With the last few days of Ramadan dawning upon us, it is time to reflect on the past and plan ahead. We were meant to learn about the religion more, get closer to Allah, do better deeds and eliminate poor habits. How far did we get with our goals? Regardless, Eid is not a full-stop […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
You are fasting, not feasting. Fasting in Ramadan is done to induce a sense of submission and fear of God, and has many other objectives as well- such as learning to empathize with those who are unfortunate and lack food, so that we can be more grateful and value what we have. When it comes […]
Background For decades and even centuries we have seen women struggle for rights that they deserved but weren’t granted, for safety, recognition, dignity, equality and empowerment in various fields etc. Throughout these struggles, a united mass movement of majority women and men supporting ‘gender equality’ arose, what we called ‘feminism’. However, giving ‘feminism’ a standardized definition […]
During the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2021 (HPAIR), I had the opportunity of listening to keynote speeches, fireside conversations, and panel discussions of tens of influential figures and world leaders. As a higher tier delegate, I even got the chance to be part of smaller executive seminars and heard personal stories of […]
Anxiety, lack of confidence, stage fright and nervousness in people before speaking to a crowd are nothing out of the ordinary. The intensity of these phenomena however, differs. Some might be unable to control their nervousness while addressing their class of 20-40, Some might be unable to control their nervousness to a crowd of hundreds […]
Role and Purpose of Memes In the modern era, teenagers and millennials spend their free time scrolling through memes and videos to bring entertainment to themselves. While memes can be easily created and vary in nature, they are many people’s go-to for happiness, smiles, time-pass and in some cases, even information. Types of Memes (+) […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
Religions. Controversial topic, controversial purpose, recognized and often even unrecognized. Hundreds and thousands of religions exist, few and tens holding majority, each with their unique concepts, but somewhere and somehow- interconnected and similar. People are born, and directly, without their will or say, stamped with the religion of their family, following only what they see, […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
“ […] Allah is the best of all planners.” [Quran 8:30, 3:54] We spent a lot of time planning everything out in the previous year. In general, no plan has a 100% success rate but in 2020, the surprising blow dealt to us through a pandemic was a large-scale disruption in a very long time. […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
“The Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to upholding the sanctity of the Board examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the subjects.” [28th March 2018] We obviously, […]
