Category: Miscellany
Letters
"In an age like ours, which is not given to letter-writing, we forget what an important part it used to play in people's lives". -A [...]
Baig Elected Haj Committee Chairman
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Urban Development and Hajj Affairs Mr. R. Roshan Baig has been elected the Chairman of the Karnataka State Haj Com [...]
Too Scared To Talk?
Majority of Callers on Helpline for Muslim Women are Men, Says Report
With several petitions having been filed against triple talaq, the All India M [...]
UN-Backed Programme Trains 1,000 Refugee Entrepreneurs in Turkey
Istanbul: A UN-backed programme to train Syrian entrepreneurs in Turkey has produced a thousand graduates. The three-month scheme was a pilot program [...]
Omar Saif Ghobash’s “Letters to a Young Muslim”
Ghobash, who discusses the discrimination he experienced being from a mixed family background, makes a plea for multiculturalism within Islam.
By [...]
Moroccan Cartoonist Riham El-Hour Named on BBC’s 100 Influential Women List
London: A Moroccan woman cartoonist, Riham El-Hour, has been named on the BBC's 100 Women List for 2016. Every year, the BBC makes a selection amon [...]
Morocco Bans Sale and Production of Full-Face Veils
Rabat: Morocco has banned the production and sale of full-face veil (burqa) due to reports which say that the garment is used to carry out crimes. [...]
King Faisal International Prizes 2017 Awarded
Riyadh: The King Faisal Foundation has announced the winners of King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) 2017. Professor Ridwan Al-Sayyid of the [...]
The Man who Runs ‘Bike Ambulance’ – Padma Shri Award for Karimul Haque
Name of Karimul Haque from Jalpaigudi of West Bengal also finds a place among the Padma Shree awardees this year.
Karimul Haque has been known here [...]
Civil Society Groups Gather for a Culture of Peace
Youth and Women's Conference with 250 Social Leaders
New Delhi: The "Youth and Women's Conference for Spreading a Culture of Peace", was held in [...]