About Yussouf

Shaheen

Yussouf Shaheen – highest civilian Award winner in Pakistan – Pride of Performance Award and Sitarae Imtiaz Award (Star of Excellence) in literature, Life Achievement Award from SANA, USA; former Senator of Pakistan; essentially a research scholar, author of over 16 Books in English, Urdu and Sindhi. His area of research encompasses history, religions, mythologies and languages of the world. The below mentioned six books written by him have been published in the United States, India and Pakistan:

Latest books by Yussouf Shaheen

published during 2017, 2018 and

2019 by the Culture Department,

Government of Sindh (Pakistan):

The First Ever

Weapon Free

Civilization

In   the   ancient   Indus   Valley,   our   forefathers laid    down    the    foundations    of    a    "Weapon Free    Civilization"    and    survived    peacefully for   thousands   of   years   until   the   1900   BCE. They   firmly   believed   that   the   weapons   are the   source   of   death   and   destruction.      Once they   are   developed   and   used   to   resolve   the issues,      it      would      create      a      permanent lawless         society.         Weapons         created conquerors;      they      killed,      robbed      and enslaved    the    entire    humanity.    From    the Mahabharata   and   the   Trojan   Wars,   down   to the   First   and   Second   World   Wars,   millions and    millions    of    people    were    killed    and massacred,   major   settlements   were   ruined, millions     women     and     young     girls     were kidnapped,    raped    and    sold    into    slavery. This     is     the     end     result     of     making     and holding    the    weapons.    By    manufacturing more    weapons,    we    buy    more    deaths    and more   destruction   for   our   people.   And   now by   creating   powerful   nuclear   arsenals   and other    weapons    of    mass    destruction,    we have    raised    the    possibility    of    "universal death"    in    an    all    out    war.    Around    1,800 nuclear    warheads    remain    on    "high    alert" status,      ready      to      be      launched      within minutes.   They   are   enough   to   annihilate   the entire human race. During   a   speech   at   Rice   University   on   12 September   1962,   President   John   F.   Kennedy spoke   of   not   filling   space   "with   weapons   of mass   destruction,   but   with   instruments   of knowledge and understanding." 63   years   ago,   on   9th   July   1955,   an   appeal   to the     rulers     of     the     world     was     made     by Bertrand   Russell,   Albert   Einstein   and   other eleven      pre-eminent      intellectuals      and scientists,    ten    of    them    Nobel    Laureates. They   concluded   that   the   powerful   Nuclear Weapons    have    raised    the    possibility    of "universal   death".   Shall   we   put   an   end   to the      human      race;      or      shall      mankind renounce      war,"      they      asked.      "We      are speaking   on   this   occasion,   not   as   members of   this   or   that   nation,   continent,   or   creed, but    as    human    beings,    members    of    the species   Man,   whose   continued   existence   is in    doubt.    They    feared    that    in    any    future world   war   nuclear   weapons   will   certainly   be employed   and   that   such   weapons   threaten the   continued   existence   of   mankind.   They urged    the    governments    of    the    world    to realize,   and   to   find   peaceful   means   for   the settlement      of      all      matters      of      dispute between them." The   general   public,   and   even   many   men   in positions    of    authority,    have    not    realized what    would    be    involved    in    a    war    with nuclear    bombs.    The    general    public    still thinks   in   terms   of   the   obliteration   of   cities. It    is    understood    that    the    new    bombs    are more   powerful   than   the   old,   and   that,   while one    A-bomb    could    obliterate    Hiroshima, one    H-bomb    could    obliterate    the    largest cities,    such    as    London,    New    York,    and Moscow.    No    one    knows    how    widely    such lethal      radio-active      particles      might      be diffused,    but    the    top    most    scientists    are unanimous    in    saying    that    a    war    with    H- bombs    might    possibly    put    an    end    to    the human   race.   It   is   feared   that   if   many   H- bombs    are    used    there    will    be    universal death.   Many   warnings   have   been   uttered   by eminent   men   of   science   and   by   authorities in   military   strategy.   None   of   them   will   say that   the   worst   results   are   certain.   There   lies before   us,   if   we   choose,   continual   progress in     happiness,     knowledge,     and     wisdom. Shall    we,    instead,    choose    death,    because we   cannot   forget   our   quarrels?   We   appeal as      human      beings      to      human      beings: Remember   your   humanity,   and   forget   the rest.   It   is   a   matter   of   serious   concern   that the   rulers   of   this   world   are   not   prepared   to disband   the   nuclear   weapons.   However,   to avoid   universal   death,   the   world   may   follow the   wisdom   and   knowledge   of   the   Ancient Indus    Valley    who    created    Weapon    Free Civilization    that    was    carried    successfully for thousands of years.

