The Right to Dissent

(The year 2011 will be celebrated worldwide as the centenary of the great poet of Southasia, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Himal‘s forthcoming January 2011 issue…

The state should engage with PTM. Dubbing it ‘engineered’ will not work

April 15, 2018: The state should engage with PTM. Dubbing it ‘engineered’ will not work The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement has gained immense momentum in…

Bring Pakistan’s Missing Bloggers Home

An activist holding an image of Salman Haider during a protest to condemn the disappearances of social activists, in Karachi, Pakistan, this month. Credit…

Sabeen Mahmud, Martyr for Free Speech

My op-ed for The New York Times  The appalling murder in Karachi last week of Sabeen Mahmud is a stark reminder of challenges that…

Reclaiming One Voice

A man transports empty water containers on a donkey cart on the street of Quetta (Reuters) Raza Rumi cuts through the high decibel terrorism…