William Dalrymple
latest news & developmentsArab spring, Coptic winter
This week’s violence in Cairo marks an ominous development in the story of Egypt’s unfinished revolution.
On pilgrim road
<em>William Dalrymple</em> recalls a festival in India where Hindus celebrate a Muslim warrior.
A friend of feudalism
Benazir Bhutto has been doing the rounds of the television studios announcing her imminent return to Pakistan. Representing herself as the face of Pakistani liberal democracy,…
Pakistan: The ‘poor neighbour’
A mid all the hoopla surrounding the 60th anniversary of Indian independence, almost nothing has been heard from Pakistan, which also turned 60 recently. Nothing, that is, if you…
The making of a monster
"Before the Afghan war there was nothing like this. It only began when [Ronald] Reagan and the Saudis starting sending jihadis to Peshawar. Before that the Pushtuns loved…