In his Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun wrote, “The Arabs ate camels and acquired their jealousy and harshness. The Turks ate horses and acquired their ferocity and strength.” Ibn al-Qayyim said, “Whoever eats ...

MP SPEAKS | I feel compelled to respond to the opinion that PAS may have become a “saturated” party. But first of all, let me state that in all situations, PAS not only has thrived but it has grown ...

PAKISTAN today finds itself at a critical turning point — grappling with economic hardship, political uncertainty and a deepening sense of public frustration. In the face of these mounting challenges, ...

The dangerous skirmish with our hostile larger neighbour has sparked a rare moment of national solidarity within Pakistan — a welcome feeling given the immense political polarisation we have been ...

In the Western imagination, the Sahara is an empty space, a state of nature. Some locals shared this view before Europeans discovered the savannah south of the sands. Ibn Khaldun, the polymath born in ...

Philosophy East and West, Vol. 69, No. 3, Politics, Nature, and Society — The Actuality of North African Philosopher Ibn Khaldūn (JULY 2019), pp. 666-683 (18 pages) This essay examines Ibn Khaldūn’s ...

It will come as a surprise to many that the intellectual origins of supply-side economics can be traced to the 14th-century Muslim philosopher Ibn Khaldun. In his masterwork, 'The Muqaddimah', he ...

A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in ...

All these high taxes will only set off a flight of capital, including to GCC When taxes are often determined by electoral considerations, then coming up with right tax slabs becomes a difficult ...

At the end of the 18th century, when both industrialization and colonialism were emergent, the British were trying to figure out the most efficient ways to control a large number of people. The man of ...