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The Conquest of Constantinople

Twenty-three armies including Sultan Murad II’s failed in their attempts to conquer the city of Constantinople. Sultan Murad II, who assumed the throne in...

Evolution of women’s education: From a right to a necessity

Gender inequality has been an issue for decades and even after all these years, women are still not being treated the same as men...

The Fight For Africa: The Legacy of the Soviet Union vs Western Colonialism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with...

Let’s Commemorate Karbala in Other Ways

The session of remembrance and mourning around each Muharram was never a ritual to be performed on annual basis. It is but our open...

Ziauddin Sardar: A Polymath

“I have multiple identities. I’m British. I’m Pakistani. I’m Muslim. I’m a writer. I’m a father. And each identity has rich overtones. So I...

Teachers are also mentors, counsellors, fellow learners and friends

We teachers have lost our image of role models because we aren't coming out of the traditional teaching-learning process Teachers are the driving force behind...

Difficulties in life don’t come to destroy you

When everything in your life seems to be falling apart; when the season of hope has passed and the darkness of despair has enveloped...

My Future Self Speaking

Spring-cleaning my room, I stumbled across a photograph of mine. With tears in my eyes, I still remember the worst of the times. The...

Are history books telling the truth about Mashriqi, Jinnah & Gandhi?

Part 2 To stop any political maneuvering once and for all, on March 1, 1947, Mashriqi ordered 300,000 Khaksars to assemble in Delhi by June...

The Wise Elders: Let us follow their path

Staying young, wild and free is a blessing that doesn’t last forever. Growing and aging is a natural process that every individual experiences. As...

Are history books telling the truth about Mashriqi, Jinnah & Gandhi?

Part 1 People around the world have been made to believe that M.A. Jinnah created Pakistan, that M.K. Gandhi was the champion of India’s freedom,...

Living in the moment

If I were to foregather people suffering psychologically, and given a chance to provide them with a way out, I would make them aware...

Hussain, the Hero of Karbala

Pages of history bear witness to the fortitude, courage and determination of scores of warriors and fighters who have left indelible marks on the...

Why I love Abul Ala Maududi (RA)

When the world used to believe that Islam is just a set of rituals like other religions, a man came and crushed this idea...

Impact of Global Warming on Jammu and Kashmir

Temperature of the region has increased by 1.2 degree Celsius over the last century, higher than the global average of 0.8 to 0.9 degree...

Why Resistance Matters: Palestinians are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance

Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralizing conditions, their collective...

The emerging retail market in India: A robust, revolutionary sector

India is one of the most promising and developing marketplaces in the world. There is a great deal of desire among multinational corporations to...

Road Accidents: Response as bystander and as society

I have no trouble remembering the worst day of my life as I write this. I didn't lose my job, split up with my...

Depression: The Emotional Sinkhole of Life

Freud began his well-known exploration of depression and its link to aggression in “Mourning and Melancholia”. He theorised that in response to the experience...

Washington is the Problem, Not the Solution

Why Mahmoud Abbas is seeking new ‘powerful’ sponsors To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms...

Maulana Azad Library in AMU: A world of knowledge and culture

I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library: Jorge Luis Borges A library, as we know, is a powerhouse of knowledge...

What Shall I Call You?

What shall I call you my dears? You are beautiful and fragrant flowers Your fragrance I smell, everywhere I go You are bright stars in the sky I...

Idealism: A difficult, but rewarding, path

What do we study for? If somebody were to ask me this question, I would point-blank reply that we study just for money. This...

The Climate Crisis: Difficult Decisions to Make

Uncomfortable situations of having to take tough calls for the environment, will unfortunately, but entirely of our own doing, become a regular part of...

Own Me, Death

Death, you always play games with me In just a blink of an eye, you are so close to me and as I close my eyes,...

Don’t Worry: Trust the almighty and live without fear or worry. Whatever tomorrow brings, it will bring the best, In-sha’Allah

Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi Today we are worried about tomorrow, and tomorrow we will be worried about the day after. We always fear about the future,...

The War ‘Diplomat’: How Borrell, the West Lost the ‘Global Battle of Narratives’

In a blog entry, reflecting on the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia on July 7-8, the High Representative of the European Union,...

Money, health, family and happiness

Bullets, blood, burnt human bodies, destroyed cities and countries ended the World War 2. It was only after a world war that Homo sapiens...

What do the forests bear? Soil, water and pure air

Remembering the Chipko Movement and legacy of people’s efforts for forest conservation Chipko movement was not some instantaneous movement which by chance was led by...

Vocational Education in the light of NEP 2020

Education is the key to achieving full human potential. Access to quality education is the solution for continued growth in economy, social justice and...

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