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Imran Khan 1.0 and 2.0 According to William Dalrymple
There are a few matters where Imran Khan’s admirers and critics would disagree. But there’s one interesting aspect about Pakistan’s current prime minister which brings all of them on the same page. That is, they all would agree that they have seen two Imran Khans: a bachelor-playboy who was a cricket star and a fundamentalist…
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A Brief History of Islamic State – Khorasan
A lot has been happening in Afghanistan. USA withdrew its forces along with its NATO allies. Ashraf Ghani, the president (now ex-president) of Afghanistan, escaped the country. The Taliban captured almost all its territory and formed the new regime. The transfer of the power though, as you could tell from the sequence of events, has…
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Is There Any Point in Living?
Is there any point in living? Has living any meaning, any point, any worth? Perhaps that is the question you have been asking yourself. Especially when you’ve had some time on your hands. Is there some goal to be achieved by life, by living? Is there some place you will reach one day by living?…
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The Art of Travel
If our lives are dominated by a search happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this quest — in all its ardour and paradoxes — than our travels. Alain de Botton, in his book The Art of Travel, provides us a new way to look at travelling. After all, the…
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A Brief History of Punctuation
The difference between “let us eat Grandma” and “let us eat, Grandma” is huge. That’s what punctuation does: it saves lives. When you write, you set words in motion. Then they are on their own. Punctuation allows these words to tell their own story. Otherwise, if the reader had to guess each time she read…
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Confessions of a Book Reviewer
As a book reviewer – to state the obvious – you read quite a lot. And that has its own shades of pleasure, boredom and pain. Which is why, as a book reviewer, you are constantly shuffling your reading material, making sure that you get enough variety on the plate. Even then, it can be…
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Ibn Battuta in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan Islamic scholar and traveller. His travels lasted for a period of almost thirty years, covering nearly the whole of the known Islamic world and beyond, from Africa to Arabia to India to China and back home. His travel accounts, known as The Travels, have been translated into various languages. These…
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Education: Liberal Vs Conservative View
Politics impacts education due to the ideological leanings of those in control. In his book, Gary Thomas elaborates on how liberal and conservative perspectives influence teaching methods, goals, and content in education. The best approach may include a balanced blend of both perspectives, but societal norms and individual requirements often dictate the style.
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