Ten more books by

Yussouf Shaheen

    Ten    more    books    authored    by    Yussouf Shaheen     are     published     in     Pakistan     in English, Sindhi and Urdu languages: (1)   The   World   of   Conquerors   (Published   in Lahore   by   Daily   Frontier   Post   Publications). It   was   simaltenously   published   in   Sindhi (Faatehan      jee      Dunya)      and      in      Urdu (Fateheen Ki Dunya). (2)   Truth   Untold   in   English   (also   published in    Urdu    and    Sinshi    with    the    title    -    Haq Mojood. (3) The World Confederation of the Peoples (4) Anal-Haq - in Urdu (5)   Andar   Mey   Uhao   Thio   (Sindhi   poetry   in four volumes – 13 Sur) (6)   Unani   Dand   Kathaoo   (Greek   Mythology in Sindhi) (7) Khuda Insan aen Janwar (in Sindhi) (8) Muslimcracy (in Urdu) (9)    Shah    Latif    –    Azadea    jo    Alambardar    in Sindhi (10)    Fall    of    Sumerian,    Akkadian,    Hebrew, Aramaic   and   Celtic   Languages   in   English   - (in final stage).

About the author

by Ali Iqbal

      Yussouf   Shaheen   is   perhaps   the   most eminent   Sindhi   poet   and   journalist   living today.   He   has   also   served   as   a   senator. Not   only   this,   he   also   happens   to   be   the only   writer   at   least   in   Pakistan,   who   has written    more    then    six    full-length    books featuring    the    main    hurdles    that    have obstructed   the   creation   of   a   violence-free world    in    which    humanity    would    live    in peace. He   wrote   the   first   book   in   the   series   under the   title   of   “Muslimcracy”   in   Urdu   in   1957 when   he   was   only   18   years   old.   His   next book,     “Khuda,     Insan     Aur     Janvar”     was written   in   Sindhi.   In   1970,   he   wrote   “An’al Haq”   in   Urdu   the   launching   ceremony   of which    was    attended    among    others    by Syed   Mohammad   Taqi,   Raees   Amrohvi,   Pir Hismuddin      Rashdi      and      Shamsherul Hydri,   none   of   whom   is   alive   today.   Later came,   his   other   book   “Haq   Maujud”   (Truth Untold)    which    was    in    Sindhi    and    Urdu both. In   1986,   he   wrote   “World   Confederation   of the   Peoples”   to   be   followed   by,   “The   World of      Conquerors”,      Greek      Mythology      (in Sindhi),     “William     the     Bastard     and     His Descendants”,   Rise   and   Fall   of   gods   –   In Historical    Perspective,    Rise    and    Fall    of Sanskrit   and   “Fall   of   Native   Languages   of the   Americas.”   Most   of   these   books   have been published outside Pakistan. The   central   idea   and   the   common   thread that      runs      through      all      these      books, including    the    present    one    is    the    story about    ‘man’s    inhumanity    towards    man’ in   the   form   of   kingships   and   mercenary armies    that    have    played    havoc    in    the world since time immemorial. As   the   world   history   shows,   by   now   more than   5,000   wars   have   been   fought   during the     same     number     of     years     in     which millions   and   millions   of   people   have   been massacred.   It   is   perhaps   for   this   reason that      Gibbon      has      called      history,      ‘a chronicle of crimes.’ Shaheen    in    all    of    his    books,    not    only searches    out    these    crimes    but    he    also points      an      accusing      finger      at      the perpetrators   of   these   crimes,   mentioning their    names,    their    misdeeds,    and    even their   genealogical   trees.   He   firmly   refutes the    well-known    maxim,    ‘If    a    man    kills another   man   he   is   killer;   but   if   a   man   kills a   million   people,   he   becomes   a   hero.’   He says   without   munching   words   that   these so-called    conquerors,    who    setup    great empires     with     the     help     of     their     hired armed        men,        remain        killers        and murderers       and       should       never       be considered   as   “heroes”   as   there   is   noting “great”      about      them.      What      he      says tantamount   to   say   that   these   conquerors were,    in    fact,    terrorists,    most    of    whom now   enjoy   their   eternal   sleep   under   great mausoleums, especially built for them. A     historical     adage     says     that     woman, wealth   and   land   have   remained   the   main causes   for   which   men   have   killed   men. However,    most    of    the    bloody    wars    were fought   by   kings   and   generals   because   of their hunger of land and wealth. The   writer   of   the   books   under   discussion has   been   burning   midnight   oil   for   almost fifty   years   studying   these   ferocious   wars and   at   the   end   of   his   journey   has   come   to certain conclusions. He   firmly   believes   that   all   the   wars   fought in      the      past      were      waged      only      for acquisition    of    land    and    wealth    and    as such       these       wars       created       serious problems    for    mankind.    