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Remarkable Personalities

Remarkable personalities

It is not difficult to find good books. If not available in our own language, one can find translations from other languages. However, the reading culture nosedived with the advent…

The BJP Woos Muslims

The BJP woos Muslims

Not long ago, Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the office of India’s prime minister, famously refused to accept a skullcap that was…

Poet for all times

Yesterday – on November 9 – the 146th birthday of our national poet Allama Iqbal, born in the city of Sialkot, was celebrated not only in our beloved country but…

The Travel Ban

The travel ban

In his landmark work, Orientalism, Edward Said theorised that Muslims are fundamentally subjects of study and scrutiny for Western outsiders, systematically excluded from the enterprise of contributing and commenting on…

Raising Children

Raising children

As society loses its ethical and moral foundations, the younger generations seem to be growing up in a vacuum. Yet, almost every Muslim house spends so much time and effort…

Invaluable Treasures

Invaluable treasures

Today is not about the unsung heroes of our nuclear programme, but about three important books, one on the Quran and the other two on great Muslim personalities. Before commenting…

Bipartisan hate

This week, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani made history by becoming the first Muslim mayor of New York City. His road to victory was anything but smooth. After he secured a…

Why is right-wing populism surging?

Have you ever tried to critically analyse how the global economy structurally functions or which underlying factors influence the world's socioeconomic ecosystem? Edward Bernays, a renowned author and propagandist, states…