Welcome to my blog, mustafamalik.com!
It is about life in our times. Our world is reeling from the turmoil spawned by
the unraveling of post-World War II institutions.
Those institutions include secular democracy, nationalism, and a relatively
stable national security system that followed the rivalry between two
superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union.
Democracy is backsliding almost everywhere. The “Leader of the Free World” has turned up the pseudo-autocracy of the reckless President Donald Trump. India, once the world’s largest secular democracy, has turned into a Hindu theocracy. Israel was once hailed in the West as “the only democracy in the Middle East.” It has degenerated into a racist apartheid state. Few other states outside the West are secular democracies as we know them. It all reflects a crisis of liberalism.
Yet paradoxically, people and societies everywhere are modernizing at a breakneck speed, thanks to globalization and the communications revolution. Yearning for individual rights and freedom, originally Western values, is roiling many non-Western societies. As cultures clash, Western and Eastern values are fusing into new forms. The old post Enlightenment paradigm is metamorphosing into one yet to be born.
mustafamalik.com, and my posts in it, should reflect this intellectual,
political, and societal conundrum.
In the navigation bar at the top, you’ll find: Host, providing my professional background; About, is about this monologue, explaining the thoughts behind this blog; Published provides a sample of my published writings published in American newspapers and journals; Posted offers my blog posts from various platforms; and Contact has a space for your thoughts, caveats, and criticism about the blog.
The Search box lets you explore the topics and posts you have in mind.
Thanks again for taking the time to visit my blog, mustafamalik.com
Mustafa Malik
