Praying at home is new normal this Ramadan

Risking self may be ok, but risking others isn’t as faith makes me personally responsible for the well-being of fellow people

Desperate times call for desperate moves. This is how one could describe suspension of congregational prayers at the mosques throughout the world. As the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan, it is going to be a different experience this time as the unprecedented global pandemic — COVID-19 — is […]

Lockdown – a social vaccine

Measures against HIV-AIDS provide important clues in fight against COVID-19

Shabir Ahmad In the fight against COVID-19, world-over countries are trying to contain the spread of the pandemic. They are relying on a hybrid strategy of imposing lockdowns and scaling up testing. Even as this strategy has severe socio-economic consequences and can’t be sustainable in the long-run, but as of now this seems all that […]

Challenges to democracy in India

By: Syed Mustafa Ahmad When Widrow Wilson (former US president) said that democracy to him is the release of energies of every human-being, he was not making a statement. He actually underlined a universal truth. The very existence of India as a nation rests on its democratic ideals. But today the democratic legitimacy of the […]

Ramadhan: Time to pray for humankind’s safety from the ‘safety of our homes’

Not saying Taraweeh prayers in mosques is indeed painful, but legal fatwas and medical advice suggest it’s the way to go about it

With the holy month of Ramadan beginning, possibly on April 25, governments world-over are worried as to how their Muslim populations would behave. Will they stay home for their own and others’ safety the way they have been doing for over a month now? As the COVID-19 pandemic is refusing to die down, much of […]

Coronavirus outbreak and societal challenges

By: Azhar Yousuf The coronavirus (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China, during the culmination of the year 2019, and since then the virus has posed a serious threat to the entire humanity. Whole world is facing immense trouble in effectively containing the virus and dealing with the situations in the aftermath. The World Health Organization […]

Earth Day 2020: A Hope, A Beginning

Our precious Earth is the only planet identified till date as being able to sustain life. To contribute towards our planet, it is mandatory to protect it with everything we have. Technological advances, sure, are the need of this century but should go hand in hand in preserving all living/non-living entities. Our atmosphere must be […]

Compassion for all

Among many other welfare institutions and non-government organizations operating globally, Saylani Welfare International Trust of Pakistan has a remarkable record of helping people. As per reports, the Trust has hundreds and thousands of beneficiaries across the country. Besides serving as a social welfare institution, it provides spiritual guidance to the people. That deserves appreciation. In […]

Age-related emotional turbulence and suicides

BY: Syed Mustafa Ahmad Given the present situation, anyone can feels suffocated. The chaotic situations prevailing all around forces people to look for an easy escape – sometimes suicide being one! The age group of 15-29 years is my concern, as I myself belong to this group. This stage of life is called the ‘age […]

Covid19 calls for rethink on international politics

By Javeed Bin Nabi The world is going through worst and unprecedented times. Perhaps, it would not be wrong to say that after the World War-II this is the first time when the whole world is on the edge, grappling with COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has shook and shattered the global economy, markets have crashed […]

COVID-19: A catastrophe to be fought courageously

By: Najma Hassan Humans face number of hardships, perplexities, deprivations and failures in their lives. Confronting these sufferings is what life is about. Escape from some adventures is possible while some calamities are dangerous to handle; some are curable and some are not; certain adventures unable to evade like old age, incurable diseases, sudden death […]