I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran By: Reuters on February 14, 2019Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air and waved it above her head. A crowd formed. People shouted at her to come down. She knew all along she was going to be arrested. But she did it anyway, she says, to change the country for her eight-year-old daughter. “I … [Read more...] about I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran
Our blindfolded youth By: Taha Najeeb on January 30, 2019Imagine a young boy, in his early teens, who lives in a ghetto of a big city. Every day he goes to a run-down government school where he is asked, often by an uninspiring underpaid teacher, to learn everything by rote. On exam day, this poor soul is expected to reproduce, verbatim, all the Urdu ghazals he had to mindlessly memorise, the names of planets in the solar system, the birthdates of … [Read more...] about Our blindfolded youth
I am not myself either! By: Ali Jan Maqsood on January 30, 2019I had heard as a child lot that chameleons always sit on a branch of a tree and start counting the days of the week. It wonders, "When the ninth day of the week comes, I will eat the entire humanity and finish it off." It wanted to be the sole king of the entire universe afterwards. I always wondered that chameleons are small and human beings are so big, how can it eat us? I got the answer that in … [Read more...] about I am not myself either!
A good deed always pays By: Adnan Maqsood on January 30, 2019Once there lived a man named Khalid with his wife Gulatoon and their two children Munib and Fatima. Khalid was an engineer and one of the richest persons in the society. Mahwish was Khalid's neighbour who was working in Khalid's home. She used to cook for the small family. She also had a son named Shahmir. On Munib's birthday, Khalid conducted a big party in his house. On the same day, it was … [Read more...] about A good deed always pays
Ajoka Theatre pays tribute to Saadat Hasan Manto By: Arsalan Haider on January 30, 2019Ajoka Theatre presented a befitting tribute to legend of Urdu short stories Saadat Hasan Manto with the performance of the classic Toba Tek Singh based on a famous short story written by him at Alhamra Arts Council on Tuesday. This was the inaugural performance of Day 2 of the Manto Drama Festival arranged by Lahore Arts Council. The play highlighted the talent and expertise of emerging young … [Read more...] about Ajoka Theatre pays tribute to Saadat Hasan Manto
Celebrating Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti’s message of love, peace and generosity By: Afza Raheel on January 29, 2019Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti (RA) was born to a respected family who were descendants of Hazrat Ali (RA) through his sons Hazrat Imam Hassan and Hazrat Imam Hussain. He was born birth in the village of Sanjar in 537AH which still exists today. His father's name was Khawaja Ghayasuddin and his mother was Bibi Umulvara. She was extremely happy when she knew she was expecting a baby and she herself … [Read more...] about Celebrating Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti’s message of love, peace and generosity
A message to Pakistani liberals By: Taha Najeeb on January 29, 2019I commend your spirit of introspection. Self-criticism is the primary instrument of course-correction for a society, especially a society as large and as troubled as ours. It is commendable when you roll up your sleeves, say every anniversary of the 1965 or '71 - wars we fought with India - and point to our follies and our missteps; mistakes we could have avoided. National pride does not equate … [Read more...] about A message to Pakistani liberals
Men are not superior to women By: Zeeshan Nasir on January 29, 2019As Allah says in the holy Quran ,"O Man! Fear your Lord who has created you from a single soul, then from it created its mate and from these two, spread the creation of countless men and women. Fear Allah through whom you demand your mutual rights and do not cut relations of the womb. Surely, Allah is ever an all-Watcher over you." Surah An-Nisa (4:1) This verse clearly explains that men and … [Read more...] about Men are not superior to women
Canada ranked #1 country in the world for quality of life on January 29, 2019Canada has been named the third best country in the world. It has also been named the #1 country in the world in 2019 for quality of life for the fourth year in a row. Overall, Canada also ranked as the third best country in the world for women, third for education and second for corporate headquarters. The study, conducted by US News & World Report in partnership with Y&R's BAV and … [Read more...] about Canada ranked #1 country in the world for quality of life
God and the blind man By: Fazal Baloch on January 28, 2019In his late middle age, one day he felt that everything around him was out of proportion. Initially, he did not disclose it to anybody and waited for the things to get back to the track themselves. But such did not happen. He noticed that earlier when he went to bed, he would continue to sleep peacefully unless somebody jolted him out of slumber in the morning. But now he would shudder out of … [Read more...] about God and the blind man
