A heartfelt apology to Jinnah on April 15, 2016As I sit to pen this article, my heart saddens and feels burdened. I ashamedly confess how Jinnah’s dream has been shattered and demolished by those whose forefathers selflessly gave their lives to achieve a separate homeland. I know the Quaid, the pioneer of freedom, would turn in his grave after knowing our condition. My […]
Blasphemy: a user-friendly tool on July 30, 2013Since 1947 there has been a series of wounds to the ‘Land of the Pure’. History is long and there is hardly any person who is unaware of it. To make the long history short, 2012 ended after driving some Hindus out of Pakistan. And 2013 started with brutal killings of our Shia brethren. The […]
Religion and rituals on July 23, 2013A religious ritual or rite is an established ceremony prescribed by a religion. Every religion consists of a number of rituals that are repeatedly observed by the followers of the religion. These rituals serve a sacred purpose of making a communication with the divine power responsible for creation. The majority of religious rituals are public […]
Beauty in diversity on October 31, 2011In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, ‘diversity’ is defined as: “When many different types of things or people are included in something.” Diversity is a gift of God and different research and studies demonstrate that nature encourages diversity and it matters. If we just focus on our bodies we are blessed with different organs and […]