by Ben Barber | 21 May 2019 | Islam, Middle East, Terrorism
For decades, militant religious schools in Pakistan called madrassas taught students to kill non-believers. Now, Islamabad is taking them on. Zaman and Viqar Shah head to a madrassa in Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 May 2003. (EPA-PHOTO/EPA/Shabbir Hussain Iman) For 30...
by Malcolm Davidson | 4 Mar 2019 | Asia, Decoders, Islam, Terrorism
A decades-long conflict over Kashmir escalated rapidly last week. Here’s why fights between India and Pakistan matter to the world. Indians wait to welcome the return of a captured Indian pilot at the India-Pakistan border, 1 March 2019 (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)...
by Malcolm Davidson | 17 Oct 2018 | Asia, Islam, Sports
Cricket-star-turned-prime-minister Imran Khan says he wants to lift up the poor in Pakistan. But his renegade political drive faces economic headwinds. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at a campaign rally in Karachi, Pakistan, 22 July 2018 (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)...
by John Mehaffey | 6 Aug 2018 | Asia, Sports
Pakistan’s Imran Khan was a cricket star with glamorous women on his arm. Now he is poised to become prime minister of the South Asian nation. Pakistan captain Imran Khan, left, raises his arms in triumph as England’s last batsman Richard Illingworth walks away...
by Alistair Lyon | 24 Aug 2017 | Asia, Islam, Terrorism, United States
Afghanistan will likely frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump, whose “new” strategy to achieve victory there sounds all too familiar. U.S. servicemen listen as President Donald Trump announces his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan, Fort Myer, Arlington,...