2024: The Year I Discovered My Purpose
What makes 2024 unique is that I will forever remember it as the year I finally discovered my purpose.
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Selected Gems
Legacy
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of legacy. The legacy I’ve inherited, the legacy I want to leave behind, and the one place that encapsulates it all: Leicester Square.
From Khans to Rebels: A Historical Approach to Analysing the Balochistan Conflict
This dissertation explores the history and socio-political dynamics of the Balochistan conflict in Pakistan, focusing on the recurrent uprisings and their implications for regional stability and national integrity.
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2023: A Year to Remember
Why is 2023 a year to remember? Well, let’s just say It all started with a trip to Spain.
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Preventing Terrorism: Retracing the Rise of Islamist Terror and Assessing the UK’s Prevent Programme
With the release of the long-awaited Shawcross review once again sparking debate about the ethicality and effectiveness of Britain’s Prevent programme, the question must be asked: do policymakers really understand Islamist terror and the best way to counter it?
Dissonances in Approaches to Power: Poststructuralism and Mainstream IR Theory
This essay aims to highlight the dissonances between mainstream IR and Poststructuralism in regard to power.
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The Fourth Battle of Panipat
Jayadeep and Arbaaz were sitting beneath the shade of a mango tree in deep discussion.
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Storytime with Aqil: The Three Fights
I’ve been in my fair share of fights, both in school and out. In some, I was victorious. In most, I was humiliated. Today, I will tell you the story of three of those fights.
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2020: A Reflection on Loneliness and How to Punch
The stress plaguing me these last few months has finally been lifted from my shoulders, leaving room for the next load of stress that life’s going to throw at me. And so, it is in this moment of respite that I can sit back, relax, and reflect for a minute.
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