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Whitney Wolfe: The Queen Bee of Bumble

If you have dedication, courage and confidence in yourself, then even the strongest tempest can't break your dreams Success stories are often made of impossible...

Unheard, unemployed degree holders of J&K

The freeze on recruitment in the education department is shattering the dreams of thousands of scholars The administration of J&K has decided to make sure...

The deadly customs post death

Samiya Bint Nazir We come to this world only to return back. Inna lillah wa inna ilahi rajaoon. There isn’t a single exception to this...

In South Africa as in Palestine: Why We Must Protect the Legacy of Desmond Tutu

Long before intersectionality became a prevailing concept which helped delineate the relationship between various marginalized and oppressed groups, late South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu...

My Mother: Epitome of Shafaqat, Sakhawat and Itaat

I wasn't beside her when she battled for her life in the Intensive Care Unit of SKIMS, though we were both admitted to the...

How Israel’s ‘Facebook Law’ Plans to Control All Palestinian Content Online

It is ironic that even former right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had rejected a Knesset (Israeli Parliament) bill which proposed to give the...

The damage done by social media trials

Social media has become an integral part of each individual’s life as it is accessible through smartphones, computers, and tablets. In a democracy it...

When home becomes hell

More and more parents are making the lives of their children miserable If producing kids is the only qualification to be a parent, then animals...

Why is Law fundamental to Society

Law serves as a norm of conduct for citizens. It provides order and equity between the three branches of government. Without law there would...

Turn to the Turnip (Gugej)

The turnip, locally known as ‘Gugej’, is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The turnip is...

Not necessary to be an engineer after studying engineering

After completing a degree in engineering we generally look for jobs that are related to engineering and thus limit ourselves to a career in...

Teachers deserve better

In this part of the world which is famous as Reash Waer, the most important and respectable section of society, that of teachers, is...

The humanity that also travels in public transport

A few weeks back I was planning to write about the tribulations that women face while travelling in public transport. Before I could put...

An exclusive interview with Chilai Kalaan

Chilai Kalan is about to breathe his last to let the Chilai Khurd blossom. In the final breaths of Chilai Kalan, I was able...

What my first class as a teacher taught me

A year back or so, I was given a task to teach a novel to students of 11th and 12th standard. The text which...

The many worlds of Physics

The level of fascination that unproved theories in particular, and physics in general, hold is beyond words Fundamental physics may come across as a plain...

East-West Stalemate

SYED SHAHAB U DIN ANDRABI An erstwhile part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until its collapse, Ukraine is the second-largest country in Eastern Europe...

Omicron: A Variant of Concern or A Natural Vaccine or A Big Unknown?

One of the lessons to be learned from climate change, biodiversity loss, urban sprawl, ethnic conflicts, and economic down-turns is that when we abuse...

Omicron: The Clever Viral Strain

How is Omicron different from Delta? Studies suggest that Omicron spreads 70 times faster than previous coronavirus variants, especially the Delta variant. The Omicron variant...

The Real ‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Palestinian Hunger Striker Abu Hawash Forced Israeli Concession

As soon as media reports emerged regarding a deal between Palestinian prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawash and the Israeli prison authorities, Israeli extremists, led by...

Journey to the Mysterious Self

An American writer and a publisher, John, is travelling to Varanasi on a train. He meets a rather interesting man, Yogesh, who is a...

The linguistics of justice (‘adl) in the Qur’an

Justice towards the self affects justice in society, and justice in society has its impact on justice to the self The most common term for...

‘If you confer a favour, don’t boast’

Islam gives much emphasis on charity. Giving charity doesn't decrease one's wealth but instead Allah increases it. It is a virtuous deed. Helping the...

A letter to my lost brother

3 years without you have been like 3 epochs, of pain and emptiness. I miss you every day. My Dear Rubba, It would be 3 years,...

Coming This 2022: Refugees, Democracy and Human Rights

Although 2021 is now behind us, there are many issues that will linger for a while, or much longer, and will certainly dominate much...

The creature that is the totalitarian state

Orwell’s Animal Farm tell us that all revolutions which begin in the name of brotherhood ultimately end up in total betrayal Should we call it...

The natural, and medicinal, bounties of Lotus Stem (Nadru)

Lotus is a herbaceous perennial aquatic plant which belongs to the Nelumbonaceae family. Lotus stem, locally known as “Nadru” in Kashmir and “Kamal Kakdi”...

Belarus deploys migrants in clash with European Union

The key to this migrant crisis has been Putin. He has been Lukashenko’s benefactor and guarantor. When Alexander Lukashenko crushed a nationwide revolt against his...

Bangladesh’s role in combating maritime threat in the strategic Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, is of great political, economic, and cultural importance to its coastal countries of...

Dostoevsky: Investigator of the Deep Abyss of Consciousness

The Russian master hammered at the prototypes of cold-rationality of European Enlightenment that turned man into machine and everything into materialism and claimed that...

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