These    problems included    the    existing    borders    between various    states,    religions    and    languages that   were   imposed   on   defeated   nations. Every   new   conquest   created   new   borders and    forced    upon    the    vanquished    and hence            “artificial”.            Under            the circumstances,     how     any     war     can     be described    as    a    “just”    war?    Rather    no greater   injustice   could   ever   be   imagined keeping    in    view    the    sufferings    of    the defeated nations. Even     todays’     so     called     ‘modern’     and ‘democratic’   world   full   of   mini   dictators’ presents    a    strong    spectacle.    The    entire humanity    still    remains    divided    because of    artificial    borders    imposed    by    various conquerors   long   ago.   Out   of   nearly   10,000 existing    languages,    only    seven    keep    on flourishing    because    they    happen    to    be the     languages     of     various     conquerors. These      seven      languages      are      English, Spanish,      French,      Arabic,      Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu)       and       Chinese.       On       the religious   side,   Muslims   all   over   the   world believes   in   One   God;   Christians   have   faith in      their      Trinity,      Hindus      believe      in innumerable   gods.   Buddhists   have   their own   Supreme   Being   who   forms   the   major portion of world population today. Although      the      world      has      witnessed thousands   of   wars   but   now   a   nuclear   war could   prove   to   be   the   most   dangerous   as there   is   every   possibility   that   the   entire mankind   can   be   annihilated   as   a   result   of such      an      unprecedented      war.      United States     has     already     used     atom     bombs against       Japan       in       Hiroshima       and Nagasaki.     Moreover,     there     are     strong grounds    to    believe    that    an    atomic    war could   be   triggered   at   any   time   due   to   a misunderstanding.   So   the   writer   in   one   of his books says:                 “The    present    day    world    consists    of roughly       198       countries       and       these countries    have    come    into    being    as    a result     of     disintegrating     empires     and powerful     dynasties     of     the     past.     Thus almost    all    the    present    frontiers    stand questionable.   It   is   the   call   of   hour   that   the people   should   be   allowed   to   exercise   their right    to    self    determination    in    congenial atmosphere    in    order    to    accomplish    an independent    revision    of    the    decisions imposed    in    the    past.”    -    (The    World    of Conquerors). Essentially,   Shaheen’s   books   are   sort   of Utopias      wherein      he      paints      a      world without   kings   and   armies   and   without   its thorny   problems   which   plague   mankind. Utopias    have    been    written    in    the    past also.   Some   of   the   most   famous   include: ‘The    Republic’    (Plato);    Thomas    Spence’s ‘Spenconia’;   Edward   Bellamy’s   ‘Bostan   in the    year    2000’;    H.G.    Well’s,    ‘A    Modern Utopia,’   Aldous   Huxley’s   ‘The   Brave   New World’;    James    Hilton’s    ‘Shangrilla’;    B.F. Skinners’      ‘Walden      Two’      and      Ernest Callenbach’s ‘Ecotopia’. However,    the    major    problem    with    these utopias   is   that   they   are   invariably   anti- reality    and    hardly    realizable.    It    is    quite interesting   to   know   that   even   Plato   could not    put    into    practice    his    Utopia    when offered   a   chance.   Let   Will   Durant   tell   us what happened:             “In   the   years   387   BC   Plato   received   an invitation    from    Dionysius,    ruler    of    the then   flourishing   and   powerful   Syracuse, capital   city   of   Sicily,   to   come   and   turn   his kingdom   into   Utopia,   and   the   philosopher, thinking   like   Turgot   that   if   it   was   easier   to educate   one   man,   even   though   a   king   - than   a   whole   people   consented.   But   when Dionysius    found    that    the    plan    required either       that       he       should       become       a philosopher    or    cease    to    be    a    king,    he balked;    the    upshot    was    a    bitter    quarrel. Story    has    it    that    Plato    was    sold    into slavery,   to   be   rescued   by   his   friend   and pupil    Anniceris.”    -    (Story    of    Philosophy, page 39). As,   the   above   story   demonstrate,   putting   a utopia    in    practice    is    something    totally different    from    visualizing    it    on    paper, because      its      implementation      involves grave      and      intricate      issues      of      war, violence,     territory,     language     and     even religion. Take      for      instance      the      problems      of territory.    The    writer    we    are    discussing does   not   believe   at   all   in   the   sanctity   of territories    and    even    consider    them    as “artificial’   as   the   same   were   imposed   by conquerors.   On   the   other   hand,   territory has   been   defined   politically   as   ‘a   portion of   the   earth   and   its   atmosphere   which   is such   that   it   may   fall   in   the   jurisdiction   of a sovereign state.” War     has     been     defined     as     a     “forcible connection      between      states      with      the purpose    of    overpowering    each    other    by armed   forces’,   and   has   been   recognized as    “the    oldest    institution’    in    the    world. Hegel   defined   war   as   ‘eternal   and   moral’. However,    Shaheen    altogether    refuses    to acknowledge    war    as    an    institution.    But then   it   does   not   mean   that   he   is   the   only one who is against war and armies. Carl     von     Ossietzky     who     was     awarded Nobel   Prize   in   1935   had   established   a   “No War   Society’   and   planned   a   new   holiday   to be   called,   “Anti-War   Day’.   He   has   said:   All soldiers    were    murderers    and    there    is nothing   ‘heroic’   about   war.   Similarly,   the British    writer,    Dr    Martin    Bax    (1966)    said that   ‘we   need   to   stop   treating   soldiers   and ex-soldiers   as   heroes.   Medals   should   be given for cowardice in the field, not valor.’ This    discussion    about    war    may    remind the   reader   about   the   famous   letter   Albert Einstein   wrote   to   Freud,   seeking   a   way   of delivering   mankind   from   the   menace   of war.    However,    Freud’s    reply    was    almost curt,   to   say   the   least.   Freud   said   that   the letter     had     taken     him     by     surprise     by posing   such   a   question   and   he   posed   a counter-question    to    Einstein:    ‘how    long shall   we   have   to   wait   before   the   rest   of mankind   become   pacifists   too?   “The   gist of     letter     was     that     war     is     something endemic to human nature.” Perhaps   this   is   the   reason   that   while   so much    has    been    written    about    various wars    that    were    fought    throughout    ages, there   are   only   few   writings   to   be   found   on the    topic    of    abolition    of    war    itself.    It    is indeed     quite     a     modern     topic     and     of interest     only     to     a     small     intellectual minority.       However,       Bertrand       Russell seems   to   be   the   only   major   thinker   who has    written    extensively,    apart    from    two full-length   books   on   the   topic.   They   are, ‘Common     Sense     and     Nuclear     Warfare’ and “Has Man a Future? However,   let   us   not   be   pessimistic   as   all this   does   not   mean   that   pacifists/peace lovers      have      lost      their      case.      Their teachings      continue      to      inspire      and influence     mankind.     Buddha     and     the Egyptian    pharaoh    Akhenaton    were    the earliest   pacifists.   But   who   can   ever   forget the    sweet    Jesus    who    did    not    believe    in violence, even for a noble cause and said:             “Put   up   thy   Sword.   For   they   that   live   by the   sword   shall   die   by   the   sword.”   -   (The New Testament). Leo     Tolstoy,     the     Russian     aristocratic landlord   who   wrote   world-famous   novel, War   and   Peace’   also   happens   to   be   a   great pacifist. Briefly   said,   Shaheen   has   adopted   quite   a new   approach   towards   understanding   the historical     crimes     under     the     garb     of ‘conquests’   by   keeping   his   writings   very simple   and   straight.   He   is   pacifist   to   the core   and   has   a   great   regard   for   Buddha. For half of his life, he was a vegetarian. Moreover,    fantasizing    about    living    in    a peaceful   world   is   an   innocent   activity   and millions     and     millions     of     followers     of various    religions    have    nourished    such ideas    for    the    past    over    two    thousand years.   They   still   wait   for   a   Messiah   who will      descend      from      the      Above      and establish   a   Kingdom   of   God   on   the   Earth. Shaheen    also    seems    to    have    his    own ideas   about   creating   a   borderless   world. Let     us     all     wish     him     god     speed     in achieving his utopian expectations. 

