Category: Obituary
Remembering Musa Raza: A Renowned Intellectual and Educationist
Moosa Raza, aged 87, former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and Chairman of the Southern Indian Education Trust (SIET), passed away at a private [...]
Iran Mourns Tragic Loss of President Sayed Ebrahim Raisi
Tehran: Iran is in mourning following the tragic passing of President Sayed Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who died on Sunday 19th May 2024 in a hel [...]
Zafar Agha (1954 – 2024)
The passing of Zafar Agha, a veteran journalist, has plunged the media community into mourning. Zafar's career, spanning over four decades, was charac [...]
Marnia Lazreg: Champion of Women’s Rights in the Muslim World
Marnia Lazreg, a prominent scholar, and advocate for women's rights in the Muslim world passed away on January 13 at the age of 83. Her groundbreaking [...]
India’s First Woman Supreme Court Justice Fathima Beevi Passes Away
Thiruvananthapuram: Justice M. Fathima Beevi, whose appointment as the first Muslim woman judge of the Supreme Court had inspired women to pursue the [...]
Professor Altaf Ahmad Azmi
Prominent Islamic thinker, Qur'an commentator, writer, and poet Professor Altaf Ahmad Azmi passed away on 12 Aug 2023 after a short illness. He was 81 [...]
A great defender of social justice, Zaheeruddin Ali Khan lived for Others
Those who know Zaheeruddin Ali Khan are finding it difficult to come to terms with the tragic loss of the affable man. Zaheeruddin was known for his p [...]
Maulana Gulzar Azmi passes Away
On August 20, Maulana Gulzar Azmi, a well-known representative of the Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind headed by Maulana Arshad Madani and widely recognized for hi [...]
Begum Anees Khan’s Demise Creates Big Vacuum in Education Field
Hyderabad: On August 16, when word of Begum Anees Khan's demise spread, thousands flocked to her residence, Khushnuma, in Khairtabad locality, to pay [...]
Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad
New Delhi: Imtiaz Ahmad, a renowned scholar who taught political sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, died on June 19, 2023. He was [...]