By Qazi Azmat Isa (Chief Executive Officer ) The lockdown measures across Pakistan since 24th March have been most challenging. Those already living on the edge have been affected the most by increasing unemployment, reducing sources of informal income, limiting…
To What Extent Can Sunnis and Shias Unite?
The Sunni-Shia gathering in Harrow is an attempt to encourage Sunnis and Shias living in Britain to work together. The current strife and violence in the Middle East is a pressing imperative for us to act now. This is s…
The war in Afghanistan: Give Peace a Chance
In June 2011 President Obama announced that 10,000 soldiers will be called back from Afghanistan. Hooray! Is this the beginning of the end of the war? Well 60% of Americans hope so because they are fed up of the war,…
Respecting and Caring for Elderly Parents
“Some older couples in Japan are hiring young actresses to visit them on Sundays to say, ‘Hi mom! Hi pop!’ because their own daughters no longer do” (‘TIME Magazine’, 4th July 2011). Reading about this weird practice against the backdrop of…
Wonderful Technology and Miracles
At the age of 11, I was told by my teachers to get my eyes tested. Obediently, I complied, and when I wore my glasses and walked out of the optician’s shop, I saw a clearer, brighter and more detailed…
Lessons From 9/11 Decade
“Good came out of evil” is a commonly heard cliché. I believe it helps us to understand extraordinary and dangerous events and persuades us to think positively. How can we apply this cliché to 9/11? I think evil is always…
Spiritual Retreat
Every year, for one month I fast like all other Muslims, and for the last ten days of the month I go into a spiritual retreat, a period of seclusion for contemplation, deep reflection and sincere prayer. The sweetness and…
The Age of Austerity
Over the past three years economic and political gurus have been counselling us to be austere, how many times has the chancellor talked about “Time for Austerity”? I wonder if what they meant by this, the dictionary defines austerity as…
