Life after death
Zamir AhmadHudhaifa Al Yamani was one the companions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). He was also known as “the possessor of the Secret”, since the...
A concerned wizard
Zamir AhmadDr Sabahat Azeem is an extraordinary personality and interesting as well. Even without meeting him, you can have a fair idea of his...
The odd man in !
Zamir AhmadEven when a perfect definition of normal behaviour has evaded behavioural scientists, it is but a common practice to extend the meaning of...
God, gods and the bug.
Zamir AhmadAbout four thousand years ago, an interesting conversation took place between Prophet Abraham and the king Nimrod. The conversation has been beautifully recorded...
The Idea of an institution
ZAMIR AHMADThe last two decades of the ‘new world order’, market economy, globalization and most importantly, the IT revolution have changed the way we...
Yes men doomed for oblivion
Zamir AhmadOnce upon a time a king was served fried brinjal in dinner. Delighted with the preparation, he praised it lavishly. “It is the...
Used, Abused and Confused
Zamir AhmadJammu and Kashmir is considered to be the most politically sensitive region in the sub-continent not only because of its tumultuous history but...
Red hues of a grey brush
Zamir AhmadIt is often said that ‘all generalisations are dangerous.’ Notwithstanding the paradoxical essence of this quote, we can say that sweeping statements of...
No god but God
Zamir AhmadI borrow the title of today’s piece from author Reza Aslan’s acclaimed book of the same title. But my reasons for titling my...
Denied childhood
Zamir AhmadWisdom comes with age, is a popular perception that has withstood vagaries of time. While comparing qualifications and experience, the latter always gets...
Get above rhetoric
Zamir Ahmad“I am writing these words with great pain and suppressed rage.” wrote the American-Jewish filmmaker Udi Aloni while condemning Israel for its latest...
Rains, Truth and SaS Ras
Zamir A. QadriA childhood memory still fresh in my mind perhaps was my first initiation into localization of faith in our society. It was...
No solution without a model
Zamir A. QadriAn Arab proverb goes like this; Fahmus Sawaali Nisfun Jawaab. It means that understanding the question properly is equal to answering it...
Breaking the jinx
Zamir AhmadLegend has it that Columbus was at a dinner with some Spanish nobles when some of them began scoffing at the admiral’s success...
Madhuri, Modi and Mockery!
Zamir AhmadThere is an interesting thing about the people of Pakistan. They just cannot stop loving Indian films and film stars. One of the...
