Religion

Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power

Think the Muslim world is united in opposing Islamophobia? Think twice. Rising anti-Muslim sentiment in countries like China, Myanmar, and India as well as the...

Custodians of Islam, changing their Avatar

If we peek into the historical traces, it could be seen that the world has fought more wars on religion or for their state’s...

Death of the Living Goddess: How Menstrual Stigma Ends Divinity in Nepal

In 2018, iconic Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman paid a visit to Nepal for his National Geographic documentary series ‘The Story of God,’ which featured...

From Islamism to Transcendentalism

Thomas Carlyle’s political philosophy can be applied to inform Islamism and the construction of a post-Islamist political doctrine. This is because Carlyle’s conception of...

How modernity and globalization influenced the message and expansion of Islam

Islam – societal and cultural changes  In order to understand how cultural and societal changes influence any religion, we must first know the definition of...

The future of Orthodox shrine in Gifhorn

St.Nicholas’ Orthodox Church in Gifhorn (Germany) – a copy of the ‘gem’ of the Russian wooden architecture of the 18th century – has for...

Islam, Science and Time: Is science compatible with religion?

Logically, time is present at every particle as a moment and eventually the very same moment is present at the whole, limitless space like...

Christian’s Miserable plight in Pakistan

Let’s start with the speech of Quaid-i-Azam of 11th August 1947, just 3 days before the inception of Pakistan. He stated, “You are free;...

Hajj In The Age Of Coronavirus

The Hajj pilgrimage is one of the pillars of Islam, required of those who are able and have the financial capacity.  Eid al Adha...

Forced Conversions in Pakistan

Pakistan has failed to comply with its international obligations to protect non-Muslim girls from exploitation by powerful groups and criminal elements – forced conversions...

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