Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja

When the Earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion And the Earth throws up her burdens (from within) And man cries (distressed) what is matter with her (The Quran: Zilzal-Convulsion, Chapter99:1-3) By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja Reflections on the Aftermath…

The hell of human suffering, evil and oppression is paved with good intentions. The men who have most injured and oppressed humanity, who have most deeply sinned against it, were according to their standards and their conscience, good men; what…

In all ages wicked men tried to plot Against God’s Way, but they never Succeeded and were covered with shame In ways unexpected. The righteous see good in God’s Word, and their goal is the Good Great teachers were sent…

“Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced And whose bigots haunt the airwaves Pity the nation that raises not its voice Except to praise…

Witness to Killing and Destruction – Ukraine fast becoming the Epic Centre of Cataclysm By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. Cynicism about politics is endemic across all cultures. When intelligent people think and plan war, it negates the very human nature…

Has civilization taught us to be more friendly towards one another? Asked Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher and intellectual and explains further: …Within the herd, we are more friendly to each other than are many species of animals, but in…

“The culture of peace is universal. It is shared by people and nations Worldwide. Today’s “culture of war” is a US hegemonic project predicated on the creation of conflict and divisions within and between countries. It is this (unilateral) project…

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Albert Einstein By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. The global systems of political governance…

“And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in…

The tyranny of human rights violations – planned and alleged goes unabated across the globe. Late American historian Howard Zinn must have sensed the human cries against Nature and called “Tyranny is tyranny.” Nobody seems to care for the dried-ink…