Philosophy of Islam
I LIVE in Canada but often visit Pakistan. I notice two types of differences in how Islam is practised in the two countries. The first is a much wider range…
Who’s afraid of Sophia?
It was quite interesting to see AI robot ‘Sophia’ interacting with all at the entrance of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The…
Economic manifestos of major parties: philosophy, vehicles, and goals
Although elections are right around the corner on February 8, leaving little time for discussion on manifestos, the three major political parties – PPP (Pakistan People’s Party), PML-N (Pakistan Muslim…
As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies
California start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence (AI)…
Apply the new development philosophy for high-quality development
(— First part of the “China in the past decade” series) The past decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has been extraordinary in terms…
New status of Hagia Sophia
THE reversion of the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque is perhaps the most telling sign of the rolling back of Turkey’s secular character and a reflection of the…
Sophie’s choice: To IMF or not to IMF
Imran has proven the sceptics, and there were many, wrong. Plonked or arrived, with or without the machinations of the Establishment, thanks to PML-N renegades or off his own bat,…
Iqbal: poor philosophy, rich poetry
The state and its propaganda apparatus have been a great hindrance in the development of an objective approach or objective approaches to Iqbal. Yet, one can ask whether Iqbal didn’t…
Impediments to philosophy
The 20th century was unique because of the drastic changes and ruptures it witnessed in every sphere of life, including knowledge. It seems that during the last century creativity of…
The twin gifts of the sophisticates
The Urdu-speaking population which migrated from India at the time of Partition came in two categories: 1) the upper-crust or the elite class which settled in such places as Clifton,…
