Category: Global News and Affairs
Muslim Prisoners: Victims of Poverty
A recent TISS report reveals that poverty and illiteracy are the key factors for the large population of Muslims in jails.
By A Staff Writer
A recent [...]
A Banker’s Tryst with Philanthropy
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
Islamic banking is only nominally different from conventional banking and the element of interest gets camouflaged. For suave, [...]
International Peace Award presented to OIC Chief
Jeddah: The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has been awarded the "International Peace Aw [...]
UAE opens 40 schools in Pakistan
Swat: The UAE Project to Assist Pakistan has completed 40 world-class schools and institutes and handed them over to the local authorities in Khyber [...]
Refugees in Muslim countries on the Rise
Jeddah: On June 20, many countries mark U.N. World Refugee Day with events to raise awareness about the situation of refugees. In recent years, Musli [...]
Setting the Clock back
Delhi HC Ruling on Age of Muslim Girls Marriage
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
The Delhi High Court's refusal to render the marriage of a 15- year old Musli [...]
Muslims at the Bottom of the Pile
Human Development Report 2011
By S. Tahsin Ahmed
The India Human Development Report (HDR) 2011 brought out by the Institute of Applied Manpower Rese [...]
A Giant Leap into Industry
Wood king steps out into the world of manufacturing
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
The Malur village near Bangalore would soon have a large scale plant for [...]
Sanitation, Access to Safe Water Improving
Good health and human well being is directly linked to access to sanitation and clean potable water.
Key Indicators of Public Health
UNICEF and WHO [...]
Pangs of Development
China
China's rise as an economic power and possibly a world power has taken the world by surprise. Chinese goods have penetrated markets and malls [...]