Author Archive: Infoeditor
Brazil Calls for “Democratic and Transparent” Internet
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, in an international conference in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, spoke about the ways to govern a safer and a less U.S controlled internet. The two-day NET Mundial gathering attended by Government officials, industry executives and academics from eighty five countries was convened to discuss the internet issues and reach an agreement […]
Song of the Mountains
Zain Bhikha remembers an encounter with an old man he met on his way from Medina to Mecca. He told Zain: Are not you a famed singer? Please write for me a lyric about Messenger Muhammad and sing it?’ ‘Insha Allah (God willing),’ he answered. Just before he left for his homeland, he was feeding […]
A Day for Being Together
Harmony in a simple sense is the unity one people keeps with the other in all respects or the willingness of one mind to be in kinship with the values and morals of another mind without showing any hatred and discrimination. When we think and do in a harmonious way things and life gets done […]
The Myth of Sword and Veil
Terror and the Veil are two recurrent symbols that appear in Western discourse about Islam and Muslims. But these were just myths created to serve one political view. Why do these potent historical symbols still haunt us today? The Occidental view of Islam has been characterised by two vivid symbols – the sword and the […]
Saudi in the Grip of MERS
Saudi Arabia announced that the death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has reached 102 on Sunday since it was discovered in April 2012 with the Saudi Health Ministry reporting ten new deaths in a statement. There has been a surge in the infections caused by the Mers coronavirus increasing the panic over […]
Muhammad Asad Between Religion and Politics
In April 2011 an international symposium was held in Riyadh, under the auspices of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies as well as the Austrian Embassy to Saudi Arabia, on the life and work of my father. The conference as a whole was entitled “Muhammad Asad – A Life for Dialogue,” but […]
The Beauty Cult
Interactive features ‘If you undergo Botox treatement by getting botox (Botulinum toxin) injucted at a moderate amount, it won’t cause you any problems,’ this is an automated statement of cosmetics specialists the world over. But in some instances, what determines the moderation has never been fixed. And in a euphroic attempt to enhance our beauty, […]
What the Rainbow Foretold
A clear rainbow which we witnessed during our trip seemed to bid us bon voyage. Three of us heaved a sigh of relief for having that scenic vision after a long time. Our destination was the famed Ukkath Souk (market) which lies 40 km away from Taif. Ukkath had a great role to play in […]
Reading Begovic and the milestones of an intellectual
Alija Izetbogovic is widely known as the first president of Bosnia Herzegovina, who bravely led the Balkan Muslims at a time when they were threatened by racial extermination in Eastern Europe which was fast set as a stage for communal and religious conflicts after the disintegration of the Marxian political system. He was widely acknowledged […]
Lamb Couscous; or Africa meets Arabia
In lamb couscous, Arabia and Africa meet. Lamb is one of the integral items in a standard Arabian dish. The importance of mutton as a specially prepared dish can be established from various sayings of Prophet Muhammad especially the one that he himself preferred the thigh of lamb among his delicacies. Couscous is a staple […]
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