Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) mandates the freedom of religion or belief and states that: Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually…
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We have seen unprecedented growth in the digital economy over recent years. This shift has played a substantial role in disrupting and changing old business models to suit the needs of a modern era. From online transactions, social media marketing, and e-commerce websites, digital services are increasing and improving rapidly. As a consequence, more and…
So many people consider evolution to just be a theory but if the evidence is analyzed, it can be seen that it is a fact. The study of evolution has opened up many secrets to the researchers and has proven that the human brain has evolved to incorporate programs that help human beings adapt to…
Child labor, like almost every other issue of the sort, is a double-sided coin. While it is undoubtedly a social and moral hazard, it is also a primary source of income for those who practice it. Considering this fact, the question that arises is whether taking action against child labor would do more harm than…
UNESCO has reported that “Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These nationwide closures are impacting over 60% of the world’s student population. Several other countries have implemented localized closures impacting millions of additional learners.”
According to …
Fat. That one word is the boon of millions of people throughout the world. To make things more precise, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, two billion people on this planet are either overweight or obese. Around one in every ten people are medically obese. Of course, the issue of fat-shaming is another…
Plastic is one of the most widely produced materials at a global level for nearly all forms of consumption (industrial, domestic, etc.). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has reported that over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every single year for a wide range of uses. Plastics were originally made out…
The human mind and soul are full of curiosity and the thirst to know more does not get quenched ever. The dip into finding out our ancestry via ancestry tests is just another expression of curiosity. People have always wanted to know where exactly they come from and genetic ancestry testing provides them with the…
The term “Deep Work” has nothing to do with geographical depth or so-called intellectual/philosophical discourse. In fact, it is a much more simple concept. The phrase was coined by Cal Newport- a professor of Computer Sciences at Georgetown University, in his book titled “Deep Work”. Though the term is newly coined, it refers to a…
On the first of September 2020, Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhary announced a landmark decision by the cabinet. According to his tweet, Cabinet has approved the first license for the “industrial and medicinal use of Hemp..”.
Even though you still can not go out and purchase marijuana for recreational use, it is still an incredibly progressive…