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Afghanistan prepares for 2016 | Coffee Shop Diplomat

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Afghanistan prepares for 2016. Among other problems are the reports from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan. Reconstruction (SIGAR) highlighting the incompetence and corruption which have plagued training and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Almost a trillion dollars have been wasted and needless to say that these issues have been written about numerous times. Due to their reputation for raping young boys in the lead up to holy Friday as reported in detail by the New York Times. Icing on...

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Time to end child abuse and ban the CII in Pakistan | Coffee Shop Diplomat

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Time to end child abuse and ban the CII in Pakistan. Council of Islamic Ideology - CII. Photo: The Sydney Morning Herald. The Council of Islamic Ideology termed the ban on child marriage bill as blasphemous! Even though it’s recommendations are non binding, the National Assembly is all too eager to accept the CII’s decisions on women and children so as not to ruffle any feathers. Read my latest on the issue here: Breaking free of the Primitive Mindset. The State and the CII. Feed for this Entry. Afghanis...

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Op-Eds for the Express Tribune: http:/ tribune.com.pk/author/2131/sabina-khan. Corporations Cozy up to Judges. Aid could mend broken ties published in the San Francisco Chronicle: http:/ www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/U-S-aid-projects-in-Pakistan-could-mend-relations-3430859.php. North Waziristan: ground realities published in Syracuse University’s Journal on Security and Terrorism Analysis: http:/ satsa.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SATSA-Journal-Final-III.pdf. Feed for this Entry. Enter your email...

Sabina Khan | Coffee Shop Diplomat

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The failure of religion in Pakistan. Council of Islamic Ideology - CII. Published here: Express Tribune. Islam was never intended to be Pakistan’s identity. Now we’ve allowed it to be hijacked by fanatics who have subsequently sabotaged our constitution. That was never Quaid-i-Azam’s vision, nonetheless each amendment to the constitution further engrained fanaticism in our society at the expense of minority rights and freedom of speech. The momentum doesn’t favor the optimistic as Pakistan’s government.