The Various Strands of Shiite-Sunni Discord Sectarian identities were supposedly formed in the Middle East centuries ago, and yet they seem to breed the region’s bloodiest conflicts today. While Iran has thrown its support behind President Bashar al-Assad in Syria …
Its emergence and popularity are tied to the specific conditions of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when Muslim societies responded to European colonial rule. ISIS’ declaration of an Islamic State begs a fundamental question: When and how …
Chinese And Pakistani Friendship and Its Impact on Region and Its Conflicts As China expands its regional influence, its relationship with Pakistan will be increasingly important. Last April, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed …
Organ Transplantation in Islam Amongst the various marvels of science and the facilities it has afforded humankind in the last two centuries one extraordinary thing is organ transplantation. Through surgery a defective organ of a person can be replaced with …
Geo-Politics In Arabian sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans: Competition and Cooperation What is the importance of the Indian Ocean? The Indian Ocean covers at least one fifth of the world’s total ocean area Is bounded by Africa and the Arabian …
The World’s Rising Powers Have Fallen? As analysts and scholars compose their first drafts of the history of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, a chapter will surely address what were once dubbed “rising powers,” a group that included Brazil, Russia, …
Murder in the Name of Faith A WAVE of terrorist attacks — from Istanbul to Bangladesh and Iraq to Saudi Arabia — has shaken the Muslim world. The deadly week has left hundreds of people dead and wounded. The …
The Iraqi Guy Who Toppled Saddam Hussein’s Statue in 2003 Wants Saddam Back (Related Article from PACE.pk) Iraq War was Based opon “Flawed Intelligence” A long-awaited official inquiry delivered a devastating indictment of Britain’s decision to invade Iraq Wednesday, finding that …
India is losing the support of the Kashmiri public, and this trend will continue unless it brings about a radical change in its Kashmir policy. Kashmir has been simmering in decades of conflict since the partition of the Indian …
How the United States Can Maintain Its Dominance in the Pacific Ocean Negotiations on sharing logistics and military bases in the Pacific Ocean have exposed the sturm und drang plaguing recent U.S.-India relations. In mid-April, during U.S. Defense Secretary …