Education

Accepting our ignorance

Dawn.com: by Raasti Said – Growing up in Pakistan to become an informed citizen is no easy feat. The country is accompanied by its fair share of ignorance and bias against Israel and the West as exists in the West towards the Middle East and South Asia. During my first […]

Insanity and school syllabi

The News: by Kamila Hyat – The social media campaign following this controversy, equating Hinduism and Sikhism with some kind of satanic cult, shows how far we have sunk into the dangerous depths of ignorance. Clearly we need to do a great deal of work to discover the light again […]

Talent Lies Within. But Where?

Source: NY Times: As an 800-meter runner at Columbia University, David Epstein often tested himself against his training partner, Scott. Mr. Epstein was a walk-on who had clawed his way onto the varsity team. Scott, the son of two Canadian track standouts, had set a national age-group record in 1997, […]

A SPECIAL PRAYER

Source: F Rana via yahoo.com (From Bashir Ahmad Orchard) O God, in me Thy holy love impart! Enlighten, comfort and purify my heart; Watch o’er my conduct and help me to do Only those things which are pleasing to you. May I be a heavenly reflection, Cleansed from all satanic […]