The old shrine and its rustic environs looked the same when I last visited it in 2007. Pallid walls topped with a fading green dome and a tattered flag, a few trees around it laden more with ribbons than leaves. …
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A Gentler Side of Religion: Interview with Ori Soltes
by Qaisar Abbas •
That said, focusing on the Israelis and Palestinians, as an optimist I would hope that eventually there will arise a set of leaders who recognize the common humanity shared by both these communities. In today’s world of increasing religious intolerance…
ENGAGE WITH PAKISTAN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY THIS SUMMER
by Masood Raja •
ENGAGE WITH PAKISTAN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY THIS SUMMER This is the only ‘live’ U.S.-based video con course linking students with Pakistani leaders and change-makers Harvard Summer School registration opens in mid-January Sign up for an email reminder at www.summer.harvard.edu Traditional and…
The Legend of Loh-i-Dandi
by Shaikh M. Ali •
Coordinates: 33°46’6″N 73°7’17″E (The mouth of the cave where Bari Imam spent 12 years in meditation) “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off…
Ustad Muhammad Juman Khan: A Tribute
by Aida Hamdani •
Ustad Muhammad Juman Khan was a legendary Sufi & a great Sindhi classical folk singer. He was born on 10th Oct 1935 in a small village of Sorra in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province. Juman Khan was one of the few lucky…
Iqbal: His many faces
by Qaisar Abbas •
He subscribed to the Western form of democracy and endorsed voting rights of individuals while opposing women’s emancipation. Validating the Soviet wave of Marxism and supporting the 1917 Russian revolution he profoundly believed that religion and politics are inseparable. Despite…
Summer Course on Pakistan at Harvard University
by Masood Raja •
Social Development in Pakistan SAST S-140 Harvard University Summer School–June 27 to August 12 A Unique Bilocational Course Connecting Students with Indigenous Leaders in Pakistan Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 to 11:30 am in the USA 5:30 to 8:30 pm in…
UNT Peace Symposium a Success!
by Qaisar Abbas •
Peace through mystic and Sufi links between different world religions was celebrated at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, in a Peace Symposium inaugurated by the Gaddi Nashin of the Holy Shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty…
Pathanay Khan: A Tribute
by whh •
Disclaimer: The article is based purely on the personal views of the author as it is difficult rather impossible to fully grasp and convey the essence of the multi-dimensional spiritual experience. Therefore, references are given wherever possible to substantiate the…
