Salman Ahmad
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The Clockmaker’s Secret
Prague, 1874 In the mist-soaked alleys of the Old Town, where gas lamps flickered like forgotten stars, there lived an old man known only as Master Horak—the finest clockmaker in all of Bohemia. His shop sat tucked between a crumbling bookbindery and a bakery that always smelled of burnt rye. People came from as far as Vienna and Budapest just to touch his timepieces—delicate contraptions of brass and mahogany, etched with strange runes that whispered secrets in the silence.
By Salman Ahmad7 months ago in Fiction
Pandemic 2.0: Silent Mutation
In the quiet corridors of the Global Infectious Disease Institute, Dr. Mira Hassan sat hunched over a microscope. It had been three years since the COVID-19 pandemic had officially ended, and the world had moved on. Masks had vanished, hand sanitizers collected dust, and vaccine passports had become relics of a paranoid past. But Mira hadn’t moved on. She knew better.
By Salman Ahmad7 months ago in Futurism
The Time Traveler's Dilemma
Dr. Emma Taylor had spent years studying the mysteries of quantum mechanics, and finally, she had cracked the code. She stood at the threshold of a new era, ready to revolutionize the field of time travel. With a deep breath, she stepped into the time machine, set the coordinates, and disappeared into the past.
By Salman Ahmad7 months ago in Fiction
"Teens vs. Junk Food: Can Laws Stop Social Media from Feeding Us Junk?"
We all know how hard it is to resist a cheesy burger or crispy fries, especially when it's right in front of our eyes—on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and even Snapchat. Teenagers today are being bombarded with junk food ads everywhere they scroll. But what if the government said: “No more junk food ads for teens!” That’s exactly what a few U.S. states are trying to do.
By Salman Ahmad7 months ago in Education
