What is an Islamic state? This is a question that has been asked ever since the founding of the religion by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). As I will discuss later, this question has been answered in several different ways in different parts of the Muslim world. Most recently, the question has become important […]
Consequentialism is defined as “the ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action or cause”. A consequentialist holds the belief that “consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgement about an action”. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces […]
Another child has died. Not from illness or accident, but from the savage hands of the very person entrusted with his education and protection. In Jamrud tehsil of K-P, a fifth-grade student was tortured by his school head during morning assembly. The boy was beaten with a stick on his head, neck, face and back. […]
The overnight collapse of two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine that killed seven people were caused by explosions, Russian officials said on Sunday, treating them as “acts of terrorism”. In Russia’s Bryansk region, an explosion caused a road bridge to collapse onto a railway line late Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow […]