Written by: Sabeen Sheikh Abid “Emotional abuse is the silent and constant practice of our society. It demonstrates a lack of awareness and does not highlight in society as a real problem” Feeling insulted and wounded, never measuring up. Walking on eggshells. If these statements are describing your feelings .it …
Read More »WHAT IS THE ACTUAL MEANING OF FEMINISM AND WHY
Written by: Sabeen Sheikh Abid THERE’S SUCH A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION TO FEMINISM? HOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT ALL WRONG? WHY HAS FEMINISM BECOME LOADED TERM? First, in case you don’t know the actual definition of feminism. It is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of political, social, and …
Read More »Arrogance; A negative human characteristic
Salman Rizwan Arroganceis“A sense of false superiority which shows itself in an unpleasant and offensive manner” However, “arrogance” has different meanings in reference to God and His creatures. In the case of God, the creator of the whole universe and the supreme authority on heaven and earth, His expression ofsuperiority …
Read More »The Best Charity
Continuing the discussion from last week, “Communication Advices from the Quran”, we now go to the next phase of this topic. When communication takes place in a distorted form and based upon the presence of external factor(s) like biases, situation, etc., it is quite likely to give rise to a …
Read More »Communication Advices from the Noble Quran
By SALMAN RIZWAN Communication is the process of passing information and understanding from one person to another. In simple words it is a process of transmitting and sharing ideas, opinions, facts, values etc. from one person to another or one organization to another. If the communication is done just to …
Read More »The Power of Optimism
By SALMAN RIZWAN These days the single most important perspective that is needed is “Optimism”. In a world where we are surrounded by negativity and pessimism and face a constant bombardment of bad news on conventional and social media, it becomes even more critical to keep a positive attitude and …
Read More »Most important Asset
By Salman Rizwan Normally the success of a person is measured by the number of assets he owns. As it gives a good measure of how he has fared in this world. Several books, workshops, discussionsetc., on being successful invariably measure the success in terms of wealth and prosperity. In …
Read More »Are Non Conformists A Threat To The Pakistani Society, Educational System and Traditions?
If it were an army training school where the only way to move forward was to live by the rules, the outcome would have been none other than to prepare for combat and overcome the enemy. But even in the battle field a soldier would improvise to obey the instructions …
Read More »“This Duppata Will Make Many Decisions For You in Your Life, Mark My Words”
With a mind still stuck between adolescence and amateur adulthood, I was busy in an argument with my elder brother a few years back. The argument fueled up with my refusal to wear a dupatta. The point I raised was “Why should I cover myself up when I don’t want …
Read More »If #metoo then why not #youtoo?
By A.Q. Siddiqui: The #metoo campaign has stormed all over with such a ferocity that was never seen before in media, social or political life. Some scribes have defined it as a power that rippled highest echelons of Indian society. But in truth it is a product of today’s unbridled …
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