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Civilization under threat?

Masood Kizilbash’s book ‘Human Conflict with Nature’ published by the Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre Islamabad in 2020 carries an intriguing subtitle – ‘Alarm Bell for the Demise of…

The civilizational context

Culture evolves over time. Civilizations take generations. In both instances, it would happen only if the initiative were supported by an intense consciousness. However, if there is a level of…

A civilization in decline?

In a significant move, the Chinese government has allowed couples to have three children. The permission replaces the two-child policy introduced in 2016. Until then, a one-child policy had remained…

Our failure as a civilization

If the novel coronavirus indeed goes away, and if we survive the virus, we should not remain unaffected. Even if we are able to do so, we should not be…

Fake news phenomenon

Fake news is the talk of the town these days. This form of communication is believed to have surfaced after the digital transformation of our channels of communication but it…

True riba-free Islamic banking

The motivation to provide interest- (riba) free financial services is derived from the desire of Muslim communities living in the modern age. The general perception of most of the critics…

The stories of Mall Road

Stars and Birds: Last week, our group of university students walked towards Nasir Bagh as the first stop in our tour of Mall Road. As I took a look around…