Archive for March, 2018
Welcoming Summer!
Let’s use the summer months thanking God for the sun and doing all the little things we can to connect with nature in our own small ways…even it means simply gazing at a crow’s nest while stuck in a traffic jam! By Nigar The changing of seasons is part of God Almighty’s wonderful creation. With […]
March 3rd- World Hearing Day
If the hearing loss goes unnoticed, many do not develop normal speech, as the sense of hearing and speech are invariably linked. By Dr. Saud Ahmed The power of hearing is a great blessing bestowed upon us by Allah. It’s true value can be felt when we meet people who are hearing-impaired. It is indeed […]
Sadiman: An Unsung Hero – The Man Who Replanted Forests
An Indonesian farmer understood why the land was turning barren and singlehandedly planted 11,000 trees. 15 Sadiman, a 67-year-old man from the Wonogiri province of Central Java, Indonesia, has managed to turn his drought-prone village into a groundwater-rich region by leading a campaign to replant trees on a nearby hill for the past 21 years. This […]
To Learn an Appropriate Lesson
A Lebanese judge ordered three Muslim young men who insulted Christianity to memorize verses from the Quran’s Al-Imran surah which glorifies Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Instead of handing down a prison sentence over their contempt of religion, Joceline Matta ordered the men to memorize the verses, to be released. While reading out the verdict […]
‘Two-State’ Solution – Only Way to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: UN
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasized that the two-state solution is the sole way out of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that the “negative trends” unfolding in the region could endanger the bid. “There is no Plan B. A two-state solution is the only way to achieve the inalienable rights of the […]
An Uncle and the Ants
There are thousands of ants here, but you won’t find any of them squabbling or complaining. They work in perfect harmony. By Sheesha For the past few days Nola had noticed a new visitor in the park. He was a grey-haired man with a deeply-wrinkled face. He sat on a bench in a corner, all […]
On Shivratri, Muslims Greet Pandits
This Shivratri, Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims bonded and reached out to each other, with social media providing a rare platform to relive past memories. For perhaps the first time since hundreds of Pandit families migrated outside the Valley in the face of raging militancy in the 1990s, villagers, young and old, of Sumbal village in […]
“Dialogue and Respect to Combat Religious Intolerance”: UK Minister
‘Why it matters to be intolerant of intolerance’ was the title of a conference held at Rome’s Gregorian University last month, highlighting the need for closer cooperation in the fight against violent extremism. Key speakers at the event were Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, head of the Congregation for Oriental Churches and Tariq Ahmad, a British government […]
Pope Francis Praises Bangladesh for Inter-Religious Harmony
Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has praised Bangladesh for maintaining inter-religious harmony in a meeting with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Vatican City recently. In the meeting, the Pope also hailed Hasina for sheltering the Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution and violence in Myanmar. Besides the Pope, the […]
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