Area of research

BORDERS Throughout the ages, millions of men, women and children are killed and massacred in the name of ‘disputed borders’ created artificially time and again by the conquerors. To save the humanity and stop the massacres over the shifting borders, Yussouf Shaheen is the first author who has debated thoroughly on the subject entitled: Artificial Borders of the World. CONQUEST Conquest, throughout the ages is considered as the most ‘sacred job’ for the rulers, kings, emperors, invaders known as conquerors. We find most history books with lengthy chapters written in golden words in praise of such aggressors. During the process of such conquests, millions of people were massacred, cities and towns were destroyed and house wives and young girls were abused and raped. Subsequently great ‘empires’ were built where the defeated nations were kept in chains and their wealth and resources were looted for centuries together. Most of the books of Yussouf Shaheen revolve around such historic tragedies. FALL OF LANGUAGES Today, roughly 6,909 languages are spoken all over the globe, out of them only seven (7) languages which were imposed by the conquerors enjoy the opportunities and space to flourish, such as the Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian and Portuguese. If we revert back to the ancient world, we find the same number - roughly 7,000 spoken by the entire world. Out of these again only seven (7) languages of the conquero rs had emerged as the leading and the most dominating languages in the ancient world, such as: Sumerian, Akkadian, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sanskrit, Greek and Latin. Recently the UNESCO has predicted that half of the world's present languages - more than 3,000 would disappear by the end of this century. Yussouf Shaheen in his two books (Rise and Fall of Sanskrit and Fall of Native Languages of the Americas) debates, “until and unless the dirty game of ‘conquest’ is not brought to an end, the entire world will continue to suffer the decimation of languages on much larger scale. Yussouf Shaheen, in his book ‘Rise and Fall of gods’ has discussed all the gods and goddesses worshiped by our forefathers. He has also debated massacres of millions of people carried during the ‘conversion process’ from one faith to another. He justifies Mythologies as integral part of history as our forefathers virtually worshiped different gods and goddesses. APPREHENSIONS OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR Today, around 50,000 Nuclear weapons are looming over the heads of the entire humanity. Until this day, major parts of the world are still under the control of the conquerors. To defend such forcibly occupied territories, the conquerors have deployed weapons of mass destruction and can kill the entire humanity. Further more, those newly liberated states which emerged during the recent past, inherited extra large territories from the falling empires. That had again accelerated border disputes all over the world. This perilous border situation has forced the rulers for the large scale preparations aiming at the Third World War. The people of the world have already suffered enormously due to the two World Wars fought during the twentieth century. We lost over 100 million lives and a similar number was severely wounded and disabled; hundreds of thousands of women and young girls were kidnapped and raped. Innumerable women committed suicides. Before we are annihilated by the weapons of mass destruction, they must be disbanded. Let us stop culture of hate on religious differences; let us declare conquests and invasions as major offences and heinous crimes. And the conquerors should be compelled to liberate the enslaved nations without further delay; let us stop killings and massacres on forced conversion of faiths and stop the fall of the mother tongues. This is to inform your kind self that the undersigned has officially been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by the government of Pakistan; also endorsed by around 20 Buddhist professors in India and many others around the world. Your co-operation and assistance would be highly appreciated and helpful in the matter. We submit here under the nomination mail that can be filled in and mailed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee by the professors of your esteemed association. Sorry, we are short of time as the last date for nomination is 31st January 2017.

