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Truths and Lies about Malala
November 17, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In the beginning, the story of brave Pakistani teenager Malala Yousufzai seemed to be very simple; a girl eager to continue her studies instead of danger of extremists who not only stop girls ...
Some Lessons from Imam Husain’s (A.S) Revolution
November 17, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
“The best lesson which we learn from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain (A.S) and his companions were firm believers in God. They demonstrated that the numerical superiority of ...
Solution Falters and Drug Rises
November 17, 2013 | Masood Korosh
The recent study of United Nations study and Ministry of Counter Narcotics about a sharp increase in opium cultivation once again sets people to sigh in utter frustration. The Afghanistan Opium ...
The Tragic Day of Ashura
November 16, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
Ashura , the 10th of Muharram, marks the day that Imam Husain (A.S) along with his 72 companions embraced martyrdom in the blazing desert of Karbala for reviving the religious beliefs, cultural values ...
The Philosophy of Thankfulness
November 16, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Thankfulness literally means gladness felt about and gratitude shown for the good done to one. Sufis use shukr to mean using one's body, abilities, feelings, and thoughts bestowed ...
Will Tehran and the West Secure a Nuclear Deal?
November 12, 2013 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Iran and the world powers are inching towards a deal in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program that has been source of tensions between Tehran and the Western countries for over one last ...
The Silk Road: the Revival of History
November 12, 2013 | Mohammad "R.H."
The Silk Road was not a single "road", but rather a network of trade routes that linked cities, trading posts, hostels and caravan-watering places. It was most active from about 300 BC to ...
Will Tehran and the West Reach a Nuclear Deal?
November 11, 2013 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The Geneva negotiations between Iran and the world powers ended on Saturday with no agreement concluded between the two sides over Iran’s controversial nuclear programs. During the flurry of ...
A Flagrant Violation of LAW
November 11, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
Laws are set to prevent chaos and disorder and to support the rights and dignity of citizens in a society. Laws reflect moral standards of a people. All legislators have to consider the ...
Role of Media in War against Terrorism
November 10, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Media has a vital role in democratic countries. Its role and its influence have been so much tremendous that now it is considered as one of the pillars of the state. It is believed that ...
Job-Place Tensions and Satisfaction
November 10, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The snow had not fully melted and the freezing weather had restricted the people to their rooms and houses where people sat in front of fire and drank hot tea. In such conditions, those ...
The Miserable Life of Afghan People
November 10, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
It was about five thirty in the evening and darkness had crept into the city. A female beggar could be seen shivering with cold, drenched in rain walking and imploring more people for charity. When ...
The Altruistic Revolution of Imam Hussain (AS)
November 09, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
Imam Hussain (AS) embraced martyrdom along with 72 companions about fourteen centuries ago in the desert of Karbala, Iraq. Those were the days of cruelty and immorality. Crime and slavery was at its acme. This ...
Best of the Sacrifices!
November 09, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Philosophers of history and social sciences have found a very interesting fact about the attitudes of nations and their impacts or circumstances. According to them, when members of a nation start ...
The Philosophy of Imam Husain’s (A.S) Revolution
November 07, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
“Of that gallant band, male and female knew that the enemy forces around were implacable, and were not only ready to fight, but to kill. Denied even water for the children, they ...
Artificial Prosperity
November 07, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
While going from Quetta to Chaman of Pakistan, the car passes through a number of small towns or bazaars. These are called cities but, except for a couple of them, they cannot be entitled to be cities ...
Probability of Undoing Women Rights Achievements
November 07, 2013 | Masood Korosh
Since 2001, Afghan women have come a long way in terms of achieving their rights and freedom. During Taliban they had no right to get education and walk out without a close ...
The Aftermaths of Mehsud Killing
November 06, 2013 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The Friday American drone attack in North Waziristan, which killed the leader of Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud, has once again brought the US-Pakistani relations under spotlight, and ...
Women Rights in the Grasp of Traditional Values
November 06, 2013 | Masood Korosh
One of the critical issues that attracted huge attention since the very involvement of international community was women rights. Domestic and foreign NGOs that worked in this field easily ...
Afghan Woman and Unified Efforts
November 05, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
She is one of the brilliant students of the institute and keen to learn English. Her performance is really impressive because it is the result of both interest and hard-work and her ...
The Dangers of Managed Elections
November 04, 2013 | Michael Semple
Afghanistan's electoral machinery seems to be not successful in its first significant test in the current round of the presidential and provincial elections. The Election Commission missed the ...
The World May Regret
November 04, 2013 | Masood Korosh
The death toll increases tremendously but the international community is watching silently to utter shatter-down of once a strong Arab nation. According to UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...
Mehsud’s Death: What Will It Mean for TTP?
November 03, 2013 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is coming as another major blow to the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has lost many of its senior leaders in recent years ...
Good and Bad Choices
November 03, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In different countries of the world, there are different kinds of Digests that are famous among their readers. Usually a Digest contains small articles and stories and is published once in a ...
The Paramount Position of Parents
November 03, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
The sobs and cries of babies, especially at midnights when the mothers are in deep sleep, are calmed down in a loving manner by the mothers. Their tears are cleaned with tearful eyes of mothers ...
Present Day ‘Jihad’
November 02, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was on his way to Makkah from Madinah for pilgrimage. He was accompanied by a number of his fellows or followers. They had taken the animals for sacrifice and did not ...
The True Value of Money
November 02, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Today’s world is highly dependent on money. It is very difficult to live alive without money as the socio-economic system developed by human beings has money at its center. Therefore, it is ...
Treatment of Ghost
October 31, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
It can be taken as a joke but at the same time, it shows a dark face of our society that how much we have suppressed rationality, open thinking and some other features that qualify us to be ...
Religion, Culture and Crime
October 31, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
Crime takes place in every society whether it is traditional or modern. However, the magnitude of the crime necessarily depends on the type of society and on the law and order situation. ...
Continuing War and Silent Watch
October 31, 2013 | Masood Korosh
In a blunt reaction to global efforts to end almost three years long violence in Syria, 19 rebel groups said in a statement on Sunday that anyone who attended the talks would be committing ...
London Summit: Another Test for Karzai and Sharif
October 30, 2013 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghan and Pakistani leaders are to meet in London to discuss the troubled relations between the two countries, and possibly, find a common ground for taking concrete measures on the stalled ...
Afghanistan’s Political Syndrome
October 30, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
An emerging social fragmentation is possible in a country which has seen three decades of war and violence. The present social disorders, political crisis and economic stagnation are some vital ...
Poverty – A Chronic Disease in our Society
October 29, 2013 | Hujjatullah Zia
One will be taken aback by seeing the vagrant and homeless, sleeping at nights in open space of Pole Sokhta in Kabul City. They live in social isolation, without homes or ...
Moral Degradation of Afghan Leaders
October 29, 2013 | Masood Korosh
The preliminary list of candidates was released by Independent Election Commission (IEC) last week. From total 26 people who registered names to run the 2014 presidential election, only ten ...
Learning and Cramming
October 29, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
When I was in school, the best student among us was Ahmad Ali. It was understood by all, students and teachers, that he cannot be beaten in Exams because he was very much skilled and experienced in ...