Reading Time: 3 minutes Racism in football continues to persist. It is still acceptable to make monkey chants at players, throw banana peels at them or refer to Muslim players as terrorists.
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In a foreign policy win, on July 22 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting the United States and the White House on the invitation of President Donald Trump.
The visit comes after years of tumultuous relations between the two countries. The last visit by a Pakistani head of state to the United States was…
“To see others suffer does one good. This is a hard saying, but a mighty, human, all-too-human principle.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche
There is not a single word in the English language that can describe the concept of Schadenfreude, which is a German word and translates to damage-joy. It basically describes the feeling of joy a person…
Trump told Iran he could ‘obliterate’ it. Is he leading the US into war? Here’s what you need to know
Tensions are flaring between the United States and Iran. US President Donald Trump has tweeted threats at Iran. In a tweet on 20 May, Trump said: "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official…
The UK Office for National Statistics recently reported that about 1.5 million workers in Britain are threatened by automation; this is consistent with broader reports on how automation poses serious threats to traditional labor and indicative of growing anxiety about the future of low-skilled labor.
By and large, automation in the 21st century seeks to fundamentally…
The world’s best footballers and teams are in France to play in the World Cup. The best female ones, that is. The eighth edition of the Women’s World Cup is currently underway and this year there seems to be more fanfare, support, and viewership. The stadiums might not be sold out but there’s definitely more…
The history of propaganda can be traced all the way to ancient Roman empires; it has virtually existed since forever and continues to be an indispensable tool for political entities across the board. Mechanisms of propaganda have endured the test of time, specifically the rise of the internet, and are now more advanced and sophisticated…
There is much talk and chatter around town about a ‘Presidential system’ of government. Actor turned news anchor/political analyst Mr. Hamza Ali Abbasi is one of the many public figures advocating for a ‘Presidential form of government’ on all public forums. While the Pakistan government has categorically rejected the truth value of such rumors, many…
In 2017, Spain was on the brink of divide. Today, while it remains one country, the Catalan independence movement still remains an important political issue.
Spain’s biggest political crisis in almost 40 years came in 2017 when tensions flared between the capital (Madrid) and a semi-autonomous region in the country’s north-east called Catalonia.
On 27 October 2017,…
On the 23rd of June 2016 the people of the United Kingdom (UK) comprising of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted in a referendum to end UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) -this is now referred to as ‘Brexit’ in popular and official discourse. The European Union started off as a customs union…
