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Oz Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia: Asia Society

Asia Society is currently seeking nominations for the Oz prize For Details, click Asia Society, New York The $10,000 prize is awarded annually to a writer or team of writers who has produced the best example of journalism about Asia during the calendar year. Criteria for the prize include consideration for the impact of the work, its originality, creativity, depth of research and educational

Interview of Abida Parveen: The Great Singer of Sufi Poetry

Dynamics of Renewed Push for a Negotiated Settlement with Taliban in Afghanistan

Former US Ambassador to Pakistan continues to speak out....

Cameron Munter blasts US ‘callousness’ on Pakistan Dawn, February 13, 2013 [Also see: A Former US Ambassador's Advice on How to Work With Pakistan - Asia Society, Feb 7, 2013] WASHINGTON: AFP : Former US ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter on Wednesday criticised Washington’s “callousness” over the killing of Pakistani troops as he called for both nations to rethink how they see each other.

Why some Americans are overly concerned about Sharia ?

Sharia and Diversity: Why Some Americans are Missing the Point Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, January 16, 2013 Executive Summary: The lens of state power is not the only way to see law. Jewish halakha is one example. The scholar-created doctrines of Islamic law are another. Both are complete systems of law that do not need state power in order to