Category Archives: Story

Talking Race in Young Adulthood: Race and Everyday Life

Drawing on ethnographic research with young adults in Manchester, Harries engages with ideas of the post-racial to explore how young adults make sense of their identities, relationships and new forms of racism, consequently revealing how and in what ways race remains a salient dimension of social experience. Indeed, this book presents news ways of thinking about how we… Read More »

The Best Picture In The World

In the vast treasury of Islamic wisdom, the hadiths of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ hold a distinctive place as guiding beacons illuminating the path of believers. This book, “51 Short Hadiths Every Muslim Should Know,” is a compilation curated from the most esteemed sources in Islamic tradition—the Sahih collections of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. The selected hadiths are… Read More »

Different Forms of Marriage in Pre-Islamic Arabia

Although pre-Islamic Arabia was characterized by various forms of marriage and cohabitation, as we have shown, the Arabian family was of the extended type and, with a few exceptions, as in Makkah of later years, kinship considerations were the foundation of social life. When the immediate family is controlled by the extended family “the society is,” as David… Read More »

This incident took place in the Syrian city of Damascus

Syria’s new rulers, rebels who led the rebellion that overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, have struggled to maintain security for the country’s minorities, despite urging national unity and inclusivity.The clashes were prompted overnight after an audio clip was circulated on social media attacking the Prophet Muhammad. The recording was attributed to a Druze leader.Attackers from the… Read More »

Determination The Driving Force Behind Women’s Success

Determination is the unwavering resolve to achieve a goal, regardless of the obstacles or setbacks that may arise. For women, determination is a vital force that enables them to persist in the face of adversity, chase their dreams, and build lives of purpose and fulfillment. It’s what fuels progress, shapes success, and empowers women to break boundaries The journey… Read More »