Category: Open Space

A Different Sort of Schooling

Homeschooling is becoming an increasingly popular option for parents, not just in the West but in countries like India too. Many people are becoming disenchanted with ‘mainstream’ schooling for various reasons, including lack of sufficient focus on ethics, spiritual values and character-building. By Valea The other day, I was chatting with an acquaintance about this…

Many Arabs Now Reject Religious Extremism

The popularity of Muslim religious extremist groups will decline over the next 10 years in the Arab world. That is what a substantial number of respondents predict for their home country in a YouGov poll on “Mosque and state: How Arabs see the future,” conducted across 18 countries of the Middle East and North Africa…

My Sister’s Marriage

I have watched many movies and TV serials where I’ve seen daughters and sisters being married off, but never have I felt the same sort of pain as I felt that day. By Shaban Ali It was 18th October when I reached my home. My parents were stressed about my sister’s impending marriage. I met…

Prof Dr Syed Jahangir

Hyderabad teacher provides free education, food and shelter to under-privileged children. Hyderabad: To help less fortunate children, Prof Dr Syed Jahangir, Head of the Department of Arab Studies, EFL (English and Foreign Language) University, provides them free education, three meals a day and accommodation at his small educational institution. Prof Jahangir teaches languages, social and…

Farha Naaz Parveen

Farha has qualified the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Civil Judge [UP PCS (J)] 2018 exam without attending coaching institutes. The popular myth that it takes a superior, distinctive and an elite school background and perfect coaching institutes with record selection percentage to crack competitive exams was broken by Farha Naaz Parveen. Farha is a law…

Think of Orphans

In the Holy Quran, God emphasises fulfilling the rights of orphans and asks us to be mild with them. By Shaban Ali As I observe the world and the gorgeous life of the rich and the menial life of the poor, it pains me that all humans have been created equal, but we have made…