Muslim and ‘Evangelical’ Christian students convened at a conference at Wheaton College, in the USA, recently to explore what they could do to ameliorate relations between their two religious groups, a situation the event’s organizers called “the greatest interreligious challenge of our time.” The conference was arranged by NeighborlyFaith, an organization that bills itself as…
Offers Prayer Hall to be Used as Mortuary A mosque in flood-ravaged Kerala has come to the help of local medical authorities by offering its prayer hall to be used as a mortuary. The Mujahid Mosque in Pothukallu area of Malappuram district has offered its premises so that doctors can carry out quick autopsy of…
With pre-testing for Census 2021 currently underway, a political party in Tamil Nadu has called for the enumeration of Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin in the Scheduled Caste list. D. Ravikumar of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK, Liberation Panthers Party) has reiterated its demand that Dalit persons belonging to Christian or Muslim faiths be extended…
First Female Spokesperson for Public Education Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education has appointed Ibtissam al-Shehri as its first female spokesperson for public education. Al-Shehri, who has been a supervisor for schools in the country’s eastern province, was announced as the ministry’s spokesperson for public education. According to local media outlets, al-Shehri has been teaching English…
For young and aspiring journalists to join TCN’s flagship journalism training and mentorship programme. The vision of the program is to provide training and capacity building for authentic voices from communities traditionally absent in mainstream Indian media. The goal of the SEED apprenticeship program is to provide employment, tell news stories of marginalized communities and…
Many Muslim NGOs and mosques started relief work in flood-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts in Maharashtra. In these tough times, the Muslim community of Kolhapur and other parts of the state have stood by the flood hit families, striving to help them at all levels. The Solapur unit of SIO (Students Islamic Organization) raised funds…
The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand during Friday prayer on 15 March 2019. The accused gunman from Australia now faces 51 murder charges and 40 attempted murder charges – along with the terrorism charge. Over NZ$10 million were raised for victims of the mosque attacks across three…
Selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Mohammad Adnan, who completed his schooling from Azamgarh, finished his B.Sc from Aligarh Muslim University and topped the M.Sc. examination in 2015. Mohammad Adnan, a research scholar in the Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, has been selected to attend a high-profile annual gathering of Nobel…
A Letter from Prof. Jamal Khwaja (A.M.U.), elder son of Begum Khursheed Khwaja Our mother, Begum Khursheed Khwaja’s ancestors hailed from the old nobility of Delhi and Hyderabad. For her six daughters and three sons, however, she was a doting mother, just like most Indian women. What distinguished her was the great dignity and grace…
Selected for American Academy of Neurology Award Dr. Salma Suhana, who is currently pursuing Superspeciality Neurology at S S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere, has won the American Academy of Neurology’s prestigious 2019 International Scholarship Award.She has been awarded the scholarship in recognition of her study on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.A native of…
