The Splendid Sun

Written by:  Saqib Wazir 》 In this article, the writer explores the advantages as well as the disadvantages of technology. Introduction Science is all about gathering information and knowledge, however, technology, on the other hand, is the practical application of it. Scientists research and unearth natural phenomena and gather information about them, and then technologists and engineers use this knowledge to shape machines and technologies for the welfare of humankind. We somewhat know about the positive aspects of technology in our lives, however, we must see the dark side of the image as well, that it devastates our lives in one way or another. Benevolent Technologies Before going into the main subject of this article, let me shade light on technology as a benevolent, first of all. Human life has been improved by the discoveries and inventions made by scientists and technologists with humankind’s welfare in mind. Almost every field of our life has seen these impro...

Written by:  Saqib Wazir 》 In this article, the writer shades light on the life of ‘bumbling’ Mullah Nasruddin. In the end, he has taken some of the Mullah’s hilarious anecdotes from various sources. One of these anecdotes is taken from a passage in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. Have you ever meet a man with a sense of humor? Or have you read ever a comic book? If yes, then you would probably know the one who could be considered the king of humor. Who is that man? Yes, I am saying of Mullah Nasruddin . Mullah Nasruddin , sometimes called Mullah Nasruddin Hooja, was a humorist and a satirist noted for his hilarious and sidesplitting jokes across the globe. When and where was he born are too complicated questions to be answered. Historians are divided in answering these questions, and this is going to be the main reason of this uncertainty. Turks claim that Nasiruddin was a dweller of Turkey. Iranians, on the other hand, have their own claim. The latest claim has been trigg...