Hamid Hussain

Dr. Hamid Hussain is an independent analyst based in New York. For comments & critique coeusconsultant@optonline.net

Twenty Years

The American war in Afghanistan lasted for two decades and a substantial number of books were written by western military men, diplomats, politicians, and journalists. They provide an outside perspective, and no Afghan has written about the experience of their nation. Twenty Years by Sune Engel Rasmussen is unique as it gives experience of several…

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Sahabzada Yaqub Khan

Syed Ali Hamid’s book is a fascinating account of a little-known aspect of the life of Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (SYK) who played a prominent role in Pakistan’s history during his long military and diplomatic careers. The book’s author has compiled an absorbing narrative of events surrounding the years of SYK’s captivity during the Second World…

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Dark Fleet

Iranians for millennia have been doing business with the world during imperial and nation-state eras in good and troubled times. Iran has been under American and western sanctions for almost fifty years but it has developed sophisticated mechanisms to survive by using a shadow infrastructure. Iran has developed a complex web of shell companies, middlemen,…

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Rise And Kill First

On 31 July 2024, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyah was killed in a bomb blast in Tehran where he had arrived to attend the swearing ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. While Israel has not acknowledged but it is understood that Israel conducted the strike. Israel has been conducting targeted assassinations even before…

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Persian Puzzle

Iran and Israel are engaged in an undeclared war in the last two decades. It is mainly a proxy war revolving around Iran’s attempts to acquire nuclear capability and Israel’s attempts to thwart these efforts. Since Iran is unable to match the military, diplomatic and economic strength of Israel it has used the strategy of…

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Jewish Muslim Relations

From time immemorial humans all over the world have designated rocks, rivers, trees, and mountains as sacred. Pilgrimage sites and rites are shaped by stories and legends passed down through generations. People embark on journeys to a sacred place or shrine for fulfillment of their religious beliefs. It holds profound meaning for the believer as…

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Jewish Muslim Relations

Fasting is found in every religious tradition as a form of penance, purification, and spiritual discipline. It is undertaken with the understanding that physical discomfort elevates spiritual status. In Christian, Hindu and Buddhist traditions, extreme form of ascetic practices with prolonged seclusion and fasting is used as a vehicle of purification. Judaism and Islam are…

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