Do Nothing!
Arthur C. Brooks in The Atlantic writes that absolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems. In his article “How to Embrace Doing Nothing“, Brooks says “it
‘Osama bin Laden is Dead, But the Butcher of Gujarat Lives. He’s the Prime Minister of India’. (Viral Video)
Bilawal, Jaishankar go head-to-head: “I would like to remind Mr Jaishankar that Osama bin Laden is dead, but the butcher of Gujarat lives, and he is the prime minister (of
The History of the United States in 10 minutes (Video)
Learn more about American history from this video than from actual class. For example, American history started with raid shadow legends…
What’s Strange But True About Japanese Kids, School Rules, Cities, Canals (Videos)
Here are some reasons why Japanese kids are different than the rest of the world: Schoolchildren follow rules that are strange but true: These children’s daily rituals at school enable
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Smoke screen ka Pakistan ki Siyasat mein Kardar kya
سموک اسکرین کا پاکستان کی سیاست میں کردار کیا اپنے الفاظ کو بلند کرو، آواز نہیں. یہ بارش ہے جو پھول اگاتی ہے، گرج نہیں کرتی – رومی “Raise your
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Future Knowledges and the Dilemmas of Decolonization
In this talk, philosopher Achille Mbembe (Africa is a Country) considers the possibilities of a new planetary configuration of the human and the humanities, in light of what he calls
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The Hunt For Red October
IRSHAD SALIM: Every year, as October comes, I recall a few nuggets from my memory bank, and reminisce them. One of them is the 1990 thriller movie The Hunt For
The Best in West About Islam
“Welcome to the dark ages or as it should be known as the golden ages…it’s all a matter of perspective.” A wonderfully made video by 1001 Inventions and The Library
Bernie Sanders: Three Multibillionaires Own More Wealth Than the Bottom Half of American Society (Video)
‘In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society – 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable. While the working class falls further behind,
Steven Pinker: How Language Influences Your Brain
Harvard educated professor Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive scientist, psychologist, psycholinguist, and a public intellectual. He’s an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker’s
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LISTEN: Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s Khutba in Sep. 2019
BLAST FROM THE PAST: An excerpt from Delhi Jama Masjid Imam’s khutba (speech) in Sep. 2019 -a month earlier PM Narendra Modi gave nod to his government for the illegal
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Sep 2019: A Chat on Pakistan Affairs in Urdu (VIDEO)
Blast from the past (Sept. 2019): Some young ones visited me in Islamabad. They asked me few questions for my views on some matters. There were smiles from them on
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