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Inflation and the Debt Economy: Can Islamic Banking Offer a Better Alternative?
If banks create money by lending it at interest, and that expanding money supply contributes to inflation, wouldn't…
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Zohaib Tariq
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Pak-Saudi defence pact: Causes, implications, and strategic outlook
The recently announced defence pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has stirred debate across the Muslim world. To my…
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Ali's letter to Malik al-Ashtar and the future of civil service reform
Civil service reform is once again making headlines in Islamabad. The government has floated new proposals, mostly…
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Alaska summit: The great game 2.0 and Pakistan's looming test
President Donald Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin at the recent Alaska Summit was more than diplomatic theatre - it…
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The lessons of Chanakya's Arthashastra: Indian foreign policy and the fruitless US pivot to Asia
In the contemporary world of geopolitics, the strategic principles of Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, articulated in…
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Globalisation and cultural exchange: The formation of ‘coconut class’
Its argued by the western scholars that cultural exchange results in mutual understanding, respect and create room for…
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Jinnah's vision: A dream for Islamic economics & finance, the third alternative
December the 25th is celebrated as the birth anniversary of one of founding fathers of Pakistan; however, not many know…
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Is the Aurat March un-Islamic & should perhaps be banned?
Recently, Minister for Religious Affairs, Noor ul Haq Qadari has requested the Prime Minister to ban the Aurat March…
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Clash of ideologies: Islam & Liberalism, a case of morality & human rights
There are many areas where there are contradictions between Islam with liberalism on principles. One of them is the…
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A hand in glove relationship
With the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, some concrete steps have been taken by many states to reduce dependency on fossil…