Syed Ishrat Husain

There are two opposite sides of Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir; I would like to present both sides briefly before coming to a conclusion. A Ferocious villain: In 1660 Aurangzeb emerged as the undisputed Emperor of Hindustan. He outmanoeuvred his three brothers, Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja, and Murad. He executed two of his brothers, driven the third […]

In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate. God is the first, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. Praise be to the absolute existence. God’s essence manifests so that the seed of Perfection, which lies latent within it, may become patent. My friend, the human spirit has entered this framework of the body […]

Difference, or, let us say, the right to differ, lies at the root of all knowledge, inquiry investigation, research and progress. While, therefore, we must strive to safeguard the right to differ, to question, to dissent and on occasion even to protest, we must at the same time strive to secure that our differences, in […]

Throughout the history, women have played a significant role in shaping the political and social history of our world. Women have since then been living and resisting sexism. Woman of substance or a feminist to my interpretation has nothing to do with degrading men. Feminism is about respecting diverse women’s experiences, identities, knowledge and strengths, […]

Sassui is the prettiest of all girls in the world. Oh prince, she is absolutely matchless. She is a fairy from Koh Qaaf. Her eyes are deeper than oceans on the earth, Her cheeks are brighter than stars in the sky, Her voice is sweeter than the cuckoos in the jungles. Whoever sees her smiling […]

My plan is to meet the Arabs in open battle, and fight with them with all possible vigour. If I overpower them, I shall crush them to death and my kingdom will then be put on a firm footing. But if I am killed honourably, the event will be recorded in the books of Arabia […]

Last week I wrote about Jinnah’s struggle and achievements of his educational and political career, since Jinnah is my hero for many reasons, I would like to share something about his life which is not known to many, perhaps known to many. Sir Dinshaw Petit father of Ruttie Petit belonged to a family of Parsi […]

On 20 October 1875 a son was born to Mithibai and Jenabhai in Karachi, who was named Mahomedalli Jinnahbhai. His birth certificate and school records show his name as Mahomedalli Jinnahbhai, and his date of birth was recorded as 20th October, 1875. He later on changed it to 25th December, 1876, not sure what was […]

On December 31 of last year, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of an outbreak of coronavirus causing severe illness, which was subsequently named SARS-CoV-2. As of April 01, 2020, nearly 874,560 COVID-19 cases have been documented, although many more mild cases have likely gone undiagnosed. The virus has killed over 43,428 people. Shortly […]

Sindh has been in the headlines for mostly wrong reasons; year 2019 has been oppressively troublesome for the Sindh government. HIV/AIDS: On April 25, 2019 authorities in Larkana announced the outbreak of HIV in RatoDero, a little city near Larkana in Sindh, at least 1,100 people, over 900 of which were children under 12 years […]