Technology, gender, ethics
The world was left in shock when reports emerged that between April and June 2019, not a single girl was born in 132 villages in India’s Uttarakhand state. These villages…
Work ethics & Islam
MOHAMMED Abduh, the famous Egyptian Islamic scholar and jurist had once said: “I went to the West and saw Islam but there were no Muslims. I came to the East…
Religious bigotry
Priyantha Kumara was my country’s proud foreign worker. He hailed from Sri Lanka, and practised a faith alien to many of us. Those were his brief but illustrative credentials, as…
Religious and political books
It is the sacred month of Ramazan and we have entered the second phase leading towards its completion. Many books have been published on religious matters and I would like…
Ethics of generosity
Giving of one’s charitable feelings to the needy has been an integral part of human society since time immemorial. This tradition is now being extended beyond the personal level to…
Morals, manners and ethics
Ethics may also be defined as knowledge and relationships, especially those dealing with mutual social relations that are considered to be morally acceptable or not. In Markham’s words (see Part…
Culture, ethics & architecture
Building and construction have been significant activities in human civilisation. The journey from caves to building gigantic cities reflects the enormous interest and capacity of human beings in these areas.…
What options on the Pak-Afghan table?
In deference to Turkiye's request, Pakistan agreed to continue the talks with the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul. A meeting of the Pakistani and Afghan principals (possibly defence ministers) on November…
Flawed deportation policy
PAKISTAN had set Sept 1, 2025, as the deadline for Afghan migrants to return to Afghanistan. This is the culmination of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan that started in November 2023. Even those…
The indignity of disaster
Human dignity is a universal concept. From religious theologies to Kantian ideas of freedom and ethics, there is an inherent dignity that forms the foundation of all laws and regulations.…
