Forum: Poetry & Literature
Friday, May 05, 2006
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Replies: 63
Views: 86,231
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Forum: Dawn
Friday, October 14, 2005
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Replies: 541
Views: 377,532
Time for stocktaking
Time for stocktaking
By Prof Mohammed Rafi
Dawn Oct 14,2005
RAMAZAN comes every year to remind us that it is not a month of mere fasting but a time to re-assess our commitment to God for...
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Forum: Dawn
Friday, September 30, 2005
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Replies: 541
Views: 377,532
Divine-inspired Islamic law
Divine-inspired Islamic law
By Syed Imam-ud-Din Asad
ISLAMIC law comprises rules of conduct revealed by God to His Prophet (peace be upon him) whereby people are directed to lead their lives....
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Forum: Essays
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
Physics breaks its own idol
It was...
Physics breaks its own idol
It was philosopher Berkeley who first undertook to refute the theory of matter as the unknown cause of our sensations. In our own times Prof. Whitehead has shown that...
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Forum: Essays
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
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Forum: Essays
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
Purposes color our Past & Present
Purposes color our Past & Present
Life is only a series of acts of attention, and an act of attention is inexplicable without reference to a purpose, conscious or unconscious. Even our acts of...
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Forum: Essays
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
Iqbal's Essays
The Invasion of Dreams: Reality strikes back
(Iqbal's analysis the Freudian theory of dreams)
... It is in the elimination of the satanic from the Divine that the followers of Freud have done...
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Forum: Dawn
Friday, September 16, 2005
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Replies: 541
Views: 377,532
Gender equality in Islam
Gender equality in Islam
By Sidrah Unis
ADAM was the first man, and Eve the first woman created by God. Thus, from the beginning of time, man and woman were a pair and companions for each...
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Forum: Current Affairs Notes
Sunday, September 04, 2005
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Replies: 4
Views: 24,955
For a coherent regional policy
For a coherent regional policy
By Javid Husain
IN my last article on the state of Pakistan-US relations, I emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt a coherent regional policy as the central...
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Forum: International Relations
Sunday, September 04, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 50,024
For a coherent regional policy
For a coherent regional policy
By Javid Husain
IN my last article on the state of Pakistan-US relations, I emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt a coherent regional policy as the central...
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Forum: International Relations
Sunday, September 04, 2005
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Replies: 3
Views: 50,024
State of relations with the US
State of relations with the US
By Javid Husain
NOW that the initial government-encouraged euphoria over the recent offer by Washington to sell F-16 aircraft to Islamabad has subsided to some...
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Forum: Current Affairs Notes
Sunday, September 04, 2005
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Replies: 4
Views: 24,955
Pak US Relations
State of relations with the US
By Javid Husain
NOW that the initial government-encouraged euphoria over the recent offer by Washington to sell F-16 aircraft to Islamabad has subsided to some...
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Forum: Dawn
Friday, September 02, 2005
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Replies: 541
Views: 377,532
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Forum: Dawn
Friday, August 26, 2005
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Replies: 541
Views: 377,532
Philanthropy in Islam
Philanthropy in Islam
By Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad
PHILANTHROPY, in simple words, signifies acts done for the welfare of mankind. Every religion has philanthropic components to it. However, for a...
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Forum: Pakistan Affairs
Friday, August 26, 2005
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Replies: 14
Views: 55,906
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Forum: Pakistan Affairs
Friday, August 26, 2005
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Replies: 14
Views: 55,906
History of the Presidency
History of the Presidency
In 1947 Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reiging as "King / Queen of Pakistan"). The monarch was...
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Forum: Pakistan Affairs
Friday, August 26, 2005
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Replies: 14
Views: 55,906
Governor-General of Pakistan
The Governor-General of Pakistan was the resident representative of the King George VI in Pakistan from 1947 to 1952 and then Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 until 1956 when Pakistan was proclaimed a...
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Forum: Pakistan Affairs
Friday, August 26, 2005
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Replies: 14
Views: 55,906
The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the Head of...
The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the Head of Government of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly. The National Assembly is voted in by popular vote, and the leader of...
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Forum: International Relations
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,267
Disarmament
Disarmament
M. Shane Smith
In March of 1946, less than a year after the first detonation of an atomic weapon, a group of U.S. officials met at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., to develop the...
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Forum: International Relations
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,751
Confidence-Building Measures
Confidence-Building Measures
Michelle Maiese
Limiting or reducing the level of fear among parties in conflict is essential for building confidence and a sense of security. Confidence-building...
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Forum: International Relations
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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Replies: 2
Views: 12,531
Nationalism
Nationalism
Charles (Chip) Hauss
In the Dictionary of International Relations, Graham Evans and Jeffrey Newnham start their entry with this relatively benign definition of nationalism. "This...
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Forum: International Relations
Monday, August 22, 2005
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,549
Globalization
Globalization
Eric Brahm
Globalization is perhaps the central concept of our age. Yet, a single definition of globalization does not exist either amongst academics[1] or in everyday...
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Forum: International Relations
Monday, August 22, 2005
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Replies: 1
Views: 10,770
The Concept of Sovereignty
The Concept of Sovereignty
Susan Allen Nan
Sovereignty is the central organizing principle of the system of states. However, it is also one of the most poorly understood concepts in...
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Forum: International Relations
Monday, August 22, 2005
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,959
Reconciling Approaches To Terrorism
RECONCILING APPROACHES TO TERRORISM,
MILITANT 'JIHAD' AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Madeeha Bajwa
Introduction: Defining Terrorism
Terrorism is not a phenomenon unique to the modern era. Viewed from a...
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Forum: Islamiat Notes
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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Replies: 5
Views: 46,570
Islamic law: a Divine gift
Islamic law: a Divine gift
By Sidrah Unis
LAW can simply be defined as a set of rules governing human conduct. The western concept of law presupposes a state. According to it, the state makes or...
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