Category Archives: Desi Totkay

Vallabhbhai Patel, in full Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, byname Sardar Patel (Hindi: “Leader Patel”), (born October 31, 1875, Nadiad, Gujarat, India—died December 15, 1950, Bombay [now Mumbai]), Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress during the struggle for Indian independence. During the first three years of Indian independence after 1947, he served as deputy prime minister, minister of home affairs, minister of information, and… Read More »

The Taj Mahal, the most prominent monument of India, stands as a timeless symbol of love. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the creator of the Taj Mahal, said it made “the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes”. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore described it as a “teardrop on the cheek of eternity.” The Taj was built by… Read More »

There are few North American Indian names that call forth more instant recognition than that of Crazy Horse. He ranks high among the great warriors of American History. If we seek to know the historical Crazy Horse we will find the trail clouded by myth and legend. Crazy Horse died on the evening of September 5th, 1877. Because… Read More »

Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah reported: Ibn Abbas said to me, “Shall I not show you a woman of Paradise?” I said, “Of course.” Ibn Abbas said, “There was a dark-skinned woman who came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and she said: Indeed, I suffer seizures and I become uncovered, so supplicate to Allah for… Read More »

When it comes to growing families, no single technology has had more of an impact than IVF. Today there are well over 5 million people in the world who were born using IVF, and that number is expected to grow significantly. While there is a great deal of helpful information available about IVF, there is also a lot of… Read More »

In his Politics, Aristotle saw women as subject to men, but as higher than slaves, and lacking authority; he believed the husband should exert political rule over the wife. Among women’s differences from men were that they were, in his view, more impulsive, more compassionate, more complaining, and more deceptive. He gave the same weight to women’s happiness as to men’s,… Read More »

Ustaz Ridhwan is a member of the Asatizah Youth Network. Trained in social sciences & Islamic thought, he spent 13 years of education in local madrasahs, before pursuing his Political Science degree at the National University of Singapore. He then completed his postgraduate studies on Islamic Political Thought at the International Islamic University Malaysia. We submit to Allah… Read More »

Local television continues to be a source of entertainment for viewers and while some dramas seem to be stuck in the age-old narratives surrounding marriages, love triangles and heartbreaks, a few others have recently been pushing the boundaries, albeit with some hits and misses. One particular drama to have recently gone on air is Parizaad, and from the… Read More »

Women are amazing. We give the gift of life, we are mothers, wives, daughters. We work, we raise children, and we look pretty good doing it. As Ann Rogers once said, “Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” But did you know that the expression “men are from… Read More »

Twenty-two years into our marriage, my husband and I hit a rough patch. There were no knockdown, drag-out fights; it was more of a slow withering. When it started, or how long it had gone on before we noticed, neither of us could say. We just looked up one day and realized that our solid, happy, even enviable… Read More »