by Qaisar Shareef | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
On August 21 President Trump gave the first prime time address of his presidency, focusing on U.S. policy toward Afghanistan. He outlined a new approach to the conflict in that country, with the goal of finally winning the war that has tied down U.S. forces for the...
by Qaisar Shareef | Aug 18, 2017 | Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef, USA, When Tribesmen Came Calling
In June, I wrote a blog headlined “Hatred Destroys Everyone.” There had been a spate of hate crimes in the preceding couple of months targeting various minorities, none of which had been denounced by the President of the United States or any senior members...
by Qaisar Shareef | Jun 2, 2017 | Pakistan, US, USA, When Tribesmen Came Calling
In the 1970s a military dictator, General Zia ul Haq, came to power in Pakistan by overthrowing a duly elected government. Very soon, he began a campaign to implement his intolerant vision of religion in the country. His decade-long reign started a descent for...
by Qaisar Shareef | May 22, 2017 | Media, Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef, Ukraine, When Tribesmen Came Calling
Over the last year or so, much has been written about the news and the role media should or should not have played in certain affairs of national import. This is clearly an important topic for the United States and the world, as well as for those responsible for...
by Qaisar Shareef | Apr 18, 2017 | Qaisar Shareef, Turkey, USA
Citizens of Turkey just voted in a referendum on whether to move from a parliamentary to a presidential system of democracy – one in which a great amount of power would be concentrated in the hands of one person, the duly elected president of the country. Turkey...