Category: From Here and There
Germany’s Arabic Children’s Literature Festival
The Arabic Childrens Literature Festival held recently in Munich presented a selection of recommended children's books in Arabic. When little Karim li [...]
Arabian Peninsula’s Monumental Church
Sharjah: In a country dotted with majestic mosques, the Russian Orthodox Church in Sharjah is truly a sight to behold for visitors and residents ali [...]
UNHCR Launches Global Zakat Platform to Help Syrian Refugees
Abu Dhabi: With an aim to financially aid 60,000 Syrian refugee families living in Jordan and Lebanon, the UNHCR"the UN Refugee Agency"in partners [...]
A Modern Mosque without Minarets
The Vali-e-Asr mosque in Tehran doesn't have a minaret, nor a dome; neither did the first mosque. A mosque is a place for worship, and the Qur'an does [...]
“Had it Not Been for Muslims, We would have Died”: Saints Injured in Utkal Express
By Ishita Bhatia
Meerut: "I remember my head bumping into the seat in front of me, throwing me at least two feet forward. I was in pain and could h [...]
A Mushaira for Non-Muslims to Recite their Urdu Works
By Zeeshan Shaikh
Residents of Bhiwandi have taken a step to celebrate India's composite literary tradition, where Hindu writers have enriched the [...]
Entrepreneurship, the TakaFull way
(Note: It is only a visual representation of the concept)
Two young Moroccans, Yassin Kamel and Mohammed Omar Tolai have launched a project under t [...]
Bangladeshi E-Coolers
Thousands of Bangladeshis living in tin shacks had a more pleasant summer since last year, thanks to the Eco-Coolers developed by a Dhaka based IT com [...]
Pak Woman Stitches Holy Quran
Zamrud Khan, a Pashtun woman who currently resides in Korangi town Karachi, worked tirelessly to create the first hand-embroidered Quran. The pages [...]
Canada Passes Motion Against Islamophobia
Canadian politicians have passed a motion that condemns Islamophobia and requests that the government recognise the need to "quell the public climat [...]