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Religious extremist terrorism’s spread

Recent events in Mozambique centring on religious extremist terrorists seizing Pemba, the capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which triggered a mass exodus of local people and foreigners…

Religious And Political Books

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…

Religious Unity

Religious unity

The main objective of militants such as the Taliban is to expand. They were initially a small group of people with an extremist interpretation of their own, but as time…

Caring for a newborn

Breastfeeding is an essential practice that guarantees the survival and wellbeing of infants throughout their lives. It provides numerous health benefits and optimal nutrition and contributes to cognitive development. Breastfeeding…

The golden jubilee

I am grateful to all my family members, friends and relatives who expressed their best wishes on my 50th birthday on November 1. Birthdays carry special importance for people. This…

Unity of faith

IS there unity among religions or does each religion stand alone, with no relation to the other? Prima facie, the diversity of faiths makes it almost impossible to see a…

A scholar of peace (Part – II)

While discussing Wahiduddin we cannot escape his forays into the realm of the war between religion and science. His book ‘Mazhab aur Science’ – first published in 1971 as a…

Unity with all

Today, two weeks have passed since my beloved older brother Dr Prem Kumar Vankwani left us. In this critical time, the tense situation in the country has saddened me more.…

Getting out of the grey list

In its plenary session in October 2019, the FATF – while noting that Pakistan had made progress on 21 action plans out of 27 given by the agency – decided…