Massacre of a Language – By Adil Najam
urdu alphabets Although our son is only five months old, like all new parents we tend to be overeager about ‘planning’ his future. One element...
:::::::::::::::::: To the reverence of Word, which makes sacred the tip of a Pen :::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: لفظ کی حرمت کے نام ، جو نوک ِ قلم پر احرام بندھتا ہے :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Why didn’t the Scientific Revolution happen in Islam? – By Pervez Hoodbhoy
Every great civilization writes its own history, selectively extracts data from the past, and then proves to its satisfaction that its greatness has no peer...
Book Review: Friends Not Masters [Autobiography of General Ayub Khan]
Book Review: Friends Not Masters Author: Mohammad Ayub Khan Review by Raza Bashir Even though it is an autobiography that the author calls a...
Psychology of Suicide ’Bombers’ – By Khalid Sohail
Who are the people who get involved in “terrorist attacks”? Why would someone kill innocent civilians? What kind of personalities and philosophies do such people...
10 Kinds of People of Pakistan – By Khaled Ahmed
10 Kinds of People of Pakistan – Khaled Ahmed [Download PDF]
The Argumentative Amartya? – By Farzana Versey
The tragedy of Amartya Sen is of being a non-hero, a Buddha without renunciation. There has been a great deal of flurry over his new...
Building Barriers in Britain – By Farouq Taj
The veil is driving a wedge between Muslims and their neighbours British Muslims have been at the receiving end of much criticism lately. Everyone seems...
Burqah, Secularism & Liberalism – By Raza Habib
They (orthodox Muslims) are ready to cry foul when something happens in France while being supportive of Taliban oppression in our side of the world....
Bhuttos Never Die – By Dilawar Asghar
It was Zulfikar Bhutto who rebuilt this shattered Pakistan, who gave common man a voice. A green passport to a laborer so he or she...
USA and Muslims
Muslim extremists generally dislike non-Muslims and they hate various people at local level, for example Chechens, Pakistanis and Arabs hate Russians, Indians and Israelis respectively....
24 Hours in Dubai – Dunes and Dinars – By Naeem Randhawa
Burqas at the Airport. The woman looks up from examining my papers, and now is glaring at me. I remove my sunglasses and smile, somewhat surprised...
An Analysis of the Information Technology Industry in Pakistan – By Faraz Hoodbhoy
Pakistan Map 1.0 Abstract This paper presents a personal perspective of the state of Information Technology (IT) industry in Pakistan. It is a collection of...
“BOL” A Very Bold Movie – By Ras Siddiqui
This movie has taken the cloak (and clothes) off many segments of current Pakistani society and parts of it will make the viewer quite uncomfortable....
Thirteen Books You Should’ve Read But Probably Haven’t!
Part One: Non-Fiction 1. The Koran Interpreted by A. J. Arberry. The sacred book of Islam, this is also the supreme masterpiece of Arabic literature...
The Mosquito – By Beej K Singh
He was running between two tall buildings. There was a power outage. It was a narrow lane. There was mud, there were open sewers on...
Ambri (Mother) A Poem by Anwar Masood – By Asif Naqshbandi
The poem highlights many things which are a part of rural Punjabi culture, especially the spoilt upbringing of male children, in particular, and the...
A Glimpse Into Life In Pakistan on Celluloid – By Shoma Chatterji
Despite the brouhaha around Pakistani politics, cricket and film stars, it is strange that as Indians, we do not have even a nodding acquaintance with...
In memory of Dr. Abdus Salam – By Professor Jogesh Pati
[This article was published in Physics Today (August 1997). It is being reproduced here with the permission of the author] Abdus Salam died at age...
Faiz Ahmad Faiz – A Blameworthy Sufi? – By Asif Naqshbandi
A Translation of Faiz’s Last Poem As the Urdu-speaking world gathers to commemorate the quarter-centenial anniversary of Urdu’s greatest poet since Iqbal, it is worth...
Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan : A Tribute by Asif Naqshbandi
I met Asad Amanat Ali Khan a few years ago; I didn’t think I’d never meet him again. I was quite shocked to learn, relatively...
Amrita Pritam: A reincarnation of Waris Shah
Amrita Pritam always reminded me of a re-incarnation of Waris Shah. Both were Punjabi Poets pare excellence, both preached non-violence, and both were one of...
Mevlana Rumi visit Allama Iqbal – Story narrated by Dr. Javid Iqbal
Justice Dr. Javid Iqbal, who passed away recently, narrates some interesting events in his book ‘Apna Garebaan Chaak‘, a candid biography of his father Dr....
Nobel Award of Dr. Abdus Salam – GC University Lahore
I am unsure whether it is fortunate or unfortunate that when one imagines Pakistan’s contribution to science, there is only one name that emerges in mind. Dr....
Anwar Masood’s punjabi poem ‘Baddal’ (Clouds)
Anwar Masood is one of the rare people I have seen who can make you laugh and weep in the same mehfil. As a master...
