By Musa R. Kaiser What does one do when almost everyone is affected, is in a crisis and is in need of help and support? We all know someone who has lost a job or whose business has shut due to the pandemic. Yes, things have picked up and the economic environment is looking better,…
There is no theoretical macro-economic model with any Muslim country to help realize the vision of an interest-free economy. Muslims in general avoid ‘banking’, the reason for it being the institution of interest (‘riba’ in Arabic) which has been regarded as highly ignoble because the Holy Qur’an strictly prohibits interest-based transactions in all forms. But,…
Greece’s education and religion minister says the country’s first state-sponsored mosque is likely to begin operating in September 2019, about three years after its construction was approved by Parliament. Kostas Gavroglou spoke during a visit to the nearly complete mosque on the outskirts of the Athens city centre, accompanied by representatives of the Muslim community.…
The Maharashtra Minorities Commission sponsored a study of the socio-economic condition of the Muslims in the State in 2012. The Department of Economics of the SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai took up the study and submitted their Report to the Commission in March 2013. It is a study, not a survey as much of the data…
The tiny startup crosses a One $million Milestone By A Staff Writer Vision of empowering the underprivileged classes was never ignored in the ascent to the current high. From a tiny startup in 2005 to a company with one million dollar turnover, the eight years for mPower Labs must have been a long and uphill…
Entrepreneurship is a journey, if travelled with perseverance, can build nations and communities By Abdullah Akbar Ali How many time is it that we have heard that India and China are going to be the superpowers soon? I see in this as an opportunity for us to grow and expand. This growth will give birth…
Motipur Sugar Factory The Single bench of the Patna High Court cancelled the lease agreement of the Bihar Government with M/s Indian Potash Limited under which the Motipur Sugar Factory and its landed assets were leased out to Indian Potash. It directed Indian Potash to return the factory and the lands to Bihar State Sugar Corporation Limited (BSSCL), and return the same to the former owners, The…
