The lost charm
N J Ravi Chander Every year on the first of January – the Christian New Year’s Day – the stretch near the Cox Town Market in East Bangalore comes alive with stalls, street performances, artisans, vendors and games. The entire street transforms into a riot of colour, sights and sounds, and a carnival atmosphere fills […]
Muhammad (PBUH): A phenomenal teacher
Mohammad Hussain Khan In class rooms all over the world, it is a common practice for teachers to separate the strong students from the weak but Prophet (SAW) made no distinction between students on intelligence level or any other classification that separates them in society. Prophet (SAW) was methodical in his teaching methods and never […]
The Bathing Ghat
K SS Pillai It was my first visit to my native village in Kerala in many years. Like other places, the village had undergone a lot of changes. Tarred roads had replaced sandy ones through which we used to walk to our school barefooted. Gone were the houses and shops with thatched or tiled roofs. […]
Savior sibling, an involuntary sacrifice
Fidhat Fayaz Darangay A savior baby or savior sibling is a child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease, such as Cancer or Fanconianemia, that can best be treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The savior sibling is conceived through in vitro […]
Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) relationship with his relatives
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Relationships with relatives make up an important part of the relations within social texture which spin from one’s immediate family into a much larger group. It is a well-known fact that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) always had a respected place in his society both before and after his prophethood. The respect others had […]
Curriculums need a rethink
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Curriculum has been defined in many ways according to the need of the time. Before some decades, traditional curriculum was in dominance. It was also called bookish curriculum. It focused on books, exams, discipline, fixed time tables and paper degrees. However, it was against the individual differences. Same kind of syllabus was […]
Need to provide equal opportunities
Aamir Altaf “All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.” Opportunities are omnipresent. Yet, only a hand full of people get the chance to grab them. The two major factors being; influence and nepotism. Having said that, an insight into else’s introspection also plays a prominent role in […]
Ookla’s Speed-test Global Index and India’s September Rank
Fahid Fayaz Darangay India has registered a two-place drop to 131 on the Ookla’s Speed-test Global Index for mobile broadband speeds in April. The average mobile broadband download speed in the country was 12.07 Mbps during September while the average upload speed was registered to be 3.98Mbps for the same period. The drop in the […]
Mocking our Prophet (PBUH) is not justifiable
Fidhat Fayaz Drangay Islamophobia—An exaggerated fear, hatred, and hostility toward Islam and Muslims that is perpetuated by negative stereotypes resulting in bias, discrimination, and the marginalization and exclusion of Muslims from social, political, and civic life… Those who mock our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have never met His teachings and his wisdom but they are […]
Teaching a blessed profession
Sahil Wani A teacher or a Guru is a person who helps people to learn. A teacher assists students in learning essential values of life, proper moral values, and conscientious discipline. Undoubtedly, teachers are the spiritual form of parents. The teaching task is considered as a profound formal occupation in religion Islam. Even all Prophets […]