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Does the Shariah permit trading shares?

The law is always catching up to the inventiveness of merchants. Islamic jurisprudence and commercial law, is no exception. Two modern inventions-the fiat-money banking system and the business corporation-have posed…

Laws Of Punishment

Laws of punishment

The retrogressive slide in Pakistan just got more pronounced with the Farzana Parveen case. The 25-year-old pregnant woman bludgeoned to death in front of the Lahore High Court fuelled the…

Malaysia’s new crisis

In a first, the recently concluded general elections in Malaysia – held on Saturday, November 19 – have produced a hung parliament. Malaysian authorities had called early elections to end…

Afghan women

The recent set of retrogressive policies announced by the Afghan Taliban has created concerns among women’s rights activists and all those who value human rights. These obscurantist rules fly in…

A ‘people’s’ History And Its Sources

A ‘people’s’ history and its sources

Another way of looking at a people’s history is through a gender lens. It means not only looking at the past from a gender perspective but also documenting the present…

Give Beast A Chance

Give beast a chance

It is surprising when so many people ask, ‘what is ailing Pakistan and what can be done about it?’ The answer is right there, but perhaps it is not to…

Egypt And The US

Egypt and the US

It was hardly much of a surprise. The removal of Egypt's democratically elected leader by an army that owes its prominence and survival to US support ($1.2 billion annual funding)…

Uncertain Times

Uncertain times

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan had once remarked that Pakhtun women were more intelligent than their husbands. He had of course meant no offence to the men but only expected them…

Is Land Reform Off The Menu – I?

Is land reform off the menu – I?

In a recent TV interview, Imran Khan, Chairman TI, has revealed that a great debate has been going on in his party regarding land reforms. However, the arguments and proponents…