A Path to Ruin: Love for the self and hate for the other

A Path to Ruin: Love for the self and hate for the other

The Muslim community stands out for its strong but thoroughly unreasonable belief in the idea of the janna’t (paradise) being exclusively reserved for them, with all other communities fated to be consigned to hellfire The present state of Muslims in India and elsewhere in the world is so beautifully captured in the following poignant words […]

Quitting smoking in Covid: role of oral physicians

Quitting smoking in Covid: role of oral physicians

The irresponsibility of adolescence and free availability of cigarettes were the reasons why I started smoking. I believe it’s just your bad luck to start it, and your greatest fortune to give it up, said a friend who finally stopped smoking after 12 years. A decade ago, it was seen as a cool thing. I […]

The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture

The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture

The political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace for far too long. The king speaks of prosperity and peace, and tirelessly counts his innumerable achievements, while his people are dying of starvation […]

Kidney Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, Preventive Measures

Kidney Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, Preventive Measures

Kidneys are vital to having a wholesome healthy body. They are mainly responsible for filtering waste products, excess water, and different types of impurities out of the blood. These toxins are stored in the bladder and then removed during urination. The kidneys also regulate pH, salt, and potassium levels in the body. They produce hormones […]

Behind your masks, you have been unmasked

Behind your masks, you have been unmasked

Hello mankind, I don’t need any introduction. I know you are completely dilapidated and shattered because of my diversified forms and mutant character. At least for many generations you won’t forget me. I am no more some guest from afar but have become an inalienable part of your families as well as your society. I […]

The sad Steinbeck’s pony tale

The sad Steinbeck’s pony tale

John Steinbeck is an American author who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. The only thing I know about Steinbeck is that he writes sad stories and I really had to go out of my comfort zone to pick up something written by him. I’m glad I chose a short book rather than his […]

The Old Man on a Bicycle

The Old Man on a Bicycle

As if lost in thoughts, with his head down Ashraf Tho’ad pushed his bicycle, laden with two filled aluminium water pots on either side of the carrier, under the luminescent lamp posts of the road. He was headed home and, as if he had the entire route mapped out in his mind’s eye, he didn’t […]

How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation

How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation

The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli siege on Gaza remains in place, as well as the Israeli military occupation and […]

World Environment Day

World Environment Day

Islam and Environment Be the trustees and stewards of planet earth World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June across the world. It’s important to care for the environment we live in, not only for our health but for our very survival. This special day urges us all, at both individual and collective level, to […]

What do we owe to the environment?

What do we owe to the environment?

Environment literally means surroundings or the conditions we live in. In ecology it is also called an ecosystem, which can be defined as, “a structural and functional unit exhibiting independent existence”. Environment is basically a system of two components: one is the biotic component and the other is the abiotic part. Biotic part entails all […]