The Pakistani Spectator

Nineteenth century was a period of great change. The hitherto disconnected and isolated understanding of the physical world since ancient times had suddenly started to interlink and beginning to make sense. Better means of communication and more powerful state systems added fuel to the fire, if not ignited it in the first place. Now thinkers [...]

Actually my “beef” is not with spiritualism itself, it has to do with how it is preached and practiced in Pakistan. Some of you may recall my previous essay on this topic under the heading “Lost Sufis of Pakistan” on which I got a lot of flak as usual. But that essay was intended for [...]