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Many readers and aspiring readers ask about how to select good books, as if there is a universal formula that one can apply on books and select the best ones. It all depends on how one defines a.
Opinion
May 5, 2021
When, as a young man looking for guidance, Wahiduddin moved from one source of knowledge to another, he realised that the books of the time were not sufficient. So he embarked on a journey of writing, which lasted three-quarters of a century.
By the time he died on April 21, 2021, at the age of 96 he had penned over 200 books and hundreds of articles and essays. Of course, for that much he had to read a lot, and through the course of his vast readings he managed to gather encyclopedic knowledge in diverse fields, especially in the fields of Islamic culture and history. His death sparked a renewed interest in him and his writings in Pakistan too. Scholar and writer Khaled Ahmed posted a good commentary on Maulana Wahiduddin’s book ‘Muslim Women and Modernity’ which is the English translation of his Urdu book.
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National
March 1, 2021
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Speakers at a workshop here on Sunday stressed the need for promoting interfaith harmony for the socioeconomic development of society.
The two-day workshop was organized by Pakistan Institution of Peace Studies (PIPS) at a hotel here.
A large number of students attended the workshop. The first day session of the workshop was moderated by the resource persons Muhammad Aamir Rana and Mujtaba Rathor.
The speakers underlined the need for creating awareness about the importance of the interfaith harmony among the students and other segments of the society.
The workshop participants also discussed cultural diversity and its role in the promotion of interfaith harmony.