Book
Inside the 1972 trial that pitted Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis against New York’s most unrelenting paparazzo, Ron Galella.
About the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road)
by Irshad Salim: When the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road) was operational, it connected the…
The ‘Camp Geneva Community’ in Dhaka: Abandoned But Not Silenced
In conversation with Mr. Hasan Mohammad, hosted by Dr. Rakhshinda. A powerful journey from the heart of Geneva Camp, Dhaka.
The Killing of United Healthcare’s CEO in New York City
Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling
Sunday Poem: Big Head
By Stuart Watson: This poem was inspired by the image of joyous citizens of Damascus carrying the severed sculptural head…
The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times
The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control.
How the Philosopher Charles Taylor Would Heal the Ills of Modernity
A hard thinker to pigeonhole, Taylor has long been a mainstay of Canada’s social-democratic left; he helped found the New Democratic Party,