Category: Global News and Affairs
The Desert that Flourishes
Having spoken of fraternity as an ark of peace, I now want to take inspiration from a second image, that of the desert which surrounds us. Here, [...]
New Centre for Cardiac Surgery
Mending Little Hearts With Love!
Known for its compassion for the poor and underprivileged sections of the society, Bangalore's HBS Hospital now h [...]
11 Muslims Acquitted in TADA Case after 25 Years
The 11 Muslim young men were arrested from Maharashtra and other states of India under the false allegations that they were planning revenge for the [...]
Unemployment Soars, Vacancies Remain Unfilled
Why would unemployment come down when vacancies keep rising?
The unemployment rate had risen to 6.23% in March 2018 from 3.39% in July 2014. [...]
Cow Vigilantism Impacting Livelihood
Besides affecting meat trade and leather exports, the burden of unproductive cattle is adding burden on states' exchequers.
The New York-base [...]
Women Appointed Judges in Malaysia’s Sharia High Court
Noor Huda Roslan and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin
For the first time in history, two women take their rightful seat as judges on Malaysia's Syaria [...]
Entire Turkish Village Quits Smoking
Millions of Muslims are unfortunately addicted to tobacco. But things are now different in Haydarbeyli, a village in Anatolia, Turkey, where non [...]
Indonesia Calls for Efforts against Religious Exclusivism
A number of Indonesian religious, cultural and interfaith figures have formulated a document called the Jakarta Treatise in response to the rising ti [...]
Service to Islam Prize for International University of Africa
The prize for Arabic Language and Literature has been awarded to Abdelali Mohamed Oudrhiri of Morocco and Mahmoud Fahmy Hegazi of Egypt.
By Samee [...]
UK Royal Air Force gets first Muslim, Sikh Chaplains
London: For the first time in the history of the British Air Force, a Sikh and a Muslim cleric have joined the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Br [...]