Imran Khan, prior to his political career, was a famous cricketer who is remembered for winning the 1992 Cricket World Cup as Captain of the Pakistan team. With his unprecedented fame, in comparison to other Pakistani successes, Imran Khan turned towards philanthropy and opened the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, a hospital where free cancer treatment …
The Shi’a – Sunni Question
Shi’a is the term associated with the followers of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). Shi’a in it’s literal sense means follower, the Fid’aeen (lovers of) Ali (a.s) were referred to as Shi’a-ne-Ali. The Sunni faith takes it’s origin from the word Sunnah, as in the actions and sayings of the Holy Prophet (Pbuh). These sects …
Gift to Lahore – Gamay Shah
Karbala Gamay Shah is located on Mall Road in Lahore. It is one of the most prominent locations in Shi’a processions. Today, it is owned by the Qizalbaash family, later on when Gamay Shah, the man himself, had died. Thus, the route of processions starts from the Old Fort City of Lahore of Nisar/Mubarak Haveli, …
Zia ul Haq – Root of All Evil
Promoted to Chief whilst being 5th in line, setting the negative trend. Carrying out the demise of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, creating ways for judicial murder. Single-handedly aggravating the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias. Zia Ul Haq, will forever be remembered as the root of all evil and incompetence within the history of Pakistan and its …
A Poem worth a thousand words
When I was invited to attend the recital of a poem, my expectation was a simple hymn and a long intervals of waiting. The poem, “nauha/nohay”, that were read here in Abbot Road/Nisar/Mubarak Havelli, were in remembrance of a Holy Man and His family. The descendants of the Prophet (PBUH) of Islam. The moment is …
Story of Data Darbaar
Nestled among the winding alleys of Lahore lies the resting place of the great mystic Ali Hujwiri, a saint whose spirit still permeates the very air of this ancient city. Known as Data Ganj Bakhsh by his followers, he devoted his life to spreading divine wisdom through music, poetry, and loving kindness. People of all …
The Desi Conundrum
We have seen how immigrant families behave abroad, there are two extremes to the situations with almost a non-existent middle ground. One extreme leans towards higher education and white-collar jobs, the other extreme is where our “Desi Boys” decide to become part of the Hip Hop culture and take an overwhelming keen interest in Gang …
BRICS – The West Under Siege
A unipolar world, or what once was, has been dictating policies it deems fit for nations with different cultural and economic mindsets. Liberal economic nations have imposed policies on under-developed nations that do not apply to their framework of institutions and market behaviors. Joseph Stiglitz put it best, that the most ignorant machinery to exist …
Beauty of The East
How bold of many families of South Asian descent to demand themselves a wife of professional background, a prominent caste, a family background of great power, and the most important; to be fair skinned. This ideology exists in many parts of the Sub-Continent, where fair skinned women are a preference of not only the men …
True Royalty
The Subcontinent in Asia comprising of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan has always been a target for trends and propaganda. The trends of democracy, the trends of Americanized culture of coffee and dressing, the trends of the English language and it’s superiority due to the colonization at the time. Slowly we see India and Bangladesh coming …