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Aneela Shahzad

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Infinity and God

The idea of infinity is awe-inspiring. With a mere thought it pushes us to the limits of our imagination, only to find out that neither the number nor...

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12-day war

If we take a step backwards and look at the United States' general strategic design over the decades, post-WWII, we find it unconcerned with winning...

28.06.2025 50

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Eid and Gaza

Every day when you open the news, Israel has killed 30, 40 or 50 more Palestinians in Gaza. The death toll has risen to 54,500. The UN has warned that...

14.06.2025 20

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The problem of evil — and the Quran

If God is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, how does He allow the existence of 'evil', such as suffering, natural disaster, sin...

31.05.2025 50

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Pahalgam and the exporter of terror

Reportedly, 1,600 civilians and security personnel were killed across Pakistan in 2024, and the trend is fiercely continuing in 2025. Balochistan and...

17.05.2025 40

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Rethinking geopolitics: how the world looks from the East

The prevailing literature on geopolitics is, in large part, an echo of how the world appears through the lens of the West. This dominant perspective...

05.05.2025 100

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Geopolitical cataclysm

Three years into the Ukraine War and one and a half years into the Gaza War, geopolitical chaos and uncertainty has only quadrupled. Peace is evasive...

19.04.2025 80

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Fleeing Assad leaves many unanswered questions

On November 27, a peace deal was struck between Lebanon and Israel. There was concern as to what would become of Gaza if Hezbollah's arms had been...

12.12.2024 5

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Adam - creation or evolution

Adam, as identified by the Quran, is the first of the humankind, who was descended upon the Earth, accompanied with his wife, after he was created...

28.11.2024 10

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Trump 2.0 and the world

Trump's comeback is being labeled as an unprecedented win against deep state and establishment in the US. While it is questionable that a deep...

14.11.2024 2

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Realism and geopolitics

Though the idea of Realism is derived from Greek philosophy, one should understand that philosophy is not a standstill faculty; and with every new...

01.11.2024 3

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Israel's delay - reasons

The last time Israel retaliated against Iran's overnight attack of around 300 missiles and drones in April, the retaliation was very inferior to...

18.10.2024 7

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Mathematics invented or discovered

There is a debate about mathematics. It asks whether mathematics is invented or discovered. Some are of the view that the universe is a purely...

04.10.2024 60

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Postmodernism

Enlightenment ideas took the West one step away from God, while Modern Philosophy and Postmodernism have been another and a third step away from...

07.09.2024 2

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The Game

Game Theory is widely applied in analysis in geopolitics though it is not the only viable approach. Yet, it has an intriguing call for trying to...

09.08.2024 1

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Anti-Semitism and Palestine

Anti-Semitism has been humanity’s abhorable crime, a crime of hating, discriminating and killing a part of its own; especially since the...

26.07.2024 3

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Afghan integration

The third round of UN-initiated Doha talks to integrate Afghanistan into the world economy has been a dead-end. Mainstream media has been flooded...

12.07.2024 2

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