Taimur AhmadDeradicalization in PakOriginally published in the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy: https://thecjfp.com/2015/07/04/deradicalization-in-pakistan/Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
Taimur AhmadWhy ideology matters — The Friday TimesDisbelief. Anger. Rationalize. Repeat. Trump’s election, the Brexit vote, Modi’s arrival in India, ecological destruction, growing…Oct 4, 2018Oct 4, 2018
Taimur AhmadFrom individual to collective (CInitiatives to fight climate change must become a part of a movement to counter our relentless profit-seeking and consumption driven idealsSep 16, 20181Sep 16, 20181
Taimur AhmadPakistan’s black swan (ClimateClimate change is not an impending crisis, it has already arrivedMar 25, 20181Mar 25, 20181
Taimur AhmadCoke Studio: stifling creativity — Daily TimesFirstly, one must give credit where it is due. Coke Studio set out as a platform that would revive traditional forms of music in Pakistan…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Taimur AhmadMisrepresenting our colonial history — Daily TimesThe topic of colonialism in South Asia has resurfaced in social discourse recently; specifically in Pakistan, and this is partly driven by…Jul 5, 20171Jul 5, 20171
Taimur AhmadThe need for satire | The Express TribuneThe tension has been building up for the past few years now. Conceited intentions were always threatening to cut through the seams of…Oct 16, 20161Oct 16, 20161
Taimur AhmadUnderneath Brexit — Daily TimesHow ironic that the place that is considered to be the home of democracy is struggling to digest the result of a referendum. Voices from…Jul 12, 2016Jul 12, 2016
Taimur AhmadTrapped between debt and humiliation: The story of a Pakistani migrant“When I spoke with my parents, tears rolled down my face. I was wondering what to tell them…”May 31, 2016May 31, 2016
Taimur AhmadAre the liberals actually liberal? — Daily TimesFebruary 29 was a monumental day for Pakistan. Two seemingly independent events that were worlds apart occurred: an Oscar and a hanging…Mar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016