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The Saudi response to the ‘Arab spring’: containment and co-option Print E-mail
Friday, 13 January 2012 22:28
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By Madawi Al-Rasheed

 

Saudi Arabia’s response to the ‘Arab spring’ has been an attempt to co-opt movements for change in a bid to maintain the status quo. Madawi Al-Rasheed talks to Deniz Kandiyoti about the contradictions of a ruling elite that promotes a conservative Islam, that threatens women’s existing rights abroad – as in Tunisia and Egypt – while it poses as the emancipator of women at home.

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 January 2012 23:49
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Major poll finds Britons at odds on immigration Print E-mail
Monday, 09 January 2012 18:36
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By Newswire

 

The fourth annual Transatlantic Trends: Immigration survey, out last week, showed that global economic turmoil and migration following the “Arab Spring,” had little impact on attitudes to immigration in the US and five European countries (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain).

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Pakistan’s real dangers are internal ─ William Milam Print E-mail
Monday, 09 January 2012 18:20
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By Malik Siraj Akbar

 

The year 2011 witnessed a dramatic deterioration in trust and diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan. The two strategic partners in the war on terror traded allegations on the Raymond Davis affair, the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, drone strikes, Admiral Mike Mullen’s assertion about ISI’s alleged contacts with the elements of Taliban who attacked the US embassy in Kabul, and the attack by Nato forces on Salala check post, which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

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India through media lens Print E-mail
Friday, 06 January 2012 18:43
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By I.A Rehman

 

That the Pakistan media does not present a correct or complete account of what goes on in India is known and also understandable. But if anyone tries to probe what it chooses to report and what it does not, the findings will throw considerable light on its preferences and biases.

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Three to eight million people work as bonded labour in Pakistan Print E-mail
Friday, 06 January 2012 18:39
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By Agency

 

Activists from human rights organisations held a protest on December 30, 2011 to show solidarity with bonded labour. The protesters were holding placards and banners in front of Karachi Press Club. They were demanding the government to ensure the labourers got their rights.

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