At the time of its establishment, Islam constituted a truly progressive force regarding women’s rights, including ending the practice of female infanticide. Many of the rights granted to women in Islam were not granted to Western women until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, only with the adoption of the Married Women’s […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Global Health in Bad Shape
by M. Nasir Jawed World’s future is threatened by certain infectious diseases that were responsible for 90% of all deaths in 1998, according to a report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). 50% of deaths among children or young adults occur due to a very few handful diseases like Aids, tuberculosis (TB), measles, malaria, […]
Woman in Islam
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, while laying out the Divine message, came out with a contour of rights and obligations for women. Seen in the light of then prevailing situation around the world, it was nothing short of a feministic revolution. As Lisa Beyer was to declare some 1400 years later, in Time of […]
101 Noted Films
1. The Message. An epic film about the Story of the life of the Prophet of Islam, his message and challenges 2. Malcolm X. The life and times of controversial African-American civil rights leader who joined the Nation of Islam and then finally converted to Islam. 3. Syriana. A politically-charged epic about the state of […]