Earth alienation
Any major development in the field of science and the world of ideas leaves an indelible mark on the course of history and human consciousness. Sometimes society resists an invention…
Terrorism in Peshawar
The terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16 in which more than 130 young, innocent students were martyred, was cruel and conscienceless. Many of those…
The ulema’s marriage preoccupation
The one progressive piece of legislation passed in our history was Ayub Khan’s Family Laws Ordinance, 1963. It proclaimed the birth of no women’s revolution but merely put some brakes,…
Why we cannot hang extremism
The passing of the 21st constitutional amendment with no one voting against it apparently seems a victory for Mian Nawaz Sharif. However, there are reports of dissent within the PPP…
Lahore’s tryst with modernity
Despite its growth as an urban metropolis of nearly 10 million, Lahore continues to exhibit some of the same characteristics found in the more provincial towns of Punjab — ethnically…
What do we mean by resilience?
In a recent television talk, we were reminded by a fellow panellist with great conviction that one of the most obvious indicators of how uniquely resilient we are as a…
Malala and the West
When Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct 10, 2014, half the country exploded in joyous celebration, half exploded in outraged condemnation, and half exploded in studied indifference.…
The only way forward
I don’t know where and how he articulated it exactly, but Milan Kundera has described the singularly human capacity to overcome grief as the art of forgetting and living. It…
The province debate
"There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers…
History revised
The prescription of textbooks for students in schools and colleges, which offended the religious feelings of Muslims or were blatantly biased has been a long-standing grievance of the Muslims in…
