Archive for the 'Past Empires' Category

01 Jul 2010

My Name is Ozymandias, King of Kings

By Anwaar Hussain While the American colonial goliath lies wheezing at the callused feet of its adversaries in Afghanistan, its commander General Stanley McChrystal has been fired by President Obama for his indiscrete comments to the media. Not many tears are being shed on the general’s fall. Almost everyone who is any one in Washington [...]

10 Mar 2010

Everyone Bleeds in Afghanistan

By Anwaar Hussain Robert Michael Gates, the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense, spoke at a press conference recently in Kabul.  “There is still much fighting ahead, and there will assuredly be more dark days….but there is reason to be hopeful that Afghan and coalition forces can rout the hardest elements of the Taliban and [...]

21 Feb 2010

No Tombstone for the Hero?

By Anwaar Hussain The text books that are taught to Pakistani children recount exploits of numerous past Muslim heroes in them. Standing tall amongst these heroes is one Arab by the name of Muhammad bin Qasim, born on 31 December 695 in the city of Taif in modern day Saudi Arabia. Following are just some [...]

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