By Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan The President of India is the Constitutional head of the state. Though ours is the Parliamentary democracy where the Parliament is the supreme authority over all matters of governance, President is not a dummy. He has certain inherent powers and if used, Prime Minister cannot question him. There are a…
London: Britain’s Royal Mail issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan, the World War II heroine, who was a descendant of 18th century Mysore Tipu Sultan. The stamp is a part of a set of 10 stamps in their ‘Remarkable Lives’ series and honours Noor on her centenary year of birth. Others honoured in…
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Death is the most certain stage in life. Every person definitely has to pass through this stage. For every being that is bestowed with life, the arrival of death is a must. Every living being will one day die. Every eye that sees will one day lose its light. Every tongue…
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The Hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves ; but the quills of each one wounded their closes companions. After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and…
We have returned your messages of love and compassion with hatred. We have responded to your preaching of tolerance with intolerance. And today, we have murdered your kin when you did everything in your power to protect us whilst we remained in your care. By Ayesha Nasir I am a graduate of the Convent of…
Qur’ans for Peace: What One Person can Do I would encourage you to purchase a Qur’an and present it as a gift to your church or place of worship. By Rev Wayne Lavender Clifton: Virginia: I am a man of faith. I have been a Christian pastor for 25 years in the United Methodist Church.…
Yangon (Myanmar): Authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area, and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence. Local officials said that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine townships…
Shaban is the 8th month in the Islamic calendar and is considered one of the meritorious months for which we find particular instructions in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh). It is reported that Prophet Muhammad, used to fast most of the month in Shaban except the last few days of the month. These fasts…
By T. M. Mariyam Ghazala Urdu played the stellar role in the freedom struggle. Urdu journalists, poets and writers sacrificed their lives, careers and comforts for the sake of freedom of the country. Several Urdu writers were imprisoned, several others were hanged and yet others were asked to furnish sureties to the British administration. The…
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications for the award of 756 fellowships for the year 2013-14 under Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) for the benefit of minority students belonging to Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist and Parsi communities. The fellowship will cover the students who are pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D degree (full time) in…
