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Pitch Perfect 2 is not so perfect after all
Having a commando situation in the opening scene with one of the biggest celebrity cameos Hollywood can pull off (President Barack Obama and his wife), the movie Pitch Perfect 2, directed by Elizabeth...
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Pakistan should learn lessons from China and avoid conflict with India
From the very beginning, Pakistan’s foreign policy has been security-centred, but the recent announcement of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) shows that Pakistan has pulled its strings...
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Some of us cannot afford the hijab of today
There is a school named The Clifton High School which is not in Karachi but in New Jersey, USA, and Abrar Shahin is a Muslim student of Palestinian descent who recently graduated from this school....
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68th Independence Day: Liberation from the prejudices of the past
This weekend, India and Pakistan celebrate their 68th Independence Day as two independent nations. Such a solemn occasion is also a time for one to reflect upon and evaluate the journey taken so far....
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Where is Al Jazeera’s journalistic responsibility?
Al Jazeera News Network was recently in the news for relatively positive reasons. A surprise, one must say. Their editorial on “Why Al Jazeera will not say Mediterranean ‘migrants’”, grabbed attention...
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Does liberalism do more harm than good?
As a philosophy, liberalism is more inward looking and hence does not try to shift blame on the outside forces. By its orientation, it also does not have an overly negative assumption about human...
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Like Waar, Phantom only provides momentary adrenaline to reactionary patriots
Kabir Khan is a well-known and renowned Bollywood director and it’s pretty clear by now that he is not interested in directing and producing ‘masala movies’. Since his directional debut, Kabul Express...
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Why I’m glad I didn’t punch the guy who called my dad a terrorist
Fourteen years ago, I almost beat the living snot out of a kid in my high school. It was the last class of the school day, and everyone was glued to the TV in the room, trying to wrap their heads...
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Hillary Clinton might just be the next POTUS, but at the cost of unceasing...
You would think that Hillary Clinton, after a long and illustrious career in politics, would be done having to respond to questions that are seeped with sexist insinuations. You would think that after...
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11 tips to help you win the Humphrey Fellowship
The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship is a lifetime opportunity for any mid-career professional looking to hone their skills. It also prepares them for leadership roles in their respective fields. The...
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Why Uber should stay far away from Pakistan
Uber, a company worth around $50 billion has decided to launch its operations in Pakistan – wonderful news for our developing nation, is it not? Well, in actuality, not really. Uber is a controversial...
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I applaud Donald Trump’s suggestion to track American Muslims
As an American Muslim, I’ve always wanted to stand out from the mainstream crowd, to be highlighted for my exotic religious identity, ethnic “brownness” and multi-syllable name that will never appear...
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If we can get a foreign passport, why can’t Adnan Sami get Indian nationality?
Recently, Adnan Sami Khan acquired the Indian nationality; this has infuriated many urban middle-class Pakistanis who think that he has committed some sort of ‘treason’ by becoming an Indian citizen....
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Is Afghanistan making a mistake by excluding India from the peace process?
The International Crisis Group, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation for resolving conflicts around the world recently convened a meeting on Peace and Security in Afghanistan under...
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Why women will vote for Bernie Sanders rather than Hillary Clinton
The results of the New Hampshire primary have precipitated two distinct dialogues on the 2016 US Presidential race. The first one is marked with apprehension, unease and incredulous recognition of...
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If US and Cuba can do it, can Pakistan and India make peace with history?
“I know the history, but refuse to be trapped by it,” so said President Obama on his epically momentous trip to Cuba – the first by a sitting US president since 1928. Leaving behind Republican...
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Azealia Banks and our obsession with her attention-seeking “hairy curry...
My niece is a huge ‘One Directioner’ (is that what they are called?) and was heartbroken when the boy band lost one of its key members, Zayn Malik. We insist on a special connection with this young...
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After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ their bodies fought to regain weight
Danny Cahill stood, slightly dazed in a blizzard of confetti as the audience screamed and his family ran on stage. He had won season eight of NBC’s reality television show The Biggest Loser, shedding...
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The US drone program in Pakistan killed over 200 children, how is it any...
Last week saw a lot of flurried comments once again condemning US drone strikes in Pakistan. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a meeting with United States Ambassador to Pakistan,...
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With the Euro and Copa America, this will be a football summer like no other!
This summer is like Eid, Diwali and Christmas rolled into one for all us football fanatics. It’s not just the Euro taking place in France that will the set our pulse racing, but us fans have got a...
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