Prince Karim Aga Khan — a visionary leader and philanthropist
by Roheena Ali Shah The passing away of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan marks a moment of profound global
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Religion
Reflecting on Prince Karim Aga Khan’s contributions to GBC
by Amin Beg As the world pays homage to the life and contributions of Prince Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan
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Philosophy and religion
By Aziz Ali Dad Before delving deep into the debate of religion, it is important to know what makes religion
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Christians & caste
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Christmas is hardly a big occasion in Pakistan. More than two million Pakistani Christians celebrate it guardedly,
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Religious history and heritage of Tangir
Anthropologist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro shares what he learned from village historian of Tangir and some field notes.
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For Afghan students, new orders cut contact between peers
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, marked on August 15, has prompted a sequence of pushbacks on the rights and regular movements of citizens, especially women who, as they anticipated, are facing multiple threats to political representation, education and public work.
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Saudi Arabia limits use of loudspeakers in mosques
The tradition of using microphones for calling to prayers in mosques started in 1930s. While many Muslim scholars were at first skeptical of its use on theological grounds, it established itself firmly as a sophisticated method in call for prayers and religious summons in mosques all over the world.
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Dance, drums and guns: the Kalasha funeral ritual
In the remote mountain region of Chitral valley of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Kalash people, followers of a pre-Islamic religion, mark death as few on the planet do. With dance, drums, and gunfire, the colorful funeral ritual is an elaborate and expensive celebration of a loved one’s life.
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Conflict, peace and fragility: fault lines in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg For some years we thought that we have learned our lessons and embraced peace after decades
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FIR against women march organisers
AAM dismayed at a Peshawar court order News Desk Islamabad: The organisers of the Aurat Azadi March (women liberation march)
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Are Hazaras victims or blackmailers?
by Naveed Toshi The handsome and smart woke up late in the evening to meet the producer of Diriliş: Ertuğrul,
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Abductions in UAE: Shia families fall into a despair
by Asad Raza Gokal Since September 2020, when the UAE struck with Israel a deal on normalizing relations, alarm bells
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Fighting Covid-19: Tajik doctor donates Hajj savings
News Desk Shirin Nazirmadova, a doctor from southern Tajikistan, has been saving for years to afford the hajj pilgrimage that
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History of human violence explains how society shaped killing
‘Most parts of the world are safer than ever before. But a few are probably the most violent that human
Read MoreMubarak Wakhani: Yumgan’s Leonardo da Vinci
https://youtu.be/Z-k1BlHYpXc Yumgan Wakhani Museum is a treasure trove of artefacts, pottery, musical instruments and various objects invented by or remained
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