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  • China’s ‘peaceful’ rising: A Marxist historian’s view
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  • Literacy rate figures mismatch
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China’s ‘peaceful’ rising: A Marxist historian’s view

The following is an edited and expanded version of a presentation I gave at this year’s Left Forum at Pace University. First let me say that while I am not an historian of Asia and China, I did study Chinese East Asian history at City College with Conrad... Full story

Misuse of the blasphemy law

Courtesy: Pakistan Today
Blasphemy is an extremely sensitive subject. No Muslim of even the weakest faith can condone the defiling of the sacred name of the Holy Prophet (SM) or the Holy Quran. But blasphemy is an issue that does require extreme care in its handling. The case of Rimsha... Full story


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