Sindh has long been synonymous with feudal culture. The argument for it has always been that landlords provide livelihoods, housing and food to the men and women they employ. Conversely, there are ...
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class, by Joel Kotkin, (New York: Encounter Books, 2020), 224 pages. Few policy items have more ominously heralded the ongoing realignment ...
On a hot afternoon in July, 10-year-old Tabassum Iqbal went for a swim in the well of a local landlord in the village of Chak Bhola, in Pakistan’s largest province of Punjab. Tabassum and his family ...
If one sets out to explore the enigmatic labyrinth of feudalism in Sindh, Pakistan, one is confronted with a rich tapestry of historical roots and deep-seated beliefs that have shaped the province's ...
When the education system is deep in militarism while seeing its duty as cultivating the next generations of subjugated populace, there's no need to ask why we have stunted democracy here. Feudalism ...
Sir: Pakistan is a developing country with a very low literacy rate, which is a big hurdle in its progress, whereas a high illiteracy rate in the rural areas ruled by the feudal lords further blocks ...
1. Opposition in the North There was support in the north of England for Edgar the Atheling to become king. This was a huge threat to William. Rebellions in the North could threaten his rule and ...
1. Opposition in the North There was support in the north of England for Edgar the Atheling to become king. This was a huge threat to William. Rebellions in the North could threaten his rule and ...