German report raises the spectre of Political Islamism
Though the motivation for commissioning the report is political, yet the recommendations if acted upon sincerely, they can lead to better community relations in Germany.
In the backdrop of the increasing Islamophobia across the world, Germany’s leading political party seems to have taken a right step towards analysing the problem and its offshoots. The ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), having occupied the chancellor’s office for 57 of the 72 years of the Federal Republic of Germany’s existence, andpart of the […]
Country’s Medical System Needs A Revamp
During the continuing Covid pandemic, one fraternity, which has been eulogised for its dedication and services in India, is the medical fraternity. Till date as per the Indian Medical association (IMA), 1017 doctors have died during the current pandemic since last year. The actual numbers may be higher as the doctors’ association only keeps a […]
Palestinian Issue: Is A Solution Possible?
During the last week hundreds of Palestinian protesters have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police and more than 197 are dead in Gaza and 10 in Israel, 42 were killed in the early hours of 17 May only, after the Israeli rocket attacks and bombarding by Israeli planes on Palestinian settlements in the west […]
Yet Another Eid Under Lockdown
It seems as if the Muslims have become habitual of offering even the most looked after prayers at home, due to the prevailing circumstances.
It seems as if the Muslims across the globe have become habitual of observing their most important festival, the Eid ul-Fitr, under Lockdown. This year it’ll be the third Eid, after the two Eids last year that the Muslims will be praying the Eid namaaz at home, along with their families and not going outside […]
Making our Zakat more constructive
The community really deserves to manage our Zakat funds in a more professional and imaginative manner.
Zakat is one of the five basic tenets of Islam. Zakat means purity. Thus, this implies that a man purifies his yearly earnings by giving away one part of them in the path of the God. This further implies that man should understand that his earnings or his possessions are not a result of his […]
Russia-US Rapprochement?
The telephonic conversation between Biden and Putin has raised hopes of a breakthrough in strained relations between the two superpowers.
The recent announcement by the White House sources that President Joe Biden has proposed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a summit in a third country in the coming months, has increased hopes of a rapprochement between the two old rivals. This personal invitation was extended during a telephonic conversation between the two […]
A model mosque
The Muslim community should try to evolve the construction of the mosques at a lesser cost besides fulfilling both functional and practical needs and making it a centre of learning and practice.
In Islam, a mosque is a humble way for man to create a place where divine presence on earth could be called for. The Arabic word ‘Masjid’ means a ‘place for prostration’. It is obligatory for Muslim men to congregate five times each day, for weekly-Friday/Juma prayers and on Eid Al Fitr and Eid Ad […]
Popularising Nutri Millets
Indian policy makers need to adopt a more holistic and pragmatic approach to influence our eating habits and promote less costly nutri-rich crops.
Since Independence agriculture sector has remained the main source of national income and occupation in India. In 1947, 72 per cent of the total working population was engaged in agricultural sector, but still a majority of India’s poor (some 770 million people or about 70 per cent) inhabit the rural areas. Though due to the […]
A Global Concert for a new Global Era?
Promising the best and most realistic way to advance a new world order, the Global Concert promises peace and prosperity for every human being.
Well, the murmurs were already there in the pre-Covid era that the plans are afoot to change the present global governance and usher in a new world order. But now things have slowly started falling in place. Influential think tanks and world bodies are flush with new insights or analytical interpretation of the so-called new […]
India is central to the Indo-Pacific
The importance attached by the US to the Indo-Pacific places India at an advantageous position, both in defence and economic sectors.
While the world was combating the Covid pandemic, the international leaders were also busy in realigning the world as per their respective country’s priorities and goals. One region, which has emerged on the top of this new realignment, is the region of the Indo-Pacific. The Indo-Pacific comprises the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific […]
