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Pakistan, a young state but an old nation
The founder reflects on moderation and the commentariat, on conversion and missionaries from a Bahá’í viewpoint, and on why he thinks South Asian borders will hold. He argues Pakistan is…
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Vantara, Caste, and the Fragile Commons
The author defends Anant Ambani’s Vantara wildlife refuge as a possible expression of Indian civilisational ethos, and argues that caste, also present in Pakistan, must be openly examined on Brown…
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Caste and the Structure of Discourse
The author argues that Dharmic South Asian discourse follows an upper-caste template, and that intermarriage does not erase hierarchy but can co-opt talented outsiders, as Ashkenazi–Sephardic marriage has not removed…
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Brown Pundits and the Echo Chamber Problem
The author warns that Brown Pundits risks becoming a right-wing echo chamber, and argues that after Pahalgam India’s position has weakened while Pakistan under Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif has…
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Pakistan will recognize Israel?
The author suggests Pakistan’s Saudi defence pact was a step towards normalisation with Israel, citing Shehbaz Sharif’s tweet welcoming Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, and asks what Pakistani masses will think.
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Homebound with Ishaan Khatter
Reviewing the film Homebound, India’s Oscar submission, the author asks whether casting privileged actors as a Dalit and a Muslim amounts to Dalit-washing, and whether Western praise rewards poverty as…
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The River Cannot Go Back
Shares a poem about a river entering the sea, attributed to Kahlil Gibran, and notes Gibran’s admiration for ʻAbdu’l-Bahá and his Muslim ancestry.
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Roman Palestine and the Crusades
Drawing on childhood reading of English history, the author outlines Roman rule in Palestine, the Jewish diaspora after 70 CE, and the Crusades, arguing that no Babylonian or Assyrian records…
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Indians assimilate a bit too well?
Remarks that two very different Indian-Americans are in a public fight, and wonders whether Indians have little asabiyyah, assimilating too well.
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PPP – Post Pahalgam Pakistan..
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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