Jihad for ijtihad
MANY non-Muslims in the West and Muslims who perpetrate violence to achieve their aims equate jihad with holy war. The West expands it to imply terrorism. This connotation is often…
Is ‘ijtihad’ a closed deal?
After the recent fatwa from Dar-ul-Uloom, Deoband, (some deny that a fatwa was issued) saying that a Muslim woman cannot work with strange men and if she did her earnings…
From jihad to ijtihad
‘Jihad’, with its imbued wrong meaning, became a notorious word in the West after 9/11. Terror now has an overwhelming presence in parts of the Muslim world, including Pakistan, Afghanistan…
We need unions
THE ticking time bomb that is Pakistan’s young and increasingly rudderless population is begging for our attention. This was underlined in sensational and violent fashion this past week at the…
Pakistan, Islam & education
WHEN a patient’s condition turns critical, doctors often say it is time for dua (prayer) more than dawa (medicine or treatment). Current Pakistani conversations across all classes about the state…
Haziq-ul-Khairi
MORE than 91 years ago a child was born to an enlightened and highly literary family. He himself grew up to make a worthy contribution to society as a public…
Dream party
Pakistan needs a dream political party to steer the country out of its current crisis. A party that has the vision and ability to introduce reforms, and the courage to…
Student unions
ON Feb 9, 1984, Gen Ziaul Haq dealt an existential blow to Pakistan when he banned student unions. They were never truly restored though several civilian governments followed him and…
Restoring unions
IN a recent incident at Sindh University, Jamshoro, 75 students were arrested in a police crackdown. A case of terrorism and sedition was registered against them. Just a day earlier,…
Convocation of RIU held
The seventeen convocation of Riphah International University was held at the convention centre here. Riphah International University (RIU) is the only university, which is organising the education and training of…
