About a third of the 81 Muslim-Americans who ran for office in the off-year elections in the U.S. scored electoral victories, according to Muslim-American advocacy groups. A total of 26 Muslim candidates emerged winners, and so far, this year, 34 Muslim candidates won state and local elections, said a joint press release by Muslim advocacy…
Nida Akram of AMU and DU’s Kartik Dora Selected for Ankit-Junaid Social Harmony Award New Delhi: Ankit-Junaid Social Harmony Fellowship and Award will be given this year to two students; one Nida Akram from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Kartik Dora is from Delhi University (DU). The award was launched by Khudai Khidmatgar last year…
A Cab Driver’s Heart Warming Gesture An Ola cab driver is in the news for all the good reasons. On September 17th, a Bengaluru based man took to Facebook and shared a heartwarming story of an Ola cab driver. The commuter, Sayuj Ravindran, said that the cab driver returned valuables and gadgets worth Rs 2.5…
Catholic-Muslim communications appear to be experiencing a positive resurgence, as demonstrated recently by the visit of high-level Vatican representatives to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. Eight hundred years after Francis of Assisi visited Jerusalem, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, along with Rev. Francesco Patton, custodian of the Holy Land of the…
Chandigarh: In a solemn ceremony, a young braveheart from Kerala, Sifiya Haneef, was conferred the prestigious Neerja Bhanot Award by the chief guest, Wendy Sue Knecht, who had come down specially for the award function from Los Angeles. Wendy was also working with Pan Am in the 80’s and was a Trainer of Neerja Bhanot…
Irmim Shamim becomes first Gujjar woman to clear MBBS AIIMS Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir): Irmim Shamim became the first Gujjar woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to qualify for the medical studies at the All- India Institute of Medical Sciences after she cleared the MBBS AIIMS entrance exam in June. Shamim, who hails from…
Thai Woman Receives Magsaysay Award People have marvelled at the transformation of the self-effacing housewife into a leading human rights defender. Angkhana Neelapaijit’s quest for justice started when her husband, a human rights lawyer and activist, disappeared 15 years ago. She went to the police, appealed for help from legislators, and took her case to…
Woman Scientist’s New Tool to Curb Infections A Muslim nano technologist has developed a new tool that can ‘listen to bacterial communication’ in a way that could help curb antibiotic resistance and accurately diagnose a group of diseases in a matter of seconds. “The new technology used within my test is able to pick up…
Woman Ship Captain Defies Odds to Help Refugees Carola Rackete, the woman captain of a rescue ship carrying 40 refugees, was arrested for breaking an Italian naval blockade that was trying to stop her from docking the vessel in Lampedusa. For 17 days, she received no support at all by any authority. The only indication that…
Dr Ashish Satav, and his wife Dr Kavita have dedicated their life to serving people in one of the most remote tribal areas of Melghat, Maharashtra. From a hut hospital to a 30-bed healthcare facility that provides curative and preventive medical facilities, their journey of transforming the region is nothing short of inspiring! Dr Ashish…
