Can Afghan President Ghani mend ties with Pakistan?
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in Pakistan to improve ties with the neighboring Islamic country. But analyst Siegfried O. Wolf tells DW that Islamabad's regional interests will continue to be a stumbling block.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad on Friday, November 14, on his first official visit after...
Conference: The New Government in India: a Global View
14th of November, 2013, Brussels
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) organised a conference hosted by Geoffrey Van Orden MEP, Chairman of the Delegation for Relations with India. The event took place in the European Parliament and focused in the regarding the new Indian Government six months after the election of Prime...
Hasina Jalal Wins 2014 N-Peace Award
Hasina Jalal, a founding member of the National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society and board member of Freedom Message Newspaper is one of the five young women in Asia who recently won the 2014 N-Peace Award. She was awarded recognitin in the category of Public Vote for Untold Stories-Women...
Pakistan must not allow extremists to act as a ‘Sunni Wall’ against Iran
By Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf
Pakistani-Iranian ties are gradually turning into a hostile affair as the two neighbors continue to engage in border clashes. Analyst Siegfried O. Wolf tells DW why Islamabad needs to re-evaluate its regional policies.
Border tensions between Pakistan and Iran have flared over the past few months,...
The World Council of Churches opposes Pakistan’s blasphemy sentence
There are slim chances that Pakistan's blasphemy-convict Asia Bibi will get justice from superior courts. But Dr. Clare Amos of the World Council of Churches tells DW that the activists must keep up the pressure.
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, has been languishing in prison for...
Asia Bibi’s death penalty: A test case for human rights in Pakistan
Latest article by our fellow Shamil Shams
The lawyers of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, are set to appeal against her death penalty in the Supreme Court. Activists say the case will serve as a test for human rights in Pakistan.
Asia Bibi has been languishing in...
SCR 1325 in Afghanistan: Promoting Women’s Agenda in National Peace and Security
The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 is one of the most important policy instruments that keeps the women’s agenda alive in Afghanistan’s national peace and security efforts. It continues to bring together a significant number of institutions, organizations and individuals around protecting women’s rights, promoting women’s participation and leadership,...
EU Ambassador to ASEAN: What about SAARC?
By Djan Sauerborn
On September 24, 2014 the European External Actions Service opened the vacancy for a new post, which is in line with its trust towards Asia. The new dedicated EU Ambassador will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, the most populous country of ASEAN, which was founded in 1967.
One...
Kashmir: Brought by the Flood
Will the lessons brought by the latest Kashmiri floods be understood?
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — September 2014 will be remembered in the greater Kashmir area for the worst floods in more than a century, with one million people displaced, hundreds of confirmed victims and incommensurable material destruction.
As a United Nations...
The Maldives and the Professor
SADF editor-in Chief Djan Sauerborn, quoted in Daniel Pipes, Middle Eastern Forum
When I wrote an article a few weeks ago, "U Penn Prof for Shari'a," criticizing Paul H. Robinson for working with the Maldive government to implement a Shar'i criminal code, I focused on the Islamic law dimension, not...