When two Muslims travelled recently from the UK to Europe, they had a strange conversation before going to the airport. If one of them gets stopped by UK authorities at the airport, should the other proceed and board the flight anyway? They were not drug dealers, criminals or anything of that nature and their trip was on a British passport for a legitimate visit to another European country. Actually, the…

News Concerns over China's growing show of power over the region has escalated into new level when riots broke off in Vietnam in response to the recent claim of China's illegal oil rig placement in the disputed territorial water with Vietnam. Major news sources reported China had ordered an evacuation of its nationals in Vietnam after series of violent riots erupted in Vietnam causing at least two Chinese citizens dead…

News: Nawaz Sharif visited Iran from 11th May to 12th May 2014 after an interval of sixteen years. It was his first official visit of Iran after assuming Office of Prime Minister of Pakistan last year. Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan and Iran would work jointly for peace and security in the region. He termed Pakistan-Iran ties as special in nature because of their common traditions and history. Iran and…

News On the 11th of May, the Wall Street Journal reported that "the plight of Myanmar's stateless Rohingya minority was absent from official discussions during a biannual summit of Southeast Asian leaders this weekend, despite growing concern of the issue's regional implications". Comment The ASEAN Summit gathers regional leaders to discuss common issues of security, economic and social concern, and ASEAN includes three countries with a predominantly Muslim population that…