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Shaukat Ali, who enriched Pakistani culture with devotional music, passes away
Popular Punjabi folk singer Shaukat Ali passed away in Lahore after liver failure on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of passion-filled singing that included classic Punjabi poem, Kalam-e-Iqbal and ghazals. Ali’s protracted illness was the result...April 2, 2021 1979 0 -
New book “The Flying Man” spotlights the knowledge ethos of the Golden Age of Islam
The featured image shows an entrance to the Qalawun complex which had a Mansuri hospital in Cairo/Wikipedia Since the outbreak of COVID-19, one of the most commonly used medical terms has been quarantine, the practice of...March 26, 2021 3109 2 -
Balochistan’s season of mellow fruitfulness
In the last few years, I have been fortunate enough to visit and take some pictures of Natural scenes in the lovely but unexplored province of Balochistan. Especially, the time of winter is a fascinating part...March 10, 2021 1113 0 -
World’s 40% people do not have access to education in their language – UNESCO
Language, as we call it the mother tongue, plays a very important in role the lives of nations. It creates, and shapes the literature of the society, and helps blossom the personalities of individuals. Unfortunately, even...February 22, 2021 1719 0 -
Poem: In the company of saints
While I walked along my humble life With all the challenges, obstacles, and pains of a wife I embraced the saints and prophets who I’ve come to love through my life. I understood their struggles as...January 28, 2021 767 0 -
Poem: “A Little Girl’s Smile”
A little girl, with a smiling face and tattered clothes on her. Bare-footed, she walks slowly on the carpeted road. Watching around luxury vehicles loaded with the aristocracy, Lost in their own...January 1, 2021 1012 0 -
Poem of the week: “What is it that I seek?”
A force of such might it sets me free A light so bright it blinds me I heard it in the voice of the nightingale I know it was in the hearts of the wise I...December 5, 2020 1451 1 -
Poem: December is back
December is back back with its grey skies, and glacial cold. An old man holding a mug sips hot coffee, lost in thoughts. Dreaming of the olden days, the charming ways. Once he...November 27, 2020 1120 0 -
An enquiry into Nietzsche’s concept of Superman and Iqbal’s illustration of Perfect Man
When Friedrich Nietzsche ran to stop the brutal owner of a horse from thrashing it mercilessly in Turin, Italy, and threw his arms around the animal crying, “I understand your pain,” it gave us an extraordinary insight...November 9, 2020 5646 0 -
Sean Connery, the original James Bond, passes away
Sean Connery, the actor who originally played the role of British secret agent James Bond 007, and later outgrew that influence to star in multiple roles, passed away on Saturday aged 90. Connery rocketed to fame...October 31, 2020 898 0