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 »
Do you have an killer t-shirt idea and suspect others will feel the same way? Are you looking for an alternative means of promoting your business, or making some side income with merch? Do you want to commemorate a special event, like a family reunion or bachelorette party?https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/anchor?ar=1&k=6LcxohMUAAAAADPJmvd1o1JwTzx_sWo4pSlsHD7q&co=aHR0cHM6Ly85OWRlc2lnbnMuY29tOjQ0Mw..&hl=en&v=NJPGLzpIZgjszqyOymHUP0XR&size=invisible&cb=nws9c0pxbs4bWant to learn how to create the perfect t-shirt? Get the… Read More »
What is a birthday? Birthdays are the anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. Five fun facts about birthdays: Did you know that the Queen has two birthdays? It has been a tradition since 1746 that the King or Queen of England has… Read More »
Outdoor cats are known to wander, and dogs expected to get loose – but in Frankfurt, Germany’s Fechenheim district they have grown accustomed to a different kind of ‘outdoor pet’ – an Arabian mare named Jenny. The effervescent white horse strolls lazily through the streets each morning, on the same route, with no handler in sight. For the… Read More »
Hari Bhari Tokri is an initiative from the Mumbai Organic Farmers and Consumers Association (MOFCA) where you pay a deposit for one growing season of 3-4 months and pick up a packet of vegetables that have been grown locally, organically and picked fresh every week. The importance of those first two criteria can be debated, but the last really cannot.… Read More »
During a recent appearance on a talk show, Pakistani supermodel Mushk Kaleem talked about the sad history of her family. In a recent interview with famous actor Iffat Omar, Kaleem talked about her parents. She said that her father went missing in 2013 and hasn’t been found yet. “We lost my father back in 2013,” the celebrity told… Read More »
I’ve always considered studying abroad a fantasy. Women like me, coming from a conservative Muslim family, weren’t allowed to go outside without supervision, let alone to another country. It was simply unheard of. Yet, as if by fate, I was placed in a work-study position at my university’s study abroad office. By working there and helping students prepare… Read More »