Role of Masjid in Social Reformation in Contemporary Pashtun Society: A Case Study of District Bannu and Lakki Marwat, Pakistan

Pulpit and Masjid play very pivotal and productive role in a Muslim society. It not only educates and guides Muslims in religious matters as well shapes the social attitude and role of Muslims. Moreover, it is evident by the history that Islamic State was run by the Head of the State from Masjid. Unfortunately, pulpit and Masjid have been losing sense of their actual responsibility as an agent of social cohesion, integration and reformation. The paper is an attempt of studying the current role of pulpit and Masjid regarding religious education and training, exploring the factors that have been hampering the way of realizing the dream of social reformation in contemporary Pashtun society by not allowing pulpit and Masjid to play its due role in this respect and suggesting feasible recommendation for coping with the issue. The study is based on primary data that was collected through questionnaire in District Bannu and Lakki Marwat.

Exploring the Potential of Chai Salvia Hispanica L. for Optimizing Antioxidant Characteristics and Storage Stability of Dairy Products

Ancient seeds are gaining colossal interest in food regime in different countries. Chia oil contains more than 65% linolenic acid. Omega-3 performs many physiological functions of the human body. The antioxidants present in chia are considered to have positive effect against several diseases like coronary heart diseases and is anti-aging and anti-carcinogenic. Chia seeds also contain appreciable amount of dietary fiber, its health benefits are widely illustrated in literature, such as diabetes mellitus. Chia seed is abundant in fat, water soluble vitamins, amino acids, minerals and phytochemicals. Medicinal properties of chia for the treatment of several diseases has been well documented.