In the Realm of Love – Allama Iqbal

I strongly believe that in these words lies the solution to various crises that Pakistan is experiencing today, ranging from corruption and injustice to the crisis of national identity and protecting our sovereignty.
In the Realm of Love
Allama Iqbal
dayaar-e-ishq mein apna maqaam paida karnayaa zamaana naye subah shaam paida kar
khuda agar dil-e-fitrat shanaas de tujhkosukoot-e-lala-o-gul se [...]

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Watan kii fikar kar – Allama Iqbal

I copy here a poem in the context of numerous crises that Pakistan is facing at the moment. Allama Iqbal wrote the following poem prior to the establishment of Pakistan. But it seems much more relevant today.
watan kii fikar kar
watan kii fikar kar nadaan museebat aane wali haiteri barbadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanoon main
zara dekh [...]

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Justice and Resistance: A Tribute to Imam Ali

On this day, the 21st of Ramadhan, the day of Imam Ali’s martyrdom, I would like to pay him a tribute through Dr. Ali Shariati’s words.

In his speech, On the Plight of the Oppressed People, Shariati talks to the graves of those slaves who did not have any control over their lives and who were [...]

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In Praise of Resistance Against All Injustice

In memory of all victims of injustice. Injustice in the form of physical violence, as in wars, genocides, state-terrorism, and terrorism in general that target innocent people . Their crime? Either they belonged to a marginalized group or they dared to speak truth to power and resist injustice.
Injustice in the form of honor killing, gang [...]

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Let’s Weave A Dream

A friend, very disappointed with the current state of affairs in Pakistan, expressed his feelings with this couplet from Ghalib:

hairaan hun dil ko ro’un ke pitun jigar ko main,
maqdur ho agar to sath rakhun nauhagar ko main

The situation is indeed quite depressing for any person with a conscious head on his shoulders and a [...]

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