Jihad is a fact of life. What is called ‘effort’ or ‘struggle’ in English is called ‘jihad’ in Arabic. Jihad is not some mysterious thing. Nor is it synonymous with violence. It simply means making great efforts or striving for a particular purpose.
The root word of jihad is juhd, which connotes m

This is the inspirational story of Lilawati-a teacher cum farmer. The mother of 7 children—4 daughters and 3 sons, of whom one son died at the age of 25 years—66 years old Lilawati lives with her retired husband, 2 sons and their wives, a widowed daughter-in-law (who is a teacher) and 5 grandsons an

As per records of British Parliament India provided ~ 2 million persons (including military) in World War I & II each. When these battle hardened people came to India it was natural that if India opted for freedom struggle, then it would be armed and not non-violent.
Some day some historians may re

It is abundantly clear that Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia care little about the ethnic and religious cleansing of various groups in Iraq and Syria. After all, the Saudi Arabia led coalition is killing Shia Houthis and fellow Yemenis without a care in the world, while these same allies are involved

With no cure in sight, experts believe that controlling asthma is essential to ensure good quality of life for those living with it. "It is Time to Control Your Asthma" is thus the sub-theme of this year's World Asthma Day, an annual event earmarked for the first Tuesday of May, which is organised b

Living a normal life is possible if people with asthma can control and manage the condition well, say experts. This year's World Asthma Day theme is "You can control your asthma." Asthma is a chronic, long-term condition that varies in severity. It can be a serious and even life-threatening problem.

Pakistan is one of the worst countries in the world for religious freedom not currently designated by Americas as a “country particular concern, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has found.
In its annual report the commission said that Pakistan continued to experience

In modern age of IT revolution the constitutionally mandated freedom of expression has assumed new interpretations and has become very liberal. In other democracies as in USA, people file petition in court for separation from country, make under-wears out of national flag and even burn & openly tram

Chuadhry Nisar Ali Khan, Interior Minister said, if religious beliefs of others are not given respect then it will only promote terrorism. People of Paris should have protested against the cartoons the same way they protested against the attack on Charlie Hebdo, he added. Showing disrespect, being i

The first week of May marks two great historical events; the martyrdom of Tipu Sultan dated May 04, 1799 against the British and the birth anniversary of one of the greatest philosophers of history; Karl Marx dated May 05, 1818. Nothing but ridiculous it would be to correlationally juxtapose these t

It may sound rhetorical but some of the 'absolute must' steps for progressing towards ending tuberculosis (TB) are to early and accurately diagnose TB and treat with the standard combination of drugs that are sensitive and work for a particular patient. Although sounds simplistic yet these are 'easi

Savitri, a mother of 6 children—5 daughters and 1 son—became a widow 12 years after her marriage, when her husband, the eldest of three brothers, died of electrocution. Narrating her tearful story, Savitri said that fate had been unkind to her from her early childhood. Her father died when she was a

Four and a half months have passed since the heart-rendering Peshawar tragedy named as the ‘Pakistan’s 9/11’ took place on December 16, 2014, where terrorists attacked the Army Public School, leaving 141 people dead including; 132 students and 9 school staff. This horrible incident jolted the whole

Q: What do you consider to be the principal teaching of your religious tradition? What has impelled you to serve your religious tradition for much of your life that one can’t simply attribute to the fact of your being connected to it by accident of birth? Is there a central message that is specific

India's fight against tuberculosis (TB) has made remarkable progress despite which formidable challenges remain. With the launch of 'Call To Action For TB Free India' last week amidst strong commitment from India's Health Ministry and other partners in fight against TB, it is high time to start prep