Scotland is a rich tapestry of diversity. Many people from around the world have chosen to make her their home, and whilst they bring with them many differences, one of the beauties of Scotland is that she takes everyone in and makes everyone her own.
And within that tapestry, the tartan of faith c

Gulf and Western powers have proved time and again that they can collectively overthrow leaders but after this then enormous vacuums often emerge. Failing overthrowing the targeted government, then the same forces can cause untold mayhem and misery and this is currently happening in Syria. Prior to

As Christians of Youhanabad are celebrating Golden Jubilee of this most populous Christian town in Pakistan, the social media is condemning one Muslim vegetable vendor in this locality on abusing Christian women patrons of his shop.
Fr. Hennery, a Catholic missionary laid foundation of this town n

Shia Muslims all over the world should be solely focused on the martyrdom of Imam Hussein during the religious festival of Ashura. However, for Shia communities in nations like Iraq and Pakistan, then it is also a time which is fraught with danger because of Sunni Islamic terrorists. Sadly, this yea

"Why wouldn't you want to share my chocolate?" What would be your answer if a young five year old girl infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) asks this innocent question? The Indian government Department of AIDS Control (DAC) is hoping that thought provoking questions like this on HIV

Statistics by the HIV/AIDS Prevention Department of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam shows that currently there are about 170,000 drug users in the listed record of the country. Vietnam is urging more methadone treatment for people who use drugs nationwide as it is seen as an effective method

One of the greatest causes of anti-Islamic sentiment among many non-Muslims is the way many Muslims themselves understand, interpret and express Islam—for instance, in a highly supremacist, extremely ritualistic and sometimes violence-driven manner. But, these three phenomena, it must be clearly und

My name is Sayujya Thampuratti. (“Thampuratti” is an honorific term used to address Hindu women of royal families). My father’s name is Udaya Varma and mother’s name is Sobhana Thampuratti. We belong to the Hindu Royal family of Kerala in India..
From childhood I was an idol worshiper. I used to g

World Pneumonia Day is observed on 12 November every year since 2009 to bring awareness to this leading killer of children below 5 years of age. An editorial in this month’s International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) highlights that pneumonia is a lung disease that affects not on

In a remarkable twist of irony the forces of darkness condemn the slaying of Nasiruddin Haqqani, who was a leading figure within the Haqqani Network. Of course, this affiliated terrorist group with al-Qaeda follows the same Taliban “year zero” logic. Therefore, sectarian killings and enforcing cont

India has the world's third-largest population of people living with HIV (PLHIV) - 2.4 million. However, it has been able to make significant progress in recent years by thinking out of the box. This has led to a decline of 50% in the number of new infections over the past decade. For a country tha

The air around us has been riddled with so much of dirt that it is increasingly becoming unfit for consumption. And yet we cannot survive if we do not breathe. The theme of the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health organised by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The

If we chose to reckon Yazeed’s character in the words of Shakespeare, “reputation, reputation, reputation; I have lost my reputation and what is left is bestial.” Yazeed lost his reputation owing to three historical blunders chiefly that; out of his impiety and avarice, he rendered himself responsib

A young scientist was awarded the third prize at Falling Walls 2013 for her research aimed to reduce mortality and complication rate in surgical procedures to treat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), CVDs are the number one cause of death globally (30%

It is impossible for students of foreign policy to carryout research on the formative phases of South Asian Foreign and Kashmir Policies without referring to Samuel Martin Burke. His books ‘Pakistan's Foreign Policy: An Historical Analysis (1973)’ and ‘Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Pol