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Sustainability and Islamic finance

The unique characteristic of Medina Economics is the fact that almost all the building blocks of the Islamic economic system were completed in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)…

The Quest For An Islamic State

The quest for an Islamic state

The political ferment in Pakistan over the last few months has unexpectedly prompted excessive scrutiny and comment on my article, ‘The illusion of parliamentary democracy’ (October 26). There has been…

Islamic History

Islamic history

My dear friend and noted lawyer, Barrister Muhammed Iqbal Jafree of Salarpur, forwarded me a gem of an email from Ms Mahnoor Khan, which she had sent to Pak Tea…

Studying humanities

TRADITIONALLY, developed societies have solved their problems and progressed through a partnership between universities and industry, through research and thought leadership emerging from universities, and through professional training provided at…

HEC notifies revised curricula

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has notified four revised curricula in the disciplines of Political Science, Islamic Studies, Remote Sensing & GIS and Architecture. The curricula have been revised…

Resetting the system?

THE move speaks volumes about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s politics of religiosity. The man he has chosen to head the newly established National Rehmatul-lil-Aalameen Authority (NRA), as part of his effort to…

Let’s save a library

The cost of ignorance in some societies is more than the value they put in acquiring knowledge. If you doubt this statement, just have a look at how many libraries…

Riphah University invites applications for admission

The Riphah International University has invited applications for admission to Spring 2024 programmes at its Faisalabad Campus. A spokesman for the university said here on Wednesday that admissions were being…