Zubeida Mustafa

Zubeida Mustafa

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Zubeida Mustafa is a journalist, author and researcher and was the first woman to work at the policy-making level in the mainstream media in Pakistan. She was an assistant editor of Dawn, an English...

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Crossing borders

May 28, 2016
A PARADOX of the modern age is that as the world shrinks to become what Marshal McLuhan termed a global village, borders that separate people from one another are proliferating and becoming increasingly impenetrable legally. This is happening in an age when mobility is on the rise and people are leaving home in larger numbers than before. Some have experienced migration thrice in their lifetime. Generally, writers and analysts focus on the political, economic and sociological dimension of crossing borders. Attention is focused on governments’ policies of making foreigners’ entry difficult into their country, the impact migration has on the host nations’ economy/politics and the challenges of integrating migrants from diverse cultures into a cohesive society. There is yet another aspect of crossing borders — the human aspect.

Mind-Boggling Conundrums in the Middle East

Apr 15, 2015
As we look to the future of the Afghanistan-Pakistan area, it’s important to understand the historic role of American geostrategic shenanigans. A shifting global economic balance and the fortunes of American arms manufacturers are further complicating matters.As we look to the future of the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, it’s important to understand the historic role of American geostrategic shenanigans.