Times of India | June 10, 2024 The American war of Independence was fought from 1775 to 1783. Having seen its consequences some of America’s leaders subsequently began to advocate peaceful methods…

Mr. Malcolm Forbes has, with great pertinence, made this ob­servation about problem-solving: “It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don’t know too much about the problem.” Facing a…

For about twenty years, between 1950 and 1970, Japan used to import superior industrial technology from the west, at times by out­right purchase, but more often by borrowing or on a credit basis. As…

When the Prophet of Islam left his hometown in Makkah and emigrated to Medina, these words were on his lips: “Makkah, my dear and beauti­ful town. If my people had not expelled me, I would never have…

A cyclist whose brake got jammed took his cycle to a mechanic and asked him to repair the offending part, thinking that the mechanic would set to work on it at the point where the brake had got…

Sunday Guardian | September 03, 2023 Reviewing modern, scientific civilization, a commentator has made the very pertinent observation that it is not invested with ideological permanence. This seems…

The Caliphate of Mu’awiyah has been made the subject of severe criticism. Some say that Mu’awiyah was the first ruler to introduce kingship into Islam. But, regardless of this criticism, it should be…