The Literary Resistance to Violence for peaceful Pakistan
An In-Depth Look at the Life and Work of a Peacebuilder Rashad Bukhari’s professional career began at the ‘Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)’, where he spent a decade as a writer and editor. This experience provided him with a foundational understanding of Islam and its relationship with the West, which became vital for his future…
Women in Pakistan feel insecure and lack the confidence to claim their due rights. They remain apprehensive due to consistent experiences with discriminatory practices in daily life. They are forced to comply with socioreligious settings that conform to patriarchal norms. The prevailing legal system does not allow women to openly express how they suffer from…
Pakistan stands at the precipice and the idea of harmony seems a distant dream. Over the past year, the country has witnessed unsettling crises: From Baloch separatism, Baloch activists’ disappearance and extra-judicial killings, missing persons, sectarian/religious violence, PTM banned, PTM’s grand Jirga targeted, progressive activists’ profiling, state-sponsored blasphemy politics, public frenzy against dacoits in the…
Throughout history, organized wars and violent conflicts have defined civilizations, leaving lasting scars on humankind. Since 1800 alone, over 37 million lives have been lost in active combat. This persistent cycle of violence raises a crucial question: how can humans inflict such harm on one another? Evolutionary psychologists propose that the roots of war lie…