About the author

Bertrand    Russell    in    the    Prologue    of    his classic       autobiography       said,       “Three passions      simple      but      overwhelmingly strong,   have   governed   my   life:   the   longing for    love,    the    search    for    knowledge    and unbearable     pity     for     the     suffering     of mankind.” One    can    safely    say    that    three    passions have    also    governed    the    life    of    Yussouf Shaheen    and    these    are,    the    longing    for world     peace,     the     search     for     the     lost languages   and   an   unbearable   hatred   for violence    -the    violence    of    conquerors    in the       form       of       so-called       ‘conquests’ throughout    the    ages.    Since    the    time    he was    almost    15    years    of    age,    he    began going   through   big   tomes   written   mainly on      history,      mythology,      religion      and languages   in   order   to   find   out   what   has been   happening   all   over   the   world   since times      immemorial.      Although      he      is professionally   a   journalist   and   a   poet,   he has   by   now   penned   more   than   one   and half   dozen   books   in   prose   containing   his ideas on the above-mentioned subjects. In   1986   he   wrote,   “World   Confederation   of the   Peoples”   to   be   followed   by   The   World of      Conquerors,      Greek      Mythology      (in Sindhi),     William     the     Bastard     and     his Descendants,   The   Rise   and   Fall   of   Gods, Rise    and    Fall    of    Sanskrit,    Fall    of    Native Languages   of   the   Americas   and   “Artificial Borders   of   the   World   throughout   the   Ages. Most   of   these   books   are   written   in   English and printed outside Pakistan. On   the   whole,   ‘the   other   side   of   history’ presented   by   him   reads   like   an   endless story    of    force    and    fraud    which    are    the integral   elements   of   armed   invasions   the name    of    conquests.    These    books    say, what they say, without munching words. Shaheen   seems   to   be   heavily   influenced by   the   language   and   the   style   of   ancient Sufis     of     Sindh,     almost     simplistic     and down   to   earth.   However,   the   central   idea that   runs   through   all   these   looks   is   the story   of   ‘man’s   inhumanity   towards   man,’ mostly     in     the     garb     of     kingship     and mercenary armies. Shaheen,   the   poet   and   journalist   is   also   a retired   Senator   of   Pakistan.   Not   only   this, he   also   happens   to   he   the   only   person   at least   in   Pakistan,   who   has   produced   more than    sixteen    full    length    books    on    the topics of war, peace and languages. As   the   world   history   shows,   by   now   more than   5000   wars   have   been   fought   during the     same     number     of     years     in     which millions     and     millions     of     people     were murdered    in    order    to    protect    or    expand the national borders all over the world. To   say   the   least,   Shaheen   discards   all   the histories   written   in   the   part   on   the   plea that   they   are   nothing   but   a   bundle   of   lies and   that’s   why   people   have   failed   to   learn any lesson and why wars haven’t stopped. Nor    only    this,    but    this    is    the    precise reason   why   armed   men   continue   to   play havoc   with   the   world   despite   the   fact   that Globalism   is   spreading   fast   and   people   all over   the   world   are   coming   nearer   to   one another very speedily. The   advocacy   for   the   abolition   of   armies is    not    a    new    idea    as    the    prophet    of internationalism     was     born     some     1358 years   before   the   Christ.   He   was   Pharaoh Ikhnaton   who   encouraged   people,   “to   see the   truth”   and   put   to   end   all   militaristic activities    in    ancient    Egypt.    Let    me    add here    that    Shaheen    dedicated    his    book “The    World    of    Conquerors”    to    Ikhnaton. Similarly,   the   Socrates   of   the   present   age, as      Bertrand      Russell      is      known,      also created     history     when     he     on     his     own achieved,    now    known    famously    as    the ‘Unarmed     Victory’     during     the     Cuban blockade by the United States. On   the   basis   of   his   uninterrupted   studies in      history,      Shaheen      has      reached      a conclusion    of    his    own    which    tells    him unequivocally    that    armies    have    played the    same    role    throughout    the    ages    and that    is    ‘carrying    out    the    orders    of    their masters’.   Because   of   this,   Shaheen   seems to    be    unique    in    that    direction,    in    the sense   that   he   has   demanded   abolition   of all      these      man-imposed      geographical borders      all      over      the      world      if      any meaningful   and   permanent   peace   was   to be achieved. For   Shaheen   there   is   no   such   thing   as   a ‘just’     war.     He     believes     that     wars     are fought   to   destroy   opponents   and   that   is all.    Even    today,    the    world    is    governed mostly     by     dictators     who     go     to     wars without seeking any one’s permission. Moreover   for   him,   the   so-called   borders are    hardly    sacred.    They    are    absolutely artificial    in    the    sense    that    they    are    the result    of    force    employed    by    conquerors and    are    not    based    on    the    free-will    of masses. Carlvon       Ossietzky,       a       journalist       by profession,    was    awarded    Nobel    Prize    in 1935       for,       among       other       things       - establishing   a   “No   War   Society.”   Shaheen is   the   traveler   of   the   same   path   as   he   has made   it   a   mission   of   his   life   to   establish   a ‘no war society’ before it is too late.