THE VIOLENCE DEBATE Teaching the Oppressed How to Fight Oppression

RAMZY BAROUD analyses the ground reality prevailing in Palestine and laments on how the suffering Palestinians are taught to practise non-violence....

Live-in Relations not OK

How a father will react if he comes to know that his daughter has been enjoying live-in relation with someone for years; she is pregnant and still not married! He might like to settle the matter marrying her with the man. For this he might seek legal...

Do It for 15-20 Minutes

Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz–e–kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Do this for no less than 15-20 minutes. Keep up the chant of “No God besides God!” for all of a quarter of an hour plus five ...

A Legal, Legitimate Battle

A too-loaded question is doing rounds in the cafes, conferences, talk-shows, drawing rooms and corridors of power. Each and every political party, particularly in the Hindi belt, is viewing it from the Muslim vote angle. What is noteworthy is that in...

Generation of Awareness and Publicity against Corruption

Corruption and crime are universal phenomena observed in all societies throughout history. Right from his establishment on earth man is provided with guidance on right and wrong from his Creator, as per major religions. It is due to deviation from th...

Extra-Marital Affairs A Sociological Insight

Marriage being the most ancient and regarded as the first social institution of the recorded human history is continuously, though slowly, losing its sanctity and moral foundations in the contemporary times. A sanctioned system for two individuals to...

RISK MANAGEMENT The Challenge Islamic Banking Continues to Grapple with

There is no need to introduce Islamic banking industry which is widely known not only in the Muslim world but also in non-Muslim world. A few decades ago it was characterised as a period of revival. Now, in the current decade, it is characterised as ...

The Dance of Secularism

Nehruvian concept of secularism: respect for all religions, was once again put on trial by history to prove its secular credentials and its ‘respect for all religions’ slogan on September 30. It was this day, when everyone regardless of h...

• Justice is Awaited
  By DR. SYED KHALID IQUBAL HAIDER