29

Mar

Scottish Muslim leader’s rise underlines ‘new norm’ in UK

Published in Pakistan Today on March 28, 2023 LONDON: The jury is out on whether Humza Yousaf can deliver independence for Scotland. But history’s verdict will be clear on the 37-year-old’s breakthrough as the first Muslim Pakistan-origin leader of a western European democracy. The newly-elected head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) joins the growing ranks of […]

27

Mar

Leveraging diaspora

By Aisha Khan Published in Dawn on March 26, 2023 IN its original formulation, diaspora referred to the dispersal of the Jewish people following the destruction of the First Temple. In the mid-19th century it was adopted by the Moravian Church to describe its congregation, and in the 20th century it was extended to a limited number[…]

24

Mar

Not Quite Here: Politics Of The Diasporas

By Nadeem Farooq Paracha Published in The Friday Times on March 21, 2023 Some 13 years ago, when I was heading the media department of a British organisation, I got the chance to observe how most British expats in Pakistan voted in the 2010 UK parliamentary elections. Nine out of the 12 expats who agreed to reveal[…]