The mainstream model of education is symbolized by a school building, classrooms, onsite teachers, chalk and blackboard. This involves huge investment on infrastructure even though it caters to a limited number of students from surrounding areas. However, consequent to rapid technological progress, education is undergoing a paradigm shift whereby such shortcomings are overcome and education…
Ever since the independence of the country, we Indian Muslims, have always grumbled that there is No genuine Mass leader for our community, who has wide acceptability. There is not a single charismatic leader who could have made a mark pan India who could take the entire Muslim community of the country along with him.…
There is an alarming increase in the number of persons (both men and women) who are suffering from mental health illnesses throughout the world. The World Health Organization has estimated that in 2019, one in every 8 people, or 970 million people around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depression…
Haqooq ul Allah (Rights of Allah) includes salah, fasting, zakaath, haj etc. Haqooq ul Ibaad is the duty we owe to our fellow human beings. Haqooq ul Ibaad is also an important requirement in the life of Muslims. Haqooq ul Ibaad includes rights of orphans, rights of neighbours, rights of husband on wife, rights of…
Need For Starting Pre-Marital Counselling Centers Over the years AASRA has noticed an increase in the number of women seeking counseling. This may be since the population of Bangalore itself has exponentially increased together with a growing increase in oppression and violence against women in homes particularly against young women that are recently married. Most…
They create (sometimes even before the child is born) a fantasy version of who the child will be. Based on their own needs, not the unique traits of their child. They struggle to connect with the child emotionally, and instead, stay connected to a mental version of who their child ‘should be’. Children of those…
Establishing Old Age Homes is against Islamic ethos, and they are the products of the modern Western society’ is an argument that is commonly advanced. Muslim society treats this subject as taboo since Islam considers the elderly parents as an integral part of the family and the children are expected to take care of their…
Alwar (Rajasthan): A new era for the empowerment of Muslim girls in the Mewat region has begun with the setting up of the Alwar Mewat Institute of Education and Development (AMIED), a volunteer, non-profit, and non-governmental organization, five years ago. The “Initiative for Better Tomorrow” project was launched by AMIED, based in Alwar City, with…
Of late, a disturbing trend noticed is that there is an increase in the breakdown of marriages among Muslims. It is learned that more women are approaching the Sharia courts (Darul Qazas) seeking dissolution of marriage than men. What are the reasons behind this? There was no trace of social stigma around divorcee women at…
The South Indian city of Bidar the northernmost part of Karnataka, 145 km from Hyderabad is barely known beyond the subcontinent. But in recent years, it has built a great reputation in the field of education. It is drawing students from miles around, and the teaching pedagogy at its largest seminary (madrasa) that is delivering…
