Recent Votes

• Benazir Bhutto, Islam and Modernity

  Four years have passed since the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Let's revisit an article I wrote for Pakistan's Daily Times soon after her passing on her unusual relationship between Islam and modernity.

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• Shia-Sunni Reconciliation and Rituals

  This article created a firestorm of anger when it was published by the Express Tribune (ET) in Pakistan who ended up removing it from their web site.

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• Film screening of Fambul Tok, a film about the power of forgiveness

  A summary article by Robin Orr, University of Vermont.   As the bonfire blazes, a young woman emerges from the darkness. She hesitates, takes another step toward the fire, and begins to tell her story.

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• Profiles of Pakistani Diaspora Politically Active Abroad

  The Pakistani diaspora worldwide has become increasingly involved in political activities in their adopted countries of residence. Yet, there is no single place to go to find out about these individuals.

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• The Philanthropy Game

  If there is any core lesson from the Occupy Wall Street movement, it is that gross inequality cannot be ignored indefinitely. Nobel laureate economists such as Amartya Sen have warned us of this reality for decades.

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