The beloved Prophet (PBUH)
Islam is the pinnacle of revealed religions. With the advent of Islam, the revelation of God's word to mankind stood completed. And our beloved Holy Prophet (PBUH) is the Last…
Reflections from the Holy Month
The Holy Month of Ramadan, or Ramzaan, is almost over. Like every year, hundreds of millions of Muslims have spent these last four weeks voluntarily depriving ourselves of food, water…
The web of holy deceit
When the much-hyped peace process with the Taliban began, this is what I wrote in this space on February 5: “If the Taliban do not want peace short of capturing…
Karbala glimpses
COMMUNITIES across the Muslim world, particularly in South Asia and the Middle East, are familiar with the heartrending epic of Karbala, as the event is firmly embedded in the cultural…
Education emergency: now or never
“Let me read, let me grow”, said a 10-year-old child I met in Mirpurkhas. And this is primarily the voice of every child I have met in Pakistan. The first…
Polarization and threat to society
Long hauls often necessitate one to walk around inside the aircraft. I often stand peering through the tiny window on the emergency door, looking down at the passing ‘Lilliputian’ landscape…
What does privacy mean?
Power and rights are neither absolute nor permanent but dynamic, situational, contested and socially constructed concepts. Power, in the sociological context does not merely mean raw physical force or economic…
The welfare of minorities
EACH year, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom publishes its annual report, which normally includes a chapter on Pakistan. In its 2022 report, the Commission focused on blasphemy and…
Labour movements
AS we approach May Day, it is fitting to revisit its origins and the struggle of workers to achieve an eight-hour workday. American workers resorted to their first general strike…
Adding $80 billion to the GDP
Can you name the country where women have the smallest share of senior, managerial and legislative roles? Can you name the country that has one of the largest gaps between…
