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Karachi: Operation MQM?

On 11 March 2015, hooded paramilitaries raided ‘Nine Zero’, the headquarters of Karachi’s largest political party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

The Global Village Myth: Does Technology Kill Distance?

Does technology kill distance? So often we hear it. The cumulative message of our news cycle, of debate about foreign and defence policy, is the fear that the global spread of ideas, capital, weapons and people makes our world ever more dangerous.

Dhaka – A Temporary Settlement

The death of more than 1,100 people in the building collapse on the edge of Dhaka in April 2013 was a story of such appalling contempt for human life that it must rank among the most callous in the brutal history of industrialism.

Vacancies

Vacancies at Hurst Publishers

Elle Hardy

Three Dangerous Myths About the Conflict in Libya

Brian McQuinn debunks three common myths that surround the aftermath of the Libyan Revolution.

Eyal Ginio

Reality Check: Sri Lanka’s New Government

A change of government in Sri Lanka has raised hopes of steps towards a meaningful resolution for the country’s Tamils. Madurika Rasaratnam argues that international pressure might hold the key.

Jim Wolfreys

The Republic of Islamophobia

The persistent targeting of Muslims is preventing the effective management of diversity in French society.