“Do not keep your hand fastened to your neck nor outspread it, altogether widespread, for you will be left sitting rebuked, destitute.”

(Al-Qur’ān – 17:29)

‘To keep one’s hand fastened to one’s neck’ is an Arabic idiom that denotes miserliness, and ‘to outspread it, altogether widespread’, denotes extravagance. Human beings are required to act in financial matters with moderation. They shoul...

The Indian American Muslim Council, an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, on Apr 26 welcomed the US State Department’s reiteration of its position on the issue of a US visa for Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congressman Walsh had called on the US government to lift the ban on issuing a US visa to Mr. Modi. On Apr 25, 2012, the State Department’s spokesperson Victoria Nu...