"They believe they have been let down by the leadership across the board, that they do not believe that the government is a truly independent government"---Tariq Pirzada Recently, two decisions have come to epitomize the corruption and the inaptitude of the Pakistani elite to lead their people away from the precipice of crisis and chaos that has engulfed the country. Both the civil and military leaderships bear equal responsibility in…

Living in a democratic state is truly costly for women, and Indonesia is no exception - a country that has been claimed by various Western politicians as one of the leading models of a Muslim democratic state. The reality shows that Indonesian Women are still shackled by poverty. The Minister for Women and Child Protection in Indonesia, Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar, stated this May that there are currently about 7…

Assalam o Alaikum, With great regret, we inform you that yet again the government agencies did not comply with the court orders and did not produce Naveed Butt in court. These agencies and government institutions are using delaying tactics, as always, to suppress and delay the matter. These agencies have claimed under oath in seven cases of abducted members of Hizb ut-Tahrir that they were not in their custody. However,…

Dear Ms. Eltahawy, I write in regards to your article entitled, "Why Do They Hate Us? The real war on women is in the Middle East" published on the 23rd April in Foreign Policy magazine. At this historical moment in world history, where there is a momentous opportunity to create real change in the Arab world, one would have hoped that your opportunity to write a featured article for an…