On secularism, Jinnah and Pakistan

My contribution for Jinnah Institute’s secular space What are we fighting for? What are we aiming at? It is not theocracy, not for a…

ThinkFest Pakistan 2021: Debating Jinnah’s Successes And Failures With Ishtiaq Ahmad

Raza Rumi interviews Professor Ishtiaq Ahmad for his latest, insightful and challenging book on the founder of Pakistan: ‘Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role…

Who Was First Pakistani Citizen? Hint: It’s Not Jinnah

He was born to Jewish parents in Austria and came from a long line of Jewish Rabbis but ended up becoming the first person…

In search of Jinnah’s Pakistan

As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s creation, it is important to revisit the key questions that have befuddled the country. What is…

Can we afford to bypass Jinnah’s Pakistan?

Published today by Jinnah Institute, Islamabad: Notwithstanding the contradictions inherent to pre-1947 Muslim politics, Jinnah was clear about certain fundamentals. Pakistan was to be…

Jinnah Unfairly Demonised for Partition

Jinnah was a “great leader” and was unfairly “demonised” by India for his role in the Partition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh…

Freedom Dawn?

It is 14th August today. My country is fifty nine years old. It is much stronger than it was in 1947. It is still…