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Why Napoleon provides Macron the way to bridge-building with French Muslims
As I write these lines, it appears that Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, has declared war on Islam after the tragic and unacceptable beheading of Samuel Paty, the French teacher. As a teacher myself, I...Oct 30, 2020 1175 0 -
A tribute to Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar, is a great translator of the Qur’an, and thanks to her for correcting the 1400-year-old misogynistic interpretations of verse 4:34 that bred resentment among Muslim women, most certainly American Muslim women. The traditional interpretations...Oct 21, 2020 1241 0 -
Introducing the Lioness of Karbala to the West
By Anna Gephart As a non-Muslim American I was in my “World of Islam” class at American University ready to learn about Islamic history when my professor, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, introduced our class to the story...Oct 13, 2020 1481 0 -
The day I went on air without break to support America’s interfaith conversation
On that tragic Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001, I was called on to address the emergency after the second tower in New York was hit by the terrorist plane. On the way to the Radio...Sep 11, 2020 1170 0 -
The speech that defeated the cruelest tyrant
Once I was at my office at the HEC in Islamabad and a government employee of a junior rank next to my office came to say salaam to me, probably curious about one of the few...Sep 5, 2020 3174 1 -
Iqbal interpreted and conveyed the message of Karbala in uniquely profound ways – Scholars
Gopi Chand Narang, a leading scholar of Urdu language and literature, has said Allama Iqbal stands unique in his profound expression of the message of Karbala, where Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family offered a sublime...Aug 28, 2020 2169 0 -
Where does hope lie in trying times?
In a time of misunderstanding among different communities, a rising pandemic, and adjustments in a new digital era, where can individuals find a beacon of light? On July 16th, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani High Commissioner...Aug 5, 2020 1300 0 -
Pakistan to use dexamethasone to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients
Pakistan will use dexamethasone to treat critical novel coronavirus patients after researchers in the United Kingdom announced that the inexpensive and widely available steroid cuts the risk of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed...Jun 19, 2020 1007 1 -
Pakistan seeks to combat locusts by turning them into chicken feed
Pakistani scientists have claimed the successful use of locusts in the production of chicken and animal feed as the insects presently invading the South Asian country are the best source of protein, much needed for raising...Jun 11, 2020 572 0 -
US says China should ease loan burden on Pakistan
By Huma Nisar and Muhammad Luqman America’ top State Department official dealing with South Asia has called on China to alleviate the burden of its “predatory, unsustainable and unfair lending” to Pakistan in view of the...May 22, 2020 829 0