Part II: the Muslim world This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on July 6th, 2024. Having discussed what
What has the war in Gaza revealed about the world?
Part I: America This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on July 03, 2024. Wars have a habit of
When it comes to trading with Iran, Pakistan must tell America to go to hell
This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on April 3rd, 2024. Pakistan’s government recently announced its intention to seek
Rather than help Gaza, Iran and Pakistan prefer to attack each other
This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on Jan. 23, 2024. Israel’s rampage through Gaza has left an unprecedented
Why I hate talking about Israel and Palestine
This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on Dec. 30, 2023. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not terribly complicated. The
21st century lessons for Pakistan’s military
This essay was first published here by the Friday Times on Dec. 20, 2023. War is an enduring and ugly feature of
What should Israel do?
This essay was first published here, by the Friday Times on Nov. 29, 2023. Some of the commentators who support Israel’s bombing
America’s chickens are still coming home to roost
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on Oct. 26, 2023. It was nearly 60 years ago when Malcolm
While Gaza burns, the Muslim world can only watch
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on October 20, 2023. As the next round in the war between
America is at it again
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on August 16, 2023. There have been whispers lately that the Biden
How a more powerful US-backed India spells trouble for Pakistan
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on July 3, 2023. Understanding the world and where it’s heading requires
America’s decline will bring chaos the Muslim world is unprepared for
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on June 15, 2023 Several years ago, when its national debt was
Why do some nations conquer, while others get conquered?
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on April 24, 2023. Even though it was nearly twenty-five years ago,
When it comes to the Iraq War, neither America nor the Muslim world learned a thing
This article was first published here by the Friday Times on March 21, 2023 The twentieth anniversary of America’s invasion of Iraq
The war in Gaza has put Western and Muslim hypocrisy on full display
Between all the propaganda and gaslighting, wars inevitably reveal the ugly truth about a society. The war in Gaza has been no
On population growth
In my quest to understand the roots of the Muslim world’s weakness and instability, I examined its explosive population growth during the















