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Contents

On the cover Heart of darkness — Shia resistance and revival in Pakistan | by Laila Rajani

Persona The argumentative Pakistani — An interview with Ayesha Jalal, Pakistan’s leading historian | by Ali Usman Qasmi

Tapestry On popular demand — The many faces of folk entertainment | by Danyal Adam Khan

Counterpoint

Great expectations | by Andrew Small

No exit | by Huma Yusuf

Who’s afraid of the Islamic State? | by Arif Jamal

Meteor Et Tu, Doctor No?

Abacus By the people

Matrix Crash course

Ideograph Delaying tactics

Slingshot How can the Constitution be changed?

Arena

Fiscal farce | by Umair Javed

Open question | by Moosa Kaleem and Umer Farooq

Harmony springs eternal | by Maqbool Ahmed and Zehra Nawab

Review essay Paradise lost — How Mirza Waheed’s work of fiction highlights oppression the Kashmiris experience | by Afia Aslam

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