In this issue...

Should the Pakistani woman be exempted from capital punishment? A discussion on the issue in the editorial.

Amar Ellahi Lone comments on the way Taliban are implementing Islam in Afghanistan. Amar is studying for MSc in economics and has recently joined Renaissance as Associate Editor.

In this article, Dr Khalid Zaheer explains that Islam has a different conception of saving than the one envisaged by Western economics. He also argues for taking away the management of under-utilised assets from incompetent owners. Dr Khalid Zaheer, who is a faculty member at the Institute of Business Administration of the Punjab University, teaches Islamic ethics at the Punjab University and the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Sadia Saleem explains the philosophy of fasting in Ramadan. Sadia is studying for MSc in applied psychology and is a regular contributor to Renaissance.

Dr. Khalid Zaheer explains that the Taravih  prayer is not obligatory. In fact, it is not even what it is usually thought to be.

Shehzad Saleem tells us what the Islamic punishment for this crime is. Shehzad Saleem is Associate Fellow at Al-Mawrid. He was also the first editor of Renaissance.