Islam and terrorism
BY: Nisar Ahmad A terrorist can’t be a true Muslim and a true Muslim can’t be a terrorist. Islam is a religion of security and peace. These essentials are so prevalent in Muslim lives that they greet everybody they know or don’t know with “As-Salaam-Alaikum,” the Arabic greeting meaning “Peace be unto you”. When Muslims […]
Disability not a barrier
Remembering Louis Braille
By: M Ahmad World Braille Day, 4th January every year, celebrates the birth of Louis Braille, inventor of the reading and writing system used by millions of blind and partially sighted people all over the globe. Louis Braille, born 4 January 1809, was from a small town in France called Coupvray. He and his three […]
FICTION….:TO LOVE IS TO SACRIFICE
The train, whistling, was about to leave the station while a boy running with his satchel sliding from his shoulders caught it narrowly and shared the seat with a couple. The train had very low occupancy because it was an afternoon of scorching summer day. After a pause of half an hour the boy tried […]
COVID-19: A KEEK THROUGH SCIENTIFIC WINDOW
One event dominated 2020, a deadly and previously unknown virus wreaked havoc across the globe, killing more than 1.5 million people, infecting many more and causing economic devastation. And although there were other newsworthy research developments in 2020, the pandemic set the course of science to an extraordinary degree. The speed of the coronavirus’s spread has been matched only […]
RTI: A statute inviting attacks on activists
By: Muzaffar Razak and Basit Farooq “Where a society has chosen to accept democracy as its creedal faith, it is elementary that the citizens ought to know what their government is doing.” Justice PN Bhagwati Information is the oxygen for a citizen living in a society and it leads to transparency and accountability in administration […]
Education: The way out for Muslims
By: Mohammad Asgar Khan “The integrated development of the principles of Islam and of scientific knowledge (tertiary education) must be achieved irrespective of gender.” – King Mohamed VI of Morocco (UNESCO Conference, 2000 The book ‘A literary history of Persia, 1902)’ quotes Edward G. Browne from one of his speeches delivered in India in 1890 […]
Is Science the only option to shape your Career?
By; HILAL AHMAD BHAT Selecting the right subject stream is probably one of the most important decisions that children are going to make in their career. With so many changes happening across every career field, stream selection in Class XI has to be spot on. Let’s look at some of the questions which clog students’ […]
Women empowerment: Empower one, empower all
Women have proved themselves in every field of life from teaching to sports; from nursing to soldiering; from science to technology
By: Sofi Khushboo Bashir I being a girl have comprehended and completely felt the need of women empowerment. I have grown up in a society where I am so accustomed to hear that women need protection always, where I have seen women leaning on men whether financially or socially. Initially as a kid I was […]
National Education Policy 2020, some concerns
By: Sadaket Ali After a long wait of 34 years, on July 29, 2020, the country’s first education policy of the century was approved. According to policy makers, it will take our education system to new heights. While many expectations are attached to this policy by students, parents, teachers and those who love education, a […]
Growing online mobile gaming addiction among adolescents and school going children
By: Hilal Ahmad Bhat Present world is becoming increasingly interconnected both economically and socially. Technology adoption remains one of the defining factors in human progress. During the last decade or so, online social networking has caused profound changes in the way people communicate and interact. In addition to this online gaming has become most popular […]
