A Veil of Art

“To no person does Allah speak unless by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with Allah's permission, whatever Allah wills.  He is the Highest and Wisest!” (inspired by Surah 42: 51).
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America's Moral Menopause

The world would be better off if the US renounced its self-appointed role of global policeman, and examined the corruption of moral values borne of imperial ambition, writes AYMAN EL-AMIR...

Gun Culture in America

The shrinks are flagging their well-rehearsed psycho-babble, pointing to the 'lone gunman' theory, the 'lunatic fringe' theory, and all the multiple 'conspiracy theories' pulled out of the magic hat-box. This, of course, is the predictable propaganda...

A Perspective From the Bible

Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai,/ Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai!  (Iqbal)
Listen to what the Bible has to say about that indescribable state of psychological elevation and spiritual high – about that ineffable ex...

Making India a Righteous and Just Society

Many readers may feel that this scribe, who lives away from India in Kuwait, should really not write about matters that require a deep / close study of the political scene in the country. My justification and excuse is that it is not impossible to fo...

A Blueprint for Int'l Muslim Women Organisation

Muslim women seem to be stranded at the crossroads, with extreme feminism at one side and ethno-cultural traditionalism on the other, both trying to crush them into bits, feels Dr. Zeenath Kausar, Associate Professor of Political science at Internati...

IFT Releases Soundara Kailasam's Poems in Praise of Allah

The Tamil book Ellia Illa Arulalaa by Mrs. Soundara Kailasam was released at a programme organised recently by the publisher, Islamic Foundation Trust at Chennai.
 
Justice Chokkalingam of Madras High Court released the first copy, which was r...

Smuggling Woman With a Difference

Want to learn the art of bringing investment into the country. Approach Mr Narendra Modi's bosom friend and party's high-flying MP from Gujarat, Babubhai Katara. What is wrong in charging Rs 27 to 30 lakh for transporting a woman or man another count...