Friendship is something very precious, and so is forgiveness By Fatima Khan Salman and Parvez were very close friends. One day, they went to the beach for a stroll. In the course of their conversation, they began to quarrel. All of a sudden, Salman gave Parvez a tight slap on his face. Parvez was, of…
Leicester, England: The owners of a coffee shop in Leicester, England were left devastated after burglars broke into their shop, taking valuables and causing damage to property. However, despite feelings of anger and frustration, they decided to forgive the burglars, motivated by their Islamic faith. They posted a message of forgiveness on the shop’s window hoping…
The worst thing one can do when feeling guilty is to do nothing or abandon one’s duty. One day, Emperor Akbar lost the ring his father had gifted him. He asked Birbal to help him find it. Birbal said, “Your Majesty, the ring is here in this court, it is with the courtier who has a straw…
Bengaluru: Dr. Nissar Ahmed, Chancellor of Presidency University, Bangalore, was awarded ‘The Doyens” Guardian of Knowledge’ award for his outstanding contribution in the field of education. The award was presented by Karnataka Minister of Higher Education, Mr. Basavaraj Rayareddy during a function organized by The Hindu Group on March 27.
Chennai: Prof. N. Altaf Ahmed, director, MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai was awarded the Madhav Achwal Gold Medal for Academics last December. MEASI Academy of Architecture, established in 1999 under the Directorship of Prof. Altaf Ahmed has become one of the best Institutes of Architecture within a span of fifteen years and has seen more…
A salient feature of the app is the ‘Values Forever’ section, which gives a clear idea as to how a lesson in a school textbook for any subject can be integrated with a positive value. VITAL (Value Integrated Teaching And Learning) is a unique experiment in trying to incorporate positive values in the schooling process.…
A Punjab village has its own Partition museum “ a monument of harmony. Sunni is a small village spread over 91 hectares in the sub-mountainous Kandi area in Hoshiarpur district and has a population of less than a thousand. Like all other villages and towns of Punjab, it too was witness to the tragedies of…
Majority of Callers on Helpline for Muslim Women are Men, Says Report With several petitions having been filed against triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had launched a helpline for women in November last year, in what the board said was a move to empower Muslim women. This was after they…
“In an age like ours, which is not given to letter-writing, we forget what an important part it used to play in people’s lives”. -Anatole Broyard “Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them”. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Urban Development and Hajj Affairs Mr. R. Roshan Baig has been elected the Chairman of the Karnataka State Haj Committee. The election was unanimous. While assuming the charge, Mr. Baig said he would strive to increase the quota of Hajj pilgrims from Karnataka and implement the schemes regarding the Hajj Bhavan…
