Mahmood Hasan KhanPakistan at 50Well, yes, Pakistan has completed fifty and not seventy-five years. The Pakistan of August 1947 was laid to rest as a failed state with the…Aug 14, 2022Aug 14, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanMongols and the World of Islam[1]With one stroke a world which billowed with fertility was laid desolate, and the regions thereof became a desert, and the greater part of…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanHad India not been Invaded by MuslimsI shall not now speak of the knowledge of the Hindus. . . . of their subtle discoveries in the science of astronomy — discoveries even more…Apr 2, 2022Apr 2, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanDenis Diderot: philosophe and encyclopedist[1]Denis Diderot (1713–1784) exemplified the Age of Enlightenment in Europe. But what was the Enlightenment about? I like Immanuel Kant’s…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanWhy Gossip is GoodAfter my retirement from the university, I took a 100-level course in evolutionary biology. Our Lab instructor asked us to write an essay…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanWhat if Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had not existed?[1]The Aligarh Movement was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s legacy. Its roots were in the dispatch Sir Syed sent to the British government on the causes…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanSir Syed Ahmed Khan: A Life[1]Other men have written books and founded colleges; but to arrest as with a wallJan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
Mahmood Hasan KhanMore Leisure and Less WorkSome weeks ago, I was talking to a friend about writing a piece on idleness. He drew my attention to an essay Lord Bertrand Russell wrote…Dec 31, 20211Dec 31, 20211
Mahmood Hasan KhanOn the Art of DiscussionFor there can be no discussion without contradiction. CiceroDec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021