My Experience of Child Abuse by Nadia Khan Yousafzai
Note: “Zohra is 23 years old and lives in New York, USA. Her name and city is changed for privacy purpose.” “We were playing this...
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Naseeruddin Shah remembers Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah was hardly individualistic, in fact as a student at FTII, he was scarcely distinguishable from his two closest friends Ravi Ojha and Gopal...
What Delhi Needs to Learn from Islamabad by SYED ATA HASNANIN
Recently Pakistan was embarrassed in the UN General Assembly by its Permanent Representative’s gaffe, when she waved the photograph of a Palestinian girl injured in...
A SHADOW OF KARBALA by Asif Farrukhi
More than a thousand years ago, a small group, including women and children, fearing bloodshed in the sanctified city of Makkah began an arduous journey...
Polygamy in Pakistan by HILDE JACOBS
The interpretation of the sacred Koran varies quite significantly amidst the Muslim community. So if you for example look at the sura regarding Polygamy in...
Nouman Ali Khan Scandal and my Dismay by Humera Gul
It was 2010 Icna convention, that was the first time I met with Muslim Scholar Nouman Ali Khan and his family. I saw his wife...
“Flights From My Terrace” by LOPA BANERGEE
Filled with vivid, veritable expressions, descriptions connoting the joie de vivre of life in its small, yet discerning moments, Santosh Bakaya’s treasure trove of 58...
Sex and Teenagers by RIMLI BHATTACHARYA
Sex is a fascinating subject because of the strong feelings involved, because of its potential for pleasure, and because of the deeply held cultural beliefs...
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE PARIVAR OF HATE by Rahman Abbas
“Kerala Hindu Aikya Vedi” state president K P Sasikala hasn’t surprised me but has certainly ashamed Pakistani Taliban. The leader of “parivar” (family) of hate...
The Myth of Glorious Past by AFTAB AWAN
All of us have grown reading and hearing about the glorious past of the Muslims. Religious leaders and parties often talk about the glorious past...
Learn to Dialogue by FAROOQ BALOCH
It’s erroneous to deny the existence of differences, but it could be a blessing if difference of opinion furnish a base for learning & research,...
Terrorists are Watching Over Educational Institutions by SYED IRFAN MEHDI
Law enforcement agencies have arrested Sheharyar Abdullah Hashmi the head of the extremist group named “Ansar-ul-Shariah” in Karachi. During the operation more than 6 terrorists...
Murder of a Liberal Voice: Gauri Lankesh by ASHRAF LONE
The murder of a journalist and activist, always fighting for the cause of the poor, marginalised and tribals, Gauri Lankesh on 5 September in Bengaluru...
Hindu Extremism in India BY KHALID UMAR
Religious demographic data shows that there are 2.2 billion Christians (32% of the world’s population), 1.6 billion Muslims (23%), 1 billion Hindus (15%), nearly 500...
Animal Cruelty in Pakistan by HILDE JACOBS
When I chatted on Skype with a friend in Pakistan he lifted his cat greeting me with its sweet face. I was touched by the...
“Love, Sex, and Marriage in Ancient Egypt” by JOSHUA J MARK
Although marriages in ancient Egypt were arranged for communal stability and personal advancement, there is ample evidence that romantic love was as important to the people as...
“Partition didn’t do to the Muslims what ‘secular’ India has done” by ASAD ZAIDI
In the small Rajput state of Karauli (in eastern Rajasthan), ruled from the Sultanate era by largely non-literate Jadon rulers claiming direct descent from Lord...
“First Answer is Your Failure” by Kaleem Bukhari
Nowadays in Pakistan, Trump’s warning is hot issue. The US president has blamed Pakistan for being “the safe heaven of terrorist organizations”. On the other...
Rohingyas: The Persecuted Minority by ASHRAF LONE
From last few days, images and videos of helpless Rohingya Muslims of Burma are being circulated on Facebook and other social media. In some videos,...
“Fear & Chaos: A primal abyss” by SHAM ALI
We’ve dealt with every kind of religious nut in the world. Think about it, read your own history. From 1947 to 2016, we’ve seen every...
