Month: September 2022
LISTEN: Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s Khutba in Sep. 2019
BLAST FROM THE PAST: An excerpt from Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s khutba (speech) in Sep….
Ascent of I2U2: Acronym for USA, UAE, Israel, India
The Under Secretary of United States State Dept. on Tuesday Sep 20 convened I2U2 counterparts…
Africa is Not a Country. Shift Your Understanding.
Africa is a region of 1.4 billion people and over 2,000 languages. News, entertainment, and…
This Week’s Best Political Cartoons on Climate Change, Inflation, Queen’s Death
Honorary contributors to DesPardes: Adil Khan, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammar Jafri, Anwar Abbas, Arif Mirza, Aziz…
Sep 2019: A Chat on Pakistan Affairs in Urdu (VIDEO)
Blast from the past (Sept. 2019): Some young ones visited me in Islamabad. They asked…
Dr. Lucas Inventor of The Cloud Ends Up in ‘Greeneria’: Novel By Jamil Usman
Jamil Usman’s latest book “The Cloud” is an English novel for children. It’s a science…
Our Shambled National Economy and Bogus Lifestyle
During the period covering last 10 years, following TEN major reasons of serious deterioration in…
VIDEO: Everything Will Turn Out Right | سب ٹھیک ہو جائیگا
A conversation with an attorney’s chauffeur in Islamabad October 2021 اسلام آباد میں اکتوبر 2021…
US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
Kathleen Frydl in The Conversation: The United States may regard itself as a “leader of…
As Language Evolves, Who Wins Out: Speakers or Listeners?
Sean Trott in Psyche: Some words are much more frequent than others. For example, in a…
CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT in Egypt: What Must COP27 Deliver?
Compensation for loss and damage caused by climate change has developed into a major, pressing…
Catastrophic Floods in Pakistan Cause Damages North of $40Bn. UN Chief Asks Developed World to ‘Lower Temperature’.
“Decades of intransigence by big emitters”, particularly Group of 20 members behind climate crisis, according…