Contents

1. Globalization: Challenges and Prospects for Muslims

Khurshid Ahmad

2. South Asian Security: International Context

Shireen M. Mazari & Mr. Fazlur Rahman

3. Afghan Women: The State of Legal Rights & Security

Aisha S. Ahmad

4. Kashmiri Refugees: Facts, Issues and the Future Ahead

Khalid Rahman & Ershad Mahmud

5. Kuwait Economy at the Crossroads

Fasih Uddin

6. WTO and Pakistan’s Construction Sector

Mazhar-ul- Islam

7. Human Rights: An Islamic Perspective

Anis Ahmad

Comment

• The Secretary General’s Report on UN Reforms

Samiullah Koreshi

• Summary of Dialogues at IPS in 2005

IPS Report