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Altaf Khan

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Professor, University of Peshawar

Activists wear masks of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front, with his daughter’s hair, Marine, currently the extreme-right candidate in France’s election. Gonzalo Fuentes /Reuters

May 5, 2017

The French people don’t know the dangers of autocratic populism: a view from Pakistan

Altaf Khan, University of Peshawar

French voters should understand what it means to live in a country where autocratic populism is the rule.

On April 22 people demonstrated in Karachi to condemn the killing of Mashal Khan, accused of blasphemy and murdered on his campus by other students. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

April 24, 2017

Crushing the intellect: Pakistan’s war on free speech

Altaf Khan, University of Peshawar

Facebook has agreed to remove 85% of content to respect Pakistan crusade against ‘blasphemy’, leading the way to a whole new era of censorship on freedom of thought.

The nativity scene, organised and prepared by Christians in Peshawar just before Christmas. A.Khan

January 12, 2017

Breathing without living: the plight of Christians in Pakistan

Altaf Khan, University of Peshawar

Christians’ plight in Pakistan reflects the confused identity and ideologies of the country they live in.

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